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ar" the West Side centres. AZ Man
haitian Market nearly fifty carloads of beef
are sold In q week.
Thee are no rl-rket centres In the CEN
tral Fart II the city unless the uninpor' ant
branches al Tompkins and Centre markets
be considered AZ such They are 20 be-
abolished
The next lineup Is on tho East Side The
nbottoir district from Forty-third TO Forty
sixth street along FRS, avenue u the chief
Genre over there. Here nearly 1000 cattle
are killed every week, Tie next c,ntre IL
he Harlem market; then comes West
chester avenue rom those siS distribut-
ing centres New York Is chiefly served with
fresh meats
Ia Brooklyn there are three distribu, ing
centres; Wallahout Market. Fort Greene
place and williamsburg (Nor,h sixth
street,. Jamaica, Fla'bush and the out
lying places have Struggling wholcsaic
houses here and there.
Fulton Market Manhattan has drifted
to fish and Washington Market has turned
to tho retail and the produce trade. The
with hotels, restaurants and steamships
After the fresh meats and provisions
have left the wholesaler they arc dist ributed
To the consumer through 5000 retail butcher
shops, 1900 deicater-en and 1000 grocery
stores. or 1900 agencies in all TO thes.,
may be added more than ,OOO fish stores
and stands Through these Wholesale and
retail agencies is solved the problem Of
receiving and distributing New York oi'vs
immense food supply Which IL gathered
from all over the country.
II IL evident that the rise or fall of meat
prices has a ritdl interest 10 the average
citizen. A riss, Of 10 per cent. In prices
means an additional $4,000 900 a year FIR
flesh food in New York city while a DIR, p
of 10 per cent, means the saving Of tho ZANE
amount Tho rise Of 20 per cent. recently
meant an additional 5000 900 pressure on
the purse and that was enough to cause the
grumblo which followed
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CLEAR OF DEBT.
Episcopal Church at Mt. st. Alban En-
larged and Improved,

One year ago the congregation of st. AL
bans Episcopal Church, at Mount St AL
ban, found it necessary to enlarge the house
of worship to accommodate the increased
attendance. The enlargement was accom-
plished by the addition of transepts, which
gave double seating capacity to the build
ing. The work cost $500 and was done
without fnterrupting a single Sunday serv-
ice.
st. Adams claims to be the first free
church in the District of Columbia, and has
a pride in being without debt. 1t has never
had debt il the half century of its exist
ence. 1t has accomplished this result with
out endowments and without a pew-renting
system, being sustained wholly and entirely
by voluntary offerings
At yesterday mornings service the Rev.
George c. F. Bratenahl, pastor of ST AL
bans, announced that owing to the gifts
made by many friends of the parish and
members of the congregation the sum of
81 200 would be placed in the offertory, and
that this would pay the last remaining obi
cations incurred in the enlargement of the
church. The announcement was hailed
with joy by the large congregation.
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THE e.
Mississippi Bubble
A NOVEL BY EMERSON HoUGH.
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uplifted Ratchet, seeking to strike down
the victim already impaled by the silent
arrow.
quick cried Law, in a flash CATCHING
the meaning of this sudden spectacle. Into
the fort, Sir Arthur. and call the men to-
gethern' w
Not stopping to relieve the struggles of
the victim. who had now fallen forward
gasping, Law sprang on with drawn blade
to meet the advancing savage. The latter
paused for an uncertain moment and then
with shrill yell of defiance. hurled the
keen steel Ratchet full at Laws head. IT
shore away a piece of his hat brim. and
sank with edge deep buried In the trunk Of
tree beyond. The savage turned. but
turned too late. The blade of the swords
man passed through from rib to rib under
his arm, and he fell choking. even as he
sought again to give vent to his war cry
ana now there arose in the woods beyond
and In the fields below the hill, and from
the villages of the neighboring Indians a
series OF sharp, uulating yels Shots
came from within the fortress, where the
loop-holes were already manned There
were borne from the nearest wigwams of
the Him the screams of wounded men the
shrieks of terrified women. In an instant
the peaceful spot had become the scene of
horrible confusion. Once more the wolves
of the woods, the Iroquois had fallen on
their prey!
Swift as shad been Laws movements.
Pembroke was but pace behind him as he
wrenched free his blade. The two turned
PACK together and started at speed for the
| palisade. At the gate they met others hur-
rying in. Pembrokes men joining in the
rush OF the frightened villagers. Among
these the 1roquois pressed with shrill yells
plying knife and bow and Ratchet as they
ran and the Mortified eyes of those within
the palisade saw many tragedy enacted
| Watch the CATER cried Pierre Noir, from
| his station in the corner tower. As he
| spoke there came rush of screaming Iro-
| quofs, who sought to gain the entrance.
Now! cried Pierre NOR, discharging
his piece into the crowded ranks below him
and shot after shot followed his own. The
packed brown mass gave back and resolved
itself into scattered units, who broke and
ran for the nearest cover.
They will not come on again until dark, ;,
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conference, and in general during the
strike, seems quite admissible. But if that
is what Secretary Shaw's statement means,
then the miners ought to cast their vote in
favor of public ownership and better wages,
and in that vote the great public who be-
lieve in just compensation for honest work
in supplying a public necessity should hear
tily concur. That is, If the above IS a cor
rect Interpretation of the Secretary's mean
ing, 1t is an argument for and not against
public ownership of the mines.
There is just one other possible interpre-
tation of the statement the Secretary is re-
ported to have made, and that is an in
situation that government employees do not
render efficient service for the compen-
sation received as do those who work for
private employers. But since the Secretary
himself is member of this class, it is
scarcely admissible that he intended to
make so serious a charge against himself
and others in government employ. The in
Ventors of the stock argument which Mr..
Shaw quoted may have had some such idea
in mind, but if he, in quoting it, had any
thought whatever as to its analytical inter-
probation, it certainly was not the one
which would make it a reflection upon him
self and others in government employ, and
we compelled to conclude either that
he thought nothing at all of what the state
ment implies, or that his ''25 per cent more
which the operation of the mines through
public control would cost had reference in
his thought merely to paying decent wages
to miners.
But the statistics of the coal trade show
that the miners wages could be increased
more than % per cent, and the consumers
could still save millions of dollars annually
in the cost of their fuel through public
ownership. The report of the industrial
commission furnishes conclusive evidence of
this fact, as well as of the violation of the
spirit if not the letter of the law, by the
coal-carrying railways in the operation of
mines through subsidiary companies. Pub
lie ownership would put an end to such vio-
to the moral as we'll as economic well being
of the community. There is not an argu-
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summed, as far as the navy is concerned, in
the following extract from the report:
The more this question is investigated the
more intricate seems the problem OF sue
cessfully installing an oil-fuel appliance on
board a battle ship. 1t ought to be success
fully used on the torpedo boats, as we'll as
upon auxiliary naval vessels, that steam
between regular ports. For the army trans
port service 1t might prove very desirable
since supply of oil could be maintained at
the several calling ports. In regard to the
installation on the large powered battle
ships and armored cruisers, there are three
distinct features which must be considered
viz: The mechanical, commercial and the
structural. Regarded from two of these
viewpoints it seems as If 1t would be some
time before coaling ship ceases to be an
evolution upon the war vessel. 1t has been
found necessary to atomize the Oil ct cam
not be completely gassif1ed) instead Of using
1t without pressure The air blast should
be heated by some simple device, and if this
is done properly the experiments have
shown that it will be possible to force the
combustion of oil to the same extent as
COAL something not before DONE but very
essential for naval uses
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CHAPTER XII.
The Iroquois.

Even Sir Arthur and John Law clasped
hands there came a sudden interruption. A
half-score yards deeper in the wood there
arose a sudden, half-choked cry, followed
by a shrilI whoop. There was a crashing
as Of one running, and Immediately there
pressed into the open space the figure of an
Indian, an old man from the village OF
Illini. Even as his staggering footsteps
brought him within gaze the two startled
observers saw the shaft which had sunk
deep within his breast. He had been shot
through by an Indian arrow. and upon the
instant 1t was ali too plain whose hand had
sped the shaft. Following close upon his
heels there came a staiwart savage. whose
face, hideously painted. appeared fairly
6emoniacal as he came bounding on with
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be erected in the District Of Columbia in
the neighborhood of Mr.. Shepherds home
place. Bleak House. and Mr.. N. e. Robin
son offered a resolution expressing the deep
feelings of regret which the suburbanites
entertained regarding the death Of Gov.
Shepherd. 1t was urged that all join In the
work of having erected a proper monument
to his memory.
Mr.. Charles s. Corey offered resolutions
expressing deep regret over the death of
DR.. Henry Darling, a late well-known resi-
dent of Brightwood, which were unani-
mously passed.
Mr.. Lambert then offered a resolution ex-
pressing the associations approval of the
selection by the President of the United
States of Mr.. Henry L. West as Commits
sioner, and extending the congratulations
of the association to Mr.. West, through the
secretary.
At the conclusion of the business meet
ing addresses were made by Mr.. w. F..
GUIDE, president of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION; Mr.. Thomas G. Hensey and
others, after which the members and their
guests We're entertained at a supper.
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Synopsis.

John Law of Lauriston and his brother suffer
ct the hands of band OF English robbers, and
are later succored ON the road by Lady Catha-
rine kHOllys, famous beauty and Mary Con-
nynge. Law and Lady Catharine are mutually
infatuated. while Mary COnnynge admres Law
without response. Law later takes a promi-
nent part I'm English finances and again
counters Lady Kitty, to whom he disclOses his
love In a duel Law kills Beau" Wilson and
Is sent TO prison He writes to Lady Catha-
rine, bat Mary Connyngc intcrcepts the note
and hastens 10 the prison. Persuading Law Of
her love and of Kitty's faithlessness Law Is
condemned TO die, but the day before the execu-
tion is to occur he escapes through the aid.
unknown to him. OF Lady Catherine, who has
heard Of his plight She goes to the prison and
Is astounded to encounter Law and Mary as
they depart together. Law and Mary go to
America and year later at the head of
an expedition to the Mississippi valley, under
the guidance Of Du Mesne. Mary discloses to
Law her jealousy OF Lady Catharinc. The party
reach the river and discuss plans for the future.
Law establishes a permanent camp in a de-
serted lroquois village aud Du Mesne returns to
New France to dispose of furs Law is visited
by Sir Arthur Pembroke TO avenge his treat
ment of Lady Catharine. but upon learning
how Law deceived. becomes his friend
Mary Connynge attempts Laws life through
JEALOUSY.
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DEFIES HIS PURSUERS.
Young Marine Gives Up Only at solic-
itation of His Mother.

The pursuit of young member of the
Marine Corps by guard Of several soldiers
yesterday morning attracted several hun
dred persons in the vicinity Of the Congress
sional cemetery and along the river shore
below the burial place. In his endeavor to
escape from his pursuers the young soldier
ran through the cemetery, followed by the
guard. and with the crowd increasing as
the chase continued. People in the cemetery
were surprised at the sudden excitement
and watched the chase with interest.
Among them was Police Sergeant Anderson
of the AnacoStia force. who was called upon
to assist in the capture of the escaping ma
rine. The youngster took his way to the
river shore without being intercepted. He
partially disrobed and waded out in the
stream to where the mud bars showed.
Boats were sent after him, but the rowers
were were, unable to get to the spot on ac-
count Of the mud. The young soldier defied
his pursuerS and declared they would never
take him. ...
In the meantime his mother and some
friends had gathered on the river bank and
begged the youngster not to drown himself,
consented to return to the shore at the So
licitation of his mother. The guard then
took him in charge. 1t was stated that he
had overstayed his time at home, in the first
place, which caused the guard to be sent to
bring him back. His name was given as
Harry Moran of K street southeast.
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ENGINEERS IN NAVY
PERSONNEL ACT HAS NOT REAL
lied EXPECTATIONS
Admiral Melville Discusses the Mat
ter in His Report-Experimen
With Oil as Fuel on Ships.

In his annual report Rear Admiral Mel
vile, chief of the naval bureau of steam
engineering says with great frankness that
the personnel act has proven to be
failure as it is administered and he de-
clares that one-half of the officers of the
navy have yet to be convinced of the bene
fits of amalgamaton. To his own
words in referring to the personnel act, lit
was rather a revolution than progression
In naval development when Congress enact
ed a law whereby every naval officer of
the line had, in the future, to become
fighting engineer
European experts declared that either
their own navies were not properly or
ganiZed or that the United States made
a mistake from which It would not re-
cover for at least twenty years. Still Ad-
miral Melville thinks that if the law were
administered with desire to make It
success lite would give the most efficient
navy in the world. To that end he wants an
engineering laboratory at Annapolis like
that at Charlottenberg, Germany, for eX-
permentation and the education in engin-
neering to young line officers.
he also asks the establishment of a post
graduate course in engineering at the acad-
envy; the detail of a junior line officer as
understudy to engineer officers on shore
duty, such junior officers to be placed in
charge of the machinery of torpedo boats
and auxiliary craft; that promotion be de-
MED line officers who do not take their turn
at engineering work; that graduates of
technical colleges be permitted chance to
compete for naval commissions; that one
hundred additional warrant officers be ap-
pointed; that naval training be had at every
naval station; that the pay of the boiler
men be increased, and, finally, that the
name of the bureau of steam engineering
be changed to that of engineering and that
1t be given charge of all machinery on ship
board except that pertaining to the guns.
The Use of Oil as Fuel
That portion of the report of the greatest
interest industrialIy pertains to the use of
petroleum a substitute for coal on ship
beard. and the subject is treated at length
and in such detail as thoroughly to meet
the innumerable demands that have come 10
the Navy Department for the special infor-
nation, collected by the engineeringsbear
composed of Lieut.. Commanders Edwards,
Parks and Bailey. For months this board
has been working practically with a big
2,H0 horsepower boiler on the water front
here, testing multitude of oi-burning de-
vices. The conclusions of the board are
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CHAPTER XII.
Prisoners Of the Iroquois.

The faith Of the Iroquois was worse than
Punic, nor was there lacking swift proof
of it's real nature. Law and Pembroke, the
moment they had led their little garrison
beyond the gate, found themselves sur
rounded by a ring of tomahawks and drawn
bows. Their weapons were snatched away
from them, and on the instant they found
themselves beyond all possibility of that re-
sistance whose giving over they now bitterly
repented Teganisoris regarded them with
sardonic smile.
II see you are all English" said he.
though some Of you wear blue coats.
These we may perhaps adopt into our tribe,
for our boys grow up but slowly, and some
Of the blue coats are good fighters. These
dogs of Illini we shall, of course, burn. AS
for your war house, you will no longer
need it, since you are now friends Of the
Iroquois, and are going to their villages.
You may say to Corlaer that you well know
the Iroquois have no prisoners.
The horrid significance of this threat was
all too soon made plain. In an hour the
little stockade was but mass of embers
and ashes. In another hour the little valley
had become Gehenna of anguish and lam
entations, with whose riot Of grief and woe
there mingled the savage Civilizations of a
foe whose treachery was but surpassed by
his cruelty. Again the planting ground of
the nlini was utterly laid waste, to mark
it naught remaining but trampled grain and
heaps of ashes, and remnants Of blackened
and incinerated bones. By nightfall the
party of prisoners had begun a wild jour-
ney through the wilderness, whose horrors
surpassed any they had supposed to be hui
manly endurable.
Day after day, week after week, for more
than month, and much of the time in
winter weather. they toiled on, part Of the
way by boat, the remainder of the journey
on foot, crossing snow-clogged forest, and
tangled thicket and frozen morass, yet dar-
ing not to drop out for rest, since to lag
might mean to die. 1t was as though after
some frightful nightmare of suffering and
despair that at length they reached the
villages Of the Five Nations, located far
to the east, at the foot of the great water
way which Law and his family had as
cended more than year before.
Yet If that which had gone before seemed
like some bitter dream, surely the day of
awakening promised but little better hope.
From village to village, footsore and i'll,
they were hurried without rest, at each
new stopping place the central figures of a
barbarous triumph; and nowhere did they
meet the representatives of either the
French or the English government, whose
expected presence had constituted their one
ground of hope.
Where is your big peace?" asked Teg-
anisoris Of Pembroke. Where are the h cad
men of Colaer? Who brings presents to
the Iroauois, and who is to tell us that
Onontio has carried the pipe of peace to
Coriaer? Here are our villages as when
we left them, and here again are we, save
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ment that can be advanced against the pub
lie ownership of mines and all public utili-
ties that will bear inspection and win popu-
lar approval The controlling influence in
faVor or the perpetuaticn of private owner
snip is found in the owners themselves.
They make eXorbitant profits at the ex-
pense of the general welfare, both through
too low wages to miners and excessive
charges to consumers, and as soon as peo-
pie generally understand that both these
evils can be removed by a single stroke
public ownership will be as Inevitable as it
is desirable. HORACE MANN
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Public Ownership.
the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor OF The Evening star:
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw made
political speech in Milwaukee on the even
ing of October q. Some one in his audience
suggested that government ownership of
coal mines would avert a great deal of
trouble In replying, Secretary Shaw is re-
ported as quoting. the stock argument of
the advocates of special privilege and prt
vate monopoly-that ut would cost the gov
eminent % per cent more to run the mines
than it would cost private individuals"
This may mean either one of two things,
or the two combined. First, it may mean
that the private owners pay the miners %
per cent less wages than the government
would insult any man by offering, which,
considering the arrogant attitude of the
operators when invited to the White House
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In this litte Mr. Lambert offered reso-
luton to the effect that the meeting pro-
test against the alleged summary and hasty
valuation Of county property by the as
SCISSORS, which, II was declared, had the d.
rect result iof deprecating sale values
throughout all sections, and that the as
ISOLATION reauest the board Of assessors to
revise and reduce Its valuations after an
actual view! of the property and positive
evidence as to the real present market
yaIue thereof: also that committee be
appointed to present this matter to the as
SCISSORS 1t was also recommended that all
property holders be urged to protect their
rights by noting an appeal before the nrsl OF
November, s49eE
Mr. Lancaster Endorsed the resolution and
criticised the action of the assessors for
the valuations placed upon the property
in the county He declared that the as
SCISSORS IN many Instances had taken as
criterions of value prices paid FOR pieces
of property In different sections that had
either sentimental or particular value to
the individual purchaser and were IN no
way indicative Of the prices to be obtained
for property in the several localities.
Remarks indorsing this view were MADE
by Mr. Shoemaker, Mr.. Robinson and
others, and the resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Mr.. Mcpherson presented resolution
indorsing the work done by the Grand
Army encampnlent committee in the recent
reception given to the veterans, and thank
ing Mr.. Warner and the chairmen of the
different commit tees, as well as the BuSl-
ness Mems Association, for their efforts in
bringing the reunion to such a successful
termination.
Shepherd Memorial.
Mr.. John Saul presented a resolution sug-
costing that the monument to Mr.. Shepherd
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be done, as have said"
THE word of an Iroquois!'' cried Pierre
Noir, slamming down the butt of his mus
ket. THE word of a snake, say rather!
Jean BrebOeuf, harken you to what our
leaders nave agreed! We are to go as pris-
oners of the Iroquois! Mary, Mother Of
God, what folly! And there Is madame,
and la pauvre petite, that infant SO young.
By God! Were 1t left me- Pierre Berthier
would stand here and fight to the end.
know these Iroquois!'
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Annie Epps, colored, thirty-eight years
old, living a 1715 3 street northwest be-
came suddenly i'll near It'll and G streets
northwest about o'clock Saturday after
noon, and she entered the vestibule of
house 6f0 q street and gave birth to a
child. The ambulance was summoned, and
the sick woman was taken to Freedman's
Hospital.