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AMERICAN CELEBRATIONS COM
PaNY-Tbe annual meeting OF ms
company duly called 10 be hello on
>T,,esIsv December nth. 1876. having
Nesn unavoidably postponed: NolICE1
is HEREBY GIVEN that the az ~, -.
meeting OF the stockholders OF me
s,,1srican Teleeraphone Company VIII
H. held al Rooms 830-S21 Colorado Build
ing, corner OF 18th and streets NORTH ~
vCEsr washington u. c.. on WEpN 80
DAY. JANUARY 30TH. 1901, at Nv Eli :.
O'CLOCK NOON. for the purpose -, %
sls.fir,e eleven trustees OF directors VINO
snail manage the affairs of the Company
Tor the ensuing year. and Tor the paF-
nose OF transacting such other business
as may properly come before sald meet
ing BY order of the Board OF DifeGtot \, =
w ROSENRAUJAI, President z. b.
BABBITT, Secretary.
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 2. 1896.
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LaCeS and EmbrOiderieS

LaCeS and EmbrOiderleS
soecial lot of dainty val. laces.
worth up 10 sc per yard. Newest
effects in edges and inser- &c
lions Early corners have the
choice per I'd. G. T. P..........-
Remnants OF fine 1sc Embroideries,
very sheer qualities of swiss and
cambric. In splendid an
variety of original pat II
terms. Special. G.. T. P
Choice assortment Of remnants or
Embroideries. worth up 10 l5e. Edges
and insertions OF exceptionally good
quality. showing wide o / {
range of artistic designs. NJ
G. T. P.........----.---....s ..--'.
Very fine qualities of Handker-
chiefs. left from the holiday selling
Plain hemstitched, with =
linen initial Six in box
@ T. P...---.-.--..- '.s.'-.'''
Big table OF soiled Neckwear, most
lv stock collars Of fine white INC
washable materials; real
values up TO SOC g. T. P
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TTJF ANNUAL. ELECTION Of ofieeers
- a r,l~eetors Of The Eureka Lie IN
slTance Company wiz be held an. az elle
Home once OF the Company, 6s.ie S.tI nj
Ma FEBY. 18TH. al II OCL-J, =, n
9l tai6- a. r. ". GRIFFIN, secy.
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The BerIitz School of LANGUAGES

ga 18th St n. W. Trial Lessons FTss.
Grand Prizes, st. Louis 'o4i Lisgs, 'o5.
French. German Spanish. etc Native tsAchars
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NE YNNs BUSINESS COLLEGE. s&K
Positions for graduates. Day,
q - Civil Service preparation Night
Shorthand TypegTiIinE. Bookkeeping. sc
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MRS. IA. LANDON REED,
Physical Culture for Adults,
No special costume or apparatus required.
1914 X St ~. W Phone Main 61E5
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MA SCHOOLS /
II SF and
AZ COLLEGES. /
SSSSAS ~

PRIVATE INSTRUCTION
IN mathematics sciences Latin German.
English music. Twenty years experiences.
Literary work revised. Prof. J.. station O.
Box z5l7. city. DEL 81
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Special Notices.

THE QUARTERLY Convention Of IN, me
XEonlanfs Christian Temperance : hlo i5
~ rbe Disfrtct Of Columbia, VIII De nero
in the At Pleasant CongregasIJllloiss,,'
Church Columbia Road, near Isth ,o ss
- T'6rRfORROW. FRIDAY, from le-So
A Il 10 a r. n. Addresses VII D S,,' &c
ii,,erad bv Judge A. r. Weber, OF Oil l,
rev 81 Ross Fishburn and MIS- 1iat
earet Dye Ellis. OF y. y. The p 9s1iit,-,Ds
S0rdisIlv invited. MRS 1LiS : -
SMITH President MRS EMMA
SHELTON, Secretary -
T9F ANNUAL MEETING OF the stock stock,
tolders OF the Northern Liberty Ma -- &c
Association viii be held al the ,f 1IicS rs
pI5s a. ID 81 NV. in this city on
Tf7ESDAY, JAN. 18TH, lsJ.. A
.0iCTOCK P. NJ, for The purpose OF elect elect
Inc trustees for the ensuing year. an
frsnsacting such other business as ~. MAJ
nroDerIv come before the meeting. ". =
DANTE, Sec. 500 ;s50-tf
STATEMENT OF Kerner & Gets JOB
blne publishing Co. Assets. STOCK. Sl1,-
~ n. accounts. 81 1000, treas -, - =,
& 90. cash, 81 .100G. liabilities, s-S'so9-O'
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citizens present They came as in
dividuals. representatives OF the Bust
ness Mems Association, CIuzens' Asso-
citation, and others.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
A Long Way After Poe.
lew York Evening Post

From the New York Evening Post.
Poe Is so generally recognized as tho
father Of the detective story that 1t hardly
needs a magazine article by Prof Bran
der Matthews. Poe and the Detective
Story" in Scribners. to recall his serv-
Ices to this branch OF literary art. Poe.
says Prof. Matthews. transported the
detective story from the group of tales
of adventure into the group Of portray
ais of character. BY bestowing upon 1t q
human interest he raised 1t In the literary
scale" In doing this he marked the way
for some of the most voluminous and
popular authors of his own and the next
century. A large and increasing number
of writers have tried their hands at the
kind of story that Poe Invented, and some
of them have succeeded. The statement
that Sherlock Holmes Is the most widely
known figure created by living writer is.
we suppose, hardly open to question.
1t Is a remark of Sir Conan Doyle him
self that 1.-The writer is left with only one
quality, that of intellectual acuteness.
with which to endow his hero" Those
who follow Poe-at a long distance-make
somewhat pathetic attempts to differen-
tate their heroes. They have been char
acterized by bald heads, crazy thatches
of hair, commanding figures grotesque
figures official positions, private retain
town, but to very little purpose. Scratch
any one OF the tribe and you find more
or less successful imitation of Dupin.
and, besides. every one travels a counter
part of Poes anonymous reporter or
Doyle's DR.. Watson.
Evening star., 1907-10-26

val College at Annapolis, or the establish
ment which has been brought into exist
ence for the training Of British naval off,
GERS. Accordingly Capt. Perrin was in
structed to report upon the subject and to
indicate how the necessary appliances and
machinery could be installed. and the staff
that would probably be required. The
proposals have since been further dis
cussed, and have now taken such shape
that they can be submitted for final de-
cision.
1t seems that Mai. Alfred Dreyfus was
driven to resign from the army on &C
count OF boycotting by his brother Off
GERS. Maj. Dreyfus' health has been bad
for some time, but the real reason for his
retirement is the fact that, in spite of his
acquittal by the highest court In France.
his brother officers refused to have any
thing to do with him and made his life a
burden. At flrst-Maj. Dreyfus absolutely
refused to notice the moral quarantine In
which he was placed, but eventually it
told upon him. His friends M. Joseph
Reinach and Gen. Picquart were both OF
them certain that 1t was best for many
reasons that the major should send in his
papers. but they had the greatest difficulty
in persuading him to do SO. 1t is an open
secret that he would have continued to
refuse had not his wife feared that his
health would break down altogether, and
Joined her persuasion to that Of M. Rel
mach and the majors other friends.
Evening star., 1907-10-26

mon right of fishing In the Potomac and
the grant OF concurrent power to Vir
ginia to regulate It, remains In force TO
this day. and the destruction OF the oys-
ter industry IN the best oyster grounds In
the world is the main result.
This compact has been called in ques-
ton In the Supreme Court of the United
States. Article l. section 10 of the Consti-
tuition provides that no state shall, with
out the consent Of Congress. enter into
any agreement or compact with another
state But In the case Of Wharton agt.
Wise. reported in 153 United States Re-
compact was legal under the articles of
confederation: that 1t is not the kind Of
compact which the Constitution intended
to prohibit. and that 1t Is still in force.
except in so far as the Constitution took
from the state the authority to deal with
the subjects which entered into the agree
ment-that Is to say, 1t took from Vir-
gfnia the right to concede or with hold
the free navigation Of the waters and free
trade with Maryland. But the concession
made by Maryland. namely. the right OF
enjoying and regulating In common the
fisheries of the Potomac. remains In force,
and for this great privilege, which Vir-
ginia has been enjoying for 100 years.
Maryland gets no return. And. aioag with
Maryland. Virginia has been a sufferer by
the destruction and impessibility of the
oyster industry in the Potomac. II the
two states could agree to put the foster
ing Of the fisheries into the hands of the
federal fish commission. with ample safe
guards Of the rights OF the citizens OF
the two states, 1t might end a situation
which has been an intolerable obstacle to
progress.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.
United States officer to Take Charge
of Puget Sound Cases.

SEATTLE. Wash, October 26.-Surgeon
General Wymans telegram to Gov. Mead :
was received Thursday, notifying the
governor that DR.. Cofer of the Unit "a
States public health and marine hospital
service would take charge of the bubonic
plague situation on Puget sound. Gov
Meade and William Hickman Moore,
mayor of Seattle. replied a follows:
The state of Washington and the city
of Seattle will supply your service with
all the men. money and material neces-
sary for the immediate eradication Of bu-
bon:c plague"
The death Of a white woman. Agnes
Osborne, under circumstances that point
to bubonie plague. is being investigated.
Her brother, Ernest A. Osborne. was a
patrolman in the oriental district. He be-
came i'll October and died October 13.
Three days later sister. Lydia NJ. Os-
borne. became Ill. and the same day
Charles o. Eddy. the undertaken who at
tended to the brothers body, was also
overcome Eddy died on the 18th and the
sister on the 10Th. On October q a
second sister. Agnes. Became Ill, and she
died yesterday. Laboratory tests point to
bubonic plague as the cause Of death in
the last instance. although the doctors
give only a provisional diagnosis
Evening star., 1907-10-26
SPECULATIVE FINANCING.
Commissioner Clark Lays It at Door
of Present Stock FURRY.

CHICAGO. October aG-"Speculatlve
financing" as a controlling factor In rail
roadinS was denounced as fatal to the
prosperity of railroads and the country
by r. f. Clark. member of the interstate
commerce commission. in an address de
livered last night before the Traffic Club
Going into the causes of the present
stock and money troubles as they affect
the railroads. Mr. Clark declared that 1t
was not President Roosevelts policy, but
the policy of the lawhreakers who have
been exposed. that was to blame for the
furry The Presidents policy, he said.
was that OF the square DEAL" and those
who wish to profit by it should also be
willing to give one.
The railroads have signally failed to
keep up facilities for moving freight with
the increasing busines SO of the country"
said Mr.. Clark. This Is partly due to
the unpre ecedented increase in the volume
of business to be handled. The more i'm
portant reason, however, is the specua-
tive financing which, almost without ex-
ception. controls the countrys railroads.
Roads probably never will keep pace with
busine IS developments until they cease to
be operated as speculations. 1t is en-
perative that they furnish proper facili-
ties for getting on solid business basis.
Many persons have declared 1t is the
Preside nt's policy which is responsible for
present difficulties in the financial world.
They hold the President responsible for
the shr1nkage in values saying his policy
has frightened investors. l do not sub
scribe to this belief. If it were true how
ever. it should not move the President
one ~iota from his purpose of prosecuting
violators of the law.
Railroad regulation by state and ma
tional sovernme ents, each in it's proper
sphere. is essential. Such regulation must
be firm, sane, reasonable and ju.t. The
railroads must make uniform rules mot
necessarily the same at all seasons of the
year, business changes with the
months, but uniform to all shippers.
If the railroads are not strong enough
to make and enforce such rules the fed
eral government must step in and assume
a measure of control in their affairs
Evening star., 1907-10-26
THE
AuTOT0NE

Is the very acme of artistic devel-
opment in player-pianos. 1t por-
travs YOUR expression in each
piece you play; it portrays MY
expression in each piece play. 1t
supplies the fingers. the great ex-
ecution; you supply the balance.
YOU do the rest.
The AUTOTONE is positively
NOT a combination OF a player
built in one factory and a piano
built in another. The Hardman
Autotone is a unit. From its be-
ginning it is intended to be Hard
man Autotone-is never intended
for ANYTHING else.
The Hardman Autotone is the
player-piano for people of musical
taste. OF refinement and discretion
airy taste
One more item: Note the name
AUTOTONE. 1t is initiated.
You will find plaver-pianos with
names very similar. 1t is extern
sivelv counterfeited and initiated.
We simply remind you of the fact
because-unless you belong to the
chrome class-vou won't want the
imitation: the artistic class will be
suited with nothing short of the
HARDMAN AUTOTONE.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
WASHINGTON
SPEAKS FOR
MUNYON
Glad Tidings From Citizens
Relieved Of Ills.
Rheumatism Disappears CoIdsVan.
Kidney Troubles Cured
Health Prevails.
HOME WITNESSES.

Proof is at your door. Don't take word.
See for yourself. Learn the truth. See Mr.. J.
W. Elliott 526 eth st. n. Ask him what Mum
yon's 3X Rheuma tism Remedy did for him. He
writes: Il suffered terribly with rheumatism as
did my wife We greatly relieved by Mum
yons 3X Rheumatism Remedy We have found
it to be the most powerful and effective ever
tried
See and talk with Mr. Chris. Storm. 1904 $ St
NV. He writes: Munyon's SIX Cold and Cough
Remedy is the most reliable | have used.
1t gave me immediate relief from cold and
throat when all other local applications failed"
Mr.. Allen Gales Jennings. l19 Quincy ST. ne.
says: IL have used Munyon's 3X Kidney Remedy
for kidney troubles. headache arising from con-
stipation and blood disorder. and found perfect
relief"
Munyon's 3X Rheumatism Remedy. 81.
Munyon's 8X Cold and Cough Remedy. 81,
Munyon's 3X Kidney Remedy. 81.
Munyon's Remedies sold at all druggists.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Trouble From Coffee
PEOPLE BEGINNING TO LEARN ABOUT THE
DRUG.

Coffee treated me SO badly that I want TO
tell people about it. and II you can use my
letter. Will be glad.
Il am As years Old and have drank coffee sll
my life. have felt bad for years and did not
know what allied me. Sometimes | would have tc
press my hand against my heart. 1 would be In
such pain. and l got l could hardly do nv
work. NJ head would feel heavy and dizzy. and
many time got so blind I Just had to drop
down or else 1 would have fallen
Il felt bad all over. Ny feet would swell and
hurt me. friend of mine asked he TO try
Postum and stop drinking coffee. tried the
Postum. but IL was some days before got hold
Of the right way to make IT. My heart dissasf
and dropsy disappeared and got entirely we'll
There Is much In making 1t. 1t has to be
boiled longer than ordinary coffee. nut when
got IL made good. II was fac. and now I wouldn' =,
have coffee In my house at all. am sure thst
Postum saved my life, and am nov perfectly
well. l send you the names OF about t1eut uty
people that have been helped by leaving OF cot
fee and using Postum Food Coffee
It's worth while to read The Road 10 Wei
Vile. :" I'm pkgs. . s.-..r.-
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Declares Statute Unconstitutional.

ST. PAUL. Mimi. October 26-The
United States circuit court of appeals
yesterday decided that the Colorado stat
ute prohibiting any foreign corporations
from prosecuting or defending a suit in
that state unless 1t has paid an annual
license of cents for each $1,000 of cap
ital stock Is unconstitutional as to any
corporation engaged in interstate COM
merce. The court adds that the statute
governs intrastate commerce only The
decision was rendered il a suit brought
by the United States Rubber Company a
New Jersey corporation, against a Colo
RADIO shoe firm. The court holds that the
New Jersey corporation is engaged in in
terstate commerce. which cannot be ham
pered by any state.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
The
PLAYER-PIANO
PROPOSITION.

The enormous growth OF The
player-piano business is attracting
the attention OF music lovers every
where. The wonderful possibili
ties of this instrument seem to be
without limit, and yet-there IS as
much difference found in the diff
fcrent makes as there is among
people.
Everybody knows there are
more chrOmos sold than oil paint
ings: in fact, most OF the buyers OF
Chromos would have no use for an
artistic oil painting.
Most of the player-pianos be-
long in the class of chromos. A
few of them-a very few-belong
in the class OF art paintings.
Do YOU catch the ideao
Most plavcr-pianOs sound and
play just the same IN the hands OF
the different people using them.
A few-a very few-player-pianos
play the music exactly as the per-
former wants it played, The same
piece played by YOU and then
PLAYED by me would sound just as
different as your taste and my
taste happens to be; it would be
YOUR playing and MY playing.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
SCIENCE NOTES.

A number Of improvements have been
made recently in the design Of mean
descent electric lamps The most prom
Using Of these inventions is that of a
German scientist. who has evolved the
Osram lamp. in which the ordinary car
bon flament Is replaced by fine wires of
wolfram. by which means the inventor
claims to reduce by 90 per cent the power
consumption OF incandescent lamps. A
test continued at Charlottenburg for 1000
hours the average life of the incandes-
cent? showed an average loss Of candle
power lamps and S.8 per cent for briiHan-
cy Of 6.3 per cent for the 25-candlepower
lamps and 36 per cent for those of 80
candlepower. OF sixteen lamp tests
eleven were still capable of use. being
undaunted by the test and continued
operation. 1t is expected to overcome at
an early date the inconvenient feature
of this lamp which is that 1t can be used
only in a depending position.
Electric locomotives which were built
especially for the service in the Simplon
tunnel have been declared a failure and
have been displaced with steam engines.
Several unlooked-for drawbacks have de-
veloped In the electric motors. In the
first place, their cross section is so great
that there is little space let for the dis
placement of the air to permit of their
passage through the tunnel. So 1t is nee
essary for these motors to move the great
body of air contained within the tunnel.
The consumption of energy is, therefore.
great. and the speed under the circum-
stances slow. Another trouble is that
resulting from the condensation which
takes place on the surface of the motor
as It passes from the cool outside air into
that n the tunnel This Ia U1urh
serious than appears on the surface. for
several o. the motors have broken down
owing to the formation of water, which
seems to get through the insulation. Steps
are being taken to overcome these diff
ficulties.
The newest sensation is motor scoot-
Ing" which is to motor boating what ice
yachting Is to sailing. The body Of the
device - much like that of boat. with
sharp PROV and rounded stern. A
high-powered engine drives an automobile
wheel. which Is mounted in centerboard
casing. The wheel can be made to re-
volve freely or take hold Of the surface
and drive the vehicle ahead, The sport
is very exciting and will be popular dur
ing the coming season. 1t Is said that
it will be possible to make 100 miles an
hour easily with the motor scooter.
The demand for large drydocks /. so
great that one of these constructions is
not long in use before we hear of the
piopoSdl W larger ONe Ht very
latest project of this kind Is destined to
be built at an early date at San Fran
cisco. Cal, which will be the largest grav
ing dock In the world. 1t is to be built
mainly of reinforced concrete. and will
be founded on solid rock bottom. 1t will
be 1850 feet long, ia wide and 40 deep.
It's pumping plant will consist of four 81
inch centrifugal double-suction pumps,
with a joint capacity Of 100000 gallons
of water per minute, each pump to be
driven by 5O0-horsepower three-phrase
induction motor. Following are the prin-
cipal dimensions Of the largest craving
docks:
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Shooting Sequel to BrawI in Saloon

CHICAGO. October 28.-Wnliam ST.
prelle of Cleveland was shot last night
and dangerously wounded while watching
a brawl In The Pup saloon He was
preparing to leave the saloon when the
bullet struck him below the heart The
fight was started when George Camp
bell. former Detroit prizefghter, quar-
relied with Peter ]. Shafer. one of the
owners of the saloon. over an alleged
statement made by the latter relative to
The fighting ability OF the pugilist Shafer
denied firing the shot, but in statemen,
taken from the wounded man the latter
named the saloon keeper
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Balloon Story Declared Incorrect.

NEW YORK. October 26.-E. W. Mix,
who was aide to Alfred Leblanc, the pi-
lot of the French balloon in the recent in
ternational balloon race from ST. Louis.
says that the report from Asbury, N. j.,
October "a. that the French balloon had
landed. and that he Mix was practically
lncapacitated during the entire run by an
liberated tooth is incorrect. It was Mr..
Leblanc who suffered from an liberated
tooth. The report that Leblanc proposed
giving Up the contest Is also Incorrect
Nj. Mix says. notwithstanding the aero
nauts were handicapped by Mr.. LIE eBlanc's S
ailment. they never considered giving up.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
THE MoHoNK CONFERENCE.
Porto Rico the Topic Under Discus
sion Yesterday.

LAKE MOHONk, n. Y. October 26-
Porto Rico was the topic for discussion
at the Mohonk conference yesterday. The
speakers were the Rev c. ]. Ryder and
Samuel McCune Lindsay of New York
George Cabot Ward. auditor of Porte
Rico; Tulio Larrinaga. commissioner OF
Porto Rico to the United States and
George Bird Arias of Tajardo. The lat
ter two are Porto Ricans.
The MoEonk platform adopted yesterday
contains an expression of congrat tulat ION
upon the progress made in the educa tion
and development of the Indians in the
last quarter of a century. The general
policy toward Indians adopted by the
government in these later years was
heartily approved.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Work Way Through College.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass. October %
Much has been written about the way
young men students pay their way
through college. Smith College publishes s
no statistics about how its girls work
their way through. but out of the 1,5OO
students here not less than 25O are pay
ing at least part OF their expenses by
doing work. The most profitable OF all
employment for the girls is waiting on
tables at houses off the campus. Tutor
ing "a the next profitable work, some of
the girls receiving as high as IS cents an
hour for lifting fellow-student over a
hard place. Other things that the girls
do TO help them along their way IMAM
cially are serving as library assistants
and typeWritinG
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Reticules Necessary.

1t has come to be almost a breath of
sartorical etiquette to carry leather bag
with afternoon frocks. Its successor is a
fascinating little reticule Of flowered silk
or beads, such as our ancestors of the
feminine persuasion affected. Pretty
reticules OF colored suede to match the
gown also are carried. Drawn upon their
strings or ribbons, these have a more Or
nate appearance than the leather hand
bag of ordinary oblong shape.
Evening star., 1907-10-26
Virginia Loses Control.

About two years after the ratification of
this treaty the Constitution of the United
States was adopted. The instrument de-
prived Virginia OF all control over the
rights she had ceded to Maryland. name
ly, the navigation of the Chesapeake and
the impost duties: but the main conces-
sion made by Maryland, namely, the COM