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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
popullSs ,Iisruie in ,vhsscom County.

PopuliSf NiSrute IN w hstcom county.
wfatcorn. Feb. f1.-SPes,la2 The order
of the two Forailst county coTarsss
xson@rs directing the auditor 20 make all
warrants sxsuesf by the commissioners Ia
rav1nsnt % hills allowed during ISs5 pay
ahge cut ct the tax receipts from the
1854 levy. now heing Catd. has called
forth a storm Of indignant protests from
the holsers os oid warrants and from
esi~sness raea generally. TAere was
lIv.iv tine AZ the meeting q tAs co~n1nis-
sgonerS yesterday afternoon. when County
Treasurer Fzsrsy very eEETssAslcs no.
tlassg faerss thar he will psy no w@rrass.s
whatever untti this moss uu2snsl Tra-
~eessns ot the commissioners - PASSED
ueSen hv sAe supreme court He aee2ares
that ne will nst even ray s-fssoa war
rants. no matter how sssnc6 n1osey there
may be ia Tbs schoset fant - the eT~Sst
OF TIE 6!stxscss upon which TIE warrants
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
Thc pgamond DrIII working r. O.

Port Angeles. Feb. i7.-spectaL-M. ].
Carrfgsn, whos as a representative of an
Ossto syuaasate. has been prospecting fer
coal in this vfczaitv. reports that me ega-
uoni irgll f. ecrins through sandstone.
a. a point near the Dry creek 1lll. ana
thai Il IS sown s. fees- Small pieces ec
coal ara frntSe5saesi in sae sandstone and
can be plagufy seer IA the cara brought
wp ay the drsli Several boxes OF this
core are now On sxha.s.gea at the beard
% trade Feouzs. and are attracting rnSsca
attention.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-18
JAPAN ORDERS BATTLESHIPS.
Two Vessels That VIII Excel Anything
In the american Navy

Washington CITY. Feb. 1.-THE Japan
ese seem to have solved for themselves
the question as 10 the relative merits
OF batteships and cruisers which Is now
agitating congress in connection with
the proposition 10 provide for the con-
strucs3en OF three new baTt,eships
While their cruisers. owing 20 superior
strategy in their management and great
wariress in attack, supplemented by
the indispensable torpedoboat fleet, have
managed 10 obtain victories over the
Chinese fleet in two cases, the battle
ships of the Chinese even with inferior
mana cement and personnel, have given
such a good account or themselves as
10 make il apparent to the japanese
that IL ever they hope TO meet another
naval power In combat with chance of
success they must themselves possess
some of the great battieships.
II Is regarded as a foregone coaciu-
sion that they VIII acquire the Chinese
battleshiTss Chen Yuen and Ting Yuen-
II the latter can be Taised-by conquest
But the japanese government Is not
content to rest there. for advlces re-
ceived by the navy department show
that they have placed contracts for
building two great ships that will ex-
ceed the best or our own ships in offea-
sive and defensive powers. The battle
ships viii be ~ 1880 tons d-sTr.acernent.
go feet long by IS feet beam. An arnlor
belt eighteen inches thick viii extend
for 22s feet along the sides over the
vitais Of the ship. which win DE pro-
PEELED by engines OF ~ 900 horse power
and carry each two i2-lnch guns, ten
s-snch guns and a great number Of
smaller machine guns. Il viii require
fully 5000 tons - nickel aecl Harvey
ICED arnsor for these ships under these
last requirements. hut the japanese
government indicates how duickly their
naval officers profit by and adopt the
very latest discoveries in naval con-
structAon. for Il Is only very recently
that the Unified States developed this
rwx~sess OF treating argnn- So rs 10 add
50 per cent. 70 its resisting power.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Kama Alnin rnterMitN.

The Washington Alumni and Alpha NJ
Chapters of the Kappa Alpha College Fra
ternity, gave delightful banquet at the
Shoreham Saturday evening. The fra
ternity is one of the largest in the coun-
try. 1t was organized in 1865, and today
has chapter in nearly every first-class
college and university in the United States
This was the first Banatet the order has
given In Washington, it having been or
ganized here at the Columbian University
of this city last Noyemher.
Mr.. w. w. MILAN Of tile District bar was
POSTMASTER. The first toast the chapter
drank in body standing ard in silence
1t Was to the expression of sympathy and
regret at the sad accident which lately be-
fell one of their members. and who was
unable to be present-Capt. j. NJ Cabell
of the u. S. A. After the drinking of this
silent toast the chapters were seated and
spent a few momeRs in quiet reflection,
when the regular toasts 1were taken up, as
follows: Crimson and gold, N. Read Jonn-
son; Alumni Chapter, M. G. Bruce: Alpha
Nu, ]. C. Goodfellow; Our sisters" Arthur
Johns; Ideals Of Kappa Alpha, w. w. Mil
Ian; Principles Of Kappa Alpha, w. A.
Edwards; Our past, present and future
F. S. Key Smith. With a few voluntary
remarks the banquet adjourned.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
POLLING CONGRESS,
The Result of n Newspaper Canvas
on Some LCnIfnr Issues

The Result of Newspaper Canvass
on Some Lending Issues.
The New York World sent last Friday to
each Senator and Representative whose
address could be ascertaned a telegraphic
request for answers to the following ques-
tions:
Do you favor single gold standard or
free coinage?
Do you favor further tariff changes?
DO You favor principle of income tax?
Yesterday the World printed replies from
about one-half the members of the next
Congress.
In general way it may be said that out
of 116 members who gave uneauivocal an
swers to the silver question, % are un-
qualifediy in favor of free coinage, Al ia
vor bimetalfsm generally with the proyiso
OF an international agreement. Only IL
can fairly. be classed as favoring a single
gold standard. and the attitude of some of
these. even, is not definite. The southern
and Tar western states are almost unani-
nous for free coinage, the central states
lean toward silver. with international BIZ
metallic Qualifications, and it is only in
New York, New England and adjacent
eastern states that there are any arowedly
gold standard men.
An unexpected and unpleasant possibility
OF renewed tariff agitation is apparent in
the replies to the question as TO further
changes in the tariff. Only % members
ara against all change while 30 favor mod
crate changes and IS pronounced for
radical changes. The moderates are chiefly
those who think changes will be necessary
in order to increase revenues.
The income tax question brought out
many answers. Forty-nine Congressman
say that they favor the principle of the
tax. Forty-seven oppose it. A great many
evaded the question failed to answer it,
Alabama, Arkansas. California, Colorado,
Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Ne
vada, North Carolina, South Carolina, South
Dakota. Virginia. Washington and Wyom-
from
The bimetallists are chiefly in Delaware,
Georgia, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas
Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri
Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
New York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Vermont
have the gold advocates.
Alabama Arkansas. Texas, the Caro-
Iinas. Georgia, Louisiana and most of the
other southern states are solid for the in
come tax. New York and the east gener-
ally oppose it. Elsewhere the division is
nearly even.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
ELECTRIC ELEVATED ROAD.
Successful Operation of the Chicago
System.

Chicago is greatly pleased over the sue
cessful running of its new electric elevated
line, which last week added it's Logan
Square branch to the portion already in ac-
tive operation. 4Hi
The line is remarkable in several ways.
In the first place, it is the pioneer success
full attempt to apply electricity to an ele-
waited system.
The current is taken f{om a special third
rail, ana runs by the regular rails back to
the power house-the, same system as that
used on the worlds fair grounds. The
power house, situated back of Throop
street, is massive structure With a
capacious 150-foot iron chimney that towers
over the urroundingcbuildinss.
From the power station the current,
which has an intensity of 800 volts, and a
present maximum of 5000 horsepower
volume, runs through heavy feeder cables
to the lateral third rail with which the
trolley shoe connects. This rail is set on
heavy timber that has been rendered
impervious to rain by application of par
atIine, thus guar rdins against short circuits
by water The top of the rail is eleva ted
somewhat above the level of the regular
service rails, and the contact shoe troll
icy slides along upon the top of the rail.
This shoe Is the invention of Superintend-
ent Baker. though it now belongs to the
Ger eral Electric COMPANY like all the ether
appliances used in this system. 1t hangs
from an oaken beam extending from the
side of the truck. The shoe is suspended by
means of links, which allow it to accom-
modate itself to any unevenness in the
feeder rail in the track. Each motor
truck is equipped with two of these pro-
]ectng shoes, one on each side, one being
for use on the downtown trip, and the
other on the uptown trip. The road has
no loops at the terminals, hence the motor
cars have to be double-headers, with mo-
torman's compartments at each end, though
the two motors are both at the one end.
The motors each nave a capacity of $50
horse power These are sufficient to run
the present trains-motor car and three
trailers-at a rate of forty miles an hour
If desired. Ultimately. the trains are to be
made up with five trailers, when two ad-
ditional motors will be put in at the other
end of the motor car.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
THE DEBT STATEMENT.
Estimate of the Deficiency at the
Close of the FiscnIoYear.


Close of the FiscalSYear.
The public debt statement for May shows
the debt of the United States June 1. less
cash in the treasury, to have been $912,363,-
292, or s., 5,3S6.611 less than on April 90. The
cash in the treasury Is classified as follows:
Gold, $147, ,6sOa77; silver s511, ,5S2. $50; paper,
$121 716 4O6; bonds. disbursing officers bal
ances, ETC., 16,4S3, 120; against which there
are demand liabilities amounting to $6l2-
103, ,654, leaving cash balance in the treas
ury of s1S5.370, 100.
The total receipts for May were $25,212.-
07S, as against s23.066994 for May, 1894.
The receipts for the eleven months of the
s27O, 474, 40 for the same period last year.
The disbursements for the last month
amount to SOS 55S. 213. which makes the
deficit for the month S,2S6, 135, and for the
eleven months, SAG, 15T, ,495.
Treasury officials are now confident that
the close of the fiscal year, one month
hence will show a deficit of not more than
s440O0,0to. and possibly not more than s43.-
100000, which is at least $5,OG0,OOO less
than was predicted only a few weeks ago,
and s3,000,OoOO or 4000,OOO less than the
present figures. 1t is shown that the pen
sion payments during June will be at least
$2,500,O0O less than for May, and that the
payments on account of interest will also
be reduced Sl.5O0,OGO. With an increase
from internal revenue of $3,OO0,G)O. on ac-
count of receipts from special LIQUOR, to-
bacco and oleomarSarine licenses, which
must be paid before July 1, and very ma
terial reductions in pension and interest
payments. It is confidently expected that
next month will show a small surplus, with
the deficit further reduced to at least S44,-
OOOOOO. The month of July, however, is
likely to see the deficit increased by at
least s1O,000,000, as .hat months interest
payments will aggregate about $T,0hO,Oo0
Disbursements in every branch of the gov
ernment are usually much heavier in July
than IN any other month, so that, without
the receipts are greatly increased, the de-
felt on August next will not likely fall
much short of S33.0C0,0OO for the thirteen
months.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
INCOME TAX RETURNS
They Will Be Safely Kept Until Action is
Taken by Congress-
The Commissioners Will Advocate
Their DestructiOn-The Money Paid
in to BE Returned.

Numerous applications have been made
to the commissioner of internal revenue for
the restoration of the returns of incomes,
personal and corporate, made prior to the
discovery that the income tax statute was
void and Of no effect. The commissioner
will not comply with these requests, how
ever He takes the ground that he has no
power to dispose of these returns, under
existing laws, and will hold them inviolate
as other secret records until Congress shall
provide for their disposition. He favors
their complete destruction. and will so
recommend to Congress- through the Sec
retary of the Treasury, but will keep them
intact until Congress passes upon the
question. In the event that the legislative
body decides that they should be restored
to their makers, the commissioner says,
he will be fully prepared to return them.
VIII BE Securely Kept.
Meanwhile they will be securely kept in
a burglar-proof, fire-proof vault in his Of
flee, entirely safe from all prying persons
who might possibly make improper use of
a knowledge of their contents. Under in
structions issued by the commissioner the
day after the Supreme Court declared the
income tax law unconstitutional all the
returns of income and all books and pa
pers relating to the income tax were at
collectors to the bureau at Washington
They were put under lock and key. so that
now there is not scrap of official in
formation as to the incomes of individuals
or corporations in the office of any of the
collectors or anywhere else outside of the
commissioners office.
These sacred documents have been placed
under the personal supervision of the
chief of the income tax division of the
internal revenue bureau. which official has
been specially enjoned to exercise great
care in their preservation and secrecy.
Money Paid In.
About $4,000 was paid into the treas
ury on account Of the tax before 1t was
judicially declared that there was no legal
authority for its collection. The Secretary
of the Treasury has decided to refund this
money to the individuals by whom it was
paid without waiting for specific con-
gressional authority, but details of the
arrangements for this refund have not yet
Been completed. 1t is believed, however.
that there will be no great delay in this
matter and that the entire amount paid in
will be restored to its rishtful owners in a
short time.
Evening star., 1895-06-03

| To the Editor of The Evening Star:
There is little doubt that Inconsistency
is at times wiser than consistency. and in
| following out well-defined policy it is
probably impossible, and certainly foolish,
| to be strictly consistent, yet 1t is a quality
| that is much liked, and by no class of men
| more than by the blue jackets" or sea-
| men, of the United States navy. For this
| reason 1t is held up to naval cadets as the
| virtue of all others to cultivate, SO when
glaring inconsistency is forced under
| their notice the example may not be alto
| gether good.
1t is probable that this fact makes it
more unpleasant for the authorities at
the United States Naval Academy to carry
out reform that is both there and else
where, considered unnecessary, unpleas-
ant, foreign, discourteous. and, in the case
of the naval cadets who are at the habit
forming age, ill-advised in the last degree
Still the amusement of reformation is al
ways attended with a certain less of COM
fort and popularity, SO that the author
tiles at the Naval Academy are doubtless
quite willing, by their Interpretation of a
paragraph of the navy regulations, to add
to their burdens 4 charge of utter incon-
SiStency.
The matter referred to is the order SO
Interpreted, that officers and cadets meet
ing ladies of their acquaintance must not
raise their caps, but give a formal salute:
the excuse offered by the authorities for
this Interpretation is that this stiff, mill
ravy regulations. Now if these gentlemen
who are so unlucky to be placed in situ-
ations requiring them to enforce such an
obnoxious regulation although it was not
written with any intention of being dis
torted to its present meanings) will trouble
themselves to read over that page again
they will that their actions need a
further modification.
United States navy regulation, page 20
par. 10l, The salute for all officers and men
in uniform or not, when not under arms
shall be that prescribed in the instructions
for infantry
This will be found on page IS, paragraph
"a, of the instructions for infantry and
artillery. United States navy Gevised edi-
ton).
How are officers to do when not in uni
fern? Do the officers who are playing ten
mis- or riding, in civilians clothing, salute
the same when in uniform? Do the
civilian instructors who do not wear uni
form have to salute their friends by touch
ing their hats? I do not think so; they
have the best authority for raising them, In
the example of the commandant of cadets
who, when in civilians dress. favors his
acquaintarces with a most gracious bow
According TO the Interpretation of the
regulation referred to, all who do lift their
hats to wives or friends, are transgress-
ing. so let them be brought to order, or
else let that unlucky paragraph be changed
so that stick!ers for the letter of the law
may not, in addition to the censure they
are getting. bear the added burden of in
consistency. MASON E. MITCHELL.
Formerly cadet at the Naval Academy.
Baltimore, Nd. May n, 1895.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
Cruelty to Canaries.

10 the Editor of The Evening Star:
AS Q lover of song birds l beg a small
space in your valuable paper for the pur-
pose of calling attention to a species Of
cruelty that is being constantly, though un-
Intentionally, practiced by ladies who keep
canaries: During the present intense heat
l have been frequently panied by seeing
hapiess canary birds hung up in their brass
cages in the blazing sunshine. To keep
birds for two or three hours exposed to the
rays OF the sun when the them ometer
stands at eighty or ninety degrees is sim
ply to shorten their lives. All birds love
to sport in the sunshine, but it is con-
trary to common sense to expect a Gagged
bird to be healthy after continuous sun
bath of six or eight hours. If ladies' de-
sire that their pets may enjoy the sun in
natural way let them cut a round cover
or green paper with a hole in the middle
and place it on the top of the cage so
the little creature may have a shade when
ever 1t wishes to rest. The best plan is to
put the bird out in the early morning sun
shine. but by II o'clock the cage should
be withdrawn to the shade behind the win
dow blinds. You might as well wrap a
child in blanket and send it out to play
In the hot street as to keep a canary bird
in the sun all day. "
Evening star., 1895-06-03
The Lnnsdon Industrial Prizes.

Andrew Langdon, president of the Buffalo
Historical Society, has founded three
prizes; first for the best work in the car
penter's shop; second. for the best work in
the tin shop. and third, for the best work
in the sewing room in Howard University.
The following students won these prizes
for 1895: In carpenters shop, j. F. Rich;
the tin shop, Raymond G. Thomas, and in
the sowing class, Alice Jeffries. The prizes
were SO each, and were presented by
President Rankin commencement night.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
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RUSHING WALL OF WATER.
A Nebraska Lake Suddenly Sweep.
Down Medicine Valley.

Down Medicine Valley.
Curtis lake, in Nebraska, has burst its
banks the railroad grade is torn up:
freight cars are strewn across the Medicine
bottom and five roller mills are ruined.
Curtis lake is nearly empty. and a flood of
water is running down Medicine valley,
carrying destruction and probable death
in its path. Four of the five tracks beside
the main line are torn up and gone, while
a train of freight cars is swinging in the
food.
Twenty thousand dollars damage has al
ready been done at Curtis. The fine alfalfa
meadows just below the city are ruined
and homes all along the valley destroyed
News from above and below, as it comes
in, tells of dire destruction. loss of prop
ertv and live stock swept away.
The Medicine valley is iensely populated
and fears are entertained that loss of life
will be heavy. The wall of water is fifty
high and several hundred yards WIDE
Evening star., 1895-06-03
The Brahmin Lecturer.

Mr.. Prabala Ramachandrayya, the con-
verted Brahmin, who has been delivering
number Of free lectures on India at the
Luther Place Memorial Church, will con-
clude the course this evening. His subject
will be "Civilizations, Eastern and Western
Compared" At the conclusion of the lee
ture last Monday Mr.. Rama was presented
with handsome gold watch, as mark Of
appreciation on behalf Of the congregation.
Evening star., 1895-06-03
GIVEN TO ACTOR COULDOCK.
Over $4,000 Realized From Saturdn
Nights Benefit.


Nights Benefit.
For the benefit of the actor, Charles NJ.
Couldock. THE Rivals" was given at the
Fifth Avenue Theater New York, Saturday
night, by a company of stars of the first
magnitude. Here is the cast:
Sir Anthony Absolute. William H. Crane.
capt. Absolute. Henry Miller.
Sir Lucius OTrigger. MAT. c. Goodwin.
Falkland ................. Thomas w. Keene.
Bob Acres. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Joseph Jefferson.
David. .......................De Wolf Hopper.
Fag. Thomas Q. Seabrooke.
Lydia Languish. Viola Allen.
Mrs. Malaprop.. Mrs. John Drew.
Lucy Nellie McHenry.
But the performance was not notable
merely as an assemblage of actors recog-
nZed as STARS" 1t was a remarkably
smooth. spirited and brilliantly effective
rendering of the play. Mr.. Joseph Brooks
went on the stage after the first act and
offered Mr.. jefferson and his associates
100000 for a twenty-weeks' tour with The
Rivals He refused to repeat the answer
he received.
The receipts from the sale of tickets were
$3.50. This money, with the amount OBJ
tanned from the sale of souvenirs, will
swell the total to considerably more than
$1,000. Mr. Joseph BroCks said that ar
rangements had been made by the commit
tee in charge OF the benefit by which an an
nual income of 81 200 will be secured to Mr..
Couidock.
Evening star., 1895-06-03

ms we ANNOUNCED
Saturday, we have i'm
augurated a new de-
parture i'm merchar1-
dising. AS we then
stated, "everything
Within our establish
ment is to be a little
lower i'm price than
the same article cam
be purchased else
where" We grant
that we rum the risk
of your misjudging
the goods i'm selling
them so low, but time
and Investigation will
overcome that. OF
course we have an
object i'm view-we
propose to double, aye
triple, our present
volume of business by
this selling wer
than amy ONE else. We
look to the Increased
volume of business to
make up for the les
sened profits. We be
lieve you will shop
where you cam buy to
the best advantage,
and we propose to
make this the. place
by saving you a little
money ON everything
you buy - pennies,
dimes and then dol
lars.
BE cur'iousg Doubt
usg Come to the store
and investigate for
yourself. You know
what t IN i N g S are
worth. DON'T pay us
quite as much for
anything as the 9TH
ers ask. Enjoy the
freedom of the store
rest i'm the s'Recep=
tion" balcony. We
will do all we can to
make your shopping
pleasurable as we'll as
profitable. These at
fractions for Tuesday:
The others 12Ac. Swiss Ribbed Vests,
white. pink and light blue, for lie.
The 25c. Nee; ssaire" Ribbed Vests
for 21c.
These have the combination sleeves un-
der the arm, forming a highly absorbent
shield.
Still a good assort=
mner1t left of the 300
Nj a N u f q ct urers'
"sample'' Parasols,
mo two alike, at ONE
half their wholesale
price, being one=third
what the others ask.
Just think of 300
Parasols and mo two
a 1 i k e. V ari e t v
enough?
There are 1l1an1Y
goods termed "sta=
ples'' and sold for a
uniform price every
where. 1t is on these
that we enable you to
make the heaviest
saving, for they are
goods YOU are buying
every day. Here is a
little list of a few of
them.
Ladies. SILK Teck scarfs. light and
dark effects, that sell for 25c. the
world over, are. but Ole. here.
Wy. sNiiirt "ilSt sets, variety of
Kinds. In sterling, gold, enameled, pearl,
moonstone, &c, are but 4ic. here.
All &c. Hosiery is 23c here.
All 35c. Hosiery is 33c. here
"
All Soc. Hosiery is Acc. here.
THE BON
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