Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1888, Page 5

FOR RENT—ROOM JOR RENT-TWO NVATLY Ft sgoms, south fromt. second floor EAR THOMAS CIRCLE_FUR- joor south front room, with or with- at rim served im ab ORTUNTIY Star o’ without board, Clinton He LARGE SECOND strictly private fam: RENT PENN: RENT FURNISHED. 5. Feferences exchanged. Dit FLOOR AND OTH gly or en suite, with ENT—O14 Jerid ST. N. , FUR parlors, or 7 iarge roms of sled: terme reasonable ONE NEWLY-PAPERED AND FUR- her exposure, sittable for COMMUNICATING im a private family delizhtrul leeaton nvemient to cars aud herd OK KENT FURNISHED AND UNPURNISHED low to responsible persou in al vance. 71 N.W., FURNISHED AND mfirmished ‘Hooms, on first and second floors. uitable for light how ENF A WACK PARLOR AND TWo ROOMS | “lay st. Now York. fou third Zoos. “weil turuiabed. with firet-clane ferences excuaugud. ee ca JOR RENT_DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN TO ens D. K.. Star office. Jal 4t> CATING ROOMS, SINGLE Bear Thomas € [OK KENT—PLEASANT FRONT ROOM, WITH euces required, : Zo RENT—AT #19 PER MONTH. A LARGE Per week. 1110 F urnished and Doar! tt desired, reduced from oat FURNISHED OK UN. wut Boon: om the frst an: the second Boor clear of al W,. SECOND FLOOR than miglt otherwise go inte old, —TWO OR THREE NEW AND NICELY | Sek. activity of our stock, an r board one or two horses for party. Bee 63, Star offre. sans 4% ST, OPPOsTT several large hand NEAR THOMAS CIRCLE) dooms, bandsuinely fur rf TWO ROOMSIN BUILDING ‘well lighted amd vent Appuy to JAMES ¥. DAVIS" Tov Pa eve, cor. 1th st h private bath, Tefereuces. HANDSOMELY me Ebbitt and Bi Rooma, with grate fire: » hers. Alo, one single room, FURNISHED PAR- pleasant hall rooms, NEAK CHAMBERLAIN Ie or en suite: south windo titable for office FOR RENT—OFFICES Jom KLNT—TO SOME LAWYER OR PATENT of any similar basivess, half of © York Waten Club € 08, gas and beat will be’ included: rent BLE OF FICE_ROOMS ON The building is nated near City Hall and. Office of the company. OEFICE ROOMS, COKNER OF TRLEY BROTHERS, 1319 F st, RK AVE. TWO COM FOR RENT—STORES. Voth and NY ave 1428 New York ave. POR RENT--MISCELLANEOUS + IN ALLEY BETWEEN K A three carries water aud yas, “ILE ie JOHNSTON, + oppenie Moses’. JeTI-Lw AND FOUND. ¢ paid for bis return to LEMON.COLORED MORNING. IN A cai BY identifying returned to 1701 1 ary 1}. « Black Mo- COUNTRY AND GENTLEMAN'S CC 4 SPLENDID FARMS hb RI Ss zeres, 5 miles from W: x Row tt Ro SUBURBAN PROPERT HAVE SEVERAL VERY Vv . vr sale, situated ox cxded and the fast: asiberof beautiful Br able Temes wh iid Suburban F, i __4g03 Rock VILLE * sip. Tiesmees 27 trades erat a vit SAL EIN” VAST choice lots, cheap. in Taz Worsr Covoz Is relieved by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. But don’t delay till the bronchial tubes are in- flamed and the lungs congested. Prompt use insures rapidcure, L. D. Bizley, of Bartonville, ‘Vt, writes: “Four years ago I took severe cold, which was followed by 8 terrible cough. I was confined to my bed about four mouths, My physician finally said I was in Consumption, and that be could not help me, One of my neighbors advised me to try Ayer’s Cherry Pes- toral. Idid so, and was well before I had fin ished taking the first bottle. Ever since then my health has been good.” AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co, Lowell, Mas. 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Not evet for one day sball the store go into winter quarters after its busy season, but with’ the frst full Dusiwess day of the new year, we open the pew me fine =e of the new We haven't more than a single sentence to say about great salca. "We ate iuakipy then every day. Thats Skt the store is for.” We always have lots of goods that's A dly. dr peat the old soldiers A daly drum-beat calls all of cords aud gives them a double-quick step toward the ‘So, the matter what the: then, note the fact that, no: nreano, capa, Circumstances combine to things for our friends from the year, here cal Afwaye’ fe oud eve ot tad tte things ss € fen cheaper, than sod trom diy to day’ because they must be closed down, bat > goed Scelitie open chatinel of quickest progress and steer ‘that stops our way. ‘ow. them, lot us arin tae hey-note of the new year. Witt taught and imei we grasp the ropes abd, as We Hui rag out loud aud Yoage “THE NEWEST GooDs." “THE FRESHEST Goopa” “THE CHOICEST GOODS,” “THE VERY BEST OF ViRY BEST.” We crowd ourselves to open the new things, Your money shall take ffesb goods Bt uo" cost iar muney shall take ftesb goods at uo greater: Mecannot wait for acertain month to agit coutinuaily watch, like the logkout om faten our store, increase the greaten our trade, ‘bis is our way of starting the uew year. "If you like Abus we hope to it when you see what we aro doimg say soto your friends. JOHN WANAMAKER, _a17-6m Dossixs THE BEST FAMILY SOAP IN THE WORLD. IT IS STRICTLY PURE, UNIFORM IN QUALITY. The original formula for which we paid $50,000 twenty years ago has never been mcdified or changed am the slightest. his soap is identical in quality to- day with that made twenty years azo. It contains nothing that can injure the finest fabric. It brightens colors and bieaches whites. It washes flannels and blankets as no other soap in the world does—without shrinking—leaving them soft aud whiteand like new. READ THIS TWICE. There is a great saving of time, of labor, of soap, of fuel, and of the fabric, where Dobbins’ Electric Soap is used according to directions, One trial will demonstrate its great merit. It will Pay you to make that trial. Like all best things, it is extensively imitated and counterfeited. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Insist upon DOBBINS’ Electric. Don't take Mag- netic. Electro-Masic, Philadelphia Electric, or spy other fraud, simply because it is cheap. They will ruiz clothes, and are dear at any price. Ask for DOBBINS’ ELECTRIC ‘nd take no other. Nearly every grocer from Maine to Mexico Keeps it instock. If your's hasn't it, he will order from his nearest wholesale grocer. Read carefully the inside wrapper around each ber, ‘aud be careful to Follow Directions on each outside wrapper. You Cannot Afford to wait longer before ‘Trying for Yourself this old, reliable, and truly won- derful DOBBINS' ELECTRIC SOAP. 47-6m Sozovoyr. A GRATEFUL ODOR, Indicative of health and purity,is communicated tothe mouth by the aromatic 8OZODONT, Which makes the teeth as white and as radiant as pol- ished porcelain, and contains no ingredient that is no hisbly benetcal todoth gums and teeth. The Lyric and Dramatic professions are loud in their Praises of 17-6m SOZODONT. BBE%°8'S NO BETTER EVIDENCE OF THE value and popularity of an article can be fonud than the fact that counterfeits PLASTER and imitations of it are found in the market. BENSON'S PLASTER is the target of many “sharks” and “imitators,” heuce buyers will kcep a lookout for their products. For chest troubles and aches and pains of every description BENSON'S PLASTER has noequal. HAS NO EQUAL. jal6-iw Neves Nenves: What terrible visions this little word brings before the eyes of the nervous. HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, INDIGESTION, SLEEPLESSNESS, NERVOUS PROSTRATION, All stare them in the face Yet all these nervous troubles cap be cured by using PAINE’S CELERY COMPOUND, Por the Nervous, the Debilitated, the Aged. ‘THIS GREAT NERVE TONIC Also contains the best remedies for diseased conditions of the Kidneys, Liver, and Blood, which always secompany nerve troubles I: is 8 Nerve Tonic, an Alterative, a Laxative, ands Diuretic. ‘That is why it CURES WHEN OTHERS FAIL, WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Proprietors, Burlington, Vt. 3 ase 1, FROM BUILDING oF Dix | Over Sroce Tastne se stutable reward :f leff icy | Will birin acon, Annihilation of Values in Every De- partment, REAL ESTATE. | ™®*'3 OVeRcoats, surrs, paNTALooNs AND FURNISHINGS, YOUTHS’ BOYS' AND CHILDREN’S CLOTHING. ‘Chinchilla Overeoats, from $10 up. Setin-Lined Overvoats, from $13.90 up. Prince Albert Suits, from $20 up. Four-Button Cutaway Suits, from $12 ap. Business Sack Suits, from $8 up. Chilv'ren’s Overcoats, from 82.50 up. Children’s Suits, from $2.50 up. Pantaloous, from $2.50 uy. Other Goods not mentioned wil! be sold at a rede- tion, no matter what the former price, NOAH WALKER & CO, 625 Pennsylvania ave, he 5 cut the measure. ut lengths JANN BALMER SR, EHP (OW is The Time To BUY sae AiScoers St area Si 2.100-linen bosuits, hand-inede bere at aay ¥ ae f a ie s D. C.. MONDAY. SaxvaRny 16, 1888—SIX PAGES. 2d EDITION Ltt Toons Wo The S THE COLDEST SINCE 1564. The Bitazard Succeeded by Terribly Severe Weather all over the West. CuicaGo, Jan. 16.—The great storm which swept over the entire country from the northwest, last Week bas been followed by a fre, the like of Which has not been experier " since the memorable winter of 1864. rea of une usual cold has been general Z from the extreme northern line of * ¢“amunica- ‘Uon as far south as Texa ur States, Ex- treme suffering '* ren especially tn Minr 4 all direction: os, Montana, an Nebraska, where: > uave been lost, In Kansas thousane vung for want of both fuel and some counties aid is needed Lo save r vm actual starvation. The Storm, wile of vonrse less severe in Arkansas, ‘Texas, and other Southern states, still found the jé there unprepared for It, and much suffer- Ing resulted. Crops and livé stock have every- where suferud more or less, NO THROUGH MAILS FOR FIVE DAYS. Hetexa. Mowr., Jan. 16.—The cold wave con- tinues unabated throughout Montana, the ther- mouieter ranging from 20 to 30 degrees below zero. Local trains are running, but no through mails have arrived for fife days.” There is an abundance Fo ngeres +h ranges, and very litue sui among ci red. fering among repo Return of the German Minister, ‘New York, Jan. 16.—Mr. Von Alvensleben, Ger- man miulster at Washington, arrived to-day on the steamer Werra. —— Signor Ferrara ‘Transferred to Munich. Bons, a0. 16—-lanor Perrars, second secre. tary of the Italian m at Washington, has ‘been transserred to Munich, ——— Knocked Out in the Sixth Roun ARMotRDALE, Kan. Jan. 16.—A prize fight with skin gloves occurred here iast night between Win. oss, champion middle-wetght of Texas, and Hugh McManus, champion middle.welght of Kansas, Ross was knocked out in the sixth round. ‘The fight was for the gate money. —— _ Driscoll Denied a New Trial. New Yous, Jan. 16.—Kecorder Smyth has denied the motion for anew trial made by counsel for “Danny” Driscoll, the murderer of “Be-zie” Gar- rity. The date for the hanging ts next Friday. —_———_ = Eussia iv Not Disarming. ConstantinorLs, Jan. 16.—The porte has advices from st. Petersburg denying the Tumors of an actual or intended Russian disarmament in con- nection with the Bulgarian question. Russia will not subordinate her military arrangements to ‘those of other nations, ea The French Sugar Tax. ‘THE BUDGET COMMITTEE REJECT M. TIRARD'S SCHEME. Panis, Jan. 16.—The budget. committee of the chambers of deputies have rejected the financial scheme of M. Tirard, minister of finance, aud have Tefused to agree to du smmuediate surtax on sugar, which would be applicable to the stock now in re: finers’ hands. ‘The comnuttee insists that the tax should commence in September next, the dest season, &. Tirard vainly endeavored to impress upon the committee that tue tact that refiners were al- Jowed to pocket 75,000,000 Ir nes yearly Was the sole cause of the deficit in the budget, Fire Boiler Factory, PHILADELParA, Jan. 16.—About 4 o'clock this morning a fire occurred in the boiler and conduit Works at 19th and Allegheny avenue, owned by Henry Warders, causing a loss on the contents of from’ $60,000 to $80,000, and on the building, $20,000. —— Narrow Escape from a Mine Horror. A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN A COLLIERY WHILE THE « EMPLOYES WERE OUT AT DINNER. New Guasdow, N.S. Jan. 16.—An explosion occurred at McGregor coal mine pit at Stellarton about noon yesterday and was heard for miles, bringing hundreds to the scene, No one was in the pit at the time. It appears that a break oc curred between the mine pit and the cage pit, and masons were immediately set to work to repair and to again isolate the two pits if possiuie. About men were at work on the job during the forenoon and had come up to dinner and, some were, Just preparing to return when the blast took place. Noone was injured except afew who were near the mouth of the slope. A horse and cart were standing surrounded by three men at the mouth of the slope. The horse Was instantly killed, but the men escaped, one with a broken leg, and the others considerably bruised and cut, but not seriously. ‘The engine house and all the wood work immediately took fire and burned. A second explosion took place about an hour later. Three bundred men are thrown ot of employment, Stopped. Reapino, Pa, Jan. 16—The last coal shipped down the Reading Railroad from the Schuyikili regions was on Saturday. Since then not a pound has come down. —_——__ Mr. Venice. Vextck, Jan. 16.—Mr. James G. Blaine has ar- Fived here. He will remain for some ume, gisele ‘The Pope on Irish Affairs, ME THINKS IRELAND CANNOT OBTAIN HER RIGHTS BY ‘VIOLENCE. Rom, Jan. 16.—The pope lately received several Irish bishops and priests, whom he questioned con- cerning the condition of Ireland. after hearing their replies the pope exhorted them to use their ‘Influence to restore quietness and respect for the Jaw in Ireland, and told them that the Irish people could not obtain what they asked by violence. etme cw © Assignment in Baltimore. Baxtrvong, Jan. 16.—Hecht & Putzel, shoe dealers, téday, made ‘an assignment to’ Jacob Hecht, for the benefit of their creditors. The bond Of the ‘trustee 18 $150,000. New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special to Corson & Macartney, 1419 b street, QeB 20% 30% 1305 ‘ab. 1068 106-5 ake peel | Ene ...........| Sig’ Sih, Meme c atte ae ifs 2) G2 at. 2, Mew ios x V4N Lexas & Pac. 3% — Washington Stock Exchange. ‘The following changes from Saturday's quotations ‘gn the Waslinwton Stock Exehauve aro noted to-day - &. 454s, 1891, coupons, 105% bid, 108% asked. .. Asia 126% asked: Metropolitan Haliroad stock, 105% bid, 10:3% saked. Washington nd, 37%" asked Rational Metropolitan Tuniraiie, G9" bid. Colum: bis Insurance, 122 bid. Masonié Hall bonds, 1044 Bid. “Washington Brick Machine, "230" bid, 27 “ arniers’ 125 “bid, 125) uy, $4 tad ‘Second ‘National Bunk, Poun. Telepuone. ‘Com: Maked. Chesapeake and fotowue lapbone Co, 75 bid, 80 asked.” Us, Klectris Hig Saab 7p. Market stock, Ya. 100g 16 iagton Light lutautry Ist ‘morugugs touda Gs, 87 bid. — ———__-———— Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Mp., January 16.—Vircinia past du coupous, 62; do. new threes, 63 bid to-day. re BALTIMORE, Mp., January 16. — Cotton steady and guiet—middling, 104a10%,. Flour firm, with fairly demnaud»—Howard street and western super, : 00—3.75: do. family, 4.008 2.63: do. exten, 3.008 ; Patapsco superiative ‘Wheat—southern quiet trestern canier closing: quiet; ‘Nov # winter fed, spo Bs ‘+; January, MadYse; February, 89% es Ob Nauti Corn-southern Smver? white S79 oe Seabee ammany. STs ee Pel ae 2B ic Maree 80 anked’’ Maye ii cuaiyg Ones gout Sid qulet~southern and Pendiylvania, Sad: western ihite, 40ak:2; weatern inixed, S7a30,. Rye arm, G8 firm—prime to choice western, 14.00 wisious steady aud fnirly active. ‘Meas Toad. “Saco abowttags: Sisieciee ‘fama, Wyaise Lard fined,“ Bacvee tian ontory packed 21824. creamer 4 ‘and quiet fresh, 19: Ree et advent, Ce fanaa steady — Rio cargoes, 3 ; jugat Grn and nara Tt 1 ; rus, 1036. y steady, L 1501.10. “Preights to a Gig salce wheats 207 806 vasbels: com. 102 Chicago Markets, CHICAGO, Inx.., January 16. 11 a. Little apap to any of the Watt docniug of tae PA: porn ore at 15.17 ra mn almost 3 heat ther. pits were very, quiet. At 21 o’clocl ion Semi etony Sigshke core fame Bon M. Dickineou’s Telegraph Stock. ‘RE DISPOSED OF IT BEFORE COMING TO WASHINGTON. A telegram trom Detroit, January 14, says: The «i g ‘ Zeck : : 4 aight ie AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. District in Congress. ‘MLL 70 AMEND THE CHARTER OP THE BELT LIME STREET KATLEOAD. In the Senate to-day Mr. Faulkner introduced a Dill to amend the charter of the Capitol, North O and South Washington Ratiway (tire Belt Line) 80 as to authorize the company to employ either electricity, cables, or any improved power and mode of propelling its public carriages. PUrpose of adapting 1ts road to the uses of another ‘motive the company is authorized to acquire such Teal estate as may be deemed necessary, and to make such excavations in the streets a8’ chinery and drainage may require. The authorizes the company to increase its stock by an amount not to exceed ferred to District committee. BILIS FOR DAMAGES. Mr, Hemphill, chairman of the House commit- tee on the District, has had all the papers on file 1m the office of Clerk of the House, relating to bills for damages to real estate in the District by Teason of c of grade, &¢., transferred to the District ittee, $o that they may be available for reference in considering the various bills. LOTTERY MEN GET A POSTPONEMENT. Counsel for the various lottery companies who are opposed to the bill introduced in the House to Probibit lotteries and lottery advertisements in the District of Columbia and the territories, and another Pill pronibiting the, sending of lottery Uckets through the mails, and providing a punish- ment for the same, appeared before ‘the House committee on judiciary Saturday and requested that argument'in opposition to the measure be postponed for two weeks. The request was granted. Moncy for the Aqueduct Tunnel. AN ITEM OF $175,000 TO BE INSERTED IN THE UHGENCY DEFICIENCY BILL. In view of the importance of an immediate ap- propriation for muting the work in the aqueduct tunnel of the — water- works extension, Senator Ingalls, chairman of the Senate District cominittee, has to write a letter to Chairman Allison, of the appro- priations committee, setting forth ‘the condition of the tunnel and the fact that itis Becessary (0 go on wit wort ‘without delay; that the tunnel is suffering dally Injury as it stands, and the sooner the work is re- Summed the less the’ eventual cost to the Govern- ment. AS the facts have been submitted to the Senate ‘committee the chairman of the ap ropriations committee agrees to insert the tet of $175,000 In the urgent deficlency appro- prlation bill, and it 1s now understood that the appropriation wil be included in the bill when Te- ported from the appropriations committee, The Tarift ‘THE COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS TO CONSIDER THE MATTER TO-MORROW. ‘The House committee on ways and means will meet to-morrow, and will probably get to work on Uhe tariff, At first there will be merely a general discussion-of the subject, but the committeeexpect to get to work on a bill and finish it ata much earlier date than such bills have been brought out heretofore. It is the purpose not to waste time in “hearings,” since in the past four years they have collected a great mass of matter in Unis way, upon which they can now draw for information, "The commit. tee 1s already supplied with all the information on the subject altainable, The time saved by dis- pensing with these hearings will enable them to get the subject before the House at an early date, Capitol Topics, NOMINATIONS. TO-DAY. The following nominations were sent to the Sen- ate to-day. Collector of customs, 8. A. Moreno, for the dis- trict of Pensacola, Florida. John T. Hammond, jr., district of Annapolis, Md. oun F. MeBiair, second ueutenant of Navy, to be frst lieutenant, DEFICIENCY ESTIMATES. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has transmitted to Congress an estimate of $150,572 to cover the deficlencies in appropriations for the postal service fur Luc present fiscal year. ‘The principal item 1s $51,471 for the transportation of foreign mails. CHEAP POSTAGE ON LOCAL. MATIER. Mr. O'Donnell, of Michigan, has prepared for in- troduction in the House a bill providing that after July 1 drop letters, where the system of free de- livery fs established, shall be fixed at the rate of one cent per ounce or fraction thereof. He con- tends that the present rate in cites 1s unjust, as a person can send a letter from Washington city to Washington ‘Territory for two cents, wiille the samme rate 1s charged for a letter del!v ered a few squares in acity. He states there are 1s free delivery offices in the country, employing 10 carriers. ‘The cost of this service last year ‘Was $4,618,602, the revenue derived from postage on local matter tn 1887 Was $6,691,253, the local malls paying for the service and having an excess ot $2,072,561. ‘The local letters delivered at these oftiee’s niimb-red 206,038,135, and during the same period ws 734 drop postal cards were delivered. if the biil passes it will save the people $2,000,381. COMMITTEE CLERK APPOINTED. H, W, J. Ham, of Georgia, has been appointed cleris of the House committée on education. NOTES. Mr. Carlisle will probably start on his Southern trip On the 234 or 24th instant, He will go to At Janta und “Macon to Keep an engagement of long standing. Inthe Senate to-day Mr. Chandler introduced Dill to authorize the President to place on the re- ured list of the Marine Corps one lieutenant col- ‘one with the rank of colonel. In the Senate to-day Mr. Cameron introduced a. bill to authorize the appointment of an assistant chief in each of the bureaus of the Navy Depart- ment. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, NEWS FROM THE ASIATIC SQUADRON.—Rear Ad- miral Chandler, commanding the Asiatic squad- Ton, reports as follows to the department from Kobe, Japan, December 16: “Lieut, 'T. H. Stevens, detached from the Palos and ordered to his home by telegraphic instructions from the Department; Lieut. 4. V. Wadhains, detached from the Brook- lyn and ordered to ule Monocacy, December 221 ‘To save a large amount of mileage to the Govern- ment, I propose sending all the naval cadets on Uhe Asiatic station to the United States in the Omaha Via Panama, where they will arrive in Ume for their final’ examination at Annapolis. ‘They are W. N. E. Griswold, C. C. BLL Ungs, RD. » ET. Witherspoon, D. M. Young, ®. M. Surite and F. A. Lewis. Orders wii be given them to proceed to Annapolis upon thelr arrival fn & home port and report wo the superin- tendent of the Naval A and Iso report by er to Lhe chief of t i of navigation.” ‘Tae Contract for the Washing of towels for the Treasury Department was awarded today to Martha A. Ferguson, Annie M. Anderson, Maria Johnson, Elizabeth Poe, Eliza Davis, Anna Healey, Elizabeth McElroy, and “Rose Carter, at the uni: fori rate 0: $1 pet 100 toweis, It 1s estimated that were are about 18,000 towels to be washed each month. ‘THe PRestpext May Vistr Fuorrpa.—Senator Cal} was asked by a Stan reporter today if the Published report that President Cleveland and Wife had promised to visit Florida next month was true. "he replied, “the President has not Bromtised to go, 4 was requested by people of Jacksonville to Invite him, and he sald he would be pleased to go, and wouid endeavor to make the trip. He suggested that Congress would, probably adjourn over the 22d of February, and that he might be able to make the trip.’ He made no promise beyond expressing his wish to visit Florida, And to endeavor to do so.” Provosais are now being opened at the Post- OMice Department for carrying the mails on the ‘star routes in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, Florida, Alabaina, Mississippl, ‘Tennesste, and Kentucky.” ‘Tum PRESIDENT'S RecRPTION.—AboUt one hun- dred and tty persons attended the President's re- ception to-day, FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY RivEs has returned from New York. CoaL 1s MONTANA.—An estimate of $3,000 to de.” fray the expenses of opening of the coal flelds in the vicinity of Fort Custer, Mont., on the Crow reservation, as bean’ submitted to Congress by the Interior Departinent. for Ancor. Poration in the Indian appropriation Dill. . The Romnuussioner ‘of Indian "Amuirs, tn his: iétuer, says the quantity of coal in’ the vein aj pears, from | the report of Lieut. | John idle, United States “Engineers, to be ‘very great.’ It 1s anticipated that the development of the veln will afford an abundant supply of excel- lent fuel for ull parties at a less cost than Wood, and be a saving to the government in many re- spect, WILL Not ATTEND THE OLD GuaRDs’ BaLt.—The President will not attend the ball to be given by the Old Guard in New York to-morrow evening. ‘but will go to Secretary Fairchtla’s dinner instead Bins von FURNISHING TOOLA—BIds for furnishing ‘tools for the New York navy-yard were Gay in the offlce of the Secretary of ‘There were no local bidders. ‘THE CHARGES AGAINST THE STANDARD Ott. CoM- Pany.—Arguments were heard to-day by the Inter- state Commerce Commission tn the case of Rice, of Marietta, Ohio, who brought changes agaihat some ten, Southern railroads, alleging favor of the to. Navy, panies, The test ume ago. Mr. 4. D. Follett, of Cincinnat, of the coun ot Mr. ‘Rice, occupied the ot the day wiih his argument. There is a expect to apeake and tos culive west wil Bobaite 10 entire week Por te Dxcision AGAINST, THR RAILRoaD CoMPANY.—A. Gecision was rendered by the United States Su- Preme Court to-day in the case of the New Orleans Pacific Railway Co. against the United stat broughc here by appeat tran che Cont of Clan: On the 3a of 1885, were issued to ‘the railway com tor 000 acres of land in Loutstana which been ited to it the construction of 260 miles of its road. Bettre tesu tetas sapesy tan aus fe ‘granted lands. "The com OUR MERCHANT MARINE. The American Shipping League Con- vention in Session To-day. . A large American flag draped across the front of ‘Willard Hall to-day was one of the evidences that the National Union Convention of the American Shipping and Industrial League was in session, ‘There were also groups of delegates about the en- trance. Inside the hall there were the animated Scenes that always precedes the meeting of large bodies, Delegates from the boards of trades throughout the country and from the various com- mercial associations ‘Were present in large num. Bers, ‘The object of the league is to promote the development and distribution of the products of American labor by an extension of the merchant Marine of the United States, Also, to establish a more intimate commercial intereourse with other countries by frequent and atrect American mail service. ‘The convention will remain in session three days. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the presi- dent of the league, Representative Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, called the convention to order. The secretary Is Mr. Charles § Hill, of this city. After er by Rev. Chas, M. Pyne, Commissioner Webb made an address of welcome.” The president then delivered his opening speech. Col. Switzler was on the program for a speech on the nt tm- Potency of our merchant marine, and Mr. &. John is on “Our lost commerce.” ‘The following have deen invited to address the convention during the Present session: Senator Evarts, ex-Representa- Uve 0. B. Putter, of New York; Representative Bourke Cockran; Gen. J. D. Imi of Virginia; Col. Wm. H, Duncan, ‘ot Soutn Carolina; Breed~ Jove Smith, of Louisiana; John H. Sinith, ex-Sena- tor Sabin, of Minnesota; Frederick Fraley, of Penn- sylvania, and Cuarles E. Hooker, of Mississippi, Other speakers have been invited and are expected to be present, THE DECORATIONS OF THR HALL. ‘The American colors were prominent in the deco- Tation of the hall. Across the broad surface of the American flag which was suspended over the stage ‘Was the inscription “American Shipping Must and Shall be Preserved.” "A spirited sketch of a ship under fall sail, which was hung in a handsome frame in the rear of the stage, bore the legend “Don’t give up the ship.” Beneath this was a model of @ large steam ship and the background provided for both was the national colors. ‘The ational character of the convention was su; by the coat of arms of the different states dis- played on the walis and about the platform. | The table of the secretary was covered with a small ag. THE LIST OF DELEGATES. ‘The secretary, Mr. Hill, has received letters trom. two hundred delegates, from all portions of the country, stating that they expect to be present. These delegates are appointed trom boardsof trade, chambers of commerce and other trade Os biog tons, and also by the mayors of a number of cities. Ala number arrived in the city in time to at- tend the opening meeting, and others are expected Uo-night and to-morrow. Among the delegates = or Who are expected thi8 eventing are the fol- lowing: Chamber ot Commerce, New York—Wm. H. Webb, chairman; John F. Henry, Francts B. Thurber, Wm. H. Lyon and Hervey C. Calkin. Board of Trade and Transportation, New York— Ambrose Snow, chairman; Darwin’ R. James, G. DISCUSSING MR. LAMAR, ‘The Senate in Executive Seusion. ‘REPUBLICAN SENATORS SPEAKING AGAINOT THE CONe FIRMATION—NO DOUBT OF THE CONPIRMATION. ‘The Senate, mediately after going into execu- tive session, took up the nomination of L. @ C. La- mar to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The case is being discussed, ‘several republican Senators making speeches in ‘opposition to his confirmation. The iadications are that a final vote wil! be reached some time during the afternoon, and there ts no deubt of Mr. Lamar’s confirmation. XR. RIDDLERERGER'S INSINTATION. Senator Riddieberger made a speech in favor of the confirmatéon of Mr. Lamar, tm the course of which he intimated that some of the democratic Senators were not honest, Lamar’s) ‘The debate on Mr. Lumars nomaation was Se 15 Progress at the timue of going to press. SENATORS FARWELL AND PALMER. The inference drawn by some papers that Sen- Ators Farwell and Paimer would probably vote to confirm Mr. Lamar because on Friday they voted for Mr. Riddleberger's motion to go into executive Session is declared by thone gent Warranted. While ready to consider the question, they had retrained from declaring thetr 10 advance of the time for its formal A Suit for Criminal Libel Likely. ‘The Capital of yesterday printed a story of al- leged domestic unhappiness in the family of Mr. Chas. C. M. LoefMer, sergeant in the Washington Light Infantry. Mr. LoeMer was very much in- censed at the publication and called on Lawyer J. G. Payne. The latter advised that he should in- voke the law, suggesting first that he lay the mat- ter before the District attorney, abd prosecute paper for criminal libel. ‘This Mr. followed the advice of Mr. ‘called on District at Worthington, It is Ukely that the latter will direct that a progecution be com- he A WARRANT POR MR. HUDSON. @etective Carter called at the Capttal office this afternoon with a warrant for Mr. Hudson, charg. ing him with criminal libel, and was informed by the clerk that Mr. Hudson had gone to New York on business, but would be back to-morrow marn- tng. When! Mr. Hudgon arrivesin the morning he i be notified of the warrant having been issued for him, and will be given an opportunity to give bail for nis appearance. ee Congress and the Reading Strike. ‘MR. ANDERSON INTRODUCRS A RESOLUTION ABOUT IT IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY. Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, offered in the House this afternoon 4 resolution ‘commit. tee on commerce to investigate the 1, causes and effect upon interstate commerce of the con. ‘Unued failure of the Reading R. R. Co. to transport, such interstate trafic, and ‘to the House by Dill or otherwise for cohaideration at any time suc! legislation a8, Is necessary to secure to the public the regular and complete execution by a rallrdad ‘aldo Smith,’O. B. Potier, Simon Sterne, and | of its dbligarions aud services ass comgaom eereiee WH, Arman, Aaron Vanderbilt, New York: Geo, | of interstate commerce. It was reletred vo the rewer, East Orange, N, J. Produce Exchange, 720 On conn New York—stephen AW. Carey. Daniel Barnes’ | Committee on commerce. 'S. Winsiow, Portlant Gen. E. H. Ripley, Smail, Baltimore; York; Capt. Hanna, Goss, Bath, Me? Mendon, “Vt; Capt. Davis, New Baltimore; Capt. G. Engineer Geo, W. Baird, U.'S, N.; Chas. W. Fisher, West Washington; Jas.’ Ward, New York; W. D. Munson, New York; Jas. H. Winchester, Mount Clair, N. J.; Representative Jas. Buchanan, ‘Tren- ton, N. 5.;'G. F. Fisher, New York; Representative Dingley, of Maine; Phillip P. Low, New York: E. HL Wheeler, Philadelphi: T. Gause, Wiiming- ton, Del.; Dr. A. J. Fuiler, Bath, Me.; S. W. Carey, of Mount Clair, N,J.; James Hi,’ Seyiuour, Mercan’ Ule Exchange, New ‘York; Frank Baker, of the New York Marine Journal; Admiral Jouett, U. 8. N.; Thos, H. Brewer, Trenton, N mont, North’ Carolina; Col R.A. A. M.’ Waddell, W. F, Kirchner, Callfornia resentative Wm. Vandever. ‘Alabam M, Sheliey, M. Woods, Dr. J.B. Read, J. Arkansas: L. H. Mangum, D. C. 'Govai Black. California: Stanford, Hearst, Kepresentatve C. N. Feston. ' Colorado: Ward Lamon. Peter Campb. Il, Senator connectcitt: Sen.tor Hawley, J. perry. Delaware: ¢. H. Towns: tone. Fiorida: L, M. Merritt, 8. Georgia: “Rufus B. Bullock, Col. Lowry, Henry D. Grady, Gen. G. M. Sorreil, F. i, Richardson, Senator “Brown. Illinois: Senator Farwell, ‘Representatives Town-end, Lawler, Mason, Adam» and Dunuam. Miune-ota: S Sabin,’ Col. Platt Walker, Representative Rice, Indlaha: Senator Voorhees and Lycurgus Dalton, Towa: Representative Henderson and M. 1.8. Far well. Kansas: Col. Frank Bacon, Jonn A. Cross, and Isaac Sharp. Kentucky: G. G. Perkins, Thos. S, Pettit, and Wickliff Preston. Louistana! N. D. Wallace, Senator Gibson, Senator Eustis, ‘T. J. Woodward, $. B, MeConnico, Robt. C. Wood, J. Hale Sypuer, W. B. Smith, Representative Blanch- ard, J. E. Ellis, and Richard Nixon. Maryland D, Young, J. K. Bland, J. Frank Supple, R. H. Ed- monds, Percy G. Smith, and Thornton, Rollins. Massachusetts; itiehard’ s. Spofford, Judge C_ 1. Woodbury, Gen. A. W. Greeley, H. A. Brown, Chas. E.’ Moody, Wm. Lincoin, and Albert Speare. Michigan: Representative Bur- Tows, Philo Parsons, 'G@.'S._ Stebbins, Mississippi; Joel B. Walker, 8. A. Jonas, Col. W. A. Percy,’ Representative Hooker, and H. D. Mooney. Missouri: E. O. Stanard,’Capt. J. W. Polk, William H. Miller,gE. H. Allen, and Prot. T. J. Lowry, Nebraska: "Senator Kk, James Laird, ana J. H. Millard. Nevada: Senator Jones, W. Havenor, and Representative Wm. Woodburn. ‘New Hampshire: Senator Blair, F. W, Hackett, Senator Chandler, G. E. Hogdon, Daniel Marcy, Frank Jones, W. H. Sise, J. H. Gallinger, and Capt. J. G. Moses” Onto: Edwin ‘Stevens, & D. Max: Well, Representative Butterworth, L. C. Goodale, M. Churchill, W. N. Nick, John A. Ganno, J. A! Duble, J.C. Gait, and Gen. J. W. Denver. Gregor as. P. Church, J. B. Montgomery, and Seuator Dolph. © Pennsylvania: J.P. Withirell, W. R. Tucker, Chas. H. Cramp, J. M. Swank,’ Andrew Wheeler, Frederick Fratey, Jas 8.” Negley, Representative Bingha, anid John B. Roach, Rhode Island: Senator Chace, Henry Lippett, Capt. F, 8. Manton, F. M. Burrows. South Carolina: W. A. Courtney, W. H. Duncan, 8. Y. Tupper. Tennessee: Representatives Whitthorne and Phelan, Col. J. M. Keating, Gen. Marcus J. Wright, Samuel’ Donelson. Texas: 8. J. T. Johnson, Kep- resentative Crain, R. H, Hawley, Isaac Helduéimer. Vermont: E. H.'Ripley, Redield Proctor, J. B. Meade, Virginia: Gen. J. D. Imboden, Col. Archie Anderson, Col. J. 8. Beautort, J. B. Pace, Jno. A. Cook, J. 8. Carrington, Peyton Wise, Representa- tive Wise, Jas. McDonald, Jno. Enders, Col. Win. “A Cool Heaa, + Bewxrvas, D. C., January 15, 1888. To the Editor of Tut Eventne Star. ‘On Saturday, as Mr. and Mrs, Chas. T, Havenner Were crossing Sth and F streets, their horse be- came unmanageable, and for a time tt looked as if there would be a serious accident. ‘The horse Mterally Kicked the front of the buggy to Mra Havenner aspiayed great cooltees and soa axe, and, when the horse fell, watched her goppor- tunity and leaped from the bi . ‘The horse, though Injured, soon kicked himself free and was off down F street like a flash, but Was caught near 9th street, M. —_—— THE NiGR Lopoig Hovse.—Perhaps no charity in our city appeals more strongly to all than this noble but inexpensive one, furnishing a hearty Supper of soup, coffee and’ bread, a comfortable bed, and again a good meal in the morning, for those who Would otherwise be both hungry’ and homeless. A few years ago the trustees purchased a property admirably located and arranges for the needs of the institution and by an assessinent upon 2. | themselves and the help of many friends of the charity, made a lat payment on account of the purchase, leaving ut $2,500 sul due. Within ‘the last few Weeks they have been greatly en- conraged by the following generous contributions toward the extinguishment of thedebt: Mr. W.W Corcoran, $500; Capt, George B. Lemon, $100; Mr. E, Francis Riggs, $100; Mra. MargaretC. Freeman, #100, and Miss Sarah E, Coleman, $100, now leav- ing about $1,600, all of which {s overdue. The trustees would be glad to see the whole debt paid and invite all interested to call at the building No, 305 12th street, a Cam the first precinct ‘station, and see what is being done. All contribu- Uons may be sent to Tag Stak, or to the treasurer of the board. Mr. Chas. J. Bell, of Bell & Co., bank- ers, orto any of the other trustees as = Hoh. M. G. Emery, A. 8. Solomons, John T. Mitch- ell. ‘Capt. Geo. E. Lemon, Edward F. Maj. A. C. Richards, Thomas J. Fisher, F. B. McGuire, William Ballantyne and James E. Fitch. ——— A Propicat Son wao STOLE rae Farrep CaLr.— A young man named fore the influence of liquor, and spent a mn of* the money. The judge took his personal bonds, et Look Mi pera OBTAINING Goops ON FORGED ORDERS.—A young pete one eee Mr. See Orme’s: oH cuore nap gine, z rie cede, co mich varied ty nae ot je0, W. Harvey, the urant rr, tained 4 pounds: cheese and 4 of crack- ers. Saturday he appeared for a second ume with Se en en eaaes Tue clerk in the store, Mr. org for tat ham, Tyoirt i ae Me, OMicer Byrnes was calied in and the man Was placed under arrest. He gave his name as Wu. Jenkins, Mr. Harvey pronounced the signa- tures to the notes forgeries, and the. was held for trial. This morning, in the ‘Court, he was charged with larceny, and given six months in jail. Sse ay nia street southeast en ‘from 512g Tub street soul ‘stl his ‘place nine emiply. whisky barreie Ewma T. Morris, No, 1616 1o.n street, reports that Savurday- she left $40 in her desk in U award. Parker, No. Palmer, Jno. Ott, 8. Williams, Wisconsin: | ment when she went to lunch, and when she re- Senator Suwyer, ‘A. C. Payne, West Virginia: | turned tae money was gone.’ Sandy Bruce, No. Representatives Wilson and Hogg, Col. Phillip | 432 1st street southe: reports stolen from a Pendleton, A. R. Boteler, W. E. Bolton, Clarence | Clothes Une §# worth clothing. Wm. H. Mc- Hawkermale, Jno. Trimble. District of Columbia Monagal, No. 713 H street northwest, reports that Jno. H. Magruder, A. H. Herr, 'W. | hus house Was entered late Saturd: it or early Burchell, Augoria C. C, Bean, ‘Col. F. M. Murphy, | Sunday morning and he was robbed of a quantity Dakota; Col, M. Woodhull, Putrick Donan, Idaho: | of clotning. |W. I. Tune, No, 519 7th north- Col. G. Ht, Suoup, Judge J: K. McCammon, Col. A. | West, reports stolen trom in front gt his store this J, McNabb. Montana: J.B. Read, Jas. 'T. Toole, | moriing three turkeys, two ‘and four New Mexico: Del gate Joseph, Col, W.B. Sloan. | chickens, Mr. MeCheswith reports stolen from Utah: Gen. P. E. Conner. Washington Territory: | bis stable a quantity of harness. Delegate Voorhees, E. N, Fuller. ge a The convention Will hold a session to-morrow Courts. mornin nd also in the afternoon. The meetin, COURT IN GENERAL TERM. in the evening will be more of a public affair, and | ‘To-day, Wall agt. District; appeal allowed and a nuinber of distinguished speakers have been in- | bond approved. Vited to be present, — Mra, Witherbee Will Sue. SHE DENIES, THROUGH HER COUNSEL, THR ACCUU- SATIONS AGAINST HER. A special telegram to the New York World from Bismark, Dak., says that Mrs. M. A. Witherbee denies the truth of the disclosures recently made in connection with the statement tnat her husband was about to bring sult for divorce. This denial 1s made in a letter signed by Geo, T. Wed- ster as attorney for Mrs, Witherbee, who, the card says, s now lying critically ill, He denounces as !8e,seandalous, tnalicious,” the statements that Egurrr Covas—Judbe Merrick. ‘To-day, Bush agi. Stanton; reference to auditor rence, ‘Dumnay sec Moose al atta” ra 5 by rule returnable tn ‘To-day, Windsor agt. Dexter; motion for judg. ment granted, Jona age Baltimore, aud Onto al motion Poort “~ trial gransee os Seralee tor Manum $500. : 5 ms CouRrt—Judge Snelt. ” To-day, Frank Skinner, in Kernan'’s reflect injuriously upon her, “J am enabled,” Mr. ’, = v Wooster’ writen: ctrcen tbe Gocumeutey ort Tueater OF Isdaye "rausick Bryan, aworderiy dence in my possession to assert that her sepa. | Conducts do. Rrederics Jounson and Thos. ration from ber husban ALS. Withervee, waa | Stobinson, ren, gi pe 4 Gays. ot due to any act on her part unw colored 4 colored, 2 "tue woman or a” fattntut wite. 1 base | alsorderiy conduct: #8 or 15 dare. | Joe. this assertion upon the unquestionably authentic letters of Witherbee himseit, bold pons! yt their separation on August 17, 188¢, and as late as Sep- teaver 21, iene ‘He then quotes a card, which he says Mrs. Witherbee published In Washing. ton and which he says was pot contracdicted, which she set forth that they se] August: 17, 1886, by mutual consent “upon his informing ‘mé that he would not ‘support. ine, a8 I delined to pay any more of his notes.” ‘To show that he had never cast off his wife asa vile, polluted thin, . Webster says Witherbee subsequently a Stewed tiers’ to het i one of which ‘he said: “It was never wish that refers also "He ‘so maligned her. The grounds for her divorce wit be, au long since declared. Dy her, de- sertion, non-support, cruelty and infidelity.’ ‘Ten New Saints, >. AN IMPOSING CEREMONIAL IN ST. PETER'S. larceny; $10 each. we An iti Co, have arrived. It is expected Ger of the cars will arrive this. w as they arrive the entire fourteen over the route from the Capitol thence to, street and New York avenue, by the way of Fenn. sylvania avenue; thence to 1: and Boundary. CenTRaL Union reson Tt wos gogeatiy stated tunt the Commesiouers mais Rome Special to the New York Herald, Jan. 15. sion was refused permission to take down & Never during the brightest and happiest days of Ution 80 as to throw two rooms into asthe ene nae bene Inthe thterior, sit beeds all the | DoW de- monial surpass in grandeur that witnessed to-day | AV e4'rom the partitions. ‘The ‘will con- at the canonization of the seven founders of the | Tinus to hold ite mostings 1a the sees ft ha oe I F i 5 i toria, A In his left hand was a lighted candle, whtle with pa EL aa 4 his right_he blessed the assembled multitude, ‘The | Byes, on arending ine mesting, Man eile velco, Was, SONG. and injured during the affray, and is in Rim and was distincuiy heard at the ‘end t the oe a OERT mila, The ceremonies Ware InpeNN. Waxz Cousctos Taovr Rewovan—A New Hap The Cnicane Reliotex Crimteat, | Se Sara fe Reale Me W. J, GALLAGHER WANTED IN FauLapEtrata. | Revenue Alexander was 'W. J, Gallagher, who was concerned in the bal- Dalle Saswaag.” sis emoval a tue Jot-box frauds which nearly deprived Gen. Logan rs Yea) of a seat in the Senate, and for Which Joseph C. | PAFLY, and there oe ‘Mackin 1s still in the Illinois penitentiary, was in eanesion oe epaitcat 4 Chicago yesterday awaiting the legal prelimina. | tition has already signers. ‘ies necessary,to transfer him from a prigon cell in —— = s0 Field be ordered to give them what information tions “Captain Clit an nerewsrsrs saregys as Taz Stan,” died a | 4 g AREPRE rae ey z a . WHY THE ORDER Was MADE. ‘The order made by the District Commissioners and published by Stak Saturday, requiring of Various departments of the District gov- ernment to make their reports to We Boanl of District Commissioners through the Commissiover tm charge of such department, affects, It is slated, the practice of ofMictals of the engineer de- it It has been the custom of these om- Glais to address reports to tho Rugineer Cotatais ‘ apd not to pin yy 9 of the District the usual form has been to address Teports Uo the Commissioners ax a board, THE LIBKARY STONE CUTTING. A delegation of stonecutters waited on the Dis- ‘trict Commissioners to-day {0 ask them to head a Of business men of Washi: asking ‘Dave the stonecut for the new building done in the District of Columbia, Wheatley and Webb, whom the delegation ‘that they would not as officials of the ‘such @ petition, bul as individ- A member of the delegation Stak reporter that in case of other Duildings erected here the work of stone" cutting had been done tn other places, and they tJ secure the work on the THE DELAYED SCHOOL CONTRACTS. Commissioners have written to First Audi- Chenowith in to @ request of that oMci reply ‘an explanation of the omission to make deduc from the amounts due contractors for the erection of school butldings for failure to complete ‘The Commis- the Work within the contract ti tended by orders of the board, and ‘Uhe orders to the Commissioners, BUILDING PERMITS have been issued by Inspector Eutwisic to-day as follows: Conrad Becker. four three-story brick dwellings, 1233 to 1229 E st. n.w.: $12,000. Geo. mite, frame dwelling on the Benning’s road; 1 the Iirense 1s- Sued toJos. D. Liutle to act as a steam engineer. ‘The Commissioners have requested Mr. O. B. Les- ter to furnish evidence of the collusion which he charged existed between the proprietor ot the Tre- mont House and the police in the matter of a liquor Mcense for the Trem ont House. ——— “Political and Diplomatic Manage- ment.” SYPHER'S LETTERS WHICH AMUSED THE HOUSE ELRC- TIONS COMMITTEE. Attached to the aMdavit of Mr. L. A. Wood, read before the House committee on elections in the Thobe-Carlisie case Saturday, were some letters written by J. H. Sypher while negotiating as to ughter in the com- to Ube, tuce of Sypuer. In one of these he said: “The political and diplo- matic management of such a case has quite as much to do With success as the technical legal roceedings, and it 18 in these matters that I have ided advantage. In another levier he sald: “Knowing ms views and relations to the order of the Knights of Labor, you suggested my employment as counsel. Wé discussed fully the whole case, and amnoug other things ine matter of ways and’means to carry ou A costly contest. It was agreed between us that if I Was empowered ofticially to represent. Mr. Thobe T might enlist the interest not only of all my re- Publican friends in tue House, but that I mit be able to induce some of my wealthy and powerrul Protection friends to contribute something toward the expenses of Mr. Thobe’s contest. These are matters which Ido not care to write about, as from the publications I have seen concerning this contest I have great reason to doubt the discretion of both Mr. Wood and his client.” ‘The reading of this letter was interrupted by the gbjections of Mr. Sypher, who contended that it Was not material to the case, but the committee, ‘Which Was becoming interested in the develop: Ments held that the letters should be admitued. Mr. Brosnan’s Licensee. WIS COUNSEL PROTESTS AGAINST THE REVOCATION. ‘The attorney of Mr. John Brosnan, the restau- Tant-keeper whose license was revoked by the Commissioners, has written a letter to the Com- missioners, stating that Mr. Brosnan denies the power of the Commissioners to interfere with his Fights under tne license duly granted to and now by nim, He claims also that the facts upon which the revocation of the license was predicated have been misrepresented. Capt. Blackford, be ‘out of and going from the and not while coming toward It, as be estabtianea ‘by the testimony of eye ‘about the scene of his alone demonstrates that he dia not and time have the withdrawal of the jure in his jon; that it did its non-existence left hot only the actual condition and number of toentitle Brosnan to obtain the he received a few moments after ‘He asks the Commissioners to oblit- the attempted revocation Se ee —The following at the Signal Office to-day: 7 © 24; Maximum, 37; minimum, 20. ACQUITTED OF A CHARor or Rars.—Lemuel Diggs, the colored boy, had a second trial, in the Cruntnat to-das,'on the charge of commit- Ung a rape on Victoria’ Siater, on the 234 of July last, near Bennings. Mr. Lipscomb prosecuted and Mr. W. P. Willlamson appeared for the de- fense. ‘The jury found a verdict of not gutlty. pone Nernst A VERDICT For $500.—This morning, in the Cir- cuit Court, Judge Cox, in the case of Albert W. Hoener tthe Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company for $20,000 datnages by falling Off a car in 1885, @ Verdict was rendered for plain- Uf! for $500. —— Manniace Licensrs.—Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court as follows: ‘and Ida Posey; Baxter F. Jacksou and Kate A. Dabney, both of itich: R. Perry and Isora b. Walker, both Mathilde Web- Carroll; W. E. i ‘W. Rruce ‘ang Wm. Hall, indicted for robbery of the whose trial Was commenced In the Criminal Cour on Friday, was to-day convicted. ‘Tae WERELY Stan's Pocket Atlas of the World 1s offered free to every new subscriber for one year vothe WaRKLY Stan. It 19.3 ‘book profusely illustrated, more than 100 cofored inapg and a wealth of ral inti See advertise- ment in ‘column. iT in the “t aking powder” the terested In the following defint- [mam oe gg ge) a8 given oe “yg ut hori eerie best bak! are composed of bitartrate of potash (cream of A telegram fromP hiladelphia, January 15, says For almost two weeks petitions by the bundred have been flowing in daily upon the general head- quarters of the Knights of Labor in favor of the erection by the United States Government of a counteract the "These. pe ci ‘system to ‘service controlled petitions will be ‘ave come in tis te i il i ge et i : ql I il} | i i i fl i i é i i ff i gs EE; eee 4 Ui 1} iff i i H eer o ail 5 U 4 ite Provisions of Mr. Guthwatte’s Bil! for Refunding. Mr, OULnwaite introduced in the House today a Dill for the refunding of the debts of the Pacific Railroads. It will differ in some important feat. ures from is bill in the Forty-ninth Congress which Was unanimously reported by the commtte tee to the House, The new bill contains fourteen The basis of the refunding scheme is prescribed tm section one. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury’ ‘shall ascertain The respective indebtedness of (be sygeral subsidized railroads upon the same prin ciple as if the whole sum of said bonds and tnter est were to be paid tn cash Juiy 1,188 ‘The com- putations are thus to be made: To the whole of id couipantes shail be added Uke interest Paid or to be paid by the Goverment upon the Sathe, so as to ascertion the total amounts that have been dus the Government for ‘on the bonds at (helt _ had been tade thereon by the ascertained amounts ts made at any time en y If no payment companies, From these shall be deducted any before July 1, 1NKR, ‘Ube “amounts ‘so ascertained as of July three per cent per amnum, for the the date of aver ESee juct from the amouuts in the sinkti iH 28 ‘panies, compm tonds in the stuking fund att {he Ume of such computation as estimated by etary of the Treasury. The final sumsso com- puted shall be deemed Lhe amounts that would be Tequired to be paid in cash Jul charge the Government debts of U ir market value ay 1, 188 Lo die- ds, interests of all description tn bradch or AUXLLAry roads,all railroads now owned ined, With their fremchises, tele- subject to any bona Ade uch ihorigace to secure the bonds aud ‘Bul the roads shail oF hereafter acq) interest provided by this act. have the right Lo use and dispose of all Uhewe mort ry and lawful way for ration, and not tm wiolaUba oF diminution of the security or Hen of the Govern- disposition stall be aud the tor sh erty or proceeds in’ all forkas O€ Baged interests ¥aluable consi such disposttlon Section three prov bonds, each of $1.00 debt Ws above asertatned, to Interest annually, to run dor Nity Feare U The Secretary ides for each company oelve these Bonds im provish Donds Issued 0; yy Che United States to tue -u four prescribes the manner in which shall Issue tte mortgage ‘h have become con- provides for the new feature of avoids the erratic Each company se ae menciog January 1. the ‘tuterest then a tind of 1 per cent of the whe Rave its bonds ana mortgag and bonds for the Solidated, and also ‘oledness, one uum tor which It ; and for a period of commencing January 1, 1808, each com. id WO-thirds of 1 per wueuclug January as aforesaid 1 per menciiy January 1, ole sum of its bonds. ‘Section five provides Uhat upon the continuance for ninety days of uny default in tue pa prescribed by the act, the whole debt shail mature President of the United Section Six provides for the statutory Hens of the 2 Nid, and INTS remaining tn ides tuat under the present save the Governigent nD hecessary by removing lens, and Joy the rights of subrog. in case of such removal of any ny shall make reim- lebtedness become due. periults and requires the compan- ir indebt-dues , authorized by sec tion ten of the act of July, 186) ata lower rate of Interest, and the lien of the ('nitea States shall continud to be subordinate to that securi refunded debt, but the exten: longer Uban fifty years, and Upon the original property, and there are. strictions, such as re sinking fund to pay of Pany stall pay as atoresai cent; and for twenty years, 1, 1908, each company shall pay cent; and for ten years, com 1929, 2 per cent of said w original acts ot 1s: force, and also tion; and, further, len or obligation, v bursement or its 'w Jes to refund the! Mining the malntenance of ‘Unis extended prior ludebt- Section eight 1s an ironclad prohibition upon ny dividends ‘until all the Various panies as to all these pre. Section nine describes the method of acc the provisions of the act by the railroads. "n compels the comy delaration of scribed payinents are es to empower General to tustitute all suc suits as he may deem tors, officers or agents, who hi ot violations of duty “or at sets of the companies Section eleven imposes of the net earnings of the the act or complete its adj Misappropriation of ax & charge of 7 Toad falling to justment before July ay Section twelve abolishes the office of Government director and provides for the, compat . ing their own business, apd dissolves Unsatisfactory and unprofitable Government with these Section thirteen eral the enforcement of report. antes Lransact- association of the the Attorney-Gen- Act and requires his fourteen 18 a saving clause, holding Government rights and rem nipalred and Fetains the right of Congress to alter, amend, or ist king pull OU section ts the striking feature of the annual payments on the ‘the end of the first six mon ment, and to continue such at the end of ‘the hi again at the end of the second ten ‘at the end of the second twenty manner as to provi dollar of the debt in the arty are not due under the present law he extension ts for tically giving them ten y become consideration Payments before the debts become due. -pnnual payments, the but an average extension 5 & 5 t i payment doubling the amount rst ten years, In ity E i i HG B 7 of Jess than twenty Stephen Heller, the distinguished iposet, 1s dead, agea seve Soke, ond te ‘thought she can live DAL a 1s said to have Lied his wife and by chopping their heads off with « broad-axe. STEVENS. Born to MC. and Alice R. ter, January 14, 1888, at 3:50 p.m. —————eee. DIED. 7 Peale: A DONN. On Mond: 5 ‘eighteenth year of “Notice of faneral hereafter. eae bel sou of Margaret and the late sepem Swen and 1 No LOE k iret ary 14, at gS hry Sra Sea ee ores ehiga'y won aay OF trast ie own sa St 4:20 p.m, Mra neo bene LEG Sime merch, Wednesday Ts, 1008 of 2 Roper dames oon, oan’ re Le: Se, Si eat Ma ‘Talty, im ae. idence 4