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The evening times., 1897-07-17

The Senate proceedings yesterday, while
not sensational, were productive OF one
most excellent thing. Senator Hawlcy Of
Connecticut took occasion very gracefully
TO relieve the Hartford Courant of a grave
impu,ation, under which that journal has
been resting for some time. Mr.. Hawley
asserted, and probably with truth, that the
only connection the Hartford paper had
with him was to pay over its profits
Otherwise, he declared that it was not re-
sponslhle for his policies or actions. There
will be gladness in the editorial and news
rooms OF the Courant. From this time
on the boys will feel comparatively easy
when the Senator who in part, etc. :
comes here from the land of the cabbage
leaf and nutmeg, denounoes the citizens
gathered in the Senate galleries as "mob, :
or stands up like giant refreshed with
wlne' for the cause OF Hale, Spain and
weyier.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
LEWIS. PET BANK SCHEME.
The United states to Collect a Tax
on Dpuosits.

The Lewis bank bill provides that the
United States collect one-quartcr of
per cent tax on all deposits in national
banks; that the sum collected shall be
paid to the Secretary of the Treasury by
national banks, to q fund known as the
depositors' security fund.
That wheE any bank fails the officers
in charge, within thirty days, shall give
to the depositor certificate stating the
amount he has TO his credit in the hank.
The certificate is negotiable, paid by the
Secretary OF the Treasury to whosoever
presenting 1t. The depositor gives rc-
ceipt 10 the bank for his deposits.
The bank In process of liquidation pays
to the depositoFs fund, In the hands Cf
the Secretary of the Treasury whatever
money would have been paid to the lie
positor had the depuStor not received MS
money from the Treasury The Secretary
or the Treasury is authorized to make
regulations to carry the act into effect.
Any officer in charge Of the bank refus-
ing to comply with. the act and give a
certificate to the depositor will lie fined
$1,000, and inE,risoued in the peniten-
tiary; and any ldepositor 'icfrauding the
bank is likewise deemed guilty Of a felony
Mr. Lewis, author of the act, asserts that
this would be complete protection 60 the
depostors and iF an. indemnity insurance
against loss, and illustrates the future work
ings OF his bill with the following figures:
He says that from 1891 to 1895, in
cluav as shown by reports of tic
Comptroller OF the Currency. the failures
OF the national banks were for sums due
depostors In round numbers, $4,000, 900;
that the amounts paid to depositors, after
long waiting. was In round numbers, $23,-
100000, leaving a balance due them OF
$20,00O.O00.
That the deposits during these years
which would have been accessible to tax
alton amounted to $1,000 100000; hat
1 per cent tax upon this deposit would
realize $20,000,00O, just the exact SUN
paid in full by depositors.
That from 1865 to 1896, inclusive, the
Compared with the years of 1892 and
1898, being the worst years, is 8 per
cent; but that, to assure q complete fund
in case ot an unusual year, one-quarter
OF per cent is levied on the basis OF
the ordinary failures being 0ne-qnarter
of what they were in the extraordinary
years.
That tie realization from this tax would
create fund sufficient TO pay all de
positors, free from any loss. Mr. Lewis
says that the idea of a tax on deposits
came to him frum Nr. John j. Knox,
formerly Comptroller of Currency.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
KArGLIFrE. SUTTON x CO., Auctioneera

TRUSTEES SALE or NINE VALUABLE
THRkE-STORI AND BASEMENT
BUFF BRICK RESI- DENIES, CON
TANNING NINE ROOMS AND BATH,
ANDALLM MODE ERN IMP PROVEME
BEING Nos 1918 TO 1881 kENEsAW
Under ana by virtue OF a certain deed
or trust, dated June ~, 1896, and duly
recorded July :, 1886, IN LIbeT II 80, aG
folio 400. one OF the land records OF the
District OF Columbia. default having Oc-
CURED ia tDe performance or the terms and
conditions OF the bond mentioned and re-
rerred TO in the said deed of trust, and at
the written request or the secre tary or the
hcdy corporate, the Obliges In and the
hoider anu owner OF the said bond. the
Undersigned trustees VIII sell at public
auction. In front or the premises, on
wEDNESDA THE 2SrH DAY or JULY
A. u. 1897, All 4.SO O'CLOCK f. NJ.
premises. situate In the city OF Wash
IDgton, District OF Columbia. and known
as and called lots three 81. four a and
Hve (ob, IN block tniruy-siX l36t. IN John
Shernans, trustee, subdivision OF part OF
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains. now
called Columbia Heights, as per plat re-
corded in L1ber Gov. Snepherc.' at folio
49, one or the records or the surveyors
Ofrice of the District of Columbia.
Terms of sale: All cash. Each house d.
and parcel Of land occupied thereby will be
Ilrst offered separately, and deposit OF
5000 win be required at the time OF sale
IN eacn house and parcel of land StIld If
not sold the property viii be offered in
block, and a deposit of 81 900 viii be re-
quired at the time OF sale Terms OF sale
to be Complied with within t. n DAYS from
the date OF sale, otherwise the lot or lots
will be resOld at the risk and cost OF the
defa ulring purchaser or purchasers. An
recording Z, etc, at purchasers
cost.
FREDERICK l. SIDDONS Trustee,
Washington Loan & Trust Building
STEPHEN VAN WYCK Trustee.
Washington Loan & Trust Building
.jy16-dSds ,em
The evening times., 1897-07-17
Bicycle Polo.

Bicycle polo is new fad for wheel
women. 1t is a rough. dangerous and
comparatively new sport, even Tor men,
but where Is the woman now :,days, and
especially the wheeiwoman, who can be
deferred from doing thing because IT
Is rough or dangerous: These modern
Amazons seem to court death and dis
aster on every side. and it is cnly because
the Providence. that formerly looked after
idiots and young children seems TO have
taken bicycle girls as another spccialcharge
that they escape anIihilation, or at least
mitilauon. Whether they will survive the
The evening times., 1897-07-17

EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLLIN BiA Washing ton,
July 1, 1897. To whom it may concern:
The Commission created by section OF
the act or Congress approved March 2,
1893, entitled IAN act TO provide per
manent system OF highways In that part
or the DlstrtctOf Coiumb bia lying outside %
Cities" has received from the Commits
sloners of the District OF Columbia a Certi-
lied copy OF map showing a proposed
permanent system of highways IN the
district o COIumb Within the area
bounded by North Capitol street, FlOrid3
avenue, Eastern Bran n, and the Dlsulc6
line This map and piats showing IN de
TAN now each zoe and tract rs affected Dy
the proposed system of highways, are now
on exhibition in Room 9, 4th floor Of the
District Building. All persons Interested
are Invited TO examine the map and plats-
Inc commission VIII consider any sugges-
uon or protest concerning the location OF
any highway or portion of q highway as
Nn on the map. The suggestions and
protests must be In writing and must set
forth Clearly the reasons for the changes
and show the property owned or controlled
Dy the obJectOr. All protests, etc. must
De submitted on or before the FIRST OF
OCTORER, 1897 and be addressed 10 the
Chief on Engineers, o. 5. Army. War De-
partment, Washington, ID. G. The com
O'Clock a. m, in the office OF the Secre-
taIy OF War, to dispose OF all objections,
and VIII then hear oraliy from those " hO de-
sire TO thus support their written Objec-
tons. K. A. ALGER, Secretary OF War.
z. N. BLISS, Secretary of the Interior,
JOHN III. WILSON, Chief OF Engineers. u
b Army. jy12-15tau9-15t
The evening times., 1897-07-17

perils OF bicycle polo remains 20 be seen.
The requisites for the game are, ac-
curding 70 an expert, n high grade hicy-
Gle, an ordinary baseball, two goals ;.bout
eighteen inches in width, "a cool lead or
rather two cool heads -quickness, AGILITY
and lots of grit. Some of these Ingredients
can he purcha sed, some can be acquired.
and some, unless they are inherent quail
ties, are unattainable. The Puritan.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
Circulation Statement
WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JULY IL.

Before leaCing Washington for The Summer
subscribe for THE TIMES. The Morning
aud SuRdag Editions actH be mailed to yoH
for tiirtystfUe cents mon:h-the Morning,
Euening and Sunday Editions for .titty. Ad-
dresses changed as often as desired.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
JOTTIE COLLINS WINS A SUIT.
Music Hall Singer Secures Da images
Against a Newspaper.

London, July 17.-An action brought by
Lottie Collins, the music hall singer.
againstt the London Publication Societywas
decided Yesterday in favor Of the plaintirf
The paper described Miss Collins song,
'.The Little widow as vulgar.
Miss Collins sued the paper and the jury
awarded her % pounds damages. The
cas- will he appealed.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
Death of Mgr.

Rome. July 17.-Monsignor Butler, who
was recently elevated to the See of Con-
cordia, Kansas, died in this city yester-
day. from intestinal paralysis. The funeral
will take place on Monday ia the Church
of the Sacred Heart.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
Dismembered Body Mvsterv.

Danvilie. KY. July 1.-THE decomposed
body OF a female was found in coffee
sack yesterday beneath the straw stack
OF John weissger's farm. 1t was un-
recognizable. The head and limbs had
been severed from the body.
The evening times., 1897-07-17

There WAS a personal episode In the
House, also. whole half hour before
the advent of the lord chaplain, the Auto
crat emerged from the throne room ana
The evening times., 1897-07-17
BAY RIDGE,
The Only Salt Water Bathing
Resort in the Vicinity Of
Washington.

EXCELLENT RESTAURANT.
Efficient train service. Low rates
Trains leave b. 4 o. station, week days,
9:15 a. m, 4:30 p. m, Sundays, 9:36
q. M, 100 and 3:15 p. m.
Round-trip tickets, 90 cents
For the $50 p. IN. train, as cents VIII
be charged, and 20 cents refunded upon
return OI coupon 20 agent at Washington
station.
peake pay. on the morning boat to Balti-
more and return, for 20 cents Tickets
for sale on Cafe Porch upon arrival Of
morning train from Washington.
Je7-MO, Thu, Sat, tillAu31 ,'97-em
The evening times., 1897-07-17

DENTISTRY done on weekly ana monthly
payments; crown and bridge WORK q
Speciality. DIR. T. W. STCBBLEFIE ED,
11Ln and r sts. over Aertz's Drug store
Dy1 B 3mo
The evening times., 1897-07-17
Popular Salt Water Trips

To picturesque Lower Potomac and all the
summer resorts resumed SATURDAY, June
26. Steamer L. v. Arrow smith leaves 7th
ST. ferry wharf every Monday end Wednes-
day, y. IN. and Saturday 1T u pm. Home
Sunday, 10 p. IN ACCOMMODATIONS first
class. @. W. RIDLEY, g. n
ie2T-2mo
The evening times., 1897-07-17
AUCTION SALES.

Z. u. sLOAN * 90, Auctioneers, No. 14O7
u 50. NV.
The evening times., 1897-07-17
SPECIAL NOTICES.

NOTICE copartnership heretofore ex-
listing between William Royce and D. N.
Lynn, known as BOyce, Lynn q Co, COM
nilsson merchants, No. 936 La. ave. NV,
has this day been dissolved by mutual con
sent. WILLIAM BOYCE,
y17-3t,em j. ". LYNN.
SPECIAL NOTICE-1 neIe VIII lie a meet
Ing OF the members Of the Bar Of the Dis
triet OF Columbia IN the old circuit court
loom, at the city hall, ON MON DAY July
July 10, 1897, at thee go O'Clock D. D..
Tor appropriate action uI ON the death Of
the late Henry Wise GaTnett, esquire.
HENRY f. DAVIS,
President OF the lar Associa tIOn.
WM. MEYER LEVIN, Secretary.
Washington. July A, 1907.
jy17-e.jy19-m
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10

Gen. Gallieni the commander of the
French forces in the Island of NADIA
gascar. has been appointed governor
general of that island.
Word has been received from Val
paradise that the American bark Non
antum, Capt. Newhald, from NeWcas-
tie. n. S. W., April 4, for Panama, has
been lost on Easter island, and that all
on board were saved.
The Cherokee national council has
just adjourned after a ten-day extra
session. An important step was taken
in furnishing the Dawes commission
with all Cherokee rolls of citizenship,
that it might make final list looking
to the winding up of Cherokee affairs
preparatory to the prospective change.
Alfred Alff, vice consul Of the United
States, in charge at Canton, China, has
informed the state department that the
water course in that district, common
" known as the West river, has final
ly been opened to trade and commerce
as far westward as -Chan-Foo,
popularity known as NyChan, which
has been made treaty port.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
MThe POne-KinG.v

Rome, Aug. 1O.-The pope, who is in
excellent health, received LOO French
pilgrims and bestowed his blessing
upon them Mgr. del Val, the papal
chamberlain, and former delegate to
the Catholic church in Canada who
recently returned here, read the reply
of his holiness to the addresses of the
pilgrims. He said it afforded the pope
great consolation at this time of tribu-
latiOn to see around him French work
men in whom his holiness took special
interest. He counseled them to obey
their bishops and clergy and to re-
spect their employers. The French
pilgrims loudly cheered the pope with
cries of ''long live the popeking."
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
General.

A Berlin dispatch says Secretary
Sherman will soon resign and will be
succeeded by Ambassador White.
Robert Fitzsimmons is about to graf
ify the ambition of his life. Soon his
colOrS will be shown on the race track
by thOroughbreds from his own stable.
The government lost 100000 by
the importation of goods made in an
ticipatiOn of the passage of the Dingley
tariff bill.
The Rome Agnezia Italiana declares
that Secretary of State Sherman's res
ignation is necessary because his di-
plomacy is irritating all Europe.
Rev. Henry Rupp, the oldest active
clergyman in Illinois, now in his 93d
year, is still strong and vigorous, and
breaches every Sunday.
A Connecticut woman of X recently
married the brother of her deceased
husband. She was afraid the neigh
bors might talk if she ventured to
change her name.
The sum of $14,225, the largest
an cunt ever paid at one time into the
conscience fund" of the United States
government, has been received within
the past year.
Correctness as to the sex of the child
in q sworn statement was held to bt,
immaterial by justice of the Queens
bench recently on a motion to quash
an a. .liation order.
A postoffice clerk in Sydney emits
an electric fiashlight, last five seconds,
every hour during the night, thus en-
abling those living miles away to as
certain the exact time.
The United States coast survey
steamer Hassler, now lying at the
Puget Sound naval station, Bremerton,
Wash, is to be sold to the highest
bidder.
The grand lodge meeting of the Sons
of Herman is in session at Marquette.
Mich, with delegates from nearly all
of the sixteen lodges composing the or
ganization.
State Auditor Mccarthy has just is
sued his semi-annual statement of the
condition of the Iowa state and saw
ings banks. 1t shows slight improve
ment in conditions.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
FOR ARBITRATION.
International Conference in Session
at Brussels.


Brussels, Aug 10-The international
conference to promote arbitration was
opened in the hall of the chamber of
deputies. British American, French,
Austrian, German, italian. Spanish,
Danish, Dutch and ROumanian dele
gates were present.
NJ. de Bernaert, president Of the
chamber of deputies, was elected
chairman of the conference. In his
opening address he expressed great
pleasure at the presence of Messrs
BarroWs and Claughey, the delegates
of the great American republic, which,
he added, was for the first time rep
resented at these conferences. Mr.
Barrows made Il long address, speak
ing Of the lofty ideals, fraternal sent-
ments and reciprocal interests which
tend to bind the nations in a desire for
peace.
The British section then moved the
adoption of resolutions declaring that
the assembly, while ragretting that the
United States had refused to ratify the
Anglo-American arbitration treaty, eX-
pressed satisfaction over it's adoption
by the British parliament and also that
another treaty is being prepared at the
instance of President Mckinley. NJ.
de Bernaert, chairman of the confer
ence, was requested to communicate
the resolutions to President Mckinley
and Lord Salisbury.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
Personal Mention.

Newton Haight, aged so, travelling
passenger agent for the Union Pacific
railroad, is dead at st. Louis.
Rev. Henry Day, D. D., widely
known throughout the Baptist church
as preacher and editor, is dead at In
dianapolis.
Michael Doctor of Hawarden, Iowa,
who went to Chicago to have cancer
removed died from the operation, and
was inferred in Chicago yesterday.
George Walker of Ohio has been APP
pointed assistant attorney for the de-
partment of justice. Mr.. Walker went
to Washington several years ago as
correspondent of the Cleveland Leader
and has been engaged in newspaper
work there until within a few years,
when he was admitted to the bar and
began the active practice of law.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10

Burglars entered the meat market of
Larsen & Madsen at Cedar Falls, Ia.
last night, drilled a hole in the safe,
and robbed it of $500.
A supposed double suicide by illu-
minating gas occurred at Jersey City.
The victims were Henry ALBERT, 50
years old, and Nina, his wife, So years
old. 1t is thought business reverses
was the cause.
Attorneys Gibbs and Dohs, counsel
for Chris Ecklerbe, convicted of the
murder of Nina Keil at Bellevue, Ia,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life, will take an appeal to the United
States supreme court. Justice Harlan,
of tLat court, in a recent lecture, said
that the evidence of the tramp Muir
ply, which was mainly instrumental
in the conviction Of Ecklerbe, should
not have been admitted.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10

Dean Goulburn, who recently died
in England, was once master of Rug
by. His discourses to the boys were
ornate. He talked to them one day
on the subject of schoolboy jesfing,
and remarked in his stately way: Let
your pleasantly, my younger brethren,
resemble the coruscation of the sum-
mer lightning, lambent but innocuous. y
Such English may seem high and lift
cd up, but better this mountainous,
range of speech than the low and ma
larious land of slang.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
SCORES OF VICTIMS.
Terrible Loss of Life in the Raoo
FLOODS in GermnnY

FLOODS in Germany
Berlin Aug. 10.-1'he cloudhurct 49,,
foundations which have devastated HD
eastern parts of Germany wnro H thc
worst which have occurred since 1e- le
According to the local statistics ~
persons were killed in Silesia aln ao'
and in Saxony the casualties will nnt
fall short of 1870. The financial ios 1"t
foot up over 100000 marks. AT pm
nitz. the country residence of tno
queen of SaXony, the River Elba roso
so fast that it flooded the lower 4o"e
Of the royal castle, forcing the knr
and queen to hurriedly flee from tbo
place and seek refuge in Dresdnn
Prince HOhenlohe, the imperial chan
cellOr, who was then on his way from,
his estate at AusSes to Berlin. had 70
leave the train at Ausig and was CON
yeyed ten miles in q sedan chair 10
another railroad station. Through y
landslide of the highest summit Of tbe
Silesian mountains, the Hotel Schnepk.
opfe was carried down and buried
with all its occupants.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
has granted 10000 forms from his
private purse for the relief of the suf,
1ofoHS ana the queen VI odNOny has
granted 10000 marks and the regent Of
Bavaria $4,000 marks for the same
purpose. Emperor William has not
yet made donation to the people who
lave suffered from the floods, ETC.. in
the eastern part of the country, al,
though he has given $4,000 marks to
the food sufferers Of Alsace. The
newspapers are calling for special SEES
sions of the reichstag and diet so that
these bodies may make extraordinary
grants of money for the relief of the
suffering families; but as the suggeS.
ton was first made by the VOrwaerts
and other Socialist newspapers, it is
BEING discouraged by the government
The municipality of Berlin has granted
100000 marks for the relief Of thou
sands of people rendered homeless and
penniless by storms, and the city of
Dresden has voted 100000 marks for
the same good work.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10
Seeking SIGNATURES.

Cleveland, Aug. 81. B. Zerbe, the
Cleveland member of the true uniform
ity committee of operators, has re-
ceived copy of the official agreement
and started at once in search of rep
resentatives of mines in the Pittsburg
field. He secured the signatures Of the
Moon Run Coal company, M. A. Han
na q Co., Pickands, Mather & Co., Os-
borne, Seager & Co. and Walsh Upstill
Coal company. The Cleveland opera
tors are in favor of any scheme that
will bring about the uniformity In the
Pennsylvania field and an improve
ment in the condition of the miners.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-08-10

The United Postal congress, which
recently finished its work at Wash
ington accomplished something in the.
way of simplifying the postal transac-.
items of the world: Following is an.
official resume of the results of the
work of the congress: The principal
treaty which excludes the entry Of
Corea into the postal union; the dec
laration of the Orange Free state,
which failed to send a delegate to-
Washington, that it hoped soon to en-,
ter the union; and the declaration Of
the Chinese empire, which was repre-
scented in the congress, that it will OBJ
serve the regulations of the union as,
soon as the organization of it's service,
permits. The intermediary transit.
rates have been facilitated, and the.
tariff diminished materially on a grad,
uated scale for the ensuing six years
Uniform colors have been projected
for postage stamps. Postal cards I'M.
paid are subject to a double tax; that.
is, 4 cents in place of the former tax,
which was 10 cents, the.same as for I'M.
PAID letters. circulars produced on a.
machine (typewritten) in quantities of
twenty circulars, all Of the same char.
meter, are admitted to the information,
al mails at the same rates as printed
circulars Samples of merchandise
are admitted up to $50 grammes. OBJ.
iects of natural history, animals. dried
plants. or preserved geological speci
mems, are admitted as samples. The.
question of the creation of universal
postage stamp was brought up, and.
the proposition was defeated on &C.
count of the difficulty which would &C.
cur in putting into practice that i'm
portant innovation, especially because.
of the diversity of currency standards
Special arrangements concerning pack
ages of declared values, postal orders,
hooks of identity, and subscriptions
to journals have been thoroughly re-.
vised This country is not actually
concerned in these arrangements
They mostly affect the states of the
continent of Europe.