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COMPANY ACCEPTS PRICE
ARC LIGHTS GUARANTEED At RATr.
FIXED ny LAW.
communication to COmmissfoner-
Giving Assent TO Terms of
Appropriation Bill.

The United States Electric Lighting Conn
pany. through Its president. Mr.. r. c. Stsv-
ems has informed the District Commissions
ers that it has decided to furnish standard
arc lights at the price fixed by the District
appropriation act, approved the 6th instant.
~ per lamp per annum. after July l. S,y-
eral weeks ago. In response to the invita-
ton Of the Commissioners, the company
submitted a proposal, in which it offered to
provide such lamps during the coming fiscal
year for Sll5,15 per lamp per annum
The act of June g. 1900. as heretofore ex-
planned in The Star. provides that not mor,.
than 81 per lamp per annum shall be paid.
which price is that now paid the cnmpanv
by the District. The act also provides that
the company shall not charge or collect
more than that price from either public or
private consumers. making a viola ton of
TINS provision u misdemo amor, punishable
by t1ne of $50 for each and every offenSc
1t was further provided by the act that as
a condition for its right to use conduiss
heretofore built, or to be built under It's
provisions, the company shall be required
to provide such lights for the price named
-S72.
The Considerations Named
1t Is said the Commissioners were deter
mined to act in conformity to such provis-
ions of the act in question had the company
declined To conform to the law. and Mr.
Stevens explains in his letter that his COM
Pa!lE. III consideration OF the public con-
Nenience and in It's desire to maintain har-
monious relations with the authorities, has
decided to furnish the lights at the rate
prescribed. ii called upon to do so. until
Congress, upon fuller examination of the
subject, shall take such action as It shall
deem consistent with Justice
But the company, continues Mr.. Stew
ems does not understand that 1t Is under
obligation to enter into any formal contract
Tor the performance of this service, AMI
still less into contract containing specifi-
cations which increase the cost to it OF the
service furnished materially above that
cost as 1t existed at the time the act of
Congress was passed. and which increase IN
cost it must be assumed was not intended
by Congress This company Is advised
that. tnasmuch the rate of So per an
mum per standard are light prescribed by
the act Is materially less than the actual
cost of furnishing the lights, said act .s
unconstitutional and unenforceable''
1t is understood that the Commissioners
will inform the company that they are pre-
pared to agree to pay the price fixed by
law. and ii Is not doubted luat formal
agreement to that effect will be entered into
between them and the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, June 27-The Virginia
delegates to Kansas City are largely in
favor of David r. Hill for Vice President.
A poll OF large part of the delegation
here today en- route to the convention
shows this sentiment. Governor Tyler is
outspoken in his advocacy of Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, June 27.-Returns
from the wheat prospect for this year at
the state statistician's office indicate that
this years crop will be but 30 per cent of
the average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27
Father James GiIgeustein Dead.

CINCINNATI. Ohio June 27.-The Rev.
Father James Gilgenstein. a prominent
Franciscan, in charge of the Roman Catho-
lie protectory for boys in this city. died
last night at St. Francis Hospital. aged
fifty-three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27
Alleges InhdeIity.

Dominique B. Constantine, through At
torney e. L. Gies. this afternoon filed suit
for divorce against Lulu M. Constantine
Infdelity on the part Of the latter Is al
legged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

kENNEDf-EI.AINE. On Wednesday June 81
1890 by Rev. NJ T. Sullivan Of st. Teresa. s.
A:iacostia ID. c., GEORGE WHITNEY KEN
NEEDY to LORA ]. BLAINE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

Mrs. Eugene Schwab and family of 30
Sth street southeast have left the city and
will spend the summer at Lanhanl, Nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

not be at home again Tuesday evenings
until September. She sails for Europe this
week to visit Paris and London. Switzer-
land and Germany. returning early in Sep
TENDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

The Rev and Mrs. Richard Lewis Howell
of Morven Park, Leesburg. Va, expect to
sail for Europe on the Majestic July 4, to
be gone for the summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-27

Mrs. William B. Jeter, formerly Miss
Annie ]. WilIett, is with her mother, No.
1916 l. street for a few days, accompanied
by Miss Rose Jeter of Baltimore. and will
be pleased to see her friends before return
ing to her home in Baltimore.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
War on the World.

London, June 19-China declared war
against the world when the Taku forts
opered nre upon the international feet.
Tho accounts Of what took. place are
still unsatisfactory, the best semi official
information being the dispatch received
at Berlin from Chez Foo.
The German consul at Chez Foo tele-
graphs that a Japanese torpedo boat
from Taku has brought the following:
"The Chinese laid torpedoes in the
Taku river and collected troops from
Shan Hei Kwan.
"Ths foreign commanders assembled
on the Russian flagship and addressed
an ultimatum to the commanders of the
Taku forts summoning them to with
draw thsir troops before two o'clock
June II.
"At .. m. June II the guns OF the
forte opened FIRE to which the Russian,
British. French and Japanese wsrships
replied.
1.-THE bombardment lasted for seven
hours.
"Two British ships in the river be-
tween tho forts are reported to have
been sunk.
"The telegraph line and railroad be-
tween Tien Tsin and Taku WINS destroy
ed.
Communication by water is also
| threatened"
The unofficial narratives coming via
Shanghai vary and bear evidence of sup
plsmenting the main facts with guess
work.
One dispatch says the Yorktown psr-
ticipated in the bombardmept. An
other asserts that American marines
formed part Of the storming force Of
1000
An Associated Press dispatch from
Chez Foo. dated yesterday afternoon,
says:
Tho forts on both sides of Tsku arc
now occupied. Chinese opened FIRE up.
expectedly. The casualties to tho mixed
forces were:
-" Killed British. 1; German, 8; Rus
sian. 1. and French 1.
"Wodndsd-B British, 4; German, Z;
Russian. Is. and French. l.
"Ohinese torpedo boats we're seized.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
TOLD THE TRUTH.
The Sentinel INDICATED Despite the Lies Told By the Cheap
Iison OrsanMr. Cavanaush UnquaifedIy Sustains the
Article Published In This Paper on June lth

Mat Cavanaugh arrived
presented with
the robbers which he he'd White
he had read, original paper
Mr. Csvaaaugh morning
asked original article published he said
II will stand by that
going
the -four did hold
at oil times Also instead the Hole the Wl
they toward park.
II did authorize other
in Tho Sentinel tissue Of
in the tits ~ to Mr. Bunting verbatum
II do in q newspaper quarrel
this
with him.
quiet against will will stand by
told
Bannster, Mr. White and others
n m = lying publication
told the matter robbers
toldi and truth n every particular"
CAVANAUGH
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20

probably 800 delegates seated and they
chsered him by voice and hand to the
last man.
Tho noon hour arrived without any
sign OF Chairman Hanna. Colonel Dick,
Comptroller Charles q. Dawes, Senator
Wolcott. Senator Scott, Senators Cui-
lom and Burrows and number OF other
prominent leaders were on time Son,
ator Fairbanks received enthusiastic ap-
plause when he came down the central
aisle. The applause given him was
doubled xhsn the New Yo.k delegatien
entered, headed oy the smiling Depew.
Other notables were cheered as they
struggled in.
Senator Hanna put in an appearance
soon after II, but owing probably to his
stout stature few delegates noticed his
arrival and there was scarcely . ripple
OF applause He shook hands warmly
with Senator Wolcott. Rev. Bolton and
several other republicans who had been
invited to seats ON the stage in honor Of
their attendance of tho nrst con gsntion
OF the party.
At 1890 p. m. = photographer took .
snapshot 1t the stage. The camera was
pointed directly at Hanna, who sat near
the speakers table chatting with some
OF the national committee.
Postmaster General Charles Emory
Smith, one Of the several vice presiden-
tial possibilities, was given = hearty
greeting by the delegates whom he ar
rived at 1910.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
Big Blaze.

Bloomington. ILL.,. juno I9.-Half of
the business section Of Bloomington, in
cluding five squares of the finest bust
ness blocks of tho city, and tho court
house. erected at cost Of 100000, were
destroyed this morning. Tho loss ID
variously estimated at from one and q
halt to two million dallars. One death
also resulted from the Are. Robert
Schmitt. l9-pear-old boy died from
the shock occasioned by the noise OF the
explosion of dynamite which was used
by the flremen in blowing mp buildings
TO stay the progress OF tho flames.
The fre department was badly handi-
capped by an almost total failure Of the
water supply and it was not until late
this morning and after many buildings
had bssn blown up with dynamite that
tho flames were finally got under con-
tgol.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
Refused to Surrender.

london, Juoe f9.%n0r6 -nuherts, &c
cording to Boer dispatch from Macha-
dorp. sent dispatch to Commandant
Louis Botha on June 8. suggesting dis
armament and plimenting the brav-
cry Of the burghers. .,..t,...
1t was pointed out that the surrender
would be without dishonor to tho burg b.
srs and would prevent great deal OF
suffering.
Gen. Botha asked for six days arm
istice in order TO confer and consider.
Lord Roberts agreed to flvs days. Fin
ally General Botha declined to accept
the proposal and the hostilitiss were re-
newed
The Boer commandoes are retiring on
Middleburg. followed by the British cav
airy and artillery. occasional shells reach
ing the rear guards.
Tho Beers are destroying the bridges
and burning the veldt behind them, car
rying of provisions and cattle and leav.
ing the country barren.
The Boers continue to work the Bar
bottom mines and there are eight carloads
OF bar gold, valued at f5.OO0,O00. with
President Kruger.
Mr.. Steyn in his proclamation deelar
ing the Free State still free and inde-
pendent, says that tho fact that the
army 10 still in the field renders Lord
Roberts action contrary to international
law.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
City in Flames.

Bloomington. June ia great con-
aagration is raging here and threatens
most OF tho business portion OF tho city.
The fire is sweeping across Main street
and threatens the postoface. The loss 10
already $4,000.
The Ore department ID powsrless.
Half Of the business portion OF the city
IL already burning.
The mayor has wired Springfield and
Peoria for help. A strong gale ID blow
ing and the fire 10 likely to break out in
any Qusrtsr.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
Delayed By Grasshoppers.

The morning train from Denver was
delayed about ono hour by . swarm Of
gfasshoppsrs on the track. AZ tho
wheels crushed the grasshsppers the
rails became 70 greasy that slow pro
gress was made and in several instances
the trainmen were Obliged to get out
and sweep the insects Oh the track.
Cripple Creek, Colo, June 19.-Fred
lille, Will Sax, Charles Carroll and L.
D. Perry escaped from the county Jail at
I o'clock yesterday evening BY cutting .
hole in brick wall which led them into
tho part Of the city hall occupied by tho
Ere department, and from there they g.
capped through . rear window.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20

Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June
19.-The hugo hall was very slow to nll.
At 1880 there was scarcely 100 peopls
in the building. Delegates were more
leisurely about putting in an appear
ance than tho spectators. Tho street
railway systems put extra cars into scr
vice, and the csbbiss. both old style and
Of the automobile persuasion were busy.
Officers at the gates were either un-
familiar with the system Of seating In
tho hall or were too apathetic to show
the seat holders proper entrances to the
bulldogs. and for some time consider
able confusion was caused.
Many wsre obliged to make two or
three circuits OF tho great building be-
fore they finally reached their proper
entering place.
The chairman's platform upon the
stage was mass Of srsensry and color.
and bouquets OF American beauty roses,
each - high ~ mans head and ~
large around - . cart wheel. were placed
at either front corner OF the rostrum,
and palms bridged the space between at
. height OF several feet. Immediately
behind the chairman was . huge por-
trait OF Mckinley, framed in nationsl
colors and pictures Of former presidents
hung at intervals Of every twenty feet
up and down she hall.
At the front entrance another large
picture Of Mckinley vas placsd.
No effort was made to thus introduce
the sudisnce to any OF tho vice presiden-
tisl nominees.
The seating arrangements were de-
clarsd to be the equal OF any national
convention ever held. Immediately un-
der the ohairman's stage and TO the
right and left were the press seats, b4s
in number. This section was In charge
Of Captain John w. Rosttler OF Chicago
Beneath and In front OF these seats were
delegates, and surrounding these were
speotatoss.
At ll:SO the band struck up = lively
march and continued to play with few
inteRmissions until the gavel fell.
The nrst enthusiasm OF the conven.
ton wss display yed when ex-senator
Quay appeared 1t Has. Thsrs wsss
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
SCOTS at the Idea Of Surrender.

London, June 10 The Lourenxo Mar
quez correspondent Of the Times. under
yesterday's date, says:
Judge Van Leeuwen is understood to
have been tho bearer Of verbal message
from the British authorities to President
Kruger to the effect that il he would
surrender now he would not be sent out
OF the country. He was unable TO sec
Mr.. Kruger, but when passing through
Machadorp he told State Secretary
Reitz. The latter secuted the idea Of
surrender.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20
REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL
CONVENTION

Denver. Colo. June TO-
(Speciel to The Sentinel) The
republican convention business
was confined to the election Of
Senator Lodge permanent chair.
man and the reception Of reports
of committees. Adjournment un.
til ten tomorrow was taken.
II looks like Theordore Roose-
welt would be vice-president.
Howard T. Lee.
The daily sentinel., 1900-06-20

DR.. Walpole. the eye man.
The age-herald., 1900-08-05
Timber and Mineral.

s2 PER ACRE-The greatest snap on earth -6SO acres fee simple. You never hear of such timber and land as this sold in Ala bama again at g per acre; carries the hardwood, such as hickory, oak, long leaf and spruce pine; average distance from river not over mile; logable stream out let the hardwood land fine for farming; will cut 5000 to 10000 feet per acre. Own CT needs money and must sell quick; title perfect. Will give you letter of introduc- tion to owner if you wish, and he will show it to- you It is all and more than this represents it to be- Just think, 6S0 acres of such timber land fee simple over a square mile of dirt and timber avail able for market. at less than g, 800. SIP ACRE-S0 6s-inch vein iron ore near Springville. pss eesH $,5Oo-12O acres of iron ore joining the above.
 $20 ACRE-240 acres Blue Creek coal, near Blue Creek mines; very choice; also 16O acres joining above, $3O acre; carries all the veins of that locality; valuable.
 $22 PER ACRE-Gfandest coal property on the market-4S0 acres Shelby County Cahaha coal field, one and one-half miles of Southern road; been offered $2p acre; such coal land as this is not stumbled on every day. sss sA s2o ACRE-16O acres fee simple iron lalld l mile from Goodwater and 1 mile from railroad. s-.,>' 5s.,S sg--
The age-herald., 1900-08-05
NOrthside and Highlands

SS FOOT-Several hundred feet on Third avenue; valuable tenant property. e1,650-50x190. corner, good Broom house; monthly payments $1, 1,S50-25x190 North Side, Second avenue, between 16th and 17th. $75 FOOT-Coner, 5Oxf0o ed avenue, one block of postoffice. s200 FOOT-4th avenue, near market $4.5o0-9-room house and lot, 45x10o. one and one-half blocks of market $5,O0e-5oxl4O, well improved, 4th avenue, one and one-half blocks of market s27, ,0o0-Six splendid pressed brick right at the heart of business center $2500-50x100, one of the most promising central business corners on 2d avenue. S35O0-5Oxl0o. improyed rents ssO0 year: 100 feet of 2d avenue, in block of new opera house.
 fs,5Oo HOUSE, story home, lot 50x19O. Sth avenue, near 17th street; reasonable terms. $3,500-Corner, 50x100. 3d avenue; rents s35 month and sub-rents at over $7OO year; has stores and Broom house. s3,75O-2-story, S-room house and lot, con- venient, near 9th avenue. Sl,6oe-valuable lot, 5Ox1sO, 9th avenue, near Powell school.
 $7,590-Large 10-room 2-story brick, large lot, close in on 18th street. $3.0G0-7-room house and lot, 4th avenue near 18th street.
 $70e0-20Ox19O with 5 good 5-room dwell ings, 7th avenue; good neighborhood $3100-50x14e, Groom house and 4-room house.
 s1 250-25x140. 1st avenue, near 24th street. 8, R3,250-111x33Q splendid home, Huntsville avenue; S-reom house, outhouses, orch ard, garden, fine wells; every convent euce; reasonable terms. e2,250-50x140, close in on Sd avenue, Groom house and outhouse. s4.OOe-65x1o0. Groom house near Catholic church.
The age-herald., 1900-08-05

SOuthSide and High1addS

s6,500-100X250, very elegant. modern Broom home. near Highland avenue: one of the best, and on very reasonable terms; something very choice. s7,OOO-SOx16O. with splendid 11-room house that cost about the price asked for both house and lot to build it. s9,OOO-New 7-room cottage, lovely lot, very choice; pretty and neat as a ribbon; near 11th avenue, South Highlands; easy terms
 s2,9OO-Cozy Groom cottage; choice lot; every convenience; a home that looks Highlands; easy terms S,750-Modern-buift, 7-room house and lot near 1th avenue, South Highlands. ? $5,0O0-One of the neatest, new Broom, g. story homes; large, elegant cornef. best bargain on 11th avenue, South Highlands; easy terms.
 s2,000-Very choice. 5ox140. choice lot, Av- enue c; convenient distance; 2-story, S. room house.
 sS,5D0-50x140 Avenue D, near 10th, Groom house and 4-room house; pays per cent on 5000; terms, $500 cash, $40 month; nice and close in.
 $5,600-100x190, tomorrow only at this, cor ner 22d street and T.; choice corner, 9 houses, pay per cent on tS000. Own CT going to sell this; see it s $S,000-100x190. corner F and 23d nice houses; will exchange for home $l $l.S00--6-room house and lot: fine well, 22d street; on easy monthly payments. A chance for a central home to stop rents a6OO-5-room house, 10oxl60 one-half block of car line, South Highlands; reasonable terms
 S1 800 CASH-Neat, new, well-fintshed f. room house and lot near 11th avenue South Highlands.
 q, 0-10Ox190-Avenue, near 31st street. s700-Lot on 16th near 11th avenue $i,200-100x140. 6 new houses on fine corner; rents $66o year to white tenants; close in; splendid investment; can be made to pay SSi0 off
The age-herald., 1900-08-05
East and North Su uburbaf1

$990-5 acres; very choice; excellent 4-room cottage, large barn. fine water. fronts pike near East Lake; choice bargain; $300 cash and s225 year. $500-25 acres; house, well, fruit; 15 aSses cleared; ? miles from Huffman, near pike; s2OO cash and $1OO year.
 S5,000-One of the finest 120-acre farms in Jones Valley, near East Lake: fine neighborhood; 1000 fruit trees; S-room house, tarn, creek front; fortune Scr the right man; reasonable terms.
 S3.O00-14-acre truck farm, Woodawn. Eesir line, fine fruit, etc.. easy terms. z $. .500-40 acres; very choice; fronts pike near car line, East Lake; well improved; spring, branch, houses, barns, etc.; syer~ choice. et $75 ACRE-100 acres, at Woodlawn. 9a $l00 PER ACRE-Fine S-room house and barn; 66 acres between Woodlawn and East Lake; very choice; cream of ithe market. ,,
 S75 ACRE-6O acres, East Lake. H H, ,500 CASH-Splendid Groom cottage; first class condition: fine well; very choice; splendid location: fronts car line Fulton Station. Woodawn. -4A $, $,400-10Ox15O one-half block line, near Lucille Station beautifully finished 4 room cottage; fine well. i tt $,600-Splendid Groom house, lot f00xi50; fronts car fine, Woodlawn; $500 cash and $25 month. f5E4 s2,5OO-14Ox17O, splendid Groom house, near Lucille Station, Woodlawn; easy terms. S1,S00-Nice Groom house: best location in Avondale, near shops; $500 cash, balance monthly
 A,5OO-Excellent Groom house; fine neigh borhood; choice lot, fronts Georgia dirt road, Avondale; easy terms.
 $675-Four-room house, corner lot, 50x150, Avondale; terms, $1D0 cash and $10 month. $3,000-Fronts both sides of traction line at East Birmingham; fine for subdivision; a money-maker; best acre bargain east of ha
The age-herald., 1900-08-05
Farms.

$S.50-S00 acres, in edge of Riverside, on river with 5000 house and tenant houses; fine water; ,9eo cash. balance 1 years.
 s, $5,5O0-Splendfd 5Oo-acre prairie farm, with tenant houses. Dallas County, Ala, 15 miles of Selma, Ala; very rich; splendid property.
 20,0G0-Grand property, 1,760 acres Etowah County, Ala, within 5 miles of railroad, 3 boat landings, 5 miles of river border 1,060 acres timber, pine, hardwood etc; bold creek runs through it; choice Broom residence, well finished. large barns, 21 tenant houses, gin house, grist and saw mill, 3 springs; one-quarter cash, bal ance 10 years per cent S2700-61 acres near OXmoor, 20 acres under cultivation; good dwelling and 2 out houses fine orchard, near Oxmoor 750 ACRES, including almost all of town site and buildings on Railroad; mighty near the earth in this. s6,eoe-6O-acre farm; creek and dummy front.
 $S,5oO-s-acre farm, Groom house, fruits, etc.; fronts car line $S0 AGREES acres, one and a half miles of Vanderbilt furnaces s25 AGREED acres miles from Birming- ham, beyond Vanderbilt furnace. $1,6O0-240 acres, two and half miles from junction A. G. S. R. R. and D. & W. R. R.; rich deposit of "koalin" and brown ore.
 $4,000-2O acres; fronts nearly half-mile on car line, one and one-quarter miles from Ensley; richest truck garden in country; $.OO0 building; 5000 loads manure; noth- ing like it.
 SIS PER ACRE-For farm valley land near Huffman.
 s,000-16-acre truck and dairy farm, with branch, 1 mile west of city. S30 ACRE-160 acres; fine spring and branch, miles from Huffman. 6S ACRE-100 acres, one and one-half milek northwest of Hast lake