SPECIAL NOTICES.SPECIAL S<mCB.

. ?FFICE OFflTV AND Sim iUJAN RAILWAY OF WASHING¬

TON,13fh and D sts. a.p.,

February s. 1899.Notb-e is hereby jriven to the holders of the

Firs' .Mftfftfiu'e Bonds of The Eckinxton and Sol-diers* H un- Railway '«»mi»any of the first issue jof $11* ;.»*» that interest ou said Ih>d<Is ceasi-d onNov«miiJnt 1. 1M*V The principal, with inter.»stto N..v.-nii**r 1. We*, wi'-l be paid on presentationat the otiir. of the coinpaa\.fp«. -Jt O. T. <'R«WKY. President.

*T>NS «#F HIE KEViiWTIOX" IN THE DISTRICTof Columbia, vmi are hereby order* d to assembleat the II«»r»*1 Wellington Tills (Thursday) EVEN¬ING. at S:1J>. liy orderII HARLEM L. GURLEY, Secretly.

XECUA^ICAIU PLANE:It is plain that In mechanics' tools. as In every¬

thing pise. the finest is the i^st. S> in the makeof PLANE D R I'AUTON'S PLANES tiluualitv. stvie and finish; and we lead in the pricelit hisHi»\ \V(»m» APPIJ2 WOOD.$ 1.30.SOLID EKONY $1.75.

JOSIAH K. HA ILEY. 820 7rh n.w.THE RAILEY $1 ."» SAW Warranted.

.e26-6m-10MISS IVA MAY"l»l'RHAM. FIELD DEACONfiSS,

will speak and sin*: with guitar at Metropoli¬tan Church. 4>o and C Ms. n.w., FRIDAY, at 3p.in. He suie and hear her. It

DESK BOOM IN HANDSOMEST OFFICE IN"city ulll »«. rented to right party. Apply in per-son. Iloom Ho. Wvatt hidg. fe9-3t

Is YourRoof Leakitiig?

These last few days hare been severetests for tin and slate roofs. Have yourssr<-nd It? If not lot us right the wrong.A superior roof paint for tin. cementand sV»te r *vfss that we guarantee willst'»p the leaks. A force of mechanicsh?r*» ready to go to work for you.We repair and fix anything in the

mechanical line.

Capital Building and Re=pair Co.,

Ri ms 34 and 35, Corcoran bldg. 'Phone 2005.A. DAVIS. Jr.. Pres. and Gen. Mgr.

N. F.. YOWLES, Sec. and Treas. It

Spring Buildingis the absorbing topic among many builders.Millw« rk is the next factor after they areawarded contracts. Of course, every mantries to icet the best ouality at the smallestmoney. We wouldn't do the greatest lumberbusiness in town if we didn't fill that wantsatisfactorily.

fiios W. SMITH. Office. 1st and Ind. ave. feOlOd

An Unparalleled Sale ofV a Sen ti nes!

More than pleased with our big sales ofValentines. Have the handsomest and dainti¬est Cards and Novelties ever shown in Wash¬ington. Prices, f2 to lo.

C. C. PCRSELL, 418 9TH ST.

"Hodges, Binder, 5J I 9th. 9?

Bookbinding. paper ruling, numbering, perforat¬ing. etc. Neat, accurate work, at most moderateprices. fe9-6d

Union Glory Cigars, SI.84Box of 5<». Each day's sales are steadily multi¬plying. Wonderful demand.

COLLARD. Tobacconist. 032 Pa. ave. del5-3m,6

A Hanhattan Typewriteris not "noisy".is not "cranky".doesn't.*balk".or get out of order easy. Its touchis perfection.and It is the toughest andlongest lived machine on the market. It's aregular sioo Typewriter, but we sell it for$75.Just as a leader.

JOHN .'. PARKER. 617 7TH ST.

A Fireplace Need.A handsome grate In that

empty hearth would dispel the Theawkward appearance of your TILE SHOP,room Add cheerfulness and 520-22good appearance. 13tb st.

portable grates, $3.no24-4m.R>

New Night Robes.A well-supplied wardrobe of night robes Is

not a wealthy roan's luxury. From our as¬sortment and at our prices there isn't a manwho couldn't economically afford the same.Night Shirts from 50c. to $5. NEW PA¬JAMAS. spring arrivals. Madras at $1 up.Silk at $5.

P. T. HALL, E3th F sts.

TO THE PUBLICWe are adding the best artisans In order to

d'» the best work in the building lines.WASHINGTON. I». «' Feb. 8. 2899.

This is to give notice that I have with¬drawn fn m the firm f Sn::;ll & Co. andhave associated myself with the CapitalBuilding and Repair Co.. offices 34 and 35Corcoran bclHiing, and \n III assure myfriends and% parens that nny orders loftwith the:n "for Sign Painting will receivemy l»esr <

JAMES N. SMALL.Wo :»re ready to Build Ilonus. Repair Stores.

Dwellings. Ac. I»o r 11 the necessary work in thebest niaiuti / at !h>- lo^ est prices.

CAPITAL RI 11.DING AND REPAIR CO.,'Phone 2Wfe ».t> Offices 34 and Corcoran bldg.

MR L NoRRlS «»i BaI.TI.M' »RE. MEDIC if. ATS24 13th ji. n.w.. DAILY. Seances Tuesday andThursday nights at -tim- a«'»lr*s> Sunday nightsat Oppenheimer'? II.ill. ,'14 9th «t. n.w. Ja25-lSt*

BKlRlTCALLSJf MACCABEE TEMPLE. 513 8Tlist. a.sr.. THURSDAY NIGHT, Feb. 9. Mr.PIERRE KEF.IJKR will hold his big seance InMat t-abee Temple. Admission, 25 cents. Noseats reserved feB-2t*

"1 never disappoint."Typewriter Circulars.

The progressive merchant hasthrown aside dodger printing audtaken to a m-»re profitable business¬like form <>f reaching his people.TYPEWRITER PRINTING.The most critical observer can

hardly distinguish them from per¬sonally machfne written letters.

B Y R ON S . ADAMS.Prompt Printer. 512 11th st.feS-14d

For Private CorrespondenceThe Bo* Paper and Envelopes of CRANE.

Kl'RD- and WHITING.are absolutely cor¬rect We have all the newest styles- all thelatest shnpes and sizes.in plain white anddainty tints.ITT"We have a great variety of the MORE

moderately priced stationery aswell as a complete stock of the finest

Easton & Rispp, 42 fl nth StPopular-Priced Stationers. fe8-14d

Luxury an Shirts.It's a luxury to have shirts that fit yon and

set to your body smoothly and comfortably.We have the reputation of years' standingfor making perfect-fitting best quality shirts.Let us make you c sample Shirt to order.

TEEL'S, 1329 F Street.f«ft-10d

.The advantage you enjoy In giving ussomething to print for you is that youcan depend on our getting it outpromptly.and in a style that'll meetyour approval.no matter bow large orsmall the Job may be.

McCILL & WALLACE. 1107 E st.Presswork and Binding for the Trade. fcS-lOd

For medicinal pnrpoeeo Tharp't« "Berkeley" Is extensively used

. n account of its abaoimte fi*e-dcm from ""J" adulteration. It

J depends purely on itself for Itsremarkably fine flavor. $1.00 ufull quart.JAS. TL'ARP. fei2 F st. n.w.

I i SALE OWNER If \s DECIDED TO SF.'i i \nu*t desirable home In the choicest part of theUOr,l\WT, ?hP ground lias a frontage of K3 feeton i '"1- Island and a similar frontage on

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, Jie ,5s modern, and splendidlyadapted for entertaining; new plumbing. &c'lMrir»- drawing room I ropertv ri Rhode Isbuidwas recently ^»ld at five dollars per f<\ot

tm« projiuij la worth fifty thnii.ml dollars batowii r has r.d'"ed j. ice t-, forty-five th.Hwand!In order t«> make qni'k sale.For furrlu-r information apply to E. C. B\l'M-GRAS. 1410 G st., or W C. HIU.. 15o3 Penna

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AMERICAN AMMONIA MANUFACTURING COTh»* annual meeting of st«x*khoiders forthe election of directors and other business^ IB be held at lo:3o o'clock a.m.. Febru¬ary 14. 1S99. at 111 North Alfred st Alex¬andria. Va.

* a.x,rv*, oR D<K>LITTLE, President.L. SANDERSON Secretary. fe3-^t*

Osteopathy,i he Washington Institute.

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Quality, .tyli'. fit. workmaus&n, and price i-jar-anteed.We make to measure.

6 Shirts for S51.We make finer grades, of course.

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THE LAW NOW OPERATIVE

Order Extending the Snow and Ice Regula¬tions in Effect.

Prosecnlions of Citizens Iteyond City

Limit* to Follo^v Violation*.

The Vacant LoH.

Property owners and residents in the sub¬urban sections of the District who are rest¬ing under tho Impression that the provi¬sions of the snow and ice acts of 181)5 and1897, requiring owners. agentF or tenants,as the case may be. to remove snow fromin front of ^eir premises within the firstfour hours of daylight following the fallthereof, does not apply to such sectionswill be very apt to have that impressioncorrected by the action of the police author¬ities in those cases where the snow hasnot yet been removed.As was stated in The Star at the time,

the District Commissioners the 7th of lastmonth, acting undt r the authority con¬ferred upon them by the acts above re¬ferred to, extended the operation of thelaws outside the city limits, so that thetwo acts should apply to the whole Dis¬trict. 1'nder the law such an extension ofthe snow and ice acts could not becomeoperative until after the expiration ofthirty days from the date of the order ofextension. That period has now expired,and it is the Intention of the police author¬ities to enforce the law throughout the Dis¬trict.

Doth Pavement* on Corner*.In this connection it is stated for the

benefit of those citizens owning or residingon street corners that the law requires thesnow to be removed from the pavements ofboth streets on which the property rests,and that the law is not obeyed where thesnow is removed only from the pavementof the street on which the property fronts.It must also be removed from the pave¬ment of the side street. It Is explained.In view of the many complaints whichhave been made by householders with re¬gard to the failure to remove snow fromthe sidewalks in front of vacant lots, theowners of which are absent from the cityand who are represented by local real es¬tate agents, a Star reporter was informedby the District Commissioners today that,while fines have been imposed by the PoliceCourt upon such agents in somt* cases forfailure to remove, as required by law, theeasts have been removed to the Court ofAppeals, where they are still pending.The reporter was further informed thatthese cases are not controlled by the at¬torney for the District of Columbia, butby the United States district attorney, whodeclines to Issue other warrants againstagents pending the decision in the casesin the Court of Appeals.

Thousands of situations have been ob¬tained tihrotigh the want columns of TheStar.

Title to the Santa Fe Grant.Commissioner Hermann of the general

land office has reported favorably thepending bill in Congress conveying to thecity of Santa Fe, N. Mex., all the landsembraced within the faanous Santa Fegrant upon which the city is built. It re¬serves, however, all lands and buildingsnow occupied or claimed by the UnitedStates for Its federal building, nationalcemetery, the Fort Marey reservation andIndian schools, and also reserves any pri¬vate land grants that may have been ornr.ay herearter be. confirmed by the courtof private land claims or other authorityof the T'nlted States. It also authorizesthe mayor and clerk of the city to executedeeds of quit claim to persons entitled totheir present holdings of real estate.

CASTORIAFor Infants and Children.Bears o

the ^signature The

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CASTORIAIn Use for Over 30 Years.TUE CENTACTt COMPANY. NEW YORK CITY.

A RECORD BREAKERThe Mercury Drops to Seven Degrees

Below Zsro.

COLDEST KNOWN HEBE IN FEBRUARY

Those Who Venture Out SufferFrom the Blasts.

SPECIAL BULLETIN OUT

The allied forces of Boreas and JackFrost made a descent upon Washingtonlast night. In the face of their approachthe mercury in the thermometer beat a

hasty ft;treat. the rout being complete thismorning, shortly before 8 o'clock, when a

temperature of T degrees below zero was

placed on record at the United Statesweather bureau, on M street, the coldestknown here in the month of February sincethe establishment of the forecast institu¬tion by the government. Only on two oc¬casions.the last day of December, 1880,and the 1st of January, 1881.has the tem¬perature surpassed the minimum registeredthis morning. At that time the thermom¬eter showed record-breaking decline to 13and 14 degrees below the nothing point.The sun. shining brilliantly through theclear atmosphere, acted as peacemaker to¬day between the elements of frigidity andthe mercury, with the result that the lat¬ter came from its hiding place below, andat noon had ventured as far up the ther-inometrie scale as 7 degrees above zero.Continued cold is predicted for tonight,

and it is expected the thermometer will reg¬ister almost as low a minimum as thismorning. Tomorrow, It is said, moderatinginfluences will restore conlidence in themercurial fluid and warmer weather willensue. The change, while fairly well de¬fined, will lie gradual, the cold wave havingdecided upon a leisurely gait In leaving thecapital city. Fair weather will rule su¬preme for some lime to come.

Hold IIiit'll Carnival.Blood-chilling blasts hold high carnival

down the broad streets of Washington,rustling wildly around the corners andfairly carrying iiedestrians off their feet.The dry snow, resembling so much sand,is picked up by the hurrying winds andblown In the face of the populace abroad,stinging and biting. Humanity, muffled andpink, flits thither and yon. stopping sel¬dom, the one aim of all being a desire tobe out as little as possible. The cold Ispiercing and exhilarating, infusing life ;;ndaction Into every one out of doors. Pe¬destrians move rapidly In iheir endeavor tokeep warm, either sweeping along with thewind or boldly forcing their way in theteeth of the gale.It was so cold in the city last night that

the erratic old clock in the city post of¬fice tower froze up at 1 o'clock, and haspersistently pointed that hour throughoutthe live-long day. The gilded hands haverot 1 udsed and the machinery is at a stand¬still. There may be something constitu¬tionally wrong with the time piece, but thefreeze story is current on the streets.Over ail the country, from the frozen

Rookies to balmy Florida, a cold wave ofintensj severity is raging. Just over theborder line in Manitoba. Canada, the cold¬est weather is reported, the thermometerthere reaching a minimum of 50 degreesbelow zero. Freezing weather has InvadedFlorida as far south as Tampa, giving aserious aspect to the storm. Washington Isthe coldest city in the east, the thcrn»omet( rhera ranging lower than in the New En-Kl.itul states. There was a difference ofnine degrees in the minimums of Washing¬ton and Baltimore, forty miles distant, thelowest mark reached by the monumentalcity thermometers being - degrees aboveitero. In :"Vw York the minimum wa^ 4decrees below. Philadelphia, slow as usual,loiild have no lower temperature than com¬monplace zero, while through >ut the NewKngland section the mercury hovers about¦j.i ro. In Cincinnati last night the coldestweather ever recorded by the weather bu-leau tin r" was experiencd, the thermom¬eter being 10 degrees below. In Chicago,the city of winds and frigid temperatures,the February record was broken by a dropof the mercury to 20 degrees on the netherside of zero.

\ Sudden Decline'.The real cold weather In Washington did

not set in until early this morning. Dur¬ing the night the thermometer behavedvery modestly and did not reach lower than10 degrees above. At ti o'clock this morn¬ing, however, there was a sudden declineto S degrees above, followed by a still morespeedy movement toward the bottom of thetube. When the clocks struck 7 the mer¬cury registered almrst that number of de¬grees below zero. Some time between thehours of 7 and 8 the minimum of 7 belowoccurred. At 8 o'clock a rise was indi¬cated and 5 below was reported. At !)o'clock it was 4 below. A sharp upwardtendency during the next hour hurried thefluid past-the zero point and 4 degrees fur¬ther up the scale. Eleven o'clock foundthe temperature 6 above and at noon theweather was 1 degree warmer.The extreme cold was not felt as much as

the higher temperatures later in the day.When it was coldest in the city there wasa cessation of hostility on the part ofBoreas and not a bit of wind was stirring.With sunrise the winds came from theirnight's repose and made the cold sharperand keener. Those compelled to be outduring the earlier hours of the day wereconsiderably affected by the cold.The poor motormen looked frozen and

numb, and the policemen stamped abouttheir beats or took refuge behind somesheltering building to keep out of the wind.Their noses and ears were red from expo¬sure and the biuecoated guardians seemedanything but the happiest mortals on earth.The vagabonds would have been delightedat their discomfiture, but these road gen¬tlemen were themselves seeking warmerplaces than street corners, their desire togloat over an old-time enemy being over¬come by the intense cold.

lloliiK' Short Trlekx.The police last night worked on short

shifts, remaining on duty but three hoursat a time, when they would be relieved.Today the six-hour-duty rule has been invogue again with all but the special offi¬cers at the street railroad crossings. Theirduties confine them to one spot, and insteadof working eight hours, as usual, they havestood watches of four hours' duration. Thecolli has Invaded the home, too, for burst¬ing water pipes have brought to mind thechilliness outside to many housewives ofthe city. The plumber and the coal man,as usual, are the heroes of the hour duringthe cold spfll. Their days of rich harvestare at hand, and there Is no sense of mod¬esty In their veins to prevent taking ad¬vantage of It. The outlook is for warmertemperatures tomorrow throughout the en¬tire country east of the Rocky ipountalns.In the south normal conditions will againprevail.

Special Bulletin Iftnueil.The weather bureau has issued a special

bulletin on the subject of the cold wave.It is Interesting to know how the wave ar¬rived. During the days of cloudiness andsnow the barometric pressure here waslow. As the storm moved away yesterdayup the Atlantic coast it opened a place forthe winds from the west, and In they camewith a rush, bringing the temperature ex¬perienced und needing no comment. In Itsbulletin the bureau says:"Morning advices show that freezingtemperature occurred In Florida last night

as far south as a line traced from a pointa little south of Tampa to the Atlanticcoast Just north of Jupiter, Tampa showinga minimum temperature of .'50 degrees andJupiter a minimum of 36 degrees. At Jack¬sonville a minimum of 28 degrees wasreached."These temperatures were very accurate¬

ly forecasted Wednesday morning, whenthe weather bureau at Washington tele¬graphed the following special forecast andwarning, which was distributed by itsFlorida stations to all fruit-growing, agri¬cultural and transportation Interests thatcould be reached by telegraph, telephoneand mail during Wednesday:.' 'Temperature will fall to about 25 de¬grees tonight at Jacksonville, and the lineof freezing weather will extend as farsouth as Tampa. Temperature will con-

EAGLE (to Lion)."Uncle's goinjDo you think WJ

tinue low Thursday and Thursday night,and will moderate Friday.'

Abnormally Low."The temperature continues abnormally

low in all districts east of the Rocky moun¬

tains, the eastern Dakotas, Minnesota,western Wisconsin and the region to thenorthward being: embraced within the areaof lowest temperature, where the readingsrange 32 to 30 degrees below zero in thestales named, and reach GO degrees belowzero at Minnedosa, Manitoba. Zero temper¬ature extends to a line traced from centralVirginia over Tennessee, northern Arkan¬sas and southern Oklahoma, and at Cin¬cinnati the lo.v temperature record hasbeen broken with a reading of 16 degreesbelow zero, the lowest previous tempera¬ture ever recorded by the weather bureauat that place being 12 degrees below zeroFebruary 8, 1893, and on January 1, J88d."The outlook is that there will be a mark¬

ed though gradual moderation in tempera¬ture cast of th> Kooky mountains after to¬day. In Florida the cold period will beof brief duration, and a return to the nor¬mal temperature may be expected In thatsection by Friday night."

SI FFER1.\GS OF THE POOH.

Continued Cold Weather Calls for In-creuwe in Donation**.

The continued cold weather has greatlyincreased the sufferings of the poor, andthe Associated Charities and the Citizens'Relief Association ?re b^ing taxed to theirutmost to meet thj* demands made uponHum. The past week hat1,,been more severeupon the indigent class than any week ex¬perienced in Washington for several years,and there has been during the present win¬ter an unusual amount of sickness, whichhas added greatly to. tbc burdens to beborne by the charitable organizations.While the contractions. during the past

few days have been quite generous, theretiad been but little raised heretofore thiswinter, and a large amount additional willbe needed for the w>ork o£ the season.One thing that has helped to relieve the

situation a little, it is said, is that themoney voted! ty Congress for cleaning thesnow from The streets has enabled thestreet department to employ a considerablenumber of men at useful work. SecretaryWilson of th» Associated Chariti?s, statedtoday that th superintendent of the streetdepartment had put to work large num¬bers of men recommended by the organiza¬tion, and that this had been a very greathelp to the association in dealing with menwho had families dependent upon them.Should Congr«-ss grant sufficient money

to carry on this work until the streets arecleaned of snow, the money used for legiti¬mate employment in this way will do in¬finitely mors good than if it were voted tobe given right out in charity. Those whoare sick or are unable to work will stillhave to he looked after, but the comribu-tit ns of benevolent citizens can be depend¬ed upon to provide for th?se.Mr. John Joy Edson, treasurer, acknowl¬

edges receipt of the following contributionsto the Associated Charities:Heretofore acknowledged $2,1>37.00Cash 1.00F. BT. I.in)Harmony Society 25.00Cash 25.00J. B. T. T 2.008. M. Jones 5.'M>International Navigation Company. 25.00A friend 2.00H. B. C 5.00Cash 5.00Charlotte M. Cosby 8.00Mrs. M. Normen t 10.00"Guy" 5.00Cash 10.00Mrs. Rol*?rt Anderson 10.00Walter E. Reel 5.00

M. C 10.00

Total $3,091.00Wm. Berens & Sons, bakers, sent 100

loaves of bread, in addition to previous con¬tribution of 100 loaves, and D. Marean do¬nated one ton of coal.

CONTINIKI) COLD TONIGHT.

Fair and Not So Cold Friday, WithFrenh Westerly Wind*.

Forecast till 8 p.m. Friday: For the Dis¬trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,New Jersey. Delaware and Maryland, fairand continued cold tonight; Friday fair;not quite so cold; fresh westerly winds.For Virginia, fair; continued cold tonight:

Friday fair; not quite so cold; fresh west¬erly winds.

Weather conditions and generaf forecast:The coast storm is gradually disappearingby way of extreme northeastern Canada,and generally fair and cold weather pre¬vails throughout the country as far as the

Rocky mountains, except in the extremesouthwest, where the temperatures are ris¬ing rapidly.Th3 line of zero temperature this morn¬

ing extends through Oklahoma, northernArkansas, centraL Tennessee, northern Vir¬ginia and exiremte southern New York.Freezing weather occarred in northernFlorida, with a minimum temperature of 30degrees as far sou£h as Tampa In the cen¬tral valleys and northwest the tempera-tures range from 10 degrees to 48 degrees

r W. R. NEWMAN.Staunton, Va., says: "I was afflicted withContagious Bkxyl Pciscjp, and the best doctorsdid me no goti. In /act, I seemed toworse all the while. I took almost every so-called blood remedy, hut they did 'lot reachthe dlsMje. At the advice of a friend, 1then took 8. S. S.. and began to Improve. 1continued the medicine, find it cured me com¬pletely, and for ten years I have nevc»* had a

sign of the disease to return."

iSotSotSo Tthe(Swift's SpenSc) Is Ihe orly remedy which raneradicate Contagious Blood Poison. It Is gjaran-toed ITRELY VK'JETAKI.E Book on self-treat-lutnt mallei free by Swift Specific Company, At¬lanta, G».

to build twelve more pacifiers.'LL need them?''

below zero. Clnc!ni.%atl reports a minimumof 16 de-grees below zero, the lowest tem¬perature ever recorded at that station.During: the past twenty-four hours there

was snow from the upper lake region east¬ward to the coast, while generally fairweather prevailed elsewhere, except in theextreme northwest.In the plateau region and the Pacific

coast snows and rains have continued inthe northern and fair weather in southernportion, with slight changes in tempera¬ture.The river situation in the south is im¬

proving, the rises at the headwaters havingceased. Chattajiooga reports a stage of38.2 feet, 5.2 feet above the danger line,and Nashville 39.0 feet. 0.4 foot below thedanger lino, ard both still rising.Pair and continued cold weather is indi¬cated in New England and the middle At¬lantic states, followed Friday by risingtemperature in the latter district. In thesouth Atlantic and Gulf states the weatnerwill become warmer and cloudy, with rainas far as Soi.th Carolina. In the Ohio val-lty arid lower lake region generally fairand continued cold v eather will prevail.Fresh to brisk westerly winds are indi¬cated for the north Atlantic coast, and va¬riable winds on the south Atlantic coast,becoming fresh northeasterly Friday.Rivers.The following changes in the riv¬

ers (in feet and tenths) have occurred:Risen, Cha-ttanooga, 1.7; Nashville. 1.1.Above the danger line and rising, Chatta¬nooga, 5.2. Below the danger line and ris¬ing, Nashville, 0.4.Records for Twenty-Four Hour*.The following were the readings of the

thermometer and barometer at the weatherbureau for the twenty-four hours begin¬ning at 2 p.m. yesterday:Thermometer, February 8, 4 p.m., 21; 8

p.m.. 13; 12 midnight, 10.February 9, 4 a.m., 4; S a.m., 5 below; 12

noon. 5; 2 p.m., 0.Ma.ximum 21. at 4 p.m. February* 8; min¬

imum, 7 below at 7 a_m.. February 9.Barometer. February 8, 4 p.m., 29.67 ; 8

p.m., 29.88; 12 midnight. 30.00.February 9, 4 a.m., 30.00; 8 a.m., 30.09;

noon. 30.15; 2 p.m., 30.16.Condition of th«? AValer.

Temperature and condition of water at Sa.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 32: condi¬tion, 34; receiving- reservoir, temperature,33; condition at north connection, 30; con¬dition at south connection* 36; distributingreservoir, temperature. 34; condition at in¬fluent gate house. 25; eflluent gate house, 19.

Tide Table.Today.Low tide. 1:06 a.m. and 1:22 p.m.;high tide. 6:59 a.m. and 7:25 p.m.Tomorrow.Low tide, 1:56 a.m. and 2:14

pm.; high tide, 7:53 a.m. and S:17 p.m.The Sun and Moon.

Today.Sun rises, 7:01 a.m.; sun sets. 5:28p.m.Moon rises, 6:50 a.m. tomorrow.Tomorrow. Sun rises, 6:59 a.m.

The City Llftlits.Gas lamps all lighted by 6:39 p.m.: extin¬

guishing begun at 6:06 a,m. The lightingis begun one hour before the time named.Arc lamps lighted at 6:24 p.m.; extin¬

guished at 6:21 a.m.

LEAVES OF ABSEXCE.

An Order on the Snbject l»y Acting:Secretary Ryan.

Acting Secretary Ryan of the Interior De¬partment has issued the following bulletinfor the guidance of departments under theSecretary of the Interior:The law governing leaves of absence, as

contained In acts of Congress approvedMarch 15 and July 7, 1898, permits the headof a department to grant thirty days* an¬nual leave with pay in any one year toeach clerk or employe, and also not exceed¬ing thirty days with pay in case of personalillresa or of exposure to contagious disease.The maximum of leave that may be grant¬ed with pay in any circumstances is sixtydnys within the year.The Attorney General, in an opinion datndOctober 25, 1898, holds that the heads of de¬

partments are relieved from the duty ofconsidering exceptional and meritoriousfeatures and the element of peculiar hard¬ship. in connection with applications forsick leave. It must not be understood, how¬ever, that applications which are notmeritorious will be granted, and heads ofoffices will be careful not to submit anysuch for consideration.

It is hereby ordered that:The head of each bureau is authorized togrant to each clerk or'employe thirty days*annual leave with pay in any one year.This leave may be allowed as needed or de¬sired, subject to such regulations as maybe deemed essential to the orderly and ef¬ficient conduct of tbe public business.T'ne head of the bureau shall carefullyconsider every application for leave with

pay on account of exposure to contagiousdisease, or of personal Illness, and. in theexercise of a sound discretion, shall recom¬mend to the Secretary such as, in his opin¬ion. ought to be granted. Every such ap¬plication must be accompanied with astatement of the leave of all kinds the per¬son has had within the current year andthe three preceding years, and with evi¬dence to establish the fact of exposure tocontagion or of sickness and inability towork. If the certificate of a health officeror physician cannot be obtained, affidavitsand other evidence may be considered. Sickleave will not be granted in advance, but aperson detained away by sickness or con¬tagion should promptly notify his office.A statement of relevant facts and cir¬cumstances will l>e considered, in connec¬tion with the amount of leave the applicanthas had in recent years, in determining themerits of an application for sick leave.I.eave without pay may he allowed on ac¬count of sickness when the regular leavehas been exhausted, but it will be grantedas a favor to the individual only when, inthe opinion of the head of the bureau, thepublic business will not suffer by the ab¬sence, and when reasonable cause is shown.Absence in office hours, or by reason oflate arrival or early departure, shall becharged to the appropriate leave account :nperiods of half an hour and multipTesthereof.Sundays and public holidays wlH becharged when included within a period ofleave, in accordance with the controller'sdecision of February 1, 185)9.This order supersedes the orders of April6 and July 13. 1898. on the subject of leavesof absence, and is applicable alike to allclerks and regular employes under thejurisdiction of this department, irrespectiveof their place of service.

Dixon to Fisht Palmer."Tom" O'Rourke, George Dixon's man¬

ager, has accepted the challenge whichPedlar Palmer of London issued a few days

FINANCIAL.ItHPOBT OF THE CONDITION

Of the(XHAJlIBIA NATIONAL BANK OF WAflHIXOTON.At Washington. In the Dlstrht of (Xluubia, at therkae of butdneas February 4, 18UU.

RESOURCES.Loan* and discount* f928.8R0 47OvodiiAi, Rcmd Mi MiNvnl.... 1.144 iV. S. u>nds to sc<*ure ctrcfditkio ***.«**> ?*>U. S. Iiouds on hand 80.900 OOPremium* >« U. S. t><xxN 8.4T»o <*)Storks. ^crorillM, etc. Jffl.OOA <>0Haiiklnir taws*-. furniture and fixture*. 72.O70 1T1Other ival uud u*ort.^fei ovued 7.0&1 411Dae from national hanks (uot rmneagent to 94.246 85

V. S. revenue maron l.V>Due from ipprercd reserve agents.... 157,97s M<'h#»okK itnd oih«r a«h Item* 11.712 -M»Exchanges for clearing hovise 32.270 HsNotes of othei national hanks 1,720 <WFractional paper currency, uiekcls sndcenta 317 01

Lawful mone> reserve In hank. viz.:Specie $1»».W1Legal tender notes 0O.Oti5 00

200.026 <WRedemption fund with U. S. Treasurer

(5 per cent of limitation) 8.000 <»

Trtfal $1,747,526 4<i

LIABILITIES.(%pftal stork paid in $250,000 <*.Surplus fund 100,00?# »WUudivided profits, leas expenses amitax«-s paid 84.735 57

Natloual hank notes outstanding T2»«W 00Due to othei nationaliranks $86,788 30

Due to state banks and1milkers and trust com¬panies 173.025 11

Dividends unpaid 22l» SOIndividual deposits subjectto chcck 1.0QB.W <*»

Demand certificates of de¬posit 11.25*1 OO

Certified checks 0.002 151.200.700 83

| Total *1.747.52»l 40District of Columbia, cooatj of Waahingl m.

I. OUBENta OOBflON, cmMh of dttnamed bank, do .oleninly swear that tlie al»o\ .»

statement is trae lo the best of mr knowledge and1 belief. CLARENCE <MRSO\. Oishier.Suhscril»ed and sworn to before me this 0th day of

Februarv, I Stilt. FBEDEIll''K GRA\»Notary Public.

Correct -Atteat:ALBERT F. FOX.C HARLES B BAILEY*W. E. BARKEK.JK II. WARNER.JOHN JOY ED0ON.TIIOS. E. WA(i(«AMAN,JOHN A HAMILTON.ORREN ii. STAPIES.FRANK B. SOYES.MYRON M. PARKER,JOHN CAMMAOK.B. F. LEIGHTON.

It v Directors.

RETORT OF THE CONDITIONi Of the

I CENTOAL NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTONCITY,

At Washington, in the District of Columbia.At ttye cloa* of business. February 4, 1809.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts $642,902 13Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 873 5'JU. S. bonds to secure circulation 200.000 oOU. S. bonda to secure U. S. deposits.. 200,000 00U. S bonds on baud 102.8OO 00Premiums on U. S. bonds 77.017 62Stocks, securities, etc 2,966 00Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 199.000 O0Other real estate and mortgage*

owned 9,266 80Due from national banks (not reserveagents* 58,502 08

Due from state hanks and bankers.... l.ojK* 25Due from approved reserve ugeuts ... KUt.471 25Checks and other cafh items 16,853 C5Exchanges for clearing house 18,300 77Notes of other national banks 1,625 00Fractional paper currency, nickels and

cents 1**5 03Lanful money reserve in batik, viz.:Specie $266,379 00Legal-tender notes 100,000 00

:^6,aTs ooRedemption fuud with C. S treasurer

of circulation) 9.000 00

Total $2,071,106 07

LIABILITIES.Capital stock paid in $2»*».ooo 00Surplus fund 60,000 00Undivided pre fits, less expeosee andtaxes paid 12.842 f»4

National bank notes outstanding 18o,ooo ot»Duo to other uatkoalbanks *20.807 34

Due to state banks andbankers 9,367 14

Individual deposits sub¬ject to check 1.377.816 9t

Certified checks 4,769 12United Srat?s d<»i>o8irs. 181,504 77Deposits of U S. disburs¬ing officer* 23.997 85

1.618.263 13

Total $2,071,106 07City of Washington, District of Columbia.

I, A. B. HUFT. cashier nf the above named bank,do solemnly s\v ar that the above statement is trueto the be-»t of my knowledge ai.d belief.

a. B. Bl ru. CmM r.S^bsr^ribed anl sworn to befoie me tLin 8th dayof February. 1*00.FRANKLIN P MENDEMIALL. Notary Public.Correct.Attest-

JAS S EDWARDS,H. BROWNING.THEO J MAYER.JNO. W. S4 H A EI i:r.DAN'L ERASER.CLARENCi: F VoRMENTW K MENDEM IALL' FRANK P. MAY.

^EDT\ GRAVES. Directors.

A BANK ACCOUNT only need* a startand little pushing, and It grows to enor¬mous dimensions.

starts it.and a fraction of your salary each weekkeeps it a going.

Union Savings Bank, 1222 F St.feS 15d

l\DEI TO ADVEKTISKMEXT*.

ACCOUNTANTS. rage 12AMUSEMENTS. Page 10ATTORNEYS Page 18AUCTION* SALES Page 14BIOYOLXS Page 13BUSINESS CHANCES I "age 12CITY ITEMS Page 10COUNTRY REAL ESTATE rage 12DEATHS Page PDENTISTRY I'**' 13EDUCATIONAL Page 13EUROPEAN HOTELS Page 13nounoxi Page10FINANCIAI Fage 3FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE Page 13FOR EXCHANGE Page 12FOU RENT (Flats) Pag" 12FOR RENT (Halls) I"ap> 12FOR RENT aious.*) Pasr 12FOR RENT (M1»->'11.imou<) Po£-; 12FOR RENT (Offices! Page 12FOR ItEVT iRkouis) I'ase 12Foit RENT iStoresI Page 12FOIC SALE (Houaest* Past' 12FOR SALE (Lot«> Pace 12FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) l'ngi 12HORSES AND VEHICLES l'ajje 12

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ago. He lias cabled that Dixon Is preparedto meet him under any conditions. Palmer,in his challenge, says he will light twenty-live rounds before the National SportingClub of London some time in March, but Itis thought likely the match will come off inNew York. Dixon agrees to meet Palmerat any weight, but he will be unable to goabroad before next June. If Palmer wantsto light In this country O'Rourke will signarticles Immediately for a battle to taksplace next month.

Won Kvrry Professional Event.At Tuesday night's skating races on the

Mont&gnurd Rink, at Montreal, which isten laps to the mile. Neilson won everyprofessional event on the program, butBaptle of North Dakota pushed him close¬ly. John S. Johnson was entered, but didnot skate, as he was injured severely justbefore the lil-st race started. A skater ranagainst him, cutting his leg badly.

.APEN'TA," THE BEST NATURAL APERIENTWater. "Cintalna a lai^ge amount "f lltbla.Specially markeil out for tb»> treatment <¦' r- iypatieuta.".Tbe Medical Press antl Circular. 2

FINANCIAL.RRRORT OV TilK OONIHTION

Of themean national bank or * \shinuton d OLAt the ckwe vt imt>litmus Febrmmrf 4.

MMKJUmI x>«n" and discount* I2.W2.MW. Mrrrdr.ift*. .eciirvd and nnwcnr^. 8 «WCJ "*»r. 8 U.ml* to wcun* elreulatlon r*».<"«0 001 8 Kn.da ou hand 241.110 goPremiums on t\ 8 N»t.d* 12. .V<2 A4Stock*. securities. etc 2«*' «l" <\2Banking h'tine furniture and flxtnr**# 1 ?' 001" 8. luterti.ll itvfniM- stami" 4.*kH« 16fn»ro nntioniil 1«;iika »not rmrv«iimi mMIH» from state b^nk* and hankers "7«».»H3 77Um from approved reserve agents 1 .ol4.4ttf» <*><"*beck* and otbnr ttah Item* 71*18 41*Kxobuncn f»>r rlniing bonir 4* Mn «niFrsetlonal paper currency. ntrk« la andcent* ttft 4*1.awful BMH«y rgfiie In bunk. vtrSpecie (cold. S310.4S7 !M)». ».I>*gal tender notes 4R.W0 »*>

fUdl.SK 30Total Q |(l 2-^4,M7

UiHILIIUV.Capital stock paid In $.'. 00Surplus fund 1«!* .*».» i»v>| I'nillvtileA profit*. less excises andtax*1* paid. V. .i4.^ r*»Due to other national Itank* L'7 H7" ol»Due to state hunk* nn.1 larinv . H.1A1 M. Individual dep. nit* .nhjM t«« «-berk .*. i>'- "4< ;yDemand certificates f deposit.. ". :.7«* <.!Certified checks 1\WI8 W

Total .$;? >7 «KDlatrlct of Odntnbla. s*I. AUTIU R T RRB't*. cashier »'f lbf n»> *

named 1-ank d«» s.»l>-muly «v« ar tlmt th« nstatement In tnio to the liefct "f mr knou led?* andIN Hd aKTIII It ftKM ISubscribed and «»*v«ru to l«efore tuc i!:N '."ti 4a/of IVbru ry. IWi

<S»»alt DAVIO WTTKNnoCSE. Notary labile.Correct.At teat:cn\* «'Tfiow in orJ AS M JoHNf*T<»\\WM. J. FLATI1ER

Dire. f.It

Burg!ar=ProcfVAULTS

For Silver, Jewelry,Valuables, Etc.

Under Guarantee.

STORAGEDept. Am. Security andTrust Co., 111140 115th.Albert M. Read, Ci^n'l Manager.

The National Safe Deposit,Savings and Trust

Company,CORNER 15TH ST. AND KEfT YORK ATE.

CapitakOne Million D»o::arsfeR-20d

* J + ft

|Arnerican Security *

?& Trust Co., 1405 Q N.W.j! CAPITAL .f l,2>*VO.<mOM KMJ s ;t«Hi (MMt

Foreigm Excharsge.| Letters of Credit. |^ Brown Brothers A- <'o Letters «>f t i.-dlt? U»R»ie<l for the use of Traveler*.? liable In nil parts4 of the world.

Y oFTirEBi. ^4 C. J. REU Pre? dent «»J A T llRITTON' Vl«v i*ns»kl**tit a,1 J. W WHEUm Trcnsurer 42 .1AM1>4 F ll«»t»I» SH-rHhrv TT \VM A M KENNEV TruM Hti r TX WARO TIlOR«»\ \.idtt»,r ^T II. S. RKESlllfcl. Assistant Tr**a-»frei- '

C. S. DOMBR AssiHtint > .'.fan ;

J Americsm Securityand Trust Co. %i

?. V * b 0 4r

AN ANNIITV UII.L «.I\» Vt \ -M'AUAN.toed Income fo» life. They ore tabued ut nySK*' und are payable wherever de*j-.d 'Ibe md-uultles iMtied by The Mutual Life lev n»». .. O'.of NVt\ York are secured by over S-77 «N#a&aeta-

Ttios. P. Morgan,MANAGER FOR D. C., IXX F ST. N W.

Telephone 1126. JaloSra

SEA0ER & BRAMLfiY,Members of the New York Stock Esrbr .

BANKERS AND BROKERS.640 FOURTEENTH 8TREET.

Correspondents of

MOORE & SCHLEY,no26-lf Now York.

UonS 4^ and 5%Promptly loaned on real wstate lu Diatrlct oiColombia.

SietskeiE HcLeran,oc2B-tt 100b r at. o.w.

TUB BEbT AND SAFEST L\VESTMENT.deSl-tf A home at Cleveland Tark.

Honey to Eoan at rates stiUfurther reduced.

No chargc to the borrower for ex*animation of title.No charge for appraisement.No charge for recording.No commissions.

LOANS ABSOLUTELY FREEOF EXPENSE

Settlement of half shares at any time and aar-

lng Interest in the share settled.Building loans male and lntereat c har^od only

on the amount needed as you $o along and not onthe whole loan until you have drawu It all.These advantages make the loans of the Ferj»et-

ual Building Aaaovlatlou the cheapest In the city.Otlce at &o6 11th at

C. C. DCXCANSON. President.JilC-tt JOHN COOK. Secretary.

MONEY TO LOAN,4J4 and 5%,

OS DISTRICT IfEAl, ESTATE.

R. 0. lioltznnan,o<'25-tC 10th aud F eta 0 w.

W. B. Hibfes & Co.,BANKERS A BROKERS.

Ilembers New York Stock Exchange,

1419 F Street.Correspondent a of

LADKNBL'KC. TUALIIANN A CO..deS-16d New York.

il

4^ and 5%.R.W.Walker^ Sonnolo-l.J J0WI I' N W.

Lewis Johnson <& Co.,BANKERS,(Estanliahed ISbS),

1315 F St., Sun Builiding.Dealers In all government aud investment fra¬

ctal ileaForeign Exchange. Lettera of Creiiit. CablfTransfers. Jj26 tC