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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-13

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W: WILLIAMS AUTHORIZED PRIVATE DE-1'Es,-
tive agency-Cor fidential communica tons promptly
attended to; office open all hours; best refs e.
tHbllshed 1850. Supt-. go F st. NV. mh13-1ms
LIFE Is TOO SHORT TO BE LONG. WINDED. NO
tiee our brsvity when tell you our method
of paying standard cash for gents left-ofr
garmentsf Drop that postal. JUSTS OLD
SlAND, oI9 - ST. NV mh13
MADAM JOSEPHINE LIE FEvRE DESIRES TO
inform the ladies Of Washington that she will
DC at her parlors, 70 and % Netzerott
buildilS. lilo + ST., for the few days when
she will be pleased to have IL personal interview
with all the Ladies' intlig ideally and give Then,
many valuable points TO how to attain and
regain beauty. She begs also to state that
owing TO the great favor with which her goods
have been received she finds there are several
spurious limitations on the market and wishes
II emphatically understood that the sole and only
agents for her preparations located an the
original. Washington parors, Rooms 20 and 90
Metzerott building. All ladies are cordiaIiv in
vitsd to call. mill o.
WANTED-FItTEEN YOUNG LADIES FOR THE
ball room scene in MIR. A. NJ Palmer's aid Edwin
Knowles production IF The Great Diamond Rob
berry. Ladies desiring to embrace this upYnr-
tunity for stage experience will please report to
Mr. SHERWOOD at the stage door OF the arad-
envy OF Music Saturday morning Mt 10 a. rlo,k
Must have handsome evening dresses nlhl-sr
A BRAND-NEw UPRIGHT PIANO. ONE OF THE
best makes, Will be sold to responsible buyer for
- week.
mhI4f Boz 1i6, Star Office.
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PERSONAL.

DErECrINE-WE WANT a MAN IN EVERY 10.
cality to act as private detective under NhstrIc
items; experience unnecessary. contract and yar
antee furnished members Address CO-OPEHA 4.
TIVE I'EIECflVE AGENCY, Nashville, Tenn
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WANTED-BOARD.

WANTED-A TEACHER OF PLANO WILL GIVE
lessons in return for board. Address Box lfO.
Star Ottite. Its
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FOR RENT-OFFICES.

FOR RENr-ONE OF THE BEST AIDS TO YOUR
BUSINESS OR PROFESSION is to be located In
the largest and estknown Office building In your
city: THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST
BUILDING, COR. 9TH AND SIS, has few
choice rooms available; moderate RENTAL no
extras perfect janitor service tireproof surround
1nss; elevators; 10 stories; centrally located
aud we'll advertised. no6-cOtf
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FOR RENT-BY x. o. HOLTZMAN. REAL ESTATE
and Insurance Broker, 10th and SITS. NV.
q 1b1a st, 15r2b $4,000 $40 I'd NV. Tor. .35 90
21Is st. 1sr. :12s 90 9ol French st. ST. 81 SO
S07 10th NV, Tor. 300 30O5 Cambridge ar. 80 90
1914 Sd ST. 1Sr&s. 1890 2224 II st, Sr. % 90
1879 Vt ave, Or. COCO 1881 D nv, 7r..... .25 90
14ls st, 12r. $500 221s II st. 7r..... .25 90
1914 NJ st, Tor. $500 2212 II, % 90
1918 NJ ut, Tor. 500 1893 D nw ir... Is 90
1424 9 st, 12r. 800 ST. sw, ST.. Is 90
7O7 NV, 12r. 80 90 235 Az sw 7r&s % 30
1916 NJ st, Tor. 1910 ~ S st NV DR.. . =. q so
zoos st, 1Or..... 5000 143S Fla ave, IT. % 81
zoos st, 12r. 5000 63l Mass av me- 7r. % IS
1920 st, Tor. 900 1905 LIST NV. 7r. % so
1905 G ST. Tor. .50O 90 603 9th ne, 7r. 20 so
1884 18th NV, Sr. ..4GOOt 8O7 A se, IT,. 20 40
507 18th nv, Or. As 90 232 I'd me- $50
907 NV, lire. As 90 1858 Be, .16 IS
lSdS Ut, 10r - 0Oi921h nv NV 7r. 16. 80
$50 21st ST. sr. 40 So SIS 9Th sw, 6r 10 90
lSO6 Riggs, 9r. 1000 535 9Th Sc, Or. Is %
l206 st. Or. BOO 1923 Gales ne.6r&s. Il 90
i1o6 81, Vt. 40 OOl Is Patterson ne, Ar. IL 90
dSio RIGGS ST, Dr. 1000 684 Callan ne, Or. IL. so
2O2I Tor. Zoo 662 Callan ne, Or. IL so
1907 10th NV, Tor. 90 921 9th Sc, 10 30
IL 4th se 10r. .85 OOl 1855 Water sw. 10 90
OFFICES.
Elegant in Sun Desirable rooms, "Atlan.
building, frepr00f, from tic Coast Line build
so to 500 each. Ing" all front and fire.
94l F NV, Sd I, or $40. 90 proof, from $40 to $35
20 La av.. $40 & 1900 each.
$50 + NV. 100
STORES.
1Ol6 Conn ave. 90 235 ~ sw..... 500 so
III aSl4 SSd sto&1sr. 75 o0 1922 14th nw..... so
a a. 9Th g GO es 215 Ind ave.
STABLES.
2023 st, rear. 81 90 124s sth NV, rear Sc 90
1892 Mass ave, r'r. 1000
mh9 r. o. HOFFMAN, 10th and sts NV.
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COUNTRY REAL ESTATE.

FOR kENT-A COMFORTABLE S-ROOM HOUSE
and 81 acres of good garden Iand beautifully To-
.atIf.: on the Gicsboro' raad Congress
Heights. terIIs. SO per month; Immediate pos
session given. 1877 Sth st. NV. ubl1 Re
FOR SALE-BY OWNEIt-EIGHTY-ACRE FARM
In the most productive and thrifty section of
PRICE Georges Co.. Md: located county road
cross d by fine stream of water; soil rich, deep
ard well drained: no buildings beautiful building
site, with iirst-srowth shade trees: eleven miles
from Washington: one mile from Il. and . sta
ton. BeltSVille. and three minutes walk from
Washington and Baltimore electric road; terms to
su I purchaser. YE.;kES x BAKER, ITO f st H. W.
mh9Gt
tuR SALE-FAl;M OF 10 ACRES EXCELLENT
Il nj, located in Prince Georges CO., Md q miles
from Wash, new 6-roCm honse; plenty fruit; SauJ
worth IT wire fencing the place; 81 sOsp-StD0
cash, halarce in years at 6 Der cent: title
perfect. Call 1852 NJ ST NV mhi -6t%
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For full list Of furnished houses apply at ONCE.
THOS. ]. FISHER Il Co.
mh7-tf 1904 sf nv
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": WILLIAMS AUTHORIZED PRIVATE. DETEC-
tive agency-Cot fidential communica tons promptly
attended to: office open all hours; best refs e.
tSblished 1850 Supt.. go + st NV mhl3-1ms
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ScrofuIa, Blood Poison, Cancer, Eczema Tette,
and all other disorders Of the blood pcrrnanenflv
cured, and all faint eliminated from the gysteis
BY 8. 8. s.. the greatest purifier.
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FOR SALE 911 II ST NV; 4-STORY BRICK:
II rooms and bath; 2-story brick stable in rear.
Also 224 18th ST. s.w.: Il rooms, bath. Apply
to owner. CHAS. Z. DUNCANSON, 9th and ID
SITS
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR RENT-REMINGTON TYPEWKTTERS AT TILE
REMINGTON OFFICE: modern machine; perfect
condition guaranteed with stand; delivered free
In city; one month applies purchase Of new
when directly following rental.
WYCkOFF. SEAAiANS & BENEDICT,
dc19-f Cor. Sth and + SITS. NV.
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FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

FOR SALEITHE CRAWFORD BICYCLE ron
1895. Medium, $40, $50 and SEQ; and high grade.
. 800. Call on or add. S. I. SCOTT, IOi1 Ri at
NV. agent for Montg Co., Md. fe26-1m
FOR SALE-BICYUIE; 1896 PATTERN. HIGH
grade; "a lbs. guaranteed. $50; easy payments
Address Box 102. Star Office. fe24-tf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
FIGURING UP THE RETURNS.
ASSESSORS FIND MANY THEY THINK
ARE TOO LOW.

Property Owners Summoned Before
the Board and Asked to Expafn.
Increases Made Willingly as a Rule
and Only One Case in which Ar
bitrary Action Was Necessary.
Many People who Made No Returns
ON the List.
The board Of tax assessors and receiv-
ers Is working very quietly just now, but
there are a number of people in the city
who have reason to know that it is not
idle It has been carefully going over the
returns made by the property owners for
city taxation.
The returns are closely scrutinized and
the result is that a great many have been
found which in the opinion of the asses
sors do not give a fair valuation of the
property owned by the party making the
return The assessors have been taking up
these returns one at a time. They have
avoided arbitrary increases in valuations
and have adopted the plan of inviting the
parties whose returns do not meet with
their appreciation to meet them at their
office and discuss the matter.
When the party thus called upon is
SHOWN that others in the same line of BUS
mess or owning the same class of prop
erty nave made larger returns he usually
consents without further argument to an
increase in the return.
The offer of the increase, the assessors
say, is often voluntary on the part of the
property oWnel. The ordinary defense of
those called upon to increase their returns
is that they have been making the same
returns for years. which is often true.
When found that others in the same cate
CORY have been induced to increase their
returns the increase is usually made with
out protest. In fact the assessors have
managed this business with so much tact
that they have had but one taxpayer so
and forced them to make an arbitrary i'll
crease in his assessment.
The increased return already secured by
the assessors by this means is very large.
There are several hundred returns which
are being revised by the commissioners in
this manner. In addition to this the as
SCISSORS have found that there are sew
eral hundred people whom they believe
are liable for taxation who have failed to
make any return at all. Notwithstand-
ing the number of those making returns
this year was more than double the num-
Der who made returns last year the as
SCISSORS find in going over the old list that
quite a large number who made returns
last year have failed to do so this year.
These cases will be Investigated and the
they returned nothing for taxation this
year.
The assessors will not be able to report
the total amount of the property returns
this year until they finish the work they
are now engaged upon and complete the
digest which is now being made for the
city treasurer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
Look Below the Surface.

When you are solicited 10 take life in
surance because it is cheap, look for the
'nigger in the wood pile" there's some
thing wrong about IL somewhere. You
do not buy cheap groceries for your
family. why should you leave a legacy
for them that might be "weak-kneed''
and in the end would prove far from be-
ing cheap" Look below the surface in
this matter; you want the very best
In the Massachusetts, Mutual you do
not have to depend on anything uncer-
tain or equivocal; everything is guaran-
teed. As long as you pay your premiums
you have certain and absolute procec-
ton. Should contingency arise, and
you get 70 that point where you cannot
continue, the law Of Massachusetts, pro-
tects you and the policy plainly shows
you how much cash or paid-up insurance
you are entitled TO. Dividends reduce the
cost every year, and a large number of
Savannah's best business men attest, with
pleasure, to the large dividends paid them
annually.
Take no step in this important matter
without first looking into the plans of this
company. Write a postal card 10 or tel
ephone No. Z32, Harry & Apple, general
agents Tor Georgia, SO Bay street, Savan-
nah, Ca and you will receive full in
formation, a specimen policy and an ex-
tract from the famous Massachusetts
insurance laws.
Reliable agents wanted throughout the
state, with whom good contracts will be
made.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
THE ARTILLERYMEN AT TYBEE.
sergt. saussy and Private Armstrong
Won the Prizes.

The Chatham Artillery spent their day
yesterday at Tybee and had a good turnout
Of men and officers. Many Of the veteran
and honorary members accompanied the
company and the day at the club house
was an unusually enjoyable one.
The memers OF the company devoted a
portion of their day 10 target practice
win carbines. at the 20 yard range. each
man being given five shots. The company
was divided into two classes. Sergt- G. w.
Saussy won the prize in the first class, on
a score Of eighteen. and Private B. r.
Armstrong came out ahead in the second
class on score of thirteen.
On its return to the city, the company
escorted Capt J. F. Wheaton to his home.
them for the honor, speaking of the pride
ne LOOK IN his command, and hoped that
ne would soon have the pleasure of hav-
ing the company at his house.
Ihree cheers were given for Capt. Whea-
Ton ana the company then escorted
Lieut. X +. Harmon Of the veteran corps
70 his home, where three cheers were Civ
en- and the company then returned to the
armOry
The Chathams will soon appear in new
uniforms, made according to the state
regulations. Bids for supplying the com
called for by advertisement, to be sent 10
Lieut.. W. q. Cam. The officers will also
nave the new forage caps recently adopted
Professionally by the state advisory board.
II is understood that Capt. George p.
Walker has made the company a present
Walker has taken great interest in the
company progress, and he will undOubt-
edly receive the hearty thanks of the en-
tire command for his generous gift.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23

ed over 10 its first sergeant, while the Of
GERS took the stand TO one side. and the
first sergeants passed the companies IN
review before them. and carried them
back 10 the armOry- This Is the usual
custom after regimental dress parades,
and viii probably be followed hereafter
on other similar occasions The Cadets
made a splendid showing as they passed
the officers. having the largest turnout
OF the day. both on the parade and the
exercises on the parade ground
After the exercises Of the day. the Off
GERS OF the regiment had a pleasant So
cial meeting In their quarters at the arm
oIy- Besides the officers OF the regiment,
there were present at this meeting Col.
W ". Gordon of the First Regiment,
Cavalry; Lieut. Oscar J. Brown. Maj. +.
= Galloway and Capt. +: L. Demere,
cQmmissary or the Second Regiment, Al
ALBANIA state troops. Capt. Demere is well
known IN savannah, and was warmly
welcomed by his many friends.
Inc social features gave way later 10
rather informal business discussion of
many interesting military matters The
majors cOmplimented the captains high
~ on the turnouts of their commands ana
the captains IN turn very mOdestly and
gracefully attributed the excellent pres-
entation ia the energy and enthusiasm of
their men The majors were satisfied. how
ever, that such "A corps d-esprit could nOr
nave existed without a stimulant in the
nature or the ardent work on the part OF
the captains and commissioned officers.
Inc proposed new military cap, the
forage cap was discussed at some length.
me quesslon involved was that of the
design which should appear on the front
OF the cap IN order to make Il designate
both the state and the command. The
oIucerS We're practically unanimous in
the opinion that 10 should consist of the
cross niles designating the infantry, with
ahe fgure one above and the abbrevat ton
Ga, below, showing that il belongs to the
First Georgia regiment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23

social, sick, music and others, have been
appointed and they will look after these
special branches of work, and the whole
organization will see to a cultivation of
a closer relationship of the young people
and stronger Christian fellowship
among the members of the church and es-
pecially among the young members. IL
is expected that they will aid in the
church work, and help in training the
younger members to foster and build il up
The exercises tonight will consist of
music and addresses by Rev. w. c. Schaef-
fer and President Wambaugh. The music
will be led by the church choir
Last Tuesday was the 35Oth anniversa-
ry of the death of Martin Luther the
founder of the church, and in the large
cities was celebrated by union services
on account of its being the semi-oenten-
NAL. Services would have been held in
this city had it not been for the illness of
Rev. w. c. Schaeffer, who was confined
to his home at the time, and who for the
last three weeks has been quite seriously
i'll. Rev. Mr.. Schaeffer's friends are glad
to learn, however, that he has about re-
covered, and will be able to be out to the
services to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
Always Up to Date.

The importation of fresh live Holsters by
that enterprising restaurant proprietor,
r. NJ. Hicks. is but one of the many up
to-date features of the Congress street
establishment. 1t is fact that no matter
where it grows or what it costs, Hicks
must have it. And this policy makes it
easy to maintain the finest restaurant in
the south. Hicks intends to keep on i'm
proving, and to make his place the finest
in the land. Nowhere in America are such
meals served as at Hicks'-there is more
money value in them than in gold dollars
at % cents each. If you haven't been to
Hicks you should go at once and taste
of some of the good things of life. His
restaurant Is open day and might, and is
the best appointed, best located, and best
all-round place of entertainments in the
CitY.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
1T WAS A MILITARY HOLIDAY.
SOLDIERS MADE THE MOST OF 1T
IN VARIOUS WAYS.

The First Regiments Parade and Re
view the Feature of the Dny-The
Other Commands at the Ranges,
Business Went on as Usual Except
in the Wholesale secfiOn-Enter-
tainments Mt the ArmOries AT
Night.
Washington's birthday was observed al
most entirely as a military holiday. which
was entirely proper. considering that the
Father of His Country was regarded as
something Of a military man i'm his day
All the military commands OF the city
observed the day in some form. The
Guards and Hussars at the Avondale rifle
range, the Galatians at Tybee and the
First regiment by parade in heavy
marching order through the streets, and
a dress parade at the parade ground.
With the exception Of the appearance Of
the military on the streets, there was
little other evidence Of a holiday, except
that the public buildings were closed and
the banks observed the day as a holiday
The downtown streets presented their
usual busy appearance and the usual Sat
urday crowds were in evidence, both
morning and afternoon. Saturday is not
q good day for holiday. especially with
the retail people, on account of the num-
Der who do a good part Of their trade on
that day and the fact that most people
find 1t necessary to lay in their Sunday
supplies on Saturday.
The fact that several hundred men can
be withdrawn from the business section of
the city. as was done by the military com
panies yesterday, without their absence
being visibly noticeable. shows that Sa-
vannah is considerable of a town. In ad-
dition to the military men many other
people managed to get either a whole
holiday or half a one, as nearly all the
commission and wholesale houses let their
men off for the afternoon and many for
the entire day. The weather was a little
too cool for Thunderbolt and Tybee to Of
fer much attraction, but the bicyclists
were out in large numbers during the
afternoon.
Those who could not spare the time from
their business TO do otherwise, as well as
those who could and did do so, demon
strated their patriotism by drinking to
the health Of the Father OF His Country
as often as they felt inclined or were in
vited to do So
Lieut.. Oscar Brown, u. s. A, inspector
general of the state troops, and Maj. Cal
loway, the governors military secretary,
who came down from Atlanta at the in
vitation Of Col. Garrard, to be present at
the annual rifle contest of the Guards,
were the guests OF the military men dur
ing the day and last night. After at
tending the shoot of the Guards and the
TO the city and viewed the parade of the
First regiment. Lieut.. Brown and Mai.
Galloway were entertained at dinner last
night by Capt. w. W. Williamson. They
entertained by Lieut.. Henry McAlpin of
the Hussars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
FELL UNDER HIS TRAIN.
Conductor Joseph j. Wingard Killed
at WaIthOurviIIe

Joseph ]. Wingard. Plant System con-
ductor, fell under his train and was kill
ed at Walthourville yesterday morning.
Both legs were severed from his body
There were no witnesses of the accident
but from the position in which the body
was found it is believed that Wingard was
attempting to get from his cab to the next
car on his train. and must have lost his
footing, and fallen directly under the
wheels. Death seemed to have been almost
instantaneous
1t was not known that he had been kill
ed until the second section of train No.
POS, the first section of which Wingard was
in charge, came up and the engineer saw
the body on the track. An inquest was held
and the body was sent to Savannah. 1t
was met at the depot by members of the
family and taken to the deceased's home,
No. 99 Henry street. The funeral will take
place at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The in
terment will be in Laurel Grove cemetery.
Mr.. Wingard was a young man, a son of
Rev. II. s. Wingard, formerly pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran church. He
leaves a wife.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-23
LAUNCHING OF "THE roy
A Nnptha Designed and Built Entire
Iy in savannah.

The Roy, a Savannah-bult naphtha
launch, was successfully launched in the
Savannah river yesterday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Preparations had been made all day for
the launching. and when she glided
gracefully into the river from the wharf of
the Merchant and Miners Transportation
Company, the crowd cheered enthusiast
cally She sat like a swan upon the water
and showed every evidence of being a
craft of which the builder might be proud
The Roy is owned by Messrs. C. H. Saw
yer and c. H. Rivers. The model was de-
signed by John Westerman, boat builder
OF this city, who started the work on the
hull, which was completed by James r.
Middleton. colored.
The launch is SSl5 feet long, 81 feet
beam, feet deep at bow and 5 feet at
stern. She draws about 2Ib feet Of water
ilgnt and has capacity for carrying Is
10 80 persons comfortably She is convent
ently htted up with lockers ice chest a
naphtha tank in bow. upholstered cush-
ions, which unfold and form comfortable
bed, curtains with mysterious springs that
raise or lower them at the slightest touch
and many other unique cOntriVances NOT
round on ordinary pleasure launches
Inc owners intend to charter her during
the summer.
iAC tAAeAlieS were uullL enNlFelY DY Mr..
Sawyer, whose genius has been FREQUENT
~ demonstrated by the product of his
brain and ingenuity in the construction of
small engines. His first attempt was an
engine TO propel a bicycle, which he ex-
hibited about four years ago. Since then
he has built four novel engines which
have attracted the attention of the me
chanical world.
The engine in the Roy is a great i'm
provement on those usually constructed in
naphtha launches, and experienced engi-
neers have expressed their approval of the
construction. The features, which are spe-
clally prominent are the absence of gear
wheels; there are no visible fly wheels
they being incased in "a metal drum thus
avoiding the annoyance of getting wet
from spray coming over the side of the
launch; the journals are oiled automati-
cally, a fresh supply being required only
once in thirty-siX hours, and the most
practical invention of all IS the propeller.
This is so constructed that while
the engine IS going ahead the
propeller blades can be Instant
ly reversed, causing the boat to be
propelled afterward Mr.. Sawyer has ap-
piled for patent on his reversible pro
peller.
The dimensions of the engine are as fol-
lows: Six-inch cylinder, finch stroke; one
explosion to each revolution of the wheel
II is seven horse power and will run for
ten hours, consuming five gallons of
naphtha.
The building of the Roy, and the success
accompanying her construction, is a de-
mOnstration, in no small way of the tai
table feature of home industry is shown in
the fact that the only part of the boat
which was manufactured outside of Sa-
vannah is the anchor