Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1887, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Werth wort Corser Penasylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & B. KAUFFMAND, Pres’, Br cn their own nccount at TO cents. pe ser month Copies at the counter” By mail postage prepad—50 cents year. $5. six months, $35. Entered at the Tet Office at Washington, D.C, a0 blishe. om Friday ‘Six months, Bae eae Che !] suber riptions must be paid in advance; wh sel een moe Vo. 71—Na 10,781. ‘Rates of advertising made known on application. nening Star. WASHINGTON, D.C.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1887. TWO CENTS. AMUSEMENTS. |__ SPECIAL NOTICES. Ne NATIONAL THRAI THIS WEEK ONLY. Surpioe aod interes! otal of assets, #210,44:. BVERT EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE, our surpien lnerecand Li «i MR AM. PALMER ‘Will persent the grest success of last season at the Madison Squam Theater, New York, entitled JIM, THE PENMAN. Buors always open for new subscribers. Neat week-MRSTAYER-VAUGHAN OOMPANY | {0 cach share, of €1.050 00 seven shares {for a fon $1 per month, “Neat meeting WED uo EVENING, December 7, at 61 ©. C. DUNCANSO} CHECK 44, OR TOBOGGANING. President, _ Seats now on sale FG. SAxTO ite the Ebbitt, where she will be pleased to . a ee FOERF KASPAR. ....0..cese-.-e-sssneeerseeesOOBAUCtor, ——5 NOTICE TO CATERERS. celvod 1-000 Diamond Bac! k Ter fe st bottom prices at BURGESS & Wi LAST WEEK TO SECURE SEASON TICKETS. | {Or male sf bottom prices at BURGES supplying families with Salt prises Bottom No Tickets Sold for Single Concert. bottom W. G. Motzerott & Uo., E. F. Droop, J. F. Ellis & Co | _olé-im and H. Eberbach. ee 1, ung Specialist, at ‘THREE CONCERTS. DOLLAR a — ee _ tation. References, ‘The Orchestral Numbers ara, almost without x- | = 179.410. 1 during tho past month our jiabilities for interest increased onl, making a clear gain of over and above the inter: LEWIS ABEARAM, Vice Prost. a JOHN COOK, Sec ae MISS WILLS, MODISTE, WISHES TO ‘inform ber customers and ages sho bas moved from 1107 Fst. uw. to 132 Limited number of tickets Now On Sale at Bren- i —¥ from $3 to $2.30; Cashmere from tanos? and at the music stores of Sanders & Stayman | StGont” FT HALLS 008 Frat. aw Shitts fo order, "DR. HIDDEN, CATARRE, THRO. ys, 1Wtod¢p m ception, Noveities. One program to be devoted @x- TrTT ™ clusively to the wocks of American composers, gs 7 = & M Distinguished Solo Artists, including : 3 £. £4 zy ‘MISS HATTIE CLAPPER. of New York, Contralto; MR. MAX HEINRICH, of New York, Baritone; FEB S83 5553 MIBS ANNIE ROEMER-KASPAR, Soprano. EE Sas, “ssg FIRST CONCERT, KER Sug5 S555 Saturday last received by: SATURDAY EVENING, December 10, Fs of Rare and Beautiful Notions SU cwhemn Mian jee co ff pO ee _|HHH OOF 1 D ‘STREET RINK, BET. 6TH AND He OS EL BB, AT 8:15, TRUE. ok ® E 00, 00 pp Tur MING OF HORSE TAMERS, gs oo 00 D The only aan net ‘the parcel gO oe lies erie the creat 5 OPENING DECEMBER eo Tintous or bad babite WE A RNR ad AA gee ¥ aan x ‘seats Fuvate boxes, seainw @ persons. Difereut horses at every exhibition. Our patrons will find the largest stock we have ever offered. We aim tosell the best goods at the very low- est prices. ADMEPTARCE ERED =—ag.oye | Heal Duchesse and Point Lace Handkerchiefs, guar- TBAUGHNS GRAND OPERA HOUSE. anteed to be the best value ever offered in the city. ——— asian WEAPS AND JACKETS. ‘T0-NIGHT. | natSargered success of 100 | Testing Styles, Lowest Prices. All Jackets at re- night jew York, duced prices, Newmarkets and Raglans at reduced IMRE KIRALFY'S SPECTACLE, LaGARDERE, ‘THE BUNCHBACK OF PARIS. prices, 81 per pair and upward. a6 wu wei mh oo RHE 12 aaaan an'e4 aaa " S 2 tt g Seas | & Pro, Bebe 4 “ag* ha CF} > oy Syeee Pere? C] ry CF} 5 ua RICH MILLINERY. ‘Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats and Bonnets. We Propose to offer these goods this week only at lowest one Stee : Comnsiba, | Prices to reduce stock. SSS Sights ea Bat Boe of Foster Kid Lacing Gloves, “new improved make,” at J. C. HUTCHINSON, 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, ‘Superb Scenery—Exquisite Costumes. ‘MATINERS WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. coats. _ Hezt weeh—CLARA MORRIS, 48 | WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE LARGEST AND AiPs0Gm's GRAND OPERA HOUSE FINEST ASSOBTMENT OF ENGLISH AND NEXT WEEK, IRISH OVEROOATS, MADE FOR US IN LON- monpaf, Fefstay’ axl warkean ey NIGHTS, Be, See eee CO, OW SELEAET, ALS’ LN EVER SHOWN IN WASHINGTON. THEY COME IN ALL WEIGHTS, FROM THE SKEL- ‘THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS, ETON “RAIN-PROOF COATS,” L° ARTICLE 47. THE HEAVIEST “ROYAL IRISH HOME- ‘The sale of seats begins to-morrow morning. d5-3¢ SPOR” ARD “PRISER” IN HEAMLY ALL — FONDERLAND. i SHADES, AND AT PRICES VARYING FROM > SATURDAY MA’ Mine Morris’ Latest una Greate RENEE. Per ‘lvania | hear Lith st $10 TO 845. HOFFMANN, EVERETT & CO FOUR PERFORMANCES D; ‘The Kang 950. ‘The Tlusion of Illusions. “ BOSTON ALL-STAR SPECIALTY CO., &c. WE KNOW, AT LEAST WE THINK WE DO, THAT : Adintasion (including a seat) 10c. Acme of Sensatio of Scpestional a THAT PRICE, WE KNOW THAT NO ONE IN WASHINGTON OR ELSEWHERE SHOWS A BETTER OR HAND- ‘SOMER BLUR CHINCHILLA BEAVER OVER- COAT, SATIN LINED, FOR $15, THAN WE DO. A PROMINENT CLOTHIER IN PHILA- DELPHIA HAD A WINDOW FULL OF SAME eee ee, STYLE OF COATS THAT HE THOUGHT HE —— WAS SELLING “CHEAP” AT 918. WE KNOW THAT FOR 612 WE SELL A VARIETY OF STYLES OF HEAVY AND DURABLE OVERCOATS. COATS THAT WILL DO AS MUCH SERVICE AS A $30 GARMENT. WE KNOW THAT OUR MEDIUM-WEIGHT CHEV- OT OVERCOATS, SILK FACINGS AND SLEEVE LININGS, AT 915, “CAN'T BE BEAT” ERNAN'S WASHING INGTON m ‘iermetzo and Gavotte, Ernest Gnilett; FOR STYLE OR VALU! Bagg tigdctneunbe ‘New York contralto, Miss a finsle Ribgic concert." Subscription liste at lesding music Piaso-rogze azcrr, TORT the Distartlahed Artist, MISG JESSIE PINNEY, Accompanied by Me. RUDOLPH Baiti- hc od USI ERSALIST CHURCR, ‘and Lai TUESDAY, DEckMB.H 13TH, 1887. od FIERS. Wr We Ksow Asovr Oven. i ee™ | WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SELLING “SCHNABEL” 2:15, 3:30) 7-30, 01s PM BEAVER OVERCOATS (GOODS MADE IN GER- MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, MANY), SILK LINED ALL THROUGH, AT fovered frow head to foot with dense, loug silky hair, TON HAS EVER SOLD NEW AND FRESH Prof. Newton H. Crittenden, the Alaskan Explorer. GOODS OF THIS MAKE FOR LESS THAN eee . OUR SCHNABEL KERSEY OVERCOATS, ME- ARRIS BIJOU THEATER DIUM WEIGHTS, AT $20, ARE THE FINEST COMMENCING MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, AND BEST COATS IN WASHINGTON AT ‘The t oad Ryuestrian Dracaa, KNOW THAT OUR $10, $15, #18, $20 AND Seasom Ticket, three concerts, $1 No ticket sold for 825 “ULSTERS” ARE REGULAR STORM DE- KNOW THAT WITH FOUR DIFFERENT LENGTHS AND SHAPES OF SAME SIZE COAT, TO WIT, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT AND EXTRA STOUT, WE CAN FIT ALMOST ANY & B BARNUM & CO, 931 PENN. AVENUE. Tickets, 50 cents, saan ps alee ry So ee Ser 13th ond L ota. we. A Gor Or Duaw- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7, at 8 P.M. and Not that seductive, fascinating th 2 x ng which WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14. at 8 P-L such magnetinm for Cor z : a ame fall of sterling merit, uot aubyier ts TWO PIANOPORTE RECITALS Famous Pianiste, ee at akillta) manipula By ; ah SY MADAME BURMEISTER-PETERSEN, ig in which ALL PEOFLE ‘have au iuterest and Adsaiesion, 50c. Reserved teats, 75c. never faiis to Fickats for sale at Deoov's Atunic Stor, 925, Penn- vase ad “at ‘NOVEMBEL 28 TO DECEMBER 7. At prices, which first ‘Come AUVOSION THURSDAY XIGHT, DECEMBER| Come buy an All'wool Tweed Geena. ain ‘buy s Biue or Brown Chinchilla Overcoat at All-woot Overcoat, medi Sy ‘Melton, jum- ‘bay, s Light Drab Overcoat, all wool, with sill RIGRTH. ‘at 85.25. A cordial invitation extended to all. 228-1it : start AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH. buy sp All-wool Melton Overcoat, bes’ vi ae chugs Regemeat, ross NOVEMBEN S20, to DE- at @8.75. SOCIETY ORCHESTRA LOU! Leader. Furnishes muste orders left at residence 725 7th st. s.c., navy- ¥ at Droup’s Music Store. Germans a specialty. Beas eter at a. _ I OR x wx 3 ‘Cent 929 7th st. uw., corner Eager and anxi crow: partic where HONEST VALUES are given ih eislunee tor their money. oe ‘The SONG OF T! OVERCOA’ cl Kuscueseav Bazae- sung so succesafully for more. thas tonth past is, mervury arope lower. it was intended Sid DEAWs multitude of people toes piso ol E ADLER'S eo t Clothing House, mencuse Tez. ‘Who supplied themselves with comfortable OVERCOATS ‘ Gcuinhted thew. “YOU slay ued se ota mee Ge Cowme buy & Handsome Worsted Overcoat (Oxford) at SPECIAL NO ES. “THE MYSTERIOUS CLUB WILL MEET RS ake ave. at 8 p.m. ie RMERS AND MECHANICS NATION Saito, DOs Deo 6. 188, The suoual election, tor airectors of ibis bank wil lace vai use OD See Erin vesting. bones = Tometay an Be CBANE, Panets, & 00. BANKERS EBBITT HOUSE, Buy and sell on commission all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange. | Orders promptly exec Drafts tn an it sold on k aan ss ‘England, bs pg << KING OF THE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS! Authorized Capital, $5,000,000. ‘Shares, 9100. 12,162 Shares Issued First Year. NATIONAL BUILDING, LOAN AND PROTECTIVE UNION, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Expenses Limited, Security Absolute, Funds Loaned on Real Estate Security Only. ‘The bankiam system of equalization, as every share- holder vate in the profits equally. richend poor instalments are 81 and upwards. Further information willbe cheerfully given w application to 8" WAN TYNE: Diattiet Age oF GEO. McPHERSON, Special Agt. 46-3t* Office: 916 F st. n.w., Washington, D.C. “<g=> THE LARGEST AND FINEST ASSORT- Seow ‘OF CHRISTMAS BOOKS, CARDS, and NOVELTIES can be found at W. H. MORRISON'S Stores, 475 Penn. ave, and N. ¥. ave, and 15th st, cy — UNION CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ‘ASSOCIATION. NEW ISSUE OF STOCK. 75th Regular Monthly Meeting for the payment ofdue end making ndvancze will te. bold os WED: NESDAY, December 7, 1887, at 7 o'clock p.m. Cosmopolitan Hall, corner Sth and Est. uw. Shares in the eighth issue can be taken at thie meeting. SNIS CONNELL, President. 13. age Murvat. Erax Ine Co. oF 1 Et 0 ale elena tgs ESTE een are hereby no renew their fo surance om or before the last Monday in December, 1887, for the year 1885. The rate of interest will be one (1) per cent on the premium notes. Please at- tend to your renewals fore the last few days and thus avoid the crowd. J. WESLEY BOTELET. om me Secretary. - THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- holders of the American Printing Pres Co. will be held at 460 Louisiana ave, MONDAY, Decem- ber 12, 1887, at 2 o'clock, for the pt of electing jet men op wh aw ensuiux year, and -4 e ees ch other Dusiness as uay property come before Seva PPG: EMERY, 5 6t A CARD-I BEG TO INFORM My¥ ‘trons and the public that 1 have com dated iny fwo stores, abd will continue only at 813 7th stnw. Respectfully, WM. LOWENTHAL, 813 7th ate 45-61" @=> DE. STEUART B. MUNCASTER HAS ‘postponed his trip abroad, aud cau be found at his office, 14033 New York ave. 5-61" CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FORWARDED ‘to all parts of the world at low rates by Bald- win Brox’ European Express. Apply at Adains Ex- press office, 1429 F at. nw. Maeioe U. T. MENGERT, Agent. .~ TRST PAYMENT. FIRST ISSUE, Te January, 1888, MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, 1226 F Street Northwest. Subscriptions can be made for first issue of stock from $:30 am. to 5 p.m.,at the office of the Associa- tion, and from 7 to ® o'clock on 1UESDAY EVEN- ING'S of each week. Five per cent paid on with- drawale. Shares #2.50a month; $1,000 loaned on each share. Nine directors to be elected December 13th at the office of the Association. Further infor- ‘mation can be had on application. HILLMAN A. HALL, President. THOS, G. HENSEY, secretary. ai-ut re IMPROVEMENT OF THE HARBOR OF Bee “PERN ambuco, Bead By order of the Imperial Government it is made pub- lie that proposalsfor the contract of the works of the improvement of the harbor of Pernambuco wil be re- ceived up to THREE O'CLOCK P. M. OF JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, 1888, at the Brazilian Legation, in Washington, and at the Brazilian Consulate Geueral, in ‘New York, where information will be given about the works, J. AUGUSTO P, DA COSTA, 30847. ‘Charge d°Affaires of Brazil. FOR THE BENEFIT OF TRINITY CHURCH, Georeetown —A, Steinway Up Grand Piano, $850, aud. round-trip, ticket. North German Lloyd steamer from New i for & year, iaciuding meals and state room. Shares, including both, $1; cau be bought only at E. F. DROOF'S Music Stote, 925 Penn nid-3m es and. prevents Chapped Hands, Face. a1 ch and. Hard Skin? Will keep the skin be Guaranteed to give satistac For sale by Wes. Thompeon, 7 sade by Muth Bros. ett wt Baitimore, ere veceive prompt attentiol sine 1G uiSHoP, Drugeist, _41.3m 730 9th st, cor. Hat, iw. = EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING," 1003 F at. ABSETS—$811,892.28. Pamphlets explaining the object and advantages of ‘the Association are furnished upon application. Office hotrs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On the first Wednesday in each month the oftce wili be open from GB o'clock p.m. Advances will be made promptly at? orclock, ‘Subscriptions for shares in the 14th issue received aaily, at the office of the Association, Equitable - ing, 1003 F st. Shares are 82.50 per month. ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't JNO. JOY EDSON, Seo. n4-3m “COMPETITION 18 THE LIFE OF | <a TRADE” _ NATIONAL CAPITAL DIRECTORY. Office, 1417 F Street Northwest. Acomplete and thorough canvass of the District of Caltimbla is now prosressitu aud will include every resident, their occupation address. A _— circulation of the Directory ia _slready as- sured through orders received from every Department of the United States Government, the Onited States Capital aud the business community. ‘Asan advertising medium it will be unexcelled, THE BOUK WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY JANUARY 1, 1888, = 39, inclmding book ‘One-quarter page. as 7 . Nawues inserted in lange type. Subscription to Directory... 3 ‘Special contracts made for tuarginai’ page advertise ments, ‘The beok will be neatly bound in a substantial black Sgrei emitsble for a Library, aud will not be disfigured y advertisements on the back, sides or margin. Send in your orders at once, WILLIAM DICKSON, ‘Puplisher, 1m 1417 F Street Northwest. Saale ae = from THOMPSON'S DAIRY, ™ ‘served fol Ll! beginning Bece “send orders Sit 3 st nw. eae ae JUST OPENED. Pri The only Genuine ITALIAN Dining Rooms} 3 Breaklast and Dinner served Tabled’ Hote and Sis" Board by the Week or Month. e i, 2 Table a” Hote Dinner Gc, gud 75e. with one Pint ne. Fine Dinner Parties a speciaity: also, a deposit of uote imported table delicacies of ‘Frenesand Produce. Finest brands of imported ‘wines, Hquots —™as-to __¥. F. ERAROER, Bang ‘3x0. W. Consox. | Jno, W. Mac: = jembur Re. Block CORSON & MACARTNEY, GLOVER BUILDING, 1419 F ST. X. W., Bankers and Dealers in Government Bonds, Deposits. Exchause. Loapa. Collections cathe Exchanges of New Yo Philadsiphis, SR specialty tadeot Investuasut Reouritics, ‘“Kinerican Beil Telephone Stock bought and sold. $718 STOCK. LOW PRICES, ‘MEW ANDIMONG «= KEW FENDERS. EF. _anis 531 15th st.. Corcoran Building. Kae Por: ‘BUBINESS COM- to ™. In the NATIONAL AL meee _n18-2m. MC saree a crown beso, a3 ‘. ino ae BRO. Washington News and Gossip, |AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AxUsEMENTS—Iat page. Arromxers—2d page. AvcTion SaLzs—3d and Sth pages, Boanprxo—6th page. Bustwess CHaNons—6th page. Crrx Trems—6th page, Coustny Reat Estarz—5th page, Dratus—5th page. Drstisrry—4th page. Ebvcatroxat—4th page. Fawivy Supriims—ith page. For Rew (Rooms)—2d and 5th pages, For RENT (Houses)—6th page. For Rewr (Flata)—2d page. For Rent (Miscellaneous)—Sth page. For REXT (Stores)—5th page. For Rewr (Offices)—Sth page. For SALE (Houses)—5th page. For Saxe (Lots)—5th page. For SALe (Miscellaneous)—6th page, Hovsxrvnsisuixos—4th page. Lapies' Goons—3d page. Loca, Mexttox—6th page, Lost axp Fouxp—2d page. Moxey To Loax—2 ‘Mrprcat—4th page. OckAN STEAMERS—4th page. Potomac River BoaTs—4th page. PuNos axp Ongaxs—4th page, Prnsoxat—Sth page. Provosats—3d page. Proressioxat—4th page. Rartmoaps—4th page. Srwina MacuInes—4th page, Srectat. Notices—Ist page, Sununnax Puori SHORT SESSION OF THE SENATE. Making Upthe Senate Committees ee New Chief of the House Document Room. ‘The Senate, A letter from the Secretary of the Interior was laid before the Senate, stating that an appropria- ‘Of $77,495 is required to complete the publication of the final report on the census of 1880—four of the twenty-two volumes being still unprinted. Laid on the table, SUGAR FROM SORGRUM. After the presentation of various other commu- nications from heads of Departments and the Court of Claims, Mr. Cullom remarked that the rule was when bills are introduced before commit are appointed to have such bills laid on the ‘that created unnecessary work. He, Stee oe cae eee Pluinb to offer a resolution alling on’ the Agriculture for in whether any person in the employ of that Depart- ing, experiments as to the manufacture of sugar from’ sorghum, had obtained or applied for a patent or patents connected with such man- out of such experiment. on the Com- ufacture and growin; ‘The resolution was ‘THE NATIONAL-BANK SYSTEM. Mr. Farwell asked his colleague to withdraw his motion soas to allow him to introduce a bill to Luate the national-bank system. ‘Cullom declined, stating that he made the «motion because he understoood It to be the custom ‘Of the Senate not to receive bills until after the ntment of committees, \r. Harris thought there was great wisdom in the position taken by the Senator (Cullom). If the door were thrown open he would insist that there should be no restriction on the right. He the motion would prevail. cpergh ee thereupon withdrew his an ion Was reed to, The 12:20, adjourned. THE SENATE COMMITTEES. The List Not ar be Ready Waxtep (Miscellaneous)—2d page. Wrerer Resonts—4th page. Woop axp Coat—4th page. Pacs 3 and 4 of today’s Stan contain: The annual reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and of the Attorney General, 4 list of members of Congress, with their places of residence, the plumbers’ case decision, the meeting of the citt- ntative committee last night, tele- graphic dispatches, &. Govennwenr RecErPTs To-pay.—Internal reve- nue, $227,768; customs, $884,824. ‘Navat Orpers.—Ensigns Frank R. Heath and 8. E. Woodworth ordered to duty as inspectors of steel for the new crulsers at Pittsburg, Pa. Sail- maker Charles H. Jones ordered to the receiving ship 8t. Louts. STOREKEEFERS AND GavGERS.—The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed the following store- | keepers and gaugers for the fifth district of North mn, Jonesville; Wm. W. j. English, Ashford, and SENATOR DANIELS LIKELY TO SUCCEED MR. BLACK- BURN ON THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE, THE LATTER NOT WISHING 10 SERVE ANY LONGER—AS TO ‘VARIOUS CHAIRMANSHIPS, ; The work of making up the Senate com- mittees progresses somewhat more slowly than ‘Was anticipated, and it ts now said that they will not probably be announced before mext Monday. The democrats are not meeting with any diffi- culties worth speaking of, as they have only minority places, but with the republicans there 1s said to be some rivalry over chairmanships, ‘With regard to the District committee all the old members will remain, with Perhaps a single ion, Senator Blackburn obtained permis- m the democratic caucus mani Ure from the District committee, and it wus at Tanged that Senator Daniel should take his place, but when the arrangement was known tt encoun- cece ae Sa of Sherman, Vance and the other members Harris in protesting against Blackburn's with- ‘Toa Stan reporter who inquired of Mr. Black burn why he wanted to auit tue committee he said he bad been a member of District committees in the two Houses for ten Thos. D. Ham) Nichols, Marion; Wm. Loren 8. Ray, Longtown. EXPLOSION ON THE PENSACOLA.—Word was re- ceived in New York city on Monday in a private letter from one of the officers of the U. 8. 8. Pen- sacola of a sertous mishap on board that vessel November 15, when she was in the harbor at Smyrna, says the New York Sun to-day. anumber of signal rockets {n honor of the ap- ire to the ship and badly about the Pockets exploded, sett Tockets ex set Guartermaster fire was near the powder ‘was extinguished by the crew only TP fight. ‘The Pensacola is due in New York about Blackburn shall remain on t) ‘TRE BROOKLYN Navy-Yaxp InvEsTiGatioNs.— The court of inquiry appointed by Secretary Whitney to investigate alleged irregularities in re- fg fred itevenson, Who has Years, and that as he Ee, hands full of business for bis own the navy- direction ‘Ingpector nded gS of the naval commit Inilitary commitwe, jeged i half of Senator Chandler, some of ved that he ought to have the naval Senator Cameron Is entitled to It, and the only calculation of Mr. Chandler getting the Place seems to be based upon Mr. Cameron's ‘Obiiging disposition, It has been si he might take some other committee in order to make room for Chandler; but‘as the case now ‘Stands it points to Mr. Cameron. It 13 also stated that Mr. Sabin aschairman of the railroad committee, and Mr. Sawyer of and post-roads, Stanford of pubiic bull unds, Frye of commerce, itchell of Territories, Wilson, of Iowa, of pen- ong those ‘already’ determined upon, Senator Teller is to take the place on the judiciary committee made vacant by the retirement of Sen- ‘ator McMillan. ‘Phe republican caucus committee was at work during the forenoon and met journment or oars They are making ail tne westigate all “he 2 the lay. The court will ator Hawley of irregularities, and particular ven to the sale of the boilers of yut_ which Mr. Stevenson gave an ex- lanatlon Which was not satisfactory to Secretary hitney. Mr. Stevenson says he has no aj hension as to the ” ave of absence granted to 1st Lieut. Solomon E. Sparrow, 21st infantry, ex- tended two months. Leave of absence granted to 1st Lieut. Dantel C, Pearson, 2d cavalry, extended One month. 1st Lieut. George 0. Webster, 4th in- fantry, transferred trom Co. A to Co. H’of that Fegim‘ut, and 1st Lieut. Robert H. Young from Co. ame regiment, ASSISTANT CONSTRUCTORS WOODWARD AND LEDN- AD, Who have been pursuing a four years’ course of study at the Poiytechnic Institute at Paris, re ted yesterday at the Navy Department. ‘They we been granted a month’s leave, after which they will be assigned to duty. Tae MINNEAPOLIS DELEGATION residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., and of Dakota have come to Washington for the pur- pose of persuading the national republican com- lalttee, Which meets to-morrow, that Min neapol! 1s the best place in the country for the national convention. ‘The headquarters of the delegation 4s1n parlors D and E, ton Hotel. AMONG THE PRESIDENT'S were Senators Ransom, Blodgett, Sawyer, Stock- bridge, Colquitt and Berry, with Hon. J. H. Harrod and wife, Ark., and ex-Senator Rollins, ferworth, Crown Anderson, Stockdale, Bryce, Nor art, ‘Henderson, N. C., ‘Johnston, Outhwaite, nell, Daigell, Grout, Hateh, Rogers, Ark., F. Campbell, bibble, Perry, Cothrad, Farquar, ‘and Hiscock of ‘rules, again after the ad- Capitol Topics. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. Sir George Campbell, Sir John Swinburne, Hon. Cramer, the members of -About sixty Halley Stewart, and Mr. the British peace commission, visited the room of the Senate committee on foreign relatious this morning, where they were met by aad introduced bers of the committee of last Congress, all of whom will, without doubt, be members of the committee of the present Congress. the visitors addressed the Senators, settt ther views and purposes in connection plan of settling international controversies by ton, and copies of tho little volume by Sir ‘Cainpbell, entitied ‘The British Empire, fe for each member of tho commltiee. Tn ere informal, and Ing beyond a of general principles was attempted. ‘NEW CHIEF OF THE HOUSE DOCUMENT ROOM. Jno, A. Hannay, of Missourl, was to-day ap- pointed superintent of the document room of the House of Representatives, to succe-d A. removed. Mr. Hannay ts the editor and proprietor of the Versailles, Mi started when ne was ‘Hooker, Pexsonat.—Murat Halstead of Cincinnati, Hon. John Jay of New York, and Gov. McGill of Minne- sota, are at the Arlington.—Mr. Albert Hall, who was private secretary to the late Gen Loga: and 1s oer engaged in the iz Omaha, has returned to Ws weeks’ visit.—— Waldo 8. Pratt of Mitchell of the Revenue M: G. Gardner ‘Brooklyn, He Brayton of Columbus “A, ee: r a IL: Porine ot New York, W._ G. Plummet of Alien O. Myers and J. W. Nast of Cincin- nati, and Frank Plummer of M! the Ebbitt.—Ephraim Leland of Chic Gazeite, which pai ixteen years old. He was formerly chief clerk of the Missouri house of rep- resentatives. He was an employe in the folding room during the Ir. George Money, of Mississi ceed Mr, Hanney as assistant Mle cle pointed laborer. will be’ made SENATORIAL COURTESY. “Senatorial courtesy.” Which has usually led to the compliment of @ confirmation with- reference 0 8 committee when a Senator or ex-Senator has been nominated 0 any other office has never prevailed in respect positions on the bench of the Supreme Court. The last case preceding that of Mr, Lamar was that of Mr. Ci no the Senate a "much shorter period than that of Mr. Lamar. McConk- ling’s nomination was sent to the judiciary com- He was confirmed by the Senate and then declined the office. It ts the nominations sent to the Date to-day will not be formally laid before the body until the committees are framed. NO OPPOSITION TO MR. LAMAR'S CONFIRMATION ‘The Senate Judiciary committee, to which the nomination of Mr. Lamar for Supreme Court Jus- tice will be referred, if 1 goes to any committee, will consist of Messrs. Edmunds (chairman), are at Welcker’s,——Bisuop Buffalo, N. Y¥., and C. P. Hunting- ppl, are at Worinley's THE AQUEDUCT FREE BRIDGE, Secretary Endicows Bill Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company and Others, ‘Today District Attorney Worthington, for the United States, in the relation ot W. C. Endicott, Secretary of War, filed a bill in equity against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co, and George 8. Brown, James Sloan, jr., and Lioyd Lowndes, jr., trustees, asking for the appraisement of certain ground, and that title and right of way be vested in petitioners, ‘The bill states that, in pursuance of the act of June 21, 1886, he has purchased the Aqueduct bridge, and ts now in possession and about to reconstruct the same, It is deemed necessary to have a release and ground upon which will {to nominations to eral plers are erected, incl and over which the ‘The desk which Commissioner Webb has used a8 & repository for liquor license applications now has only one or two of them upon 1t, containing ‘problems of discretion to be unravelied by THE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE. | their wautg and thee weaivees acy are week: nae ning now t know Uelr opportunity and thelr ITS SESSIONS OPENED To-pay. | power.’ soy “All this restlessness and change means grand a pene Couragement, if we are trus te, our pesponslbticy. a We are true to our ¥. on Common Ground. She dy ler nnd pain and peal of Gea A NATIONAL GATHERING TO CONSIDRR CuRistiaNtTy | Tec. an church must united in heart, must te fully, must assume the IX TTS RELATIONS TO THREATENED DANGERS— | Levreaslyes and adeanee Mes teehee fae PRESIDENT DODGE'S OPENING ADDRESS—BSISHOF | times call for an applied Christianity that can ANDREW'S WELCOME—TWO PAPERS ON THE PERILS | Meet all the needs relations of man to man. [t prospecting cannot remain merely defensive, and must. prove ‘ The’ full Drotherhood of is = Parnes ‘nd ‘That & convention was to be held in the Congre- man under ‘ther gational church this morning was apparent long | Iucaning never kuown Rotors, VANRword, with Defdre 9o'clock. In one of the large rooms near the | | “Truc Christan men of all ames are waking up entrance there was a throng gathered about a | to a fuller realization of these facts. They begin Tow of desks engaged in registering their names. | £2. understand that a religion worth the haze must ‘On the opposite side of the wide hallway was a | pring {Heer {nko every pop th patty acd mutual Foom filled with tables and writing materials | confidence all classes, must kill self-seeking aad Big placards on the door announced that this was | self-indulgence, and at any cost of time, money the “correspondence” and “telegraph” room. Here | Of, Carch, with tue propie and for the people, Tee the Western Union Telegraph Co. had established | times aré ripe for full consideration of these vital for the time a branch office, with a superintendent | conditions, and this gatteriuy 1s called that tacts corps essengers. Delegates to the | may be presented, considerations urged, and ful ee otis _— conference be had, as to our opportunities and re- convention bout to assemble began arriving | Sooncipilities The Alliance has no thought of early. Some apparently came right from the Prshing its own views, or making a place for itseit. railroad depots, and had their vatises in hand. | It has uo theories to ‘assert, It believes the frst ‘They were, taken as a rule, a good-looking lot of | need ts for carefut and accurate study. Its only men, generally dressed neatly tp sober black, and | hope and suggestion is that in each community Wearing clerical-looking collars, They not | Christian men, without regard to name, will be expecially sober or serious looking. Their taces | willing to meet and carcfully and prayerfully Were radiant with good humor. It was a body | study the problems of its own locality, It 1s oer Tepresentative of healthy Christianity, The gath- | tain this will result in the adaptation of means to ering about to assemble was the general Christian | meet the wants and destitution sure to be discov- conference, called by the Evangelical Alliance for | ered, ‘This will Warm Christian hearts tt.to fuller the United States. ‘The hour for meeting was | contidence and sympathy with each other, and | 9 o'clock. AS the delegates arrived they were | will advance all denominational interests in tbeir shown to ‘seats on the main floor of the | relation to the whole Church of Christ as nothing church, Others than delegates were shown | else can do. to the galleries. Where "President When Mr. Dodge con his address, which of the Evangelical Alltance, ascended to the plat- | was listened to with cl ention, he preseated, form the church was Well’ fllied with people. as the presiding aMcer for the moraing, the Hon, large proportion of those in the galleries were | John Jay, of New York, who nad been, hesatd, for ladies. There were a few ladies seated also on the | tany years the honored presideat of the Alllance, floor with the delegates. When President Dodge | Mr. Jay, upon accepting this honor, referred ap- Went upon the platform a young lady went into | preciatively to the remarks ot Mr. D and to the organ loft and took a seat tn front of the great | tne dangers threatening the country, wileh It Was, organ. A number of distinguished looking geatie- | the duty of Christian men to endeavor to avert. men Went upon the platfurm with Mr. Dodge. SHOP ANDREWS’ Thorewere the Hon. Jom Jay and Mr. Justice oe ee eptenae Strong. fo handsome old, gentlemen, with Bishop Andrews, of thi smi aven faces, Who took " seats : 5 on sofa, one’ at the right, the city, who delivered an ‘the other at ‘the left of Mr. Dodge. bishop Philadelphia, and other prominent members of the z Alliance, With one heart, “9 he said, they welc conference alsosaton the platform. Rev. Dr. - omed Sostan Strong, of New York, general secretary of & the menibers of the con- eee vines ry oa a wer fom eye weet ( ~ the Republic, ote as ¢ platform, ani ea jore him stacks of . Maduscript that indicated that there was much they believed, not un- : worthy of its distinction, work before him. It was 9:20 o'clock when A nation with megutn. “a “nt faith had mapped tt Mr. Dodge, using and twirling his glasses in his Yyy fe on 2 grand scale, Arter v1 o = terring to the works hand, announced the bymn, “Come, Gracious P fe und the —t.3 ered here, he Stops; in a moment the church was filled with mu- | BISHOF B. @. axprews. Gaver! Were, he sald sic, and then the gathering, rising, joined in the | nutlded the city still ruled it with beneficent hymn. Bishop Harris, of ‘Michigan, a robust | sway. In wel them to the city. they and handsome-looking’ gentleman, with bushy, | Srted as. ushers. ‘were some things Diack hair, read a biblical selection. Rev. Dr. A. | here, “however, that were their own 7. Pierson, of Philadelphia, was called upon by Mr. } He referred to the charches and to the homes and Dodge to léad in prayer. Dr. Pierson, advancing to { hearts of the people. ‘To churches, homes, aud the front of the stage, suggested that as anex-| hearts they had all a cordial welcome. ‘They ann, their unity, the delegates all rise and | natied their coming with joy. To them there was Join first in the Lord’s ‘Prayer, ‘The Lord's Prayer | one faith, one God. ‘Thelf lack of uniformity was having been said in concert by the whole ga not lack’ of unity. There was one of the ing, Dr. Pierson then offered a prayer, tne living God, To some they were bound by more ence remaining standing while he was so eng: than fraternal ties, They were indebted to some Mr. Dodge said it would be impossible to read all | ror knowledge and inspiration. ‘The books of some Peep A ee ae eon ed had ennobled their thc ts. Others had been en- . ing | gaged in fighung with dark powers. After refer- unable to attend. There were so many that to ay ee themes which the conterence Tead them would consume too much time, ‘The | was called to consider, he quoted the utterance in secretary, Rev. Dr. Josiah Strong, read a long list | Washington's farewell address that public moral- of clergyinen and others from whom such letters | ity had no foundation except in religion. This, he ‘sald, was the key-bote of this conference. He re- ‘This ended the prelim. | ferred to growing evils, which he said impertied inary morning exercises, | the institutions of the ‘country. Taroughout the Mr. Dodge then advanced | struggle they should maintain a serene faith and hope. It Was possible, he said, (hat many ‘ate ‘THE PROCREDINGS OPENED. Spirit.” ‘The lady at the organ pulled out the in the work ‘they now feared would turn to good. He of urban growths, of iinmigration,and of Tr the periis were great, Andrews said, 80 atiempt at 01 were the opportunities Ne’ spoe of it sea effect, further than to| great and good sign that evangelical churches Ive proper emphasis to | wer- now less disposed to concern themselves With ig points. At times he | differences in creeds and doctrines, and more with ‘wirled on bis Auger the | the practical application of Christianity to the life eye-giasses that Were se. | of the people. No one believed, he ‘that the cured by alittle chain to | work of christianizing the American could be taken. a button on his vest. Mr. | out of the hauds of the churches. The hitherto Dodge is tall, inclined to | imperfect recognition of the unity in Christ was be slender," somewhat { one of the sad facts in church history, He denned nervous in ‘action, and | the work which he believed lay before the churcies has a handsome face, His } tn thelr denominational relations, and then the ‘WM. F. DopGr. _ complexion 18 fair, and | wide Meld for co-operative Work. "He referred to his hair and whiskers are sandy. He ts the son of | the schools, the Sabbath, and the saloon question. ‘rodicat press he ‘sald was Co be purited, presided over the Evangelical Alliance, ‘The sacredness of the marriage te was to be p> the late Hon. W. F. Dodge, who for many years} The px PRESIDENT DODGR'S ADDRESS. Served; Mormonism was to be overthrown. Mr, Dodge, after expressing appreciation of the | _, When Bishop Andrews closed the gathering ap- hospitality of the citizens of the capital, stated | Plaudea warmly. briefly the reasons leading to this conte 3 a n need of applying Christian truths to the study of for his interesting and Vatuable address, the social and economic changes of the day. At 2 Take oe , Power of Jesus’ bame. investigation that had been made, he said, had | "Mr. Jay then presented Rev. Daniel Dorchester, duties. It las developed great | D. D., of Boston, to read the Grst paper on the pro- and unusual resources in the | Stamon church, and a power, which if consecrated and de- “THE CITY AB A PERIL.” veloped, might easily change the whole character | Dr. Dorchester, a benevolent-looking tleman, of the country, and assure its future with suaoothiy’ saaven upper lip, but a beard Just “It has shown, {turning gray, took bis place at the desk and read proportion of the population, the his paper rapidly, but distinculy. The provleun of telidgence of the land, to be in nominal member- | the eliles—the peril of the Fapid growth of “popu- ship of evangelical churches; a power So great as | lation—he sald, was one of the jeading Chnist, which we believe contain the solvent for | danger Was, be said, Unat the agencies for Christian all perils and dangers, and which can alone bring | wors would not be sufficiently multiplied to keep about areal Drotherhood and mutual confidence | pace with this growth. The task was one of po between all classes and conditions of people. smail magnitude. He referred to the perils due “But all thoughtful men will agree that at pres- | to large accessions of vious elements. These ent the largest portion of our Christian re-ources | indeous congestions of evil are commonly called are unused; that many efforts are misdirected; | slums. Maritiine enterprise, giving communica- that a want of organization and mutual under- | tion with the whole world, gave Knowledge of the Standing causes much waste of effort and money: | vices of the whole world. ‘In seaport cities ‘they that many modes of work overlap each other; that | found the concentrated vices of tue world, They large spaces are untouched. Denominational | nad no protection against. the importation of for- agencies are highly Organized, but work largely | eign vices. Meferring to the constant addition of ithout reference to each otler, and sometimes | foreigners to the population of our cities, he said & appear altnost to care more for thé furtherance of | citizenship uni lated into the national life of tal views than for the building up of the whole | the peopie was a source of peril. He said history church of Christ. Our voluntary system, with its | gave no example of a couutry in such T from splendid results and adaptation to many pecullar- | this source as ours. How different, he a, ater u ities of our times, has its grave defects, especially | referring to the heterogeneous chatacter in large cities, and needs careful study and re- | population of our large cities, 1s 10 In London, ment. ‘In all our churches the supply of | where only one and a sixteenth per cent of ministers 1s sadly behind the needs, especially of | vast those who have Mines and consecration for the | British hard places, and for sympathetic contact with | prevailed in’ our elties, we workl ‘Our population 1s growing with | only one-nineteenth as many foreign Startling rapidity. New and. wonderful means of | we now have. lie reterred to. sccessicus trom for. transportation are opening the whole land at once | eign lands of immigrantsof acharacter that ali wel- tosettlement, New communities are springing up | comed. Wat he deplored was the accession of by magic, and their moral and religious characters | the heterogencous masses that opened beer gar- are bela established as rapidly. dens on Suaday, antagonized soctal order and or- “Immigrants are pouring into the country in in- | ganized anarchistic societies. ‘Fhe spirit of athe- creasing volume. These new additions to our | isi was abroad and it came largely from the old pulat on are not absorbed and Americanized as | country. The Western clues were rapidly becom- Formerly, and are settling in masses in ou. lange | Ing Geriuanized and the New Boyland elites Irish cities and new States—retaining language, habits | nod,” He noted as the next peril to the city, and traditions foreign to our ideas, and ‘rapidly | Rouantsm. ‘The multipitcation of large churches changing the character of our people. The power | and properties by the Roman Catholic Church of the saloons ts highiy organi and notwith-| had excited alarm. No satisfactory statistics standing all the grand work done for the cause of | existed to show the strength of the femperance, clalins to control legislatures and} Homan Catholic churenes im the cities, laws. Secalar unions and infidel clubs exist all | ‘The figures from the Catholic year book showed & through the country, and exert a baneful infu. | gain by the Catholic Church from 1850, when there nce, especially upon a population. Tye | Was one Roman Catholic church to each 14,2000 Roman Church embraces a portion Of our | the population, to 1886, when there was one such le, and while we admire and respect {cs re- | sucn church :0each 11,500. This gain ‘devotion and admirable charities, and have | made from 1856 to 1870. Since 1870 ‘and regard for its individual | a sligit mulation. Dr. Dore! ‘are growing in size and in conception. They are becom turing centers, drawing popula ons of the interior of our country, apd from all the World, Their condition 1s not fully under- ‘stood Cortatian poopie, Sed Shetr provision for there jous CHARS E Lt.) Ht Ht i lh i i j 4 &; es i 2 Eeee & | al f aT i iil i i FY 1 y iE i i f ; i il j hil 3 i HH & i H i Hi addiess of welcome on Dehait ot the Washington Andrews, of this city; Bishop Harrls, of Michigan; “ so bvenanaie Bishop Hurst, of Buffalo; Rev. Dr. A°T. Pierson, of : Branch of the Evangelical ~ | Telegrams to The Star. \ NEW WAR SCARE IN EUROPE a Ausiria Relies on Aid from German THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE INENGLAND mete Enmbeszler Jackson Said to be in Winnipeg. astceetmnpeents FAIR TRADERS MARD HIT, The Effect of President Cleveland's jessage on English Opinion, Special Cable Dispatch .o THe Evextno Sram Loxpox, Dec. 7.—Preskient Cleveland's message hascreated wore of a Sensation here than any message since Lincoln’ The general fecling is that it deals a tremendous blow at the fair trade or protection party here, Nearly all the papers of Safving poiftes coucur is high praise of Presigeut Cleveland's houests and <traightforwardnes., AUSTRIA ES ON GERMANY. Mave te Fight the Twe Empires, Special Cable Dispatch to FRANKFORT, Dec. 7.—All the Vie ment on yesterday’s article tn the Fremdenblatt, concerning Russian movements on the Austrian frontier. They hold that tf Russia attacks Austria it will also meet German bayonets, aud Chat this alone may still preserve peace. The return of the Archduke Albrecht from Arco ts connected with military measures pressed upon Austria by the Poultical situation, o— TO CONSTRUCT TURKISH RAIL~ WaYs. The Porte Trying to Make « Bargain with Baron Hirsch. Special Cable Dispatch to Tux EvEXtNa STAR FRANk¥ons, Dec. 7.—A dispatch from Oonstanti- nople vo the Frankfurter Zeitung says twat the sultan bas advised the grand visier to perfect Degotiations With Baron Hirsch for Uke coustruc- tion of Oriental railways, on condition that into an aghecment, to cransret Terkien troops into an agreement to trapsport Turkish f ay be Promptly and without change whenever 1m hecessaiy to enter Eastern Roumelia, Bradtaugh and Salisbury. Special Cable Dispatch ‘0 Tur, EVENING Stam Loxvox, De against Bradlaugh for pery | atfair was refused, us any law} er could have seen, as the matter Was not vital to { Bradiaugh gave in evidence ter written before the ayypll = knew this, So that, supposing t mere device to injure Bradlaugl, Rumored Abauets: mand. Special Cable Dispatch to Tar Eve Fxankport, Dec. 7.—The Vienna bourse opened weak, ob a rumor of the abduction of Prince Fer- dinand, but ts now steady the President's message Unusually short and unusually important. Al- though It deals with only one subject, no message 30 Important has been s: aiden? since the close of the great war. It is y important Decause It states plainly What tbe policy of the great democratic party on the trad be. Hitherto there bas been on all sides evasion of the great issues Involved in this question, Henceforth evasion must be tinpossibie, ‘The Mail says: What Ube message Incks Im Jength is made Up In the emphasis placed upon the question which the President evidenuy considers Mr. Jay in a few words thanked Bishop Andrews ‘The gathering sang the hymn “Ali Hall the ems to be able tocontrol and direct the best thought | presented wo vuem. After quoting stathitics. as to of the people, and to guide all our Institutions; a | the rapid growth of centers of population, he sald Power which, if wisely directed. could, bring'to | the tact of Such growth was not Of Itself an “un- upon aif social questions and all disturbing | mixed evil, He referred in this connection to the elements the influence of tne simple teachings of | opportunities thus given for Christian work. The Of the gravest impor The President's appe Which should be favorably recetve EUROPEAN BOURSES Weak. The bourse at Vienna is excited. The markets are affected by the reports concerning the movements of Kussian Croops on the Austrian fronuer. MUST WAIT AND WATCH RUSSIA. able military powers. ‘The present massing of Lroops 1s Woo sinall for war and too large tor Peace. We must walt and see how Russia will Feconclle the massing With Une pacific assurances Of the Journal de St. Peterabourg Moscow, Dec. 7.—The Gaztr says the tuture Polley, of france will decide whether Gerinany will compelled to watch one or both of her frontiers ‘The paper declares \hat Kussia must always have AND HIS STAP-PATRRR FIGHT AND ALLY WOUND RACH OTHER, Sax Francisco, Dec. 7.—1nformation has been received of a desperate figit in a saloon at George= town, Eldorado County, between Frank Hollings worth, aged twenty-four years, and bis step- father, George Hands, Mitty years Roth had been drinking. Handy’ vegan the row and ine step son knocked him down. ‘ihe old man got up quickly, and in a roughnand-cumble figat Unat { lowed struck his stepson with a dirk Kalfe back of the ear, the blade breaking of and rematntig im the skull, Hollingsworth paid no attention to Ube ‘wound, but continued to beat and kick tneold Mab till the latter Was dragged away from him apparently dead. Tt was u ed that the pbtae was sult nM: a. Thad to be drawn out With a palr of pincers. ‘The ton frenzied Hollingsworth, and be tmade adem yerate effort to reach the almost dyiug old man And finish him. In his rage he knocked dowm seven inen and then rushed into an adjotulng store ‘and breaking into a show case snatcned 4 revolver {to continue the ght. He could not get a caruriige to Mt the Weapon, and While searching for one lose of blood weakened lita = that he fell to the floor, Ic ds thought that bouh will die from their injuries, > Embezzier Jackson in Winnipeg. THE THIRVISH EMPLOVE OF THE NEW YORK 8U8- TREASURY LOCATED BY THE POLICE Curcago, Dec. 7.—A Winnipeg, Man. says: A young man named J son, in the et. ploy of the United States in New York, who ab- scond-d a couple of mont: o Wilh over 61 has been located here, He 3 ¥Y ‘stolen Securities into Canadian mouey crossing the border. ieee ‘The East St. Louis Bond Cases, A DECISION AGAINST THE CITY PORK THE PURPOSES ‘OF AN APPRAL. Cutcado, Dec. 7,—A special to the Daily News from Beilevue, IL, says: Judge Suyder has ren- dered a decision in the East St. Louls pond casex, Mr. Gundierth brought mandamus compel the levy of a tax to pay a bond for ¢! Issued by the city and held by ulm. The case was t ton the ground that Ube city, by tts charter, could not levy a tax greater than ten per cent of the assessed value of its property and that the Umit was already reached. Judge Snyder decided against the city 10 order sost the cs se might be appealed. “However, he thought be compelled to levy the tax tn deflauce of its charter, Bonds to the amount of $750,000 are in volved. A Conch and the Depot Burnes. AN EXPRESS TRAIN RUNS OFF THE TRACK aT 487A ‘108. Wurrenan., N.¥., Dec.” 7.—Train No, 1 New York express tor Moutreal on the and Champlain division of the Delaware and Hudson allroad, consisting of two baggage Uwe coaches and’a sleeping-car, ran at Whallousburgh Station, exgiteen tiles north eta 7.—A special rm toch other. Garrett Was Killed ‘will die bis wounds, result of a feud which thus tar [ i | ui