Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1888, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Worthwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t enone tee eke ees me 06: sie monte, €3 ‘matter } “go Warxir , a ~ sine . months, The Vo. 72—No 10,844, bening Star, WASHINGTON, D.C.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1888, Telegrams to The Star. attains THE VICTIMS OF THE CYCLONE. —— Thirty-six Persons Dead at Mt. Vernon. — BEADING MINERS RESUME WORK. Pursuing Millionaire Snell's Murderer. es TWO CENTs. AMUSEMENTS. SPECIAL NOTICKS. LBAUGH'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE COMMENCING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. Firat Appearance in this city of America’s Fa MR. HENRY E. DIXEY, fgg tT. ent Organization, (CE & DIXEY'S BURLESQUE CO. ‘OL GO Artists, In the Most Fascinating Burlesque, ADONIS, ‘rtm res MAGNETIC ATTRACTIONS. © BEAUTIFUT. UMES SUPERB SUE Nic EFFECTS, Po GREAT STAR CAST, As played by Mr. DIXEY over 1,560 times iu this Ey sag, sod Be. se 2 oll SNAN'S WASHINGTON THEATER. REN ad ioe Matinee io and 20. TARRY WILLIAMS" OWN co. ‘The Greatest Specialty show i Ampericn, LEADING VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS 20 Headed by BOTCH DALY, FONTAINE, and Matinees Mon. Tues, Thurs ic] set, Grand Extra Matinee WasHiXuLON'S BIRTHOAE. O™adot =a ‘TO-NIGHT. —" 1a 1OUSw NATIONAL THEATER, ‘NERO. NATIONAL ‘THis CHONDAY) EVENING, Grand Openine of the Miccond Mensou, ut Natiouel Upsrs fa Washing, ‘ton, consisting of Seven formances, (Satu: Matinee) of Grand ‘Opera ip English, by the NATIONAL OPERA COMPANY. Chas, F Lock. General 20 SIGHT, TO-NIGHT, " TO-NIGHT, TO SIGHT anstelars Great Oper, = TINEE, FAUST. USER, aX Nout, F je at Box Oftice, National Theater, “appa ae Next Weeks TU Fal S JAMES AND MARIE WAINWHIGHT. FARO srrustentaa nor CREPESTER, ‘At Willard Commencing MONDAY, FEB, 2b. "Every Night at & it MORUNUERECL FUN, Aduiasiom, 25 Cte. Reserved seats, 50 cta. £20-6t" 49 Busou tHesteR aa ey WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20, 2 PERFORMANCES DAILY_2 THE KIMBALL MUSICAL COMEDY Co. Preventing the Funniest of All Musical Comedies, MAM ZELLE! Arranged and sidayted by Miss Jennie Kimball. _Popular Prices will prevail, £20 G. A. R. Baan Aso Fan AT ALUAUGH'S, FEBRUARY 22 TO MARCH 9. PRIZES. FOR SELLING SEASON TICKETS. Xo. Gold Watch, (At ‘iomae. sa ‘Gol a sve.) ahs aia: No. China Tea Set. (At tigaet, No, Ladiew’ Totlot Case ‘TO BE DISSE edtbene* SEASON cmt Yair (Diane af Seadere & Stayinnns 680 at) ‘Senders & Stayman, O34 Fat) ARTICLES TO SE VOTED FOR. ‘To - (tM A receiving most ave) most votes, to Mem! rade yee ak ees & Haw, 721 Tih sty 7 Made Suft to Lady receiving tusk voten jase Tod ¥ at) 7 Bete va Soy pesecviag ese Grtee aang 2 ig Maont Ere “ci Ti mt Ce ae 319 Pema. ave.) pa Ice Wagen recetving most Diamond ‘to You Teeet most Bierce ering perme owe lee CAL fg teeter pete Infantry Otficer’s Complete Suit to Officer of ‘District Milstia receiving most votes, Goll-Headed tat : Lady receiving Dost wolte (At. G, SPenn ave.) to Athautic City, sod "Wook's ‘hosed eas couple marriod leas than 1 : ‘persons Who have made donations polars tem ready for deity Mond, the 20 Ee Stmors, calvagt's Shere rae fort roles can be et Headquarters 142d Pu evens a of Commitee the Ladies of M._& Church, in the Par- A st. ne, WEDNESDAY. February 22, Poe ee STODDARD LECTURES. at LN LORD. RD BYRON Pa 4 BYRON, o% ong pass Sata Biatis February 22 and 24, ‘Last Lecture of the Course, CONSTANTINOPLE Reserved seata, Leetaree at SF ills a See WGP Po Seas for aL mae BURDITT & NORTH. T= REDPATH LYCEUM BUREAU ANNOUNCE Tin FIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON or ‘THE TALENTED ‘READER, IMPERSONATOR AND DELINEATOR, ar THE CONGREGATIONAL CHU: MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 2011 ‘The include selections from Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, * aud Ben Hur. heserved Seat Ti and 7S, will be on sale at Jobu F- * & Co.’ Paave, ‘Monday, Fe 1 EinGtakam iew20" 6 q ROUND THE WORLD IN A CHARIOT OF A 3050," bo with PHILIP PHILLIPS, THE “SINGING PILGRIM.” SONGS ILLUMINATED AND TOURS ILLUSTRA- At WESLEY CHAPEL, Corner Sth snd F ste uw. FEBRUARY 20th, 2ist and 224, at 8 pan. Doors chee 7.30. kets, 3S chuaren’ conte, Be- Steen fos ta B ce “AP Eis seated “Max One. Of PAUL BLUET), ‘Will deliver his popular Lecture, “JOHN BULL AND HIS SCOTCH BROTHER SANDY.” AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. “Max Sr rE ee has been translated into seveutecn diflerent nd bas reached the enormous sale of seven. and ity thousand (750,000) copion, geen tticun eile Coa ta eae ae #11.14.16,150%7-110 17 Peave.e. RAND FAIR AND PYTHIAN MART, ES Alb OF THE BUILDING FUND oF WASHINGTON DIVISION, No. 1, UNIFORM RANE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, NATIONAL KIFLES' AKMORY, WEDNESDAY “EVENING, Teas, TcrCatvE™ 70 FER 25 Beason Tickets 50 conta 1.200 Knabe Rosewood or Upright wu yg | be given away to mute Jus Of Our pairous bold it _NEW_PUBLICATIONS. MES. BURNETT'S NEW STORY. Ssy a H AA AA S$ Rak aaa Ss 2°A ROR Aa coo RRR EER W ow eo R ES" \www Eo 8 Ri x www ge cco RR ERR W W EEE T O8 WHAT HAPPENED AT MISS MINCHIN'S. By Faaxces Hoposos Buaxerr. ‘Dlustrated by R.B. Biacu. £quare, 8vo $1.00, Beautiful im its conception, and written with = charm that will fascinate every ceader, “Sara Crewe” takes its place at once among those delightful stories ‘that are read and ever remembered. Asacharming atory, filled with an exquisite pathos and sweetness, “Sara Crewe” will at once fake rank with the author's “Little Lord Fauntleroy.”—Phila- deiphia Telegraph. “It seems destined to fill the place of a companion piece to “Fauntleroy.' "—Chicago News. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE. 1t__ CHARLES SCRIBNERS’ SONS, NEW YORK. BOOKS, &@. TONAL Be LE by Mrs. Alden (Pansy): Just out. a th ‘Father Lambert. fs CC. PURSELL. oe a Poi HE PROTECTIVE TARIFF, WHAT IT D tk le Herman Lieb. ET a rey. my nacy ake the West Indies Frot English in we By. Looking 1887. By Edward Bel- agrephies id the Home of the Aryas. Fs iat Words an or BALLANTYNE & 80% 15 hans Tas teh Bere Telephone No 4562. z P.O. Box 359. Muu & Henoees, SELLERS, TERS, NEWSDEALERS, STATIONERS, AND ENGRAVERS, 1417 Pa av., above Willand’s, All the latest Books as isxued. All the sat Paversang Periodicals. "A fall ine! ‘the Seaside Library. VISITING CARD ENGHAVING A SPECIALTY. Wedding Invitations, Announcements, At Home Cards, jouogratma, std Cost of Arma ehgraved otimates farnnagtt Artistic Manner. Sago-S MALL ORDERS PHOMPTLY FILLED. THE STATEMENT IN SATURDAYS “arrested for bel drunk WASHINGTON AND) NEW ORLEANS COMPANY. ‘The annual moet- ue Gftha storkolders of thie cornpany will be held in DAY, the Tin day of Marchtinea ac ie o' Pisa eo Now York, February’ 18, 1888. f20-c0% D.C. VOLUNTEERS. ATTENTION! ‘Ai adjourned tnectiiny Of ‘hp. Associated Vet. . G. Vols. of April, 1801, will be held at St. George's Hall, Sif iif st. nw. on TUESDAY, tho 2iat inst. at'7:30 pam. Every surviving voluntect wach apd ld be be i ‘ri be consi as bust eo = ‘PARADE AND CELEBRATION vi 22, 188R, te hour. ‘at Als: ‘a... February its leave, 7 malipagans (Fors whart) every 15TH ST. PRESBYTEL a ‘annual meeting of the officers and teschers of the 15th st Presbyterian Sunday School the following Feclutiong were ‘unanimously adopted. ¢xpresrini their rewrote at the retirement of Mr. Jas. H. Meriweth- er frow the superintendency of the Sunday School: Whereas, after twelve years of faithful and zeslous Stdaty, otler itwas at the Bodaida' ef the ae aber of dea in the chainber ‘th, or at his station in the school; ‘Whereas, he: never building and. SoHE Gar grea neve eta we fre of bersoual eratil on the ot but was always: ee ares Be et " day School we an it wo pot Doble lean fors-has fou forliineelf a" wrest of tore catelned about our hearts, it <a LODGE NO. 15, To. 0. F. ested FHI (Moning) EVENING: to sake a Fabeements forthe funeral ‘of our deceased brother, it GEO. A. THOMAS, R. 8, WEST END STEAM LAUNDRY, 2735 Penuaslvanis Sve. 2. w. (Gent's), 2c; Cutts (per pair), 4c. Leave 33, ork at the follow Agencies: W. Nordlinger, 103 Mat, w= o., 1624 14th st. m Ferd Frank, 331 and 333 Penn. ave.se. {1 FOR SALE—A GREAT BARGAIN—THE ‘material in buildings 1535, and 1220 F stn ved from wat once.“ Plate-glaas Hlidows, Woodwork all in gud condition. | Walls all hard brick. Keysat office of W. BRUCE GRAY, 118-20" 13th and F'sta OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THE sd Fall description of houses and lots to SROAMe Paty 0 Oroeta BLEW SMITH, Attorney-at- Law, O20 F et. ur. 110-3 DE. D. OLIN LEECH HAS KE! ‘nis ofice and residence to G19 Hat nc. "Tolephoue call, 223-2 tis-eo4t® = CUNNINGHAM, BOND, STOCK | ga NOTE BROKER tne removal cmos js Tsth stn. b-tine ON'T FAIL TO READ THE ADVERTISEMENT or ‘THE FAIR, 612 7th street north AIR, 812. west, at ity Items. AT GOST. TS ORDER TOREDUGE OUR UNUSUALLY LARGE STOCK PREVIOUS TO TAKING Ly. VENTORY, WE WILL FOR THE NEXT 20 DAYS OFFER OUR ENTIRESTOOK OF NEW AND HANDSOME EMBROIDERIES, LACES, HDEFS., RIBBONS, PLAIN AND FANCY DRESS NETS, niusioss, RUFFLINGS, NECK-WEAR, UMBRELLAS, COTTON AND MERINO UNDERWEAR, BLACK AND GRAY ‘WOOL DRESS GOODS, BLACK SILKS, CASH- ‘MERES, HENRIETTAS, PLUSHES, VEL- VETS, TABLE LINENS, TOWELS, NAPETNS, &c., AT COST FOR CASH, GREAT BAR- GAINS. DONT MISS THE OPPORTUNITY. Ez. G. DAVIS, {8-2w 719MABRKET SPACE, COR. 8THST. Tx Pree Wr, THE SOFT-FALLING SNOW, ‘THE PELTING HAIL, ‘THE DRENCHING RAIN, Havecach and every one given us s fall benefit for the DOCTOR'S BILLS. ‘That dressing up and strutting out are much more ymente than forcing down nauseous ro Seecs or bigate aa suture al the ft imeldelt thereto, "YOUNG MAN, “Au Ounce of prevention is better than & pound of cure.” a550 ‘will buy an excellent storm OVERCOAT at VICTOR EK ADLER'S ‘Ten Per Cent Clothing Housa 98.75 ‘will buy a.strictly ALL-WOOL SUIT OF CLOTHES at VICTOR E. ADLER'S ‘Ten Per Cent Clothing House. OUR V: [NE THE INA Mie ee beiecirac bem ptneand rer ang clothing hes never won able to reach thelr level VICTOR B ADLER'S (Open Saturday Until 11pm. 3 peuan Alaxauive oe ete tw CONSTIPATION, hemorrhoids, bile, INDIEN Joep of appetite, esetric and god onrERex >t ggg Recta Pace <=, THE YO! PEOPLES’ UNION OF 47H ‘at. M. E. Church will ive a MARIA WASHINGTON t Odd Fellows’ Hall, x NESDAY, HMUUSpAy and EHIDA 4 ch Ee Baad 24, i Single admission, 10c.: soason tick in: sirumental andvocal miusic will bein ationdanes (1823 ‘3 CHRISTI, iy Peception MONDAY BYES ing, ‘20, at Ro'ciock. Electiog of members. Recitations Ma Evelyn Wall and sol by Mr. and Miss Brandes’ Rotreshmenta,“" fisvt ‘MARTHA WASHINGTON TEA PARTY, OUNG PEOPLES' CHU! soe IMPROVEMENT A3- Admission. .. 10 cent ‘Refreshments 116-38 ere Betas eee a - ad ~f18-7t cs ect ieee ORNAMENTS, BISQUE FIGURES. ROCHESTER'AND DUPLEX LAMPS. Handsome Line of BE D & BRO. come to our notice that a certain town advertises todo the finest laun- elty, L hereby offer a reward of ONIE 8 to this oF any other laundry in this city who will execute work equal tu ining, in color or el of finish, at SWISS STEAM LAUNDRY. THE KEY OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE, ‘a. good pronunciation, tx given at the Frenchy System of Sound Souicol, removed from 14th at. to723 jth Classes of beginners now. eo Educational. = GAS FIXTURES, ‘THE LARGEST, THE RICHEST, THE NEWEST STOCK, HANDSOME CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, ¥ YT. BROOKS, » Corcoran Building. ND CUFFS, 4c. PER PAIR at the BUCKEYE STEAM LAUNDRY, G18 Oth st. 431-3w* Finest Work in the city. ‘TO #200 SAVED BY BUYING Yor | Soe ett NZ WALDECKER CO, Bay 7Ah at. mpnttacturers of Stunical intra ents and Strings, Fine new Pianos from $250 up. tum, ete ‘Better rn Sg ce Rouse south Ot Ree hort kachenging isice’S specialty. ja21-3m Al AL Bis reouseey ae for the elect of pe HB Reagents? eRe BU Rohe veers, NK T. RA' >, THE MUTUAL BE ND LIFE Sy te Es or investinent, as preption’ bg the, (ot 5 4 Tora tress fy Level KNIGHT. Office: 1000 Het, agent and urer. g C. 8. PRICE, 426 7TH ST. 8.W., THE ‘Washington. 5S Seorne aee sally cou i . Be ow arzox. Coon D. Lucuzrr. MUTUAL RESERVE FUND. LIFE ASSOCIATION, Potter Building, Park Row, New York. . B. HARPER, President, The Most Successful a ‘Company in the Reserve Fund, $1,375,000.00. Assets, $2,000,000.00, (Over $4,200,000.00 Paid in Death Claims. Fumishes Life Insurance at Half the Usual Cost, Washington Office, 935 F st nw. MILTON & LUCKETT, Macngors, 12-6 ‘COCA WINK, ‘select coca leaves and s pute native wine. Anagreeable and valusble tonic for nervous and physical exhaustion. Pint bottles, 75 conte, ‘W. S. THOMPSON, Pharmacist, 3216-3m_ 703 15th st_ 5s SEE ee Giensx Locawoon & Co. TAILORS, ‘176 VIFTH AVENUE, Washington News and Gossip. GoveRxent RecerPrs To-pay.—Internal reve- hue, $601,859.89; customs, $597,480.82, é A Nowsen ov Sevatoxs will accompany the President to Florida, and will occupy a car for- ‘Ward of the President's car. Among the number will be Senators Paine, Call and Faulkner, and their wives, and Mrs. "Dolph and her daughter, Mra Nixon. Disraicr Coumissionen WHEATLEY 1s confined to his room tn consequencs of an accident that occurred last May. Me ran a splinter into his foot, and since that time has suffered off and on until now he has been obliged to cail in a surgeon. Itis not expected that he will be at his desk this week. Toe Su,veR CERTIFICATE COUNTERFEITS.—The Treasury secreteservice oMcials have discovered that the new five-dollar silver certificate counter- felts are in circulation here. The counterfeit 1s Well executed, but about a sixteenth of an inch shorter than Che genuine, ‘Tae Prxsacoia, Capt. Dewey commanding, arrived at Norfolk Saturday afternoon from Europe. While steaming into Hampton Roads she ran aground on a reef about ten miles trom shore. She was got off immediately with but little ‘Tar U. 8. ScrxEMe Covrr, after rendering de- cisions 1 in eight or ten cases, adjourned for the ‘sual Februar recessaudt onda}, ‘March 19. Pemsonat.—Donn Piatt of Ohio is at Chamber- lin’ —Chas, E. Locke, Miss Emma Juch, and John Elderkin, of New York, and 8. N. Taylor of St, Louls are at Willard’s.—Chas. H, Schwab of a M. Lupton ot New York, Chas. H. Cramp of Philadelphia, D. W. Way of London are at the Riggs —Jno, C1 hmond, Lieuts. J.T. ‘Newton, and Geo. of the Navy, Hugh Coch- rane of and Robt. S. McCo! ‘of Chi- cago are all Welcker’a —Liout. Rich’d Clover of the Navy, Robinson Richardson, Newport News, Henry Rawle of Pennsylvania, al ‘m. H. AD- leton of New York are at Worniley’a—C. A. angeld, and Goo. &. Field ot New York, wo 8 Cranford and Geo, A. Doyle of Philade Ludwig and Barton McGuekin of Lot ‘an Geo. M. Pullman of Chicago are at the Atling- ton.— Wm. L. Lockhart of B and C. Holmes of Mendocino City, Cal., are’ at the St. James, MR. CORCORAN CRITICALLY ILL, Suffering with Senile Bronchitis, ‘THE DISEASR SEVERELY TESTING WIS REMARKABLY STRONG VITAL POWERS—HIS MIND OCCASIONALLY WANDERING, ‘The tllness of Mr. W. W. Corcoran has taken a serfous turn, and lis friends feel very anxious about him. He took a heavy cold five or six weeks ago, which he has not been able to throw off. His physician, Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, says that it 1s a form of sentie bronchitis which frequently attacks Persons of advanced age. The serious phase of ‘this disease 1s the relaxation of the muscles in the membrane of the throat, which has the effect of filling the bronchial tubes with secretions. In cases of persons of advanced age they areunable to throw this phlegm off, and, asin the case of very young children with croup, death ts lable to ensus from suffocation, ‘This 1s a danger which threatens Mr. Corcoran. Owing to his great age and his general debility he has not the strength to resist. He is able at times to clear his throat; but should he grow weaker this would no longer be possible. Yesterday he took no nour- ishment, To-day he took a little milk punch and the juice of meat. This 1s the orly form of food that is given him. He takes occasion: Uttle ally its | champagne. He ‘sleeps most of the time; but when any one he knows comes in the room and 1p aNd recognizes them. le 1s conscious, but seems to have lost. the power Of gontiauows thought. ae New ort fu gighs went atones in = ‘at once {oMr. Corcoran’s beaside and to him. He knew her aud greeted her r. He then ‘said that he wanted to talk with her aout certain Matters. Then, after a pause, he began to talk on anentirely different subject. ' Yesterday his mind wandered a little, and he imagined that he was dead. Ile said to ne of his friends with whom he was conversing, “Why here ain I talking about my own funeral.” “These periods of mental wonder- ing are rare, and he has an intelligent idea of his condition and of what 1s going on about him. He surprises his friends and attendants by the exhibi- tion of his strong vital powers, and while there 18, no confident hope that he will be able to overcome the growing weakness, yet his strength and will power is by no means exhausted, ‘No one is allowed to see him now except the im- mediate ineiabers of his family, all of whom are now in the city. A great many people call at the house during tue day to make inquiries and to gevthe latest bulletins from the sick room. Mr. vorcoran has nothing to al-turo him. Al tie ar- Tangements in regard to his property have been determined, and, with the e83 exactness which has characterized him through life, he has even arranged the detafls of the tanner of the burial of his remains, ———————— Society Notes, ‘Mrs, Allan McLane, of Iowa Circle, entertained "| acompany of ladies to-day to meet Mrs. Woolsey Borland, of Boston. The other guests were Mra. Endicott, Mrs, Staniey Matthews, Mrs. Fitz Hugh Lee, Mrs’ Baneroft Davis, Mra, Watmough, Mrs W- 8. Ltmeoln, Mrs. G. B. Loring, Mrs. Francis Loring, Mrs. Sidney Staunton, Miss Florence Bayard, Miss 8. P. Lee, Miss Cornelia Hunt, Miss Clymer, Miss Lowery,'Miss Myer, and Miss McLane, of Balti- more. ‘rhe center of the table was adorned with a Great bow! ot, variegated, double red and yellow ‘ullps, and at each end was a basket of maiden- ferns, all si Ive of . ‘The punch served in artiticial red and yellow tulips, and ices in real tulips, with the ‘hearts taken out the box of cream'inserted. ‘The were and yellow, and the cakes were also of the A number of social entertainments were held Saturday e Ex-Governor and Mrs. Carroll entertained Mr. Joseph Cham! the Swedish minister and Mrs. de Reuterskiold, Col, and Bonaparte, Miss Endicott and others at dinner. ‘Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eawardes gave dinner in honor of Mr. Von Alvensieben. Senator Palmer gitertained a small party of gentlemen to meet/ex-Governor Holt of Michigan. Justice and Mrs, Miller entertained a small num- er of people at the first of their Lenten Saturday night receptions, Representative and Mrs. O'Donnell gave a recep- tion to the members of the Michigan delegation in Congress, Dr. and Mrs, George Loring are continuing their Plcasant Saturday night's converzationes into ‘Minister and Mrs, de Reutersktold entertained Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary Mr. You Alvensioven, Mr. and Mrs iowa ares Mrs. Bigelow Lawrence, ‘Mrs, Hobson and Mra, Amory at dinner last evening. ‘Tho young ladies of Mt. Vernon Seminary gave Hi ELE an informal musicale on Saturday LAr gg) the Haat pono ae tolls Sa per ‘and 4 ‘hiss Kate Willard. chapel was ‘The party which was to be given this week by ‘the Misses Behrend will not take place on account of the recent death of their brother-in-law, Mr. Nathanson, in New York. Mra, RR. Hitt gave a luncheon party to-day, ‘Miss the tp honor of Mise Griswold, of New Foes, the guest i i i i i a ; i nm AT THE OAPITOL TO-DAY. ————— CONGRESSIONAL PROOEEDINGS. NEW BILLS IN THE HOUSE. —.__ ‘The Senate, ‘The Senate, on motion of Mr. Riddleberger, took up for consideration to-day the bill to incorporare the Washington Cable Electric Railway of the District of Columbia, House of Representatives, Among the executive communications laid be- fore the House this morning by the Speaker was one from the Secretary of War in response to the Boutelle battle-lag resolution. It was referred to the committee on military affairs. DIRECTORS OF DISTRICT INSTITUTIONS. ‘The Speaker announced the appointment of Mr. Hemphill (8. C.) and Mr. Hitt (IIL) as members of the hoard of directors of the Columbia Institu- tion for the Deaf and Dumb; and of Mr. Collins (Qlass.) and Mr, Ketcham (N. ¥.) as members of the board of directors of the Columbia Hospital, Dis- trict of Columbia, A resolution was adopted making the Pacific Railroad telegraph bill a special order for March 3. NEW BILLS. Under the call of states the following bills were Introduced and referred: By Mr. Blount (Ga.)—To regulate the classifica- tion, compensation and allowances of postmaste! By My (ll.)—For the tion Of set- thers om the public aaas Sate By Mr. Collins (Masa)}—Authorizing the Post- master-General to continue the use of pdst- marking and canceling machines. Also, toincrease ‘the compensation of third-class posumasters. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE EMPLOYES. By Mr. T. J. Campbell—That workmen in the Government Printing Office shall receive 50 cents an hour, and shall be placed on the same basis in regard to holidays and leaves-of-absence a3 em- Ployes of the Treasury Department, $85,000,000 Fon EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, By Mr. Simmons (N. C.)—For the apportionment (on the basis of illiteracy) of $65,000,000 among the States and territories for educational purposes. KEPRAL OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS. By Mr. Brower (N. C.)—Requesting the commit- tee on rules to report back the resolution, direct- ing the committee on ways and means to re rt back a bill repealing the internal revenue WS. Also directing the committee on education foreport back the Blair educational bill before arch 2 EIGHT PER CENT DISTRICT CERTIFICATES. By2Mr. Crounse (Ohio)—For the payment of the eight per cent greenback certificates of the Dis- trict of Columbia, PAY OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE EMPLOYERS ‘By Mr. Foran (Ohio)—To fix the compensation of employes of the Government Printing Office. District in Congress, ‘MEMORIAL BRIDGE ACKOSS THE POTOMAC. Inthe Senate to-day Mr. Manderson, from the Potomac River joint committee, reported back the Dill for a Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River with the recommendation that it be referred to the committee on public buildings and grounds, Capitol Topics. ‘THE TREATY GOES 70 THE SENATE. The fisheries treaty has been received by the ‘Senate, but will not be opened until the body goes Into secret session. SPEAKER CARLISLE IS SLIGHTLY INDISPOSED. ‘The return of Mrs. Carlisle to this city from Wichita, Kan., where she has been attending the ‘sick bed of her gon for some days, gave rise (0 ru- the Speaker. alarm, however, as Mr. mors of @ renewal of the iliness Gantsies au not quite as well yesterday sual, went to @ Capitol thixenorning. soo Maxwell’s Death Sentence. ITS EXECUTION POSTPONED BY ACTION OP THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. In the United States Supreme Court to-day the Chief Justice gave notice that mandates to enforce the decisions of the Court would issue in ali cases decided previously to January 1, except those in which petitions for rehearing are pending, and ‘those docketed and dismissed under the 9th rule. In view of the fact that a petition for a has been forwarded, (but not received), in the Mr. Brooks yuance of the Mandate in that case 1s postponed. The effect of Unis will be to put off for the present the execution pronounced upon Brooks ‘Maxwell-Prelier murder case, (through against the state of Missouri) the tes Of the sentence of death alias Maxwell by the state court, ENDING THE READING STRIKE. At a Majority of the Miners will Obey the Order to go to Liket ood Work, Although there was much dissatisfaction in the Reading coal region over the action of Master Workman Lewis in ordering the miners back to ‘work to-day, the indications yesterday were that @ good part of the strikers would obey the order, Ata mass meeting of miners at Shenandoah yes- terday two votes were taken on the question of re- suiolng work, ‘The first vote was almost unanl- J Of tho joint “comumitsec, Jeunes faskell and others, who stated that tho series ‘ht 80 far, that many families were at the offer made was fair and Maskell, and ed at 9 reasonabie, @ second vote taken, Inthe Mt Carmel the Lewis-Corbin ‘Was severely denounced, and unless a el of sentiment was ht about last night 1,500 miners there will refuse to go to work. Ata abandon aggresst kind against the company, and instead tacitly to accept dereat. President Corbin has seat $20,000 to Pottsville w be distributed among the most necessitous of the hought At Philadelphia that the adjust- nitist ment of the Reading miners' troubles will continuance of the prevent high prices of coal im- i INTERESTING PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. Daniel J. Campbell, of Scranton, the district master workman of the Knights of Labor in the Lackawanna and Wyoming coal felds, has ‘turned from a visit to Washington for the Of interesting the President im the cause H i | i a a ee At E 4 Cape Clarks June aboard the Nickel Ita Of ten surrounded him. Telling them pty ‘house lay on tn his ett ‘and the empty STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Hearing &t the Capitol To-day. ‘VIEWS OF THR COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED AND OTHER CITIZENS REPRESENTING VARIOUS SECTIONS OP THE DISTRICT 43 TO STREET AND ROAD IMPROVE- MENTS PRESENTED TO THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ‘MOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. By invitation of the District subcommittee of the House appropriations committee, a number of citizens, representing different parts of the city, appeare the subcommittee to-day to give their views to the commfttee im. Provements of streets and roads, Mr. Fendall, President of the Citizens’ Committee of One Hun- dred, Mr. Noble D, Larner, chairman, and Mr. M. I. Weller, secretary of the subcommittee on streets and avenues of that committee, and Messrs. W. C. Dodge, C. E Hovey and 8, T. Suit, also members of the Committee of One Hundred, were present; also Messra, Geo, Truesdell, John Saul, II. A. Gris- wold and A. M. McLachlan, representing the County Citizens’ Committee of Fifteen, Mr. L. M. Saunders, representing the North Capl- tol and Boundary ‘street jation, Dr. Byron Sunderland and Mr, J. L. Norris, who appeared in ‘the Interest of col Wed 43 street, und other ctizens nling Various Interests. District Commissioners Webb and Raymond and Captain ‘Symons were also in attenflance. Chairman ‘Clements and Messrs, Henderson, Rice and Camp- bell, of the subcommittee, were’ present. When the subcommittee beyan ‘its session Mr. Fendall introduced Mr. Noble D, Larner, who made asiate- meutof the DESIRES OF THE COMMITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED. Mr. Larner, atter referring to the long conten- tions over the matter of street improvements, ‘sald one section of the city had received the lion's share, The system which had been followed rave com ‘ot ty OK. ‘They dla wot believe that. the dlsteibution of the $300,000 or 000 wed for street im- provements shoals be a to the (i ered hed ree Comunissioners. roprti thought, should be in a specine form, It a cértaia street. was to be improved they asked that the committee should so state tn their bill and not leave It in any uncertain condition. They asked that the conunittee adopt the recommendation of the Treasury Departinent in this respect. They ‘aaked also that the committee ignore the ilst of streets that the District Commissioners had pre- sented, and take that prepared by the Committee of One Hundred. ‘This list, he said, nad been pre- sented to the Commissioners aud almost Ignored by them in making up thelr schedule, MR. LARNER WOULD COMPLETE ALL THE STRERTS IX ‘A YEAR, Gen. Henderson, referring to a calculation that the !mprovements proposed by the Citizens’ Com- mittee would cost $1,090,000, asked if 1t was pro- posed to expend all tis money tn one yeat Sofaras he was concerned, Mr. Larner sald, he would make It $2,000,000 oF $3,000,000 ana com- plete the streets at once, He thought that it ‘Would De good policy to foliow the same plan with the streets as was udopted respecting the sewers a few years ago; that the Government should ad- vance the money asa loan to the District wo com- ete the streets. As it was, he sald they made ttle His committee, he said, repudi- ated the calculations referred to by Gen.'Hender- son. They were calculations made by the engi- neer department in twenty-four hours and given ‘the public, ‘The Citizens’ Committee contended that the improvements proposed would NOT COST MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS. ‘They diq not ask the committee, however, to i apearing of the oatimates thade by the ment as to the cost of the im- I improvements, as showa by the ‘work, could be done at much less the Commissioners themselves, 1n- ‘Stead of under the contract system. UNIMPROVED STREETS IN THE NORTHEAST SECTION. Mr, W. C, Dodge calied attention to streets in the northeast section which were unimproved and almost impassable. This section, he sald, had been almost eptirely ignored. Mr. Dodge asked Uhat the subcommittee fix aday for a hearing on School matters. His committee, he said, had data that they desired to present. ‘COUNTY INTERESTS. ‘Mr. Geo, Truesdell, of the county citizens’ com- mittee, said that he represented a portion of the District. which heretofore had received a very of the appropriations. He said that the: connty, section ised property of a taxa- : THE RIVAL CITIES, Where Will the Democratic Convention be Hela? CONTESTING DELEGATIONS ARRIVING IN Wasmtyo- TON—SOME OF THEM AUREADY WARD at woRK— WHERE THRY Aue LOCATED. ‘The struggle between rival cities for the honor of entertaining the next national democratic con- Yention has already begun, and ts being waged with earnestness and vigor. The cities repre sented by delegations of leading citizens are Cbi- cago, St, Louts, Cincinnat, and Ban Francisco, aud New York's workers will begin to arrive this atten, Boon, ci THR ST. LOUISIANS THIRTYAIX FOUND DEAD. ‘The Latest Reports from the Terrible Disaster at Mi, Vernon, Ht. Cewrratia, Iut., Fed. 20—The firemen sent to Mt. Vernon returned this morning, and report thirty-six found dead up to 5 o'clock this morning, and Agrrat many more Wounded, The cyclone Struck at 4343 yesterday afternoon, The Supreme Court Dutidiag’s roof Is owe, Lhe Circuit Court te leveliad, and the main ‘business porucn uf the town, abd the churches are destroyed. ‘The Ores are all extinguished. ee ON TASCOTTITS THAIL. Chicago Petice in Het Pursuit of Sncli's Supposed Stayer. ado, Fe 20.--There ts a strong probability Chat Tascott, tie alleged munterer of tatitionaire ave the tea-room on the second floor of Willand’s, | Snell will be captured to-day. The story ts that and they make a big display tm numbers, tho. | Png eng by one who aod pepe | Graph views of their hall, &. ‘The delegation ts | RIVer, 97 iniles trot Chicago on the C headed by Hon. David R. Francis, and includes | Wurtcrer Moye aint, wuerBOOR, Ube alleged among its numbers RK. D. Lancaster, surveyor of | ered with Was. Tasoott was recognized by an the port; ex-Cor an James 0, Broadhead, | old schoulimate residing there, Who inquired what David k) Bat, | brought him out ther. ‘Tascott replied that Be ja Joun cage concern and tried to ‘Alwost the first question be put Co his tri Was Whether or not there was anything new in regard to the Sell . He ‘then drove out of town An hour later the chicago Papers arrived with a full description of Tasoott €nd proof Uhat be was the man, Tascott’s frend Yesterday sent a dispatch to Chicago commuuleate ing tue tacts to Inspector Bonnelds GN. Mitchell, Green Brooktle Dente, H. A. Biossont, O. C, Rainwater, Joun ‘Scullea, Alfred Carr, Win. rg J. Murpuy, E, J. O'Connor, John P. Buties esley Austin, J. HG W. F. Sperry, 'J. Hi. Burgher and John Ferris. The delegation headquarters was kept Open yesterday, and detachments were sent out Win, Wo Scour the city for members of the national com- af Kiver tsa inere Watering station in the mittee and labor with them in behalf of Si. Louis. | Center of a Mine farming country, where it ts sup- ‘The claim is made that St. Louls now has a bali farm Pes Tascott intended to look for a quiet use Where he could rest until the hue and er him had subsided. Inspector Bonfeid ts 1n- ned to believe Uhat Tasoutt will keep away from ‘Uhe rallroads and the big towns and make his way Superior for convention purposes to that of Chi- cago. It 18 the exposition building, which is three Stories high. built of brown stout aud solid mma. sonry, and contains an area of 400,000 square feet of floor ‘Mayor Francis and lus aids say that | across the country seeking refuge In the woods. But ‘St Louis wili lead on the first ballot; that that | It woyld bealmost impossible for lim to elude tho city is the second choice of many who Will vote for | 0% ashe has buta few hours start of tiem. The San Francisco on the first “and with San | officers reached Leaf Kiver at 12230 o'clock last Francisco out of the way, as she will be pretty | nigat, and they were under instructions to at once 3000,” said one Of the prominent St. Loulstans to a | Secure aconveyance and follow ‘Tascott without Stax reporter, “we wili get the convention.” stopping for rest. Chief Hubbard last night felt ‘The delegation 1s impressed with the conviction | coufident Uhat Tascott would be arrested: o igen democrats should a —— forty-eight hours, a france of the repabeane iat ae - iSnow in power iestould opea tue ngut. | TE READING STRIKE OVER. THE CHICAGO PARTY 4s domiclied in parlors 7 ana, on the main cor- Tidor, second oor of Willard’s The committee, which was appointed by the Illinols democratic state committee, 18 as follows: Stephen 8. G: a chairman; Jobn'B. Carson, Potter Palmer, ville W. Fuller, Alired Orendorft, Martin J. iussell, Thirty-Nine out of Forty-Five Colliers fes im Operniion To-day. Paiapeventa, Feb. 20, Reading Coal and Iron Co, have forty-five collieries aud all are re- Ported tn operation tits morning except six. Gene- Fal Manager McLeod says It is only « question of Horace A. Huribut, Willan C. Goudy, Frederick | & few days when these also will be in operation. H. Winston, Charies H. Schwab, Walter C. GOING BACK SLOWLY IN THE POTTSVILLE REGION. berry, William ~D. Kertuot, Erskine M. | Porrsviunx, Pa. 20.— Reports recelved in Phelps, John HW. McAvoy, Wun J. Mize, do. | this city (ils mornin, sat the miners’ re K. Walsh, treasurer; Walter Mattocks, secretary, | sumplion tm pursuance of Use circular of Master ‘There is'au air ot’ co jent assertion in what | W ation say of their pros- Peas ‘They do not seem to think Ubat the any danger of Uke convention going else Uhan to Culcaga, ‘They propose that the conven- on, If Chicago be chosen, shall be held in Exposi- toa’ Hall, willch accomuiodated the two couven- Uonsof 1ss4, “We can enlerge it,” remarked the chairman of the committee to a’ Stax reporter, “and will do 80.” ‘The Chicago couunittes huve one parior as a sitting room, and the adjoluiug One bas an inviting appearance. THE SA¥ FRANCISCO DELEGATION. On the fourth foor,in parlor 116, of modest dimensions, but cosy and pleasant iu aspect, the ‘San Francisco representatives are established, It 4s plain that they mean business. The following gentlemen are pressing the clans ol the Pacific Coast section: Edward Curtls, Surveyor-General kinan Lewis has not been uulversal, at least district known as “South of Broad Moun. Lain.” AU Une West End, Brookside went in with @ rush, and many applicants had to be turned away, but st Lincoln the turnout was not by any means full. AU Heckschervilie Valley Kichardson, Thomaston, and Glendower are suill as wholly fale as ever, the men of that section having met in Minersville yesterday, and voted Altnost unanimously mot to Tecognize ‘the Lewis circular. ‘There Was some Increase of force at Otto colliery at Minersville, but nothing to be calied geueral. From Shenandoah the report is thet all tho colderies resumed full handed, but Ubat many of the old men who applied found Places filled, Which oocastoned Inuch dissatistac~ Uob and bitter feeling among the former strikers GENERAL KESUMPTION AT SHAMOKIN. Smamoxrx, Feb. 20.—The Henry Clay, Big Moun- tain, and Bear Valley collierios resuuhed to-day. Burnside, Peerless, North Prankiin Hammond, Mr. F. Tarpey, Col. Joun P. Irish, Gen, | The’ sveriing, ‘Tingie, Senator dépresentative Th No. 1 and No. 2 and Garfield renain idle. Work Gen. Hosecranz, Delegate Smith, of Arizona; J. | will probably be resumed ut all te with H. Kuhn, of W: ton Territory; ex-dov. | the of the Garfield, toworrow. The Rodman ° M. Heazleton, (. M. | Garneld is an individual coliery. Ogden and J. A. Lawrence. Col. Irish ‘and Mr. — Curdis maintain that the of the conven- From Wall Street To-day. Naw Yous, Feb. 20, 11 a. m.—The stock market Went back to the duiluess and siagnaucy of the part of last week this imorning, the itatted marked by no feature of int tnd ductuatious confined to the narrowest, Fange. After a heavy to weak , mnOS. BLOCKS Trom 5, 0 i per cent below last Saturday's clos ing figures, while Oregon Transcontinental was down 3, abd Lake Shore 4, utter stagnation be came (ue rule, only St. Paul, Reading, anc Union Pacific displaying any’ aniwution whatever; there ‘Was no movement In prices unuit late in the hour, When a geueral heavy tone appeared, but at ii O'clock prices were but insigulficant fractions ve Jow those of the opening, except in Manbattan, Which on sales Of Only 00 shares declined 1iy per cent. There was absolutely no furtuer seature of ‘any kind in the market, an extremely dull and rather — of three close states,” said Mr. Curtis, “California, Oregon and Nevada.” by @ number of her citizens, who are styled “hustlers” because they are workers, The list is hero Sip tegig ak pe: See cc. M. Van Geo. G. W. Be Sate aise Gane Re eee e ee but occupy rooms at the <3 jouse, The Cincinnatians seemed Ww be pursuing & sull-hunt. They are not much LOlse. ‘They maintain that their music bail ts without a rival in the land, and that if the convention goes toCincinhatt 1 will ald the democrats to carry Indiana and Ohio, while taking It to Chicago cab NEW YORK 18 TO BR REPRESENTED by delegations from the several democratic organ- izations there, Among the persons mentioned in connection with the New York representation on the committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hi. O. Thompson, are Chairman Edward Murphy, of the democratic state committee, ex- Mayor Edward Cooper, Senator M. C. Murphy, Aqueduct Commissioner Christopher C. Baldwin, ‘of the county democracy; Gen. B. F. Spinola, Con roman Wy, Bourke Corcoran, Fire Commissioner chard Croker and Joseph J. 0’Donobue, of Tam- many Hall. Mayor Hewitt’s name 1s also men- Uoned, but his friends declare that he would not ‘accept if selected by the conmittee, Sax FRANcIsco, Feb. 20.— steamer Alaiweaa from Austraita Jearned that the postal conference at Sydney aid not favor the project of a traus-Pacific cable between Auckland and San Francisco, This does not necessarily determine the fate of the enter- Prise, — ~ Starving Northwestern Indians. THOSE WHO DIS OF HUNGER EATEN BY THEIK COMe KADES—CANADIAN APATHY. Sr. Pact, Mrxx., Feb, 20.—The Pioneer Press haa Teceived, via Winn further reports of the ter- Tible distress among Indiats in Use far North, Rev. W. Spendiove. missionary, has reached bis value of $7,000,000" “They” paid. "more’ taxes and bad a larger valuation than any of the sec. tions of the city except the northwest. ‘Their annual appropriations had been made under the one head of “maintenance and repairs of county ‘and from $30,000 to $40,000 a year only hhad been given for tls purpose. A large part this reginn was taxedat city rates. “It was a ty, and he thought it a Fevenues of this should be almost entirely with- it and used in improving other sections he said, attack the Commissioners, a apeegsee aa iE i he 8, H : F sigie ot the expenditure’ in the county, he sald, bad been upon such roads as the 7th street road and other ‘thoroughfares leading out of the city. ‘These im- rovements are necessary, Dut were no more for the benedt of the wely outlying section than for the city at large. ‘Mr. Campbell having inqutred what relation the assessed value bore to the true value of suburban Property, Mr. Truesdell said that the assessment made approximated its true value, but now Owing to the rapid tnorease in values fell’ far short Of it.” Mr, Truesdell spoke also of the extension of Se ee edar mami eee ona ing out of Irregular subdivisions. He said it w i fiteret ‘under a disadvantage. “Tne whole county had the reput ‘That was not g § rf 8 street in the tule this year. ‘euaply,” qgid Mr, Webby “becaaseivhas! ‘erect. 8 District government and post. the City Hall Dulia- ing,” chat a doue te wil change iar Norra Suid that fot years they had calked ot Gas yet ‘The improvement aaked was not expen. pt | Mr. 1. 2. garinGers spoke, street grading New and New York Capieal street. es ee ‘THE EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE ROAD. Mr. 8.T. Suit spoke in. behalf of the Eastern Branch Bridge read. He urged that last year this as spent on WOUNDED ON THE ROADSIDE. | w ‘Kenzie River, where be meme has Yeen for nine years. His jourucy down took ‘The Heported Assault on an Old Man th et nearly three months From Peace itiver he beard in Virginia New Said to Have Been | of cases where Indians had died of starvation and am Attempt at Suicide. had then been eaten by Lacir comrades, Deer have James A. Mills, an elderly man who lives at 702 Deen very scarce for the past two years. There is hast totice of the ccatitution of ese Ia has taken BO Lotice ac 24 street northeast, was found on Friday afternoon | Gans gepeatediy Drougut to Its atveutlun. in Alexandria County,Va, pear Ball's Cross-roads, “ 7 nae 4 a very dangerous condition, apparently from an Kalakaua’s Veto Power. assault. fle hada,gash in his throatand was almost | _ sax Praxciscn, Feb. 20.—The steamer Alameda, h arrived from Aus jonolulu yes. frozen and was weak from the loss of blood. “He | whlch arrived narele ont § 7 Was conveyed by a passing wagon to the home ot a | OPiat Arne. deviged that under the coustivutlon, neighbor, where he recelved medical attendance. | Of iesy ‘the king’ right to veto la a persoual OMe ‘The story told by the injured man was that he | and that he is not required wo consuit his cabinet knocked him down, and the other cut agash 10 | pescyesmeach wi his neck with a knife, and that his pock- ee nee Oe excitement in the 4, Dut further in- | | LONpoN, Feb. 20.—Sir Michael Hi who ve OD ‘been sion of Bristol on bis acceptance saul jut that‘tho unfortunate man had attesape. tof the board of Lrade, has been rewurne@: ‘Mr. T. H. Sypherd, who lives in the neighbor- = ed said to a Stan rej ‘vo-day that ne saw Duel Between Newspaper Men. me man imto the wagon. He | Viexwa, Feb. 20.—A duel has teen fougnt near was not en ‘unconscious, and after- ‘between Mr. Meisner, Vienna cor: ward told icting stories,’ at fMrst ac- | ent of Gazette, abd Herr Fischaver, of Knowleaging | that | le, had cut | pimselt. | the vienna blatt. Dr. Meisner received’ a auy on Mr. slight contusiob tn the side, “The duel was the re juarrel. wusion was i — ‘Unat after he had gashed his neck and aoa Connecticut ‘Burned. Wooxsocker, R. 1, Feb. 20.—A special to the | Been from Webster, Masa, says: The 1018 said, and the suspicton of at suicide 15 | Hiteoa tite’ Coon, mills were’ burned to the ‘the < iop.m, They were owned STOPPED AND CATTLE BURIED I ‘THE SNOW. —An uni lange amount of ‘the north of ‘Kallroad delayed. A number of trains i 5 Hi l > E e i j W Presidential said: “I have never had the presidential bee in my Donnet, and I don’t intend to have it, for there 1s i | i s i { ‘ i 4 ; : j itt il j ill B5& Ls } | i | ; if sat ! Hf i Fi ee i ii i i ct ry P m t) lg E nr ee id x ee Pore Soccer oat Paes i [ it a i iW Sine a eee it