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Evening star., 1899-11-30
THE WEATHER BUREAU,
of the Service During
the Year.

the Year.
The annual report of Prof Willis L.
Moore, chief of the United States weather
bureau, recently submitted to the Secretary
of Agriculture, deals largely with the work
of the bureau in announcing the tempestu-
Gus weather of the closing months of 1898,
and in the exploration of the upper air by
means of kites and cloud observation. The
assertion is made:
No destructive marine storm has occur
red without the danger warnings Of the bu-
reau preceding the Storm
An important change in the forecast
work of the bureau was the extension of
the usual time limits OF the night forecast
from thirty-six to forty-eght hours. The
success already attained has fully Justified
the issuance of the order.
The only hurricane in the West Indies
during the season of 1898 followed closely
the establishment of stations in that re-
giOn. Hurricane warnings We're cabled to
weather bureau stations in the Lesser An
titles on September 10, in advance of the
storm, and the officials in charge were in
structed to give the widest possible distri-
button of the warnings in their respective
districts.
The West India service was also instru-
mental in giving advance warnings of q
hurricane that struck our South Atlantic
coast on October 2. The coming of this
storm was successfully announced and
sailing vessels valued at $3.50, 1000 were held
In port until the danger had passed.
In regard to aerial investigations Prot.
Moore remarks The kite obseryations
were continued until the middle Of Noyem.
Der. 1898, at which time over 200 ascen-
siOns in which the elevation attained ex-
ceeded 1,oO0 feet, were made. A study of
these valuable observations will hereafter
he made with viw of ascertaining what
they may teach with regard to special
areas of high and low pressures, thunder
storms, hatlStorms, etc. For the first time
in the history of meteoroaogy facts are
| available instead Of hypothesis as to the
average air condition for many days, and
over a largo region of country"
Evening star., 1899-11-30
Departure of Transports.

The War Department was informed yes
terday that the transports Warren and
Vastock would sail from San Francisco
today for Manila, the former carrying the
42d Volunteer Infantry. and the latter car
rying the 49th Volunteer Infantry (colored).
The only volunteer regiment, which will
remain in the United States is the 4Sth
Volunteer Infantry (colored), which is now
in detention at the Preside of San Francis
co on account of the appearance Of small
pox in its ranks. The transport Sherman,
which has just returned from Manila, will
be ready to start back to the Philippines en-
the transportation Of the 4Sth Regiment,
which will probably be out Of quarantine by
that time.
Evening star., 1899-11-30
Naval Orders.

Commander c. Belknap has been ordered
to the command of the Dixie
Lieut.. Commander w. Kilburn from the
navy yard, Washington, to the Scindta, as
executive.
Assistant Surgeon ]. s. Taylor, from the
Independence to the Scindia.
Passed Assistant Surgeon B. R. Ward to
the Independence.
Ensign 1. F. Lands from the Iowa to
the Scindia-
Lieut.. H. NJ. Dombaugh, sick leave ex-
tended.
Lieut.. c. N. Of1ey to the Iowa
Lieut. ]. NJ. Reeves from the Sylph and
granted sick leave.
Ensign H. N Jensen from the Scindia to
the Iowa.
Acting Carpenter o. c. Jones has been
detached from the naval station, Newport
r. l., and ordered to the Yosemite at Guam
per the Scindia from San Francisco.
Assistant Boatswain c. Crone has been
detached from the Constellation and ordered
to the Yosemite at Guam.
Evening star., 1899-11-30
DRIVER BADLY HURT.
From Vehicle, Resulting in
Fracture of Skull.

Grayson Williams, colored, twenty-five
years DID, figured in a runaway accident
near 20+h and Nj streets northwest about
1870 o'clock this morning, and was thrown
from the vehicle in which he was seated.
His head struck against the pavement and
was terribly cut. When picked up he was
in an unconscious condition.
He had not regained consciousness when
he reached the Emergency Hospital, where
he was taken In the third precinct patrol
wagon. The physicians made an examina-
ton and evidences of a severe fracture of
the skull were shown, and the patient s
condition seemed critical.
Williams was driving horse belonging
to William Jordan of 10Th and l. streets
at the time the accident happened.
Evening star., 1899-11-30
CHURCH AND STATE CLASH.
Bishop of Nicaragua Banished b.
President Zelaya.

Bishop of Nicaragua Banished by
President Zelaya.
A dispatch from Managua, Nicaragua,
says: President Zelaya on November 2
caused the arrest of Roman Catholic
Bishop Pereira of Nicaragua, at the episco-
pal residence ct Leon, and had him
brought. under surveillance. to Managua.
This action is said to, be in consequence Of
the severe criticisms in the bishops re-
Gently published pastoral letter on the law
passed by congress October IA, declaring
that all donations by. the people of lands,
cattle. etc. to the church should be subject
to the civil government and should be sold
and applied to the purposes designated by
the donors by the municipal governments
of the church.
A priest named Francisco Maria Viblarui
has been appointed to act as vicar general
Of Nicaragua during the repatriation of
Bishop Pereira.
Evening star., 1899-11-30

John 1. Desmond, twenty one years old,
living at 1925 South Capitol street, had his
right foot mashed while at work In the
New Jersey avenue freight yard this morn
ing. The accident resulted from the fall
ing of piece of lumber. The injured man
was taken to Providence Hospital for treat
ment.
Evening star., 1899-11-30
Missing Ones Heard From.

Information was received late this after
noon to the effect that Henry w. Scott,
veteran of the civil war. reported to be
missing, was seen In Alexandria Scott has
not been seen in Washington since Monday
morning and there was some anxiety as to
his whereabouts.
A colored woman named Jennie Banks Of
729 I'd street, reported missing since Nom
day, returned to her home today,
Evening star., 1899-11-30
His Speciality.
From Puck.

From PUCK.
Sister Jackson" Stead OBJ sperinsin' re-
ligion so ofen. Nose. yo' mought spend
some OBJ yo' time gettin' odd jobs ter help
suppot de family
Moee-''What yo' spec Tilda? We all on
US has different talents. Yo has yos and
] has mine"
Evening star., 1899-11-30
Slight Blaze.

The fire department was called out about
IL o'clock this morning for fire in the
house Of Mrs. Agnes scheokler, No. 1912
7th street northwest, caused by the ex-
plosion of a gasoline stove. The flames
was done. The property is insured,
Evening star., 1899-11-30
S O,s , ands1 S


We make the best display of pop
ular-prlced Mems Suits and Over
coats ever shown in Washington.
And they're garments that are as
good-htting. fashionable and made
with as much care and attention as
the highest-pliced ones in our stock.
We do the making at our own fac
tory-and for that reason they're
much better than any our competi-
tors can show.
The fabrics represented in the suits
are Worsteds, Herringbones. Chevi-
OTIS, CaSsimereS and Oxfords. In
overcoats-kerseys, Motions. Ok
lords, Herringbones and Friezes.
Come i'll and look them over-no-
tee the broad sloping shoulders and
the graceful appearance in general.
Money back or satisfaction is our
agreement with every purchase.
Evening star., 1899-11-30

Bank of England Raises It's Rate.
LONDON, November 30-The rate of
discount Of the Bank of England was today
raised from to 8 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

life to these ascetic doctrines of self
denial and repression.
But listen. She had a pair of liquid
brown eyes, quantities of waving brown
hair and a slngularly white, transparent
skin. These defeated the course of early
piety. Many were the arguments against
the sin of vanity and conformity to the
ways of wordliness launched against her
soul. Some of them almost convinced her
that she was pliable of mind and sweet
Of temper-but, OH how ugly she looked
In a little Dunkard bonnet! If they would
only let her wear a~hat. So It came about
that when this maiden looked in the mir
ror and was confronted by that pair Of
eyes-more eloquent to her than quires of
sermons-she asked herself questions.
And then a man fell in love with her, a
man who did not care In the least If she
wore hats with innumerable feathers-in-
deed, who had no prejudice against any
form of feminine vanity. And one Sun
day the people of the little village looked
out from behind their blinds to see a
strange sight. There was little Miss
Mary walking with her beau. with hat
on her head and a ma gnifcent feather
waving def1antly in the air, She had, too,
q new dress. and it was cut with no Pu-
ritanical severity, but after the latest
fashions from Paris. which had in the
course of time reached the village, and
and there she was. looking sweet and
lovely and not at all wicked. But her
uncle was as hard-hearted as If he was
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
Whv 1900 Is NJ heop Year.

The year 1900 will not be counted
among the leap years The year is S65
days, five hours and forty-nine minutes
long; eleven minutes are taken every
year to make the year 3s5A days fong,
and every fourth year we have an extra
day.
This was julius Caesars arrangement.
Where do those eleven minutes come
from? They come from the future, ard
are paid by omitting a leap year every
one hundred years. But if leap year is
omitted regularly every one hundredth
year, in the course of four hundred years
ii is found that the eleven minutes taken
each year will not only have been paid
back. but a whole day will have been
given up.
So Pope Gregory XIII. who improved
on Caesars calendar in 1852, decreed that
every centurial year diNisible by four
should be leap year after all. So we
borrow eleven minutes every year, more
than paying our borrowings back by
omitting three leap years IN three CEN
turial years, and square matters by hav-
ing a leap year in the fourth centurial
year Pope Gregory's arrangement is
so exact, and the borrowing and naying
back balance so closely, that we borrow
more than we pay back to the extent of
one day in 1896 years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

An expedition recently sent out from
England TO the Murray Islands has
brought some interesting information
about the islanders. These primitive peo-
pie. it appears, cannot count higher than
two. "Netat" is their word for one and
nets" for two. When they want to say
three they say "one-two" (netats-nets).
and when they want to say four they say
"two-two" (nets-nets).
Higher figures than these they express
by means of their bodies. Thus they be-
gan TO count from the little finger of the
left hand and proceeding thence to the
other fingers they successfully reach the
wrist the arm, the shoulder, the collar
bone, the chest. the right shoulder. the
right arm, the right wrist and finally the
fingers of the right hand. In this way
they can count as high as thirty-one.
When they want to express higher
number than this they can only use the
word ''gaire,' which signifies many. This
ancient method of counting, however, is
fast disappearing, thanks to the siren
uous efforts which the English are max
ing to teach the islanders the ordinary
rules of arithmetic. Ethnologists there
fore are especially glad that Information
about this ancient method of counting
has come to them just as II was on the
point of disappearing forever.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

Peddler-Wouldn't you like some mot
toes for your house, mum? It's cheer
ing to a husband to see nice motto
on the wall when he comes home.
Mrs. de Jagg-You might sell me one IL
you've got one that says Better Late
Than Never. New York Week.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09

The Richest Man in Greenland
From Special Photograph Taken Just Outside
His Home.
In the first chapter Of a novel, and he
cut her off forever as his heiress. She
was not mentioned in the will.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
One Of the Ceremonies Condu

NE who had never seen it would
scarcely have believed there could
be SO solemn a period in buoyant,
blithesome and flippant California.
People were coming in ones,
tWos and threes down the road. In
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21
DIDN'T ESCAPE DEATH
Les Gray, a Negro, Escaped From
 Taylor Bros. Place

Late Thursday evening we receiY ed information that Les Gray, the negro who escaped from the farm of the Taylor Bros, had been killed at Bearden. Policeman ramon says: Tn company with two other policemen, after receiving a teIe- phone message from Mr. McC5rd at the Bluff City mill to the effect that he had the escaped prisoner there with his wife and two children in a box ear, and that the prisoner was gclng to leave that afternoon on a Cotton Belt freight train, we re paired to the mill at once, and found the negro sitting oyer on the steps of the school house. When Shultz went over to hlm, the negro reach ed for his gun. which he had stolen, so it seems. At this action on the part of the convict, Shultz pulled his pistol and put his hand to the place where the negro made dive with his hand. They had quite a tussle; another man also being pres ent. The negro escaped, the po- Iiceman firing II shots after his fleeing figure. He left that night on the Cotton Belt.
 The negro had been working on the road gang at the Taylor Bros. place. His death was occasioned by his stealing a horse from a man at Bearden. The police were set after him and rather than submit 10 arrest, he started on run and was killed near Bearden by an off. car, as above stated The man S name he stole the horse from is Harrington.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21
REPORTERS MISHAP.
The Foreman Was Too Busy to
 Eliminate Side Remarks.

She was the preferred reporter on the staff of a weekly newspaper de- voted to society items, says Golfers Weekly. Every week her copy vent to the editor beautifully written and faultless. considered as copy from printers point of view; but any lit tie sugget tien she wanted to make she ran along with the article in the following fashion:
 ''Mr. and Mrs. Brown-Smith gave on Monday an elegant dinner Of fourteen covers. Cor goodness sake spell her name Smy-last week it went in Slni, and she was fearfully cross about it, Mrs. Indigo Blue blood has sent out cards for ball, at which she will introduce into so- ciety her lovely daughter. (This is all right. This Mrs. Rlueblood has some sense, anu dofsn't in the least mind seeing her name in print. It's the other Mrs. BluebloJd we had the fuss with Mrs. De Porkins con- templates q visit to Paris early in the spring. (Don't stick her down at the tail end of the column what ever you do. l want to please her somehow. because last week she went iR as one of the many oth- CTS. ]"
 This time the editor was away, and the foreman was so very busy he hadn't time to read the proof of this, and it went in the paper in full exactly as she had written it!
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ADDRESS TO STUDENTS,

The Rev. Dr. R. B. Willis. of the Speers-Langford Institute of Searcy, delivered very excellent aud able address to the students of the High School this morning. His text was based on that passage of scripture which declares "The truth shall make you free" Ills talk was about the advantages of truth along all lines, and his remarks were whole some aLd impressive and made a very marked Impression upon his hearers.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21
IN THE COURTS.

The fines in police court this morn ing amounted to $64.
 Another wife beater was up before Judge Brown this morning. His name is John Isom, colored. The Judge fined him $20.
 Last night about ;45 the police men who watch the trains for those stealing rides were kept busy near the tank on the Valley. They have q novel and unique way of catching fellows who steal their way into town. They begin whistling as if they had some friend they were ex- peeting on the train. The poor fel- low who is stealing the ride sticks his head out from his hiding place, and the consequt nces is that the ''cops" get on to him. Last night one of the colored policemen had quite a time with q colored khight They had a regular Aguinaldo time, but the 'eop" was victorious. The of fender was fined 5000 in police court this morning.
 The jury in the circuit court was discharged this morning until Sat urday.
 No cases either in circuit or chan cery courts today.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21
IF IT WAS 4 GIRL?
Wouldn't this Be a Funny Thing
 for the Lawyer.

We have received paper whicE is indeed novel. It's to an extent what might be termed unborn law. Comparing 1t with ancien marriage methods, 1t savers of raniog peo- pie before they are born. From the summons which appears below it will be seen that the Czar of Russia is not the only man who las Dr. Schneck.
 Recently John ]. Bowles and his nephew, William Edgar Rowles, were killed in duel. The wife of William Edgar Bowles survives. The law provides for the heir or offspring of wedlock. Suit has been instituted against Mrs. William Edgar Bowles. and the lawyer who wrote the summons in equity was certainly a wide awake practitioner. For the benefit of those who have not seen the novel summons we publish it, as follows:
 Summons in Equity, No. 3517 State of Arkansas. To the Sheriff of Lincoln county, Greeting You are commanded to summon Lizzie M Bowles and William Edgar Bowles, tbe unborn child of William Edgar Bowles, to answer iE twenty day s after the service of this sum mons upon them a complaint in equity filed against them in Desha county cbaneery court for the Wat son District, ,by M. Cans and Simoa Bloom, as partners as M. Cans $ Co.,, aud warn them upon their fail ure to answer, the complaint will be taken for confessed. And you will make due retdrn of this summons on the first day of November 1899
 But the summons must bereturned by that time with service on the unborn child. This is truly a remark able case, inasmuch as we have never seen nor chronieIed one simi- lar to it.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

When the Hon. William Jennings Bryan appeals to Kentucky Demo crats to support that eminent polit. ical confidence artist, William Goe bel, he means to say:a If Goebel is beaten I won't get tie electoral vote of Kentucky next year. Memphis Scinitar.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

Bobby-"Dad, what is mutual friend?' MT. Fog-"He is gener ally one who makes 1t his business to see that you don't miss hearing the nasty things your friends say about you. Memphis Scimitar.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21
THE BEGINNING OF A SEASON

ever changing styles and fashions Our buyer this made pu chases with lavish New Styles in Variety extensive enough to every conceivable from the highest and most elegant medium the lowest price reliable qualities Owing the unprecede of business in the eastern markets of Novelties did time for Grand Opening last We will Parade this week and give and friends opportunity become acquainted with the styles and make selections.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

Entered at the Post-office at Pine Ruff, Ark, as second-elass mail matter.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

alt sU UBsGRIPTioHs DUR ADVANCE
 sgTT8OuI EXCEL ZION.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

OFFICE: 2l6 W. BARRAQUE SIT.
 TELEPHONE No. 1e2.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-21

Ass- ADVERTISING RATES MADE KNOWN
 0N APPLICATION
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
DamaSk
Table Sets.

SO sets 1914 Cloths and one dozen
frlnged Doilies to match, regular price
$3.50, CASH SALE PRICE. 81. SO
Damask sets 1914 Bordered Cloths
with one dozen 5-S Napkins to match,
regular price $500, CASH SALE PRICE
$3.50 per set
En-. Liddell & Co. S and John S.
Brown Sons fine Irish Linens in all the
new and handsome designs In Bordered
Cloths with Napkins to match If de-
sired, at very low prices.
AS an extra inducement in our Linen
department during this sale we will
hem,
FREE OF CHARGE.
Napkins, Cloths or Dainasks.
Now is the time for hotel. restaurant
and boarding house keepers to lay in a
stock of Linens at the lowest prices
ever known for equal value, besides
hemming them free of charge.
Tray cloth fringed with fagotted cen
ter; cash sale price, @ 5lt Lie
All linen.
Tray Cloths hemmed with colored
| stltching, all linen, 10C EACH
| Bleached Damask, go inches wide
pretty designs, soc PER YARr
! 100 dozen Napkins all linen, 22x22 in
Chess cash sale price,
81 so PER DOZ
Regular price $500
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
LadieS'a and ChiIdren'S Hose

Ladies' best Riehelieu rib black Lisle
Hose, regular price 45c per pair. CASH
SALE PRlCE .....t......... Csc
Ladies black wool Hose, regular
price 25c each. CASH SALE PRICE.
3 PAIRS FOR soc
Ladies Polka Dot Hose, fancy colors,
regular price IS per pair. CASH SALE
PRICE ..-,...........12 1sC PER PAIR
Boys heavy Black Cotton Hose, dou-
Bile knees, regular price 25c, CASH
SALE PRICE .12bC
Ladies' Oneita Jersey rib Union Suits,
all colors, CASH SALE PRICE, 75C
EACH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
GREAT CASH SALE.
Carpet Stock 8.
Too Large. .s. e.s

Fopthis GREAT CASH SALE we
have selected just such lines Of Carpets
as weifind too much of-other lines to
clean Up.e s sai
Note the following
70 pieces 5-franle Body Brussels, with
and without borders, regular price SIPS
and $1.35 per yard. CASH SALE
PRICE. 95c per yard
Our entire line of Bigelow Axmin-
sters, Savoneries, Bundhar Wilton, fine
Wilton Velyeits, and pieces Crompton
Administer, all at the popular price Of
SIPS per yard.
Regular price $3.50 to $1.75 per yard.
Our entire line Of best 10-wire Tar
estry- Brussels, including all the new
patterns, with and without borders,
regular price 85c. CASH SALE PRICE,
671sc per yard
20 pieces full extra Super Iilgrains,
regular price CSC and 75c. CASH SALE
PRICE, size
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
Scotch Turkey
Red Covers.

S-4 size, regular price $3.50, CASH
SALE PRICE. Isl. Is
1914 size, regular price $1.75, CASH
SALE PRICE. ST %
12-4 size, regular price $500, CASH
SALE PRICE. Isl "a
Also the above goods with Turkey
Red and Green or Turkey Red and Blue
colorings.
All warranted fast color.
Turkey Red Damask, in all the new
patterns, regular price 33c, CASH
SALE PRICE,. 1gc
Bates Turkey Red Damask, for this
CASH SALE ...............3 3c. per yard
Cotton Crash, red bordered is inches
wide, sc PER YARD
All linen, red bordered or all white
crash, SC PER YARD
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
Innings.

Now is the time for Dressnakers to
lay in a supply-Think of it!
Regular 25c quality Percaline for this
Great Cash Sale, TIC PER YARD
Regular 15c quality Percaline, for this
Great Cash SALE sc PER YARD
Regular 15c Silesia, for this Great
Cash Sale, price &c PER YARD
Shrunk Canvas; CASH SALE PRICE,
lie PER YARD
Best quality Cambria. in colors, Cash
Sale Price, SC PER YARD
Fast Black Cambria, 4C PER YARD
Best quality of Shrunk French Hair
cloth, "a inches wide, 35C PER YARD
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
Ladies' and ChiIdren'S
Wool Vests and Pants.

Children's White Merino Vests and
Pants, CASH SALE PRICE ..
l21s, Is and TIC EACH
Children's Wool Jersey ribbed Vests
ana Pants, regular price SOC each,
CASH SALE PRICE ...25C EACH
Boys Grey Fleeced Shirts and Draw
ers, regular price 4Sc, CASH SALE
PRICE csc
Ladies Jersey ribbed Vests and
Pants, regular price 29c, CASH SALE
PRICE zoe Each
Ladies best Fieeced Jersey Vests
and Pants, all beautifully finished, reg
ular price soc each, CASH SALE
PRICE. 25C EACH
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-24
JeWelry.

Gold Plated Lorgnette Chains with
enamel slide, regular price S9c., CASH
SALE PRICE. Csc. each
Single stone Hat Pins, with spiral
spring, extra value at 1Oc., CASH SALE
PRICE............................7 each
ROLLED PLATE PEARL BACK
COLLAR BUTTONS, all styles, regular
price Toe. CASH SALE PRICE, sc
FoUR-OUNCE BOTTLE OF yIo-
LET WATER, and full-size box Of l3o-
rated Talcum Powder, regular price BIC
CASH SALE PRICE, 252