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CANNOT GRANT PERMIT.
Decision Respecting the Application
of Mr.. W. Mckay.

Mr.. w. Mckay several days ago requested
permission Of the District Commissioners
u lay conduit on the north side of stan
ton alley from the Dewey Hotel to the cor
ner IF the alley back of l0"s 18th street,
distance Of DO feet. Mr.. Mckay stated
that he is putting III the hotel two dynamos
ana two engines to supply the electric light
for the house. and has contracted for the
engines To supply the three houses 1U1S.
100 and 1912 18th street from the same
source as Tor the hotel. Mr.. Mckay said
he would build the conduit under the direc-
ton OF the District authorities.
The Commissioners, after directing an in
vestigati0n Of the matter nave decided u
deny The application. on the ground that
Mr.. VI Kay is not authorized to occupy pub
ne alleys, streets or avenues with Couduits,
bill granting such privileges to private
parties having failed at the recent session
Of Congress. 1t appears that the wires of
an electric lighting company are adjacent
and ii is suggested that Mr. Mckay can
obtain a connection with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17

boa; darted ont under cover of darkness to
launch It's deadly missile against an Amer
lean way vessel If she had been struck
she would have gone to the bottom What
saved herr Was It her big lynch guns
No, II was her search light the dazzling
white beam Of light that shot straight out
Ike a sword thrust through the darkness,
revealed the approaching danger.
Mat y II that saves thousands of men
from death every day IN the year when the
deadly toe Of disease Is epiug uueus-
peCted upon them II Is the white light
OF science, the educated understanding
that reveals the source Of danger and
irdlCdtes the exact p0in; Of attack
While the ordinary doctor gropcs around.
with tine feeble taIlow candle light of ste.
reotyped, conventional, routine treatment,
a physician like Dr. K Y Pierce, of Buff
fa!o, y y, instantly Eliminates the sub
Ject with the clear day light ray of practical
knowledge, the irresistible search light of
advanced and DEMONSTRATING science
e. afflicted for four years" says John F.
Zingsheirn. Esq, OF No. Lark St, Amsterdam
Y, IN an earnest letter 10 Or. Pierce NV
suffering was extreme and the trouble gradually
Increased uOtw:t hstanding the fact that I tried
many different kinds OF treatment. After be-
coming physically Iucapacitated and unable to
work al all. aud after much hesitation, / wrote
you am very happy to state that your advice
has doEe me great good You advised DR..
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery, aud also his
Pleasant Pellets must here state that they
have cured NE I wish to thank you most heart
ily for what YOU did for me All suffering has
vanished and have gained about twenty. FIVE
pounds IN weight. ! used only bottle of
Golden Medical Discovery and one vial of the
Pellets %
Do not hesitate to write to DR. Pierce He
Will send confidential advice absolutely
free. Send 2I one cent stamps to cover cost
of mailing only, for paper covered copy of
Dr. PIerCe's Common Sense Medical Adj
wiser. Cloth binding tea stamps extra
Address Dr. Z. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y.
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land office, of which he is a representa-
tive:
Special Agent Max Pracht accepted an
invitation to address the Transmississippi
Commercial Congress. which is to meet at
Wichita, Kan, May 81 upon the subject of
Forest Preservation, Its Influence Upon
the Health and Wealth of the Community
But he has rescinded the agreement, as a
leave of absence from his field of duties to
attend the congress would interfere with a
desire 10 visit San Francisco to help well
come home the boys of the gallant I'd Ore
gon Volunteers, of which regiment his son
is as yet a Hive but not kicking member
Private Max Pracht says he would rather
see his son and superior officer. Sergt VIM.
b. Pracht, than to attend any congress
whatever"
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Trials by Jury.


The MAY ball Of Mss Thompson, which
t''H place ut Confederate Veterans Han
Monday night, was an enjoyable affair. It
Pre~rn.rd an Interesting program of dances.
in which tl~ pupils participated with credit
Th"~r who took part We're Gladys SHaabolt.
L. Carey. k;s,hI--n Shaibo.-. Marguerite
H.llEl-aE, Edna S-ets,u. Stewart Graham.
Mar Smith. Ralph Howell. Grace Beatty.
I-a"rrn"s S1adbpIt, LiEe Maddox. Bertha
f-rN-n. Dudley Stecsou. Ira Pope. Annie
Jewel. Frank Graham. Adele Robinson and
Ami II well
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CLAIM OF 100000 DAMAGES.
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Made Defendant.

Suit at law was filed today by James W.
Barker through his attorneys, Messrs.
Tahmadge A. and Wilton J. Lambert.
against the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of this District. claiming the sum of
$4,000 for an alleged breach of contract on
the part of the defendant company. The
declaration consists of two counts and sets
forth that in July, 1898, the plaintiff being
indebted to said company in the sum of
$1,000, and being possessed of valuable
property known as houses numbered HOS
and lilo H street northwest, agreed to sell
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same to the defendant for the sum of S14,-
600, out of which the debt, 1t is said, was
to be satisfied and the balance paid to
plaintiff in cash; but, 1t is alleged, after
refused to comply with the terms thereof,
thereby causing great worry to the plain
tiff and damaging him to the extent of the
sum sued for.
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An ori~r WIS granted IN Equity Court
No ! today empowering Charles G. ssailer.
coulnl-t@e Of Deborah 5. Stiler an alleged
lura-ic. ro sell at his discretion ana to the
b-st slivatIttge the stocks Of the latter in
tCr Washington Gas Light Company ana
tn Capsai Traction Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17
A Clerk Wanted.

The civil service commission announces
an examination June Il to I'LL the position
of clerk in the office of the judge advocate
general, Navy Department, at a salary OF
81 a day The requirements of the eX-
animation include knowledge of common
law. admiralty law and naval law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17

o'clock. The majority, however. viii re-
n ain until the conclusion of the shooting,
about O'Clock. Several came out to the
range the late trains this afternoon.
Maj James E. Bell. inspector general of
rifle practice. District of Columbia militia,
Is In general charge of affairs at the range,
while Maj Frank l.. Graham of the 9th
Battalion is satisfactory to every one as
range officer. Other officers whose services
are going long way to make today s meet
one of the most successful in the history
of the guard Capt. Shaw and Lieuts.
Reichelderfer Vale, Lanham, Dennison and
CookSon. c. F. c.
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Lightning Causes Damage.

During the prevalence of the storm last
evening lightning struck the lexington
power house and caused damage to the
extent of about 500.
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Movement to Start One in Vicinity Of
Washington.
MEETING CALLED TO CONSIDER PLANS
Farm to Be Purchased for Use Of
the Boys,
DETAILS OF GOVERNMENT


one Of the great problems OF modern
civilization has been [" GtN.Se some me'hou
to care for the waits Of great cities In
the larger communities huhdFeaS or thouS-
anus "- Boys an" E'''7 are Pi"c'lcdilS
thrown On tHrT own resources Win sur
F'HA'ii|S "H"'e Ihe 'Shneh'1s9 arr al TO-
"a'd crime anu Ih'Se general tehHe"1!ef
III tie young people are usually aceeHtuatei
at an early axe by a iIti or wprhhOuse SEN
ta,,c. y,-E-a. frey- arc frr.v-r, in association
- II -. 49, t,,,,
WEI ''Nl.''1.' - 'ii'''''I7 anu ''i = ~ '
end Of their term with criminal IDEAS ana
teudrncjes fully developed. Seemingly the
most st1c,.assre,I y-ay If dealing with This
,, ~ .,,,-t
pF'"'eHL mas ''eH 'Hl'usH the - "i'7''0
ment or tun!or republics, Wh"re the Dogs
ana girls are given IN opportunity 10 learn
seH-rellance ana industry ana 70 deFe'op
on IN" exact HNeS that inaht good cttizeaS.
Inc parent institution OF ms Sort mas bt,i
N operation AZ + refEiir, " i-: t'tieL me
oFect'oA o. william II 'eOIse, i'S I1uiioct;
toT several years, anu has PtQFeu sucetl ia
II ~ i'9 "" e n W " ,-,,. -
ALREADY gained heafway in baltimore TO es-
tahiist junior republic for The young PEG
Pc 'i 'HdC eng anu no" an eh -, - "et !
60 80 MN Wyrili,,-f,1, and TgiIfi,nnra
Ia an organization to establish somewhere
In the country a junior republic to which
the waits ami strayS OF the TWO cities could
De sent ,,.. r.,,
-
W. 10 ''1', ''''9 81 a. w
as" anu
tt'''S' "u'i L''iI7 anu uet>'iI9 VIII 10 III
sIdsFtd- NJ b'iWr'tSoh Riggs ONE Oh 'he
trustees Of the Baltimore organization, will
be present as Will the Rev e Lawrence
hunt the former president of the board of
trustees Of the parent iuntor republic at
Fr.evl!le Mr. Hunt has been an active
worker in the republic idea since its iucep-
ton and originally came to Baltimore in
order 10 Gu Ee,.t funds for the Organized re-
public. at Free. VILE Finding the sentiment
So strong in favor OF a republic in this 10
t,tIitv NJ declared that RaIrimOr, and
WASHINGTON children were as well worth
saving tS t}los,- OF New York and has lent
his time and splendid abilities 70 the organ
ization If The movement here The general
Dian is to organize a board Of trustees in
tIi'7 CITY "H4cn VII act IN conjunction with
IN q sun "
which a farm win be bought or rented and
the junior republic put in operation
The ORIGINAL RepubIic.
~. or5s-,,,,f c,s-,rea T,,,,io- t,an,,r,1i, a.
In..s,frr.. has go, o,,+ ~ Tho ,,rac-ioaI
,.,--,.,-fr,r, IF NJ C,,.s, u, s-,4,,,rr,,c- r.,
10 Sun '-'-'-5 ''' NI7 cfI4liiIL<d youth u
New York city It Is what its name i'm
pics a republic Of juniors The citizens
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EnInufary pef,tin,

DR.. Joseph c. Ellis has filed a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy through Attorney R.
e Doan. Liabilities are given at 81. sSS 80;
assets, $3.50.
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PRIDE IN HIS son.
Special Agent Pracht to Meet the
Oregon Volunteers.

A paper published in Santa Fe, N M,
contains the following item regarding a
man well known in Washington and in the
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Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns OF The
Star.
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magnificent line of Extension Tables, at Va
oak soot Table VERY tbIs WEEK. MADE tor solid $3.50
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Handsome Oak Dining Chair, solid oak. cane
s se%' en hsn back r. eAcelle"ly made S1OO
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"A Pretty Solid oak Table; 16-lnch ton turned
legs just the thing for Il flower stand
or Tor group Of figures. Price On
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Higl-srnle Pinno-I"li>h"d s,rid oak chamber
Suite, with oval French hc,.Irl plat. mirror.
d"nhl"-i''r r"rnm0vi". shaped tops handsomely
carved h"afhoard ami glass frame. S19 Nm
straight SO Suite. for......... PSOoWV
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ON. Cash or Credit.
The only complete houseurnishers in Washington.

pov"g verkno
mren dy f t. tn F bile frn We eH1arn
p boo lN having
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Company Team Match.
Totals in Company Match.

The totals in the company match were:
Company \, 9TH Battalion, 49, Company b,
9TH Battalion, 10I; Company c. 9TH Battal-
ion. 167; Company ID, 9TH Battalion, 152:
Company A. 9th Battalion, POS; Company &,
9th Battalion. 1893; Company D. 9th Bat
TALON. $50; Company b. 18th Battalion. l52;
Company c. LIST Battalion, 145; Company g.
ID Battalion. 1O1 Company A. I'd Battalion
l61; Company b, 18th Battalion, 152; Com
pany A. 4th Battalion, $50; Company c, 4th
Battalion, 1870; Company d, 4th Battalion,
10T.
Taking its scores in the gallery in con-
junction with those at the range this after
noon Company A, 9Th Battalion, proves the
winner of the company team match. The
members of the winning team and their
scores this afternoon were: w M Farrow
A G. b. Plum, SO; c. McC. Taylor, A.; c.
A Russell, AZ, and A. Whitacre, A. Total
POS.
The battalion team match, with the LIST,
I'd. ith, 9Th and 9th Battalions represented,
Is in progress as this report closes.
Many of the guardsmen returned to
Washington ON the train that left here at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-17

Chifonter Folding Beds in great variety. We
have fine oak finished, full size bed with
woven wire spring. complete, for so nm
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

The man who can be pessimist
at the present time is victim
either of discordant imagination
or the liver complaint. Belling-
ham Times.
France is already beginning to
feel money stringency and in
creased taxation. The hated Jew
has not yet commenced to show
how many methods there are to
get even for the Infamous treat
ment Of Dreyfus.-Fargo IN. d.
Forum.
An editor up in Wright county
is said to have fallen heir to $l5,-
600 legacy. What in the world
will country editor do with so
much money? Perhaps he will
take "cue" from the millionaires
and organize newspaper trust
Albert Lea Enterprise.
It might be a good plan for
some people out of work to ask
themselves if they are worth en-
ploying.- Window Reporter.
Millionaire John R. Mclean,
democratic candidate for governor
of Ohio, is now working over time
trying to solve the great economic
problem, "what is to be done with
our surplus barrel?"-Blue Earth
Post.
It is easier to drift with the tide
of circumstances than to pull
against it in business or anything
else, but it is the man who won't
drift who wins.-Windom Re-
porter.
If you find lot of hair in your
butter it is apt to be the strongest
kind of circumstantial evidence
st. Peter Herald.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
o o o o o

I and also terms in two or three other
prisons. He is now serving ten years
term for very aggravated crime of
burglary. Another case is that OF
man whom l found to have a number
of tattoo marks on different parts OF
his body. l examined his record and
found that he is now serving his
second term in that prison and has
very shady record behind that. In fact
1 found that fully ninety per cent OF
the tattooed men there were confirmed
criminals, most of them having served
terms before.
"Strange to say the fewer of these
marks found on man, the less the
enormity of the crime for which he is
undergoing punishment, while on the
other hand, the more marks man had,
the greater the enormity of his crime
and the worse his past record. Now
to clinch the whole matter [ found
that less than one per cent of the men
not tattooed, had ever been convicted
of crime before. A further lnvestl-
CATION shows that less than three per
cent of the people on the outside are
tattooed. This together with the fact
that ninety per cent of our criminal
population is tattooed is to my mind
conclusive proof that tattooing most
certainly is a mighty factor in the
making of the criminal, and that as
cause of crime, whisky isn't in it"
And the drummer put on his hat
and walked out, J. S. B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
From Other "Pens''

The PRISON MIRROR is one of
the best printed and best edited
little sheets that comes to our
table. Worthington Globe.
A boy could become an ideal
man by being the kind of a man
he would like his father to be-
Slayton Gazette.
A Chicago youth practicing
dentistry at clinic got his whirli-
gig tangled up in the mustache OF
an old rounder who was having
one Of his biters plugged with old
iron and pulled out handfuls OF
hair. The remarks of the gentle
man were such as to cause general
prostration. Minneapolis Journal
If man spends his youth in
being rake, he cannot expect tC
hoe his own row in after life
Alexandria Citizen.
"Heaven helps him who helps
HIMSELF" but the man who helps
himself gets so we'll fixed before
heaven sets in to help him that he
doesn't need any help.-St. Paul
Globe.
Pingree says Dewey is all right,
but Admiral Dewey is still holding
his opinion of Pingree under ad.
visement.- Minneapolis Times.
It is only when we realize the
truth of the adage ''that life would
be intolerable without it's absurd
ties" that we can treat the calamity
bowler with semblance Of con.
observation-disclosures Sun.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
O O o o o

Written for The PRISON Mirror.
The drummer had just returned
from business trip to the thriving
little town of H, where the state
penitentiary is located, and upon being
asked what his opinion was regarding
the causes of crime, replied:
"Gentlemen, in common with ma
jority of the people of this enlightened
country and age, 1 have always held
that vast amount, in fact nearly all
of the crimes committed, are directly
traceable to liquor. But since my visit
to Il, my views have undergone
decided change. Actually, [ believe
that the demon rum has been very
much maligned, together with those
engaged in the traffic. 1t is true that
MANY men commit crime when under
the influence of liquor; but my humble
opinion is that in great many in
stances they would have committed
the crime if there had never been a
drop of intoxicants made.
"This may sound rather strange, but
to nv mind it is absolutely the case.
Let me give you my reasons. AS you
all know, have been down to H
on a trip of combined busin"ss and
pleasure. While there, I accepted the
invitation of one of the prison officials
to visit that institution. The utmost
freedom was accorded me, being per
mitted not only to come and go at will,
but to have free intercourse with the
prisoners and full liberty to examine
the records to my hearts content. of
course, having always taken a great
interest in such matters, although never
posing as a criminologist, [ took adj
vantage of this magnanimous offer
and investigated thoroughly.
81 found the prison records show
that eighty-fve per cent of the prison
ers were addicted to the use of alco-
holic stimulants, and a majority of
these used them to excess. This bore
out the opinion I then held strongly as
I thought: but now I can see that it
only makes my present position the
stronger. Fully eighty-tive per cent of
the people of this State not confined in
prison are users of liquor and the most
of them use to excess. The inference
is plain. Eighty-five per cent of the
whole male population are drinkers,
but very small per cent of the whole
are criminals. See?
"Well, to get down to my theory. In
going and coming about the prison
noticed that fully nine out OF every
ten men at work in the various shops
were tattooed. Upon inquiry learned
that in nearly every instance the tattoo
ing was done in youth, before these
men were old enough to begin their
careers of crime.
81 will row give You few instances
of nv observations and research
Upon one man I found both forearms
nearly covered with tattoo marks, which
he infol med me were placed there at
the age of thirteen. Upon examining
this mans record | discovered that he
was noted criminal, having served
several terms in this prison at H
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE

Apprehension has been expressed
by somebody that ex-President
Harrison will have trouble in col
Letting his S25O,OOO fee from Ven
ezuela. Maybe the ex-President
can compromise the matter by
knocking off $25O.-Nashville
(Tenn.) Banner.
An attempt is under way to form
papermakers' felt trust. We
presume that this is intended to
meet a long-felt want.-Pioneer
Press.
A Nebraska army chaplain just
back from the Philippines says he
grabbed a gun and shot as he
prayed. It is hoped none of the
angels up there was hit.-Denver
Post.
It is better to lose a fortune than
your manhood, and yet there are
more expressions Of grief over the
loss of money than over the loss Of
virtue Window Citizen.
Americans are selfish. 1t is
hard for them to worship more
than one hero at a time.-Anoka
Union.
A New York paper brings the
story that a white man who married
a native woman of Aoba in the
New Hebrides was eaten during
his honeymoon. It is presumed
that his bride-widow was given a
choice cut of him.-Denver Post.
She was darling fresh and fair,
almost too sweet for human food,
but say "oysters" she was there
for fried, or raw, or stewed.-
Orange (Va.) Observer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

That was Long" speech that
the secretary Of the navy made in
presenting the sword to Dewey
Madelia Messenger.
It is figured out that the New
York welcome to Dewey cost the
people in one way and another
$2O,OOO,OOO. OF this vast amount
$5,OOO,OOO went to the railroads
for transportation.-La Crosse
wis. Observation-Disclosures.
A satisfactory substitute for the
American handshaking and kissing
habits must be found, or some OF
our best men will die from over
work. -Hector Sentinel.
When a woman constantly goes
to church without her husband, he
makes up his mind that she has
entered into a contract, to let him
90 to the devil. Washington Hat
Chef.
A man here in Washington says
that when a woman does not turn
around in church to look at her
neighbors bonnet-she is blind
Washington Hatchet.
A French scientist says that he
has made a discovery ''by means
of which the mental process of
youth can be quickened and accel-
Grated by an application of cleo
tricity." Slippers and shingles
must be on the decline in France.
-Beardsley News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

\AIANTED-S SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON
w EST persons to represent us as Managers
in this and close by counties. Salary 5000 a year
and expenses. Straight bOna-fide, no more, no
less salary. Position permanent. Our refer
ences any bank in any town. 1t is mainly office
work conducted at home. Reference Enclose
self-adressed stamped envelope. THE DOMIN-
ION COMPANY, Dep. g. Chicago.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

An exchange says, "A vast diff
ference exists in the flavor of eggs"
Many of us have discovered that
flavor when a nest egg explodes
unexpectedly. = Centralia (Mo. }
Fireside Guard.
A Kansas editor broke his arm
while at his desk. He was perhaps
at work upon an editorial upon the
prosperity in that state when the
bone gave way beneath the great
strain Denver Post.
"a man who will take ten drinks
of whisky day." remarks a Ken
lucky contemporary, will not be
troubled by bedbugs." But he will
by big snakes, if he keeps it up
long enough.-St. Louis Humorist.
The man who goes home late
and finds his wife too mad to talk
is a lucky dog. Culbertson (Neb.)
Era.
Why do people say ''crazy as a
bedbug?" Bedbugs never act
crazy, at least, they seem to know
their business and keep right at
it!-St. Louis Humorist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19
MOVEMENTS OF OUR POPULATION

Total population, SOB.
Males, 497; females, 6.
Discharged during the past
week, 2.
Received, 4
Grade standing as follows: first
37l: second, 100; third, IL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-10-19

WE HAVE SECURED A
GREAT NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT STYLES OF