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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
The King OF Slam.

There are no words which so well express
the relation between king and people in
Siam as the sacred phrase. ITO live and
move and have ones being" And what il
TINS king, His Majesty Prabat Somdetch
Pra Paramindr Mahah Chulalongkorn Pra
Chula Chom Klao, and In what way IL he
using his almost divine influence to mold
the future Of his country? Personally his
majesty Is one Of the most charming OF
men land I pay him this tribute the more
easily because I have had many emporium
tiles OF learning it's justice). well informed.
kind hearted, strong in character Tor an
oriental and full of dignity, and he would
man anywhere.
But there the praise must stop.
MS NE Is one uninterrupted act of self
iandulSenee. ne was the father Of two
wife Is his half sister Gin order that the
royal blood may be preserved from the
faint of alien contamination" is the deli
ciously inaccurate explanation Of a recent
writer upon Siam; the number of wives
and women in his palace is unknown; every
known in Siam as t Rsna is e9Phemistesly
and is strictly forbidden topic of CONVEX
sation. Since to have influence within the
every attractive girl has been thrust upon
his majesty by her father for the past
twenty years. His children must number
The inside Of the palace Is not a suite
OF apartmentsEit is town. The private
personal environment of the king il not a
household-it is community. Every wife
can load herself and her children to the
ground with Jewels; every one OF them has
a private treasure chest
or the condition Of this country-indeed,
even CT his own capitalize king knows
next to nothing. Whenever he goes out the
streets are leveled and swept; the soldiers
and police don clean clothes and buckle on
accoutrements and arms kept especially
for such occasions. The police boats are
painted and anchored In rows; the canals
are cleared Of logs and rubbish; Bangkok
puts on for his majesty's eye an almost
| European air of propriety. When he has
passed the clothes and bright arms are
| locked up and everything relapses into ne
glect and dirt.
When the king visits his country palace
at Bang-pa-in, fifty miles up the river all
his wives and children, with all their serv-
ants, and all the princes, go with him, and
| thousand people follow In his train. The
cost OF all this is enormous. When the
kings relatives are cremated the ceremonial
beggars description. The last royal crema-
ton cost fS0.00o.-Contemporary Review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
VIM. MAYsE 4 GO.
Ask for nm Extension of Time rren
Their Custcmers.

Mr.. VIM. Mayse. who was formerly .
clerk In the pension office. and latterly for
quite number OF years In the banking and
brokerage business. today asked HIS Gus
toners for an extension. He expects % pay
a IN den as soon as he can realize upon his
,o This afternoon Mr.. Mayse issued the fol-
"On account OF the extraordinary eondf.
uon OF the money market we are unable al
present TO pay the checks of our daposi-
tors.
Our assets exceed our liabilities. ana Ne
can es1a pay al tha, we owe Il given reason
I'VE beg indulgence OF our depositors and
We assure them that our best EFFORTS will
be In their behalf. We expect to remain at
our place of business and treat then a.
honest men should treat each other
Very thankful we will be to those who
owe US IL they will make speedy payments
so That we can pay persons who need their
money and cannot wait without suffering
We did what we could 10 avert our pres
emf situation by trying to raise money on
our secqr1ties. but failed to procure suf-
stringency.
Like a cyclone these times rushed upon M
Unexpectedly. All our ability, all we poe
sess VIII be utilized for the benefit Of our
creditors. In other words we will not BE-
at ease until we pay dollar for dollar.
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DIED.

ETHEL LOUISE. youngest child Of wsissr s. snd
Ahnef A. Corp. aeed four years.
Funeral private on Friday AZ pm.
FORD. On August 3. 1893. af 5 q M, ct hif r~si-
dence, zoe 18th street southwest. ]. FRANK FORD.
sged thirty eight years.
Funeral notice later.
HILL Al his residence. 3l6 81 street southwest,
August l. 1881 at 10; i5 p. m. ROBERT A Bill.
Funeral FRIDAY. at 20 y. m, from Ninetesnth
Street Baptist Church. 18th and streets north
Friends and relatives invited 10 attend p
HOLMES, AZ IAndoxer Park on "Wednesday.
Aueust 2. 1893. JENNIE, aeed twenty-five ye.rsl
dsnelter Of James and the late Elijah Holmes
dence Of G-crre Holmes. Landowner. Nd lntsr1-eps
at Rock Greek cemetery.
JENNINGS. In ST. Augustine, Pa, Auru.s l.
1893. after LINGERING illness. FANNIE r., bslovr1
wife Of James G. Jennings and daughter OF MrAL
Fannie G. and the late DIR. Louis NJ smith
EIDwEII. IDA KIDwELL. AGED seven mon ma.
daughter OF Charles G. and the iste Margaret c I'D
well.
Funeral private.
McDEvITT. On "Wednesday August . 1rp2.
NAY infant dauehtrr Of Harry and Jennie A.
MeDevitt OF $50 81 street southwest.
Funeral Friday at 3 p. m
SIMMONS On Wednesday August Q 1888 sft~r
q long and painful illness. Miss JULIA A. SIMMONS,
in the seventy -elehth year Of her
IunerA from the residence OF Samuel Conner, 20
rs 10th strert southeast Friday evenine q 3ocloef
Relatives and friends cordially invited. p
sTErTrS1OrlS. on the morning Of August & lf{xz
JOS y. sTETT1N1OUs. sred si-ty-thr>~ years
Funeral SATURDAY. August 3. at 20 m. from HE
late residence. 49, Louisiana avenue. which ne
relatives and friends invited 1ntermert private
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Vastness of the Sea.

A writer in Longman's CMr. Schooling
has been measuring and Weighing the sea-
According to his calculations the number OF
gallons in the whole sea is 1913 trillions
(million million million), which. IL 1t could
be poured away at the rate of 1000 gallons
a second. would take nearly 1000 million
years to get rid Of. II we could sell It even
at so low a price as one shilling for 10000
gallons. the bill would come to 1,S60 billion
pounds. Surprising the sea to be formed
into round column reaching to the sun,
the diameter Of the column would be nearly
IL miles. The Pacific would form s. mill
ion miles of its total length OF SO million,
and the Atlantic Is million. II IL were a
column Of ice, and the entire heat of the
sun could be concentrated upon 1t. It would
all be melted in one second and converted
into steam in eight seconds; which illus
trates the heat of the sun rather than
the size of the sea. The weight of the sea
is trillion and sss 600 billion q. SIS 600 eoo,
0OoOo 0oo) tons. and II a contractor took
the job to move IL at even SO moderate a
price as LOCO tons for a penny. he would
require to be paid the amount Of the ma
tional debt ten thousand times over in
reward for his labors.TLondon Daily News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03

An enjoyable and successful lawn fete
was given at Landover Monday evening,
together with an entertainment, in the re-
Gently constructed school house. During
an intermission in the dancing Messrs T
A. Cathell, Frank Anderson of Haverly's
Minstrels and willie" Gallaher enter
tanned the company with dialect stories
and comic songs. Professor Wilson gave
an exhibition of the graphophone, and
John Yorke AtLee. the whistler rendered
several selections.
coaching party came from Hyattsyille
and fnnumerable conveyances of all sorts
and conditions brought pleasure seekers
from the country round. number of
Washingtonians were in the throng The
affair was given under the auspices of the
ladies' OF Landover to raise funds for the
last payment on the new school house.
game OF base ball was played in the
afternoon between Capt Howser's picked
nine and the Landover boys proving dis
astrous for the latter
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THE TALE OF A GHOST.
How . Hackensack Man Was Forced to Play
the Role Against His VIII. III

How Hockeneock MAN was Forced to Play
the Role Against His VIII. IL
When Edward westervelt. q weli-known
resident Of Hakensack. N. J.. went out on
his porch for the morning paper a draught
slammed the front door to. He was in his
night shirt. had no keys and was i'm a
quandary. for the lower floor OF the house
was guarded by solid wooden shutters and
there was no one inside, the family being
at Asbury Park. The house il situated in
one of the most aristocratic parts Of the
place and Mr.. Westervelt did not care to
remain long where he was. He did not
like to awaken any OF the neighbors and
IN sorGy PLIGHT nSa here were
some thought Mt. Westervelt decided to
go to q lumber yard six blocks away and
trip was a risky one. as some OF his neigh
bors might be up before he returned and
catch him in his plight. but decided to take
yard. secured the ladder and started for his
house.
All went well until he was within a
back. Then he came suddenly on a party
OF young ladies from neighboring house
who We're out for a morning walk. The
young ladies and Mr.. Westervelt We're with
In twenty feet Of each other when they
caught sight of each other The young Ia
dies gave one look at the white-robed fig
ure and with a chorus of shrieks Ned. Mr.
westerveit followed them with the ladder
and the ladies thought he was chasing
them, but he was only hurrying to get TO
his own house. The faster he ran the
louder the ladies shrieked Finally Mr.
Westervelt gained his own yard, and with
a rejoicing gasp placed the ladder against
his house. He was inside in a moment and
after recovering his breath dressed himself
Meanwhile the ladies ran home and shock
ed their male friends with a tale OF a
ghost. Later in the day the whole story
came out. and II is hard to say who suf-
Mr.. Westervelt or the ladies' '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
WITHIN A WEEK.

Representative Springer Says the
Principal Questions Could he Set.
tied I'm That Time.
Representative Springer OF Illinois ar
rived In town today. He says that he has
had no talks with any of the members
and has not been home for some time 10
taik with his own people. He N very
sanguine that Congress can dispose Of the
financial work before this session very
speedily. be says that the financial troub-
les cannot be attributed to the failure OF
tar1n legislation last Congress.
He Is rather noncommittal on the stlver
question, but thinks that the sherman law
could be repealed, and that Congress could
adjourn within a week. His idea In that the
committee on ways and means being formed
could then get TO work during the recess
ana prepare tartn bill. and that the fnan-
cial committees could get 70 work on IMAM
cial schemes and the whole matter could be
reported TO Congress ready cor ectian n
they would reconvene in October, after
recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03

Inc cieVer glri otten taFse 49, =
beautiful broad lace and Grapes IL over a
simple bodice with wonderful effect A
pretty arrangement Of skirt folds at the
left shoulder. In brought around in a full,
low bib In front is caught up at the right
shoulder with a velvet bow, falls at the
back. and is then caught together again and
brought around in front, fastening at the
A pretty lace bodice falls straight and
loose I'm front just touching the broad. full
belt; then IT runs UP into shoulder rufiies
by a series Of Jabots at each side. A band
to match the belt encircles the lace OF the
collar. from which falls loose streamers OF
ribbon over the bodice, reaching almost to
its edge.
A pretty arrangement for a bodice that
has been cut away IN front is shown here.
Full bretelles of lace run down to the line
Of the waist: the inner edge broadens out.
as 1t rises into a high neck ruche: down the
cs'nter Of the bretelle full, rich plumes are
laid, making very rich effect
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Due to Subsequent Actiou.

Mamma-"Now. Johnny. tell me the truth.
You have been eating too much of some
thing on the sly. What was n?"
Johnny Suffering horribly from indires-
tion)-"Haven't been eating anything. man.
ma"
Don't try to deceive me, dear. What
have you been eating?"
Nothing, mamma, honest. II drank a
bowl Of milk that was in the pantry. That
was ALL"
was nearly a quart of it. Are YOU sure n
wasn't souri," ~
fes'm; 1t was-boo- hoo!-it was all right
Wnen-when L swallered it!''-Chicago Tri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
The Woman Says She Did.

There was lively scene in a lawyers
office near 9th and F streets Saturday af-
ternoon growing out of the examination Of
witnesses in the Hackman divorce case
Mary Almarolia. a stalwart colored woman,
was on the stand under examination and
Lawyer Wiswell, representing the wife In
the divorce case asked questions which
Mary thought were impertinent and in the
office, she made an effort to reach the aged
lawyer but was prevented from doing So
When she got outside. so it is stated she
assaulted him with a horsewhip.
This afternoon when a Star reporter call
ed on the lawyer he said that the witness
became excited in the examiners office
but concerning the affair he would say
nothing more.
, He declined to state whether the woman
assaulted him or not.
The woman confirms the reports Of the
affair and says she used the whip,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
A NEW DEAL COMING.
Ex-senator Ingalls, View Of the SIT.
uatiOn.

uotlOms
The New York Worlds Atchison, Kan,
special says: In q conversation on the
financial situation ex-senator Ingalls, said:
This day is baimy and sunshiny in COM
parison with the clouds and storms Just
ahead of us. The ultimate result will be
redistribution of the assets of the country.
The millionaire OF today will occupy the
pauper hut, and the pauper in the future
Will ride In the chariot of the millionaire.
should be blotted out as states and added
to the great American desert from which
they were taken.
The devastation Of the yellow fever in
the south was not near so disastrous as
the situation in Colorado produced by the
closing or the mines. Thousands of people
are walking the streets of Denver. Like
the lowly Nazarine. foxes have holes and
pros nave nests, but the Colorado tramp
hath not where to lay his head
on every street corner of Denver goes
up the piteous cry for bread. In Wall street
the piteous cry goes up for gold When
these two panicky conditions come together
In the great Mississippi valley, chaos and
anarchy will reign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
Negro Partingtous.

Judge Dent of Newman had some queer
witnesses in his court on Wednesday last.
Ihey were negroes. and while endeavoring
TO attain the sublime heights Of stilted
phraseoiogy' abused the kings English"
in frightful manner
Why did you go there?" asked the Judge.
Gaze L wanted to perpetruate de whole
lax OBJ de case" was the answer.
asked. "a"
Il done hit fer de reason dat I wuz ego
tistical to knew 'zactly how 1T wuZ"
For two hours the court room was lurid
with just such English, but the judge was
helpless and had to take answers to his
questions as he could get them.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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NOT A GOLD STANDARD.
Ex-secretary Bslfour of Englsnd D~s
cisres That Ii Would he Uns.s ts-
factory.

cisres That Ii Would Ne Uns-es.-
factory.
LONDON, Aug. 3-A meeting was held
today at the Mansion House, the ofacisl
residence Of the lord mayor Of London for
the purpose OF considering the financial
and business situation.
The meeting was presided over by Lord
Mayor Sir Stuart Knin. The meeting was
very largely attended. Among those pres
ent were the Right Honorable A ]. Bal
four, the Right Honorable Henry Chap
lin, formerly president of the board of ag-
riculture: the Right Honorable Sir John
Lubbock of the firm OF RohSrts. Lubbock q
Co, bankers; Mr.. Thomas r. BsFard,
Mr.. Dana Horton. and most Of the lead.
ing bankers OF London
Mr.. Balfour made an address. He dis
claimed political motives. and alluded % the
which anxiety was connected with the
currency changes in India. and the action
that might be taken by the United States
government
gold standard, Mr. Balfour declared.
would never satisfy commercial wants
while double standard alone would ure-
vent dangerous oscillations I'm trade He
condemned isolated action on the part OF
individual states, and recommended an m
ternational agreement fixing the ratio Of
value between gold and silver
denied that the advocates of bimetallism
aimed at an imitation of the currency. This
might be true. he said, of some of the BIZ
metaliists connected with the western states
OF America but IL did not apply to the hi
adoption of bimetallism would prove the
safest commercial policy. In the event OF
European war a double standard would
according 70 Mr.. Balfour. be found very
The meeting adopted a vote of thanh. IN
Mr.. Balfour for his able address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
Drove Over the Hose.

Arthur Blackman. a colored driver for S.
f. Rabbit, the plasterer, drove his wagon
over the hose at the fire at Jackson's mills
yesterday and he was tried in the Police
Court this morning. Chief Paris appeared
as the prosecuting witness and said that
while no particular damage was done had
the wagon wheels cut the hose II might
have resulted in the destruction of thou
sands of dollars worth of property. The
driver was fined $.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
He Got Sixty Days

John Hill, . colored garbage collector who
went to collect garbage in an alley nesr 18th
and h streets, took something which was not
garbage and got in trouble. A man named
Timothy Costello was at work in the
alley and he left his coat where he
thought no one would trouble it, But Hin
wanted a coat and he took it along with q
he appeared in the Police Court for trial to-
Gay, and Judge Mills gave him sixty DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
Corbett About to Go in Training.

James J. Corbelt and VIM. A. Brady, who
is managing his business matters, arrived
at New York last night. Corbett was seen
by a United Press representative.
Corbett said his object in coming east
was to get into training for his tight with
Mitchell. His intention is to remain in
New York city for few days before TAX
ing up his training quarters at Asbury
Park. He said that he signed last April to
fight at Coney Island and that he intended
to live up to his word. When he and
of the battle-ground to him, an6 ne closed
out with the Coney Island Athletic Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
IN PLACE OF BALL GOWN.
The GuimPe 10 Removed or Lace IL Dr.p~d
Over.

uimPe % removed or Lace 10 Draped
Over.
we DON'T hear % much about the hon an
we USED 70. once there was very little rest
for the society girl, outside the Ienten .e.-
son. FOR she danced all summer as well al
all winter. Her ball gowns were quite as
elaborate for the summer hotel as they
were for the city mansion. But something
Of q reaction has set In, and many a sum-
mer girl refuses to MI her trunks with
gauzy evening dress and treacherous dane
ing slipper. She often contents herself with
q few lace effects that can be slipped over
plain bodices. or with a gown that Ia made
with guimpes and In drcssy enough with
perhaps the addition Of ribbons to answer
for the ball room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
Business is Slow of Late Along the
Canal.
Weather for One Month-An Import
ant Questions Of Sewers-Un-
licensed Bar Raided.

Business on the canal is slow. There are
still but few boats getting down from
Cumberland, and they are bringing cargoes
of but 80, 100 and 1O1 tons. The lower the
water gets in the river the lighter will be
the cargoes.
Even now the bottoms of the boats al
most touch the bottom of the canal
Boats to arrive yesterday via the canal
were as follows: Cuba, Capt. Snigsburn; ].
H. Mertins, Capt. r. Reed; J. K Shaw
Capt. p. Rumple; No. los. Capt. w. w.
Wilson; DR.. Knott, Capt. J. Ewing; Judge
Bradley. Capt. o. Hammond: H. Hase-
kamp. Capt. J. H. Johnson; Consolidation
No. l. Capt. o. Kretzer; Consolidation No.
Is. Capt. C. Ford. and Consolidation No. 6.
Capt. wiltermyer.
s1lidatton No. Is. Capt g. W. Snyder;
HHioSSgh Boy: " Cagt w, "; French; a: w.
W taylor v. \: heete No. Capt car ca e. s.
Schaffer; j. K. Cowen Capt. r. Hebb:
No :. lo2 Capt; 1. Penner;. G; S; Nicholson.
6; spong; Consolidation No. 20. Capt. T.
Snimss Judge McComas. Capt W. Gloss.
1 Mr. Kraft F of Ike Can't canal ss clerical
d3rce has severed his connection with the
The canal boat Maryland, from Whites
Ferry. has arrived with Loo bushels of
| wheat and $500 tons Of hay on board
hay Is bringing SIS ton. a fair price,
rom Soc: to &c. bushel. Ordinarily the
siaM brings IL
"A cargo OF 800 bushels OF wheat is ex-
pec'eo mere every day.
Laying Sewers.
~ an,
crook % -, uo"n :" Inc
a sewer is being laid m imnrova tho 10 roo
| tract that for wears has heen usad as =
dumping ground AS the trench in which
the pipe Is being laid is being dug through
tiaue ground there are many who appre-
nS III cave IN with fatal results.
o,h Inc Dstrict government Is laying an
V.ner sewer on the south side of o be-
Tween Tween s0th and 9th streets. and the resi-
tS So.ion the commissioners to lay one
| there.
An Unlfcensed Bar.
George T. Hilton whose place NJ busi-
ness ia on IJigh ,.roo. - -. -.
| track oeiow the cdpie
was given trial In the Ponce Court
yesterday afternoon on a charge of con-
Quoting an unlicensed saloon Lieut. Swim
| dells and several officers of the precinct
| were in court looking after the cases and
| the witnesses gave conclusive proof against
| the defendant. The jury returned a verdict
| of guilty and counsel gave notice of a mo-
ton in arrest of Judgment, pending which
the defendant will spend his time in jail.
| A Morth,. U...h
The meteorological summary for the
month of Julv taken at Rrace,s drup store
| eorrar 80 oo,S 80 n, ..o. :, 80 49,
se,,r,auo y. wi Gnu Az SHOWS. mean
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MARRIED.

sIMx0Ns-BRowN. On Monday, July 81 1904
at 10 o'clock at the bride'e Residence No w
street southeast, by Rev. Hez Svem Mr. NOAH l..
SIMMONS OF Brootlyn. New York. 70 Hiss LARA
r. BROWN of washinston. ID. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03

The 700 employees in the establishment
Of Libby, Mcneil & Libby, Gamers Of meat
at the Chicago stockyards. were subjected
to a cut In wages Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03

Says Representative Deitnhoover oi
Conservative Financial Settlemeu

says Representative Deitxhoovcr OF n
Conservative Financial Settlement.
Representative Beltzhoover of Pennsy,-
vania, who arrived today, said to a Star
reporter that he had been unable yet to see
very clearly through the situation as to
financial legislation. He feared that the
extremes on both sides Of the question
would be radical. and 1t was hard to tell
go toward controlling affairs' He safd he
was opposed TO both extremes and believed
mat the currency question should be set
He thought that the free COINAGE ~ al
yer at a ratio of q to 1 would be a perfectly
fair proposition, but he could not ten what
the prospects were for an agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
FOR A DRINK IN FEVERS
Use HOrnfOrd's Acid Phosphate.

DIR. c. II. s. Davis. Meriden, Conn.,, SAYS: 81 have
used it as pleasant and cooling drink in feyers
and have been very much pleased with it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-03
Hard Luck

Harry-"Are you engaged to Bess?"
Jack-"No; she's non-union, and I'm
locked out,"-Truth
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Quinn, the Tnrfman, VALVES . Hear.

ASBURY PARK. y. J., Aug 3-Iohn
Quinn, the Chicago horse owner and Mon
mouth Park bookmaker. who was arrested
late last night for causing c riot al the
Plaza Hotel. this morning waived a hear
ing. and was placed under S$0 bail for his
appearance before the grand Jury.