Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1886, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northweet Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and lth St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, GEV. W. ADAMS, Pres’ Tre Feesivo Stan is served to subserthers tn the city Ur cargioms oo these own anconnt at TO cents Seek cr 44e por month, Copies at the counter 2 on By mail postage pegpaid—G0 cents & owe year, $0: siz mou (Ritered al the Pest Ofice at Washington, D. Gas eccond-tiats mall matter. ‘Tnx WEFKLY StTak—pollishet on Friday—$l a seer, postage prepaid. Six months, 80 cen Sa~ All alt saver ne paper sent longer ta Kates of advertising made known on application. he £oening Star. Vo. 68—No 10.2938. WASHINGTON, D. C.. THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1886. SPECIAL NOTICES. BOTH FOR THE CIEY AND COUNTRY iid Qindio bowery ant hes a owen: Ax exTid MONTHLY BISCOCSE ena com OS EN NETT & CO., 1300 Penna. ave. n. ‘Wastilugton, D. of fro to QUARANTEE A SAVES 25 to"'80 per cone ow cas sccare a rednetion in your city bills, or intro Gace gas into Sour country horse oF busiest, How? By procuring a Bennett urtable GaeSaving Ger tbr. (Patented Feb. 16, 1896. “"You pay many times the Gust Of these machines for indifferent light. why? For further ulars and for practical tests and veait or seind to the office oF the cots yr States and.counties for sale. an i F THE STOCK HOLD (ered ote MiGs, FIRE INSURANCE COMVAN Y, for the election of nine Trustees, will be eld ac the ice of the Company. 1301 Esk. north: DSESDAY, Muy 10, 10 weil be opene fer Books will be tiosea on th PHANCIS TE MON! UTION TO ‘This ts to notify the public that Mr. JOHN KEY- WORTH \s our omly agent for the sale of the PO- LAND SPRING WATE ‘AS other persons are selling another article, repre- senting it to be POLAND WATER, those desiring to derive the benefits arising from this celebrated water gaa rely only. upon its purity by purchasing from JOUN KEY WORTH, oth and D sts u.w. HIRAM RICKER & SONS, Proprietors of the Celebrated Poland Spring, po-Lu Poland, Maine. ‘Ai in Washington, D. C. ip Has 5 PRICE, See ee oRUGGIST, 426 7m st aw, ‘Ths post complete Drug estabiishment in South it “ed SM. CATE, 3D. 916 McPHERSON “ES sqiare, Washington, D.C, gives special Attention to diveases of the nervous systein, spinal cur ‘Sand Pots’ disease. ‘Telephone’ call, 445. ao Mar prices are exce 503 BUILDER, 'e to build to call on d will cnarantee— him for er the th and Boundary sts. n. w., hones, Dat near GUS Wy gf oases, Bat bear 0b ges Ww Ofiee, Sit st after Apr = apSawe Shop, 116 Ist st! 3 w.. (k= FOR THE NEXT THIRTY Days ‘Having decided to clog out my Branch Yard, I will offer you from 100 to 200,000 feet Georgia Dimension, 100 to 100,000 feet Georgia Flooring, 100 to :290,000 feet Virginia Jotsts, 100 to 100,000 feet Virginia Boards, OUto 75,000 feet Virginia Flooring, 25,000 feet kiln-dried Flooring 100 to 90,000 ieet Spruce Boards, 100 to 150,000 feet White Pine, ‘Shelvinz, Seconds, Selects and Uppers, 100 to 20,000 feet Cypress Boards, 100 to 30,000 feet Poplar, Tou tw 39,400 feet Waluay, love shingles, ns Shingles, Sprace Laths, White Pine Pickets, and alarge, dry stock of Mabtogany, Quar. Ouk, Cherry, ete., at much Jess than market prices, aud ou lurge ofders a special discount, Asking for your favors and a personal call, I will make itan object for youto place your orders with me WM.R McLEAN, 13th and B streets northwest. (> SANUEL S SHEDD -GaS_ FIXTURES— MANTELS, LATROBES, RANGES, FURNACES, —PLUMBING AND HEATING— Estimates civen. [mh26 409 9TH ST. N.W._ it PHOSVIT ¥.—THIS COMBINATION, OF ‘Calisaya, Wild Cherry and Horsford’s Acid Phosphates, ly a popular and efficient Hrain and Nerve onic, and a saiecuard agaluss Malaria. Sold at MILEURN'S PHAEMACY, 1429 Peansylvaniaave, in betties oF Oa drausht wi 115, (ee 2 sy FIXTURES. Fine line ot Brass F. No charge for Hav Peuders aud Andirons. Fancy Goods. EF. BROOKS mb24 Also, Ss E: thernotice. i:very one. stranger OF resident of Uls ty, should not fail ‘to visit this Mammoth Estabisi- ment, 7tb, Sth ant D ste. mb31-zm will be open tll 7 o'clock until fur- NS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE Service, Central nsyivania avenue porthwest. every WEDNESDAY, at 1:30. All mem: bersand friends tnvitet atls (> THOSE, USING OUR MACHINES ARE “S>~ particularly cautioned aguinst allowing them tobe tampered with atthe house by persons repre: senting’ themselves as being employed by. Us) a Sijusters. and. who are in most cases “entirely Liccmpetert, exactin: chormous charges and render: ing uo practical service. "We are respoosible omy fOr work done at our offic fhere none bnt skilled work- Ben are cupioyed and only” cenulue parts ‘used. Orders by postal will receive inumetiate attention. WHEELER & WILSON MFC mho2m* Es Riley Building. i ARTIFICIAL TH WITHOUT plates and Tooth Crowns for Broken aod Badly Decayed Teeth. T, by permission, to = number of Patien:s, aud the following extracts are ‘Indicative of the universal sutisfactiou this work a”lords: F work, done thres years ago, stands lke = 1 . HORSEY, Udea, N.Y. “For tw ‘0 Seurs I wore w plate. Your oj tion is most comfortable.”—Ex-Senator EG. 5 x. Y isaxreat comfort to me"--D. b., Washington, 1. C Writes: ‘uy teeth very comfortable, and can never be al ef that I decided to try the ‘Crowning mineh pleased with the Crown Vt ed for me over three years gn. 1 cot Beef ine greatest invention of teage. “Tt will give Gie grea: pleasure iw have you reler to me io’ regard splendid work accomip ished. ours very truly, W. H. CHENEY, ‘S. Manchester, Conn. ‘References and circulars furnished on applicaon. CL. ANDERSON, D. D.S., aplt-im Gol 13h st PIANOS AND ORGANS, MOVED,TUNED (een paites by conivercat mee ot mouee ate prices, JOHN F. ELLIS € CO., 987 Yennsylvania avenue, : ‘Near Lown strest, CORSON € MACARTNEY, Bankers Gover Buiiting, 1419 Fs. Deposits, Loans, Exchange. Collections. Dealers in Goverument, District Bonds and all Local Securities Stocks and Bonds listed om the Stock Exchanges of New York, Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore Bought and Sold, ‘Orders in Asnerican Bell telephone Stock executed by wire direct from our office to Boston. Constant QuotcioNS OF this stock recelved. =) (re INE Latest OVED STYLE SS ~and most ‘comfortable ft Ina Aue Dress Shirt can be found at 908 Fost. now. HALL @& BAKNED. successors to ‘Thompson's Shirt Factury. apieim Jesr Now WE ARE SELLING A GOOD MANY LAWN MOWERS, A our LEADEL Is the eastest going, best-wearing and cheapest mac We have an Immense stock ot GARDEN HOSE, HOSE KEELS and GARDEN VASES. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, Oth street, Wood Mantels, Tiles, &e.; Plumbers and Dealers im Furnaces, Ranges. £6 ap20w.tb&t1p Sra & Owns, MERCHANT TAILORS, Corner New York Avenue and 10th st. n. w. Firsiclass Garments at Reasouable Prices a7-1i,1p® _aplsim kK {me | and for sale by JOHN F. ELLIS & CO., _SPECIAL NOTICES. _ (ee MCKENDEE M. F CHURCH, Masa ‘chusetts avenue, between 9th ‘and 10th streets n.W., ev. C HERnERT IICHAIRDSON, past Services’ daring the week ut Kixht o-cloc ‘Thursday, Kev. JULIUS SorEK: Friday. Re Siren: oa ERT IciGMaRDeos. Seats free and publicinvited. It ORS, GES JOBS G FieEMoNy WILL ‘uvely preside at the MISSIONARY RAL LECTURE This Evening at the National Kitles Armory. uw = ALL BOSS BAKERS ARE REQUESTED os o'macruraio lise nweon FRIDAY, Apri it 2 0 cloel ie ‘Wasurxeton, D. C1 April 28, 1886. ‘At a meeting of the Board of Directors of this Com- any/held this evering, the following preasnble and ted: ‘Whereas It has pleased Almighty God to take from our midst John Wan Riswick.a former president of this cumpany, and at the time of his decease one of its directors: He it therefore Eecotved, That in his death this company has lost oue of its charter members, Sst stockholder, ts firm und consistent upholder and defender in its most trying days, and ong whose euergy and indomitable Perseverance has been one of its most. poteut means OF success, ‘Revotved, That in the death of John Van Riswick this community has lost a citizen who, by his energy and integrity, has placed his uame among ts leading citizens aud enterprising men, whose departare front tet eave a Vold not easily ‘Alled. oYFesulved, ‘bat this board attend the funeral of oUF Accoased friend and companion us 8 b0dy- Resolved. That these resolutions be spread on the nanutes. Of this ‘boufd and. published inthe dally ra of this city, aud a copy thereof transmitted wo Sy eine ie GLEMERY, Vice President. at SLT. FENWICK, Secretary. fe : Washington News and Gossip. THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day contains a report of the mass meeting in this city last night of the friends of home rule 1m Ireland; the condemned murderers in the District jail preparing for death by the rope to- morrow; the oration of Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Ala.; a striker shot dead; tele- graphic dispatches, etc. The advertisements are classified as follows: Auction Sales, Edu- cational, Money to Loan, Books, Ladies’ Goods, Proposals, Dentistry, Dry Goods, The Trades, Houseturnishings, Hotels, Wood and Coai, Fam- ily Supplies, Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing Ma- chines, Financial, Pianos and Organs, Profes- sional, Specialties, Medical, Undertakers, Poto- mae River Boats, Steamers, Railroads, GoveRNueNT RECEIPTS To-pAy.—Internal Tevenue, $497,781; customs, $726,200. Tne New Curnese Mrxisrer, accompanied by three of his suite, in full regulla, and his interpreter, was presented to the President before cabinet eee! to-day by the Secretary of State, and presented his credentials trom the emperor of Japan. Rerrrep. — Ordnance Sergeants Martin Schacht and Chas. Wendell, Sergeant James Welch, ordnance detachment, and Private Hugh Jones, artillery detachment at West Point, have been placed on the retired list of the army. [RSS SIZES SATIQNAL BANK OF «WAG Sixers, DC. 20th Apris, 1886. ‘The death of Joux V AN KIswi direct Gee bank continuyusiy from its organization, and tor a long time its Vice President, baving been announced face eee to the sterling manhood, the sturdy and vigorwus char- acter, the clear sense of Tighe and justice, the fore- thought and capacity in irs, the unsullied integ- rity, and the frank and generous nature that consti- Table associate, and herel y convey to his family th rs REPORT OF THE CONDITION CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING Advances (loans) Premiums due. Stock dues. Personni property Valuation fees and iusurance, (Cash on hand. Profits and surpius. CO eee ne STATEMENT OF ASSETS OF EACH ‘THE ORGANIZATION OF THE A: First year, Noyember, 1550. Second sear, Novem! November, 1885. Seventh year (6 months), May. 1586... District of Columbia, City Ff Washington, 1, JNO. JOY EDSON, Secretary of the above-named Association, do solemuily swear that ove state- Ment Is true, to the best of my knowledge and belie! JNO. JOY EDSON, Secretar; scribed and sworn to before me this 2th, day of jOORE. jiacy Public. Correct sitet ox AS SOMERVILLE, President. FRED. W. PRATT RA" ita awouniy, Jee Com . TWO! * eleventh’ issue of stock ‘is now open for sub- scription. ie ‘Payments commence Ma; Office 917 F st.; open 8:30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. ap20-4t ieee NOTICE TO MECHANICS.— MESSRS (Fase uenry Diston & Sons, the celebraced saw: lusnofacturers of Philgdeiphia, bave donated to the Misshincton "Light ‘lautry air, throcgh Ie “i Schneider's Soo-of this city, a fine set_of sais Voted tothe most *Sfechanie of Washington, apaeot UTIFUL SONG owell, introduced and Miss” Zelle de Tas “Company. -Pabitshed 7 Pa ave, avzose” Voted to the most. popular at 10 cents a vote. <a is by Anuie Loals Th the Opera of Adina ‘vot the Boston. Ideul pera ‘Comp hear 10th st. CE 17 CEN Pharmacy, 1014 F st, ‘corner 11th dw. x ‘URE BE DELIVERED in Grace M. E. Church, th and Ssts_u. W. for the church debt fund, by Kev. _B. ¥. CLaKKSON, of Baltimore, oe EQUITABLE COOPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. ASSETS APRIL 15, 1886, $618,312.24. ‘Monthly payments are $2.50 per share. ‘$2,000 advanced on each share. Subscription for stock in the 11th issue and the first ment thereon can be made daily from 8:30 % m. to Bop mn at tne oalce of the Assebinton. O57 Fae | W., OF at the next regular meeting, May 5, 1536, 7 street n.w. Pamphlets explaining the object of the Association, its advantages, &c,, turnished upon upphi- atta ar the once. TOMAS SOMERVILLE, INO. JOY EDSON Seep, BIT atreee == THE DELEGATES FRO (Fe aiRerene companies mustered into the ser: vice of the United States tn April, 1461, are requested EVENING, At Shortest, Notuce. ap27tths5te J. WALTE! IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE (Se Sibrtict oF cesar, Henry Knight et al v, The Widow and Helrs of Froman 0. Ruight etal—No. 9742, Equity Docket 2. ‘This cause being. referred to me tostate among ather wings datibation ofthe share aid orion of roman O Knight tthe real estatesoid in this cause, hhotice ta hereby given that wil proceed to execute this order of reference on Wedueshnys the. 5th day’ OF May, 1880, at 10 o'clock ‘wm. atany. office nave United states Coare House, at which tue and place Silereditors of the suid ‘Tranin U- Knight und. gther Berson terested toh maid inttoution, ate re joested to appear and preseut their demands am Vouchers Jas. G. P. ‘apztatu.thtmyS (Re THER ‘meets ASSOCIATION “FRIDAY. EVENING, April 30th, iss6, at Ked Men's Hall, C st, bevweon’ Oth and. 7th SES, :pismember re reinvented to be present Business of great importance. “iy order of Associa ton. P2beoste) GEO. H. PADDON, See HE WASHINGTON CHKOSICLE HAS ‘removed its ofice tolts new andcommodigus Quarters af 08 Pst. iowa apzioee (eg ISBIAN MEETING SE" 4. public meeting under the auspices of the Women's National Iwliah Association of this. city ule Meld FRED AY EVE {SG. Apr 0, in hg itarian ‘chureh, corer Lith aid L strects, at gelock. Hon. Joseph K Mavwiey will preside. “Ad- dresses by Hon. Olin Weilborn, of ‘Texas lon. John ». Long, of Massachusetts: Hou. F. John Elis, of Loufsiaus: Mr. Herbert. Welsh, of Phlladelphis, and three Indians. Fire Cloud, a Dalsota: Batiste, a Yue: dio, and Bushotter, am Umaha. “All are invited. 427-34 Thome JAS CG NALLEY @ SON HAVE RE ‘mioved Faiut shop to 407 Mussaciiusetts av- enue nw. ap27se 2 BURNER VAPOR STOVE, $10; REST (ese rintoeae, Sictee tiles and uae figerators; Tisi Rooting. Plumblzg, Simonds \ Brics Menges and Culver Purnuces. JNO. 3 2126 Pe ave. Tel call, 064—2. (age OFFICE, oF COLLECTOR OF TAXES, ssentcr OF CULEMMIA, Wasitixorox, April 20, 1886. ‘The attention of taxpayers s called to the tax levied for the vear ending June $0, 1986, on Peal estate abd Personal property “The segund half of such tax, where not previ pald, will become due and payable ou the first of Rext, and if not raid betore the fret day of June case: ing shall thereupon be in arrears and delinquents and Pevaity of two per cemtum upon the uutoust tered Lanes Arresrios LATEST PARISIAN MODES IN TTAIR GOODS. MULLE AL J. PRANDI, 1300 ¥ Sraxex. LIA BANGS, ENGLISH BASKET PLAITS, (S XV BANGS, EVENING COLES UiES. Jiair Drewed and iaugs Suiugled —mibd-zine : Orr Door Srozrs. CRBOQUET—At all Prices, LAWN TENNIS LAWN Pool. AKCHERY—A few splendid bows af less than halt price. WM. BALLANTYNE & SON, v2 423 SEVENTH STREET. ‘shall be: and the saine,with other taxes due und in arrears, will be listed for advertisement and tax sale in the manuer prescribed by existing law. iy order of the Commissioners of the District of Co- ‘Attest: JOHN F, COOK, ap26-6t_ Hector of Taxes . C. (oe oT vr PBHINGTON 1s FLOODED WITH IT. Perhaps it is in your kitchen. Examine for self and be sure you are uot ‘adulterated It jooks: ‘Dut the unpleasant odor from It cooking wi "CASS A couvince you otherwise, Stak RAND LARD” Is GUARANTEED fURE Put up io all styles of packages Ask your Ryaud Whe hasn't it la stock send us your address ied yuu will be supplied, G. CASSARD &60N, Curera of the celebrated “Star Brand” art Mag ‘Hams and Breakfast Hacon, iuhi-3me MFORTERS OF FRENCH WINES, COGNACS, oO SL a Oreinary Frevel: as stor, ~ reundy $5.50 yer due Ali wines received directly, which Is a guarantee of ig purity. Vins F raucuis de toutes sortes en calmes. ic {Oe ROUX 2ST. BTLENME, 1747 Pa, ave, spid ime SSNS, AND, WAC BEDIN woop: , Attorneys-et-Law, Rooms Gunton Law bulldiug, 472 Louisiana 'ave. Complets index to all conveyances of Georgetown and ( Property and titles to such_made a specialty. => THE SWEDISH HEALTH. INSTITUTE t<y and movements fassages—Prof, NISSEN, ‘Sod 16th st. ad gentlemen Patients loth at, Ladies and gent a Tue BRITISH STEAMER ENCHANTRESS, which recently went ashore at Frying Pan Shoals, has been given permission to go into dry dock at the Norfolk navy yard for temporary repairs. N ALLOWED To LAND. A Wreckeb CninaMa: Acting Secretary Fairchild has instructed the collector at Norfolk to allow the landing of a Chinese seaman named Ah Fay, who was on the American schooner Frank M. Thayer, recked in the South Atlantle some months so. He was sent to Norfolk by the United States consul at Barbadoes, The Acting Secre- ry holds that there is noti:ing in the Chinese restriction act to prevent the temporary land- ing of Chinese. seamen in the ordinary pursuit of their calling. SAMPLES OF IMPORTATIONS To BE PRE- VED.—The Treasury department to-day issued instructions to customs officers to care- fully preserve proper samples of all importa- Hons of merchandise for use In case of possible ization as to classification under the existing tart law. AMONG THE PRestvENT’s CALLERS to-day Were Senators Whitthorne, Call and Butler, Representatives Sowden, Long, Holman, War- ner (Ohio), Dowdney, Henderson (Ii1.), Brecken- ridge (Ky), Price (with J. Sutherland, Wi sin), Wise, Shaw, Beach, Bliss, Springer, Ford (with L. FY Baker and D. H. Baker, of India and Geddes (with D, Caimings, of Ohio), tor Wm. A. Day (with J. V. Smith, Wm. B. Fluck and H. F. Hage: town, Va.), Frank J. Mott, of Denver, and Rev. Di u, of the Immaculate Conception ENATOR CONKLING AND REPRESENTA- TIVE COLLINS were among the counsel at a hearing given by Acting Secretary Fairchild yesterday with regard to the question of whether Appolinaris water should be admitted into this country free of duty In accordance with the former ‘decision of Secretary Folxer, who decided that it was a natural” mineral water and therefore tree of duty. Mineral Water manufacturers elaim that Appolinaris water is not a natural mineral water and want the case reopened, Tue RESIGNATION of William Fletcher as chief of the loans and currency division of the Treasury department has been accepted, to take effect June 1, and Mr. B. L. Miller, chief ofa division of the’ register’s office, has been detailed to act as chief of the former division until a permanent appointment shall have been made, po REsrovep. . Turnrr, of Tennessee, has resigned a $1,400 cierkship in the post- office department. cs ie SECRETARY MANNING was able to go driving yesterday and to receive a number of callers, among whom were Representatives Randall and Scott, of Pennsylvania, and ex-Senator MeDonald, of Indiana. It is "probable that the Secretary will ve able to leave the city early in the coming month, AxMyY ORDERS.—A gencral court-martial has been appointed to meet at Willet’s Point, New York harbor, on the 3d of May, for the trial of Sergeant Garret B. Benson, company C, bat- talion of engineers. ‘The court will be ’com- Posed of Cupt. John G. D. King, engineer corps; Assistant Surgeon Chas. Richard, ist Licut.s. W. Rossler, engineer corp d Lieuts. HE, Waterman, Irving Hale, C. E, Gillette, D. du B, Guillard, Wm. L. Sibert, JE. Kuhn and H. M: Chittenden judge advocate, ull of the corps of engineers. Leaves of Capt. M. L. Courtney, 25th intantry, and Capt. Cass Durham, 18th in- fantry, have been extended six months for dis- ability, The Telephone Investigation. TESTIMONY AS TO THE “N. Y. WORLD” ARTICLE. Mr. Gardner Hubbard, in his testimony be- fore the Pan-Electrie investigating committee yesterday, suid he had sent tothe Bell com- pany the article about tne Pan-Electrie com- pany which appeared in the New York World, The article had been given Mr. Bell by Gen, Sypher. rot. Bell was recalted and produced Gen. Sypher’s note to him, inclosing the article. The witness said he took the articles as a friendly offer by Gen. Sypher and had sent a copy of the matter to Mr. Storrow on the next day after he had received it. Gen. Sypher satd i his note that the article was compiled by his associate, Mr, EN. Hill, ‘The article inclosed by Mr. Sypher was then read and proved to be identical with he World publication. ‘The witness stated Mr. Storrow had told him that he bad not furnished the matter to the newspapers. Wit- ness had been anxious to insert an ariicle in the papers in his own vindication, and uad felt very much mortified when advised by Mr. Sorrow to relraln from publisiting anything In the papers pe: itigation, The American Historical Association. PAPERS READ AT THE SESSION TO-DAY At last evening's session of the American Historical asyeiation, Dr. F. W. Taussig, of Harvard university, read an interesting paper on “The Early Protection Movement and the ‘Tariff of 1828." At this morning's session the following papers were presented: “The Attack ‘on Washington City in 1814,” by Mujor General, Geo. W. Cullum; “Confederaie and Federal Strategy in the Pope Campaign before Wash- ington ‘in 1862,” by Col. Win. Allan, of Balti. more county, Md.; “The Value of Topozraplcal Knowledge in Hattles and Campaigns, with Blackboard Mlustrations,” by Major Hotchictas, of Staunton, Va., and “The Origin of States! Rights,” by President Welling. sinh Li The American Surgical Association. PROCEEDINGS AT THE SECOND DAY'S SESSION TO-DAY. The second day’s session of the American Surgical association was held to-day at the Medical Museum. A paper was presented by Dr. Harold C. Ernst, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., entitled “A Consideration of the Bacteria ot Surgical Diseases,” and a discussion upon the paper was participated in by Drs. 8. W. Gross, 3, Collins Warren, J. 8. Billings and N.Senn, ‘The program for ‘the afternoon session com: prised a paper by Dr. N. Senn on “The Surgery Of the Pancreas as based upon Experiments and Clinical Researches.” pa ‘The Eight-Hour Movement. THE MASTER BUILDERS KEITERATE THEIR IN- TENTION OF RESISTING IT, The Master Builders’ association, at their meeting yesterday, after a full discussion of the situation, reaflirmed the position already taken by them by the adoption of the following reso- lution: “That we, the master builders of the District of Columbia in convention assembled, belteve it to be for the best interest and for the weilare of the laboring classes in all branches and for all parties concerned to continue our nt rule of ten hours per day except Satur- lays, when elght hours shall constitute a day's work, und we pledge ourselves to resist all mands for a further reduction in the hours of labor, and insist upon our present rule which bas proved so beneficial to our mechanics and laborers and brought prosperity to our coun- try.” Aconference with the bosses was held last evening and the same decision reached. phan he Ascension Church Vestry. MR, DAVIS RESIONS—HIS SUCCESSOR NOT YET SELECTED, Mr, H.E. Davis, who acted with the members of the vestry of Ascension church in opposition to the rector, has resigned as member of the vestry, on the ground that as he held the same views as those who wero retired at the recent election it was that he should withdraw, ‘The vacancy will be filled by the vestry. There hus been no selection of a treasurer and war ‘the oliicer parish outside AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. FOURTH OF JULY CLAIMS. The Bill Passes the Senate. BILL TO RETIRE THE TRADE DOLLAR. ‘The Senate. In the Senate to-day a bill was reported favor- ably from the committee on public buildings and grounds authorizing the acquisition of an additional strip of ground for the post office building at Fort Wayne, Ind. It appropriates $9,000 for the purpose. ‘The bill was passed. THE FOURTH OF JULY CLAIMS BILL PASSED. On motion of Mr. Pike, the Senate this after- noon took up the bill to pay the Fourth of July claims, Mr. Hoar asked unanimous consent to dispense with the reading, except as to tho first section, Mr. Ingalls protested against the custom of passing bills without having them read, It was A practice that, to say the feast, Was. U Verge of excessive laxity, It was viclous and fraught with danger of mischief. He contented himself with uttering this protest. An amendment offered by the committee to allow the Merrill estate, of Mississippi, $67,000 for supplies, etc., taken during the War, was depated at ‘some lengih. ‘The loyalty of the clajmant had been vouched for by Ge. Grant. ‘The amendment was agreed to and the bili passed, THE P. 0, APPROPRIATION BILL. The post oflee appropriation bill was then taken up, on which Mr, Beck had the floor. He deemed it best not to have on this bill a pro- vision having nothing to do with the postal service, but looking soiely to the building up of our commercial relations, He only proposed to stand by the rule of the Senate and House. If we were going to launch into a new sea of legis- lation on appropriation bills we would have endless appropriation bills, He insisted that 1t was bad policy for the republicans to force on the administration provisions against which the President, the Postmaster General and the House of Representatives all protested. Mr. Hale asked whether any practical diff- culty would arise in properly ‘distributing the money providing Congress agreed on this pol- Jey of aiding in securing foreign trade, Mr. Beek denied that we would get any ad- ditional foreign trade ty means of this policy House of Representatives, By a vote of yeas 120, nays 97, the House to, day ordered that the clerkship of the commit. tee on public buildings and grounds shall be an annual office, Mr. Hammond, from the committee on the judiciary, reported a bill to ratify an agree- ment made between commissioners appointed by the states of New York and New Jersey re- specting the boundary line between those states, “House calendar. RETIREMENT AND RECOINAGE OF TRADE DOL- LARS, Mr. Lanham, from the committee on coinage, weights and measures, reported a bill for the retirement and recoinage of trade dollars, House calendar, ‘The District in Congress. PRIVATE CLAIMS, Charles E. Creecy, administrator of the estate of the late L. R. Byrne, has petitioned Congress to pass a law giving the Court of Claims final jurisdiction over his claim of $66,239 against the United States, arising out of an alleged in- fringement of the Schillinger patents for con- crete pavement in 1875 by the architect of the Capitol entering into a contract with G. W. Cook to lay the concrete pavement then re- quired for the improvement the Capitol grounds, ‘The Senate claims committee have reported favorably 9 bill to refer to the Court of Claims the claim of William Talbert, of thin city, for use by the governmentof his patented improve- ment for marine railways, now used at the navy yard, S ‘A joint resolution is pending in the Senate District committee providing that the United States, in favor of Wm. L. Dunlop, as trustee of the estate of George Lowry, late of the District of Columbia, shall forever release all right or elaim to any part of lot 13, in square 75, of the city, which fronts on the south side of Pennsyl- Vania avenue, Capitol Topics. A REPORT ON OLEOMARGARINE BILLS, The House judiciary committee have submit- ted a report on numerous bills to prohibit or restrict the manufacture of imitation butter. The report concedes the evil consequences to the producer of genuine butter and even to the ith of the people by the manufacture and f the spurious article, but denies that Con- gress has autbority to forbid it. There is, say the committee, no grant of power to Congress, in express terins or by fair inference, whieh would authorize it to pass any law to prevent the production of any thing by a person in a state of the Union. Congress may have, it con- tinues, some power over production in the Dis- trict of Calumbia or in the Territories, but the power to forbid the production of batter, or wheat, or tobacco in a state will scarcely be as- “d by unyone, The report analyses the powers of Congress with regard to. taxation ut declares that this power cannot be used merely to strike down a product or industry without abusing @ constitutional trust. They y 4 tax may be laid upon imitation butter it it be ne d for revenue, but cannot be im- posed for the sale of restraining or preventing its manufacture, THE OPEN SESSION RESOLUTION. An arrangement has been made in the Sen- ate to resume consideration of the open session resolution after the inter-state commerce bill, Mr. Blair's bill to pension all ex-soldiers and sail- ors who are now disabled, or physically unable to earn a livelihood, no matter whether the disability was incurred in the line of duty or not, and the labor arbitration bill shall have been disposed of. Senator Platt, who has charge of the open session resolution, assented to this arrangement, because he does not wish to an- tagonize the’ measures named. He believes that the sentiment in favor of open sessions is rowing all the time, and that & reasonable lelay can do no harm, AN APPEAL TO EX-CONFEDERATE SENATORS. In the course of thg’debate in the Senate yes- terday atternoon upon the provision in the Post office appropriation bill appropriating $800,000 to pay American steamers at the rate of one dollar per nauticul mile for carrying U.S. mails, Mr, Plumb opps led to ex-confederates w support the amendment, He could not see why ex-coniederates should want to vote money to buy British ships. If he had read the history of the confederacy aright, he said, the men who fought for ithad occasion tu de: spise, loathe and hate Great Britain, because, after making great promises to the vonfederacy, se absolutely deserted that cause just when help was most needed. Mr. Frye made a pro- tection speech, to which Mr. Beck gave notice that he would reply. ‘THE SEP ATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION yesterday confirmed a number of nominations to which no objection had been made. For a time Mr. Edmunds insisted upon having the report read in each case, but Mr. Plumb and others protested so vigorously against this as & waste of time tbat it was dispensed with. PENSIONS FOR DISABLED SOLDIERS, ‘The general pension bil, as reported from the Senate committee, proposes to allow pensions to disabled and depenaent soldiers in propor- Hon to the, rate of disablilty. Senator Van Wyck has offered an amendment to ce pension $8 « month in every case, and to defiue disability to be incapacity to perform manual labor, WAR CLAIMS OF STATES, Senator Hoar yesterday reported favorably from the committee on claims a bill to author- ize the accounting officers to adjust and settle the claims of any state for expenses incurred for the purpose of aiding In suppressing the ro- bellion. A CURIOUS PROTEST. against “the Mohammedan dogma of prohibi- tion” was presented in the Mouse yesterday by Representative Hopkins, of Illinols, It was ed by a large number of citizens of Illinois Whose ance indicate taut they setor Geet ongin. | “Jegus Christ of Nasareth,” say. the petitioners, “took the wine cup In’ His hand commanded men to drink in remembrance of Him, Mohammed, a slave-holder and polyga- mist, prohibited thie use of wine, maki hibition a dogma of his religion.” The petition- ers say they Wish to be proweted in their rights as Christian citizens, believing that Chi civilization is superior to Mohammedan civill- A TELEGRAM TO SENATOR CALL, ‘On reading the report of Senator Call’s speech. in the Senate yesterday, Col. H, R. Duval, the receiver of the Florida Ratlroad and Naviga- tion cony ‘at Jacksonville, sent: to Senator Gull denying authenticity in- terview on which the senator's was based, and’ disclatning seaponsibilliy tor the statement contained THE TREATMENT OF THE CHINESE MINISTER, A resolution was offered by Mr. Edmunds in the Senate yesterday, and agreed to, requesting the President, if not incompatible with the iblic int Piblic interests, to send. ct in te possi of the Government touching arrival and janding at San Francisco of the new Chinese embasy, MR. INGALLS ON THE MORMON MEMORIAL, In the Senate yesterday Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, after submitting some remarks on the Chinese question, asked unantmous consent to print in the Record, as a part of his remarks, a memorial which ‘had been presented from California on that subject. Mr. Ingalls said that a few days ago consent was given to Mr, Blair to print in the Record with- ‘out being read a memorial from the women of Utah. Itappeared, and Mr. Ingalls character. ized it as a “vulgar, profance, obscene and in- decent document,” and unless some Senator famniliar with the contents of documents which it was proposed to print should vouch that they Were fit to be read _by the American people, he Would not consent to their being printed.’ It was finally agreed to print the memorial as a document, ‘THE TRADE DOLLAR, ‘The proposed redemption of the trade dollar was again considered by the House committee on coinage, weights and measures yesterday. A roposition submitted as an amendment to the bill, providing that the amount redeemed should come out of the monthly bullion pur- chase, was rejected by a vote of 6 to 3, Repre- sentatives Bland, Lanham, Bynum,’ Felton, Norwood and McCreary voting against the proposition, and Representatives Seymour, james and Little in favor of it. OLEOMARGARINE. About fifty gentlemen, representing the dairy interests of all sections of the country, were to- day before the Senate committee on agriculture to advocate the taxation of the manufacture and sale of imitations ot butter, and their re; lation by the internal revenue bureau under a license system. Several pepo e. dairy- men and business men addressed the com- mittee, DAKOTA. The House committee on territories have ordered an adverse report on the Senate bill to admit the southern half of the Territory of Da- kota into the union of states, ———--+e+_—____ THE LIBRARY SITE. ‘The Value Assigned to the Property by the Tax Assessor. The bill authorizing the construction of a dwelling tor the accommodation of the Con- gressional library, which fivally passed the Senate April 8th, prescribed that if the com- mission created by the act should be unable to purchase the whole of elther of the sites desig- nated in the act by agreement with the prop- erty owners within thirty days after the pas- sage of the act they shall make application to the Supreme Court of the District to have the land condemned and damages assessed in the usual way. The time fixed by the commission for receiving the returns of property owners will expire May 4th. Thecommussion have so far received comparatively few returns to the letters sent to property owners requesting them to name their prices. "It is not thought that the regute asked will come within the $550,000, Which the commission is authorized by law to pay for the library site. . he bill proposes a8 the site of the library either the three squares lying between 1st and 2d streets east. and Bast Capitol and north B Streets,-or the corresponding three squares lying between 1st and 2d streets east and East Capitol and gouth B streets. By glancing at a map of the eity:one will see that the future of six squares is involved in the bill. East Capitol street divides these six squares of ground very equally into two parts, one on the north and one on the south, aud Ghe of these two parts or halves is destined to become the site of the new Ubrary building. ‘The respective owners of the property have been figuring for many days, neighbors have conferred, and the subject hasbeen quite thor- ghly canvassed. A proposition has been de by some of the property-owners in the th half that they pool their interests and offer the three squares on that side of East Capitol street for the sum ot $550,000, the amount appro) pand divide the sui pro rate to the’ values of the respective holdings, as estimated in the last. assessment, The total value of the ground and improve: ments In these three sqauares—squares Nos. 729, 730 and 731—aecording to the Last assessment Was $203,237, If $550,000 was paid fur tue prop- erty and divided among the owners according to their assessments each owner would receive 2.7 times the assessed value of his property. The total assessment of the three squares norih, or East Capitol street—squares Nos. 726, 727 and 728—is $255,277. And it $550,000 was paid for the property each owner would receive # little over 2.1 times the assessment value of his property, "In square 726, whieh 1s boanded by B street north, ‘Maryland avenue and let street, the assessed Vaiue of the land ranges from $1 to 70 cents per foct, the average being about 80cents. In square No.727,between Mary- land avenue, north A and 2d_sireets east, the assessed value ranges ‘from $1 to 40 cents per Toot, the average being’ about 7U%g cents. In squire 728, between East Capitol and north A, and 1st and 2d streets east, the assessed. value ranges from $1 to 15 cents per foot, the aver- age being 4815, According to the plat there are 41,363 square fect In square 726, 38,027 feet In'square 727, and 146,147 tect in square 728, In square No. 729, south of East Capitol street, lying between East Capitol and south A, and Ist and 2d streets east, there are 146,263 square feet, and the assessed values range trom 90 to 30 cents. The average 1s 47% cents, Square No. 730, between south A, 2d street east and “Pennsylvania avenue,’ contains 40,363 square feet, and the assessed values range from 60 to 30 cents, the average being 48% cents. In square 731, lying between Pennsylvania avenue, Ist strect east and B Street south, there are 41,777 square feet. ‘The assessed Vallues In this square range from 80 50 cents. The average is 61% cents, ee Major Small’s Debt to the Government. WHY THE HOUSE RELIEVED HIM FROM HIS RE- SPONSIBILITY, The House yesterday passed a bill to relieve Major Michael P. Small, of the commissary de- partment, U.S. A., from a charge of $3,780.63, standing against him on the books of the Treasury. 1n 1880 Major Sinall was stationed at Chicago as purchasing depot commissary, and his contidentlalfelerk,George Davidson,suc- ceeded in perpetrating & fraud which robbed the governinent of $3,600. Davidson succeeded in interpolating iuto the abstract of a purchase a false entry, representifig a purchase ot 7,200 tive-pound packages of dried apples, He'had been engaged in petty steals, and did that to cover ail his thefts. “The voucher was duly transmitted to Washington, but, of course, in the copy retained at Smail's office the talse entry did not appear, Subsequently Small purchased 1,187 pounds of dried “apples, and upon accounting ior the purchase at Washing. ton he was asked why he had made it,when his return ot provisions showed that he had a large supply on hand. ‘This inquiry startled the imijor, who instituted an investigation, and the fraud was disclosed. Suit was instituted against Davidson and judgment recovered. He made a full contession, and the House committee report that as the fratd perpetrated was of a character to deceive any person Small should be relieved of the debt to the government, for which he is held, ————_+e+_____ Alexandria Affairs. Reported for THz EVENING Stan, A SIGNAL SERVICE To THE CoUuNTY.—Tho district. attorney's office of Washington had business here yesterday aiternoon. “The U.S, signal service ‘desired a better road to Fort yer than itnow has, and the United States authorities were willing to make the road, but it became necessary vw condemn land for this purpose. Assistant District Attorney Taggert therefore presented the application of General Hazen for a new road, and made the motion for the appointment of special surveyors of roads Yo examine and report upon the route, and. Messrs. W. R. Birch, 8. B. Corbett and Jolin E. Febrey wore appointed for this purpose, ‘The road will be made during the coming summer, ‘and will pass through Arlington, FinE.—An alarm Was given shertly before one o'clock this morning fora fire at asmail house owned by Joshua Grauy, on Alfred street, near Gibbon street. The: thames were extinguished after the root had burned und the upper portion Of the honse been injured. ‘The ues ib about $300. Scuioot Tax Vors.—There will be an election in the three districts of Alexandria county on the fourth Thursday in May, to fix the rate of school tax next year. By a special act of the general assembly the people of Alexandria county are allowed, by a three-fourths vole, ‘to lovy a school tax of tity cents on the hundred, while in other counties no higher than twen cents on the hundred can be levied. ‘The peo} of the districts have always voted substantinily unanimously for a school tax in excess of twenty cenis, The city school board at its meeting to-night will fix tts requisition on the lly counell tgP the school iund of 1886-7. (ores. pion was arrested Franl benter’s drug store. ‘The tracks in some vi ‘on the floor showed the tread of a No.5 £0 that it Js supposed that the rob- ‘bery was by a boy, but there was no evi- denice spton aud he was discharged, gu D sizeot in Washingion, nes’ beeen tae i tout ‘Tontine ter C.' Harrison has bere 2 pate cobendieccanbag ‘The New York’ Avenue surface railroad strikers have went a comtsioine to Albany to endeavor to secareacharter to ran a line of stages on 3d avenue, THE CONDEMNED MURDERERS. The President Declines to Pardon Sommerfield and Lee. The President to-day declined to grant a Tequest for the pardon of Louis Sommerfteld, Who 13 to be executed to-morrow for murder. The application for pardon was reterred to him from the Department of Justice last evening. The President to-day also refused an applica- tion from the counsel of Richard J. Lee, who is to be executed to-morrow for wife murder, for reprieve of thirty days, that additional evi- dence might be introduced showing unsound- ness of mind. The President refused the ap- Plication on the ground that it contained nothing that had not been produced in the tes- ny. Fatlicr Ryan, the pastor of the Chureh of the Immaculate Conception, called upon the President to-day, and requested that the death sentence of Nardello, the Italian murderer, be commuted to imprisonment for life,on the ground that there were other men connected With the murder who were guiltier than Nar- dello; that while he may have been present and assisted in the murder, he was not the principal one. The President dia not give a definite 4n- swer to Father Ryan's appeal, but said be would look into the case beiore déciding. CHEERFUL TO-DAY. Both Lee and Sommerfield slept well last night, and this morning they were both in good spirits. Lee bid a friend who called to see him “good-bye” in quite a cheerful mood and Som- merfleid said to the same person when he said he was sorry for him: “It is all right with me.” ee THE CHURCH AND THE ‘LABOR PROBLEM. A Question Disenssed To-day in the Congregational Conference. At last night’s session of the Congregational association of New Jersey at the Tabernacle, Rev. Dr. W. H. Ward, editor of the Independent, read an interesting paper on recent explora- tions in Mesopotamia, At today’s session Rev. G. A. Montclair, N. J., read a paper on “ and the Labor Question.” Mr, Gates defined the present age as an industrial and com- mercial age. There was, he said, too much work done by the workers; too much leisure for the non-workers for their own good. The trouble was inequitable distribution, ‘The rich were richer than was good for them; the poor poorer than they should be. Even ifthe rich ‘ates, Upper he Church would consent to give to the poor from thelr surplus the difficulty would not be solved. It was not but Justice that was asked. The speaker thought the tendency was towards a more just distri tion; that never in the history of civil has ihe distribution been so nearly equ as at present; the trouble was thou; the progress was not rapid enough. Money and labor stand side by side, each begging tor the other and each helpless. Did any one think such an order of things had the divine sane- tion? The chief cause of the unequitable dis- tribution he believed to be unlimited compe- tition. In the industrial world under com- petition the best employers were practically at the merey of the worst. The greedy manu- facturer attained his object by cutting down the wages of his workmen, Iam speaking of the time,” said Mr. Gates, “when that could be done with impunity. It cannot be so done now, thank God, for the workmen has some- think to say, and'is saying it for himself. “How well he is saying I will not discuss here.” He traced the ills that followed all through the industrial and commercial chain by this action inspired by the greed of some man- ufacturer, Tue law of competition might be defended during certain stages of industrial progress, but it should not be for alltime. He described the next step in competition, the combinetion of employers. and money. When that combination was made labor must go down. “Labor then must have a champion or be its own champion; meet organization with organization, Purchasers were helpless, be believed, to lft labor outof the siough: He could see no help unless ifbor rose and de- fended itself. He saw no possible way to jus- tice except through labor organizations, “He believed the standard of wages could be de termined by labor alone. When the employer said he would buy his labor in the cheapest market he made a declaration of war against labor. The chureh,he thought, should recog- nize the good principles that "underlie these labor organizations, He would admit all the unreasonableness that crept in some time, but still it was @ good principle that” u derlay these organizations. Sometim: these organizations got into the hands of hot-headed enthusiasts and theorists; then It was the business of the church to help them to get into betier hands. Whichever side in the contest between capital and labor was vie ious, the difficulty would not be solved. Even Jay Gould testitled that unlimited competition tended to ruin business, theretore Jay Gould thought the Christian principle of pooling must be appeuled to in running railroads, Compe tion, the speaker sald, must yo. What cau t church do to help bring about a solution of the roblem? He had written to the bureaux of jabor statistics of twelve states and asked this question, but none had offered any suggestion, except that the church mightaid tie laborer by. utterances from the puipit. One of those to whom he wrote, replied that the church must step on a basis of broader humanity and try to teach employers the practical value of “the golden rule in dealing with their employes. ‘This man said ulso that wherever the em: ployer recognizes his duty to God as well as to rn et there were no labor troubles. He read trom the writing of Commissioner Wright, of the labor bureau, to show how hearties$ were the laws laid down by the political econo- mists, and how it was necessary for political economists to take humanity into considera- tion, The church can help by proclaiming the divine law of brotherly love, which was the direct opposite of unlimited and unscrupulous ambition, The cburch ean teach the manufac- turer the Jaw of brotherly love. When this law Was recognized by tue employer the difficulty was solved so far as the capitalist Was con- gerned. ‘Then the laborer was to be considered. ‘There was another side to the question, ‘The laborer must learn that his employers have righo rol Each must learn that the other is his Af ever there was a Lime tor practical ‘hing Of the doctrine of brotherly love it was in the midst of a social revolution that scems now to have set in in earnest. The chureh had @ rare opportunity to show that it had @ practical gospel etlicient for the salvation of the life that now is, it was a time for the pulpit toemphasize the Christian law of arbitration, as laid down in the 1sth chapter of Matthew. So fur as the principles of the Knights of Labor go, that organization was nothing buta great secular church, He did not think ministers should complicate themselves with the details of these matters; the church should stand for the great law of brotherly love. Ministers, he thought, should be outspoken. “The church must be hopeful, hever discouraged, It should be broad. minded; it should be studious on this actual problem. It must strive to apply the laws of God, as Christ taught them, to the labor ques- tion and all other: eng i The 1 was discus atsome length b; members ar the association. = 4 ‘The closing session of the convention will be held this evening, when addresses will be made by the secretaries of benevolent societies. ‘To-morrow the members of the association will call on the President, ‘The following are the ministers of the asso- ciation present; Revs, Wm. W. Jordan, Frank A. Johnson, Geo. W. Pack, Frederick PF’ Pullan, John L. Scudder, N. M. Sierwood (pres.), Geo. ‘A. Gates, Cary H. H. Pannelt, Chas H. Everest, Hugi O. Pentecost, Chas, Willey, Jeremiah E” Rankin, RichardG. Greene, Geo, N. Morton (pres.), Chas. L. Merriam, Chas. L. Goodrich, Monit’ S."Stone, Ansusty Seward, Gustay Newman, Henry Neili, Chas. Noble, Evan T. Grimiths, John U. Waguer, John Edwards, Jas. R. Danforth, Wm. F. Sioctim, jr., Wm. C. Jones, Stephen M. Newman, Geo. 31. Moore, Wm. T. Peel, Robert Nourse and Benjamin W” Pond. The lay delegates present are D. W. Deering, Samuel Schuyler, John M. Drinkwater, Garret D. Eckersou, Rev. J. P. Stryker, Mr. aud Mrs. OF, Wescott A. E Hopping, Hev. w. i. Theodore Price, Jas. Bell, Elliott Gil- bert, Sr, aud Mrs. Albert Turner,’J. M. Chase, W. L. Mason, James Long, F. © Van Remer, L.0. Sinith, W. H. Wanainaker, Henry Stockbridge, A. A. Lawrence, 0. F. Pres. brey,H. A. Hazen, 1S. Smith, W: ‘Jack- ton Warren G- Hearing, de i Gy 1 We G. Kinsley and G. A’ L. Mer- Henderson, Win. W. rifield. SS er The Lafayette Statue. AERIVAL OF ANOTHER MODEL FROM FRANCE, ‘The Secretary of War has been notified thata steamer St, Laurent. It is designed by Mons. A. Falgulere, of Paris, It was admitted free of duty and is e: toarrive here in a few days, when it will be with the other de- signs in the attic of the State department, CHIEF CRONIN TO RESIGN. The Commissioners Decide to Make a ‘Change im the Head of the Fire De- partment. Last evening Chief Engineer Martin Cronin, of the fire department,received a brief note from the secretary of the District Commissioners, stating that he was directed by the Commis- stoners to request Mr. Cronin to send in his resignation, to take effect on the 30th Inst. The Commissioners stated to a STAR reporte: to-day that the request for Mr.Cronin’s resigna- | tion refers to the position of chief engineer of | the department and does not affect his mem- bership in the fire department. The only cause for it, they said, was that they have come to the comgiusion that the interests of the de- partment promoted by a change. | he condition of Mr, Cronin’s health, they say, is not the best, and that since the severe shock he received, caused by his getting in contact withan electric ight wire some months azo, he has been seriously aftecied, and although improving he js far from being a well man. It is more than likely t not be pro- ‘vided for in some other capacity in the depart- ment, that he will be pensione WHAT CHIEF CRONIN SAYS. Chief Cronin, when seen by a Stak reporter toxlay, said he had not yet answered the letter orseen the Commissioners; but he would com ply with their request. He thought two days’ notice was very short." “I have devoted myself entirely to the interests-of this city tor eigliteen years,” said Mr. Cronin, “and if the Commis- Stoners think that it is to the interest of the | community that should resign, I have nothing to do but submit. They are the responsible | officers. ‘They are’ my sit duty to obey.” Mi the services’ he had paratus and taking every fire calamities. He thon; qualified for the positi for years past, and knew of no defect of body or mind to affect his eMctency as ehiet. In ali his eighteen years’ service, he said, he had never lost a day, except when exhausted by service at the United States hotel fire and when injured by an electric shock, M18 SUCCESSOR NoT YET CHOSEN. Commissioner Webb, speaking of Mr. Cro- nin’s case toa Srax reporter, said that there were no charges against the chief, Mr. Webb said he favored promoting some man now in | the service to the office of chief, as It would not | do to put an inexperienced person in that place ‘There had been, he said, no consultation among | the Commissior CHIEF CKONIN’S OFFICIAL CARI Martin Cronin entered the fire department eighteen years ago, and after two years’ service as an engineer was appointed to the position of periors, and it is my Cronin spoke at len ndered in ii recaution well | | Scotland, a correspondent w | turn tor home raie come rs a8 tO Mr, Cronin’s successor. | * Telegrams to The Star. —___ OBIESTIONS 10 THE IRISH BILLS. The Seatinnt in England and Stan, MORE AMERICAN PATIENTS FOR PASTEUR ———— Eight More Victims of the Renegade Apaches —o—— OF BRITISH OPINI DRIFT Mow Sentiment is Crystatizing Re Special Cable Dispatch to Loxpox, April 29. WF EVENING STAR, Above the clamor of the innumerable speeches and amid the yards of correspondence in every newspaper two Points with regard to the Irish question can be ected gradually grow First, the country, asa whole, will not tolerate the ¢x clusion of the Irish members from the imperial parliament; second, the outcome of the whole discussion will be to bring Imperial federatiot several stages neare private ax well as public sources I learn that Scotland will insist with one voice that the IRISH MEMBERS SHALL. REMAIN AT WESTMIN sTER. In fact, this point may be almost regarded as settled over Gladstone's head. The advanced liberals of both countries regard the chamber Proposed in the bill as entirely opposed to the Principle of popular representation. As regards » has been travel- ing there specially to Investigate Scotch feeling, and for whose care and impartiality I can vouch, Writes that the Edinburgh lberals, as a body, object to the home rale biil, not because itconcedes home rule, but because It concedes HOME RULE OF THE WRONG KIND or rather in the wrong w they want general system under which Scotland as well Ireland could 5 of the benefits of self they insist upon the at West- tales whose in the home The imperial federatic ken strong hold on the nd Is not represented at Westmins- ter now, they say how shall we be When OUF ¢ busi aments. AGAINST THE LAND PURCHASE BILL Scotch opinion is irrevocably set and English pinion is getting stronger. The resolutions assing everywhere are expressions of per- confidence in Gladstor respondent. writes toa lit ¢ that there Is great ad gratitude for Gladstor attributing to him th Almighty. Matthe “Nadir of Libe ntury, to WK "row, uch ‘Interest. “It begins by dwelling on the barren character of Gladst legisiature compared with that ot pat k leaders, and says the reason why Gin ot suc hitherto in the real high esmen is that he in truth Is not a statesman, periy so called at all, but NKIVALED PARLIAMENTARY LEADER and manager. It proceeds: “The project of giving @ separate parliament to Ireland has in the chief. During his sixteen years of experience in that city he has become prominently known ig the fire department chiefs of the | country. He has been instrumental in improv- | ing theapparatus in use not ¢ | here but in other citie: } ve been gener- | provements and suzgestic ally adopted. Under his administration the fire record in this city has been an enviable one, | A year ago his health sly ate an electric shock received trom a wire on a burning building. He has, however, partially recovered from this ill WHY MR. KING WAS DENIED AN INJUNCTION. As stated in yesterday's Srar, Chief Jus- tice Cartter denied the injunction asked tor and dissolved the temporary restraining orde granted in the case of Ferd. King against the Citi- zens’ Equitable Building associatic Washington. The oljject of the King was to enjoin the sale at property ington to satisty deedsot trast given y for moneys advanced to him by the ion. He asserted that there were errors in the statement as to his indebtedness and | asked the delay of the sale until an account could be rendered. Phe chief justice held that | as there was an admitted amaunt of indebted. nese there was no good cause shown for delay- ing the Sale and he declined t0 tie the property up pending the litigation in the case. ee Presentation Day at Kendall Green. PROGRAM OF THE EXERCISES TO BE HELD MAY STH. Wednesday, May Sth will be “Presentation day” at the National Deaf Mute college. The Program announced comprises an invocation by Chaplain Milburn of the House of Represen- tatives; orations by the graduates; an address by Hon, John A. Jameson; the presentation of candidates for degrees with remark by the | president of the college, and benediction by y. James A. Doonan, 8. J., president of Georgetown University. The graduating class ts composed of Olof as securi Hanson, Minn.;' James Henry Cloud, IL; Charles Orvis Dantzer, Ind.; Jobn Henry Dun- don, N. Y.; Albert Francis’ Adams, Iowa; Al- bert Berg, Ind., and Themas neh, Til, The reception committee is composed of Ed- ward P, Cle Marshal; Michael Gerald Me- Carthy, Isaac ‘Goldberg, Jo! Arthur Boland, Timotiiy Bh Henry Gross, John Elinet Staudacher, Francis Maginn and Harry Van len, Real Estate Sales. Jessie A. Sunderland has sold to Mary Wil- kinson for $4,404 a lot fronting 25 feet front on the west side of Connecticut avenue, between and S streets. Jennie E. Rosecrans and husband Isaac have sold to Julia A. Hotf, tor $8,500, a residence 20 | feet front on the north side of Jefferson place, which is between Connecticut avenue and 19th street. Mr. Charles Early has sold to Mr. David A. Windsor a lot curner New Hampshire aven and N street tor $5,000, Mr. Windsor wiil erect a handsome dwelling thereon for his son- in-law, Dr. Arthur Snowden, of Alexandr Va., who will occupy in on its completion an practice his profession. ——— Mr. John Van Riswick’s Faneral. The pail-bearers for Mr. Johu Van Riswick’s funeral, which will take place to-morrow, as follows: Active—Reginald Fendall, Jobin F. Ennis, A. Thomas Bradley, Wm. F. Quicksail, George J. Chapman, Frank Whiting, George E. Hamilton and Thomas Mohun, ‘The bonorary li-bearers are—Judge Cartter, Walter D. Bavidge, E. Kurtz Johnson, Jesse B. Wilson, Henry Polkinborn, Reuben Clark, Wm. Galt, M. P. Emery, George W. Corcoran, James L. Barber, 8. D.'Castleman and Wm. Ii. West. ee Tue “Prontem oF NeRvousNess.”—The meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union yesterday was in the interest of the department of heredity and hygiene, Mrs. Bovee superintendent, ‘There was a lange attendance, and Mrs, Dr, Winslow delivered an interesting and iustructive lecture on the “Problem of Nervousness.” The different organs of the body were illustrated by a ¢hart, and the various causes of nervousness plainly portrayed, She concluded with a graphic picture of an” ideal woman, clad in a beautiful robe, on which was the word “health,” and urged ‘her hearers to attain to this standard by obedience to thelaws of health, ——— Droprep DEAD IN THE STREET.—About 11:45 o'clock last night Col. W. H. Shelly dropped dead on M street, between'8th and 9th streets northwest. Officers Riley and Clements Temoved his body to his house No. 1141 sth Street_northwest. Col. Shelly was 58 years of age. His death was caused by dropsy. Pete ~ste THE W1Lt oF SAMUEL F. SHREEVE.—The will of the late Samuel F. Shreeve, filed yesterday, gives his estate to his wife for life, and directs that after the death of his wife his estate ve di- vided, one-hali to go to St. Theresa's Catholic church at Uniontown, to be disy of in such manner as its , Rev. Thomas Hughes, shall determine, and ove-liith of the residue « his estate to go to St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, ‘one fifth to St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum, oue- fifth to the House of in the charge o the Little Sisters of the Poor, and one-fifth to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He makes Bertie C. Shreve, his wife, and M. J, Weller, every fault which a project of state can It takes one’s breath away to esmien unding ment ets the Irish, i cut present state with the fresh. ve the set in their jon to the Irish m—to extend would be irre= BRILLIANCY AND ERVE OF IRISHMEN necessitate It, The proper public fleld for Irish+ man of signal ability is the imperial parlt at, He is good tor us there and we for him. He concludes by declaring for a provincial leg- isiature for each real and distinct party of Ire land. The probable course of events Is that Lord Hartington will place on the order book of the house of commons a notice proposing Uthat the home rule bill be read thatday six months, ‘This will be the technical method of opposition, and Chamberlain, Lubback, orGoscheu, will do the sae for the land bill, Sete — HE ACADEMY EXHIBITION. Pronounced the Poorest in Every Way for Many Years. Special Cable Dispatch to Tre EveNtNe Stam, Loxpox, April 29.—The press view at the Royal academy yesterday disclosed an exbibi- lion which by most of those present Was con- sidered the poorest in every way and the least remarkable for some time, The reason of this is evident immediately. All the best academi- cans either have no pietures at allordon t do themselves justice, while the worst are present, in great force. Leighton, the president, has @ notable statue, but uo picture except a ireza that is going ‘to New York. Merk: had nothing; Miliais practically nothing; Poynter nothing except the worst portraitot the year, while such artists as Frith and Herbert are cont spicuous. Burne-Jones exhibits tor the first Ume an’ academy “Eneld,” book 4; THE TRIBULATIONS OF GREECE. The Minister of War Resigns—The Com-* bined Flect to Retire. Ariens, April minister of war has ; d. His resignation is due to the fact that | did not coincide with the action taken by gues during his absence to the front, ors have approved the action of thelf uttives here in presenting the ultimate. um to the Greek government. Loxpox, April 29.—The powers, in view of; the willingness of Greece tosubmit to the wishes ot Europe, have decided to order the combined Hevt to retire from Greek waters, EIGHT MORE MURDERS. Gen. Miles Goes Forward to Lead the Campaign Against the Apaches. PANTANo, Aniz., April 29.—A telephone messaze received here trom John O'Dougherty, superintendent of the Total Wreck mine, states that forty Indians attacked Ricbardron and Gormley s rane, twenty iiles soutL west of here, early yesterday morning and killed eight persons, No further particulars have been re- ceived. Witeox, Aniz., April 28.—Gen, Miles left yesterday afternoon by a special train tor Crit- Tendon to personally aitend the campaign against the rencgades, More Paticnts for Pasteur. THE PERSONS BITTEN BY A RABID DOG aT PULLMAN GOING TO PARIS. CrrcaGo, April 29.—Mr. Perkins, of Pullman, Whose son Was bitten last’ Saturday by the dog which created such an uproar on Tuesday, bes started his party for Paris, having secured pas- rder Servia, which sails d t Saturday, Party, consist- ing of Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. F. B. Feit'and the tient, left for the edst at 11 o'clock Jast night. The second party leaves tor New York to-night, The patients will be Policeman John Cassen- brot, Charies O'Connell and John klingel. The expenses of this party will be paid out of & fund 0f $1,500, which Was subscribed in a tew hours yesterday by the people of Pullman, together With the $350 tendered to Officer Cassenbrot by the Hyde park police force. wo roe. Aneel Cherokee Legisiators Agitated. THE QUESTION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF THAT $300,000 LOAN MONEY, April 29.—A Little Rock, ‘spe cial say? jay's advices trom Indian ferri- tory say: ‘Cherokee legislature is greatly ayitated over the discussion of the bill relating to the distribution of $300,000 derived from Jease made of the Cherokee strip. According to Cherokee laws this money should be paid out er capita, under direction of tte national coun- cil, ‘The bill before the legislature provides that ‘the money sball be paid to Cherokees by blood, leaving out negrocs and adopted citizens, The measure 18 sharply antagonized, the oppo- sition claiming that the United States govern- Curcaco, his executors, HousED IN A FReiour Cam—About 10:40 clock last ni attention of Speci: cer Wim-Lyddane,of the delivery rard at the B. & P, R.R., was attract a freight cars, and ‘upon investigation them. They were locked up at the eighth pre- cinct station, when gave their names as ‘Andrew Johan, John, Seon, George Murphy, sa Charles Murphy, Edward ard. Edward Morris was sent days, and the were released on their personal’ nmi awe Ropperies REPORTED.—Some midnight and five o’elock this ment will interfere if the bill is ‘to pre- vent unequal distribution, and t the in- the adopted citizens. The full bloods