Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1888, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED BAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corer Peanzyivania Ave. and 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, +S. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’ Evenrse Stan is served to subscribers in the Tarricrs, on their own account, at 10 cents. per t month. Copies at the counter, 3 — 0 cents a Fs 3 {Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C.,as second-class mail matter.) Tur WerKty Sta®—pnblished on Friday—31 a year. posture prepail. Six months, 50 cents. ° §F-All mail eudscriptions must be paid in advance; er than is paid for. rising marte known on application. Vor. T3—No. 12,000. > ea Che Lovening Star, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1888. TWO -CENTS. ___ SPECIAL NOTICES. MEMBERS OF L. A. 1748, K. reby notified that the set y oF L., ARE | @— NOTICE TO STOCKHOLD} THE i” Ciee- | SCE annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the ua DAY NIGHT, De-~ on and Alexandria Turnpike Com) is wry ORIN aL ee re the Ofice of the Alexandria called Quested, as other business of especial Interest to. all | aus4 rsistobe trausacted. By order of the apany, Cameron and Fayette sts, Alex- [+ alana ‘ o Clerk Sh 1 ALBEIT HEWSON, Clerk. for officers of this lod WS CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE Asth instant. “There will be nem ; “@~union.—Mrs_ J. Ellen Foster, of Towa, will the 2oth instant, but the regular mceting will be | speak at 7:30 c'clock THIS EVENING, at Metropoli- Ad on January 1, 188: tan M. E. Church, Rev. . Cor al s The Duty of the Hour.” Public ii eit = AND MEMBERS 01 r 87, L. O. RB. will MONDAY EVENING, DECE: LOCK SHARP, to make arran lof Bro. H. H. Matchet. Also mact - DNESDAY MORNING, DE 3 = LOCK, to attend the funeral. ee, TERIAN ALLIANC i of Brosbyterian | fy order of €. J iliatice of Went Fi reed by Rev —_ Whine ne h john I, DD. of New You - REV. C. H. Y. MAN'S: AT Chureb, MONDAY, Decem Be wetieg Cine VOMORT ate aden be t phe ly one an land tl ponement. All are cordially invited. Be ROCHESTER PIANO LAMPS, ROCHESTER BANQUET LAMPS, ROCHESTER TABLE LAMPS. PORCELAIN ORNAMENTS, ONYX TOP TABLES, UMBRELLA AND PORCELAIN LAMP SHADES, GAS FIXTURES, PORTABLE STANDS, GLOBES. 8. S. SHEDD & BRO, al ae i CALIFORNIA WINES FOR THE MIL- LION. ‘The Sonoma California Wine Company, located at DU ON BROS. Auction Rooms,on 9th street rthwest, undertakes sappl the District and the ith the Pure California here will be no post- ‘ited. it ile Sehively, Sehool of Elocution. Mem- re invited. ai THE SLATE-WKITING M ~ KEELEK, has returned to 41 UNCEMENT. from now until 7 ANNO! fer for sa hat I bave 3 ty aste ltuest, Thes also samples of California Fratta Jewelry and Fruit Symps in elass, for which they will take ee eae Fe tobe delivered next senso. This isan Andi: that California is trying hard to please the } lc of the District, and we hope that the Brorle of 1 Loan Broker, » District will be grateful and patronize this insti- 408 12th strect now. — Se: = od JUST ARRIVED. . STEAMER BALTIMORE WITH A LARGE INVOICE OF ROVAL WORCESTER, CHEAPER THAN WE HAVE EVER OFFERED IT. _ali-at W. M. BEVERIDGE, 1009 PENN. AVE.” q@=> CHAS. A ELLIOT HAS REMOVED HIS & = ‘Law Offices to ~,, Rooms 40 and 41, Fendall Building, Bt 344 Dit. nw. WOODWARD & LOTHROP BEG TO AX mee that gentlemen desiring to have made to order before New Year's Day their orders before Ch s above Pa. ave. ap at 1c. ter than wi oh bet o$. J. LUTTREL, hy st. and Pa, a MY PATRON _a15-2w 108. O13 F st. nw. <=>, WOODWARD & LOTHROP ANNOUNCE the arrival of a very exten ne of Horse te and Carricee K y attractive va- desirable style sts, a.W. WE WILL r Le. 1,0 ES, put cof all OF THE YOUN ND STOCK COMPANY will tthe Com- WEDNES- ny’ bi AY, the 19th inst... betwes By request of the President. _WM. W. WHITE, Secretary." ahi.. e> BEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THY, AND MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK, orgetown, in the District of Columbia, JAMES THOMPSON, My S0. _al4-hie ete lose of business, December 12, 1888. ae, PIANOS RENTED OR SOLD ON IN- RESOURCES. ATT D STAND. r ounts. . $414,428 63 secured and unsecured, 10 70 U.S. Bonds to secure circulation U.S. Boudson hand. = ks, bonds, and mortgaves.... pproved reserve agents. r National Park tate Banks and bar RIAL SAVINC s TeMov PHOS. G. B AND LOAN Bae THE PRCT BURCH, HENSEY, — Cavitol stock paid in, CO-OPERAT CIATION, u " *EQUITA 1003 F ST. ASSETS. $ Total... District of Columbia, County of Washington, #3 I, W. LAIRD, Jn, Cashier of the above-named |» lemnly swear that tho above statement is | true to the best of my kuow ws On the frst | be made pro Subscribed December, 181 ce will sworn to before ay Correct—Attest M. J. ADLER, 8. THOMAS BRO THOS. KNOWLES REPORT OF THE CONDITION oF JOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't. THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK, At Washington, in the District of Columbia, ember 12, 1858. Chespest Car VE TARD LAY ‘ ee ee FOR CORRECT STYLES VISIT $ a Ceca 600.67 : 109,124.00 FI '87.500.00 re 3,600.00 £ Bevis pointed Cal i in this city y of Washington, as: hier of the above-named t bove statement is id belief, SWAIN, Cashier, HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, di,lplia 424 Oth street, Di Gruss Correct— Attest: M. G. EMERY MW. BEVE INOLL.V } . Directors. TULLOCH. } PIANOS HOLIDAY STOCK eurce buyers ‘to call early eby avoiding the rush, erto please ail, as our we manufactur 2 AND PT T OF ANTI-BILIOUS KEMEDIES, | the last GO yearsin | HME Toate theirs ces- | stock is the lan -W. Office hours, 9 HA ALL, President. ‘THOS. G. HENSE' IN ADDITION TO THE DRESS: D MILLINERY DE! R FOUGERA & Co., New York. Sold by all che >; ERY” DEPARTMENTS the - —— Sisters c ‘ t. Rose 3 dastrial poop a rr added a department of Cookery, at the head of which rpaxan A ina moat experienced. snd efficient French cook. 50 zee, They are now ready to receive ordeps for. Lunches able to take for 5 dimes, Cro: CONSTIPATION, Full particulars may be learned by making inquiry at the school, INDIEN G Street Northwest. d12-1m PECIAL NOTICE.—I WISH TO INFORM public that I have no partners or agents, P af I am not responsible for any ¢1 ments not ihrectiy through me.” F. BIBNEM Leeder Eib- Drchestra, 411 lin* => OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE = SURANCE CO, OF D.C, WasitixGrox, Dec. 8, 1888. Voliey-holders are hereby notified to renew their insursnee for, Sead St 1859, on or before the LAST MONDAY IN DECEMBER (31st instant), 1888, cane come early and avoid the crowd of the last few days. Sas 20t 3. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. q—>, BH. T. LEIPOLD, REAL ESTATE AND | a ‘een, has removed isomer the “Bare! GRILLON el5-tastm-ip Asnon Axo Cararrn Cured 1N- vy the CIGARETTES ESPIC. Suffocatiz to he” building, southwest corner F aud Lith fis. n, eget, where he wil tinue to con- duct the Real Estate Business in all its) ¥ Real Estate boughtand sold, Losns Rents collected Insurance effected'in ‘com atlowest rates, d-Lin DR. F. FINLEY HAS J. T (OV! trom Mira. Hunts to Mee. 1 ‘st. She ix now prepared to do di-tin" VETERINARY SUKG} ae Se B eon Fever. SVOT of Marbie and Majolica Vases with AN _atew tes X. STUDER, Florist, — x. GALT, OO. e- WAYS FIND A FULL ASSORT- | <A Jewelers, 1107 peeps Revsand Chuarenst | arg at keep their ators ofen evenings until Indianapolis AND" LIVEnGOUL CLOTHING Co. Le CHIT pi Ti Piss n6-San ” <2 JAMES 8. Ng Oe HANDSOME LINE MEN'S largest fe ag Rar Pigg Pency Glasrware,< iat boo oo axe waszan oo sot Sid gor sour etoee wong ‘Morton's ‘747 Sth ot. ne. | Washington News and Gossip. Index te Advertisements, AMUSEMEN Page 8 ATTORNEYS. -Page 6 AUCTION SALES Page 7 BOARDING... Page 2 BOOKS AND STATIONERY. Page 6 BUSINESS CHANCES. Paso 3 Page 8 ‘Page 2 Page 5 Pare Pago Page FOR SALE (Lots), FOR SALE GENTLEM! 6 Page 6 LOCAL MENTION Page 8 LOST AND FOU ‘Paye Page Page -Page Page Lat ga8 @ERSONAL, SPECIAL N SPECIALTIES, ne WOOD AND COAL, Goveryuenr Recerrets To-pay. — Internal revenue, $691,957; customs, $476,918, Navat Onpens.—Paymaster S, R. Calhoun has been detached from the navy yard. Nor- folk, and ordered to the Ossipee, relieving Paymaster John W. Jordan, who is ordered to settle accounts, after which he will be granted leave of absen Examination or Nava Constructors.—A board consisting of Naval Constructors Pook, Hitchborn and Mintonge met at the Navy de- partment to-day for the examination of Assist- ant Naval Constructors Hancom, Hoover, Flas- Iter, Gatewood and Bowles for promotion. ‘The board will be in session for several days. Coxsttak CLERKS Apporytep.—The Presi- dent to-day appointed Wm. D. Hunter, of Min- nesota, and Carl A. Hansmann, of Missouri, to be consular clerks under the department of State. Secretary Wartsey has gone to New York, but is expected back to-morrow. Tue Prestpenr to-day approved the act mak- ing an appropriation to supply the deficiency for the contingent expenses of the House of Representatives. To-Dax's Boxp Orrentas aggregated $113,- 000, as follows: Coupon 4's, 230,000 at 12834; reg. 4's, #10.000 at 128 ex. int.; reg. 434’s, $10,- 000 at 103%/; 210,000 af 108 ex. 1087; 31,000 at 1081¢; 250,000 at 108 ex. CHANGES IN THE E; liam Ludlow, late! NEER Corps. 1. Wil- 'y in charge as engineer of the fourth lighthouse district with headquar- ters in Philadelphia, on Saturday transferred district to Captain Ed. Maguire, latel; Willett’s Point. Col. Ludlow has been ordered to Detroit as engineer in ,charge of river and harbor improvements and of the lighthouse districts on lakes Huron and Michigan, relicy- ing Col. Manstield, who is transferred to Bos- on, ISTANT SEcRETARY Thompson, of the ury department, left for his home in South Carolina Saturday night to remain until after the holi¢ Postaasters Apporxtep.—Murray Forbes has been appointed postmaster at Fauquier Springs, Fauquier county, and John P. Trib- bett. Riverside, Rockbridge county, Va; Fran- cis T. Stockett, at Pumphrey, Anne Arundel county, Md. A Resrsiscence oF THE STAR-ROUTE TRIALS. Two men who were at one time important fig- ures in this city were recently at the Post-Oftice department. One was Brewster Cameron, who was in charge of the special agents of the De- partment of Justice at the time of the star- route trials, and the other was W. W. Kerr, of Philadelphia, one of the government council in that case Cameron is now settled in Arizona, and is said to b¢rapidly accumulating afortune. Mr. Kerr is still in Philadelphia, where he isa member of the bar, One of Mr. Cameron's friends on mecting him remarked that he would probably be permanently located in this city under the new administratic . ing than and proposed to stick to it. ap Pensowat.—Secretary Fairchild has accepted an invitation to address the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League at Boston on the 28th inst.—Representative Gibson, Wm. Gordon, of Jefferson, Ind., and Henry E. Knox, jr. and William dy, rfolk, are are at Willar¢ of Louis- le, is at th commis- r of internal revenu from ashort visit to New York.— Assistant Secre- tary Thompson has gone to Charleston, S. but will return in time to spend Christ- mas here with his family.--John McEwe and Hugh Rutey, of “Albany, and 'e Lee, of Richmond, are at the Arlington, Col, Lamont has returned from New York and was at the White House to-day.—Jas, J. Ryan, J. H. Murphy, Lewis F. Young, John A. Forepangh and Thos, J. Lindsey of Philadel- phia, E. Rosewater of Omaha, C, L. Howiand ‘of New York, and A. A. MeKay of ago, arc at the Riggs.—Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic university in this city, is in Rome on business im connection, with ‘the institution, whose statutes he has’submitted to the pope. retary Vilas and Mr. George Kennan of Washington were in New York last night.— Perry Belmont, United States minister to and Count Sala, secretary of the French m here, who has been recalled, sailed ‘ew York for Europe Saturday.-—J. P. Moore of St. Paul and J. ¥ vi mington, I . : Hearst tells a New York reporter that he has not bought Ormonde, the great English Derby inner, and never thought of doing so._—Mr. George 8. Prindle of Washington was in Chi- cago Saturday. THE HAYTIAN EXPEDITION. It is Believed that the Steamer Hay- tien Republic will be Surrendered. No news has been received at the Navy de- partment in regard to the U. 8. 8. Galena and Yantie since their departure from New York, and none is expected for several days yet, not- withstanding the fact that the vessels will be due at Port-au-Prince to-morrow. It is the impression of many naval officers that the steamer Haytien Republic will have been sur- rendered and be on her way to New York be- fore the Galena and Yantic arrive at Port-au- Prince, and in that case the matter of, indem- nity will then be the only thing to be settled. e U. 8. 8. Richmond be for sea by Thursday next and the U. 8. 8. at Norfolk by ‘the Ist of the month. The inten- ae pbc tue == ‘swe gpead-nne as they coul provares. vat present indications it is regarded as at all probable that either of them will go there. THE BLAINE APPOINTMENT. AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. RIDDLEBERGER'S RESOLUTION. ———— Withdrawn After a Mild At- tack on Mr. Ingalls. ——.__ THE IMMIGRATION INVESTIGATION. —.____ The Committee Wants More Money. ——_s The Senate. Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar was the following: Senate bill to establish a mint of coinage in Denver, City, Col. Mr. Morrill offered a resolution (which went over for the present) to hold evening sessions hereafter—the Senate to take a recess daily from 5:30 to 8 p. m. Mr. Hale offered a resolution authorizing the committee on the next census to hear state- mentsand take testimony of experts. Referred to the committee on contingent expenses, MR, RIDDLEBE! 'S RESOLUTION The resolution offered by Mr. Riddleberger last Thursday, for a reorganization of the offi- cers of the Senate, was taken up, and Mr. Rid- dleberger proceeded to make a statement ex- plaining and justifying his object in offering it. Most of his remarks were inaudible or unin- telligible at the reporter's table. to the effect. howaver, that the resolution was aimed at the presiding officer (*‘so-called”); that. it was not expected that he (Mr. Ingalls) would preside during its consideration; that he (Mr. Riddleberger) had never been out of order to the same degree that the Senator from Kansas had been out of order on the oc- casion when he left the chair (leaving his dignity behind him) and came on the floor to make an attack on the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Voorhees) or on the occasion when the Senator from Kansas made an attack on the octogenarian Senator from Georgia (Mr. Brown) comparing him to Uriah Heep. CALLED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO ORDER, He (Mr. Riddleberger) held that he was in order last Thursday; but he called the repub- lican party to order for not taking up the Brit- ish extradition treaty, as ithad promised to do before the election. The presiding officer, in- stead of attempting to rebuke him last Thurs- day, should e explained to him how the matter stood, and there Would have been no occasion for anything else. However, he had learned a severe lesson, and he would now withdraw the resolution. Mr. Dawes objected. MR. HARRIS TESTIFIES TO THE PRESIDING OFFI- CER’S IMPARTIALITY. Mr. Harris gave his testimony to the “abso- lutely impartial manner, eminently satisfactory to every member of the body,” in which the presiding officer had performed his duty. He moved to lay the resolution on the table and asked for the yeas and nays. Mr. Dawes asked whether the resolution could be withdrawn without unenimous con- sent. ‘Tho presiding officer ruled that it could, and as€ed Mr. Riddleberger whether he withdrew the resolution. Mr. Riddleberger—Was the motion of the Senator from Tennessee to lay the resolution on the table Mr. Harris—That is exactly what it wa: Mr. Riddleberger—And you want the 1 nays on that motion? Mr. Harvis—I do, Mr. Riddleberger—All right. Iam ready. MR. RIDDL GER WITHDRAWS THE RESOLUTION. ‘The presiding officer again asked Mr. Rid- dieberger whether he withdrew his resolu- tion. Mr. Riddleberger—I do, sir. And there the matter ended. ‘The conference report on the bill as to the Chippewa Indian reservation in Minnesota we made by Mr. Dawes, explained, and agreed to. THE TARIFF BILL UP. The Senate then resumed consideration of the tariff bill at paragraph 147, referring to taggers iron. This paragraph and the two pre- ceding ones (on the same sub, passed over informally without The next paragraph (148) was as to * washers, and horse, mule, or ox sho wrought iron or steel,” imposing a duty of 8.10 cents per pound. Mr. Vest moved to amend by reducing the They were rate to 134 cents per pound. After discussion the amendment was re- jected—yeas, 19; nays, 2 The next paragraph (149) was as to wheels. or parts thercof, made of iron or steel stecl-tired wheels for railway purposes (w tly manufactured), imposing a ra cents per pound, and of ingots for the without regard to the ee of manufacture, Mr. McPherson moved to amend by n ig the rates 2 cents and 13g cents per pound re- S » rate proposed in ubstitute, and Mr. Harris argued tha there was no reason whatever for incre: the existing rate. House of Representatives. On motion of Mr. Phelan (Tenn.) a bill was passed for the incorporation of the American Historical association, Andrew D. White, of New York; George Bancroft, of the District of Columbia, and Justin Windsor, of Massachv~ setts, are among the incorporators named, ‘THE HOLIDAY RECESS. Mr. MeMillin (Tenn.), from the committee on ways and means, reported back the coneur- rent resolution, introduced by Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi, providing for a holiday recess from Friday, Deosmber 21, until Monday, January 7. The committee propose an amendment strik- ing ont Monday, January 7, and inserting Fri- day, January 4. ‘Mr. Hooker thought that bis original propo- sition was preferable. There would be noth- ing gained by the House meeting at the close ing of the week, while an adjournment until Mon- | day would be of great convenience to members living at a distance from Washington, WILL REASSEMBLE JANUARY 7. Mr. Springer (Ilis.) was of the opinion that, owing to the press of important legisla- tion before Congress, the recess should be as short as possible. The committee amendment was rejected— eas, 98; nays, 108, and the original reso- jution was agreed to, EXPENSES OF THE FORD COMMITTEE. Mr. Sowden (Pa.), from the committee on accounts, reported a resolution appropriating $2,000 out of the contingent fund of the House to pay the expenses of the Ford immigration committee. Mr. Dunham (IIL) said that the committee had already expended $5,000, and now it asked for $2,000 more. That would a little over $1,000 for each member of the&ommittee, and it seemed to him that that was about all the money that was necessary. ‘The mat- ter had the appearance to him of A JUNKETING AFFAIR. Mr. Ford (Mich.) said that no man familiar with the work of the committee would accuse itof any laches or extravagant expenditures. The committee had worked diligently and had examined many witnesses (iaany of them un- willing), be jody edad ny was printed 'y Mr. Cox (N. Y.) hoped that the House would give the committee the money it asked for. It ought to be enabled to report a_ bill ef some kind so that the laws might be more stringently enforced or Wye added to if they were defective. But it seemed to him that the —— was going a little to far in the exercise of fane- tions. The committee, according to the press, was proposing to prevent FOREIGN. AcToRs from coming into this country. Mr. Oates (Ala.) remarked that that was an open question, The committee had reached its decision in regard to it. Mr. Cox was glad that the com- mittee had not decided that those people who went to the theater should be restricted to American players. They should have the privilege of seeing tragedy. comedy, drama, farce and—as some gentlemen suggested—ballet, in all their _ his- trionie forms,’ which any art or genius might provide for the delectation of the American public, Under the contract labor law a foreign minister had been forbidden to take his parsonage because he had come to this country under some sort of contract. He hoped that this thing would not be driven to excess, It was well to be right, but not excessively right. It was well to be a Christian, but there was no use in joining the Salvation Army. Laughter.] While be would vote for the reso- lution, he hoped that the committee would re- ceive in all good temper the caution he here gave in behalf’ of those who were fond of the drama and fond of the church, The resolution was adopted, ARKANSAS’ ACCOUNTS, The Speaker proceeded to call the states for the introduction and reference of bills, Mr. McRae, of Arkansas, introduced a bill to settle certain outstandi accounts between the United States an Arkansas. Mr. Hooker (Miss.) demanded its reading in full, the object being to consume the time and prevent the attempt to pass the Oklahoma bill under suspension of the rules, Mr, Springer (ll.) made the point of order that it was not competent for a member to de- mand the reading, but the point was overruled by the speaker. FIGHTING THE OKLAHOMA BILL, The reading having been completed, Mr. arnes, (of Ga.), another opponent of the Okla- homa bill, introduced the bill to re-establish a uniform system of bankruptcy, a measure of eighty printed pages, and demanded its read- ing. “Mr. Springer declared that this was an effort to prevent the House from considering the Oklahoma bill. THE BONE OF CONTENTION TEMPORARILY WITH- DRAWN. The reading was interrupted by Mr. Warner, of Missouri, who stated that, as it was evident that the opponents of the Oklahoma bill would not allow its consideration to-day, and in the interest of other public business, he was will- ing to have the bill laid aside temporarily. Mr. Hooker suggested that it had better be laid aside eternally, Mr. Warner—I know that the gentleman THE HOLIDAY RECESS RESOLUTION, Congress adjourned last session with a sort of agreement among the leaders in the Senate taken this season. It does not now seem at all probable that the Senate will insist upon car- rying out this program. The resolution passed the House this morning for a recess from ay until the 7th of January, may be | Amended in the Senate, as the ways and means {committee favored in their report. so as to | bring them together again on the 4th of Jan- | uary, but the recess for Christmas week is | practic: ain to occur. fhe members of the finance committee of the Senate will propose and insist upon going on with the consideration of the tariff bill, and the danger of an extra session will be pointed ri out. Yet, it is pretty well understood now that there are enough Senators anxious to get ay to pass the resolution. The members of the finance committee do not ex] to prevent the adoption of the resolution. They would probably not attempt to do so if they | were not already committed to this course a further impelled by the de: their earnestness in the effort to pass a tariff bill | this session. t to be able THE TARIFF NEARINGS. This morning the Senate sub-committee in charge of the tariff bill heard a delegation of manufacturers upon the schedule of feltings. They had not completed their work when the hour for the Senate to convene had arrive and the committee will hear them further t! | evening. After them will come representati 3 y | of the manufacturers of ruchings an@rufilings | | and rattans, PENSIONS ON ACCOUNT OF AGE. A weck ago Mr. Lawler, of Ilin duced a bill granting a pension of to honorably discharged soldiers intro- nt of many letters requesting him to lower the mini- mum_age to fifty, and this morning he intro- duced a Dill in accordance with that request. Nominations To-day. The President to-day sent the following nom- inations to the Senate: Lyman S, Strickland, of Maine, to be collector of customs for the dis- trict of Aroostook, Me.; Leon O. Bark of Indiana, to be attorney of the tates for the district of Indiana, Hudson, Bryan, Newtown, P: ville, N. C.; C. J. Bartlett, Marlin, Tex,; B. J. Atkins, Brooke Haven, Mi: J. M. Goode, Pratt Mines, Ala.; Frank ilass, Cresco, A. Towa; Samuel C. Kemp, Maywood, ILL; Francis J. Weismantel, Naperville; iL; Neri A. Hanna, Yadiz, Ohio; Carl F. Stoelzel, Londonville, Ohio: Tilghmany N. Robbins, Niles, Ohio; Donald McDonald, Pomeroy, Ohio; Flavius ‘A. Hart, Oberlin, Ohio; Alphonse ’ Bicket, Florence, Kan,; Howard A. Graham, Broken’ Bow, Neb. Charles E. Aiken, Brookings, Dak.; John J. zgerald, Madison, Dak.; John W. Dawson, Phillipsburg, Mont. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. IN FAVOR OF THE BRIDGE. The Commissioners this morning gave a hearing to a large delegation of citizens favor- ing the passage of the Massachusetts avenue bridge bill. The bill has been introduced in Congress and referred to the Commissioners, Among those in the delegation ware Messrs. Gardner Hubbard, J. E. Fitch, Geo. Truesdell, Gen. Beall, O. C. Green, J. W. Thompson and Engineer Viele. The Commissioners told the delegation that they were in favor of the bill, and would co-operate with them to have it passed. UNSANITARY CONDITION OF A SCHOOL BUILDING. The school building, 2906 I street, has been rendered unsuitable for use by the backing of sewer water under it. The Commissioners have notified Mr. Henry Dickson that unless the sanitary condition of the building is imme- diately remedied they will have to surrender it. : ‘MISCELLANEOUS. While cl out the 20-inch water main on 11th street a few days ago, employes of the t found a num! of stones that the usual holiday recess would not be | attained the age of sixty years, | Telegrams to The Siar. FRIGHTENING THE WHITE CAPS How the Order was BrokenUp in Ohio Se Eee EX-SENATOR BARNUM'S ILLNESS. ape Big Suits Against Iowa Railroads. WM. H. BARNUM’S ILLNESS. He is Slowly Recovering, but Sees Few Visitors—A Talk With His Son. Special Dispatqh to Te Evextse Stax, ¢ Briworrort, Coxy., Dec. 17.—William H. Barnum, chairman of the national democratic committee, is still confined to his house at Lime Rock. Recently, when it seemed neces- sary, he has been allowed to receive visitors on business, but such conferences have been short, the family fearing that lengthy talks would be injurious to the invalid. When a newspaper man called at the house one day last week it was deemed inadvisable to let him see Mr. Barnum, He has not been permitted to read the newspapers yet. not even those which pub- lished obituary notices of himself at the time when the doctors said he could not live many hours, and knows very little about what has been said and published regarding the defeat of Mr. Cleveland, | Mr. Barnum’s son Charles is not an active | Politician, but isa close observer of political | affairs and better able to speak for his father than any one else. He is identified with the | senior Barnum in vast business enterprises in Connecticut and the west. The newspaper obituaries published soon after the November election, when it was reported that William H. last week by the caller and Charles Barnum said: “Yes, the family noticed that many of the papers had announcements and comments | on the death of father, but no papers have been submitted to him yet. It would be some- thing of a shock to lim to be reminded so forcibly that he was so near death by a perusal of the newspapers, and it might interfere with He is get-| ng along nicely now, is able to be up and | th yet to venture | the progress of his improvement. t around, but hasn't str . far beyond his room. We are following | instructions of his physicien, Dr. Cragan, of | | New York, in the matier of testing father’s | Corvus. Ouro, Dec. 17.—The Washington correspondent of tae Commerciai-Gaaette saya: “Tur Sfin's Columbus specials are attract ing much attention here because of the knows friendly relations of their author to the gov- ernor,” The compliment implied is received with maidenly modesty, but reading between the lines another inference might be drawn. What ever may be said of the correspondent’s friendly relationg, &c., have had no bearing in these dispatches, and the appearance of them cree- ted no little surpriee in Ohio. While the facts set forth have not been dgpied, those most deeply interested have intimated, with no lit tle spirit, that such matters were not calculated, to restore party harmony. The writer has never been charged with unfairness, nor has he ever written in the interest of any particu- lar faction, or been approached by interested ones with a view of exposing the schemes of another, As a matter of fact, the alleged strained relations letween Gov. Foraker and Senator Sherman and his friends have been am open secret for several months, not only this city, but at Cleveland and Cin¢innati, Se far as Tae Stax correspondent is concerned mo information could ever be obtained from Gow, Foraker on the subject, although the effort had been made, upon several occasions. GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION, The situation would probably not have a» sumed the gravity it now has had not misrepre= sentations been made, At the republican state convention last spring there was a pretty liv contest for delegates to the Chicago conven- tion. Governor Foraker was chosen as one, and there were four candidates for the three vacancies to fill. Major Butterworth, it was claimed, went to Dayton under the impression that ex-Governor Foster would be the easiest candidate to down, and at once had his friends slashing in among the Fosterites. Con- gressman McKinley, Foster, Batterworth, and General Bushnell were aspirants. It did not take long for Butterworth’s friends to find out that Foster could not be defeated, and they at once advised the Cincinnati statesman that “he had surely got the wrong pig by the ear”—that is the exact wording of their report. After this Butterworth, Foster, and Mckinley had a consultation, and all thre js | Butterworth having a lead, ¢ withdrew, after which man arose and anid. will make you our next ¢ .” Itis now stated that Mr. Butterworth desires the nomi- nation that the convention promised Bushnell. There is a strong fecling here that if Bushnell desires the nomination he should have it and Mr. Butterworth should remain where he 1, in c One thing is settled, General Bush- nell will not go into a contest for it, As «rule the Bushnell and favor the ner’! Bushnell has tleman of the highest Whether he is opposed on the grov dovernor For- aker is for him is respectfully referred to the istinguished Ohio statesmen in Washington, This reference is made in TEREST OF GENUINE HARMONY. 8 since the New York /rald had a lengthy article, the burden of which was an effort of the writer to tell all that he did not know of Ohio politics, Gov, Foraker was touched in a decidedly peppery manner, and again charged with betra nator Sherman i The Ob Journal imter- > State viewed the governor on the subject, and he 2h kK in the following forcible ron strikes b er: | strength, and think that he will entirely re- | cove he day he came from New York, the | | day before election, he was a very sick _™ and had told the national cou mittee that Connecticut would go democrati At a conference of democratic leaders in New York, held long before election, Mr. Bar- num gave his personal pledge that Connecti- electoral votes for Cleve- ee that the promise was redeemed that he came to Connecticut the day | before election, One reason why he remained | at democratic headquarters in New York long | after intimate friends told him that to continue | at work might mean the sacrifice of "5 | Was to save his party from the unple m= ment which his retirement before election | would certainly cause. The republican lea | in Connecticut, jcut should cast it | land, and it was to | ers, it was naturally inferred, would m: litical —— out of his retirement fro irection, notwithstanding that ill | cause of such withdrawal. | ion he conferred by t pain | health wa | The day before graph with the ¢ . The thome too sick a man to i in this next he remained en get to the polls to vote. j | Mr. Cl s Barnum continues his statement | as follows: “On the night of election fath: | remained ont until 11 o'clock to hear the re- | turns, and then went to bed without knowing | whether it was Cleveland or Harrison, or whether his pledge to the electoral committee | neerning Connecticut had been redeemed. | ! The next morning the first question he asked | was, ‘How did Connecticut go? “Democratic | Isaid. ‘Then Lam saticfied,” was his reply and he laid back on his pillow and inquired no | furthe: “It wa y injudicions, in my judgment, | that tar sage of President Cleveland, put the democratic party on the lng the camy It brought fc nism from business sources that would not have been encountered if the message had not | Deen sent to Congres ness men were ed by the reports that their business was in count of th that danger, contributed to the fund y were E for the benefit of the republi didutes. I | | think that the republican party had three dc | lars to the democrats one, Parties are pretty well demoralized when it becomes a question of how much money is required to buy an elec- | tion, | “ean’t say whether father will go into poli- ties again, He certainly will not if he is gov- erned by the family opinion. He is too old a aged in active politics. If ly he may some place where the climate is not so sev. The thermometer at the hotel etnrance across the street from the ofice of Barnum, Richardson & Co.. on the when Mr. Charles Barnum was seen. regi ed a temperature low enough to drive a New Yorker back to the | is; it was down to 10 degrees above _— Died on a Railroad Train. Bostoy, Dee, 17.—N: aniel L. Bradlee, one of the leadin; 1 business men of this city, die train this morning en route to Keene, The Author of the Scott Laws Dead. HE WAS SEVENTY-@IREE YEARS OLD AND HELD PUBLIC OFFICE FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS. Coicmavs, Onto, Dec. 17.—Dr. Jas. Scott, author of the famous Scott liquor laws, died at his home at Lebanon yesterday, aged seventy- three years. He had been a member of the Ohio legislature eighteen years. He was ap- jointed secretary of Washington Territory by President Grant, and served as consul from | 1874 to 1878, having been a public official more | than thirty years. He was born in Washing- | ton county, Penn., July 15, 1815, and his deat! was due entirely to the infirmities of old age, Mautner eases : Affairs in Zanzibar. Zaxzimar, Dec. 17.—The French man-of-war D'Estaing has arrived here. The German plantation company will remove their plant and staff to Borneo. The sultan has returned to Zanzibar. He has been absent di the religious and sacrificial ceremonies to defeat the schemes of the whites, paras aie cencn Fatally Beaten by White Caps. Kansas Ciry, Mo., Dec. 17. ‘Don- ald, who was so unmercifull; reg hey: the Kansas beate: day by the mob calling pene lves division of “White Caps,” died —s——— asked his opin- Foraker w " New York 1 like to see it laid @ | He shouid have left there long before. Yes, [| ion of the Washington letter in the I know many people | read ia the newspapers that remark attributed | Herald on the Ohio sit and which was interested in cattle syndicates who would say | to father, that if he were found dead on the | se paper by special dispatch from “amen. “| morning of November 7, he hoped no one | t rhe governor did not know that he On Mr. Warner's promise that the Oklahonia | would sy that his death was in consequence of | had say on the subject, bill would not be called to-day Mr. Barnes | democratic defeat. He never made any such | but Nuch articles show withdrew the biil. | remark. He im't the kind of man to indulge | that somebody is walking the floor. So “API in such forebodings. He was ‘confident of vie- | far as am erned they can con- CAPITOL TOPICS. tory up to the last. He was deeply interested | tinue to w alk. I am not in that business at As to Mr. Sherm: nd the cabinet, rial tome w he goes in or stays out. So far as Ohio matters are concerned, the republicans of the stete will, in due time, determine them. If anyone should get in the dumps, and kick against the results, as t article intimates, it will not be the first time men have made such mistakes. Seed-time and harvest will come again all the same. As to the charges about treachery to Sherman they are getting stale. There was never any founda- | tion for any such talk — in the excited | imaginations of malicious busy-bodies, Mr, an failed to get the nomination for no other reason than that the delegates the convention preferred Harrison. and the result shows that they at least made no mistake, So far as Lam personally concered I trust I am well enough known to the people of Ohio not to need «certificate of charecter from any- body. They know hof¥ Mr, Sherman got his delegation and how it was held for him, and they will not take any instructions on that sub- ject from the Washington end of the New York dtraid, The republicans of Obio are too happy to have any use for anybody with eve ance,’ ” 8. —o- THE OHO WHITE CAPS, Gov. Foraker Tells How the Order was Broken Up. Coicunrs, Onto, Dec. 17.—Gov. Foraker said last night that a detective had been among the White Caps since the first report of their out- ra in this State, and that the names of all ‘secured, with such other evidence as would bring any offender to justice. He said that none of th mbers had been summoned to his office, but that several of them had come voluntarily, being frightened by the possibility of prosecution, and the result of their visit was organization had been permanently abandoned and the members had consented to > their line of conduct. The governor said that the White Caps were a regular organized secret body, but tha they had no connection with the organizatic White € in Indi- ana, They were divided into h and the entire order was under a general officer knowa as a “colonel.” T were nine lodges im Ohio, with a membership of 1,000, among whom were many prominent citizens, FOR CHARGING ILLEGAL RATES, Suits Aggregating $120,000 Begun Against lowa Roads and More Coming. Davexrort, Iowa, Dec. 17.—Twenty-four suits have been entered in the district court here against the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa- cific railroad by Attorney-Gene: Banter in the name of the state of Iowa, le ch: is extortionate freight rates, and the allegation asks $5,000 damage on each of the twenty-four suits, pope 2 in the aggregate to £120,000. Suits of a similar character are to be cqm- menced by came sane sat Dubuque, Dar. ington, Keokuk, and Cedar ids against roads with which they do besieoan, ———— Murdered by a Horse Thief. A KANSAS FARMER KILLED IN A DESPERATE STRUGGLE TO SAVE HIS PROPERTY. Torrxa, Kay., Dec. 17.—On Friday night, near the Indian Territory line, in Stevens county, a farmer named Howell heard a noise in his barnyard, and, upon going to found Jim Newton, a notorious 4 ing to leave with three of his best orses. Howell attacked the thief unarmed, and a desperate struggle ensued. The farmer was overcome, brutally beaten about and to finish his work the thief fired lets into Howell's body, and rode off to ritory with the horses. The mangled the farmer was found yesterday posse of farmers is following the desperate, —— From Wall Street To-day. New Youx, Dec. 17, 11 a. m.—The stock mar first time for several higher this 3 ot Aa i ; j i Sots nonctfon followed, but the Est agate but gathered strength and further fractional gains were made over the enfire list, There was a moderate business in the general but Lackawanna, St. Paul, and New jeetnee ageeeny ee new advance was by more animation and at 11 o'clock the market was active and firm te strong at about the highest prices of the hour, Sunk in the Ohio River, Prrrazvne, Dec. 17.—It is the i i re } E ii i