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The Washington times., 1904-07-02
CALIFORNIA LIONS KILL DEER.

More deer are killed every year in
California by mountain lions than by
the bullets Of the hunters. Next TO the
iaCuar. our mountain lion is the largest
cat in the swo Americas, and he IS the
campion deer slayer Of the world
Within thirty or forty miles Of Los
angeles he catches the heet-footed,
graceful creatures and wakes fat on
the sweet flesh. He knows no deer sea-
son other than all the time.
Wherever there is good deer country
in this or any other Southwestern State
there also Is the best place 10 look Tor
lions. and that IS one Of the reasons
why the large herds OF deer are rest
less. seldom staying long in one 10
caIIty. There Is nothing they Tear
more than the sight or smel! or a noun
tain lion. Not even the sudden appear
ancc Of u hunter will So quickly drive
them from a range of hills
,rbe lions method Of hunting the deer
j., NOT unlike that of the big cats OF
AFRICA and India in the pursuit OF the
anraloU- and deer Of those countries.
Having found spring OF poor WAeIc
the desired game comes 10 water a.
r,ightfall, the lion selects an oVeThanS-
M IirnD or ledge Of rock. whence one
leap will carry him to the back OF
throat Of his prey, ana thereon IaS
himself out In perfect ACCORD WIZ tt4S
hInb itself In the gathering dusk ihe
Iuuuerf,.i.t eve OF the deer has HttiS
chance against this hidden terror ahu
Inc wind. usually mis- faithful ally. can
helm him none now, for the hon Is IuF
nd away too old CampdlBneI not 10
lie up from the spring. a..
The deer comes. one leap from IlS
.,ttTL or ledge. and the sharp teeth ana
ItTv.,I.ful paws soon break the tender
ne, K. and don't YOU believe II "heh
any one tells YOU that a California non
can't carry away a deer ne ~" Va ~
as followed the plain, broad TRAN OF
IL heavy pads for over half a mile
and then come suddenly Oh the place
,vi,.,.s the killer had stopped TO rest
,rl,cra i'm plain outline was the I'M
1TIut Of The dceT's body, but Tor thal
t,tEnia distance the lion had carried II
VII up and clear of the ground. SuCh
..Dortatses' are not iufTequent IN the
cancer OF a hunting Hon, AS these AM
mails never eat their game where tHe!
I,fU il Sometimes they hunt IN pairs
- I'm ak OF eight years spent IN the
hills the writer has seen but one SUCH
jirr the rest Of the cats the world
over. the mountain lions malnst,'E IN
s,nrtinr - patience He viii wait tOi
T0I-rs on narrow limb rather than oct
mTt ike the coyote and scOur the slopes
toI his supper: with feet rs nolseless
as an owls wing. he viii follow an un-
s,,-Dectlng rabbit OF belated spike DUCK
until a favorable opportunity lot ieap
presents. and then ii IS ecnerallN all
dly'' for the hunted. But Of all things
Inc lion loves deer meat, and while ne
will dare Il great many dangers Tor
Young pig, his liking for deer Is even
rreater than that.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
THE LASSO SHIPS.

Writing Of trip over the Great
Lakes in "Harper's Magazine, Louise
Morgan Sill tells of the lariat throwers
who are even more skiIIful than the
Western cowboys:
zone Of the most interesting persons
connected with the lake traffic Is sort
OF brother TO the landlubber cowboy"
sine writes. Tie is practically the lariat
tArower of these prair.eilke lakes. but
Ae does not lassO cattle or anything so
trivial His game may Doe "a wharf or
an s.g0-tOu freishJer and he never
misses his cast lie can make no pre-
tense to anything picturesque. and it is
doubtful il he would care to De 50 de-
scIiDed- but picturesque Gc Is as he
swings the rope iu the air from dock
10 vessel or vice versa. He may be in
trim sailors Gdrb. member OF the crew
OF a luxurious passenger steamer or
merely clothed In the easy going gar
mcuts Of the man who wears them
merely as "a means Of covering.
THE laTiat thTowei is OF no paTticu-
lar nationality. He may bee ga American
or Canadian, or irish. or Swedish. OF
German. OF almost anything. huI after
he has worked while Oh these vast in
land waters the lakes put their stamp
on him and lac becomes Il lake man.
lie does his work with "a certain calm
ness ana ease, philosophical mastery
Of things without excitement. If you
talk with him you VIII mud that he
knows much more than Le seems TO
know one OF them discoursed upon
worldwide topics.
IT'S foolish for us 10 try TO taych
the Chinese anything ne said, 'whin
they re thousands Of years old and set
in their ways. Better kapr our mis-
siouaTits home. ! say We need EN-
here. and mOuy OF en-, too.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
HIGH TAX THIS,
LOW NEXT YEAR
Building Associations Law
Not Retroactive.
BENEFITS ONLY IN DUE TIME
Opinion Handed Down by Corporation
Counsel-Four Per Cent on
Gross Earnings.

For the year 1gO3-O4, building associa-
lions in the District will pay tax of 4
per cent on gross earnings Here
after the rate will be 2 per cent on gross
earnings This is according TO an opin-
ion submitted to the District Commits
sioners today by Corporation Counsel
Duvall.
Associations advanced the claim that
the passage Of the act OF Congress OF
april Is, 1904. providing that their gross
earnings be taxed at 2 per cent, did
away with the old act which made the
rate 4 per cent on the gross earnings.
Their argument was that the act became
retroactive for the year 1sos-O4. This MI
DuvaIl denies.
In holding that the old law was in
effect for the whole Of the fiscal year
10000, the Corporation Counsel says;
1t is stated in express terms IN the
last act that certain of the amend
ments 80 into effect IN the future, and
have no retroactive action. II the
OJher amendments go into effect for the
year l903-04, we have the anomalous con-
ditiOn Of = general tax law passed on
the same day going into operation on
different dates. a result to be avoided
unless the law expressly provides for
such q state Of affairs. In the present
case the law does not so provide"
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
ANNUAL BALANCE SHEET
OF THE GOVERNMENT
Public Debt Statement, Cash in Treas
ury, National Bank Statistics,
and Minting of Coins.

The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close Of business
on June 30. 1904. the debt. less cash In the
Treasury, amounted to $780,. 23l. al. de
crease for the month OF S. C69. $50. which
is largely accounted for by "A correspond
ing increase in the amount Of cash on
hand.
The debt is recaDitulated as follows:
Understanding debt. $685.. ISL, 40; debt on
which interest has ceased since maturl-
", N.9I0.920; debt bearing no interest.
2 g. BOSS; total, S1,2S8 259, Ol6. This
amount, however, does not include $917.-
IA 500 in certificates and Treasury notes
outstanding which are offset by an equal
amount Of cash on hand held for their
redemption. The cash in the Treasury
is classified as follows: Reserve fund,
gold, $l50C00OOO trust funds. $977, 74l, SO;
general fund, 1888. $50, 4Sl; in national
bank repositories, Sl136SS, SIS; in Philip
pine treasury, s.. 335. 242: total 81. 3S2. ISL
81, against which there are demand la
bilities outstanding amounting TO S1,OG3,-
$50, 6t9 which leaves a cash balance on
hand Of 1919, G27242.
The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency shows that at the close of bust
ness June 80, 1904, the total circulation
Of national bank notes was $449, 235. 095.
an increase for the year of $50. 564, 445, and
an increase for the month of 50. 246. $50
The circulation based on United States
bonds amounted to S412, 1853 449 an in
crease for the year of $40, 464. O4l, and an
increase for the month Of s.. 4S0. 40. The
amount Of circulation secured by lawful
money was $50. 49, Gas, a decrease for the
year Of s., sos. 596, and a decrease from
the month of s.. 233. SS5. The amount Of
bonds on deposit TO secure Giro ulating
notes was $4l6, 0I6. 69S and to secure pub
lie deposits sis. 9S3, $50.
The yearly statement Of the amount Of
United States coins executed at the sew
eral mints during the year ended June
81, 1904. shows a total coinage of SO, $685.
639 as follows: Gold. Sl4SS4. 400; silver
$S42. III; minor coins. Sl77,09S. In addi-
ton to the above, II, 2S6,953 pieces were
struck for the Philippine government
All Of the silver available for the pur-
pose having been used, no more silver
dollars Will be coined by the Government
I grrr fu a
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
CHARTERS GRANTED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

Certificates Of the incorporation of the
following named enterprises have been
recorded:
The Oconto Consolidated Mining Co. !;
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators,
George Boyer. l. w. Brazean. both Of
Wisconsin; W. J. Graham. California;
x. Kirby Van Mater, Edwin l.. Brad
ford, Ralph Wormelle. and p. H.
Burch. all Of the District OF Columbia
The Rabbit Partition Company, Of
the city OF Washington, District Of Co
lumbia capital stock. 100000. IncOr-
porRtors. George =. MaheT. Frank p.
May, Armory X. Tingle. w. II. Ernest,
and Edwin 3. Hay, all OF the District
Of Columbia.
The T. D. NOstrand Company; capital
stock, 81, 900, 900. Incorporators, Frances
J. Thorn. Theodore D. NOstrand. r. NJ.
Freeman. z. w. Mccormick. and b. r.
r. Kretchmann.
The American Publishing and Book
Company; capital stock, s2,5OOO0 In
COrpOTatOrs. Lorenzo q. War1elds. l..
J. MCGEE. and Albert J. Robinson.
The Boston Chemical Company; cap
ital stock, Sl,OO0,O0. Incorpora tors, NJ
D. FavehUer. John NJ. Miller. Edwin
II. Bond, Ralph E. Burgess, and Chas.
p SeebOld
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

1919 Thirty-third Street northwest
Mary +. Sutin ct viz Milo H TO VII
liam +. Fey; part lot Isl, square 1872,
17SI 5 Street ACKNOWLEDGMENT /.
Sands et vir, Lawrence. 70 John T
Ches!ey. lot %, square l52 SO.
DOuglaS-JameS Q. Fountain ct TX TO
Samuel r Bond. lot Go SO Samuel r.
Bond ct Tx. TO James c Fountain, lot
q, SO.
Tenth Street southeast. between ]. and
G Streets-NelIie NJ. Hanback, IS, viz,
Charles.J., 70 ArcangelO Guerrier. lot q.
Seventeenth Street northwest. between
| T and Y Streets-Alfred W. Fleming ct
ux. 10 Elias Heidenheimer, part lot l62.
Trinidad-Edgar p. Keech. jr.. receiv-
or. 70 Peter J. Nee. lots II and Is, block
II, =. 90.
Connecticut Avenue Highlands-Con-
lecucut Avenue Highlands Company TO
John II. Lane, lot J. block !. s.. 4444l
First Street and North Carolina Ave
nue. southeast-Allen G.. Clark, trustee
nal lot &. square l4. ST.
hester-FranCis :. Walsh TO John
Madigan, lot Il. block 3, SO.
Mount PIeasant-Juua p Truxton 70
Adds D. Merritt, LOT 81 $40.
OOmingdale-GeOrge y BeaIe 81 uX.
90 George =. BlOOmer, lots lC3. l0f, and
l0j, block II. SO.
72I Sixth street uOrthcast-George f
Burga 81 Tx 10 George W SmithsOn.
LOT -. square So. SO
II Street northwest. between seven
teenth and Eighteenth Streets-Walter
, DaVidge ir ct al trustees 10 Ar
thur d Addison. lots Il 10 Is SQUARE
166 so 600. Arthur y. Addison 81 ux 10
Arapahoe Realty Company, same prop
ert. SO.
800 Third Street southwest-Edvard NJ.
Grinder 81 uX- 10 Allen Oliver, part orig
iual lot H. square $50, SO.
MARYLAND Avenue northeast between
Third and Fourth Streets-A. T. L.
Lecklc, executor. TO Morris +. NARROW.
part lOj /. square 1S3. SO
II Street northwest. between Four
ternth and Fifteenth Streets-WHIiam
J. Dante 10 Frank Stcts0u, lot 80. square
20 $40
Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains
John T. Arms a al, trustees. tu Robert
+. Sullivan. lots 49, lIL and $50. bloci,
q 500
New Jersey avenue southeast. be-
tween VI and Y Strects-jOhu *. Teach
um at INK. 10 Nathaniel l.. Guy. part
lots II. T. and ''B, DO square 7i3. SO.
1893 = Street uorthwest-FraucIs p.
Morgan 81 uX- TO Anna NJ. Aldrich. lot
81, square l56, $4,000.
Twcnty-seventh Street northwest. be
tween y and o StTeets-WarreE l.. Hay
den, executor, 20 Walter q. Johnson,
part lot Is square lZJ6. s.. Z3J -.
Eighteenth Street northwest between
i and VI Streets-Malcolm Hufty, trus-
tee 20 Edward NJ Duliu. part original
. lot -f. square 40. $3.Gl5.
Long Meadows - Potomac Insurance
Company 20 Henry a. Sander. lot 49,
SO
l54l r Street northeast -- Alexander
Boyd a. uN. 10 James EuriEht. lot lSi
square Ir,J SO.
Meridian HIM - George @. Brown 10
Louis IA Meyers and Frank Wunderly,
lots 2j u IS. block i, SO.
l. DrO!t Park Washington Loan and
Trust Company TO George w Milford
lot a.. block e. SO.
lH Fourth Street sOutheast-Sarah \.
Silence 10 Patrick J. Jordan, part orig
nal lot =. square SIS SO. Patrick j.
Jordan Z AK. conveys same property O.
EIank = RaWI.ugs trustee. 81
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
PRESIDENT LUCAS
SLATED TO RETIRE
Tried to Protect His Umpire and Sc
Loses His Job-Pacifc
Coast Mix-Up.

PORTLAND, Ore. July "A dispatch
from Butte. Mon, says: AS a result of
trouble n the Pacific National League
President W II. Lucas Is slated for re-
tirement. Charles II. Lane. president of
the Butte club. it is said. will direct the
league affairs next season.
The trouble Is the outcome OF the mob
Ding Of Umpire Frank Jones at Salt
lake. Lucas threatened TO revoke the
franchise of Salt Lake because, he said.
directors Of the club were really re-
sponsible for the assault on the UNI
pire. II develops that G. II. Williams,
OF Spokane, and Honest John Nc
Clcskey, of Salt Lake, formerly the
strongest supporters Of President Lucas,
are now arrayed against him. Butte
has never been very friendly toward the
president
Lucas viii probably hold Office until
the end OF the present season II was
through his efforts that the Pacific
Northwest League was organized four
years ago.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
FOR FILLING PLAZA
McMullen and McDermott Successful
Bidders on Work-Will Cost
I21k Cents Cubic Yard.

The contract for filing in the space
that is 70 be used as the plaza in front
o: the new Union Station, was today
awarded by the District Commissioners
to McMullen and McDermOtt. the con-
tractors In charge Of the subway work
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
the price named being 125k cents per
cubic yard. The contractors also agree
to build the timber cribbing necessary
10 keep the fill in place
1t is thought that the contractors will
put in the plaza site $50 900 cubic yards
Of dirt the cost to the District being
SOS. $50.
Work is TO be begun within the next
two months, and must be finished by
July / 1905. It IS thought that In a few
days the Commissioners will award a
second contract for a similar purpose to
the contractors in charge Of the excava-
lions on the House Of Representatives
Office site.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
A READER OF SOULS.

q have q measuring tape wherewith
/ can measure a noVelists SOUL said a
student OF psychology. "A novelist, ac-
cording 10 my way of thinking, puts
himself in his books. Each OF his men
and women is a part OF himself, facet
Of his own character. Thus 1t follows
that the people he treats of most are
the people most like himself-if he
treats most OF towards. he is a coward.
and SO on.
THAT is my measuring tape, and II
YOU apply il 20 dead nOvelists, with
whose lives literary history has made
you familiar. you find that it measures
accurately.
Take, for instance. Dickens. Dickens,
with his Plckwicks and Wellers, wrote
most about people that drank too much
In the novels of Dickens they are al
ways brewing bowls Of punch, drink
ing hot brandy and water, attacking
pineapple rum. Hence the conclusion
that Dickens drank too much. Well,
there is abundant proof that this con-
clusiOn Is true.
Take Guy de MaLpassart. He liked
best 70 manipulate characters or the
Bel Anal type-atrocious ADertines.
TOlstOy is our proof that Alaupassant
was like his writings. Read TOlstoy 3
ESSAY on him; read what TurSenev muir
INJURED as ne loaned pOlstOy one or
Muupa ssanr's books.
Take George GissinG He wrote In
the main Of intelligent young men and
women. who. with luxurious tastes and
iguObIe poverty composed nearly all
Gissing's life Zangwill tells Us that
Having proved by means Of the dead
that our measuring tape works accu-
rateIv We might apply this gauge to the
noyelists still alive-to Thomas Hardy,
George Meredith. Conan Doyle. kipling,
Davis. Cyrus r. Brady, II IS not polite.
though. TO discuss a writer's personality
TIN after his death. New York Even
ing Telegram.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
ENGLISH SOCIETY CRAZE.

The latest society craze seems TO BE-
the game Of magic crosses. These cross
Is Of small size. and in number OF
various cOlors. are laid on table IN a
straight line. and the person holds o
magnet, which he moves slowly down
the long line or crosses. one BY one.
but not iu rotation. the crosses are at
tached 10 the magnet and when they
are al last all arranged In order. the
expert can gain an insight into the
character and Fate Of the experimental.
Even cabinet ministers have consulted
the magic crosses.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
REALIZATION RUN
ON TUESDAY NEXT
Winner Will Get Between
$4,000 and $4,000.
FAMOUS 3-YEAR OLD RACE
Of 233 Foal Entries 81 Remain Unde
clared and % Yearlings Are
Still Eligible.

NEW YORK. July 2.-The Lawrence
Realization will be run on Tuesday next.
ana II is the richest, as we'll as the
most famous. three-year-old race in the
East.
It's 1904 renewal will be worth between
$1,000 and $4,000 Horses may be nom
mated as foals or as yearlings- The
subscription for foals nominated by No
Nember Is, 1901. was SO each. or only SO
If declared out by November 10, 1867, or
$50 If declared out by November Il. 1903
For horses nominated as yeaTlings by
November L, 1902, when the stake was
closed, the subscription was s15) each,
or $75 If declared out by November L..
1920 Each starter. according to the con-
ditIOns. must pay $50 additional, TO all
of which the Coney Island Jockey Club
adds $4,000. OF the added money the
second horse in the race receives 81, 800
ana twO-thirds OF the starting money.
To the third goes $3.50 of the added
money and one-third of the starting
money
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
I,20O-NILE DRIVE
WITH ONE HORSE
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Johnson, Leaving
East Orange in April, Arrive at
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

sir. and Mrs. William c. Johnson, of
East Orange, N J., have just completed
1.20o-mile drive In a runa5Out drawn
by a single horse. having arrived safe at
yarmouth N s.
The trip was taken for Mr.. Johnson S
health, the start being made on April
q. They took the same route covered
u James b. Din on his automobile trip,
as far as Rangeley Lakes, Me. last
summer.
In a letter to H c. Meckles, Mrs.
Johnson's father. they say they Will re-
main IN Yarmouth until October and re-
turn by a different route.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
WEEKLY STATEMENT
OF NEW YORK BANKS

NEW YORK, July 2.-The weekly
statement Of the associated banks IS
sued today shows the following changes:
Reserve on all deposits, decrease, e.
5f7 80; reserve on deposits, other than
United States. decrease. S2.377, 375; loans,
increase. IS, Z1S, 800; specie, decrease. 1896
500; legal tenders, increase. 81, O61 800; de-
posits. increase, 50, GA. 700; circulation.
Increase, $Z39, 500; total loans. T,Ol5, O3l,
5JJ.
The banks now hold in excess of legal
requirements $50, Jos, 300. against SS.S7l, 60
last Near and SIC. OSf. IA two years ago.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
WILL PAY So WEEKLY
FOR SUPPORT OF CHILD

Because William T. Hendricks failed
to provide support for his child. who Is
living with its mother, as Mrs. Hen
bricks alleged. she had him IN the Police
Court today. After hearing the evidence
against him, Judge Kimban adjudged
him guilty and imposed a penalty OF so
fine or ninety days in the wOrkhOuse in
default
Execution Of the sentence was sus-
pended upon Hendricks promise 10 pay
his wife 50 a week for the support OF the
child. II he fails TO pay the s.. he Will
have TO pay the fine Of $50
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
DUMBARTON AND BUREAUS
CLASH AGAIN TODAY

The Dumbarton Club team the strong
est nine west OF Twentieth Street. and
the Bureau Athletic Club, considered the
strongest amateur team IN Washington,
will cross bats this afternoon at 5:l5
on the Georgetown University campus
A good game Is expected. The Bureaus
have Gefea ted DumbartOn twice this
season. once by the score Of 70 s. the
other game being TO 3.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
DUFFEy WAS SECOND
IN IOO-YARD DASH
Beaten by Englishmsn in Ten Seconds
Flat-Shevlin Only Other
American Entered.

ROCHDALE, July 1.-The amateur
championship field and track meet, in
which all the famous athletes Of Eng
land participated. was held here today.
In the hundred-yard dash Arthur Dlu-
fey, the worlds champion, was beaten
by Norton, a member of the South Lon
don Athletic Club. Duffey finished sec
ond and Jupp also an Englishman, was
third. The time was 10 seconds fiat.
The only other American entered for
the meet is Shevlin, of Yale. who viii
compete for hammer throwing honors.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
4 SCIENTIFIC HoPsEsHoER.

Charles GOrsuch. Of Murtinsburg, Pa.
who calls himself il scientific horse
shocr is in the habit OF forging on his
anvil miniature hOTscshoes. five-cightns
Ct an inch long by oue-half an inch
wide, which he gives 70 some favored
persons AS emblems Of good luck
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
RESOURCES.
District of Columbia, city of Washing


District of Columbia, city Of Washing
ton, IS.
I, d. FULTON HARRIS, Treasurer Of
the above-Hamed bank, do sOlemnly
swear that the above statement Is true
TO the best Of my knowledge and be-
lief d. FULTON HARRIS.
Treasurer
Subscribed and sworn to before M this
LIST day Of July A -. 1904
(SealD EDWARD +. RIGGS
Notary Public d. G.
COrrect-Attest:
Z. QUINCY SMITH.
JOHN Z. SLEMAN, Jr.
J. H. RALSTON.
:. w. WOODWARD,
+. n. WATERS.
WILTON J. LAMBERT,
l. G. klMBALL,
ie1-2t Directors.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
The Only Investments

That do nOt fluctuate-that possess alb
solute stability-during disturbed condi-
lions of the stock market or the money
market are those secured by first deeds
OF trust (mortgages) on real estate un-
der conservative appraisemeut. We Try
always TO keep on hand 4 limited sup
ply Of such investments in sums of $500
and upward bearing interest payable
semi-annually at the rate of Five per
cent per annum, that We can sell al per
and accrued interest Call for booklet.
Concerning Loans and Investments.
3 =. WARNER O &c. ST. R.W.
Everything IN Real Estate"
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
Times Want Ad Branch.

Want advertisements and subscriptions
for the Evening and Sunday Times will
be received at regular office rates at NJ. s.
Fealy's Pharmacy. northwest corner of
Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Ave
nue. southeast
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
STOCK EXCHANGES
CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS
Fourth of July Holiday Brings Specu-
latiOn to Halt Until Next
Tuesday.

The New York and Washington stock
exchanges are closed today. and will so
remain until Tuesday. The same ap-
Plies TO the New York cotton and pro-
ducc exchanges.
The Washington times., 1904-07-02
Special Tain Discontinued

Special train heretofore leaving Balti-
more lI:3O D. III. Sundays for Washing
ton, via Pennsylvania Railroad. has been
discontinued