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Evening star., 1898-10-06
EXTENSION OF HIGHWAYS IN THE DIsTRIC-

kALENSlON OF HIGHWAYS IN THE DISTRICT
Or COLJABIA-TO WHOM 1T MAN CONCERN:
The eOHInissi1n created By section OF the act OF
Cvhgress- approved March 2. 1898. entitled An
act u pF"Eide permanent system of highways
IL tina. part Of the District OF Columbia lying
outside OF cities " has received from the ComIuis-
sloheTs Of the District Of Columbia q certified
COlS OF map showing d proposed permanent
system ot highways in the District Of Columbia
WITHIN The area known section one" revised
ana corrected as required by the terms of the
act OF congress approved June IS 1865 This
map ana PITTS showing in detail how each lot and
tract Is Affected by the proposed system Of high
ways are now on exhibition in room No. So 4th
fooE Of the District building All persons inter
ssted are invited 10 examine the maps and pIats
The commission Will consider any suggestI6ns or
protests concerning the location Of any highway
OF portion Of highway shown ON the map.
Ihs suggestions and protests MUST BE IN WRIT
ING and mrst set forth clearly the reasons for
the changes and show the property owned or con-
tFoIled by the Obiector All protests aud SO
IOrth, must be submitted or before THE SEW
ENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1898. and he ad-
gressSd TO she Chief Of Engineers, L. S. Army
War Department. Washington, ID. G. The com
mission viii meet November H. 1895 at 10
O'clock am, in the office Of the Secretary Of
War, tc dispose of all objections and will then
bear orally FROM those who desire 10 thus support
the!E written objections. r. A. AlGER Score
tary OF WMi &: \. BLISS. Secretary Of the In
tertOri JOHN NJ. WILSON, Chief OF Engineers
y :. A. hlen"dJ COMMISSION. ocl-3Ot
Evening star., 1898-10-06
We Make BOOkkeeDers
Printing

anything, from lawyers
brief to an elaborate catalogue
done in hurry II wanted
and geographically as near
perfect rs brains. skill and
taste can make II. Want
such :-'Phoue 1879. ELLIO TT,
5O6-I0th ST.
pc5-Iid
Evening star., 1898-10-06


Fine Pocket Cutlery should stick a pin here TO
remind them that when IN need ! have the best
IN "osteutolm and American makes prices
ranging from SO down to - cents. My Pearl
handled NosteuhOlms for 81 30, 81. % and 81 are
tesuties- Come look at them.
JOSIAH X. BAILEY,
se26-1Or son IN - N w
Evening star., 1898-10-06
Laths are Cheap.

TOKNADOESi
HURRICANES. CYCLONES
WIND STORMSi
Are prevalent at this and any
of the year
REMEMBER SEPT. 70, 1891
Tie Hartford Fire Insurance Go.
assets over SIO.UDO.OrO)
Isstes Policies agGirst any kind OF a Wind Storm,
and AZ very reasonable rates
HENRY WELLS, Agent.
Oct-ot 1IlO q ST NV
Evening star., 1898-10-06

Sec. A. The church in each diocese which
shall have been admitted to the general
Evening star., 1898-10-06

Continued on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1898-10-06
Getting a Fresh Start!

Every iisaCSrEtage has its advantage. and the
hrckest clouds have & silver lining. The hre
mar DESTROYED the building and all stock
forced US to go to market, and the result Is that
every piece OF wOolen is the latest and handSo1n-
est the '9S fall contains. Let us make
you a ''srt sfIctory' suit.
G. WAKEFIELD SIMPSON, 1906 G st. oc6-12d
Evening star., 1898-10-06

A me ssage was received from the house
of bishops announcing that the bishops had
adopted the amendment. The house of
deputies refused to concur in that action.
Evening star., 1898-10-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART
VIII h. opeu to visitors on ST NDAI. October y,
1885 from 80 to pm. and viii be open
every sunday thereafter during the same hours
until further notice. Admission free
Nv order F. :. BARBATIN,
lrYrar
Evening star., 1898-10-06
Amendment Rejected.

The vote was then taken upon the Ques-
ton of adopting constitutions" and re-
suited as follows: Clerical vote, ayes, l,
nays, 40; divided, 4. Lay vote ayes, 8;
n6yS 4R
, 1898-10-08

For the past few years the weather in
Santa Cruz has been so propitions that many
may have thought that the rainfall has been
greater than formerly. We are now able to
bring this ~supposition to the test of facts.
On application at the several police offices
we have been oourteously supplied with the
records of the annual rainfall from 1890 to
1897. The figures are given in tabular form
below. and it will be seen that the result of
the eight years observations gives an average
annual rainfall of 1884 lines. This is only
81 lines more than the average given by the
observations at the game stations from 1862
to 1889. which was $40 lines. Hence it ap.
pears that the weather of the past eight years
has only been average weather, and there is
no reason to fear a great falling Of to make
up for n recent excess There is some com
fort in this consideration.
, 1898-10-08
PR 0 G EE D IN G S
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX

THURSDAY, 9th October 1898, IL O'Clock
noon, The Colonial Council held ali Extraordl.
nary Meeting, convened by the Chairman.
The following nj embers were absent: End
Grown Member (Lemming)i 2ni Member for
Christiausted's Country District (Lunney),
who 10 absent from the Island, 2nd Member
for Frederiksted's Country District (Blaok.
woody who is also absent from tie Island;
the seat of 3rd Member for ChristiAnsted's
Country District is vacant by the death of
Mr.. Jensen; Ist Member for Frederiksted
slGolden) subsequently notified his inability
! 10 attend; End Grown Member (Lemming)
<Aul also notified his inability to attend.
The Government Secretary was present.
The Members of the assembly, were in full
dress. {
The Chairman stated that by q letter dated
9th ulto. the Government hal communica.
ed for the In Attenuation Of the Colonial Coun.
Gil that Her Majesty our most gracious
Queen Lou ism had departed this life on the
29th uIto; he the Chairman hail therefore
convened ibis meeting solely for the. pun pose
of adopting ~ resolution OH an address Of
coincidence to His Majesty the King on tie
occasion of the bereavement that had he.
fallen His Majesty and The Danish Royal
Family.
, 1898-10-08
THE AVIS
CAristiaasted, St. Greax.
Saturday, 9Th October 1898.

October has opened exceedingly well, the
night of the 3rl., the whole of The 4tL and
part Of the 5th having being wet. The
fall for the week has varied on The estates
Of which we have heard from about 80 to
40 lines. A heavy crop next year may now
be regarded ns certain, unless soma extra
ordinary drawback occurs between now AMI
the end of the year. The only anxiety is
about prices, and this has become rather
acute snder the brilliant prospect that
seems to be opening up for Porto Rico and
Vieques, aud which threatens to put us in
the Shnde. Perhaps the change in question
will not be so harmful to us as some seem
to think. At any rate it is of no use to-
fret, unless indeed something practical can
be suggested.
, 1898-10-08

After the Chairman had made some intro.
ductory remarks The Colonial Council adopt.
cd unanimously with l3 votes to authorize
the Chairman on behalf Of the Council, as
representing the community Of st. Croix, 20
forward through Government Il letter Of
coincidence to His Majesty HE King on the
occasion Of the demise Of Her Majesty Queen
Louisa.
No other business came before the Council,
the meeting W ss'tllsrl at | o'clock.
, 1898-10-08
ORDINANCE

aut horiEing the Government Of
the Danish West India Islands
to dispose OF an amount not ex.
ceeding 028, 600 Of the mean be.
ldAging to the 81. Croix lmmi-
grafton Flu nd fOE the purpose of
granting advances 80 owners of
land in st. Croix in order to en-.
able them 10 continue the Quilt.
walton of the Sugar Cane.
, 1898-10-08
Hermann August Jurs,
~Fungerende Vc,- Goavorneur 70, de daost. ~ve'H0dSsto Der,
O0cTdommer,

EJ0R V~IT1ERLIGT: Paa Observation-Disclosures derom
UI nedlagte Observation-Disclosures Forestilling har' dt
behaget Hans Maiest@t KOncen we'd Allerh0ieste ResO-
luton at 3die f. NJ. allernaadigst at stadf8Ste ~f0lgende
Anofdning IN Be1hyndigelse for Gouvernementet for de
dansk- vestindiske Der til at yde Observation-Disclosures
af st. Croix Immigrationsfunds Midler:
Gouvernomontet for do Understandable Der bomyndiges til i
Tilsrummet fra lHe August indtl Site October 1895 at "nNende ind
I'll 49, 900 af ST. Croix Immigrationsf0nds. Midler til ut yde Jordeiero
la St. CIoix FoIstr@knnger til NedligehOldeIse of Sukke1orsdyrk-
ningen mod don we'd PIakaten of l4do Maj 1928, CIR Auordringerne
eide Juni 1919 o. lode Februar 1873. hjemlede FOrhinslet uQsten
o., III forn9dent mod saadun anden Observation-Disclosures fN de paa
g~ipldende Laantagero, som under de for hoandeAv@rendo Forhold
1nmte ansees fyldestg9rendo. under IagttN gelse af de at GOuverna.
meutet. otter da fOrudgaaet Oyetyeielse med CooniarSAdet, under
22de JUL 1895 gigne nmrmero Reger vedko mmende Forstr@kningor
IIenhod til den Mf Kongen under code September 1895 stadf@stede
f~orslSbige Anordniug of 22de JUL 1895, SAINT til Iidslummet fra
lsts November 1898 indil Site Marts 1899 yderHgere at Onvondo
indtil 100000 Of sNmmo Ponds Midler samme 0iemed Og mod
samme Sikkerhed, under Iagttogele of de af Gouvernementet efer da
3~orudgaaet Overveieso med Coonmraadot under 2den November
1891 gtvne n@rmero Icgler yedkommon3e Forstr@kningor Henhold
ill den of Kongou under l9do Februar 1899 stadf@stede f~oreIebige
Anordning Of 2len November 1901.
Hvorefter allie edkommend sig have at rette.
Gonpornemen~t for dc da"sk.gesa"disko Dor.
St. Thomas, den 4lc October 1898.
Under min Hand og Gouvernementets Segl,
II A. JURS,
f. Y G.
mygS1
, 1898-10-08
ANORDNING

ANORDNING
ON Bemyndigslse for Gouver.
nemsntet for DO dansk.vostin.
dislike Ger til at anvende indiil
826, 900 of st. Croix Immigra-
tionsfonds MidIer til Forstr@k-
ringer til Jordejere paa St.
Otoix til VodligoholloIse af
Observation-Disclosures.
, 1898-10-08
Translation.
i translation.
Hermann August Jurs,
Aoting Vice Goysrnor of the Danish Vest India Islands,
Judge Of the Upper Court

KnigA1 of Da"ne6rog and DonnebrOgsma"a
MAKES KNOWN: On the most submissive repre-
JU eentation of the Ministry of Finances His Majesty
the King was most graciously pleased by Resolution of
3rd ultimo to sanction the following Ordinance authoriz-
ing the Government of the Danish West India Islands
to grant Bureau advances from the means belonging to
the st. Croix immigration Fund:
The Government, of the Danish West Indi" Ishnds is authorised
TO dispose during the period from the LIST August to the 3Ist October
1895 of al amount not exceeding 88O2O of the means b lnging to the
st. Croix immigration Fund, for the purpose 0f grAhing advances
to owners Of land in St. CrOix in order to enable them to continue
tho cultivation Of the Sugar Cane against The preferential claim and
security in the crop establs he'd by PlacnId of l41h May 1923, Off.
Ordinances Of 2st juno $40 and 10Th February 1873, and il necessa-
ry against suoh further sc curly from the parties concerned as under
existing circumstances may be considered satisfactory, conditional upon
the observance Of the detailed rules given by the Government under
date Of 22nd July 1895 after pre- viOus deliberGtiOn with the Colonial
Council by virtue # Provisional Ordinance Of 22nd July 1895. sano.
toned by the King under date of Goth september 1895; further to dis
pose, during the period from the Let Nov embsr 1898 to the 3lst MARCH,
1899, Of an amount not exceeding $4,000 OF The means belonging to
the same Fund, Tor the same purpose aud against the same security,
conditional upon the observance of The detail led rules given by tue
Government under date Of 2nd November 1891 after previous deiber-
alton with he Colonial Council by vrue of Provi SiOnal Ordinance Of
End November 1891. sanctioned BY the King under date Of 18th FSbru-
ay 1892
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

firmly fixed on his mind as the narrow
escape he had from being hanged IT
the halyards of his ship for having
mistakenly appropriated some pota-
toes as contraband of war. The cap
tain, he used to relate, was placated
only when assured that the contra
band" potatoes were seized solely with
a view to supplying the captains own
table, which had long been denuded of
other viands because of the hardships
OF grim war.
Born in County Down, Ireland, in 1880,
Mr.. Cleland was one of family of
four brothers and two sisters, all of
whom emigrated to America so years
ago. He settled in Chicago in 1852, find
ing work at his trade in the shipbuildl
ing yards of the North side, where he
lived almost uninterruptedly ever since.
In 1855 he became a member of the
volunteer fire brigade of Chicago. For
seven years he did good and valiant
service as fire fighter, giving his time
without hope of reward or pay, and
making a record which Chief Swenie,
who served side by side with him, de-
clares was highly creditable. He did
duty with fire engine No. 3, and re-
mained with the organization until his
company was mustered out of the
service in 1860.
Mr.. Cleland was n widower and for
years made his home in Chestnut
street with his sister, Mrs. Anne
Burns. Two of his brothers were we'll
known lake mariners, Capts. James
and William Cleland. One of his nieces
is the wife of Franklin Dewey, an en-
ploye in County Recorder Simon's Of
fee and distant relative of the hero
of Manila.-Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

over the snow. Eleven-quarter past
-half-past-how close they were, al
most touching handsl
A little voice reused Abel Tappan by
and by-Becky's-bu he had never
heard Becky's voice from such dis
tance before. He seized the lamp and
hurried upstairs, where he and his little
beloved, motherless Becky and old
Nance lived.
The child was tossing on her bed fret
ting plaintively. Her, little face, in the
lamps feeble glimmer, looked unduly
flushed and thin.
"My back aches sol" she whimpered.
BeclIy's back ached so! Becky's lit
tie straight-no, o.! Lord have mercy,
it was crooked 1t bowed out pitifully
against the little white sheets. Becky's
face was sharp with pain.
Abel Tappan shuddered from head to
foot. The lamp shook in his hand un-
safely. Through the blur on his glasses
the little tossing head on the pillow
seemed strangely far away from him
Was it his little, plump, rollicking. dan
cling Becky-his straight Becky he had
been so proud of always?
"Im so thirsty in my throat"
moaned the little crooked Becky on the
bed.
He bent down unsteadily and kissed
her. His heart broke in the kiss.
"Daddy'll fetch you drink right off, y
| he faltered.
But she thrust away the glass he
brought her.
"It don't taste good-take it away,
daddy. I'm so thirsty in my throat"
Eyes, yes; daddy'll go get some nice
fresh water, right out of the well. You
wait, Becky"
Becky lifted up her small, tangly
head and gazed up at him reproach.
fully.
''Take it away, daddy" she cried
"Put lemon init don't taste good.
want a squeeze o. lemon in, an sugar.
I'm so thirsty!"
Abel Tappans grizzled head bowed it.
self beside the child's.
"Yes, yes; daddy'll fetch a lemon
right away and make it taste good"
he mumbled in an agony of grief,
against her cheek. "Daddy1l see to it
all nice"
Back in the store again, he could
find no lemons, though he searched and
researched with dogged insistence.
Where could they be? There had been
plenty of them, over there on the sec
ond, right-hand shelf. in row.
He moved boxes and cans, he cleared
whole shelves with a sweep of his arm.
Becky's little wall sounded on, unceas-
J ing, in his ears. lie must find theml lie
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

could not go back to Becky without
them. The yellow labels on some of
the bottles Knocked him and led him on
to unavailing hopes. The dim lights
twinkled their eyes and jeered at him.
A merry party going past outside
| shouted and sang, and he shook his
tight fist toward them angrily. Where
could the lemons be? he asked himself
| over and over in dull wonder. If he had
only remembered to look in the money
till!
"I'll go down to the Forks-they II
have 'em at Denby's," he muttered.
Its good mile, but don't care if it's
so! l don't care if l have to wake up the
seven sieepers, neither!"
But how long it took to find his great
coat and get into it! He tried to hurry.
Heavy weights seemed to hang to his
| limbs and drag them back with dla-
bolical persistence. Would his arms
ever go into the sleeves? Was it go
ing to take till crack o. doom to get
his hat on his head? Big drops of sweat
scurried down the seams of his hag-
gard cheeks. He set his teeth dog
gedly.
If the lemons in the money drawer
had only logged against the door of
his memory!
"I'll find one-big one-steal one
anything!" he cried aloud.
Hark! was that the little voice, muf-
fled by the folds of the thick comforter,
still calling to him? Was it growing
clearer, nearer?
"Wisher Happy New Year, daddy"
| Why, 1t was Becky said il herself,
standing in the murky doorway?
Becky Her voice shrilled out to him,
triumphant and sweet.
Abel sprang forward in sudden hor-
ror and caught her in his arms. Her
little nightgown fell away from her
bare toes, and he felt the chill of them
against his wrists.
Happy New Year" he repeated, me-
chanically, after her. He was hugging
the little cold feet fiercely to his breast
and burying his fnce in the tousled hair
1t was Becky = Becky - and her
cheeks, against his, felt round and
warm. And she sat on his arm al
straight and strong as little ramrodl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

her bill tonight, you see II she amt,
Becky says I-sct down here by the
fire, do-and here you are! Well, all
Is, wish there were more like you in
the worldl Those shiftless McKies,
now-that little scamp of a Jots been
in trying to get trusted again, but I've
struck guess it's about time, too"
He got down his big book from the
high corner desk and spread it open on
the counter, turning the pages labori-
ously. Abel Tappan was his own book
keeper and had his own peculiar fash
ion of keeping" the great, leather
covered book-a fashion that would
have first puzzled, then floored the dap
per, precise graduate of commercial
college. But it sufiiced for Abel Tap
pan very well.
"Fortytwo, forty-three, forty-four,
forty-five - Wyncoop; that's your
page" he said. "And 1 declare if Page
40 amt the McKie page, right across
from yours. I'd forgot that. Twenty
nine-twenty-nine dollars and eighty
three cents. There you are, Mis- Wyn-
coop! You better reckon it up yourself
and make sure it's all right. We're all
as liable to mistakes as the sparks that
fly upward"
He tilted up and down on his toes
mildly inoredulous of any possible err
ror in his reckoning, while Drusilla
Wyncoop went over the columns from
the top downward. Her lips chippered
audibly over the task.
Eyes; that's just right, Abel, and I'm
only thankful it isn't any more. Lord
of liberty! who'd believe nutmegs an
pepper N salt would cost most $3O!"
Her eyes rested on Page 46, still lying
open on the counter. Her own page, op-
posite, looked almost empty in compari-
son.
From top to bottom and from side to
side, Page 46 was full of minute, un-
steady words, traced with cramped
painstaking and flanked by relentless
column of figures.
"What pageful!" she exclaimed
"You don't say the McKies owe the
whole of that? Land of liberty! don't
see how they get wink of sleep, and
New Year right on the verge, too!
couldn't"
81 guess it don't keep them awake
any. Shiftless folks can sleep with their
heads under water"
Mr.. Tappan's voice, loud with scorn,
echoed back from the high rafters.
Mrs. Wyncoop shook her head re-
monstratingly. The words issued a lit
lie twisted out of shape by the fat
shawl pin between her lips:
20, no, no, Abel; you shan't call them
shiftless. l don't know about Jerome
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31

Then he had been asleep. he had had
terrible dream. Thank God, he was
awake nowl He carried Becky back
upstairs, feeling every step as he went
with slow care. Then he tucked her
into bed among blankets and quilts, and
kissed her.
His lamp was pickering out, and he
got another and carried it down stairs.
The big book on the high corner desk
lay open at page 40
What!
Abel Tappnn could hardly believe his
eyes. He took eff his glasses and
rubbed them on the lining of his coat.
But when he put them on again, he
could still see two wavy, criss-cross
lines meandering from corner to corner
of page 46.
Mrs. Wyncoop's page, opposite, was
clean and uncrossed.
"Well, now, who'd we believed it'll"
he laughed, in loud delight. His heart
felt light and glad. 81 did it myself,
instead o. crossing out Mis- Wyncoop's!
And it can stay, too It'll remind me
that l amt going to press that poor
| MChle NOlIuh d hlltC- IL uhlS-hOt
If she can't ever pay up. She's got a
poor little spindling, crooked-backed
girl, and the Lord knows that's enough
affliction. That's more'n could stand"
With careful painstaking, he retraced
the slanting lines, his pen spluttering
| tiny fecks of ink upon his intent face.
"There!" he breathed softly, 81 guess
they're black enough to remind me if I
amt stone blind! Now I'll turn over a
new leaf"
At the top of the clean, new page he
wrote, in his small, unsteady letters,
the word Lemons"
"I'll send Becky over with 'em first
thing in the morning-if I can find 'em, y
he added, laughing again. Then he
slapped his thigh in a sudden spasm OF
recollection.
why, bless your heart! they're in
the money drawer this minute, holding
their sides, like as not. raled em all
in to get 'em out o. my sight"
A sleigh load of belated jewellers was
crunching past. Their gay voices rang
out and their laughs chimed in pleas
antly with his.
He hurried to the door, unlocked it.
and shouted after them at the top OF
his voice, little Becky's "Wisher Happy
| New Year!"-Annie Hamilton Donnell
in Country Gentleman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-12-31
FOUGHT THE MERRIMAc.
John CIeInnd, Who WAS One of the
Crew of the Monitor - His
Eventful Career.

John Cleland, one of the crew of the
Monitor, which fought the Merrimac,
died recently in this city.
Taciturn to an unusual Adegree, 1T
was only at rare intervals that his
friends heard him speak of the en-
counter in which Ericssons famous
"cheesebox" vanquished the confeder-
ate ram. AS one of the crew of the
Monitor for many months he was a
sharer in the glories of the nautical
exploits which revolutionized the naval
warfare of the time and brought inn
perishable renown to Capt. Worden
and the American arms.
And yet, amid all the memories of
battle triumphs nothing remained so