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STAR GAZER PREDICTS
SERIES OF Big FIRES
Writes Engineer Dutton
That Washington Is to Have
Its Share.
Astrologer Declares They Are Due to
Arrive This Month-Means
Heavy Losses.

Mr.. r. W. Dutton, chief engineer of
the Fire Department. yesterday. while
quietly reading his correspondence. eI-
perienced twinge of alarm over one
communication from Hoboken, n. J.
rms was nothing less than a predic-
ton from a young and scientific as
trologer" to the effect that the city OF
Washington is to have unusually large
fires on the dates OF June 6, :, s, 10, IL,
IL, IL, is and 10.
That this is true cannot be doubted.
as the astrologer. whose name is Gus
tave Meyer, read 1t in the stars" and
Icing endowed with IN unusual amount
OF public spirit, communicated the i'm
portant information to Chief Dutton.
that he might he .orewarned and that
the Capital of the country may be on
that account the more safe.
Predicts Heavy Losses.
The nstrologer vouchsafcs the infor-
nation that through his timely perusal
OF the stars much loss OF life and
property" in the Capital City will be
ayertcd. He also adds that New York
city and Boston and the States OF Penn
sylvania and New Jersey will be SINH
larly visited. and he admonishes the
chief to do all he can to spread the in
formation of the impending doom.
Chief Dutton has at his command an
excellent system of fire alarm signals to
warn him and the department when fires
occur in any part Of the District within
the fire limits.
He has not hitherto given any atten-
tion to the reading OF the stars with q
view to being fully informed az to the
time when fires may be expected. but
we are told from a source which carries
the weight OF official information that
the chief engineer will in the near fu-
ture add this feature to the facilities OF
the Fire Department
Star Gazers OF Hand.
II Is understood that there are sew
eral efficient star gazers in the depart
ment whose services can be brought into |
requisition along the lines indicated.
Chief Dutton does not think that il |
will be necessary to ask for special |
appropriation during the next fiscal year |
for the new departure, but we are credi- |
bly, Informed that he will institute ex-
periments and record observations with |
a view TO placing the astrological bureau |
on permanent basis in the fiscal year
Df 1904.
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Fractured an Arm.

While working on building at
Brightwood yesterday afternoon, Rich
ard C, Grant, eighteen years OF age, liv-
ing at Chilum, Md, fell from a ladder
TO the ground. and sustained a fracture
of his right arm. He was removed 10
Garfield Hospital in the Tenth precinct
patrol wagon for medical treatment.
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Steamer Manchester for Marshall Hall
at 10 n. m. 2:30 and $50 p. m.
Norfolk and Washington lire for Fort
ress Monroe and Norfolk at $3.50 p. m.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Avenue and
Thirteen and-a-half Street for Alex
andria and Arlington every half hour;
Mount Vernon hourly. 10 n. IN. to p. IN.
Washington and Alexandria ferry
steamers leave seventh Street wharf.
See schedule under Railroads and
Steamboats," ms to time.
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Will of Mrs. A. G. B. Foster.

Mrs. Alice Gray Burch Foster. by her
will. dated August IS. 1883. filed yester-
day for probate. leaves her entire estate
10 her husband, David l.. Foster, who is
named as executor.
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GEORGETOWN CITIZENS
OBJECT TO DEPOT site
lndorse Bill for District
Ownership of Station.
Association Authorizes Committee to
Continue Its Crusade Against
Unsanita-y Dwellings.

The Georgetown Citizens Association
met in monthly session last night at
1925 Thirty-second Street. with the presi-
dent. Mr.. B. T. Janney, In the chair.
Reports were heard from committees.
business of routine character was
transacted. and the association adjourn
ed 10 meet on the first Monday evening
in October.
4 report was received from the audit
counts of the treasurer had been ex-
amined and found to be correct.
Object to Union Depot Site.
Mr.. ". VI. Donegal presented resolu-
tion BASED upon House bill HAS. II
voiced the sentiment OF the association
in favor of the municipal ownership OF
the proposed union station and its ap-
proaches. but objected to the location
of said station at Eighteenth and NJ
Streets northwest. After considerable
discussion the resolution was adopted.
4 resolution offered by Mr.. George W.
King was unanimously passed. indors-
ing the movement Of property owners
looking to the grading OF Elliott Street.
from the Conduit Road TO Hearst Place.
near the receiving reservoir. II was
shown that this Improvement. il carried
out. would give better access to Hearst
Place and the Harlem public school.
The resolution was based upon a petit
tion TO the District Commissioners.
signed by all the property owners along
Hearst Place.
Dr. George W. Wood, representing the
committee IN public health, reported
that he hau made several attempts to
have certain unsanitary houses in
Georgetown improved or condemned. but
so far without success. He declared
that a considerable number of these
places are not only menace TO the peo-
pic living in them, but dangerous TO the
public. Dr. Wood announced determi
nation on the part of his committee
to keep at work on the problem until
some action should be taken by the Dis
trict Health Department.
To Continue Sanitary Work.
To this end DR.. Wood offered a mo-
tion that his committee. and the other |
standing committees Of the association, |
be authorized TO continue their labors /
during the summer months. reporting |
from time to time to the president and |
executive committee.
A report was presented by the spe-
:inl committee appointed several months
ago TO agitate the removal of the un
used railway tracks on Water Street,
and the abandoned trestie work near
the Aqueduct Bridge. II was stated tina
the efforts OF the committee had been
crowned with success. in proof OF which
4 letter was read from DR.. William Tin
iall secretary to the Board of District
stating that tho COM
)any owning the abandoned tracks and
restle work had been officially notified
hat they must remove the same within
sixty days from May 90 Last.
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MINOR MUNICIPAL
MATTERS OF INTEREST

Mr.. F. w. Hart has been appointed
additional private OF the police force for
duty at the baseball grounds north of
Seventh Street and Florida Avenue
northwest
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Raymond Blanton and Others. after

Raymond BIanton and others, alter q
full investigation of the facts. will be
Informed by the Commissioners that
there is no method by which the taxes
and special assessments against lots 1903
TO ia, square 9Sl. can be Cancelled. and
the land dedicated TO the District for
public alley. The Commissioners are
willing to accept the dedication OF the
alley after the taxes are paid.
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The Commissioners have directed that
permit be issued to the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company TO
place cable In the Police Court Build
ing. in accordance with their applica-
tion of recent date
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The Collector of Taxes has been di-
rested TO cancel the tax for improve
mcnts on sublot l.. square 1872, for the
second half of the year 1902. for the rea-
son that said improvements were re-
moved prior to January /, 1902
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.
TEMPERATURE.

Fair Tuesday and Wednesday; light to
fresh southerly winds.
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THE SUN AND THE MOON.

Highest temperature. 6 p. m.......... 81
Lowest temperature i6 a. m....... 81
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ANTSEMENTS.

Lamps lit today. y...............7:5S :5S T. VI
Lamps out tomorrow A. NJ
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EXCURSIONS.

Baseball Park-Scnators VS.. Detroit,
4:30 p. IN.
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No. Poplar only 3 cents,
and packing poplar, 20, at 9Th and y. Y. ave.
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STREET LIGHTING.

High tide. .4:5O A. NJ. and 5:1i =. NJ.
Low tide. ..11:31 A. NJ. and 40 p. NJ.
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Capt. II. c. Newcomer, assistant 10
the Engineer Commissioner. has in
formed his chief that the alley. block l.
Columbia College grounds. is In a fairly
good condition. and that the grading and
the paving OF the same. In the absence
OF "A request of a majority of the prop
erty holders whose holdings abut on the
alley. the work requested by Mr.. X. b
Taylor. OF 1893 Staughton Street, cannot
be undertaken.
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On recomme ndation of the suoerin-
tendent of police, Private J. G. Dunn.
of the Second precinct. has been fined
four days leave OF absence for entering
a coal yard and the Office on the prem
ises while on duty and remaining there
fifty-four minutes. He will also be re-
minded that any similar action on his
part in the future will be visited with
seVerer penalty.
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Marine Band at Chevy Chase Lake
Every evening from to II. Dancing after $50.
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TIDE TABLE.

Sun rises. .4:37 AN. Sun sets. ..T:l9 F..
Moon rises q: :33 PM. Moon sets.......,
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Acquiesces in Excepting
TobacconiStS, Drug
giSts, Etc.
DRAFTED BY WAGE FARMERS
Little Injury, If Any, He Asserts, Will
Result From General Observance of
Sunday, Instead of Any One Day of
the Week.

The District Commissioners yesterday
president of the american Federation OF
Labor, n letter expressing his views
upon the proposed Sunday legislation.
He says t':nt organized labor In the
District has long felt the need OF cstaS-
fishing some rule by which workingmen
rould enjoy freedom from labor on Sun
day. and could enjoy to the fullest ex-
tent the opportunity for rest. This has
been accomplished very generally, he
says, by mutual agreement between en-
ployers and employees. in many cases
aided by public opinion.
Drafted by Wage Earners.
IN quite a number of instances.
however" continues Mr.. Gompers, I'VE
have been unable to bring influence to
bear 80 as to make this general and
anifori--, and TO some Of these to whom
we refer there has been a disregard of
public opinion and of the rights to
which their employees were entitled. In
vieS of these facts the wage earners of
this city have had prepared, and Sena-
a >ill known as Senate 1894. requiring
places of business in the District of Co.
lumbia tc be closed on Sunday, and IL is
thus sought to fully complete by law
what has been so largely attained and
ratified by private agreement and un-
Outstanding.
Before l had the pleasure OF seeing
the amendment to the bill which Com
missioner Ross submitted excepting
news and cigar stands. drug stores. eat
ing houses, ct J., | had prepared an
amendment somewhat on similar lines.
which it was the intention of our friends
10 offer, but We refrained from doing so.
with a view of acquiescing in Mr.. Ross
amendment. and in thai amended form
it would greatly crafty our fellow wage
{ arners of the District if your honor
able commission would recommend the |
enactment of the bill.
You are already aware that there are |
two associations of business men and |
employers, who are largely affected by |
the bill, and who strongly advocate its
passage, and the three organizations of |
wage earners directly affected have not
only proposed the measure. but are
themselves strongly committed to IL. as
are all the wage earners of Washing
ten.
Urges Sunday Observance.
Some urge that one day of rest In
the week, regardless of which day,
should be adopted; but inasmuch as
Sunday has become the generally recog-
nized and universally established day of
test. little injury, If any. and the great
est amount of good. will result from
It's general observance.
1T is needless TO urge you to the
advocacy of Sunday rest. that has been
20 long ingrained in our economic, So
cial and public life that 1t finds almost
unanimous agreement. We shall es-
eem your favorable recommendation OF
he bill very highly, and trust that 1t
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Chase's-Pauline Hall, In "Erminie.'
evening.
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wheelwriglts' Oak, q Cents;

Cabinet oak, &c, finest. Libbcy & Co.
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Mr.. f. s. Woog. of 400 T Street north
west. has been informed by the Commits
sioners, in response to his complaint OF
the annoyance caused by boys playing
ball on the lot in The rear OF the prem
iscs named, that orders have been is
sued TO The policeman on duty in that
neighborhood TO arrest all persons
found violating the law.
The Washington times., 1902-06-03

BY direction OF the Commissioners the
following changes have been made in
the personnel OF the Fire Department:
The resignation of Private Henry W
Lusby is accepted. to take effec, May 81
Watchman Ernest T. Padgett is pro-
NOTED 10 the position of private. vice
Lusby. resigned. the appointment to take
effect June /.
William T. Coulter is appointed
watchman in the department. vice Padg-
EFT. promoted, appointment 10 take ef-
feet June l.
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Some N. c. Pine Flooring still

$50 per 100 #. by Frank Libber 4 Co.
The Washington times., 1902-06-03

The Commissioners have written to
Messrs. Hufty d. Hufty. In response to
their letter in behalf OF Frank Hail.
claiming damages for the injury TO the
wall of premises at the corner of Sew
enth and X Streets southwest. that the
municipality disclaims any responsible
ity for the alleged injury to the wall OF
the premises named.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

ONDoN, November 22.-The prob
lem: What shall be done for the
younger son now confronts us.
The state cannot. dare not. or will not
provide for them. We are all educated
now; especially the uneducated; 1t Is no
longer from on, Harrow, Oxford and
Cambridge that comes the majority Of the
successful candidates In the competitive
examination. The host of unemployed
younger sons must live; and, generally,
must live we'll Brought up in luxury, or
In prosperous circumstances, 1t is only
on his coming of age that the average
younger son of the upper class perceives
the difference there is to be between him
self and his elder brother; the property
and many privileges for the latter. PEN
ury or privations for the former In nine
cases out of ten the younger sons live
as If they were elder sons, and come to
grief; then they go to the colonies Cam
ada and Australia have settled down, and
no longer provide many opportunities for
the reform and financial re-establishment
Of the well-bred prodigal; but it is inn
agined that the newly annexed colonies
In South Africa will Therefore, South
Africa has become the center of interest.
That is partially the reason why the
Anglo German millionaires who dominate
in the two new colonies were able to OBJ
tain the support of SO many well-known
men In both houses of parliament and in
the country when Intriguing to bring
about a war between Great Britain and
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...COSSIP FROM LONDON.
What Shall Become 81 the Younger Son-SixtY thousand
Young Men Seeking Places-The Lady Bdduph Dead
BY HENRY pgvEREAux.

the Transvaal. That Is the reason why
their present wilfulness and discomfort
cannot be ignored, or be sternly re-
pressed by the home government. That Is
the reason why, after sacrificing thou
sands of lives, spending two hundred mil
lions of money, and Gripping the country
Just as commercial competition With
America and Germany is becoming acute.
the South African difficulty Is still to the
fore The abolition of the purchase sys-
tenn, competitive examinations, the DEM
ocratic tendencies of the times, the decay
of agriculture in England, and the rise
of the middle class have thrown tnou-
sands of we'll connected younger sons
upon the open market. 1t has been cal
culated that there are over $4,000 well-bred
younger sons in Great Britain who nave
to be provided for Two out Of every
three possess some influence, either
through their parents or through some
connection. That is a force which Is not
to be ignored by the government mem
bers of parliament or parliamentary cam
didates. When the late Mr.. Gladstone in
troduced competitive examinations, and
cropped patronage as close as he could,
he did not forsee how his partial Interior
ence with the medieval system would
react; the reaction eventually led to his
retirement, and to the temporary col
lapse of the radical party.
Australia and Canada are too far adj
vanced on the road of progress to give
away opportunities and the younger son
of noble birth finds his lot a sorry one
in those countries. In a sense they have
ceased to be colonies. 1t is not SO In oui
recently acquired domnions. Yet there are
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as they wove chaplets OF rhetorical fiow-
ers about the head of the democratic
candidate were the first spellbinders, l
think, to wear the title. 1t was swift
ly adopted, however, Unfortunately
for all political speakers.
The spellbinders of 1894, rightly or
wrongly, at least left their party for
conscience's sake and gave their serv-
Ices to their cause. Even today ma
jority of political speakers are absolute
iy unpaid. OF course one hears stories
of fees of $4,000 paid to a noted demo-
crat for campaign services against Mr..
Bryan In 1896 and of fees of $500 night
paid noted independent who opposed
Mr.. Harrison. In addition. however. to
congressman and senators and state and
local officeholders who give their serv-
ices, there are hundreds of speakers of
various political faiths who neither hold
nor expect to hold public office who
would regard the offer or payment for a
political speech as an insult. Neverthe-
less, the spellbinder must get what COM
fort he can from the triumph Of his
cause, for the world will not credit him
with disinterestedness. and his best
friends, out Of politics. think him hired.
The orator of an earlier generation has
had his day. The modern spellbinder,
like the man Of business, the soldier, the
Salvation Army evangelist, concerns him.
self more with results than conventional
methods, with matter rather than form.
-s--
Lie and half tone cuts. Age-Herald
Engraving Company.
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fidentially, but not a reference to the
contents of these communications was
ever made by her to either friend or
relative The late Queen granted house
within the precincts Of Windsor Castle
to Lady Biddulph for life. and during
the autumn. when Queen Victoria was
staying at Balmoral, one Of the royal
residences at .Deeside was frequently
lent to her Lady Biddulph was much
liked by all the royal family, and her
association with Princess Beatrice had
always been very close indeed. She Will
be greatly missed by her friends at
windsor, and she was most kind and
charitable to the poor there.
In view OF the present rush to South
Africa, 1t may be useful to relate the
following experience of a lady passenger
by one of the smaller lines whose steam
ers only make the briefest possible call
at Cape Town and then proceed to Aus
tralia. Such steamers do not go into
dock, passengers and their luggage being
discharged into a tender, and the lady
found on landing that one of her trunks
was missing. The steamer had already
gone and in reply to an inquiry the Cape
Town agents blandly explained that the
trunk In question would be carried to
Australia and then round by South
America back to England, whence 1t
would be re-despatched to South Africa.
They seemed to think 1t was really very
generous of the company to give the
trunk this long voyage without any ex-
ira charge However, solicitors letter
persuaded them to get the trunk sent
back direct to the Cape from Australia,
though even then the lady was saddled
with the cost of its transit to Port Eliza
beth--an expense that she would not
have incurred II 1t had been landed with
the rest of her luggage. Three similar
| cases occurred among this lady's fellow
passengers, and 1t is said that the same
! thing frequently happens In connection
| with these steamers. There does not seem
| to be any legal remedy against the ship
! owners on account of over-carried bag.
| gage, but surely they might see that
| their employees exercise more care In the
matter
| Owing to the sharp practice Of Mr.
/ Yerkes and his friends. the business Of
| extending the London tube" railways
| has now got into a pretty muddle. The
| Morgan syndicate promoted the Piccad-
/ lily, City, and North East London rail-
+, way bill; the London United Tramways
! syndicate promoted one called the Lon
| don United Electric Railway bill. The
two bills, II carried. provided through
| route between the east and west and
cheap rates. The house Of commons In
structed the committee to which the
bills were referred not to pass either UNI
less arrangements were made ensuring
through communication over the two
syst ems. The Morgan scheme did not find
favour with Mr. Yerkes, for the new
line would have competed with the Dis
trict railway, in which he is the leading
spirit He and his friends, therefore,
managed to secure a controlling inter-
est in the London United Tramways
syndicate, and no sooner was this done
than the syndicate withdrew the bill II
had promoted.
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THE SPELLBINDER.
His Entrance into and His Place In
Modern Politics.

Colonel Curtis Guild, Jr., in Scribners.
The spellbinder made his appearance
coincidently with the dude in the early
eighties; at least, the names arose at
about that time. The two types Of men
have existed since the first spellbinder
persuaded his brother trogfodytes to form
the first tribal government and the nrst
dude distinguished himself from MS lei
lows by scrapping the sea mud from his
hairy limbs before gulping down the
fnoliusks whose high heaped shells were
to be the kitchen middens Of the arch
aeologist.
The young republicans VINO went forth
converted to democracy In the Blaine
campaigns and with the zeal OF new
converts held their audiences spellbound
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THANKSGIVINGl

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most elaborate menu with
out leaving the store. We
have turkeys, cranberries.
celery, sauces, dressings,
cakes, fruits and in fact all
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NATURAL HISTORY.

Some of the caterpillars found in the
vicinity Of the Darling river, Austria
La, are over six inches in length.
The leaders of flock of migrating
wild geese. become tired sooner than
others and are frequently relieved by
their fellows.
The gray buzzard is said to be the
heaviest bird that flies, the young
males, when food is plentiful, weighing
nearly forty pounds. The bird is near
~ extinct.
The terrapin lives largely upon crabs
He never eats his food, but bolts it.
His favorite tidbit is the crabs claw.
which he swallows whole with the
greatest relish.
The glowworm lays eggs which, it is
said, are themselves luminous. How
ever, the young Matched from them are
not possessed Of those peculiar proper
ties until after the first transformation.
A whistling moth is an Australian
rarity. There is CLASSY space on the
wings crossed with ribs. When the
moth wants to whistle. it strikes these