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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
lit Is Easy to Tell.

People who fail to look after their health are
like the carpenter who negects to sharpen his tools
Peop.e apt to get anxious about their health
enough. II you mot quite well'' or half
sick have you thought that your kidneys NAV
be the cause Of your sickness?
It is easy to tell by setting aside your urine for
twentyfour hours; sediment or settling fndica ties
an unhealthy condition of the kidneys When urine
stains linen it Is evidence of kidney trouble. Too
frequent desire to urinate, scanty supply, pain or
dull ache in the back is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out Of order
There is satisfaction In knowing that the great
remedy, DIR. kflmer's Swamp-Root,- fulhlls every
wish I'm relieving weak diseased kidneys and all
forms Of bladder and urinary troubles Not only
does Swamp Root give new life and activity to the
kdneys-the cause of trouble. but by treating the
kidneys 1t acts tonic for the entire constftu-
tion. II you need q medicine take swamp-Taoot-
it Sold By druggists. price 80 cents and ST.
or by sending your address and the name Of this
paper to DR.. Kilmer & Co.. Binshamton. N T., yoa
may have sample bottle of this great discovery
sent to you free By mail. &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
Farmers Learning to Save.
From the st. Louis Republic

1t is true that the farmer seldom is
miser and that he spends freely when he
has the money. But he is not going 10 be
such a free spender this year as he has
been in the past. Adversely has taught
him the valuable lesson of frugalty. He
is going to buy sparingly this year, hold
in savings banks the ever handy "old
sock" the money left after mortgages and
other debts are paid. He will await with
patience and patriotism the outcome of
next years crop yield and the effect of
the present admin strative policy of the
government.
That the farmers Of the country are
not going to spend their money recklessly,
or even with accustomed freedom, this year
is amply demonstrated by facts already
developed. Trustworthy estimates place
the value of breadstuffs sold by the farm
ers since January i at slo0.000.0Oo. Last
year they had disposed of only SSi,00O.o00
in the same period and in 1898 of less than
s65,000000. Yet the mercantile trade dur
ing both of these latter periods far ex-
has been added to the farmers incomes
from the single article of breadstuffs This,
of course, has produced what is known In
business parlance better feeling" but
out of II has not grown a wild increase in
the purchases by agriculturists.
While this new spirit OF economy and
frugality on the part of the farmers may
disappoint the more sanguine merchants
for awhile, in the end the effect will be a
betterment OF all the business interests Of
the country. II will lead to era of thrift
and accumulation of which We have stood
in sore need ever since the Industrial
changes wrought by the civil war rendered
a readjustment OF conditions and relations
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
klOndike ms a Coventry.
rom the New York Times.

An insidious and cruel and therefore
reprehensible, method of promoting de-
partures to the Klondike appears to be
receiving encouragement from sundry
newspapers supposed to be animal ed
simply by spirit Of enterprise and OPEN
handed generosity. An offer Is made by
the practicers of this method of travel
TO the Klondike to send to that section
of the far northwest the persons receiving
the largest number of ballots cut from pur-
chased copies of the entcrprisins news
papers
Mark the result, Al, over this city there
are persons who have made themselves
Objectionable, for many reasons, to ex-
tended areas of population. Not having
committed crimes they cannot be put in
prison Supporting themselves by a min
imum of labor or by a maximum of wit
not Illegal, they cannot be made public
charges. Their idiosync-asies would be
criminal IL it were criminal to be any sort
of q crank. The common instincts of
humanity. well as fear CT the law forbid
disposing of them by any secret oriental
or MorganesQue process. The eaterprising
newspaper with the ballot attachment has
provided a way to get rid of these objec-
tiOnable persons. Vote them to the Klon-
dixie,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
LIKE THE BASE BALL TEAM.
Prevalent Weather Conditions Re-
mind a Citizen of Wagner's Boys.

This weather reminds me of the WASH
ington base ball team" remarked a gentle
man on the avenue today as he stepped
to ere side to avoid 4 little pool of per-
spiration which had trickled down from
the tip end of his nose.
The team went along at an easy gait"
he continued. losing games until the end
of the season, when it started in and be-
gan doing everything in sight, when there
was no particular reason that it should
do SO. The mercury lay low in Washing
ton most of the summer so low in fact,
that everybody was surprised. until the
time arrived that we should really have
cool weather, when it took an upward
squirt. l OF the opinion that every
thing is twisted nowadays, and that some
thing is going to drop pretty soon. 1 hope
ii will be the temperature"
The maximum temperature yesterday was
~ degrees, at pm, and the minimum was
"A degrees, at l o'clock this morning. II
was just one degree cooler today at noon
than 1t was yesterday, the thermometer
registering 81 degrees. AT pm. it had
climbed two points higher, and seemed 10
be making bid for the maximum attained
yesterday afternoon. AT o'clock this
morning the mercury registered 16 degrees.
The humidity which is lying concealed in
the atmosphere. like a colored gentleman
in woodple, is what is responsible for
the oppressiveneSs.
Fair weather and continued high tenn
perature is promised for tonight and to-
morrow ard il is probable the warm wave
will be broken by tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
WILL STOP INCENDIARY TALK.
ChicaEO Police Aroused Over Socfal
Democracy Utteranccs,


CHICAGO. September 14-Inflammatory,
speeches, like those made in the two meet
ings of the social democracy branches. in
which the collision between miners and
deputy sheriffs near Hazieton. Pa. was
made the excuse for advising workingmen
to appeal to the knife and the torch. will
not, the police state, be permitted here
after in Chicago. Lucy Parsons and her
friends have been stopped times without
number within the last ten years. and two
years ago Inspector Setback closed the
mouth Of Mowbray, the English anar chist.
In Belmont Park, for talk that was as the
prattling of a babe compared with social
democracy's Sunday sayings
IL was exactly that kind of talk" said
julius NJ Grinnell, the states attorney.
who prosecuted the anarchists of lSS6.
which precipitated the Haymarket rot.
Such meetings should not be permitted
The police have abundant authority for
dispensing such meetings."
1--WE shall stop these meetings altogether
If such talk as has been reported is con-
tinued.' said Lyman Lewis, acting chief of
police.
Inspector Setback, who has had some cx-
perience with anarchists, was even stronger
in his observations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
THE VICTIM STILL ALIVE.
Appears Two Men Are to BE Tried
for Her Murder

Appears as Two Men Are to BE Tried
for Her Murder.
From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Last July the dead body of woman was
found in q well near WaylarJ, Mo. Since
the discovery the body has been identified
as that of numerous missing women, each
Identification, upon investigation. being
proven faulty, until one Frank Coins came
alcng ard, it was thought positively iden-
titled the dead woman as his missing wife.
Coins description of his wife Tailed ex-
actly with that of the dead woman found
in the well, even to IA peculiar mark on Ole
foot. His Identification led to the arrest of
George Acker and Clarence Hani at Elbow
Lake, MINI The husband alleged that his
wife was last in the company OF these
men, and their capture was effected
after hard work by Missouri officers.
But now the mystery Of the identity of
the dead woman becomes deeper than ever
with the appearance on the scene of the
father Of Acker, who was accompanied by
woman who claims to be none other than
the woman for whose murder Hand and
Acker are now in jail at kakoka awaiting
their preliminary examination.
The woman is of medium height, rather
tlmid IN manner, quite good-locking, but
decidedly averse to talkirg about the case
in which she promises to figure quite prom
inentiy. According to her story, she was
nowhere near the scene of the murder,
Wnlcii, III Is supposed, was committed near
Wayland on July 22. At that time she
says, she was in northeastern Iowa IN COM
rany with the younger Acker on the way
10 her Rome in LynXville, Wis. She left
her husband in Montrose early in April in
company with Hand. They came to Keo-
kuk and We're encamped near Huoenthal's
grove for awhile. They fell in with Acker
and the three proceeded to travel north.
She says that on April % Hand left them
and that she and Acker Travelled alone. he
going l5O miles out of his way to see Ter
safely home in Lynxville, AMI thea went
to his OWL home in ElkEorn, Wis fIere
HAND was again encountered by Acker
and together they went to Elbow Lake,
where they were arrested.
WGbur Acker, the father of George
Acker, said positively that his boy was up
IN wisconsin when the Wayland murder
was said to have been committed The
senior Acker and the woman claiming to
be Mrs. Coins. for whose alleged murder
two men are to be placed on trial for their
hves, Ieel supremely confident of their
ability to properly establish the woman's
identity and to identify her in the flesh as
the woman alleged by Frank Coins to have
been found dead in a deserted well down in
Missouri. --
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
NORTHERN PACIFIC'S CLAIM.
Important Adverse Decision Affectinr
Valuable Miner raj Lands.

valuable mineral Lands.
An important decision has just been
made by Secretary Bliss of the Interior De-
rartment, which jeopardizes the right of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company to
hold certain lands in the west, valued at
several millions of dollars. The1 case in
dispute is that Of the Pacific Coast Marble
Company against the Northern Ptcffic, dis
putlng the right of the company to certain
iands containing mineral deposits The
case was made as a test case to- esta nlish
rulng by the department: and is con-
sidered by the Interior Department one CT
.ie most important cases heard for some
time. Is
onder the ruling of Secretary Bliss, the
northern Pacific has no claim to the prop
erty III this particular case,s nor in any
o.her case where 1t seeks to patent land
containing minerals other tnan coal and
IRON. Inc decision reverses that of ex-
commissioner Lamereaux under which the
Northern Pacific was declared entitled 20
mineral lands falling Within the. limit of
JUS grant and 1t is probable that law
SUNS LIS VIII follow the present ruling.
Inc point In question is whether the
company, under its original grant. can
Patent lands containing Observation-Disclosures
II ulerdis, such as marble. gypsum, slate
anu pnosphates Under the grant to the
company 1t can patent lands along lis
me winch do not contain gold silver, Gin
'hapar, lead, tin, COPE er, "or other yaluab BILE
mineral deposits" The company contend
ed that marble is rot a mineral. and the
suit is for possession of 10 acres of marble
quarrles at Spokane, Washington: Other
cases involving gypsum, marble slate and
otheI non-metal!iferous minerals have been
pehoing, awaiting the present decision
me ruling of the Secretary is that marble
ana other non-metalliferous minerals are
properly speaking, minerals under the
scope OF the law, and are, therefore cx-
oepted from the land grants to the rail
ROAD company. This gives possession of
the disputed property to the Pacific Coast
Marble Company.
Inc present decision is notable for the
1act that Commissioner Lamoreaux held
only year ago that marble and such de-
posts were not minerals, and under his
ruling the Northern Pacific took out pat
ems on considerable land The original
claimants OF these lands will now m
oouptediy sue the Northern Pacific for the
properties, and an official of the land office
today stated that the Northern Pacific
could undoubtedly be forced by law to va
cate Its patents.
IN the decision rendered a mineral is de-
fined as being whatever is recognized as
mineral by standard authorities on the sub
1ect, whether of metallic or other sub
stances"
The case, which has been pending for
several months, was argued before Assist
ant Attorney General Willis Van Devanter.
with Burdett, Thompson & Law of this city
as counsel for the marble company, and
brlttaln q Grey as counsel for the North
ern Pacific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Two leaky fire plugs in Takoma Park
were reported by the police today. One of
them Is on Chestnut avenue near the rail-
road tracks. while the other is near Mag
nolia avenue and Oak street.
Complaint has been made of dangerous
holes in the streets near 10Th and r and
Sd and ID streets northwest, respectively.
Lieutenant Swindells has complained OF
the filthy condition of the fountain at 18th
and NJ streets. He reports it as filled with
stagnant water and as needing the cleans
ing process.
A broken hydrant, corner of 22d and C
streets, was complained of by Lieut.. Boyle
today.
Twenty-Five policemen are on the sick
list and forty-eight members of the force
are on leave.
The Commissioners have directed In.
spector Charles n. Church of the street
lighting department to proceed from Bur-
lington, n. j., to Allentown. Pa, for the
purpose of inspecting lamp posts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
TRYING TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY.
Conflicting Testimony mt Inquest Oy,
Trafn-Wreck Victims.

Conflicting Testimony mt Inquest over
Trafn-Wreck Victims.
EMPORIA, Kan. September IA cor
oner's inquest over the victims of the re-
cent Santa Fe wreck was begun here yes
terday. Many witnesses were heard, and
the testimony was exceedingly conflicting.
Conductor Alexander Ferguson and all the
trainmen on the California express train
testified positively that. although warned
to look for orders at Lang. they saw no red
light displayed-only white ones-and on
being cross-examined were positive there
was no red light shown.
One colored man was positive there was
no light at all, either red or white The
agent at Lang, N. E. Larson, testified that.
according to orders, he displayed a red
light, and was Mortified when the train
PASSED at full speed. James Wood. will
liam M. Nichols, Mrs. Nichols, his wife.
and two sons. George and Alvin, all resi-.
dents of Lang, corroborated Larson, stat
ing that they were waiting for the east
bound train to go to the Burlington fair.
that Larson told them Bryan was on tho
westbound train. and called their attention
to the red light, and stated that they would
be able to see Bryan. as the train must
stop to let the eastbound train pass. ADJ
3ournment was had until Thursday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
RINK Nonsense COntradicted.

The retired naval officer of New York
city who asserts that even had r. c.
Bundy, the colored candidate for admission
to the United States Naval Academy, been
able to pass the scholastic examination al
Annapolis he would have failed on the
physical examination because the eyes of
ninety-nine out of 100 American negroes
are defective. is talking nonsense What
ever may be the mental and moral deficien-
cies of the American Of African descent. Re
Is. as a rule, fine specimen physically
While he may not be admitted into the
army or navy Of the United States all an
officer. he has served In both as a common
soldier or sailor without any perceptible
defect In his conduct or his eyesight. The
vision of the black American was quite
sufficient for long term of years to en-
able him to perform all the Agricultural
ana mechanical labor in large portion of
the Union. Should the United States be-
come involved in general war byiland and
sea there Is no doubt that the eyes of many
thousands of black Americahs Would be
found glancing along rife barrels without
a suspicion Of imperfection or&eakness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
COOLER TOMORROW.
Fair Weather Promised for Three
DaYa.

Fair Weather Promised for Three
Days.
Forecast till pm. Wednesday-For the
District of Columbia Delaware, Maryland
and Virginia, fair tonight, Wednesday and
Thursday; not SO warm Wednesday MORN
ing; northerly winds, shifting to easterly.
The depression to the north of Montana
has moved to western Manitoba, increasing
in intensity, pressure of 1914 inches being
reported from Qu'Appelle. A ridge of high
pressure extends from Florida to Lake
Superior, and northwesterly winds from
this ridge will moderate the weather in the
middle Atlantic states and New England
Wednesday morning and give frosts in the
interior of northern New England.
Showers have occurred in the gulf states
and New England.
The temperature has fallen in the lake
regions and New England and risen on
the northern slope, in the Red River of the
North and middle Missouri valleys, and the
southern slope, and has remained stationary
elsewhere.
The following heavy precipitation Din
inches) was reported:
During the past twenty-four hours-Abi-
lene, LOG; Dublin, Tex, PA; Sherman
Tex, 1.50; Temple, Tex, 2.24
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, All am and 4:05 pm
High tide, 9:59 am. and 1915 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:5S am. and 4:39
pm. High tide, 1913 a m. and 1855 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
METHODS OF A BIG BANK.
Internal Exnmina lions by Committees
of Employees.

internal ExamtnatfO by Committees
of Employees.
From the New York Times.
In one Of the largest of the national banks
in New York city there is a system of in
ternal examinations which is as unique
and interesting as it is effective There are
about 40 persons employed in the bank
and the methods of appointment and pro-
notion are SO adjusted that they tend to
make each employee feel a personal interest
in the general welfare of the institution
Each department of the bank is subjected
to a searching examination by a committee
of clerks at least three times a year, and
frequently four and five times. In each In
stance the examination begins at 3 o'clock
pm, and the president does not send word
to his committeeman until just before that
hour, and the head of the department
which is to be examined does not know
that his work is to undergo investigation
until the members of the committee ap-
pear at his desk ready to go to work.
For illustration, the receiving tellers de-
partment is to be examined. That officer
has no inkling Of the fact, nor has any one
else except the president and vice presi-
dent, and possibly the cashier. Just before
the close of banking hours the president
summons three heads of departments, or
responsible clerks, and quietly instructs
them to take complete charge of the re-
>
the hour of 3. The teller meanwhile fin
ishes his labors in the usual way. makes
his final book entries and counts and packs
up his money. Without any warning what
ever the committee appears and takes i'm
mediate possession of his books and his
currency. Under such circumstances a dis
honest teller would not have a single Sec
onds time to change a figure or conceal q
book He must surrender his department
to the examiners on the instant
This method of examination has been ap-
piled to every department of the bank In
question for a number Of years, and the
president says that since 1t has been in
practice there has not been a trace of dis
honesty in the institution. In each case
where an examination Is made the men,
bers of the examining committee receive
extra compensation for their work Each
clerk in the bank who goes through the
year without an error being charged
against him also receives a stipulated
bonus and 1t is furthermore, the policy Of
this bank to husband its employees time
by furnishing them with daily luncheons
on the premises without charge. The bank
in fact, maintains for its private use a
dainttly appointed restaurant.
Another feature of this great banking in
stitution Is its credit department. which
was the first of it's kind to be established
1t has been in operation since the Begin
ning~of 1890, and it's remarkable effective
ness is. demonstrated by the fact that in
the handling of an average of Sc, SOC. 600 Of
commercial paper yearly the net loss has
been less than one-twentieth Of per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-14
WAS A HOT WEEK.
Most of thee Country East of the
Rockies Suffered.

Most of thee Country East of the
Rockies Suffered.
The weekly crop bulletin issued by the
Agricultural Department today for the
week ended at am. September ID says:
The week has been excessively hot and
for the most part dry in nearly all dis
tricts east Of the Rocky mountains.
With sufficient moisture the conditions
would have been most favorable to corn,
but in most of the important corn states
the crop, more particularly the late plant
ed has suffered seriously from drought
ard is being prematurely ripened. Much
of the crop is now safe from frost, and
cutting has begun in the more northerly
sections In Nebraska recent rains will
improve late corn, and with favorable
conditions in Iowa during the next two
weeks some of the late corn will make
fair yield, the early crop having been rap
idly ripened under the excessive heat of
the past two weeks, with some detriment
to quality. In Kansas most of the early
corn has been cut and the late planted
is suffering from drought. Subsequent
weather conditions will have but little eff
feet upon the crop in Missouri, where 1t
has been seriously and permanently in
jured.
Cotton has generally suffered further in
jury during the past week and its gen.
erGl condition is less favorable than re-
ported in the preceding bulletin. Marked
linas, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas AMI
Oklahoma. Heat and drought over the
greater part of The cotton belt have stop
ped grow tn and caused much premature
opening and shedding, while rains in Flor
ida have retarded picking. Scattered heavy
rains have also interfered with picking in
portions of Texas and caused slight dam
age by washing out open cotton in places,
but improved the crop where still grow
ing. In portions of southern and central
Texas late cotton and the top crop over
northern Texas will not mature unless
frost is unusually late. Cotton has opened
freely throughout the cotton belt; pick
ing has made rapid progress and will gen.
orally be completed earlier than usual.
In Arkansas the crop will be gathered at
one picking.
Showery weather of this and preceding
week has caused slight injury to harvested
grain in Oregon and Washington. Thrash
ing is about finished in Oregon, but has
been somewhat delayed in Washington and
portions of Minnesota.
No Improvement in the condition of to-
bacco Is reported from Kentucky, where
the outlook is very poor, and it's general
condition in Tennessee is also very unfa-
vorable
Flowing and seeding Of fall grain have
been much delayed generally, but favorable
progress has been made in New England
and portions Of the middle Atlantic states
where soil conditions have been favorable