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Evening star., 1898-01-19

gregate there during the base ball sea-
son. AT present the point is unsafe at
most periods Of the day for teams or bicy-
clists.
The best time, he said, in the interest of
eccr omy and for every other considera-
tion for the building of this extension is
in the immediate future, because of the
proposed equipment of the 7th street line
with the underground electric system and
the rebuilding of the U street line, as the
company has announced its intention to do.
Due to Property Interests.
Finally, explained Mr.. Serven, it is be-
lieved that the conditions prevailing in
this section of the city, much of which
is entirely destitute, as has been said, of
any transportation facilities whatever, and
the rest but poorly served by the present
horse service Of the lexington and Sol
diers' Home railway 1t Is due to the prop
erty interests and the taxpayers and resi-
dents of this section that steps should at
once be taken to furnish them with some
sort Of adequate transportation facilities
The section is paying large amount of
taxes annually and will compare favorably
in every way with any other section of the
city that has not already at least two first
class railway lines. The residents of this
section do not believe that the Commits
sioners are willing to say that this sec
ton, When compared with the sections
above cited, such as Georgetown, Connec-
tcut avenue extended, Mount Pleasant
Columbia Heights, &C., should be provided
with two or more competing lines of rail-
ways with all modern equipment. and that
this section should be compelled to depend
either upon bicycles. carriages or horse
cars, or else be obliged to walk many
blocks in order to reach a respectable rail-
way line. Attention was called to the
fact that from ten to twenty thousand peo-
pie will be at once accommodated by the
operation of the above extension.
Mr.. johnson suggested that the people
of the section would be glad to have the
line extended down New Jersey avenue
to the Capitol, If possible.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
GOLD-SEEKING ENTERPRISE.
Buying Machinery to Go Over the
ChilkOOf Pass.

PORTLAND. Ore. January I'D. D.
Stewart, who arrived from Dawson on the
Corona at Seattle, came to this city and
deposited $4,000 in gold dust with a safe
deposit company. Stewart is a partner Of
Alexander Mcdonald, the Dawson million
aire, and is on his way to San Francisco
10 buy machinery for mining in Alaska.
1t is is intention to rush the machinery
over the passes as far as Lake Bennett
and wait for the river to open.
JOHN Gregor, also a passenger by the
Corona, passed through here en- route for
Sen Francisco with a valse containing
$4,000 in gold dust.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
A NOVEL CHRISTENING.
Instead of Pouring Wine IL White
Pigeon Will BE Freed.

a large and distinguished party will leave
here tomorrow morning to witness the
launching of the Japanese cruiser kasagi
at Cramps ship yard at Philadelphia. The
party will be the guests of Mr.. Toru Hoshi.
the Japanese minister. The launch Will
take place about noon. Miss Helen Long,
daughter of the Secretary of the Navy,
will christen the vessel, following the Jap
anese custom in such affairs by opening a
silken bag and releasing white pigeon
as she utters the name of the vessel. The
occasion will be memorable from the fact
that it will be the first time the ceremony
of christening naval vessel has been
performed in this country without the use
of the traditional bottle of wine. The
guests will include Secretary Long, nearly
all the members of the diplomatic corps,
prominent officials and many naval and
army officers.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
PRESIDENT DoLE,s COMING.
He Will Leave San Franclsoe for the
East TOnlorrow.

East TOMorRow.
The State Department has been informed
that President Dole of Hawaii will leave
San Francisco for the east tomorrow. and
/; expected to reach Chicago some time
Monday. next. At that place he will be met
by Assistant Secretary Cridier, the per-
sonal representative of President McKin-
ley, with Major Heistand the army repre-
sentative and Lieut. Commander Phelps
the naval representative. Both these Of
ficers reported to Mr.. Cridler this morning
1t is probable that Mr.. Hatch. the Ha-
Waiian minister Lere. will accompany Mr..
Cridler's party-to- Chicago to meet Presi-
dent Dole. The distinguished visitor being
the nations guest, will be taken in charge
IN Chicago ago by Mr; cridler. and It is ex-
Auditorium. The length OF his stay In Chi
csgo will depend entirely upon his own
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ZOLA TO FIGHT.
lie is Getting Ready His Defense In
the Dreyfus Case.

PARIS. January 19.-It Is said that
Emile Zola has already prepared his de-
fense and that he will call 250 witnesses,
including handwriting experts, when he is
tried for publicly accusing a number of
French officials in connection with the
Dreyfus proceedings.
Evening star., 1898-01-19

The regular permanent family
circulation of The Evening Star
IS more than double that of any
other paper in Washington,
whether published in the morn
ing or in the afternoon.
AS a medium for unobjec-
tionable advertisements it there
fore stands unequaled and up-
approachable
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BaIlooninx to the KIondike.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 19.-C. W.
Vosmer plans to go to the Klondike by bal
loon. He will use the big balloon made for
the Chicago worlds fair, where 1T was
held captive. James Thompson of Cincin-
natl. II. Andrews Of Chicago and e. Klemt-
Ike Of Pittsburg. all experienced aeronauts.
70 with him.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
The Southern CommerciaI Congress.

TALLAHASSEE. january 1a-Governor
Bloxham has invited the governors of the
southern and western states to attend and
to send delegates to the fifth annual ses-
sion Of the South and West Commercial
Congress, at Tampa, Florida, February 6,
8 and 10, 1898.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
LION AND THE BEAR vIs-A-yIs,
The Commercial Question in China
Has Become Political.

PEK1N, January IS delayed in trans
mission).-The Tsung Ii Yamen (the Chi
nese foreign office) has had another con-
ference on the subject of the loan, which
is still unsettled. Besides the right to ex-
tend the Burmah railroad through Yum
Nan province, Great Britain asks the right
to build railroads through the province of
Sze-schUan (north of Yun-Nan), and a
third treaty port is demanded, the identity
of which no doubt is Hsiang-Yin, situated
in the anti-foreign province of HUMAN,
which Japan proposed to open at the time
of the Shimoneseki negotiations.
The proposed opening of the port of
Talien-Wan, on the Liao-Tung peninsula
and north Of Port Arthur. position which
would command the railroad connecting
Port Arthur with the north and Manchuria,
continues to be the chief difficulty, Russia
desiring to keep the whole of Manchuria
for herself. Neither power is willing to
yield on this point. and the question is no
longer a commercial one. 1t has become
palifira1
Evening star., 1898-01-19

LONDON, January 19.-The British ad-
niralty has just issued list Of the where
abouts of the warships of Great Britain in
the far east. 1t shows that the first-class
twin-screw armcred cruiser Undaunted (of
5000 tons and 500 horse power and twelve
guns) and the twin-screw sloop Algerine
(of 1,0JO tons. 1,4O0 horse power and six
guns) as at Kiao Choa bay.
Evening star., 1898-01-19
All is Quiet on the Banks of the
Severn.
NO ESSENTIAL CHANGE IN THE Vote
Rumors Of Combinations Made by
the Democrats.
CORN ANS PARTY VOTE

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
STATE HOUSE ANNAPOLIS. Nd.
January 1.-THE second vote for senator
and the first joint ballot of the two houses
was taken today. as follows:
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Fl.ankfrI.

Mrs. Capt. Ward w. Dasey left Thurs
day morning for Philadelphia, to meet
her husband, who has been in South
America for the last six months.
Miss Eva X. Godfrey left Thursday
for Philadelphia, where she will spend
some time with her father and brother.
r. II. ayfeld. a retired merchant Of
this place now in the commission busi-
ness with c. Il. Williams, Of Philadel-
phia, is in town. .
Miss Mary Tunnel Long celebrated
her 10th birthday by giving her friends
a party last Tuesday evening. The guests
were Misses Lou Poole, Berdie and Net.
tie West, Ethel Collins, Sallie Chamber
lain, Fina Poole, Lizzie Long, Ethel CAL
houn, Nellie Cannon, Eva Iayfeh, Ber.
die Chandler, Emma Howard, Maggie
Lynch, Della Derrickson, Florence
Truitt and Nellie Poole OF Selbyville.
Messrs. Clarence f. Christopher, Nor
man G. Gum, Norman b. White, Oliver
A. Hudson, John f. Harmon,Jr. Joshua
G. West, Jr., Joseph W. Hall, Wn. A.
Collins and Ole Moore, OF Bishopville,
Walter Whaley and Harry p. Dae, OF
WhalevilIe, Otis l.. Wingate of Whining
ton, Elhcrt Lynch Of Roxana and Elisha
McCabe of Selbyville.
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Melvin; James Barkley, Len Rsik;
Philip Warburton, Ollie Grier; ,Judee
Van Cruger, Ernest Sipple; Warden Bpr-
rows, Arthur Melvin; Jackson, Will
taWy; Lena, Mary PostIes: Mm-
I Van Crnger, Mary L. Burton; Miss Sed-
+ icy, Kate johnson, Sally --, Emma
Mcqueen.
The meeting at the NJ. p. Church ID
still In progress and they have had
several conversions:
Steamer Frederick returned Yesterday
III thorough repair and will begin her r.
g1lar trips Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IIearn and son, of
Franklin City. who" have been visiting
ar. and Mrs. Asa Rogers, have returned
home.
The Strnthiord Literary Club will give
a progrssive We parchesi party at which
there VIII be three prizes, lst, 2nd and
boObv.
State Councillor }. ). Clark and several
other members Of the Jr. O, T.. A. NJ.
went to Glendale, Tuesday night, where
they organized Il Jr.. q. l.. A. NJ. Last
week they organized one at Lebanon.
1t is said that this town is to have the
trolly road. The surveyors were here on
Monday and selected u suitable place for
the line to cross town. The route e.
Eected is by Clarks creamery, across
I he lots. The line will not run through
the streets. .f
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TAKE THBh IN TIME ,FTHE xBANK.

The masses will have wha,
they want, cost what it may
High.priced medicines have had
their day and the poor and af.
Aicted may now enjoy the bene-
fits Of carefully prepared, pure
remedies at practically nominal
p,ices. The physicians con-
nected with Louisiana Specific
Laboratory have prepared a num-
Der Of standard cures which are
offered to the public at the lowest
prices convenient with pure
preparations.
These standard cures cannot
be b ught of druggists. BY send
ing your orders direct to the
Louisiana Specific Laboratory,
Lake Charles, Louisiana, you
are sure to receive pure, fresh
drugs properly compounded and
carefully packed.
= III ordering the following
standard cures please give the
number Of the remedy needed
If taken i'll time one supply will
effect a permanent cure.
The sun., 1898-03-06
BridgeviIlc.

Fox hunting is the popular anus,
{ mcnt here just now.
| +. c. White has received an incras,
of pension from $G to $40 m II h al
500 back pay.
Raymond Brown, who has been suffer
ing with hip disease, was taken t, los
pitI in Philadelphia last week
a box social was held at A,alanta
near town, last week, for the benefit o.
the church. Quite II sum was realized
Frederick Thompson, who has beer
boar ding at the Hotel Wellington, has
become violently insane and will b,
carried to an asylum soon.
A number Of employees of the Ar.
mour refrigerator came here this week
and began work ON an ice plant. The
plant will be eighty by Il hundred feet,
and will give emplo. mcnt to a large
lumber OF persons.
A large band of gipsits are encamped
near town. Yesterday the camp was
crowded with people from town. They
have drove Of about forty horses and
mules. There are several fortune tcllcrs
among the band.
Tomato growing promises to BE- a
leading industry this season. Most Of
the growers refuse to contract but will
ship to Baltimore. Several prominent
buyers were in Greenwood last week,
soliciting shipments from the growers,
promising them large prices. Arrange
lnents have been made SO they can BE-
carried over the Queen Annc's railroad
at very low rate.
The sun., 1898-03-06
HUMOR OF THE HOUR.

A Georgia farmer who has son who
gives promise of literary excellence
brought the boy to the city with the
view Of apprenticing him to some liter.
azy chap, as he expressed it, "to learn
the business But he first sought an
editor of his acquaintance and asked his
opinion.
"How long would it be-" he asked,
"before the lad would be maxim money
by bis writins?''
"He'd have to make a name first, {"
said the editor.
"But he's got that already" ex-
planned the farmer-"Jeremiah Jede-
diah Jones. What's the matter with
that?'
~ mean he'd have to make name
as an author before be could command
any cash"
"And how long would that take?"
"About ten years. -
Jerry" said the old man, "come
along All less go back to plowin. Five
cent cotton beats that all hollow.
You've been a.talkin about a wider
field. Come long home. an I'll give you
ten acres. ''-Atlanta Constitution.
The sun., 1898-03-06
The Lau9ua4e OF Eden.


The Scottish highlandsrs have always
been firmly convinced that Adam and
Eve used "ta Gaelic" and it is crafty.
ing to find that ph6lologists, as they
grow wiser, are coming round to the
same opinion. It is true that they have
made no express admission to this effect
as yet, but there is evidence that we ara
on the eve Of All acknowledgment that
Gaelic was the original language Of the
human race. -; %,
The latest delivsrance on the subject,
il it does not altogether silence those
skeptics and seOffers who derided this
article Of highland faith, ought to At
least make them give pause. DR.. Lett
ner, distinguished German orientalist
and philologist, has declared Gaelic to
be contemporary or derivative Of the
Prakit. closely allied to the spoken
language out of which Sanskrit became
a written language. He even goes 30
far as to assert that there seem to be in
the Gaelic "certain survivals Of q pre-
historic language.
Clearly this points in the directions
Of the highland contention, and the
present acknowledgment, therefore, al
though tardy and perhaps not quite 90
full as might BIZ desired, will no doubt
be welcome.
But Gaelic has another distinction.
1t is, as even the Sassenach knows, the
language to swear in. The distinction,
however, is that one does not quite har-
monize with the theory Of its paradisi.
acal origin Scottish American
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Dover.

Services in memory Of Miss Francis T..
Willard were held in Wesley Church,
Friday evening, the Baptist, Presbyter.
ian and Methodist congregations partci-
pating.
The last OF the series Of public enter
tainments to be held by the Comegy's 5
Free Library will b. given IN Thurs.
day evening, March TO- The best
musical talent Of this town, as well a
hom adjoining towns, has been secured
and II good program is being arranged.
The committee of the State Historical
Society having in charge the marking Of
the site Of the birthplace Of John NJ
CLAYTON, in Dagsboro, reported that per.
mission had been obtained to place a
bronze tablet on the house that now
occupies the site and the work will be
done Immediately
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The Old Rife.

Thar may not be Il war at all
Fer all the talk they make us,
But that ole rifle OH the wall
Seems longin fer fracas!
1t amt like these newfangled ones
Amt got no cartridge in it,
But 1t = Il match fer all their guns,
An shoots II mile Il minute
They say twuz made in them ole days
When bullets thick wuZ ruinin,
An helped old freedom y way ter blaze
In Waslln tons campaignin.
1t fought to set the country free,
Beat back the British people,
Ar heard the bells o liberty
Hing on, from ever stecple.
rs got the ole time flint an stock
It's out O date trifle,
But not gun they We got kin knock
The shine from that ole rifle.
It's done good work us they kin do,
These ones o late invention; :.
Laid redcoats out, an others too
Blame numerous ter mention
It's had tts day from east to wesk
But-you Jest sight 1t steady.
It stiil kin an' squirrels rtast,
An sing out sharp, I'm ready"
It's seen the set O. many suns,
Amt got no cartridge In It,
But 1t kin shine with all the guns
An shoot mile minute.
Atlanta Constitutios
The sun., 1898-03-06
Piercing Iron With Clay.

Most people have heard Of the old ex-
pertinent Of firing tallow candle from
gun through the panel Of door and
can easily imagine the feasibility Of the
feat, for door panels are usually very
thin and Of soft wood. 1t is far more
difficult to believe in the possibility Of
using lump Of clay az, projectile to
penetrate an inch thick iron target. But
this has been done at Woolwich arsenal
in the course of some experiments fos
the purpose of ascertaining tho condi-
tion under which gas is fired in mines.
A special form Of gun was employed to
represent bore hole. and cylinders Of
clay were used to initiate the talnping.
Shots were fred in various explosive
mixtures Of gas aud air, coal dust, etc.,
and at a distance of % feet from the
gun an inch thick iron target was placed
at an angle, SO that the clay could be
broken up into dust and scattered up
ward. After the first three or four shota
it was found that the clay had gone
right through the metal, and the hole
was gradually enlarged by subsequent
impacts. Public Opinion.
The sun., 1898-03-06
l'rr(lcri<.,l.

\. L. Clayton, Of Baltimore, is the
guest Of George Parkinson.
Mrs. Elisha Whitley is visiting Mr..
and Mr-. Ra~Iins, of Georgetown.
Frank Fisher and Nat. Harrington
caught n fine large otter Tuesday. which
measured feet.
The drama Tony the Convict" will be
given next Wednesday night in the
town hall. The caste is aa follows: Tony
Warren, DR.. lloey, Weary Wayside, Frank
The sun., 1898-03-06
SPECIAL.
Patroniye Home Enterprise
Shall Everything
Go to Phila-
delphia ?
TO THE PUBLIC

TO THEPUBLIc ...
The undersigned will pub
&. lish a DIRECTORY and
BUSINESS GAZETTEER
of the City Of Wilmington
for 1898. The book will be
distinctively a Wilmington
work. The compiling, call
vassing, printing, binding
and management will be
entirely BY. Wilmington
people.
The canvass Of names will
be by intelligent, painstak.
ing citizens Of this city, and
will re compiled by expert
cnced directory men, resi-
dents of this city. No ex.
pense will be spared to give
our citizens a first-c'ass up.
to date directory
When a canvasser calls for
your subscription to book,
or for advertisement, ask
him if he represents the
Home Concern. Patronize
home enterprises and insist
OH having the directory is
sued by the
The sun., 1898-03-06
Ankle SDraisicI.

Joseph StricSton, residing at lII3
King street, slipped and fell on the pave.
ment at French and Fifth streets, yester
day morning and spmined his left ankle.
lie was conveyed to his home by q
friend.
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"a MAN.! .ss rsy,'s:' %:.... ,':s. g:

ktv. restored psrfectly BY the, use
hot. Tonic. This purely vegetable
lparation corrscts the errors OF youth,
|srxes tho organs. and positively bene-
the whole sys tenn. Sent securely
klad in plain package for One Dollar.
|iress TALBOT'S DISPENSARY. Box
Wilkes s. Barre. Pa.
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TAKE THEM IN TIMR

No Nane Of Cure. Price.
Headaches 1oc
Fevers, Congestion, InAam-
nation. 12c
) Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. 12c
4 Dyspepsia, Heartburn,
Stomach Pains. 1oc
5 Diseases of the heart. 25c
E Hoarseness from colds,
singing, speaking. ,oc
! Constipation, chronic or
acute. : 1oc
s Rheumatism! or Rheu-
matte Pain. 12c
9 Catar,h, cold in the head,
etc. l5c
10 Colo. 1oc
II General Debility. 16c
l2 Nerve Diseases, requiring
Tonics and St;lnulants. 18c
13 Worms, fever caused by
them. 12c
ID Neuralgia, Neuralgia
pains. 1oc
IS Malaria. lac
16 Diarrhoea-Dysentery. ,1oc
y Female complaints fully
state your case) soc
18 Male complaints fully state
your CASEY. SOC
70 Scrofula, Blotches or Piln-
20 Kidney Diseases. 1oc
FL Sore or Weak Eyes. 1oI
q Dropsy. I6c
23 liberated or Sore Throat. 12c
"a Piles, Blind, Bleeding or
Itching. 22c
IS Group MYU>e this and
call in a doctor instantly. 2oc
20 Gonorrhoea, thr day
cure. soc
II Eczema, 16c
2S Tonsilitis. csc
20 La Grippe, Influenza. roc
80 Hay Fever. 16c
TAKE THEM IN Time
Address all orders and commune
cations to the
LOUISIANA SPECIFIC LABORATORY,
Lake Ch asIes, Louisiana.
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Two Orders,

Miss Wabash (of Chicago)-Waiter,
you may bring me some deviled crabs.
Miss Emerson (of Boston)-I'll have
some satanized crustaceans also. Chi.
cago News
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;, THROUGHOUT DELAWARE.
si,ii,,,.t,.

About four o'clock Yesterday mornin,
tne hre alarm whistle blew uf account
OF the office Of Colling X Eigg~, hn,h.,
dealers, being on fire, wllicllwas total '
DESTROYED, but the fire was kept fro,,
spreading to any other buildings w.tl
much difficulty as the wind was blowing
quite brisk from the northwest. Loss
about $500! with little insurance If any,
The ,tirmcn did good work after getting
on the ground. They were necessarily y
detained on account Of the heavy roads
caused by the rain Of the last a hours,
me men were compelled to pull the
nose carriages and all other apparatus.
Something should be done to relieve the
IN men Of this work after pulling the carts.
ihe men are entirely exhausted and uu-
tit for work.
At the election Of officers OF COMPANY
b, IN the Arnory Friday night, sArgeant
W. r. Lank was elected Captain unani
monsIy, vice Fred. c. Wiswell, resigned.
no other officers were elected. For the
election of First Lieutenant the contest
was quite spirited between the friends of
Quarternastel Sergeant r. T.. Brown
and Corporal A. +. Reynolds. After
several ballots had been taken with the
result tie the, election was postponed
until Tuesday evening next, March sth,
when the contest will be renewed and
other vacancies filled. Captain W. T.,
Lark has been member Of Company B
Tor eighteen years. Commencing as
drummer boy and promoted from time
to time until his election as Captain
Friday night.
Robert T. Small was appointed Chief
OF Police by the town board on Tuesday
night last, vice John Ward resigned.
Fresh herring made their appearance
this week, 35 cents per dozen.
Mrs. Sanders Truitt is visiting her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Eli K. Slarp, in
LeWes.
Role Moore, Of Salisbury, Nd, was
in Milford on Thursday last.
New and larger engines have been put
IN the shirt factory this week by Pierce
Il Carmean.
Mrs. George W. Marshall and son
Samuel have returned from New York
after spending several weeks with rea-
tives in that city.
Charles II. Abbott is in Philadelphia
undergoing another operation to his eyes
George H. Hall has purchased the gro.
Gerry store of J. B. Handy and will run it
in connection with his general store from
this time.
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Souvenir Tidy.

Miss May Weavir Of Spring City.
Chester county, Pa, has small tidy
made up Of material collected from diff
ferent parts of the world Each piece
has history, most Of them being por-
tions Of old battleflags from the differ.
ent countries visited by her in a recent
trip abroad. The most interesting is .
small piece Of French flag containing
bullet hole which was made during
Napoleon's last battle. Printed on small
pieces of white silk under each Of these
historical bits of fabric is its descrip-
ton. In the center of Miss Weavir's
historical tidy she has small American
flag which was given to her by an old
soldier, who carried it at Antietam. A
large piece is missing from the lower
right hand corner Of the emblem. II
was torn of by rebel in q hand to
hand conflict. Although the various
parts Of the tidy are old and faded, the
colors are arranged with the best Of
effect, and the souvenir il not only in
teresting but pretty. - philadelphia
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