Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1886, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres, ‘Tae Evexrxo Stam is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on their own secount at 10 conte fo Sela oe Hic per menth” Copien at the counter! > ead nail postage pal sO Month’ one year. #6. siz months $3 Ss {Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. second clase mail matter} sbi: ‘Tar Werxty@Sran_published on Friday—81 3 year, postage prepaid. Afx months, S0centa £2-All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance pe paper aent longer than is paid for ates of advertixing made known on applicatiot Che ening Star. 10,470. Vor. 69—No. WASHINGTON, __ SPECIAL NOTICES. ~e=> IN THE SUPREME CoURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Holding a Special Term in Equity. ‘The United States of America va Marvin P. MOmRis and others—No, 103306, Equity Docket The object of the bill of complaint im th which is filed under the Act of Congress entit act to provide for protec United States in the Potomac River Flat.” approved Augnst 5, ISK6, is to establish and make clear Fight and title of the United States to the land Sater affected by the improvenents of the Porqmae Fiver or ite flats, in charxe of retary. of War. ‘which Iand and’ water in the bill itself {s described fe, beine included within the following metes and Beginning at the southeast corner of the square ‘aa square somth of twelve (12), of the City of Washington, in the District of Columbia, and runi-ie ‘slong the eart line of said square, beibg the ‘west line of twenty-sixth (26) street, one hundred, Sixteen and six tenths (116.6) feet, to’ the line of the ike and Ohio’ Canal bank? thence alonse. the canal bank, parallel to and about ten (10) feet south- Went of a row of sycamore trees, gouth forty-nine de- krees, fifteen minutes, east (3. 4% 15/ E.), eleven hun- red, seventy-four and three-tenths (1174.3) feet 10 & take; thence along said canal bank, paralle id Stout ten (10) feet- southwest of aaid row of sycamore trees, south sixty-five di thirty-seven minntes east (8.609. 30) FE. hundred, sixty-three Spd four-tenths (36:34) feet to a stake: ‘thence along ssid canal bank, parallel to’ and. about ten Cop fect southwest of’ said. row of south sixty-four d ‘eight ininutes east ( G'S? E.). six hundred and sixty (380.0) feet to, ‘said canal bank, parallel t p feet south of said row of sycamore north eighty-eizht decrees, three minutes gast UN. SRO 03) FE), thirteen hundred, nine and Bve-tenths (1309.5) feet toa stake. thenes alone said ‘bank, parallai toand about ten (10) feet ‘said row of sycamore trees, hei twenty-seven minttes rast ( STE) sever dred, Seventy-eight and ni 1s (778.0) feet to the southwest Une of Vininin svenne, between Seven enth (17th) aud Fighveeuth (1 Sth) street west, then .e southwest | ene five hundred, feet to the east line nee along said east ‘being the west line mg the iutervats 0 sare es of Reservation three eight hundred, thirty-two feet to astake; thence along n corner of square two hundred the crest of a Eundred and thirty-three. ( teenth CL4th) street and Mt ep wugution of tat line clcht hundred. uinety four stud var-teuthe (84.4) fect toastake near the middle of p street south: thence to the nearest point dn “the. shore ‘line of ‘the Powmac, diver, Hence with “the shore. line" of the. Potomac iver to Greenleat's Point at the southern extremity of the Arsenal Grounds; thence alone the east side of the 'Washinuton channel of the ‘Potomac Tiver in a Southerly, direction to Ure wharf at Glesboro Poin thence across te main chaypel of the Potomac aver ina westerly direction to the weat side of said chane Bel! thence alone the west aide of the Vingiuia channel Of said river in a general northwesterly direction, {o1- Yowiuse the meanders of said. chunnel to. point ii the West side of said channel from which the southwest Comer of Easby's Wharf bears uorth seventy-tune de= frees cust (8700 OO" BE): thence. across vaid chan. Belin’ the lie of the southside of anid wharf, north seventy-uine cast (N70 00" E) to the Seid apatiwest commer of the ‘aia hart; thence jong the south aide uf said wharf north seventy-mine cant (N. 789 00"), about two, hundred. ents ve and eizhttenthe (275.8) feet w the south Stest line of the square south of twelve (12). thence Blone the said’ southwest, line. of ‘said ‘agiuares one Routed, ninety ‘and. five-tenths (190.5) ‘feet Sortheast corner of said square. the place of beinninie he beariaice referred to” tn the forewcina description mg magnetic). and upon motion of Augustus S. Worthingtou, Attorney of the United States for the District of Columbia’ solicitor for: the: complainant, Aidarreeably to the provisions of sald act of Cou tress tis th's 26th day of November, 1886, OnDERED {itt all persons and corporations interested ip the sube ject: matter of fis suit or im the land or water included Sithin the said metes and bounds or in any part thereot De and they are hereby cited. and required fo appear in this Court on or before the third day of January, 1887. fo anewer the billof complaint im. abis case, and to net forth and maintain any fight, ttle, interest oF claim SSataty wach ergoue or corporation may have i th ‘aud thnt any. perso or rorperation a Rppear and litimate his her, or its claim on or before ‘ga.d last mentioned day shal} be deemed forever barred. from setting up oF malutaining auy rele, title, interest Orla in the premises. provided that a copy cf this onder shall te inserted’ ax an advertisement in the Bhenioe Star andin the Washington Post: two news Payers published. ii the: City of Washington inthis Bitte ior three weeks succonavely, bewiting On eth day of Noveniber, INU. ‘aalices p. JAMES, astice. Supply more families than an; we York. Central often, 1202 Stu w. Osices throuhout the city. Telephone Beet ects OF THE STOCK. r= ‘Masonic Hall Association sell Tei at avenue, MONDAY EVENING DECEMBER (-T860, ioe the election cf Directory at Ccfock. Polls open from 7 30.108 o'clock pain miv-mthatm» NOBLE D. LARNER: Retretary. PRIN COMBINATION, OF pg eee << A. 8. PRATT & SON ,™ present, No. 420 9th st. n. w., secoud story, giirtnce between’ Hayward & Hutchinson and CC Purvell's stores. All policies maturing will be renewed and kept in force until otherwise ordered by the insured. It : MASTER PAINTERS’ ASSOCIATION— Sc Thecreeniar inouttly meeting WA be held TUESDAY EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock, at Corcoran Building. _{d THOS "A. BROWN, President. <e=> ,,, Wastinaton, D. C., December 6, 1886, ‘To our Patrony and the Public: Owing to our place of business, 403 {ith street n.w., being en- rely destroyed by the fireof December 3th, we wish to state that the business will be continned with an en fire new stock ax soon as we can procure a suitable lace, of which due notice will be wiven, Until such te open forthe settiement of Lied with an; aire in the line of Wi dow Shades, &c.,at 1113 F st. nw. with promptuess as heretofore shown. Thanking you for past favors, and hoping to merit a continuance of the eine in the future, 1 ain fost trul ar JAMES B, HENDERSON, i HENDERSON. RY ADLER, AGENT, WHO |< Oth st. destrosed "by fire, ean be ound at 408 0th st., immediately opposite." "d6-6t pied 40 =>‘ SAMUEL S. SHEDD, Whose place of business in the Lincoln Hall building, which was destroyed by the fire Sunday morning, is temporarily located at 438 9th st. n.w., where he is prepared to promptly attend to orders for Plumbing, Gas-fitting, Heating and Tinning. a6 MUTUAL FIRE IN- 4. ave. n. w., Washington, Policy holders are hereby new their insurance on oF before the las MONDAY in December, 1680, for the year 148; ‘The rate of interest’ on ali renewals will be one (1 Ret Get on the premitm notes. PLEASE ATTEN! ‘© YOUR RENEWALS BEFORE THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND THUS AVOID THE CROWD. 6-19 J. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. _a6-6¢ ‘in the firm of Dopsox & DrEBLE I wish to also act as ceneral Insurance Broker. 6-3 NO. MeL. DODSON. friends and the public that I will still tions addressed to the eare of either. Mr. D se Wasutxaton, D.C., Dec. 4, 1886. Berne partnenhin <—- HAVING DISPOSED OF MY INTEREST wuklin Ths. Ci Franklin Tus, Co, will be promptly ‘atentied 4. existing ‘under ihe Arm of Dopson & Dexure, doing busi and Insurance Brokers at the abo was dissolved this day by inutual consent. retiring from the firm. J MeL. Donsow in the above firm, the business will hereafter becomiucted at the above number by. the undersigned, Who wishes to express his thauks for the Jatronage extended the old Brum and asks a conunnance of the Same. ‘Respectfully, We RILEY DEEBLE.dG-lm <a> IN ANSWER “TO WHOM IT MAY CON- — CER Wherein it states that Unio No. 190 is the only Car- peters’ Union recognized by: the Brotherhood of Car- fers and Joiners: “Fo the Public and to All Trade ons--Be it known that Union No. 1, ‘of Carpenters Joiners, does hot recomnize Unio! No. 100 ast eeaily oncanized body, belie oneailized by suspended i “Titey haveno representation In te Federation of Labor anions, aud thelr card isnot recognized by Union No 1. By ofder of the Union. ie EDW. HUMPHREY, President, G. C. HOUGH, Secretary, asst Washington News and Gossip. GovERNMENT Reczirts To-pay.—Internal reve- ue, $678,739; custoins, $406,600. APPEAIS FROM THE Lanp Orrice.—Appeals from the decisions of the Commissioner of the General Land OMice will hereafter be referred to First Assistant Secretary Muldrow instead of to Assist. ant Secretary Hawkins, as the work connected with the board of pensions appeals occupies a great deal of the latter's Une and attention. Con Por, of the engineer corps, paid a fire tug $48 for saving the government wharf at Fort Wayne, Detroit, from destruction by fire. The amount has been disallowed by the accounting Officers of the Treasury on’the ground that it was, a disbursement not authorized by law without Dist having ‘been duly advertised for competitive A Naw Navat Puison.—Commander Schley and Col. Remy, who went to Boston last spring to in- spect the buildings in the Charlestown navy yard, with a view to selecting one of them asa naval Rison, to replace the Cob Dock guardhouse in. the New York navy yard, reported that a new prison Was necessary, ‘and’ that the coopers’ buflding in the Boston navy yard was the most suitable for the p Secretary Whitney has approved the recommendations, and directed that such work as might bedeemed necessary to put the building in condition for the confinement of prisoners be at once begun, Tue BELL TELEPHONE Case.—After consultation of attorneys in the Bell Telephone case, at Judge ‘Thurman's residence in Columbus, 0., Jeff Chand- ler has returned to Washington. ‘The government counsel will take the case directly to the United States Supreme Court. Owing to the Bell com- any being. a Massachusetts corporation the sult Was not brought: in that state in the first place, and counsel do not desire now to go there, it being sald that ‘the company has never lost a case 1h at stat Krxa Huuprer, of Italy, has sent to President Cleveland a copy of the edition of Dante recently printed for Victor Emanuel, Italian prince royal. ‘Tue Leave of First Lieut. Ebenezer Swift, 5th cavalry, has been extended two months and sev- enteen days, and the leave of Post Chaplain Jas. 0. ‘Rayner extended, two months. ‘Mrs. CLEVELAND did not return to Washington on Saturday, as was expected, having decided to ‘stay in New York a few days longer. She will re- turn to-inorrow or next day. ‘THE PRESIDENT's ConDrTION 1s practically what it has been for several days past. It is thought, however, that the rheumatic attack, which has been more painful than serious, has nearly run its course, and that he will soon be himself again. ‘THE RECENT INVESTIGATION by the board of re- gents of the Smithsonian institution of the charges Preferred against Mr. George Boehmer, in charge of the foreign exchange, by some of his colleagu has resulted in his complete. vindleation. The charges Were of an entirely personal nature. <qg=> ELLIS, JOHNS © McKNIGHT, ee Pr ionN ys AT LAW. 1416 F Sr. N.W., Wasiixaton, D.C. E_JOHN ELLIS, JOHN JOHNS and DAVID A. McKNIGHT have associated themselves together for the practice of Law before the Courts, the Executive Departments, and Committees of Congress. a4. = EQUITABLE ‘CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. Monthly payments ‘81,00 advauced on each share. Subscriptions and payments on the 12th jssue of stock can be made daily #rom 4:30 a. m. to 4:30. p. BL; atthe office of the Association, 17 F ‘Pauphlets explaining th the association furnished mpon application. ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE, President. EDSON, Secretary. 20 = Gronarrows, ‘NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER- SilIP.—The partnership heretofore existing under the hame and style of JOSEPH & 3. E. LIBBEY. has been ved by reason of the death of Joseph Libbey. ‘The [Bhdersiened, an Saryivinue parther, s authorized to set- Ue the businews of said fr J-EDWAMD LIBBEY, Surviving Partner. ‘The undersigned having purchased the interest of the late Joseph Libbey in and to the Lumber and Stoel in trade of the late finn of Joseph &3.E- Libbey, aiid Ravine aeded largely to. the eaid stock in trad will coydiact fhe Lunes Dnalnenn all te branclie at the Sidstand, § ater wt. Georgetown, D0, unter {ue nameof 9 EDWARD LIBBEY ay Nerve ‘and. mst ‘at CEN'S C¥, 1429 Pennsylvania ave, in Bottles or on dranght with soda water. 5. GAS FIXTURES. ‘GOODS. VERY ELEGANT PATTERNS. VEY LOW PRICES .G¢ GIFTS, NEW FENDERS. fee :W ANDLEONS. 20, “581 lothst_ nw. ‘M. POINDEXTER & CC ARCHITECTS, Removed to 1505 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, Kenting apd Collecting of Rent a specialty, seaeey to Lean on approved real eaate security. By 2 Special Tera a District Court of the United = ‘In the Matter of Condemnation ‘sib Upon considemtion of the petition of Matthew @. Emery and Seymour W. Tullovk, trustees for fesbele T. Cracin, claiing the sum of twenty-three thousand seven hurdred and forty-six dollars and eleven, cents (32:0 746-11), assessed by the Jury herein as the vals cf parcels Nos. 10, 11-and 12 Gred and thirty-one (731), bein 3), and sub-lots lettered “g” and “hin sald square, is this est day of December, A. D- 1886, on noted Qf cordon & Gordon, proctors for, the petitioners, or. ered by the Gourt that Jolt Kimball, trustee. and the heirs of John Holohan, or their lewal representatives and all persons claiming adversely to anid Matthew Ennery tnd Seymour We Tullock, trastees for Isabelle Cragin: show cause on or before the SIXTEENTH DECEMBER. A. D. 1886, why the prayers of gf Land for Congres- f fuare No-seven un- lot numbered three DAY OF said petition should not be granted and the said mone; paid as therein prayed. Provided a copy of this order published every day (Sumday except Prior to the said sixteenth day of December, in some Rewsyaper published in the District of Columbia, CHARLES P. JAMES, Justice, A true y. Test— ‘R. J. MEIGS, Clerk. se Be 0 Comson. irtier SY Bock Ee, CORSON & MACARTSEY, ‘Bankers and Dealers in Foverument Bonds. Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections. Railroad Stocks and Bonds, and all securities listed on the Exchanger of New ‘York, Pliladelphia: Boston Sid Balthiaore bought and seid A specialty made of Investraent Securities. District ‘Bond surd ail Iaeal RalirvadsGes, Lusurauce aud Tele: Dhoue Stock deait tn American Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. au7 New Your EVENING TELEGRAM. (CHRISTMAS NUMBER. 16 Pages Handsomely Ilustrated and Pictorial Supplement WILL BE PUBLISHED EARLY IN DECEMBER LOOK OUT FOE IT. PRICE ONLY 10 CENTS. ORDER IT OF YOUK NEWSDEALER. 1-2-3 apres, Arres X ESE PASS “HODES IN FINE FRENCH WHEE Md ERASE 309 F RUSSIAN ia ENGLISH “Bs ‘PLAITS, THE ZPPHINE AND SAGAS BHATDS: Hair Dressing by the tuo’ ‘ial attention to piecing of Bridal Vella, “OOM Special attention. Buass Axvmoss, BRASS FENDERS, BRASS FIRE SETS, PORTABLE GRATES. HAYWARD & HUTCHIXSON, 4 424 9th street. Tue Proor Or Tue Proviso. Electric Hair Restorer is the ouly reliable root and herb tonic iu existence free from lead, sulphur or Fe, STOCKHOLDERS MEETING A MEET- &~ ing of the Stockholders of the Virginia Mar- dle Quarry Company will be held at the Oftice of B. B. NOLAND, Esq. in the town of Middleburg” London $g3R4y; Nipgnia ae 12 o'elock ms, on BATURDAY, the ‘December, 1886. WILLIAM H. PAYNE, President, CHAS. P. JANNEY, Secretary. 30.1 al-eo5t So 3 ‘TO BRICK MANUFACTURERS. ember 30. 1880. HOFFMANN KILN, in universal use in Europe tiles, etc, saves two- fashioned kilns. ions furnished by: Government Architect, n22-lawti No. 7 Kessel st., Berlin, Germany, NEW BUSINESS 1885, 896,000,000. SECURITY. SECURITY. SECURITY. PROMPT PAYMENTS. NO LITIGATION. No technical defense against the payment of claiins. ‘THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The largest, safest and best company in the United THE for burning all kinds of bricks, {hinds ‘of “he fuel required in Drawings and specific FRED. HOFFMAS States Endowment polic tine policies, Life Children's endowments clesete besos "he beet holiday git horoGer wit fe best holiday. 2. Exandne our plaum look iuto our, business met best policy in ‘ Incontestable.” Now-forfeitable.” * “° JOSEPH EOWES. HA. HALL, BOWES & HALL. si Igunblaand Maryland: wer® 40F the District of Co- sean Protection to, your fay in cane of death aud a Competence, 1dr yourse : ‘Write for estimates or call at our office for circulars a BOWES & HALL, 1326 F st. n.w. "MAS PRESENT FOR MEN. HALF DOZ. FINE SHIRTS TO a ig p>, NATIONAL JOCKEY CLUB-THE AN- ‘nual meeting of the National Jockey Club, for the election of officers to serve Quel 7 and the transaction of other business, will be held at tueclas Rooms, 40th street and Peunsylvauia avenue (Veruoh Dusan DAY EVENING, December, th at “TOWNSHEND, president HD. McINTYKE, secret Fe=, BOL —MR. JOHN E. inventor an sacidis and Manele Beater: ie hortheast corner of 7th and E streets northwest where be will be pleased to see his friends, and also give tee fustructicn to all in the use of Lis inventions restoration of health. ey oe Bee BENE Co No. 60, Ostober Term, 1886. Hesay E. Davis, Adiuiuistrator dbow of Purp B. FR ea ee Taal Mr. H. E. Davis, of counsel for the appellant, sug- sented the death of John J- Ress the appellee ta be spit the ea fot ep Uo ape Seine rtce dr eos ter fhereupon, Itis Bow a noat tometer that ite por herons ate Bosco geri stal ylamtarty teens of this court, the appellant shall be ‘entitled (6 2 he cope epeetnnt alt fe Then next en. JAMES H. McKENNEY, Clerk Supreme Court U. 8. ‘JNO. MORAN, 2126 Has s lange force of xood mechanics to Attend ‘to repairs Of Latrobes, Furnaces and PPR bt Bib Sexton's aus Estubee. “Bimond’s brig: Co. Shiver Fepuaces and A. Cox Stove Co.'s splendid Ranges | ee a E C, GARDNI ITECT, = No. BUILDING, _26. _1424 New York ave. ee eae ie Fears Pe linaer =n ay ‘No APPLIcaTiON BLANKS for the examination for temporary service in the signal office, to be held. Su thesth instant, will be given out by the civil service commission after to-da} ‘Tue Contract Fo BUILDING GuNBoaT No. 1.— It has been virtually decided that the contract for Dullding gunboat No. 1 will be given to Cramp & Sons. ‘They were the lowest bidders, but their bid included their own design for machinery, and the matter required ‘some ‘consideration betore it should be finally decided, ‘NAvAL Onpxas.—Lieut. T. Dix Balles ordered to special duty at the Smithsonian Institution. Pay- master Geo. D. Griffing, to duty at the Delaware River ship building company’s works, December 1. Past Assistant Paymaster Geo, A. Deering, to the Tne Monongahela, at Coquimbo, Chill. Lieut. J.V.B.Bleecker has reported his return home, having been detached from the Hartford, Novem- ber 6, and has Cet Re on waiting orders, Pay Inspector L.G. Billiny detached from the Delaware River ship buil ny’s works, Decmber 7, and ordered to special duty at Wash- ington. Paymayster H. G. Colby, from the Mo- nongahela when relieved, ‘and ordered home to settle accounts and then walt orders. Decision For THE LovistaNa Lorrery Cox- Pax¥.—A decision was rendered by the United ‘States Supreme Court to-day in the tax case of the city of New Oricans against the ‘Louisiana Low cee ad (or ig an injunction to restrain ‘the city ‘and the bard assessors from agsessing and collect- ing them "upon it violation its charter. ‘This court holds that the tax complainad of 1s pro- hibited by the terms of the contract contained in ‘the company’s charter, and uftirms the decison made by the circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Louisiana. The opinion ‘Was delivered by Justice Matthews, — oo THE DISTRICT ESTIMATES, ‘The Commissioners Send a Copy of ‘Them to Congress. ‘The District Commissioners sent to Congress, through the President to-day, a copy of their esti- mates as originally submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury, and in explanation of this action to- day appended to their annual report the follow- ing paragraph: “The Commissioners also furnish a transcript of their estimate for the amounts necessary for the Support of the District government for the fiscal year ending June 1888, the original of which ‘was submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury on the 30th day of last September. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has, for the last two years, forwarded to Congress the estimates as modified by him only, and somany inquiries are made by inembers Uf Congress a8 to the Commissioners’ views in regard thereto that they submit a aero their original estimates, in Order that it’ may be seen whers the fee of the Secretary and the Commissioners premises differ.’ Appofintment by the President. GEORGE A. ALLEN TO SUCCEED DISTRICT ATTORNEY STONE. ‘The President has appointed George A. Allen to be U. 8. httorney for the western district of Penn- sylvania, vice Wm. A. Stone, suspended for offen- sive ip. ‘The President signed Mr. ‘Allen’ comileston saturday’ eveulng. in Spite of the Attacks. REPRESENTATIVE FORAN SAYS THE RESIDENT 18 GROWING IN POPULAR FAVOR. “That’s a very severe attack upon the Prest- sdent,” remarked Representative Taulbee, of Ken- tucky, a he pointed out a newspaper article to several Congressmen. “They may attack him as much as they please,” replied Regret Foran, of “ua with 2 : io people aif ene time.” ——see__ ‘The Lincoin Hall Fire. ‘THE BURNED OUT BUSINESS MEN were busily engaged to-day in locating themselves in new quarters. A. 8. Pratt & Sons dug out their ‘safe from the ruins and found the contents unin- ured. They secured, an office at 420 oth street. ir. Adler, whose ‘sald to be very esti mated at: ys tn Seaton hall, across the street. Mr. Shedd {s located ut 428 9th'street. Prof. and Mrs, Spencer have quarters at the Wav- erly and this morning their business college was going on a8 usual, only in more limited quater, ORIGIN OF TRE FIRE. Mr. A. 8. Pratt was inclined to think this morn tng, in talking with a Stax reporter, that the fire was not due to defective heating apparatus, as that was entirely new. He thought that the fre o ited in nt lumber room, beneath the stage, ‘While not positive, he was inclined to think that the building was set on fire. ‘The insurance the fire was due to the theater sake building. |A3 soon as the theater was started rate of Was advanced $40n the thou- NOTICE FROM THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. Building Inspector Entwistle has addressed a letter to A. 8, Pratt & Sons, agent for the burned Dullding, stating that the walls are in danger of over, him to have them AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. SCENES IN BOTH HOUSES. READING THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. PLORAL TRIBUTES TO SENATORS. At the Senate end of the Capitol’ the throng of first day visitors not so large as on many for- mer occasions of the kind. In anticipation of a crowd, a good many ladies were on hand early, and waited patiently for the opening of the gal- lery doors. By the hour of noon the galleries were comfortably filled. ‘Some of the Senators were remembered by friends with floral tributes, among them Messrs. Voor- hees, Kenna, Harris, Blackburn, Maxey, Camden, Vest, Miller, Cullom, Frye and Slair. OPENING PROCEEDINGS. Precisely at 12 o'clock President Pro Tempore Sherman, with a rap of the gavel, called the Sen- ate to order, Forty-nine Senators were present. Senator Mitchell (Pa.), who was ania i during the last session, was In his seat, having appar- ently recovered his health. Resolutions were adi fixing the daly hour of meeting at noon; informing the House that the Senate was ready t6 proceed to business, and for the Sppotniment of a committee to wait on the lent for the like purpose, Messrs. Kamunds and Saulsbury were appointed such committee. ‘The credentials of Senator Williams, of Call- fornta, were presented, and the oath of office Was BILLS INTRODUCED. Several bills were introduced and referred, among them the following: By. Mr. Call—For the forfeiture of the Florida railroad grant of 1856. By Mr. Voorhees—To amend the charter of the Washington and Georgetown Rallroad company. By Mr. Saulsbury—To amend the charter of thé Capitol, North O and South Washington Railroad company. ‘Recess was then taken for ten minutes. THE MESSAGE RECEIVED. ‘The recess was extended to twoo'clock, at which hour Senator Edmunds reported that the joint committee of the two houses had waited on the Prefident, and that the President had asked the ‘comunittee to congratulate the Senate and House on their safe return to the Capitol, and to siy that he would communicate with them in writing sereupon th eived, and its ereupon the message was rec reading was begun by Secretary McCook. House of Representatives. For an hour before noon to-day the floor of the House presented an enlivening appearance. Groups of members crowded the cloak rooms and block- aded the aisles, chatting, laughing, exchanging congratulations on success in the recent elections, or condolences upon defeat. ‘Thecitizensot Wash- ington, undeterred by the, unpropitious weather, crowded the galleries and looked down with inter est and amusement on the scenes that, were belny enacted below. ‘The executive and diplomatic gal- lerles_were, however, conspicuously empty. ‘The desks of various members were adorned with floral designs, those presented to Messrs, Hamer (Pa.), and Wilson (West Va.), being very elaborate, ‘The Speaker's desk was handsomely adorned. While congratulations abounded, those offered to Mr. Hewitt were apparently the most earnest, and he Was kept busy 3 hands with political friends foes, an At precisely 12 o'clock Speaker Carlisle rapped tne House to order and the enaplain delivered the prayer, in which he feelingly referred to the deaths of Representatives Beach ‘and Arnot, and invoked the Divine supervision over the proceedings of Con- In obedience to the direction of the Speaker the clerk proceeded to call the roll, when 241 members responded to their names. ‘On motion of Mr. Morrison (Iilinols) a resolution ‘Was adopted directing the clerk to inform the Sen- ate that the House Was ready to proceed to busi- ness. On motion of Mr. Reagan (Texas) a resolution ‘Was adopted for the appointment of a committee of three members, to foin a similar committee ap- pointed by the Senate, to wait upon. the President and infor him that Congress wasready to receive any communication heimight destre to make, Messrs. Reagan, Breckinridge (Kentucky) and Reed were appointed as such committee, NEW MEMBERS QUALIFY. ‘Mr. Hewitt, (N.Y.) rising to a question of privi- Jege, asked that Mr. §. 5. Cox should.be sworn in asa member of the House to fill the vacancy occasioned by the. jon of Joseph Pulitzer. He stated at the same time that the formal cer- Uuneate of Mr. Cox’s election had not yet been re- celved. No objection was made to Mr. Cox's qualifying, and his personal popularity was manifested by" {the round of applause wnich greeted his reentry In legislative life. Messrs. Henry W. Rush, of Maryland, and Henry Bacon, of New York, also'appeared at the bar of ‘the House and qualifed—filling the vacancies occasioned by the deaths of Willfam H. Cole and ‘Lewis Beach. tat 2250 o'clock a recess of thirty minutes was en. ‘A furthur recess was then taken until two orclock. READING THE MESSAGE, ‘Upon the reassembling of the House, the com- mittee appointed to wait upon the President an- nounced that it had performed its duty, and that the President would communicate in writing with Congress forthwith, Mr. Pruden, the President's secretary, was then announced, and presented to the House the Presi- dent’s annual message, It was immediately read by the clerk. ‘The District in Congress. ‘TWO STREET RAILROAD BILLS. In the Senate to-day Mr. Voorhees introduced a ‘bill to amend the act of May 17th, 1862, and all ‘acts amendatory thereof, to incorporate the Wash- ington and Georgetown Railroad company, so as to authorize that company to use in the operation. of its road or any portion thereof, as a motive power, electricity and cables Propelied by steam. or other power, or either of them. For this pur- Pose the company 1s authorized to acquire such Teal estate as may be necessary for buildings and machinery, to make all necessary excavations, and to lay temporary Cina during all work incident to the alterations. The route ts au- thorized to be changed as follows: Commencing at Ist street west, at Une present tracks at the in- tervening street north tO Delaware _ avenue; thence south, along the east front of the Capitol to connect with the present trackson B street south; and also commencing at 15th street and New York avenue, at the present tracks thence along 25th to I, along I to connect with the present traci on 14th street. ‘The company fs also authorized to construct a double track, commencing at 17th ‘street and Pennsylvania avenue, running thence along 17th street toG. Along G to- 26th, along 26th to Be bers avenue, The cars may run at a speed nt to exceed ten miles an hour, For the purpose of these changes the company is al- thoriztd to increase its capital stock by thesum of $2,500,000. Referred to the District committee, ‘Ar. Saulsbury introduced a bill to go amend the charter of the Capitol, NorthO and South Wash- ington railway company as to authorize it to use electric or cable power. It empowers the company to construct single or double tracks, beginning at the present track at 14 and B streets southwest, running thence along B street southwést east wardly to 12th street southwest, thence to connect ‘with the present tracks on 12th street. The capi- tal stock may be increased to an amount not ex- ceeding $1,500,000. “Referred to the District com- WHAT CHAIRMAN INGALLS OF THE SENATE DISTRICT ‘ COMMITTEE SA¥B. Senator Ingalls, in conversation witha Srar re- porter to-day, said that the District committee will go right ahead with matters of local interest, ‘The committee will probably meet on Friday of each Week in accordance with its custom hitherto. ‘Mr, Ingalls added that his desire to jote the interests of the District and it le, 18 unabated. He says he will Hous or public or private interesecand shag ie jons of put vat ‘and that the ‘cominitcbe will bo accessible to. persons who hie Suggestions or complaints r. Wi! to questions that have agitated the communities late, the Senator said hé had not yet had time or Sppértunity to inform himself upoh any of these ‘THE GAS QUESTION IN WASHINGTON AND WEST WASH- Mr. Spooner, chairman of the Senate sub-com- mittee, in the reduction of the price of gas told a ‘Star reporter that it is his intention to press the bill to final action, He said: “Representative Price, of my state, is dt and I Pe cngpelede bake a tp te eieaaa, a tention to the gas subject rae ded ‘Within a few days a resolution will Offered in the Senate directing an. service of West W: ‘the price Sha Senator Van Wyck hus been informed e that the © of that, ‘are much above te ruling prices tlrougsoosae conse ‘THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. Mr, Barbour, the cl and most of the members of the District committee were at the ‘House 3 but House to-day; but no meeting of the committee to outline a plan of in tte Procedure in compiling REFRESENTATIVE SMALLS WILL CONTEST, Robert Smalls, the colored Oongreseman who ‘Was defeated at the recent Glection by Col. Wim. D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1886. Elliott, democrat, is reported to have said in Charleston last week that he will contest Elliott's election and says he 1s confident the House Will ‘seat him, although it has a democratic majority; that the democratic party would not dare to enter the campaign of 1888 after allowing Elliott to hold a seat fraudulently obtained from the famous Dlack district of South Carolina, with its 25,000 republican majority. He has visited every polling plice in his district since the election, and sald he iad collected a mass of affidavits to'support his charges of fraud, He has addressed mass-meet- ings and collected money from nis colored con nts to enable him to employ legal talent to conduct his case, THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. ‘The sub-committee of the House committee on appropriations, which has been engaged in the preparation of the sundry civil appropriation bill, completed that measure this morning and re- Ported it to the full committee, which inmedi- ately began its consideration. As reported from the sub-committee the bill appropriates$19,008,840, Which 1s $12,532,000 less than the — estimates $8,800 less than the appropriation for the cu Teht Year, and $2,045,000 less than the aggregate of the appropriations made by the bill as Feported to the House at the last session. DELAY IN RIVER WORK. In the Senate to-day Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, submitted a resolution calling upon the Secretary of War for information as tothe cause of the al- Jeged delays in utilizing appropriations for rivers and harbors in the state of oregon and Territory of Washington, ‘The resolution eltes the appro- priations and alleges that no work has been done Hpon qvork speciiteally provided for. Ordered ‘THE INTER-STATE COMMERCE BILL. The conferees on the inter-state commerce bill have adjourned without reaching a final conclu- sion until ten o'clock Wednesday morning. It 1s Understood that all important features of the bill have been agreed upon, with the exception of the question relating to the jurisdiction of state courts, and the adjournment was taken to give an opportunity to examine this question. THE PUBLIC PRINTING DEFICIENCY. Public Printer Benedict recently appeared before the House committee on appropriations and repre- sented the pressing necessity for an urgent de- ficiency appropriation to continue the work at the government printing office. No estimates, however, for that branch of the service have reached the committee through the Treasury de- Partment, and, therefore, it cannot, under the Tules, take any action upon the subject. It 1s un- derstood, however, that the estimates will be forwarded to the cOmmittee within a few days. QUICK WoRK. Anexample of the promptness of the Govern- ment Printing office under its new management was given to-day. ‘The estimates were sent there at 8o'clock this morning, with the request that they be bound and got ready for the committee as soon as possible. At 10 o'clock, just. two hours later, the handsomely leather-bolund books of esti- mates were in the hands of the committee. It 13 probably the fastest ptece of work ever done there, SENATE EXPENSES. . The report of the Secretary of the Senate for the last fiscal year shows that the total appropriation for his office was $411,000, of Which $384,637 was expended. SNOW STORM AND COLD SNAP. ‘The Prevailing Winter Weather. ITEXTENDS OVER THE EASTERN STATES—A STORM FROM NORTH CAROLINA COMING. Although old inhabitants of the District say that the recent fall of snow is unusual at this Season of the year, the signal service claim the contrary, and say that itis not so. They say it was a very severe cold snap, and the temperature fell over thirty degrees below the normal through- out the southern ‘states, and over twenty else- Where. ‘The fall ot snow was very heavy from the District of Columbia as far south as the eastern fur states, and all along the coast northward, mut not as far West as the Mississippi river. ‘Thé temperature has fallen below the freezing” point in the orange grove region in Florida, and results in the killing of many of the young trees, and has undoubtedly done damage in the sugar regions of Tousanae me oe AMPLE WARNING of the cold wave was given for both Louisiana and Florida, and if widely distributed must have re- sulted in the saving of much valuable property. The region west of the Mississipp! was not af- fected by anowfall. The center of the cold wave is now over the St. Lawrence valley, and the ‘Weather is warming up west of the Rocky moun- tains. It is predicted that there will be very little change Were or anywhere in the temperature until ‘to-morrow. A STORM MOVING NORTHWARD. ‘There 1s a storm off the coast of North Carolina, which 1s movingfslowly northward, If it main- tains its present direction a heavy fall of snow can be expected by to-morrow. ‘There will be no chance of a thaw here for the next few days. ‘THE OFFICIAL INDICATIONS for the District are that there will be fair weather, followed by light snow, which will, it is expected, result from the storm now moving up the coast, and northeasterly winds, with slight changes in temperature, DELAYED TRAINS, ‘The trains due at the Baltimore and Potomac depot were late yesterday on account of the storm, but to-day most of thetrainsare arri) but little behind schedule time. The greatest delay from the south was with the New Orleans train of the Danville road, due at 3:30 o'clock yesterday, which, encountering ‘heavy drifts in southwest Virginia, was six hours behind time, and did not arrive here till near 10 o'clock. This morning the train on the same road, due at 8:30 o'clock, did not ar- rive until about 11 o'clock. The passengers report the country covered with snow as far south as ‘Macon, Ga, ‘The ical trains on the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road run with but little deviation from the schedule Ume yesterday, but the trains from the west were some two or three hours late. The western trains due this morning were not delayed, j(OLD’S SUCCESSOR. Sergeant Amiss Made a Police Lieu- tenant ‘To-day. ‘Now that the rush at the District buildings, in- cident to getting documents ready for Congress 1s over, the Comunisstoners have time to consider Police matters, and begun this afternoon to fill the vacanctes brought about by the Commisston- ers’ action in the Arnold case. ‘The first appoint- ment made by them was announced at two O'clock this afternoon, It was that of Sergeant T. Brooke Amiss to be Heutenant, vice Arnold, dis- missed. Acting Sergeant Robey, of the seventh precinct, was promoted to a full sergeancy, Vice Amiss, pro™ moted. “will you appoint a. new major and superintend- ent to-day?” asked a Stax reporter of Commissioner Wheatley. “No, I think not,” said Mr, Wheatley. “Cah you givea Up as to who will be appointed?” “No, I cannot,” sald Mr. Wheatley, “for I do not know myself.” ‘The vacancy made by Private Edelin’s dismissal ‘Will be filled as usual on the recommendation of the acting major. ‘The new Meutenant, 'T. Brooke Amiss, is one of the best. Known oMeérs on the force, land the selection is generally approved in the police department. For several months he has been the sergeant in charge of the detective Office at night, ‘The action of the Commissioners in making the appointments to-day is notice that they do not Propose to reopen the Arnold case. Cominissloner ebb was this afteruoon, drawing up a letter to ‘the “committee of ten” informing them that the ‘Commissioners could not reopen the case, CAPT. AUSTIN WORSE. Capt. Austin was reported to-day as much worse, and of course was not on duty. Lieut. Vernon 15 still acting as chief of police. ee eS District Government Affairs, ‘THE WASTE OF WATER. ‘Since the cold weather set in the District water office has been the recipient of a great many plaints of the searcity of water in vartous parts of he city. ‘This arises from the many thoughtless le all over town who allow the Water to flow, th a view to prevent freezing. “In the, name ot many thor of official i rs have approved applications for wholesale juor licenses as follows: 8. Sons, 3 7 Most, We; Band A. Be ‘Cropley, 3001 M st, nw: ave. 2.W.; George B. ‘1944 924 St, n.w.; Chas. A. Prentiss, 531 7th st. nw.; Scheller & Stevens, 901 Pa; ave. n.w. + W. 8. Thoinpeon, 703 10th st n- W.; Sullivan & Dugan, st. oo approved Jona Clark, 1024 7th st, 3 w.; John J: Barry, 1217 E st. n.w.; James ‘comner of 12th and C sta mw.; John L. Keith, 13th st. b.w.; Everett ‘Eilts, Canal road, couniy. jr a PE ‘Mn. SPARES’ SaLany.—The Secretary of the Inte- Mor has corrected a clerical error in the advanced mondntion that “6 ‘omamtanioner of the ot the a mate from $4,000 to THE COUNTRY’S FINANCES. ‘The annual report of Secretary of the Treasury Manning to Congress, 1s mainly devoted to t consideration of the silver question and currency and taxation reform. In regard to the silver ques ton, he says: “The act of 1873, which ‘de. | monetized’ the standard silver dollar, and the act of 1878, which ‘remonetized’ it, are so nearly identical that a common authorship might be suspected. The act of 1873 has been de- nounced and praised for demonetizing silver, which it did not do. The act of 1878 has been Praised and denounced for remonetizing silver, Which it did not do. Both took a sure way to keep our fractional sfiver at home. Exportations would only be possible at aos on the silver coined under either acs._In both acts monetization Is de- nied except to Treasury purchases. ‘The Secretary reviews at length the action of foreign governments on the sflver question, and shows how they were forced into their present at~ tutude towards stiver. THE SILVER QUESTION. 1s.an international one, and both our own silver question and surplus problem are involved in It. ‘The free-silver-colnage prescription for the mone- tary dislocation satisfies but one of several indis- pensable ‘conditions. General free _colnage Would put Us at once on a. silver bast the gold dollar would be at a premium, an would be exported, and sliver would be used € clusively in legal tender payments. And yet even this would not tend to restore the world-wide use of silver. The free silver colnage prescription and the silver basis prescription are ke amputal of an uninjured feg to cure temporary lameness In the other, The Secretary is of the opinion that the time for another conference has not arrived, and the moment for diplomatic interference 1s not felicitous. ‘Treasury silver purchase 1s character ized as “an expense and a taxation demonstrated by expertence to be of no avail.” TO STOP THE PURCHASE OF SILVER {sour only choice, our duty, and our interest. It will stop a wasteful and injurious expense, and the taxation which defrays tt. It will commence and promote reform in the stm and the methods of federal taxation, It will recover to the United States an equality of position (non-coinage) with foreign powers, which will give us due influence Innegotlation” " * = “ro tncreast our stock 1s to Increase the difficulties of the Treasury, iiegit- imate and abnormal diffichities.” To stop pur- chasing will enable the Treasury to maintain wit certainty and greater ease the silver coin at par with gold in ail our fiscal and local uses. “Another year’s delay in stopping the silver pur- chase 1s the loss of remunerative prices upon another wheat cropot the United states * + * It 1s for Congress to consider whether a policy Which does not prevent the loss of 25 per cent off of our silver output to a few thousand mine-own- ers, but prolongs the loss to many million farmers of 35 per cent off the price of their annual wheat crop, Should not now be abandoned and the only pollcy adopted which promises to restore the for- mer prosperity of both.” SURPLUS TAXATION. Employment for the proceeds of our surplus taxation, reasons for delay in reducing our sur- plus taxation, can no longer be found in a rapid payment of the debt. Setting aside the vanishing Uhre per cents and the unfunded debt of $346,- 000,000, the residue of the publie debt has been th | strong and suc wise funded by our 000,000 cannot be pureliase at a predecessors that $250, paid except by high premium — to the bondhoider, before September 1, 1891, and that $737,776,400 cannot be paid, except by pur- chase at & high premium to the bondholder, before July 1, 1907. “To continue the present surplus ta: ation, ‘and to employ its proceeds in giving to the bondholder premiums by anticipatory purchase of those bonds before they are due and payable at Par, is a fiscal policy unnecessary, extravagant and merciless to the industrious toliérs of our land. ‘Compliance With the provisions of the sinking fund and the public debt willgeffect the payment of the Whole public debt, greenbacks and bonds, by the year 1908 without’ a continuance of our present surplus taxation. He recommends the re- peal of the clause in the act of February 28, 1878, making compulsory Treasury purchases of silver, in order “to reduce surplus — and unnecessary taxation $4,000,000 a year. 2. Further reduction of surplus taxation close down to the necessities of the government ¢co- nomically administered. 3. Repeal of the act of May 31, 1878, making compulsory post-redemption. issues dnd reissues of United States legal tender notes. 4. Gradual purchase and payment of $346,681,016 out promissory notes of the United “Staves with and accruing aSury SUrp! their and gold with. out contrattion of the present circulating volume of the currency. ‘THE INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES. “What surplus we expend in paying off the greenback debt will diminish by so much the im- mediate reduction of our tariff taxation; for, while the funded debt stands, certainly it 15 not wise to discard the taxes on Whisky, tobacco and beer. Indeed, it 1s my own ‘belief that Whenever we’ begin taking off the shackles of War-tariff taxes on raw materials, * * * we shall see our income from imported manufac Lures dwindle so fast as not only to compel the re- Cention of these most it items of revente—whisky, Tobacco and beer-but, perhaps to drive us back Vo getting ten millions of revenue from two cents a pound tax on coffee and half as much from tea, PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE. “Pree trade” accurately describes the internal commerce of our states. It does not apply to our trade with foreign nations. No man now living will eversee “free trade” adopted by these United States in their commerce with foreign nations; for taxes on imports from the foundation of this goveru- | ment, have ever been one chief source of federal revenue, and such they will continue to be, Were ‘trade as tree With and Within all the un- united states of Europe as it 1s among the United States of America, the great Surpius products of our industry, incividing the manufactured, would have the pick of foreign markets, for the’ reason that our labor, belng the most high suring lowest percentage of lal everywhere surpass rivalry. UNTAX THE CLOTHING OF SIXTY MILLION PEOPLE. ‘I respectfully recommend to Congress that they confer upon wage-earners of the United states the | boon of untaxed clothing, and in order thereto, the immediate passage of an act placing raw wool | uponthe free list. A repeal of the duty on raw wool should be followed by a compensating 2 ment of the duties on manufactured woollens, +/+ "+ But the common dally clothing of the American people need not be taxed; to free their Clothing of taxes will finally reduce, by half, their expense for one of the three great necessities of Ure.” “There are several hundred articles among the 4,182 articles that we tax, which ought at once to be swept off the tax list into the freelist. "+ * T shall at an early day prepare and submit to Con gressa supplementary report on the collection of luties. ‘The estimates of seed and expenditures for 17.21; $58780,482.78- ‘Trensurer Jordan’s Report. ‘The annual report of Treasurer Jordan calls at- tention to the necessity of changes in our financial system. Hesays the three per cents will be re- Ured during the fiscal year, and only the four and four-and-a-half per cents ’be left available for sinking fund purposes, these bonds only earning ‘two per cent on their market value. Consequently it will be found impracticable to make purchases: at such times as to relieve the money market in ‘times of distress, New Term of the Criminal Court. FIXING THE SURY List ‘The December term of the Criminal Court was convened this morning by Judge Macarthur, and the grand jurors being called, but one—Henry De ‘Camp-—tatled to answer, and the following were excused: Harvey L, Page, George Watts, Robert Cohen, J. W. Cromwell and Norman Bestor. There ‘six vacancies, the marshal was directed to ‘il them, and the jurors were discharged Ul to- morrow. sons a ae i ere HJ. Corning and answer. toll paid and ine cost, would and John Robinson, ‘Thomas Ru- ‘Coleman fatied New Crier of the Criminal Court, ‘The Court in General Term this morning an- nounced Mr. J. E. Krause as the crier of the Crim- nal Court, acer ‘was formerly of West Washington, fora number of years was em- it the | y, but for several, LS rmua ae ‘ney @ nuniber of times. A loaded pistol was taken Tite on his way" to tule city he, ew a revolver foo che deatly weapon, “Sowieris thosna ote, | the Cabinet, present. stock of | | golidated, 5632 di TWO CENTS. Telegrams to The Star. BAD WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. GARLAND AND THE SENATORSHIP THE CABINET CRISIS IN FRANCE. MAUS THE FRENCH CRISIS, General Desire That Freycinet Re- main in Office. Panis, Dec. 6.—A desire is evinced on all sides that M. de Freycinet remain in office. His refusal to continue 1s Supposed to indicate fears of Euro- Pean complications. At a conservative meeting Zesterday dissolution of the ministry was advo- cate - FLOQUET READY TO TAKE HOLD. Ta Paiz says it $5 semi-oficially announced that M. Floquet is ready to form a ministry, ————_ THE ARKANSAS SENATORSHIP. and Says He Wants a Rest After He Leaves the Cabinet. St. Lovis, Dec. 6—A special from Little Rock, Ark,, referring to the senatorial question In Ar- kaNSAs, SAYS a letter recently written by Mr. Gar- and to a friend in Little Rock contains the follow. {ng paragraph: “I am at. present trying to serve the whole country as an_tmpartial adjunct to the nd the question of Whether or not I udidate for re-election to the United nate tWo Years hence Is so tar in the 1 have ‘not even thought of the sub- feel safein saying that my oMickal ase for a While at the end of Zeneral, because I long for the east, merit at the hands of the aS’ Who have honored me by political preterment. —— Imprisoned in the Tee. PROPELLERS AND FISHEKMEN’S CRAFT IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON LAKE ERIE. Cacaco, De A spectal from Erle, Pa., says: The last arrival at tts port was the propeller Clarion, Which came in Sunday from Chicago. Her experlence Was a severe Between the high | Winds, heavy seas and ice she was twenty-one | days dn her trip. “When she came in to«lay she Lacoxt of eight inches of ioe, Upon. entering She encountered ce tour Inches thick. The aptaln mports the Counemeaugh, Lycoming, Iron Cluet and Woorooicen dat the bi he |i Clarion forced ler way for a distance of forty miles through heavy ice, and took also | Uveive hours to clear herself or ‘the ice Meld, So | great was the pressure Liat the captain feared | that her hull would snecumb to the resistance. It 4s feared that the boats out will not be able to get in. The fishermen, in their anxtety to save thelr nets, of which there are thousands of dollars’ worth in the lake, broke thelr way out with steam Dut when they attempted channel covered with four ‘of ice and themselves imprisoned. The Anchor line tug ‘Thompson attempted. to effect « rescue, but failed. Some anxiety 1s felt for their safety. ——_.—__ From Wall Street To-Day. New Yous, De The stock market opened ry active this morning, advances vening’s final figures ranging trom generally, While Canada Southern ‘The prominehuly active stocks were Southern, Union Pacific St Paul and Eust ‘The general market Was feverish and C irregular, but generally steady, Wut ater became rather heavy, Canada Southern made a further advance of 23; per cent, the greater | part of which Was afterwards lost.” Richmond and West Polnt also displayed decided weakness and lost_1 per cent, AU1 o'clock the market 1s active and steady over Saturda: peg Chicago's Eight-Hour Movements. THE COLUMBUS CONGRESS TO BE URGED TO CONTINUE ‘THE AGITATION. Cmcaco, T11., Dec. 6.—Edward Mulraney, the trades assembly delexate to the congress of Teder- ated trades at Columbus, Ohio, this week, took With hit on his departure for that city last even- ing a mass of documents and facts on the various eight-hour movements in the last few years, to- | gether with a compreiensive plan for the inatigu- | ration of another move in the same direction, He Will put forth the most earnest endeavors to Secure its adoption by the congress. Gen. Arthur's Will Probated. New York, Dec. @—To-dsy, Charies E. Milter, one of the executors, presented the will of the late ex-President Chester A. Arthur for probate. It Was admitted to: ‘and letters: Were issued to % Miller and Daniel G. Rollins, the executors, es Home Bule for Scotland. MR. GLADSTONE HAS A GOOD WORD TO SAY FOR THE MOVEMENT. Lonpox, Dec. 6.—Mr. Gladstone has written a letter acknowledging Uhe receipt of a copy of the resolutions adopted by the liberal meeting at Edinburg on Dec. 2, when Mr. Joun Lorley spoke in favor of home rule for Scotland a well as Ire- land. In Unts he says he is glad to see that Scot land Is set on obtaluing for herself a measure of home rule appropriate to her needs. ee Death of Representative Price. St. Pavi, Mixx., Dec. 6.—The Despatch’s Eau Clatte (Wik) special says: Congressman Priop died at 5 o'clock this morning. Baltimore Markets. RE, Mp, Dec. G.—Vinvinia sixes, con- Tiisied SOM, do. Pestaue, coupone, 66:5. Som: forties, 43%: do. new threes, 66 bid to-day. BALTIMORE, Mp., Dec. 6.—Cotton firm—middling, 9%. Flour firm,” with good street and western inquiry — Howard do. extra, 2 Soa do. xtra, 4 0004 bia famiiy. ‘do. superlative Southern firm ‘anid hicher: Ww red, 0095: southern n wanter reel. spotand Dec er, & Det, Ne MAN Jan Mary, KY '4aN95g; February, 90°40 ‘Corn—southe aetiveand nrur westeru steady” and quiet: southern Site Zoados' noutsern yellows astaen, “westerns 47; Decembe AThebs >, weste > Pennsyivan: ‘itiet—prime to 46 nib Janus 9.00a14.00." Provisions steady and quiet. Mess pork, 11.00, Bulk ieais—shoulders and _ clear Hib sides, packed, 6. shoul 4 clear ri Butter tien ste: Cones hixi se Sar steady A soft 9 Heady, 10sgu1- Whisky quict, 9 S Prieliee fo "Uverpool ber steamer steady and. quiet cottons 2; four, Ist grainy 43gacel Reecetpte four, 8.007 rrels ; wheat, 41,000 busi 4,000 bushels ; cate, 4.300 bushels rye, uipuieute four, f997 barrels: ‘corm, 8,000 bushels. Bales— Wheat, 400,000 Dusliels, corn, 30,000 bushels. ‘The Committees at the White House. THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED THEM SITTING. The congressional committee to announce to the President that Congress _was ready to recelve his message, arrived at the White House at quarter- Past 1 o'clock. ‘The President was not confined to his bed to- day, as he had been for several days, but was sit- ting up in an arm chair, The chairmen, Senator Edmunds and Representative were ushered into the President's room, and bé recelved them without rising to his feet.’ A con- siderable improvement in the President's condl- tion is noticeable this afternoor “soo Destructive Fire at Hyattsville. MR. R. P. EVANS’ RESIDENCE BURNED THIS MORNING. ‘The residence of Mr. R. P. Evans, the well-known pension attorney of thiscity, wastotally destroyed by fire at Hyattsville this morning, the result of a defective fue, Fire was discovered in the upper story at 9 o'clock last night, and Mr. Evans started analarm which brought together a number of neighbors, who extinguished the flames with little trouble and stnall loss, but early this morning the flames broke out again, and Vefore help rive, the building was burned toashes. ‘The house was a new one situated in a large n field nearly half a mile from any neighbors, and had been occu- ied Dut two months, Valuable’ assistance was ren- dered the distressed family by Mr. F. A. Holden, who with his boys went and fought the fire on Doth occasions, and whose house shelter to Mr. Evans and family. cularly hard on Mr. Evans, as THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Baiewing Aft te Nation SLIGHT FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS. Mexico's Pretensions in the Cutting Case Inadmissible. Monae Rae THE FISHERIES QUESTION. RETRENCHMENT IN EXPENSES litle acide: Increase of the Treasury Surplus. NEED OF TARIFF REVISION The Subject Discussed at Length ae CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIANS. —__ REFORM OF THE CIVIL SERVICE, —___ Strong Commendations of the Working of the Law, —_—-—_. DISTRICT AFFAIRS TOUCHED ON. aati: To the Congress of the United States: In discharge of a constitutional duty, an@ tole lowing a Well established precedent tn the Exec tiveoMice,T herewith transtatt to the Congress, at Ite reassembling, certain Information concerning the state of the Union, together with such recom mendations for legislative consideration as appear necessary and expedient, ‘Our Government has consistently matntatned tte relations of friendship toward all other powers, d of neighborly Interest toward those whose Possessions are contiguous to our own. Few ques- tions itave arisen during the past year with other governments, and none of those are beyond the reach of settlement In friendly counsel, We are as yet without provision for the settle. ment Of clatms of citizens of the United States against Chile for injuries during the late war with Peru and Bolivia, ‘The mixed commissions, ongan- ized under clams conventions, concluded by the Chilean government with certain European states, have developed an amount of friction which we trust can be avolded in the convention which our Tepresentative at Santiago 1s authorized to nego. tate, OUTRAGES ON CHINESE. The cruel treatment of inoffensive Chinese haa, Tregret to say, been repeated in some of the far western states and territories, and acts of vio. yond the power of the local constituted authorities to prevent, and aiMcult to punish, are reported even in distant Alaska, Much of this violence can be traced to Tace prejudice and competition of labor, which can- hot, however, Justify the oppression of strangers Whose safety is guaranteed by our treaty With, China equally with the most favored nations. In opening our vast domain to allen elements, the purpose of our law-xivers was to Invite us: simtlation, and not to provide an arena for endless antagonisms, The paramount du ing pubite order and defending the own people may require the adoption of measures of restriction, but they should not tolerate the op- pression of individuals of as} race. Tam hot without assurance that the government of China, Whose friendly disposition towards us Tam most happy to recognize, Will meet us halt way in devising a comprehensive remedy, by which efiective tmitation of Chinese emigrs to protection of those Chinese subjects "who re main in this country, may be secu Legislation ts needed to execute the provisions of our Chinese convention of 1880 touching the opium tramic, While the good will of the Colombian govern- ment toward our country ts manifest, the situa Uion Of American interests on the Isthmus of Pan- ama has at times excited concern, and Invited friendly action looking to the performance of the engagements of the two nations con the territory embraced in the Interoceanic transit. vith the subsigence of the Isthmian disturbances, and the erectidn of the State of Panama into ® federal district under the direct government of the constitutional administration at a new ‘order of has been ina whitch, ale though as yet somewhat mental and afford- ing scope for urbitrary exercise of by the aelegairs of the national 4 mucl ‘The sympathy between the of the United ‘and France, born during our colonial strug tion and dedication of the colossal statue of “Lib- erty Enlightening the World” in New York har- bor—the gift of Frenchmen to Americans, A convention between the United States and certain other powers for the protection of sub- marine cables was signed at Paris on March 1 1864, and has been duly ratified and proc by Ubls government. By agreement between the high contracting parties this convention 1s to into effect on the Ist of January next, but Jextslation required for its execution in the United States has not yet been adopted. T earnestly rec- ommend its enactment. ‘Cases have continued tooccurin Germany giving rise to much correspondence in relation to the privilege of sojourn of our naturalized citizens of German origin revisiting the land of their birth, yet Tam happy to state that our relations with that country have lost none of their accustomed cordiality. ‘The clatms for interest upon the amount of ton- nage dues illegally exacted from certain German Steamship Ines Were favorably reported In both Houses of Congress at the last session, and I trast will recelve flual and favorable actiou at an early ‘THE FISHERY QUESTION. ‘The recommendations contained in my last annual message in relation to a mode of settle. ment of the fishery rights in the waters of British North America—so long a subject of anxious dif. ference between the United States and Great Britain—was met by an adverse vote of the Senate on April 13th last, and thereupon negotiations were instituted to obtain an agreement with Her Britaunic Majesty's government for the promul- gation of such joint interpretation and definition Of the article of the convention of 1818, relatii | ko the territorial waters and inshore fisheries the British provinees, as should secure tae Cana- dian rights from encroachment by United States fishermen, and, at the same time, ensure the en- Joyment by the latter of the privileges guaranteed, to them by such convention. ‘The questions Involved are of long standing, of grave consequence, and from time to ume for nearly 0 uarters of a century have given rise to earnest International discussions, not une companied by irritation, ‘Temporary. arrangements by treaties have served to allay friction—which, however, has re Vived as each treaty Was terminated. ‘The last ar- rangement, under the treaty of 1871, was abro- ted after due notice by the United States on june 30, 1885, but I was enabled to obtain for our fishermen for'the remainder of tbat season, enjoy- ‘ment of the full privileges accorded by the’ terml- nated treaty. ‘The Joint High Commission by whom the treat} had negotlated—although invested wi plenary power to make a permanent settlement— ‘were content with a temj arrangement,after the termination of which the question was’ rele gated to the stipulations of the treaty of 1818, as Yo the Brst article of which no construction satis. factory to both countries has ever been agreed “Fre: of civilization and growth of tation In the British Provinces 10 which the Babe: ries In question are contiguous, and the expansion of commercial Intercourse between them and the United states, of 1818, ‘New and vast interests have been brought into existence; modes Of intercourse between the re re countries have been invented and multe methods of cond ‘the fisheries have |; and all this is ‘and careful consideration in the the was. Pat gorcy pdr The cing wa commissioners | ‘Hon. Wm. Dorsheimer, of New