Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1887, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and llth St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, SH. KAUFFMANS, Pres. Tur Pervrva San is served to subscribers in the sity by carriers, on theit ow account at TO cone for Seek. or d4c_per month Copien at the eouater crate cach. By mail postage 30 eeu Bionth: one year, $0; sid monthe ge ee ES (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, second-class mail matter) os Tue WaeKiy Stan_published on Sear, postage prepaid. Six mouths, 50 G27" All mail «ubscriptions must be pai be paper sent longer than is paid for. Kates of advertising made known on application. Che {rain west on the Boston and Lowell road reached here at 9 lock last night, and ts still here, wait. Ang tor the ad to be cleared, Tt ts sald there ts 25 malles of road west of here upon Which the snow 4s trom five to twenty feet deep. ‘The highway’ of a the hills are nearly impassable. Va. 70—-No 10,539. : WASHINGTON, D.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1887. AN ADIRONDACK TRAIN SNOWED TX. eb. 2a The Adirondack pas a that Tort here at 10 ovclock yesteraay 8 snowed in, and had not Teached Stony Creek, 30 miles here. At &:: K last night the train where between Corinth and Hadiey, but stuce hen nothing has been heard: from it, ‘Tiere ai TWO CENTS. __NEW PUBLICATIONS. _ AT 8, D HIS TRAVELS. PETER THE GREAT. . a¥PT. 8, 937 ___* BURDIP T's NORTH, Managers. ALE, SOUPS, SUNDAY ScHOOI_BEAUTIFUL and Kare Stereopticon Views. “An Evening in Paris and Russia.” YO-MORROW (Saturday) 7 SECOND CONCERT_SEASON 1886-'87, At the UNIVERSALIST CHUKCH, cor. 13th and Lets. n.w., FRIDAY EVENI. is, MARCH 4. 1887, ied by MISS FANNIE KELLOGG, of JOSEPH KASPAR, Conductor. A limited number of subscriptions will be a eras ae etre a (AL2AUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE. MODIJESKA, FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE, MODJESKA, Supported by MAURICE BARRYMORE and Her Own Company. Poostisazp ro-pay. scRI NER’S MAGAZINE FOR MARCH. (Vol L, No.3) 25 CENTS A NUMBER. $3.00 A YEAR. CONTENTS: PORTRAIT OF M. THIERS, Frontispiece. Engraved from the painting by Hzaty. ‘THE STABILITY OF THE EARTH. By Prof. N.S.SHALER, of Harvard University. With Ilustrations drawn by Meeker, Davis, Turner, Gibson and Kobinson, First tims in this city of the romantic dramain3 | arep FOUNTAIN’S PRISONER (a Story). ‘Sets and 8 tableaux from a novel by Balzac, ‘THE CHOUANS, Saturday Evening..... = ‘Next Week—-HOODMAN BLIND. Auavars: GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Ome Week, Commencing February 28, French and Sanger’s Great Scenic Production, HOODMAN BLIND, Illystratad by the Peerless Young Actor, ‘MR. JOSEPH HAWORTH Anda Superb Company under the management of FRANK W. SANGER. Sale of seats opens this morning at 9. N Twelfth Night 123 y NATIONAL THEATER. Engagement of J.C. DUFF'S COMIC OPERA COMPANY. ‘THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING, A TRIP TO AFRICA. Miss Lillian Russell, Vernona Jarbeat, Bessie Cleve- ands Zelda Seti, “Meas: hyleye Thibiand, Dus: gan, Nash, Boudinot and others. ‘Saturday Matinee, A TRIP TO AFRICA, Saturday Night, GASPARONE. Scale of prices 25c. to $1.50. ‘TUESDAY, MARCH 1, MME. SARAH BER HARD EW NATIONAL THEATER. FIVE NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MATINEE, Commencing TUESDAY. MARCH 1, 1887. FAREWELL TOUR. Messrs. HENRY E. ABBEY and MAURICE GRAU ‘Yery respectfully announce the first appearance in the United States, after a triumphal tour in South Amer- ica, of Mime. SARAH BERNHARDT, Supported by s full dramatic company, who will ap- 125, pear in the following ‘Tuesday. March «CAMILLE. Friday, March 4 DE FORGES, Nights—Parquet luette Ci: 33; first: Seats now on sale. BY ‘US R. MAYER, Acting Manager. ret ERNHARDT— CHOICE SEATS FOR SALE AT _223-4t* THE ARLINGTON HOTEL. ITERARY ENTERTAINMENT ee mane it Baptist | C," 2% ‘31st and 5. "Admianlod, 100 ES sta, . Ce mencing st 8 o'clock p.ui. ci MOST MAGNIFICENT OF ALL SHOWS. iE GREAT AU! NOVELTY witnonede poser °F Ellis and Clara ‘Moore, Austin Annie Hart. Frepk Vern, Lynn Family. ywcomb ley and West, etc. M rT a Seen ae ee ])™ Musee D ‘The Greatest Show on Earth. ONLY ONE DIME. ONLY ONE DIME. Every Afternoon and Night this Week. DERVILLE & HEALEY'S Great Double Specialty and Dramatic Co. Grand Variety Olio! ‘30 Performers! ‘And Famous Drams, ‘MOLLY MAGUIRES, £21-6t ARRIS’ BIJOU THEATER, Dall parts of ihe house. No Est Ghee for Ne: o x OSE WEEK COMMENCING ery Fes. 21. SE NEVERY AFTERNOON AND Right” PHOSA McALLISTEE'S 0) TAKEN FROM LIFE. PRO! THE ORIGINAL EF By request continue unt {he many thousand patrons we will Remember, s Host of Skilled. vember, Japanese Artisans are A MOTHER AND CHILDREN. By JogL CuaNpier Haxnia. REMINISCENCES OF THE SIEGE AND COMMUNE OF PARIS. By ex-Minister E. B. Wasasunns. THE COMMUNE. ‘With lilustrations by Howard Pyle, 'T. de ‘Thulstrup, Maynard and others. SETH'S BROTHER'S WIFE.—Chapters X.—XIL By Haxotp Fuxpxxic. THE STORY OF A NEW YORK HOUSE. —Ill._ By Hl. C. Buyxgr, Ilustrated by A.B, Frost, AN INTERLUDE (Poem). By R. ARMYTAGE. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY. By Epwanp J. LOWELL. With illustrations trom Pho- tographs of the Tapestry. ‘THE RESIDUARY LEGATEE; or, ‘The Posthumous Jest of the laté John Austin. Part Second—THE CODICIL. By J. 8. of Vale. BALLADE OF THE PENITENTS (Poem). By AxpREW Lana. WHAT IS AN INSTINCT? By Prof. Wiua Jawes, of Harvard Unt versity. FATHER ANDREI; The Story of a Rus- sian Priest. By Kosgrr Gorpox Bren. “CORDON!” (@ Story). By T. R. SULLIVAN. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. "Remittances should be sent by post money-order or registered letter to (CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, Ud 743 & 745 Broadway, ‘York. s[[S* MODEEN STANDARD OF COMFORT Is fully met with our PALACE KING Furnaces, KITCHENER Rangesand PLUMBING SPECIALTIES, ‘and now is the time to make contracts for the coming building season. HAYWARD & HUTOHINSON, 6 424 9th street. GHOBT END FIGURED CRAZY CLOTH, 9c. AT Double Combinati Lithst. sce. £25-3t Au Asovr Rewnanrs. As straws show which way the wind blows, so REM- NANTS show desirable goods. The fact of being REMNANTS is proof of their merit, ‘We have just measured and marked all the REM- ‘NANTS in our house and will place them on sale Wed- nesday, when we will offer the greatest bargains in su- Perior goods ever offered in thiscity. Short Lengths im all kinds of Dry Goods and Dress Goods, White Goods and Black Goods, Silk, Woolen and Cotton Goods, To repair and renovate dresses they are inval- usable. Don’t fail to look at them. ‘XN. B.—Save time and bring color to be matched with you ‘W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 21 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ‘Most Novel, Unique and Instructive Entertainment ever exhibited, Fee To Te ain Ti toS; 7 to 10pm Admission, 5c. ; children, 10. Souvenirs to ladies and children. R™ ‘T. DE WITT TALMAG! Author of the well-known series of Sermons on the m21-6t “MARRIAGE BING,” ‘Will deliver his Celebrated Lecture, “ABSURDITIES OF EVOLUTION," At the Congregational Church, TUESDAY EVENING, March 1. grt Citgo tt Bild Sina stent ST chante /ANORAMA OF SAPTEE OF BOLL BUN “, Cum Axo Pracerct BE THY SLEEP," OLD FOGY. ‘Thy ‘ventful reign is through, no sound shall awake a er of AF and modern methods is: Scere wren. each rae coe tha wary of Ths of ‘upon One ot is e you have reed of VICTOR E. ADLER'S ANNUAL RED LETTER SALE. And bave failed to attend. Permit us to say hat wach fn le negligence may cowt you deat 0 Se = of ee acne Ca 1¥ OF Sorrow. ‘will pardon men one ae oe ouing Spat] is con- 15th st., two blocks south of Pennsylvania ave, salt eb but ‘ : Bare the wiles Gen from am 10 a sary | unmrapeions Mee eho ao thera misrepregeny Tp order to effect salon a Fates fo he buyer. a gentlemen =z Pose’ hesing 8 reer IN SPRING DRESS Goops, t Saving a fait kncwindve of re Viound his wey, inte ere stock bere, He again We are showings splendid line of AMERICAN and FRENCH SATINS at popular prices, namelf\ 12540, i oad tren THI 2c, 20e., 25e...35¢. eR hat aut of clothes was BEF ‘4-4 TRICOT in Plain and Mixtures, 50e. iEty HiGaT CEN 4 TRICOT in Plain and Mixtures, 75. $1. CENTRO one BULE OF CLOTS A™ var 36-inch TWILLED SUITING, 25c., all colors. Ni PS TEN PER CENT CLOT! 22-imch DIAGONAL SUITING, 15c., worth 250, HOUBE, thus scoring another brilliant VICTOR E. for NORMANDIE DRESS GINGHAMS, 10c. CRINKLED SEERSUCKER, 10,1250, 15¢. ET en et (CHECK NAINSOOK, 6c... 86. 10c., 126. CORDED PIQUE, 15c., 186. ‘We are still having s big run on HAMBURG EDG- ENG, 2c., 4c., 5c. 6e., 7, 864 100. CREAM DAMASK, 25¢., 37c., 50c. ‘Large size CROCHET BED SPREADS, O4e. ‘Extra good value in 10-4 SHEETING, 25¢., JOHNSON, GARNER & CO., ma 636 Pa Ave, south side, near 7th st. SHORT END NEW CRINKLE SEERSUCKER, ‘Doors, 1241 Repvorom, cry 25-38 Gunn which will be continued until ‘We sball be pleased to oe abd scFre fou.st VICTOR E ADLER, TEN PERCENT CLOTHING HOUSR TEN 927 AND 929 7TH STREET NORTHWEST. COR MASS. AVE. Open Saturday until 11 o'clock p.m. ns Orro Dorm & Co. BUILDING MATERIAL sasH, BLINDS, KILE-DRIED ¥.0.4"D | GEORGIA FLOORING A SPECIATY. Seep re eke | oes ceo en es betght of the seaeun to close SEAL SACQUES, JACKETS and VISITER PLUSH GARMENTS and CLOTH RAGLAMA, MUBTS, 2048 en4-FUR TROOGEG, AB denable goods, ae Netter SE Feraen Bon Batre, ry ‘the laagest facilities and factory in the country. Send —t end we will a apd ‘We will give prices promptly to prove + Cnntom ave, President and ATbemarlests, Baltimore, Ma, Telephone 530, ‘P.O, Bos 476. 8-Jaa — a AR Ber ae the meeting. “Public contially fnvi GO. DAVID B. HILL? ‘spe entire), detivered at the lemy Se nee cpnarrows HATO s ', besides other interesting features, Including car- le ‘newsboy®, newstands and at the (Bie 1S Sl AS a AF ee . ott by mipeetcor on my written order. WILLIAM A. COOK, 400" 5-8 BOWES Co. JOSEP! WIL, vcr ‘the “Teachers' Bible. "at the Yor jen's Christian, iation, SATURDAY EVENING, Born inet, At 6:20 o'clock, After, the, lesson, tbe class testimonials aid Kev. 6. We Bald bere order-Cuses Ba “£24-3t THE = NNUAL MEETING OF THE | root th Cofapany of the United States of America for the elec- Perse ae ee’ D. C..’ TUESDAY, BikiicH 8, tude at Dolo reall Toe ost? 10 o'clogk SH ORTE, Secretary. ‘TO THE PUBLIC. T fans toe EERE SURE ERS mer. W.FIANY, Ivy Instit a. w. cor. Sth attd Kats. GRADUATES OF A iL OF Se HOGER GAP Om NSIT oe OF quested to attend a mmosting of the th, at 8 Alumni Associa- Hou oom of the initersty” tape matters eh room a ma beconsidered. © VW. F. MATTINGLY, President, HL. HODGKINS, Secretary. f24-3t \L_NOTICE—I HAVE REMOVED Cn ei ave. n.w. (Metzerott's Balis, Germans, Etc. Orchestes, office 903 tore)... nusie for Li “puteme se Ww. R HOPKINS & CO. HAVING file Greenleaf Market and Faunily Grocery, No. 1260 434 st. s.w., { owned by ‘buliioss withre well selested "Turner, are conduc jock of Groceries, Pro Etc, “\X B_Aelephone orders promply attended to. => "EW Burr iNe association. of the SECOND COLUMBIA ‘The following officers BUILDING ASSOCIATION are euthorizsd to recor Subecriptions to ptock of this Assets ke on. First meeting for the payment of dues and making advances APREL 8, 188%, at O19 Teh at 2-w Stock $1 per month, cutitiing holder to an sdvanceot ois 8.E.cor. 9th and D sts.n.w. 430 New York ave. THOS. M. REED. Sec., Room 67, War Dept. CALLAN, Treasurer, G10 tb at. uw. . J. JOHNEON, 713 Market Space nw. GOOD: easy ae Ontiee th st and Market Space n.w. lie Having dervice, Treasury Dept 5 Office Public Printer. 1800 14th st. n.w. BOTELER See" Mut ire Ins, Co, D.C, 8.W. ‘ave, and Oth st nw. fiber” ‘Ovwiouor Tux Corumsta RatLwar Co. ae SS eisetion: feelin ean be of uilding. Fst. between 14th and 15th, MARCH SH, prosiuse. ‘open from 102 rae ENA AVE. ne and Gas edmniste Bre ilend opettan ocra ted AND OTHER e ore : well-settled white neiyhberbood: ‘comer 4th and G ats. me.: new brick with two bay-windows; substa uli: Yalt Sesquodatovs part deeds free, “Price only 2g cant, Htcellent in- vestment for eny one: canuot be duplicated im the Dis- tet for any kind of WELLER & REPE: ft 326 Pennsylvania ave. ae. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE = busthict OF coLusbia OF Q ‘The 31at day of January, A. D. 1887. ‘Michael J. Weller et al, v. Fannie J. on soto ‘Hood, their solicitor, it is ordered that the defe 4 Fuincas 5 Nares: Nia-appearance to be encered herein on or before ‘oceurring forty ayy fer this day, Otherwise the case will bo bro ak for thie sucteasive recta telert mud pend awe ie areo sucezosive wo Rng ‘he Washington Law Geporter sud ta te Eusutag ‘The Sbyect of this suit isto from the title to oFfginal lots numbered fourteen Gatandatiece (13) sn tquage numbered one thousand and forty (0d). im ctty of Waahington, | Rise copy Test: B,J. erties Akinwe™ 7 By WCAC ast Clerk, DEG U. KENNEDY, SURGEON DEN- Beker Ha Se * Ese. 3 L BHEDD. 8.8. SHEDD & BRO, GAS FIXTURES. Plumbing and Gas Fitting, Furnsce, Latrobe and Range Work. Job work promptly attended to. 9 438 9th st. nw, A CARD—I DESIRE TO INFORM ‘conducted by father, See thal Kinds. ve will endes Datrous. Very respectfully. ee wouE J Mobeax, a3 - COMBO. JNO, W. MAcanTxEy,— —~" ember RY, Sack Ex, CORSON & MACARTNEY, ‘Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, = pe vet ae AL ‘Crown and Bridge we tno Plates, and all other erative Dentistry. A quent we have decided to ‘and it. 21m 15th st. ie New Yorkave. <7 EF. BROOKS, GAS FIXTURES, ko. ‘No Charge for Hanging. ‘581 15th st., Corcoran Building. $5 the rel wagcusasaget full weight Jal4-3m - 131 Fiver Tee, 0 ZLACE YOUR with P. T. HALL, nell Gesey, =. ‘NOW 18 THE TIME onder for Drese Shirt wi 90s a from 43 Atlee: er a> PHOSVIT, (ATION, OF Kl ae aE at cae ereray Bottles or on with soda wetae’ a 38 AXoH DEBEIGE, ALL SHADES, 15c, AT 125-38 poietic Cox: Coxe: CHBAPEST AND CLEANEST FUEL WASHINGTON GAS COMPANY'S Orders received at CO Office Gas Company, 413 10th stn. w. Either of the eight offices of JOHNSON BROTHERS. 4.G. JOHNSON & BROTHERS’, offices, . Ve BALDWIN JONSON'S offices, and at HENRY A. JONES’, grocery store,? 231-30, 3101 M st. u.w., Georgetown. Dovarass & Bro. 522, 524 and 526 Ninth Street, ‘Desire to remind their lady pstrons that the sale of slightly soiled COTTON UNDERWEAR will continue ‘afew days longer. The last instalment of these goods isnow in, and at the prices put on them they can last ies ‘with the above, showing a line connection are 8) of 23¢. UNDERWEAR, which we believe cucelaany- ‘thing heretofore offered. Please call and inspect it. Our regular ANNUAL SALE OF COTTON UNDER- WEAR will begin on SATURDAY, the NINETEENTH: INST., and contigue until further notice. It ia unnec- easary for us to speak of the STYLES and QUALITIES, snthay 0 yal Sena, as ere ee ask you to make the comparison. jahall know ‘our judgment ia correct as to style and our pricesright. 3 DOUGLASS, fiwtam dt __ Minth Street, Bt Olona Building. _ AND WINTER, '86 AXD '67. Washington News and Gossip. GovgRnuEnr Recrirrs To-Day.—Internal reve- nue, $306,711; customs, , $816,370, ‘To Freep Srrrine BULL's INDIANS.—The Secretary Of the Interior to-day transmitted to Congress the recommendation of the ioner of Indian Affairs, for an aj uation, Of $4, ¢00 to subsist the remnant of: For Lire Savina.—The Secretary of State has transmitted to Berlina silver vase, presented by the President to Capt. H. Bruns, of the German ‘steamship Weser, for rescuing ‘the copain and grew of the American schooner Aurora, March 3rd, BILts ArrRovgp.—The President has approved ‘the act to indemnify certain Chinese for losses sustained by the violence of a mob at Bok ‘Springs, Wyoming, in September, 1885, and Paty in’ regard wo pubic buildings at Denver, Huntsville, Ala, Houston, Texes, and. Augusta, Cot. Lawoxr hasbeen called to his home, in Cortland county, N. ¥., by the iliness of his father. | Tae WasnrvoTon Navy Yaxp.—Secretary ‘Whitney said to a Stan reporter to-day that he in- tends to make a personal inspection of the Wash Ingtou navy yard inaday or aécompani: ‘by Commodore Sicard, under a hesh direction the yard remains, and perhaps the board that con- Aidered the subject of the neosssary changosin the yard. The Secretary will make examination in connection with the report ‘the board recently submitted with a view of learning exactly. What 4s recommended and what are ‘necessary. ‘The secretary 1s anxious to come to a final deei- sion as soon as possible that work of transforming country ‘be com- the yard into an ordnance f¢ may menced, ‘THE FoLLowine Promotions have been made in the Treasury department: Sixth auditor's office— W. J. Hotaling and Payson Burritt, from-class three to class four; M. V. Reffért and Thomas H. Smith, from class two to cl 3 G. W. Ham- ner and W. H. McNiel, from c! ‘one to class two; A. B. Stone, trom $1,000 to class one; James Tay- lor, trom $900 to class one. Fifth auditor's office— J. Mt. Sullivan, trom class two to class three; J. H. ‘Tibbetts, trom class one to class two, ‘Third audl- Cor's office—W. 8. Campbell and E. 8. Woodford, from class oné to class two, ‘controller's office—Mra, J. B. Cutler, from $900 to class one, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FAIRCHILD continues to act as Secretary of the Treasury at Mr. Manning's re- q OrrEREp TO PREsivent Wirre.—The New York Tribune says: “President Cleveland has offered the position of issioner under the interstate commerce bill to ex-Presidemt Andrew D. White, f Cornell university. Secretary ExpicoTr was on duty at the War Tue Riviera EanTuquaxe Hene.—The seismo- Scope in the physical laboratory at thesignal office inthis city was disturbed by atid recorded at seven’ hours and thirty-three minutes a.m., 7.50 meridian Ume, February 23 inst., the arrival at this point of the earthquake in France and Italy, A rough calculation gives about five hundred’ miles per hour as the Velocity of the movement. ARMY OnpERs.—Capt. L. S, Tessop, assistant ‘surgeon, now on leave in this city, 1s relieved from duty in the department of thé east, and ordered to for duty as attending oungeo Chicago yn headquar- ruits Sergeant John Ryan, battery Bd ard. ni lery, ret ‘Thirty-ave reeruits have, been. or dered to the departments of Arizona and the Mis- sourl, nineteen for the 9th iniantry and: sixteen for tie 18th infantr Navat Onpers.—Commodore L.«A, Kimberly, detached from command of the Boston navy yard ‘March 25th, and ordered to hold himself in.readi- ness for sea service. Lieut. ¥. P. Glimore has re- Ported his return to the United States, having been detached from the Astatic station January 18th, and has been placed on waiting orders, Paymnas- ter Geo. H. Read, detched from special dnty at the New York navy yard and ordered to settle ac- counts and wait orders, ‘DisaiseeD FROM ‘THE Navy.—Passed Assistant Paymaster L. A. Yorke, has been discharged trom ‘the navy from March 24th, 1867, with one year’s Pay. He was eligible for promotion, but when ex- by the naval ¢xaminit some time Was, Inentally and ‘Dut moraity disqualided tor his re- quest he was granted arent ‘before the Dut the findings were not changed. After the ap- val by the President he has been discharged Ffom the service according to law. A Ganmnat Anuy Oxpgn has been tssued, a3 article 1553 of the army regulations, limiting the term of service of regimental adjutants and quar- termasters to four and providing that they shall not be eligible for a second term of such duty, nor shall an officer who served in either capacity be eligible to appointment in the other except to fill ‘an unexpired term of four years. ‘This order 1s a8 & natural sequence of ‘the order of 1885 limiting the term of service of aldes-de-cainp to four years. Two colonels in the army foresaw that such would be the result, and made changes in their adjutants and quartermas- ‘ters, but the other thirty-eight will be com} to make the changes juired by the new order as Soon as the four years of service allowed have ex- Coxvicrep oF Receivina Inzcat, Feea.—The Commissioner of the General Land Office has re- ceived information that Max Frost, late ot the United States land omice at Santa Fe, New Mexico, was yesterday convicted of recelving illegal fees and was sentenced to two years in the pent- ntlary. ‘Tue Umatita Inpta Lanpg.—The Secretary of the Interior has recommended to Congress that the law requiring the sale of the surplus lands of the Umatit! Int reservation, in Oregon, at the Proper land office, Le Grande, be chi 30 a8 £0 allow the sale, to take place én. the reseavation, 9s desired by many of the Indians who wish to ‘come purchasers at the sale, AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S CALLERS. To-bay- were Attorney General Garland, Senators Gorman, Brown, Colquitt, Saulsbury, Payne, Williams and a ee ‘McKenna, Hemphill, Blount, Ward, Evans, Bunnell, with A. H. McCollum, AY Lathrop and’ M. 8. Bessaur, of Montrose, Fa,: Geddes, with W. T. Alberson and .Mr..Conn, of Ashland, Obto; 'T: J. Campbell, F, Campbell, Daniel Louden, ‘with it. C. Moore; Geo.” E. Hi and. My, Fis Conrad of Pa-; Seymour and Beorm with ‘Ricketts, icLean, C. son and FR ot Wilkesbarre;” Alex. W. Co; Eater at Detroit, and i om manecticut C, Hubbard, coi- tor of customs of Cor t PERSONAL. — Representativé-elect Kilgore of ‘Texas is at the Metropolitan.—c, G, Colville, atid William Brown of New York, EK. B, Carey of Phila- Aelpia, and CB. Gordon of are at the National. —Mrs. J. L. Gulick of Waaliington is at Qld Point Comfort.—C. D. Lathrop of ‘Chicago, Horace L. Hotehkiss, H. Hi. Li rancis Batt leyue= otra and ales P. Colina Lapa. Comes —) 5 a an- der impey ‘and Charies Sapleson of Washing: ton, were registered in ie Senator-elect Stock of Michi E. i. Per- Kins, jr., A. 8.-Barnes and A. J. Vi of New York, Geo. W.. Thompton ‘of Boston and W. J. Boardman of Cleve are at the Arlington.—— Representative Anderson of Qhio, Conte Architect Bell, Director of the Mint Kimball Yorke last night.--~T. G. Linette, Hoary Lavin (or ——T. G. lenry 2. and & Betty of ‘Frank /Al- Yen and Hi. C. Caikin of New ¥, im, Ward of Ente, Pa, and 8. H. Cramp of Philadelphia, are at the —Paul Beck and Nathan Schwab’ of Tudo, Homer ‘N. Lockwood, Thar, espe x Sie aac Str eer Scares at Willard’s, —B. F. Morey of Ws wasin St, Louls on W —— ME, U.S of Colorado, 18 ih the city’ for a Interior Department Changes, ‘The following official changés have been in the Department of the Interior: Patent office— Resignations: Harvey 8, Durnall, of Pennay] examiner j AT THE OAPITOL TO-DAY. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. ‘ ny To Have the Right of Way it the House. i MATTERS OF LOOAL INTEREST. ——— The Senate. ‘The presiding officer presented a letter from Gen, ‘Sheridan as president of the Society of the Army (through a committee) at the unveiling of the ‘Statue to Gen. Garfield, in the city of Washington, On the 12th of May next, Referred to the commit- ‘tee on library. ‘The supply of Grand Army of the Republic pett- tions in favor of the dey lent ion bill was ispecies eae the table. THE DISTRICT POLICE. ‘The House bill to increase the police force of the District of Columbia was placed on the calendar. ADVERSE REPORTS, ‘The resolution offered by Mr, Butler for the ap- pointment of a committee to visit the Mexican frontier and the City of Mexico was reported ad- Jersely, 28 was Senate Dill to amend the act of June 16th, 1886, for the construction of a bri thur Kin, DISTRICT BILLA. ‘The bill for the erection of a national memorial ‘bridge across the Potomac from Washington to Arlington; the bill regulating the compensation of Bbysictans for the poor of the District of Colum- ia, and the bill to repeal certain provisions of the act relating to the purchase of arms for the use of ‘the states Were reported and placed on the cal- MR. INGALLS ELECTED. ‘The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Ed- munds electing Senator Ingalls President pro tem. to take office at 1 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, at which time the resignation of Mr. Sherman takes effect, was placed before the Senate. Mr. Cockrell _moved to amend by substituting the name of Senator Harris, gol bgamendment was rejected Yeas, 28; nays ; (a strict party vote, Mr. Riddleberger 'v wiin the republicans) “and ‘the resolution, was adopted, ‘NO NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN. ‘The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Hoar (but not then read), declaring it as the judgment of the Senave that, under present circumstances, Ro negotiation should be undertaken with Great Britain in regard to existing difficulties with the Canadian provinces having for its object a change or abolition of any of the existing duties on im- Ports, was taken up, ‘The resolution Was, after discussion, referred to the committee on finance, House of Representatives, LIVELY OPENING SCENES—THE STRUGGLE FOR PRECE- DENCE OF BILLS BEGUN. ‘The House begun business this morning with the promise of hard fighting and confusion for the re- maining six days of the session, This was the first of the six days when it 1s in order to make motions to suspend the rules by a two-third vote and to pass bills for which members succeed in getting recognition, Members crowded close about the Speaker's desk after the ot ‘the journal, g, to catch the Speaker's eye. Mr. Hatch caught that orb first and attempted to send the ment of Agriculture bill to con- ference. He tunately made his motion ina manner that Was construed into a Unanimous consent, and Mr. Morrison 0 so that the metion was #failure, The Missourian was not Rowers ‘to be put down in this way, and- in another minute he had caught the Speaker's eye and made motion to suspend the rules and pass the experimental station bill. This time there was no technical t that could be made against him. ‘The Speaker had let his eye fall ‘that way, and there was no help for it. MR, RANDALL DEMANDS THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR AP- PROPRIATION BILLA, Mr, Randall stepped out into the space in front of the Speaker's desk, and, while the members gathered arpund him, declared in a peremptory he wes to ag te of way Yor appropriation ‘fe anid that fe tay with the Speaker torecogaizo or not to recognize mem. | the Speaker woula not give such Yecoguitiog at this stage of the session, ‘THE SPEAKER YIELDS THE POINT. ‘The Speaker had the rule read, and, in spite of all points of order, declared that Mr, Hatch had Properly got his Dill before the House for a vote, But, he it did rest with the Speaker to do ag he pleased about having his eye caught indis- criminately by members about the House, He Would, therefore, avail himselt of this discretion bes of suspedding the rules when oppropriton bills demanded the right of way. MR, BURROWS GETS IN A WORD. ‘This declaration seemed to cause much discon- tent, and Mr. Burrows said: “Then, Mr. Speaker, all that is necessary to prevent the operation of this rule ts that the appropriation bills shall be held back?” ‘THE EXPERIMENTAL STATION BILL. PASSED. Mr. Hatch’s experimental station bill was then taken up and passed. CONFERENCE ON THE RETALIATION BILL. On motion of Mr, Belmont (N. Y.) the House in- sisted on its amendments to the Senate retaliation vill; and Messrs, Belmont, Clements and Rice ‘were appointed conferees, ‘THE DEFICIENCY BILL. Mr, Burnes (Mo.), from the committee on appro- Priations, reported the deficiency appropriation Dill, and 1t was referred to the committee of the whole. uest for THR IEVALID PENSION BULL. Mr. Townshend ([il.) submitted the conference report on the invalid pension appropriation bill, and it was agreed to, (The only points of differ- ence were in regard to the provisions for the offices of pension agents, As to the bill appropri- quires the Secretary of the Treasury © furnish quarters in ic for the occuy or Pension agebelos when posabie UP FRE NAVAL APPROPRIATION SILL Private business having been dispensed with the ‘House went into committee of the whole (Mr. Mc- Creary, of Ky., in the chair) on the naval appro- priation bill, 000 far Colego butlding, ‘The pending for the repair of the Raval We on. land, was re} 5 ‘Mr. Boutelle moved to strike out the paragraph 100,000 for the construction of tro thuber dist dock to be loeatea at uc navy yard as the Sécretary'of the Navy may Change of Inauguration Day. A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SENATE PROPOSITON. ‘The Ingalls-Hoar constitutional amendment, to change from March 4 to April 30, the date of in- auguration day, was discussed to-day by the House. Judiciary committee, Representative Crain (Tex.), ‘Who introcuded in the House an amendment pro- viding for the assembling of Congress on the sec- ond Tuesday in January, as well as for the begin- ning of the preaidential term on the 30th of ‘attention to the fact that the amendment ‘the ‘same as the by bimee i He i i thirteen months ‘between the election of ‘and the be- finning of thelr duties, ‘but six weeks would \wervene after the election before the new of fl i i the 2th article of the whieh) for {She agsumption of, the office "President by: the Vice im the eventof the failure of the ‘House to chooses President before the 4th of March, $ihen the choles devolves, upon the, House. Thé effect of this 3 showed, might De to give the country two Presidents. aa, fayior oved Oo ‘Tepore the }tee was decidedly in favor of the bill, but the to pay a bounty of $100 to each soldier, or his STRICT INTERESTS IN CONGRESS, Mecting of the Senate District Com- mittee, THE BILL TO ONOREASE THE POLICE FORCE, THE CABLE RAULROAD BILL AND OTHER MATTERS OF LOCAL INTEREST CONSIDERED, ‘The Senate District committee, at their regular meeting to-day, acted favorably upon the following House bilis and they were reported to the Senate: House bill to increase the compensation of physi- clans to the poor at fifty dollars per month, the in- crease to date from the 1st of January, 1887. TO INCREASE THE FOLIOE FORCE. House bill to amend the act to increase the police force of the District. It authorized an increase to thirty sergeants and three hundred privates; pro- vided that twenty-five of the increase in the num- ber of privates shall be appointed to first class and twenty-five to second class, The bill also appropri- ‘ates the amount nécessary to carry out the increase. ‘THR PROPOSED REFORM SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. ‘House bill to incorporate the reform school for giris of the District, It names as the board of trustees: Samuel S Shellabarger, Augustus 8. Worthington, A. J. Hunti w. C. Dodge, _ills Dean, 6. G. Staples, J. n, Thomas P. ‘Morgan and Alexander Graham Bell.” The ration 1s authorized and empowered to estal and maintain a reform school for girls, and take and receive, by gifts, grant or devise sucl Teal estate and personat yy as may be neces- sary for the purpose; provided that at the dissolu- tion of the corporation, or if 1t should for six months fail to maintain the school, all the prop- erty shall vest in the District. ‘The trustees are given the same powers that are conferred upon trustees of the existing reform school for DOYS. Within thirty days the board shall meet and TAX SALES, House bill prescribing the time for sales and for notice of sales of property for overdue taxes. It Tequires the Commissioners to prepare a list of all taxes on real proj in arrears on the 1st of July, 1887, and each year thereafter, including all {axel due ‘vo the late corporation, aiid publish the same ina hiet, of sh 6, copies shall be distributed. the Commissioners shall also, on the Sirst Tuesday in September, 1887, and of each year thereafter, give notice, by advertising twice a ‘week for’ successive Weeks in two dail Papers of the District; and if the taxes due, wi ed poe. shail not have been paid by the ite prescribed the property shall be sold at pub- lic auction. EXTRA POLICE DURING THE NATIONAL DRILL. ‘The House bill to appropriate .$5,000 for an ex- tra police force to maintain order during the na- ‘tonal drill, such policemen to be paid not exceed- ing two dollars per day ‘was ordered to be Feported for reference, to the appropeistians com- jtee, a8 1t makes an appropriation. THE CABLE RAILROAD BILL was taken up and discussed at some length. It ‘was developed that the seatiment of the commit- company propose several amendments for sub- urban branches, and the consideration of these consumed considerable time. A special meeting of the committee will be held to-morrow morning toconsider the cable bili, and all the indications are that it will be favorably rej with an amendment to provide for a branch to the Soldiers’ Home and one or two other suburban branches, GRANT-LINCOLN MEMORIAL BRIDGE. In the Senate to-day, Mr. Mahone, from the com- mittee on public buildings and grounds, reported tavorably the bill (recently introduced by himself) to appropriate $500,000 for the erection of a me- mortal bri across the Potomac to Abraham Lincoln and U. 8. Grant. At each end of the bridge there shall be an arch, with a statue of Lincoln at one end and of Grant atthe other. The plans, construction, etc., shall be in charge of a commis: sion to consist of the Sectetary of War, Chief Justice of the United States, chief of engineers, one member of the Senate one member of the House. BOUNTY FOR DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS. In the Senate today Mr. Whitthorne (by re- quest) introduced a bill (now pending'in the House) heirs or legal, representatives, who, volunteered from the District of Columbia and was duly mus- tered into the military service prior to and under President Lincain's call for troops of 1881; Dut it is provided that no person who hag received any other bounty shall receive this one. Referred ‘wo military committee, Capitol Topics. ‘VETO MATTERS. ‘The Speaker Inid before the House to-day a message from the President returning, without his approval, a Dill for the relief of the estate of the late John How. Referred to the committee on ‘The ceed also laid before cae — ‘sage from Senate announci! ssage by that body over the President's veto of a bil tor the relief of Thomas H. Hopkins. The bill and the President’s message were referred to the commit- ‘Wee on invalid pensions. ‘THR PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. ‘Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, asked unanimousconsent in the House to-day that the House non-concur in the Senate amendments to the bill creating a de- partment of agriculture and labor. Mr. Morrison, ipreceten itiae'S and the bill was referred to the on agriculture, 4 NATIONAL BANKS. A favorable report was to-day ordered by the House committee on banking and currency on the Dill to reduce to $2,000 occas seaaen from tional banks Naving a capital of less than $200,- 000, and Uo 000 te dpost regula where the capital exceeds that sum. An provision of GN ake nn eee Bee covered into the Treasury.) XxOTES. ‘The House committee to-day listened to argu- ments by Representative Negley, Mr. Blackburn ‘and others on the Senat® bill to grant a charter to the Nicaragua Canal company. ‘The Pension Bill Veto Sustained. THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY. ‘The House yesterday sustained the President's veto of the dependent penston bill, The vote was taken at 4 o'clock, and during the.roll-call, which. took nearly half an hour, there was much sup- pressed’ excitement, which broke out in loud applause and hisses When the vote was announced. ‘The vote stood 175 to pass the bill and 125 against; ‘twenty-five ‘short of the necessary tw override the veto. ‘The vote in detail was as Faded i RI i a i ii than -| Ex. Dut few passengers on board, TO HANG TO-DAY Stevens to be Executed at Princess Anne, Md., This Afternoon. PRINCESS ANWR, Mp., Feb. 25.—The execution of ‘Jim Stevens will take place shortly after noon. He retired at 10 o'clock last night, slept well, and, arising early this morning, made a hearty break- fast of ham, exes, beefsteak and buckwheat cakes, & pint of hol coffee.” stevens ays ie tn and ears calm and upcone told cling in some of which admitted all but the actual consummation crime for which he was convicted. AU 10 ‘Stevens’ ritual adviser, Dr. Marti at the jail and at once entered the ceil ‘The gallows has been put up within a porary frame structure the Jail, at has a drop of seven feet. STEVENS HANGED. PRINCESS ANKE, Mp. Feb. 25.Jim Stevens was hanged at 12.57, ' He died almost without a sirug- gle. Telegrams to The Star. ENGLAND AS AGAINST RUSSIA. HH Dilke’s View of the Possibilities of War 5 = 5 gaz ad AN EXECUTION IN MARYLAND Ft i j Bailway Traffic Interrupted by Snow. ENGLAND'S GREAT RIVAL IN ASTA. Sir Charles Dilke’s Estimate ef the Strength of Russian as Against Eng- lana. 5 ‘Special Cable Dispatch to Tax EvEwrne Stan. Lonvox, Feb, 25.—The leading article in the Fortnightly Review tor March will be the third in Dilke’s series on the present position of European Politics, He will discuss the position of Russia at great length, beginning with the remark, “In the ‘union Of patriotism and religion which the Rus- sians present I know no country in Europe that can approach them, though they may be rivalea by the people of the United States.” Dilke goes exhaustively into the relations of Russia with the other powers, deprecates in the strongest terms the policy of saving six pences on the army and avy, especially the recent reduction of the Eng- a egbecoeins STILL ANOTHER BLIZZARD. A Nerthern Pacific Train Snow Bound im Dakota, Binanox, D. T., Feb., 25.—A terrible bitzzard is Diowing in the west and the northern Pacific east ound passenger train is snowed in near Sentinel Butte. The wind is from the east. The previous storms drove the immense herds of Montana and ‘western Dakota into the shelter of the bad lands ‘and this storm, it ts feared, will send them back tothe unprotected plain. Ina small herd of 130 owned by a citizen of Mandan, 100 have died in the storms, Saree: From Wall Street Te-Day. New Yors, Feb. 25.—The opening this mornt Was somewhat irregular, bul generally firm, fir Prices in most instances’ being from 4 to per ‘cent The market was very active for the Ush fleld artillery, and summarizes the article as | first half hour, the business belng well distributed. follows: “The conclusion, then, to which we come | tn the list. Prices showed weakness timme- diately and a decline followed, in which. Siichmond aud West Point, and gersoy Central ‘Were mest conspicuous, former losing 1 and the latver cent, ” The losses in the Uist 2 WO, Percent. The market later became quiet comparatively steady. Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western was a marked 1s that such is the patriotism of the Russian peo- ple ceriainly that in the event of war Nihilism ‘would disappear and every Russian would support the policy of his czar. Such is the defensive strength of Kussia in Europe and such her offen- Sive power froin the Caucasus towards India that not only 15 war with Russia to be as a | ex: to the market, both common terribly calamity, but it would the powers | and gaining 13 percent, as did also Puile Of the British empire tothe uumost. At the same | man Car. AU11 O'clock Unt market Is quiet Ume J hold that even in @ single-handed struggle | and orm, we should ultimately win. We should be able, al- ———<-——— ch only bya tremendous effort, to hold ‘our own in the neighborhood of Kandahar, prevent in- surrection in India and check invasion. We could Shaefer Challenges the World, HE WANTS TO PLAY 4 GAME OF CUSHION CAKOMS FOB $2,500 4 SIDE WITH ANY Man. Feb. 25.—Jacob Shaefer, thechampion side, the perso scceptng the 5 m ve pri of naming Ube place of meeting. ‘Mr. Schaefer bas also challenged ‘Slosson to a game of cushion carois, 500 and to a game of 14-inch Lamy ae aside each Cy HE ~ ‘more as. . Slosson de sires, latter's Shaefer has placed $250 With the Globe Democrat. in the War as against other powers, ‘We could not | , St. hold Egypt or save the holding India, Mauritius ‘and the Cape, we could carry the war into the enemy's country on Pacific, destroy at all events during the life of those now living Russia's power on the Pacific, and, indeed, probably tear away the Pacific prov- inces trom her empire.” aire CHICAGO'S ALLEGED “BOODLERS.” wo be played in a city of the ri a forten of cured against the Cook county “boodlers” in the approached separat county commissioner, a member of the Jury, and County Hospital’ Warden MoGarigie, each of Whom endeavored to have him raise one of his bids from $6,000 to $8,500. The proposition was that the additional sain Gray, but really be divided 5 oo ee Poa who would ee Gray lef ensues. Mr. Stanley ea TE a ie for the rellef of Bey that the Tract subsequently we - much higher Agure than even the one named by Setcaeeeies at Sana McGarigie. None of the taken into custody, but it 18; that arrests will follow the speech of the al the annual juet of the Harvard club of Chicago lastnight. ‘The sentiment from him which evoked most applause was the following: “Party organization 1s no doubt a very convenient thing, but a great many people feei—and I feel very ‘with, tiem—that when loyalty to party means disloyalty tw country, and eae seems Wrorse—aistoy yalty to it is asking more good man or citizen should concede.” ‘Tetered tage diplomatic on While he was the Sweeny and OM: concerning tent to Mr. Lowell's part in that correspondence. A $200,000 Fire in Baltimore. i THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION. More Testimony Before the Senate Sub- Commitee. ‘The Texas investigation was resumed to-day, and John H. Roberts, white, a farmer, aged 49,and ‘native of Washington county, was the first wit- ness, Votes at Graball; the people's ticket 1n 1864 ‘Was got up by the vest citizens of both parties to protect themselves aguinst the ‘-venality, corrup- ‘Uon and stealing” of the republican county ad- ministrations, Witness said the general belief among white and colored people was that the ne groes who were arrested assassinated Bolton. ‘BEDTIME IN TEXAS. ; ‘On cross-examination the witness sald that the general reputation of Hackworth, Moore aud Schutze, the memorialists, was as bad as could be; negroes together at night iu Soao as they were called. adel: theetings were beid late at nights after ood a % 0 peopl ‘wo bed; that the crate cite ‘Country, farmens, went to sta about nine o'clock St night, like ood, honest mn ~The republicans,” he sald, “didn't go to bed at ali uring 2 political canvas. . “OUTRAGEOUS” CONTRACTS. Hugh M, Lewis, white, aged forty, a native of Brenham, and county clerk of Washington county since 1876, and a democrat, was the next witness, He testified that he had bec, elected five tues i ‘succession; a large ‘and colored repul Se sotene Hackworth, one of tits county record. shows tat he let contracts for bat to his own father at exhorUitant wn er" cent of the Contract ‘Witness described the contracts let by Sustice Hackworth to is father and: brother-1u- a aS Shir, Bubtis’ put tn evidence the sand ‘against Hackworth. He was ac- ou one indictment and the others were on the oppostt ‘The damage to Darby & Co. on but and stock ig now estimated at upward of $200, oma Steam Heat for Cars. a0 APPARENTLY EUOCESSVCL TEST ON THE MELWAD- Tae a 67 PAUL ROAD. at St. PAUL, Minx., Feb. 25.—An official test of steam heating apy tus, as applied by the Mil- waukee & St. Paul was mnade yesterday upon a train between St. Paul and Minneapolis. The de- vice consists of the use of the exhaust steam from the dome of the engine, carried through pipes under- neath the engine ‘cars, With a patent flexible thetenter ofeach ear with ‘radintlng pipe, o@e thocenter of eal ‘side, With a branch under each oa” The registering elg! pressuré of si pounds to the square ressure of SIX pol Bie car. ‘The heat was distributed equit and seemed to be devoid of the dryness which is ordi- narily experienced in day coaches When heated by stoves. The fireman of the engine declared after the test that he saw no ible difference in the amountof coal used. Another test will be made soon on @ through train, With greater num- ber of cars, a hundred men em- CLEVELAND, Feb. 25.—Seven ployed in the American wire works struck at ak 8 CLOCK. They made s gemand yen rages and Of the managers to grant it caused the strike, The strikers include the entire force of workmen, ee Bev. James Freeman Clarke Very Hil. ona Clarke, the emineat ‘Unitarian, isk A GERMAN REPUBLICAN EDITOR. Henry Mueller, editor and pubiisher of a German: republican newspaper at Brenham, was examined by Senator Eustis He was a Union soldier & a ‘Mrs, Manning will resume her Wednesday after. ‘hat he would be obliged to devote his | 200 next week, and will continue to Titention arter uns week very largely to tho. case Bold theas during the month of March: of the anarchists. ‘The supreme court assembles | Mr. and'Mra L. Q, C. Lamar, jr. and Miss Jennie at Ottawa next Tuesday, and on that day the | Lamar, gave @ suall and informal party lust States bret must be tied within ten day. there Miss Mary Lou Bacon, of Macon, Ga, ‘The invite after. The before court will Stig not cecuPuntil about the middle ot Marsa. ‘Dinner parties were given last evening by Sec- How He Got Out of Jail. and Mr ‘WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS FIVE MINUTES 4 DAY 70 yf - - oan Hohe ® y BF ‘tmumediately 25,—Tom ~ it, Was caught “here yesterday. Worth Was tie taer arrest ‘the town marshal last Summer, “This is the third tame he has broken Campbeit his arrest, Beat uM g 3 EIT te i i