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Evening star., 1901-08-08
BELIEVE THORNTON IS ALIVE.
Grounds for Discrediting the Report
of His Death.

Grounds for Discrediting the Report
of His Death.
The friends and relatives of Wines E..
Thornton the young Washingtonian who
has been in the service of the King of Bel
gium at Bona, Africa, for the past five
years. and who was recently reported dead
by the postal authorities Of that colony,
entertain strong hope that he still lives.
AS stated in The Star several days ago,
Mrs Pauline Thornton of 1418 Columbia
street. young Thornton's mother, has re-
ceived three letters within the past year
which were returned by the African postal
service bearing an inscription in French
which, when translated, means deceased -
The return of these letters naturally led to
the belief that Thornton was dead, but ad-
ditional facts in the case have arisen which
lead Mrs. Thornton and her sons friends
to believe that he yet lives.
Mrs. Thornton recently communicated
win the foreign office of the Belgium gov
ernment at Brussels, and Monday received
a letter from that bureau stating that
young Thornton had sent in his reSigna ton
to the government as the kings agent in
Africa, and that it had been accepted. Mrs.
Thornton, when seen today by a Star re-
porter, was unable to give the date of the
resignation or of, its acceptance, but she
averred that the information thus obtained
greatly encouraged her in the belief that
her son was alive and on his way home
from his far-Off post.
In the meantime the State Department
here has been employed as an agency Of
communication between this government
and the foreign office At Belgium with a
view to securing accurate and detailed in
formation the subject. The department
has sent a letter of inquiry to Brussels
asking for all the available facts In the
case 10
1t is stated that another man named
Thornton located near Bona died recently,
and 1t is suggested that the postal officials
may have mistaken this man for the
Thornton from this city. 1t Is believed
that If w. e. Thornton were dead his eff
fects would have been forwarded here long
ago The government Of Belgium, it is
stated. has been very prompt in matters of
this kind in the past
In speaking to a Star reporter today Mrs.
Thornton said: II am encouraged to be-
lieve that my son Is still alive. Notwith-
standing the unfavorable testimony of the
letters returned to me and marked in
manner indicating his death, the other copS
siderations lead me to think there is good
ground for hope. The fact that Ed re-
signed his post and that his resignation
was accepted compels me to believe that he
is safe and alive. He may now be On his
way home, and 1 should not be surprised to
see him here In the city any day.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
JAPAN A GOOD CUSTOMER
BUYS OVER $31 ,OOO,O 900 WORTH OF
GOODS A YEAR.
Sells Us Over Fl Per Cent Of Her Ex-
pOrts-COnsul General Bel
lows Report.

most interesting report has been re-
ceived at the State Department from
United States Consul General Bellows at
Yokohama which covers the commerce of
Uapan for 1900, and, aside from statistics.
gives a comprehensive insight into condf-
tions in Japan other than those of trade
The year 1900 says Mr.. Bellows. was an
unfavorable one to commerce and manu-
facture in Japan. but nevertheless statis-
tics show an increase in the total trade of
the empire over 1899 and 1898. Japan s
total exports in 1900 aggregated in value
$1O1, ,SO6. 1877, and 21.9 per cent Of this
amount came to the United States, or $685.
11SO65 worth. The imports from the
United States amounted to $31, ,265, ,075, max
ing the entire volume of trade between the
two countries nearly $4,000, ,OOO The
United States takes each year three-fourths
Of Japan's tea, nearly all her floor mating
and more than half her raw silk, and leads
as a purchaser in many other lines. On
the other hand, Japan gets nearly one-half
of her raw cotton from the United States,
and most of her locomotives and other ma
chinery, leather, kerosene and other oils
and flour
Mr.. Bellows says that constantly-filled
electric cars traverse the streets of Kyoto,
but are, in fact, so crowded by the work
ing classes that the weather. people still
better accommodations. An electric line
has been projected at Tokyo, and also at
Yokohama, but work has not yet begun.
One of the most hopeful features of the
situation in Japan, says the consul gem
eral, is the recognition by her educated
classes of the fact that cheap labor can
not compete with machinery, and the agi-
tation of questions of policy with regard
to labor, machinery and foreign capital is
expected to bring about beneficial changes
in the near future.
The import of sugar into Japan, which
fell off considerably in 1899, has increased
again to nearly the amount for 1898, when
the Philippine Islands were an important
source of supply, and Mr.. Bellows states
that when these islands are pacif1ed the
rehabilitation of the sugar trade with the
archipelago is hoped for. Mr.. Bellows de-
piores the lack of a single American bank
in Japan, and says that an American bank,
with good connections in New York and
San Francisco, skilfully managed, should
prove a paying investment, and would also
materially aid in extending United States
commerce in the east Mr.. Bellows is
quite sanguine as to the financial condi-
ton of the country, and says that, although
the commercial imports have exceeded eX-
ports for the past five years, the general
result of the movement of specie during
that time has been to increase the coun-
try's supply.
AS to the new treaties which have now
been in force for nearly two years, Mr..
Bellows says they have proven generally
satisfactory and very little complaint as
to their provisions has arisen.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Real Estate Transfers.

Florida avenue and I street northeast
Eugene Carusi ct al. trustees, to Amer
lean Security and Trust Company, part
square north Of 1923; $1,000. American Sc
curity and Trust Company to Emile M.
Darneilie. part square north Of 1925; $1,000.
Thirty-sixth and P streets northwest
John ]. Harrington ct al. to Julia Sullivan,
part lots 1O4 and 1O5, square 1247; $3.50.
N street northwest between LIST and Sd
streets-Thomas W. Hungerford ct al. to
Charles F. Nesbit, part original lot 8,
square 554; SO.
Tenth street northwest between r and S
streets-Hattie ]. Mcintosh to William l..
Pollard, lot 49, square 1886; So
No. 213 Seaton street northeast-Robert
r. Mahorney to Mary A. Repetti lot 49,.
square 8: SO.
First street southeast between c and D
streets-William H. Sorrell ct al. to Sarah
E. R. Simpson and Julia F. Tubman, lot
Is, square 692; $40.
Fourth street northwest between G and
H streets-Nellie Sullivan to Daniel j..
Catharine T., John D., Anna NJ and Nellie
L. Sullivan. lot 81, square 61S; $40.
Evening star., 1901-08-08

Appointment OF Receiver and an Ac
counting Also Desired

Appointment OF Receiver and nm Az.
counting Also Desired.
Ernest H. Schmidt, through Attorney
Charles F. Benjamin. today filed suit in
equity against Joseph Sincell. asking an
injunction, the appointment Of a receiver
and an accounting. 1t Is explained that
the 25th Of last June the complainant
agreed to sell the grocery business at 100
18th street to the defendant for 81, ,OOO BY
the terms agreed upon, 1t is said $500 was
payable in cash and the balance in monthly
installments of $50 each. with approved Sc
curity.
Mr.. Schmidt says he was induced to
make an immediate delivery to Mr. Sinceii
OF the store and business without Mr.. Sim
cell delivering the promissory notes in
dorsed as he had agreed Since then, 1t is
stated, the defendant has informed the
complainant that he can neither obtain nor
tender any indorser for the notes. nor offer
any other settlement or security than a
chattel deed of trust upon the stock. 1t Is
pointed out that the chattel mortgage
would not be marketable, and it's effect as
security would be very doubtful It is
further asserted that damage Is accruinR
to the business and good will by attempts
OF the defendant to make sale Of the same
The court Is asked to restrain the de-
fendant from selling the business or any
part OF the stock. that q receiver be ap-
pointed to conduct the business under au-
thorlty OF the court. and that mutual ac-
counts be taken and stated.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Cabaugh.
Purvis agt. Barpadoes; VIM. A. Meioy
appointed guardian ad lhem johnson agt.
Danenhower; pro Gpnfesso against defend
ant Wm H. Crawford ~ Bell agt Rel Of
al; confirmation OF auditors report Cart
ter agt. Coughlin;, approval of loan made
by trustee. Walker agt. Walker ct al; final
ratification OF sale BaFron agt. Barron;
and pro confessos against certain defend
ants. Shields agt. Griffith; pro confesso
against certain DEFENDANTS Marceron agt.
Marceron; do. Lefevre agt. Boyer ct al;
do. KuykendalI agf. Gage ct al 4: proof or
dered taken before d. T. Hassan. examiner.
Sears agt. Sears; appearance of absent de-
fendant ordered. Wilson Tagt Wilson: order
of July 30 1901. amended 7Easley agt Eas-
ley, examiner. Parker agt Parker; rule
against defendant returnable August 20.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justfce Clabaupb
Tubman agt. b. and 0. r. r. Co ct al:
dismissed for want of prosecution. Hunt
ley agt Church; motion to quash granted
and petition dismissed with costs. Veirs
agt. Burford; affirmative set aside upon
payment of costs. United States agt. Nc
Intyre; commission ordered to issue
Probate Court-Justice Clabaueh.
In re Clyde f.. Wheeler ct al; appraise-
ment of annual rental value of wards real
sender; account passed Estate of Laura
E. Brown; petition for probate of win filed.
Estate of Samuel c: Busey; account pass
ed Estate OF Jas r. Young: commission
ordered to issue. Estate of John r. SAT-
fell: petition for rule to show cause filed.
Estate of Chas. A. Schott; will partly
proved. Estate Of Catherine Stanton. will.
dated July 9. 1900, filed. Estate of Chas.
Thomas; petition for letters of adninis.ra-
tion filed. Estate Of Edw. Blum;ncr: will
fully proved. Estate of Alice E. Edmon-
son; decree appointing VIM. H. Liverpool
receiver. Estate of Laura E. Brown;
guardian ad ltem appointed and his an
swer filed. Estate of Annie M, Burley.
decree instructing executor and authoriz-
ing sthe delivery of certain property. Es-
tate of Annie p. Patterson; will admitted
to probate and letters testamentary grant
ed to Helen c. Clifford; bond, $500. Es-
tate of Jane L. Heard; letters of admins-
$4,000. Estate of Patrick Dillon: petition
for authority to dispose Of certain prop
erty filed. In re Joseph A. Dillon; petit
tion for allowance filed. Estate Of Laura
E. Brown; will admitted to probate Es-
tate of Hiram Price; order of publication.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
GEN. L. A. DODD DEAD.
Was Conspicuous in the Trial of Lin
coins Assassfns.

Was Conspicuous in the Trial of Lin
coins Assassins.
General Levi A. Dodd. Union veteran Of
the civil war, died Tuesday night at his
home In Baltimore. He was sixty-eight
years old. His death was due to q general
breaking down. brought on by the heat.
AS a member Of the staff Of General
Hartranft he had charge of the prisoners
charged with conspiracy in the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln. After the exc
cution of four of the alleged conspirators
he conducted DR.. Mudd, who had set
Wilkes Booths broken leg, to the Dry Tor
tugas. After being mustered out in July
1865. General Dodd engaged in business in
Illinois. At one time he was c.erk of the
circuit court. Later he moved to Chicago
and was resident OF that city at the time
of the great fire. in which considerable Of
his property was swept away. Since 1881
he had lived in Baltimore. looking after
the interests Of the Standard Oil Company
General Dodd was a member of the Loyal
Legion and OF Custer Post. Grand Army Of
the Republic. He was also Mason and a
trustee Of the Twelfth Presbyterian Church
A widow. who was Miss Priscilla K. Chris
tie of Pennsylvania, survives him.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
FAIR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
Rising Temperature Friday; Light
NOrfhweSterly Winds

Rising Temperature Friday; Alg M
Northwesterly Winds.
Forecast till s pm. Friday:
For the District of Columbia. Maryland
and Virginia fair tonight and Friday; ris-
ing temperature Friday; light northwest
erly winds
Weather conditions and general forecast:
Fair weather prevails this morning III
practically all districts. Light showers fell
during the night In western New York,
Kansas. Colorado, Utah. New Mexico and
western Texas.
The temperature changes have been few
and unimportant.
Fair weather with slowly rising tempera-
ture Is indicated for all portions Of the
Washington forecast district.
Light west to northwest winds will pre-
vail tonight along the middle and south
Atlantic coast, becoming variable Friday.
On the lower lakes the winds will be light
to fresh west to northwest.
Steamers which depart today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh west 30 south
winds and fair weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) mas been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Charleston, 1.22; Sa-
vannah, 1.O4; Port Eads, 3.64; Cape May,
1.6S
Records for Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm yesterday:
Thermometer-August 7, pm. 81; 8 pm.
16; IL midnight 20. August g. am, 81;
3 am, Il; II noon, 50; 2 pm, 50.
Maximum, 50, at pm, August 8. Mini
mum, III, at am, August g.
Barometer-August Z, pm, 29.09; p m.
1904; II midnight, 5000 August 8. am,
5000; am, BOIL; noon, 3O.12; 2 pm,
3O.O7.
Mercury Reaches 90 Mark.
The temperature registered by House &
Herrmann's standard thermometer was as
follows:
am, IS; II M, 81; 2 pm, 80.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
= am: Great Falls, temperature, rs; con-
dition, 8; receiving reservoir temperature e.
ID; condition at north connection, 3; con-
d1tion at south connection, IS; distributing
reservoir, temperature, so; condition at in
fluent gate house, SO; effiuent gate house.
&c.
Up-Rfver Water.
The B. and o. agent at Harper's Terry
reported the Potomac river clear and the
shenandoah river muddy today.
Tide Table.
Today-Low tide. $50 am and pm ;
high tide, 2:O4 am. and 2:3O pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:52 am. and 1905
pm; high tide, 3:OS am. and 3:37 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rises, 5:04 am: sun sets,
TOT pm.
Moon rises 1917 am. tomorrow
TOmorrow-Sun rises, 6:05 am.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lights flf
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise
Evening star., 1901-08-08
HOT WEATHER FOOD.
&'&&'&'G'&&'s's Z I

The selection OF food for hot weather Is an i'm
portant question. We should avoid excess Of
fats. cut down the butter ration and indulge more
freely In fruits and food easy Of digestion. One
meat meal per day 10 sufficient during hot weather.
An ideal breakfast is Grape-Nuts, treated with a
little cream (which by the way, supplies the
necessary fat In a very digestible form cup Of
Postum Cereal Food Coffee, hot, II cold 1t
should have little lemon Juice squeezed In; then
fruit. either cooked raw; also, perhaps
two slices Of entire wheat bread with a very thin
spread Of butter. breakfast of this sort is so
perfectly adapted to the wants Of the system that
one goes through the heat Of the day In comfort
as compared with the sweaty, disagreeable condi-
tion of one improperly fed. Once put in practice
the plan win never be abandoned during the hot
days. for the difference in ones personal comfort
% too great to be easily forgotten.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
CONDENSED LOCALS.

A horse attached to q buggy In which
Frank johnson and his wife were seated
ran away near 5th and c streets north
west about O'Clock last night. Mr.. and
Mrs johnson were thrown from the ve-
Johnsons live at 1880 33d street.
George Payne, ten years old, while play
ing base ball in front Of his home. the
fremont House, corner of Indiana avenue
and I'd street northwest, this morning. was
accidentally struck across his chest with a
bat A painful cut was inflicted, which
the surgeons at the Casualty Hospital
dressed
George Pryor, a colored driver. was
struck on the head with q stone by an un-
known colored man last night and received
a painful wound. which was dressed at the
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
THEIR TERMS ENDED,
Two District COnvicts Die in the
MOundsVille Penitentiary.

Two District COnvicts Die in the
MOundsvflle Penitentiary.
William H. Robinson and Eli Tolson, both
colored, died in the penitentiary at Mounds
vile, w. Va, where they were sent for
burglarfes committed in this city. The
former was serving six and the latter five
years. Robinson was a prize fighter and
was known in sporting and police circles
as Monk Robinson. Prior to being sent
to the penitentiary he was frequently in
minor troubles. He had the dropsy.
Eli Tolson was better known to the police
as Eli Catfish and it is stated that he
had the consumption. Captain Boardman
received word of the deaths from the
warden of the penitentiary this morning,
and he notified relatives of the dead men In
order that they may get the bodies If they
so desire.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Inquiry Into Mental Condition.

Frank Kachelski, aged twenty-five years.
whose home Is said to be at No. 235 St.
Joseph street. Detroit, Mich, was this
afternoon taken into custody at the direc-
tion Of Sanitary Officer Frank and locked
UP In the first precinct station to await an
examination as to his mental condition. The
prisoner has, 1t is said. been in st. Eliza
beth's Asylum once, but was recently re-
leased because he was supposed to have
been cured of his malady. 1t Is said that
the unfortunate man was some years ago
kicked In the face by horse and that this
resulted In his losing his mind.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
White-Ernest c. Winburn and Minnie B.
Chappell. both Of Richmond. Va; Edwin T.
Jones and Elsie Mitchell: Lawrence Nc
Whorter and Frances Jachowski; Dennis
R. Walsh of Austin, Texas, and Alice D.
Dalton Of ST. Louis, NO.; Berkeley Inge of
this city and Lillian A. Gallaher of Falls
Church, Va
Colored-Edward r. Boone and Alberta
Jackson; John Gordon and Alice Corbin;
Walter Hawkins and Ida Brown, both Of
Charles county, Md.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Room 2. Corcoran building

WASHINGTON u. c.. August Z, 1901.
Resolved, by the Association of the Oldest In
Eabitnnts of the District OF Columbia, in their
regular monthly meeting:
That mourn with sincere affection ana deep
the death. August q, 1901, In his seventy
eighth year, of of most highly esteemed
associates, Capt. JOSEPH PRATHER. 1t was
but recently. July 4. that severe i'll health ana
declining years compelled him to forego unanl-
mons reelection as treasurer, an Office when
he had long held with such conscientious nuelity
and aUiIIIy to call for our gratitude In most
marked degree
For than sixty years resident OF tnls
city. his entire career was that OF an unDleh,
ished public and private life He kept his soui
spotess and unsthined and so, now, all men VINO
knew him weep His integrity was only eqnaieu
by his devotion to duty. in all Its varied re,
lations of life. citizen. husband. rather anu
friend and his memory and example Will long
be cherished by all the members or TINS associa-
tion and perpetuated in records.
Resolved That copy of these resolutions
Responding secretary to the family of the de-
Evening star., 1901-08-08

Eleven Deaths I'm Twenty-FOur Hours.
The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the twenty-four
hours ending at noon today:
Tyler Sherwood, Il years: Frank Heising,
SO years; Peter Clark. 45 years: Francis
Melstead. 25 years: Charles Riley, % years:
Perry Powers. 10 years; Jesse e. Lowrey.
IL years; Jesse Bell. years; Elizabeth
Connors, month: Lonnie Lawrence Gross.
1 day; infant of Lille James. day.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
MILITARY ACTIVITY IN CHINA. !.
Arsenals Turning Out Rifles and
SmOkelegg Powder

AFsenaIs TuFMfnG Ouf RfAes and
SmOkeless Powder.
A dispatch from London says: IAN Amer
lean official named Brill. who recently re-
turned from China, where he has been In the
government service, has been interviewed
here" says the Calcutta correspondent of
the Times, "and he asserts that there is
great activity In the arsenals and factories
in Fu-chau. Han-yang. Nan-kin and Chen
,tu, which are turning out smokeless pow-
der and hundreds of rifles daily. He de-
clares also that the Ho-nanes army is being
drilled by Germans and Japanese"
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Fifty-DOllar Blaze.

A slight fire, causing damage of $50 oc-
CURED between IL and IL clock this morn
ing on the roof of the house of Walter
Williams. No. 156 Francis street southeast
The blaze was caused by a spark from a
fire pot used by some timers who were re-
pairing the roof
Evening star., 1901-08-08
SURPRISED BY MARsUDs.

Militia Post at Kashmtrkar Captured
With Considerable Loss.
dispatch from Simla. India says: Two
hundred Mahsuds attacked a militia post at
Kashmirkar August O. killed sentry and
surprised the garrison. which sought
refuge in the barracks. The Mahsuds de-
manded the rifles, threatening to burn the
post II the weapons were not given up
The militiamen then surrendered their
rifles. Seven OF the men were killed and
an officer and three men we're wounded
The Mahsuds. then decamped with the
rifles, ammunition. uniforms and kits OF
the garrison. without losing man.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Miss Kemp Recovering.

Miss Loretta Kemp, who is a patient at
the Casualty Hospital suffering with hic-
coughs, was reported this afternoon to be
in a greatly improved condition. and it
was thought she would soon recover en-
tirely.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Housebreaker Takes Nothing.

A report was today made to the detec-
tive bureau that some time last night the
locomobiie store Of NJ. Kline, No. 1928 Con-
necticut avenue. was broken into, but that
the intruder or intruders did not succeed
In carrying anything away.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Have YOur Books Ruled.

bookkeeping is neater and clearer when tne
books n ruled to order by
aps6d HODGES 511 9th st. Phone 1888
Evening star., 1901-08-08

HOu seOwners Please Notice
We're putting In elegant PORCELAiN Bali
TUBS at special summer prices. Grand chahee 10
have the work done right at small expense.
auS-6d W. ]. HUTCHINSON, go 10th street.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
FINANCIAL.

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
EolAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE Of London
England, on the Thirteth day Of June 1901, as
1892 ' -
Deposit capital. al.................... $4oO 600 90
ASSETS
Cash on hand and in banks s Sol 275 81
stocks and bonds (market value) -. 1880 4o3 90
Premiums uncollected and In hands
ct agents. ........................ 142,s70 o.
interest due and accrued on June 3O
1901. Observation-Disclosures. l54l3 10
Total assets. 81 $40 062 70
LIABILITIES
Cash capital. ..................... S2ooOOO 90
Unearned premium reserve .......... GO TIT 90
Reserve for unpaid losses and claims. 645S6 90
ALI other demands. ................... Ia 4S4 yZ
Net surplus. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 610,2l4 lS
Total naDiit1es. <l.b10 o62 20
ROBERT DICKSON, General Manager.
August 8. 1901.
City Of New York, state Of New York:
Subscribed and sworn TO before this 9th day
OF August, 1901. CHARLES EDGAR MILLS,
(Seal.) Notary Public for N Y. County.
FRED. c. GIESEKING,
Resident Agent,
1t No. 627 ST. NV.
CASH CAPITAL, 81. 200 coo.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Don't Let Wrinkles

WE TAKE THIS OCCASION TO NOTIFY OUR
many students and friends that hereafter we WIZ
ave- Shorthand. typewriting teiegraphy, pooh-
keeping, arithmetic English.
au7l2t 1.-THE DRlIIERY."
Evening star., 1901-08-08
COAL. COAL. COAL.

SPIRITUALISM-
MRS. ZOLLER. SPIRITUAL MEDIUM,
500 III ST. NV. MEETINGS TUESDAY, FRI
DAY EVGS. INTERVIEWS DAILY. au1-12ts