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The Washington times., 1894-10-31
FIRE DEPARTMENT NEEDS.

II there is one department of the District
government more in need Of increased appro-
priations for extension and maintenance than
another it is the fire department.
The necessities Of this department are well
known. They have been presented again
and again to Congress without response. In
his latest report Chief arris makes a fresh
plea for more liberal treatment that ought to
be needed.
He says that more apparatus is required to
secure adequate fire protection, that an ad-
dition to the force Of lremen is essential, and
that 800 more lreplugs should be located.
These things are needed because the growth
OF the city in area and population during the
past few years has been very large. The fire
department. however, has not been extended
commensurately with this growth.
Citizens Of Washington are fam iliar enough
with these facts. They have been ventilated
at meetings Of the board Of trade and of citi-
zens' associations, and the expressions of
sentiment at these meetings have been uni
formly in favor Of the improvement and en-
Iargement Of Washingt tons facilities for fire
protection.
Chief Paris also makes some excellent rec
concentrations concerning the pay Of fremen
and the establishment of a relief fund There
is no doubt that fremen are at present mad
equately compensated, and inasmuch as one
half Of the increase viii go into the pension
fund, there seems TO be every reason for
granting an increase Of pay. The relief fund
is deserving project, TO which no objection
can be found In the mind of any person ac-
quainted with the dangerous nature of the
duties performed by our brave fire laddies.
TEE TINES hopes, with Chief Paris, that
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
Daughter Wants TO Be Repaid.

Florence NJ. Stout, formerly Clark, in set
tling up the estate of her father. Silas NJ.
Clark, paid $474 of her own money to meet
claims against the estate. She now wants to
be repaid. and for that purpose yesterday
brought suit against Sarah II. F. Clark. the
American Fire Insurance Company of Phila-
delphia, and others. The insurance company
has trust for 900 against lots owned by
her father and brother, in squares Nos. 614
and 63S. She says the money was used to
build a row of brick dwellings in square No.
614 and this alone is now worth 525, 900. She
asks therefore that the trust be released as to
square No. 6SS, and SO much sold as will meet
her demand.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Oct 3O.-Flour dull, unchanged
receipts, a0,sSi barrels; shipments, 1861 barrels
sales, l60 barrels Wheat strong-spot,
5516a515s; October, 541@a55s; December ,5514a555s
steamer No. red52 bid-recepts, II ,s97 bushels;
shipments 80 600 bushels stock, 966, ,26l bushels;
S. Corn strong-year 52 bid; January, Sly Dld-
receipts, 6,549 bushels stock, i2008 bushels;
sales 1900 bushels; Southern white corn, 50a5i;
Southern yellow corn 4Sa53 Oats steady
No. white Western, 3i15 asked; No. mixed
Western, 81 asked-receipts, ,056 bushels stock,
l0l ,29l bushels. Rye inactiye-No. 521Sa53-
receipts 2,676 bushels; stock, 2S,ss3 bush
els Hay steady-good TO choice timothy, II. 90
al2 80 Grain freights quiet but steady unchanged
Sugar irm-granulated, si.447 per 100 lbs. But
ter, steady-tancy creamery, 23a24:do. imitation,
17alS; do. ladle, 1da17; good adIe, l4al5; store
packed, lGal4 Eggs slow-fresh, Is; cold storage,
16a17; lined, 16al7 Cheese firm, unchanged.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
woman,s ARMY and Navy Leaeue

The Woman's Army and Navy League was
incorporated here yesterday. Its term is
twenty years, and the signers of the articles
are Jane E. Augur, Josephine P Kelton,
Emma Kemble Antrem, Louisa G. Davis,
Harriet S. Bradford, and Cornelia ]. Chad
wick. There are to be for the first year ten
directors. The object of the league is the
spread of Christian knowledge. and the pur-
pose is to cooperate with the chaplains and
officers of the Army and Navy at military
posts, hospitals, on United States ships, and
and at the navy yards. II is to be the Army
and Navy auxiliary of the Ladies Union Ms
sicn School Association,
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
IirernooI Cotton Marker.

LIVERPOOL, Oct. So-Closing. Cotton-spot
fair demand freely met; prices steady; American
rniddling, 3 5-32d. The sales of the day were
1900 bales of which 1000 were for speculation
and export. and included II 200 American. Re
ceipts, %, 900 bales including 23,S00 American.
Futures opened easy with moderate demand
and closed barely steady at the decline. Amer
lean middling, l. m. c., October 3 1-64 sellers;
October and November, ga sellers; November
and December, 3 1-64 sellers; December and
January, 3 3-64 sellers; January and February,
8 4-64a3 5-64; February and March, 8 6-64 buyers;
March and April, 6-64 sellers; April and May,
9-64a3 1864: May and June, l1-64 buyers; June
and July 3 1864 value
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
QUEER POLICE COURT CHARGES.
Peter Hickey, Hobo" Was Told to Get
Out of Court, and He Got.

ont COuTI, nc NOl-
queer charge was made under the head of
:indecent exposure by Officer Reagan in
Judge Kimbail's court. The policeman ar
rested Peter Hickey, genuine all-around
"hobo," in the county for begging.
When arrested Hickey did not have clothes
enough on his attenuated form to make
wad for shotgun. His pants were in tat
tiers and exposed his anatomy. For that
reason the officer preferred the above charge
against the tramp.
THAT charge will not hold" said the
Judge. Then, turning to the prisoner, he de-
manded:
How long will it take you to get out of
the city?"
"Only few minutes, sir"
"Then get out"
And the grimY 'hobo'' went out of the
door so fast that Doorman Turnburke said he
fairly whizzed as he passed him.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
New York Grain and produce,

New YORK, Oct. SO.-Flour-Receipts, 26 400
bbls exports, 40,4OO bbls; sales, 1O,7OO pkgs.
Market steadier with fair demand. Southern
-four, dull Rye flour, quiet; sales, 500 bbls,
Buckwheat -four, firm, 2.05a2 10 Buckwheat,
dull 55a65 Corn meal, firm; sales, 500 bbls,
wine, TO- Rye, nominal Barley, steady; No
Milwaukee, 81. Barley malt nominal.
Wheat-Spot firm: No. red store and
elevator, 55; afoat, o61a; f. O. b., 573s afioat;
No hard, 6616 delivered. Options generally
firm all day, advancing sharply in the afternoon
on strong late cables, in sympathy with corn,
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
CALLED coRRIDoN A LIAR.
Another Lively Scene in Judge KimbaIPs
Branch of the Police Court.

The lie was passed again in the police court
yesterday, and the offender was promptly
punished. David S. Townsend, of No. 1913
H street northwest, was being tried before
Judge Kimball on the charge of creating a
disorder and using profane language on the
premises.
Mr. ]. J. Corridor. from whom Townsend
rents his apartmets, was on the stand. He
testified that Townsend had frequently beaten
and otherwise maltreated his wife.
you are lar" shouted Townsend, red
with rage.
"Sit down, SIR" said Judge Kimball. "You
are fined S5 for contempt of court, and the
same amount for disorderly conduct"
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

WHAT between Hohenlohe-Schillingfu
going out and misunderstanding COM
ing in, tho people of Alsace-Lorraine stand
in danger of getting badly mixed as to the
indentity of their governor.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

WHILE the rest of the country is in the ex-
citement of the fall campaign, large part of
the population of Philadelphia has the i'm
preston that they are going to vote for some
body or other next spring.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

Congress will give due heed to the request of
the fire department for an appropriation large
enough to cover its actual necessities. No
more is asked for. and less will be an injus-
tice to the District.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

WHILE the Duchess of Marlborough easily
leads in the number Of her reported engage
ments. our Lillian Russell Perugini, ct al,
still outclasses all femininity in the real altar
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

THOSE newspapers that guy the Salvation
Army should bolster up their circulation to
the 1,O00, 900 mark of the official Army organ
before inviting iuvidious comparisons.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

POLICE COMMISSIONER SHEEHAS gives US to
understand that the nominal salaries paid
New York municipal officers are not by any
means the phenomenal ones.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

Mr.. MCKINLEY is much annoyed that so
many men in his audiences have chosen to
make real mean interrogation points out of
themselves.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

If THE japanese Emperor wants to heap
Goals Of fire on the head of Ii Hung Chang
be might send the shivering yiceroy nice
warm winter overcoat.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

Hon. TIM CAMPBELL points with scorn to
the fact that his political adversary once used
the phrase 'It is r and other forms of sing
sougy talk
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

TEE TOTAL of Chicago's registration shows
the extreme to which Frank Lawler may
reach in his next petition.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
baltimore Bond Market.

BALTIMORE, Oct 30-Virginia century, SIS bid,
5s1s asked Northern Central 5s, series A, 11316
bid: series B, 1875 bid, ia asked. B. and o.
Southwestern, los bid
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

Gov. wA1rE's silence is becoming posi-
lively Clevandesque.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

A NEW YORK paper is charged with paying
800 for an interview with Lemuel Eli Quigg.
The proprietors should sue for libel.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

THE FELLOW who has been so frank and
free with his political representations is now
getting ready to say II told you So"
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

THERE is just possibility that Mr.. Nc
MILAN will be the Brutus in the Senatorial
campaign Of Julius Caesar Burrows.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
New YORK Stock Exchange.

Furnished by SiIsby s. Co. bankers and
brokers, metropolitan Bank Building Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury, Washington, d. c.
nr, Uigb ovv TiDsFp,
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

Chicago Grain and Produce Markets.
Furnished by Silsby 81 Co, bankers and
brokers, Metropolitan Bank Building, Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury. Washington. D. c.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

They will be insured for one year,
against ordinary breakage, free Of al
cost, by Mr.. George W. Spier, $40
Ninth street northwest.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

While cupid rings the wedding bells that
bring happiness to the heart Of loves vo-
taries, some other agency must prompt young
married people to come to Washington on
their wedding tour, for truly no other city can
SO clearly substantiate the claim of being the
Mecca for bridal couples. In fact one OF the
principle sources of revenue for our magnifi-
cent hotels is the elaborate and profitable en-
tertainment of newly welded guests. Nor is
Washington behindhaDd in furnishing brides
and grooms, and as the favored season for
uniting in wedlock approaches, announce
ments of these happy events are made daily.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

The Presbyterian Church at Lewinsvilie,
Va, was crowded TO its utmost capacity
yesterday, at high twelve, by a large and
fashionable audience, to witness the marriage
of Miss Hattie Belle Crocker, granddaughter
OF the late Gen. John S. Crocker, of this city,
to Mr.. Leon L. Freeman. leading merchant
of Vienna, Va. The church was beautifully
trimmed with flowers. A section of the
Vienna Band played the wedding march from
Lohengrin as the bride and groom entered
and departed from tho church. Wedding
lunch was served at the residence of the
brides father, Capt. John S. Crocker, from
y to O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1894-10-31

To any Boy or Girl who procures
us 100 monthly subscribers. or so two
monthly. or % three monthly We will
give a handsome GOId-dIled Watch,
Waltham or Elgin movement; hunt
ing case or open face; sizes suitable
for Boys and Girls.
To any Boy or Girl who procures
US 50 monthly subscribers, or 25 two
monthly, or II three monthly. We
will give a handsome Solid Silver
Watch. Waltham or Elgin movement,
hunting case or open face.
For Girls. if preferable, We have q
Chatelaine Watch.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

It is quite possible that the days OF
the postoffice money-order business
are numbered, as the Treasury De-
partment at Washington is consider
ing a novel plan, which does away
with the red tape Of the present. sys-
tenn, is more convenient, less expen-
sive, and, SO far as can be- judged
without actual experience, is perfect
ly safe. The new idea has its origin
In the mind of c. q. Post, Of Battle
Creek, Mich, who submitted his
scheme to the Washington authorl-
ties short time ago.
The different methods at present
resorted to for sending small sums
through the mails are we'll known.
Very frequently person, not wish
ing to take the time to procure a
money order or register letter, will
cut a hole in a pasteboard OF the
proper size and roundness, and place
therein a coin, which may be dlscov-
cred by cunning mail clerk who is
on the lookout for such things. or
stamps may be sent in case the
amount is not large, and, If they nap
pen to be stuck" when they reach
their destination, the man who re-
ceives them will have the pleasure OF
getting them apart. If you register
a letter. it costs you 10 cents extra;
or, if you procure money ORDER the
cost is cents or more III accordance
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

good rooms can be obtained should it
be necessary. This house has the
conveniences that are usually to be
had in the country; the bay window
is nice feature. In fact, it is a
model home for the farmer, and a
splendid house for the amount of
money expended. viz, So, 400, for ev-
erything complete except cellar
walls, which were built by owner
with stone on the ground.
In looking over this design, it
will seem hard to believe the fact
that we had great difficulty in per-
suading the farmer not to alter the
exterior design. He wanted a f]atter
roof and box cornioe: in fact, a house
Just after the same idea as others in
his locality. We asked him to inves-
tigate and see for himself how houses
were being built, and see what they
looked like; and we requested him to
examine house recently built, nc
larger than his, which cost nearly
$4,000, which in some respects was
treated similar to his. After he had
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17
Hair Powd err.

Hair powder was first introduced
into England by ballad-singers at the
fair Of st. Germaine in the year 1914,
and it was long before it became
adopted as fashionable ornament
In the beginning Of the reign of
George the First only two ladies of
rank wore powder in their hair, and
they were laughed at for their singu-
1arfty; and at the coronation of
George the Second, there were only
two hair-dressers in London. The
rapidity with which dressing the hair
and wearing powder increased is
evident from the calculation made
by Pitt, in 1895, when he proposed
the hair-powder tax. It was then
estimated that there were in Great
Britain $4,000 hair-dressers; that the
-four they consumed annually in hair
powder waa of the value of 10000
600, and tie number of persons wear
ing it amounted to 200, 600; so that,
supposing tax of one guinea head
were laid on, it would yield over 81
900, 900 per annum. The amount,
however, fell far short of this sum.
and constantly decreased. In the
first year of the tax. 1895, it ONLY
produced $950,000, and in 1903 it had
sunk to S250,00O.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

with the amount you desire to send.
These sums are small individually,
but taken in the aggregate they
amount to very great deal in the
course of year in the United States.
Then it is the work of thousands of
clerks to take care Of and write the
orders for the whole of Uncle Sans
realm. OF late years the use Of bank
checks and drafts has come into great
favor, the method being more con-
venient, less expensive, and for the
most part safe.
This doubtless led Mr.. Post to the
solution of the money-order question,
as his idea bears striking resem-
blance to the bank check system.
According to the new plan, the
business will still be done through
the postoffice, but instead of money
orders, there will be post checks +"
These checks are to be issued by the
Government, and may be sold at any
postoffice. They will have face
value, varying fiom cents to as
many dollars, just like one, two and
five dollar bills. The size suggested
for the check is about that of the
old-time t1fty-cent shin-plaster. If
one wishes to remit 81 he will pur-
chase one-dollar check, for which
he pays 81 and no more. He will fill
out the blanks @pay to-" "city, !"
state" and sent BY" put it in an
envelope along with his letter and
send it. The receiver will present
the check to the postoffice of the city
named, be identified and sign the
received payment" blank and get
his money with no extra charge
Business firms that now use the
money order could keep a supply of
these checks on hand, which they
could use at any time without a trip
to the postoffice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

and conveniently arranged, and the
principal rooms have an open fire.
place; sliding doors are placed SO that
the parlor, sitting-room and hall can
be thrown together on special occa-
sions, feature which is always ap-
preciated. phe dining-room is
reached from kitchen through lobby,
which is fitted up with press and
drawers. In this way two doors are
between kitchen and dining-room
and hall, so that the fumes Of the
kitchen are kept out of the main
house.
The hall is wide and spacious, and
gives stranger on entering an idea
of hospitality; the spacious veranda
gives ample space for the occupants
to enjoy nature and at the same time
be suitably protected from the glare
of the sun.
The main house has Two full high
stories and high attic, in which
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

FEW of the people who read or talk
about artificial irrigation in the Uni
ted States have any idea of the great
value which the introduction Of the
process has given to lands in Austria
liza. In 1880 one company contracted
with the Victorian Government to
expend $500, 900 in five years on irri-
CATION works for the development OF
rich but arid tract of land. In four
years the company has expended
more than double that sum. At a
place called Mildura there are 5000
people, $1,000 acres Of land have
been sold, and $1,000 are under cul-
tivation. Most of the settlers take
the land on time payments at from
500 to $3.50 per acre and pay for the
water in addition. These valuations
are far in excess of any figures named
for artif1cially irrigated lands in this
country, but if they can be realized
in Australia the improvement of land
to be sold at tigues high by compare
son with those paid for ordinary farm
lands ought to be possible here. I'm
doubtedly the time is coming when
the systematic distribution of water
to the thirsty soil in sufficient but
not excessive quantity, and just at
the times when it will do most good,
will be resorted to extensively, even
outside of the arid regions, because
of the vastly superior results over
those obtained by ordinary haphazard
methods of cultivation.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

DAY by day more infamies IN the
chapter of naval contracts are COM
ing to the surface. Upon the heels
Of the discovery that much OF the
armor plate furnished by Carnegie,
Phipps & Co. for the new battle ships
was full of blow holes and not fit fol
use comes the information that the
steel trial projectiles for the new
heavy naval ordnance furnished by
Sterling Bros, also Of Pennsylvania,
are made brittle or soft-not accord
ing to Government requirements, but
according to the desires Of the armor-
plate manufacturers against whose
sample plates they are to be fred!
Under this contract system our new
navy would seem to be in a bad way,
defenseless because of bad armor and
impotent because Of bad projectiles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

catching chickens, but they livo ;,
cipally upon fish. When the A.!
driven away by high tide And ~. :,
are starved for a few days the, :
attack a person.
The one that passed throupA,
fayette would have been cantH
but the man had to 90 to his F, S'
for his gun, and the frog mads
leap and was out Of reach If \
shot after devouring quite prnjI
of chickens. The Lafayetttya,1
ger reports that M. NJ. Burrow y!
Manley and his son William Vpr1
in the bottoms few DAYS later l
discovered one of these frogs ppl
river bank. The men, seein[
danger they were in, immeiI
made an attempt to get awav |
Manley, being an old man, diysI
his course to an empty cotton HI
which was near by for refuge Il
as he was entering the house the /
seized his coat tail, leaving Lim|
most breathless and with nothinpI
the shoulders and sleeves Of his n
A few minutes later Monroe cgI
near the house where Mr.. Mani
had taken refuge, and, seeing
frog tussling with the fragments
the coat, and fearing that it bad 4
voured his father and brother, mad
a determined attack on the creatuI
but was forced to retreat after beiI
badly hurt.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

DE saved S.Jne 1wearsome comm1JJee
debates, and the Scotch members will
trim and shape the measures to suit
themselves The Tories bitterly OBJ
posed Trevelyan's resolution, becarse
they fully understand thatif Scottish
measures are to be referred to COM
mittee of Scotch members, Irish
measures must from the very logic Of
things be referred to the Irish men,
hers, who are more radical even than
the Scotch members, and who now
stand eighty-four Liberals to nine
teen Tories. What chance would the
Irish Tory landlords stand If an Irish
committee should have the shaping
of an Irish land bill, for instance?
No wonder the Tories stand aghast.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-17

CHICAGO HERALD: Chicago is fast
attaining the unenviable distinction
Of being set up as a horrible exam
pie" of misgovernment for all the
other cities in the Union. Chicago
Aldermen especially are pointed out
as the most conscienceless and lar
cenous of their tribe anywhere. This
is saying a good deal, but every Chi
cagoan knows that the reproach is
Just. Kansas City, for example,
which is not by any means model
municipality, feels justified in point
ing the finger of scorn at us and using
our Aldermen as object lessons for
her own. The newspapers Of that
city object to franchise grabbing and
warn the councilmen that Chicago
| methods will not be tolerated in
Kansas City. Bitterest and truest
| of all is the statement in one of these
! newspapers that "a fair and reason
able remuneration to the municipal
| ity for franchises which have been
given away by the city Of Chicago
would pay the cost Of administering
the government without taxing the
people, Every one knows it is true.
! Every one knows that this city has
been robbed and betrayed year in and
! year out. Every one knows that the
| thievery is still going on, and that in
all human probability it will con
tinue until there is nothing left fol
the Aldermen to give away-or rather
to sell. 1t is humiliating, but it is
true. Chicago is the municipal ''hor
riblc example"