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II appears as if al some time IN the not
TOO distant future Washington will have
an ample supply of water, and that the
people who pay for IL VIII not he Notified
every fe W months, especially in the SUMMER,
when The need of plenty OF water il The
greatest. that they must lie srarins i'll Tie
use or il. The bill, to be reported from
the Senate District Committee, looking
10 the acquisition by the government of tie
Great Falls water rights, is an important
step IN that direction, and when they shall
have become government property, the
Lydcckcr tunnel competed. and other i'm.
proycments in contemplation shaI! have
crysIaliized INTO existence, WashiDcton's
water supply viii lie sufficient for all needs
for many years 10 cone.
With the quantity OF the supply, however,
The quality also should be improved and 10
this end IL is necessary that Congress turn
its attention 10 the subject of providing
i filter. IL is admitted OF course, that
filtration is the only sure means by which
a city's water supply can be purified, and
the question is simply what method is to
be employed. As TO that. also, there will
i've no difficulty i'll reaching decision, as
all experts agree that the best and cheap
rSt for IA city like Washington is the sand
filter. This difficulty out Of the way, the
The evening times., 1896-03-28
psad as q Stone Image.

Of about $3.50, 900. VIII doubtless preclude
tine possibility OF favorable action by Con-
gress. Therefore, Mr.. Miller and his COM
pany viii waste time in waiting any longer
before inaugurating popular sale or Mica
raguan bonds. There Is no telling to what
extent the people would join baLds and
circle to the company's rescue; but 1t Is
believed that the rush would not overtaN
the efforts of Mr.. warner and bis assist
ants to count the money they would receive
for the bonds.
Truth is the report of the commission con-
firmed all that has been said against the
Nicaragua Canal scheme, and that PROJECT
is now as dead as stone image, as Tar
as the American public is concerned. Al
mitting the argument of the company that
the canal is needed by commerce, 1T would
be the means of filling the country with
the products of Asiatic labor and also de-
stroy our western grain fields by admit
ting cheaper breadstuffs. This, alone,
would prevent many from investing III the
enterprise, and Mr.. Miller lad better re-
tire at once. defeated, as he says he VIII
do If the American people VIII not sup
port his scheme.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
CLOSE OF THE CYCLE SHOW.
G Grcat Success Recorded for the Ex-
hjbit and Its Features.

The cycle show concludes tonight one OF
the most successful OF al indoor shows
The attendance has been over $4,000 per-
sous Ia tuITtccn days. To-Day The aides
received boxes of candy NJ TO Is O'Clock, ana
the children bags OF candy The SOiHierful
little Bci,ner boys. VINO came Thurs,lay night
from Philadelphia rode on the hon. trainer
Machines and John made a record oI 70
seconds flat for quartcr-mile. They ride
tonight.
These boysa are aged seven and five Years,
and weigh forty seven and twenty six
pounds. respectively. They ride wheels
made by the Syracuse Company, and weigh
ing twelve nd eight pounds. They o:ered
ten thousand miles OF the country last sum
mer. attending races, and never 'r.--c sick
or missed a race. They draw big -owds,
andare well known toevery wheHlmanin the
country.
This is their first and last line IN this
city. as they go OH the circuit ll:'.in Icxt
month. TIE Powers Brothers Ike their
final appearance. and this will a:so Ice the
la st chance 10 see the big sexte..c
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Why Not Potomac Park?

park running from the Old Observatory
grounds clear up to. and Joining the Capitol
grounds, and, running In nearly parallel
lines, the reclaimed Potomac flats form an
other. The first part OF his prediction
is almost fulfilled, for il will not be many
years before Washingtonians will be
able to drive long a beautiful boulevard and
through u charming park covering the ter
ritory Indicated by Gen. Grant; and the
park In the water is also now assured at
some time in the future.
But why should 1t be called Riverside
Park? That name is common to many
cities. IL has no distinctive character.
New York has one, Chicago has another.
other cities are equally provided. Why not
call ours Potomac Park? That is dis
tinciive, cuphonlous, characteristic. 1t
would locate IL a once in the mind ofevery
citizen of the United States. Ii is appro-
pirate 10 Washington; it is doubly ap-
propriate because the park will have been
la ken from the Potomac. be surrounded by
IL, form part Of il. There is only one
Potomac; so there should be only one
Potomac Park.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Migration From North to South.

Five hundred land agents are said TO
have gone from the various Southern states
to the Northwest since the first OF this
year with the purpose OF presenting the ad-
vautages of the sections they represent
to the Northwestern farmers and inducing
them to locate i'll the South. The Southern
Industrial Association of Alabama says
that the reports from its agencies al! over
the South show that there has been re-
markable inflow of immigrants from the
Northwest since Christmas, and there is
every indication that the immigration will
SHOW a very large increase as the spring
progresses. Meanwhile ne wspapers in
Nebraska, Dakota. and other North western
States ailege that the trains are daily
bringing disappointed farmers back from
the South.-New York Sun.
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$1,000 OFFERED.

Provided IL Star Employe VIII Verify
It's Circulation Statement.
The methods of the disciples of Ananias
are as varied and entertaining as the antics
OF comedian There is the healthy, ROBUST
faisifier who fibs for the fun of it, and
also the kind who sobcrly tells whopper
rs a matter Of duty. Then there Is the
cheerful idiot, who cracks soundcr BE-
cause he can't help IL, and others OF which
We all know. But of them ALL none can
equal the champion circulation liar. our
beloved contemporary, the Evening Star.
Saturday evening, this duly qualified
truIh-siretcher, published the following
announcement, which, although the result
of a corstitui ionai defect, should not pass
unnoticed:
The family circulation of the Star Is
mang thousands In excess of any other
Washington paper, and Is believed TO he
fuuy five times that of our afternoon
contemporary.
Tie Times Is OF the opinion that this lie
Is fully as catravaeant as the one Gulliyer
told about the Lilhputians; but as the Star
won't say Il word when Offered a large
sum OF money TO prove i;s circulation state
nient nor dare 10 show up Its books, in
comparison with those eofiiscontempOrarieS, of its
there seems 10 be no way TO substnntiate
This statement OF falsity except TO bribe
one or more persons connected with our
contemporary.
To that end The Times VIII pay ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to any person or
persons connected with the Star furnish
Ing satisfactory evidence OF the truthful
ncss of the above statement The amount
will be deposited in any bank the said
person or persons connected with the Star
may designate at the ti;Le notice is given
that the information liz ready. and should IL
lie decided by a comiE ittes appointed for
titat purpOse that the claim OF the star Is
correct the thousand dollars is to become
the properly OF the said person or persons
connected with the Star furnishing the de-
sired evidence. In any event, IL is under
stood that the result of the comm ittee's
Investigation shall be publ ished. so that the
publc may know the extent of the false
hood.
BY consulting the two circulation state
mcnts readers will that The Tines
gained more than three tines the number
of readers that the Star did last week.
The aggregate circulation OF The Times
was 271.2i4, while that of the Star was
only iST.eS4, which shows conciusiycly
that The circulatioa of THE Times foE1the
week was S3, 23o greater than that of the
Star
The evening times., 1896-03-28

The resolutions introduced In the ScDate
to dedicate the reclaimed Potomac flats to
! tile usss-"f the people under the name OF
Riverside Park viii probably be agreed To
i'll both branches of Congress without any
difficulty, as ii was generally understood
from the very first hat the land thus wrest-
Ell from The waters OF the Potomac would
be devoted To such II purpose. IL will be
some years OF course. before the project
can take practical shape, for in order that
the landscape gardeners may lay out their
plans, all the as yet unreciained flats IN
the Eastern Il ranch and all the way up to
Georgetown must have been converted into
Terra firnia. When that shall have been
accomplished. there win be stretch OF
land some five miles in length. aud being
enCirclcd by water The oppOr; unity will b0
afforded for making of IL one OF the most
beautifully picturesque parks to be found
anywhere.
1t Is singular fact that the great war
ror, whose remains now rest in River
side Park. New York, first suggested the
idea of riverside park iii Washington.
Gen. Grant declared that there should be u
The evening times., 1896-03-28
BURIED IN CALIFORNIA.
Remains of Mr.. Samuel solomon VIII
BE Sent There

The remains of Samuel Solomon. Senator
Perkins Confidential clerk. who died Thurs
day night al 10 O'Clock at Garfield Hos
pi;al from suffoCati"n from the formation
of an ulcer in the iarynX caused by swallow
ing n chicken bone. were removed yesterday
to Wright's undertaking establishment.
1t was intended to bold the funeral services
here. hut on receipt OF a telegram from the
father Of the deceased. Undertaken Wright
was instructed Ia prepare the remains TO be.
sent to California. where his family reside
Mr.. Solomon was ahoat thirty years old
and regarded as one of the brightest young
politicians in California. He was very
popular. both in Washington aud at his
home.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
ONE YEAR YOUNGE Err.
Regular Army Colonel Wants thc Rec
ord Changed.

A peculiar case has been brought to the
attention OF The Officials of the war Be
DartIurut for correction. Col w Is. Hughes
OF the qua rtcripdsters department has
been for some time stationed at the guar
tcrmaSter'S depot in baltimore He tn
tered the Military Academy at West Point
in iS52. and gave bis age at that time as
twenty years.
Not many years ago discussion arose
among seycraI members of his family AS 10
his age. AMI he discovered that he was one
year younger than he had generally sup
posed. He did not pay much attention TO
il at the time, suppcSlng II would not make
any material difference, but ia this he was
mistaken, for now that the regulations wlli
retire him next october, nc desires the rec
ord corrected. Col. Hughes, in his appll-
cation for correction of the record, says
that he was born in 1883, instead of 1882.
and is now less than SiNty-tnree years Old
instead OF approaching SiXty-four.
In support oT his assertions he filed the
affidayits of his relations, but these have
not been considered sufficient at the War
Department, and Secretary Lamont has
decided that unless Col. Hughes brings
forth additional documentary evidence his
age as recorded will have to stand.
The case is a peculiar one, and some
what similar TO that of Gen. Ingalls,, who.
lust before the retiring law WIS passed.
discovered thai he had incorrectly stated
his age He did not care much about 1t,
however. and never brought ii to the at
l,.ntion OF the officials, but let IL sta nd as
given.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
CHURCH WORK The THEME
Conference of Baltimore Methodists
Talk Education and Missions.
Several Pastors of the Washington
Conference Admitted-Addre~se
by WelI-knOwn Minister'S.
Especial to The TiDes.)

Especial to The Times.)
Roanoke, March 2s.-Thc session of the
Baltimore conference yesterday was de voted
largely TO the educational, publishing and
missionary interests of the church.
Rev. pr. a. Coke Smith, representing the
secretary of the board of education, pre-
sented that cause in an address that was
feature not only of the day but Of the
whole conference. He spoke strongly Tor
higher standard In the church, schools, and
endowment for the colleges. He urged
liberal support OF the cOiored institutions
and more efforts for the education or the
negro as the only salvation OF large
part OF the country.
DR.. Lambeth. the missionary secretary,
made stirring address Tor the cause Oh
missions first reading Il letter from Consul
General Jernigen, to the effect that an
imperial edicL issued February 6, ex-
plunged all laws against the propagation
OF Christianity in China.
He expressed the belief that In the next
century Christ ianity would shape the
thought OF China. Collections FOR the
year thus far showed marked i'll prove
ment. and he explained the organization
which tn. board OF missions has perfected
10 spread the interest IN the cause OF mis-
sions.
Dr. ]. ]. Tigert, the book editor. and
DR.. Barbee, agent OF the publishing house,
presented the publishing interests
l.. a. Edwards, Baltimore district; W. L.
Henry and G. IL Cannon, East Baltimore,
j K. Jacobs and u. ii. Kern, Washington;
Alfred Louis Harncsbergcr, Rockingham;
Ii. W. Richardson, W. y. Toitert. Lewis
burg, and X. d. Kidnor. MCoreiield, were
admitted on trial. Daniel l. Bia csmore,
Va shington district, was readmitted; +.
V Register. j. NJ. Anderson. +. II DashieI,
c. W Moore, Frederick A. Gaines, D. ii.
nu1
iInwool Hammond were admitted into
full connection.
The appointments for Sunday were an
nounced this afternoon. Bishop Hargroye
will preach AT Greene Memorial at lilo
a. III. and ordain dea cons. Bishop Gran
berry Will prea ch al Trinity IN the morning.
AT night Rev. Collins Denny will preach
at Greene Mcmoria! and elders will be or
daincd. Rev. NJ. Is. Chapman viii preach
at Trinity at night.
The evening times., 1896-03-28


Mr.. Warner Miller, Congressional agent
for the Nicaragua Canal Company, com
planned yesterday TO the House Cnnlmtttee
ON Commerce that his company had a griev-
ance against Congress. In explanation Of
this extraordinary statement, he said the
appointment of Il commission to examine
into the practicability of the enterprise had
made il impossible to borrow money, and
for that reason lie thought the government
should guarantee 500. coo, 900 of canal
Bonds. He made a further statement, which
nerds shcaring to make it go down, that
his company had never taken any part in
legislation, but that the time had come when
the government should either take up tie
work or let The world know il intended TO
To appeal q tic American people to in est in
the enterprise.
Fortunately, Congress has no string at
tached to the Nicaraguan bill, and there is
nothinEto prevent the company from with
drawing il AID making the appeal without
further delay. The report OF the engineer
commission that the pro jcct, if prosecuted,
viii cost at least Sl3o, ,OoO. 900, and that it
should not be undertaken without at least
two years of careful Investigation, AT Il cost
The evening times., 1896-03-28
A pnStor Welcomed.

The members of ST. Paurs NJ. F. Church.
corner of Eighteenth street and NaSSa
Chu sett savenue, gave a reception n
honor of their pastor, Rev Stowell l..
Bryant, at the church last night. A large
crowd was present and the church was
handsomely decorated for the occasion.
ThceXerCises were opened with pra yerand
after song by several young ladies' of
Mount Vernon Seminary Bishop John F.
Hurst delivered the address OF greeting.
Short addresses by Mr.. c. N. l.. sites, Mr.
NJ. N. Ric,ia rdson, Mrs. f. J. Somers. MF.
F. +. Ta skier, Mr.. II. l.. Buell., Miss Mary
Beilcrand Dr. Wilson were made. A number
of the visiting clergymen gave one minute
talks and the exercises were closed by a re-
sponse from Rev. Mr.. Bryant.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Tho Cat Lives on the Train.

Capt Tom Hanlon. the popular con-
duGor on the Louisville Southern Rail-
road, has mascot in the shape OF a
brindlc cat which someone threw into
the baggage car over n month ago. The
captain at once recognized his feline omen
OF good luck and adopted her Pussy
appreciated this love at first sight. and
stuck to the train. When the train gets
TO Louisville OF Lexington, she jumps off
with the passengers, visits, and gossips
with the other cats in the nei ghborhood.
Just like all females will do, and when
the bell rings she gets aboard again
with the crew. Captain Hanlon refuses to
part with his mascot. saying his train can
never run off the track as long as she
is on board Lexington, KY, Argonaut
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Knelpp's Malt Coffee.

As a substitute for coffee the Kneinp
Malt Coffee is taking a front place among
erstwhile coffee drinkers The Kneipp
Malt Coffee is wholesome and strengthen
ing, ard. being manufactured from the
whole grain, 1t is almost impossible to
adulterate 1t. There is probably no article
OF food before the public which has re-
.ceived greater eulogiums OF greater favor
among all classes where it is known than
that which is here Offered tho Kneipp Malt
Coffee. Tire nigh esteem in whicn this
great hygienic coffee is held arises from the
intrinsic values which experience has shown
il to possess. So we ARE not at all sur
peised to see the kDeipp Malt Coffee Sup
planting the c-dtnary COFFEE IN both homes
and hotels.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Light Fingers brought Trouble.

The scvcra! terms Dick Banks, colored.
has served in Jail has evidently not had
reforming effect upon him. He was in the
dock of Judge Mixers police court today
charged by Precinct Detective Barnes, of
the Second precinct, with stealing Il suit of
clothes valued at 81 from Charles Yates,
OF No. l7l7 Eighth street northwest. The
iight-fingered youth was sent back to Jail
for two months.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
PRISONER WAS AROUSED.
Fine of Ten Dollars Awakened Him
From His Doing.

william Butler, a sleepy colorcd hoy,
was suddenly aroused from his lethargy
in the police court today, when Judge
Miller fined him $40 for assaulting George
Gibbs. yellow youth, ny hitting him on
the back of the head with a brick. The
missile cut fiveinch cash in Gibbs scalp.
The prisoner nodded and doZed while on
the witness stand, and called forth this
exclamation from his counsel, Attorney
Jones:
AROUSE yourself there, boy. Are you
asleep or dazcd?''
lie will pay Il fine of S10.'' said his
honor. This aroused William, and he
stepped back TO the dock.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Her Limited Renertoire.

Say. that was good advice you gave TO
The baby when you were singing him to
Sleep" s.
what was that?'
Buy low. baby You sang it over just
three hundred and sixty-two times just be-
fore he went to sleep. And if he don't buy
low now it won't be from any fault Of
yours"
The evening times., 1896-03-28
A Reversible Overcoat

Gus De Smith, say, Kosciusko. your
overcoat looks shabby. Why don't you
get q new one?
kosciusko Murphy-Mose Schaumberg
has shut down on my credit.
Then take it to q tailor and have 1t
turned"
'Humph. do you think that this overcoat
has got three sides.-TexAs siftings.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
In Full Dress.

Mr.. Wallace-I was at the theater last
night whiic-I went on Hargrave's s ticket.
1 wish you wouldn't interrupt me that way
and. by the way. I saw your dear friend.
Mrs. Fash. in a box.
Mrs.. Wallace-What did she have on?
About the only thing could detect on
her was the gaze OF the audience" Gin
cinnat Enquirer.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
s.
THOUGHT TO BD
NHlUrDROUS
A Busted" Poom.

From the Nursery Rhymes of Kcntucky)
They doomed man. and his name was
Carlisle,
Hee, haw, hum,
But of dough he hadn't a sufficient pisle,
Hee, haw hum.
Observed Jack ChiHn. 1T amt worth
whsle,
Hee, haw hum,
-Tis plain he's not Il favorite chisle,'
Hee, haw hum,
Thus ended in gloom the boom Of Carlisle,
Hee, haw hum,
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Mrs. Sweeney Very Ill.

Henry NJ. Sweeny, president of the Farm
erS' and Mechanics Bank of Georgetown
and one of the oldest and most prominent
residents of the West End. is i'll and has been
confined to his residence. No. 3265 n
street. for several days past. Mr.. Sweeny
is eighty-six years old, and owing 10 his
advanced age fears of his recovery are
entertained. He is attended by Dr.. Ap-
r,la
The evening times., 1896-03-28
9|'l]:a |7;|3
EI9t]NCER9

4 ISITORF asd frequenters at Yer
" mont Aves,He Christian Church, the
church where Garfield worshipped
whiiein Washington. always notice the fact
that there arS one1or more American flags
back of the pulpit. flag. in fact, is al
ways to be seen somewhere about the in
terror decorations of tie houke of worship
Rev. DR.. Power, the pastor" explained
one of the members of the church the other
day, decided to take Il tIip over Europe
about -four years ago. Just before leaving
Mai. Anderson, one of his congregation,
presented him with a small silk pocket
fiag and asked him to carry it wherever
he Went. Dr. Power took 1t and carried
1t over the greater part of the continent.
for his Journey was an extended one.
"a man never knows low to appre-
ciate and love his own flag until he takes
II TO foreign land said the doctor when
he returned. Heimmediateiy had Old Glory
hung from the railing above his pulpit and
there has never been day since then that
the Stars and Stripes might not be seen
somewhere about the church,
The evening times., 1896-03-28
HIT WITH A LOG.
Did Not Use Club on His Wife's
Side.

He hit me viii log oh wood an cum
near knockin' tree OBJ my ribs OUT This
was the astonishing statement Maria Queen
made to Judge Miller this forenoon. She
referred 10 her husband, Fred Queen, who
leercd at her from his perch in the pris-
oners' pen.
The unhappy pair live in Hilisdale, and
Scret. Anderson said the man was :" a
bad egg and had not done a stroke ofwork
for more than two years. A young married
woman had usurped Fred's affections and
caused him 10 ill-treat his wife.
Why did you hit this woman on the
ribs with a c!ub?" asked his honor.
1T wuZn't q club
what was it, them
"Oniy q log Oh fire wood"
You can go to Jail for thirty days"
The evening times., 1896-03-28
BoX In turt.d hy q Full.

Ciaudc Gilbert. seventeen years old, Hv
ing at No. 2S25 Fourteenth street north
west, fell while pla yihg about a barn on
Princeton street, Columbia Heights, yester-
da = afternoon. His right arm was fra ctu red
and he received NO bad cuts on the fore
head. His injuries were dressed at
Emergency Hospital and he was sent to
his home. .7z.s.-
The evening times., 1896-03-28
fFliOkE OF The news
-----N The MORNING Times.

II you miss any news in the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was probably
published In this mornings edition,
und as The Times never repeats
you'u have to take both editions TO
get ali the news hs quick as II hap
pons.
The evening times., 1896-03-28

solemnly swenr that the above Is
a correct statement of the daily cir
culation of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES for the week ended March -.
1896, -and that all the copies were
actually sold or mailed for valuable
consideration and delivered to bona
flde purchasers OF subscribers; also
that none of them were returned OF
remain In the office undeIivered.
j. MILTON YOUNG, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me-
this 23d day OF March, A. d. 1896.
ERNEST g. THOMPSON,
Notary Public.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
locomotives for Siberia

american locomotives fOr Siberia.
Philadelphia, March 2S.-The British
steamship Wansbeck cleared the custom
house yesterday with cargo OF locomo-
tives built In this city for Libaua, Russia,
valued at S22O.OO0. The cargo consists of
sixteen complete locomotives slowed away
in boxes in the Wansbecks hold. They are
for use on the new Siberian railroad and
are built TO use either petroleum or coal
for fuel.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
No. an Advocate of Bio omers.

He-Dear madam. viii you not accept my
suit?
she-Sir. I perceive you take me for a
new woman.
The evening times., 1896-03-28
Only a Preca utionary Measure.

81 see in time of pea ce you are preparing
for war said the foreign ambassador TO
Ia the Secretary of the Navy.
''Oh, no." said the Secretary, I'VE are
only preparing for the continua ton OF
peace
The evening times., 1896-03-28

weyier would have learned something to
his advantage had he read the old recipe for
cooking "A hare before issuing his order TO
shoot the Cubaus as bandits.