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The times., 1897-07-18

Inc onSy man who writes para granhs
sboutourvenerablsfr friend. Mark Twain. has
given recess TO the hackneyed discussion
OF funds or no funds. and has 1T last given
"uV a genuine piece OF news 1t is to the
erect that he has made excellent progress
on his new book and VIII have ft on the
market by Christmas. II is to be called
The Surviving Innocent Abroad IL is
true, ne admits, that other members OF
the party who left America in the Quaker
city some twenty-eight years ago. are
sun living but he is the only one who
has remained innocent. This sounds Ike
The old Mark. The letter-box man Of the
Buokman writes in the July number: "A
lady asks us who are the great American
humOristS- If she means great hfluoriSts
who are dead and gone, we refer her IN
any standard work on American literature.
If size means great hurnOrists who are
living and still producing good humorous
work, we answer sadly but consciertio1sIy
that there are none''
Why this direct and un unwarrantetl attack
on MI Clemens? The would-be wit has
pTobably never read his TRAMP Abroad.
or his 'Innocents Abroad doubtless he
doesn't know of such a youth as Tom
N@~@' - VI StiAii q pure type or American
boy as Huck Finn, and that brilliant To-
nance of the Southwest half a century
ago set forth in ''Pudd'nhead Wilson, fs
an unwTitten page for him Mark Twain's
greatest sin seems to have been that. while
line humoTist, he was a poor business
man He has made q eommendabIy hon
est effort to earn a livelihood, an d II, per
chance, the sap Of his humO1 flows slug
gish lately, be it remembered that tina
leaves in the tree tops are thin anC
the frost of years are biting IN any
other country than America the uan[vho
has male so many laugh as has Mark
Twain would never be forgotten and dis
crepancies To no end would be tolerated.
When ''the Surviving Innocent returns
from abroad he should be met with a warm
and generous welcome, which wouId sig
Nifty the fraternal love and national pride
in which our nation holds its foremost
humOrist. He should be made Co feel that
he is coming home. indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
MISSIONARY WORK.
Meetings of Home and Foreign Socie.
ties Held Yesterday.

Meetings of Home and Foreign Socie-
ties Held Yesterday.
At the annual meetings of the woman's
Home and Foreign Missionary Societies Of
Washington district, Baltimore conference
Of the M. E. Church, held at Trinity NJ. E.
Church, corner of 9Th and C streets south
east. officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Home Society-President, Mrs. T. L. Tul-
lock; treasurer, Mrs. T. c. Smith; secre-
tary, Miss Ella Stinemetz; secretary of
supplies, Mrs. A. P. Conway; secretary Of
reading circle, Mrs. E. 8. Wescott; secre-
.tery of young peoples work, Mrs. F. G.
Israel
Foreign Society-President, Mrs. s. L.
Boiler; corresponding secretary, Mrs. T. H.
Martin; recording secretary, Mrs L. H,
Tilton; treasurer. Mrs. s. D. La Fetra;
treasurer of contingent fund, Miss Lulu
Walker; superintendent of children's bands
Miss Mamie Turner; superintendent Of
mite boxes, Mrs. H. A. Hall; secretary for
missionary papers. Miss Maria Baldwin,
The sympathy of the society was ex-
tended to Miss Alice Jones, because of the
death Of her father. Mr.. Zephaniah Jones,
and to Mrs. Beiler, on account of the death
of her mother, Mrs. Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
CENTURY AND A HALF.
German Reformed Church to Cele.
bratc It's 15Oth Anniversary.

German Reformed Church to Cele.
bratc It's 15Oth Anniversary.
All over the country tomorrow the con-
gregations OF the Reformed Church in
America will observe the 15Oth anniversary
Of the foundation of their church At
Grace Church in this city the program of
the commemorative services is as follows
Sunday school rally and memorial service
at $50, and sesquicentennial services at IL
am and in the evening, at both of which
Rev. DR.. E. r. Eschbach of Frederick, Nd,
Is to preach. Similar services will take
place at the other church of the denomina-
ton in the city, but the members of the
latter have been invited to participate in
the evening service at Grace Church.
Michael Schlatter, the founder of the
church, coming from Switzerland to this
country under the auspices of the synods
of Holland in 1746. organized q scattered
body of thirty thousand SWISS German,
Dutch and French refugees into congrega-
lions. and after a short visit to Europe
during which he raised large fund for the
struggling churches, brought back with
him additional minister's His fiery patriot
ism In the revolution cost him dear, calling
down upon him the vindictive hatred of the
British soldiers, who destroyed his property
he lived.
Schlatter endeavored to organize free
schools throughout the country, by means
of fund raised in England and Scotland
for this purpose, but was unsuccessful
owing to the preference of the Pehnsyl-
van!a Dutch settlers for parochial schools
in their mother language. Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
Street Railway Franchises.


The present system OF dealing with
street railway corporations by limited-term
franchises and by the imposition Of con-
stantly heavier burdens of taxation Is far
from being the best way. and is In the
highest degree chaotic. Improbable to the
city and unsatisfactory to private capital.
Adequate compensation for franchises can
not possibly be obtained by the city nor be
offered by private capital under such Il
system. for everything is so tentative and
uncertain that ordinary business prudence
requires the utmost caution in undertaking
obligations by trustees for invested capital
Burdens Of taxation imposed upon street
railway companies are, In reality, form OF
indirect tax upon the people. since they act
TO prevent reductions of charges for SER
vices rendered. Capital cannot be secured
on advantageous terms where franchises
are short, and this. too, keeps charges
above a minimum. not only because IL
higher price has to be paid capital in the
form Of interest, but also because q larger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

sum has to be set aside each wear out NJ
earnings to provide for contingent losses
on Investment at the end of the franchise
perioo. Ine much-talked-of provision for
twenty-five-year public service fra nci,i.,os
In the new charter adopted for New YORK
CITY e rs economically wrong in principle for
me best solution OF the problem. and
ton. Is found. believe. in complete monon-
oiy, private ownership and operation. ner
petuai franchises and a system OF pernet nal
pront sharing with the municipality, Joined
ana whenever profits come to be sufficient
for that purpose e'eh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
DISHONEST SERVANTS.
Women Convicted of PurlOinina
Valuables From Miss PitchIyn,

Women Convicted of Purloininr
Valuables From Miss PitchIyn.
Two colored women, employed as serv-
ants, were convicted yesterday afternoon in
the Police Court of the larceny Of a large
quantity of household goods and clothing
from Miss 8. Pitchlynn of 11O4 9th street.
Miss Pitchlynn noticed the loss of the ar
ticles and suspected her cook, Emma
Butler, Of the theft. Miss Pitchlynn also
accosted a woman named Sylvia Porter de-
parting the house with large quantity of
food. Sylvia explained that the food had
been given to her by Emma.
The police were informed Of the situation.
and Detective Barnes, who made a search
Of the houses. respectively, occupied by the
two colored women. found number of
articles which were identified by Miss
Pitchlynn as her property.
In their defense the women declared that
the articles found In their houses belonged
to them. Judge Kimball thought other
wise, however. Emma was sent 20 fail for
three months. and Sylvia was fined SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
sUN-sPOTs AND SOCIETY.

Solar Phenomena Said to BE Connect
ed With Very Vital Matters.
From the Century.
On the first day OF January, 1892, DIR
Brendel and Herr Raschen reached the
Alien Tiord, Lapland, to remain several
months, studying auroral displays and
magnetic disturbances. Brendel succeeded
in photographing the aurora, very diff
cult thing to do, as all who have attempted
it know. The deep reds, which are sc
beautiful to the eye, make little impression
on the photographers plates. and the light
itself is generally feeble and fickering.
Not unaptly have the quivering auroral
beams been called merry dancers" Even
the bright displays are hard to photograph,
as we may see from an entry IN Gen.
Greely's notebook on January Fl. 1852. "A
most beautiful aurora he gays, with in
tense light, at times sufficiently bright to
cast my shadow on the snow. Rice ex-
pesed a sensitive plate without effect, but
the constantly changing position Of the au-
rora may have been the cause
But, some one will say, photographing an
aurora, while interesting from a scientific
standpoint, Is not a very momentous mat
ter to men or nations. And we make haste
to answer that these auroral displays are
linked with phenomena which have very
practical interest. Long before the now
ell-known relations OF solar phenomena
and terrestrial magnetism had been deter
mined, Sir William Herscnel thought he
could. from meager data. detect evidence
that the price of wheat vas generally high
er at times of few sun-spots. In later days
We have Stanley Jevons tracing a connec-
ton between financial crises and sun-spots
and host Of writer's tabulating the allied
phenomena-of auroras, sun-spots, mag.
netic disturbances-and tracing in theil
I'd INT fno n t&e@ lN<g o. 49,
commercial crises and abnormal weather
What wonderful achievement 1t would be
t. foresee the veal and woe of q decade!
While such relations are conjectural
there Is little doubt that auroras and solar
and magnetic disturbances are closely link.
ed. They do not come and go by chance
The astrophysicist knows that these phe.
nomena Will be very numerous in 1903 He
knows that similar condition viii moi
again occur until 1915, the mean period be
ing eleven years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
HIGHEST RECORD BROKEN.
Aggregate of Prisoners Mt the Dis
trict Jail is 42S.


The record of the District Jail was
broken several days ago, as stated IN The
Star at the time, when 40S persons were
imprisoned there That record was broken
this morning, when at roll cali it was
found that 427 prisoners had responded.
Di Nunzio, the alleged rapist, made the
number 42S, and it is expected that from
ten to fifteen prisoners will be received
from the Police Court during the day; so
that today will exceed the record of several
days ago by some thirty or thirty-five.
OF the 427 persons in the prison this
morning. over 800 were there under SEN
tence from the Police Court their terms of
Imprisonment ranging from thirty to
twelve hundred days About seventy of
the prisoners are awaiting either the ac-
ton of the grand jury or trials in the
Criminal Court This unprecedented num-
Der Of prisoners has, of course. greatly
overcrowded the prison, two prisoners in
many instances being placed in one cell,
while sixty women are required to be
placed in quarters having a natural capac-
ity for but forty-two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
srUYvEsANDr IS DISCHARGED.

Negro Porter Accused of Murder OF
bookseller Wilson.
The grand jury at Philadelphia yesterday
ignored the bill against Marion Stuyves-
andt. who was charged with the murder of
Major w. C. Wilson, the aged librarian,
and ordered the discharge of the prisoner.
Stuyvesandt, who was Maj. Wilson's col
orelS porter, has been In jail ever since the
murder occurred, on August 10, and his
acQuittal leaves the case surrounded with
as much mystery az ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
REVENUE COLLECTOR ENJo1xED.

Judge jackson Restraints A. b. White
From Making Removals.
Judge Jackson of the United States court
at Wheeling, w. Va, yesterday granted
two more temporary injunctions against
Internal Revenue Collector A. B. White,
enjoining him from removing H. c. Berry,
a gauger, and J. G. Ruckman, a store keep
er at the Martihsburg internal revenue
Office. They allege that they were about to
be removed, in violation Of the civil serv-
Ice laws, which prohibit removals for re-
ligious or political convictions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
Want streetsa-I mSFoved.

A delegation from tte Nqftheast Wash
ington Citizens Association bad confer
cree with the Commissioners yesterday to
urge the improvement, OF ceStain streets in
the northeast section oflthe slty during the
coming fiscal year. Speeches were made
by President Tucker. Mr.. Loring. Chapel
and Mr.. J.. w. FrizzelI. Some, Of the streets
recommended for Improvement were 9th.
from K to Florida avenue; nth, from to
Maryland avenue: th,,,ffrom' B to II; 1st,
from to L; 9Th. from H 10 I; 9th. from
H to Florida avenue; Ith from H to. Deaf
avenue; 11th, from G 70 Hand 18th, east
to Maryland avenue. ~ :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
SET PACE FOR COP.

Defense Made by n Ind Charged With
Searching.
81 wasn't scorching. jedge; indeed. I
wasn't" whined a small boy who was a
prisoner in the Police Court.
"Will you kindly tell me what you were
doing:" requested the court.
II was jes' scttin' pace fer Their bicycle
cop," was the explanation, made in a
triumphant tone.
The diminutive offender escaped with the
minimum fine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
BUILT N TEN HOURS.

A Locomotive Put In Service ON the
Same Day 1t Was Commence.
A locomotive was recently built in ten
hours at the Etratford works Of the Great
Eastern railway. It was main line goods
engine with tender. Before the actual
construction commenced the various COM
ponent parts were placed close at hand.
ready for fitting together. The worlinen
began early In the morning. and continued
briskly till the breakfast bell sounded.
After half an hour's rest the worku,en ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
au.rrelca viii Hep Lover.

Mollie Brown, colored, living at No. 1854
d street northwest, attempted to commit
suicide by taking laudanun. and was
treated at the Emergency Hospital. After
recovering from the effects of the drug she
was sent home. A lovers quarrel was
stated by the woman to be the cause for
the rash act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

Fair Estate Less Than Supposed.
The San Francisco Cali says the report
OF the appraisers to the probate court win
show that the value of the Fair estate has
been very much overrated. Instead of be-
ing valued at from $a00o0.0OO to 10000, 900,
the appraisers say the official figures will
be about l2 O00. 900, and certainly not more
than $15,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
NEW SILKS.
CLARK & CO., 811 Pa. Ave.
Merits
Made-to-Measure

turned to their task. and labored steadily
until the dinner hour. and thus the work
proceeded until the engine was at last
completed. with the exception Of a coat of
paint. This was quickly laid on with q
spraying machine. and in less than half an
hour was perfectly dry. The locomotive
was then sent ON a trial journey q few
miles on the line, and all proved satisfac-
tory. SO II was sent with a luggage train
to Peterborough. It has been In active SER
vice ever SINCE and IL proudly displayed as
marvel OF engineering quickness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

It mntters little what 1t is that you waat
whether q situation or a servant-a
want ad. In The Star will reach the
person who can fH your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

The Finest Equfpmenf.
Pennsylvania railroad to Philadelphia next
Sunday. Only e round trip. Trains leave
Washington ], s, 8 and II a.m.-Adyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02

It matters little what Il IL that you want
whether q situation or Q servant--a
want" ad. In The Star win reach tho
person who can an your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
NEW FALL JACKETS.

Jackets viii be higher. These prices which
we quote now are only made possible by
our purchasing the entire stock before the
tariff law was passed.
Handsome New Boucle Jackets, new
length, new sleeves, new back, new no.ched
collar, in the popular double-breasted 1y-
front REFER style. lined throughout en-
with satin madame. Special. ..... "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
One Hundred
and Twenty-Five
Styles of Cloths.

They're the best Suits earth! This is bold
statement to make=-but we honestly and conscien-
tiously know it's the truth. AS we havesaid BEFORE
our business with all its departments have been
UNNECESSARILY improved this season, and, will,
that advancement, we have given special atten-
ton to strengthen facilities to produce a
Made=to=Measure Suit that no one can dispute its
intrinsic superiority to amy garment ever previ-
ously made. Altogether, it's the successful out
come of bringing nineteen years of experience
i'm executing Fine Tailoring and mine years of
making the lowest prices We show l25 styles
OF cloths at this price, S14.97. I'm cut and shape
1iness==in fit and general creation==in tailoring
and finish==we believe they stand ON a par with
amy Suit you ever paid $4,000 for Well be proud
to make you one of these S14.97 Suits for we cam
point to Them as the strongest emphasis of good
ness. Give us am order==you'1l be proud to wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
AT
PERRY'S.

We well established Upholsterers. And
we'll stocked with Upholstery goods.
you ready take up the subject of home decora
ton would like to have word with you-ke the privl
eye of showing you what have selected the artistic
of the fall drapings-ke to have chance estimate
the cost of doing for you what You want done.
We have proceeded the principle that competent tai
ent-and complete stock would win the patronage of
those who preferred be relieved of the task of changing
houses dess-or who wanted the hints experienced
judgment in such matters.
When brought into competition signally
successful in booking the order That speaks volume for
character of the stock-the efects-and prices
Send for us if you want to if you
investigate desgns-quaties and possible
ties This is a veritabe art department..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-09
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago March (speciaD.-Wheat lost le olsneL
which than Of the foreign MARKETS los
MAY opened ,5Hsc sold between ioAo and 'i'4c Ola
and closed e, 75a75.c Every keyed up for war
news and all the foreign advices Of the other sort
C,o,sols were higher. European wheat markets lower
Every sign pointed toward rather than war Tho
man estimated farm reserve at l'2W"Wo bushels
The Orange Judd Farmer at l24UOWo bushels
There selling these figures The s'a'is fs
rule. however We're hullsh-a decrease on passage
OF coo 90 bushels IN the visible OF lO2s
bushels decrease in the English visible = ''a""
bushels the expectation q decrease IN 'Ae woFld
visible On Tuesday - 4ooo0Jo bushels Tie world
shiumeuis for the small-:.sll.vU bush
els Exports we're Msht-lo7 OO0 bushels. The NORTH
west had 254 carr against 4i6 last and AZ TWO yess-
ago There was considerable in the cash
situation spot business here estimated at 100
600 bushels -four people reported better export
demand NeW-York wired that the export business o.,
wheat there aggregated - leads Nay and June ship
mont. The speculative trade not particularly I'M
portant oudahy. seller saturday. was cred
Ted With ne Dss! bayn{ isday s ss,- ss was scat
corn quite active. advancing n eary On -,
rbest sreaS Nav opened al s41c sold between 2ii,c
25sc. and closed at 2iAsc There was DEL, snip
R he seller had orders Tor four Receipts
TO- yls'se iecr.ssesi 81 900 bushels. There de
erase on passage OF 500 GOO bushels Samples We. strong
50 Mere cables seatoafd cleaTances were 800" pusn
sIs shlppers are feeling this grain, although
" ,hrouxh sbous the same corn
s"ad ,7ac aold between i7a.c. and lso. and closed
az l7sfsiTisc The incident the covering OF Inc
- ahot 500 bushels by Patfen. Receipts were Nbe'd
~ cars win 40 estimated for Tuesday. Samples
we're &c higher Both rhoman and The Orange Juid
Earn.~, conceded a small farm reserve Clearanc"s
were "a 00c bushels -.
p-ovIsons started strong ard closed weak The early
savsnre was on the light hog receipts and modea ate
house buying Of pork and lard TIE closing
d...it,e was In sympathy with wheat and on liquidation
~, tolders notably the English packers. There were
~ ,.n boes the estimate Tuesday 25TO Prices
nsd arm hut closed easy Pork the close showed
,.s u Ii.c lard ribs or 5c. AZ the seven points
there were 81 hogs. against 5000 last year
On the curb puts MAY wheat closed a. Ifi.c
calls T5.c Puts q May corn. :i'rc. calls
at.u2tt.c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-09

- .,,,,c,,to, =. the Board Fire Commissioners Il
the cty Of New York behalf % The Mayor Aldermen
=, the Corporation Of said city, relative % acquiring
,q,,e N certain lands the westerly side of MOTT
STREET between Broone and Gind streets IN The Four
~, ,r nidings fcr IN. ~ the Fire Department Of
80 & unt.r and in pursuance 81 the provisions Of chap
ter i2 81 x Es 70 riIE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER Is,
., ss avs OF 1884 entitled AN act IN relation build
g.. s,es f,r the Fire Depart men; ot the City % New
York and all other statutes n sueh cases made and
-oytdef notice hereby giyer that an application Will
$3.50. 80 IN. Surrerne ~ the State Of New York.
az Special Term " SAID Court. 10 be ed az Part III
,,e 18th lay Of March 1897 the opening Of
~ nnour, on that day thereafter counsel
he heard thereon, for the appointment OK Soiasoners
o, Appraisal In the abovt-entitlri nlitsrr =. -.
" ss nature and % The Improvement hereby in.
,.rdsd is IN. acquisition O, TILE ~ The Mayor, Alder.
I'm and co,nmonslty OF the City OF New York 20 certain
lands and premises ana the .Herso De-
rr'one ana Grand streets IN me fourecnth "sfI of
90 CITY AZ simple absolute the same 70 be convert.
"a IN sad chapter l5i OF the Laws OF s said property
h.1n been duly selected by said Board .. FIRE ton'
h % nse OF the Fire Department Of said city.
& l Of the Laws being the following described
lot piece or parcel Of land namely: , ., -, ,,
Al that , ssp,ah n ,Sc Fsur,een Ward q c q
NV York bounded and described as foiows;
distant aoI feet 6 inches northery ,rom me sornsi
Formed by intersection Of the nortnery sHe OF orana
street with the westerly aide ., M.u Sse, ,ua ,r
thence norherly along the wes,ef su OF mon s''ses
feet. thence westerly parallel or nearly 80 VIVA tn4
north sry side Of Grand street ie ieet ia nehss:
,hsn. sufherv parallel nearly 20 n the we,rIy s
y, Mott stree, 2. iee 81 nches thence eas,ery parallel
r r.ary 50 10 the rortheriv eide OF Grand street ioo
Zee, The goni o. place , % s'EISg1,ns'
80, s-r1s N scCprr Counsel 70 Corporation No Q
rryon Pow. New York CITY