Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1882, Page 5

2d Edition. Latest Telegrams to The Star. Below Zero. and at midnight, ‘Tae weather 1s clear, with FROZEN SAILORS, Crews arriving yesterday in water were badly frosted. ompletely covered with ic ned, their hands feet and Mo3t of the try ft niicht were from one-half hour | and many fretght trains | a:iMicntty exp:- | Cuicsao, Dec 8. came into the harbo: The crews nearly pe yesterday and to twelve hours lat abandoned owt: din trying to make sufficient steam, and In ting the from freezing in the tanks. ts, however, have as yet been re- | NOT MUCH OF A COLD SNAP 4PTFR ALL. St. Patt, Mixx., Dec. has pereeptibly abated hi the mercury at the si Jast 21 hours was 18.5 be! rity of the cold Teceived of the se has stood onty a few nwer than in this city at any point inside | i —— A Dividend. San Fraxctsco, Dev T company has declared a dividend “ ss : ‘The Northwest Kailrond War. . al_ managers of in the northwest Inet this worning at the Windsor hotel. No action | was taken, and the meeting adjourned Ull to- —Henry Waterman’s eastern this place, was burned | Yesterday. The b insured for $2,500. Jess {5 about $10,000, partially i es — ire in Rochester, N. ¥. Y., Dee. &—A sprctal sble soup work F. ins county, were destroyed iling a loss of $5,000. The were saved by the fee use of cider t ken from tanks near by, 1,000 gallons being There was no water Forty men are thrown out of employ- adioining butldins the bucket full. Martin's Head, Recessary by rea of dangers in navigation near Sh St The Reading Railroad Ronds. Pritaperrata, Pa, Dec. & Statement that coupons of the per cent bonds of ‘oad have been paid and th st nen wurer of the company S1¥3 Ss he new low Is being pall, not given priority, and that the on the general mortgage loan are al id. There {s no ingention on the p pabfto pay the coupons on the new lo: interest on the general mortgage bonds but that tt ts ‘The Result of Playing With Fire. &—Yesterday afternoon id, left her two enil- the other about 5, Sr. Aunans, Vt, Dec. Mrs. Bailey, of East Fatrfle Gren, one 2 years of age ant alone tna crib while she went out During her absence the ebildren play ‘The eldest one was burned to death that it cannot live. the other so badly injured —_—.—___ the country and twenty-five in t ted during the year 1882 i tes had 19, the western 62, southern | Pacitie states and territori: Canada 15 and New York —_ A Millionaire’s Will Contested. Surrogate Roliins rendered & decision to-day on the application recently made f Helen Maria Hoy: Hoyt, the d ngater o} he millionaire, from an allo’ f $35,000 to exch of them from the estate. ecision sivs the pipers sub- aow distinctly what nec Sity existed for making an allowance as to Ind!- Cate what its amount ought to be. irect= a reference t ranting an allows astly be fixed, or if the petitioners preferred he Would dismiss the present application with leave to them to begin anew proceeding, wasrein the facts upon which New York, De Before Lim on be widow, and Mary Ir ‘The surrogate in bi mitt to him did not He therefore ascertain the necessity of | thetr claims mi ly and distifietly appear. $1,250.00) for her use dur- ich She ean dispose of by | “t apart for the nal at her death | Hoyts brother’s children. | St rest mizht runder her father’s will, r 2 "7 ul 1 this allowance is asked for to carry on | est. Violating Postal Laws. Bartimore, Mp., Dec. 8—Thomas Gayle alias D. ©. Clarkson, charged with using the U.S. ma for froudulent purposes, in proposing to sell | y¥ {0 persons In Centerville an a hearing before Com- | 13 committed in on of the United {nued from first edition. hi Lai 10 present President Albert Keep, Marvin B, Huzhett Northwestern Rullroad: Hug nd RR. Cable. of the Rock Island Rail H. R. Bishop. of the Omaha | and $$. Merrill, of the P as Wadsworth, of the St. Paul, Benjamin Brewster, first vice-president of the 1 Rafiroad. Tue’ meeting was more har- us than had deen expected, but the ques. territorial “iguts at issue fs as much mixed er. Neither Mr. Porter nor Mr. Riddle will make concessions, snd Mr. Mitcheli remains as firm os ever. A prominent rallroad man said thet ‘s. Porter and Riddle maintain thelr post t ona Alexander Mitel rights and the ¢ from competitive cannot be settled by ‘De left to arbitration. vision of business to and ints ‘Those questions, which mutual understanding, will h our reporter both Messra. @ tlk at our con- neral. Every one althougn we have not ‘ht, definite or otherwise, 1t is e that when we meet to-morrow we shall a = abandon the case for ar- ec Hughes and Milbank ference to-day wa: ‘Was In good hun Settle upon some pl Ditration on the s aut —m'dding, Jon wracdes—Howard . strect Ttye quict, 63367. Ha Dern tyivanta and MG = 494 bush Sbipments—whest, 2, Ech, 528 b jveat, 132, 108 ‘Wheat Pork quict, steady, 19.00a %® p.m—Corsols, 190 13-16 for the scerunt” U. 8. Westorn Insts, 5: ‘ull—Hal cent low . DON, Dee’ $,” 13- ey ‘and 101 3-16 cimh Sn, 104M. Atlee the % Gront Erie gies: 35% ‘THE TRIAL OF FOREMAN ICKSON, Continued from the First Edition. The examination of Mr. Bowen in the trial of the Dickson case, in the Police Court, was con= Unued after the report in the first edition closed, as follows: Witness then salt that hesaw Cameron the next day, related tae conversation with Dickson and Cimeron, told him he would think the matter over and let him know whether he would meet Dickson 0a the evening of the 23rd inst. at Driver's, CAMERON MET WITNESS LATER AT DRIVER'S and told h'in that he could send for Dickson, which hedid. The witness sent a note to this effect to Mr. Dickson by messenger. On the night of the 21 he came down stairs in Driver's in response to a message that Mr. Dickson was there, and shook Linds with him and told him that Cameron was upstairs, Mr. Smith.—What was the tore of voice in which you conversed? Witnes:.—T don’t remember. Mr. Smith.—When a man vas selling bimself conid you not recollect the toue of volce? Mr. ‘Wells.—I object. ‘The tone of voice 1s not Important, but it is the thirty pieces of silver. Mr, Smith.—State the conversation. . Withes3.—Atter passing the usual salutation I think Mr. Dickson asked if Mr. Cameron was up slairs, and I said yes and was ready to see him. Before any further conversation could be eld Mr. Cameron came down and drew me aside and told me that upon | reconsideration he could not see Mr. Dick- mm. His conversation with Mr. Cameron was e:d about six feet away from where Mr. Driver nd Mr. Dickson were seated, near the wine re- rigerator. That was the first time that Mr. | Cameron inade thts remark to him. ~ A waiter named Heury Informed witness that Mr. Dickson was down stairs, and he went down ing, intending to arrange for an interview be- tween Cameron and Dickson, and was talking with him (D.) when Cameron came down. Juige Hoover was outside, and Cameron and witness joined him. Mr. Cameron was very emphatic in saying that he had made up his mind to have nothing Whatever to do with anyone connected with the case. INDECENT AND IMPROPER, “What did Jwige Hoover say?” asked Mr. Sinith. “What did Bowen say?” “Where then did you three innocent doves go?” Mr. Wells.—“I object; thatis Indecent and im- proper.” Mr. Sm{th—You are not a judge of what ts de~ cent and what ts not. The Court said this language was indecorous, and Mr. Staith said out of respect to the Court ne Would withdraw It, dir. Smulth—Where, then, did you three gentle- men go? Mr. Wells—That is better. Mr. Smith—I hive purposely made it strong. The witness may answer. Witness.—We went then to the depot. Witness did not think he siw Dickson after this, (on the night of September 23d,) Was quite sure. "Witness left Dickson at Driver's that night. After going to the depot witness and Hoover went to the Dun- barton and then back to Driver's. To the best of his knowledge he had no conversetion with Mr. Dickson on the balcony at Driver's that night between 8 and 10 o'clock. After wit- ness, with Dickson and Driver, were sitting at the table saw Mr. Di | for leaving him so abruptly; thinks it was before he leftfor the train. “After receiving Mr. Cam- eron’s decision Mr. Dickson lett Mr. D A | 4Pproached him, and witness apologized to him; tought that they went to the depot in the ear rlace of the Department of Justice, bat may have walked; have no distinct recollection about it. paiiness here identified the card be sent to Mr. ickson. Mr. Wells asked that the card be placed in the custody of the court. Mr. Sinith said that 1t was not in evidence; it was only identified. ‘The court directed that It be fled with the clerk. ‘The card rea follows: “Dear Col. “Eight o’cl uals evening at Driver's. BowEn. Aung’t 240 ‘The card was then sealed and endorsed and placed in the hands of the clerk. ‘The case at 250 was adjourned till Tuesday at 12 o'clock. Capitol Notes. F A CAPITOL PAINTING INJURSD. The painting in the rotunda of the Capitol, rep- resenting the baptism of Pocahontas, has been in- ured by the cracking of the canvas, caused by tle clectric light used during the Garield memorial air. HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. ‘The House elections committee this morning had up the case of J. T. Caine, who claims admis- | Sion as adelegate from Utah. It was referred to sub-committee and his memorial to the House Was ordered printe The case Of Jones vs, Skelley was also referred toa subcommittee. There was some discussion of the Lee-Richardson case, but it went over without action. MORRILL'S TARIFF BILL, Mr. Morrill introduced in the Senate to-Jay an | amendment to the House bill (No. 5583) for the re- | Guction of Internal revenue taxation, now pending in the Senate. The amendment was referred to finance committze and ordered to be printed. ‘The Tevenue bill was also ordered recommit- ted to the finanee committee, Mr. Morrill’s amendment fs In reality a tariff bill. "It incorporates the entire schedules recom- nended by the tariff commission as a substitute © the present tariff, as embraced in sections 2:91 fo 2516, Inclusive,’ of the Revised Statutes. Mr. Morrill’s amendment also includes the follow- ing, which ts proposed as section 2499 by the com- missioners: Section 2499. There shall be levied, collected, and paid on each and every non-cnumerated arti: | cle which bears a similivude either in material, | quality, texture, or the use to which it may be ap- plied to any article enumerated in this title as | chargeable with duty, the same rate of duty which | 1s levied and charged on the enumerated arttcle | Which 1° most resembles In any of the particulars before mentioned: and if any non-enumerated article equally resembles two or more enumerated articles on which different rates are chargeable, there suall be levied, collected, and paid on sucht non-enumerated article the same rate of duty as 1s chargeable on the article which it resembles, paying the highest duty; ana onail articles manufactured from two or more materials the duty shall be assessed at the highest rates at which any of {ts component parts may be chargeabte. Provided, That non-cnume-ated articles, shmilar in material and quality and texture, and ‘the use to which they may bé app'ted to articles on the free list, and in the manufacture of witch no duti- able materials are used, shall be free. HOUSE COMMERCE COMMITTEE. The House commerce commmiitee this morning atopted a resolution, asking the Secretary of War to send certain estimates required by law which- have not been received, and after some discussion of the President’s reference to theriver and harbor bill in his annual message, also agreed to a resolu- tion askinz the Secretary of War to state what ap- propriations made at the last session were not in the interests of commerce. THE TREATY WITH COREA. The Corean treaty will be taken up by the Sen- ate in executive session very soon, and as the sen- Ument fs untversally in favor of it, no doubt it wil be adopted. This treaty 1s: regarded as tin- portant, especially in a commercial sense, as It will give this country some very decided advan- tazes in trade. ‘This ts the frst treaty Corea has made with any nation except Japan, and its adoption will recognize Corea as one among the fomily of nations. ALL ADvicgs from West Virginia indicate the almost certain election of Representative Kenna to the Senate to succeed Senator Davis. ‘THE BURNETT MANDAMUS CasR—To-day the Court in General Term refused to grant the maniamus On the Secretary of the Interior, ap lied for by Gen. Ward BB. Burnett, to compel the Secretary to reissue to him a certain pension cere tifleate. Gov. Onpway EXPLAtNs.—Gov. Ordway denies that he is here to work for the passage of a billto admit southern Dakota asa state. His presence here ts to straighten out the Issue of certain Yank- ton drafts which were put upon the market before he was appointed governor. ‘Tue CABINET MEETING.—The Cabinet meeting to- day was attended by all the members except the Postmaster General, who 1s out of the city. The sesston lasted two hours ani was mainly devoted to discussing routine questions before the differ- ent departments. The question of naturalization in connection with certsin claims before the Spanish-American Claims Commission was also considered. | _ LAND Parenrs.—441 land patents were fssued | from the Interior department to-day. ARMY ORDERs.—Col. Silas Crispin and Lieuts, Thos, @. Baylor and James Whittemore to meet In New York on the 12th inst., to examine Major Al- fred Mordecai: Capt. Frat Jas. aeeek m rank Hobs leave of absence of Assistant Surgeon Marcus ‘lor is extended two mont! 2d Lieut. Teubea B , 6th infantry, is granted a leave seace of four months. * pes ———— ‘THE PRESIDENT’s VIsITORS.—Among those who ‘Saw the President to-day were Senators Miller, oe ips n, of Wisconsin, Sawyer, and Van Wyck; Speaker Keifer, itatives o* ohio, MeKiatey, Schultz, George, Brentz, Ray, cx-Secretary Evarts and W. tory. A Fatal Jamp. Laxcasrer, Pa., Dec. 8—David Shoff, a miller of bee ordi jumped ag an mae pours board, sustutued injuries which will prove ——. Surr®ror StaxprRr.—Ezekiel Smith, through his.attorney, Mr. Daniel E. Cahill, this afternoon filed a bill against Isaac 8. Filbert for slander, ciaiming £5,000 damages, _ nno more tilhe apologized | The Jeannette board met at 10 o'clock this morning and the record of yesterday's testi- mony was read. Ninderman, in answer to a question as to his movements after meeting Melville and what action was taken to relieve the crews of the first and second cutters, said that he described to Mr Melville their journey- ings and made achart, Melville directed the young pope to furnish provisions for a search for De Long’s party. On November 5, Melville had everything ready to make a starf in search of De Long's party. Orders what to do were lett for Lieut. Danenhower, when he should arrive at Bulun. Melville took a native who seemed to know all the huts vis- ited. The next day Danenhower and the rest arrived. Arrangements were made to send all the party south except Bartlett. It was impos- sible to get transportation for everybody. No- vember 12, Danenhower made arrangements to take five men besides himself. He asked witness it he was fit to trayel, and Bartlett, witness and four others were left. That afternoon they started for Yakutsk. About 24th November they lost sight of the sun. Witness and Bart- lett had a talk with the commandant about Mel- ville, who had been gone twenty days. DANENHOWER AND PARTY left for the south January 10, 1882, but the search party had to delay until January 17th in order to get provisions enough. Melville or- dered witness and Boubokoff to start January 18th for Verkeransk, thence to Bulun, and there to await his arrival. They left Yakutsk In the atternoon and traveled day and night until they reached Verkeransk, January 29th. Here they stopped a couple of days to lay ina supply of provisions, and then proceeded towards Bulun. Four hundred yersts from Bulun the snow was very deep and traveling very bad. The witness continued the narrative of his journey. On the23d they started northwest and circled from headland to headland until they were going south. Witness recognized a point to the eastward, and in going east they found a place where a fire had been built. Around the fireplace they saw foot tracks. Witness was going along the river bank to the north and saw the old scow that he and Noros had passed on the day they left the captain. They proceeded about 1,000 yards. They saw a tripod with a rifle on it about a foot out of the snow. Witness went to the scow, and on returning Melville told him he had found three of the party near the tripod—Captain, doctor and Ah Sam —and practod witiice: to help him get them out of the snow. Melville said he first saw the cook’s pot on the bank, and on looking about saw DE LONG'S HAND sticking out of the snow. Witness found five twenty dollar gold pleces in the captain’s pocket, which he gave to Melville. Everything found on the bodies was tied up. The bodies were placed together and covered up with rags and pieces of the tent. They returned to the tripod where the natives had found two cases containing ship's papers. Melville told them to dig further, and they soon laid bare two more bodies, which they could not recognize. As it was late and the weather was bad they returned to Matrei, taking only the ship’s papers, leaving the bodies where they were found, leaving a landmark by which they could recoxnize the place in case the snow drifted. At Matrei they found Bartlett, who had arrived about noon. On the morning of March 24 witness and Bartlett were ordered by Melville to return to the place where the bodies were tound, Upon arriving at the place they commenced digging where the first three bodies were found, finding many small articles. From the captain’s jour- nal they learned that Alexy was buried east of the flat boat, and they tried to find the burying place, but did not succeed. They then placed the bodies of the captain, doc- tor and Ah Sam on the sleighs and conveyed them to Matrei, where they were buried in the snow, being covered with the tents. The court at this point adjourned until to- morrow morning at ten o'clock. * is cee Petition for a Mandamus on the Dis- trict Commissioners. To-day, Mr. Jos. H. Bradley, for Robert Beverly and Robert A. Hooe, filed a petition for a mandamus on the District Commissioners, They state that they are owners of lot 1.and part 12, square 406; that in April last they agreed with the Postmaster General to erect a building thereon to rent to the United States, and that in August last, when the building was not over half completed the District assessed it at $40,000 value, liable to a tax of £600, but they received no notice ot this till November Jast. and they then asked that this assessment be struck from the books, but the Commissioners have refused to do so. They therefore ask that the mandamus issue to compel them to strike the building from the book of taxable property for the present y pia VERDICT AGAINST A STREET RarLnoap Com- PANY FOR $5,000 Damaces.—In the case of Hamilton A. Moore agt. the Metropolitan rail- road company, in the Circuit Court, Judge Mac- Arthur, the jury yesterday atternoon rendered a verdict for $5,000 damages. This was an action for damages claimed to have been sustained by acar of defendant rupning over him in April, 1881, by which his legs were fractured, Messrs. F. T. Browning and W. F. Mattingly appeared for the plaintiff and Mr.N. Wilson for defend- ant. On exceptions taken to the ruling of the court the case will go to the General Term. pore Sse QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MarkET.—Wednesday there were 450 head of cattle up for sale—350 were stock cattle from Chicago, and were pur- chased by farmers and drovers to take to Lou- doun county, Va. Neat fat cattle brought 3 to 5ig cents. The price for the best Is unchanged, but medium and common cattle sold from 4 to 3¢ cent per pound lower. Sheep and lambs are very dull—the market being overstocked. Old sheep sold for 3 to 4!¢; lambs 4 to 51g cents. Milch cows, $30 to $60. There was no change in live hogs nor veal calves. The pork market is good; near by supplies bring 8to 83¢ cents per pound. a A DESERTED Wire's PRTITION FOR Divoxcr— To-tay, Sallle E. Reynolds, by C. @. Benjamin, filed a petition for a-divorce from the bonds of matrimony with W. H. Reynolds. She states that they they were married. by Rev. Dr. Newman, May 234, 1877, in this city, and lived together un- til 29th of the same month when he left the city, as he sald for Louisville, Ky., on business, and sie corresponded with him in that city in June, July, and August, 77, during which time he sent in all about $200, and since September she has not heard from him, ‘and has had to earn her own Living. —___—_— BILL FoR AN Account, Etc.—Messrs. 8. 8. Henkle and H. B. Moulton, for R. A. Baljoch, has filed a bill for an account, receiver? &c. against the Massachusetts Mutual Life Yosur. ance Company et al. It is claimed that defen- dants erected a block of houses on 16th and 8 streets, plaintiff acting as the agent, making the payments, &c., and the block being com- pleted plaintiff has not been settled with. —— WIL1s FILED.—To-day In the Probate Court the will of John M. Lyon was filed. He be- queaths one dollar to Clande Lyon and the rest of his estate to Angeline Marsh, his sister, who he directs to purchase a lot in the cemet Jamestown, N. of his mother ani James D. Chedal, jueathing his estate to his wife, Martha A. Chedal, was also filed to-day. pass Patol A Drvorcep Wirr.—To-day, Judge Hagner,in the Equity Court, made a decree of divorce in the case of Mary A. from the bonds of mat- rimony with:Wm. A. Ray. They were married in 1858 by Rev. F.8. Evans, and she charged him with drunkenness and bad treatment. palilocied ah AN EscaPep Convict Caprurep.—Last night, Mr. E. P. Higgins, sheriff of Stenben county, New York, arrived at police headquarters with isoner, named Ed. C. Kemp, from Green- ville, 8. C., handcuffed, and with a pair of 1 frons on, charged with grand larceny. le escaped from New York, and was arrested as above, and held for a requisition. The prisoner was locked ‘a at headquarters, and kept for the night, and this morning the sheriff proceeded on his way with the prisoner. gee 6 Lecal Notes, A rinen eRe waa aaet Rescate for 60 da} rr ay oir wagon trou the store of Frederick Rea. By 50. Re PRoBATE Cournt—Judge Hagner, Estate of Jas. J. Bligh; exceptions to the ac- count of the administrator filed. Estate . of Daniel 8. Jones, petition of aye gee ooh ete ore Ly om filed ee fe of John M. jon, for order of publication. Estate of Margaret & Parham; order a nee e te anata filed. ‘Waters for THE CORONER'S INQUEST TO-DAY. Coroner Patterson, assisted by Dr. J. F. Har- tigan, this morning held an inquest on the body of August Geck, who committed suicide at the National hotel, as stated In yesterday's Star. A jury of six was summoned, to meet at 12 o'clock to-day at Buchley’s undertaking estab- lishment, 912 Pennsylvania avenue, The first witness was Samuel McClintock, who testified that he resides at the Soldiers’ He had known the deceased since Octo- ber 17th, last, when he was brought from the city to the hospital, sick. Witneas attended him trom that date up to.the time of his death. While at the Home deceased seemed to suffer both mentally and physically, Home with deceased on Thanksgiving morning for the purpose of taking him to New York ina few days. Witness intended to start on Tues- day last, but deceased was taken sick, and con- tinued unwell Tuesday night and the following day. The last witness saw of him was between 11 and 12 o'clock Wednesday asked if he could do anything for him. Geck replied that he could not, and told witness to close the door. Thomas K. Sheller testified that he put the cyanide of potash up on Tuesday evening, on rescription signed Dr. A. G., and marked it ‘for external use.” h Ramsberg testified that he was ac- with Mr. Geck; had never seen him rink anything himself, but It was always given him by an attendant. attempt to co1amit suicide at the Home. (cClintock was recalled, and stated that he found the bottle which has been shown before the jury under the pillow. to bed at night, he told witness not to disturb him until late in the morning, as he wished to ossible; and it was 8 o'clock en witness entered his room. Dr. J. F. Hartigan testifled that he made an examination of the body of Geck at the National hotel. The examination internally showed con- gestion of the lungs and inflammation of the stomach. A lateral appearance would be such as might be expected from an overdose of cyan- ide of potash. There was also a peculiar bright appearance of the tissues characteristic of this joison. His opinion was that death was {t of poisoning by cyanide of potash. THE VERDICT. The jury found that deceased came to his death during the night of December 6, 1882, at the National hotel, from an overdose of cyanide of potash, self-administered, — THE STAG ROUTE TRIAL. Witness left the night, when witness Witness hear When witnese went rest as long as in the morning w Continued from the First Edition. MR. MERRICK CLOSES. Mr.Merrick closed the argument, reasserting the applicabliity of the general statute which had been cited. He sid he would not stop now to notice the insinuations made as United States. It would be time enough for that when the case came to trial. It was injudicious and unwise, he said, that the United States should have one rule in one judictal system and another tem. As to Mr. Davidge’s conten- tion that the law of 1871, providing for the enforce- ment in the District of laws of the United States not locally inapplicable, Mr. Merrick argued that that law applied not to the time of its passage, but to the time the law ts read. It did not mean that the Constitution as it existed In 1871, but the Constitution as ft now existed, should be in force in the District, Mr. Merrick held that the court Itself, at the last trial, ha held that the statutes he had’cited were inconsistent as it had allowed to the govern- ment three peremptory challenges, holding that Were should be a similarity in prictice tn every Part of the country; that. tvleves sheuld be no sifer in the District of Culumbia than in New Ir} ‘ork, Mr. Merrick finishéd a few minutes after three o’elock. The court then adjourned tlll Monday morning at ten o’clock. ————— The Attorney General on the Dis:rict ‘The Attorney General st: ted t» a STaR reporter this afternoon that he had no intention whatever oftaking any steps towards bringing about the abolishment of the detective corps of the D strict of Cokumbla, as has been reported; that th» sub- Ject was one to which he ment’s thought. < Busy Day for the Fire Dep: The alarm from box 143, at 6:07 o'clock this morning, was for a fire in room 12. of the Safe Deposit company’s building, 1429 New York ave- nue northwest, originating from an open fire grate burning through the floor into the ice issell, No. 1427, on that ad not given a mice cream store of Mr. F avenue; damage, about £300. The alarm from box 213. at 7:41 o'clock this the explosion of the cook stove in house 1728 10th street north- west, occupied by Glenn Brown. partment responded promptly into service. Very little damag Thers was an alarm from box 6: this morning for a slight fire in a hou: North Capitol and ist streets and streets, just in the rear of the Government Printing office. At 11:49 an alarm was sounded from box 131, caused by a fire in the house of Dr. Radcliff, No. 1211 F street, which was caused by the bursting of a heating range In the basement. age was about #50. About 6:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the woodwork between the range in the basement and latrobe on the main floor at house 1121 10th street, occupied by T. D. Wilson and owned by Mr. Robert Shelieberger. It wag extinguished by the officers of the 6th precinct without turning in an alarm. In his efforts to assist the police Mr.. Wil- son had his left hand badly burned. sees A Wrnter’s Crursg.—Secretary Chandler has issued sailing orders to Rear Admiral Cooper for a Wiuter crulse of the North Atlante squadron. The proceed together from Hampton Roads, as soon as they ere ready for sea, as far south as latitude 20°. From there they iwill be dispatched upon different cruises by the rear al- miral, and will visit all the ports of the West In- dies and South American coasts with which this country has interests, They will rendezvous at some place on the Atlantic coast next spring, A CORRECTED LaND OFFICE RULING.—By direo- tion of the Secretary of the Interior the para- graph of the circular of September 221 last, rela- Ung to placer mining claims, has be 80,48 to “No application. by an ersons for patent to a placer claim toembrace more than 160 acres, Jess than $500 worth shown to have been expended upon or for location embraced 1n such appltcat! Ifsn individual becomes the purchaser and pos- ‘sessor of several separate claims of twenty acres each, or less, he may be permitted to include in his cation for patentany number of such claims contiguous to each other,-not exceeding in the ag- ate one hundred and'sixty acres; but upon or he benefit of each original claim or location i, he or his grantors must hat sum of $500 in improvement. THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKRT. but did not go at 11:37 o'clock association of to-day, as re) by special wire to H. H. Dodge, 539 15th streat. cicaliteal Ne 2c Sibel. deat Womeopathic Medical Society. The following officers haye been elected for dent, Dr. 8. I. Groot; Dr ee See . Allen, J. B. G. Custis, Geo. A resolution was adopted: ‘That commended tothe members of this soci present their accounts fo! peeeet of the attendance, and it shall be the duty of each member to obtain’a settlement, from ali of his families at least once in three oe wiz, the Ist of January, April, July and the ensuing year: Pres! president, Dr. J.B. G. bert; treasut —-+-____. A Brit For Ixsoncrion.—Mr. C. A. Walter has, for Benjamin ©. Lazenby, equity against Margaret C. 0. for oman’s Laber League. RESOLUTIONS DIRECTED AGAINST HON. JAT FROM BOSTON. “We are getting up a corner in the country,’ said Mrs. Smith, president ot the Woman's cladgd last evening. The “cold wave,” among other causes, contributed to diminish the at- tendance considerably. Letters were read from Rob’t Pyne, editor of the Examiner of Hartford, Conn., encouraging the movement, and Patrick H. Coney, of Topeka, Kansas, respecting a co- operative store in that place. SOME RESOLUTIONS. Resolutions were offered by Mrs. Smith and adopted, setting forth; “That a committee be appointed to wait upon any committee of inves- tigation that may be appointed by Congress for the purpose of placing before them such infor- mation as they possess, concerning the corrup- tion existing in public places, looking to a purification of the departments by a thorough knowledge ot their delinquencies. “That as tax- ation without representation was the cause of revolutionary strugwles, and as Its repetition by Hon. Jay Hubbell was the result of an arrogant assumption of illegal authority in assessing both male and female clerks indiscriminately, we hereby protest against these illegal acts,’ and recommend to him an early retirement to those shades of private life to which he is soon likely to succeed. That as we are informed, and verily believe, that the influence which Mr. Hubbell exerts in the political affairs of the country is a purely selfish one, as shown by his act of appointing to public p'aces of profit whole families of his friends and dependents, that he is unfit to exercise the functions of rep- resentative of the people, and we hereby com- | mend to the people of the state of Michigan the | substitution of a more fit representative in his | place. That we hereby tender to those families | of widows and orphans, relicts of the gallant soldiers, whose claims for official preferment he | has persistently ignored by the appoinment of | his pets in their places, our heartfelt sympa- thiesand our solemn pledge to do all in our | power to assist in securing their claims such | recognition.” MR. JAY HUBBELL AND THE LEAGUE. “Thave taken this course,” said Mrs. Smith, explaining the resolutions, “knowing Mr. Jay Hubbell’s position to the league. Ihave two letters from women stating that Mr. Hubbell has paid to certain parties $100 for the purpose of antagonizing the league. I propose to bring the matter before the country.” Mrs. Helen B. Cole, of Boston, a vice presi- dent of the league, was introduced and made a briefaddress. In Boston, she said, it is an honor for a woman to work. She advised men to so live that they can demand respect of the public. WOMEN AS INVENTORS. Mrs. Smith said that in going through the Patent office she found that thousands of wo- men had got out patents. She found also that gentlemen were getting out patents on corsets and such things, and monopolizing the field of women. Mrs. Bryant instanced a woman in New York who had taken out twenty or thirty patents for inventions which she had perfected while wash- ing dishes. Mr. Brown made a speech on the rights of workingwomen. ‘Jay Hubbell,” he said, “is going to try to browbeat us or drive us out. He can’t assess the National League of Washing- ton. He may pay $100 or $500 to crush us out, but he won’t succeed. It is like pouring water on a duck’s back. Mrs. Smith, in the course of some general re- marks on the objects of the league, referred to the emotions she felt when looking down on the “bald-headed old men” of the Senate, many of whom she said were scalawags not fit to repre- sent Alaska. A vote of thanks to Chief Clerk “meron, of the Agricultural department, -ppointing a Woman to office at the solicitation of the league, was adopted, and the league adjourned. a es In the Courts To-day. In the Court in General Term to-day, Oscar Nauck was appointed an examiner in chancery. In Nourse agt. Ashford the decree below was atfirmed, and in Carmody agt. Frawley the tes- timony was read. In the Cireuit Court to-day, in Rowland & Co. axt. Newmyer the judzment below was atiirmed. Austin agt. District; on hearing. pee District Government Affairs, TAX COLLECTIONS. During the month of November the receipts at the District collector's office were €1,086,930.90. Of this amount, the tax on real property, cur- rent fiscal year, was $856,621.43, and on per- sonalty $103,400.94, making $960,022.37, on which there was an abatement of 5 per cent for prompt payment. BUILDING PERMITS. Building permits have been issued by In- spector Entwisle as follows:—W. G. Partello, erect four two-story dwellings, P, between 6th and 7th streets northwest; $12,000. L. D. Mil- stead, erect a dining-room, Jackson alley, be- tween ist and North Capitol and G and H streets northwest; 2200. Mrs. Brennan, repair frame, 2ist, between F and G streets northwest; $125. $$ ora Kircney Rance.—Mr. William Young, foreman of the galley department at the Washington ard and inventor of the patent naval gal- ‘as severely injured this morning. The water in the boiler of the kitchen range at his residence had frozen last night, and shortly after the fire was kindled this morning he was stand- ing near the stove, when the boiler exploded and the stove was shattered, scattering the pieces in every direction. Some of the frag- ments struck Mr. Young on the forehead, seri- ously injuring him. pied CHARGE oF KEEPING AN UNLICENSED Paws- suor DisMissEp.—Mrs. Rachael Levi, who keeps asecond-hand store at No. 919 D ‘street, was put on trial before Judge Snell this morning for keeping an unlicensed pawnshop. The first witness called was Edward Grosz. He stated that he was in this city on the 30th of iast Octo- ber looking after his pension. He got short of money and took his overcoat (that cost him $36) to the store of the defendant and pawned it tor 1, with the understanding that he could redeem it for $1.50. When he went back after it they refused to let him have it, saying he had sold it tothem. <A colored man named George Bur- fess stated that he pawned his watch for $1.75, and was to have the privilege of redeeming it for $2.25. When he went after it he was charged $3.50. Judge Snell held that the charge was not sustained and dismissed it. Simon Levi, the son of the defendant in the store when the ¢oat was pawned, and out of the store. This case was dismissed, and into court on charges of gael dsth lohan No PERMISSION CAN BE GIVEN TO VIoLATs THE Law.—During the trial of an unlicensed bar case in the Police Court to-day, the defense offered to prove that the detendant had is- sion from the District Commissioners and liquor board, to sell until her license was issued. Judge Snell said this made no difference, be- cause nobody can give a person permission to violate the law. oe Mystery in Jerusalem, Va. SHOT WITH A BULLET THAT LEFT NO HOLE IN HER § ‘WINDOW SHUTTERS OR DOOR. larceny. ting in hér room near the fire. The room had heavy board bel wy eid tue id HA THE POLAR WAVE. HUBBELL—WOMEN 48 INVENTORS—a LaDY | Arctic Weather im Washington—The Cold Saap Elsewhere. The weather this morning was of such an Labor League to a Star reporter before the | arctic character, as to surprive most of the visi- meeting of that organization last evening. ‘We | tors to the Capitol and even caused the old resi- are getting down to business now, and we are | dents to remark upon its severity. The water considering the subject of excluding the re- | in Rock creek, Babcock lake, the Eastern branch porters.” However, the reporters were not ex- | an other sheets and streams are firmly frozen over, while the river on both shores and the flats Is covered with a coating of ice. Before to-morrow morning, it is thought that the river channels will be trozen over. fortunate enough to have skates and were will- ing to brave the icy blasts to-day, enjoyed the smooth surface of Babcock lake, and by to- morrow it is probable that it will be possible to There is one feature about the present cold weather which cannot be too ily commended, and that is the impartial manner in which it has distributed itself over » Dec. tc, confined at the suicide by cutting his throat. with into which he had broken. The no! doing so was heard by the atte Fived, however, ering his carot were tied by U Won Is critical. its, t him from seve Sa ieee resident phys: Street. Those who were 8.—Tae Post's fnanctal Hon soc was 5 rket for the first hour, prices advanci! Percent. From that time until 12: Was dull and heavy, and pri e.tfor the general list, and? per cent on and Transcontinental. ‘until abo it 12:30, the market Wis steady Tament bonds were strong and ty the 4s and 85, ond ¥ for the 4s St Were steady for the Ten an. dull. Railroad bonds wer fraction higher. The not ledo, Delphos and Burlington firsts, which down 5 per cent to att firm, on a considerable de: United offerings, nz from \ to 5, the ces declined & to 1 skate on the river. THE COLD WAVE is at the bottom of the trouble, as it generally is in such matters, and is the same ‘manifestation that is so warmly welcomed about the middle of July. Just now people regard the cold wave much as the city resident _does the country cou- sin, a very good thing in summer, but ig winter not so cordially weicomed. WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT aT THE WEATIL A PaLapetrma, Pa. % viston of the Buffalo, Pittsd: Toad has been comy counend ons will prot Openca. —The Salamanca, ‘estern pieted to Salamane: bly be made with the ake Erie and Western, Rochester and New York, Pennsylvania and e new line Will not be opened for busi | ness for two or three weeks, When arral Will be perfected for proper terminal facili The Denver Mall Robbcrics, COMPLAINTS THAT THE POST OFVICE HAS DONE NOTHING TO CATCH THE TRIEVES. A telegram from Chicago,December 6, says the | mail robberies perpetrated between Denver and New York and New England appear to be of | much greater importance than was at first psed. A letter from 8. N ¢ First National Bank of Denver, to Mr. i National Bank of this Reference to my circular will show that mail England ts what hes Lieut. Dunwoodie, of the U. 8. signal service, who has charge of this cold wave, and is now bending his energies to the task of getting it near the Atlantic ocean and then pitching it into the water and holding it down until it ts drowned, told a Srar reporter this morning that this cold wave was first observed on the night of the 4th inst. advancing from British America to the north of Montana. Since that time it has slowly moved to the southeast, and on the 6th inst. the temperature had fallen 10 to 15 degrees below zero in Minnesota and Dakota. At this time the signal office gave warnings of frosts and freezing weather to Loutsiana. Ari sas, Texas, Indian Territory and to all the ratl- stations between the Missouri valley and the Texas coast, which was about 36 hours in advance of the frost. THE COLD WAVE SPREAD ALL OVER Wood, President of meg of the Commerc | for New York and Ni | been stolen. The matter has gone on eleven We have had extracted from the mails rd of €500,000 worth of all of which was intended for New York New England. We are not the only sufferers, All the banks and business houses have had the same experience, on a smaller scale. lied to issue that circular to prevent our ing called negligent by eastern peo Allthe post office officials Sorry that the circular wasissued. Sonieotthem, notably the postmaster at New York elt quite angry, I think principally because poses the ineMiciency and incompetes of the officers of the Post OMce de | This thing has been going on for nearly a year, and Ihave complained time and again, there is not @ particle of evidence to-day the department has ever made a decent to detect the thieves. After the publication the circular I sent throughout the state a cirom lar asking information, that 90 per cent of all the banks have suffered in some way, and the known losses of will foot up far beyond €1,500,000. Office department will take the trouble to de- tail a man on this case, I can cover him up with information already gathered. licity will frighten the thieves. nd shall try publicity for a while ‘hen compare results. The residence of Me, ‘¢, Md., burned THe | in that th The cold wave now covers the entire country, | | from north to south, and covers amore exten- | sive area of cold than any cold wave for two | past. A violent norther occurred In Texas, j and the lieutenant said that the wind storm | here yesterday was a gentle gale compared to | the Texas blizzard, which reached a maximum velocity of 52 miles per hour. This morning the cold wave had passed the | er, and the temperature is rising in the northwest and Rocky mountai with southerly winds. whom wecollect. It is moving eastward and will probably pass Washington by to-morrow rise. During to-day this evening the cold will increase. THE FOLLOWING LOW TEMPERATURES were reported at 7 a.m. to-day: Washington. above zero, 8; New York, above zero, 11; Bos- ton, above zero, 14; Cleveland, below zero, 9; Columbus, above zero, 4; Chicago, below zero, * Paul, below zero, 16; Cheyenne, above | 44; St. Louts, below zero, 2; above zero, 29; Mobile, above zero, 26; Galves- ton, above zero, 34; Charleston, above zero, 26. BELOW ZERO. Intense cold weather prevatied last night and | this morning in this country and in Europe. Jn northern Minnesota the mercury went down to | 15 degrees below zero, and in Minneapolis 12 | In Chicago it was 8 below this mor- ning, and in Peoria 14 below. of wind and snow prevailed in Cleveland, and in St. Louis there was a furious gale. crosse, Wisconsin, takes the cake as the coldest. place this season, the mercury yesterday more ning standing 25 below zero. entered the Hudson river valley, and the mer- cury fell 25 dezrees in four hours. Clear, cold weather prevails m Philadelphia and Baltimore, terday and falling thermom~ eter to-day. A severe snow storm yesterday in Canada, and reached as far south | as Buffalo, a violent wind prevailing at the At Omaha, Nebraska, the mercury regis- tered 21 below zero. THE GREATEST SNOW STORM IN GREAT BRITAIN FOR THIRTY YEARS. Telegrams from various parts of Great Britain report a snow storm of unusual severity. Trafic on the railways in many districts has been almost, if not wholly, suspended. was snowed up all night at Cheshire, and the passengers, numbering twelve, suffered acutely. Telegraphic communication lasgow is totally interru; messages are greatly delaye around the coast are reported. At Oldham and neighboring parts of Lancashire county the_ storm has not been equaled in thirty years. Heayy loss has been caused in many places. replies show 1 trust the pub- We tried silence Fire IN Maryan’ James Gaither. of Gaitherst: down Wednesday morntag hi _ Pouice Covert Cases — today Walter Reagan, for larcen; wagon from Frederick Rae, was workhouse for 60 days. Jackson Welsh, larceny of $6.50 from Abraham Johi Lewis Dodson, colored, | eighth of a ton of coal from Sohnson Also charged with stealing a from Chas. A. Sheehan; grand jury; In the Police Court A heavy storm The cold wave LIQUOR LICENSES. The Commissioners toalay ap) roved applications for Mquor Ucenses trom Ignat lus Nau abd James ———— A Boston paper laments the decline of baked beans in the city of their tormer glory. The Winchester (Ill) jail cost $40,000 with all modern improvements. Three caped within twenty-four hours with high winds ter its dedi- In Yorkshire, lately, a pauper declined the Tegulation bath on admission. The reason bee ut when his belt was discovered to Next summer a large number of Indian burigh mounds are to be examined, under the tion of the Canadian Institute, and a will be filled with the relics that will doubtless Notwithstanding “the peaceful attitude the people” in the Loughrea Galway as attested by Mr. Clifford Lloyd, the hounds were attacked at all points and hunt was stopped, M.M. Piette and Krizik, at an agricultural gathering at Lundenburg, in Germany, drove an ordinary threshing machine by attaining a speed of 1,400 turns a illuminating at the same time the yard in whioh the machines were exhibited. The Prince of Naples, heir of the Italy, sustained such a shock when the was made, in his presence, on his that he was threatened with a nervous ling, which, it was feared, would tui He has only lately got entirely over Prof. Chandler, being disturbed while ing to some ill-bred_ medical students, yes were directed toward the Suspect that it is in m: teach those young gentlemen somethit wili be of more use to them in after Ii tween London 1d. Elsewhere | ———___-o2_____ Another Highway Robbery. A YOUNG LADY'S ARMS PINIONED BY A NEGRO, WHILE ANOTHER ROBS HER. Another highway robbery was perpetrated yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, in one of the most populous portions of the city. A young lady school teacher was walking up 11th street. and when near Massachusetts avenue, | she was rudely seized from behind, and her arms | hel@firmly to her sides. She was naturally very much startled, and then thought that some | friend was playing a joke upon her. soon undeceived by a well grown colored boy dashing up to her and snatching her bag from her hands, as his confederate pinioned her Having obtained the bag, the rascals loosed her arms and ran swiftly away, the young lady being too much startled to give the alarm. If thishad occurred in the dead hour of the night it could not have been more boidly exe- ————— Prune Up Tue Fixes on Mr. Doxnetiy.— James E. Donnelly, of 14th and I streets, before Judge Snell this morning for keeping This is the fourth case brought by License Agent Raff against the de- fendant, within a month, and there are already fines amounting to $400 imposed againgt the de- fendant for this charge. On motion of Mr. Cahill, the defendant's counsel, the case was continued. There is also a charge brought by Mr. Raff against the defendant, for keéfing an unlicensed restauran' an unlicensed bar. ———— in Alexandria. Reported for Tur Evexrsa Star. CONFERENCE ON CanaL former case, was put on trial for the larceny of | ence of the mayor and the the overcoat from Grosy. The testimony was to | andria canal company, with the auditor, trea- the effect that the defendant was waiting on the | surer and the attorneys of the city in the canal Ke wore | suit, was held, on the mayor's call, at the audi- it to Pennsylvania on his wedding tour, and left | tor’ it there. This case was dismissed onthe de- | Initiated for an application to Congress for such fendant restoring the coat. Jacob Levi, the | action, in relation to the Alexandria canal aque- father of Simon, was put on trial for stealing a | duct, as will insure the continuance of the canal ir of shoes from 8 colored man, named Alfred | across the aqueduct plers. There is no opposl- sutton, who stated that he took the shoes to | tion whatever to the free bridge there, but it is this store and offered them for sale for 75 cents. | desired that the canal shall not be destroyed, as The defendant took the shoes and offered wit- | the canal and free bridge can exist ness leas than he asked, and on his refusing | the canal and the what he was offered for the shoes. he was driven | gether. RS.—A confer- dent of the Alex- office last night, and arrangements were Remember that stamina, vital energy, the life-prim- ciple or whatever you may choose to call the resistant” Power which battles against the causes of Gisesoanl death, is the grand safeguard of health. Itisthegar 4 rison of the human fortress, and when it waxes week, the true policy is to throw in reinforcements. In other words, when such au emergency occurs, 00 course of Hostetter’s Bitters. For sale by and Dealers, to whom apply for Hostetter‘s -bridge now exist Burnett's Case.—JamesT. Burnett has been Judge Snell told the defendant tiat he was get- | held for some time, to await the result of inju- ting his place in bad ree by being brought | ries inflicted by him on 8 colored blacksmith e and Burnett, after a hearing before the oe has been sent on for indictment by LOTHING! ALL NOVELTIES OF THE FINEST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FABRICS nVERCOATS SUITINGS AND TROUSERINGS — ARE NOW READY FOR INSPECTION. — ee Si he fosigneare exctusively Our Owm, ett was committed to j To Be Sent No More.—It has -been discov- ered that the W. M: 2 =, has been mutilated, while on loan to the Gar- field monument fair. A plece of the leather by some relic hunter. It permit- laster’s chair of in which Washi back has been cut out is understood that the relicr will not be ted to leave the lodge room Atelegram from Williamsburg, Va., Decem- | dwelling on Alfred ber'7, says: Mrs. Josephine Howard, of Jerusa- | by Mrs. Beasley and lem, in Southampton county. was last night sit- ay re fire near , occupied owned by £5. beater, from a defective five and was injured extent of 250. There ware also two only one window, which was closed, and the | fire alarms gee oe Ay tep nad other from a burning chim-