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The morning times., 1895-09-01

though he did not take the command OF his
battalion. He is now in Knoxville attend
the annual meeting Of the Sons Of Vet
eraus
His battalion, however, the Fourth, is
10 undergo a rigid inspection, which begins
tomorrow. Each company in the command
viii be thoroughly Investigated, and the
future Of one of them depends on the result
OF this investigation
AdJutant Hodgson will examine the books
and papers. Quartermaster Kingsley viii 90
through the stores of each Of tue companies.
Inspector Of Rifle Practice sabin win in
spect the arms and equipments. Tue In
specuon begins tomorrow and VIII be ended
this week.
Major Campbelrs intention in ordering
this inspection was that the command can
be put in thorough shape for winter cam
paign Heis determined to make the Fourth
a strong battalion
In the Sixth Battalion Lieut.. Bimonson is
rushing things in Company D. lie has al
ready enlisted a number Of men. BE not
only wants to make & sharpshooters' com
pany, but hopes to get an all-round com
mand
Co h, Second Battalion, the Corcoran
cadets, is pushing It's mhltary Iete- Inc
committees are all hard at work on the sea-
son tickets, and circulars viii be out this
week
Some OF the prizes to be offered arerather
unique a fine horse is to be given the most
popular trooper A number OF bicycles
will be offered as prizes. and diamondring
goes to the young lady selling the greatest
number Of season tickets The tickets
themselves are an invention Each one
is punched for admission and can then be
voted for some one There will be no books
for voters
A flag or trophy viii be given the best
drilled squad Of District National Guards
men. A number OF the boys VIII enter, and
this viii be one OF the interesting contests
During the fete there viii be q change of
programme each evening.
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LINCOLN THE FIRST PRESIDENT.
Foolish Answers to Peculiar Ques-
ttons Asked Aspiring Watchmen.

Foolish AnS wers to Peculiar Ques-
ttOns Asked Aspiring Watchmen.
''Who was the first President or the
United States?" was one OF the questions
put to a Colured man, yesterday, at the
opening of the examinations by the new
civil service commission Of Cook county.
Abraham Lincoln" was the answer,
without hesitation. This mans standing,
probably, VIII rate the same g that Of a
stalwart Hibernian, who, on being asked
the same question, ten minutes later, said
'Grover Cleveland
sixty-three men were examined. and they
all wanted positions as watchmen in the
county buildings. The examinations were
conducted BY Commissioners Boyce, Burdett
and Northam, all of them taking turns in
asking ques lions.
Applicants were required 70 state whether
they were employed by the county and IL
so how many times they were reported for
misconduct or neglect OF duty. They We're
also askeds If they had ever been
discharged from the service of ecounty ard
If so for what reasons. The following are
samples Of some of the general questions TO
test the knowledge Of the applicants.
what W ould your salary befor nine days
at the rate Of $50 a month";"
Name the President OF the United States,
the vice President; also thegoyernors Of any
three States OF the Union"
DO you use liquor at all? To what
extent?"
How many States are there in the
Union?"
write the name Of the first President OF
the United States"
The morning times., 1895-09-01
Who Makes a Special Study
of Certain Ailments
Is Better Able TO Treat and Cure
Them Than a General
Practitioner.
DR.. Walker Is the Leading Spe-
cialist on Nervous. and
Chronic Diseases.
AMONG THE VAST


number OF persons whom DR. Walker has
cured. and who wish the public to know
of It. may be mentioned Mr.. l. c. Small
wood. OF 1241 G street southeast, who
says:
Il have lived in Washington all my life.
For five years 1 have been employed in
the navy yard; the past two years as en-
gineer In the gun shop. For a long time
I have been greatly troubled with bron-
chial catarrh, unable to obtain relief from
doctors or advertised remedies. As l was
personally acquainted with q number OF
DR.. walkers patients, who all spoke in
the highest terms OF him and his methods
OF treatment. 1 finally placed myself under
his care, and the result has been more than
I could hope for. I most heartily recon-
mend all sufferers TO him.
Il. c. SMALLWOOD." 4"
Young or middIe-aged men suffering from
the effects of their own follies, vices or
excuses, or those who feel their youthful
vigor and power declining should consult
DR.. Walber, who has been the means Of
restoring hundreds of such unfortuuates to
health strength, and happiness.
DR.. Walker may beconsultcdfre ofcharge,
personally or by letter. His wer-known
sanitarium at I4l1 Pennsylvania avenue,
adjoining Wizards Hotel, is open daily
for consultation and treatment. Office
hours, 10 d. N. to . p. m; wednesday and
Saturday evenings, to s. Sundays, 10
to IL.
Charges for treatment very low.
All interviews and cores spondence sa-
oredIy confidential. No cases made public
without consent Of patients
The morning times., 1895-09-01
EEEEE IN labor Circles
Matters of Interest 10 Organized
WurkiHgmeH of The District.
MEErI~Gs ron THIS WEEK.
sI-NnAY- sEPTEMBER l.

ktIADA I, SCI EMbLh l.
49Os. X. or l., musicians Elks'
Han. Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue
National Alliance OF Theatrical Stage
Employees. hall 1916 street
Washington Times Assembly, X. Of L,
Times Building, 8 D. IN
Bricdayerg Union, Seventh and Lsreets,
distribution OF uniforms.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2.
Labor Day parade.
Eccentric Association Of Steam Engineers,
excursion to Marshall Hall.
Bricaayers' Union, No. Excursion to
Buena vista.
Printers excursion TO River View.
Douglass Assembly of Steam Engineers
Grand entertainment, c. A. r. Han Penn
sylvania avenue, s O'Clock p. m.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.
Federation OF Labor-PIasterers Han,
Four-and-a-halC street and Pennsylvania
avenue
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4.
J.. u. No. j, Carpenters and Jolners--
Hall, 4l9 Tenth street
Columbia Lodge, No. I74-Machinists-
EcCauley's Han, Peuns ylvauia avenue
southeast.
LA 1873, K. Of /, Cement Workers
Harris Han, Seventh and D streets north
west
Paperhanrers' Protective Umon-Harris
Han, Seventh and ID streets.
Partners Assembly -PIasters' Han, Four
and-a-HaIf EiIeeJ and Pennsylvania avenue
Horseshoers' Uuion-Han. 7s7 Seventh
street northwest.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ..
District Assembly, No. 66, knights Of
Labor-Plastcrs Han, Four-aud-a-Half
5treetaud Pcuusyl
ProteelvestreelR Railway Union -Bunch's
Han No 8I4 Eight1 street.
Carpenters Council - Han, No. 627
Massachusetts avenue.
Galvanized Iron and CouIce Workers
Hal, no. 797 Seventh street northwest.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6.
gtouemasons' Uuion-Plasterers' Hall,
-Four -aud-a-haf street and Pennsylvania
avenue
I. A. 1g8s, K. OF l., JourueymeD House
Paiuters-Harris' Han, Seventh and D
streets northwest.
]. A. EssG, K. OF l., Eccentric AssoCia-
Cou OF Steam EnEineers-Bunch's Hall, No.
s14 Eighth street northwest.
L.All95. *. OIL. Mosaic and Encausuc
Tile Layers-Hau, 1915 e street.
Clerks Assembly, X. OF HAL over
EortEHger's store, Georgetown.
j.. A. 2672, * OF l., Excelsior Assem-
Typographical Temple
Electrical Workers Union, No. 26.-
Han. s27 Seventh street.
Marine Association or Steam Engineers
Mariners Temple, Seventh street soutr
west, opposite Peutz's wharf
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Z.
l. L. 2Ss9, x. OF l., Journeymen Bread
Bokers-Plasjerers' Hall, Four-and-a half
street and Pennsylvania avenue
cigar Makers UuIOu, No. I1O.-Han
No 787 Seventh street northwest.
Local Union No. 1ss, J0urneymen Tai .
0rs-CosteIl0's Hall. Sixth and G streets.
The morning times., 1895-09-01
NOTES FROM COMMANDS.

Gen. Ordway and Adjt. Gen. Mosher ac-
companied the brigade team to Sea Girt.
The board Of survey on the property for
which Capt. Wilson, OF Company D, Sixth
Battalion, is responsible, meets this week.
Capt. Mattngly, Company B, Third Bat
talon, has been keeping in tune with his
men during the summer. The result viii
be apparen in the fall.
Painters have finished their work in the
headquarters Of the troop.
The excursion Of the Ambulance Corps
to River View, Wednesday evening, was
great success.
Capt Henry Walsh and FirstSergt Beatty
gave sergt johnson, OF Company D, First
Separate Battalion, his practical eXamina-
ton for promotion Wednesday evening
The armory is deserted nowadays,
Scarcely any Of the men get down there.
Private Harry A. Blandy, acting captain.
Company D, Third Battalion, has applied
for his discharge.
An election for second lieutenant in Com
pany B, Third Battalion, will soon be or
dered
First Lieut.. Harvey, Company H, Engi-
neer Corps, is out West on a months leave
Of absence.
The morning times., 1895-09-01

on foot by the unions in Baltimore to
place Mr.. Herman on the unfair list in that
city.
The Tailors reported that they would
have a mascot IN line on Labor Day in the
shape OF a miniature dandy com, !" dressed
in very elaborate full dress suit of the
latest Etyle, tall hat, ard patent leather
shoes. The sub 5ect selected for the mascot
is a little darky about thirty Inches in
height and weighing less than seventy
pounds.
The morning times., 1895-09-01
japanese Trade.

The foreign trade of Japan mas grown i'm
nenseIy within the last few years. Her Ak
ports we're about three and her imports
nearly four times as large as in 1855. In =
recent address before the London Chamber
Of Commerce, Mr.. GOusukc Hayashi, Jap
ans consular representative at Loudon,
stated that his cOuntry's annual foreign
trade increased in the ten years from less
than 81, 900, 600 to over 23O, 100000 HilveR
yen.
The morning times., 1895-09-01
AMONG TIE LOCALS

Another carpenters love feast was held
last Monday evening at the Society Temple,
Sixth and @ streets. The attendance, which
was very large, was composed OF mem
bers OF Local Union, No /, Carpenters
and staIrbuildsrs, and Local Assembly, No
174s, K OF l. Quite number OF speeches
were made by members Of both organIza-
tons on the benefits expected to be gained
by consoli dation.
The speeches were regularly punctuatsd
The morning times., 1895-09-01
Rich Men

A London newspaper has compiled sta
tIstics or the estates left by prominens
English lawyers, and finds that forty-fouE
leading solicitors bequeathed to their heirs
fortunes averaging a117 900 (about $685.
OOOl each The fortune OF John Clayton,
town clerk OF NewcastIe-on-Tyne, amountea
10 $500, 600, and was the largest.
The morning times., 1895-09-01

1925 Excursion TO Baltimore $1.25
The Pennsylvania Railroad win sell Sat
urday, August 81, and Sunday, September
/, good returning until Monday, septem-
Der 2, excursion tickets to Baltimore at
rate Of S125
The morning times., 1895-09-01
WOrkingnen
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

The following are Ine opening, the high
est and the lowest, and the closing prices
OF the New York stock market yesterday,
as rennrtad hv siLshv & Ccnrrarr
The morning times., 1895-09-01

What we are
doing, we want
known.
We want it known
that Furniture, S
Houscfurnishings
Carpets,
Bedding,
and
everything
to fit out
your house
is cheapest
here, either
for cash or
on our new
credit plan.
MAYER s PETIT,
GlS Seventh Street 3. ".
The morning times., 1895-09-01
FINANCIAL.

American Security and Trust Company
Capital paid in s. $4,000
Surplus, S2JJ,JD0
State, county, municipal
bonds. This company is
prepared to buy the entire
issues of any of the above
class of bonds. Correspond
ence solicited.
AMERICAN SECURITY & TRUST CO.,
140J C street
O. J. BELL. President
The morning times., 1895-09-01

Chicago Board of Ira ie-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
STATE JoURNA14 TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 4. 1896.

enue to Woodland avenue on Tenth av-
enue. It WAS referred to the committee
on streets and walks.
Nelson Hatch, a crippled man, asked
permission to peddls tinware without a
license The communication was refer
red to the committee on license.
The final estimate of Joseph Brom-
ich for putting a new boiler in place at
the city electric light plant, was ap-
proved 1t amounts to $40
De- w. L. Burns asked permission to
sell something he calls "Ozone," but
which is said to be composed of some
thing besides fresh air, without license.
The request was referred to the commit
tee on licenses.
The committee on parks will decide
whether Fort Pillow post may use the
City park on September IL.
The claim of Street Commissioner
Ramsey for $40 for the use of a horse
and buggy was rejected.
Council adjourned to meet next Mon
day evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
CUTS DOWN THE FORCE
Fewer Sanitary Policemen Will Be
Employed
on DR.. HITCHELL'S RECOMMENDATION

Bond Of the Upper Dam Company he
1ected Because There Are No Local
Bigners-
The following resolution was intro
duced by Councilman Drew at the cOun-
Gil meeting last night:
Whereas, The city physician says that
his department can by close economy
perform the duties with three sanitary
policemen and one sanitary sergeant;
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the sanitary force Do
so reduced as to give the sanitary depart
ment one sanitary sergeant and one san
itsrv policeman.
The resolution was adopted without
discussion or opposition.
This means that two sanitary officers
will lose their places. There are two
sanitary officers from the Second and
two from the Fifth ward and one from
each of these wards will probably be
discharged. Then the two men dis
charged will be Nels Mcconnell or John
Allen and A Hardy or c. W. Fowler.
One of the councilmen said that Alien
and Hardy will be the men discharged
City Physician Mitchell says that I'M
less there is an epidemic three sanitary
officers can easily do the work.
The other members of the force besides
those named are J. NJ. Miller of the
Third ward. and q. c. Smith OF the First
ward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
TWENTY-FIVE IMMORTALS.
Charles Sheldon One of the Men Who
VIII Discuss Sociological Subjects.

Charles Sheldon One of the Men Who
VIII Discuss Sociological Subjects.
Rev. Charles M. Sheldon will leave
Topeka this week to spend the summer.
He will deliver an address before the
students of Iowa college at GrineIl Sun
day evening.
Rev. Sheldon has been honored by an
invitation to attend "The Retreat" which
| is gathering of twenty five of the we'll
known students of sociological questions
in the United States, who, with Professor
George d. Heron of Iowa college, de-
vote week to the discussion of sociolo-
gical subjects.
Among those who will be present are
Washington GLADDEN., Prof Graham Tay-
! lor of Chicago. Rev. B. Fay Mills, the
evangelist. Prof. Richard 7. Ely of the
Wisconsin university, and DR.. Josiah
Strong, the New York author. The
meetings are private and no one but
those invited will be admitted.
From Grinell Rev Sheldon will go to
Clifton Springs. New York, to visit Mrs.
Sheldon, whose health is reported to be.
improving.
He will then go to northern Michigan
and spend the remainder of the summer
in the iron mines collecting mater ial for
/ a new book.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
thirty one hogs inside the limits, which
thev vaIuod at 475

thirty-one hogs inside the limits, which
they valued at $75.
Members of the A. O. . W. and De-
gree of Honor will be admitted to the
entertainment at Hamilton hall tonight
by ticket only. All members are to be
supplied with tickets.
Miss Adelaide Stitch, who graduated
from the Washburn Music department
last year, returned from New York to-
day and will sing two selections at the
Chapel Wednesday evening, June 9Th.
Mrs. Charles Dunlap has secured di-
vorce from her husband. the general SUI
psrintendent of the Rock Island, at Chi
cagO Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap resided in
Topeka few years ago and are well
known here.
When Bill Sells circus was giving a
parade in Salt Lake City recently the
named Young, whereupon seventeen of
Mrs. Young came out of the house and
almost broke up the parade.
Parkhurst, Davis s. Co, report the
largest amount of property owned by
any corporation in Topeka. Their per-
sonal property is valued at $4,000. The
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance company
comes next with property valued at
$34,7S0.
The state supreme court and the appel
late court of the eastern division, north
ern department., both opened in Topeka
this morning. The supreme court is in
session in the senate chamber and the
appellate court in representative hall.
You may not have noticed it, but there
was rate war on in Topeka yesterday.
The Santa Fe made the round trip rate to
Kansas City 81 sc. The Rock Island i'm
mediately ''saw" it and the Santa Fe
went two better and made it $264
When Sousa was in Grand Rapids,
Mich, recently, a newsboys' band sere-
naded him with the washington Post"
He was SO impressed that he not only
gave them a benefit concert, but will
make them his guests for week at Man
haitian Beach.
The Kansas City Planning Mill COM
pany, which did considerable work on
the new high school building, has pre-
sented bill for 1920 to the school board
which it claims Bowers and Martineau,
the contractors. refuse to settle. The
board refused to do anything in the mat
ter
Clerk H. W Farnsworth, of the city
school board, has been granted thirty
days leave of absence. Mr.. Farnsworth
has dutiful son in California who sent
him transportation to San Diego and San
Francisco, to return by way of the
mountains. Mr.. Farnsworth promised
to bring the board box of oranges
when he returns.
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HOW RAIN IS MADE.
The Jewell System Described and the Way
1t Worked.

1t Worked.
MEDICINE LODGE, June 3-Local rain
makers began work here last week and
the results have been most satisfactory
The rainmakers, with H. II. Chase in
charge, got their apparatus started and
kept 1t going right along for two days at
the old Mckay and Haynes blacksmith
shop. The arrangement consists of three
stone churns filled with water, zinc and
sulphuric acid Common stove pipe
fitted over the top of each churn carries
the hydrogen gas generated in the
churns through elbows and into one pipe
that extends through the roof. At one
side is a common twelve cell electric
battery which furnishes electricity that
passes to coil of copper wire placed in
the stove pipe that passes through the
roof and almost at the top.
This, it is claimed. is all there is to
the Jewell system. The theory is based
on the fact that combination of oxygen
and hydrogen forms moisture, and the
electricity, which is readily carried by
hydrogen gas, furnishes the electric
spark that produces the conclusion that
precipitates the rain. It is not claimed
for the system that it viii produce rain;
but its strong adherents do claim that it
will cause precipitation if the moisture
is present in the atmosphere. It began
raining about 10 o'clock the following
morning,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
OTHER BUSINESS DONE.
Miscellaneous Matters Disposed of by tn
City Council.

Miscellaneous Matters Disposed of by the
City Council.
The Etwire ordinance" was introduced
and passed. 1t provides that it shall be
unlawful TO throw wire of any kind in
the streets and alleys and for a fine of
from So to $25
E. A. Wagner presented a claim for
$4,000 for damages against the city by
Walker F. Widner, whose 14-year- old
son was killed by being thrown from a
cart which struck a stone in the street.
on May 3. The claim was referred to
the city attorney.
Councilman Bradford's report favoring
the condemnation of five feet of Dr..
Roby's land to widen Beacon street, or
to declare the street forty feet wide in
stead of fortv-five The report was
adopted over the protest of DR.. Roby
The usual claims were allowed, and an
appropriation ordinance covering them
passed
Councilman Stevens introduced a reso-
luton instructing the city engineer to
erect drinking fountain at the south.
west corner of Eighth and Kansas ave-
mud. 1t was adopted.
Councilman Roundtree's resolution
providing that w. M. McMichaels be
granted permission to run a stand at SI8
Kansas avenue without paying a license
was referred to the committee on licenses
with power to act
The old claim of c. ]. Rosen of S669.47
which he claims is still due for building
the sewer in district 16 was called up bV
Councilman Drew and referred to the
committee on sewers and water works
with the city engineer.
The claim of Mrs. Elizabeth Myers for
$500, judgment secured against Deck
er, Mullins & Berry, was reported by the
city attorney that the city was under no
obligation to pay the claim and upon his
recommendation it was rejected
II. Il. Saunders asked permission to
peddle without license. His reouest
was referred to the committee on licenses
with power to act.
c. G. Johnson presented q request to
be allowed to peddle without paving q
license. The communication was refer
red to the committee on licensed
The petition of o. II. Danner and 9TH
ers for a sidewalk on the west side of
Lincoln street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets was reported unfayor
ably by Councilman Fulton. Chairman
OF the committee on streets and walks.
me report was rejected and the motion
OF councilman Drew to grant the re-
quest was carried.
1he resolution of Councilman Round
tree Tor cross walk at the intersection
OF Fifteenth and Washington streets.
was referred to the street commissioned
with power to act.
The petition requesting that a half
dozen men who have been employed on
the street force continually be DISCHARGED
was referred to the mayor with mower to
act F''0- -
The bond of 7. W. Durham. as CITY
scavsnger, for $500, was presented and
approved The sureties are c. o. Knowles
and 7. J. Kellam. 40
The bond of A. W. Brown AZ citv
Bcavenger was approved. The snraties
are F. NJ. Newland and s. Cunningham
]. T. Hsrriott and twenty-seven Others
presented a remonstrance against the
building of sidewalk from Brooks av.
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w. g. TODD'S PLANS.
He Believes in Higher Education for the
Blind.


KANSAS CITY, Kan, June 4-Superin-
tendent Todd of the blind institution and
the superintendent of several eastern
institutions of that kind are working on
a plan for the adoption of higher educa-
ton for the blind.
Mr.. Todd says there is no reason, with
proper training, why blind people should
not occupy chairs in the leading univer-
stiles of the land. He says that at pres
ent less than 10 per cent of the blind are
able to earn their own living, but thinks
that with proper training 80 per cent of
them can be made self sustaining. The
superintendent says the possibilities of a
bright blind person are very great
There are some in the institute here
who can solve the most difficult problem
in bank discount mentally. It would be
impossible for almost any seeing person
to solve such problem without the use
of pen or pencil. This the superintend-
ent avs shows that if properly trained
ment ally the blind can more than equal
their seeing friends in literary fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-04
ROBBED THE RICH.
A Gang of Thieves In Chicago which
Stole Diamonds is Broken Up.

CHICAGO, June 4-several important
arrests were made last night by the
Berry Detective agency of a gang of
thieves in Chicago which was broken
Those arrested were: J. c. Farley, Frank
Brown, Jacob A. Fischel, Jennie Wolf,
and Mrs. Michael Farley. These are all
active members of the gang. John T.
McArty, adverty advertising manager of
Hooley's theatre, was also placed under
arrest for receiving goods stolen by the
gang
Among the articles recovered by the
officers were diamonds valued at S., 500,
stolen from Norman II. Ream, the
wealthy board of trade man; diamonds
worth $4,000, the property of Ellridge C.
Keith, president of the Metropolitan Ma
tional bank, and goods stolen from the
residences of DIR. II. W. Thomas, the we'll
known clergyman, and Congressman
George E. White. The value of the stuff
recovered is about s., 900.