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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
CONCERNING A RETURN WIRE.
President Stevens Responds to Pro-
posaI of Commissioners.

posal of Commissioners.
Mr.. F. c. Stevens, president of the Wash
ington Traction and Electric Company, has
replied to letter from the District Com
missioners under date of August In which
the company named was requested to pro-
vide return wire along its trolley poles on
North Capitol street, Michigan avenue and
Bunker Hill road to the Brookland termi-
nus, equal in carrying power to the trolley
wire and attached to the track at every
other pole.
THE request contained in your letter."
writes Mr.. Stevens, lis Of such an unusual
nature that have deferred my reply until
l could thoroughly investigate the matter.
The railroad line in question Is, as you are
well aware. a branch of the City and Sub
urban railway, and possesses the same
charter rights as any other portion of said
road, and is subject to the same restrictions
and regulations as any other part of the
road. outside of the city limits. The permit
under which this portion of the road was
constructed was the same in all particulars
as that granted this company for the build
ing Of its other lines, and both the track
and the electrical construction of the line
in question is similar to the other over
head portion of the City and Suburban.
Naturally We question why your hon.
orable body should request that that por-
ton Of the City and Suburban railroad.
known as the North Capitol street line, and
having It's tracks on North Capitol street,
Michigan avenue and Bunker Hill road to
the Brookland terminus, should be different
in construction from any other portion of
the road, different from that of any
other suburban line in the District of CO.
lumbia. What you ask is simply labora-
tory perfection.
by requesting that we place a return
wire on the line poles equal to the carry
ing capacity of both the trolley and the
feed wire. you ask for a omplete metallic
circuit. Independent OF the nlnety-five and
seventy-pound rails, which are bonded in the
most approved manner with the protected
bond.
Permit me to say that the combined
capacity of the four rails is equal to sew
eral times the combined carrying capacity
of the trolley wire and the feed wire, which
in future II may be necessary to put up
along this line. Your suggestion If COM
piled with would cause the company very
large expenditure of money, which, In our
opinion, is unnecessary, inasmuch as the
present construction there is provided ample
carrying capacity In the bonded rails for
the return of the current"
The contention of the electrical depart
ment of the District government is that in
trolley lines where no return wire is en-
ployed the current is likely to stray af1eld
and work injury to water and gas mains
and other underground metallic construc-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
For Manila Instead of China

Orders have been issued by the War De-
partment directing that the troops on the
transport Meade, intended for Taku. China
be sent from Nagasaki on arrival there to
Manila. The troops on the Meade consist
of thirteen officers and 5l2 men of the 10Th
Infantry, ten officers and 800 men of the Sd
Cavalry, four officers and 145 men of the
engineer corps. This is the first order di-
verting troops intended for China to Ma
Mia. The government Is satisfied that there
are now sufficient soldiers in China for
present purposes.
Orders also have been issued diverting all
other transports now en- route with troops
for China from Nagasaki to Manila About
1000 troops will be affected by this order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Glad the Ceremonies Are Over.
From the Providence Journal.

Outside of Germany, at least. there will
be a general relief that the ceremonies at
tending Count Won Waldersee's departure
for China are over. The emperor is not q
very discreet person. and he has been talk
ing too freely about the part that the Ger
man army Is to play in China. The powers
have accepted the count as commander-in-
chief with less friction than might have
been anticipated, but this does not mean
that they recognize the superiority of Prus-
sian officers to all others or that the Ger
mans enjoy the only adequate military sys-
tenn in the world. Such assertions are call
culated to irritate the other governments
concerned and to make the counts own task
the harder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
WILL SWEEP THE WEST
DELEGATE FLYNN PREDICTS
GREAT REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Has Recently Made n Trip to Califor-
MIA and Found All In Accord with
Presidents Policy.

Delegate Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma. who
was among the callers at the White House
today, has just returned from an EXTENDED
trip to the west as far as California. ana
speaks in the most glowing terms OF the
conditions existing in that section of the
country, and predicts that the republicans
will sweep the west by an overwhelming
majority this fall.
I'm my journey across the continent from
California to Washington" said Mr.. Flynn
II only came across one man who was adj
vocating the free coinage Of silver. He was
a resident of Arizona and l told him I
wanted to get good look at him. as he
was the only person / had seen who be-
lieved In 16 to 1. During my trip talked
with the leading business men and mer-
chants of the states visited and / can tell
you that they take no stock whatever in
the cry of the democrats against so-called
Imperialism. They do not look upon 1t as
a matter inviting the least attention and
characterize the cry of the Bryanites as
'bosh.'
In Accord With Presidents Policy.
There Is not single state in the west.
in my judgment. which believes in anti
Imperialism. and they are all in accord with
the policy of the President In dealing with
our new dependencies, and are going to
uphold him in his course at the polls in
november. Inc west Is enjoying an era
of great prosperity. and every man who has
dollar and half in his pocket Is salts
fed with the present administration and Is
going to vote for another four years Of
McKinleyism and republican good times.
Oklahoma is enjoying the most prosperous
times in Its history, and If we had an cleo
toral vote 1t would be cast for Mckinley
and Roosevelt this fall. The free silver
issue is as dead as Increased business ac-
tivity can make it. Why, even Mr.. Bryan
himself appears to be too busy with other
matters to mention 1t in any of his
speeches. 1 predict that the cry of inn
perialism brought forth by the democrats
will be relegated to oblivion before the No
vember elections, and that Mr. Bryan will
receive worse defeat than he did four
years ago."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23

Fell Under Cars While Trying
board n Train.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, August 23.-John
Carver. q brakeman on the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
was run over near Brunswick, Frederick
county, at an early hour this morning. and
so seriously injured that he expired in less
than half an hour. Mr.. Carver was in the
act of boarding an east-bound fast freight
when he missed his hold and fell under
the train. Both legs were severed above
the knee and the body mangled The body
was removed to the home Of the deceased
at Brunswick
Mr.. Carver was thirty-six year old, and
was member of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen. He was formerly brake
man on the Washington county branch,
running between Hagerstown and Bruns-
wick. His wife and one child SURVIVE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
baltimore Marketa.

BALTIMORE, August 23.-Flonr steady unchapg-
ed receipts 1902 barrels; exports 10 676 barrels
Wheat steader: spot and the month. 71l,a71h; Sep
tember. l1Nank; October, 73l1a73A: steamer No.
z red, 69Ha69A: receipts, 50. $50 bushels; exports
81. 900 bushels: southern by sample. 65a72: do on
grade; IOa72 Corn easy; mixed. spot. the month
yember d December, new or old 39a39h; January
80 asked; steamer mixed, 42Aa42a: receipts SO oS5
bushels: exports, 90. $50 bushels; southern white
corn. 46ai7; do. yellow. 4slaa47. Oats Arm; No 2
white, 26laa27; No; mixed, 241sa25. Rye steady;
1.474 bushels Hay steady; No. / timothy. Old
55oa$i8; new. $145oa$l5. Grain freights Arm
unchanged Sugar: eggs. cheese firm, unchanged
Butter steady, unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
CAMPAIGN IN SIXTH DISTRICT.
Col. Pearre to Speak mt Boonsboro' ON
Saturday.

Col. Pearre to Speak mt BoonsborO' ON
Saturday.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. August 25.-Repre-
sentative George A. Pearre will open his
campaign at Boonsboro Washington coun-
ty, on Saturday. under the auspices of the
Boonsboro' Republican Club Senator Nc
Comas and Representative Grosvenor will
also speak. Colonel Pearre is preparing his
speech, which promises to present a pow
erful argument in favor of expansion. He
has given the question deep and exhaustive
study. He proposes, however, to make the
money question an important issue.
Representative Pearre is confident of re-
publican success in the sixth Maryland dis
trct. He is recognized one of the hard
est workers in Congress. He has won the
confidence and support Of scores of demo-
Gratis all over the district by strict per-
formance of duty. 1t Is said that his con-
stituents never had to prod" Colonel
Pearre to attend to matters placed in his
hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Electrical Equipment for Holland
Boats.

At a meeting of the construction board Of
the Navy Department 1t was decided that
the electrical equipment Of the four Hol-
land submarine torpedo boats will be re-
CURED to conform to the standards of the
bureau of equipment. An order was issued
by Acting Secretary Hackett to this effect.
and after the conditions laid down have
been complied with by the Holland COM
pany contracts for these four boats will be
signed " ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
The strinsham's Satisfactory Trip.

The Navy Department has been notified
by the Harlan & Hollingsworth Com
pany, builders of the thirty-knot torpedo
boat Strngham, that the vessel made
very satisfactory trial trip. her engines and
boilers working perfectly, but that she
failed to develop her full contract speed,
and they have requested permission of the
department to fit her with higher speed
propellers. 1t Is believed by the Navy De-
partment that with this change the String
ham will easily come up to the thirty-knot
M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Civilian. Appointed Lieutenant..

The following civilians have been desig-
mated by the President for appointment as
second lieutenants in the regular army:
John p. Moseley. Vermont: Clark NJ Carr,
Illinois; Edward r. W. McCabe, Virginia
Robert M. Milan. Tennessee: Joseph A.
Marmon. Ohio; Omar C. Humphrey, Min
nesota; William s. Martin, New York: Per-
rim L. Smith, Minnesota; John r. Kelley.
South Dakota: Harry Graham, Ohio; James
c. Williams. District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
JOSEPH Ii. NOBLE DEAD.
Eromineht Mormon and Father
EOrtY-SeYen GhiId.an

M0rm0n and Father of
FOrty-Seyen Children.
CHICAGO, August pa special to the
chronicle from Salt Lake City. Utah, SAYS:
Joseph b. Noble, father of the first child
Dorm OF poiygamous marriage in the Nor
mon church, was buried at BountifuI, Utah
Inc funeral services We're attended by
thirty or his children. eighty-four of his
grandchildren and number of his great
grandchildren. Mr.. Noble had six wives.
forty-seven children. of whom thirty-three
are living, and 124 grandchildren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
National starch Comnarx

CHICAGO. August 23.-Announcement is
made of the organization Of the National
Starch Company, with capitalization of
Sl3 900, of which $40, 1000, 900 will be is
sued. The officers will be: President w
F. Pfel, jr., Chicago r. p. Kngsford and
W. II. Coles. vice presidents; j. d. Higgins,
secretary. and Jay Morton of Chicago,
chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
UPRISING AT HANKOW.
Nipped I'm the Bud by the VicerOy
There.

There.
PARIS, August 23.-The French consul at
Hankow wires that an attempt at an up
rising occurred during the night of August
81 A band Of Chinese tried to set fire to
house adjoining the customs bank, which
is adjacent to the British concession, with
the object Of pillaging the bank and burning
the European quarter. The viceroy how
ever, took immediate steps and arrested the
ringleaders. selling at the same time arms
and documents demonstrating the existence
of secret society and an organized plot.
Two of the leading culprits were decapi-
tated. their heads being subsequently ex-
hibited in the center Of the Chinese town.
Twenty others were imprisoned.
More trouble is feared when the flight OF
the emperor to the west. II true. becomes
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23

From the New York News.
You may as well get Julia a piano first
as last" remarked Mrs. Haverway. IF you
don't she'll tease you to death. and you
will never hear the end Of it,"
Yes" answered her husband land II I
do get her one I'll never hear the end of It."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
VIII Not Prosecute.

The owner Of the watermelon patch near
Anacostia who complained to the police
recently Of depredations being committed
in his garden by youths, has stated to the
officers that he has decided not to prose-
cute the offenders. The police learned the
names of the guilty boys. as stated in The
Star. and 1t was at first stated that the
gardener would procure warrants for their
arrest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23

The Raleigh and Cincinnati, which are
now being overhauled by the Navy Depart
ment, are to be fitted with a new type of
water tube boilers. to replace the old Scotch
boilers previously In uss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23

BOSTON August 23.-Fire, which was
caused by defective electric fan wire, to-
day damaged the Congress building to the
extent of 10000. The Metropolitan Ma
tional Bank is located in this building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
THREE TRANSPORTS CHARTERED
Government VIII Use Them to Send
Supplies to Orient

SEATTLE, Wash, August 25.-The gov
eminent has chartered from the British
American Steamship Line for use as trans
ports between the Pacific coast and the
Philippines the large steamers Inverness,
carlisle City and Ping Suey. The former
Is turret steamer of 3,3l3 TONS due to
arrive here September 10 The Carlisle CITY
Is 5000 tons. due here September %, and
the Ping Suey is $500 tons. due here in
November. They will be used for carrying
forage and other army supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
To sail With Supplies.

The Abarenda is now being fitted out at
the League Island navy yard. and will
shortly sail for the Asiatic station with q
full cargo OF supplies for the squadron on
duty there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23

FOurth-CIA6A POHfmaAferN.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed today:
Maine-North Guilford, Helen Foss.
assachusetts-Waquoit, E. r. Little
Pennsyivania-Beadling H. D. Gardner:
Ferguson. NJ. A. Sullenberger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Gen. N. H. Harris Dies in London.

LoNDoN, August 23-NathanieI Harri-
son Harris. brfgadier general on Gen.
Lees staff and formerly of Mississippi,
died at Malvern. county Of Worcester. last
night. Mrs. John Hays Hammond is his
niece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
New York Stock Market

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F ST.. members New York
stock exchange. correspondents Messrs La
denburg. Thalmann Co.. New York.
Open. High. Low Claae
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
TO MAKE TAkU A BASE.
United states VIII Build Military
Warehouses There.


SEATTLE. Wash, August 23.-The Unit
ed States government will build within the
next four months thirty large storehouses
at Taku, China, for the accommodation Of
a vast supply of cammissary and other
goods who have been and will be transport
ed to that point for the maintenance of the
troops.
The material for the warehouses will be
purchased by the quartermaster depart
ment of this city and shipped to the orient
a an early date. Advertisements now
out which include $4,000 feet of common
lumber with sash. doors, hardware and
corrugated iron. Bids will be opened at II
am, August D.
Attack on SOO-ChOw Feared.
LONDON, August pa news agency dis
patch from Shanghai, dated Wednesday.
August %, says a consular report received
from Soo-chow siys the governor fears the
city will be attacked by a force of salt
smugglers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
Sou'wcst ~ ind.

Blow, clean clear wind. across the mooniit
spaces,
The cups and cushions of the untrodden
downs,
And leave the country lanes, and seek
the towns
Where toilers dwell with worn and weary
Plant in the barren desert of their days
BELOVED remembrdnces, cool green GASES,
OF dewy hills, OF dusky ways
Blow. sweet strong wind. athwart the
g!ittering shinsle,
The lifting, toppling wave, the echong
shores;
Haste thee. delay not unto city doors,
Where turoid vapors crawl and inter
Before thy keen salt thrill, thy breath
spray-"et,
Thy passionate touch that sets the blood
a-tingle
Thou quite forego, thou quite forget.
Blow. wild wet wind, among the serried
IN shadowy lodges Ger the splashing
tide,
Scatter their dying fragrance far and
wide,
Till out across the whispering night it
passes,
Ana bear it to some foul and haring
street.
To shed above the little lads and lasses
An air of un&ccustomed sweet
Blow great glad wind, across the moonlit
spaces,
The crests and hollows of the tumblng
sea;
Bid the bare forest sound strange har-
muny,
And faint soft voices wake in secret
places.
All that thou lllowest, once I also knew,
In that lost land whose roads no foot
retTaces,
Nor any finds the door thereto.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18

. .
Captain Bowie was N man of high order.
He was a man to PC trusted, man to
be depended upon, whether upon the fed
OF battle, in the counting room, in the
social circle or In the church. He dared
always to do his duty at whatever cost;
he only feared to do wrong.
1t was his nnture TO be gentleman,
and all true gentlemen who came within
the sphere OF his influence were 10y in
stinct attracted to him and trusted him.
His thoughts were pure. his life was
clean, his heart was full Of love and he
was amiable in all his ways
SAID one OF his friends yesterday:
Captain Bowie has gone to Heaven; his
spirit would not De at home anywhere
else" Even SO, Of such is the Kingdom
of Heaven.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
OPENING TnlsIli EYES.

The Boston Transcript, a Republican
newspaper, which has never been very
friendly TO The South ana which has al
ways been dominated hy The New Eng
land idea concerning the negro. has 4
Very conservative article in recent is
sue on Southern Republicans and Negro
Disfranchtsenent." ii starts out by say
ing that the opposition which Senator
Prstchard. OF North Carolina. has de-
c.ared TO the crumnacker bin TO punish
Southern disfsaachisea states by reduc-
ing their representation in Congress may
asssaiaA Northern Republicans. but that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
THE LOUISIANA WAY.


Under the new Constitution Of Louisi-
ana citizens in order to qualify them
selves, must pay their poll tax two years
in advance of the election. This measure
was adopted as a protection against negro
suffrage 1t was believed that the whites
generally would pay the tax, and the
Blacks would neglect to do so. but the
whites have shown alarming Indifference.
and a New Orleans correspondent says
that up 10 a few days ago it looked as
though not one quarter OF the white voters
would pay up, and that three quarters
would, in consequence, lose their votes.
In one of the townships Il large sugar
planter who employs several hundred
hands, a majority OF whom are white,
was asked by his employees to pay the
tax for them and take il out of their
wages. He pronered the money to the
sheriff, but the sheriff refused to take it
on the ground that the Constitution re-
quired each voter TO pay the tax in per
son. This action OF the sheriff, however,
has brought out a ruling in the matter,
says the correspondent, and it is shown
that the voter can depute another to
ton being that the payments shall not
be used to influence his vote.
This greatly simplities the work OF the
politicians adds the correspondent. who
now have only TO make a canvass of the
voting district, collecting one dollar from
~, 4
paying the poll taxes in bulk. The cor
respondent further says that the chances
of any improper influences being used
are very small, for the reason that the
taxes must Ge paid two years in advance,
and that the average politician is too
practical man TO put III, money for his
constituents on the probability OF their
voting for him two years afterwards.
Herein is the great advantage OF this
provision, so far as the negro vote is con-
cerned. 1t is simply impossible under
such a state of things for The negro leaders
to corral the forces and vote them in a
body. as has been the rule 1t is too much
of :, risk TO pay the poll tax Of the negro
voters two years in advance, for no poll
tic!an can know what is going to happen
10 the voters in the meantime. AS a
general thing the negro voters will not
themselves take the trouble to pay the
tax so long ahead and so. under this
regulation. we believe that the negro vote
i'll virginia would be practically elimina-
ted. The only doubt seems 10 be as to
whether or not the whites can DE induced
to pay up and qualify themselves two
years ahead of the election.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
THE TIMES COMPANY.

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r;ers on their own account IN tass Sa.s
md MANCHESTER Tor 10 cents a WEEK. s..
when paid weekly ,n but 81 ce by NAH i
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Caras OF advertising rates for space 1ur-
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Renit by draft, check. pos.on1ce ofdei
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Address all communications anu cotfo
sncndrncs, TO The Times Company.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
CAPTAIN WALTER BOWIE.

1t is, with sore heart that we write
the obituary OF Captnln Walter Bowie, an
honored citizen and member of The
Times household. He had many warm
friends but none truer or more devoted
than the men in this establishment who
We're daily associated with him in the
routine of business. There can be no
higher tribute than such statement to
mans worth. We would sometimes
over estimate man; i..s inlimares never.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-18
MUNYON'S
KIDNEY
CURE

When Prof. Munyon says his KIDN ~,
CURE is a specific for nearly ever! III a.,
of Kidney disease he does not oVeIs.a ;te
the case in the least 1t has won loI i
self a place among the ALMOST it.ai1 mie.
ease in the advanced stages. 1t VIII no.
do the impossible, but it will cure every =,
phase of Kidney complaint. even tt'e ~
ciptent stages of Bright's Disease.
Fisty-six other cures. All drusslssss;'
2oc. vial. Guide to Health is tree. Neil
cal advice free-Write to Broadway anu
Goth St. New York