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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
IMPORTED BY TRINIDAD.
The United States Leading All Couu-
tries i'm Nearly Every Article.

Ine united states Leading All Couu-
tries I'm Nearly Every Article.
The War Department has made public
q statement OF inportations into the port
OF Trinidad. Cuba, for the first six months
OF 1879. The report shows the interest
Ing and important fact that since Spanish
domination ended In the Island of Cuba
the United States leads in nearly every
article of import, while Cuba's neighbor.
the little Island of Jamaica, outbids Spain
in that ports trade.
The statement made shows that during
the six months named there was import
ed into the little port of Trinidad S67 g5S
worth of articles of various kinds OF
this amount the United States is credited
with SOC, 113 worth OF importations, Jamai-
CO S1,0i5 worth. and Spain only 800 worth.
The total amount free of duty imported
was $50. 516; subject to duty, SCI. 442.
Some of the principal articles imported
months mentioned were agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS to the amount of S645. cattle to
the amount OF 81, SEQ, 81 coo worth of pigs.
800 worth of other animals, such as fowls.
etc; S6II9 worth of wheat -four. SSS5
worth of fish, SS9S worth of malt liquor and
cider. manufactured metals of the value
of $3,a94, refined mineral oil to the value
of S1t9, paints and colors to the value of
$o93, meats, salt and picked. to the value
OF S2.3l4: lard and tallow to the value OF
S4.OoO, butter and oleomargarine to the
value of $40, miscellaneous provisions to
the value of 81. 0i6 rice to the value of
1921, brandy and other spirits to the value
OF $3.50. tobacco to the value of 81, i61. po-
tatoes and other vegetables to the value
of S932 and other articles of sufficient
amount to round out a total of $685. 713 as
above mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI.
Report of the River Commission to
Gen. Wilson.

Report of the River Commission to
Gen. Wilson.
The annual report of the Mississippi river
commission has been received by General
Wilson, chief of engineers. 1t shows that
there has been expended on the river for
the year ending June 50. 1899. S1.O75, 900,
and allotments for 1900. amounting to ST.
10000. have been made. During the year
the United States have built T,6S675S cubic
yards OF leveeS and state and local authori-
ties ), 136, 541 yards.
1t is not expected that the work of state
and local authorities will be continued to
any great extent hereafter. The commits
sion believes fully in the leyee system The
commission has recognized in the past the
obligation of giving equal degree of Sc
curity against overflow to each of the ba-
sins and districts, and the allotment of
government funds has been based on this
intention, with such notifications as eco
nomlc and financial conditions make advis-
able.
Large districts thickly populated and culti-
waited should, say the commission, be kept
IN greater degree of security than small
and unimportant sections
owing to strict quarantine regulations il
has been almost impossible to prosecute
work below Cairo. Besides work on levees
there has been dredging building of reyet-
ments and special Improvements at various
points.
As result of careful surveys and meas
urements the commission says:
These Investigations give no evidence of
d general progressive elevation of the bed
OF the stream, but do justify the belief that
with the banks properly reverted to prevent
erosion, the ultimate effect of combining the
moods by means of levees will be depres-
sion or the river bed and consequent en-
iargement of channel capacity"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
A Novel Fire Escaue.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune


test was made at noon yesterday of the
new hre escape erected by the United
States Printing Company at its plant in
Egsleston avenue. Three hundred employees
from the seven tiCers of the shop were shot
through the big steal tube at the rate of
sixty a minute. AT a given signal, men
and women ran to the windows connecting
with the fire escape and threw themselves
upon the winding incline. The building
was emptied in five minutes, without a cas-
ualty.
The test was made with the corporation
of the fire department. The fire escape is
cylindrical In form, six feet in diameter
and made OF sheet steel. 1t is erected
alongside the building. and connected with
q window on each floor by a steel approa CHI
leading to an opening in the cylinder. in
the center of the fre escape rises a three
inch standpipe. At the level of each floor
a hose plug is attached. By this arrange
meht' and a ladder running up the outside
OF the FIRE escape. the use of ladders and
water towers is obviated, the firernen work.
ing direct from the fire escape a.
The person fleeing from the fire steps into
1t, sits down. folds his arms and lets 60 The
escape does the rest. The steel incline
smooth as glass. is slightly curved to fit the
body. The person goes flying round and
round the central standpipe. When the
bottom is reached he shoots out an omen
door. Yesterday two men stood at this omen
ing and caught each person as he slid out
helping him to land on his feet There was
no discomfort except possible tendency to
seasickness. A baby or an inirm person
could BE- put in the fire escape from an
eighth floor. and either would land al the
bottom without iEjry
or the 300 who tried 1t yesterday manv
were girls: Only one was affected serious
~. She tainted at the start. and went
down an inert body. yet did not suffer- a
bruise and was quickly revived when she
reached terra hrma,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
A GIANT POPLAR.
One of MaryIaEd's Oldest Trees Dying
of Injury and Age.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun
The oldest and largest tree in Talbot
county is dead. 1t has been dying for
TIVE nty-five years or more. The tree is a
mammoth tulip poplar in field of Poplar
Hill farm, the public road leading
from Easton to Trappe about a mile and a
half from Easton. The farm has been
named for the tree for at least 30 years,
and is the property of Mrs. Edmund Law
Rogers, nee Platter. of Baltimore. and was
part of the original Platter grant, made in
early colonial times. Scientific men who
have from time to time visited this tree
have said that it would take at least 1,JlD
years for this species OF poplar to grow 10
such size in this locality 1t stands alone
picturesque feature of the landscape, in
open field, and can be seen for miles
from all roads and from the water courses.
The wonderful size of the tree Is in the
magnitude and height of its trunk. APP
proNimately it is $50 feet high and 20 feet
in diameter. The head is comparatively
small. and the first limb is 200 feet from the
ground, and it carries its diameter SYM
metrically all the way up. From its top
at night-for many venturesome and agile
climbers have assembled 1.-THE light in
Sharp's Island light house can be plainly
seen. A horse and carriage behind it can
not De seen from the nearby public road.
The lightning has not spared it. 1t is
scanned and gashed and split by the many
bolts which have struck it, and which have
also Knocked huge limbs from its top. Ira
dition says that go years ago-which is as
far back as tradition claims to have known
the tree lit is named in land deeds $50 years
ago)-it had lightning marks on it, and
even then showed signs of failure Three
years ago 1t was struck four times in one
summer. This fierce attack undoubtedly
fastened its end. Well. the giant is dead.
me old poplar of Poplar Hill probably saw
the beginning of the tenth century, and died
Just before the beginning of the twentieth.
1t was the Mount Shasta of the Talbot
landscape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
INITIATIVE FILIPiNOs.
A Manila Paper Says They Are Re-
markabiy Apt i'm This Respect

|Ai '-S FTteuoln
vi all the races peopling this mundane
sphere not one has such an extraordinary
spirit OF imitation as that which inhabits
the Phillppne Islands. This race of peo-
PIE or Malay origin. which occupies all
the archipelago of the Celebas sea, lacks
entirely the aesthetic taste necessary for
the proper combination of colors construc-
i've ability. uniformity in architectural de-
signs and the good taste which is required
for the culture and advancement of a peo-
pie They have no ideas of this kind of
their own. and in all matters of taste do
nothing more than what they see in races
OF the west
Any one who has observed the FTlininos
VIII have noticed that they have no ideas
al an IN regard to the proper combination
of colors in their wearing apparel as in
spite of their duSky complications they Sc
Iect in their clothing the colors which are
least suitable to them. You will see In
dian girls and half-hreeds as brown as
berries using in their dresses ard scarfs
such colcrs as blue, green, yellow brown
and black. woman of dusky complexion
with a dress of any of these colors presents
an appearance that is hideous in the ex-
treme. 1t is not uncommon to see dark
skinned Indian girls dressed in such bright
greens that II they should encounter a
carabao they are liable to be eaten by that
festive animal on account of their SINH
larity to a bunch of hay.
The reason why these people cut this
ridiculous figure is that they see these
bright colors European women, and,
without thinking of the effect which on
account of their different complexion such
hues are liable to produce. readily adopt
them and consider themselves the most
elegant of the elegant.
No sooner does new fashion arrive from
Paris, Vienna or Berlin In Shoes trousers
hats, shirts or neckwear. no matter how
extravasant, than the Indian and the half
breed Immediately adopt them.
The American troops had been in Manila
only a few days with their brown suits
before the stores on the Escolta were be-
sieged by natives and half-breeds buying
all the brown cloth obtainabie, WOOL cot
ton or silk, and in a few days they were
all arrayed In suits of the same color as
those worn by the army of occupation.
They noticed the hats of straw or felt with
a blue polka dot band. and in a few days
all the Indians and haif-hreeds were wear
ing the same kind of hats as the Ameri-
cans.
/ believe that the Americans will have
but little trouble in introducing here their
usages. customs and language. as to that
end the spirit of imitation which predosni-
mates in the native race will be powerful
factor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
statement of a Case Filed i'm Cont
Against an Association.

Louisa M. Scharr. through Attorneys Am
Prose and Archer, this afternoon instituted
proceedings at law against the Masonic
Mutual Relief Association of the District
OF Columbia to recover $1,000, claimed to
be due on certificate Of insurance in CON-
nection with the death of the husband of
the plaintiff George G. Scharr
1t Is explained that all the conditions ~
the certificate of insurance We're perform
60 and that all assessments to be paid by
the deceased, whereof he had notice, were
pau. ouI mat ne mad no notice nor did the
defendant corporation give or send him no.
tice or the assessment next before thu, iast
assessment prior to his death, and that he
hao no knowledge of the same nor means
OF obtaining knowledge. except by such no.
uce The amount of this assessment. il Is
stated was rendered by the plaintiff TO the
defendant, but it was not accepted. The
de1endant, so it is charged. refused to pay
the sl.Oo alleged to be due the COMPLAIN
ant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
Hotel Arriynls.

Johnson-G. w. Little. Atlanta. Ga: A.
p. Shaver. Chicago: c. II. Lord. NewYork
Chas. Berman. Philadelphia.
Metropolitan-G. @. Thompson South
Carolina: c. ii. Ryiand. Richmond. Va: c.
w. Higgins, Louisville. Ky.
Nationwide. NJ. Drury. York, Pa. ]. T.
Adams, Springfield, Ohio.
Raleigh-w. Bowman. Louisville. Ky: f.
H Henderson. Pittsburg: J. p. Hall, New
York.
Riggs-J. @. Long. Buffalo. n. Y: C J.
Clark. New York.
Shoreham-G C. Pabst. Milwaukee: ].
Nj. Rice. New York
Wellington. w. Gaines, Nashville.
Tenn: J. w. Barton, Philadelphia. J. b.
Foster. Denver. Col
Willard-H. b. Holmes. New York: ].
w. Womack, Texas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-29
Marriage Licenses.

following:
White-Charles A. East and Ida f.
Thorn. both Of Baltimore. Md; Walter II.
Shackford of Annapolis. Md. and Alice V.
De Mar of this city
Colored-James L. Waddy and Maria L.
Robinson.
The copper era., 1899-11-30

grew thriftily and maintained a vigorous appearance throughout the season. The trees were we'll load ed with fruit, the peaches and ap- ricots being larger than the previ- ous year when the orchard was irrigated frequently during the summer. The quality of the fruit was excellent. At the close of the season, though having received but one irrigation since March, all the trees were in fine condition. The results of this experiment indicate the value of filling the soil during the winter"
The copper era., 1899-11-30

earned gain. AS a result of this or der fully 75 poor men, who have only a few head of goats and sheep, and who have little homes upon the reservation which they have made under most adverse circumstances, will have to abandon and in many cases lose outright, while they will have to go out and seek anew for a place to pass their few remaining rs.-Socorro Chieftain.
 The Chieftain is a staunch Re publican paper.
The copper era., 1899-11-30

Recent experiments with improy- ed instruments for measureing the velocity of projectiles have shown that the speed goes on increasing after the missile has left the mouth of the cannon. Leaving the muz- gle with a velocity of about 147 feet in second, a projectile has been observed to increase it's speed to about 1889 feet per second with in the first six feet. It is only af- ter having travelled about twenty five yards that the projectile's ve- locity becomes reduced to the speed that it had on leaving the muzzle. This is ascribed to the impulse of the expanding gas being left for some distance beyond the cannon's mouth.
The copper era., 1899-11-30
An Unjust Ruling.

Last February when the presi Hent set aside the entire western part of this county and parts of Grant and Sierra counties for a for est reservation, it was generally understood that sheep and goats would be excluded therefrom, but the order for their exclusion was not enforced until about ten days ago and the owners of such ami mals had begun to believe that no such order would be made-at least before spring; but they were disil- 1usioned in very abrupt manner when the notice was given them to vacate as soon as possible. This senseless and pernicious ruling of the department of the interior is an outrage and a crime. It is the most unjust discrimination that could possibly be inflicted upon community of law-abiding citizens. There are at this time upon the Gila river forest reservation be- tween 75,000 and 100000 head of sheep and goats, mostly in small hocks owned by poor homesteaders who have suffered all sorts of inju- " and misfortune at the hands of hostile Indians, highwaymen and the natural elements, who have pa tiently and resigredly held forth in hopes of reapirg a reward for their trials in the end, but they are doomed to disappointment. After risking their lives and property in making the country worth the at tention of the government, de partment of that government steps | in and deprives them of the privi- lege of the enjoyment of their hard
The copper era., 1899-11-30
Winter Irrigation.

The Experimental Station of the University of Arizona has demon strated the practicability of winter irrigation in the orchard. The fol-
 lowing are few extracts from bull letin number four: '"rhe object of the experiment was to ascertain how much summer irrigation might be rendered unnecessary by the ap- plication of an abundance of water during the winter. The orchard selected was irrigated by the fur row system eight times from De. cember to March The last irriga- ton, during the latter part of March, was an especially thorough one. As soon as the soil was thor oughly dry, to check evaporation, it was narrowed crosswise of the furrows, and was cultivated twice and plowed and narrowed once dur ing the next three months. Dur ing the latter part of June the or cbard was given a light irrigation, but received no more irrigating wa ter during the remainder of the sea- son. The conditions above ground were very satisfactory. The trees
The copper era., 1899-11-30

It is stated in eastern financial journals that large producers of copper in the Lake Superior region have purposely allowed the price of copper to decline to IT cents for the purpose of discouraging small operations and mines producing on a very small margin of profit, in order that the price may be main tained at present prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12

| seen deserving Subig as the troops landed,
and the latter occupied the town without
resistance. They found the place ADAM
doned by the retreating enemy, who fired
few shots.
The Americans deployed to the right
ana left OF the town and killed one OF
the enemy.
General Grant and the remainder Of his
command arrived at Olangapo yesterday
afternoon. He will proceed to-day TO
Subig and join Major Spence. General
Grant VIII move north along the coast,
and will effect a junction with the
5wenty-htth infantry, under Colonel An
drew ). Burt, who was reported eight
miles from Iba, December 9TH.
NO CASUALTIES.
The enemy encountered in General
Grants advance ned TO the mountains
and scattered. General Grant is now gar
risonlng the towns he occupies. No casu-
alties are reported In his command
LAWTON OCCUPIES SAN MIGUEL.
MANILA, December ESQ A. NJ
General LawtOn, with the Thirty-hfth In
fantry and four troops of the Fourth
Cavalry, has occupied san Miguel with
out night.
The army Of the insurgent commander,
General Pho Del Pillar who had sup
posedly the largest force north Of Manila,
has been broken up into scattered bands.
NAvY'S PART AT sUBIG
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. December IL
The following cablegram has been re-
ceived at the Navy Department from Adj
miral Watson telling OF the part played
by the navy in the>occupation OF Subig
bay:
Manila, December lion the morning
OF the 9Th. about IL o'clock. l received a
telegram from SchWan, asking, for Mac
Arthur, our cooperation with Grants
forces, scattered towards OlangapO Su-
big bay. / suspended the Charleston court
OF inquiry and started the same evening
for Subig, with the Baltimore, the ore
gon, and a company Of marines from the
barracks. We arrived at daylight on the
10th. with landing parties organized.
Found Major Stevens I'm possession OF
Olangapo. having arrived AZ dark on the
9th. Relieved the army forces with 100
marines. Myers commanding. Transport
ed the army detachment TO Subig The
town was abandoned on our arrival.
Grant arrived in the afternoon. We left
the Oregon, the Gardoui. and the MinderO,
and returned 10 Cavite on the llth. The
Olangapo nayy-yard machinery is in fair
condition. The shops are damaged only
by the previous attack"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
Meeting of Pickett Camp.

At the meeting of Pickett Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, last night, letters
from DR.. w. b. Jones and John W. Fra
zer of Philadelphia. were read. in which
they announced that they would visit
Richmond some time in February next.
committee was appointed 70 receive
them for the camp. These gentlemen, TO-
gether with the Hon. Samuel III. Ash
bridge. the Mayor Of Philadelphia, and
ex-Mayor Charles r. Warwick, accompa-
MED by their wives, are expected.
Thanks were returned TO the Manehes-
ter Bard for the concert rendered by II
ON Wednesday last at rhe Soldiers
Home.
The camp received kind greeting from
the former Sergeant Major j. X. Polak,
comrade William II. Talley. OF Flu
wanna camp made short toik-
An application from Lemuel Cornick,
Sixth Virginia Infantry. was submitted,
and he was elected as member.
Comrade William f. Talley, OF Han
over, made an address.
II was stated that DR.. Southail, super,
intendent of Public Instruction, would
soon address the camp. -.--
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
FOR GREATER GERMAN NAVY.
A Greater Germany-Friendsh for
the United states.


BERLIN, December u.-Durng the de-
bate on the estimates in the ReichstaS
to-day Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial
Chancellor, announced that the Federal
Government had come to the conclusion
that the present navy was insufficient for
the country's needs, and that estimates
for doubling the present number of war
ships would be submitted. lie added that
the period within which the increase OF
the navy would be effected was not to BE-
fixed by law, the number of new ships
to be provided annually in the estimates
being decided in accordance with bulge
tary requirements.
Count Won Buelow. I'm supporting the
proposed increase in the navy, said: 1.-The
President Of the United States. in his
message, EXPIRE ssed himself CONGO rning
the good relations between the United
States and ourselves with a warmth that
Nils Us with sincere satisfaction, and as
far as Great Britain is concerned, we are
willing and ready TO live in peace and
concord with her on the basis of full
reciproc city and reciprocal considerations"
AS to the changes and revolutions or
the past few years, he said Il cannot be-
lieve Yet that a new partition Of the
earth Is imminent. We wish to interfere
with no foreign Power. but neither do we
wish TO let our fleet be trodden upon by
a foreign ROVER, nor let ourselves De
pushed aside. either politically or eco
nomically. The powerful vitality Of the
German people has involved us in the
worlds administration and draws us into
tho worlds policy In the presence OF a
greater Britain and a new France, we
have claims 10 a greater Germany, not
in the sense OF conquest, but in the sense
OF a peaceful extension OF our trade and
points OF support.
Just because the external position is
now favorable. We must use IL to insure
ourselves for the future. / wish-we all
wish-that our future may BE- peaceful.
Whether IL Will be SO. no one can say
1--WE must be secured against surprise,
not only on the land. but at sea. We
must create and possess a strong enough
fleet to exclude attack by any Power,
and emphasize attack, for I'm the absO-
lutte peacefulness Of our policy IL can
never be other than a question OF de-
fence. We must not forget that our
centre Is Europe. We do not neglect our
duty in providing security for our possess
eiOnS which rests on the Dreibuud -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12
THE $. A. L. CONSOLIDATION.
threatened Litigation OF Thomas I
Ryan Cannot ifeof H.

BALTIMORE. December ILL. w. MID
dendorf, Of this city. one Of the managers
or the syndicate formed to underwrite the
securities Of the new Seaboard AIRLINE
Railroad Company has returned from
Raleigh, n. c.. where he attended the
meeting OF the stockholders Of the Ra-
leigh and Castor Railroad Company. Mr..
Middendorf said the work upon he va
rious extensions OF the new system Is
progressing rapidly. ana that through
trains will be IN operation In January or
shortly thereafter The track has been
laid on the extension between Ridgcw.y
and Petersburg. ana track-laying naJ be-
gun between Petersburg and Richmond.
The extension between Cheraw and Cot
umbia, 5. c., is being pushed TO COM
pietion as rapidly as possible
Mr.. Middcndorf would nor discuss the
threatened litigation by Thomas L. Ryan
TO prevent the consolidation. but from
another source 1t was learned that even
il Dir. Ryan brought suit IL would nor az
feet the nnal consolidation OF the proper
ties