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The herald., 1897-05-11

Among the recent decisions of the New
York court of appeals the following are of
special interest:
Banks dishonor of depositor's check
When bank refuses to pay depositor's
check on the specific ground of insuffic-
iency of balance, 1t cannot subsequently.
when sued for damages by the depositor,
successfully demur upon the ground that
the complaint does not allege endorsement
by the payee Of the check. (Eichner VS..
Bowery bank. Opinion by DAILY, p J)
Partnership: Withdrawal from flrm-No-
tice of dissolution is necessary to affect
persons who have dealt with firm, and
one who withdraws must give notice to
them, or he is liable for their subsequent
dealings with the. tirm. If they were ig-
norant of such withdrawal. The burden
of establishing notice is on the defendant
seeking exemption by 1t, and he must
establish that 1t was given before the time
when the transaction sued on was had.
(Reading Braid company VS.. Stewart.
Opinion by McAdam, J)
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Petroleum

NEW YORK, May 10.-Petroleum-
Pennsylvania crude was steady; June
closed at IS bid United closed at SO bid.
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Boston Quotations

BOSTON, May 10.-Atchison. 10N: BELL
Telephone. PAS; Burlington. 74x; Mexican
Central, ~ San Diego, 8. III Y
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The leading futures closed as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour,
very Arm; No. spring wheat 74A; No. 8
spring wheat, 7O@751s; No. 2 red, 92A@9a1a;
No. corn 2414@24N; No. oats, 171a; No. 2
white, 22@221s fob. No rye. 64@6414; No.
fiaxseed. 771A@79; prime timothy seed, ESQ;
mess pork, per bbl.. $50; lard. per 100 lbs.
1914; short ribs sides, loose. 4.60@4. 80; dry
salted shoulders. boxed, 54@5lA; short clear
sides, boxed, 5@Sh; whisky. distillers fin
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TO pcure Gold In Ons Day
Take Laxacive Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money Il II
falls to cure. 26c,
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Mining Stocks

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10-The official
closing quotations for mining stocks today
wara fo1tows. +--------e-~---s-+.
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Stimulant to muscular and intellectual
activity: relieves mental exhaustion. Bro
mo-Kola.
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shares of verdugo canyon water and water
stock, ETC.; $3.50
r Bassett to Miss NJ H. Hicks--Lot l,
block C, Crescenta Canyada: S25
Mrs. S. ]. Boyd to G. M. Bullock-Begin-
ming in center line of fiume OF Walnut Irri-
cation company; $500.
A. and A. Benson to H. Minnert-Lot llS,
Victor Heights tract; $500.
SUMMARY
Deeds 45
Nominal "a
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CHICAGO MARKNTs
The Days Transactions On the Board
Of Trade s,i's ias;r 4 3

CHICAGO. May 10.-Thsre was no change
worth speaking Of in the price pf wheat
when trading commenced, IT was rather
inclined to 50 lower Tor matter Of thirty
minutes and for that length Of time also
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M AIN STREET SAVINGS BANK.

Junction of Main, Spring and Temple sts.l
(Temple Block), Los Angeles.
Capital paid up........................$l OW
Of1cers and directors: T. L. DuQue,
President; l. N. Van Nuys, Vice-PresidentS
B. v. Duque, Cashier; H. W. Hellman.
tankershin.-O. T. Johnson. Abe Haas. W.
g. Kerckhoff.
Money loaned on real estate.
Five per cent interest paid ON term deposits
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4 os ANGELES NATIONAL BANE

GEO. H. BONEBRAKE..... President
WARREN GILLEL EN-. ..Vice-President
=. z. HOW WES.................;. .SAen!eE
e. w. COE.. Assistant Cashier
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Closing Stocks
NEW YORK, May 10.-The following
are the closing stock quotations:
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Geo. n. Bonebrake, Warren Gillelen. r..
NJ Green, Chas. A. Mariner, e. p. john
son, VIM. M. Van Dyke, w. G. Brown, L.
c. McKeeby F. G. Howes.
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This bank has no deposits Of either the
county or city treasurer, andtherefore mol
preferred creditors.
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= r SARTORI President
S. HELLMAN. .vice-President
w. D. LONGYEAR....; ...;....:;..:.;..C pier
Five per cent interest paid on term, per
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must pe kept earning interest. and so We
nnd that the companies of this state have
ABOUT xlOO, 100000 invested in real estate.
about $2OO.0O00 900 In bonds and, mortgages
and about $3.50, 100000 In United States, state.
city, county and railroad bonds. Other
loans aggregate about $65. 600 600, and about
$l5,O00.0O0 consists Of deferred and unpaid
premiums. all of which Is amply secured.
AS a matter Of fact, the life companies
probably have less percentage of their
assets idle than almost any other class of
financial institutions"
The life insurance business In the United
States ~ almost entirely the growth of
the last fifty years. The early companies
relied chiefly on English experience, but
now the American companies are the
largest in the world, and several of them
have had for years prosperous agencies in
European countries. The early policies pro-
vided only for the payment at death Of the
amount insured. and there We're many con-
ditions under which the policy became null
and void. The most liberal policy forms of
the present day provide for various bene-
fits. such as paid-up or extended insur-
ance in the event Of inability to pay pre-
lmiums after certain period, loans and
cash surrender values, and the policies con-
tain few or no conditions except the pay
mont Of premiums.
About 1900 persons are employed by the
life insurance companies of the United
States. Large salaries are paid to the
chief executive officers of the leading COM
panies. In the largest three companies the
presidents receive $50000 each year and
the vice-presidents $4,000. Agents are paid
with commissions on the business they
secure, and their earnings range from s10.-
go year down to $1,000. The practice Of
paying perpetual commission on q
policy 10 long - the premiums are paid
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CENTRAL UNION MISSION.
Standing Committees From Several
Churches Appointed.

At a recent conference Of the pastors of
the District churches, held at the Mission,
the suggestion was made and adopted that
d standing committee on the Central Union
Mission he appointed in each OF the
churches.
Acting upon this suggestion the follow
ingcomnttees have already been organized
anG others are Eeiug formed:
Presbyterian AS>emhly's, Judge l. g.
Ximhan, 0. 3 Brown, Miss Ella c. Lyman
Faith Chapel, Rev. Edward Warren, Joha
George; First, Frederick b Dalrynple, A
Lockart: North, Samuel Armstrong.
Methodist North Ca pitol, Edwin W Wiliam-
son, j. a Naddux; Twelfth Street, b. +.
Graham, W NJ Bot; Fifteenth street, j.
A. Winner, P Il Eaton, NJ D.; Union,
DR. Charles j Ladson, Alexander Ashley,
A. s. Taylor; Fletcher, George w Graves
william NJ Chase; Anacostia, j. W. Barse,
Sister Sue King.
Baptist Metropolitan, W F PaXson, u
s. Hanks, Rev B F. Rattray; Anacostia,
hoard of deacons, John I. Dent, secretary;
Maryland avenue. A. W. c. Nowlin, A.
a. ProtZman.
Christian Vermont Avenue. G Thomp
son, Miss May Carrigan.
Congregational Mt Pleasant, ]. 3. Sic
man, sr j. w Young.
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gan asserted that the names of those in
given to the public.
The state of affairs, he said was such
as that the Senate could not eyade the
consideration when IL enIues 10 question
OF looking after these railroad wrecEers
NJ. Morgan said that he hoped Mr.. Nc
Kinley would rise TO the occasion and
undo what Cleveland ha d done. Mr. Cleve-
land had, 1t is tue, sent a message to
Congress in January, 1897, hut he had
not said anything about the agree-
nlcnt with him. Mr.. Morgan laid stress
also On the fact that there has been
no written record as 10 what toGS place
between the President or Attorney ten
eIal and his attorney general. There was
a certain agreement, which only reached
him froIn a stakeholder yesterday morn
ing.
Mr- Cleveland, however was not in the
dara. lie knew what was going on. MI.
Morgan had read in the Senate the agree
ment OF 1895, relating TO the purchase,
and which he said contained powers never
before conferred on any set Of men" he
said that there was nothing to show what
these road-wrcckers intended TO Go with
the property after they had purchased it,
Nearly an hour OF Mr.. Morgan time was
consumed in the reading OF the statement
OF the prospective purchasers as to the
value Of the read, its relations. stocks.
bonds, net earnings. distrbution OF So
cuIities, etc. Mr. Morgan. having dis
cussed several OF the heads Of his arsn-
ment, yielded TO a motion To suspend. He
viii conclude his argument tomorrow, to
which time the Senate adjourned
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eraI Eeconstruction win occasion !nuch

eral reconstruction win occasion much
labor, time and expense.
The motor is as safe in his opinion as
any ordinary steam motor, the pressure
being diminished as the run approaches
its terminus, and the machinery can be
easily managed in case of Unforeseen col
in his opinion, startle nervous horse,
but otner than that he can find no dan
eerous features.
AS regards explosion, lie does not think
its effect would be as alarming as has
been frequently asserted, for the reason
that the pressure in the reservoir amounts
in explosive power TO that of about T.
pounds OF powder. An explosion is not
probable with proper connections, and
barring accidents, the safety of paSsen-
gers may be assured
With regard to the certainty of opera
ton, Capt, Black says that though the
compressor at the station is liable to
accidents hat might happen in common
10 all heavy machinery, there could al
ways be kept parts in duplicate ready
for emergencies
H., does not think the substation plan
would hc a success for the reason that air
could not be carried such distance with
out losing much Of its effectiveness In
its passage AS to the arrangement OF a
power plant he does not favor the pre- Sc nee
Of snhstations, but a main power plant
He thinks the proposed system an ex-
peHsive one, for the reason that trailers
cannot be used, and that the power tC
run car is greater by twenty-three TO
twentv-four horsepower than is required to
run an electric car Owing to the fact
that the proposed system runs through
scrne OF the most prominent business
sections, he does not think that any sys-
TEN should be accepted that does not give
promise OF sure commercial success, as
the needs OF the District are too great to
permit Of any risk
In conclusion. Capt. Black says it may
seem rhat the motor possesses many good
qualities, bat as yet it is but in its infancy
and its future is vague, and for that rea-
son he thinks it would be bad policy to
allow its installment by so large a sys
TEN as the lexington and Soldiers Home
and Belt Railways
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NO AIR MOTOR PROPULSION
Commissioner Blacks Report Op-
posed to the Plan.
THE SYSTEM in ITS INFANCY
Many Expensive Changes Neces-
sary 10 Make 1t an Acceptable
and Safe Means OF Locomotion.
Interests of the District Too Great
10 BE Subject 10 Experiment.

Engineer Commissioner Black yesterday
handed the Commits siouers his report of the
recent experiments made by the engineer
department of the Hoadley- Knight air
motor proposed to be used by the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home and the Belt Rail
way systems, and it is very pIobable from
the facts set forth In the document and
the comments made by the Engineer Com
missioner that the District Commissioners
viii refuse the permit to use the motors
as a means Of propulsion for the roads
In question.
For the past month the superintendent Of
the water department and Engineer Emack
have been busily engaged watching the
results of the an motor, and all possible
data that could be obtained by them has
been collected for the Informal ton of their
sUperiors. The work has been Carefully
prepared and the facts and figures are
from various sources Sometime ago The
Times published the report of SEperin-
tendent Mcfarland, and at the time it
was freely prophesed that the road would
not be permitted to use the Hoadley- Knight
motor. The report of the Engineer Com
missioner handed in yesterday seems to
fOreshadow the result, and it is quite
proba ble that within the present week the
beard viii notify the officers of the road
that the motor is not acceptable to them.
Capt. Blacks report is a long and conr-
prehensiye one. 1t embraces all of the
features Of the motor; its mechanism, car
ryIng capacity, durability, etc, and other
salient points. The investigation of his de-
partmeRt, he says, was deduced mainly
from an observation of the HoadleyKnight
motor in active operation, and In the alb
sence Of much necessary data those in
charge OF the tests have been obliged to
confine themselves mainly 10 an inSpec-
ton, though they have gathered some in
formation from other sources. In view OF
the facts the conclusions TO be reached
could hardly be convincing.
Nothing further can be asked for the
comfort Of the cars and the noise produced
by tie machinery cannot be said to be
excessive; but 1t should be noted, he says
that the base is too long for the curves
now existing along the lines of the sys-
TEN, which necessarily produces grind
ing and some loss of power.
A serious objection to the use of the
motor, he thinks, is the absence of solidity
70 many of the tracks of the system. and
as it comprises 81 miles OF road a gen
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TWO ALLEGED VICIOUS DOGS.
Charge Against Sister Beatrice, of
Providence Hospital.

Sister Beatrice, the head OF the sister
hood in charge OF Providence Hospital,
Will have to appear in court on Tuesday
morning to stand trial Oh a charge of
keeping vicious dogs, preferred by Benjamin
F. Kirchner, Twenty-seventh and streets
northwest, driver for the Arlington Bot
tling Company.
1t is alleged that Kirchner was attacked
by the New wfcundland dog, Bruno, so fa-
miliar to those who visit the hospital,
and by a Small blacl;-and-tan dog, also
kept at the institution. He was bitten
in several places, and had his wounds
cauterized by the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sister
Beatrice is very much attached to Bruno,
which was presented to her by n Balti-
more gentleman who had been patient
at the hospital The occurrence and The
subsequent issuance of a warrant gave
the superiores5 considerable annoyance, and
she sincerely hoped that no action would
be taken in the matter. Kirchner was
notified yesterday to appear at court Tues
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HAD VISITED THE MOON.
vagaries of a Woman who Is Prob.
ably Insane.

Vagaries of a Woman who Is Prob
ably Insane.
strange looking woman attempted TO
beard the steamer Pentz at the Seventh
street wharf yesterday morning without
a ticket. When stopped at the gangplank
she said:
Il ain the great ocean traveller, and want
ticket for Colombia, South America
She was detained until policeman ar
rived. who sent her to No. station. There
she gave her name as Kate Harkins, thirty
five years Of age, and native OF Union
town, Pa. For some time past she has been
employed It's domestic in boarding-house
on Pennsylvania avenue, between Third and
Fonr-and a. half streets.
In the station-heuse she talked s,libly
about her many towers abroad, andWhen
a policeman askedif she had ever visited
the moon, the woman replied
''Oh, yes: and found it the loveliest place
in the world
Her mental condition will be inquired into
by the police surgeons.
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ACTION AGAINST BoNDsMEN.
of Thomas b. Stahl Sued
by William H. Slater.

William H. Slater yesterday entered suit
before the supreme court Of the District
against Thomas Is Stahl, Florence a. Hill
and John w. Stahl the two latter being
sureties on the bond Of Thomas b. Stahl, Il
constable. attached to the office Of JUS
tice Samuel c. Mills.
tis claimed that the heconstatleon January
2, 1897, entered the premises of Milton
NJ. Slater, aud there wrongfully and Will
fully sold to the highest bidder certain
goods and chartels seized under writ
of fieri facias, in a suit against Milton
M. Slater, brought by one Arthur Brooks
before Justice of the Peace Samuel c..
Mills.
The property seized was that of the
plaintiff, and he sues in the amount or
$1,000. Messrs d. w. Baker, II. M
Earle, aud E. Richard Shipp represent
the plaintiff.
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DROWNED IN 4 BATHTUB.
veteran Frank Bourasso's Peculia
Death at the Soldiers Home.

Frank Bourasso, veteran and inmate
OF the Soldiers Home, was found drowned
in hath tub, in the Presidents cottage,
near the main building, Friday morning.
lie complained of the heat Just hefore
bed time Thursday night and entered the
room to take hath. This was the last
seen of the unfortunate man until he
was found dead i'll less than three feet Of
water. The Home surgeons and Coroner
Glazebrook believe lie either tainted, had
IN attack of heart failure or vertigo
while in the water and sank to the
bottom Of the tub.
Bourasso was sixty-eight years OF age,
a native of Massachusetts,, and served
gallantly in the regular army during the
war Coroner GlaZebroOk gave GER
tiflcate of accidental drowning, super
induced by heart disease, and the remains
were inferred in the Home cemetery with
military honors at 6 O'Clock last evening.
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A new RIVER MAIL CRAFT
Steamer Estelle Randall to Run on
the Potomac.
Will BE Thoroughly Equipped With
lia-To Begin in October.

Capt Z. s. Randan's new maiI-carrying
steamer, which viii soon be run on the
lower Potomac. promises to be one of
the most complete little crafts ever
run in local waters. 1t viii be built oa
modern lines, exclusively, and viii be
equipped in the usual lavish manner thai
has characterized the fitting Of all the
E s. Randall COmpany's beats.
Capt Randall was seen ut his office
yesterday and explained the construction
OF his latest steamer.
The new propeller steamer that l am
building for the mai! route betw cen
Washington and GlymOnt, Nd, at the
yard of William E. WoOdan * Co, 5f
Baltimore, will be of what Is known rs
the composite type of vessel, having an
iron framed hull, with modern Sieatning.
She wiz be % feet long, % feet beam, and
have depth of 8 feet in her hold, and her
draft Will be about five feet
Her main deck viii be used for freight
and passenger purposes, a nd above it is 20
he a saloon sixty feet long, finished in
white and gold A 5 she is to be a dav
steamer entirely. she will have no state
rooms, thus leaving her saloon entirely
open for air and light.
This will be beautifully finished, aud
as stated. the prevailing colors viii be
white and gold
The screw will be driven by engines
built by the CampbeH-Teu Company, of
Baltimore. 1t VIII have cylinders mea sur
ing thirteen and twenty-six inches, and 4
siXteen-iuch stroke The boilers are 70 be
built of the locomotive type, and will carry
90 pounds of steam to the square inch
The contract calls for a speed OF fourteen
miles an hour, but the calculation is that
she win excede this by mile or two.
The pilot house win be on the hurricane
deck, and back Of it will be the rooms
for the Officers The crew viii bequa rtar-
ed in the hold forward The new steamer
will be Il orousEly equipped with electro
lights, search lights, etc, and though
small, will be one of the prettiesj and
mcst complete ever put on the Potomac
1T is expected that the keel win be laid
within the next ten days, and work VIII
be showed on her as fast as possible, as
she is to be completed and delivered hy
the 1st of October. she viii be named
the 'Estene Randall after my eldest
daughter.
No, / am aware of no trouble with
the Marshall Hall and Mt Vernon Steam
boat Company, in consequence OF my hav
ing gotten the mail contract for the next
four years. Neither of US bid directly for
the contract, but through attorneys, and
as the lid of my representative was $40
lower than theirs, got the contract.
''Au the trouble that 1 am aware of
il s been III tile columns of the news
papers,"
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MORE HOSPITALS NEEDED.
Contagion in Havana Taxing the
City's Resources.


DR.. ". F. Drummer, United States sanI-
tary inspector at Havana, reports To Sur
geon General Wyman, OF the Marine Hos
pital service:
The number of deaths from yellow
fever is steadily increasing. This week
there were sixty-four deaths from that
disease, against fifty for the week be
fore, and the increase i'll the deaths refers
TO both the city proper and the military
hospitals.
The rainy Season is well on, and the
death rate will continue to increase rapidly
among the Spanish soldiers and other non
acclimated persons.
The Spanish military hospitals are now
full and ii VIII soon become necessary to
increase the number OF hospitals. in " hich
event the large sugar warehouses On the
hGrbor, ieing fairly Well adapted for such
purpose, will undoubtedly be used. Two
of these buildings are now in use and have
approximately about 500 patients. They
are situated in the town Of Regla; there
are none on the IIabana side in use.
DR.. Bruuner sys he had just visited an
American schooner in the harbor upon
which yellow fever had appeared ana he
thought it interesting to state that when
he boarded this vessel the surface Of the
water surrounding her was covered With
decomposing offal from the abattoirs. and
other matter; in fact, the vessel was in
bedGed in 4 field Of this Objectionable
matter.
Dir, Caminers reports officially from
Santiago de Cuba; There are 40 case
at present stricken with yellow fever at
the military hospital and the probabilities
are that the number viii increase daily
New hospital buildings are being put up to
accommodate the great number of stricken
soldiers. There are now about l, 500 under
trt atnent Yellow fever carried off thirty
eight soldiers during the week, according
to Spanish reports "
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INSURANCE COMPANY SUIT.
Claim for Damages Because of In.
hamma BILE Storage.

The Potomac Insurance Company of
Georgetown was yesterday made the q e.
fendant in suit ente red by Milton c.
Mitchell. in which he claims damages
in the sum of So 500 insurance alleged to
be Cue him as a result of fire on his
premises, 81 0S NJ street, Georg etown,
September 29, 1896, which amount has
been withheld by the defendant company
on tie g,ound that, contrary to agree
ment, he kept stored upon his premises
certain inflammable materials OF a highly
combustible nature. Samuel Maddox rep
resenus the plaintiff.
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Request of the Late George :. Dom

The will OF the late George S. Dom
was filed for probate yesterday. The in
st1ment is dated February /, 1894, and
the stock, fixtures and other belongings
at No 1910 Seventh street northwest are
divided between Albert A, John H. and
Mary Ann Dom, children OF the testator,
and to George, Robert and Alberta Brown,
grandchildren. One-fourth its cash yalue
is TO be paid to the said daughter and the
grandchildren, and the business, IL carried
On, is TO be the share of the two sons,
Albert a. and John II. Dom. The residue
OF the estate is TO be divided into four
equal shares, and John Il. Dom is named
as executor.
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The Commissioners yesterday informed
Mr.. George o. simmons, representing the
Columbia Heights Citizens association,
that there are not sufficient funds at their
disposal 10 permit the erection OF the ad-
ditional street lamps on Roanoke and
Princeton streets as requested by him.
An attempt has been made, nevertheless, TO
erect sufficient quantity OF lamps on such
streets as are sufficiently improved to- en-
courage building operations, and that thu
same policy viii be pursued as far as prao
ticable on the two streets named.
The times., 1897-07-18
Jane MoseIey to Colonial Beach

The palace steamer Jane Moseley Will
make her regular trip to Colonial Beach
this morning at 8 O'Clock sharp. The Jane
Moseley is erninentIy fitted TO carry q
crowd of exCursiOnists on the trip Of sixty
eight miles down to salt water. She is
cOmmcdiOus, and most comfortably fur
nished, and is swift and safe. The service
on board, especially in the cafe, is excel
lent The trip to be made Will be
especially enjoyable, and no words can
picture the delights OF such a Tide en- the
historic and beautiful Potomac. Colonial
Beach is well known as q resort of unusual
merit, and the capacity OF both boat and
grounds Will in all probability be tested
TODAY.