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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-23
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-23
THE RECORD BROKEN

By the following cut prices all Summer fabrics We are Of
erng this week and until all Summer stuis gone the
lowing
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-06-23
SHOES.

Here you will find rich harvest choice ofany $4 90
and $500 shoos at $500. $3.50 and $500 shoes 1925
$50 and $500 shoes at $150. $3.50 and 81 25 shoes
los.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
MEETING OF srENoeRArHERs.
National Association to Be Organized
mt Chicago.

August %, % and "a. 1899, there will be
held at Chicago meeting of stenographers
to organize a national association. The
convention proper will consist of five dele
gates and five alternates from each state,
making total representation of about 500
the majority of whom are expected to at
tend The leading stenographers of the
country are at the head of the movement.
Mr. kendrick G. Hill of Trenton, N. j., is
the chairman, and among the members of
the committee are Z. V. Murphy, David
Wolfe Brown, Fred Irland, Senate and
House reporters, George r. Bishop of New
York and others equally we'll known. The
meeting gathers for the express purpose of
completing a national organization and no
other. 1t is not held in connection with
anything else All stenographers are well
come and are invited to attend 1t promises.
to be the most successful gathering of ste
nographers ever held at any time or place,
and it's results will be far reaching.
The following committee has been APP
pointed to represent the District of Column
bia: David Wolfe Brown, Fred Irland, E.
v. Murphy, Miles Fuller and Willard
Fracker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
Several Minor Offenders

Charles Foster, solored. of Water street
georgetown, pleaded guilty in the Police
court To-Day OF curfsing and swearing on the
street. Inc officer who made the arrest
sdlu II was an ordinary case, and Judge
Taylor ended the matter by filming the de-
PENDANT s.. Foster went down for fifteen
days.
On similar charge Bartholomew Hussey
also pleaded guilty and was given a similar
sentence. He likewise was unable or I'M
Wiling TO pay and went down TO the farm
Henry johnson, Arthur johnson and
Major Walker were arraigned on the
charge OF being Migrants. They admitted
me trUth OF the accusation, and in default
of giving bond in 800 were sent by Judge
Taylor to the wOrkhouse for thirty days
Mamie COntee, alias Perry, Richard Perry
Louisa Morris and Birdie Reynolds of Shep-
herds alley were charged with unlawful
assembly. Contee was defended by Lawyer
frisby- The others had no counsel. Con-
tee and Perry were released. The others
were fined s. each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
RAILROADS.
SOU, sogThERN RAILWAY.

Schedule In eject May = issa
nas.an ashs arrive at and leave from Pennsylvania
s;ol A-M..-Daily. Local for DanviIIe. Charlotte.
and way stations. Connects al Manassas for strss-
With the Norfolk add WESTERN daily. and With 8.
FIJI MS An. daily THn UNITED STATES
Win sleeper for AsheTiIie and Hot springs n O.:
st At. Charlotte with sleeper sos Augusta. Sleeper
y,,h s Sa 10 New Orleans. uniting at Charlotte
train Washington to New Orleans without change.
Tonrs,. faE service Sunset Personally Conducted
Tuesday and Friday to San Francisco without
no, 4:oi PN.-Lccsi for Front Royal. strasburr and
har an % daily except Sunday.
go T. M.-Daiiy. YORK AID FfoRrn,
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nah and Jacksonville, and TO Augusta via Coium-
bi oo With connection for Aiken,
TANooGA LIMITED VIA LYNCHBIiRG. Win
sleeners New York and Washington to Memphis
and Observation Car between Radford. Va. and
Alfalfa. Ala, serving all meals.
soUTHwEsTERN vRsTIRrIfFp III EfMITrp. COM n
posed Of Pullman yestihnied sieepers, Dining Cars
Vile, Tenn, via Asheyille Knoxville and Chatta-
nonga; New York 70 Memphis. via Birmingham;
romery ohservatton Car New Yers and "" Washing
tom tom to 20 Atlanta, vsstsuled Day Coach Washing
GreenshcFn' TO Montgomery
TRANS on wAsHISGToN AND OHIO prvr.
SION leave Washington s:oI m. daily and On
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daily for Herndon. Returning. arrive at WASH
pm. daily. except Sunday. FROM Round mn; 7:os
an an daily except Sunday. from Herndon and
Through trains from the south arrive az Wash
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N " Ia
charlottesville $50 an. dsiiy.
formation furnished. and baggage called for and
Checked from Hotels snd Residences by linton
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fees. 7o5 Fifteenth at. NV. s1i Peunsylvania
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FRANK 8 CANNON "a VICE Prest. Gen. Mgr.
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L. s. BROWN. General Agent. ys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

Captain Craighill, the acting engineer
commissioner, has invited the attention of
the District Commissioners to the seec-
ton by the trustees of the reform school
for boys of site for the assembly hall
provided for in the current appropriation
bill The selection, says Captain Craighill,
has been made In such a way that the cost
of construction will exceed the amount of
the appropriation for a building of the
seating capacity required. The appropria-
ton act provides that the building when
completed shall not exceed the sum ap-
propriated.
The trustees desire, states Captain Craig
hill, to build the structure in part from
the funds at their disposal the superstruc-
ture. or so much of it can be taken care
of by the appropriation definitely made for
the building, to be constructed under the
direction of the Engineer Commissioner.
Having a doubt to the legality of the
proposed procedure. Captain CraighilI has
recommended that the opinion of the at
tcrney for the District be obtained before
further action is taken, and his recommen-
dation the Commissioners have approved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
EXCURSIONS.

This evening and tomorrow evening at
$50 o'clock the steamer Charles Macales-
ter will make the run to Marshall Hall and
Indian Head, and no doubt the steamer
will be comfortably filled on both
evenings with those who like to enjoy
pleasant sail down the grand old Potomac.
listening to the delightful music of Profess
sor Schroeders band. Those who do not
care for the sail to Indian Head may stop
off at Marshall Hall and enjoy the dancing
until the return of the steamer. These
special trips are of the same order those
given on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings. Parties spending the day at Mar
shall Hall can avail themselves of the In
dian Head trip without extra cost. The
Manchester makes daily trips to Mount YER
non and Marshall Hall at 10 am and 2:30
pm.
Little Miss May Everett a girl not yet out
of her teens, assembled in a balloon at River
View yesterday, and when about a mile and
a half up in the air cut a parachute loose
and came safely to the earth again, fall
ing in the river. Though the weather
throughout the entire morning and almost
until the leaving time of the afternoon boat
was rainy, still a throng numbering about
800 persons braved the rain and went to
the View. The ascension was made at 6
o'clock sharp. The big gas bag was in
fiated in the open field in the middle of the
riding track, and the process of imitation
was watched by nearly every person on
the grounds. Aeronaut Thompson, who
had charge of the imitation, was skilful at
his business. and within twenty minutes
from the time the imitation began, the
balloon was distended to its fullest capacity
end stood sixty feet up in the air. Juggling
at the guy rope and the ring of men
around its base trying to get loose. Hang
ing at the lower end of the balloon, was the
parachute with which Mss Everett was to
come to the ground and below it, grasping
the balloon ring, stood the young girl aero
naut. At the words, Let go all the balloon
was released and up ii shot like an arrow,
Miss Everett hanging below it and waving
her hand to the cheering crowd below. The
descent by parachute was successfully made
by Miss Everett although she dropped into
the river, descending about 200 yards from
the shore to the south of the View wharf.
boat was at hand to pick her up, and she
was brought ashore, little wet, but much
pleased. The ascension will be repeated
Wednesday next, wnen, for the ladies and
children, it will take place at 4:3O o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
WITHOUT AUTHORITY,
Commissioners Forbidden by Law to
Refund Certain Taxes.

Mr.. Angus Lamond recently petitioned
the District Commissioners to refund to
him money paid by him for taxes on five
acres of land located on Piney Branch
read, assessed in the names of A. Burg
dorf and A. S. Johnson, for the years end
ing June 30 1897, and June 30, 1898. 1t ap-
pears that Mr. Lamond purchased the tract
of land mentioned at a tax sale April TO-
1897, and thereafter, May 16 1888 bald the
tax thereon for the year 1897 ana March
81, 1879, paid the tax on the land for the
year 1898. These two payments We're made
by Mr. Lamond it is stated, under the i'm
preston that the same would be refunded
to him III case the property was redeemed
from the tax sale. About ten days before
Mr. Lamond would have been entitled to
his tax deed, the property was redeemed
from the tax sale by the owner, who de-
clnes, it is asserted, to repay the taxes
paid by Mr. Lamond for the years 1897 and
1898.
The matter was referred by the Commits
sioners to the attorney for the District for
his opinion, and he has advised them that
they without authority to grant Mr.
Lamond's application. Taxes enormously
paid explains the Commissioners legal
adviser, may be refunded by the Com
missioners under authority Of an act of
the late legislative assembly of the Dis
trjct of Columbia, approved January 49,
1872. But the difficulty with Mr. Lamond's
case is that the taxes which he desires to
have refunded were, IN TACT, purpoSely. not
enormously. paid by him. These taxes
We're legally assessed; ne was under no
obligation to pay Them the payment was
entirely voluntary on his part, and it was
made under a mistake of the law applica-
BILE to the case.
Section f., continues the attorney, "of
the act of Congress in relation to taxes
and tax sales in the District of Columbia
approved February %, $685. requires the
owner of the property sold at tax sale, in
order to redeem the property from such
sale, to pay the sum mentioned in the GER
tificate of sale, with interest at Is per
centum per annum, together with any tax
or assessment which the holder of said GER
tificate shall have paid between the day of
sale and redemption with interest on the
same at the rate OF 10 per centum per an
num- But this act had no retroactive OBJ
GRAFTON, and the collector of taxes was
powerless to protect Mr.. Lamond even if
that official had been notified by him of
the payment of the taxes after his pur-
chase at the tax sale. l am of the opinion
that the Commissioners are without au-
thority to grant the application of Mr. La
mond for the refund of the taxes paid by
him."
This opinion, which will be of great in
terest to the locale public, has been ap-
proved by the Commissioners who will in
form Mr.. Lamond that his application
must be denied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

Chaplain George p. Van Wyck, United
States army, retired, was stricken with
paralysis at his country home in Milford
Pa, on the Delaware. Wednesday last and
died Saturday. DIR. Van Tyck was born
at Bloomingburg, n, Y, ard was son of
DR.. Theodore c. Van Wyck. lie graduated
from Rutgers College in 1919, and was
chaplain of the 56th New York during the
civil war. lie was brother of the late
Charles II. Van Wyck, who was a briga-
der general during the civil war, d repre-
sentative in Congress from New York and
later senator from Nebraska.
Chaplain Van Wyck is survived by his
wife and son, George p Van Wyck, jr
who is twenty-three years of age. The in
terment viii be at Milford, in the cemetery
where his brother was buried several years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
win seek to REGAIN Her ChiId

Mrs. Ollie Davis. through her attorney
MAJ. J. Mcdowell Darlington, will make
a determined effort to regain custody of the
four-year-old child recently taken from her
and turned over to the board of children's
guardians. While acknowledging that her
HE has not been an exemplary one the
mother denies emphaticalIy an expects to
prove that the child was not brought in
contact with evil influences or allowed to
d aI III mouse OF ll-repute The mother
also enters denial To the statement tbat
hef child was born in an institution for
Ihe reformation of unfortunate worneD
Judge Mills. IN committing the child to the
boY5 u uaI u4aas' declared it should be
held 0y those officials until the ulotheT
proved herself proper person to guard The
welfare OF her infant II is said a Show
ing VIII De made 10 the court along this
line IN q very short MhiIe -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
CITY AND DISTRICT.
A Young Life-Sa yer.

Donald Wilkie, the young son of John
f. Wilkie chief of the secret service of
the Treasury Department has been maxi
ing his record as a life-saver. He is spend
ing his vacation in the lake country about
Waupaca, and was camping out the other
day with young friend on the edge of
Long lake, when a squall came up and
capsized a canoe at some distance from
shore. The occupants, a man and a boy,
neither of whom could SWIM were thrown
out, but succeeded in holding fast to their
overturned boat. Although Wilkie is only
lad, and the condition of the water was
very menacing. he pluckily launched lit
tie boat beached near his camp, and went
to the rescue. Both unfortunates were
hauled aboard and taken safely to the
shore with no further damage than
wetting and pretty bad fright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
Norfolk & Wasl1ingtomn
RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, ALEXANDRIA AND Mt. YER
NON HALLWAY COMPANY,
From Station, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE and
1917 STREET.
In effect May 1. 1899.
For Alexandria, week days-6:30, 7:04, x7:34
500. s:35. $50, 9:25, 1000, 1l:00, 11:45 AN,
1926 IL 30, 100. XII 20, las, 2:oa sx21s 2:IQ
1880. s:25, 1850. x4:l5 4:5o. sos. x5:2O, $40
x6:o4. $3.50. 1905. T:35, 500. $780, 1o:0o. IL 20
Snndays-7:45 900. s:45, Io:so I1:15 AM.
~ 100 noon. 12:45. 1880, 2:15. 800, 3:45 400
5:l5, 500, s:45 1880. s:l5. 900. 1000. i1:20.
IL 80 Pm.
For Mt Vernon, week days-G:3e 500, xio:oo
11:00 AN. x12o5. xl:20. x2:0o, x3:00. x3:5e,
sundays-s:oO An. 1900 Noon, 2:l5. s:45.
6:45 900 Pm
For Arlington and Aqueduct Bridge week days
500. 1875. s:59 1925, 1890, ii 100, 4I2:o5,
1920 100. II as 200 t2:4o $500: 3:25. f4:15.
sos. 1920, 8:04 $50, 7.o6. 500 TN.
Sundays-I:45, 500. 9:45. 1880. 1l:l5 An,
1900 Boon, l2:45 1:30 2:l5. $500. 3:45 400.
5:15 600. 5:45 1880. s:l5 Pm.
Parcels rarried all trains. Baggage checked.
X Express To st. Asaph only. To Arling-
ton only. G. E. ABBOTT. President
J. CoLyIN. Superintendent. myl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
THE CHORAL SOCIETY.
Committees Discussing Its Prospects
for Next Season.

Tor Next season.
The chorus committee had a meeting at
the residence of Mr. King, the president, on
Wednesday evening last, and the board of
managers held its regular monthly meeting
on Thursday evening at the studio of Miss
Leavitt on Vermont avenue The entire
board of managers was present, except four
members who are now out of the city.
The principal subject discussed at both
meetings was the personnel of the chorus
for the coming year. BY resolution
adopted about two years ago limit was
fixed upon the number at 200, it being i'm
possible to sing with larger chorus than
this In the Congregational Church. 1t was
found that last year the sopranos and al
tos had reached the maximum of sixty and
fifty, respectively. as the limits In these parts
and had remained at substantially those
numbers during the whole year. 1t was
consequently resolved that arrangements
should be made for the coming year for
waiting list. Applicants will be examined
and, If satisfactory, admitted, but cannot
take part in the concerts unless some va
cancy occurs in the ranks of the regular
members. AS in so large number there are
necessarily some who are kept away from
the concert. the chances are that there will
always be some opportunity for members on
the waiting list to secure places on the plat
form at the concerts The limit of tenOrs
ana basses having heretofore been fixed at
forty and fifty, respectively it was found
tHdt during the year the tenorS had been
oenclent to the number of ten and the
passes to the number of seven. The waiting
Hst IN these parts will therefore not be be-
gun until they are filed to the maximum
number The members of the board report
great interest among the members of last
year, and numerous inquiries as to the
plans OF the society for the coming season,
NUMBER of names of competent tenors
ana passes were suggested at the meeting
VINO had expressed their desire to ioin the
chorus 1t seems probable that the entire
membership will be filled up early in the
season from the ranks of former active
members. 1t was resolved, however to
make as wide publicity as possible of the
opportunities for joining the society. as it
is realized that a waiting list of excellent
singers affords opportunities for the society
to strengthen its chorus by the addition of
the best qualified members as vacancies oc-
cur.
1t was resolved to continue the sight-sing-
ing classes for another year, but instead of
having class at the hour preceding the
chorus rehearsals on Monday evenings to
have both the beginners and the advanced
class on the same evening Negotiations
will be at once begun, with properly quail
fled instructors, and announcement made
hereafter
The concert committee reported progress
in the selection of numbers for the operate
concert in April next, and will continue
their sessions throughout the summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
SERIES OFF ACCIDENTS.
A Number of Individuals Receive
Painful Injuries.

Robert Livingston, thirty years old fell
from the roof of a two-story building at
1st and p streets northwest Saturday after
noon and was seriously injured. He is a
slater by trade and was at work at the
time. The police ambulance was summon
ed and the injured man was taken to the
homeopathic Hospital for treatment
Byron Harris, colored, sixty-five years old,
came near losing his life about 4 O'Clock
Saturday afternoon by falling from a sec
ond-story window. The accident happened
at the home of the victim ia Brooks court.
He was sitting in the window talking to a
friend in the street, when he lost his bad
ance and fell. He was conveyed to Freed
mems Hospital, whers the doctors dressed
his injuries. While the old man was badly
shaken up, it is believed he will recover.
Robert Meadows, colored, thirty years
old, fell from the doorway of his home in
Logan court about O'clock yesterday
morning. He had a whisky flask in his
pocket, and the breaking of the bottle cut
his hip. He was taken to Freedmen's Hos
pital by the police.
James Fegan, forty-eight years old, liv-
ing on the Broad branch road, fell from a
car on the Chevy Chase road Saturday
night, and received painful cuts and bruises
about the head and back. He was going
from the motor car to the trailer when The
accident happened. The patrol wagon was
called from the eighth precinct and Fegan
was taken to FreedInen's Hospital. AL
though quite seriously hurt his conc ton
was believed this morning to be slightly
improved
Joseph Groves. twenty-five years old who
lives at No. 2013 street northwest, fell
from car at Dupont Circle Saturday night
and injured the back of his head He was
able to go home unassiSted after Dr. Stew
art had attended him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

The storm last week played havoc among
the trees of the Soldiers Home grounds.
Many handsome forest trees were laid low
by the terrific wind, and the ground along
both sides of the roads is strewn with
branches which were torn from trees that
were strong enough to withstand the hurri-
cane. The trees which were blown down
are being cut up into frewood.
Rock Creek cemetery also suffered con-
siderably from the storm. The large Celtic
cross just inside the entrance to the ceme-
terry, erected in memory of the first rector
of Rock Greek parish was topped over and
the shaft broken. Several other monuments
were either blown over or knocked over by
falling trees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

John Walker and Benjamin Naylor. COL
ored, of Schott's alley were today charged
before Judge Mills with the larceny of
chicken valued at % cents from John r.
Catop. Ndylor said he saw some boys run
hing the chicken and he and Walker join
ed IN the chase. Both defendants said they
had no knowledge the chicken was the
property Of Mr.. Cation. Unfortunately for
them, however. they had wrung the fowls
neck of before taking any steps to ascer-
tam to whom 1t belonged. and Judge Mills
hned each of them so, with the alternative
OF thirty days in Jail. They went down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
THE STAR BY MAIL

Persons leaving the city for anv
period can have The Star mailed m
them to any address il the United
State or Canada. by ordering II ar
this office, in person or by letter
Terms: 10 cents per week: % cents
for two weeks, or so cents Der
month Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-ofice to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

MIR. A. r. Server, president of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
ton has appointed "a committee, consisting
of William G. Henderson, c. e. Kern and
w. j. Hughes, to prepare a suitable pillar
or tablet, to be provided by the associa-
ton, to mark the spot Indicated in the sur
veys of President Washington as the north
ern boundary of the city, the stone placed
in the original survey having beensdestroy-
ed in recent improvements of North Cap
itol street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07

Charles E. Bowen, colored, of 61a street
southwest wept today in the Police Court
when his wife said he had assaulted her
with his fists on several occasions. He was
fined s. in the pending case, and in de-
fault of payment was committed for ff-
teen days After sentence was pronounced
by Judge Mills Bowen pleaded with his
wife for forgiveness. She refused. when he
was at once seized with such a violent fit
that he had to be removed from the court
room by Bailiffs Henry Johnson and John
Graham and several police officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
Death of Former Consul Pepper.

Rev. George w. Pepper, D. D., father of
Mr.. Charles M. Pepper, the well-known
newspaper correspondent, died at 12:15
o'clock yesterday morning at his home in
Cleveland, Ohio. DR.. Pepper had been in
ill-health for several months He was or
dained a Methodist minister in 1850 and was
prominent in that church in Ohio. In 1890
he was appointed United States consul at
Milan, Italy.