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The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

The Spanish import duties paid during me
first six months OF the current year exceed
by 50. 600, 900 pesetas those for the CORES
ponding period Of 1882
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Everything points to one Of the largest
apple crops this season in the history OF
Nova Scotia
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

The Russian Church has rule against the
publication of the Old Testament without
the Apocrypha.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething softens the gums, s,reducing1nhamma-
ton. aliays pain. cures wind collie 25c.a bottle.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

The mackerel fishing on the south and
southwest coasts Of Ireland has been a fail
ure this year.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

If you want good digestion to wait up
on your appetite" you should always enew
bar OF Adams Pepsin Jutti Frutti.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Chicago has taken to eating frogs with
unbounded enthusiasm.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

In Salt Lake City there are three Presby-
terian churches viz. the First, the West
minister and the Third.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Take LAXATIVE BRoAo QUININE TABLETS. All
druggists refund the money If 1t fails to cure.
e. W. GRovR's signatr re is ON each box. Doc
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Ifa woman's crown of glory
is her hair, Jessie Fraser, of
Fine, N. n, must Be a queenly
woman. She wrote US, last
January, that her hair was
nearly ga inches long and very
thick.
And she gave Ayers Hair
Vigor all the credit for it.
Ayers Hair Vigor may do
this for you.
We don't claim the "a inches
every time, though.
]. G. AVER COMPANY,
Practical Chemists, Lowell, Mass.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

The population of zululand is $1,000, q
whom only 500 are Europeans.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17
Presentation for Cl.ilIs

The Rest Prescription for Cillis
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELHss
CHTIL ToNIC. II is simply iron and qulnine IN
a tasieIess form No cure--no pay. prfee 'Vc'
The Afro-American advance., 1900-11-17

Halls Family PiIls are the best
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
SAMUEL B1EBER BANKRUPT.
Liabilities Listed at SI3O.S4G. and Az
sets S7eS1N

sets SsD,Sse.
Samuel Bieber, who conducts a retail
clothing and furnishing business at 9O3,
sos, 907, and 909 Eighth Street southeast,
and shoe store at 913 Eighth Street
southeast, yesterday filed a petition in
voluntary bankruptcy. He states his liza
bilities to be O,S4653. This amount is
made up of unsecured claims amounting
to S57,542.53, secured claims aggregating
$4,000, and notes and bills. which he
alleges ought to be settled by other per-
sions, amounting to s20.S04. His assets
are listed at s79S20.S2 and consist of
open accounts, s10,545; property in rever-
sion, S3,207.67; household goods, $1,000;
stock in trade, 0,O00; bills and proms-
sorry notes. s7S5; cash, s1,7S3.15, and real
estate valued at s5l 500.
Leon Tobriner. attorney for Mr.. Bieber,
stated yesterday that several years ago
Mr.. Bieber entered into an agreement
he undertook to furnish TO such firm the
financial backing for the construction of
what is known as the Tiber Creek inter
cepting high level sewer. and that his
present financial embarrassment is due
to the fact that he incurred obligations to
the amount OF about $4,000 in this en-
terprise. Mr.. Bieber's other enterprises
nave peen proHtapie, and Were-lt not for
these endorsements, which are now ma
turing. and the fact that no profit has
thus far been derived from the sewer
venture, Mr.. Bieber would be perfectly
solvent. The more valuable portion OF his
property is unincumbered, and il is hoped
that the amount realized from this aid
his other assets will cause but a small loss
to his creditors. Owing to the strain upon
his nervous system, Mr.. Bieber has, since
his return from Europe, some three weeks
ago been confined to his house.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
TO PREVENT COLLISIONS
Plans TO Give Fire Engines Right
of Way Discussed.
The Commissioners Favor the Reg
Order to Avoid Repctitions of the
Accident on Ninth Street - The
Recommendation of Chief Paris.

S. ~. B. Linkins, assistant foreman OF
No. Engine Company, has reported to
the Chief Engineer In reference to car
on the Seventh Street line almost colliding
with a hose carriage on July al Seventh
and Streets northwest. Mr.. Linkins thus
describes the incident:
I'VE pulled our horses down TO trot,
at the same time ringing the bell all the
time There were some people out in the
street waving their hands down Seventh
Street for a car TO stop. AS we came up
near the corner / could not see any car, so
We started across the street and Seventh
Street electric car came within five feet of
colliding with the hose carriage and did
not stop until the crossing was completely
blocked. The engine had to go down Sew
enth Street to Rhode Island Avenue in
order to get on Il Street again TO proceed
TO the fire"
In transmitting the assistant foreman's
report to the Commissioners Joseph Par
ris, the Chief Engineer Of the Fire De-
partment. endorsed the statement Of his
subordinate as follows:
II recommend that some action be taken
to make the car companies more careful at
the crossings where engine companies are
compelled to cross their tracks in respond
Gig to alarms Of fire. There has been one
serious accident IN the last week and an
other narrowly averted. and il something
is not done to make those in charge Of
cars look out for responding engine COM
panies more serious results are apt to
follow"
Commissioners Macfarland and Beach
had the matter under discussion yesterday
afternoon and determined TO do whatever
could be done to stop the danger of col
lision between the fire engines and the
street cars when the former are respond
ing to alarms. The Commissioners are
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06

favorably inclined toward the adoption of
the plan pursued in Baltimore, where the
cars stop and give the engines the right of
way In several years experience in that
city the Commissioners are informed there
nave been no such dangers to the fremen
as the people of Washington have been
made conscious of within the past few
days, though In Baltimore the streets are
much narrower than in Washington and
traffic is often congested in some of the
downtown thoroughfares during the great
er part of the day.
BY bringing the cars to a stop as soon
as the motorman hears the engine gong
the Commissioners are informed that the
hremen have practically a clear track and
drive around the cars much quicker than
II they were moving. The delay to the
cars Is understood to be trifiing and II is
believed that the adoption of a similar
plan in Washington would speedily prove
its utility.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July "a very
large number of members of the hlexan-
dria Evangelical Churches today took part
in the union Sunday School excursion to
River View. The occasion was pleasant
one.
Ulam W. Baker, who carried on business
for a long time in this city, died at his
home in Fairfax County, in his seventy
sixth year, last Monday. He married the
youngest daughter of the late John T.
Harrison. and was well known in all this
section OF the country.
The mayor this morning fined James
Jones, colored. $50 for shooting James Luz
cas-. white man, at the house of Ida
Freeman, in Chicken Alley, last night
lad, eight years old, Paul Sherman.
son of Robert Sherman, yard conductor
Of the Southern Railway here. was terribly
mangled this afternoon near the corner
of Fayette and Prince Streets. He at
tempted to jump on the Chesapeake and
Ohio freight train. but missed his footing
and fell under the wheels, which passed
over his legs cutting them both off above
the knees. The little lad died tonight
Willis Henderson, lad living near
Wilkes and Royal Streets, attempted this
morning to fire some crackers left over
exploded prematurely and injured his eyes
badly.
Mrs. Rosetta Holland, formerly a teacher
OF the colored public schools. died yester-
day at her home in Royal Street. and will
be buried tomorrow.
William Harrison, trimmer for the cleo
trio works of the city. was sunstruck -
day. at the intersection of King and Pitt
Streets. He was attended by DR.. 7. NJ
Jones.
NJ b. Harlow, President of the Busi-
ness Mems League, will visit Washington
tomorrow with a view TO conference with
Mr. Connolly Trigg. of the Trigg Ship
building Company. who has announced that
II Alexandria will make a good subscrlp-
ton to the stock of the company a ship
yard will be established here, AID one
OF the United States warships be built
in this city.
A colored business league has been
organized here, in accordance with the ad-
vice of Booker T. Washington.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
FUNERAL OF A. S. PRATT.
Services Held at His Late Residenc
I'm Iowa Circle

The funeral Of the late Adam Scott Pratt
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence, 9 Iowa Circle. The re-
mains were inferred at Oak Hill
The services for the dead were read by
the Rev. Randolph II. McKim of Epiphany
Church. assisted by the Rev. John G.
Ames, of st. Thomas Church. The coffin
was covered with roses and lilies and
there was magnificent wreath from the
Humane Society, OF which Mr. Pratt had
so long been the president.
The pallbearers were Charles Neitze. of
Baltimore; J. b. Upper. one of the vice
presidents of the Humane Society: Com
missioner II. B. +. Macfarlaud. Joseph L.
Enderly, and John S. Swormstedt. All of
Mr.. Prat:'s eight children and eleven of
his thirteen grandchildren were present
at the funeral. The remains were laid in
the same grave with the body of his wife
who passed away in 1896. after ffty-three
years of married companionship
Mr.. Pratt died suddenly at O'Clock
sunday afternoon near Shandaken, in the
Catskills. where. with his two daughters
ne was spending the summer He was
elShty-two years of age.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06

The following deaths for iorty-eight hours were
reported at the Health Department up TO noon
Yesterday: Elizabeth C. Smith, rs years; Harriet
Mu-:,hy. II years; Patrick Ryan. - years; Ed
mosoria f. Dickinson, % years; Ellen Butler. 81
years; Sara LOCKER, "a wears; Alexns Marccron.
~ wears; Andrew i. Miles, - years; Mary T.
Voigt 90 wears; Robert Brodie IS wears; Walter
Chapman. rs wears; Agnus VI Demison. IS year.
Frederick r. Clifford, 81 years: Mamie Kelley Is
wears: William Ray, q wears; Lette Frazier, %
years Carroll l.. Johnson, u years: Neil II.
parkins. rs years. Harry Norris, IL years; Beatrice
$ Ha,elhngor. l year; William Speakman, yeai
Bernice Y. Kuhn. year: John Clark. Il months ::
Robert Fenton, 10 months; Patrick j. INLAND o
months; Eli T.. Nandergrift, months; Alplon,o
Thompson. months; Elizabeth G. Slikeld :
months; infant Of Louisa ilolke s months: Mary
H. Bright months: Jcsse l.. Holiday. 1 munths /:
Paris Jenifer months; karasa Barnes. 4 months
Dolores Russell, months; Michael Goetzer 3
naonths; William +. Rock. 3 months: Dororh,
Thomas. months; SYN Diemer, months; Con.
,uela Wallace. months; William NJ Green.
month. Charles Z. Clark, l month: Dorothy A
Nails ~ DAYS; infant Of Elizabeth HOrstkamp q
bours; Dorothy VI. Mckee, hour.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.
me Weather Man Declines to
Make Rash Promises.

| Make Rash Promises.
Notwithstanding what impression the
public nay have to the contrary" said
the weather man yesterday afternoon. as
he mopped his perspiring brow with a piece
OF blottin. paper, I'VE have no private ad-
vices from Hadesz explaining the present
| hot wave, as the result of the furnace door
OF that Place having been inadvertently
| left open by His Satanic Majesty. Should
such be the actual cause of the present
condition, we would be of the opinion that
the absent mindedness of the royal scar
let gentleman has been very marked re-
Gently. However feasible this hypothesis
m,iy be to the average man. it is the scien-
tific opinion of the Weather Bureau that
the heat is due to causes entirely ter
restrial'''
Explanations of the causes OF the pres
ent torrid weather were not especially in
teresting to the sufferers, whose only
thought. when not engrossed in hopping
operations. or imbibing cooling liquids.
was of tbs prospect for relief.
The thermometer at Acker's drug store.
at 100 o'clock yesterday afternoon, regis.
tered the century mark in the shade, ana
the temperature of pedestrians who stopped
TO read the record rose perceptfbiy, and la
duced them at once to indulgence in soda
water or sterner refreshments. in which
the herb commonly known as mint largely
figured as an ingredient.
Officially. the temperature was not so
hot. The thermometer at the Weather Bu-
reau registered the maximum temperature
of 90 degrees at o'clock. This was one
degree cooler than the maximum tenn
perature for Wednesday, although it would
have been difficult to persuade the aver
age sufferer of the fact. At o'clock yes.
terday morning the mercury registered 81
degrees. In an hour it had jumped three
degrees, and at 10 stood at 50. At noon,
II degrees was registered and by O'Clock
the maximum temperature was registered.
After that hour light rains and cloudy
skies tempered the atmosphere. Occasional
showers continued until after nightfall and
made the balance OF the day bearable.
The sage of the Weather Bureau holds
out no prospect of cool wave. Baromet-
rical conditions are his warrant for the
representation Of continued hot weather.
According TO present indications the torrid
weather may continue indefinitely.
The official forecast for the District OF
Columbia for today predicts partly cloudy
weather with continued heat and light and
fresh southerly winds.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
FELINEs ON THE FENCE.
John Muilnn Complains of n Nuisance
on Connecticut Avenue

John Mullan. of 1910 Connecticut Avenue
northwest. has written to the Commits
sioners complaining of the nuisance caused
by cats that congregate in the rear of bie
premises. He states that the neighborhood
is overrun by stray felnes They conpre-
gate. he says, in numbers on the fence
In the rear of my house. at night and
make snch fearful and continuous noise
that sleep is impossible. 1t has reached
such point that they have become n
public nuisance and would ask that
something be done In the premises
The Superintendent OF Police In report =
ing on the matter at the request of the
Commissioners suggested that the COIN
plant be referred to the Humane Society
as there Is no law or regulation under
which the police can operate to relieve the
situation.
The Commissioners have approved TIE
suggestion Of the Superintendent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
TRY ALIENS FDOT-EASE,

nowder TO be shaken into the shoes. Your feet
feel swollen nervous and hot, and get tired easily
n Won have snartiug feet or tight shoes, Try Al
lens Foot Ease IT cools the feet and makes walk
Inc easv. Cures swollen. sweating feet. ingrowins
nails. blisters, and callous spots. Relieves corns
and bnnions OF all pain and gives rest and com.
fort Try II today. Sold by all druggists and
hoo stores for 25c. Trial package FREE Ad.
dress Allen S. olnstcd. lie Roy. N. Y.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
HI, Cb,u.mnn with n Bottle.

Lee Song, Chinaman, appeared before Judge
Scot, yesterday as the complainant against liar-
rison Ellis, colored who was charged with as
sault Lee Song testified that Ellis entered his
laundry "Wednesday night and demanded the prisi-
lege of taking n drink of whisky from a bottle.
Lee Song objected and Ellis. it was alleged. struck
the Chinaman on the head with the bottle Judge
Kimbal sent Ellis to jail for thirty days i'll default
OF payment OF fine vi 80.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
An Insurance Company Sued.

Can't. Francis W Dckins, L. $ n. Yesterday
filed two suits against the Lincoln tire insur-
ance Company to recover So 5is.75. claimed as due
ON two policies of insurance. The insurance is
claimed 10 he due on property DESTROYED by fire
in premises 1884 Nineteenth Street northwest
July : last. The plaintiff is represented by At
torney John RidoUt.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
Held for Action of the GRIND Jury

Charles Barrett, colored, who was arrested sew
cral days ago by Detectives Muller and Bsur on
suspicion OF having forced an entrance to the
cabin OF the schooner OF Capt Robert 4 Carroll.
while II was lying at the Eleventh Street wharf
on April 10 was yesterday ariaigned be ore Judge
himball for a preliminary hearing on a charge Of
hou,cbreaking. II was alleged that after forcing
entrance Barrett carried off a ship's compass
valued at sI5 and two lamps valued at $40. Judge
kimball ordered Barrett held in $500 bond for
the action of the grand jury. In default Of bond
Barrett was committed to jail.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
Park-vaudeville. evening.

Glen Echo Park-v Vaudeville. evening.
Wildvood-yaudeville evening.
Chevy Chase Lakc-Navai battle and fireworks;
evening
Indian Village-Florida Avenue, between
Eleventh and Thirteenth Streets
Trains leave Chesapeake Junction daily, 10 a.
m. IL a. m. 2 p. M. p. m, p. m Tor
Chesapeake Beach on the Bay.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
Edwin II. Jones Sues for Divorce.

Edwin I. JOINS. through his attorneys. Portner
& Nelson, yesterday filed suit for divorce against
his wife Collcttc Alice Jones, statutory
grounds The parties were married IN Memphis,
Tenn, in 1892. and soon after came TO this city
TO live.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
E,ks Going to Atlantic CITY

Washington Lodge. No. TO- B. P. o. Elks. will
attend in body the meeting of the Grand Lodge
at Atlantic City. y. j.. next week. The lodge.
under the marslrilship of Col. W. Emmett Urell
will start from Elks' Hall. 1905 Street north
west. at II o'clock roon. Monday, July .. preceded
by the Third United States Cavalry Band from
Fort Myer, which they will take with them to
the seashore. The members are very enthusiastic
over the trip.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06

Cabin John Bridge every afternoon and evening.
Most beautiful resort near Washington Twill
remind You Of Manhattan Beach. Rough element
excluded,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
' s., The SAPOLIO ' s ,: s., ,.
Cbs 60 Ilaales
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1900.
I'll. Weather Indication.


Partly cloudy and continued warm Friday and
Saturday; light westerly winds.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
The catts-HnmiIton Difficulty.

John +. Cats and John +. Konartz. proprietor
and assistant. respectively, Of the billiard room
in the Metropolitan Hotel, and who were taken
into custody Tuesday morning by Policemen An
drews and Brown for assault with a billiard
cue on Victor Hamilton. an upholsterer.
raigned before Judge hiuball yesterday 1t was
shown tia, Hamilton struck by Cats because
the upholsterer interferod with him and struck
him. and that Konsntz had nothing 10 do with
the affair. Judge Kimbill ordered the ease against
Konaut= dismissed and imposed fine Of $40 en-
Cats.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
TIE Sun AND MOON.

Highest temperature. p. m-.....-........--....y "
Lowest temperature, a m.--.--...-.--..-..''
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
STREET LIGHTING.


Ia,,ps III ................s:0G p,
/ a,n,s out tomorrow so Al
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06

Sun rose. ....4:40 AN. sun sets......T:2s PM
Moon rose Moon SITS. .i2:Ol An
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06

s1.50 and 81 Tan and Black Kid,
also all patent leather Oxford Ties.
nearly every size OF some kind, to-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

Hon. Hobart Brooks, editor and owner
OF the Washington " Capital" 1898 Penn
sylvania Avenue, N. w, Washington,
D. c., in recent letter to DR.. Hartman
says:
Dear Sir-It Is with great pleasure
that can testify as to the merits of Pc
ru-na. After suffering over year with
catarrh began taking Pe-ru-na. l
took one bottle, and SO great was the
effect that rapidly recovered and am
now enjoying good health. To all who
suffer from debility OF any kind recon-
mend Pe-ru-na as most valuable tonic.
Hobart Brooks.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03
HOUSEWIVES, HUMAN MACHINES.

Every woman who becomes housekeeper in
a home of her own, rented or owned, feels that
the welfare of its inmates depends largely upon
her management, and, truly, she can make or
mar the home life. The thrifty, working. pru.
dent housekeepers of our land would not care
to be styled human machines with cast iron
rules from which there was no deviating.
Bless the woman who can change her rules, If
by experience she finds them detrimental to the
health or happiness of her household. Many
housewives with large families of children to
care for, and with small means, find it difficult
to keep white, spotless floors and shining WIN
dows.
At one time in my life, was the inmate Of a
home whose housewife was very strict In her
rules; the washing must be done Monday; the
colored clothes folded, ironed. and repaired, If
we did not retire till after eleven o'clock the
large, white kitchen floor must be secured and
washed with a hand mop in one hours time. 1t
became rule to US; one other girl working
with me- presume at the present time it would
be called a castiron rule TO take certain part
of the work to do in one or two hours, and the
work was always accomplished. Her rules were
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-03

very strict every thing had to be done ae the
appointed time and just as she did 1t; there was
no confusion, no clutter. every one knew her
work and did 1t
My employer lived on large farm and kept
lady of the house was the best housekeeper and
manager that ever knew. She claimed that
her servants nust be happy to do their best;
that an unhappy servant could not do rs much
work or do It as well, and she was very kind
and faithful employer and became very much
attached TO her, so much so that in after years
when had been long q housekeeper. and was
on a visit at her home, l told her I wanted to
come and live with her again because she
taught me to do work so quickly. She replied ::
al have changed my cast.iron rules. have 10
floors scrubbed with hand mop now. My girl
WAS injured by kneeing much using a hand
mop, causing enlargs mept of the bones. The
ply stefan said that was the cause, and quickly
discarded the hand mop and use handled mop;
ana now never have the colored clothes irored
or repaired washing Il VS."
Sister housekee ers, never be slow to change
any rule in the home life that is too hard on its
inmates. overw srk, over tasking the powers
of life have brought unhappiness and poor
health to many homes, and when health is gone
where are we to look for help? We need not do
SO many things in one day; some OF them can
be left for the morrow and II the morrow never
comes We shall not have them to do. Health is
more to be desired than wealth, and We house
keepers need that charity for each other which
makes the whole human family brothers and
sisters.-L A Shoreg, an Maine Farmer.