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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28
ARBITRATION
In Strike Settlements Almost al
Accomplished Fact.

Washington, June 2S-The labor conn
mittee of the House has perfected and
ordered favorable report on the bill
empowering the President to appoint
federal arbitration boards to investi-
gate and adjust strikes, lock-outs, ETC.,
which are of such magnitude as to af-
feet Interstate commerce.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28
Warning.

IF you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE and do not use Foley's Kidney
Cure, you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as It positively cures
all forms of kidney and bladder dis
eases. j. M. LATER, ]. Lamparter 4
Co., A. Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28
MANY GERMANS
In the List Of Akron's City
Officials.

Eight members Of the City Council
are Germans, and so are two members
OF the Board OF City Commissioners.
The German Councilmen are Mcssrs,
Merz, Plske Wilhelm, Rooms, Seldrll,
Amundson, Manderbach, and Warner.
On the Board the Germans are Messrs.
Houser and Seybold.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28
Memorial Services.

Security Camp, Modern Woodmen,
accompanied by the team and drum
corps, will go to Barberton, Sunday
at p. nj. Memorial services will be
held there by the Barberton Woodmen.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28
Well Known Machinist,

Theo. II. LeClair of Port Henry, N. y,
suffered from Infammatory Rheuma-
tism, was generally run down. He
pays "Mr. Smith, druggist, advised my
taking DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy; said he recommended Il as he
knew It TO be a good medicine. got
3 bottle and II cured me-"
nr. David Kennedys Favohts Remedy Is the
surest oaire known for sD uric acid troubles, In
deed fof eli Kidney Bladder. Liver and Blood dis
orders. rheumatism, Dyspepsia and CONSTIPATION
or the weaknessas peculiar 70 women.
Al druggist, sell h IN tho NEW 90 GENT SIZE
and the regular el 90 size bottles.
: Sample 6offls-sHeHgh for trial free BY NAH
pr. DssId Kennedy Corporation. Rondout, N, Y,
Dr. Rsys Ess:sa;s .:, !.s BE, s I.IK ne. ssdGs surs
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-06-28

Eighth Regiment band at Pathfinder
picnic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
NO CHANGES MADE.
This Board of Examiners Stayed as
It Was.

T. In every community of the United States
there is a local board of medical examiners
for the pension bureau. These men are ap-
pointed upon the recommended ton of repre-
sentatives in Congress, and upon their rec
ommendation they can be removed and
other men put in their places. That is a
custom which has grown up during many
years in the pension bureau, and the repre-
sentative in Congress regards the privilege
as his right. The practice has considera BILE
justification in view of the fact that the
member of Congress can in this way assure
hlmself that at all times the boards in his
district are SO constituted that the soldiers
going before them for examination will
have full justice in the determining of their
disabilities. But this only leads up to a
story showing how clever politicians like to
90 things with one hand and not let the
other know anything about it. A member
wanting to win the favor of a new set of
physicians without mourning the dsfavor
or any OF the members OF the old board one
day submitted to the commissioner of pen
sions list of men whose names he wanted
substituted for the old board. There was
no charge of inefficiency or misconduct on
the part of the old board. The commission
er didn't like that, so he informed the men,
Der, in accordance with the practice of his
bureau. he would make the changes indicat-
ed by him.
But" he added, II intend sending this
letter to each of the men who have been dis
placed, because they are all entitled to
know why l have taken this action
The commissioner handed to the member
Of Congress copy Of the letter he had pre-
pared. 1t stated to each member of the
board to be displaced that his work had
been entirely satisfactory to the bureau
and hadabeen marked by efficiency and con-
scientiousness, but that in accordance with
the custom that had always prevailed the
change in the personnel of the board was
being made entirely on the recommended
ton of his member of Congress.
Suppose you hold this matter up a few
days or until you hear from me-" suggested
the representative, who didn't relish the
idea of having himself made persona non
grata with these men who were infiuen-
tial in their community were the ones he
proposed to put in their places. He had
thought that he could win the good grace
of one set Of men without losing the esteem
OF another, but now he had to choose be-
tween them. The incident ended as do so
many of the stories of good ships going to
sea with precious souls and cargoes and
were never heard of more" The politician
was never willing to take the responsibility
of making the change, and the new board
was never appointed.
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REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Features Of the Big Hay
Apartment House.
LARGE STRUCTURES
THE AUTUMNAL BEAUTY AS
ENJOYED BY CITY RESIDENTS.
improvements in Progress and Trans
actions in Realty That Have
h Been Closed.
LARGE STRUCTURES

Notable for its size the apartment house
which Secretary John Hay Is building at
the southeast corner of Come cticut avenue
end l. street is also likely to be distin-
The feature of the building will be the CEN
trail court, which interrupts the main line
of the front and furnishes a space some
eighty feet square in the center of the
building Into this court the windows Of
the various floors will open, which, with the
exposures on the other sides, will furnish
q maximum OF air and light.
The exterior walls of this eight-story
building will he of brick of light shade and
terra Gotta, and the treatment chosen by
the architect, James G. Hill, is that OF the
French renaissance, with notifications.
There are to be twelve apartments on each
floor with the exception of the first, SO that
there will be altogether about ninety-three
suites, ranging in size from nine rooms and
three baths to one room and a bath.
The Group System.
On each floor the suites are in what are
termed groups-that is TO say, the access
90 each group Is from one pOint-so that the
apartments In each have separate passen-
ger and service elevators. By this method
the occupants of the house upon entering
she building through one of three separate
entrances come at once to the approach to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

built IN a large park. The wealth of green
cry which borders the streets and closes IN
the vistas of the avenues are the delight OF
residents and visitors alike during the
spring and summer, and when the time of
fall comes it is the privilege of Washing
tonians to enjoy the autumnal beauty OF
the trees.
Perhaps there is not the wide range in
color which marks the foliage in the coun-
try, as the brilliant shades of the sumac
and of other soft woods are lacking, but
still the combinations of hues which fairly
light UP the borders of our streets and NIL
the parks with their brillancy is well worth
observing. 1t happens, no doubt, that a
large number of the jewellers in the city do
not find time to even look about them with
seeing eyes when they walk through the
streets and hence they miss that which
some persons spend money and time In
going to the mountains each fall to enjoy.
There is a wealth of beauty of autumnal
scenery in this city which is difficult to sur
pass, and which is for all who will look
about as they pass from their homes to
their places of business.
East Capitol Street Property.
The residence of Mrs Elizabeth Wagner
at the northeast corner Of East Capitol and
10th streets has been purchased by Stephen
j. Kubel. The price is said to have been
$4,000 Mrs Wagner has bought from Mr..
Kubel the property at 62S East Capitol
street, which she proposes to remodel.
A Flat Building.
A two-story frame fiat building has been
designed by Harding & Upman, architects,
for VIM R. Simpson to be built on Merid-
ian avenue. Mount Pleasant. The new
structure will have a frontage Of twenty
three feet and depth Of siXty-fve. The
apartments will each contain five rooms and
q bath There will be separate entrances
for each suite. The building will be heated
by steam.
Sales of Realty.
Moore & Hill, real estate brokers, have
recently closed the following sales: For
Lester A. Barr, premises 1900 Yale street
Columbia Heights. for $4,000, the pur-
chaser being Mr.. Harris Wilson; for Lewis
E Breuninger 617-G19-621 Whitney avenue
northwest, for $4,000 each; for H. c. Eddy,
50 Seaton street northwest; for John S.
Melton. house corner L street and Flagler
place between list and I'd streets north
west; for Michael ]. Colbert and Francis
NJ Cox, trustees. 61I-619-62l -623 Brown
court southeast: for Rev Thos. K. Noble,
1911 18th street northwest, for 5000; for
Robert S. Lyle, lot on Bacon street be-
tween 14th and 18th streets, Columbia
Heights; for Harris Wilson, lot on north
side ssachusetts avenue northwest, for
$4,000, purchaser being James NJ. Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
CHINESE BUSINESS METHODS.
Foreign Firms Deal Through Individ.
ual Called a Comprador.

From the New York Tribune.
Chinese business methods are In many
ways unique, and, the vast amount of Chi
nese trade considered, probably the most
simple in the world. The Chinese merchant,
for instance, signs no contract with for
efgn house when an order Is given him. He
records the order in his book, and that is as
good, with Chinese merchants as a written
contract. But the most essential feature
of all Chinese trade is the comprador No
foreign firm or banking house can do bust
ness in China without comprador. And
yet the comprador Is a business institution
almost unknown to the western world.
The comprador is native who is en-
ployed by the foreign firm, and always
trusted implicitly, and who has never been
known to violate the trust. He resembles
the paymaster of a big warship more than
anything we know. He collects all the
money due the firm, and more, when an
order to collect is once given him, 1t Is
entered as cash on hand in the firms books.
What the comprador thinks of this may be
open to question, but he has never COM
planned. The firm checks IN payment Tor
cargo are drawn up to him. and, besides a
salary, he gets three-tenths of per cent on
these payments. He has to guarantee the
integrity of all the firms employees and
house servants. and know the standing or
all native firms and the like, with which his
firm deals. His word as to firms credit is
accepted without question. His losses from
dishonest employees which the comprador,
OF course. sometimes sustains, he can, how
ever we'll afford to meet. for his chances to
make money are many. and he improves
them all. Private banking is one Of the
most remuneratiVe
The comprador lives generally at the bust
ness house of his firm and is allowed a
suite of servants. Most Of them, also, go IN
for real estate on their own account, ana
the houses these men have built in the
trade ports of China from their peculiar
half western and ornate style Of architec-
ture have come to be called, not the Doric,
but the compradoric style.
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whom madly cried Kill the Germans"
The next day the blackened corpse of the
dead admiral was found floating in the
harbor near the wreck of his vessel The
body was brought ashore and buried with
military honors. The feeling became very
bitter toward the Germans throughout the
republic. PlaCards were affixed to the doors
of many of the German houses calling on
ali Haytians who loved their country ire
spective of party or faction, to arise and
avenge the death of Killick by any means
I'm their power. but so far as known no real
acts OF violence were committed.
Commended by the Emperor.
On the other hand, the German charge re-
ceived a telegram from the Emperor Of
Germany commencing the officers and crew
of the Panther for their good work in re-
dressing the alleged insult to the German
flag. The Panther arrived at ST Mare on
the 10th remaining there over night. and
the next morning again entered the harbor
or Gonaives. The German charge. who was
passenger on the vessel. went ashore and
called on the German consul. During his
visit the Panther covered the city with her
guns. The German charge remained ashore
only fifteen minutes, however, and 1t is
reported his experience was not very pleas
ant
The Crete was steel screw vessel of 95O
tons displacement and was armed with one
62-inch gun, one 4.7-inch, four 39-inch
two Maxim and four Nordenfeldt machine
guns.
Admiral Killick was a fine looking man of
more than ordinary intelligence and In the
full vigor of life He was half-breed, with
good features and fair complexion. His
Haytian mulatto. Owing to his preference
OF death TO surrender, he Is regarded as
a patriot and a hero by his countrymen re-
gardless Of party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

NAL School. New York: American Book Com
pany.
IN CAR OF GOLD; Story for Children. BY
r. L. Gray. Illustrations by Bernard Gumann.
Akron, Ohio: The Saalfeld Publishing Company
THE UPPER CURRENTS. By J. r. Miller, D. D.
author of 'Buiiding of Character etc. New
York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
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their own apartments thus avoiding the
crowding which would follow If the occu-
pants were obliged to use one approach.
The first floor will be devoted mainly to
the cafe and reception rooms and office, and
the principal entrance will be through the
court. where there will be an approach for
carriages.
The building will have a frontage of PAT
feet on Connecticut avenue and 135 feet on
street, and is to be known as Stoneleigh
Court The work of building the founda-
tons has not been completed
Architectural Contests.
Several of the local architects have en-
tered the competition for furnishing the
plans for the municipal building, an under
taking that requires much thought and care
ful attention to details. AS this contest con-
forms to the requirements which govern in
all cases where architectural work of any
ma gnitude is involved only what may be
termed the sketch plans are to be prepared,
leaving the detailed drawings to the later
period, after an architect has been selected.
In this case the problem is somewhat com
plcated by the necessity of providing a
specified amount of space for each of the
various departments of the District gov
eminent. On account of the demand for
office room the new building is to be SIX
stories in height an elevation which, in the
opinion of some, is entirely too great for a
public building.
Another competition which is in progress
is for supplying the plans for the proposed
new Masonic Temple, which is to occupy
that site on the east side of 18th street be-
tween New York avenue and II street, over
looking the broad plaza, which Is formed by
the crossing of the avenue over II street
The new building is to have frontage of
some forty-siX feet on 18th street and about
1870 feet on the other thoroughfares. 1t will
rise to a height of seven stories, and the
interior will be so planned as to be used for
all the purposes of the fraternity and also
for business uses.
The contest has not yet been concluded for
supplying the plans for Foundry Church-or
rather. for the new structure that is to Dt
erected by that congregation the site
recently purchased at the southwest corner
of 10th and Madison streets. The building
Is TO be of stone and is to cover the entire
space, with provision for an auditorium and
for Sunday school room. The result has
not been announced.
Autumnal Beauty in the City.
The beauty of the autumnal woods in
this locality Is not alone for the favored
few who have the time to go into the coun-
try or for those who live there, but it can
be enjoyed by the entire population of the
nations capital, for here the woods are a
feature of the city. The number and lux
uriance of the trees within the urban linn
its is so great that the city appears as If
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fore the boats could reach the shore an ex-
plosion was heard. and the rear portion or
officers quarters of the ship was destroyed.
There was a difference of opinion as to
the number of shots fired The German of
ficers stated that thirty were fired, but
Gen. Firmn in proclamation in reference
to the event fixed the number at fifteen. 1t
was also reported that the boats were
leaving the Crete the Panther fired upon
them to sink them, and that although some
of the meats were struck, all of the occu-
pants escaped to the shore.
AT o'clock the Panther, having accom-
plished her mission of destroying the Crete,
steamed out of The harbor and continued on
her course paying no heed to the signals
made by some of the German residents to
have her remain for their protection. At
the time the streets of the city were crowd
ed by the excited inhabitants, some Of
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Economical Man.
From the Chicago Post.

From the Chicago Post.
The native pointed out to the stranger an
old man who was passing
THAT man." said the native, beats the
world on close figuring
Makes a little money go a long ways
docs hep
well, rather. Last winter he put re-
volving doors into a big building that he
owns, and he never took them out again
all summer
Pure matter of economy"
Exactly"
Rather small and mean, / should
think The cost of taking out and putting
back the revolving doors ought not to be
great, and he's giving his tenants and their
patrons a lot of unnecessary labor"
That's just It," explained the native
Hes making them work for him for moth
ing. Why, he stores up the power gener-
ated by those doors and uses 1t to run the
elevators. Why, the man is so close that
he doesn't get mad, because he thinks his
anger would cause him to give out heat that
he'll need in the winter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

EUGENE FIELDS FAVORITE POEMS. Com
lam 8. Lord.
l. In an "auto-analysis'' once prepared by
Eugene Field in answer to a query by
literary magazine he said: MY favorite
poems are Korner's Battle Prayer Words
worth's We Are Seven Newmans Lead,
Kindly Light Luther's hymn, Schiller's
The Diver Horaces 'Fons Bandusiae' and
Burns 'Cotter's Saturday Night" These
are now collected with the idea that per-
haps they will have, however familiar, an
added charm in the knowledge that they
were favorite with man himself so mark
eddy gifted as Field.
Books Received.
THE LAST CRUISE OF THE ELECTRA; Being
on Sea and Land. By Charles Phillips Chapman
anthaT Of aefa b
Company.
S. Frieze: late Professor Of Latin in the Uni
nssn Gf Of Latin in the University Of
Michigan. New York: American Book Company.
JACKS OF ALL TRADES AND WHAT THEY
DID; Story for Young Folks. By Katharine
Walter Russell and Text Drawings by E. s.
Truman. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
WITH THE FLAG IN THE CHANNEL; or, The
Adventures Of Captain Gustavus Conyngham.
ragut," etc. Illustrated by Carlton r. Chap
man. New York: d. Appleton & Co.
BEHIND THE LINE; a Story of College Life and
Foot Ball ; BY Ralph Henry Barbour. author Of
Reiyea. New York; D. Appleton & CO. 49,
LUCKY NED (G. F. So, Story for Young People.
BY Edward S. Ellis, AN, author Of ''Deerfoot
Series" &c. Illustrated by j. W. Kennedy.
Boston, Dana Estes & Co.
THE SPIRITUAL OUTLOOK: a Survey Of the Re-
ligiOus Life of Our Time as Related to Progress.
BY Willard Chamberlain Selleck. Boston: Lit
tie, Brown & Co.
MISS LoCHINvAR; Story for Girls BY Marion
Ames Taggart Illustrated by W. L. Jacobs
and Bayard f. Jones. New York: D. Appleton
McNEIL'S MENTAL ARITHMETIC. By i. c. Nc
Nefll President Seventh Wisconsin State Nor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25

K1CHARD IIORDON;T -NlVeI BY Alexander
Black. Boston: LothrOp Publishing Company
This Is an entertaining story, told with
originality and skill. The scenes are va
ried, dealing with social political and ar
tistic life in New York. Richard Gordon,
a rising young lawyer and politician, is an
acceptable hero throughout, and the reader
becomes interested in his somewhat diff
cult suit for the hand of beautiful girl,
who, though loving him, yet for some mys-
FERROUS motive refuses. to disclose her real
feelings. The climax of the story, wherein
she reveals her reasons for concealing her
affection, is rather startling in it's effect
The author, however. handles his bold
theme with ereditable skill and conveys
the message of the story in clear terms
Several realistic scenes in political life at
style, evidencing the close observation of
the writer There is enough of levity In
the pages to brighten the story, and toward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
A BOOK BY A
Washington Author
Rhoda Roland
n. S, SUTTON

MIR. Sutton has MADE the part of Rhoda
Roland, and the very name ought to become
recognized as expressive of a certain type of
young woman. We must grant that she Is not
the sort we would like to have for a relative;
we might even prefer not to have bowling c.
quaintance; but would go miles out Of our
way any day to hear of her latest exploit.
Almost every Incident is unusual, and, were
the writer less brilliant we would be bound
to admit impossible.
A young widow with baby girl comes from
the West to Washington. Her only stock in
trade Is a knowledge of typewriting and stenog-
raphy, her only principle to "live and let live"
Cloth, 12mo, SIPS.
May be ordered through any BOOKSELLER will be sent
for the price by The Abbey Press Publishers Of
One Hundred and Fourteen Fifth Avenue New York, With
agencies In London Montreal and elsewhere who always
issue interesting works.
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The Root of the Matter

The Root of the Matter.
From Puck
Pat-"An' so yez shtruck fer shorter
hours?"
Mike-'Yis. We want each wan to con-
sist av forty minutes, begorry!'
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
MILES SUSPECTED.


General Nelson A. Miles, officially
known as commander of the army, is
ander the ban at the white house, and
President Roosevelt never loses an OPP
portunity TO snub him.
That General Miles is suspected OF
something akin to high treason in the
administration circle was made ap-
parent ia the senate a few days ago.
According to a Washington dispatch
Senator Beveridge, who is understood
to be the mouthpiece of the admins
tration in the Philippine legislation,
asked Senator Culberson, the demo-
cratic Philippine leader, If General
Miles furnished the democrats with
parts of the war records on which the
charges of American brutality in the
islands are based.
The question was highly significant,
as it shows the administration susDi-
cion of the head of the army.
The war department has been sup
pressing reports of cruelty in the Phil
ippines, but somehow the democrats
have been securing the reports and
they have greatly embarrassed ROose-
welt and his followers.
Senator Culberson refused to answer
the question
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11
Chinese Farm School.

A Chinese farm school. where youth
full Celestials can learn how to become
intelligent tillers of the soil instead of
crowding into Chinatown, as now, Is a
proposed innovation against which the
residents of Croydon, near Bristol, Pa,
are up in arms says the Philadelphia
Record. The buildings will be Chinese
in design, and a Chinese cemetery,
with q Chinese temple, will also be
provided fer. The cemetery will take
up about fifteen acres out Of forty
eight purchased. The balance Of the
property will be turned into model
farm. 1t is also in contemplation to
provide a school there, where the Chi
nese will be instructed in English and
where every effort will be made to i'm
prove them. The school, which will
start with fifty Cinnamon, is exciting
good deal of interest among local
Celestials.