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Evening star., 1899-04-01
The Late John III. Harmon,

Jonh Ii. Harmon, for many years a ca
pable and popular employe of the weather
bureau, died at his residence. In this city,
4lS Pennsylvania avenue northwest, the
18th instant. Mr.. Harmon was an only
son of the late John IL. Harmon of Detroit,
Mich, and was born in that city October
y, 1883. He came to Washington with his
parents twenty years ago. and soon there
after enlisted in the United States signal
service and subsequently re-enlisted. Leav-
ing the service. he engaged for a time In
the brokerage business in this city: but on
the reorganization of the weather bureau
under the Agricultural Department he re-
entered the service and remained In IL until
his death.
Besides his widow. who. as Miss Lille
Marshall. he married in Altoona, Pa, In
1854. widowed mother. Mrs. Sarah L.
Harmon. and two married sisters, Mrs. 8.
h Bell and Mrs. L. s. Anderson, all OF
this city, survive him. Mr.. Harmon had a
large circle of devoted friends. who will
deeply regret his untimely death His
funeral took place from his late residence
at o'clock this afternoon.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Mr.. Fox's Residence.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS.
Meeting of District Union to BE Held
Monday Evening.

Meeting OIL District Union to he Held
Monday Evening.
The monthly meeting of the District of
Columbia Christian Endeavor Union will
be held in Calvary Baptist Church next
Monday evening at o'clock. This meeting
will embody both business and devotional
features, and promises to be one of special
interest to Endeavorers. 1.-The Quiet Hour
will be the central theme.
The following program has been pre-
pared: Devotional exercises; music ar
ranged by the committee; recommends
tons; roll call and business; Detroit '99'
by transportation committee; music, ar
ranged by the committee; 1.-THE Christian
Endeavorers Heart" address by Rev. Jos.
A. Vance, pastor Maryland Avenue Pres
byterian Church of Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. Vance, who will deliver the principal
address of the evening, is noted as a work
er among young people, and, 1t is said, re-
Gently delivered before the Philadelphia
Union most inspiring address. He Is a
brother of Rev. J. I. Vance of Nashville,
Tenn, remembered by Endeavorers who at
tended the last convention as delivering
the address of welcome on behalf Of the
pastors of that city.
Those contemplating visiting the Detroit
convention next summer will also be in
terested to know that the transportation
committee will make a report giving details
as to route, rates, etc, for the trip.
The Endeavor societies will have as an
Easter subject for their prayer meetings
tomorrow ''The Birthday Of Hope" from
Peter 1:1-9.
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DeleCatea Choseu

largely attended meeting Of N. w. w.
I. L. U. was held in Grace NJ. E. Church,
sth and streets, recently, twenty men,
bers being present. Devotional exercises
Were conducted by the president, Mrs J..
IT, Robinson, and Mrs. Drew. The quarter
iy meeting to be held in Dumbarton NJ. e.
church was announced, and the following
delegates were appointed: Mrs. U. d.
Seitzer. Mrs. E. ]. Aldin, Mrs. Drown, Mrs.
Grace Spencer.
1t was decided by the union to hold an
Easter sociable with refreshments MT the
residence of Mrs. j. III. Robinson, 1907 8
street. Friday. the 7th instant, at O'clock.
The committee is composed of Mesdames
robinson LOTUS. Ritter. jerks. Settler,
Drew and Gilienwater.
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tlon- Ihat the law had been violated, he
said, there could be no doubt. and tbe fact
that people supposed to be soldiers were
served did not help the case. He recalled
the scenes of disorder that were witnessed
on the streets, especially Sundays, during
the time the volunteers Were here and
people who sold them liquor to get them IN
sible. -''" ie'po'i
me jury recommended the defendant to
the mercy Of the court 1t is nossihIe tbe
motion for new trial will be argued next
Evening star., 1899-04-01
FAVOR CANAL SALE,
Proposed Transfer to ID. and O. Rail-
rOad-Other News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
HAGERSTOWN, March 81, 1899
There appears to be movement all along
the line to hold meetings favorable to the
sale, by the state, of its interests in the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. Meet
ings have and will be held during the week
at Williamsport, -Four Locks, Sharpsburg,
Old Town, Hancock, Harpers Ferry, Six
Locks and other places. At the Williams
port meeting a memorial was passed in
dcrsing the proposition of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to purchase the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal and use ii a wa
terWay. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to solicit signers to this memorial,
the president being empowered to appoint a
committee of ten to wait on the board of
public works and urge immediate action in
the matter. Similar action was taken at
the other meetings SO far held.
sCol. IL. c. Demining of Harrisburg, a
geologist and minsralogist of much eX-
perience, is now in the mountains near
here with force of men making investiga-
tions in the interest of some Boston and
Philadelphia moneyed men, who ara said
to represent capital to the amount of s.,
5OO.oo0 This has caused considerable in
terest hereabouts, it having been reported
that copper ore was discovered In the east
ern parts of this county, along the western
southern section of Franklin and Adams
counties, Pennsylvania. These sections
have, however been known to be copper
bearing for some time, but the ore was not
thought to exist in paying quantities. 1t is
stated that recently chunks of almost pure
copper have been found and SAINT away.
One sample, weighing nearly eight pounds,
is said to have been found about four miles
southeast of Smithsburg, Md.
F. E. Bridges of Washington the secret
order swindler, was sent to the Maryland
penitentiary Thursday to serve his term of
six years. Before Bridges was taken away
he said: Il hope to live my term out and
be a better man when / return to the
world"
Miss Emma Horst, an estimable young
lady of twenty-eight years, residing near
Maugansville, is dead from the effects of
coal gas which accidentally escaped from a
stCvs.
Capt. w. H. Skunk U. s. A., is here for a
week, recruiting for the regular army So
far he has met with success. Many of
Hagerstown's mustered-out volunteers are
enlisting.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is fully
open to navigation, the first boat of the
season having arrived at Wiliiamsporf
Tuesday, followed yesterday by the five
loaded boats that were caught in the ice
below Cumberland last December.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Principal Evans Theme.

DR.. w. Bruce Evans, principal of the
Mott School, will read paper, entitled
."The Difference Between Industrial Train
ing and Manual Training" before the Con-
gressional Lyceum tomorrow at o'clock
pm. at Odd Fellows Hall, 1906 NJ street
northwest. Among the special features Of
the song service will be chorus of twelve
children, Miss Louise Coleman, pianist, and
patriotic piano solo, ''Our Glorious Union
Forever" by Miss Blanche Coleman.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
History OF the District.

The regular monthly meeting OF the CO.
iumbia Historical Society will be held in
the banquet hall of the Shoreham Hotel
Monday evening at o'clock. A paper on
.The Board of Public Works" will be read
by DR.. Franklin T. Howe, and one on '"The
Homes of the Local Government" by DR..
William T7ndall
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Prayer and Praise.

There will be a prayer and praise meeting
of the Sunday School Union of the District
of Columbia held in the several churches
tomorrow from 10 to 10:45 am, as follows,
those named having charge: Mr.. James L.
Neil, Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Sunday
school; Mr. Silas E. McElroy, Miles Me-
mortal c. NJ e. S. s.; Miss Marie Brown,
Union Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion s. s.; Miss N.
Burroughs, Berean Baptist s. s.; Miss
Marie E. Dean, Israel C. M. e. s. s.; Mr..
Clement Herbert, Lincoln Memorial Con-
gregational Sunday school.
Evening star., 1899-04-01

The regular permanent
family circulation of The
Evening Star in washing
ton fs more than double
that OF any other paper,
whether published i'm the
morning or i'm the aftera
noon.
As a medium for unobs
Jectionablc advertisements
Il therefore stands un-
equaled and unapproach-
able.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Significance to Republicans.

Republicans in the state and county gen.
orally may as well realize that their party
supremacy in Maryland, to a large extent
depends on the result of this election.
Should the democrats win, no one who is
at all familiar with affairs here doubts for
one moment that they will carry the
state in the fall, and thus resume control
of the whole executive machinery. Should
they do so, it is extremely probable that
they would keep that CONTROL and in the
next presidential election Maryland Would
be found where she was for over a genera
ton, solidly for the democratic candidate.
More, therefore, depends on the May cleo
ton than the mere control of the city hail
of Baltimore and the six or seven millions
of dollars which are annually disbursed
from there as center. As Mr.. Hayes Is
an outspoken advocate of free silver and
Organism, his election might also be claim
ed by the free coinage people as an indica-
ton of a change of sentiment here, al
though nothing could be further from the
truth.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
Inn Re=emterimg

the ranks of Pennsylvania avenue
merchants we feel that we need mo
introduction to the people of Washing
tom, either as firm or as individuals,
for we are to the manor BORN, OUR ma
terial as we'll as OUR commercial life
has been spent i'm your midst. Our
record as clerks, as managers, as pro-
priet0rs is too we'll known to you to
need mention here. That we have
served you c0nsciemtiously and Salts
factorily is evidenced by your gener=
ous patronage while with the parent
house,
Robinson & Cherry Co.,
Our predecessors.
I'm conducting this OUR new venture
upon the sea of commerce we shall ad=
here strictly to the same high standard
of business honesty and integrity which
characterized every transaction of the
old firrm.
We shall sell only merchandise of
KNOWN reliability=cheerfully ullycorrectany
mistakes which may OCCur==im fact, eV=
erytl1ing that the best store anywhere
ought to be, THIS STORE WILL BE.
SO corme==be with us ON Monday
evening, April 3, between 7:3O and 10
o'clock. We want you to grace the
christening with your valued presence.
Wish us GOOD LUCK==and like all
good wishes, we promise they shall re-
dound ON you with increased benefits.
There will be flowers for the
ladies and valuable souvenirs for every
body.
Remember, you have am engage
m1erlt with us for rIonday evening.
CHERRY & MORAN CO.,
811 Pemma. Ave. NV.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
THE new METHOD OF
BLOOD PURIFYING.
What the New Discovery in Med
ical Science Has Accomplished

Show That Your
is Out of
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II you want work read the want columns
Of The Star.
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have a total depth of 135 feet, there will
be space for yards in the rear. Each house
is to have eleven rooms and two bath
rooms, and hardwood will be used in the
interior finish. They will be heated with
hot water. The owners are r. W. Walker
& Son.
Mr.. Fox's Residence.
A residence will be erected by Mr.. Ed
mund K. Fox on Doth street near Q street
from plans prepared by B. Frank Meyers,
architect. 1t will be two stories in height
with bay windows on front and sides. On
the first floor will be a reception hall, Ii
brary, parlor, dining room and kitchen
The house will be heated by hot water.
A two-story addition Is to be built to the
house of Albert F. Marsh, 800 Massachu-
setts avenue. The new part will contain
a large dining room.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
A Row of Five Houses.

FIVE houses are being built on wening
place, Columbia Heights. between 14th and
10th streets. from the plans of Marsh &
Peter, architects. They will be three stories
in height, 20 by 10 feet, and the fronts will
be built of brick and stone. As the lots
Evening star., 1899-04-01
THE EVENING STAR.

The Evening Star is served to subscribers in the
city by carriers, on their account, at 10 cents
per week, or ~ cents per month. Copies at the
counter cents each By mail-anywhere In the
United States or Canada-postase prepaid-b0 cents
per mo nth.
Saturday Quintuple Sheet Star. 81 per year, with
foreign postage added. S3.0S.
Entered at the Post Office at Washington, d. C.,
as secOnd-cIass mail matter.b
EyI,n mail subscriptions must be paid In advance.
Rates Of advertising made known on application.
Evening star., 1899-04-01
EnIarging n School Building.

Plans are being prepared by James G
Hill, architect, for an addition to the oil
Gales mansion. in lexington, now occupied
by Prof. Minifee for school purposes. Th
addition like the main building, will be O
frame, and will be three stories in heigh
and 36xS5 feet. Provision will be made il
the new portion for a chapel, class room
and dormitories.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
NEW kLONDIkE EXPEDITION.
Prominent New York Politicians Hope 60
Get . Barrel Apiece.

Prominent New York Politicians Hope to
Get . Barrel Apiece.
New YORK. June GA new klon.
dixie expedition will start from this city
in a special car Over the Vanderbilt
roads next Thursday. A steamship
will be at Seattle ready to start for the
American gold fields. which are 1000
miles nearer the United States than
Dawson City.
The expedition differs from most
mining ventures in that its capital stock
is all subscribed. The principal officers
are Senator John +. Jones Of Nevada,
president; James p. Oliver, vice presi-
dent; Oliver II. p. Belmont, secretary
and treasurer. There are many stock
holders whose names are we'll known in
local politics.
The party expects to stay 80 days at
the mines controlled by the company.
A mining expert Of international repu.
tation will be taken along, as we'll as a
cargo Of machinery with which to de.
velop the property, which includes both
quartz and placer mines.
The mines were secured a year ago,
and have been extensively worked.
A camp of considerable proportions.
called Belmont, after the secretary and
treasurer, has been established. All
the insiders are politicians, and they
expect to get rich out Of their holdings.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
Newark ae VALPARAISO.

SANTIAGO DE CHILL. June : 1.-THE
United States cruiser Newark. com.
manded by Captain {. f. Goodrich. has
arrived at Valparaiso. The Newark
left Montevideo for Valparaiso May l..
and her captain was instructed to make
a quick passage as it was expected the
cruiser would be needed at Samoa. Her
arrival June ~. ut Port Low, Guaca.
neck island. on the west coast Of Pata.
gonia. was reported and it was added
that she had encountered severe storms
in the Straits of Magellan. The Newark
having short Of coal. the CHILEAN
government dispatched the gunboat
Pisagua with 200 tons Of coal to Port
Low.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

La the American Monthly Review Of
Reviews for July, the editor reviews the
work Of u delegation at The Hague up
to date, presenting the latest phases OF
The arbitration question. with some con
sideration OF its bearings on the present
topics discussed IN The Progress OF the
World" this month are tariff trusts as
T. political Issue, the Dreyfus vindlcation,
the wal in the Philippines, the recent
change in the civil service rules, and the
newly elected college presidents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

The farmers elevator company OF Mil
bank, which is credited by the local pa
pers there with having kept up the aver
age price OF wheat two cents per bushel
during the year on their home market,
has recently made It's first annual re-
port WHICH shows that it purchased very
nearly 10000 bushels OF wheat. OF this
l%ii,i1o las been sold, reall ling SsO,42O,
lne average price paid for this wheat
Was - 3. 100 cents per bushel.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

81. Fire at Laurel. Del, destroyed prop.
erty valued AT $4,000 70 $500, 900. in.
Guiding a number of stores and one
hotel.
The Russian minister Of marine. Vice
Admiral Twrtoif. has assigned the sum
Of II 900. 900 roubles for dredging aud
the construction of two moles at Por,
Arthur.
1t is the intention Of the University Of
Pennsylvania 10 enter a team next year
in the Olympian games at the worlds
fair in Paris and also in the English
championships.
The United States transport Cleve.
land has arrived from Manila. via 70.
kohama. She brought but two passen-
gers. both from Yokohama. The voyage
from Manila occupied ~ days.
Acting Secretary Of War Meiklejohr
announces that customs receipts at Ha.
vana for the week ending June II ex.
ceeded those Of any previous week 70,
1899 by 81 ,sos. The receipts for tn.
week named were soG2, O43.
There is general anxiety among Gu.
ban cattle owners over the increase IN
CHAMBERS and Charlton. Every effort j.
being used to prevent . spread Of tht
diseases, but there are daily reports vi
their appearance in new sections.
Senior Dolse. civil governor Of Pima,
del Rio. with the assistance Of the rura'
police, has arrested five outlaws who
were supposed to have been connected
with the Caimite affair. He will plac.
them at the disposal Of the American
authorities at Guanajay.
The pressure Of applications for ad
mission to the International Council O,
Women, to open at London June 20
and last until July 5, has been so grea,
that it was found necessary to chang,
the place of meeting to the large convo
cation hall of Church house.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

CLas. 4. Plllsbury, the great Mime
hpoil7 miller, IL u recelt Interview, said
look upon the winter wheat crop as
practically a failure. The winter wheat
section u the country has not, from I'll
appearances, raised any more wheat
than We need here at home for our "
consumption. SO far AS the northwest
ern spring wheat area is concerned the
crop Is looking and doing fairly we'll.
10 some low places there may be slight
damage from 0 much rain, but on the
whole, with favorable weather cond,.
tons from this time forward, there
ought not TO be sny reason why we
should not have up here q reasonably
abundant crop.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
MILLS TO CLOSE
Failure to Agree on a Scale Will
Cause Tin Plate Factories
to Stop.
Amalgamated Workers Commit.
tee Not Empowered to Accept
Terms Offered,
And Will Have to Receive New
Instructions - Chicago
Packers.

PlrrsBURG, June 27.-All the tin plate
works in the country will be closed at
midnight on Friday as the result Of the
failure to settle the wage scale at the
conference in Chicago. Fully so, 600
persons will be effected by the shut
down.
The conference, which opened in Chi.
cage Tuesday morning, closed Saturday
evening at o'clock. without arriving
at N agreement. The workers wage
committee, acting under instructions
received from the annual convention
held in Detroit last week, made a de-
mand for an advance of 30 per cent. The
present wage scale expires on June 80,
and members Of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION are not permitted to work
after hat date unless the new scale is
signed.
About $4,000 skilled workers are
members Of the association. and as
many more are dependent upon them
and will be idle while the skilled men
are unemployed. Nearly IS per cent Of
the tin plate workers Of the country are
employed in Western Pennsylvania
mills. The scale for the tin house men
or unskilled labor was arranged several
weeks ago, and provides for a big ad-
M to some of the workers. and aver
ages nearly 20 per cen All the tin
plate mills in the country are union
mills, with but four exceptions. Some
OF them may continue in operation. but
it Is not likely that they will. Secre-
tary Williams of the Amalgamatel as
ISOLATION stated that all negotiations
are off for the present, and Mr.. Will
Jams said that the manufacturers Of
fered them an advance. but it was not
as much as they wanted and as the
committee had no authority to do any
thing except what the convention de-
cided on in Detroit, just a month ago.
the conference was brought to an end.
1t would be impossible, he said to refer
the matter back TO the subordinate
lodges this week. much less arrange for
another conference.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

The Pioneer Press IN Its issue Of the
2ith inst. also turns traitor, copperhead,
NaccaOebe Gil in one. and abuses Presi.
dent Mckinley most ~shamefuily. The
Pioneer Press ought 10 be read put Of the
republican party. 1t Is saying the very
same things about the president now
that the anti-lmperlallst papers said
about il!m nearly a year ago when lie
catered upon his policy OF slaughter,
subyugatlon and conquest. The Pioneer
I:eea Is "a Tagai.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
Yankton and lodged in Jail at Tyndall to
sw ait trial. They are said to be q hard
lot. old state prison offenders, some Of
<kor

The annual meeting OF the South Da-
kota Homeopathic Medical association
was held at Huron last Thursday and
Friday and discussed much that was
pertinent to the profession. DR.. VIM.
Lowe Of Madison was elected president
for the ensuing year, and DR.. Cotton OF
Eermillion was made secretary and
treasurer. The next meeting will be
held in Madison, the date TO be fixed
during next years Chautauqua.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

According TO the reports OF reglneutal
aId post commanders reports TO the
war department, the army canteeE is a
grand good thing, and will 10 doubt
De perpetuated. Attorney General
GrIggs Interpretation Of the law will
doubtless o stand and the army cau-
teen stay also. What IA howl these pro-
h~lbltloL.sts and church assemblies, all
for nothing.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27

The state land department Of South
Dakota has instructed states attorneys
to commence suits to set aside contracts
for purchase OF state lands in several
counties. Four OF these are in Hanson,
o II Lake. Minnehshs one, Bon
Homme one. These are cases where the
purchaser has left the country and there
is no other u Where the party
is responsible the Office takes another
method OF settlement, by enforcing con.
tract instead of setting aside.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
TROUBLE MAY SPREAD.
Big Strike Of Packing House Employee
Considered More Than Likely.

Rig strike 81 iacktng House employees
Considered More Than Likely.
CHICAGO, June 21.-About 300 men
actually engaged in the killing Of hogs
Joined the ranks of strikers at the stock
yards during the day, in demanding an
increase in wages of % cents a day. No
trouble is apprehended by the police.
1t is asserted that unless packers make
concessions to their employees, a strike
which will e~tfectually tie up the stock
yards industries will take place July /.
The trouble SO far has been confined to
the unskilled laborers. That the situa-
ton is regarded as rather serions by the
packers, was indicated by the fact that
several of the largest packing houses
refused t buy hogs.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-06-27
OF CUBANS.
Over -Four Thousand Have Received
Their Gratuity So Far.


HAVANA. June 27.-Brigadier Gen
eral Randall has paid up to date in the
provinces Of Havana and Pinar del Rio
and the western half Of Matanzas
province $3.50 troops. This raises the
full number, exclusive Of provinces Of
Puerto Principe and Santiago, to about
1880. If the same ratio is maintained
in the two latter provinces as tho
original lists stand the figures will
reach a total Of 1000. American army
officers consider that the figures shown
in the payments represent the most re-
liable estimate of the size of the Cuban
army, which included a large number
Of unarmed followers.
The Havana customs receipts from
Jan. / to June % inclusive amounted
to 81, 93S, O1O. 43.