Evening Star Newspaper, August 10, 1887, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STARK BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, SH. KAUFFMANS, Prev’ ity by carries on teit out Seton te TS a oe Seats sack Wy" nto peopel SS ase sntend Cae minute >t Wssuineton Dae year portage poeraid, akon SBeceast Ot €2- A mail suhecriptions must be paid in advances Bepaper sent longer than is paid for Rates of advertising made known o Vo. T1—No 10,680. lie: € Che Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1887, TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. Washington News and Gossip. EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &.| EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &. GE | pxCURSIONS O¥ B & 0 5, ABST. Tickets 50 cents. Thr BAY RIDGE, dious steamer Brne> THE PARTNERSHIP | HERETOFORE existing between Thomas and Theodore Ruppert, under the frm name of Ruppert Brothers, is ereby dissolved by mutual consent, Thomas Ruppert. Fahdrawing: |All liabilities will be paid by Th GOVERNMENT RecerPTs To-Day.—Internal reve- nue, $227,601; customs, $1,183,805, No CHANGE IN THE WBATHER.—It Is stated at the Bishop hart al Ruppert, and all accounts due the late firm of Rupj ist On the Chesapeake. Round Trip 81. Brothers must be paid ts 1aNew | Signal Office to-day that no change in the weather JoHANTS WATSON, Fortineef trainee Hay Ridgeadversoeiment, | Rempihitouve. THOMAS NUPPERL, THEODORE isexpected, o MK. SULSTEIN, - 2 3 ication Every Tuesday to EONGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL | THR Present continues to receive invitations xp Asse E PEN-MAR, ON THE BLUE RIDGE, ‘OF LAW. to visit different parts of the country. An invita- wp Asean Exevnsi OF THE INGTON SOCIAL CTRCL Eom Leave Washington 8 a.m. Returning, arrive 8:30 p.m. Round Trip $1.50. Every Thursday to HARPER'S FERRY, idee 1 a day's pleast How On the Potomac, Music, Boating, Dancing, Fishing. Ho Leave Washington 0-43 acm heturniag, aries TO “CHAPEL POIN 720 pau. Kound Trip 81. ins leave the Baltimore and Potomac Depot at Every Wednesday to 7:25am. aud 4:40 pom, dai By the steamer Mattano every Thursday, at 7 a. m, nthe 7th street wharf, For particulars apply to FRANK T. ROLLOW, Agent, 511 Penna. avenu LURAY CAVERNS. Leave Washington 8:30am. Returning, arrive 9 p. m, Round Trip $2.50. Reserved Seat Tickets for Pen-Mar, Luray and Har- yer’s Ferry secured at B. & O. Ticket Offices in Wash- ington without extra charge. au8-Im xccrsox OF THE 4 Un IN VETERAN CORPS, 197 Con dar Po TESDAY, AUGUST es Stal masie- | (}OLONTAL BEACH, POPULAK WATERING PLACE. AND EXCURSION RESORT. phe suitt ralace steamer T. ¥; ARROWSMITH, ex. ressly htted for the service, will make regular Enjerte the Beach except of saturday) om aud after SUNDAY, JUNE 26. Leaves 7th-street ferry wharf at Sea 3 hours at the ‘Beachy and homeat 30 p.m.” Mhisic, Refreshments, and Meals served oD ‘Steamer and at hotel. = Fare. round trip, 50 cts.; children, 25 cts. _Je15-21 K. LORD, Gen'i Pass. Avent. and friends, aud Moostieut Fixcursioss. STEAMER W. W. CORCORAN, Will make four special trips to MARSHALL HALL, this week, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and ot of 7th street, at 10. m. ieturning, arrives at 4 and = 34” Families wishing to, can enjoy a day or evening at the above delightful resort. where every accommo dation aud facility will be afforded for comfort and Pleasure. ‘Mealy and Lunches served at all hours. On Sunday the boat will make two trips, at 10:30 a, 5 $0 p.m. Returning at 2 and 8p. m. Fare, round trip, 2 3—RACES—3. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10,{AT 4 P. M. 2:45 CLASS. Ed. Brangle. will also leave the | Sinarenmne jor Marshall Hail, return ‘aus-tt BAY RUDGE. | Adunission. 50 ceuts tty EIDGE. | _Adinission. 50 cents au9-2t*_ a NESDAY, AU: C ERNAN’S THEA ‘Trains leave B.and O. depot at 9:1. 10 and No higher. ad p.m leaving Boy Hidge. arrive | ope BURLESQUE TROUPE ‘aud 10:30 pin. ‘Tiekets, | ND SPECIALTY CO. “s, 50 cents. Tickets can | FACES. Pps ORAMA OF BATTLE OF BULL BUN, | . i st., two blocks south of Pentsylvanisava, Sane Puor B Detigierutiy cooled by new aud couplets ayparetas, ? Open trom 9 au. to Ly pm. dylo Two ex daily. "7 = Fi a Dace oh eat and Grounds Woor Masreza THE CELYBEATED CORE VIRTUOSO, Our customers have the opportunity of selecting Will play on the st ~ endering solos | {Tm the productions of the beat designers of interior oe eee | fumlatuines and froin the langeat stock to be found in Week Days” Stesney fetta ban ee toot of 7th | thecountey. We have euch favorable srreussments Fe 5 vay | Sith the principal cabinet-makers that we cau sell B tS ee as the ordinary will-nade Mantclsare sold elsewhere. S103. tn. and 3:2 ey are for Low's t ASgeT Spa SNS Pm Returning home | and ‘stow & Cons celebrated Enelish Tien iret te ROUND TRI 25 Cont importers of French, Enxlish, and Dutch Tiles, 1 iy days Every Saturday at 10. i Returning eee ‘of Domestic aud Foreign home at 5-30 p. mie IAYWARD & HU’ S ents." “" ROUND TRIP. 10 Cents. SAU OON. rved on Boat and grounds. =e For charters, &c., apply to RUB'T CALLAH! Bax Ruvce: Bux Roce: THE CHESAPEAKE! THE QUEES RESORT OF A MODEL PLEASURE RESOR Fare for the round 424 9th street A Hocanasven Ovrnace. So they say. they, the “Old Fogies, say, as how itis A HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE For any reputable Clothier to sell FIVE DOLLAR fhe Fusind top, no Change conten vesor aw ata ak eee Well, that is our business, and it is also a part of our ove Shining ‘ight of tse? deed aad” Gamay oe x oo — a ee ‘Mid eens bettas Cocca ples toe Sed genet, Shick shan cae Se ease ‘Aud MME. M. misdeeds until dread remorse seizes upon them, foreing them to contess their faults and verify their damuing record, “Let them ‘rave and roar aud suppli- Particular toot, "We shall sontinue to sell Fine Monat jcular root. We shall continue 1e Mohair Coats aud Vests for 82.87 Until those conscience-stricken_extortionists shall bare NO MO" HAIK on the tops of ‘Geir dear, devoted ‘We have TWO THOUSAND each of beautiful MOHAIR COATS AND VESTS, in drab and slate colors,richly worth FIVE DOLLARS. Our price is 8287 FOR A COAT AND A VEST. We got then by being ON HAND. Classically spaaking, WE WER THAR with the READY CASH. Pi oR GUESTS, See B&O. sdvertisoment. On and after Sunday. July 24 meals at the restan- rant will be servedon the American and. European Tans, $1, andon the American plun 11 the Restaurant Wwillion'om Sundays, from 12 to 4 p.m. Alunch counter will be opened inthe basement of ‘te restanrant pavilion, where 1ee Cream, Cakes, 6, Will be surved Hotel on Auerican plan. Rates—Transient, per dsy, with board, $3; weekly, with boand. S12 to $20 al rates for one month apd Lona. GEO. WEBB, General Agent. AND FORTRE wel U Days h street wharf. Forschedule of tra aiaily, qucept MONDAYS, | _1¢ we buy an article to-day at ONE DOLLAR we ex- tueon with Boston and Providenc: = cts ra poe E me ae a Cees, for also with steamer Ariel for mond, ame! = < en anne Oe Sine es Sine muy & Sina ew York. and all steam and railroad lines fo Jar article at 50c. we should re m juire you to pay 7 FIFIY-FIVE CENTS forit. Thus sou seethat wnat. ever our good fortuue way be we always share it with THE PEOPLE, *| Forto them and their kind and liberal patronage is due the almost phenomenal success which hus tasted ‘Our Business career in this city ‘THE ANNUAL RED-LETTER SALE Will be continued for the period of TWO W Thoae of you who are in ued ob cour RELIABLE READY-MADE CLOTHING should not iet this opportunity pass you by. These sales Secur only twice n year aud we desire that evers beds South. Secure rooms aud tickets at 619 and 1 Pennsylvania ave. and at Knox Express, who will also cheek baswage from hotels and reside 1 745-3. WM. PWELCH,Sup RNEF Hew ror iss. Washingtonians’ Most Popular Resort. Steamer MARY WASHINGTON il leave her wharf every SUNDAY at 10:30 a.m. and Upp Reiurmine at’ ands Tickets. 25e. Every WEDNESDAY at 9 an. ypan. Returning at Sapg Th pa rickets Fatutiy days EVERY | shail be benetted by them. P Teavinye at]0 a, jurning at 5:30 p. | We found “Old Fogy" in his dingy lair m. Tickets, 10c- Prof. Proctor's. Das whool Re- showed him acoat of Drab Mota Usion EVERY SATURDAY EVENING, leaving at | When we told iin tha eee eee When we told him the price be fell frou his chair. And lay writhing and nicaning and groaning there. yite act of lying on the floor is more innocent than Wyne by the tongue; therefore, det hina ie SEX MOHAIR COATS AND VESTS, $2.87. VICTOR E ADLER'S TEN FEK CENT CLOTHING House, 927 and 929 7th Street N. We Comer Massachusetts Avenue. 6:30 pm. Returning at 11 p.m. Tickets, 2 cents. ‘Dancing down and beck. and at the grounds on all trips except Sunday. Fine Brass Bandon Sunday. Noo Spotlonable parties allowed on any of the above trips charters, &c., spply to, 2 E. S. RANDALL, Captain. CHEAP AND DELIGHTFUL TRIP. ‘he steamer JOHN HOMPSON will. during the summer. leave her wharfevery SATURDAY at 5-30 fate 2 Colotial beach, “Cotton's and Backiston ‘one way 75 cents. yand Trip $1. riving in Washington at 1:30 p. m., aud ‘Open Saturday until 11 p.m . SUNDA’ Steamer Lady of the Lake lands i Colonial Beac Sunday night on her way to Washineton. Jy26-lm MAes#ace wace::: mee = STEAMER W. W. CORCORAN. Leaves_every Moutsy, Tuesday, Wednesday, ‘Thursday at 10a... reachin ss Geear Creare Sate and ‘ashington at OF CHINA, CROCKERY AND HOUSE-FURNISH- ING Goops Saturday at 10a. m. and 6:15 ug Washington at 4 p. m. and 30 p.m, ae FOR TEN DAYS ONLY. Leaves every Suni: hail Hall at 3p. m., Trot whia:t WW. Corcoran, real ing Washins Gian SPE: Ut eo Faroruunltnp tocoate i o@ @ JUS. € McKIBBIN, Hyg sy18-3mn Marshall Hall, Mi = Ba Rivez, ON THE CHESAPEAKE, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. 10 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL CASH SALES. 5555 Sy, S Siy55 15 PEK CENT OFF ON ALL REFRIGERATORS: AND WATER COOLERS. HOLLANDER, Acryr, ‘The most corplete in all its appointments of any re- tert on Chesapeake Buy or Potomac River. ‘Syiendid Music by the Naval Academy Band. FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT. JULY 25, 1887, 4) 312-1m 408 7th st. ‘Trains leave Baltimore and Ohio R. R. Depot, Wash- ington, week days, at 9:15 am., 2:40 p.m. and 4:40 p. ™. Arrive at Bay Kidge 10-458 m.,3:50 p.m.,and 5:50 pan. Returning leave Bay Ridge 8:05 am.,2p.m,| RRR EEE A 8s {0 SER ss Spamand0 00pm Arve at Washingwon 10am, | Eat ge 24 By’ 8 8 BME 3:10p.m.. 9.15 p.m. and 10:30pm. On Sundaysleave| RoR E AAA 0.0 €® og Wehionton 10am, 2 pn and 3 pa aurive | © ow ERE 2% Sigh GO SBE age at Bay Ridge 11-15 am, 3:15 pm, and 4:15 bm. Returning, leave Bay Kidge 8:05am. 12 noon, ‘Sp-m,and Y pip. Arrive at Washington 10: 220 ym. 915 pam, and 10:30 pan ROUND-TEIP TICKETS, ONE DOLLAR. ‘Ticketson sale at all B&O. ticket offices in Wash- ington. Ou Sunday tickets sold at B. & O. Depot only. Seeadvertixement of Hay Kidge Company for special ‘attractions froma time to time. W. M. CLEMENTS, _*21-3m Manager. Low*® cebax porst, ‘We believe the public is entitled to sound reasons Yor quotations thatare under the prevailing market. WE OFFER 213 “LUSTRE” AND DRAB D’ ETE COATS AND VESTS—IN ALL SIZES FROM 33 TO 50— LONG, MEDIUM, OR REGULAR LENGTH COATS. PRICES 81.33, TO $6. Reason—we want to Bt 213¢entlemen who have not yet bought » sum- mer suit of us. WE OFFER 154 BLUE AND BLACK CHECKED c. K. LORD, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Excen! SEERSUCKER COATS AND VESTS, IN ne 2 FROM 33 TO 38,AT $1.75 FOR COAT AND VEST. sid Mineniticent tant palace ateanser. Hvary B. Biahop 83.00 WAS THE PRICE EARLIER IN THE SEASON, Why notnow? Because by this reduction we hope to at S30 p.m. Dane. e every afternoon at 4 “i : inentala. Good ntsc, | sell these 154 suits and close out these sizes by Sep SEH, FEES Suey Sehoci" Sad oryattzatous | tember latewhich mesus attest aes TEPHENSON BROS. 7th-street wharf. PFER “STRIPED, MOHAIR COA Round-trip S0e.+ Cuildsens Boe” tstrest what | WE O: 47 PIN-ST , MOHAIR COATS QTEAMEE DIXIE RU every hour from Cum AND VESTS—IN SIZES ONLY FROM 33 TO 38— AT 83.50. WE MARK THEM DOWN FROM 95,00. Reason—we have only five mzes in these suite, A broken assortment Justities a break in price. PANTALOONS —To our really enormous assortment of pantaloons we ask special attention. Any size, any pattern, any style, any price you want. We recognize Ss DAILY, MAKING FRIPS b petland’s Buat- House, foot Fet'sut New Hapehire aves and foot of Hare ae govreetown, stoppiue at Holtzman Table k. Boat Club. aud Dinie Landings. iret trip wu trip, eo. ¢ hide lange parties: “Telephone call 365: Benn portation ts and Miners’ Trans; Ca, Stcamships sail from na; lant trip down at 10 p.m. S Reduced rte for iad Baltimore via Nortel no competition ip the values our pantaloun depart- Every Mouday, Tivtvaday,aud Fridayeteclock pm. | mentcontaina sccommuuations unstrpesses Fare, including meals and tuain salocn ststeroom | _Weareopen from 7s. m.,to7 p. m, and om Sstur- Perthe, $12.50, round trip, $22. Upper deck state- | day night until 11 o'clock. from bers, €14: round trip. 25. For forthe Scrmative sco circulars atali the Hotels nWasbiugtoas, eRe er ‘Wo areon the N. W.COR. 7TH AXD D STS..K. W Telepuone Baltimore 247. ae myzi-dmlau5 THE GOLDEN EAGLE CLOTHING CO. af SS. re t session of this school will open, WEDNES- ‘VENING. OCTOBER 3TH. Circulars can be obtained by applying, SPSL YEATMAN, Secretary University Law Buil aul0-to sel7 Corner 6th and @—>_ MEMBERS OF D. A. 66, K. or L. ARE requested to attend at next regular meeting ‘Thursday, 1 thinst, Business of importance. ¢~< MEMBERS OF THE ROCHDALE CO-OP- Be erntive Society, who have noe already yiven in their orders for fuel wider the contract of the soci- ety for the season of 1887 aud 1588, should do #o im- mediately, as the time for receiving such orders closes on the 10th instant, on the secretary or any member of the executive committes, at the addresses siven on the back of the Trade Book or in the circulars tent to members Those who. are not in posession of Pri 30, uid obtain them without delay. Persons desiring to become members of the society and with little cost or of the officers of the society, HARSHA, sec’y, 905 H st. n, ..N. KENISON & SONS, CHIROPO- ‘dists, Manicure and Dermatologist, removed to 415 12th st.'n.w. Corns removed. ih. ner 1th and P sts, n.w. — DE. L BERMANN HAS REMOVED TO aud-Im*_ 1016 I ST. N. W. a> JOHNSON'S HOTEL, 13TH AND ESTS. NOW FIRST HOUSE IN REAR. Uon to visit Providence has been declined, as the President has no intention of going to New Eng- land at present. His contemplated Western and ‘Southern trip this fall will occupy all the time at nis disposal. He will go no farther west than Kansas City, and no farther south than Atlanta, but will include Memphis in his route, CANCELING Harvey's Horse Crares.—During three or four days past the Second Controller has canceled more than 150 horse claims allowed by the forger Harvey. All claims allowed to “Wynn, attorney,” are canceled, and all,other claims Passed upon by Harvey are carefully examined. IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE AccoUNTs of the late Gen. Hazen, Second Controller Butler found that $276 were due Gen. Hazen for quarters; but, as an Offset to part of this, he found an over-payment in 1864 of $77, Commenting on this state of facts, the Controller says that while existing laws com- pel disbursing officers to make periodic statements Of their accounts for disbursement, there is no law Tequtring periodic settlement of the pay and al- Jowance accounts of officers. Controller Butler, in his annual report, will recommend that some stich safeguard be thrown around thisclassof accounts. ALLEGED Exorsiranr RAILROAD RaTES.—Citi- zens of Fair Haven, Vt., have forwarded to the Interstate Commission 9 complaint against’ the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co., alleging that its Tates are exorbitant and discriminating. SPRED TRIALS OF NAVAL VESsEIS.—The Secretary of the Navy has decided that hereafter speed trials of naval vessels shall be of four hours’ duration in- stead of six, and instead of being made by naval officers they shall be made by the contractor un- der the supervision of a board of naval officers, Gora a Fisuina Wir SENatoR Kexna.—The President has made no secret of his desire to ob- tain a little recreation some time during August, Dut it has all alon; been positively asserted at the White House that he had no definite trip in view. It 4s reported now that in a few days he will go off on a few days’ fshing excursion into West Vir- ginta with Senator Kenna, ‘THose woo LEAVE THE Crry during the sum- mer can have Tug Stan mailed to them for any length of time, at the rate of 50 cents per month, and the address changed as often as desired. 82" The requisite amount of money must in each case accompany the order. Cugap TRAVEL TO THE Pactric.—It 1s understood that the committee of arrangements for the Inter- national Medical Congress to be held in this city in September have succeeded in securing from the various rallway lines forming the through routes between the Atlantic and Pacific an excursion rate for members of that body whtch will enable them. to visit San Francisco and return for the compara- tively small sum of ninety dollars, This does not of course include sleeping-car accommodations, or anything beyond the travel ticket. The arrange- ment does, however, enable the ticket holder ope by one of the great through routes and return by. another, without extra cost, and covers a period of ninety days from the date of issue. ‘Whether the general public 1s to have the bene- fit of these liberal figures does not yet clearly ap- pear; but as the interstate commerce act 1s con- strued to prevent special privileges or rates to ‘ny one Class that are not of ‘to all, the proba- bility 1s that no person applying for a ticket of the the Trade Card and Book for the year enc NSS, shi ant.2w ‘TO CONTRACTORS, CARPENTERS, AND =— OTHERS: A large ang well-assorted stock of LUMBER, LATHS, AND SHINGLES, very cheap, such as 20 SUETES PUNY coreg 6 ia Pine Stepping, WHITE 31 STOCK OULLINGS, being entire stock of Lumber contained in yard at 12TH ST. AND MARYLAND AVE. 8.W. Haye closed up tnis yard and in order to.save the ex- peuse of movin stock to new yard at 14 and B ate 2.w., wili sell the entire stock, for next thirty days, at 10 per cent below cash market prices. JAMES F. BARBOUR, ‘Main Office and New Yard, 14th and B Vater st. foot E INTHE SUPREME “BISHUCT OF No reserve. ats, COURT OF THE MBIA. No On motion of the petitioner, by Cole & Cole, her solicitors, it is ordered that the defendant, NORMAN . BRUCE, cause his appearsice to be entered. herein oti or before the first rule day occurring forty days after this date: otherwise the cause will be proceeded With as in case of default. ‘The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce trom the defendant, from the bond of matrimony, and for leave to the petitioner to resume her maiden name, on the sounds of cruelty on the part of the defendant, en- dangering the health and life of the petitioner, and also on the ground of the defendant's wilful and'con- tunuous abandonment of the petioner for a period of more thau two years prior to the filing of the petition in this cause. And it is further ordered that copy of this order be published ence per week for three successive Weeks phot to said appearance day in, the Washington’ Law porter and in the Evening Star, a newspaper DUD- lished in Washington, District of Columbia. Bythe Court. WM. M. MERRICK, Justice, &. | character specified within the period named would ‘Truecopy. Test: R. J. MEIGS, Clerk, &c. FEE Poets he LG Clerk, Be.” 4 | be refused. In that case it ts safe to assume that, travel between Washington and San Francisco will be pretty lively for a few weeks after the 10th of September. A STOREKEEPER APPOINTED.—The Secretary of the ‘Treasury has appointed John V, Wedergren ‘storekeeper at Oakland, Neb. PERSONAL.—Prof. C. V. Riley, U. 8. Entomologist, Gen. J. A. Dumont, Judge Daniel Shellabarger, M J. W. Powell, U. 8. Geological Survey, Jeff Chand- ler _and Commander Frederick Rodgers, U. &.N., ‘Were registered in New York yt lay. ‘Mancke of New York, H. M. Schmidt of Wheeling, Qc 4 CARD Flom JupGE J. w. o. sMITH . ‘STAUNTON, VA,, May 6. Bear Lithia Springs Company: be Twrite tosay that summer before last, having then suffered for two years, off aud on, with pain in my kid- neys, [paid a visit of sume two weeks to Bear Lithia Sprity, near Elkton, Rockingham County, Va. and it sitords mie pleasure go stato that from that das" to this Thave suffered no pin whatever jn that quarter. jours, very respectfully, &¢. ¢ W. GREEN SMITH. This water fs. for sale by. E/P, MERTZ, 11thand F sta., and druggists generally. 4927 ~e=>GAS_ FIXTURES, W. Va, and Joseph ‘Pinkus of Germany, are at Gaaris, PA7* MERNGes, TATRORE STOVES: | williara's—P. J. Castleton of Indianapolis, J. H. Lait of ee J.C. head All orders for Plumbing and Stove Work promptly | Xenia OhiG are at the Vales sche hea ot Xenia, Ohto, are at the Riggs —John Pilcher of attended to. New York, ts at_ Wormley’s——W. H. McCord of 8.8 SHEDD & BRO, Omaha, F’ M. Avery of Chicago, and H. W. Gibson $30 432 oth st. n.w,_| Of NewYork, a. at the Arlington.—George B. Jordon, K: City, Mo., A. W. Stahl, U. 8. N., John A. Miller and two daughters, Cairo, IIL, 8. W. Hawkins and family, Americus, Ga., B, F, But- ler, Philadelphia, and W. H, Kean, Syracuse, N. Y. are at the St. James.—George’ W. Wendil and Raymond A. White of Philadelphia, H. H. Russell. of Virginia, W. H. Terry, of New York, and P. W. Forbush, of Chicago, aré at the Metro; Chris, McDermott ot New York, B. J. Willersee of Georgia, Hon. W. I. Gi ‘arolina, J. C, Barnes of Ohio, C. C. Patrick and C. 8. Williams of Kentucky, are at the National, Bids for Sale of Governm THEY AGGREGATE OVER FIVE MILLION. Bids for the sale of Government bonds to the Treasury, in response to Secretary Fatrchild’s cir- cular, Were opened in the Secretary's office at noon to-day. ‘The bids were as follows: Henry Fisk & Sons, New York, $700,000 coupons and $1,800,000 registered bonds, at 1.104; Robt. 8. Graham, New Yor! 000 registered, $100,000 cou; at Tiny dau, Kesstote Go. New $71,000 tes istered, at’ 1.103; First’ National Bank ot New York, $1,450,000 registered, at 1.10 48-100; Jas. Talcott, New York, $25,000’ 43¢'3, at 1.12 and ac- crued interest; Dréxel, Morgan & Co., $350,000, at 1.10 94-100; W. Fellows, Morgan & Co., New York, 400,000 coupons, at $1.1034; Suffolk Savings Bank Leeper, 6000 registered, 1.10 hnd aceruod iatorest, r, 4nd accrued tnt ‘Secretary Fairchild declined to state whether or not the result was satisfactory to him. He will ‘not at present announce whether he will tor not, ‘The sum of all the bids ts about $5,463, Secretary Endicott’s Plan. HE SUGGESTS TWO WAYS, BY EITHER OF WHICH THE MATTER OF COL. BATCHELDER'S SUSPENDED VOUCH- ‘RS MAY BE SETTLED. In relation to the decision of the Second Control- ler holding up an account of Col. Batchelder for the purchase of horses for the Secretary of War on the ground that they should have been paid for from the contingent fund instead of from the ap- propriation for transportation, Secretary Endicott ‘sald to-day that if the payment is not considered by the accounting officers a proper charge against the Casoreere for army transportation, it shoul forwarded to te Secretary of War for designation of appropriation, or the accounting Officers may settle the matter under the provisions of the act of March 3, 1875, which provides that whenever it may be ‘neces. sary in the settlement of the accounts of disburs- ing officers for expenditures already made in pur- suance to law to use appropriations carried to the 'Y¥, corner Sth and K sts. nw. Open. Extractions iree. Cousultation free. reated. Artificial teeth in— Serte Gold stmalgam and other fillings for cost of Be, TILER RUTHERFORD, REAL ESTATE ‘and Insurance, have removed temporarily te 1106¥ st. n.w., Telephone call No. 31:3, pendi terations of their new building at 1307 Fst. n. which they will occupy about Oct. 3 — EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F st. ASSETS—8772,056.04. Sharesin the 13th Issue are open for subscrip- tio1 mphlets explaining the object and advantagesof the Association are furnished upon application. Office hours from 9 a m. to 4:30 p.m. On the first ‘Wednesday in each month open from 6 to 8 o'clock p. am.,on which day advances will be made promptly at 7:30 o'clock p. m. ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't, INO. JOY EDSON, Sec’y. aul-3m. . M. SEEBOLD, will attend tomy B= DURING MY, VACATION MY ABSOCT- ‘ciate, Dr. F. J. CURTIS SMITHE, D. D. 8, 3 New York b> tofore gting between Fie WikoSOL ad fore existing between F. K. WINDSOI THOS W. BUCKEY terminated by iimitation June Ast, 1887. £, R. WINDSOR, “iyi THOS. W. BU UCKEY. > I HAVE THIS DAY FORMED A CO- partnership with Dr. Gustavus i. Brown, who line had extensive experience in fine and artistic dentistry. “I can recommend him as a thorougly acien- tifte practitioner and an expert in, his s elfen old Aliuies, “crowns aud work.” 8. B. MUNCASTER, D.D.S., M.D., 1405 N. ¥- avo. H.W. 3623-3" Fe P80. W. Comsox. xo, W. Macantney, Member N. ¥ Stock Ex. CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. N.W., ‘Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonda Deposits. Exchange. Loans. Collections, Railrutd Stocks and Bonds, and il nectr{tiew listed ‘ou the Exchani ‘ork, ‘Boston ahd Baltimore bonght and sold Heer A ty made of Invest: it Seer strict | Surplus fund, under section 5, act of June 20,187: onal tel Laat Halla Gs, astra and ele thelecreary othe Areas is nereby auabried ~ hy ano the aocousery enlri2e ov Cho foabe a _Aumerican Bell Telephone Stock bought and sold. 3y18 | Department to effect such settlements, provided SHIRTS TO ORDER Uhat such entries shall not involve the expendi- A SPECIALTY. tures of any moneys from the Treasury. Hundreds P. T. HALL, of cases, the Secretary said, have been settled as Jez4 908 F st. bw. above authorized, and the Same course should be ‘taken with Col. Batchelder’s vouchers. ———— oe Shot through the Head, AN AMERICAN MURDERED Dy MEXICO, PHOSVITE.—THIS COMBINATION, OF Sein Nd Cherry ‘and Horafordy Acta ‘bosphates, isa popular and efficient Brain and Nerve BUERS PUARGACY, “a0 Penasylvania’ av bottles or on dranht with soda water. pom Se = F BROOKS, GAS FIXTURES, &o, Aho charge for Hanging. July 23, that James H. Duval, a citizen of the United States, and a native of Mobile, who has Deen in Santo Rosa, State residing ‘Mexico, for several years in mining, was nurdefed July 2 ie nad started Labonte Employes, and when about ® ilies: fret Sab aes 5. 531 15th st. Coreoran Butlaing._ | ab shot through the head. “The mule he was ‘was found in a cafion with its throat cut. ? ‘he authorities had arrested several on Tasz Axo Geauax Loess suspicion and ware trying to discover the mur- SEATON PERRY 7 ————to0______ (uccessor to Penur & Broreeny. FULL BLEACHED IRISH AND GERMAN TABLE PER YARD. Assesgor and Mrs. Fish leave to-day for a trip down the Ch hb a dow hess penis Bayi ‘Rappahannock River, ‘Miss Cecilia ‘and Miss Tente Richards, Miss Isa Walker, and Mr. Frank Richards left to-day for Atlantic City. izes Mrs. A. L. Reed, with her son Wilson, are spend- ing the month of August at Lake George, N. Y. ‘Mrs. W. H. Livermore and daughter Lilite left ‘Monday \C) LIN] DAMASK. LE, ALL Bae Ag? aa EAD RY Cy dla aee ba & SONS, BELFAST, IRE- “SPECIAL BARGAINS" IN Soe Canoes HUCK ma OW AND SHEETING LIN- B \CED CANTON FLANNEL FOR TA- NEW GERMAN LINEN DAMASK LUNCH-CLOTHS, WITH TO MATC] OP GLASS-LINENS, CRABEES, ois or mae IN INDIA SILKS, AT Ate Sih tors ox, ance TRENor (2 PLAIN FIGURES AND CORRECT PRICES @EATON PERRY, ‘Peary Burma, ‘Hemastwate ave. cots 90 54, net stage ill Va.: Mi A. Erdman, Cs su- fre ceaning dome ooae ade Established 1840. John G. Judd and wife are at Lake George. PAEDONED BY THE PRESIDENT. ‘Two Convicts Released, one of them a District Man. ‘The President has granted a pardon to Wm. Sweeney, of the District of Columbia, who was ‘sentenced to five years’ imprisonment 1n 1883 for robbery. Ingranting the pardon the President said: “It is represented tome that thisconvict was ‘8 good soldier during the war and was honorably discharged for disability, that he had never been accused of crime before, and that he was before his imprisonment the sole support of an aged and decrepit mother. She now earnestly pleads for her son’s release, and he has served more than half his sentence.” The President has also par- doned Leonard Smiley, sentenced in the district of Kentucky in 1883 to five years’ imprisonment for counterfeiting. ‘The pardon has been granted on the certificate of the prison physician that the convict 18 in the last. stages of consumption, and has but very short time to live, ‘A PARDON DENIED. ‘The President has dented a pardon to Oscar J. Posey, sentenced in Texas to seven months 1m- prisonment for embezzling money-order funds. In refusing to grant a pardon the President ex- wrap chart fora young man who has rne & character, but feels that a person who violates a public trust is not a proper subject for executive P men oo—_____ ROBBED BY A COWBOY. Paymaster Bash Relieved From Duty. ‘THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING THE 1088 OF $7,350 OF PUBLIC FUNDS IN HIS CHARGE IN WYOMING LasT SPRING, An order was issued from the War Department, to-day relieving Major Daniel N. Bash from duty ‘until further orders and directing him to return to his home. Major Bash, it will be remembered, isthearmy paymaster who was robbed of $7,350.93 belonging to the United States while on his way to Fort McKinney, Wyoming, to pay off the troops stationed there last March. It is understood that Paymaster Bash 1s relieved from duty until the amount 1s made good to the government, as this 4s the custom 1u the army in case there 1s a deficit in a pay officer’s accounts. His bondsmen will be held responsible unless relief ts secured from Con- "fhe ctreumstances attending the robbery, as shown by the court of inquiry in the case, proved a certain amount of neyligence and carelessness which will probably militate against any relief be- ing granted by Congress. Paynaster Bash was ac- companied on the trip by his pay clerk, and an escort consisting of a sergeant and a private. At Antelope Springs, a ‘station, the entire party Jett the stage and went into the station to dinner, leaving the money in a vallse in the stago unguarded. When they returned they found that the money and vallse had been taken by a Cow boy “named Charley Parker, under the pre. tense that it belonged to him, who had mounted his horse and ridden off. ‘The valise was afterward found, broken open, and its contents one, It was subsequently reported that the rob- Ger had been caught, but this was a mistake, and no trace has ever been found of the missing funds, ‘The court of inquiry held from the testimony pro- duced that Major Bash had not given such direct and detailed orders to his escort as the importance of the matter required, and that he did not take proper pains to see that such orders as were given ‘were duly obeyed. The court also found that the escort were not the proper persons for the respon- sible duty, on account of the sergeant’s Imperfect knowledge of English and the private’s lack of in- telligence. No further action on the part of the military authorities wasdeemed necessary. Noth- ing further was done inthe matter untti to-day, when the order relieving Major Bash from duty ‘was issued. ——_—+e60_—______ Talk About the Weather. HOW THE INDICATIONS ARE MADE AND VERIFIED— ‘THE EFFECT OF REDUCING THE STATIONARY LIMIT, “There never has been a time since the weather bureau was established,” said a Signal Service of- ficer to a Stan reporter to-day, “that the indica- tions have been prepared with so much care, and, in fact, with such accuracy as this summer. The reduction of the stationary limit from five degrees to three degrees has been a good thing for the public, probably, as the indfeations officers are now compelled to predict slighter changes than formerly. At the same time it is much more dif- cult for the officer to attain a good per centage record, but as we are working for the benefit of the pubic’ the latver makes no difference.” “When the five degrees stationary limit was in force,” continued the officer, ““we could predict ‘sta- rature,’ and If the thermometer did more than four degrees in twenty- perfect record would result. The four hours a temperature might, be heating up gradually right along, and yet an officer by p vemperature’ would get a perfect percentage when his indications were verified. I might, for in- stance, commence with the temperature at 65 de- grees and predict stationary temperature for ive ‘Successive days, and the temperature might rise tive de each day and I would get a fine per- centage, although the temperature rose to 90 de- res in that time. avold the use of he term ‘stationary’ and to force us to rely on our own Judgment as to minor changes, and prevent hedging, the limit has been, reduc to three degrees. This rule was particularly se- vere during the recent hot spell because we Were anxious to predict the least change in the temper. ature, when the whole range of change for several ‘Weeks was not more than five degrees. Sometimes an indications officer gets a very low percentage, when in fact his prediction was unusually accu- Tate, Suppose slightly warmer weater has, been redteted for to-morrow. It may prove so until just fore 3 o'clock, when the last observation Is taken, If a cloud should obscure the sun then for half an hour the temperature would drop several degrees temporarily, and the officer would be marked zero for his prediction, It is the same way with rain, It Ishould predict fair weather, and just before ‘the expiration of the twenty-four hours one hun- dredth of an inch of rain should fall I would be marked zero. If, on the other hand, I should be morally certain we would have rain’ and predict 4t, and thunder storms should come all around Dut no rain fall right here, I woula get zero. course we're all bound t6 make mistakes, We cap’t go on what we think will take place, but have to draw our conclusions from the official re- Often the atmospheric conditions ch: suddenly and break us up entirely. You can sure of one thing, though. We are doing our level best, and are entirely satisfied that the Work was never more carefully performed.” ee ‘The Case of the Perkins, CAPT, M'DONALD LIKELY TO SECURE HIS VESSEL'S LIBERATION. Consul-General Phelan has received another telegram trom Souris, Prince Edward Island, stating that his services are urgently required there in the interests of the selzed J. G. Perkins, Dut has not yet signified his intention of going. He fs still without definite official news on thg different features of the case, and cannot divine why his attendance is so necessary, The proba- very pI 1m the cl as choy are based solely upon the uncertain state. ments of two of his crew, and thelr story 1s de- cidedly not @ very convincing one. It Capt. McDonald succeeds in obtal his vessel's Uberation he wil! have good grounds for an action for damages against the lon government, as the proceedings against him would amount to. nothing short of an outrage, It 18 very improbable, as Consul-General Phelan says, that Capt. McDonald, after acting so pru- dently in the first instance of shipping men, ‘would deliberately commit himself by taking two others on board in the port of Souris. In the first place he took extrao1 the men Outaide of the three-mule limit, and no Person is in a position to say positively that he ‘was over the line. All his arrangements were to have them board the gchooner outside, and the Ung ‘stationary mén who charge him with being inside are, trom all evidence at present, available, merely ‘at the distance from the shore. It wil Mr, Crocker Declines to Answer. ‘BE WILL NOT SAY WHETHER CENTRAL PACIFIC PAID ‘MOMBY TO INPLUENGE LEGISLATION. Col, Charles F, Crocker, vice-president of the Southern Pacific Co., was recalled before the Pa- cific Railroad Commission yesterday, and again THE mMONOCACY, Secretary Whimey Unwilling to Au- thorize Her Repair. Secretary Whitney continues firm in his deter- mination to authorize no further expenditures in repairing worn out and Worthless naval vessels, Last week it was the Palos, of the Asiatic squad- Ton, that he refused to repair. To-day similar ac- Uon in the case of the Monocacy, also of the Ast- atic station, was made public. On the 20th of July Chiet Naval Constructor T. D. Wilson re- ported to the Secretary of the Navy that “the report of the unseaworthy condition of the Monocacy, forwarded by Rear Admiral Chandler, under date of April 23, 1887, seems to call for immediate action. The bureau would re- Spectfully suggest that, before proceeding with re- pas on this Vessel, she be taken into dry dock and er bottom carefully examined, and in the event of its condition belng favorable, that Rear Admi- ral Chandler enter into a contract with responsi- ble parties to repair the Monocacy at a total cost not to exceed $25,000. The bureau forwards here- with a plan showing the method deemed advisable for adding to the ship the increased strength re- quired. The recommendation of Comimander Glass relative to the change of ruddesand steering gear 1s not approved. jeoecretary Whitney replies to this report, as fol- rH 1"Tconfessto a profound suspicion of this boat. She is twenty-four years old; a small paddie- wheel steamer of 1,370 ton’s displacement, and cost originally: about $325,000—would cost to dup- cate now not over $250,000. From 1880 to 1885 there was spent on her in repairs $175,000—$93,- 000 of 1t was spent as late as 1884—yet she is now declared unseaworth, The estimated expendi- Lure for the defects now visible is put at $25,000. But in these cases there is a vast difference be- tween the seen and the unseen and the survey suggests to my mind a hopeless case. ‘The report says—‘the number of defective rivets showing now 1s 63, but others will probably be found Upon scaling.” Commander Glass writes— ‘the worl ‘of the ship in sea way, caused by her lack of longitudinal strength, has sheared the rivets,’ A plan for strengthening her by an iron rail running lengthwise 1s proj A new main deok is required. It looks like old age and general decrepitude, and that everything spent would be thrown away. How can it be otherwise accountea for that $93,000 was spent on her in 1884, at which ‘Ume her machinery and boilers were rethoved and every opportunity Offorded for remedying defects, and that she should so soon show such weakness, The recommendation of the chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair that she should be docked and carefully examined before any expense is in curred 1s Judicious, and when thus examined the Teport may be sent tothe Department for con- sideration.” - —_____ce+______ Civil Service in Post-Offices. FORTHCOMING MEPORTS ON PUILADELFUIA AND CHICAGO. ‘The report of the investigation by the Civil Service Commission of the Philadelphia post- master upon the charge that he had appointed none but democrats to subordinate places will be made public to-morrow. While the Commissioners decline to indicate the tenor of the report, it 13 understood that it 1s mot severe upon the post master. The: report of the investigation by Commissioners Edgerton and Lyman of the Chicago {-ollice and custom-house Will be made public a few days. “It was in Hayes’ Time.”” ‘A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER AT THE INTERIOR DEPART- MENT. A tall man, wearing a good suit of clothes and carrying a gripsack, made his appearance this morning before one of the officials of the Interior Department. He carried a piece of paper in his hand and presented it tothe oficial, and then waited in dignified silence the effect which its perusal might produce. Upon the paper was written hastily the words: “Interior Department, Patent Office, 7th street.” The official read it over ‘and then looked up with some surprise at his visitor. He, however, said nothing, and finally the official dsked: “What can I do for yout “I want to see about the investigation,” re~ mnded the stranger, briefly. Vhat investigation?” asked the official. “A man gave me that paper at the Capitol and told me to come here,” remarked the stranger with great ity, and at the same. time regard- ing the official with look of suspicion. “I want w see about the inv tion. It was in Hayes’ time, and in Hunterdon County, Va, Mr. Ward ‘was the lawyer, and the Government got drawed 1, Them’s the facts, Now, if you want to cover {t up, all right.” And the stranger paused. “Well,” said the official, “I wish that you would state the points of what you want to find out.” “Them’s the points,” interrupted the stranger witha perceptible sternness of manner. “Now I want to know if you will tell me?” “] think,” said the official, beginning to realize ‘the character of his visitor, “that you want to see the chief of the secret service in the Treasury Department. He can probably tell you what you want to know,” and, after he had been told what direction he should ‘take to find that officer, the stranger took a new hoidon his gripsack and started off. a A Revolver in Court. JESSE PERRY HELD IN $300 BAIL FOR SHOOTING W. E. BROOKS. ‘Wm. Edward Brooks was in Shock’s Alley on the night of the 4th of August talking to about six ‘women, when Jesse Perry came along, and Brooks called him up to him. While they were talking Perry shot Brooks with a small revolver. Dr. Chas. Luce testified that Brooks was brought to the Providence Hospital in an intoxicated condi- ton on the night of Al 4 with a “gunshot” wound in the head, He produced the ball which he extracted from Brook's head and passed it over to the judge; 1 was slightly larger than a duck shot. ‘The “revolver” was shown by the officer who arrested Perry, and proved to be a single shot pistol of about 22 ‘caliber. The case was sent to the grand jury. Bail was fixed at $300. baseectil- Laotian District Government Affairs, THX DIRT-DROPPING NUISANCE AGAIN. Chief Graves, of the Bureau of Printing and En- graving, complains to the District Commissioners Of the condition of the streets adjacent to the Bureau, which are covered with clay, dropped from the wagons used in filling around the Monu- ment. He says that this clay is constantly being und into fine dust by the wagons Which drop {t and by the carts and wagons passing throug! 14th street, and _a great quantity 1s blown by the wind into the Bureau, where it settles upon the fine machinery used in the work, and, acting as grit, cuts and wears the bindings. MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GARBAGE. ‘The following letter was received by the District Commissioners to-day: “We, the undersigned citi- zens in the neighborhood of 1 and 434 streets south- ‘west, do hereby enter complaint against the gar- age man of this locality, who has been sadly neglecting his duty in that capacity. ‘The dan- gers of diseases subject thereto from the refuse 1s Very great from the present condition of our yards. He doesnot attend to and take away the age. Fred. . Reb, M, HE: Grigsby, H. A. Letm- Eich, Geo. Godron, E. 4. G. Van Horn, B. C- Davis, C. Davis, Jas. Garrick, John Ferber, E. W. Hawk, BSc ‘J.8. Franklin, C, A. Musien, Mra. T. W. Barnach, Wim. D. Nothen, @. H. Wright, Joseph Carey, and b. F. Taylor. i AND PETITIONS. COMPLAINTS Stumph & Bro,, of No. 987 7th st. northwest, com- ains of loufers’ who, they say. ‘about e wagon stand on K street, near t. Reed and others complain of the. to the Iowa le parking and trees cat children. Sicab Ffoch complains of the bad ‘sanit Uion of the gutter on“the north side of tween 20 HOT OBLIGED TO REPAIR TEE BUILDING. ‘The Commissioners itven attorney tor Mr. W. H. Morrison that the District 18 under no obligation to repair or restore the Morrison. Bullding on 45¢ street, and therefore the that a Doard of survey be appointed ts denied. PERE. WATES BILLS ARE CORRECT. lar D, croissant, who complained to District Commissioners ‘amount Deen informed, that i Fi thomas, to erect ling’ aunibored 413 th street southeast, ‘to erect ihree ‘brick dwellings nvmbered G14 to. S18 in three dwellings numbered street southwest; $2,400. A. N. two brick dwellings numbered 207 street southeast; N. ‘No. 1102 Vermont avenue horthwest; fren arl roan around Lake yukee, Dut no serious dam- : Frost in ieee Sats aa athe ‘were nécessary in driving. New say as painted. 3. Wars Kesrocy, Honsl Guard ot Now Jersey, tO Ml the. vacancy caused by the resignation of Gen. Willoughby Telegrams to The Star. GLADSTONE’S IMPORTANT CONCESSION FOREST FIRES RAGING IN MICHIGAN THE WHITELY FIRE IN LONDON. —— A CABLE RATE WAR LIKELY. —__ THE SIXTH WHITELEY FIRE. How the Man Flourishes in Spite of Repeated Conflagrations—Theorics as to their Cause, ‘Special Cable Dispatch to Tax Evexrsa Stan. Lonpox, August 10.—Whiteley’s sixth fire in ‘five years almost obscures politics as a topic of conversation, Everybody has his own teory. Whiteley ts a self-made man. Vulgar, pushing, egotistic, he has built up an immense business from a very humble beginning, His business ts 0 great and so flourishing that even successive conflagrations, which have converted into flame and smoke from first to last property valued at more thana million pounds, have failed to ma- tertally affect his operations, What is more re- markable ts that his success has not been on ac- count of the conflagrations, but in spite of the: The peculiarity of Whiteley’s position is that he has been burned down without being insured. In recent years, at any rate, insurance companies have refused to accept his risks. The cause for this, 1t is alleged, 1s not far to seek. The fires, in Whiteley’s own opinion, are the work of an incen- lary. In these successive burnings of universal providers’ stores we have the vengeance of an enemy upon this subject. All Kinds of stories are floating about. There are some who profess to see in it the revenge of a girl who has marked her resentment at her desertion by making a holo- caust. Less romantic but more probable ts the belief that the fires are the work some innum- erable men whom Whiteley has ruined by his competition. Whiteley has been as bad as the co- operative stores In cutting down the prices of re- tail tradesmen. He has invaded, step by step, al- most every branch of retail industry. Now there 4s nothing except milk which he is not ready to He will undertake to provide lodgings and en- tertainment for dethroned monarchs, like Ceta- Wwayo; provide partners for a ball; to feed a regi- ment; to furnish or provide a wife according to orders received. There is nothing from coffins to bride's cakes and cradies which he 1s not willing Yo supply at a moment's notice and at prices below those of his neighbors, He has er advertised and it is by no means a pleasure shop in his ‘THE CABLE RATE QUESTION, Mr, De Castro Says the Commercial Company Will Wait Twe Weeks, and ‘Then There May be War. New Yorx, August 10.—John W. Mackey, presi= dent of the Commercial Cable Co., who departed for San Francisco last night, will return here by the end of this month, and defintte action It is be. Neved will then be taken in the matter of arrang- ing new rates for cable messages. Hector De Cas. Un, Vice-president of the Cotamercial Cable Co, Said to-day to a reporter thit is company had de: cided to wait two Weeks longer for the other com. mies to act. If at the end of that period, or say the close Of the month, the opposition ines fall torestore cable rates tO forty cents then the Commercial Cable Co. will drop to twelve cents “gr word.” This action “may cause the erst reduce to IX centa, and in such an event the cable war Will become Very disastrous, “Cable companies are not make ing any profit,” said Mr. Devustro, “and most of them have become weary of doing Dusiness for fun, Our company is ready to agree upon a 40-cent Tate, which fs conceded to be about the fair thing all around. Of course, if our competitors reduce Uke present rates still’ further we will go with them. We can stand It as long they can.” ——s Acres of Grain and Miles of Fences Being Destroyed in Michigan. Micn., August 10.—A gentleman who travelad yesterday through the burning “Thumb” of the lower peninsula says that meadow and bush fires are everywhere. Acres of cut gratn and miles of fencing have been destroyed. Several Darns and a number of cattle are reported burned im the Interior, but definite news has not yet been recetved. AU night the scene ts wild and ; isolated houses stand in the center of burning elds, and their destruction seems certain, Last Week Bad Axe seemed doomed, Duta sudden Change of wind drove the fire away. The farmers are suffering greatly, AL the Straits of Mackinac Uhe smoke 1s $0 dense much t Is experienced by vessels In making the passage. In many parts of the State the fires are sinail anid scattered, but (he Lotal loss will be heavy; MUSKEGON, M. . August 10.—The mill fires in this city yesterday resulted In a loss of over (060,000 feet of lumber, owned by Stimson & Pay, Mann & Co., Meekly & Co,, and others, The total losses aggregate nearly on which there is a fair insurance, BELLEVILLE, raging Umber have already been destroy: con erent ‘One Woman Fatally Stabs Another. Memrnts, August 10.—About 11 o'clock last night Juila Hogan stabbed and killed Fannie Thornton, The two are colored Women aud CDe gaged in a quarrel concerning a sheet, The weapon Used was a butcher knife. aa A Breach-of-Promive Suit Settled. Loxpos, August 10.—An arrangement has peen arrived at in the Langworthy breach-ot-promise suit by which Mrs. Langworthy will receive £20,000 and all costs.” ‘The respondent also to pay £500 annually for the support of the child of the relator born while she lived with the respondent. This suit was brought by Mrs, Lang- worthy against Mr. Langworthy for the restivation of conjugal rights. “The respondent pleaded that there had been no marriage, and asked foras declaration of nullity of marriage, — The Tobacco Crop. WHAT THE AUGUST REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE SAYS. The August crop report of the Agricultural De- partment was issued today, The last report in Tegard to tobacco has been very much criticised, as representing the crop as larger than tt really 1s. In the report of to-day, on the subject of tobacco, 4s the following: “The tobacco crop 43 In high condition in the seed-leaf States averaging nearly 100, except tm Wisconsin, The shipping and cutting districts of the West make an unprecedented report of low enormous premises; but by sheer dint of selling for cash only, at the lowest possible prtoes, ue ay Dullt up a business which ts oue of the wonders of London. Hits fortune has been raised upon the bodies and bones of his crushed and discomfited rivals, who accordingly hate him with thelr whole heart fer- Vently, and are to-day expressing only one re- gret, viz: That Wililam Whiceley 15 not calcined Yo ashes along with his establishment. A person Who knows Whiteiey well and has a relative employed in his establishinent says: “In no place that I know of in London or the prov- inces 1s there anything approaching to a whole sale system of fines for this and for that. and for everything else as that which exists at Whiteley's, His Whole system is one of savage slave driving srom top to bottom. Whiteley hlinself patrols his establishment like ‘a roaring lion, and woe to the luckless employe upon whom hé casts his evil eye, The result is that the whole place ts reeking ‘with discontent. I verily believe it 1s this dis- content which finds terrible utterance in the fires from time to Ume which consume Whiteley’s goods. -—.—_ Gladstone’s Important Concession. Special Cable Dispatch to Tux EvENING Stan, Lonpox, August 10.—Mr. Gladstone made a very ‘mnpartant concession in a letter yesterday. Allthe powers, he says, conferred by parliament on sub- ordinates or statutory legislatures are delegated, not surrendered; and then he adds: “I have no objections to entimerating the delegated powers.” In the original bill Mr. Gladstone only enumerates the reserved powers, ——-—__ A Strike in New Jersey. NEWARK, N. J., Al 10.—The japanners in Halsey @ Sons aud. Blanchard Bros’“and Lane's tanneries, numbering about fifty, were ordered Out this morning. P. Rellly & Song have imported @ lot of Itallans to take the placeS of the Knights of Labor ordered out. At present there seems to be a lack of unanimity among the manufacturers, and committees of the Knights of Labor are work- ing among them individually to have them break from the association, No break, however, has yet occurred, —— Wall Street To-day. New York, August 10, 11 a. m.—The stock mar- ket was strong at the opening this morning, first rices being from *; to % per cent above yester- ays closing figures, while Canada Southern was upper cent, ‘The market Was quiet except for Re , St. Paul and New England, and prices had a Sagging tendency in the eariy dealings, which, however, soon disap; Fluctuations were very light, however, and the market remained ‘steady throughout, extremely dull late in the hour. The trading was entirely devoid of feature beyond the strength developed in New England, which advanced 1% per cent. AU 11 o'clock the market 1s quiet but frm at small fractions above the opening figures. A Mysterious Disappearance. Cmicaco, Aug. 10.—Frank R. Fuller, son of 0. F. Fuller of Fuller, Fuller & Co., wholesale druggists of this city, has mysteriously disappeared. He left home last Wednesday, saying he was to Geneva Lake: After Friday night all trace of was lost. —_—+— And Still no Rain in Michigan. Cuicaco, August 10.—The 7imes’ Adrian, Mich., special say rains have fallen here since the early part of June, and the drought is becoming disastrous. Not only have the crops been affec seriously, but farmers are now apprebensive of fires. Last evening @ man driving by Chas. Cul- bertson’s, near Tecumseh, threw a lighted cigar by the Toadside. “The grass ignited, and all of Culbertson’s farm Dbuil and stacks, With a quantity of fence, were burned. Lakes dn the western part of the county, which never fluctuate but a few inches, are lowered two feet by contin ued evaporation. Reorganization of the Union Pacific. Curcaco, August 10.—An Inter-Ocean syecial from Omaha says: Mr. Moers, of the Union Pacitic, has acknowledged that e las tendered bis resig- nation as general passenger agen union Pacific road, to take effect ‘September 1. Itisalso agent, has tendered is resighation® to take eect as jon, Lo take effect oe tue sume day. ‘The same also is true of Pe i Shelby, assistant, general traffic manager, Who 1s now located at Salt Lake City. All of thes posi- tions, as also that of the traffic ma‘ ager, which is now held . L. Kimball, have: been abolished. Mr. Kimball will, in all proba bility, accept a positionon the staff of Vice-President ‘The Siamese Travelers. New York, Aug. 10.—Prince Devawongs: the four littlé Siames princes with their the Steampower Co., and was occupled by 24 2 Co. large stocks on hanc, none Sree cone total Toes, 18, 940,000, with $18,000, teeurance, Tee eS ae ——. The whole lose by tie is placed st. 3 ; surance SA 5 Prince Ferdinand Called an Advent- urer. vimen, 10,—The Fremdendlatt, to the departure of Prince Ferdinaitt; of Saxe: i : | condition, T Kentucky, 59; Oblo, 59; Indiana, of ‘the heavy reduction tn fragment of Ube usi pected, The Official Investigation of area, in progess Will determine authoritatively’ the breaduu cult Vated the present year.” EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT ON THE CORN CROP. ‘The prospect a month ago Was Tor a very heavy crop of corn and a rate of yield about the average. In Texas and Tennessee the condition has declined, materially. In the ceutrai corn region, however, in the valleys of the Ohio and Missouri, where two-thirds Of the crop 1s grown and the commer. cial supply Is procured, a very heavy reduction has taken place, Which has made the Bational av. eTage 80.7 instead of 97.7 last month, The cause 1s long-continued drouth, which has been severest in Kansas, Illlnols, Indiana, yay ye Mic! ‘Nebraska has been scorched on U southern ders, and Iowa and Missouri have comparatively light loss, as have Northern States, with more OTHER cRors. The condition of spring wheat, reported very Jow last month from ravages of chinch bugs, 1s not improved In the August returns, but has fullen off very slightly, the general average being 78.8, two wolmts tess Gian August returus of last year. Ta he oats crop there Is nochange. ‘The romises to yield rather better than was month, ‘There 18 a great reduction since the Ist of July in the condition of potatoes, almost entirely the result of drouth, hay crop is also greatly reduced in the West. The general average 1s 80, ‘The past month has been favorable to cotton, says that the frult crop ts very poor, ‘The report and that there wilt be very few apples out New England and New York. re Will De® partial crop in Michigan. In the Ohio River States the harvest will be nearly a failure, Affairs in West Washington. Tue FREDRRICK CLUB DEPEATED.—The defeat ot the Frederick club, of that city, yesterday after noon by the Olympic club, at Olympic Park, was witnessed by fully six hundred persons. Au almost periect felding game was played by the Olympics, While the Visitors made several costly errors, ‘Tho long running catches of Shoemaker of the ‘Olympics Was the prominent feature of the Score, 6 U0 2. The following-named players cou posed the Victorious club: Baker c,, Fowler ing 1b, Mckee 2b. Ryan 8.8, Rackey 3 Koman r,t, Mecarthy & f., Shoemaker Lt. BUILDING’ ASSOCLATION.—AU a meeting of Uhe Cite zens’ Equitable Building Association, held Mon. day evening, six hundred shares of the wew (4 genes were’ subsctived Ua. “Bixteen saree sod from $179 to 194. ‘Noves.—The pump doctor is wanted at the core ner of 35th and T streets, and also at the corner of ‘324 street and Dunbarton aveaue.—Mr. A. Brown, and family who have been at Colton’s, returned home last night.——Mr. Joseph F. Birch’ revurned home Unis morning froma Virginia Beach.— An ex- cursion to Colonial Beach Was given Unis morning by the employees of the Washington and George- town Railroad Co.— The venerable Mrs, Grimes, of 1432 32d street, 18 lying very Ul at her resl- dence. ‘COAL SHIPMENTS ON THE CANat.—Five boats cleared from Cumberland on the canal yesterday, Deing the first that have gone out since the canal Dreak ‘occurred. During the week ending with Saturday last, only 730 tons were shipped by canal from the Cuniberland region. During the year ending with that day 124,075 tons were shipped, ‘an increase of 30,195. ‘TEMPERATURE AND CONDITION oF WaTeR at 7 A. ‘M.—Great Falls, temperature, 78; condition, 245 Tecelving reservolr, temperature, 82; condition ab north connection, ; condition at south connec- ton, 36; distributing reservoir, temperature, 82 condition at influent gate-house, 27; condition at eitluent ouse, 23. High tide in the river to day at 12 1.; low tide at6:o1 p.m. Alexandria Aftairs, Reported for Tuk EvENINGSTaR. FuNeKat.—The funeral of Harvey L. Price took, place Unis atternoon from bis father's residence, on Columbus street, between King and Prince streets. Rev. Dr. Mercer, of the Baptist church, officiated. A number of friends from Washii and a representaUvn of St. John's cadets attent aud followed Une remains to the grave. The youl man had not reached Ube full stature of manh and a large circle of friends sorrow at his death, LUNACY COMMISSION.—A commission Of lunacy under the State law has been heid at the jail Dr. Win. Gibson, Dr. Thos, Gibson and Messrs. Ar- neil, Lovejoy and Whittlesey, Justices of the BeAr aia foe nate fraetee week at the city Jelensen and Samuel Cambell to be lunatics, and Senor Zuniga, of the city of Mexico, ts enacting ‘the role of a Mexican Wiggins. He has predicted Semmenmemene Dey tne eae.