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RESCUED By A WHARFMAE
Mrs. Fitzgerald Saved From the
River by Robert Ferguson.
Aged Woman Falls Into the Water
and is Pulled Out in the
Nick of Time.

Airs. Bridget Fitzgerald, an aged woman
fesidiig AT Seventh and streets south
west, had a narrow escape from drowning
yesterday afternoon, and but for the
heroism Of Robert Ferguson, an attache
Of the harbor- masters office, would IN
dolbtedly have met her death. While
the excursion boats were moving out of
the piers yesterday afternoon, the usual
crowd o: SMALL boys was on hand to witness
their departure.
Among the lads was Mrs FitzgeraId's Is
little grandson, and concern for his safety
led t.r To 90 TO tile wharf She thought
thai she espied the object OF her quest
on the ruined pier adjoining the harbur-
masters office, and started out On the
wbariinA The loose slippers worn by
the old lady We're continually Coming OF
and o:le OF them was caught between
two unfasteBed planks. In her efforts
70 regain the article Mrs. Fitzgerald
lost her balance and fell into the water
The particular spot where the accident
occurred is quite deep, having been used
as q vnooriug for steamers.
Robert Ferguson, who was on the ad-
Joining wharf, superintending some work
which is being done at the harbor masters
office, heard tie splash, and ran to Seventh
street, then down the ruined wharf ard
jumped in after the woman, who had
Just Sink below the surface. BefsTe he
re3ched her she had come to the surface
and sunk for the second time, bat, diving
down, lie grasped her clothing
HaIhor Master Sutton and Capt. Harry
Robinson were at hand with a rope. q. d
the Tcsruer and rescued, VIXEN within
Ieacb, Were drawn onto the wharf rhe
woman was restored to consciousness after
8 few minutes work, and in a short
while was carried to her home, tut little
the worse for her dip in the river
Ferguson received the plaiSa bestowed
upon him iii a matter of fact sort of NVly
and persisted that be had done nothing
30 very wonderful, hui the livermen who
have seen occurrences of this kind sa
that the presence Of mind DISPLAYED bv
tie young man was rena rkalile After
the occurrence, Ferguson changed his
clothes, and was found late yesterday
afternoon busy at his work on Iia,anr-
master Sutton's wharf
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Class %, Central High School, spent
delightful evening last night at the resi-
denee OF Miss Gertrude Heilbrun, No. 26
Tenth street, the occasion being the tee
ond annual reunion of the members of sne
class. At the election OF officers MI T..
r. Rh0derick was chosen president of the
class for the ensuing year, the other in
cumbents being persuaded TO retain the
positions they have filled so well. AT
the conclusion of business matters the
young people adjourned for refreshments
In the garden, which was beautifully dec
GRATED with coloTed lanterns.
Among those present We're Miss CIinge,
Miss Daley, Miss Addie Martin. Mss
Mabel Martin, Miss Thomas, Miss Johnson
Miss liodgson, ana Messrs. West, Apple,
helbIui, Abel, Rhoderick, Ridgly, Clax-
ton, Bradford Talbert, and sleman.
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The Retort CircumstantiaI.
To .he Editor of The Times.

To fhc Editor OF The Times:
Tie only charitable answer to be made
to the communication or Mr. Thomas w
G;i,ner, on the subject of the lexington
Railroad, published In The Times Of this
morning, under the caption Of 1.-THE
Rairroad's Side Of the Case is that he
does not understand what he is writing
about, as is evidenced by every point he
raises against the contentious OF those
whom he terms the '.chronic objectors +"
If Mr. GilTncr lived In lexington, In
stead OF In LIE Droit Park, and was de-
pendent upon this road for transporta-
tion, instead OF upon the excellent service
Of the company whose line reaches his
home; or, IL lie owned some of the de
Preeiated property which seems to give him
so much concern, instead OF seven shares
of stock In the lexington Company, which
the last annual report of that corapany
shows him TO own, am confident that le
would be one Of tie most active of tie
chronic ebJectors." and would have some
excuse for meddling with a subject which
does not new seem to concern him, ,excent
as a stakeholder of the company
7. P. KANE.
lexington, July Is, 1897.
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M(jNY()N
Cured MI. W. H. Clark of
Catarrh and Rheumatism
After Years Of Suffering.

Mr w IL. Clark, No. 1917 ST. NV,
washington u. C., Us. Il was severely
lioubieu With catarrI Tor several years I
nave been under the care OF a number or
physicidns, Including two specialists, with
OUT being able 70 effect cure Finally 1
declded 10 try MunyOn s, and am happy TO
say tbat after short course OF Urea tfIent
nave been entirely cured. Munyon's Rem
euleE were also efTectuaI IN relieving me OF
very severe attack or rheumatism -
NUN iONS STATIC ELECTRIC MA
CHlNE reaches hidden diseases. by peue-
Idtihg hone, muscle ana tissue, ami also
prepares the SysJenror the more rapid cure
Win the Munyon Remedies
MUN fOS ) LIFE CHAMBER sends IIedi-
Cdteu Vapors 10 the passages of the throat,
nose, bronchial tubes and lungs 1t Will
brace you up ana cure you.
NUN IONS REMEDIES- A separate cure
Tor each disease, for sale at all druggists
mostly 20 cents a vial
MIN 1ON SKILLED SPECIALISTS
give Tree diagnosis and prescriptions for
an uisease: On duty all day and evening
sunday, TO p. m
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a Suspected Murderer Captured.

Pembroke, Ont. July 13.-The police have
arrested here a man calling himself Ham
ilton who is supposed to have murdered
and cremated Miss Waeiing, of Salt Lake
City. in 1895. He had located near Eraa-
vile and passed himself off as clergy
man. The arrival from Utah of photo
graphs of the suspected murderer led to
Hamilton's arrest. This morning he carre
up before Judge Deacon, but was renanded
until the 18th, when it is expected the
authorities from Salt Lake City will come
for him.
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Mr.. @. o. Morgan and wife and Miss
Marie Herkimer, OF Vicksburg. Va, who
have been the guests for the past two
weeks OF MIs. Eleanor Benner OF o street,
left last night for a three weeks cutting
at Cape May.
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Among the well-known WashiugtDnians
now at Bar Harbor is Mr. GisU Blair, Il
member OF the weil-known family OF that
E6me That intermarried with the Lees.
Montgomery Blair married daughter Of
Gen Draper, at present United States
minister 20 Italy
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Last summer one of our grandchildren
was sick with a severe bowel trouble ,,
says Mrs. E. G. Gregory, of Frederlcks-
town, Mo. ''Our doctors remedies had
failed; then We tried Chamberlain IS Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, which
gave very speedy relief" For sale by
Henry Evans, Wholesale and Retail Drug
gist, s3s F street northwest and Con
necticut avenue and 8 street northwest
and 142S Maryland avenue northeast.
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Mrs. Roswell ID. Hitchcock an6 her
daughter are at Lenox, but they viii
spend the late summer at Bar HaTbor.
The announcement Of the engagement of
Miss Mamie Hitchcock 10 Frederick Harri-
mau, of New York, has been received with
satisfaction at that resort, where the love
affair had its beginning last summer. 1T
is reported that the couple Will be mar
ried III the Spring.
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Mrs +. d. Hamilton and Miss Katharine
Earnweil who have been visiting friends
In Baltimore for the past TWO weeks,
VIII leave tomorrow for an inde finite stay
at Berkeley Springs
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Special Excursion Ia Sea snore VIA
l. q %.

Tickets TO Atlantic City, Cape MAY, and
Sea Isle City VIII be sold for 10 a. m.
and z noon, Royal Blue Line trains, on
Fridays and Saturdays during the sea
son, good to return until Tuesdar follow
ing, at rate So for the round trip.
5e3O-n, .th-tilAu27
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Among thc Washingtonans at the Fan
quier White Sulphur springs are Mr. and
Mrs. George "A. AicNeir and Mr. c. L
Hooker
The times., 1897-07-14

VICE Consul He0lst, from Norway, and
his family are making stay at Warreuton
Va.
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Mr.. Maurice Jooslens, first secretary OF
the Belgian lega ton, is spending the sea-
son at Newport
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SOCIETY NOTES.

Mt GregOire de Wollant, secretary of
the Russian legation, has taken apart
merts for the season at Capon Springs.
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Miss Ii. F. Porter, Of this city. is spend
ing the season at Mountain View House
in the Twin Mountains, Of New HaInp-
shire.
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Confirmed by the Senate.

The Senate confirmed yesterday the
nomination Of Louis Lange, jr., OF Illinois,
to be consul at Bremen, Germany.
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|GAkNER & co.'s HsiiE.>c saHa
Seventh ana II STREET.

NERVOUS TROUBLES all kinds, cured
with animal Extracts. Free book tells
how hash'n Chemical Co, W ashingto ID
81. NV je30-r
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HOTEL DIRECTORY.
The JEFFERSON.

kIUHNUND, VA,
Is conducted strictly upon the European
plan Tor the summer months. with cafe
charges as moderate as any HTSt-elaSs
restaurant In the state GoOd rooms can
be had fOr 81. 90 per day aud upward.
lyI 3-3nO
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ssSSsassszses ssssessssSss
Lans5urgla g. Bro.
Continuation

OF
Our Mark-down Sale
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
Ready To BE Presented in the He

Ready To BE Presented In the House.
Washington, March 13.-Chairman
Dingley says that the new tariff bill
will be ready to he introduced in the
House on Monday. The administra-
tive features have not been drafted,
nor has the reciprocity scheme. nj
though the features of it We're agreed
upon. These may be presented as
sSmmi!!ee ,s amsnamss,tts nsl,t aftfr .talipei nRll
ware schedule is not yet perfected.
The same difficulties have been met
| with in adjusting the rates on earth
eiMare that We're involved in wooden
goods-the attempt to carry into ef-
fett the Republican policy of replac-
Ing ad vnlorem duties with specific.
1t has been found almost impossible
TO determine upon standards by
which specific rates can be levied on
clna and pottery goods. the factors
of decoration. weight and process of
mhiufacture entering so largely into
ths value of these goods, and it is
quite probable that they will be placed
under the Mckinley schedule with
solhe immaterial changes
fhe reciprocity principle which will
beFmbodied in the bill will be that of
loyer duties on certain classes of
gn3ds in return for concessions to
ce.tain lines of American goods. The
principal lines of goods on which du-
tits may he lowered by reciprocity
trhties will be sugar. cliampagnes.
silks, gloves. mineral Waters. chickle
niuch of which is imported for chew
ing gum and argil. or crude tartar,
which is one of the chief constituents
off baking powders.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
NO MORE LETTERS TO GREECE
Powers VIII nleckndc the Ports of cret.


Rome. March 1i-It is officially an.
nounceu here this afternoon that the
result of the pour parlers of the pow.
ers yesterday Saturday is a definite
agreement not to reply to the Greek
note, but 10 issue orders TO the foreign
ndmirals to establish an Immediate
blockade of Cretan ports, which will
probably go in full operation to-mor-
roy.
This agreement is somewhat in the
nature of concession 10 Russia and
France. Russia, during the middle Of
last week. proposed, with France sec
onding the proposition. another joint
note to Greece. insisting on the with
drawal of the troops. instead of an i'm
mediate resort by the powers to force
Russia's action was inspired. it is Off
cially stated, by certain sympathy
for Greece, but so many objections
were raised by each power in turn to
the suggestion that the course has final
ly been agreed upon.
1t is thought the simplest way to
carry out the threat made in TIE identi-
cal note will be the blockading of the
Cretan ports and the landing of forces
sufficient to insure the maintenance. OF
order, leaving further action as to the
fate of Crete to later negotiations
This was the view of Russia ut the out
set.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
GRANT MONUMENT INAUGURAL
There Will He aKemarkable Demonstration
In New York.

New York, March 14.-Arrangements
for the Grant monument inaugural par
ade on April 27th are progressing ia
vorably and the indications are that it
will be the greatest demonstration of
the kind ever witnessed in this coun-
try. 1t is understood that the Presi-
dent of the United States, his Cabinet,
the Supreme court of the United
States, representatives of foreign ma
tions, the governors OF twenty states
and the national guard will take par,
in the Inauguration.
General Dodge. grand marshal. an
nounces that prominent feature of
the parade will be the part taken by
the United States army and navy.
a large turnout OF the national
guards of the states. commanded by
their governors and attended by their
staffs. has been assured. also a brigade
of uniformed and armed school cadets.
Clarkson of the
Grand Army. Commander Roll of the
Sons of Veterans. and Colonel Dono-
hue Of the Union Veterans. have issued
orders to their commands. reGueStiu.
them to take part in the parade.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20

The six-days' bicycle races which
have become features OF recent exhibi-
tions are reprehensible in every sense
of the word. The severe strain has in
nearly every case resulted In fatal in
juries to the contestants. Joseph JET
ferson, commenting recently on undue
athletic training, said that some years
ago he met Laurence Barrett on street
rorner in Boston, and Barrett said he
was waiting for street car to take him
to a gymnasium. why not walk?"
asked Jefferson; that is better exer-
else than you will get at the gym
nasium, and you will save the trouble
of going there"
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
Country About Memphis Inundated -Gren
Damage Done.

damage DDne.
Memphis. Tenn. March 1i.-The Mis-
sissippi river continues to rise and the
situation in the lowands of Arkansas.
opposite this city. is very serious.
Tonight the river stands at 4G.3 feet.
a rise of Seven-teuths since last night.
This is the highest record since The es-
tablishment of the weather office here
in 1872. The government gauge to-day
recorded 3G.3 feet above low waite
mark. The rise during the day was
slightly more than half n foot ana the
indications are that the big stream VIII
continue TO rise slowly during the next
twenty four hours. On all of the is.
lands near the city and in the lowlands
of Arkansas there is great suffering
among the people and there is great
loss of stock and properly. People con
tinue leaving the lowlands for this side
of the river.
To-day the Little Rock & Memphis
railroad managed to get its morning
tempt to move the freight trains. The
Kansas City. Fort Scott 4 Memphis
brought trains into the city until mid
night Saturday night. when it corn
menced using the tracks of the Iron
Mountain. The latter road is still few
inches above the water.
AT Marion, where Il break in the
dyke occurred Friday night. IL scene of
desolntion exists The little town is
four or five feet under water. many
houses and cabins have been washed
away and the inhabitants have sought
shelter elsewhere. Hundreds of horses
and cattle have been destroyed by the
rcsistless waters.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20

United States Consul-General Karel,
at ST. Petersburg, has furnished the
state department with full particulars
of the conditions under which the
plans for the Siberian railway were
changed so as to run the eastern por-
tion OF the line through Chinese terri
tory. He says 1t was found that the
original plan would be hard Of execu-
tion. owing to the great technical diff
ficulties encountered. Thus on one
section of 1.105 miles the cost per mile
would be 346.260. 1t was this fact
which first led to the consideration OF
a Chinese section, and investigation
showed that, by running the line
through Manchuria, not only would the
construction be cheapened. but the line
would be shortened and other advan.
tages be secured. Negotiations were
begun and the Chinese government
gave a concession to the Russian Chi
nese bank, which formed a new COM
pany, the Eastern Chinese Railway
company. capital 32.570,OOO. to con-
struct that part Of the road in Chinese
territory.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
STICK TO CAR REED.
RE-NoM,nArED FOR SPEAKER.
tion to Change the DespotIc Rules of
the House.

Washington. d. g., March 13.-The
caucus of Republican members-elect OF
the present Congress, which was held
tonight, voted by acclamation to re-
nominate ex-Speaker Reed and all the
officers Of the last House TO serve
through the F'ifty-ffth Congress.
The result Of the caucus was fore
gone conclusion. An effort to change
the rules OF the House had been expect
ed, and strong speech was made IN
advocacy of such change by Mr..
Walker. of Massachusetts. but the at
tempt flashed in the pan. There were
175 Of the 2o3 Republicans present.
Mr.. Reeds name was pres' I'd by
Mr.. Payne, who referred to as
man Of towering intellect, OF ,terling
Republicanism. and a peer of the great
est parliamentarians. In acknowledge
ing the nomination Mr.. Reed said:
'Gentlemen:-I am greatly gratitietl
by your kind action tonight, and shall
try to serve your wishes with what
ever ability l have.
I'VE have again. as in the last Con
gress. a politically divided legislative
power. The House of Representatives
majority. and. fresh from the people,
will endenvor to carry out their wishes.
| do not doubt your determination to
do all In your power to bring this ses-
sion Of Congress to a speedy close. Our
duty is simple. and the people expect
us to perform ii at once and then leave
to them the recovery of the country
from the stagnation and depression of
business which has so sorely tried the
patience of vigorous and growing
people.
What others may see fit to do we do
not know. but we have strong hopes
that all branches of the government
will be in accord az to the policy of
giving TO the people whatever relief
their wisdom may devise"
Mr.. Walker offered motion for the
selection of a committee of seven. of
which the speaker should be chairman.
10 revise the rules of the House. He
represented that there was n general
tendency among members that the
rules did not permit that freedom Of
action by the majority which was de-
sirable in Il representative body.
The rules were defended by Mr.. Can
non. of Illinois. and others. and Mr..
Walkers motion WAS buried under an
overwhelming vote He accepted the
inevitable philoSnphically.
After resolving that Il call signed by
twenty-five instead of fifteen members
should be necessary to secure a eau
Gus, the caucus adjourned.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
THE PRESIDENTS SUNDAY.
Attended Service at the Metropolitan Meth
Odist Church.

Washington, March 14.-President
Mckinley. with Secretary Porter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley. attend
ed divine service at the Metropolitan
Methodist church this morning Ow-
ing to the bad weather and the posi-
bility that the President might not
come to church. there was less of a
crowd gathered about the doors than
LAST Sunday. and few remained to see
him depart. Secretary Gage also was
present Mrs. Mckinley sent bunch
of Easter titles. carnations and ferns
from the White House conservatory,
which were placed on the reading desk.
Bishop Hurst and Rev. DR. Cramer
conducted the opening services and
Rev. Hugh Johnson. d. D., pastor of
the church. preached an eloquent SER
mon on Assured Connections" from
ii. Corinthians.
During the afternoon the President
drove out to the Garfield hospital to
see his friend, General Hastings. of
Bermuda, who was injured in an acci-
dent here recently and who is recover
ing.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20

The San Francisco Chronicle says
that the new charter of San Jose Will
provide that no man be retained as
an employe of the city who does not
pay his debts. This provision Is
practical way Of saying that without
private integrity there cannot be pub
lie efficiency. measuring service as 1t
ought to be measured. A man untrue
to himself, as Is a shiftless or criminal
debtor, cannot be expected not to break
faith IL, sa,na ,uou mith tho rnrn nnnitv
Identification lies along many lines.
and forgeries OF manner and speech are
as patent as those Of handwriting. AT
recent convention in Edinburgh a
speaker attributed to Gladstone the
saying that a speech which reads well
must be very bad speech No"
replied Lord Rosebery. Fox said that,
and can prove it. Fox said not very.
but word beginning with ID" and
am sure you will agree with me that
this puts Mr.. Gladstone's having said 1t
out of the category of human possible.
ties"
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
while 5000 Greek troops remain. the.
are not fitted for the task Of paciiic;s
ton.
LAMoREAux IN TROUBLE.
He Makes Conflicting Decisions and Give
Out Advance Information.


Washington. D. c., March ia sen
sational order repudiating acts of th
general land office In the Chicago lax
front case and which probably will IL.
followed Immediately by the perenp
tory dismissal of Slas W. LamorrauN
of Wisconsin. commissioner of the gen
eral land office, was signed by Seer.
tary of the Interior Bliss to-day. Til,
order directs that all proceedings in I'll
case subsequent to the filing of the a
plication to locate Mckee scrip On rbt
lake front. be rescinded and annulled
and 1t orders a new trial before tht
new commissioner. not yet appointed
within thirty days after notice To al
parties.
The action is based on the purported
opinion by Mr.. Lamoreaux. given on
by him to one of the parties in iutereS.
three days before the time appointed by
himself for the formal announcement;
of the decision. and the notice to TIL,
other interested parties.
The land on which 1t was proposed t.
locate claims by means of this scrip is
In the heart of the city of Chicago, and
immensely valuable, estimates of its
worth ranging all the way from S1J,
100000 to S30,0OO.OOO.
Ine decision formulated and proInui
gated by Commissioner LamoreauS
and which resulted in to-day's scathine
rebuke, 1t is said at the department. Is
directly contrary to Il decision rendered
by him on August 3lst last. involving
the same lands, and identical except a
to parties with the present case.
This decision was rendered ON an al
plication by Martin NJ. Cooney and 9th
ers to locate Mckee scrip on identicaiiy
the same ground, and il is said. under
the same circumstances as the present
case. The application of Cooney ct al
was rejected. while the application of
Harvey NJ. Lafollette and Matthias
Benner was allowed by CommissioneF
Lamoreaux in the decision which his
been repudiated by Secretary Bliss to
day.
4 rehearing of the Chicago lake front
case has been set for April 9Th.
The Meeker herald., 1897-03-20
PRODUCTS OF HAWAII.
All Sorts of Food At Hand for Lsxazsos1
Living.

All Sorts of Food At Hand for Laxaxsoss
Living.
Besides sugar and rice, the staple
products: coffee. bananas, oranges and
other fruits are largely grown. Food
products are abundant especially Of
the kind suitable to hot climate, says
Paradise of the Pacific.
The native food consists largely Of
the tarO plant, of which the best varie-
ties are grown in the shallow ponds of
fresh water. From this plant is made
the poi which is the ordinary food OF
the kanaka.
The sweet potato grows even among
the rocks and fiourishes abundantly In
good soil, while the common potato
sometimes grows well, though it is of
ten injured by worms.
The quality of the coffee raised is
equal to the choicest.
The climate is also very favorable to
the growth of the long staple sea
island cotton but as this variety must
be picked by hand the high price of
labor in the islands renders its culture
Improbable.
Tropical fruits of nearly all kinds
grow in the richest abundance-the or
ange. lemon, lime, mango, pineapple,
hirimoya, or custard apple, the alli-
gator pear pomegranate and euava, all
of which are exotic.
The banana is indigenous, and is the
most abundant of all fruits; besides it
there are the CHA apple--a fruit pc
culiar to the Paclt1c Islands, sort,
Juicy and mildly acid-many variety OF
palms. the choicest trees of India, the
caoutchouc. the papaya, the travellers
tree Of Madagascar and other foreign
plants.