Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1888, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwoet Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th 8t, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & H. KAUPFMANN, Presta 2 Evewrvo Stan is served to subsertbers in the eat oy tanpems on thede owe sovounts st TOceats fo Seek. or 4c pert mouth Copies at the counter, cents each BY ce prepad—G0 cents & Sbonth one year, #0 thse, $2 (Entered at the Post eeccnd-class mail matter | ‘Tus Wkexry Svam—published on Friday—@l » year. postaae prepaid. Six months, 50 cents GF-ALl mai) subscriptions must be paid in advance; bo paper sent loner U paid for. Kates of advertising made known on application. aS A MUSEMENTS, _ y EW NATIONAL THEATER, OPERA BOSTON IDEAL OPERA COMPANY. Strengthened in every department. The best orches- tra ever maintained by the Ideals. A splendid chorus of fresh voices. ‘THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING, Last time of Bizet’s masterpiece, CARMEN. -. val 2 OF THE REGIMENT Ehtondey“Sistinas » CONTES OF TUR OF LOVE Seturday eveuing........ FRA DIAVOLO Prices, 250, 5 On_ MONDAY, i and 81 UARY 16, the GREAT AND as ONLY HERMANN will in reduce bis latest success, “BLACK AKT” and “LE COCON.” ‘Seats Bow on sale Cron. SECOND CONCERT, SATURDAY, January 14, 8 p.m, VEESALIST CHURCH, or. 13th and Ln w. yal2 Nous Stose artist, MR. MAX HEINRICH, of New York: ‘Franz Schubert ‘Slumber Song, ‘On the Kiver Manzanares, ‘Mursuuring Zephyrs. Mr. Heinrich oceupirs a posttion on the concert stage id to that of no other artist. The critics of New § ‘and Boston concede him to be one of the most ished song siugers of the day. ADMISSION. Vor. TZ2—No 10,811. TWO CENTs, A FRANCO-ITALIAN ROW, the Hattields and Mctoys, NEW_ PUBLICATIONS. SPECIAL NOTICES. N EW Law Boos. JACOBS ON THE LAW OF DOMICIL. Pm, JOHN | Sead S22 72th st. ow. HN T. C. CLAR: PUBLIC ASay CONVEYAN ‘Office hours from 9 a m. to Jal 2-3" 0. 85 Ni THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NA- — | aeton HOMGEPATIIC HOSPITAL AS: Treatise 0 of Domic ae election of officers aud the tran cioneah aad Seatcloel, Secad mech ace sbi: | beth of sn other business that, may property come of the British SEURAP Wr Riss: | Bofors the mpoclation, wil boise inthe CHAPEL. OF Pauiborities he Moderu Cont | on MONDAY: JANUARY 10, Lae, af 4 ovlock — — im “GbORGE Ler. D., Sec, jal2-3t CROSWELL'S PATENT CASES. Crown 8vo. $3 Net. A Collection of Patent Cases Criticised, Explained, Overruled. of otherwise Limited by Subseqnent Dect” ions of the Federal Courts, xiving« short. statement Of the point criticised. By StMoN G. ChoswELL. | <a pon sre requested to attend the funeral services of Dr »,, WASHINGTON, JANUARY 12, 1888, ye members of the Yale Alumni’ Associa LITTLE, BROWN & CO., Publishers, Prren Rat his late residence. on FRIDAY, 2 2 into on. | Jam In, a8 8 Inark = oh Nestineton Street Poston | the houored frst President of the Association, By onder of MORRISON KR WAITE, et Srrcus [xvirarios To Tue Posie: = Your company is most respectfully solicited at the GREAT REMNANT SALE THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, Where you will be entertained with an Immense Line of Exceptional Bargains. PROGRAM AS FOLLOWS: Having been very success‘ul with our Canton-Flan- nel Misfit Underwear sale, we will continue the same tinees 10 and 25c. Srcaiatt Se so KERNELL'S MUNAKCH COMBINATION, Fonts, Bl ood and Smith, 3 Markos, Alot of Children’s Lace Coliars at 9c., worth 15e. Ee eh eS jon, Tues., Thurs. and sat. siitwet Mad onsese sh fp SPaweers auane crea nocee. EVERY EVENING AT 8. ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY. Engagement of MRS. LANGTRY, BARRYMORE and Her Own Presenting Her Latest Success, AS IN A LOOKING-GLASS. ORIGINAL CAST. ‘Prices: $1.50, $1, 75, 50 and 25c. seats Hest Werk MAGGIE MITCHELL. Sale of, soa Atbivaw GRAND OPERA HOUSE. LESQUE CO.ja12 | style, but an entire new article, this week. A very small quantity in remnants of Lambrequins, suitable leuyths, at half their re. wlar value. ‘Several hundred dozen of Turkish Towels at Sc.each. A full line of Stationery, in different styles and qual- 1 12ige., wort 20c.; neither damaged nor out of The last lot of the Extrsordinary and Renowned Cloaking or Doiman Cloth at still lower prices than heretofore. Since our first advertisement of this arti- cle we have sold over two-thirds of the lot. Anew invoice of Ladies’ Collars and Chemisettes. Collars at Se. and Se, worth 10c. and 15c.; Chemi- settes at 12%. and 19¢., worth 20¢. and 25e. Having been overstocked in Prints, we have selected ‘8 quantity of the best quality, such as Cocheco, Merri- phage frteghar peng Aaa reponse JEU pw eapoges ‘THURSDAY and FRIDAY, at 6c. per yd., worth 8c. President. V, BRENT, Tn order to reduce our heavy stock of Cloth and Cas- | WATSON BOYLE, | Go. COMBS, stmeres, we have made a general reduction in the de- partment, with a special discount of five per cent this week. Now, gentlemen, you have a chance to buy ‘cheap and good material for a good winter suit. A new invoice of Century Cloth Remnants, including many beautiful patterns,at 6c. per yd. ; regular value, 106. The most important feature of our bargain sales this the 3 Rovers tau Wi Sed ‘st. B.w., Washingtor ‘Uary, inclusive. _Wasmtxotox, D. January 13, to attend to matters of import dal © hs 5; Feqular meetit blo torus by applying to J. E SIMMS, 52 c=: To 11 p. as] will issue none 11-3t ‘Asean ri JAMES F. DUHAMEL, Secretary, beinfir duly deposes and says that the ener hininaete | <a writers, in good condition, will be rented cheay sponsible parties type-writing, and all rent OFFICE OF THE CHTSAPEAKE “ND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY. of 81.25 per share will be payatieon the of January, 1888, to the stockhuldery of rec- 1¢ close of business on the 14th day of January, ‘office of the Treast: the Com. any “The anster closed trom the 16th to the 23d 0: » au- SAMUEL M. BRYAN, President, CHAS. G. BEF BE, T. Jan. 12th, 1888. WASHINGTON 'ARY ENGINE! . No. 1 —Ali_mambe: Fe ale re ERS qunsted to be present at meeting FRIDAY EVENING, ‘WM. THOMAS, ASSOCIATIONS OK OTHERS WISH- ing a lance room in Corcoran Building to ih, can rent the same on reason 1sth st. Jal 1-61 BRICKLAVERS’ WORKING CARDS WILL issued JANUARY 11, 12 and 13, from at the Hall, cor. of 7th aud Lats. nw., yt Iny residence. 4. B. DOWELL, Financial Secty. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF ‘THE COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE INVEST- MENT COMPANY, JANUARY 1 ‘LIABILY WOFD, uve siatement is correct to bowledie and belief. __ANDKEW PARKER, Notary Public. TYPE-WRITERS FOR REN’ ted number of Remington No. 2 7 Fe earning nachines witl do well to Persons contemplating Sedo rE — EXTRA ANNOUNCEMENT. week will be Tous oth, i a GEO. is ett oe =< A GENERAL REDUCTION OF PRICES THE LAW BUSINESS OF THE LATE MAGGIE MITCHELL ‘Chas. 8. Moore, esq., will be continued at ii ” In our Comfort and Blanket Department. The cheap- | office. 456, Louisiana ave.’ 2 ne a ms ness of every article in this departm-nt can only be | $M1TH. esq. aud THOM. FIELDS, esq., Mr. REPERTOIRE OF FAVORITE PLAYS. demonstrated by being shown. So please give us scall | Prompt and careful attention will be given to all le- One Week, commencing MONDAY, JANUARY 18, | and you will be perfectly satisfied with the bargains | gal matters. HAMILTON E. LEACH, Sale of seats beens we will offer you, " 3a10-3t x ‘Adininiatrator. THURS! NU. 2" jalt-it jot of Remnant wham Curtain Laces <g=>, WASHINGTON MUSICAL, a: p Roc TARE Te on ~haboerty oe: ‘The next reculur meeting will A Bisctiory, concent Fancy Draperies below cost. AY AFTERNOON Januaee t ‘Hazsline M. E. Church, Several cases of one-yard-wide Cachemere Bemuants | _a10-00,3t" ¥.-G. LINDEN, Jn., Recording Sec. Cor. 9th and P st. nw. MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888. PROF. J. W. BISCHOFF, Director. First-class Vocal Talent. ‘Tickets—Adults, 50c. : Children, 25¢. For sale at Lit tiets, 1228 7th et nw. aud Towner, 1316 7th ot. m. MRST GRAND BALL OF ONONDAGA TRIBE, | fait of Benefit and ‘No. 10)1. 0. 8M will be given at [ald Ye wre” Ticketa 50 cents, admitting Gentleman and Ladies. Tickets for saleby members and at the ball: J11-3t" GECOND GRAND BALL OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATON OF STATIONARY ENGINEERS, om eg ee ames aoe ladies - Tickets for sale by members and at the door. 81O1Z 14.17.1921, 24,2988 H ‘BiJ00 THEATER ‘2 Performances Daily. Anson Pond’s Great Military Drama HER ATONEMEN’ 100 PEOPLE ON THE STAGE. 100 MAMMOTH UNIFORMED BRASS BAND. ‘Next Week—Everybody’s Favorite, MATTIE VICK- ERs. 2o ae ‘avenue HOFFMAN & 60... x OF JANUARY 8: AUSTRALIAN THE ORIGINAL SPARKS BROS.” SPECIALTY COMPANY. 16 ARTISTS. 16 HERCULES, the Iron Giant, the Man who Walks by GILL THOMAS, the Musical 2 siete HUBER: the Armless Carcarurst eats the Seder Wooder Curiosities, Diusions, Mechanical Wonders, Doors opea fot 1 to Sand U:30, to 10." Fertorm- ‘suces daily at 2 and S Geueral admission, 10c.. or- chestra seats, 100. extra, as 39°60 eee ReDrata Lyceum BUREAU ANNOUNCE Mrs. SCOTI-SIDDONS Ip an evening of ber world-famous recitations, az THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1888. Tickets. 50c.. 75c.and $1. For sale at Ellist Music Sewn, commencing Thursday, January 12, at 8 o'clock _ Farewell tour in America, aa7-8t q Tae Mestear, Gexws. JOsEF HOFFMANN, SeaP RENE Secs January Bind 1, haw ro seat the fo.lowins le Albert Great Fine Manutveturer ie TEANSLATION, Dean Me». Weoru oeree rere J much regret that I cannot already thank you in the cy re for the maginificent instruments Bich You have placed baal for Iny concertas Only the powerful u peautiful singing and earrying guabty of your instruments render my ape Pearaace in the Metropolitan Wpera House possibie, $24 until gow I have found no instrument whest Tone, Touch, snd Musical Propertice, wore so : Seti to the ae thowe of yuur puanctorten yratefully posure, Jozi New Yous 14 December, 18677 HOFMA This youthful Piauist.Composer has created fect furvre wherever ke has appeared. Iiin marve Pisying io the seustion of the toes aud nraneane Srerywhere pay hits the homace due to divine genitee he” Weber ich Hofmann use BRCLU: SIVELY tm tus concerts, has fairly shared the boy's Se thanks ts Weterauply proves | "Weber aunyly proven tbe inasuiicent Fiano be’ pl Gtber ane 20. the lor tof wreat Artiste Careers are linked with that of the Weber Miauo, SANDERS & STAYMAN, Main et, Richmond, V For week. Ladies, 2 our, 8 Largest axevrtment inf per ited States. xzS-Gui Tur Porowse Pressure Fuster Asan attuebmen: to the water service pipe which will ly with all water they cap use for iy aay f Grains mekiee ts The fitrate is absolutely ‘as clear as crys. city have used © greatest satisfaction. jomatic, and we verpetaal and fearautes them tv the ful Rea. Ovexcorr EATHER: Real Overcoat Weather at last! ball it bes rough cost for winter days Md nights or sometuiug tore dressy? We have Ulsters from $10 to €25—just the Using for this kind of weagher. In the dressy foeds «0 have Fur Beaver trom @15,to $25. In Cuinchilia from #10 to $25. Also, Kersey Abd Me.tou in all the fashionable shades. in delicate and dark shades, at 16c. a yd.; worth 25c. Thousands of Remnants in Dress Goods of all de- scription as to color, style and quality, at remarkably low figures. All these bargains and many others are as usual ex- hibited on our Third Fioor, but on your way to this Economy it would be advisable to | ‘Stop on our Second Floor, where the “Great Sale of Ladies’ Cotton Underwear” is still progressing. One price and no other! LE L L 5S. ividend (No. 22) of forty cents.a share, declared to stockolde:s of record Dece: Paid at thy and after TUESDAY, Janu _ Washington, D. C,, J im". 8. THOMPSON, 29-1w THE WASHINGTON Mai 4 COMPANY DIVIDEND NOTICE. ber 331. 1887, will be apy in Ceuter Market ou the office of the c 10, 1888. LW. SURRIDEN, Treas. jan. 6. 1888. Ja-4t SAM. PHARMACIST, No. 703 15TH ST. AYERS’ RECAMIER OREAM, $1.00. AYRES' RECAMIER BALM, $1. AYRES’ RECAMIER POWQEB, 70c. AYBES* NUAVO VITA, 75¢. ABR 42 426, 220 Tent, 417, 419 Ben at ae, them to give entire = 29 SS iin ‘8 necessity as much 80 andall housekeepers kuow wats tial they have bad this winter in obtain ceived two car loads of GAS FIXTURES. NEW STOCK, LATEST DESIGNS, GAS FIXTURES. 8. &. SHEDD & BRO. 432.9 at nw NOTICE TO HOUSEKEEPERS.—POTA- tig ood oles, avin Just re- Choice No.1 Burbanks, which 10 bushel, and tee Hon. Parties desiring to offering at secte & good articie would do well to call at once. 39-1w T. H WALKIE & CO. Sac die: bo La ie. Asracze Boar & Co. The annual meetii Ccuupany, of, the DEALERS IN SHOES, * | the Panty MONDAY of SANUAILY, item (ine 1th Vauiavaveuue aud Otiy street hy ws commencing at ¥ “ = 1211 F STREET ¥. W. Oclocka m. By the charter of the company the election of seven managers to constitute a bostd to conduct the affairs RRR TTTT ™ g58g Some eee eee g gr FT : ‘Sy the axth article of the By-laws of the company it By kee oF Sss, iyprovided: “AE the annual inceting ot the company Duainess in order . bbs UU Ca ROT Bags chairman, who shall couduct the meeting and elec Bon tween ti Amount ‘com Amount Losses fa oa 1219.22 the ior distribution tea St the office of the company by the ‘i2th of January, ‘THE BEST ‘By onler of the Board of Manacers. IN QUALITY, MOST —SS1-15___J. WESLEY BUTELER, Socrotary._ PERFECT IN FIT, WEAR LONGER, alley, D me See SA AND ARE MORE SATISFAC- Fetigitemed, altered in mize, aud repaired. Work Seika TORY AND ECONOM- for and ICAL THAN ANY HER MEN'S FI FURNISHINGS AT CosT “oe See te Windows and. be conv Fe HALL, 908 F at. ‘Olas wapizs, GAS FIXTURES, LARGEST, . GENTLEMEN, THE RICHEST. wear axD PRICES THE LOWEST. OurLpEEx aay EF BROOKE, SOM I5tH ot po Cerin enrectes chapped Handa, aud ‘pe Hou and’ Hard 4 Sinn Will Reep'the skin beautifully smooth end soft ARTHUR BURT & 00, Guaranteed to give mtiaaction, “Eric, 2> cla bottle. For saleby W,S. Thompson, 703 18th st. nw. Wi sale Uy Muth Bros. & Con, Fayette st, Baltimore. ja7-a&th 1211 F ST. N. W. ‘Orders by postal receive prompt attention. 1. GBledur, bi _a1-3m 730 btn st. con Hae bow. ‘Securitt Keal estate... Ottice furniture and, ‘Teleyuone call, 269-2. Bee ORFCE OF THE ‘MUTUAL FIRE INS. ome OF D.C. ae ‘Wasnisarox, Dec. 31, 1887. of the Mutual Fire Insurance ret of Columbia, will be held on accordance with the act uf incorporation, ihe hours of 9 o’clock a, m, and 6 p. m1. tof premium notes held by the ot esa i ai delivered on the same day. P. O. box, 490. ed d31-e06t* Mowistre Re UCTIONS. “a aka: a x tg » uceesor io Peany & Bs POMPADOUE BROCADES REDUCED FROM 83.00 POMPADO: BRUCADES REDUCED FROM 82.50 —_ EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING," 1003 F st. BLACK YiQCADED SILKS REDUCED FROM 83.00 | {'Fotclock = BLACK blk CADED SILKS REDUCED FROM 82.50 | gully, af ca" the Reselatons zetia BLACK BLOCADED SATINS REDUCED FROM to 1003 ¥ at. “Bitares are $2.60 permon D,BEOCADED SATINS REDUCED FROM SEES SORRY IER, Eiwe. . 380. JOY EDEON. Bee's. 243m ep rricgs” on Faxcy ver. | _3¥0.J0¥ 2 ~ 4 TABLE. FUR PANELS AND GARNT- DE. Sas ESS FABRICS IN r Pe eta Ete OE eee | Coe aiereavecemrny oe S IMFORTATION, ee repuamed’ practicn we Wii a ATION 2. W.. from 118. m.to 1p. m.; HESE SULTS ARE MARMED levers SUITS ARE MA! TO CLOSE. always in stock at the eaine place. at RE OLD RYE WHISKY. ee eras Tass acy fe Snes : reas. ARTHUR NATTANS, Abu and 1 and Jd apd Date ow Washington News and Gossip. Goverxuxwr RecetPrs To-Day.—Internal reve- ‘nue, $379,708; customs, $867,423, ‘Tue VACANCY WILL NOT BE FILLED AT PRRSENT.— At the Department of Justice it has been learned that the vacancy In the force of the office of the United States attorney for the southern district of New York, caused by the tion of Assistant District Attorney Foster, will not be flied for the present at least, but that the money saved by dis continuing that office will be added pro rata to the salaries of the other assistant attorneys. AYPOINTMENTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury to-day appointed Albert Kimball to be storekeeper at Los Angeles, Cal, and Peter M. Hancock to be storekeeper and galiger at Coppy Hill, Va. AMONG THR PRESIDENT'S CALLEXS to-day were Senators McPherson, Voorhees, Manderson, with Mr. Savage, Omaha, and Mitchell, with Theo. Wy- ant, Oregon, Representatives Anderson (Ill.) and Sowden, with ‘anthony ‘Bullock. of New Jorsey, and ex-Representative Storm (Pa.). Anay Oxpers.—Leave of absence granted First Lieut. Geo. H. Sands, 6th cavalry, June 10, changed to leave on account of sickness, to date from November 17, month, With permission to apply for a month's ex- tension, granted First Lleute cassius. E. Gillet, Engineer Corps. First Lieut. Henry E. Waterman, Engineer Corps, ordered to duty at the Military Academy. Tue Boycott habeas corpus case will not come up in the United States Supreme Court until next Monday. Personat.—Gen, Edward 8. Bragg, Gen. F. 8. Peck of Vermont and Capt. D.C. Kingman of the Ammy are at the Ebbitt.—Marshall P. Wilder of New York and M. P. Handy of Philadelphia are at Chamberlin’s. —Dr. L. H. Kellar of Luray, Va, 1s at the St. James R. Overman of Boston, Jos. M. Marshall of Denver aud James Dobson of Phii- adelphia are at the iiggs.—H. G. Curis of New York, K.G. Clifford of Boston, Hon. Jas, 0. Broa head of Si. Louis and T. B, Bullene of Kansas City are at Willard’s. Society Notes, The Cabinet recepiions yesterday were unusu- ally interesting,” The Misses Bayard, in i Uollets, were assisted by thelr cousin, Miss Lock- wood, Who wore black lace and net witn a potated opening at the neck outlined with gold lace; Miss Irene Carroll wore crimson cloth, the vest of pale crepe; Miss Biddle lavender cloun, the revers of dark Velvet, and Miss Aldis, who poured the tea, wore black lace over black sitk. Miss Endicott, in lace skirts and a blue jacket and silver girdie and collar, was assisted by Miss Nelson in blick lace and satin, and Miss Storrs in black lace re with pale green ribbon, both cuests of the White House, and Miss French, of Newport, a pale biue cashimere and gold embrol- deries, and Miss Gardner in garnet velvet.” ‘Mrs, Fairchild’s parlors were well filed with vis- tors, who began coming early and continued ar- tiving long after 6 o'clock, Mrs. Fatrehild wore a. handsome tollet of black lace over Diack silk, edged at the foot with panos of white satin, with a steel passemen- fringes. She Was assisted by Mrs, Mr. Fatrentid’s mother; Mrs. Ma tollet of blue stik, velied In Jet ‘Mrs. Oberly in princesse driss of Diack satin, corded with white, the front and vest of White brocade; Mrs. Eckles in trained dress Of white ottoman siik; Miss Gertrude Overly in Mrs, L ing a wit 3 Miss Ki blue cashmere, with facings of copper silk, and Miss Annh vpe Hudson ta white nun’s veiling, ‘Uimmed With gold passeinenterie, Mrs. Whitney wore a white satin brocaded dress. Mrs, Sloane, who wore a trained dress of pate pink silk, the body vetied in willie tulle, remained must of the aiternoon by the side of Mrs, Wultney Others assisting were Miss OW, IN SLONE-COi. Ored casumere; Miss Anne Bigeiow, in lowered lawn aud pink owonan; Miss Josephine Jotn- stone, in brown ana blue brocade, ail of New York; Miss Howard, in helotrope silk and white applique; Miss Howell, in soft gray silk; Miss Lucy Corkhill, in black lace; Miss Dodge, ti white cashmere, with copper moire trimunin; Miss Gwynne, In black lace, and Mrs, Bourke Cochran. ‘Mrs, Carlisle, In black brocade and lace, with a corsage bouquet of La France roses and a hand Douquet of Bonsilene roses, Was assisted by Mrs. Stee, Miss Queen, Mrs. Blackburn and the Misses. Biackburo, Miss Mary Buulerworth, Mrs. Vath. waite, Miss Whitthorne, Mra, Roget Mills, Miss Anderson, and Miss Welch. Mrs, and Miss Breckinridge, who receive Fridays at the Hotel Windsor, wiil have with them to- morrow several ladies from Kentucky. Capt. Oyster, Lieuts, Manson and Evans, of the Nat.onal Rifles, will attend the annual reception ‘and vail of “Tue Old Guard,” of New York, at tne Metropolitan Opera House hext Tuesday cvening. ‘They Will leave ruesday worulag for Nw York, ‘Mrs. Gen. J. C. Black ts assisted at her reception ae by Mrs. W. A. Croffut, Miss scout aud other es, ‘The low boy was euriche: terle, with lon; Lincklaen ani ‘Mrs, W. 8. Hill, nee Money, of 1624 15th street, will not hold receptions this winter, but will be giaa to see her friends tntormaliy, Mrs. H. D. ‘Money will not be able to reeeive while her sou remains ill, The first reception and ball of this season of the National Rifles will be given at the armory this evening. ‘The reception will De from 9 to 9:30. Dancing will commence at tne latter hour. Dr. and Mrs. Bullock will be at home on Fridays at 915 New York avenue. ‘The wife of Representative Jno, H. Rogers, of Arkansas, gave a juncheon yesterday. The guests were Mrs. Senator Vest, Mrs. C. R. Breckinridge, Mrs, Maitby, Mrs, M. J. Durham, Mes. Compton, Mrs. A. E. Stevenson, Mra 3. 0. Fisher, Mra Bal: Hnger, Mrs, Dunlap,’ Misses Chureniit and Jones, of Arkansas; Miss Witthorne, of Tennessee; Miss Welsh, of Kentucky; Miss Wluston, of Illinois; ‘Miss Cabell, and Miss Chandler, of Washington, The wife of Representative Weber and Miss Weber receive on Fridays at 721 11th street, Sir Charles and Lady Tupper, Mr. R, W. Gilder, Mr. Henry Edwardes, with Miss Menzies, of London; Mr. McDowell, of Cln- cinnatl; Mr, and Mrs. McAlister, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gordon where among those making calls yesterday. Mr. and Mrs, Leiter gave a ball fast evening to some two hundred people for their daughter, who wore white tulle, Mrs, A. Cleveland Tyler was assisted in dispen- ging the hospitalities of a tea by Mrs. Addison, Mrs. Hoff, Mrs, Yurrow, Miss Doering, and Mis} James. Mrs, and the Misses Gouverneur gave an enjoy- able tea yesterday afternoon. ‘They were assisted y Mrs. Dr. Johnson, Mis Mollie Owens, Mrs. Hen- derson, the Misses Patten, Miss Elliot, and Miss Courtwright, Representative and Mrs. R. R. Hitt gave a dinner last evening to Secretary and Mrs, Whitney, the Swedish minister and Mrs. de Reuterskiold, Miss Adele Grant, and Senator Hale, Senator and Mrs, McPherson gave a dinner last evening in honor of their guest, Miss Medill, of Chicago. ‘The table centerplece was a flat cushion of red. tultps, cornered with white hyacinths, and at Ce ope re ea teeta Tt was Uguted with four can ers shaded with white and red. Mrs. McPherson received her guests in a handsome Worth dress of pale green And cream striped brocade, with side panels of terra cotta Velvet, and a puff of terra cotta on the low body. The guests were Miss Wi Mr. and Miss Endicott, Mr. Lowery, Mr. Burnett, Dr. Huth, Miss Lay, Mrs. de Kover, daughter of Senator Far: well; Mr. Rae, Mr. de Routkowsky, Miss Leiter, Baron von Zedwitz, and Mrs, Patterson, of New Jersey. ‘Mrs, Watmough and Mrs. E. Brooke gave hand- some dinner parties last evening. Mrs, Wm. E. Curtis was assisted in holding a Pletsant reception yesterday by Mra John G, joure. Mr. John Arent Vanderpoel, of New York, and Miss Elizabeth Crichton Battelle, daughter of Mrs Cornelius Battelle, of tis city, Were Imarried at Si. John’s chureh’ last evening. ‘The ceremony ‘Was performed by Dr. Leonard, and the choral ser- Vice was used. ‘The Dride was escorted by ber goardian, Judge Schoonmaker, and was preceded y little Mary n in a Kaio Greenaway drees Of white satin. ‘The bridal dress was of. Leave of absence for one | AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. THE JACKSON ELECTION. Senator Chandler’s Speech. NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION, — Proposed Increase Debated in the House. ——— ‘The Senate. ‘Mr. Platt presented a memorial in regard to printing on third-ciass mall matter, and remarked that he did not think there was any fault In the law, but that the trouble arose from an incorrect interpretation of the law by the Postmaster Gen- eral. Also, a petition for tne issuance of frac- tonal currency and the abolition of postal notes, Mr. Vest, from the comintttee on commerce, be- ported « biti authorizing the construction of a Fall- Toad bridge across the “Missouri Kiver at some ac cessible potnt in St. Chariey County, Missourl, be- Jow the city of St. Charles. ‘The bill was passed, 'BOOK-MAKING” ON RACKS IN THE DISTRICT. Mr. Blackburn introduced a Dill to prohibit “book-making,” pool selling, or gambling in races in Washington or Georgetown. Referred, Mr. Dawes, from the committee on Indian af- fairs, reported bills authorizing the appotutment Of a Superintendent of Indian schoois, and author- izing the sale of Umber on landsof the Sienomonee Indians, in Wisconsin, Calendar, MR. CHANDLER HAS THE FLOOR. ‘The resolution offered by Mr. Chandler on the 10th of January, instructing the committee on the Judiciary to Inquire into tue suppiession of the votes of th ackson, Miss, at the recent municipal election in that’ eily, and Julo the alleged parttetpation in such suppression by the United States district attorney, a deputy ector of futernal revenue and a deputy United States marshal, was taken up, abd Mr, Chandler d+ dressed the Seiate in explanation aud support of 1. Hesaid he hud communications from Jackson asking for such an investigation, and asserting Uhat the facts stated could ve proved by the te Uumony of the best men of both political partes. ‘He had not in the resolution provided for power to send for persons and papers because he appre- hended Uhat tue facts wpuid be all found on tiie in the Department of JWsuce. If that, however, should not prove to be 0, he Would desire to have power given (0 mal complete investigation, He sent to the clerk’s desk and had read several letters and telegrains recelved by him; als, @ manifesto which first conveyed to the colored peo- pie O¢ Jackson the faformation that they would hot be aliowed Lo vote. ‘T'nfs manifesto, he sald, displayed at its head an engraving of a couple of pistols, a couple of shot-guns ana a powder task, In it the “young men of Jackson” announced “their uluimacun.” It declared tuat having seen one of their num- ber he.suly inurdered in tue dark by a negro bully, set oa by negro policeman of a negro-cursed city; taat corrupt radical “negro government Suolld anu must be wiped OWL at” any cost; Uuat if negroes ran for office they suould do so at their extremest peril; and it warned all negrues*ayatnst al tempting Lo fuist upon Us Us Diack and damnable macmmery called govern- Ment” ‘The colored citizens, under ail the circum Stance surrounding (hem, bad wei in convention, had resolved that 1 would ve Unsate for Leia LO allempt to vole, and bad consequently abs.ained from voting, so’ tuat none bul White men voied. ‘Tue 1 officers engaged in that busi the district attorney; Mr lecior of internal rev? deputy y Unis year Was to enter v1 a Presidential elecuon, an election which Was to decide the Presidency aud also to decide the complextow. of tue national House of Representatives, In tat Teast, 12,000,000 Voters, representin Alneficai peuple, would participate. Among tuose ‘voters Were probably 1,500,000 of black nen, representing six Or seven ini pd 1b Was an Luportant question ler those'1,500,000 of black men Were, oF be a‘loweu to vole, It was a question Which concerned those cllizens who desired to protect Wue Girl Waether that matter shoutd be settled bY @ fair voUw of ail Who are Vo.ers under the Cousiltution, or be settled With 1,500,000 of those voters disiranchised Lu pursuance of that which had been deliberately adupted in the Capital Of te stale of Mississippl, Wien state Was seeking today (0 have an Assoet te Justice of the Supreme Court to aid ta passiug on the Valid- ity of the Constitutional ameudinents, MR, RIDDLEBERGER WILL VOTE FOR LAMAR. Mr. Riddieberger reinarked that there was no concealinent of the fact that the resolution was Intended to affect matters that ought to be con- sidered only in executive session, and he gave notice that, as to lumself, he would vot: for the confirmation of Mr. Lamar. Mr. Waltaall sald Le would not oppose the reso. luuon; but when the committee reported he would be prepared to discuss the matter, Mr. Jones (Ark) sald he assumed that Mr. Chandler's object Was to Jay all tue tacts before the country, and, iu that view, he asked peruis- sion to nave read a telegrain. "The privilege Was refused, He then had Ube dispatch read, w ich Was a copy 0 a telegram sent by Attornéy-Gen- eral Garland when he first beard of the move- ment at Jackson to the Ualted States district at torney. ‘In lity telegram tie Attorne; ral stated that he had secu the name of the district attorney mentioned as one of Lue alders and abet. tors fa & movement to suppress coiored vote by futiiidatin, and calllug for a full report of all be had done, ‘TAR MISSOURI SENATORS, Mr. George made a statement ot the facts as he understood them, saying the murder of a youth, popular and well known, in sizht of a colored po- iceman who was suspected of having encouraged the deed, served to lnfhiune and exette the passions Of the people. Mr. George would not say Luat cold Dloodess murder Jast.tied lawlessness, LUL he could, not vole fur Ue resolution, and did wot v Vote agalust 1; hence Le asked Lo be excuse voting. Mvvaituatl made tho same request, and both ississlppi Senators were excused, THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED. The vote Was strictly a party one, except that Mr, Kiddleberger voted with the democrats against the resolution, All the other republicans voted for it, and it was adopted by a vote of 29 to House of Representatives, Mr, Caswell, (WIS), from the committee on the Judiclaryg reported adversely a biil uniting the ‘UUme for the presentation and payment of claims ainst the United States. Laid on the table, ‘On motion of Mr. Rogers (Ark) @ Dill was passed to punish robbery, burglary and larceny in the Indian Territory. (it fixes the maximum pun- Ashment (or these offenses at $1,000 fine and fit. teen years’ tmprisoninent.} TO INCREASE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION. ‘Mr. Wilkins (Ohio), under instructions from the committee on banking and currency, called up for resent considration the bill providing for the Rie ot cireulating notes to Nativoal Bauuing As- Soclations. Mr. Weaver ([owa) made the point of order that the bill was not accompanied by a report such as was contemplated in the rule requiring commit- tees to submit written reports with every meas- ure, ‘The report upon this bill was one merely “recommending Its p: and Yet UPOD Bun & Teport the House Was asked to act upon a meas Ure Whose certain effect was to Increase national Dank circulation to the extent of $20,000,000, and ‘Whose possible effect was to increase ‘It to the ex- tent of more than $400,000.00. ‘Mr. Bland (Mo.) made the further point of order that the bill must receive its first considerauion in cote speaker overruled both points ot order. ‘The speaker overrul q 4 itr. Wilkins stated thavit unis Dillshould become law the circulation of nallonsl banks would be Increased in round numbers $21,000,000. Mr. Wilkins demanded the previous question on the third reading of the bill, On @ division the 40 in favor of sustaining the de- mand, and the opponents of the measure resorted to filbustering tactics during the remainder of the nL LO irom morning hour, in which the bill_ Was being con- Slderedsand the matter went over. Tt will prob: ‘ably be further considered to-morrow, ‘THE REBELLION RECORDS, ‘Mr. Townshend (iL), Chairman of the committee ‘on military affairs, reported back a resolution eaue, and air. Livingston, United States marshal Hie Submitted ‘tual Une question, wlthoush tt | aifecied ouly, tor the tune a munici- pal e.ection “in the of Jackson, was one of nattonal importance. “Tne count This Dill will not interfere with the Jockey Club and racing on its track at Ivy City. The design of the measure is to su pool-rooms and betting in this city and West Washington, ‘but. to permit ool-selling and book-makiny at Iry City. PRORIBITION PETITION, ‘In the Senate to-day Mr. Platt presented a peti- tion signed by seventy-three citizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia, praying for prohibition in the District of Columbia, Capitol Topics. HOUSE COMMITTEE CLERKS. W. F. Roving, of Missourt, has been appointed clerk of the House committee on labor, and C. W. S, Turner, of Virginia, clerk of the committee on mines and mining. KREPER OF THE MOUSE RESTAURANT. The House committee on public buildings and grounds has awarded the ouy? restaurant to MF. uel Donelson, ex-doorkeeper of the House. THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. ‘The House labor committee will make an effort to have a day set apart. by the House for the con- sideration of bills reported by the committee. At the first meeting this moraing the bills ex.ending the provisions of the eight-hour law to letter. carriers, and making provision for the payment of Governihent employes for all over-time since the pas-age of the elgut-uour law were referred to sub- commitiees, % ‘THE LITTLE DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED. The House yesterday passed the litue deficiency appropriation bill which was agreed to in confer- nce in the last hours of the last Congress and was two late to get the President’s signature. It Passed practically as It caune from tbe comuuittee, The Disaster on the Southern Pacific, —— ee SALISBURY AT LIVERPOOL. Statements About trish Aftairs Not Harmony with the Facts. Special Cable Dispatch to Tae EvExtya Stan Loxpox, Jan. good reception yesterday at Liverpool, which always inclined rather to the tory than the liber: Party in spite of Goschen’s defeat there last Jai uary, and in spite alsoof the fact that one divisio Britain. The speech did not go very far toward 11 yet to come, DUL merely an inheritance from the last Congress, Nores. barren expressionsof sympathy, more particular! Mr, Holman’s bill to limit to three years after r sage of Uwe ineasure the time for the ent of claims against the ‘acted ton by the Policy of SWEEPING ARTICLES FROM THE TARIFF, Speak-r Carlisle, Chairm in. Milis, of the ways | Tepeal of indirect taxes ts fougd to have an i ditional affidavits and full of contidence that he 1s to get a seat In the House, Senator Coke yesterday opposed the Blair educa tion bill on the ground that It Was not within the constitutional power of Cougress to levy taxes for purposes Outside of national jurisdicuion, ‘The President has sent the following nomina- ton to the Senate: Edward 8. Bragg, of Wisconsin, to be envoy ex- traordinary and mintster plenipotentiary of the Unived States to wexico. Gen. Bragg is well-known in Washington, ha} McCarthy and other Irish members as Lo THR OVERTURES OF LOKD CARNARVON, tory minister wuo did s. ‘The quesiion remain th Tetore, Whether Carnarvon, in vel members whom Le met In coaference So after cousuiliag Ls Colleagues, was telling THEIR NEW OFFICES. Rooms Avsigned War Department Bu- renus im the Siate, War and Navy Building. The order assigning rooms in the new portion of the State, War and Navy bullding to tue various offices of the War Departmeat was issued today. The assignments are asf lows: Engineers—irst story of the west and center wings and basement. Ordnance—First story, west wing: Surgeon-General—Third story, west and center Wings. Quartermaster-General— ‘Third story, west aad center — wings: second story, cent-r wing; attic, center wing. Commissary-General—Fourth story, west and cen- ter wings. Payinaster-General—Fourth story, west and center wings. Judge-Advocat -General probable, Suilsbury, pardcipation in che inatier aud Bow admiUtog 1 version. as tuey prowised they we p Lent obse. vers that tne L REACTION WOULD HAVE BREN DELAYED aguinst anything having tae appearance of taluinent of doa tor home recently 0} de north Wing. The Adjutant-General’s office, on the second floor, Will extend to Lue roour now occupied by the Seer-tary, whose office Will be moved into the we t wing, probabiy im tue center s ction, cor responding with the office of Uhe Secretary of the Navy, ison. Teports of sup} brancnes of the Nation: Teague woud be tue The work of assignment has been a difficult one, as it was Weil-nigu Impos-Lbie Us fit all of the out- side bureaus into the itmtted s,,ace avaliable, ‘The Law provides ior rent of the out side quarters ony Gat! tue first of March, and consequently allof the moving Will have to be ac- compulshed berore that time. THE FREE BRIDGE. Hains Holds the Contractors Re- sponsible for Continued Delays in the Work. ‘The reconstruction of the Aqueduct bridge will be completed when a few necessary pieces of thm ber are lald, and yet the work progresses sosiowly Ubat there fs no chance Of the free bridge being completed on the 25th of January, as the contract stipulates, “Iv 1s impossible to predict when the bridge can be opened to the public,” said Col. Hains to a ‘Stak reporter, “for it depends now on Low badly ‘the contractors manage. I am satisfied that it will not be entirely completed until spring, for there 1s considerable work yet to be done on the piers and other parts, but if the floor could be lald at once, as {t might be, 16 would bein condi. tion for use gimost immediately. 'Tke responst- bility for the continued delay has been attached vo me, but I think that the Dlame ought to rest where it rightly belongs. The contractors have not managed their work properly. Doubtless Liey expected to make a splurge in Chis tustance and add to thelr reputation, but tuey have failed, ‘There 1s no pena.ty clause In the contract, and tt is perhaps just a3 Well that Cis 1s $9, for "my ex. per.ence proves that penalty elausesdon’t araount: to much, Nearly ail the coatracwrs with whom I have had dealings, Who have Tun over thelr ute, have managed to get the penalty temitied in some Way. Such astate of things Makes a penalty clause a plece of useless inachinery.” No Pugilistic Encounter. THE STORY OF A PRIZE-PIQLT BETWREN THE GONS ATTORNEY-GENKKAL GAMLAND AND SENATOR JONES DENID. There 1s said to be no truth in the published tense. —o__ sia ju the Hungarian Diet. Special Cable Dispatch to Tux EVENING Stan. terpellation. and Prince Ferdinand was untrue, aMexicau lan. A syndicate, headed by the Sel mans, of New ork, and the Berl ner-Handels Gesel Louls and San Francisco general mortgage bond. veparine Field 1,000,000,000 lire eines A CURIOUS CONTEST. Bubear’s Coming Match wi tom on a “Read Scuiler.” Special Cable Dispatch to THe EVENtNo STAR. ‘ouiy, exactly as in sculling. —— Fires in Philadelphia, Telegrams to The Star.| i’, heids, of SALISBURY’S LIVERPOOL SPEECH Statements Not Supported by Facts. BORDER WARFARE IN WEST VIRGINIA. Vague Remarks on Free Trade and Lord Salisbury naturally had of the city has the unique distinction of returning the only Parnellite member elected in Great dicuting his policy, unless his remarks about the inconvenience of having an income tax and the desirability of taxing certain luxuries may be | and its main provisions were printed 1n THE STAX | taken to indicate the intention of the government | pany ts 0 exp yesterday, IL is not the “urgency” nor the “gen- . | same to Lue peo, eral” deficiency ul) of this year, both of which are | 0 0 as far as they dare to conciliate their fair | Sfp M Uade supporters, More probably, however, it was merely intended to amuse these gentlemen with ashe Went on to say, referring to Gladstone's mittee on the judiclary towday. that it often happens that an important step once ee ope = eee ¢ apo ~~ taken, even if Impoliuc, cannot be retraced. It is affairs to-day visited te Departinent of State, i er A cee thie wal erg dificult vo foliow reasoning of this kind. If the merely conststed of tne familiar arguments of the tory speakers, a defense of the crimes bill, per- nase of Gladstone, and, in worse taste, ridi- oC OBrien, Who, even iis opponents do not deny, 1s suffering Uke loss of liberty and humiltat— ing treatment fur What he concelves to be right when the tories were in office the last Ume, that these could no longer be denied; twerefure, alunough quite recently he accused McCarthy of ean ius Im Congress wud for. sev. | Slandering Carnarvon,now he throws his colleague Cr yeas Ws hala Oe the louse maiittary | overboard, and, while adwliung that Carnarvon etn Tavored home rule, protests that he Was the only the Inn sat he did deliberate Taiseuood, or whether, what 1s more after denying Carnarvon’s Was the more likely to be incorrect 1a ls Lavest ‘Suiisbury’s assertion Unat tie crimes bill Increased Lue suyport to the goveruiment 13 the reverse of the Urita, for herein lies Une'strength of the oppostuon. If ue government had Deeu Con- tent Lo govern Ireland uc oruiug to ordinary law, Id do, AUIS the Opinion a long While, since there 1s a deep-rooted prejudice among Englishinen, as ataong olker nationaliues, eur- 0b, such as Gladstone's scheme le. Even’ the Tues, consoling itself et Ube fact that tue jgovermment sat many seats While the opposition had not lost one, ‘nce Where, he Would be arrested and sent Dion's movements could take no dif- ference if, as alleged, Ube law fs the same tn Dou countries’ But tbe publication in the Times of Same offense as tat for Wailea editors, printers and even new boys in Ire Jaud are now ip Jail ‘This affords a convinclug proof daily of the falsity of this bypocritical pre- MERR PERCZELS WENT TOO FAR, Called to Order for Hs Attacks oa Ras FRaNKPorT, Jan. 12—During the d bate tn the lower house of the Hungariaa diet yesterday, De- puty Percze.s’ insinuations against Russia were $0 poluted Unat the president inverrupted him, say- ing that he could not aliow such remarks to be made against’ a power with which the nation was now at peace. Herr Tisza will confer with Count Kalnoky about the government's reply to the in- ‘he Pulitische Correspondenz says that the re- port from Sotla about the exchange of New Year's telegrains between the Emperor Francis Joseph Bleichroder, of Beritn, denies that he bas taken schafi, have entered 1.0 negottatious for funding Uhe South Pacitic .Oan, due next July, into a st IUis reported irom Rome that tne government 1s bill levying new takes which Will ‘Tae Conuental stock exchanges were firm to- ‘Wallace Loxpox, Jan. 12.—A curious race ts to take place here soon between Buvear, champion sculler of England, and Wallace Ross, of America, on a new machine called a road sculter. I have seen one of these. In form it 1s like a tricycle to run along a road, Dui the rider sits exactly as in a row boat, and moves backward and forward, using bis hands ‘Curcago, Jan. 12.—A Catlettsburg, hy., special rhe war Of extermination continues beLweow, McCoys organized and visited he Hatfield secties tent in West Virginia for +! pr = yon lating Ube Kang. posse vistied the Hatarid house, and finding no che at bome the}. repaired to the woods. The Hatfeld gang Was sooo upow Ubem, and a battle ensued. ‘The Hathelds were Dadis' worsted, three being killed, while none of Uke McCoy posse Was burt. Those koowa to be kilied were Johnson Racteld, Th aud James Vance. SaUsiied with their Work the McCoys returned to their settlement to Walt developments, Vance bas Killed several men, He had been a desperate fole low. The authorities are powerless, and the war Will Gout.tiess be waged unt One side or Lue other is compictely exteruiinated, as uo one 1b authority seeuns tu care, ~—— Footpads Rampant in Kansas City. BETWEEN FORTY AND FIFTY MouWAY ROBBRUIKS REPORTED IN TWO WEEKS. Kansas Cry, Jan, A young man, Jno. Hin- Son, Was sLopped by Lwo highwWaymen about bait asi 11 o'clock Jast night, and oO” his atlempting 0 resist he Was shot in the stomach. ‘The shot aroused Uae neyhborheod and Hinson was ca. ted ai | \0 his home, afew doors distant. ‘The doctor pro- | Rownced tus Wounds Wortal. Tue criminal escaped, | Ab Unprecedent numnber of ‘oatrages by footpads Bas occurred ia this city in Ue past two weeks, the nuuwoer reporied to the police amounting 60 between 40 and 30, n= on n,, | Ke Explore for Natural Gus 4 Of the company Is plared ‘The Iroquois Keturs, irom Her Search. Sax Fraxceco, Jan. 12. The Uulted States MAD-of-war Igoguols reinrned to this, pot yestere day from Ger cruise iD search Of the abandoned Schooncr John Bench cad proceeded at once to Mare Isiaud navy -yard. > Two Men Killed on an Runaway Train, DeNven, Cou, Jan. 12. Joad of ore trom (he “Ma ay n= and means comml:tee; Herbert, of naval affairs | jurious effect on commerce, surely @ wise states- | Kimo, yesterday, the ait-bra and five or six other taombers of” the House, dined | inan would relmpose tem. give “and cars Tan dows U, last evening with Mr. Belunont, Scccoks ts neue aR Town of St. Elmo, whicre the enciue and four cars A dispatch from Cincinaall says that Mr. Thobe pect to land there was no indication | jumped the track, instantly kuling Bayineer Con started for Washington last night, armed with ad- | Whatever of government policy in the speech, It | nors aud Firewall W bal Victims of the Haverhill Wreck. ANOTHER ONE I1RS DUKING THE NIGHT AND TWO MEN THOUGHT TO BE DYING, TAveRnmit, Mass, Jan. unknown lady supposed to be Mis. F , tae eleventh 7 | ne and ior tue of bis country. Men lke Salis- | Victum of the Bradford Katlroad disaster, died last MINISTER TO MEXICO. bury, who has always been a cold, calculating | night. ‘She did not recover conciousness, apd who Edward s. critic, with sympathy only for the rich, are quite | she Was can Ouiy be guessed from a poruon of a Brage, unable to understand the feeling which prompts a | letter found Sddresved to Mrs. Flora mated, man Co seil-sac: ifice. Salisbury evide | Uy thougt E. Walker, in appeared Ube Words “my dear — in the face of the positive declarations of Justin | wife,” Sie was about Uwenly-tWo years of age, and ‘suffered verribly after belug Laken from Une Wreck. Mr. Hart and Mr. Wentworth are dying. ibe others are combortable. Ail tke dead at whe police station have been taken away ‘Three Fatally and curred ou the AUantic and Pacitic Kullroad three tiles from Coouuge, N. M., yesterday, in which eight persons were 'siighuy injured and Unree provably fatally. The Drst-class coach attached wo tue reguiar p Ssenger train Jumped the U and turned over, making a complete wreck of car, Miss Floreace Wilson, iruum Woodstock, 1, Feoelved injuries from which she Will pr aie. The other two persons Wu0 sustained probe ably fatal Injuries are women Whose Bames are unknown, % a it, scenes fowa Labor Convention. A MOVEMENT LOOKING TO INDEPENDENT POLITIOML ACTION BY THE WORKING MAN. Proxta, lowa, Jan. Phe state labor conven. tion, which met here yesterday, adopted resolu ‘ons recotameuding Ube is-ue of a chart wita fac siinties of all labe.s of Ube different Wades unions Ubereon, to be posted in places of bustness to indi- cate that union gx dsare on sale, The resoluuons Presented by the Cigarmakers’ Union tn favor of ‘the dive label, as agelost the Kaights of Labor label, were aiso |; also one providing for comubltter Of ive 10 draft and sulnuit a plan lode story, west wing. — Adjutaat. aduitted that tae crime act Was the catise, IU15 | iny to tue inost feasible meats to adopted to a8 Comer wing; st ond story, west wing: | a curious commeutary Ou Suilsbury"s L.vorite con. | cure Independent, Paitieal action of tive, Inbor tur, story of the north wing (rooms bow occupied | Veulion, reiterated yesterday, Unat tue crimes act | masses of the state, ‘The convention passed res by the Secretary of Wat). Tae Sceretary of War | Created’ no mew criines in Ircland; that bis own | judons favoring woman's suffrage and Ue clos Will Occupy the north halt of tae second story, | Supporters openly Lauut Dilion wich remawning 18 | of ail places of busivess on Sunday. A resolu West winz, and the west half of the second story, | Balan aud say he is afraid (0 retura to Ireiand, | for starting an emergency tund Was adopted, = An Engine House and Armory Rarned. CARTRIDGES AND KEGS OF POWDER IN THE LATTES MAKE THINGS VRKY LIVELY. Lowsut, Mass., Jan. 12.—Two large four-story brick houses were destroyid by fire Cals morning. ‘Tue buildings were owned by We city and occupied by the tire departineat aud by Compaates “C” aod “G,” GUh Regiment, as an armory. In them were 20,000 rounds of cartridges, Which kept ap & Coustant Walade, and several keys uf gunpow de which exploded With such force as to be ueard over the city, Both the bulidings were completely gutted, The are-alarm-telecraph system was Fendered useless, aud every electric Laght Was ex- “The buildings were Vaiwed at $35,000, ‘The uniforms of Compauies “C” aad “G," With arms, Were destroyed. ‘The root of an adjouing Duiding was broken in by falling walls. It is Lwougut $75,000 will cover Lhe Lotal loss. The Ore apparatus Was saved. WONDERFUL ESCAPE PROM DEATH OF A CAK WHICH WAS WRECKED AND BURNED. Saw Francisco, Jan, who arrived by ‘the ‘Southern Was Mr. MinUe, Who Was fife Wo Glcover Ube ao cadeat On the Tenachip! grade Tuesday evening. He sald: “I had just escaped with my life from an accident on the Santa Fe road, and Was op te auert. I was haif asieep in Une second car bear the end Of the train, When suddenly the bell su: and hit uie in the face. 1 ju to door, In the rear, at some distance, | saw a red gut, and 1 koew chat the emigrant Secping cat Wasdetached from the train. We had Just swung round the curve. I started tothe head of the tral two give warning. Mecung a brakeman, 1 asked him if be knew the last car was detached. The Miscovery cauged excitement, as It Was thought the wiid car Wouid come rusulag down the Wack after the train and dasintag into it cause a wreck, but twe tratumen assured us the brakeman on’ tue loose car Would set the brakes and wet Une coach Under control. It Was wow abouL 10 o'clock, aud we were U.ree miles Irom the place where the break occurred. The train was stopped at a small station, and ..s the conductor and engineer were afraid the car was still under Uttie beadway, it Was decided to take the engine and go back. fore we the car we saw a oright flame, ‘The car Was on fre. At that point the embank- mebt W..s abOUL 150 Teet high, and when the broke loose it rolled over this. “There were niteea % in the coach, but So far as ‘all escaped with’ tueir ives, eral were seriously lujured. Just Low deut occurred none could state, Chose ¥ report of a prize-fght between th: sons of Attor-| pmrapeuemta, Jan. 12.—The extensive cotton | in it said that tue coach Uurmed over as many as ney-General Garland and Senator Jones, of | mill of Humpt Bros, at Hancock and unting. | Your Hues, Arkansas. ton stre was desi roy. y morning. : ‘Over 100 bands From Wall Strect To-day. A Stan reporter to-day called upon Mr. Rufus | TNCs ni Temorsment, Fre thismoruiag in | New York, Jau. 12, 11 .1m.—The stock market ©. Garland, one of the alleged principals. Mr. | the. ‘wareroums of Miller & Son's, 15th and | was duli but generally steady at the this Garland sald he was at a loss to conjecture how | Chestaut streets, caused a loss of $4,000. morning, 3 from last evening's the story originated; that.he had had no sort of a Bice ting for trom sto ¥ per cen etner wag, an encounter with young Mr. Jones, He|Twe Railroads Ciaiming the Same | fe marke: Was extremely dull except for Steet ee, Naat ee Mim ne oe = Hsien wham bone Uae pemerees Erecment ever occurred between) then. | Mr. ee ee ee Tuere ras ttle o, wo teavure to the deal Se a ia ee but hover ba’ aoh | 90,000 acres within the lines of its grant, | Prins being steady throughout theugh there sloves witn Jones for practice, but never in any | mS Gre local land office was Tofrctad | Sdvancing disposition during ew mtn SO Oe a a eet ne eicree 4 | The lands asked for had already been ay | 2s, Sane Reweene Sonn Seaepaaees, oe ee the Chicago, St. Paul, Minn apolls ‘Omaha | fluctuations poe Bye epeee he Hight, Mr. Garland says he does not know the onal the ‘Pmaha indemaity | none of the leading excoulin iy per ian,ibse bs nover saw him to ms knowledye. | Company. being within, the Omaha, indemolty im ube charcovs of toe geab- Mr. Garland is a very quieb, orderly Young Man. | Northern Paciilc will test the validity of the acts a and his friends say about the last to ny | eee steady at opeulug prices. Such notoriety as that attribuzed to him. “a ORE ‘WHAT MB, DONNELLY SAYS. Ne Querum Present. for Lost. ‘Mr. Edward Donnelly told a Stax reporter this | worminG DOXE ABOUT THE XEW $5,000,000 I8sUR OF ~~ XK, -R—— mo.ning that he was not present and knew noth- B. AND 0. STOCK TO-DAY. a ae ee ing about it except what he had been told. He | | Batrmwons, Mp, Jan.12—A special meeting ot i said that he heard that a fight took place in a barn not pe A TA agg > hear the city a week ago Saturday, and that Jones | Fad ¥ for 11 o'cloc z Suan comeat fot the dest of It, But wnetwer it was true or not | Of i Cea ‘Supposed oothd net any Jone see SS to the Space, wich if excoupiished, wil ny gales task ‘The Wool-Growers Organize. 5d ae = bg A ‘nineteen chil- A Joint meoting was held at the Riggs House | jonns University tnterest. After waiting Ra IS eins Ca TS ae, the | unui 1Serek, ony ak Snanee of stack. wee three committees representing Fepresented, w1 ‘suares are necessary Caretina, the manutacturers, and the dealers, A permanent | ® quorum 6 do business, There will be another 12._There was an earth organization was effected a8 follows: pay tt 7 George L. Converse, Ohio; first vice-president, E. BU ws wet Uo be det H. Ammidown, Utica, N. ¥. ‘Was 00 damage Benedict; secretary. H. L. James Sheena Attairs. This committee met again thismorning and con- te — ‘week elect a judge —_— Hsp yon rus Graxp JURY.—The case of tet ft 7 Price, colored, and bis son ‘Norton aod Marbury a py Ey ty ‘homination in the demo ‘or; 9 onders on, the, Gas Tet 7 ton aided net gay fr is equivalent to Wwerd wut vo the gra Jury; Souart may, bow ‘Ondasenatven: of ‘the of A TsxronaRy. Roeranene whey anos, Jan W. was elected. Pa cers and bylaws v0 an have aa’ eld at the omce of Jno. 4 ‘street, on Satarday, January 14, at paper ‘Prank Mullin atid Mase: miaaete aly ate out ‘and