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The times., 1899-08-19
EcKINGToN1ANs INDIGNANT.
They Object to Trolley Poles Be
tween the Car Tracks

The citizens of lexington and Brookland
are greatly dissatisfied because of the To-
cation OF the trolley poles Of the City and
Suburban Railway between the tracks.
These poles, beginning at the aqueduct
OF the Metropolitan branch of the Baiti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and extending
to Berwyn. Md. are placed between the
double tracks, about two and q half feet
from each, and the distance between them
and the sides OF the car is only eleven
inches, while that from the lowest step
is three inches less. As there are no signs
in the cars indicating this situation, the
people maintain that 1t is extremely dan
gerous and an accident may be expected
every day. They say that several narrow
escapes have already occurred. either from
the protruding Of heads OF passengers
through the windows or passengers stand
ing on the steps.
The cars travel with great speed on tha:
section OF the line. and the citizens state
that death would be inevitable II a person
were to come in contact with a post.
As the citizens associations OF Ecking-
ton and BrOokland have adjourned for the
summer only individual complaints have
been made. II is predicted. however. that
IL the poles are not removed an indigna-
tion meeting will be held and a formal
protest sent to the District Commissioners
The times., 1899-08-19
At THE WEST INDIAN PORTS.
Statement by the War Department oil
Imports and Exports.


Imports and Exports.
The War Department has given out for
publication the amount of imports and ex-
ports at the port of Aguadilla. The period
covered extends from the month of Sep
tenber. 1885, to June 80, 1899 The i'm
ports are as follows: From the United
States. s32. .14s: from Great Britain, sis.-
1893; from Germany, s5S.514; from Spain.
sl22. and from Austria Hungary, S2,eso
Totol, s113.197.
The exports during the same period
were: To the United States, $35. .230; TO
Great Britain, s1.192; to Germany, S9,SIe;
to Italy. $2.740; to Spain, $96.04l; 10 Cuba.
SIS. .313, and to France. Sl95.s76. Total.
1895, ,T74. Excess of exports over imports.
$245.57
The exports of merchandise from the
single port of Havana. Cuba, for the
month OF July amounted TO Sl,Si0, 11S. OF
this amount the United States received
s.. .Os7. .59I worth: France. 1872. $50 worth
Spain. S74.69s worth; United Kingdom,
$34, ,76S worth; Germany. so, ,4l4 worth;
Uruguay. s1e,932 worth; Mexico, s2.o72
worth: Venezuela. 81. 400 worth; Ecuador,
s5ss worth: Chile. s.. 200 worth; Belgium,
81 .31S worth: Argentine Republic SS.22s
worth. and Colombia, 81 ,944 worth.
The following are the imports and ex-
ports for the port of Caibarien for the
month of July: Imports from United
States. s34.125: United Kingdom, s17.5I4;
Spain. S52T. Exports: United States, $780,
ll2. principally raw sugar. Trinidad, Cuba,
during the month of July imported from
the United States $23, ,366 worth OF mer-
chandise, principally agricultural machin-
cry. During the same month Trinidad ex-
ported to the United States $1,S11 worth
of copper manufactures.
The times., 1899-08-19
RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS PAY.
A Decision of the Assistant Comp
troIIer of the Treasury.

A Decision of the Assistant Comp
troIIer of the Treasury.
In response to a letter from the Adju-
tant General of the Army, transmitted To
the Assistant Comptroller OF the Treasury
officers on the retired list who are detailed
on their own application for duty at co..
leges, universities, and seminaries
throughout the country are entitled TO full
pay, Assistant Comptroller Mitchell in a
lengthy decision says:
Il have TO advise you that officers on the
retired list of the Army will be entitled
10 the full pay OF their rank when detailed
upon their own application, under the act
OF November 3, 1893, as part of the COM
plement of one hundred officers, both ac-
tive and retired authorized by said act.
provided said officers have had at least
FIVE years service in the Army and said
detail shall not have been extended Tor
more than four years. Under the act OF
May t. 1890, officers on the retired list
whose details to educational institutions
were made on application of said institu-
tions, could not receive full pay of their
rank, but the institutions to which they
were detailed could pay the difference be-
tween the officers retired and full pay"
Assistant Comptroller Mitchell says it is
difficult to understand why officers detailet l
upon their own application under the act
of 1898 should be given full pay and denied
ii when detailed upon their own applica-
ton under section 1860. Revised Statutes;
or why il is denied when the officer is
compulsorily detailed under the act OF
1880, and other acts. But, said he, Il
am compelled by the language of the acts
of 1893 and 1894 to give these acts that
construction. / must construe the law as
find il, and not according TO my notion
OF what the law ought to be. To do
otherwise would be TO make law and not
10 cousfrtie il -
The times., 1899-08-19
DEPARTURE OF TROOPS.
Dates on Which the Volunteer Regi.
ments VIII Leave.


The following statement giving the ap
proximate dates of departure of the ten
volunteer regiments from their present
stations was submitted to Secretary Root
yesterday:
Twenty-sixth Regiment, Plattsburg. y.
T., September 1. 1899; Twenty seventh.
Camp Meade, Pa, September 25, 1889,
Twenty eighth, Camp Meade. Pa. October
/. 1892; Twenty ninth. Fort Mcpherson.
Ga, September 25. 1893. Thirty first Fort
Thomas. KY, September l. 1888: Thirty
second, Fort Leayenworth. Kan. Septem-
ber 10, 1898; Thirty third. San Antonio
Tex, September 15. 1899; Thirty fourth,
Fort Logan. Col, September l. 1899: Thir-
ty-hfth and Thirtieth uncertain.
The recruiting returns received at the
War Department yesterday show an ag-
gregate of 14.429 enlistments. This is a
surplus of 1899 over the authorized
strength of the ten regiments. and makes
nearly enough to eli the ten regiments
here and the three volunteer regiments in
the Philippines
The Quartermaster Department is still
arranging for the charter of additional yes
sells to be used as transports. 1t has been
decided TO use the Thomas. Logan, and
Meade, now in the East, to take several
OF the regiments to be organized under the
last call These vessels are ROW being
fitted up for service They have an ag-
gregate carrying capacity of about 5000
troops, and will be ready about October 10.
It is probable that they. Will take the first
of the ten new volunteer regiments, and
are expected to sail November /. They
will go from New York to Manila via the
Suez Canal, and on arrival in the Philip
pines win be transferred to the Pacific
transport feet and come back TO San Fran
CISCO
The times., 1899-08-19

More than one thousand citizens Of the
United States, two thousand Englishmen.
and about one thousand French and Ger
mans win be directly affected by the new
order of things in Japan, whereby extra
territoriaiity disappears and foreign resi-
dents are made subject to the laws of that
Empire. The total number of foreigners
residing in Japan, as shown by a mono
graph just prepared by the Treasury Bu-
reau of Statistics, was 1881 on January
1 1898, as against 8, ,23s in 1897, and s.246 in
1896. OF this number In 1898 5,206. or near
ly one-half, were Chinese, 2,11S English,
1876 American, 523 Germans, 491 French,
297 Russians, 155 Koreans, 109 Portuguese,
104 Dutch, and the remainder divided
among other nationalities in groups of less
than 100 each. All but about thousand
were classed under merchants and other
professions" including S79 OF the Ameri-
cans. The foreigners residing in Japan
number only abolA ne-sixth as many as
the Japanese residing in foreign countries
The japanese annual census OF December
81, 1897, showed SO, 7S5 Japanese residing
IN other countries, of whom 1910 were in
the United States, and 81 ,354 in Hawaii
la d.
The total number of Japanese students re-
siding abroad. as shown by the census fig
ures, was 2, 465, and of these 217S were in
the United States.
Both the import and export trades of
Japan are conducted largely by resident
| foreigners. In 1898 more than 107, coo 900
yen worth were sent abroad by foreign
merchants while of the imports, 1S4 600 900
yen worth, were brought in by foreigners.
hY
value of yen is about so cents) That
! the japanese have proved apt pupils in the
study OF foreign commerce as an art is
shown by an examination of Japan's for
eign trade during the last few years In
1883 only ASS per cent of the imports into
Japan and IA per cent of the exports
were made by Japanese merchants. By
1888 the percentage Of importations by
Japanese had increased TO 17.S per cent, by
1894 to z9.2 per cent, and by 1898 to 32.6
per cent Meanwhile, their share in the
export business increased rather more
slowly, reaching 1874 per cent in 1894 25.8
per cent in 1896, and 1871 per cent in
| 1898.
| While our total exports largely exceed
our total imports, our imports from Japan
| greatly exceed our exports 10 il. This is
due to the fact that Japan is the producer
+ of certain articles absolutely required in
! the United States and which are not pro-
! duced here. OF raw silk for our manufac-
! turers our imports from Japan in the year
| just ended amounted in round numbers TO
| s15.000.o0 o00 worth. or nearly much as our
| total exports to that country, while prac-
| tically one-balf of our imported tea. or
more than $4,000. 600 worth, was from Japan.
! Rice. flax, hemp, jute, and manufactured
| silks made up the bulk of the rest. Japan
/ ese official figures show exports TO tbs
United States in 1898 worth 47,311. 154 yen,
and imports worth, 40,001,0s7 yen. An ex-
animation of the totals for 1898 shows that
/ Japan's commerce with the United States
was larger than with any other country.
The times., 1899-08-19
COUNTING THE CUBANs.
Work on the Ipsuiar Census VIII
he Commenced shortly.

Secretary Root has under consideration
the rules and regulations to govern the
taking Of the Cuban census. A draft Of the
rules was submitted to him yesterday II
Is now proposed to have the computing of
the census done in this country and As
sistant Secretary Meikiejohn announced
yesterday that Gen. Joseph p. Sanger will
be Director Of the Census. and will have
his Office in Washington Victor Armi-
stead viii be made Assistant Director and
viii be stationed in Santa Clara. Cuba The
island viii be divided into provinces, each
province TO be under a supervisor Of the
census, who viii receive $40 per day and
transportation expenses. The island will
be further divided into districts OF from
1,coO 20 SEQ inhabitants with an enumera-
tor IN each district who will receive 81
per day. II IS expected there will be twelve
10 fifteen hundred enumerators
The regulations contain a penalty pro-
vision similar 10 the clause in the act of
Congress regulating the taking of the
United States census. This is to ensure
the correctness of the census and provide
against false returns The supervisors win
be sworn in today at the War Department
and will leave Immediately for Havana,
going in advance of Assistant Director
Armistead who will leave early next week
The times., 1899-08-19
DEWEY COMMITTEES TO MEET.
Managers of the Reception Getting
to Work i'm Earnest.

Managers of the Reception Getting
to Work i'm Earnest.
Chairmen of the various committees IN
charge Of arrangements for the Dewey
reception are preparing plans, and the ma
iority contemplate calling their commit
tees together next week, after which 1t IS
expected the work of preparation VIII go
on uninterruptedly. Chairman Stellwagen,
of the committee on transportation, has
issued a call for a meeting OF his commit
tee to be held Tuesday evening next at
s o'clock, in the parlors OF the Ebbitt
House The committee on printing. or
which z. G. Schafer is chairman las been
called to meet Wednesday next at
O'Clock at the Ames building Chairman
Schafer has been informed by number
of local merchants that they have been in
terviewed by agents soliciting advertise
ments for a programme of the reception.
The committee on printing has charge OF
the official programme and has not yet
made plans for compiling IL. Benjamin
Held Yesterday sent his acceptance of
membership on the committee on parades
and enclosed a check for $40.
AS the details of the reception TO the
Admiral receive attention. many worthy
suggestions are made which, IL carried out
will add much to the celebration. The ex-
ecutiye committee has. within the last few
days, turned its attention TO the musical
side of the reception, and ii has been deh-
nitely decided, although in an informal way
that a strenuous effort must be made TO get
as many bands in the big night parade as
possible The committeeman express the
belief that on previous occasions. with pos
sibly one or two exceptions. the interest
and enthusiasm of the people in what have
unauestionabiy been excellent parades. has
been very materially decreased by lack
of band music The general complaint
has been that there have been too few
bands for the great length OF some OF the
PROFESSIONS and many people have left the
line of march pronouneing a really credit
able show a failure.
The members OF the committee are de-
termined to avoid this. and will put forth
every effort TO bring to Washington the
best bands in the country. The suggestion
has been made that there ought to be
at least one band for every square COW
cred by the parade to play light. catchy
music, something that will arouse enthu-
siasm and cause the spectators. after~th the
parade has passed, to leave well satisfied.
Washington has many reputable and ex-
eelient musical organizations which Will
participate. The efforts of the committee
will be directed toward bringing TO the
city all the famous bands of New York
The times., 1899-08-19
secretary Root. New Home.

Secretary Root has leased for his resi-
dence in Washington the house at 1926
Rhode Island Avenue, opposite the former
home Of General Sheridan Il is a
eommodlous dwelling. well situated, and
contains a large ballroom. The Sec
retary and his family will not take
possession OF the house until October 81.
and Mr. Root will occupy his present
apartments at the Arlington Hotel until
the arrival OK Mrs. Root and their two
sons and daughter. the last OF September.
The times., 1899-08-19
Bids for Coal Too Hirh.

The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has
held up the bids for the supply of coal for
the Indian schools for the present year on
account OF the advances in price. The fuel
supply OF the schools, which number sew
eraI hundred. is very large. and the diff
ference in price between this years bids
and those of last year is several thousand
dollars. Commissioner Jones viii have
wood substituted for coal as a fuel for the
schools IL possible He Is now inyesti-
eating this project.
The times., 1899-08-19
The Dewey Home Fund.

Treasurer Roberts received a telegram
yesterday from the Brewers Association
of Milwaukee stating that they had con-
tributed $l,00e to the Dewey home fund,
and that the money had been forwarded
Contributions amounting TO $40 were re-
csiyed yesterday The total amount OF the
fund Is now $18,720.
The times., 1899-08-19
CASUALTIES AT SAN FERNANDO
General Otis sends the List of Kill
ed md Wounded

The following cable message from Cen
eraI Otis was received at the War Depart
ment yesterday:
Manila. August Is, 1S99-
Adiutant General. Washington:
Additional casualties. killed: Near san FER
nando Ninth Infantry. August Q. Company h,
William u Nunson; near Bust0=. Third Infantry,
I.h Company =. Charles A Brooks
Wounded. nearsSan Fernando. Twelfth Infantry,
OH. Company r. Corporal William Barnes arm.
sight; Company NJ George Piummer, abdomen.
.4rere Fifty-hrst Iowa, Company Z. Second
Iieflt Lamont A. Williams. leg. severe; Twenty
second Infantry. Company H. William kneistsr.
leg moderate; Seventeenth Infantry. Company III.
CORPORAL samuel H. Lamb. thigh. severe: l0th-
Company T. William Rupel, chest. moderate;
18Th Company G. George W. Sharp, forearm.
moderate Ninth Infantry. 9th. Company ID.
James Linton. mates. slight; Company q. George
II. b. Strauch. neck, At Angeles, Com
pany C. Richard Z. keenan,. leg. severe 18th,
Company l. Henry p. Shierloh foot. moderate
Az Santa Rita. 18th. Company Z, James Brown,
forearm, slight Near San Mafeo. Twenty fourth
Infantry. Company T., Louden Ware. head. slight
Near Quinga. Third Infantry, lSth. Company D.
William Foster. leg. severe- Al Angeles, Firx
Artillery. Company Z. William CARTE, leg. mod
crate. OTIS
The times., 1899-08-19

AS soon as the committee on parades is
organized a subcommittee on music will
be formed TO arrange for the execution of
the general plan already outlined II is
probable that a concert in which will ap-
pear the best talent Of the city will be ar
ranged for some evening Of the reception.
The times., 1899-08-19
PATROL OF cuBA,s COAST.
The Machfas May Thwnrt General
.Jiminez,s Expedition.


Evidently made anxious by the opera
tions of General Jlminez and his agents in
Cuba, General Brooke, the Governor-Gen-
eral of the island. has advised that care
full patrol of the northern and eastern
ends of the island be established to prevent
flibustering expeditions going from there
10 Santo Domingo He asked the War De-
partment TO request that a naval vessel
be assigned to this duty. Accordingly the
Navy Department sent orders 10 the COM
manding officer of the Machias directing
ths. vessel to proceed TO the Cuban coast
and establish a careful patrol. The Machias
is now at Santo Domingo. where she was
sent to protect American interests in view
of the rebel disturbances. She will comply
with the endorsement from the department
as soon as the New Orleans, which has
been on a similar errand to the island,
returns from San Juan, Porto Rico, where
she went two days ago for coal.
The times., 1899-08-19
LANSBURGH & BRO.
Enormous
Values

in odds and ends Of BOYS
SUMMER CLOTHING.
Good Quality Percale Pants, &C,
or ) for age
25c Madras Pants, axe pair.
s5c Galatea and Crash Pants,
I9c.
6oc Fine Linen Pants, 35c.
All soc, 6oc and 75c Wash
Suits. $50
sI.25 Galatea Suits. 67c.
$3.50 to ST. Madras and
Galatea Suits, eoc.
Boys Percale Waists, Ioc.
Boys Percale Waists, CSC value.
SIC.
Mems Indigo Blue Overalls,
25c.
Butchers and Walters White
Aprons, roc.
Boys Department. Third Floor-take
Elevator.
The times., 1899-08-19

ton. 1t is a positive cure for almost all
disorders of these organs, and cures also
such diseases of the heart, blood, liver
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stomach.
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Substitutions are limitations. lnilta-
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The times., 1899-08-19
$500 Pennsylvania Railroad Four
Dollar Excursion to Atlantic City.

Saturday next. August 10. Special train, running
through without change Of cars, leaves Washing
ton 4:30 D. M, arrives Atlantic City $50 p. m
Returning leaves Atlantic City p. N. Sunday,
August TO- Tickets good on special train only.
The times., 1899-08-19
Girls Dresses
and Refers.

Girls Serge Blouse Suits, In Blue
and Red. trimmed with Black and
White braid; skirts cut full; Just
the thing for early fall "a 15
wear; worth s5.95. for. r.....Sf.Lo
Girls Cheviot Refers, light
weight, in plain and novelty effects:
big collars, epaulettes, ETC.; trim
med with braid; sizes to
u years; worth up to 50, 81 OK
The times., 1899-08-19
HandkerchiefS.

&c for small lots of Ladies' sc and
y &c Handkerchiefs, in White.
Mourning and Colored borders.
&C for Ladies' Pure Linen Initial
U Handkerchief. sheer and fine
The times., 1899-08-19
Bates And THE SULTAN
The General COnferS With the Chief
Of the Mor0s.

Treaty Negotiations Reported to BE
Progressing Most FnyorabIy-The
Island POtentnte Insists Upon Be-
ing Allowed to Fly His Own Fling
When Abroad - A FIimsy Palace.
The times., 1899-08-19
Foreigners IN JAPAN
Alien Residents Are Made Subject
TO Imperial Laws.

They Are Directly Affected by the
New Order of Things whereby Ex-
trafeFritorinlisy Disappears = The
Foreigners Residing There Num-
ber one-sixth as Many as Natives.
The times., 1899-08-19
Ladies Neckwear.

1SC for Silk 2-yard long Scarfs.
20 plain and polka dotted;
worth soc.
Z for 05c for Pique Pun
y io' - Scarfs. in White and
colors; worth double the price
The times., 1899-08-19
Ladies and
Children S Hosiery.

Ladies Fancy Hose, boot pat
terms and other novelties; fast col
ors, full. regular made; 25c 10c
and 35c kinds, in all sizes. for. ~
Children's Light weight Ribbed
Cotton Hose; and a few pairs OF
Lisle Thread Hose; warranted fast
color. and every pair worth 1TIC
19c. Special. ...............i iI<
The times., 1899-08-19
Bring the Boys Today.

100 pairs Boys
All-wool Cheviot
Knee Pants. plain
and fancy colors;
strong, fitting,
and neat effects;
regular 75c., soc.
and 81 values;
sizes 3 to IA
dsa years- To- 49e
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The astonishing reputation that this
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Adeline, Countess Schimmelmann,
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-17

thing in Tom Reeds book which would
enable a Republican minority to get
away from the inevitable of a Demo-
cratic majority.
Mr.. Fisher moved the appointment OF
a committee to notify the Senate that
the House is organized and ready to
proceed to business. Adopted. The
chair appointed Messrs. Fisher, Bow
man and Outright.
Mr.. Hunt (Rep.), of Kanawha, Of
fered a resolution providing for the
reference to the committee on privil-
eyes and elections. of the contest of w.
L. Huntington, for a seat from the
fourth delegate district.
A joint resolution for a committee of
five to notify the Governor that the
Legislature is ready to proceed to bust
ness was adopted. Messrs. Stephens,
Talbot and Hunt were named.
Mr.. Davis, of Harrison, offered a re-
solution authorizing the speaker to ap-
point two assistant sergeants at arms.
Lost, ayes 20. noes 43. A resolution
providing for one assistant at a salary
of three dollars per day was adopted.
Messrs. Mansfield, Wagner and
Darst were appointed a committee to
notify the Governor that the House is
ready for business.
Adjourned.