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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
DISTRICT Committeeman.
What Some of Them Have to Say as to
Their Duties
Chairman Heard Speaks of His Long
Others Will study Our Needs.

Chairman Heard stated to a Star reporter
today that a meeting of the District COM
mittee will be called some time next week
for the purpose Of organization and the ap-
pointment of appropriate subcommittee.
Nothing in the way of District legislation
can be done, he thinks. until after the dis
posal OF the silver bill now before the House
ana the adoption of the rules, when regular
legislative business may go ahead
Il have no special legislation in view"
ne SAID, but hope to be able to do every
thing in my power to benefit the District
and to serve the best interests of the Dis
trict feel encouraged by my long service
on the committee and the interest I have
heretofore taken in District affairs to feel
that perhaps 1 may be able to render some
service to the city and vicinity"
Mr.. Cooper VIII Take an Interest.
MI. Cooper of Florida, one of the new
members of the House District committee,
Is shrewd looking man. just in the prime
of life. His appointment upon the District
committee, he said, came unsolicited on
his part. and. in fact. he did not know that
he was even being considered for the place
until the clerk announced his assignment
yesterday. Mr.. Cooper said to Star re-
porter today that he takes a warm interest
in the welfare of the cityr realizing. as he
Washington deserves the best efforts OF
every one. as the whole country Is con-
cerned in the advancement of the capital
MIR. Cooper said he will take great pleas
ure in studying the needs of the city and
giving close attention to all it's demands.
He has not given any attention to the troll
ley question, but when this matter corles
up in committee his own action In the
premises will be governed entirely by the
showing made before the committee and
by what appears to be the best interests
of the city and the wishes of the people.
MIR. Cadmus Satisfied.
Mr.. Cadmus of New Jersey, who was re-
appointed on the House District committee
is very well satisfied with his assignment.
and will give District matters his careful
and favorable attention Mr.. Cadmus said
that he is not ready to commit himself upon
to make the sincere statement that he will
work for the best interests of the city in
this respect, and will not favor anything
that may appear to prove harmful to the
city or objectionable to the citizens Mr.
Cadmus wants to see some change in the
motive power of the Metropolitan line how
ever, and thinks the horses on this line
could be abolished just as soon as some
practicable motive power can be agreed
upon.
A Great Deal of Business
Mr.. Cobb of Alabama, a member of the
District committee. thinks that there will
be great deal of business before the COM
mittee during the coming session. The main
object with the committee, however he
thinks. will not be whether the committee
can handle the business or not but whether
time can be secured for consideration of
District measures in the House. Mr.. Cobb
said today that he is opposed to the use of
the trolley on street-car lines in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
TO MEET SEPTEMBER IL.
The Date Fixed for the Board of
Trade Convention.

Alexander d. Anderson of the Washing
ton beard of trade received this morning
from the New York board of trade and
transportation a telegram saying the call
for the convention of commercial bodies
would today be issued fixing Wizards Hall
and September II as the time and place Of
the meeting. The rooms of the Washing
ton board will be used as business head
quarters.
Over five hundred boards throughout the
United States have reported that they
would participate in the convention. which,
as .'eviously announced, Is to consider the
financial and business situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

The Secretary of the Treasury today re-
ceived the resignation of Mr.. j. Webster
Flanagan C'What are we here for"D as COL
lector Of customs at FL Paso, Tex. Mr.
Flanagan was requested to resign and in
complying he took occasion to express his
gratitude for the consideration shown him
by his political opponents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Mrs. susanna Dunbar, wife of Alex. Dun
bar, died at the resider ce of her daughter
Mrs. II. G. Dawson. 81 l street northwest.
this morning after brief illness Of but five
days. The deceased was a woman of many
lovable traits and her death will be deeply
regretted by large circle of friends One
OF her sons Is the sculptor, Mr.. ]. 8. Dun
bar. Her funeral will take place from her
daughters residence on Thursday after
noon at o'clock The interment will be
in Congressional cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
COMMISSIONERS FROM BERMUDA.
They Confer With Secretary Carlisle
as to Reciprocal Trade Relations.

Messrs. Thomas ]. Wadson and Samuel
A. Masters, members of the colonial par
Lament Of Bermuda, hal a conference
with Secretary Carlisle at the Treasury
Department today with view Of securing
his aid and cooperation toward certain
notifications in the Mckinley tariff law
which will admit natural products of Ber-
muda into the markets of the United States
under more favorable terms than are pos
sible under the existing order of things
The two gentlemen named are specially
commissioned to visit the United States
with a view of securing better reciprocal
trade relations. Secretary Carlisle referred
them to the committee on ways and means
could,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
CHOl.ER IN NGAuN.
4 Startling Condition Exposed ny q
Newspaper Correspondents.

A special cable dispatch to TaE STAR from
London states: The Daily News sent a med
ical commissioner to Hungary 90 investigate
the cholera. he reports that in short
valley of the Black Thesis between Bloecke aud
and Coerveeus 205 persons we're seized Of whom
ninety died since the 18th.
At the town % beia'yn. in Nadworns. there
Is one doctor for 500 persons. Sixteen were
seized on the 18th and all died. The inbab-
itants believed that the doctor POISONED his Ia
tients in order 20 stop the Infection They
now draw black line round the walls 81 an IN
fecteh house instead of calling the doctor
The commissioner concludes that there Is no
doubt that the government has concealed me
existence of cholera in Hungary for commercial
reasons. Other reports state that 1000 Italian
nayvies working on n railway Ia Leonberg were
panic stricken owing to the death Of seventeen
of their comrades from cholera and abandoned
their wages rather than remain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

The VeneSuelan Minfster ResiGns.
DR.. Don Francisco Bustamente has re-
signed his office as minister plenipoten tiary
OF Venezuela to the United States in order
to consider the advisability OF accepting a
Venezuela In speaking Of his retirement
DR.. Bustamente says: II do not know
whether ! shall accept position in the
venezuelan cabinet. 1t depends upon the
condition of my health and other personal
and political considerations. I leave the
United States with a higher regard for its
people and its political. social and scientific
institutions, and, leaving, / take with me
some OF the fondest memories Of my life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Representative w. c. BRECKENRIDGE of
Kentucky. who was assigned by Speaker
crisp to begin today's proceedings in the
did not speak today. He left the city Sat
urday Tor staunton. Va. where his Wife
and last evening the Speaker received a
letter informing him that Mr.. Breckenridge
would not be In the city today. There Was
intention In regard to the date Of his re-
turn to WashinGton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Treasurer Morgan told a Star reporter
that the national banks are continuing
their efforts to increase the circulation of
national bank notes to meet the demands
for currency from all parts OF the country
A daily average Of 100000 bonds have been
deposited with him during the past week
to secure circulation, until today the total
deposits ran over 500. 900, 900, being an in
crease Of $32,0O0,0O0 since January / last.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Cashier Satteley and President Darragh
of the suspended Kansas City Safe Deposit
and savings Bank have been arrested upu n
the charge OF receiving deposit after the
bank was known 10 them To be insolvent-
The pope celebrated his patron saIHts
DAY, Joachim. yesterday. by giving a recep-
ton. The new church OF 81. Joachim ~ TO
be completed and adorned with a cupola of
aluminium go feet hish.
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S74.OO For $500.

Here's great opportunity to completely
furnish bed room for $40. Below we
enumerate articles, which. II bought separ-
ately, would cost at least STA. BY buying
now you may save SIS. Look at this lot of
Sools-ey erything you want to completely
furnish a modern RED ROOM. Rug. Bed
stead. Bureau. Washstand. 2 Chairs.
Rocker. Wire Mattress. Hair Mattress,
Feather Pillows and Tribe.
WELL WORTH INVESTIGATING.
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MARnIl,n.
HARRY LEE

HUTCHINS - SPAIDING. Mr. HARRY LEE
III rJHINS. the adopted % Mrs.. MARY A.
Berry OF Washington, L. e. and Miss MAGE n
q. SPAIBiNti rri.-i IN Camden. y. j..
Jun. T. lss,3 o, tho Rev. ". n Burr.il. lAl-
eNaBdria and baltimore IaIers please copyp 70
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Excursion to Bay Ridge tomorrow by the
Epworth League Of Douglas Memorial ".
ri Church Trains leave a.. and -. station
gl5 am. and AS pm. All leaguers and
their friends invited to Join US. Tickets.
81: children. 80 cents. For sale by members
at depot-Advt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

II Is thought that the champion PAGER,
Mascot, is foundered, and in that event his
racing days are over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

The following were the readings Of the
thermometer at the weather bureau TODAY:
a. m, II; 2 p. m, 81; maximum, 81; mini
mum, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
Yacht Race Postponed.

The Corinthian Clubs yacht race, which
was to have been sailed off near Newport
yesterday and for which three of the cup
defenders-the Vigilant, the Colonia and the
Pilgrim-were entered, has been postponed.
The weather outside of Brentons Reef was
simply terrible.
The race for the 81, 900 cup offered by Com
modore Colt of the Larchmont Yacht Club
will be sailed August 81 over the club
course. The Jubilee, Colonia and Vigilant
are entered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

5-piece Solid Oak. double woven seat COT
TAGE PARLoR SUITES (only 8 left. To
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II HArR.cks

Can be used in one piece or taken apart and
used hall seat with mirror above elabor-
ately carved, quartered oak, water polish
finish large French bevel plate mirror.
We're $35 each, to close. .S25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
Sale of TrOtt;ng Horses.

One of the most important trotting horse
sales that has taken place in Connecticut
occurred in New Haven Saturday. The
Hublinger Brothers sold all of their lead
ing horses. among others C. T. L.. chestnut
gelding with a record of 2.23 IA; Bud Doble
gray mare. 2.23 IA; Mary kar, brown mare
2.2l IA; Eunice. brown mare, 2.2s IL; Aggie,
bay mare, 2.23 Ia; Lady Maud, gray mare,
223 Ia.
These horses were sold to Worcester
horseman whose name is withheld for a
few days. The price paid was $4,000. This
sale means the retirement of the Hublinger
Brothers from the track.
TOmOrrOw's Base Ball Games.
Two games will be played tomorrow with
Louisville. for one price of admission. The
first game starts at o'clock. the second at
4:30. Stephens and Stocksdale will most
likely officiate in the box with Mcguire
catching the first and Farrell the second
Ely and Henry, the crack battery from
the York. Pa, club of the Pennsylvania
State League. were expected to report to-
day. but up to a late hour this afternoon
have failed to show up
All the Washington players are in good
health and condition and the Louisville
series is expected to prove exciting and
Interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Harry NJ. Jewett, the champion amateur
sprinter, with record Of AS seconds, has
really made up his mind to retire from the
track. Jewett has been training, but today
he says he is through with it.
While l would rather run a race than
eat Strawberries" he remarked, the time
has come for me to decide between pleas
ure and business, and the latter wins.
am unable to see what new honors | could
gain by running this year. If Carey or some
other Splinter of high reputation We're TO
compete there would be some object for
me. Richards of Yale has only done 100
yards in 10 Is, and Stage of Cleveland has
not run this Sea son. l don't see that 1t
would reflect much credit on me to defeat
d field of such sprinters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
DON'T LIKE THE END HOLE.
30 the Washington Base Ball Team Want
to Get Out.
On Their Home Grounds T0day-C0r-
belts New Trainer-Racing Events
and Other Matters Of Interest.

The home team did not reach here until
this morning about o'clock This after.
noon they open at the grounds at the head
Of 7th street with the Louisvilles. The boys
are determined now that they have reached
their own grounds to pull themselves out
Of the end hole. and some sharp playing
may be expected. Today Is ladies' day
Meekin and Farrell will be the home
teams battery.
kilrOy VIII he Tried.
Manager Barnie will give the once ia.
nous pitcher Kilroy a trial on the Louis
vile team. Barnie was the means Of bring
ing this great sovth paw into the Ameri
can Association, in which he first made
his reputation. Barnie thinks Mat is still 9
good pitcher. or at least worthy of trial
game yesterday. The scheduled games fol
today are Louisville at Washington. st
Louis At Baltimore. Cleveland at philadel
New York and Cincinnati at Boston.
New York made 1t three straight from
Cleveland Cuppy was batted very hard
while Petty was an enigma to the Clsve
lands. The score stood 10 to 3. Stafford
was accidentally spiked by scoring close t.
Petty. and surgeon was called to attend
Stein was an easy mark for the Cincin
natis yesterday, and a score of to
against the Brooklyns tells the tale. Thu
only run for the home team was an over
the-fence homer by Tom Burns.
Baltimore started her game with the
Louisvilles in a way that made the game
look like cinch. Before they left the pla Il
in the first lining they had scored up 5. In
the first the Colonies made 1. in the second
2. and in the third they doubled everything
and got around the bases for 6. This set
tied the game, and when it closed the scors
was II to in favor Of the Colonies.
Poor Philadelphia seems to have struck
the slide and cannot stop. st. Louis only
to make the series three straight for tht
Browns. Carsey was away off. Score
8 to g.
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BUFFETs.

Antique Oak Buffet. Was SIC. Reduced
10 S1O.75.
Antique Oak Buffet. Was $40. Reduced
to $3.50.
Antique Oak Buffet Was 81. Reduced
to S4.15.
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COrbett's New Trainer.

COrbett's New Trainer.
Daniel Mcleod. the well-known champion
wrestler. will go on to Asbury Park and as
sist Corbett in his training for the coming
fight. Negotiations to this effect have been
pending for a week or more. A telegram
from Corbett has been received closing the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22
odd" BUTTONS

ODD" BUTTONS
LII dozen odd Buttons various
siz-s and styles Wer- - and -. ?
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

RONG : 20 .''''r''''T fRIE RATTAN COUCHES
To BE CLOSED OUT AT Si95.
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Opp CHAIRS.

3 dozen Chairs with scooped seats and
spindles In back, nicely finished. To
/ dozen high back. seat, turned
spindle chairs. To close. ............. 81 35
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Mr.. Voorhees, here paid an eloquent tri-
butte to the western silver producing states
He told in glowing language how the coun-
try had come into the possession Of the
United States, called them the treasury
houses of the American riches, power and
glory, and said they had been preserved to
us as a trust and a blessing to the future
generations There had been no business
disturbance in connection with silver he
said. until after the stealthy and treacher-
GUS attempt to stab II to death in 1871 He
submitted to the western Senators that the
very existence and honor of the true silver
currency required the fair and legitimate
coinage Of silver rather than its sale as bull
lion- Must We not at once ami without de-
lay get back of all makeshifts, subterfuges
and insincere compromises and place our
selves after the financial deck has been
cleared on the plain constitutional right to
coin silver and gold into money? What
hope was there that silver would rise from
the degradation inflicted upon II by the
Sherman act? Who, in the Senate chamber
or elsewhere, was willing for the govern
ment to remain responsible for such an en-
actment single day longer than its repeal
was possible?
If Indiana were inlaid with silver or
threaded with gold he would resent any
such discrimination and would vote for the
repeal Of the illomened and bad odored act
under discussion.
The bond Question.
Mr.. Voorhees, said there were other fea-
lures Of the situation demanding considera-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Franco-Prussian war with full legal
tender qualities, which enabled her to
maintain the strongest financial credit In
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-22

Mr.. VOORHEES, then proceeded to outline
his idea OF what was to follow the national
banking system, and said that when the
democratic party declared in its national
platform for the repeal OF the government
tax on the issue OF state banks a hue and
cry was raised by republican leaders. as IL
q pubic enemy under arms was about 20
invade the country. Investigator OF he
subject however. showed that no one had
ever lost dollar by the depreciation OF the
notes or regularly chartered state bank
or Its failure TO redeem it's currency in eold
or silver when called upon 70 do So IL was
this kind Of q circulating medium resting
on specie basis and always redesmsble
that was driven out Of existence by a SPUR
ious ins.ncere method OF taratian for the
oanedt eS tie IssioI&. bAekx. Mr.. soor
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
The Man In the Iron Mask.

A letter to Louvois by Louis XIV,
written in cipher, has been long in the
archives of the ministry of war and has
at length been deciphered. In it the
king orders Louvois to arrest General
de Burlonde for having raised the siege
of Cont without permission, to send
him to Pignerol and to conceal his
features under a loup, or black velvet
mask. The order was executed, and the
presumption is therefore violent that the
Man In the Iron Mask"-it was black
velvet one with iron springs-was Gen
eral de Burlonde. The story tallies with
the known fact that the prisoner made
repeated attempts to communicate his
name to soldiers; that he was treated
with respect by his military jailers, and
that Louis XIV, who knew the truth Of
the whole affair, declared it to be mat
ter of no Importance. The difficulty is
to discover the kings motive for such a
precaution, but he may have feared dis
content among his great officers or the
soldiery. 1t must, however, be possible
to discover from the lists in the war
Office whether General de Burlonde was
recorded as missing" or dead" about
the right time.-Saturday Review.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
In Frozen Russia.

In Russia, where the cold is very in
tense, the markets are very curious
things. The meat is frozen; the carcases
of dead animals, as sheep and pigs, stand
upright outside the stalls; everything,
even game and poultry, requires to be
thawed before it can be cooked, and the
market peoples dress is as picturesque
as il is warm and comfortable.
Then the rivers are frozen over all the
winter long, and so thick is the ice that
every one can skate, anywhere and any
time. Stalls are put up on the ice and
busy markets held there.
In the Asiatic part of Russia the peo-
pie live chiefly by hunting and fishing,
and the fur Of the Russian animals is
very beautiful-the ermine, fox, sable,
sea otter and others.
At the end of the winter, when the
snow melts, the huntsman pursues the
elk, wearing long shoes, in which he
can glide over the snow very quickly,
while the poor elk sinks into the snow
deeper and deeper every step and is at
last overtaken and killed.-Good Words.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
Cannibalism In Saghalien,

The Vladivostock, a newspaper pub
lished in eastern Siberia, reveals terri
bic state of affairs among the convicts on
the island of Saghalien. 1t would ap-
pear that the convicts there have been
treated by some Of the subordinate prison
authorities so harshly that the governor
Of the island has been obliged to inter
fere for their protection.
A warder named Khanof and some
of his assistants, who at one time were
convicts themselves and had been raised
to the rank of jailers, have been removed
from their posts. Khanoff's treatment
of the prisoners was so abominable that
a number of them crippled themselves,
cutting off fingers and toes, in order to
be treated as invalids and to be freed
from his terrible cruelties. Others fled
to the impenetrable forest, where they
suffered all the horrors of hunger.
In satchel belonging to a fugitive
convict who had been hunted down
were found some pieces of human flesh.
Investigation revealed that this man had
been one Of a party of four, and that
only one of them now remained. The
others had been killed and devoured by
their comrades. Similar cases of canni-
balism are, according to the Siberian
journal, not infrequent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
A Widow.

Our house servant is japanese, po-
lite as are most of his race. Among his
duties is taking care of the chickens.
One day he chanced to find nest of fine
eggs at the barn, away from the chicken
yard, contributed by hen that had es-
capped from the others, and as a conse-
quence the eggs were not fertile. In ig-
norance of this fact, however, an old
lady Of our household-a widow-imme-
diately put hen to ''set" on them. Bid
dy stuck to business, but to no purpose.
When the required time had more than
elapsed, the lady was very much put
out and puzzled that no chickens had
been hatched. Turning to the Jap, she
said, "What do you suppose is the mat
ter of those eggs, George?" George
(bowing low: Excuse me, ma'am, ex-
cuse me, but t'ink bows againl, i
t'ink that hen was a widow" Widow
satisfied. Review.