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Evening star., 1898-04-08
WAITING FSk PEACE.

MP. rage Not Able to. Make Proper
sewer Connections.
Mr.: Nathaniel Page SAgf today fined s15.
by Judge Kimball for faAure to make re-
pairs to the sewer connections at his res
idence, as ordered by tho health depart
ment.
Mr.. Page told Judge .Kjmball before the
case was disposed ofhAt the reason he
had not complied with the order was be-
cause Of the unsettled condition of affairs
between the United States and Spain.
Il have" replied the S6urt, given you
more time than you asked to do what the
health department has Been trying since
last September to have done, and now you
want further time.
Have We got to wait until peace Is de-
clared before the proper repairs to your
sewer connections are nader the court
wanted to know.
NO, sir. l don't mean that"
We can't allow the trouble between the
United States and Spain to interfere with
the operations of the health depa rtment -
the court responded.
Mr.. Page said he did not have the money
to do the work, and that it was impossible
at This time to raise any money, either iT
Wall street or in WASHINGTON on such Sc
curtties as he owned
Judge Kimball answered that he would
impose the fine stated, and at Mr.. Page:
request the court took his personal bonds
to pay the amount of the fine during the
day. Mr. Page asked If the payment OF the
Mr rage that he would be at once agair
notihed TO make the repairs referred 10 apG
II ne did not comply with the order hi
would be again summoned to court
Evening star., 1898-04-08
1898 Combinations

From the Chicago Tribune.
German statistical scientist, in an arti-
Gle in the Magdeburs Zeitung, calls atten-
ton to the remarkable attributes OF the
year 1898. No man in the present genera
ton has lived or will live under such pecu-
liar circumstances, a condition that mas
not appeared since the year 1851, and Will
not appear again until the year 2l19 Peo-
pie irnbued with a supersttious behef anu
members of thirteen clubs ought to watch
clcsely the events of this remarkable year.
AS starter, the numeral 1sss @ can Saree oe
divided by thirteen, and the four hgures
added together gives tWenty-six wnlch
can also be divided by thirteen. Inc nu-
neral of the year 1898 also belongs to the
remarkable group of four-sided numbers,
of which only eight have existed since .ne
birth of Christ. 1898 being the ninth Take
from the third and the value OF the sec
md and fourth is received. These pecu-
l,ar year numbers have been 1910 III 1SSs iSSs
The last time the peculiar condition OF
thirteen existed was in 1851 This coald
evenly be divided by thirteen. and the hs-
ures i, 6, 8, 1 added together give tnirteen.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
A Monster Devil Fish.


TON tne OrcSOnlan.
The largest and most Notwithstanding
octopus. or devil fish, ever seen in Portland
was displayed in front of fish market at
Sd and Ankeny streets recently and at
tracted much attention, being surrounded
by crowd all day. 1t is impossible ac-
cLrately to state the length of the tenta-
cles or arms of the monster, as some were
festooned on the hooks in the vicinity OF
the one on which the monster hung, while
others were coiled in the snow on the side
walk Il was evident taat the reach of
the tentacles would cover thirty or forty
feet. The sack-shaped body could be dis
tended SO as to hold good-sized boy. and
the thing, when alive and in good pas
tCre," probably weighed 100 to $50 pounds.
AT least these figures are an average of
the estimates made by the crowd The
long tentacles we're thickly covered with
suckers from end to end. those near the
head-shrunken wnen the fish was killed
being large enough to cover a silver dol
lar. ard probably when the fish was alive
and able to expand and contract them
would cover a disk between the size of a
muffin plate and soup plate
The crowd gathered around listened with
open mouths to the story of a fisherman
who told them that the devil fish had
swamped and smashed a boat and chased
the crew ashore.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
THE SNOW CAMEL.
The TwO-HuE1pcd Ship of the
Desert.

F-om the London Spectator.
The Times of Tuesday last contains an
interesting appreciation" of an unfamiliar
animal by Mr.. Carl Hagen5eck. the pro-
prietor Of the Thierpark at Hamburg, and
The greatest importer of wild animals both
into Europe ana America. THE hest ami
nal for the kicndike climate" nc writes
lis the big Siberian camel. These camels
Transport all merchandise from China to
Russia, and stand Siberian cold as
veil as the greatest heat. Tney never need
SHELTER, and sleep cut in the deep snow.
They can carry from > c~t. to 6
Cwt-, and also so III harness and pull as
much Gs big horse. They can cross mouIl-
tains as well level country. AS for the
dIif1culty of procuring them there is none.
L can deliver as many as may be wanted
for TO apiece in London or CIrimsby or f.yb
Guty paid III New York. The two-humped
Bactrian camel, of which Mr.. Hagenbeck
sFeaAs, Is the Only beast of burden, not cx-
cepting the reindeer. OF which Englishmen
rave absolutely no practical experience. 1t
was not procurable for tie Afghan wars,
even the native Afghan camel being a de-
.eendant OF the southern breed which has
migrated TO the hills. while the snow
camel keeps north of the Central Asian
hne- The Russians are in fact the only
Europeans who are acquainted with this
universal beast of transport of northern
Asia, while in Europe itself it has not
heen seen since The revolt OF the Tartars
iE the reign os the Empress Catharine.
In that memorable and bloodstaned exo-
DIS, when he Tartars fed from the banks
OF the Nolga to the great wall of China.
thelr herds of Snow cdmelS alone saved
the remnant of the people: and when after
hve months. the hyinS horde reduced from
six hundred thousand to three hundred and
nIty thousand souls, together with the DUR
suing Bashkrs, plunged into the waters of
the Lake of Tengis. like host OF Iunatics
pursued by a host of fiends," they were
still riding on the came,s on which they
had started in the SHOWS of winter and
crossed the ice of the Russian rivers COX.
COW, horse, mule, ass. sheep or goat not
one survived, writes De Quincey 'only
the camels- These arid and adjust crea-
lures, looking like the numnies of some
antediluvian animals, without the affec-
tons or seEsibiities of flesh and blood
these only lifted their speaking eyes to the
eastern heavens. and had to all appearance
come out of this long tempest of trial un-
scathed and hardly diminished" These
"innumerable camels'' were all of the Bac-
trian breed, and evidence of the extremes
of cold and heat endured in this enterprise
of the kaimucks may be found in the fact
that during the beginning stages of the
flight circles of men, women and children
were found frozen stiff round the camp
fires in the morning, while In the last stage
waterless desert with only an eight days
supply, and yet arrived without sensible
loss" of these creatures on the shores of
the Chinese lake.
Love of the Siberian camel for cold and
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Had No Time for Fine Arts.

From tne CnicoSo Eost.
In the days when our fathers were birch
ed the ambitious young man who worked
his way through comic sections was
thought to be getting dangerously near the
confines Of the mathematical world. 1t Is
true that scientifice inathematicians had
gone much farther than this. but then very
little of their abstruse lore had found
place in the college curriculum. Language
and literature formed the backbone OF the
course of study. But since scientific work
has come to the front the college student
has had to buckle down to mathematics II
he wants to get his sheepskin. From ma
trfculation to graduation his pathway fair
fy hrist4es with pure or applied mathema-
ties-unless he is going to make OF himself
a naturalist. which is apt to be badly
paid investment. Lucky the lad with a
mathematical head; he Is allowed almost
as many privileges rs a crack foot ball
player. A most amusing conversation took
place not many months ago between q Chi
crgo young woman student and one OF the
Evening star., 1898-04-08
WARNED AGAINST IMPOsTOR,
MAN Who Seeks Money of Presb,
terian ClerUYmen

man Who Seeks Money of Presby-
terian ClerGymen.
Ma1. Moore he's sent to the police depart
ments OF other cities a communication in
the nature of q warning to intended vic
Tins of an alleged imposter. The message
reads:
please notify clergymen, especially those
of. the Presbyterian Church, to look out
for an impostor of the following descrip-
ton: Twenty-seven or twenty-eight years
old. short and stout build brown hair,
short mustache, short feet, very high in
step, rolls his eyes while talking. Seeks
to obtain money by representing himself
as the relative of some clergyman of dis-
tant city. Claims to be an electrician.
Has imposed upon clergymen In this
city. Pennsylvania, New York and else
where This man is not wanted here. This
notice is given with the hope that it may
lead 10 his arrest and conviction as va
grant wherever he may be found
Evening star., 1898-04-08
A Rural Ba rgain.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
You say them shoes is wuth 81, but
you'll take 75 cents eff pay cash. won't
your
Yes"
Then you'll fling in a pair of woolen sox.
1 guess?"
"Reckin So"
Hold on; them shoes hain't got no
strings, have theyy
"Fll give you pair"
Better make hit two pair: one will soon
wear out"
"All right here they are"
Looks like you might gimme a pair OF
suspenders fer good measure"
We'll. rather than miss trade I'll do IL.
What eiseT'
when feller buys bill you allus set
'em up. don't your
Yes. what'n you take?"
Two segars an pound o. cheese"
Evening star., 1898-04-08


The proprietor Of tie shooting gallery
had been stam,irg in his front door all
afternoon and watching the crowds po,r
ing into the establishment of his rival
across the way.
'Bin." he said. calling his assistant. II
wish you'd slip over there and hnd out
what the attraction is. He's getting eyery-
thing"
Bill went over and returned q few min
utes later in great excitement
; The darned cuss has played a mean
trick on us!'' he said. Hes usin' Spanish
onions for taTgets.''
Evening star., 1898-04-08
For Appointment Of Delegates.

Mr.. H. H Hart. general Secretary of the
twenty-ffth national conference Of char
tiles and corrections, has invited the Dis
trict Commissioners to appoint two or more
delegates to represent the District therein.
The meeting will be held in New York city
May IS to 25. and will be attended by dele
gates repra asentin2 all the principal cities of
the United States and Canada.
The invitation has been referred by the
Commissioners to the superintendent of
charities for the suggestion of thu name g.
In addition to his own for appointment as
delegates,
Evening star., 1898-04-08
and a great number Of these hunters came

anu d SiSal ~
from down the line.
It has always been the worthy object Oh
the South Side Club to protect the deer,
and in the effort to do this IT employs
large number of gamekeepers, who drive
ali trespassers off the grounds. This, too,
has aided the increase in the herd. for the
deer have learned to seek the club pre-
serves when the hounds got on their trail
Evening star., 1898-04-08

When woman resolves to be more eco
nomical she imagines she has to 20 right
down town and buy something to prove
son Globe.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Is n Fire Tran.

Car loads of good fire material are daily
being put in place at the new city post Of
fee, and it does not require an EXPERT in
construction or a practical builder TO tell
at glance that the new building is far
from being fire-proof.
A reporter of The Star visited the build
irg today and asked Superintendent Stew
art what the car loads of lumber that were
teing delivered at the building were to be
used for. He replied that II was all to be
used as scaffolding, and every foot of it
would be taken cut. But Superintendent
Stewart was not reliably informed, for
surely, under the circumstances, he could
not have been in the building. Above the
sixth floor the men are working like bees
putting into position thousands of feet of
lumber. And it is all for the most part
good. dry pine from Georgian woods. or
vell-seasoned pine from the forests OF
North Carolina.
The Star man asked one Of the colored
workmen if he thought the wood would
burn. He said: Il knows dat de pine frum
Georgia will burn, but bein' from North
Carolina, l kin speak more to de pint.
Ef Cat stuff even gifts smell of fire, good
bye, honey. You'se high up nigh heaven
on dis hyar ninth floor, but ef dar eber is
fire you'll think you'se right in de deb
IFS house"
The working elevator in the western part
of the building is carrying heavy loads Of
long white pine sleepers for the floors.
Ihey are 1S feet long, four inches wide and
two inches thick. In every room in the
building these sleepers will be laid, and
non these wooden floors are to be laid.
But by far the most dangerous part Of the
entire building is on the ninth floor. This
Is a perfect fire trap. The big slanting
roof of Georgia pine, with Its heavy coat
of hard Oil finish, glistens in the subdued
light from the mammoth Skylight. The
roof on this floor furnishes the ceiling for
the rooms that are to be located there
Now the rooms are being laid off, and the
attention of the reporter was directed to
the wooden sash that Is going into every
partition. Should a fire originate on this
floor 1t would spread with lightning We
locity.
One of the carpenters in the building
talked freely with The Star man. He said:
Il nave been a carpenter and builder
row for twenty-five years. and 1 tell you
this building is the poorest excuse for a
fireproof structure l ever saw. Look around
you and see the immense amount of in
flammable material in view. Yellow pine
and North Carolina pine are good, quick
burners, and, well. you know the rest.
Look at the window sash in every room
In the building. All of them are made Of
wood. But this Is supposed to be fire
proof building. If 1 were put on the stand
today 1 would swear 1t was not. Now,
there is 10 excuse for making that sash
of wood. Right here in Washington We
make iron framewt rk, and iron don't burn
But what's the use of talking. You can
see for yourself. Down on the first floor
the woodwork commenccs and ends on the
roof"
Evening star., 1898-04-08
Certain Work Suspended on City Post
;. Office Interior.
BUILDING With INFLAMMABLE WOOD
Building Would Be a VeritabIe Fire
Trap.
EXPL IN ATIONS GIVEN

Mr.. Taylor, supervising architect of the
treasury, has ordered a suspension of work
portions of the interior of the new
city post office.
AS explained by Mr.. Taylor. the suspen-
sion is temporary and will not affect the
bulk of the work in progress. Postmaster
General Gary has asked for a rearranse-
ment of the rooms of the building to meet
his ideas of what is necessary for his de-
psrtment and to secure more room. Some
legislation by Congress will be necessary
to carry out the Postmaster General 8
ideas.
The deficiency appropria ton of s1JO000 to
complete the building carried with it legis-
ation giving the entire fifth floor of the
building to the executive offices of the
Pest Office Department. Plans were made
accordingly by the office of the supervising
architect and the contract let. Mr.. Gary
NJ W desires to have the southwest corners
OF the building set apart for these execu-
tive offices, beginning at the second floor
and ending at the seventh. He also desires
a rearran ngement of certain Office rooms.
In parts of the building where the plans
called for many separate rooms 1t is now
intended to take out partitions and max,
large rooms for the use of certain divisions
and bureaus.
Mr.. Taylor says that the regular con-
tracts Tor electric HghtS, telephones, Doll
ers and heaters have not pe.n interfered
with except where they come in contact
with the stoppage of work on the parti-
tons.
Mr. Taylor says that 1hese changes in
plans will not increase the cost or delay
the final completion of the building. TIE
contractors, he says, will lose no time, as
they will go on with other work not af-
fected by the change Of plans.
Even temporary delay in the completion
of the post office is regarded with suspicion
by the citizens, who hoped to see the open
ing of the city post Office coincident with
the occupancy of the building by the de-
partment, and they incline to the belief
that the delay is only another pretext for
keeping the city post office out of the new
building.
Evening star., 1898-04-08
No One Shows a Finer Stock of

Anything and everything worthy the Sterling Silver
nrtes-whether for adonmen
ornament-we have In addition this line
splendid assortment Of Cut Glass pieces.
and Cold for Wedding and purposes
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-04
To FORM A BIG TRUST.
Trying to Unite the Warship
Building Interests.
WILL HAVE $500, 100000 CAPITAL.
Men of international Reputation In the
Project-To Locate the Factories-win
Also Manufacture Armor Plate and
Probably Make Guns.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 4.-One of the most
gigantic projects for the combination of
capital in the history of the country is
being engineered in Cleveland 1t is
an attempt to unite the warship build
ing interests and the armor plate and
gunmaking interests of the world into
one great syndicate, whose factories
shall be located near Cleveland.
Men of international reputation in
the financial and manufacturing world
are III the deal. All summer foreigners
of wealth and rank have been quietly
visiting Cleveland. Their going and
coming has been kept as mysterious as
possible. When the Spanish American
war ended, all the world had learned
that American had the best warships,
armor plate and guns.
The attention of moneyed men had
been called to the possibilities of i'm
mense profits, which might accrue to a
company which should have monop.
oily of these materials and from which
every government in the world would
be obliged to buy. Then the big finan-
ciers and manufacturers got their heads
together. One Clevelander who is in
UAAO ehOetA Id Sttitl W OC SOIOu6l ntIOIl L.
Herrick, president of the Society for
Savings. Another is Robert Wallace,
president OF the Cleveland Ship Build
ing Company.
DIR. Calling. the famous inventor of
guns, has been here in conference with
other men in the DEAL Armstrong, the
inventor of the gun, which bears his
name, has also been in Cleveland. An
drew Carnegie is one of the chief men
in the negotiations.
Robert Wallace is now in the west
with several Of the foreigners, who
visited Cleveland. Before he returns
he will stop III San Francisco, and the
proprietors of the Union iron works,
which built the famous battleship Ore
gon, will be approached as to whether
they will go into the deal
1t is believed that every shipbuilding,
gunmaking and armor plate making
firm in the United States has been in
the negotiations. The projectors claim
they can raise capital of 5000, 5000
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-04
A VIBRANT FOR HIS ARREST.
Haldeman Charged With Murder of Eek
senator Richardson.

Haldeman Charged With Murder of lex.
senator Richardson.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.-Coroner Haerr
swore out q warrant for the arrest of
w. I. Haldeman on the charge of muir
dering ex-State Senator J. G. Richard
son. The authorities in Chicago were
telegraphed to arrest Haldeman, but up
to midnight no word was received of
Haldeman, who was seen in Chicago
yesterday. Meantime the inquest pro-
ceeds with Harry Probasco. a brother
in.law of Haldeman, and relative of
ex-senator and Secretary John Sher.
man, representing the defense. After
the funeral today the son of Richardson
and other members of the family will
appear as witnesses.
Richardson and Haldeman were not
only brothers-in-law, but closely asso-
ciated in business, partners in real es.
tate and other matters as well as in the
Lockland paper mill.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-04
LOCAL MENTION.

S. v. THOMPSON receives fresh
oysters every day.
A NEW lot of ladies shirt waists
for fall and winter, at Smiths.
CAPT DAVIS ELKINs, at home from
Porto Rico, is justly proud Of Span
ish flag and a colonel's sword, which
were surrendered to him there.
THE celebrated Banister shoes for
gentlemen can be bought at Hirsch-
mans Any style or shade.
Go TO S. V. Thompson's restaur-
ant for your fresh fish and oysters.
WE still have some mixed paint
to sell at bargain. A. W. Jones.
GET your razors honed at Adam
Bowers barber shop.
j. c. McVicker, Druggist, for pure
drugs and fine soaps.
ALL the Knights Templars in this
vicinity will go to Pittsburg next
week to attend the Conclave which
is to be held there then.
LADIES, if you want the latest
New York styles in jackets and
capes, wait and see Hirschman' s
stock.
EVERY desirable style and shade
in the Banister shoes at Hirsch-
mans.
BEST LAUNDRY in the city. Only
first class work will be done, gloss
or domestic. We guarantee not to
be hard on clothes. Lace curtains
speciality, beautiful style, guaran-
teed always square, per pair 40 cts.
The Empire Steam Laundry, Walnut
street, Morgantown, w. Va.
Our ladies and misses wraps are
surprising everybody. Style, fit and
lowness of price are the special fea-
lures Hirschman's.
WATERS d Wilmington have in
stock 5000 to 5000 pairs of shoes
just think, enough to shoe every
man, woman and child twice in Nor
gantown.
THE new things in dry goods,
silks and dress trimmings at Smiths
are all right. So are the prices.
The prices on mems, women's and
children's underwear at Smith S
would make you think you were at
a firesale.
IF you order the DAILY New Do
MINIoN and fail to receive it the
trouble may be because you did not
send money with the order. Postal
card requests to mail papers to dis
tant addresses receive no attention.
Go TO S. V. Thompson's restaur-
ant for lunch. Everything fresh and
up to date, Meals at all hours.
IRIS little early, but Smiths
.have a full line of holiday goods in,
books, toys and games for the child
rem. Attractive presents for others.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-04
WEST VIRGINIA.
Coal Lands Taken Up for Development.
Trend Of the Coke Trade.


The coke trade in West Virginia is
pegging along at the usual gait, but
there is considerable movement among
capitalists tending towards the devel-
opment OF new territory. 1t has been
proven in the past however, that the
organization of new coal companies
and new coke companies in West Vir-
ginia does not mean immediate use
of the franchises obtained. Capital
lists from other States are often con-
tent to organize companies, obtain
charters and then simply wait. John
Shiny of Cory, Pa, is reported as
stating that the Preston Coal & Coke
Company, new company with capt.
tai stock of 81, 900, 900, and principal
offices at Philadelphia, Will at once be-
gin an extensive developement of coal
lands in Preston county. J. M. Guffey
Of Pittsburg is interested in the new
concern. The land is in the Reno
district and one vein of coal is said to
be eleven feet thick. A coke plant is
contemplated, and railroad will be
built from Tunnelton into the Reno
district.
The New York Coal Company is an
other new concern which intends to
develop l,l00 acres of big vein gas
coal at Simpson, in Tayler.county. A
mine opening will be made and coke
plant erected. 1t is reported that
the project of building the West Vir-
ginia Short Line from Clarksburg to
New Martinsyille, on the Ohio river,
has been revived. The road will be
forty miles in length
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-04
Lieut.. Clifford's Good Fortune.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION:
Will you kindly insert the following
in your paper?
The many friends of Lieut.. Paul
Clifford of the Salvation Army con-
graduate him on receiving two hun
dred and fifty dollars for the hymns
he wrote some time ago. He also is
to receive fifty dollars for each thous-
and copies sold. The new Church
publication society of Philadelphia
bought his work.
READER