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; ilvpaPf! "JnSrWisieSwS J. A5 THE EVENING TOES, WASHjjfflTQft MONDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1899. ALLEGED BOGUS CHECKS Samuel D- Kesmitlfs. Case to Be Heard Tomorrow. ITlie Police Say Thai the Drfenilnnt'i OpernlloiiH Have Ilceu Extensive. An Invehtlsitlon of Ills ilecorI 1" tlie Local Detectives Hi Rela tions AVItlt the Xnvy Department. Samuel D. Nesmith, the local representa tive of the Crocker-Wheeler Electric Com pany, of 3Ccw York, who was arrestaJ liere by Detectives Parham and Gallaher, charged with false pretences, will be ar raigned in the Police Court tomorrow morning to explain the circumstances sur lounding the making and cashing of sev eral chocks for varying amounts, wherein it is alleged a deposit of only a lew cents was posted to the credit of rJie man at the bank with which he was transacting busi ness. Since the arrest Nesmith, on the, tomplaint of Charles McDevitt, the de tectives have been investigating the con duot of the prisoner, with the result that it now appears that he had been doing an extensive and successful check-cashing business. The detectives have now located nine checks made and cashed by Nesmith, all of which, it is said, were turned down at The bank, because of insufficient funds to meet them. Of the nine checks located, oight are in the hands of Detectives Par ham and Gallaher and one will be turned over to them this evening. Still other ohfeka are expected t be given into ths care of the detectives tomorrow. Among the checks now in the hands of the detectives, and which Nesmith is ac cused of uttering under false pretences, are one for $23, cashed by Thomas Le Coyer, of the Owen House; one for $56, cashed by Alexander Seeley, of the Stratford, and two for $20 and $17.50, respectively, cashed by Mr. Graham, of the National Electrical Supply Company. Another check cashed by Easton & Rupp. and one cashed by Mr. Upperman, of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, are also in the hands of the police. Kesmith, although he has been a resi dent of this city but a short time, is well knowji here, having been a frequent vis itor in the past several years. He came here this time from Brighton, Mass., where he is well and favorably known. He first achieved prominence when he appeared at the Navy Department at the outbreak of the war with Spain, and contracted for the building of the celebrated automatic, sub marine torpedo beats, in which he and a well-known naval officer were jointly in terested. It was claimed for the invention, and so proven, that after it was launched from a man-of-war, it would run a-, somat ically until it arrived at the object at which It was directed, when it would dis charge a torpedo and then reverse its ma chinery and return to the ship from which it was launched. Nesmith claimed that the invention was finally purchased by the Government. Sub. sequomly Nesmith became attached to the Crocker-Wheeler Blectri? Company, and opened an office in the Kellogg building. .After he became settled he sent for his family and they have since resided here. Friends of Nesmith claim that the cases against him will b amicably adjusted and the Tact clearly shown that he was a victim of circumstances, and had no intention of swindling. JJIASOIfS TK CONVENTION. i:ienn!:il Set-Won of the Supreme Council Held in the Temple. Nineteen members of the Supreme Coun cil of the Scottish Jtite Masons for the Southern jurisdiction wore prosent when uhe 'biannial session of the Council began at noen today in the House of the Temple, oornor of E and Third Streets northwest. The three who did not answer the ro'.l-call were Senator Teller, of Colorado; Brother Myers, or Virginia, and Gilmor Meredith, of Bnlliniore, sctretary-treasurer, who died last Thursday. Alter the session was formally opened the Sovereign Grand Commander exiended a beany greeting to the visiting represen tatives from other Jurisdictions. B; other 2'rank llighley, of Philadelphia, rep esent od the Northern jurisdiction, but the Ca nadian representative had not arrived. At tlMs, greeting the elocution of the Sov oroign Grand Commander, which is of the iiatwre of a biennial report, was delivered. He spokt. of the conditions prevailing In the order and congratulated the Council. Every indication was a favorable one, he said, and could be pointed out with pride. .He was particularly pleased with the ap poaranee of the House of the Temple, and the membership of the order and its finan cial standing. Following this address came a recess for luncheon, after which the reports of the secretary-general and secretary-treasurer, and other officers were read and re ferred to the proper committees. LABOE. 3EEN" IN SESSION. The Kseeiitive Council of the Ameri can Federation. MeetH. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor met at 12 o'clock today in Typographical Temple, on G Street uerthwoL The meeting had been called by President Samuel Gompers, President of the Federation, who desired to submit to the executive committee some appeals and other routine buBinese, that in his judg ment should be disposed of. The session will last until Thursday or Friday. Before calling the meeting to order President Gompers said to a Times re porter that the general political situation would probably be discussed, but that no action would be taken having for its ob ject the support of any candidate by the members of the Federation as a body. What they cared to do as individuals was their own concern. "WHEEEMEN DEFY A SHEBEFP. Start a Knee "Which Results in n Gen eral Tnmhle. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Oct. 16. Sher iff Klrby's authority was yesterday defied by fifty bicyclists, who after being ordered not to hold a Sunday bicycle race, started to ride between Egg Harbor City and Ham inonton, in a 22-mile liandican. Half a mile from the starting point cne of the riders fell and in an Instant twenty more ridors were on his back, until the road was completely blocked. Many were In juiod and they limped back to Egg Harbor City. The winner of the race is unknown. Sher iff KJrby has "been flooded with letters from all parts of the country asking him to prohibit Sunday racing. He failed to take an armed guard with him and the race went on. The men valuable medi cine for all Stomach ills is Kos'ettcrs Stomach Bit ters. It has hundreds o f dangerous im- itators. 13 e finre you get the genuine if j you want to get rid of dys pepsia or any stomach ill. f CELEBRATED JITTERS THE CASE OF CONSUL BEDLOE. Hi Connection "With the Steamer Abbey Explained. Edwin B. Hay. counsel for W. F. Syl vester, owner of the steamer Abbey, which was seized as a filibuster carrying arms and ammunition to the Filipino Insurgents, has ma a statement In defence of Dr. Edward Bedloe. United States Consul at Canton, China, against whom charges were made in connection with the grant of an American registry to the Abbey. "Sylvester," ho said, "sold only one par cel of arms and ammunition to the Filipi nos, and that parcel was sold at a time when the-eame was equivalent to assisting the United States forces, the whole trans action being made with tha full knowledge and consent of the United States officials. "On or pbout June G, 1S9S, Sylvester en tered into a contract with the Filipinos to sell and deliver 5.0C0 Mauser rifles, 500,000 rounds of ammunition and two Maxim ma chine guns, the prica to include cost of a steamer, delivery, etc. The British steam er Pasig was purchased, the merchandise secured and details arranged- for the expe dition, but as ths goods were being placed aboard the steamer the British Government revoked the permit. "The Pasig was changed from a British register to an American register, under the name of the Abbsy, in the United State3 consulate of Canton, then under charge of Dr. Bedloe. It was a purely routine pro ceeding and any other consular officer in Dr. Bedloe's place must have acted as he did. "The Abbey sailed from Canton about August 2C. Sylvester left Hongkong on September 3 and arrived at Manila on Sep tember C. All stopped at Manila for over a month, living at the principal hotel and associating with army and navy officers. The Manila newspapers had full accounts of the landing of the Abbey's cargo at Ba tangas, so that the fact of the arms and ammunition being furnished to the Fili pinos was in possession of the army and naval authorities and yet not a word wa3 said. "Sylvester, after arranging for the final settlement and transfer of the steamer, left Manila near the end of September with all the ship's papers. Upon arriving at Hongkong he learned that the Abbey had been seized. A telegram had been sent to Admiral Dewey, stating that the steamer Abbey had left Macao about September 23 with a second expedition. There was not the slightest foundation for this report. It was actuated by malice on the part of certain enemies Sylvester had made in the competition for the Filipino business. "There is absolutely nothing wrong in this matter of the Abbey, so far as Consul Bedioe is concerned. His connection with the case was purely Incidental and noth ing whatever could have resulted from it in the slightest way detrimental to the United States Government." COST OP MOTOB OPERATIONS. Views of nil KiiKlinh Authority on Automobile Cxpcniivii. Marshall Halstcad, Consul at Birming ham, England, sends to the State Depart ment an interesting and valuable state ment by E. H. Bayley, regarding the ques tion of cost of operating heavy motor ve hicles, which, he says, are to replace horse drawn wagons in the near future. Mr. Bay ley, the consul says, is entitled to speak with some amount of authority, as he was chairman of the London Road Car Com pany, and now, in addition to employing l.OuO or so horeea in his own business, is chairman of the Daimler Motor Company, and takes a keen interest in all that tends tj lessen the ccst of heavy traffic "Of course," he said, "no matter how ex cellent motor driven vehicles may be, no one would look at them seriously if their use were more expensive than that of horsts. That is exactly where the ultimate success of motor vehicles lies, for the tests by the Automobile Club at Richmond and more recently those held by the Liverpool Self-Propelled Traffic Association have shown that not only can motors do general carrying work more quickly and more ef ficiently than horses, but most telling point of all do it at less than one seventh of the cost. "For instance we have a car which has been proved, under the tests already men tioned, to be capable of carrying a load of three tons twelve hundred miles at a cost for fuel which works out a half penny per ton per mile. The total up-keep of such a vshicle whsns all expenses for working, wages, fuel repairs, insurance, etc, are taken into consideration comes to a sum of $1,980.73 and this, with a carrying capacity for 2C0 working days gives en average cost of a fraction under 3 half pence (3 cents), per net ton per mile. When that is com pared with the cost of horses my experi ence teaches me that it varies from IS cents to 24 cents per ton per mile it can be seen what a future these vehicles have." CAPTAIN EAPPEETY DEAD. !!Ih L.n:ir and Active Service In the "West. The War Department received a telegram from San Francisco today announcing the death of Capt. John LafTerty, retired, which occurred yesterday. Captain Laf erty was born in New York and appointed to the army from California. His record is as follows: He served as first lieutenant. First Battalion, California Cavalry, from July 21. 1864, to March 13, 1SCC, when he was honorably mustered out of volunteer service; made second lieuten ant. Eighth Cavalry. July 28. 1S66; first lieutenant, July 31. 1SG7; captain, October 3, 1S76; retired, June 2S, 1S78; brevelted captain Februaiy 27, 1S30, "for gallant services in action against Indians in the Black Slate Mountains, Nevada. February 15, 1S67, and in the Chiricahua Pass, Ariz., October 20, 1869, where he was severely wounded." With his regiment, principally In the field, he served in Nevada, California, and Arizona, from 1866 to October 20, 1869, when he was severely wounded in action with Indians at Chiricahua Pass, Arizona; sick on account cf his wounds to February, 1870; ca duty at headquarters. Department of California, to May, 1870; on leave and sick leave to October, 1S70; with his regi ment in New Mexico and Colorado, to Jan uary, 1S71; acting Assistant Adjutant Gen eral cf the district cf New Mexico, to No vember, 1S71; with his regiment at Fort Union, New Mexico, to May 1872; on sick leave to August, 1873; with his regiment in New Mexico, to January, 1S76; absent sick to July, 1S77; in charge cf public property at Yerba Bucna Island, California, until retired, June 2S, 1873, for wounds received in line of duty. Insolvent I!mi"; Dividends. The Compti oiler of the Currency today declared dividends in favor of the credit ors of insolvent national banks as fol lows: A first dividend of 5 per cent in favor of the creditors of the First 'National Bank of Asheville, N. C, on claims proved amounting to 142,755.12. A second dividend of 10 per cent in favor of the creditors of the Columbia National Bank of Tacoma, Wash., making in all 30 per cent, on claims proved amounting to $157,273.22. A third dividend, 5 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the German Nat'onal Bank of Denver, Col., making In all 20 per cent, ci claims proved amounting to 835,224.67. A third dividend. 25 per cent, in favor f the creditors of the First National Bank of Flushing. Ohio, making In all 75 per cent, on claims proved amounting to $39, 347.39. A final dividend, 10 per cent. In favor of the creditors of the Bankers' and Mer chants' National Bank of Dallas, Tex., making In all CO per cent, on claima proved amounting to $09,367.39. A final dividend. 35 per cent, in favor of the creditors of the First National Bank or Eddy. N. Mex.. making in all 100 per cent, on claims proved amounting to 51,215.53. A BEPOITM-SBMI Condition of the Troops in tlie Presidio-Camp. Operatlona in the Department of California, and Columbia Excel lent Discipline The Desire of Re crnitH to Perfect ThcniKelven as 3IarUxmen The Shipment of Stores The annual report of Major Gen. William R. Shatter as Commanding General of the Department of California and Department of Columbia, has been received at' the War Department. Regarding the Department of California, General Shatter reports: "The discipline of the troops is excellent and officers and men have been zealous in perfecting themselves In their profession. The small number of troops in the Depart ment of California and Oregon require but very little attention. But the bulk of oper ations in this department pertains entirely to the transmission of stores and the ship ment of men to the Philippines. A very large camp of recruits has been establish ed at the Presidio, at one time numbering over four thousand men." General Shatter recommends that so long as any large bodies of troops remain in the Philippines the recruiting camp be continued at the Presidio and that as a re sult troops be congregated there and drill ed for at least three months. He says there is every facility there for properly instructing and caring for them. Capt. Robert H. Noble, inspector of small arras practice, says in his report sent by General Shatter that the target range at the Presidio i3 not well adapted to the purpose for which it is intended, except for firing at fixed ranges and at short distances. No defective cartridges were found among those manufactured by the ordnance department. Captain Noble explains that the great importance of the instruction of all recruits ha3 been fully appreciated and no recruit has been sent away until he had had actual practice on the range. Since May 12, 156,000 rounds of ammunition have been fired. For the lack of time principally, and the fact that the range is not suitable for skirm ishing, no practice in skirmishing is given. He reports the result of practice unusually good and says that It Is not unusual for twenty-five targets to be made out of twenty-five shots. One man the second day on the range made ninety-seven out of 100. General Shatter adds to this report by saying: "The men have shown a great desire to perfect themselves as marksmen and have shown great skill in the uso of their weapons." As to the recruiting camp, he remarks: "There can be no doubt of the wisdom of establishing this camp. It has enabled tho medical department to weed out men unsulted for service. This course has been found d great saving to the Government, for If they had been permitted to go to Manila they would have broken down there." In his report on the Department of Co lumbia, General Shatter calls attention to the fact that there arc as yet no guns mounted on Puget Sound. He says: "Three 10-inch and two 12-inch barbette carriages are mounted at Marrowstone Point and the guns are on hand. Sixteen mortar car riages mounted, and four 10-inch disap pearing carriages not mounted, are at Ad miralty Head. I have recommended that a battery of tho Third Artillery be sent from the Department of California to care for the guns at Marrowstone Point and Ad miralty Head. The work of the engineers at Admiralty Head and Point Wilson Is also nearly completed, except the mounting of guns." TWO ABMEY PROMOTIONS. A Successor to Capt. Bogranlns El tlriilKe amel. The War Department announced the fol lowing promotions today: MaJ. Leveu C. Allen, promoted from captain, Sixteenth United States Infantry, to the Twelfth United States Infantry, to date from Octo ber 10, 1S99, vice Seton, retired from active service. He will proceed to Join his regi ment. Capt. Robert Alexander, promoted from first lieutenant. Eleventh United States In fantry, to the Fourteenth United States In fantry, Company H, to date from October 2, 1899, vice Eldridge, deceased. He will remain on duty with the Eleventh United States Infantry until further orders. Captain Alexander, who was promoted to succeed Capt. Bogardns Eldridge, who was killed by the Filipinos about ten days ago. is now with the Eleventh Infantry in Porto Rico and will remain there for some time. GERMANY IN SOUTH AFRICA. She Has I.nrKC Interests, Reports Say. in the Transvaal. According to information received by the State Department from United States Con sul Monaghon, from Chemnitz, the German Empire has large interests in the Trans vaal. He writes as follows: "This em pire's industrial interests in the Transvaal are great. In the ten years 1889 to 1898, Germany Imported 3,000,000 marks ($714. 000 worth) of merchandise from the Trans vaal, and exported- 60,000,000 marks ($14, 250,000. The chief articles of export for 1S97 and 1S98, were: Cyankalium, glycerin (cleaned), igniting matches, rough iron ware, fine ironware, railroad parts, plates, sleepers (Iron), etc., Iron rails, railroad ax les and wheels, castiron machines, wroughtiron machines, locomotives and lo comobiles, railroad wagons, cotton cloths, woolen clothes, cement, rough tables, and pianos." TEADE WITH NEW CALEDONIA. Gratlfylnjr Reports Prom Commer cial Agent Wolf. Paul Eugene Wolf; commercial agent at Noumea, writes the State Department as follows regarding the United States trade with New Caldonia: "I am glad to report that the principal obstacle to United States trade with this district, viz., the lack of direct communica tion, is about to be removed. In a letter dated June 14, 1899, Messrs. Macondray & Co., merchants of San Francisco, inform me that they are about to send a sailing vessel of 1,000 tons register every three months direct to Noumea, which they hops to keep employed regularly in the trade. This line of vessels is to supply this colo ny mainly with food products from Cali fornia, which are to bo consigned to an American commission house at Noumea. Return cargoes of minerals, copra, coffee, vanilla, pearl shell, becbe de mer, and other commodities will be furnished. "As the commerce of New Caledonia, which for the past year has been growing very rapidly, is daily assuming much larg er proportions, this line, In addition to the regular monthly steamship service refer red to in my report of the 24th of June last, between San Francisco, and Saigon, via Honolulu, Tahiti, Noumea, and Manila, is certain to aid largely the development of trade between this colony and the Wes tern States. "United States shipping this year will also be larger than ever before. The second vessel, the Newsboy, from Puget Sound, which arrived here with lumber, is about to return to the United States. A third vessel with a similar cargo, consigned to Messrs. Jouve & Co.. cf Noumea, Is on the way, and a fourth, with soma 40Q wooden cottages from Messrs. Renton Holmes & Co., cf San Francisco, for the famous nick el mines at Thio, east coast of New Cale donia. Is ezDected." "Hechts' (Greater Stores Enofmous silk Values the niost seasonable and most desirable silks at lower prices tliaur usual, Jiotwilh standing rtlie fact the prices of silks have greatly advanced. 17C for gloria lining silk 21 Inches 1 wide worth 35c. 9KC for all-silk surahs all colors and black double warp worth S9c. OCC for all-silk taffetlne silk good J quality always sells for 50c. CftC for figured and plaid taffeta al U ways marked 69c. 7CC for corded taffeta silks rich com " binatlons generally sell for $1. OCC for colored satin duchesse in- J stead of $1. Colored dress goods 5 specials Prices partly shorn of profits to make irresistible attractions in the dress goods department tomorrow. 1 1 XC for plaid dress goods pretty 1 2 combinations instead of 15c. OQC for all-wool serges, in good UJ shades yard wide worth 40c. CC fr all-wool ladles' c!oth3 1 1-2 yards wide all colors worth 73c. QOC for all-wool homespuns 1 1-2 JtJ yards wide value 1.25. $1 Qfi for new go'' Plaid back plaids ''JU1 1-2 yds, wide instead of $2.75. Sale trimmed hats. The first lot are hats, taking the quality of the velvet, the amount of work on the hat and the value of the trimming on them, which will cost you G.98 elsewhere, h i i r for vp4-48 In the second lot are hats which will cost you 10 and more, of finest silk velvet and trimmed most stylishly; these will be sold as a spe- hr r A cial value-at C) OU A lot of Velvet covered hats in the most dslrable shapes grey, brown, black, castor and navy blue col ors Instead" of $L79, today for 98c Genuine Ostrich Plumes about 30 dozen to select from all 15 Inches long of beautiful glossy black color that cannot be obtained elsewhere for less than $2.75. go for ,..$1.75 Ladies' and Children's straight brim med felt hats, all colors and black; S9c value, for 49c Ladies' Felt Rough Riders French Felt grey ( color regularly sold for 2.37, td go for $1.37 Lot of wings, quills, and fancy feath ersall colors and black. Instead of 49c, for 17C Hecht & Company, 5I.V5I5 Seventh Street. A HAN HUNT IN VTRGINIA. Angrrj- Citizens cnrchincr for AVII 11am K. Garrison. ROANOKE, Va.. Oct. 15. An attempt was made to assault two gfrls, aged eleven and twelve years, respectively, by a white man yesterday. One of the children was the daughter of W. II. Nelson, and the other little Emma Cheatham, daughter of C. A. Cheatham. A. L. Marshall, a Roanoke contractor, who was riding a wheel, discovered the man. He Jumpedoff his wheel a few feet distant The man deliberately fired a shot at Marshall, painfully wounding him in the thigh. He then made his escape. The police were notified and fmm tho tin. scriptions given they at once suspected William Edward Garrison, a resident of the city, who has a wife and three chil dren, and who is employed by the Ameri can Bridge and Iron Company. A search was instituted and it was learned that Garrison had drawn his mon ey at the bridge a few minutes after the assaults had been made, and the next heard from him was that he was seen going north along the Shenandoah Railroad, six miles distant, before sundown. John W. and R. L. Cheatham boarded a freight train and went in pursuit. Garri son was discovered on the train at Lithia, and in order to be sure of their man the train was stopped, and the brakenian passed over the cars and fi.Thi Tiie i- tern in the man's face, while J. W. Cheat ham looked on. Upon ascertaining that there was no mis take in his identity Cheatham fired a shot at him as he sat between the coal cars. Garrison rolled off on the other side of tho train and made for the woods. He left a bloody trail behind, but succeeded in making his escape. Every effort is being made to capture him. WASPS INVADE A E AILWAY CAB Passengers Put to Flight by an In ftect Raid. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 16. The morning accommodation train from New Haven, due at" Stamford at 9:45 o'clock, was held up Friday by a swarm of wasps. Soon af ter the, train left Bridgeport the passengers in one of the coaches, that had begun to get ra"ther warm, noticed that there were many big black wasps flying about. As tnetraln proceeded and the car became warmer t tho wasps increased in number. Tho passengers began an inves tigation, and found that the wasps came out of some ironwork about a chandelier. Faster and faster the wasps appeared, and soon began to attack the passengers, who had to dodge right and left to avoid the insects. Finally the wasps seemed to become angry and -began to sting. Women rushed into the smoker to get rid of them, and the men 'threw the doors and windows wide open. ' By the time the train "reached Stamford the car was deserted. There it was side tracked, and the wasps were left in full control. It is supposed that the insects got Into the car while it was on a siding and built a nest in the ironwork about the ven tilators. When the steam heat was turned on they were roused up and came out. Zulia Suffering for Rain. Consul Plumacher writes the State De ;partm"ent from Maracaibo, August 22, that no rain has fallen for months and the sit uation is becoming serious. The state of yZuiia, he adds, is not a manufacturing state ibut relies entirely upon agriculture and cattle raising. The price of every article of food, has risen 20 per cent during the .last three weeks. Meat alone is compar atively cheap, as the people have to kill their cattle. Everything is suffering for water except the cccoanut trees, which are flourishing. This industry. Bays the con sul, is undoubtedly profitable, as these trees seem to grow best without rain. A FEW FACTS. I '$4 ! 'X!! v Put Your Faith in These Magic Figures. Y i A j. We have Initiated every great ale slnco we began business with an eleven flollar special, but the suitings we offer you these three days are superior in qual ity and more exclusive in style than any we have thus far selected. They are regular $15 and $18 qualities of plain and fancy cheviots diamond plaids, and neat Btrlpes made to your measure at eleven dollars. 917 Pa. Avenue. 4 3$xS$exe $ The Only Complete Hoasefurnishers in Washington. After You Have Studied All the FURNITURE BARGAINS $ $ s s $ $ that others offer, come and acquaint .yourself with our j)rices. You will be money in pocket if you never buy goods without first comparing them with what we of fer. You'll find in nine cases out of ten that our prices are lower than all others, and in the tenth case no higher. All we sell, too, is of first rate quality, relia ble in every way. Make use of your credit as much as you wish. It costs no more to have the goods charged and pay at your leisure. HOUSE & HERRMANN, 90 f -303 Seventh St., Corner of I (Eye) St. $&&m&&$m EAUPAGE OF AN ESCAPED STEEB Ten Pet-notiM Injured by n Rnnawny Stockyurd Aniiiml. XEW YORK. Oct 15. Prom cne of the stockvards on the North River a steer es caped at noon yesterday, and before he j was landed in tho pound, about midnight last night, he had spread excitement through that part of the west side between Thirty-first and Fortieth Streets. So far as the records of the West Thirty-seventh Street police station show, no one was se verely hurt by the animal, but the num ber of persons knocked down during the excitement is placed at ten. Two or three damaged' bicycles, a broken window pane and a wrecked express wagon axe also charged against the steer. About noon the animal went charging out Thirty-first Street and darted north In Eighth Avenue. A bicyclist at Thirty eighth Street attracted the animal's atten tion tv tho timn the wheelman could pick himself up again and estimate the I damage to his bicycle tne steer nau turn ed into Thirty-eighth Street, scattered a group of five more wheelmen and was heading full speed for the North River. At the pier he turned, but his pathway h'tnlr w-iu cmnnnrativelv clear. On the pavement stood Edward O'Brien, of 40G West Thirty-elgntn fatreet, ana in his hand was a hastily constructed lasso. There was the swish of a rope in air, and as the noose settled down over the animal's neck Charles Fleischman, ot 408 West Thirty-eighth Street, and William Gerrity, of 401 West Thirty-eighth Street, rushed to O'Brien's aid. They grabbed the end of tho rope, the steer tossing his neck, and all three men went down. Valiantly they refused to let go and were dragged nearly fifty feet. Freed once more, the animal RHEUMATISM When vou feci the twinges of Rheumatism you should not fail to treat it at once; don't hope that tliosfr aches will leave of their own accord. THEY WON'T. Save jourself probably months of pain and misery. Take a Jew doses at once of RHEUMATISM CURE. It relieves all Rheumatic pains in a few hours; will absolutely cure aH kinds of Rheumatism in a few days, including SrintiM- I.umhuirn. lameness, stiff ioint' rains in the back, and aches in the hips and loins, ic. j You can get it at any drug store. There is no j guesa work; it is guaranteed to j INSTANT RELIEF. CURE PRICE 25 Cents. If you arc in doubt as to your condition, and think you may need the advice of a skilled spe cialist, ou will receive it absolutely without Uutrge by merely callir.K upon Munyon's doctors. SO. C23 THIUTEENTH ST. N. W. MUNYQNS Corner 11th and F. I Do you know that our merchant tailoring establishment is one of the largest In the United States? That we occupy two large buildings and devote every foot of space to custom work? That we handle more woolens than any three tailors In Washington? It take3 more good3 to fill our display windows than the average merchant carries in stock. This gives you an idea of our enormous stock. Being the largest buyers, we get the lowest prices. We discount every bill and will give you the benefit of every cent we save thereby during this special sale. A $6 Fancy Vest For $4. j 2 X 11 ? y I I I 'I! T' I4i Si 5 and St 8 Suitings Made to Your Measure, $5 and $6 -.- Trousers For $ M $ $ s s s e s $$ &&fc&&& knocked down a man as it turned north in Ninth Avenue, while a woman tripped and fell in her anxiety to get away. At Thirty-eighth Street and Ninth Ave nue a man in an express wagon thought he would head off the animal. He managed to break hi3 wagon shafts. By the time the wild chase reached Fortieth Street he steer was tired out, and Policemen McMor-rc-w and Ryan, of the West Thirty-seventh Street station, managed to get him corner ed, after a pane of glass in a store window had been broken. Ropes were brought, the animal was tied, leaded on a truck, and landed in. a stable opposite the Thirty-seventh Street police station. That the ex citement might die down the police waited until after dark before they started to sand the animal to the pound. Thi3 task was entrusted t Isidore Schuler, who tied the animal to the rear of a wagon and started off. The West Side was aroused again in a moment. Hundreds followed the wagen. It was an interesting march, for every now and then the steer would sit down. It was a march by slow stages, and late at night the steer was landed in the pound, at One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Street and Arthur Avenue. Critics are well satisfied witli Heurich's Beers, because Macrzen, Senate and Lager possess su rerior qualities which cannot be found in anv other beer7. Order a case ol one of these hish Sradc liecra from the Arlington Bottlins Co.. phone C34. MARRIED. SKELLY ECKLOFF On December 2G, ISOS. at Hjattavillc, Prince George county, Md.. JOSEPH SKELLY and ELEANOR J. ECKLOFF, both of this city. jj DIED. CROWN On Saturday, October ll. 1S00, DAVTD M. CROWN, beloved husband of Sallic A. Crown. Funeral from residence, 101 Eleventh Street northeast, at 3 p. m. Monday. Friends and rela tives respectfully invited to attend. it SCHAFER On Friday morrrinc;, October 13 1S99, at Garfield Hospital. MRS. JOHWYV SCHAFER, mother or Mrs. Peter Mang, Carbon dale, Pa. Interment Monday afternoon at 2:30 at Con gressional Cemetery. jt MITCHELL On Saturday, October II. 1S09 at tho hoai3e of his parents, at 2 p. m., LEVI D ' S infant son of Clara S. and Hu5h Mitchell. " " Fimprnl from rtrcirlnna no i': ." ... v v. V ."w.v, , . i i43lp o.jcvi norm- ! west, Monday, at Ifr a. m., October 10. Funeral ! Private. ocl5-2t I DENNIS On Friday morninsr. October 13, 1SQO, t J " 'o'uraw. ou inirteentli Street northwest, after a lonjr and painful illness. KATHARINE M. widow cf Edw. G. Dennis of Philadelphia, and mother of William Ilcnrv Dennis. Funeral services at St. Patrick's Church, 3fon day. October 1G, 1S39, at 0 a. m. ocll-2t,cm UNDERTAKERS. PEED J". SPINTJLEE & CO., 1A UiJIiTAIvCRS, 1703 Seventh Su X. W. Private Rooms for Faneralu, J. WTXT.TATVT LE, UNDERTAKER. LIVERY. JJU I'a. Ave. X. W. Flmt-eln Service. 'IMione. 1SS3 AUGUSTUS 23UBGDOBF CO., Undertakers and Embnlmera, OOO SKVE5TH STREET N. W. Krtt-clasa Scxriov nolMyr I 11 ::::" Qnprialc Z "fwuiJ I For I Monday, f Tuesday, I Wednesday. : $4 4. i Standard j Tailors, f 1 04a SPECIAL XOTICE5. AT A SPEdAL MEETING OF THE Board of Trustees of the Columbia Fire Insurance Company, held October 15, 1S33. the following resolutions were adopted and ordered published: Whereas, in the death of Robert O. Holtzman we have lost a most valuable member of this board, to whose wise judg ment and counsel the company is largely Indebted for its success and prcapdrity. Ha was a man cf pure heart and incapable of deceit. By his courteous bearing and in nate modesty he endeared himself to all with whom he cime in contact and he was wcrthy of the affection and regard in which he was held by every member of this board and by every one of hi3 asso ciates in business and private life. Resclved. That as individuals and as a beard we hereby express our deep sense of loss and our profound sorrow at his dsath Resolved, That as an expression of" out sympathy and condclence with his .family in their great less, a copy of these resolu tions be transmitted to them and a copy spread upon the minutes of the company. LEM. TOWERS. JR., ltem Secretary. OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR n , A:1?E COilAXY of the District of Columbia. 0U2 Pennsylvania Avenue north west, Washington. Oct. IS, 1390. Policy-holders are notified that on- and -after NOVEMBER 1. 1S50. the managers will pay a return of savings, in proportion to the surrender value of each policy, out of the savings of 1S9S. One per centum premium charge for in surance the coming year, is payable to the ,mJ'?ny at sanje time. INSURANCE POL ICIES MUST BE PRESENTED, that pay! ments may be stamped thereon. This company Insures brick dwellings at from SI to $L25 p2r $1,000 of insurance, and frame dwellings, without shingle roof, at from $2.30 to J3.50 per fl.000 Please present your policies early and avoid the crowd. By order of Board or Managers ? w tx-,rPIERCE BOTELER. S. H. WALKER. Secretary. President. oclStf 0FFiC,E f the Chesapeake and Potomaa Telephone Company A dividend of SI f&ZZ?m be VMe en the 23D DAY OF OCTOBER. 1S99. to the stockholders of S2Lthe closs of Dsiaes3 on the 13TH ?L2frOBE?; 1S93' at tha offlce ot the Treasure5: ot the company, C13 Fourteenth street northwest. Washington, D. The transfer books will be closed from nl ol? DAY 0P OCTOBER o Se D OF OCTOBER inclusive JEREMIAH M. WILSON, President. CHARLES G. B5EBE. TrSuS of-Zof.0,15-.?- C-. October 7. 1333. '"u.111. i j.j o.i.;.23 fa.AIIl.K , acrI..l .t f -.- SnscnotAD '-i"S2. COO Vi v' Pfcnecd Teacher GOO I, St. Mv. ( Medsrat Terms. Circnlan. ccO-ti.cxSun l'RI ATr. LHSsONS to limited number, in Latin inatuematics. and English; clcmentarv and ad vanced; evenings; terms reasonable. lo-Jo Sth st. ocU-2r.era FRENCH, by Parisian. lessons; classes; 13 yeara reis. New York; terms moderate. Cill 3 to 3 p. m.. MADAME IC, 017 Mass ave. nw. "--ocl3-lmc,cm MR. LUDWIG NAECKER-Teacher of violin" cornet, and piano; terms moderate; special it tent ion given to beginners. 5C3 Oth st, se. ccl0-7t Shorthand and Typewriting. Private Lessons at Class Rate3. MISS GRANVILLE. te23-lrno 112s Sth st. w. Stellman School of Short hand and Typewriting:. 9H U STKfc.tr NW. DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS. PROFICIENCY CUAItANTEEIl. Students of thi3 college havs no diaiculty la Mcuring and holdicg escellest positions. Ue- ductd rates. au24-3n?o. HVMiiUr UUS1.NESS college; Established 1S7C Dav cr Nl-ht Session. $25 a year. Bttjiaesj. Shorthand. Tvpe-lr"tig- u23-3rn LESSONS in the new philosophy, physiological and metaphysical, by an experienced school teacher; brief courses at homes and private jchooU; city and suburban; a scientific baw w intellectual pursuits assured. Office SU 1st it nw. ,v t -V- LIMM.CIl. TRUSSES FIT WELL wton wc adjust them. The services of an expert are at your service here. Our Trujjc relieve rupture. The Modem Pharmacy, lIluandFSiraisN. ., F. J. DIEUDONNB & SOS, Successors to E. P. Mer tz Cov tcZS-lma -& V. ----, 'ig- 3 i!$..Pi3 -?-? itft-i-. ityi.ajii-i.'..