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Evening star., 1898-12-03
SALE OF 4 RAILWAY.
AnacOstia Line, With Its prOperty
and Franchises

BY order of the district court. the trus-
tees of the hondholders of the Anacostia
and Potomac Street Railroad Company will
offer a public sale that road. its franchises
and real estate, at 3 o'clock in the after
noon of the 22d instant, at the auction
rooms of DunCansOu Bros. The real estate
owned by the company comprises the prop
Crty on Lincoln avenue, Anacostia, where
the stables and offices of the company are
located. being lots 761 to 1IS, in DuvalTs
addition.
There is also included the right of way
and tracks along the following routes: EN-
tending from Nichols avenue. at the foot Of
the st. Elizabeth Asylum hill in Anacostia
through AnacOstia, across the Navy Yard
bridge. then north along 11th street east to
q street south: then along G. street TO 4th
street east; along 4th street to f south:
along + street to Canal street; along Canal
street to b street south; along B street TO
Sd street west: along Sd street to Missouri
avenue; along Missouri avenue to 9Th street
west: along 18th street to B street north;
along T. street to 9th street west: along 9th
street to G street north: along q street TO
11th street west: along 11th street 10 T.
street north, along T. street back to 9th
street west. Also along NJ street south,
from 11th street east to 9TH street west and
from 1lth street east along G street south
10 l'th street east; along nth street to L.
street south and along + street to 10Th
street east. together with all the loops
switches, side tracks and appurtenanccs of
SAID road and tracks; and the right to build
other tracks on other streets as provid ID in
the acts of Congress authorizing aud APP
proving the route of said road.
The terms of sale are: One-third Of tro
purchase money in cash within ten davs
from the day of sale. and the remainder in
two equal installments, al one and tw1
years from the day OF sale, with interes.
thereon. payable semi-annuaIIy, and Sc
cured 10 the satisfaction of the trustees. o.
all cash. at the option of the purchaser. A
deposit of $1,000 Will be required at the
time of sale.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
ANOTHER STEAMER LOST.
The LOndOnia Wrecked Going From
Boston to London.

LIVERPOOL, December 3.-The British
steamer King Arthur, Capt. Hendry, from
Demarara, arrived here today and reported
she sighted the British steamer Londonia,
on November %, in latitude ID north, lon
gitude 16 west, on her beam ends the
starboard side, with decks and matches
submerged.
All her boats Were gone except a small
boat and there was no sign of life about
her. strong northwest gale was blowing
at the time and the vessel was apparently
fast settling by the head.
The LOndonia sailed from Boston, No
vember 10, for London, in command of
Capt. Lee.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Baltimore Markefs

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 3-Flour ouiet
unchsngedmreceipts, 1859 barrels; exports, s5s
barrels. barrels Wheat steady-spot and month 7Ilsa7Is.
red S7Tta6s.receipts. 12s.71s bushels; exports.
ia @ ~ bushels stock, 1,55s, AL bushels; sales
I2l4 do; ON grade. 8st4aI2. Corn frm-spot and
month. Ss5sa39; December. new or old, SSlsa3ss, /;
mixed, ssaass-receipts, 129 $50 bushels; experts.
29S bushels; stock. l.siI ,57s bushels; sales.
and easy-No white s3Is sales; No. mixed
s;ass aSsreesipts Ia SIC bushels; exports, none
561s; No. western. 5sH-receipts, 81 ,721 bushels
exports none; stock. 2o7 SIS bushels. Hay Arm
No. timothy. $lo.5o. Grain freights quiet not
much inquiry. Steam to Liverpool, per bashel
4Ad.. January; Cork. for orders. per quarter As
strong, unchanged. Butter eggs and cheese etesdy
UNCHANGED @ Lettuce, $i.25aSi.50 per busheI box
Whisky unchanged.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Interior Department Changes.

The following official changes have been
made in the Department of the Interior:
Pension ffice-Reinstatement: LemueI J.
Stanton OF Iowa, copyist. 5000. Promotion:
Otto l.. Sues of Arizona. clerk. 81 900, from
copyist, 5000. Resignation: William H. Ba-
ker of District of Columbia, clerk, 81. 600
Patent Officer asignations: William Fl.
Brett of Georgia, clerk. 81 900; Miss Janet
Fitch of Colorado, copyist, $500; Miss Anna
L. Taylor of New Jersey, copyist $72O Pro-
motions: Miss Kate V. Darby of Arkansas.
copyist. 500. from model attendant $500:
Alvin G. Belt of District of Columbia,
model attendant. $500, from copyist S720.
Geological survey-Appointments Miss
Evangeline E. Crowell of Ohio, stenog-
grapher and typewriter, $40 per month: 4:
Miss Eugena Cunningham of Missouri
typewriter. $50 per month,
Evening star., 1898-12-03
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Epworth League, M E. Church South,
Holds semi-Annual Election.
Police Court Proceedlngs-Re1igi
Meeting Disturbed by BOys-Gen-
eraI and Personal Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 12I King Street.
Rall Talnnhnne Nn LOG

Bell Telephone, No. 1O6
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 3, 1898.
An unusually large number was n at
tendance at the Epworth League business
meeting, held last night in the NJ E.
Church South. 1ne meeting was opened
with religious services. and after some
routine business, the semf-annual election
of officers was proceeded with, resulting.
after numerous ballots as follows: Samuel
Lindsey, president; Alvin Powell, first vice
president; Miss Flora Kaufman second
vice president: Miss Bessie Smith third
vice president; Marion Angelo, secretary:
Miss NJ. Young, treasurer, and Miss Anna
Summers. librarian.
ne ofticers-elect will be installed at the
January business meeting of the league.
Disturbed Religious Service.
protractcd meeting conducted In tine
NJ. e. Church at Franconia Fairfax coun-
ty, was interrupted last Thursday evening
by suffocating smoke. Considerable ex-
eitement followed the discovery, there be-
ing evidence of foul play
An investigation revealed that the Chin
ney had been stuffed with some substaao
completely blocking the exit of smoke
Some of the more indignant members. It is
stated. prepared TO execute vengeance On
the supposed guilty parties who, however.
could not be located.
An explanation of the affair is stated to
be that the pastor openly reDroved some
young men for disorderly conduct on a
previous occasion. and that they retaIiated
by stuffny the chimney.
Lodge No. 's36. Independent Order of Me-
chahics. has been organized in this CITY.
with the following officers: w NJ. Caffrey,
NJ. M; G. r. Pickns R. s.; John Nj,
burke, foreman: Charles NJ. Hancock, F.,
>. and John j. Sullivan, treasurer
A slight blaze on Cameron street called
out the fire department yesterday evening
me companies, however, did not go into
service
A small colored boy named Sommers died
AT the lnflrmary yesterday evening He
nad been carried there from his home, near
seminary Hill, short time ago, suffering
from serious injuries
Inc Alexandra county court will recon-
Nene next Monday morning. This 1T is
stated, Will be the last session in the old
building
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Fire in DischoR Building.

Shortly after l O'clock this afternoon
smoke was seen issuing from the roof of
an office BUILDING at $40 street knoyn
as the BischCf building. 1t was some
time before an alarm was sounded, owing
to misunderstanding, and when the en-
sines arrived ii looked as if the entire
roof would be consumed. Foreman Boss of
engine company No. 1 was passing at the
time and located the fire under the roof
before the engines arrived
A live electric wire had fallen on the
roof, and burning large hole through the
tin, had set fire TO the rafters
The fire was quickly subdued with Slight
loSa
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Omcers to Leave West Point.

The following named ordnance officers
VIII be relieved from duty at the United
States Military Academy upon the compile
ton of the January examinations, and will
take stations as follows: First Lieut
Thales l.. Ames to Rock Island arsenal
Illinois: First, Lieut.. Harry H. Stout to
Watertown arsenal, Massachusetts,; First
Lieut.. David NJ. King to Allegheny arsenal,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Honored by King of Italy.

Mr.. Walter V. r. Berry of this city has
just been honored by His Majesty Umberto
I, King Of Italy. who has conferred upon
him the Cross of Chevaiier of the Order of
the ROYAL Crown of Italy. in recognition Of
eminent services rendered to the Italian
embassy at Washington.
Evening star., 1898-12-03

sition book and keeping an account upon
the requisftion itself.
Il would say that In my opinion the eff
cheney of the office would be greatly in
creased by increasing the compensation Of
the present employees, thereby showing that
their labors are appreciated. L therefore
beg OF you to increase the salaries of the
employees OF this office, and that the COM
pensauon be as follows. viz: One property
clerk, at 81 600: one deputy property clerk,
81 900, and one messenger clerk, at $72O."
Evening star., 1898-12-03
BLOW TO PANAMA CANAL.
Petition for Extension Rejected b,
Bogota.

Information mas been communicated to
the Department OF State by Consul Hart
that the house of representatives OF Bo-
gotta has rejected the petition of the Pan
anna Canal Company to extend for six
years the time for completing the work on
the canal. The company still has six yeas
in which TO complete its work.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Bank Robbery Ca.e yerd,..

NAPANEE, Ontario, December 3.-After
being locked up all night the jury in the
Dominion: Bank robbery case came into
court today with verdict of guilty against
Robert Mackie.
Evening star., 1898-12-03

ton OF the country. We neglected the river
and harbor bill last year, but we will not
neglect this scheme. If We keep on this
way we will soon be building railroads in
the moon. Our money Is to go for SANTA
ton In Havana, canals In Nicaragua In all
manner of projects all over the earth while
there is not state in the Union that does
not loudly call for internal improvements,
the results of which would rebound greatly
to the benefit Of commerce We have gone
crazy looking after the foreign business Of
the country and other peoples business in
stead Of attending to our own"
Evening star., 1898-12-03

1t pays TO read the want columns of The
star Hundreds Of situations are filed
through them.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Government Bonds,


Furnished by w. B., Hibbs ( Co, bankers
and brokers, l4l9 st, members New York
stock exchange, correspondents Messrs. La
denburg. Thaimann 4 Co, New York.
CHICAGO. q
Evening star., 1898-12-03
BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION,

reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to is bona nde ono
1t Is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic consciencs to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously, in order to deceive adver-
tisers. by sending out thousands OF
papers to newsstands, which are re-
turnable. and which are In fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
cluded In what purports to bo an
honest statement OF circulation
Intelligent advertisers, however.
Judge by results and bogus circuIa-
tionE don't give them.
The family circulation OF The Star
is many thousands in excess of any
other Washington paper. --..-.
Circulation of The "EvenInE star,
SATURDAY., November 20, 1928 "a 9h5
MONDAY. November 2s, 1898 s..... 90 20,
TUESDAY. November 29, 1898. e9aIs
WEDNESDAY,, November 80 1895 20 ,s6
THURSDAY, December l, 1895. .......... 29553
FRIDAY, December 9, 1898. 30. .0oa
1otai-'. ..-..-.......-......-.-..-.. 1873 I5
DAILY average ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O,5I9
] solemny swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated durin. the six secular DAYS
ending Friday, December 2, lsss-that is, the mum.
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
nde purchasers or subscribers, and that none OF
the copies so counted are returnable to or remain
in the ONCE unssld.
j. WHIT. HERRON
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
third day of December, AID. 1898.
FRED. MCKEE,
Notary Public, D. C.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Some Needed Legisiation.

rs there any legislation you think Con-
grass should enact during the coming ses-
sion? the reporter asked.
think the passage of the Hill-Fowler
or some similar bill of like character, per-
manently fixing the gold standard and Civ
ing the people an elastic currency, is of
lnllnltefy more Importance than the Philip
pines, the Nicaragua canal and all other
questions together. II the administration
ooes not push this currency reform it will
neither be true to it's promises to itself
nor to the implied promises to the gold
democracy. Reasons of the greatest i'm
poftance demand this action.
If the gold standard is rot fixed expressly
by statute and the principal and interest of
our public obligations are not made pay
able in gold a silver President in 1900 could
precipitate the country to silver basis by
directing the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay the interest on the bonds in silver. So
1t is absolutely necessary for the security
OF the gold standard that adequate legis
lation be passed to that end. Such legis
!ation would, in my opinion. settle what
no foreign question settle for us. To
me it is little depressing to see our own
people straining their eyes and looking
across the Pacific to the Philippines in
stead of looking at the matters at home
that require our undivided attention.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
WENT TO ANNAPOLIS,
Trip of Members of the AnglO-Ame
can Com ission.

The Anglo-American commission includ-
ing the ladies' of the party and a number
of friends, took a special train to Annapo-
lis today, where they are the guests of the
naval officials in an inspection of the U. S.
Naval Academy. The commission held no
buSines session TODAY.
Evening star., 1898-12-03
THE CONGRESSIONAL LIST
Senators and Representatives Who Are Now
in the City.
Their Local Addresses as Ascertaiued
From Ohicial Sources Mt
the Capitol.

The following is a list of senators and
representatives now in the city and their
local addresses as far as can be ascertained;
SENATOR'S
Evening star., 1898-12-03
Merely whefs the Appetite.

Mr. Mckinley will find. perhaps too late.
that in endeavoring TO conciIiate or pIacate
the greedy sp"nsmen n has but whct Ted
their appetite for more offices and 1t were
far better that he manfuny recommend the
repeal OF The civil service Ia5e. and 50 give
himself and his Subcrdirates a free hand
thaH further L" pretend 4 friendship for
the system tha law was intended to estab-
IlSh. ara at the same time deal that system
aHd lav- such fl-aI blows as this coming
order IT, Airt~'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31

only machinists and f1remen are being
enlisted here the Denver young man
may decide to remain in Colorado.
from Hastings came q letter yester-
day in which two young men, H. H.
! Anderson and K. c. Wray, offered their
services. They wrote that they would
come to ST Paul Saturday and would
! call at the federal building to enlist.
Boatswain Pierce was quite happv
! yesterday when he secured his second
seaman. This was Adolph M. Jacob
son. jacobson was formerly in the
| Norwegian navy, and he passed the
examination with flying colors.
There are q large number of appli
cants for positions as carpenters, ap-
| rTentceS and other places, but s,1cl1
applicants are turned away.
Past Assistant Engineer Denig, who
has to examine candidates for ma
ch1nists and firemen. is beginning to
snow traces OF the strain under which
| he labors.
Some of the men who think they
| could run an engine are enough to
| give man nervous prostra ton" he
said. They imagine that because they
nave seen engines in shops they can
run anything on sea or ashore. They
| cent know what a ships engine is. and
many of them can't figure. It's awful
| to think what would happen if some
! CT them should get aboard a vessel. 7
| think I have saved the entire Amer
lean navy from destruction this week"
The roster of enlistments up to date
| is th1rty-five, and the members of the
/ board feel very well satisfied with the
| showing. They say they did not ex-
| poet to do so we'll
The first lot Of men to be shipped
East will probably be sent Saturday,
| though this has not been determined.
| 1t will depend upon results and in
structfons from Washington. Mean
| While the men feed themselves, though
| their allowance for rations began at
the hour of their enlistment. Several
may not go. Two men asked for
money yesterday, but Lieut. Cook
could not advance any to them, and
they said that as they had no money
and could not get trusted for food or
| lodging, they would have to get other
work or leave town before they were
sent East
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31

northeast Minneapolis, fireman, second
class.
Harry Horton Brown, 2615 Twenty-ninth
street south, Minneapolis, fireman, second
class.
Lemuel Mills Post, Litchie.d, machinist,
second class.
Charles Edward Paulson. 1902 Third ave-
nue. south, Minneapolis, fireman, second
class.
John Ernest Lindgren, Ala Fourteenth
street south, Minneapolis, fireman, second
class.
A boy named Cook, whose grand
father is an officer in the army, called
upon Lieut.. Cook yesterday morning
and said he wanted to go to the naval
academy at Annapolis. He is only fir
teen years old and Lieut.. Cook told
him he could not pass upon applica-
tons for the naval academy, but DR.
McC1urg, who happened to be in the
room at the moment, took the boy into
his room and gave him preliminary
eXamina ton.
The boy is happy and up-to-date,"
said Dr.. McClurg. HE is bright and
is made of the right stuff"
A number of boys applied to be en-
listed as apprentices, but the board is
not enlisting apprentices and they were
turned away.
Among the applicants yesterday by
letter was Horatio J. Stetson, a son Of
Fire Chief Stetson, of Minneapolis.
He is too old for an apprentice and
too young for a sailor, and Lieut.. Cook
was obliged to decline his services.
There seems to be a desire on the
part of soldiers at Fort Smelling to ex-
change the land for the sea service A
sergeant applied for place in the ma
rine corps yesterday, but as he had not
received a discharge from the army
and the board was not authorized to
enlist marines, he had to return to the
fort.
The most patriotic offer yet received
by Lieut.. Cook came yesterday from
Denver. A young man Of that city,
who said he belonged to the Young
Mems Christian association, wrote that
he would like to enlist for anything
that he might be required for. He said
he would not accept pay for his serv-
ices, but was actuated by the most dis
interested motives. Boatswain Pierce
sent him blanks and circulars that he
might make choice of positions. AS
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31
GATES WILL REMAIN OPEN
IS ~
DAM ON THE WINN1BIGosH1sH
LAKE TO BE- ABANDONED.

No Money for Repairs, So Capt. Alb
bot Says the Only Safe Thing Is
to Let the Water Out and Abolish
the Reservoir-Three Hundred
Thousand Dollars Spent There
Goes to Waste.
The United States engineering de-
partment has gdecided that the dam
situated on Winnibigoshish lake at the
headWaters ofMtheg Mississippi river,
must, be abolished and the water
emptied as soon as possible. The reser-
voir was built in 1891 at a cost Of $216,-
600 and has cost $4,000 a year for main
tenance since that time
The dam referred to is badly in need
of repairs The river and harbor bill
appropriation having failed to pass at
Washington. there is no money to be
expended upon repairs, and SO the dam
is to be abolished as it is claimed 1t
would be dangerous to allow it to re-
main filled another year.
The water will be let out at the
earliest possible date during the COM
ing summer when the Mississippi river
is low. and-the gates will not be closed
again. The usefulness Of the monster
reservoir will thus be destroyed
There are four other dams at the
headwaters; one at Leech lake, one at
Pokegama Falls, one at Pine river and
one at Sandy lake.
."All- these four DAMS" said Capt.
Frederic v. Abbot, of the United States
engineering department in the Globe
building yesterday, "are in need of re-
pairs except the one at Sandy lake,
which is a new reservoir, having been
completed three years ago. but as no
money was appropriated this year for
such purpose. the repairs cannot be
made
The Winnibigoshish, Leech lake and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31
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Seventh and Cedar SITS.
16l.I32. Meat Market, 7S3.

The Yerxa store stands shoulder to shoulder
others in quality and a step behind their
prices.
81 cents
A basket for good Early Rose Potatoes: good
cookers
s cents
A pound for good fresh Ginger Snaps, for
thursdays sale.
So cents
A pound for another shipment of those fancy
large 12c California Prunes.
3 cents
pound for bright, new California Apricots.
8 to 10 cents
A dozen for Fresh Eggs. These have beeen
laid in the past few days and are shipped
direct to US from the country.
8 GEMS
can for good Red, New Salmon.
pound for sold Holland Cabbage
81 cents
For one-pound packages Corn Starch.
~ cents
pound for new, clean Navy Beans.
1921 Gents
A pound for good Cooking Butter.
- to fS cents
pound for fresh sweet Table Butter.
81 cents
A pound for fresh-smoked sugar-cured Hams
8 cents
Per pound for fresh Halowee Dates.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31
Field, Sch|ick Co.

VIII come nearer to 20 per cent than
II VIII TO 80 In the second place. tha
p % OF the goods bought in Canasa
lney are worth having at all, are IF
american origin, and have aireaGv
paid duty. Oh
who would think of buying save
aHes; Iour, bacon" baking powder ana
me ike In Canada when it is know
mat American goods are the best and
cheapest, and are shipped and used ~;
over the world irrespective of tariff ,
10 you see Canadian saws and ayes il,
use IN Minnesota? Not at all hut yo,,
VIII see American tools all over Canada
win American bacon and other minaT'S
rood hardware and clothes.
we IN Seattle have had this Trade
Win the Yukon for a number of wears
before the Klondike was heard of. and
We we propose to keep it by having the
pest goods at the lowest prices &c
against all Corners. If we cant do.
tnls' we will not snarl and play dog in
the manager, but will build up some
other line of trade for which there is
probably greater opportunity on Puget
sound than in any other part of tba
United States" 'He
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-31
Dress Innings.

The crowds at our Lining Counters
tell their own story of best qualities
and lowest prices.
100 pieces of the very best Lining
Cambrics in America; the kind that
some stores call &C qualities, black 4
and all colors. Thursday, one &c
day, only. ..................
A special lot of fine Rustic Taffeta,
black and all colors. brilliant IN
silk finish. soft, silky rustic. UC
All you want for. ...
The best French Hair Cloth made in
the world-none better at any price;
soft finish that best dressmakers ~
want; black and gray. All you ZIG
want today for
Best 15c Silesias for 10 cents.
zoe Fast Black Percaline for 121Sc.
15c Fast Black Percaline for 1Oc.