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The times., 1897-08-12
WOMAN'S. RELIEF CORPS
Mrs. Balm Issues General Orders on
the Buffalo Convention.
All Members of the Department of
the Potomac Urged to Attend
The List OF Delegates.

Mrs. Georgia G. Balm, the presi-
dent of the Department of the
Potomac. womans Relief Corps, has pro-
mulgated general orders No. q, in which
she says:
The fifteenth national convention will
| meet in the city OF Buffalo,N Y, on Mon
day, the 23d Of August. All members of
the Department of the Potomac, Woman,s
Relief Corps, are cordially invited TO at
tend.
ut is especially desired that every dele.
gate attend the convention, SO that our de-
partment may have full representation.
To those for whom IL might be Impossible
to attend. che request is made that they
notify the department secretary as soon
as possible, that vacancies may be filled
The names of representatives TO the
national convention are:
Department president, Georgia G. Balm;
senior vice president, Mary L. Crawford; !;
junior vlce president, George ID. Van
Fleet; secretary, Julia Mason Layton;
treasurer, Gladys L. Thompson.
Past department presidents, Joanna w.
Turner, Ida V. Hendricks, Indiana CowIing.
Anna M Harii.ton, and Annie w. Johnson.
Delegates. May a. Eldridge, at large,
Maggie B. Tew. Alternates, Anna v.
Tho.npkius, at large; Marion Gregory.
others who will attend In an official
capacity are the national aides, appoint
ed by National President Mrs, Agnes HIT.
They are Mrs. Elizabeth e. Months, Mrs,
Mary NJ. North and Mrs. Annie W. Johnson.
Two members OF the national press COM
mittee. Mrs. Mary NJ. North and Mrs.
/. w. Ball. are also from the Department
of the Potomac.
1t is officially announced that head
quarters for the Department OF the Po-
tcmac, ". K. c., viii be established at
No. % Irving Place, Buffalo, ~ Y. The
Grand Army, Wornan's Relief Corps and
visiting friends are cordially invited to
call.
Those desiring information or tickets
should communicate with the chairm an
of the transportation committee, Mrs Ida
s. Chase, at Room SO, Atlantic Building.
Mrs. Bain pays tribute to the committee
on patriotic teaching, and especially to the
chairman, Mrs NJ $. Gist, for the delightful
program rendered on Flag Day in Hamline
tendance and able speakers and singers
were present
Announcement Is made OF the sudden
death on July IL, at her home In st Paul,
Of Mrs Marie Hasenwinkle. national senior
vice president or the W. h. c., and the
sympathy OF the department is extended 20
the bereayed family.
AT the annual meeting of the W r. c.
home boar6 the following trustees were
elected: Ida V Hendricks, Yina Calhoun,
Anna V. Thonpkns, Florence /. Howeils,
Sarah A. Van Doren, Lulu Chase and
Caroline II Lacy.
The trustees elected the following officers:
President, Ida V Hendricks; vice preside 1t,
Lulu Chase; chaplain, yina Calhoun: trads-
urer, Caroline n. Lacy, and secretary, julia
M Layton.
The rates to paffalo viii be announced
later
The times., 1897-08-12
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Orders have been issued by the Navy De-
paranent as follows:
Ensign J. z. Y. Blakely, ordered to the
Lancas,erian Academy. Wheeling. w. Va;
Lieut.. W. S. Sims is relieved from duty as
naval attache at Madrid, Spain.
The War Department has issued orders
os follows:
a hoard of officers is appointed to meet
at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, on Wednes-
day, September /, 1897 or as soon there
after as practicable, Tor the competitive
examination for promotion Of such enlisted
men as ray be ordered to appear before it.
Detail for the hoard: Capt. William Baird,
Sixth Ca avalry; Capt James A. Irons, Twen-
tieth Infantry: First Lieut.. James A. Cole,
Sixth Cavalry: First Lieut.. John H. Stone.
assistant surgeon; First Lieut.. Basil H.
DuScher, assistant surgeon: First Lieut..
Frederick Y. Krug, Twentieth Infantry,
recorder.
Upon tie final adjournment of the board
Lieut. Stone, assistant surgeon, will re-
turn to his proper station.
Capt james b. AIeshire, assistant quar-
tern aster. viii proceed to Louisville. Ky,
on official BUSINESS pertaining TO the In
81. ctloa OF cavalry and artillery horses, for
the Army, and. upon the completion there
OF, viii return to his station, Chicago. Ill
Tho leave OF absence granted First Lieut..
Charles D. Parkhurst, Fourth A.;iu Try, +,
Department Of the East, is extended one
month.
1ha following transfers are made in the
Ninth Infantry:
The times., 1897-08-12
IMMIGRATION FAILING OFF.
Married Decrease in the Number OF
Arrivals Last Year.


The tide of immigration is at the lowest
point since the general Government as
sumed jurisdiction of the subject in 1882
The number of arrivals from all countries,
according TO the Treasury statistics, during
the last fiscal year was 230,S32, a de-
crease as compared with the previous year
OF ll2,435. Thelightcst Immigration OF any
previous year vas in 1895, when the mum
Der from all countries was 279,94S. The
year OF heaviest immigration was the first
OF the period, beginning with 1882, when
the arrivals numbered 7SS, ,992, during tile
entire period of Federal supervision T.
432,ol6 having entered the United States
A better condition appertaining to the
Russian Jews seems to be shown in q heavy
decrease or Immigration, the arrivals from
that country for the past year having mum
bcred 22,T50 az against 40, 137 for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1896.
Italy furnished the greatest number
54,43f, decrease of 8,629 from last
year The cause OF the heavy Italian immi
grafton OF 1896 was assigned to the war
Of Italy with Abyssinia, but the figures
for the last year are not ;ibnor nal, hav,ng
been exceeded ty several years of the
period. Since 1882 there has been large
and steady decrease in German immigra-
ton; ia 1882, a50,630 entered the United
States from that country, while in 1896
only % .533 arrived 1t will be seen that
the number OF German immigrants during
the first year OF Government super visionex
ceeded the Immigration from all coun
tries during the last year. Immigration
from Austria Hungary decreased from
5o,1o3 in 1896 to 33 ,031 in 1897. The
decrease from other countries rs as follows.
England, 9.492 in 1896 to 9,874 in 1897;
Sweden, 81 ,l27 to 1914; Norway, S.;55
TO 5,842, and ireland, 40,262 to 20 ,421.
The times., 1897-08-12
NOT A VIOLATION OF LAW.
Decision Regarding the Collection
OF Wrappers, Tags or labels.

OF Wrappers, Tags or labels.
The Postoffice Department has issued a
circular to show that the offer of prizes
by various mercantile concerns to those
sending She largest number OF wrappers Or
tags or labels is not violation OF the
lottery law.
Late in July letter was addressed TO
the First Assistant Postmaster General
asking whether an advertise ment that
50 400 will be given away each month
in cash. bicycles, and watches for the
highest number OF wrappers" was not in
violation of the act OF Congress, entitled
AN act to amend certain sections of the
revised statutes relating TO lotteries and
for other PURPOSES approved September
10, 1890.
James y. Tyner, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, in rendering an opinion, says:
This scheme is not dependent upon lot
OF chance. The award of the prizes is
dependent upon the efforts, energy and
perseverance OF the competitors In gath
eIing wrappers or coupons. While it is
true that the competitor does not know
how many wrappers or coupons Others viii
be able TO collect, yet the result or the
contest cannot be said TO be dependent
upon chance, for the number h sends in
Is a natter within his control, and by
extraordinary efforts his number may be
the largest. In my opinion dated Jan
uary 7, 1881, at which time / was the
Assistant Attorney General, | held that
a scheme Offering 500 to the party
sending the greatest number of cards con-
tanning the names or merchants and to-
bacco consumers before December 81,
1891, is in no sense q lottery or other
scheme dependent upon lot or chance"
The Attorney General, in an opinion dated
October 81, 1890, held that lin certain
sense and i'll a certain degree, perhaps, any
prediction as to human action may be said
to be dependent upon chance; that is to
say, il is in some measure dependent upon
circumstances, the happening OF which can
not be anticipated or foretold with any
degree OF certainty, but the offer Of prizes
to those who guessed nearest to the num-
Der OF votes that would be cast for certain
candidates a. a given election was not
dependent upon lot or chance"
The times., 1897-08-12
SOCIETY NOTES.

The young friends OF Miss May Robbins
surprised her last evening by calling upon
hcr IN body and presenting her with
very pretty little silver watch in token
OF their appreciation OF the commendable
manner ia which she has filled the office
Of president Of the Young Cleaners CLUB
during the past year. The presentation
was made by Master Jules Miller, after
which d pleasant program ot music and
IecitaUi0ns was contributed by the mem
bers present. At late hour papers were
uaDacked and ices and bon -bons were
served pa the lawn. Among those present
weTe the Misses Rose Gardner Mabel Price,
Flora Addison, Minnie Walker, Jessie
Howard. and Masters Willie Price, Walter
AicCauley. Donald Watkins, George Add
Son anl frank Wolfe
The times., 1897-08-12
LETTERS BY MESSENGER.
Decision by the Attorney General
for the Postoffice Department.

Decision by the Attorney General
for the Postoffice Department.
The PostoffIce Department has been con
fronted with the question as to whether
there is any law prohibiting the delivery
Of sealed letters without stamps in a city
by special messenger
Harrison j. Barr EFT, acting Assistant
Attorney General, has rendered a decision
that there is no law to prohibit any per
son employing a messenger for the convey
ance or Transmission of his mail matter to
any point he may desire, provided he does
not solicit the carriage OF matter for
other par5ies.''
The acting Assistant Attorney General
says:
THE maintenance of a messenger service
in any city for the collection, conveyance
and delivery ofIetters for compensation, By
a private firm or party, is clearly viola
ton of section 1852, Revised Statutes. The
statute provides that such service must
not be performed Dy regular trips or at
stated lnterv ais
The times., 1897-08-12
MR.. FOSTER GOES HOME.

His Report on the Seal Controversy
Filed With Secretary Sherman.
John W. Foster, special ambassador to
Great Britain and Russia, to negotiate
settlement OF the Bering Sea question, was
ut the State Department yesterday. In the
afternoon he left the city to go to his
summer home. on Lake Erie. He was ac-
companied by Chang Yen Hoon, the special
ambassador from China to the Queen S
Jubilee.
Before going away Mr. Foster said ho
would not discuss the Rering Sea question
aud the Elliott controversy, but said that
his report as special ambassador to England
and Russia concerning the seal controversy
had been filed with Secretary Sherman,
but that it would not be made public until
submitted, with other sealing CORES
pondeuce, to Congress.
The times., 1897-08-12
BAY RIDGE,
The Only Salt Water Bathing
Resort in the Vicinity of
Washington.

EXCELLENT RESTAURANT.
Efficient train service. Low rates.
Trains leave b. & o. station, week days,
9:15 a. m, 4;30 p. m; Sundays, 9:3B
g. m, 1:30 and 3:15 p. m.
Round-trip tickets, 90 cents.
For the 4:30 p. III. train, 70 cents viii
be charged, and 20 cents refunded upon
return OF coupon 10 agent at Washington
station.
A delightful trip of 20 miles on Chesa-
peake BAY, on the morning boat to BRiti-
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 times., 1897-08-12
WANT THE DOGS MUzzLED.

The commissioners Considering a
Request TO Adopt an Ordinance.
The Veterinary Association OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia has recommended to the
Commissioners that an ordinance be passed
requiring ali dogs TO be muzZled during the
months OF June, July and August, for
the prevention of rabies sulting from their
cites.
Th4. Commissioners are uncertanl whether
tney have the right to pass such measure,
and have referred the communication to
the attorney for the District for an opinion.
The times., 1897-08-12
Jane Moseley to Co1onIoI Beach,

The great day of the week for the Jane
Aoseley is Friday, On which occasion the
popular fare being % cents the round trip,
very powerful magnet to draw hun
dreds to Colonial Beach. The big steam
boat has several acres of deck room, which
affords comfort to all. The MoseIey leaves
daily at a. m, except on Monday On
Saturday evening at $50 q fast transit
trip is made. During the present season
the Jane Moseley is the only daily steam
er to the Beach. 1t
The times., 1897-08-12
Half Rates to Buffalo Account of
G. A. r Enca IuIaInent

The ennsylvania Railroad will sell
tickets to Buffalo and return at one fare
August 21 to "a. good returning August "a
to 81, with arrangement for extension to
September 20. Department of the Poto-
mac, Old Guard, Posts 2 and 6 and
Woman's Relief Corps will use Pennsyl-
yaniaRailroad. au1I ,13,l7e;auI2,15,I S,m
The times., 1897-08-12

Tie Kew York Avenue Church was filled
last night with friends OF Mss Grace Maria
Bai.d aud Mr. William wyvel Cohen To wit
ness the soiemnization OF their marriage,
which was performed by Rev. John Chester,
D. D Tie bridal train entered the church
lsd by two little flower girls. Miss Leila
Baird. q sister Of the bride, aud Miss y ggie
Robinson, the groom's half-sister They
Vcrs succeeded by the ushers. MeSsrs- J 5.
Johnston, Oscar Walter, Ernest Vernon. and
Hugh Smith. The bridesmaids, Miss Marin
Cohen and Miss Mary 2. Johnston. and the
nisid or honor. Miss May Goodman, I'M
meilately preceded the bride, who was
escorted ny Ter father, Mr.. James Baird,
who gave her away. They were net at
the ciiaucel by he groom and his best man.
Mr. John Woerncr, when the ceremony was
performed, in a bower formed or palms.
Toe bride was gownedin white liberJy chif-
fnn over white silk Her tulla veil was
fastened with a ooronet Of lilies Jf the val
ley. and she held bouquet Of Bride roses
tied with white satin ribbon. The maid OF
horaT wore white organdie and white rib
hons and carried white carnations, while
th.. white organ3ies Of the bridesmaids
weT" trimmed With pink ribbons, and their
fl5wers Were La France roses. tied with
stre;.nsers " pink The flower bearers were
picturesque in white swiss, trimmed with
lace and Lutte Tibbons, and each carried a
basket of white blossoms and ferns. MI
ana Mrs Cohen left for trip North tl,at
wlllinciude visits TO Niagara and Rochester
and VIII bc at home to their friends on the
q. ening OF September / at 1923 Tenth
stree. northwest, from s to l o o'clock.
The times., 1897-08-12
A Remarkable Cure of Chronic
DiarrhOea.

DiarrhOea.
SIN 1Se2, when I served my country
as private in Company A, One-hundred
and sixty-seventh Penns sylvania yolun teers,
I contracted chronic diarrhoea. 1t has
given me a great deal Of trouble ever
since. l have tried dozen different
medicines and several prominent doctors
without any permanent relief Not long
ago, friend sent me a sample bottle
OF Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoaa Remedy, and after that bought
and took 5O-cent bottle; and now I
can say that 1 am entirely cured
cannot be thankful enough to you for
this great remedy, and recommend it to
all suffering veterans. II in doubt, write
me. Yours gratefully, Henry Steinberger,
Allentown, Pa Sold by Henry Evans,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist, 938 F
street; Connecticut avenue and 8 street
northwest. and 142S Maryland avenue
nor theast
The times., 1897-08-12
Fro Bono Publico.

Anyone representing the Courier Jour-
nal," Kentucky, and stating that the
proceeds from sales of the Confederate
Soldier in the Civil War" will be used
for the building of a home for Confederate
soldiers. does not tell the truth.
1t E. YOUNG, 1902 Pa. ave.
The times., 1897-08-12

Ar and Mrs. Frank Dorian and their
Brsle son, Easton, viii san Saturday for
Paris, where they viii take up their perma
nent abode They were at home TO their
friends last night at the residence OF Mrs
Dorian mother, Mrs J. r. Clayton, at No.
e35 7 street, where they received a mum.
Der OF friends who called to bid them good
by and good fortune.
The times., 1897-08-12
SHOOT THE CHUTE
At RIVER VIEW.

Al RIV Ell VIE w.
Steamer Samuel J. Pentz-DaiIy at 10
g. m, 2 and 6.45 p. m sundays, at IL
q. M, 2:45 and 6:16 p. IN.
Every Sunday, Wednesday, Fri.
day aud Satu rday.
Dancing day and evening, except Sun
day.
Sundays-Concert by River View Orohes-
ira, Chris Arth, jr., conductor.
Tickets, rs cents; children, 5 centA
FAMILY DAY EVERY SATURDAY.
Tickets, 10 cents to all On the 20 q. m.
and p. m. trips.
Steamer Will leave River View, Wednes-
day and Saturday at 1918, 8, s, and10.90
D. m, and Sundays, /, 3, 7:30 and9 sop IN
e. d. RANDALL, Sole Proprietor.
The times., 1897-08-12
EXCURSIONS
Popular Salt Water TRIPS

To picturesque Lower Potomac aud ali the
summer resorts resumed SATURDAY, June
26. Steamer L. V. Arrow smith lea res Tth
ST. ferry wharf every Monday end Wednes-
day. y. m, and Saturday at Il III. Home
Sunday, lU p. IN Accommodations first
class. @. W. RIDLEY, G. II
Je2T-2mo
The times., 1897-08-12

Mrs. Howard Wilbur Ennis is spending
seIue time at Long Branch
The times., 1897-08-12

Camp meeting at Randle Park, Congress
Heights, every evening Take new electric
cars from Navy Yard Bridge aufO-l 1t
The times., 1897-08-12

Mrs. R. r. Hit and her son, Mr.. W. B.
Hit. sailed yesterday for Europe.
The times., 1897-08-12

DR.. H. C. Thompson and family are
spending August at Asbury Park.
The times., 1897-08-12

Mis-. J. J.. Dowden and daughter, of D
street, are at T he Plains. Virginia
The times., 1897-08-12

Mr and Mrs. Harry F Dunn left yesterday y
for a TWO weeks visit to Virginia Beach
The times., 1897-08-12

BIT. John T. Bailey. of New Orleans, who
has been spending a few days in the city,
visiting his numerous friends, left last
uight for New York and Atlantic City.
The times., 1897-08-12

Liver Complaints cured by BEEcHAM's
PILLS.
The times., 1897-08-12

SIEAMEK MAIALESIEK
Daily texcept Sunday at o a. III. and ESQ
p. III. Returning, reach the city at and
p. M. FARE, ROUND TRIP SOC. Adnis-
sion to grounds, 25c. ELEGANT CAFE
ON THE STEAMER. Tickets, with Mount
Vernon admission coupon, for sale at wharf
and at hotels.
l.. l.. BLAKE, Captain.
The times., 1897-08-12
SUMMER RESORTS.
White SulphQr SPRINGS, Va,

HIlU UuIpHUI UpI IHgU, U.y
Near yyarrenton, Fauquier Co.
The most perfectly equipped health and
pleasure resort in the south. Prices to
suit the times Magnificent scenery Water
unsurpassedin Dyspepsia, Dropsy andNery.
GUS Troubles Send for illustrated cjrcu.
lars Address PROPRIETOR WHITE
SULPHUR SPRINGS. Near warrenton,
Fauquier Co.. Va 1e26-2mo
"A PALACE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
-.For beauty or architecture and eie-
ganoe or equipment. THE ALLEGHA-
NY. at Goshen. Va, has not a rvA
among the summer resort hotels OF
America. Located In the heart OF the
Alleghanies, where the climate Ia al
ways cool and tnvigorattng, amidst seem
cry OF wondrous beauty. Its advantages
az summer home are uneQuaIled-"
sulphur, Alum and Chalybeate Waters
Address J. @. 8. TIMRERLAKH
1ey6- xm-em
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-22
low We IMPRESSED Nashville.

Although it has been nearly a
month since Lumherton day was
observed at the M sheville expo
sition tie RoHEsoNIkN has just
seen accounts of itand while rat
late to refer to the occu :on We
copy a short article below. In
his "notes" l.. L. Parham, an ex-
perienced writer, who is giving
full reports Of the exposition says:
Tie s. A. L. banquet car has
become The synonym for hospital
ity, and thousands Will remember
the good people of North and
South Carolina who have so liber-
ally entertained at the Tennnesee
Centennial.
A large bouquet of wild flowers
from Robson county graced the
center of the table, and attracted
much attention by its singular
beauty.
Col. French's stay in Nashville
was to him one of the most pleas
ant, since he became acquainted
with SO many of her people and
visited all of the places of interest
in and around the city. He was
particularly we'll pleased with the
Centennial, Hermitage and
Belle Meade and the beautiful en-
virons of the Capital City Of Ten
'nessee. He made many friends
here, and will it is hoped, visit us
again.
Each of the Nashville dailies,
the American, the Banner, and the
Sun, had very complimentary and
complete notices Of the reception
and all agreed that Lumberton'
unique and pleasant reception
was one Of the best had at the
Centennial. They also interview
ed Col. French and others of the
committee.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-22
L(jH|BEERT0n
INA BOOM :!
Here is Your CIance'to Make EIonev !!

Times hard and and when your
Fall and Winter Goods want the best goods for money
Here the place where just what you have
the latest styles goods to suit evervbodv
pocket We have returned from leading markets with the
largest stock of seasonab goods that brought to this sec
ton 1t will fifty miles can save Won
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-22

In McClure's Magazine for Oc-
tober there will be published for
the first time the long hidden and
supposedly lost life masks of John
Adams, jefferson, Madison, Lafay-
cite, and Charles Carroll, taken
about 1925 by the sculptor
Browere, by refined process that
he himself devised and of which he
never told the secret. The story
of the making of these remarka-
bly, truthful masks, and of their
subsequent hiding away, is a most
romantic one, and Will be told in
the same number by Charles Hen
~ Hart, the highest authority on
such subjects.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-09-22

Thefarmars are very much Dis
satisfied at the price thcy are re-
ceiving for their cotton, and they
have Il good cause for complaint.
The surplus Of old GOTTEN carried
over is confcsaedly smaller than il
las been i'll years and this years
crc.'ris undoubtedly much smaller
than forecGsted II few weeks ago.
These things should tend to
strengthen the price of cotton.
but the reverse is true. Prices
lave declined steadily since the
new crop commenced TO come in,
end tie price today is only 8 cent?
q pound, nearly two cents less
than Il month ago, and lower than
for two or three years. There
should be change in this condi-
tion, but we don't know who're the
remedy is unless it be that the
farmers hold their cotton and re-
fuse to sell until prices get better.
There is an article On the fourth
page of toany's paper relating to
this question chat Is worth the at
-tention Vf the farmers.