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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
A SMUGGLER'S TRICK.
This One brought Over Fine Dfa-
mondS. Which He Boldly Displayed

This One Brought Over Fine Dta-
mondS. Which He Boldly Displayed
From &c Detroit Fise Press
"All this talk-about smuggling recalls
some OF the things learned when 1 was in
the service. announced a retired crook
catcher the other day. New ways of ] eat
nS the government are being devised right
along and many Of the tricks / discovered
are old now There used to be more trcu-
Ole with the diamond smugglers than.
thCre appears to be at present. l have
found the sparklers in women's back hair
nat ornaments, followed shoe heels and
sewed up in various articles of wear: in
dog collars. in horses hoofs In fruits and
vegetables. IN trunks with false bottoms
IN pipes and cigars, in canes or the recks
or carrier pigeons and even buried in mems
hesh after the manner of the kaffir dia-
mord thieves
But the man who did the slickest bust
ness, without ever being suspected told me
about it afterwards. He was a retired de
tectvc who had served with great credit
Shortly before resigning he claimed to
have received a beautiful diamond ring
VIII three very large stones from a New
Yorker for whom he had been able to save
a good deal of money. 1t was certainly a
magnificent ring and the matter was duly
exploited in the papers. He professed to
be doing a private business that took him
across the river frequently. and he would
often use the ferry three or four times n
day He always wore the dazzling ring
and | looked at ii every day for months.
Yet that fellow was making big money
smuggling diamonds
How: Why. he had a paste ring made
exactly like the genuine one He would
wear the paste one over. leave il to be set
with diamonds. wear them back have them
replaced with paste and thus carry on the
game right before our admiring eyes We
never suspected the rascal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
G 0 ND EN- ED LOCALS

John Watson and Ernest Washington,
small colored boys, thought of the song,
Standin on the Corner" when they were
seated on a curbstone last night waiting to
see friend, who lived in n house not far
away. But a policeman evidently thought
differently, for he arrested them and locked
them up. This morning they were told to
keep away from that particular corner be-
cause OF complaint, and were released
There was d little fire and a big excite
ment in Navy place southeast about %
O'Clock this morning, and hundreds of
people followed the engines to the scene of
the alleged conf1agration. A gasoline stove
lad exploded in a second-story room of
house No. 80, but the flames were soon ex-
tinguished after the firemen reached the
premises.
When Detective Boardman returned from
across the river. two days ago, after
iohS picycle ride in pursuit of a thief he
looked as II he had taken a mud bath Be-
cause of the warm weather he had per-
splred freely, and at a certain point on the
way ne was crowded to one side of the
I s' so That he had either to fall in the
deep dirt or go over an embankment and
ne chose the former alternative.
Complaints have been made to the nol,ce
that several worthless checks for small
amounts have been passed on merchants
this week 1t is stated that but one man
prehend him. ~ up
. stotui ulu some little damage
10 trees in the northwest section of The
CITY ana caused several wash-outs on the
roads west of GEORGETOWN Three such
wash-outs were reported by the police to-
DAY, and eighteen trees We're said to have
been injured.
Alien Brown. colored, living at No. 1907
A street southeast, was taken sick on th.
street about o'clock yesterday. He was
near 9th and L streets southeast at the
time and the police took him home in the
patrol wagon.
The pump near the corner of 5th and d
streets northeast is broken.
This morning about { O'Clock an alarm
of fire was sounded from box IS; for fire
In the residence of John F. Healy in South
oline stove caused the fire, which resulted
in about So damage.
Two stCmpS of trees on 18th street
southeast, near street. render the side
walk dangerous to pedestrians.
There was a fire IA the harness room
over Burgdorf's livery stable, on Sth street,
last night about 10 O'Clock. A lighted cam
Gle left in the room caused the fire, which
resulted in damage to the amount of about
500
The police have complained of a broken
pavement in frcnt of 619 Sd street north
west, and another near South Capitol and
G streets.
Policemen Peck ard Schneider found the
door of A. n. Hazen's stable open last
night. Nothing was missing.
Lieut.. Teeple has reported a dangerous
hole in the concrete pavement near Sth and
l. streets northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Many Inducements to Wed.
rom the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The folloWip prizes were offered to the
first couple who would secure a license to
be married in the local park July 3, when
an Independence day celebration was to
tske place at Gallatin. Mo. License and
ceremony flee, a years subscription to the
Gallatin Democrat and North Missourian.
a bride, a shaving set, table linen, a silver
butter knife. four pieces of glassware. a
silk sash, a family Bible. a rocking chair.
knives and forks. a hammock, two napkin
rings. q - Marseilles bedspread, a comb
and brush, a bedroom set, white kid slip
pers, a $50 library lamp, Lcngfeilows
poems. a wedding cake, lap robe. a carv-
ing set, six Plymouth Rock chickens. a
woman's hat, a box of CONNECTIONS. a set
Of silver plated spoons. a woman's veil and
q box of cigars. William Blakely, colored.
has taken out a license Trouble is ex-
pected becsuse Of his race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

gushing begun at 3:51 am The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at S:21 pm; extin-
gufShed at LOG am.
Temperatures for Twenty-Four Hours
The following were the readings of the
thermometer at the weather bureau during
the past twenty-four hours beginning at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon:
July ii pm, 6S; S pm, 10; midnight, r.
July 81 am, y; a M, 76; II M, 81,
and pm, 81.
Maximum, 81, at 3 pm, July Z; mini
mum, ~, at pm, July T.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 3
am: Great Fails, temperature 81; condi-
ton, 36; receiving reservoir, temperature
80; condition at north connection, SO; con-
dlt1on at south connection 80; distributing
reservoir. temperature, 81: condition at in.
fluent gate house. &c; effiuent gate house. 36
Water at Hnrper's Ferry.
At the request Of members of the Wool
mont and Blue Ridge Rod and Gun clubs
Mr. S. b. Hege, passenger agent of the
Baltin ore and Ohio railroad, has arranged
to secure from the agents of the road at
some of the up-river stations the condi-
ton of the water each morning. This has
been done i'll order that anglers who wish
to try their luck over fishing grounds fur
ther away than Great Falls may be posted
before starting as to the condition of the
r.Ver.
These reports as received each day will
ceived from the agent at Harper's Fcrry
TINS morning says: THE water in the
Shenandoah and Potomac rivers at Har-
per's Ferry is clear today"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
TWO SETS OF hackers.
clerks Who Have "Innuence,, I'm Rotb
Political Parties,

Clerks Who Have ..InHuence,, I'm n.,
Political Parties.
II any government official wishes to
make the acquaintance of every senator
ara representative in Congress all he has
10 90 Is to order a number of reductions
ana lew dismissals in his force He will
have his offices crowded the day after hts
action is known. This has been the expe-
rience Of every head of a department or
bureau since the 4th of March whenever
they have promulgated changes in their
once force. 1t appears that there is al
NEST no man or woman holding n govern
ment position in this city who cannot at
moment of need marshal several sena-
tors and score of representatives and
brlng them to the head of the department
In which they are employed, with earnest
protests against any action which might
affect their interests.
Many government employees have two
entirely distinct and separate sets of SEN
ators and representatives One set Is
democratic and another is republican. SO
1t Is declared by some officials, and the
one trey use depends upon the politics CT
the administration in power. In a num-
Der of the departments all recommended
ticns that have been placed On file in the
interest of employees are preserved from
administration to administration, and 1t
is said that the colors of these papers
change. chameleon-like, from a republican
tint to democratic hue, and it is also
declared by men having charge of such
papers that at the close of an administra-
ton or the beginning of a new one, when
there is a change of politics. desperate
efforts are frequently made by employees
of the governmental destroy their old
papers, the usefulness of which has ceas-
ed. so that they might begin under their
new chiefs with an accumulation Of pa
pers of recommendation" from men who
are In favor with the powers that be.
"--
There are two business men in an English
town named I. Came and H. E. Went.
Bee men in Minnesota say the army
worm is destroying the prospect for bass
wood honey. -
Capt. Mahan hassdecided to prepare
volume on sea-powsr, for use in schools
and colleges. ,us
Professional window cleaners in New
York wash them with alcohol and whiting,
using no soap.
A New York millionaire has recently i'm
ported Russian drosky and several jap
anese jinrickshas.
Bulgaria is thinking of substituting the
reformed Gregorian calendar for the Rus
sian orthodox one.
1t is stated in fashionable journal that
1,OOO.OOO bonnets were sold in London dur
ing one week recently.
Victoria reigns over one continent, 100
peninsulas, 500 promontories, 1000 lakes,
1000 rivers and 1000 islands.
1t Is no unusual thing for vessel plying
between Japan and London to carry 1,00O,-
oOo fans as single item of cargo.
Ferdinand Rodlir completed Monday
the SEVENTEEN year of his employment in
the Hamilton mills at Lowell. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
POSSIBLY THUNDER STORMS.
Continued High Temperature Indf
Gated for Tomorrow.

Virginia, possibly thunder storms this
evening, fair Friday; continued high tenn
perature; rortheasterly winds, shifting to
soLtheasterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The pressure is high off the middle At
lantic and north Pacific coasts.
A storm Of considerable intensity has de-
veloped over South Dakota.
Showers have occurred on the Atlantic
coast and in the upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri valleys.
The temperature has remained stationary
in all districts.
Showers may be expected on the middle
and south Atlantic coast this evening, and
generally fair Friday.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) vas reported
During the past twenty-four hours:
Moorhead, LA; Port Arthur, 1.2; Gaines
vile, Ga, 1.SG.
Tide Table.
Today-Lcw tide, 1854 am. and S:21 pm;
high tide, 1:31 am. and 2:02 pm.
Tomorrc Wow tide, 900 am. and 9:26
pm.; high tide, 2:29 am. and 3:06 pm:
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 4:42; sun sets, 1927.
Moon sets, IS pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:43
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by S:36 pm; extin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

In recent graduating class at a st.
Louis college there were four girls whose
mothers graduated from the same school.
While digging up a tree at Monterey,
Mexico, Pettronilo Hernandez found three
Jars full Of gold and silver coin-&2O, 600 in
IN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

A colored woman named Ellen Brown
fifty years old. died suddenly las. night at
her horne, No. 1903 18th street AS no ply
sictan had attended her the case was re-
ported to the coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Capital: Observation-Disclosures

sAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT
Rents safes inside burglar proof vaults at
IS per annum upward
Securities, jewelry, sill, erware and yalua hl..
OF ell kinds in owners package. trunk or case
taken on deposit at moderate cost
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward.
ard interest allowed on So and above
Loans money real estate and collateral
security. Sells frst-clsss real estate and
other securities in OF $500 and upward
TRUST DEPARTMENT
This company is a legal depository for court
and trust funds. and acts as administrator
executor, receiver, assignee AMI executes
trusts OF ali Kinds. Wills prepared by a
competent attorney In daily attendance.
OFFICERS:
THOMAS r. JONES -...............Pr csiden,
T. fRANClS RIGGS. First Vice President
W. RiLEf DEEBLE Second Vice P.esident
ALBERT L. STCRTENANT. Secretary
GEORGE HOWARD. Observation-Disclosures. Treasurer
WOODBURY. BLAIR. Trust paic,,
DIRECTORS:
f. Francis Riggs, Andrew wyIie
ihomas X Jones, Matthew g. Emery,
W. Riley Decide, Henry A willard
Woodbury. Blair, Thomas HYDE
Albert l.. Sturtevant, John r. Rodgers
George H. Plint. James VI. Johnston,
Zenas c. Robbins John G. Park.
George L. Dunlop. Robert %. Hol:Ernan
Wm T. Edr'1nston, John Cainma.-k,
Wm A. Gordon. H. Brsiiley Davidson.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
The National Safe Deposit,
Savings and Trust
Company,
CORNER 18TH ST. AND NEW YORK AVE
or the District Of Columbia,

Chartered by special act Of Congress.
JAM 1867. and acts Of Oct, 1890, and Feb, 1899.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

In the collection of letters is enough in
teresting material to cover book of the
NEST attractive reading. The donation of
the whole was secured by Prof. Watkins
from Mrs. Judson, on a recent visit to her
in Dobbs Ferry.
Prof Maynard is preparing another col
lection 1t is that of the early dynamos and
motors to embrace first designs by Edison,
Elihu Thomson, Brush. Wallace and other
pioneer inventors in electrical lighting and
power inventions. Some of these We're
shown at the Philadelphia centennial The
designs of Prof. Joseph Henry, first secre-
tary Of the Smithsonian. who was an cleo
trical worker, are being made into one col
lection.
The revenue of nations. raised mostly by
taxation, has trebled since 1850 increased
over five times since 1910 and forty-1ve
times since 1850.
French paupers are provided for by the
funds arising from a 10 per cent tax on
theater tickets. This tax averages 10000
600 francs a year.
In Sumner county, Kansas, which gave
load Of wheat for the India famine suffer-
ers, q raan died of starvation before the
wheat reached the Indians.
Between 1878 and 1881, in a single Roman
village district, 797 heads Of families in a
population of ! 100 families were dogged
for not paying their taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

gushing begun at 3:51 am The lighting
Is begun one hour before the time named
Arc lamps lighted at S:21 pm; extin-
guished at 4O6 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

OFFICE METROPOLITAN RAILROAD co,
WASHINGTON. June 30 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that the annual meeting
OF the stockholders for the election Of nine di
rectOrs to serve during the ensuing year will he
held at the office of the company 14th and East
Capitol SITS. "WEDNESDAY. July Ii. 1891.
The polls will be opened from = to o'clock p. IN
GEO. II. HARlIES, President.
G.. B. COLEMAN. Secretary. jy1-9t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

mitted fifteen minutes later, and was as
follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

CHARLES COGHLAN.-Mr. Charles
Coghlan, the eminent English actor, will
present his latest play, to which he has
for the first time at the Columbia Theater
Monday, the 22d instant. Mr.. Coghlan
withholds the story, plot and incidents of
the new piece for revelation at the first
night. 1t Is known. however, that it is
costume play. the action of which takes
place just before the Prince of Wales, son
of George III. became regent. Mr.. Cogh-
lan's part is that of an eminent actor of
that day. The piece will be staged with
MI. Coghlan's usual elaboration as to
scenery, costumes and effects. HIS support
Will, it Is said, be an excellent one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Francis WI,
sons annual engagement in Washington is
always pleasant subject for comment. He
will appear in Half King" for six nights
ana saturday matinee at the Grand Opera
House next week. Half a King'' IL not
unfamiliar to Washington theater goers.
as 1t was most successfully rendered for
one week last season. 1t has been called
ties since the days Of the Merry Man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

THE SECRET ENEMY" The days
OF the bear. explosion, bridge jumper
tank diver, grind organ, fire engine. freak
melodrama is past, and the audience of
today demands a more wholesome and in
tellectual theatrical diet. Recognizing this
the firm of Liebler and Miner have deter
miner to produce only such PLAYS as will
demand respect. Their first offering is
romantic play entitled 1.-The Secret En-
envy" by the joint pens of Elmer Grandin
and Eva Mountford. No expense has been
spared in any department to make the
production an artistic success, such was
the Endorsement it.ireceived in Boston re-
Gently, where it enjoyed a big business It
will be seen at the Grand Opera House
week after next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

SOLDIERS HOME DRAMATIC COM
PANY-Next Thursday ,sevening the SOL
ciers' Home Dramatic Company will pre-
second play of it's series the bright three
act comedy, "NunrAer 7ss" as played by
Days company In the west The char
acters for this play have been assigned as
follows: William Hhtchhson, as Frederic
Salmon, the old gentleman, who is ALWAYS
done" by the crafty Drt Pollock, who viii
he portrayed by MIR. English; Miss Grace
Ross, Rosa Salmon, the original of por-
trait No. 72s. and around whom the play
centers: Miss EicheibergH, as Mrs. Salmon;
Miss Buckler. MaId; Mr.. Conner, Paul
Iurbot; Mr.. DAILY, herbart Grayling: Miss
Test, the role of Signor Pescatore, attend
ant of the italian prince. The play win
he mounted and staged in the same manner
that made THE Conspiracy" such a sue
cess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06

MISUNDERSTANDING Post Once Sales.
From the New York Herald.
The post Office has proflted as a result
of the strange political mix-up. The office
sold 100000 stamped envelopes during
October, breaking all records The total
sales Of stamps, stamped envelopes and
postal cards for October amounted to s7Y0-
1850, an increase of $50 6G4. IL over the
corresponding month last year. It is an IN
wind that does no one good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-06
A Startling Fact.

Johnson Brothers, coal, coke and wood at
summer prices. Large orders special prices.
Lee mine coal. Call for 1888 calendars.
1906 F st.-Advt.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-29
Upapa Sentenced.

Judge Perry on Saturday senten-
ced Upapa, one Of the men connected
with the Kauai murder, to imprison.
ment at hard labor for three years.
Upapa was found guilty by the jury
Of being an accessory after the fact.
Mr.. Rosa, his attorney will not
appeal from the verdict.
Mr.. Robertson's clients K spsa and
Kaio were not sentenced owing to
the statutory limitation. The at
torney argued that sentence could
not be suspended to another term,
but was overruled by Judge Perry
and an exception from the ruling to
the Supreme Court taken.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-29
a Jolly Picnic.

Mrs. j. H. Boyd last Saturday en-
tertained Princess Kaiulani and a
number of friends at Waoals, the
beautiful Manoa residence of Col
j. FL. Boyd
The eighteen invited guests went
up together on horseback gaily
decorated with leis, and the Princess
thoroughly enjoyed the excursion
which reminded her Of days gone
by when she aud her calvacade
galoped over the roads OF Hawaii.
At Waosla the party was enter
tanned right royalty. Merriment
reigned at the bountiful feast in the
handsomely decorated lanai. A
string band was in attendance and
the young people naturally INDUCED
in dancing for a few hours. At dusk
the return to the city was made and
the party dispersed after having en-
joyed one Of the most successful
picnics given here.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-29
At the Frawl-ys

There were two good and well
patronized performances at Frawleys
on Saturday. The great unknown
was we'll received by a large audience
OF Youngsters who attended the
matinee and the play was cleverly
presented
In the evening the Fatal Gard"
was the play and it was beyond COM
parison the best performance Of this
season. The audience liked it and
deserved praise and applause were
showered on all who took part
Tomorrow evening Held by the
Eaemy" a war play will oe given
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-29
The Aorangi Comes and Goes.

The r. M. 8. Aorangi whose ar
rival had been expected for two days
arrived in port yesterday morning
and sailed for Vancouver in the
evening. She brought no passenger
for this ports. The following is the
report of the Aorangi's purser: The
R. M. S. Aorsngi, Campbell Hep
worth, commander, left Sydney on
9Th November for Wellinton, N. H.,
which port was reached on 18th
November. Left again on 18th and
arrived at Suva on the 10th. Left
Suva same day aud arrived at this
port on the 28th inst, at II o'clock
noon. Fine weather has been ex-
perienced on the voyage. Mr..
Churchill, late U. S. Consul at
Samoa, and family left by her as his
services are required in Washington.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-11-29
Death of Alvin Raseman.

After a serious illness Alvin H.
Raseman succumbed on Saturday
morning at the residence of his wife's
father, Mr.. John Mott. 81. Raseman
was we'll. known and we'll liked here
He was very prosperous in his pro-
fession as a book binder for many
years and was identified with the
fire department and other popular
organizations. His unassuming man
ners and modest ways made him
numerous friends who regret his
early death. He was born in Michi-
gan SO years ago aud leaves a wife
and child. The funeral which was
largely attended took place yester.
day.