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Tr Wonsr Coven 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 rapid eure, L. D. Bixley, of Bartonville, ‘Vt. writes: “Four years ago I took s severe cold, which was followed by « terrible cough, I was confined to my bed sbout four montha ‘My physician finally said I wae in Consumption, and that he could not help me, One of my neighbors advised me to try Ayer's Cherry Pec- toral. Idid so, and was well before! bad fin- ished taking the first bottle. Ever since then amy health has been good.” AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL, Prepared by Dr. 3. C. Ayer & Co, Lowell, Masa, Sold by all Druggista, Price, $1; siz bottles, ¢5. eid A Rewanxasre Case. THE WELL-KNOWN CARLSBAD PEOCULED FROM THE NAT! OF CARLSBAD BE’ Te i OF THE SO-CALLED BLOOD” PULIFLING KEMEDIES. the asf For years I have suffered from abscesses which ‘The cashier of M. Gi heim’s Sons, 96 and 98 Franklin street, ons of the Je ipo bouts in United States, writes under date of 588, Be THE 2d EDITION. Tales! Telegrams to ‘The Sia. NO HOPE FOR HARPER. — Physicians Inclined te Think Him In- curably Insane. Special Dispatch to Tax EvENmNo STAR. Coxcmsvs, Ouro, Dec. 14.—Ex-Cashier Har- per is somewhat improved to-dey and talks more rationally. He has to some extent re- covered from the of being in direct communication with the Almighty. But the physicians are yet inclined to the opinion ey he is insane. No one except the Ofticers and Mee: food are permitted to talk with the prisoner y. Mrs. T spent mn as the guest o' the ht at the Warden Coftin’and eek asa was with her husband most of the forenoon. THE BUTTERWORTH RESOLUTION One Toronto Paper Says it is an Insult formed om the back of my Deck, ‘be ‘ From time to Ue to obtain relict, f uned all sorts of to Canadians. . Livod puriters, but’ without a he abscesses! -Topoto, Ont., Dec.14.—Commenting on the 7 ‘would always reap very pear. much Until my Vhysician advised me to Une the rted Carlsbad ff Butterworth resolution, the Empire, the lead- have| ing government organ, calls it an insulting been entivel Gincnne, MY sion overture, and says it is the lead- Cleared. and|I have enjoyed food health, ever i » i cannot speak ers of the Canadian opposition who have by pag their conduct and their words of sympathy in- Speak of its wonderful effects as ours PY ‘The Ger abd bas the seal of the city of Cariabad and the signa- ture of Eisner & Mendelson Co. Sole Agents, arcard the neck of ew ‘All oth tations. Par c. free upon applic 6 Barclay St, N Have You A Sars Disease CURE IT WITH CUTICURA. CUTICURA REMEDIES are the greatest medicines on earth. Had the worst case of Salt Rheum in this country. My mother had it twenty years, and, in fact, died from it. 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Basterworth’s curiovs Proj bly lead to a thorough exposition and eaerete of Canelien cpiniea as to the project of Frilitical union with the United States. e have no doubt that the judgment of Canadians jn the matter would be 8 asto cure our neighbors of a delusion that has long kept them trying to make the best possible of the political separation of the two countries.” A FATAL MISTAKE. New York, Dec. 14.—The Evening Post con- tains the following: “Erastus Wiman said to- day to a reporter who asked him what he thought of Mr. Butterworth’s scheme: “T'm knocked between the eyes. I never saw such 4 fatal mistake. I can’t conceive how Butterworth came to doit. The idea I have is that there never was 80 contented a people as the Canadians,” eee re The Talk was Not Political. COL. LAMONT AND MARSHAL WILSON CALL ON GOV. HILL IN NEW YORK. New Yorx, Dec. 14.—Among the first callers on Gov. Hill at the Hoffman house this morn- ing were Col. Dan Lamont, President Cleve- land’s private secretary, and Marshal Wilson, of the District of Colaiabin, ‘They remained about half an hour and chatted freely, but the conversation, it is said, did not even border upon things political. —-—__—_ Recommending Boycotts. Sr. Louis, Dec. 14.—The first work before the American Federation of Labor this morn- ing was the reception of the report of the com- mittee on boycott and labor. The committee recommended several boycotts. The conven- tion then endorsed the use of union labels. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, 4s reported by special wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street. Name. C3 c.Be | 52 3 = ie a 103% Brice | 3 D's H Canal 20, DE Bie Ge... 38% * Eas | Be |, 80 1004 21 61 1 2 Fs ‘The Washington Stock Exchange. F YOU ONCE TRY CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER ws Pills for sick Pay ‘he, biliousness or constipation, ithout them. They are purely sr eusall and easy to take. Don’t forget this, THE BANKRUPT STOCK OF CLOTHING contained in store 912 F STREET town Gas, 45 bid, 47 asked. National Union Ins., 193 bid, 21 asked. Corcoran Insurance, 61% bid, @2 asked. Columbia Insurance, 12% bid, 13 asked. Ri asked. Washingto1 ges Insurance, 7) 8 Maker sock, 155 bla. Chesapeake and Portas T pany, 704 Did. 71K asked. B.S Blectric Lignt, 65 bid, 70 deked. | Wash- teked: “Weshingion aud Georgetown, i Srick “Company, 64 Wid. 8 asked. 20 bid, 25 asked. American Graphophone Com: 1. Its adoption by Congress would | EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©., His Maine Friends Expect that He ‘Will be Made Secretary of State. ‘THEY HAVE NO DOUBT THE PORTFOLIO WILL BB TENDERED TO MIM, BUT THINK THE CURRENT REPORTS MAY BE PREMATURR—MB. BLAINE STILL AN ACTIVE MAN, Itis probably not true that Mr. Blaine has close friends in Congress have been made aware of such an offer, as they would be at once in all probability, and they concur in the opinion that if the offer has been made it has | |come a little earlier than they expected. | No Maine man will admit that there is any | | doubt that he is to have that portfolio ten- | dered him. They look upon this more recent | report as merely a little ahead of time. i MR, DINGLEY THINKS THE REPORT ONLY A LITTLE PREMATURE, Mr. Dingley said to a Star reporter this morning that he had not heard of the offer having been made, and had not looked for it for two or three weeks yet. He did not doubt the report because it was in the least improba- | ble, but merely because he had got no word of | it; and if the offer had been made, he did not! think that either Mr. Blaine or Mr. Harrison would say anything about it. At least, he thought, Mr. ‘ine Chey ere the matter first to his friends here. ‘But if the report is not true,” he said, “I think it is only a little in advance of the truth. The only way I can think of,” he added after a moment's ht, “that an authoritative statement to that effect might get to the public is that Mr. Morton may have telegraphed the fact to some friend in | New York, who incautiously spoke of it. I ; have never had any doubt that the ‘ition | would be offered to Mr. Blaine, but I did not expect it for two or three weeks yet,” KNOWS NO REASON WHY MR. BLAINE SHOULD NOT ACCEPT. The reporter asked if he thought Mr. Blaine would accept. “I do not see any reason why he should not,” Mr. Dingley replied. ‘He is as vigorous and active as any man in public life, and is taking an active interest in affairs, He is not the sort of man to retire from public life—there is too much valuable service in him. I know that there is nothing in the objection that his health is not good. There are very few men | in this House more active or in better health than he is. All these reports of his breaking down have been without foundation and have been set agoing fora purpose. Their authors, when known, have been men who are never poe into contact with Mr. Blaine. His friends who are intimate with him have known all along that the reports are without truth. ‘MR. BLAINE STILL AN ACTIVE MAN. “Ihave been with Mr. Blaine within a few days,” continued Mr. Dingley. “I have never seen him looking better than he does now, and there is no questioning his interest in affairs, Why, it would exercise some of these men to walk with him. I consider myself a pretty ood walker. I always walk ata bris | the capitol from my hotel and back. fam a brisk walker, but I found it somewhat diffi- cult to keep up with Mr. Blaine. I walked with him some time. He moved with a bold, firm stride, that showed the remarkable vigor there is inhim. He takes long walks every day, and isin robust health. He is too active @ man and takes too much interest in affairs to retire, and I do not see why he should not serve the public from this post.” WHAT MR, BOUTELLE Sa¥s, Mr. Bontelle said to Tux Stan reporter this morning that he had not heard from any source, except through the newspapers, of the State de- partment portfolio being offered Mr. Blaine. He expected that it would be offered him, but he | did not know that it had been. SENATOR HALE QUITE SURE THAT MR, BLAINE WILL BE OFFERED THE PLACE. Senator Hale said to a Star reporter to-day that he had not yet heard anything from Mr. Blaine about his end tendered the Secretary- ship of State. He did not want to convey the idea that he expected any such a message, but merely that if a tender had been made he would be likely to be informed of it. He added that he felt uite sure that Mr. Blaine would be offered the place. He did not speak by any information from Gen, Harrison. He concluded that Mr. Blaine would | be Secretary of State under the new adminis- tration, because it was a most natural thing to expect. Mr. Blaine’s name was emer the first one associated in the lage mind with the Position. It wasa place he had held credit- ably for short while, and one for which he was most eminently fitted. It was because of his position in the and his pre-eminent ualifications that the Senator expected Mr. laine would be offered the portfolio. SENATOR FRYE THINKS THE REPORTS MAY BE “FOUNDED ON PRETTY SOLID ROCK.” Senator Frye was seen by a Star reporter this afternoon and was asked if he knew any- thing about the truthfulness or otherwise of the rumors which place Mr. Blaine in Presi- dent Harrison's cabinet. “I know nothing whatever about the stories,” said he. “They may or may not be true. They HOW A SITE WAS BOUGHT. The House District Committee Begin an Inquiry. * NOW THE PURCHASE OF THE POLICE STATIOR SITE ON NINTH STREET WAS MANE—MR. WELLER ‘TELLS ABOUT THE CHECK THAT WAS GIVER BACK ‘TO THE MIDDLE Max. of its session$ to-day to beginning en inquiry into the methods followed in purchases re- cently made by the District of sites for public buildings. The District Commissioners were Weller & Repetti, real estate dealérs, and an Evexrxe Stak reporter were the only persons besides the District Commissioners called upon by the committee for information to-day. THE POLICE STATION SITE. Mr. Weller was questioned in relation to two transactions in which he conducted the sales for the original owners, The purchase of the site for the police station on 9th street north- east being regarded asa typical case, Mr. Weller gave the details of that so far as, the: were io his knowledge. Mr. Weller in case represented the District Real Estate In- vestment company. Mr. John F. Cox was the person who made the purchase. The price paid was $73¢ cents a foot. The owners sold it or su; they were selling to Daniel 8. Pickrell, . Cox brought to Mr. Weller in payment for the Property District Commis- stoners’ check for $2,400. Mr. Weller returned to Mr. Cox by check $323.44, difference be- tween the = for which the ground was sold and the price paid by the Com- missioners, as shown by their check Mr. Weller had with him copies of the real estate record showing that on the same day that the site containing lote $2, 83 and $4, square 936, was transferred by the District real estate | investment, company, through its trustees, to Daniel 8. Pickrell, consideration not stated, the same pro) was transferred to the District by Daniel 8. Pickrell for $2,400. He showed aes the checks that were passed in the trans- action. He said he did not know at first that Mr. Cox was dealing for the Commissioners, but was afterward told so by Mr. Wheatley. He said also that in the conversation with 5 ‘Wheatley he told him the price of the ground was 873¢ cents, THE EMPLOYMENT OF MIDDLEMEN, In answer to questions by the Commissioners Mr. Weller maintained that it was as unneces- sary to employ a middleman to buy a school site as it was to buy a coat or anything else. In the icular case referred to—the hase of the police station site—he said I eed 3734 cents a foot, was marked on his bulletin boards and on the plat books of the association, and could easily be ascertained. He thought the Commissioners . property at fair prices | by inviting prop: THE COMMISSIONERS EXAMINED, ER 14, Hard at Work on the Preparations for | What was the Fourth of March. ‘ The committee on civic organizations has re- ceived through Frederick Douglass, jr., a letter tore codference of the A MB. church, re more of the A.M EL re- questing thats place in the inaugural parade be assigned to the members of the conference. ‘They will turn out, he adds, “‘as an association and not as an ecclesiastical body, so as to pre- vent sectarian appearances.” The membership of the conference is 200. Major J. G. Rathburn, the Connecticut mem- ber of the committee on civic organizations, has taken hold of the business intrusted to him im an energetic way. He writes to the com- mittee here that the republican league of New Haven will attend the and has ed quarters at Willard's. The fueabers 1 or more members, owns big oid house, and has many mea among ite members. DESIGNS FOR A MEDAL, Simon Wolf, the chairman of the badge com- mittee, has received handsome designs for a medal, which it is proposed to use instead of the usnal ribbon badge. On one side of the medal will be raised vignettes of Harrison and Morton with the date, 1889." On the other side will be the bust of Washington with the date, “1789,” in commemoration of the centen- nial of the government. The badge will be aI ded fom the coat by a pin formed of an eagle with outspread wings, Ribbons with the names of the various committees are shown between the pin and the badge. The design will be submitted to the committee. QUARTERS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Chairman Britton has been informed that the first two corridors of the Post-Office depart- ment building will be available for the quar- terit of troops. Mr. Britton is in corre- spondence with the Attorney-General and the marshal of the District with the view of secur- ing quarters in the buildings un their control, THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE. ‘ Gen. E. F. Beale, chairman of the reception committee, has appointed the following sub- committee: E. F, Beale, chairman; Edwin Sutherland. secretary; Wm. A. Cook, Simoh Lia) J. W. Howell, H. A. Hall, Charles ing The following names have been added to the reception committee: T. W. Noyes, John | M. Thurston, A. W. Wyman, Col. Fred. Grant, Walker Blaine, Emmcns Blaine, H. D. Barr, H. B. Edwards, Horatio King and Seaton Monroe. THE FIREWORKS. : Ata meeting last night of the committee on. fireworks several designs were submitted by F. D. Chappell, of Baltimore. utilize the public parks and reservations along The District Commissioners urged that it was necessary for them to employ the media- tion of other persons, else they would be at a disadvantage in purchasing property on ac- count of a tendency to raise prices in such case or objection of property owners to having school buildings or police stations located near them. Mr. Wheatley, in answer to questions, said he did not learn what became of the mon- ey received by Mr, Cox in excess of the price aid by the District for the property. Mr. Vheatley denied that Mr. Cox was his cousin, but said he was distantly related to him by marriage. The Commissioner said also that one reason that the property was transferred toa middleman was that the Commissioners required a warranty deed. ‘aé Star reporter called upon was ques- tioned briefly as to his source of information for the articles published in Te Star detail- ing circumstances of these sales, and calling attention to the peculiar state of affairs shown by the records, A LONG DISCUSSION, BUT NO ACTION, After the Commissioners’ side of the ques- tion had been heard and the committee-room cleared of all but the committeemen the | whole subject was discussed for a long time. There was a difference of opinion asto whether enough had already been shown to warrant the reporting of the resolution for an investi- gation, or woether they had better take more preliminary testimony. The long discussion resulted in the matter going over until the next meeting of the committee, on Tuesday, next week. THE PAWNBROKSRS’ BILL. Before this matter was taken up in the com- mittee they heard arguments for and against | the pawnbrokers’ bill, An attorney for the pawnbrokers appeared against the bill, and a representative of the Knights of Labor spoke in favor of it. PROPOSED ICE-BOAT FOR THE POTOMAC. The bill introduced by Mr. Lee for the con- struction of an ice-boat for the Potomac was considered also, Action on both was post- poned until another meeting. — ———__-+90— District in Congress. the avenue for the erection of arches and alle- | | fan votuntesred to constrack ¢ specimen of his | work and submit it at the next regular meeting | tees were selected: | Street display—Major Hall, chairman; Harry ' Rapley, Samuel Bensinger, Jas, F. Manning, A. | P. Fardon. Dawson, chairman; Appleton P. Clark. G | Ryneal, jr., Richard Emmons, Frank P. M ‘Transparencies—Geo. R. Wi | H. Adriaans, E, H. Harner, Chas. drew Wade. Electrical displa: son, chairman; Anthony C) e0, wood, E. H. Neumeyer, Geo. Vogt. Set dis-| play at white lot—Capt. Dumont, chairman; Samuel Beaver, Herman Edel, J. W. Howell, ‘J. Strasburger. Club display—Robt. 8. | Fletcher, chairman; Geo. W. Driver, Calvin Witmer, Francis P. Miller, Chas. W. King. The chairmen of these’ subcommittees ar- ranged to meet this afternoon for consultation. At this meeting they considered the various plans suggested, with the object of determin- ing the best plan and the cost. NOTES. Senator Gorman introduced in the Senate yesterday a bill permitting the Baltimore and Ohio raifroad company to lay temporary tracks to accommodate the increased business next March, At a meeting of the committee on civic asso- | Ciations last evening it was reported that so far eighty-five clubs had declared their intention | of being present on the 4th of March, number- ing 13.500 men. wis W. King, of Youngstown, has been ap- pointed to represent Ohio on the committee on | Civic associations. Col. Brackett, recording secretary of the committee, went last evening to Ohio to remain until Monday. ee eee ery Charged with a Serious Offense. WILLIAM M'CONVEY ON TRIAL IN THE POLICE COURT TO-DAY. This afternoon, in the Police Court, Prose- cuting-Attorney Shillington called Judge Mil- ler’s attention to the case of William McCon- vey, the young man charged with assault with intent to commit a rape on Mary Cannon in orical designs made of gas-pipe. Mr. CHappell of the committee. The following subcommit- | 1888, Accomplished by the Senate Committee To-day. had a busy was good, the i for the payment of the @ per cen for the 216 of the Revised Statutes with reference to the District of Columbia. ADVERSE REPORTS WERE ORDERED on the bill to repeal the acts incorporating the | Washington and Georgetown and Metropolitan railroad companies, to sell at public auction the routes of the said com; . and to t | panies. gran{ new for corporations to 0; rate said routes; also on the bits to incorporate the Hotel Republic; to provide for the supervision of the affairs of the Distsict by the Secretary of the Interior; | for the relief of G. H. Coryell. The bill to | corporate Washington and High’ street railway company, and the bill to incor. porate the Maryland ery company, were or to be reported ad- versely there were similar House billa, The duplication of measures ‘caused confusion. THE COMMITTER GAVE A HEARING to Mr. John A. Baker, who appeared as an op- ponent-of the Washington and Maryland rail- road bill, because the rights conferred on the incorporators would to a considerable extent upon the privileges of the Georgetown Barge, a and a ae, which was incorporated by Congress last session. ‘The bil) to inc the national temper- ance hot th@ committee aecided to further confer with Mr. H. B. Moulton as to the adequacy or other- wise of the present laws of incor tion. A favorable report was ordered on the bill to provide for the payment of F. H. Bates as miiltary instructor at the Washington high schoo! A sub-committee, consisting of Senators Far- well and Faulkner, was appointed to give a hearing to a delegation from the citizens’ com- | mittee of ome hundred, with regard to the grievances of inhabitants of the northeastern He proposes to section of the city against the Baltimore and | | Ohio Railroad company. | NEW LETTER CARRIERS. _ Eleven Regulars and Five Substitutes Appointed To-day. te ie of the District was considered, and | What Must be Erdured in Order te Avold Givi .g O Tense to Guests: Bow the New Yort Tribune “You wich fate had made you « hotel-keeper 15» instead of a newspaper man, do you?” said manager of one of New York's popular ‘wad Public; trying to keep our help, with their half dozen ‘unions,’ second floor, with a southern exposure —ob, pol I tell you, sir, the successful manager of a firs» class hotel in this city has no sinecure. Let ease yousome of the lesser diffi. cult we meet with, and then youcan judge of how much tact it req toovercome “Do you see those two well-dressed men sit- ting over there talking. Look at the one with ‘& newspaper-file on his knee, He's not one of my guests, not a paying guest, I should eay— though he’s with me pretty constantly. He's one of your regular hotel-loungers. and has go: the other man, who is a paying guest, into con- versation. And there he will sit, wearing ont my chairs and carpets, occupying the space and the newspaper that others should have, as long as his newly-found friend will endure him. Icannot turn him out, of course, for fear of Firing offense, but he and many others like him seem to think hotels are run for their convenience. They make appoint ments to meet people here, block up the Passageways, fill the parlors, drink ‘the ice- Water, monopolize the papers, and generally make themselves an unspeakable nuisance te us, but never spend a penny if they can help it, Why, one man, of monumental cheek, actual Upstairs the other day and took a bath fore the hall porter got on to him. These fellows never hesitate to ask for papers and envelopes to do their writing. and i tage yet ee = eo were on ite free int » they woul leel even m at home with us than they do. aes VAGARIES OF THE PAYING GUESTS. “Then, there's the guest who opens his let- Jers right over the counter here, wants to use the Tegister asa writing-desk to indite his replies upon, is with difficulty persuaded to go into the sitting-room where the writing-tables are, jand when he does go, invariably leaves some of his letters lying open on the book, and these must be sent after him. “Snorers give us not a little trouble. It sometimes seems to me that when a guest feels tired, or has taken a little too much Sethe bar, | he steers in @ bee-line for the parlor, flops into the most comfortable chair, straightway fella fast asleep and then begins to snore. to the great annoyance of oversboay about him. All can do is to send « boy to wake him up. ‘ou can't scold him for it,or he geteangry and oes over to a rival hotel; but you must watch | him, for he generally drops off again. end only after several wakings does he take the hint and o to his bedroom. “Petty thieving } Postmaster Ross to-day appointed eleven let | ter carriers, as follows: Edward B. Maroney, Aerial display—Georg» Francis | Leroy Scribner, Albert 8. Davis, Clement ™ Smallwood, Chas, F. Rose, Wm. Howard Doug- ry W. Hewlett. The postmaster also appointed Edward T. | MeNerhany a letter carrier temporarily under the authority of the Post Office Department allowing an extra carrier to serve hotels and | Rewspaper correspondents from December 16 to April 30. The following were appointed as substitute carriers: Benjamin B. Bell, John W. K. Young, Joseph W. Blumer, Wm. H. Marshall and We | ster Downing. The appoiutments to-day increase the force of letter carriers to 111, and make a total in- crease of twenty-three since the eight | hour law for letter-carriers went into force. The appointments made to-day go into effect to-morrow. The purpose of the mcrease is |mot so much to extend the service as to provide for restoring service that was | necessarily cut off upon the enforcement of the eight-hour law. The 2 o'clock delivery | wit bo. restored. Am extra mounted currier who will cover the country rlong the Bladensburg road will be provided and also | extra mounted service for the Mt. Pleasant | district, THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. JAPAN WANTS TO IMPROVE TOKYO. Mr. Tsunejiro Nambu, M. C E. of Tokyo, Japan, was at the District buildings this morn- ing collecting information relative to street yavements, water works, and sewerage. Mr. Nambu was sent here by the Japancse govern- ment to collect data on these questions for the uirpose of submitting plans for improving ‘okyo. ’ STANDS FOR SIGHT-SEERS IN READQUARTERS. las, Marion K. Eppley, Eugene Burdine, Leon- ; ard F. Berchoff, Poynten W. Musson, and Hen- | " & depletes our pockets a good deal in the course of a y too. People steal | our soa . apkins, towels and even bed-spreads nd pillow shams, knives, forks. spoons, etc. Akin to these sneak-thieves are the d | who are constantly inveating new dod, us. A fellow with an En7lish accent worked « new racket on me the other day. H tered.got & good room and threw d | road checks for his ‘luggage,’ which h sent upstairs to him. After some hours spent in looking for the trunks, the clerk reported that they could not be found. Thix threw the | Englishman into a towering rage, and he was | with difficulty persuaded thet no doubt they would be found by next morning. Next morn- ing he went himself tocompiain at the stati about the trunks, and never came back. checks were bogus and had secured for the | scamp two me * 4 and a bed. | “Then, there's the guest who breake dishes and spills things on the table-cloth. Many people read their Papers at the table, and this is a fruitful source of broken glass. Others, in putting on their overcoats. manage to knock something off the table with a flop of the tails, Cut glass and chinaware are expensive, and. chip out of the edge is as bad as a regaler smash-up, for chipped dishes my guests will not put | with, I never ask people to pay accidental breakage, though over and over eguin all the profit on that particular meal is gone by the breaking of a wine-giass or the stopper of a craet-boitle. CHILDREN ARE NOT WELCOMED. “Children, too, seem to delight in spilling orange-juice und other things that produce in- eradicable stains on the table-linen. In fact, there's no money at all in allowing children in- | side the doors of a hotel whose chief reliance | is on transient guests. Business men won't | stand them prancing in the corridors and ery- | ing in the dining-rooms, aud no matter how many regulations you make for their control, it is impossible to “enforce the rules without offending the parents. “People who get offended because you won't 4 The Commissioners have granted Mr. H, A. | cash their checks on the slightest aequaintance Willard, the chairman of the subcommittee on | are another source of trouble to us. Confi- parks, etc., of the inaugural committee per- dence men, who endeavor to swindle our guests mission to erect stands and seats on ‘and hurt the reputstion of the hotel; sharpers, the space in front of the markets, male and female, who write to people staying on Pennsylvania avenue, between — here, claiming old acquaintance a what not, 7th and 9th streets for March 4, with the ex- in order to get strangers into compromising ception of a hundred feet, which is reserved positions for blackmailing purposes: the diffi east of the bridge for the use of the District culty of knowing just how to deal with women herroom, at No. 406 H street, last Friday. Mr. | Carrington, for the defendant, pleaded not guilty. Mrs. Cannon, who is forty-two years 1d, testified that last Friday evening she was | in her room, when the defendant entered, car- i rying @ lighted lamp. He spoke to her, and etter making threats to kill her if she made an outcry, attempted to assault her. Her eye THE HIGH-LICENSE BILL. “The high-license bill is out of my hands, said Senator Spooner toa Srar reporter to-day. “It has been reported tothe full committee and will be disposed of as soon as possible, It will probably be taken up on Friday next.” THE RAILROADS IN THE CITY, are gotten up very strongly, though, and they may be founded on pretty solid rock.” WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Inust positively be sold in eight days to wind up this greatest bargains | (a98; do. ‘seconds, 63 asked; 33035; consolidated gas bonds, 111 Did: do. stock, 48a48%. WfTae Preswent's Recertioy.—There were about one hundred and fifty persons at the ages ave been placed in two lota, $3 and $5; actually worth from $10 to $15. Don’t wait three or four days, but come at once to this Bankrupt Sale. 912 F STREET N.W,, SIX DOORS FROM 9TH ST, no28-3n_ Ger Tux Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS, LUTZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel, Horse Blankets and Lap Robes in great variety at fery low prices. 3 BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.—Cotton, quiet—middling, 9%. Flour, dull and easier — city mills, brands extra, 5.623¢a5.7! steady and ‘frm; Fultz, 108112; Longberry, 120a112; No. 2 southern, 1040105; western, dull end easy; No, 2 winter ted spot, igi De- sq duaeong: January, 100%48100%: Febru- ary, 102 jgal03, tern, firm; quality im- pa 420424; Janu- : yellow, eae: year, bruary, 43 ga4z bid: Fe 3s. Rye, dull x 62. “Hay. quieter, but steady—prime to choice tim- othy, 17.00a18.00. dull and easy. But ter, dull but better feeling—western packed, 18a 24; best roll, 20a24; creamery, good demand, 23824. Petroleum, quiet—refined, 7.15. Coffee, ‘steady — Rio cat fair, 17, Sager, firm and steady—A soft, 7%; copper, refined, firm, 19xal6s y, very firm, 121. Freights to steam: THE COURTS. = his department is concerne President's reception this afternoon. One of ; them sugj 'd that he would like the Presi- dent to take up his residence in his state. The President replied: ‘Thank you, but I guess I’ll have to stick tomy own state.” Tue CavisersCaicaco,—Commodore Sicard, chief of ordnance, says that the armament of the Chicago will be completed by January 1, and that she will then be ready for sea, so far as ‘Wx. J. Suxtrvax has been appointed store- keeper at Louisville, Ky., and Jas. W. Park, storekeeper and gauger at Irvine, Ky. Boxps Accertep,—The Secretary of the Treasury this afternoon accepted the following bonds: Registered 4}s—$650,000, at 10834, and £25,000, at 10834, “ fn Prsoxat.—Col. Lamont and Marshal Wilson went to New York last night.——JohnC. Leitch of Pittsburg, Jas. Vick of Rochester, George Evens of Boston, and W. J. Grant of Mil- waukee. are at Williard’s,—C, R. Banks and BY DOwT YOU TRY CARTERSLITTLE LIVER Pilla? The ve cure for sick besdacl and ail the ills produced by disordered Liver: URKI-H LIFE TA: AFOOD FOR THE NERVES An abuclute cure for screamo, Mental Weakness, Fowschat Bixed Purtien: sed vill vonvely dence be Desire for jaor and Tobacco. 8. F. W: Ebbitt Hor Pharmacy: C. Christiant, 484 Founsyivania ave::A M Riocaowaks, S00 ‘Oth at, corner of E st. nw. Price $1 See. Send for circular. ‘TURKISH TABLET CO., Philadelphia, Pa. Public opinion our strongest indorsement 233m AND BRAIN. Bag stare currans ane re nest. Bay State Guitars are the lowest priced. Bay State Guitars satisfy all ‘Bay State Guitars sell a fast as they can be mapufac- tured, Bend for prices and description to J. C. HAYNES & CO, _oct31-3mo 23 Court st.. Boston, Masa. = DOnt, YAIT_ UNTIL YOU ARE SICK BEFORE ance.” You can't take them without beneat™ © ** Femme — %, etchings, iv Sear od CHESTNUT 8T.. _— Court 1x GexeraL Tze. To-day, Windsor & Ford agt. D. C.; argued = submitted. Schneider agt. same; same order, Egurrr Covrt—Judge Coz. To-day, Birney agt. Painter; sale of lot 1, sq. 633, coniirmed. Lloyd Lloyd; order’ for speeding of cause. Richards Richards; order of reference to W. H. Smit Holcomb agt. Wright; order of reference to auditor. Zahn agt. Zahn; rule on defendant ordered. Windsor agt. Dexter; sale decreed unless pay- ment in thirty days. on Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have beep filed as follows: E. L. Farquhar to D. B. Groff. sub bene na A. W. Prather to same, sub 136, sq. 1003; $2,500. B.F. Leighton et al., to B. A. Clarke, lot 7, bik 29, Brook! 5 Gordon Spencer to L P. Brooks, sub 210, J. B. H.’s sub Mount Pleas- ant; @—. W.L Schneider to John Schneider, undivided third lot M, sq. 916; $130. —————__ The National association horse ee cers: President, H. W. T. Mall; vice-presi- dents, Leland Stanfc J. V. Baker, 4, J. ; treasurer, John Knight, D. D., cs L., rector A y- Rev. Cyrus F. of St. James’ E; W.E. Gilvie of New York, are at the Ebbitt.— Senator Jones of Nevada, left San Francisco for Washington to-day.—-Hon. Charles T. Russell, consul-general to Liverpool, is at Chamberlin's.—W. J. Gibson _and W. P. Wil- delphia, Hon. Frank Jones of Portemouth, N. H., and L. Stanford Perry of eb! ps Eng., are at the Ri; ——S8. Compton of Columbus. Ga., and M. J. Bailey of Philadelphia, are at the’ St. James.——Col, F. Bridgman’ of the army, and Repreatative Wheeler and family are at the Buckingha Navat Onpers.—Surgeon Thos. N. Penrose has been ordered to the Richmond. Passed Assistant Surgeon F. W. F. Wieber to the Independence. Chief Engineer W. B. Brooks to tempor ceeat a reine el fe Lientc.8, Buel has been detached from the Ver- mont, and ordered to the Naval War College. Medical Inspector A. 8. Ober the Rich- mond. Passed Assistant 81 W. G. Will. from the Independense, and ordere Assistant the St. Louis. ited three months’ lea Gunner ‘Wm. Wilson from the Vermont to the Rich- mond. Gunner Andrew Harmon from the Richmond and placed on waiting orders, Anuy Onpens.—First Lieut. Geo. A. Dodd, third artillery, has been ordered to Philadel- phia on inspection service. First Lieut, W. C. Butler, third infantry, has been granted fifteen days’ "leave of gh wseg LA liams of New York, Charles L. Gilpin of Phila- | o! Senator Faulkner has declared his intention of pushing action in the Senate on the steam railroads and their routes. “Of course I can do, nothing at present,” said he to a Star reporter to-day. “The tariff bill mo- nopolizes the time and will for some weeks to come, but as soon as that is out of the way I will ask that a day be set apart for the c: \d- eration of this railroad problem.” Capitol Topics. THE SENATE TARIFF HEARINGS. In the recess of the Senate the Senate sub- committee on finance? in charge of the tariff bill are busying themselves to-day in an effort to clear up their correspondence,which has ac- camulatel in large “quantiles | dgriig’ tab week. But two hearings were given this morning—on ethers, cognac brandies and other volatile spirits by Mr. Abrahams, of New York, and on jute goods by Maj. Pierce, of St. Louis, ‘and Mr. Dement, of Springfield, Ill, ‘To-night there will be heard representatives of the hosiery and paints and colors trades. THE LEGISLATIVE BILL. The legislative appropriation bill was re- orted to the House to-~ 1; It appropriates 20,802,240. being 138,000 less than last year and more than $200,000 less than the estimates, Three of the members of the board of pension appeals and three of the laws clerks in the ice of the Secretary of the Interior are dropped, NOTES. ‘The joint congressional committee ol a with investi oats the condition of the Wash- yn aqueduct was not in session to-day, and ili not meet again until next Tuesday. Real Estate Matters. Carrie L. Munn has bought for Gundling sub lots 17 and 18, square 181, &553 square feet fron’ 40.16 feet on O street, be- tween 16th and 17th streets northwest, Martha Parsons has bought for footie ‘s Ordii (Fairview Heights), 20,000 of Woodley and Reckwil John E. Beall, lots 14nd 15, block feet, at intersection of Wi roads, i. ton " spore Bory Fi fei was black, which she said was caused by the defendant striking her. cross-examination, Mra. Cannon s: husband was living in this city, buts] ed with him for ten years. She admitted that she sometimes drank beer, but had not i been drinking on the evening of the assault. She denied that she asked’ McConvey to treat her to beer. Mr. Walmely, who lives in the hotise. testified that on the evening of the alleged assault the woman came in his room and complained of the alleged assault, and McConvey denied it, She seemed to be under the influence of liquor. Witness said from what he knew of a Cannon he would ngt believe her under oat Mrs. Cannon was recalled and asked if she was not drunk when she on in court for a warrant. She answered in the negative. Mr. N. C. Harper, warrant clerk, testified that when Mrs. Cannon came for the warrant she exhibited her black eye, butsaid nothing about an attempted rape. She was under the influ- ence of liquor. Mr. Howard Clagett, clerk of the court, tes- ified that Mrs. Cannon was drunk. She said nothing about an attempted rape, and wituess gave her a warrant forgsimple assaw t. The defendant denied the charge. He said he went to the house to get his clothes. Mrs. Cannon asked him to “set up” the beer. He refused, and she followed him in the room. He pushed her away, when she struck her eye against the staircase. Defendant said that did not go into her room. THE CASE SENT TO THE GRAND JURY. The case was sent to the grand jury and bonds were fixed at $100. was filed to-day. She leaves property at Padu- cah, Ky., to Volinda M. Barker, Louise 8. Wor- EF gitees ¢ i | employes. This is not one of the reservations | claimed by Col. Wilson, it is property belong- ! ing to the District, WANTS MORE CLERKS. Collector Davis called the Commissioners’ at- tention to-day to the inadequate number of clerks employed in bis office. He says that he has had his men at work after hours and on Sundays. This, he thinks, is not fair, as the clerks receive poor enough pay anyway. His office is far behind in its work. he says, and he urges the employment of more clerks, WATER METERS IN HOTELS. The Commissioners think it advisable to place water meters in hotels, and have written to Senator Ingalls requesting that the bill now before the Senate, providing for the exemption of hotels from water meters, be returned to hem for their views. A NEW KIND OF PAVEMENT. A board, consisting of the inspector of as- phalts and cements, the superintendent of streets, and the chief inspector of streets, have been appointed by the Commissioners to ex- amine into the relotive merits of a pavement recently patented by Mr. P. H. Hunter, which | combines asbestos with asphalt. UNWHOLESOME WATER. the Commissioners received a Some days tition from its in the neighborhood of 5th and D streets, requesting that the well in that locality be closed, as they considered the water danger- ous to health. The matter was referred to District Chemist Richardson, property-owners and resi- | ° traveling alone: couples who pretend to be | married, but who are not; uicites that horrify everybody in the house and make the cham- bermaids afraid to go near particular rooms for months after, and particularly people who come into your house with the germs of con- agow disease about them, are taken down sick with it on your hands, and drive all your guests away in a panic; all these and mani others. my boy, conspire to render. the hotel keeper's path ubout as thorny as that of the average ¥a —ceo——______ In the Alabama Methodist conference at Mo- | bile, yesterday. the effort of Rev. W. C. Dun- lap. commissione. of education for the colored people, to raise a fund in the conference for the onpert of this work, was opposed on the ground that it is not properly conference work. At Chambersburg, Pa.. yesterdty, Thomas Welsh, the Montana cowboy. charged with kill- ing Diggs Little, colored, was acquitted. MARRIED. LINKINS—WILKERSON On 18st by the Rev. MA and RAAIE K. WILKE! Mary A Wilkerson, all Thursday, Dec LINK . turner, STEPH! ag RSON, dauchter of Alired of Washugton, D.C. BUILDING PERMITS were issued to-day as follows: G.H. and L. Kuhn, one frame dwelling, corner 14th extended and Brightwood road; €1.200: Wm. M. Collins, one frame dwelling, Grant avenue, Mt. Pleasant, €300.