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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Canadian Lumber Free,

Secretary Carlisle decided today, in a let
ter addressed to the collector of customs at
New York, that the reciprocity condition
attached by the new tariff bill to the pro-
vision for the free admission of lumber did
not apply to the Dominion of Canada The
letter says:
Referring to paragraph 6S3 of the act of
August 2S, 1894, which provides that when
articles Of wood mentioned in the free list
of said act are imported from any country
which lays an export duty or imposes dis
eliminating stumrage dues on any of them,
they shall be subject to the duties existing
prior to the passage Of said act, 1 have to
inform you that this department is official
ly advised that there are no export duties
on the articles in question when brought
from Canada, and that no discriminating
stumpage dues are imposed by the dominion
government. Such importations will, there
fore. be entitled to free entry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Personal Mention.

Assistant Secretary McAdoo returned to
the city this morning from a holiday in
the Adirondacks and relieved Admiral RAM
say of his extra duties acting. secretary
of the navy.
Mr.. Campbell Darlington has returned
home after a trip Of several months to
Europe.
DR.. Dabney. acting secretary of agri-
culture. has returned from his vacation in
the south.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Craig
days.
Rev. s. G. Lamkins pastor of the Salem
Baptist Church on Champlain avenue has
gone to attend the national Baptist con-
vention, which meets in Montgomery, Ala,
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
THE POTOMAC RIVER.
Mai. Davis Report of the Operations
of improvements Last Month.

Mai. Davis Report of the Operations
of improvements Last Month.
Maj. Davis has made a report to the
chief Of engineers Of the operations during
the mont'i of August for the improvement
of the Potomac river. A small force of men
has been employed in cutting brush on the
flats and in unloading gravel In the tidal
reservoir The piles driven in the Virginia
channel by the San Francisco Bridge Com
pany to mark the lines of dredging have
been removed. In execution of the project
for the improvement Of the river. there has
been dredged a channel from $50 to $50 feet
wide and twenty feet deep through the bars
between Georgetown and Giesboro' Point.
and a training dixie has been built to re-
duce the deposit. The navigation channel
of the Washington channel has been
dredged to a width Of 800 feet and depth
of twenty feet. The area between the navi-
CATION channel and the wall on section III
has been dredged to a depth of twelve feet.
The redredging of the navigation channel
between the Long bridge and the upper end
of the arsenal grounds has been completed
between the turn in the channel near the
upper end Of the arsenal. The remainder Of
this channel from the upper end OF the ar
senal grounds to its junction with the Nir-
gina channel, Is still to be widened to 400
feet and made twenty feet deep. The widen
ing and deepening of the Virginia channel
below the Long bridge SO as to facilitate the
discharge of freshets and to prevent over
flow in the city are still incomplete.
Practically the entire area of the flats to
be reclaimed has been raised above the
overflow at ordinary high tides. OF the r..
100000 cubic yards estimated to fill the flats
to the required height, there has been de-
posted on them 1O,2oS,5Si cubic yards.
An appropriation of $3.50, 900 was made by
the river and harbor act of August II, 1894,
for continuing the Potomac improvement
Maj Davis says he will use it to continue
dredging operations in the Washington and
Virginia channels and in the construction of
the sea wall and the training dixie. Maj.
Davis says he has begun the application of
the appropriation for repairs of the piers of
the Aqueduct bridge by the construction of
a sounding raft for use in getting an ac-
curate contour of the bed of the river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
SUNK IN THE FOG.
The Steamer Portia at Full Speed Ran
Down q Schooner.


Down a Schooner.
NEW YORK, September 1.-THE steame
Portia from Halifax has arrived at City Is
land and reports that she ran into and SUM
the three-mssted schooner Dora NJ. French
yesterday afternoon about four miles from
Cuddyhunk light. Four out Of the FIVE mer
comprising tie schocner's crew were drown
ed.
The accident occurred a few minutes af
ter o'clock, in a dense fog The stearoe,
was running full speed. blowing her whistle
at sh )rt intervals. She struck the sailine
vessel just forward of the foremast and cut
her IN two. The latter sank in less thar
TWO minutec going down head foremost ant
leaving her broken foremast and sails acros.
the Portals bow. One man could be seer
swimming amidst the wreckage, and two
others were visible just below. striving &c
reach the surface. but they were caught IN
the vortex and borne down.
A boat was quickly lowered by the steam.
er and one man picked up. His name Is
Jeremiah Murphy of New York He was
mate or the lost vessel. and gives the fol.
lowing account OF the disaster:
The Dora NJ. French nailed from Raneor
Me, ana lett Hoboken last Friday With coal
Tor Boston. We we're on the starboard tack
steering east and sailing about seven knots
=, was very thick. A man was on outlook
and the horn was frequently blown. was
at the wheel We heard the steamer vhis
Tie, and half minute later saw her rich,
abeam. 1 put the helm hard down. honinp
she would clear u.s.
She struck the port bow near the fore.
mast and cut clear through. 1 could sec
the boards breaking on the opposite SIDE
! saw the schooner was going to sink and
began to get the boat ready. The captain
sot an AK from the cabin. / was in the
poat. he cut the tackle away. The boat
1eil; hlled and went down. 1 went down
with her.
AS l came up I saw the schooner 60
down by the head. To avoid suction
pushed away. First I got hold of a piece
OF wood then of door, hut these woula
not hold me. Then I got hold of n spar
and held on till picked up L was nretty
near gone then. The captains name was
French. He lived in Lincolnville, Me. and
was part owner. I had only been on the
vessel three weeks and do not know the
names Of the seamen. The steward was
He and the captain were married. one
OF the sailors was called Tom, the other.
a German. was called Harry"
The Portia also suffered considerable
damage. Her foretopmast was carried
away and forty feet of rail lost A hole
was stove in the starboard bow Just below
the water lire and the foreward apart
ment filled with water. The passengers
were at lunch at the time of collision and
several were badly scared. DIR. Cook and
seventeen members Of his ill-starred arctic
expedition were on board. This is the third
serious marine disaster in which they have
The Portia was a sister ship to the lost
Miranda, on which the Cook party sailed
for the northern seas and which was sunk
in the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
CAME NEAR BLOODsHED.
Angry Words Between n Breckinridse
and an Owens Orator.

LEXINGTON. KY, September 1l.-Coun-
ty Attorney J. r. Allen. a leading Breckin-
ridge campaign orator. and Prof Chas
NJ. Alberti, an Owens speaker, who have
been exchanging uncomplimentary re-
marks upon the stump in the Ashland dis
trict for the past week, came together In
a restaurant today and but for timely in
terference there would have been blood
shed.
Alberti made a speech at a meeting last
night which Allen read in the papers.
Allen started out to find Albert and was
told he was in Davis restaurant at break
fast Allen entered, and walking up to
Alberti. struck him in the face with an
open hand.
One story is that Allen drew a pistol and
Alberti called out that he was unarmed
and dared the former to shoot.
Another story is that both men drew
pistols and prepared for action, when Pro-
prfetor Davis separated them. Davis, Al
len and Alberti refuse to make a statement
The report of the sensational meeting has
created intense excitement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

Superintendent j. w. Little of the Hot
Springs reservation. and Capt Stevens. en-
gineer in charge. held a long interview to-
day with Acting Secretary Sims at the In
terror Department. The object of the inter-
view was to confer about the management
of the springs and discuss the condition of
the work and the plans for improvements
Both Superintendent Little and Capt. Stew
ems urged an additional expenditure of
5000 to complete the work of improve
ment now in progress. They will leave
here tomorrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Pensions Granted.

Among the pensions granted today were
the following:
District Of Columbia-Original. James n.
Watson. weather bureau: original widowa
Fannie Greenapple.
Maryland-Original. John Smith. Balti-
more; original David r. p. Grason, Calvert,
Cecil county.
Virginia-Original William Allen, Hall
steads Point. York county; original widows,
ETC., Susan Allen, Neersville I-aAsdoun coun-
".
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
The United States Vessels in Chinese
Waters, Etc.


The Navy Department is informed that
the gunboat Petrol arrived at Yokohama,
Japan. yesterday from Bering sea: that the
gunboat Concord sailed from Yokohama
yesterday for Chemulpo Corea, to relieve
the flagship Baltimore, and that the cor
vette Monocacy arrived at Ten Tsin,
China, yesterday. The cable messages
bringing this information were uniformly
silent with respect TO the political situation
In the countries named. The cruiser
Charleston, which left San Francisco on the
10Th ultimo, is dus at Yokohama on the 21st
instant. Her arrival will complete the
American fleet in Chinese waters so far as
present orders are concerned. The gunboats
Machias and Castine. now at New York,
Will ultimately go to that station. and the
former may start about the 1st prokfmo.
The Monterey has arrived at Seattle
Wash, and the Adams, which met with q
slight accident during her cruise In Bering
sea. has sailed from Whatcom. Wash, for
San Francisco. where she VIII be examined
and repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
Fourth-CInss Postmnstcrs.

The total number of fourth-class postmas-
ters appointed today was twenty-siX. OF
this number twenty were to fill Sacancies
caused by death and resignation and the
remainder by removal. j. o. Carr was ap-
pointed Ct Andrews. Spottsylvania county,
Va. vice J. II. Crank. resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

@e proof Of f8e puooins Is
in f6e eating egesferoap's
Star eenfatnee 3 columns
Of aeoerfisemenfs, maee up
Of 742 separate announce
mhenfs. x8ese advertisers
Bous6f pu8fietfp-nof merefp
space.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

National bank notes received today for
redemption. sl12,s9O. Government receipts
From internal revenue. $114, 400 92; customs,
$49l ,66l SO; miscellaneous, 5,449.13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11

PdTTSBURG, Pa, September 1.-The
National Association OF Army and Navy
Chaplains met In the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
and elected Rev. T. ii. Haggerty, chaplain
OF the ninety-third Illinois. president. and
Chaplain c. c. McCabe OF the one hundred
and twenty-second Ohio secretary. A reso-
luton was adopted expressing the interest
to whom they administered In war time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
she Kneu What sho Was About.

Prolonged railway travelling is so tedious
to most people that any little diversion is
welcomed and made the most Of An in
stance of such sort is an absentminded
performance on the part of an elderly lady,
which must have beguiled ut least half nj,
hour for the other passengers. The day
was warm and dusty, and she was seized
with thirst. At one end of the car was Il
water cooler, and to it the lady went
she took the cup in her hand turned the
faucet and stood waiting. The ice water
filled the catch pan and ran over and soon
was cooling the crossties. Still the woman
stood holding tics empty cup. Finally I;
trainran stepped Hp to her.
LADY, said he not impolitcly, do yot,
know what you are doing?"
mic? Certainly do"
We'll, why are you running all that wa
ter oif;"
The passengers evidently felt pity for such
ignorance.
"Why," said she, Pm letting it run till
1t gets cool!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

He had nurscd the hope tendcrly that
some day he might win her, but in these
later days hope had almost retired from nc
tive life.
True, she still permitted his attentions,
bat there was that in her manner which
told him fur more plainly than words that
he was losing his grip at the rate of 81 miles
Ii minute.
If indeed he ever had n gripl
Onthis point even he had doubts Mt times.
Yet i'll il all there were often CLEANS Of
sunshine through the riffs in the clouds,
and he depended on them to rcvivify the
fading buds OF his hope.
He knew that nobody knows what won.-
an will do when nobody is expecting it,
She doesn't even know herself
So it was that one day his utter devotion
TO her asserted itself, and he asked her ia
be his wife.
Henry She answered in calm, sister, =
manner, ~ had scarcely expected this at
this time. had thought you would nm
dcrstand without my speaking. Now. see
l must he very plan'-
Don't say that" he interrupted earnest
ly ana lovingly. Don't say that, dearest.
You cannot be very plain; you are too beat
tifnl; say ii some other way, dearest
Her face filed with establishment, which
faded away as Il dissolving view, and in IL
stead came that look which makes Il lover
swear he's looking in an angels face com,
down from heaven TO greet him with Il
smile.-Detroit Free Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

popular Hibernian divine, for many
years incumbent of II well known church
in the Irish capital had contracted the
somewhat peculiar habit of addressing his
hearers us dear Dublin souls"
One Sunday it WAS arranged that he
should exchange pulpits with hro:ie.
clergyman at Cork. Ali went well till the
worldly man, waxing earnest. exclaimed
(rclatins TO something which had gone be-
forej
Let me entrcat Of you never for one mo-
mciit TO forget Ills great truth. dear Dub
liz souls-I mean dear Cork souls"
Fortunately the reverend gentleman was
so carried away by !!is enthusiasm that he
failed To observe the smile which fitted ON
the co"ntcna;ice OF nearly every member oil
his congre&itiOn.-Bc Belfast Journal.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

"Do You know anything about palmistry,
HERBERT" She asked.
oh, not much," he answered, with the
air OF modcsty which i not intended to be
implicitly believed in. Not Il great deal,
although had an experience last might
which might be considered II remarkable
example OF the art you alludc to-"
You don't mean it?"
YES. Happened TO glance at the hand
OF n friend OF mine, and Immediately pre-.
dictcd that lac would presently become the
poSa"ssor of Il considerable SUM OF money.
Before he left the room he had $40 or sol
handed to him"
And you told it just from his hand?"
Yes. 1t had four aces in it."-Wnsl.
inGton STIR
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
He WINS Puzzled.

a southern writer reports the question OF
raw recruit who perhaps WAS not quite
so rGw as he seemed.
AT one OF the posts of the signal corps
near Culpepcr an in!antryman loungcd NJ
to the man on duty and seemed deeply in
terested i'll his mancuvers. The signalman
paid no attention to the newcomer, but coli
tinued to "ncp away right and left" with
his flag.
II sa-a-y, str-a nger," drawled the fellow
at last are the flies a-pestering of your"-
Youths Communion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
Monuments to Women.

Hitherto i'll France Joan of Arc has
been almost the only woman to mount
upon marble pedestal, but the privi-
lego is being extended At Wires stat
no is being raised to Nine do Sevignc,
and at Valencicnncs similar honor is
In store for Mile Duchcnois Apropos
Of these facts French writer observes,
Woman being even In marble, so
much more decorative than ourselves.
one can only rejoice over tho advent Of
feminine statues
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
PALTIMOEE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
40 Schedule in effect May ~, 1894.

ID Schedule in effect May ~, 1894.
Leave Washington from station corner of New
Jersey avenue and street.
For Chicago and Northwest. vosibulcd limited
express trains li:i5 q. m, 500 p. IN.
For Cincinnati, ST. Louis and indianapolis,
vcstibulcd limited, 800 p. M, express, 1910
night
For Pittshurg and Cleveland, express daily
11:15 n. III. ana S:35 y, III
For Luray, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Knox
willie, Chattanooga, Memphis and New Orleans
1905 night daily sleeping cars through.
For Luray, $50 p. nj. daily.
For Baltimore weeks daily, x,:20, 800, OBS
17:l0, x7So tS:to IS mnutcsl $50, xo:$o, 10000 IS
minutcs) m, Xf2Ou, Xl2:05 1918 x2:20, 600 Is
minutes), 32 xi:2S, f:2l, X5:05, x5:l0, $40. 535
x620, $50, xSOo s:15 x!00 30, and 1l:a5 p.
Sundays, xi:2o 1880 $500 IS minutcs) $50, x9:30
a. m, xl2:0O, xl2:05, 100, x2:20, GOO IL mnutcs,
1925 ABB, x5:O5 x5:l0, $50, xS;00, x9:U0, 1890,
x11:30, ll:55 III.
For Hagcrstown, t11:l5 n. NJ and 1890 p M.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
PHILADELPHIA.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
East, daily AGO. SEQ, COCO u. m OK. sun. dining
carr. 1901 dining carr, 300, (505 dining carr $780,
Q1:30 p. III. sleeping car, open a, 1000 o'clock).
Buffet parlor on ali day trains.
Sundays, 420 am, 1900 noon.
81 Except Sunday. (b) daily. (c) Sunday only.
Express trains.
Il b. CAMPBELL. CuAS O. SCULL
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
Out of the Question.

Miss Paddington-Do you believe in Low,
at first sight?
Mr.. Linton-Oh, mol 1t is impossible t.
De perfectly sure that girl is rich. Brook
yn Life.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
Milking AlIKirht,

Editor-Oh, come now, this won't do
That joke is us old rs the hills
Paragrlpher--So? Well, head it "Bon
mot by Bismarck" or some statesman, an,
It'll go all right. Tit Bits.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

Upton-I can't help plying Henpeck
They say his wife is a terror.
Observation-Disclosures needs no pity. He
is one of the luckiest men know.
but his wife!"
'Shc never worries him about the Serv.
ants. New York Weekly
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
His Opposite.

She-They say that persons of oppo-
site qualities make tho happicst mar
riages
He-That's why 1 am looking for q
girl with money. -Tit-B
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

For tickets rates. timetables and other inlor-
nation call on or address
General Passenger Agent, 1900 pcnneylyania ave-
nue., Washington, ID. G.
JIG horton,
Lynchburg, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
N s s :: Ny Aorfo|ksReslafGaS
J u n. z. w


SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY 20, lS99.
westbound Leave Roanoke Daily.
$3.50 q, IN. Washington and Chattanooga
limited) for Bri toll and tho South and
West. Stops st principal stations west
of Radford. Pullman sleepers to Now
Orleans and Memphis, dining car at
tached.
7:2O a. M. for Eadiord, Blucfeld and
Pocahontas
4:3O p. IN. the Chicago Express for Rad
ford, Bluefield, Pocahontas, Kenova,
Columbus and Chicago. Pullman
Buffet Sleeper Roanoke to Column bus
without change. Also for Pulaski,
Wytheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
tsnooga and in termediate points. Pull
man Sleeper East Radford to Chstta-
nooga.
North and Eastbound, Leave Ronnoke
Daily.
11:55 u. m. for Petersburg, Richmoni
and Norfolk.
11:5O a. IN. for Washing ton, Hagcrstown,
Philadelphia and New York.
11:15 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk
Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
and Lynchburg 30 Richmond
1889 p. m. washington and Chatta
nooga limited) for Washington
Hagerstown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers to Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York via
Shenandoah Junction and Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Stops only ~
principal stations.
Durham Division-Leave Lynchburg
(Union station) daily 2:45 p. m. foi
South Boston and Durham and in tor
mediate stations
Winston-Salem Division-Leave Roa-
noke (UDion station) DULY 1910 p. N.
for ROCKY Mount, Martinsville, Win
ston- Salem and intermediate stations
For all additional information apply
at ticket Office or to w B. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke. W..
M. Z. BRAGG,
TRAVELLING Passenger Agent.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

RECOMMEND Johnson's Magnetic Oil
for rheumatism, neuralgia. sprains,
bruises, lame back; IL quickly relieves
pain. Christian & Barbee'a.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22

A. GOLDEN, druggist. birmingham,
Ala, writes: "Please publish some OF
tho testimonials have sent you for
Japanese Pile Cure" Sold by Christian
a. Barhae.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-22
Not Always an Outsider.

Mother-Ncllic, | understand that that
young man who takes you to church never.
Evening journal., 1894-08-22
CITY NEWS in BRIEF.

REV. A. n. Keigwin, the West Church
pastor, will again preach in Craze Church
next Sunday.
Col. Wood who was killed by an express
train IN Chester. yesterday, is not Col >. Nj
Woo. formerly Of the Delaware National
Guard, though in the same business.
-Watermelous seemed 70 prednminate In
the market this morning, and one farmer
claimed that there were more melons than
egss sold.
Pears are stlli plentiful, and with their
sister fruit. Hpplea, numerous, there are re-
deeming features in the fruit market for
hard times.
This morning the British steamship, "Bor-
den lower,m from Philadelphia. was entered
in this port, coastwise bound. She registers
l,ilO TONS.
AT the Hsrlan & HollinGsworth Com-
panys shipyard, the sea tug Protector, well
known on the elaware river, is receiving an
0verhsuing and painting
Eighteen homing pigeons belonging 10
Waiter Powers. of Trenton, N. j., were re-
leased ct 1880 a. n. to-day, by Porter Dave
Jones. AT the p, w. n b. station.
Two carloads Of excarsionists went TO
Birmingham Park to-day on ths W. 4 n.
railrOsd, at 10 O'Clock.
The Washington Fire engine house is
draped for Hiett Graham, this member VINO
was drowned willis going down tbs bay on a
yacht.
Secretary Bamberger OF the Rock ford
Baseball Club. announces that there VIII pc
no game at Union Street Park tomorrow as
has been announced in other papers
q. j. Moriarity, the hght.weiyht pugilist
has ftted up training quarters Tor himself
alone on Water street, near Market.