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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

Weather conditions and general forecast:
The north Pacific coast disturbance has
continued its rapid eastward movement,
and is central this morning over extreme
northern Illinois, the depression extending
in a narrow trough from northern Texas
through the upper lakes. The only pre-
cipitation thus far, resulting from this
storm has been In the form of light snow
from the upper lake region westward.
Closely following this storm is moderate
high area, accompanied by much lower
temperature in the northern slope, the zero
line extending into extreme northwestern
Iowa. The temperatures have fallen from
degrees to "a degrees in the east gulf and
Atlantic states, and nave risen from de-
grees to SO degrees in the upper lake region,
central valleys and the southwest.
Another low area of decided character is
central in western Washington, and in the
Pacific coast and plateau regions the rain
area has extended southwark into the mid
ole portions.
Generally fair weather is indicated to-
night and Wednesday from the gulf ard
south Atlantic states northeastward, except
along the eastern lower lakes, where there
will probably be light rain or snow
The temperature will rise in the middle,
south Atlantic and east gulf states. and
will fall durir e Wednesday in the Ohio val
ley and northern portion of the west gulf
states.
Fresh to brisk winds will prevail on the
Atlantic coast, east to south in the north
crn portion and north to east in the south
ern portion
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches) has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Jupiter, 1.S2; Hatteras
26S.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours begin
ming at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer: February 274 pm, 49,;
S pm, AZ II midnight, 81.
February 2S4 am, 80; am, 81 II
noon. A.; pm, 40.
Maximum-49. at pm, February %.
Minimum-29, at am, February %.
Barometer: February pa pm, 1884; 8
pm. 1904; II midnight, 30.1S.
February 2S- am, 90.75; am, 80. 10;
noon, 30.12; pm, 3O.02.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls temperature "a condi-
ton, l; receiving reservoir, temperature
35: condition at north connection, l; con-
dition at south connection, 2; distributing
reservoir, temperature, 30; condition at in
fluent gate house, B: effluent gate house, ).
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 1851 am and Ais pm. ;
high tide. 9:52 m. and 1905 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:27 am. and 5:02
pm; high tide, 1922 am. and 10:45 pm.
The SUN and Moon.
Today-Sun rises 6:35 am; sun sets, 5:51
pm
Moon rises, OH
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 6:34 am.
The City Lights.
Gas lamps all lighted by 700 p.m.: extin-
gushing begun at 5:41 am. The lighting
is begun one hour before the time named
Are lamps lighted at 6:45 pm; extin-
guished at $50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
COL. PEARRE COULD NOTACT
Explains Reasons for Refusal to Dismiss Pulp
Mill Case.
He Says 1t Rests with the Governor
Alone to Pass Upon UnswOrn
Petitions.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, February 2s.-Col-
George A Peare, states attorney, today
sent his answer to the Westernport COM
mittee which presented him a petition sign
ed by over 1900 voters in Allegany coun-
ty, asking him to abandon the prosecution
of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com
pany for polluting the Potomac river. He
says he does not believe the law contem-
plates giving him power to dismiss cases
of great public moment and interest upon
mere unsworn petitions containing no state
ment that the defendants are not guilty Of
polluting the stream.
Another ground is that the governor has
the power under the constitution and law
to extend clemency upon unsworn petitions
of his fellow citizens. He alone has power
to order their abandonment, and this or
der the court and states attorney would be
bound to obey. AS to the other alleged
pollutions in the river. including particular
ly Georges creek. the states attorney
shows that such pollutions. If they do exist,
are not based upon the same legal grounds
the pollution complained of at the pulp
mill. and that TIE mining corporations
could not, under The law, be indicted for
any such pollutions, if there be any from
that source.
He shows that Georges creek, into which
the mine water flows, discharged Its wa
ters into the Potomac before the pulp mill
was built, yet no serious complaint was
made by the citizens of Cumberland as to
the quality of the water supply which was
obtained from the river many years before
the pulp mill was constructed.
Colonel Pearre cites many authorities and
does not believe. conviction for pollution
would mean abandonment of mills, as set
Ting basis could be provided. as at other
places under similar circumstances.
Colonel Pearre has resigned as states
attorney, to take effect March 3. The
court has appointed r. r. Henderson to
serve during the unexpired term, and Col
onel Pearre will appear no further in the
pulp mill case, which has been set to take
place at Hagerstown March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
wisconsin Mining Propertx sold

FLORENCE. Wis. February sA-The
Florence mine and all other properly Of the
Florence Iron River Company, including
over 1000 acres of land in Forest county
Wis, have been sold. Ernest Thalman of
New York was the purchaser, paying
$166,500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
FAIR AND WARMER TONIGHT.
Pleasant Wednesday, Winds BecOm-
ir,.r SnufherlY.

ing SOutherly.
Forecast till s pm. Wednesday: For the
District of Columbia Delaware, Maryland
ard Virginia, fair and warmer tonight.
Wednesday fair; winds becoming southerly
and increasing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
Truths About Tailoring.

The temptations of cheap" tailoring may
be attractive at frst-but man is salts
fed in the end
When you want distinctive style. we'll
made and welliniShed clothes you consult
the tailor of reputation every time. Every
thing make is backed 10y reputation.
We're ready for spring orders. Suits,
$50 up
Bennett & DoWney,433 nth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
4 Smith Bid

Tells whole volume Of builders economy in a
nutshell. The additional expense, the delay and
worry In ordering from out-of-town firms can be
saved by filling your lumber wants here. Quality
the best-priee the lowest. Big business, little
profits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
a Rargain inWritimg Paper

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28

Books gSg to have.
LITTLE MINISTER GlIustratedD. 81 20
REDEMPTION OF AFRICA review
OF /. SEQ years Of missionary work, by Fred
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-28
UnSQS=2'' R"rnemher it's
AO>O-S' Our Phone number.
Hodges, Binder, 5l1 9th.

FEBRUAR IS. 1859.
The firm of Attwel & StuhheEed has this day
by mutual consent. been dissolved.
All notes due said firm will be payable at their
former office. Mertz building 18th and SITS
nv. 10 Il. ". Stubblefield. and all liabilities
Of said firm will also be paid by said T. ". Stub
hefeld at their office. he assuming all RESPONSE
bility Of same.
FRANK L. ATTWELL,
fe2T-3t T. ". STUBBLEFIELD.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Chinese Physicians.

The taking of a first dose of Chinese
medicine is an ordeal which can be
better imagined than described It is
invariably a bitter decOction. If the
patient prefers, the herbs are given
him in square pasteboard boxes hold
Ing about pint each, and he cooks"
them at home, A Chinese prescription
contains from ten to sixteen varieties
OF herbs, flowers, nuts, gums, barks
and roots. More than 5000 species
are classified and used as medicine,
but of these only some 600 are in gem
eral use. Whether the patient takes
the remedies at the santarlum or az
home. he is requested TO present him
self every day before the doctor for
another pulse examination, so that ey-
cry change in his condition may be not
cd and the prescription may be varied
accordingly. The Chinese are clever
chemists in this line of pharmaceuti-
cal preparations, and prepare many
medicines for their own use in the
form Of pills and powders; but these
are employed by the Chinese physi-
clans in treating the ailments of white
people only to a limited extent. The
reason given is that the simple, hot
decoctions OF the fresh root or plant
are the best form, because the most
readily assimilated into the system
From Lippincott's.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
STEADY GROWTH In
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
LAST YEAR SHOWED A RE-
MARKABLE INCREASE.

There Were 1894 Names on the
Rolls in 1899, as Compared with
15,427 in 1898, and 14,5oo in
1897 - Average Attendance Did
Not Compare as Well as the En-
rollment Owing, Probably, to the
Long and Severe Winter-Number
of Pupils at Each School.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Made a Hit with Truesdale.

When Eben T.. Mcleod, the new
chairman of the Western Passenger
association, was the representative of
the Rock Island in Pittsburg, he had
occasion at one time to ask for trans
pOrtatiOn for a friend of his in this
city. He preferred his request to the
general offices, but was refused, the
reply coming from the general passen-
ger agent that w. II. Truesdale, now
president of the Delaware, Laokawan-
ma and Western, but the general man
ager OF the Rock Island, had issued
orders directly opposed to that sort of
requests.
Mr.. Mcleod thereupon got upon a
train and went to Chicago to see about
the refusal He was told again what
he had been told in the letter. He car
ried his case to Mr.. Truesdale himself,
and a few minutes after he went into
the office of the general manager he
came out smiling with the transporta-
tiOn he had sought How he broke
down the iron-clad rule has never be-
come known, but his first meeting with
Mr. Truesdale so impressed that official
that Mcleod was very shortly made
assistant general passenger agent of
the line. His further advancements
termination to get that transportation
for the Pittsburg man-Pittsburg Com
merCial Gazette.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Mr.. Williams Has Resigned.

One Of the best known and most eX-
perienced men in mines and mining in
the United States is Thomas NJ. Will
liams, of Lykens, Pa, who has resigned
his position as general superintendent
for the Pennsylvania railroad collieries
at Lykens Valley.
Mr.. Williams was mine inspector of
the W1lkes-Barre district from 1874 to
1850 and after a term as inspector he
assumed the responsible position of
general foreman of all the Collieries
of the Susquehanna Coal company at
Nanticoke, under George 7. Morgan.
superintendent. He was later ap-
pointed superintendent of the Will
Jamestown and Lykens Valley collieries
tor the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany. on Thursday last he sent in his
resignation, to take effect Aug. /, af-
ter a continuous service of seventeen
years in some of the most gaseous and
extensive coal mines in the country.
The cause of his resigning is failing
health, he having suffered severely for
over year.
Mr.. Williams came to this country
with his mother from Llaniddel, near
Pontypool, Wales. landing in Philadel-
phia In the fall of lS4S from a small
sailing ship named the Mary Pleasant
One Of the passengers on the little
craft was superintendent Benjamin
Hughes Of this city, who also recently
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
This and That.

II. p. Rigert, of st. Paul, formerly
identified with the Pennsylvania rail-
road, has been appointed chief clerk
to Superintendent Russell and assumed
his duties yesterday.
The Boston cOlliery of the Delaware
and Hudson company at Larksville
will be idle for six weeks, as the COM
pany is making extensive repairs to
the breaker and engine house.
National Organizer Benjamin James
will attend the meeting of local union,
No. S62, United Mine Workers, in st.
Johns hall. Pine Brook, this evening,
and make an address. An invitation
has been extended to all mine workers
to attend.
w. B. Hixson, of Hoboken, n. j.,
superintendent of bridges and build
tngs for the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad company, arriv-
ed in the city yesterday and assumed
his position,
There was quite a serious squeeze
Monday in the workings of No. . COL
liery of the Delaware and Hudson
company at Plymouth. 1t is hoped
that it will not extend so as to throw
any number of men and boys out of
employment.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Mine to Resume.

An official notice has been posted by
the Lehigh and Wilkes Barre Coal
company at it's No. . coliery, Sugar
Notch, to the effect that on Monday
work will be resumed at that cOlliery,
which has been idle for about six weeks
past, during which it has been under
goining extensive repairs.
The improvements make the collery
one of the finest and best equipped in
the coal regions. Although the mine
has been worked for a large number
of years there Is still immense deposits
of coal there, and it is the opinion of
experienced mining men that it will
take seventy-flVe years to exhaust the
product of the mine. No. Q is one of
the most productive of all the old
mines of the Lehigh and Wilkes-B Barre
Coal company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

A trade exchange says THE pig
iron market continues unchanged, but
is a little feverish. People are paying
very high prices, but are little more
cautious about long contracts. Ihe
cry of an iron famine, which is sun
reiterated by some self-styled organs
of the trade, is losing its force OF repe-
tition. People are getting USED 10 II
and are no longer frightened by H.
Moreover, they are realizing that there
will be plenty of iron to go round, with
reasonable amount OF patience
though everybody cannot expect to get
deliveries at once.
For raw material the range OF prices
is shown in our Pittsburg and Ala
bama letters. At present prices the
furnace ought to be making plen-
ty of money. Their low-price con-
tracts are now generally cleared up,
and they are beginning to get the bene-
fit of the higher range now quoted
FINISHED material, which was a lit
tie behind pig iron and billets, is still
going up. The chief advances noted
this week are on wire and nails, bars
and tin-platCs.
steel rails are in more limited de-
mand, the prices having made rail-
roads hesitate a little. The mills, how
ever, have work enough to keep them
going for the rest of this year and
into 1900.
Export inquiries Contine frequent
Notwithstanding the high prices. The
fact is that demand is large and prices
are high in Europe as well as here. 1t
is one of these periods which come at
more or less regular intervals when
the buyer does not ask the price, but
only whether he can get the material
he wants"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

The one disadvantage in employing
incandescent lamps in coal mines now
that the installation OF current is us
ually made for the purpose of operat-
ing electrical cutters or electrical loco
motives is the possibility of the igni-
tion of fire damp should the globe be
broken by a blast or by being struck.
To obviate the possibility of such an
explosion a German inventor proposes
to provide a lamp base with a spring
switch and mount the lamp against a
flexible diaphram, so that, should the
lamp receive a jar, the spring will be
released, thus cutting off the current.
The whole device is protected by a
hemispherical glass tube.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Throwsters to Combine.

The commission throwsters of Pater-
son. n, J., and Pennsylvania have
again taken up the movement that was
started several months ago, to form
this branch of the silk industry into
consolidation, with a view to better
controlling the trade and maintaining
the prices, which have reached, it is
claimed, such a low stage that it is
almost impossible to get an operat-
ing and living profit out of the busi-
ness. Although little has been heard
OF the project of late, it was not dead.
but simply slumbering. Jerome {.
Read, of the William Strange COM
pany, and a member of the silk throw
ing firm of Read & Lovatt, of Weth-
erly. Pa, is the prime mover in the
plan and has taken an active part in
bringing about a combination. Mr.
Read went to Europe in the spring, but
recently returned; the scheme has been
taken up again and it looks now as if
the combination would be effected, as
it is said there will be no lack of capi-
tai to back the enterprise.
A meeting of the commission throw
sters was called for Saturday after
noon last in the rooms of the Silk asso-
citation in Paterson and representatives
of eighteen of the largest throwing
concers were in attendance. jerome G..
Read was chosen chairman and stated
the object of the meeting and the plans
for preliminary organization were dis
cussed. 1t was decided to have the
chair appoint a committee on organic
alton and report back. The commit
tee has not yet been named by the
chair, but will be in a day or two.
In the meantime the advantages Of
such a combination as is proposed will
be laid before those thrOwsters who
have not yet signified their intention
of joining. The consolidation will
take in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
throwsters.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

resigned as general superintendent of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company. The voyage in the Mary
Pleasant took five weeks and one day.
After Aug. Mr.. Williams will take
a much needed rest at the seaside,
where he expects to recuperate his
health. He has been an active toiler
for ffty-seven of the sixty-four years
of his busy life
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
Your
Furniture

is bright, your pictures
and brio a-brac are beauti-
full in themselves, but
what's the matter with your
room -?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26
LIVE NEWS OF THE
INDUSTRIAL WORLD
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE
PIG IRON MARKET.

Commission Throwsters of Paterson,
N. j., and of this State Are En-
deavoring to Form IA Combination.
The Way Eben E. Mcleod Made
Hit with President Trussdale.
Thomas M. williams, Of Lykens,
Pa, Has Retired from His Posi-
ton as Mining superintendent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

Your Carpet is like the setting of jewel Every
piece of furniture you put against suffers by comparison
unless it is in perfect harmony with your shings
All our CARPETS and DRAPERIES selected
with the greatest quality, durability beauty of design
and harmony of color all considered in the selection of
our stock and twenty years experience is at
Service
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

Some interesting figures are given in
the annual report of the attendance Of
the public schools just completed by
Miss Potts. secretary to City Superin-
tendent Howell. Last year showed a
remarkable increase over the previous
year and also over the increase of the
previous year as compared with the
year preceding.
In 1897 the total enrolment was a.
SEQ; in 1898, 15,472, and in 1899, II 1924.
The percentage of increase in the mat
ter of average attendance was so
marked but it was nevertheless large.
In 1897, the average attendance was
10,1SO; in 1898, 11,129; in 1899, II ,213.
The long and severe winter is likely ac-
cOuntable for the large discrepancy be-
tween the last years enrolment and
attendance.
Below are given summaries of the
table showing the total enrolment, av-
erage attendance and per cent. attend
ance, of males and females; the en-
rolment and attendance by months the
night school enrolment and attendance
and the enrolment and attendance by
schools.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-26

Some other statistics contained in
the report are: promotions, 5,6l2; sus-
pensions, As; perfect attendance, 5,0S2;
visits by citizens to school, 301; by
directors, ass; by the superintendent,
11O
Minnesota stats tidning. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1895-1939, 1899-03-01
Allmdnna nyheter.

F0rfattaren Rudyard kipllng ligger
for narvarande farligt sjuk New York.
AfIiden FRESHMAN. Danske luth. pa
storm c. G. Mohl San Francisco CAL,
afed harom dagen, 50 ar gammal.
fold af f6rtarande af polityrspr,t
afled harom dagen en- John Anderson.
Anstald vid Blanca grufgger Colo
RADIO.
Brlghts-sjukan afel onsdags hog.
skoleeleven Louis w. Wall Rockford,
en- 17:arig son till var landsman P. N.
o. Wall derstades.
rlarinminister Long har genom ut
fardad order forbjudit forsaljning af
malt och spritdrycker ombord a krigs-
skeppen och flottans baracker land
f0rutom till medieinska departementet.
Eft d6ds-fall. 4 st. Lukes hospital
New York afed sondags f. '. 27-ariga
Mary A. Warn af hjernf0rlamninp.
f6rorsakad af skador, som hon erhallit
EFT par dagar f0rut genom att falla ut
for en- trappa slit hem.
Sk6t sig sjelf af vada gjorde fora
veckan i Winnipeg, Man., parlaments-
ledamoten R. w. Jameson. Han skull.
le unders0ka en- revolver, men dervid
brann ett skott at ooh den affyrade
kulan intrangde hjernan, fororsakan-
de en- 0gonblicklig d6d