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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-08
PRODUCER GAS IN ELECTRIC
CENTRAL, STATIONS,

agH5sS 3CENIRALM SIAIlONS.
Producer gas, like the other varieties,
has a capacity to do work. not because
of the free energy in 1t, but only on
combustion. Gas may, therefore, be
stored forSan indefinite period with no
material loss of energy, and used either
slowly or rapidly, as desired. II follows
at once that the capacity of gas produc
.ers for an electric plant need correspond
only to its average daily requirement,
and is much below the rate of gas con-
sumption at times of maximum load.
Gas producers for an electric supply sta-
ton may thus be operated regularly at
the most advantageous rate, and not
forced in and out Of service to meet the
varying exigencies of public demands,
as are steam boilers. As station load;
rises rapidly. near the period flo its max
imum, II is only necessary to start the
proper gas engines and their dynamos,
without changing in the least the con-
iditions at work at prod lton9 ID.
Adams in the Engineering Magazine for
April.
After tho Old Veterans.
Many of the old veterans are now
very susceptible to coughs and colds
and find good friend in Chamberlain,s
Cough Remedy. 1t is. in fact. favor
lite with many Of them for coughs and
colds and particularly as a safeguard
against pneumonia. Mr.. ]. S. Pitt. of
Short Tract, ". Y, late OF the One
Hundred and Fourth New York yol-
iunteers, says: Last winter while get
ting out ice contracted a severe cold.
which settled on my lungs SO badly
that Il thought sure 1 would have to
send for doctor. Il. d. Burnett. of
this place. recommended Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. bought a 25-cent
bottle and the contents cured me-,
This remedy is for sale by druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
A TOUGH CASE,
A Chinaman Who Can't Return to
Wife and Children.

The bureau of immigration is attempting
to find some loophoe in the law that will
allow a Chinaman to be admitted to this
country after the statutes have plainly or
dered him to stay out. Lau B. Dew Is the
celestial in question, and he is just now
waiting with tears in his slant eyes at Mon
Staunton, Va. He has a wife, four chill
Virginia town, and cannot go to claim them
Lau came to this country eighteen years
ago. He decided to become an American
citizen soon after he landed, so cut off his
queue, bought American store clothes
American eyeglasses and proceeded to learn
the American language. After while Lau
sent for his wife and she, too, learned En-
glish. The children born to them cannot
talk any other tongue.
Lau went into the Stanton court one
day and took out naturalization papers like
any other foreigner resolved to forswear
allegiance to potentateS and mOnarchS. The
judge who granted him the papers prob
ably did not know that he had no right to
issue them to a Monaghan, but he did just
the same and Lau fondly imagined that he
was American sure enough.
A year ago, after Lau had prospered
well in business and laid up money in the
bank, a longing took possession of him to
revisit his old Chinese home. He applied to
the State Department for a passport and
sailed across the Pacific, promising to re-
turn soon to his wife and children. Now
he has returned as far as Montreal and
can get no further. There the immigration
authorities took his passport away and told
him to go back to China. Its a tough
case" said Commissioner General Powder
ly. Tau is probably better citizen than
many we have with us today. but the law
says he must stay out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
CONDENSED LOCALS.

Annie Foley, little old woman, who has
spent several years of her life on the farm,
was sent down for two weeks by Judge
Mills today. The woman Is usually charged
with vagrancy, but today she answered to
an accusation Of disorderly conduct. Annie
admitted that she was guilty.
Richard j. Law was in an extremely nerv-
Gus condition when he appeared in the Po-
lice Court today to explain a charge against
him. Policeman Wolfe told the court that
the prisoner refused to heed warning
given him and he arrested him. Drunken
ness, he said. was the cause of the mans
conduct. Judge Mills imposed a penalty of
$25 fine or ninety days on the farm.
James Fitzgerald today in the Police
Court pleaded guilty Of assaulting his broth
er. John Fitzgerald. with his fist, and Judge
Taylor fined him SO, with the alternative
Of thirty days in Jail.
James Johnson, small colored boy. liv-
Ing In Goat alley, was today convicted in
the Police Court before Judge Taylor Of the
larceny of $11 from Mrs. Mary L. Burke
and he was committed to the reform school,
Richard Stuart Lomax. through Attorney
Charles A. Eccleston, this afternoon filed a
petition in voluntary bankruptcy. His sum-
mary Of debts is stated to be SIS. 34O.17 and
assets $259.21.
Policeman Sullivan was In Judge Mills
court today to make charge against a col
ored woman named Kate Caldwell for al
legged vagrancy. There being no witnesses
the woman was dismissed.
Elvie Minor forfeited 81 collateral in the
Police Court today for an alleged violation
Of the bicycle regulations. Policeman Tur-
ner charged that he failed to keep to the
right side Of New Jersey avenue yesterday.
Harry Leonard paid 81 In the Police Court
today for an alleged violation Of the police
regulations. Policeman Leonard charged
that he unnecessarily obstructed the free
passage way Of 7th street with push cart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
SIMULATED ABNORMITY.
Curious Power of Negro Who Has
Deceived Many Physicians.

Curious Power of n Negro Who Has
Deceived Many Physicians.
From the Philadelphia Medical Journal.
An aged colored individual is making the
rounds Of the physicians offices and hos
pitfalls, exhibiting himself as a man with
two hearts. He also claims to be able to
displace his hearts into the abdominal cav
ity. He has travelled widely in this coun-
try and has been in Europe. There is no
evidence whatever that the man has two
hearts, nor Is there any sign that an aneu-
rism exists. When he Is about to "dislo-
cate his heart he asks the examiner first
to listen with the stethoscope or phonendo-
scope over the normal cardiac area for
the heart sounds. He then twists and con-
torts himself In various ways, using active
ly the muscles Of the anterior abdominal
wall. AS he does this there is seen to rise
suddenly in the left lilac region a rounded
pear-shaped prominence. which is pulsa-
tile and to which he now asks the exam
liner to apply the stethoscope. An obscure
rhythmic sound Is heard over the area.
which is the size Of large fist, and which
conveys to the palpitating hand sensa-
ton of throbbing. He can produce SIM
liar swelling, though less prominent, on the
right side.
with a great show Of effort he holds the
prominence one or the other side for
about twenty seconds. If the examiner
instead of listening over the supposed
situation of the valve points, he readily
detects the heart sounds in practically UNI
diminished intensity. Moreover, percussion
over the supposed hearts gives a more or
less tympanitic note. The man has evil
IDENTIFY by long practice gained a peculiar
control over the superficial abdominal
muscles-such as some persons have over
the scalp and ears-by means Of which he
is able to throw a certain section into
prominence and to produce a rhythmic vi
bration that closely Stimulates, both in char
acter and rate. the pulsation of the heart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Real Estate Transfers.

lie Droit Parks S. Foutz ct ux. to Geo.
X. Denmark lot 80. block /; $40 Stamps,
$3.50
Eleventh street southwest between B and
C streets-Carrie V. McClosky to Alice w.
SomerveIl, part lot s, square 325; SIC
Stamps, $3.50.
First street northeast between H and !
streets-Michael Cudmore ct ux. to Marga-
ret r. O'Bren, lot Sc, square 676; $1,000.
c street northeast between 10th and 10Th
streets-Lemuel E. Mayhem TO Ellen c.
Mayhem, lot II. square III; 3.
Maryland avenue northeast between I'd
and 4th streets-Ernest l.. Schmidt, trus-
tee to John w. Farran, lot 10, square 7S4;
$500.
Grasslands-Chas. c. Glover ct ux. to Jas.
NJ. Johnston part: 81 Stamps, 30 cts).
r street northwest between 9th and 7th
streets-Teresa Poloni to Florence v. Crea-
mer. lot ia, square "A: so Stamps 81.
Bellevue-Joseph Auerbach ct ux. to John
Schickler, lot 66; $40 (stamps. $3.50.
Twenty-fifth street northwest between X
and l. streets-Walter P. Carpenter to Lula
and Ella CARPENTER, part of original lot IL,
square 10; SO Stamps 90 cents).
Douglas-Mary Burrus to Mabel Jackson.
lots and 10: $40 (stamps, 81.
E street northeast between I'd and Sd
streets-Amelia G. Travers ct vir, Charles
s s.. 70 Frances Reilly lot o. square ''4'
18th street southeast between D and z
streets-Jno F. Donohoe ct ux. to Robert
%. Fugitt, lot p, square 992; SO Stamps,
$3.50.
North Capitol street northwest between
M and N streets-Charlotte E. Bates to
Andrew Gleeson, lots 4S to So square $40;
10 Stamps, 800.
18th street southeast between d and E
streets-James O'DonneH ct ux. to Robert
2. Fugitt, lot 20, square 992; $40 (stamps.
81. 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
REPUBLICANS PREPARING FOR COM
ING CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
w. II. EGgbOrn of Culpeper County
the Probable NOminee-General
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.,

No. 101 King ST.,
Bell Telephone No. los.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 81 1900.
Preparations are being completed for the
republican congressional convention which
meets In Alexandria the 10th instant. The
meeting will probab be held in the opera
house and will be called to order at 1
o'clock pm. by District Chairman II. H.
Dodge of Manassas. Throughout the dis
trtct full delegations have been elected to
the convention. and a large attendance
is expected. From resolutions adopted
at the various county mass meetings
1t is evident that a great majority of
the delegates will be in favor of placing
a candidate in the field to oppose the demo-
cratic nominee. Representative Rixey Of
Culpeper. The names Of several prominent
republicans have been mentioned for the
honor. but 1t now appears that Mr.. w. H.
Eggborn Of Culpeper will be the choice of
his party.
Work Of Special Grand Jury.
Acting Commonwealth Attorney James E.
Clements of Alexandria county is preparing
indictments and having witnesses sum-
moned for several cases that will be in
vestigated by a special grand jury to meet
at the county court house Monday next.
Judge Love ordered the special jury to con-
slider charges of shooting and felonious as
sault against several parties now confined
In the county Jail. Those who are indicted
will be tried at the September term.
General Matters.
Miss Bessie Radcliffe and Mr.. Harry Gray
were married last evening at 1880 o'clock at
the brides residence, No. 40 Wilkes street.
Rev Mr.. Cameron of the F. M. Church per-
formed the ceremony in the presence Of a
few friends of the contracting parties. Mr..
and Mrs. Gray will make their future home
in Baltimore.
Willie Mcintosh. the little son of Mr..
Harry Mcintosh, residing at No. 113 Prince
street, did not succumb to the large guam
tity of oil of cedar which he took yesterday
morninS by mistake, related in The Star.
Toward evening the child improved and his
recovery is now regarded as probable.
Miss Clara Hancock, Mrs. Burnheart and
Mr.. c. Mills have gone to Westmoreland
county, Va, to spend a few days
In the police court this morning Thomas
Burton, colored, charged William Ford, also
colored. with assault. The evidence showed
reverse conditions and Thomas was assess
ed 81. 80 while the accused was dismissed.
The funeral of Mary NJ Coombs took
place this morning from her parents home
on South Washington street. Intermcnt
was made in st. Marys cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
THREATENING WEATHER.
There Will Probably He Showers #,

There VIII Probably He Showers To-
morrow.
Forecast till pm. Friday.-For the Dis
trict of Columbia and Maryland, threaten
ing weather tonight. Friday probably
showers; light northeasterly winds.
For Virginia, generally fair tonight and
Friday, except local rains on the coast;
light northeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast.-The pressure is high this morning
over eastern New York and New England
and over the north Pacific coast. A trough
OF low pressure extends from the Panhandle
OF Texas to the lake region.
Local rains and thunder storms have
occurred in Oklahoma, Arkansas Tennes-
see, Alabama, the south Atlantic states
the Ohio valley and portions Of the lake
region
Moderate temperatures prevailed east of
the Mississippi river; In the Rocky noun
tain and plateau regions the temperature
is from three degrees to ten degrees below
the seasonal average.
Unsettled weather and showery condi-
tons are indicated for all districts save
New England and the west gulf states.
On the New England coast the winds
will be light northerly. On the middle and
south Atlantic coast light south to east
winds will prevail
inches has been reported during the past
twentyfour hours: Jacksonville, LES;
Charlotte. 1.52; Dodge, 10; Lynchburg,
1872: Russellville, Ark, i.G4; Port of Spain
Trinidad, w. l., LBS; Tuscola, ILL.,, 1.54.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau, beginning at pm yesterday:
Thermometers pm, rs; 8 pm, 70; II
midnight, q; am, SO; am. 20; noon
16: pm, TO-
Maximum temperature, 76. occurred at
August Minimum rat
occurred at am, August %.
Barometer-4 pm, 1884; pm, 1896; u
midnight, 5000: am, 5000; am 5000;
noon, 1902; pm, 5000.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
a.m.-Great Falls, temperature, so; condi-
ton, S6: receiving reservoir, temperature,
81: condition at north connection SO; condi-
ton at south connection, 80; distributing
reservoir, temperature So: condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; eff1uent gate house, 49,
Up-River Water.
The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har-
per's Ferry reports both rivers clear at
that point this morning.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide, 12:49 am. and 1:19 p. m ;
high tide, 6:49 am. and 722 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 1:39 am. and 2:03
pm; high tide, 1887 am. and S:O5 pm.
The Sum and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:19 am; sun sets,
GAG pm.
Moon rises. 4:52 am. tomorrow
Tomorrow-Sun rises, $40 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
| tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
| All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extdnguished
] forty -dve minutes before sunrise,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
To he Read I'm Bed.

From the New York News.
1.-The day of big books has gone by said
a dealer speak king of some recent fine pub
locations up to few years ago nearly all
the art prints and handsome limited addi-
lions of standard works were either folfos
or something almost as large. There's a
beautiful set of Dickens, for instance.
printed in 49, The illustrations alone cost
fully $4,000 and it represented high-water
mark in mechanical excellence at that Pc
Rod. But look at the size Of the volumes.
They are almost as big and heavy as
standard cyclopedias! At present the ten
dency is just the other way. and the ma
jority of the really fine books that are being
published are small and light The usual
cover measurement Is from five by seven to
six by eight inches. and most of the stand
ard novels are coming out In that size. One
reason why big books have gone out Of
favor may strike you at first blush as
rather foolish but I am assured of its i'm
portance by publishers who have made the
trade life study. The big book can't be
read in bed. It's too heavy to be held when
one is In reclining position, while the
small, compact volume can be handled as
easily as a magazine The great massive
folios of the old times made nice ornaments
for the center table. and came in handy for
the younger children to sit on at table, but
to really read them was a job for an ath-
lete.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Too Many Saloons.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
While we are complaining about the evils
existing at Chesapeake junction and call
ing for their cure, it occurs to me that we
have similar conditions in this city, which
just as much demand remedy. To illus
trate. there are now in the neighborhood
of the government printing Office some
thirteen or fourteen saloons, but notwith-
standing there are places sufficient to sup
ply the public demands, 1t is proposed to
locate In the square on H street between
North Capitol and LIST streets northeast
another of such places. 1t seems that a
man who Is now conducting business on
North Capitol street has applied for the
transfer of his license to No. 43 H street
northeast.
AS property owner in this square on II
street / have to protest against the grant
ing of this transfer, and many other prop
erty owners have Joined with me therein,
but 1t is q question whether our protests
will avail us anything.
Apparently the excise board is supreme
in these matters as the law now stands
but 1t seems to me that such supremacy
should be in some way curtailed by the
enactment Of a law that will regulate the
number OF places in particular localities
and which will more clearly define the pow-
ers of said excise board. and have to sug-
gest that your paper, which is ever ready
to aid in such matters advocate such legis-
lation. JAMES j. CORRIDOR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
An ALLEGED Nuiaance.

Mr. ]. Raymond Stafford has written to
the District Commissioners complaining Of
the disturbance oftentimes created by pris-
oners in the fourth precinct station house.
He says their shouting, singing and cursing
Is a nuisance to the neighborhood and in
quires If there is not dungeon provided
for the care Of such unruly persons. Lieut.
Hollinberger in reporting on the complaint
said the nuisance of noisy prisoners is one
that exists at all police stations Maj. Syl-
vester says he does not know what can be
done to remedy the matter unless a new
dungeon be constructed, the present cellar
cell being an unfit place to confine a person
arrested on some minor charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
GOING TO DETROIT.
Local Pythians to Attend Convention
and Encampment.


and Encampment.
About third Of a century ago the late
Justus II. Rathbone, resident of this city,
conceived the idea Of organizing a fra
ternal beneficial and patriotic secret order
and drew up a ritual. Together with
David l.. Burnett, William II. Burnett and
DR.. E. S. Kimball all of whom survive.
Mr.. Rathbone established the order under
the name of the knights of Pythias. From
that beginning has grown the powerful and
widely spread organization. the supreme
lodge of which will meet next Monday at
Detroit in connection with the twenty -frst
convention and encampment.
The District Of Columbia, being the par
ent domain of the order, will be well rep
resented, and arrangements have been COM
pleted for the trip to the Michigan city and
a weeks stay there.
Washington Company, No. l, Uniformed
Rank. will leave Saturday at $50 pm. in
q special attached to the regular Ba,-
timore and Ohio train. 1t will be Differed
by Capt. Richard T. Whiting, First Lieut..
Charles E. Sanford and Second Lieut.. A.
A. Rock. There will be a good representa-
tion of members and the company will take
along its guests Col. Harry A. Crog-
gins Adjt w. Kimme, Quartermaster
Fred Heilbig and Sergt. Major ]. H. WeIs-
enborn Of the 1st Battalion; Supreme Outer
Guard John w. Thompson and Supreme
Representatives John NJ. Cline and George
w. Heisley.
Nelson Company, No. e. Differed by Act
ing Capt. John w. Hardell and Second
Lieut.. John A. Walker, will also leave Sat-
urday evening. travelling in a special car
over the Pennsylvania.
The knights of Khorassan, which is the
social order, holding about the same rela-
ton to the Knights Of Pythias that the
Mystic Shrine does to the Masons, will also
be well represented at Detroit by prominen.
officials of Ascalon Temple. No. 81. Alfred
Z. GlascOck, delegate to the Imperial Pal
ace: Royal Vizier Frank H. Hosford, Grand
Emir Capt. Daniel ODriscoll, Venerable
Sheik Joseph b. Conner, Joc Charles E.
Miller, Secretary W. s. Robbins and Treas
urer Motley Anderson.
The representatives of the District Grand
Lodge, X. of p, will be Grand Vice Chan
| cellor Glascock and Grand Keeper Of Rec
ords and Seals Henry j. Gasson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 2-Justice Clabaueh
Sharpless agt. Sharpless; VIM. T. McDon-
aid appointed guardian ad Item. Lyon agt
Lyon; appearance of absent defendant or
dered Taylor agt. Lee ct al; sale finally
ratified and reference to auditor Myers
agt. Myers; motion for payment of ex-
aminer's fees overruled. Hitchcock agt
unknown heirs of Thos. Peter ct al. pro
confesso against defendants. Scott agt
Scott: RUE to show cause returnable Au-
gust 2s.
Bankruptcy Court-Justice Clabaugh
In re Alfred G. Uhler; order authorizing
| trustees to pay interest. In re Martin Wolf;
rule on Jacob Hillman discharged.
Circuit Court No. 2Justice Clabaugh
Wilson agt Phillips; Judgment for plain
tiff on motion. Douglass agt Richards; time
to give security for costs extended thirty
days.
Probate Court-Justice Clabaugh.
Estate of Marie E. Dries; will partly
proved. Estate of George Glaab; do. Es-
tate oc Rudolph HesseI; petition for letters
Herbert; summons returned served. Es-
tate of Jno. Carmody; do. Estate of Mar
tin J. Brosnahan; do. Estate of Marie e.
Dries: do. Estate of Jacob j. Noah; do.
of Martin Noon: do. Estate of Edward
Kubel: do Estate of Geo. A. Ridgway; in
ventory filed. Estate of Chantal V. Car
rity; petition for rule on Administrative
rule on executrix filed Estate of Mary r.
Dries; will proved by one witness. Estate
of Cecilia Thomas; oath of sureties filed.
Estate of Daniel Chaves: rule returned
served. In re Herbert Fulmer Curran ct al.
(minors); statement of account with
voucher filed. Estate of Joshua Hunting
ton; will dated March ). 1900, naming Sarah
A. Huntington and Frederick j. Huntington
executors, and codiciI dated March q, 1900,
filed. Estate of Margaret Taylor; oath OF
sureties filed. Estate of Alexander Y. r.
Garnett; second and final account with
vouchers filed for approval Estate of
Rachel A. Garrett: will dated June %. 1880,
naming Margaret Elizabeth Garrett. eX-
ecutrix filed. Estate of John Henry Mat
thews, decree admitting will to probate and
record will of realty. Estate of Margaret
M. Carrico: answer and petition of Annie
Ridgeway filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
BUILDINGS lANb GROUNDS
COL. BINGHAM's REPORT FOR THE
MosrA OF july.
Minor Repairs to the Executive MAN.
"'on-vi"'tqHr' to- the WASH
ingtON Monument.

The report of Col Bingham superintend-
ent of public buildings and grounds. of
operations upon public buildings and
grounds at Washington during the month
of July has been made to the chief OF en-
gineers, Brig. Gen. John NJ Wilson.
Some minor repairs were made to the
White House and some improvements
added to the electric lighting system OF the
mansion. The grounds were well attended
to and the usual care was extended to the
large collection of plants In the conserva-
tory.
The Washington Monument.
No acts of vandalism were committed at
the Washington monument and no arrests
were necessitated. The elevator was in
spected July "a by an agent of the build
ers and reported in good condition.
There were 1874 visitors to the top of
the monument during the month, 2,O19 of
whom went by the .stairways. This makes
1,SI1,7I3 persons who have visited the top
of the monument since the shaft was
opened to the public, October 8, 1883.
Greenhouses and Nursery.
Work was commenced on an addition to
propagating houses 81 and 90 The dimen-
sions of this addition will be about 40 feet
inches long, feet inches wide and 8
feet high. Work on the new brick and
stone house was continued.
The report gives in detail the work done
in the parks, which consisted mainly of
cleaning and protection.