Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1888, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STARK BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’. ‘Tar Everixe is served to subscribers in the city by eatriere on their own account, at 10 cents rer ‘week, or 44c. per month. Copies at the counter, cents each. By mail—pos' propad—SO cents a month; one year, #6; six mou' Le [Entered at the Post (fice st Washington, D. C., as second-class mail matter | ‘Tux Warxtx Stas published on Friday—@1 8 year, postaze prepaid. Six months, 50 cents. §2-All mail subscriptions must be paid in advapce; Ro paper sent lonwer than 1s paid for. Rates of advertising made kno’ Vor. T3—No. 12,007. WASHINGTON, D. SPECIAL THOS. G. HENSEY, REAL ESTATE AND ‘Insurance Broker, has removed his offic the “Burche Building, 1300 F st.n.w., where he will continue his business asa Real Estate Manager and Conveyancer, and Insurance Agent. ‘Houses sold and rented, estates managed, rents collected and loans newotigted. Insurance placed in ‘the best companies, local or foreign, at the lowest rate. a IN ADDITION TO THE DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY DEPARTMENTS the Sisters cf St. Rose Industrial School have recently added a department of Cooke and e! No. 2023 G Street Northwest. d12-1m_ FOR CORRECT STYLES VISIT THE TAILOR, corner N. ¥. ave. and 10th st.n. 0¢30-2m Praxo ate In Brass, Silver and Wrought-Iron. The LARGEST Stock, the HANDSOMEST Stock, the CHEAPEST Stock. Until Christmas all our Novelties will be Cheaper than elsewhere. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 41,1p1m 424 Oth street, Esracusue 1840, FRANK M. LEWIS, Successor to Samuel Lewis’ Sons, JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH DEALER IN FINE STATIONERY, 1215 PENNA. AVE, OFFERS SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FINE FRENCH MARBLE CLOCKS, AT $16, $18, 320 and $25. LEMAIRE OPERA GLASSES (the best made), at $4, $5, 96, $7 and upward. FRANE M. LEWIS, 1215 PA. AVE. Resesex Au Your Furmsps Ar CHRISTMAS, AND YOU WILL HAVE AM- PLE MONEY TO GO ALL AROUND IF YOU BUY YOUR HOLIDAY PRESENTS FROM F. S WILLIAMS & CO, DRUGGISTS, Under Masonic Temple, Corner Ninth and F Streets Northwest. In making out our extensive list we will try not to @eceive our customers by advertising one article for say 39 cents which is worth but 35,and another for | 31 that is worth only 25 cents, and another for 21 cents when it should be 15 cents, but will endeavor to sive you the true worth of your money and mark the foods in plain figures. We have boucht very heavily for the Holidays, and have an endless variety of the choicest goods to select your numerous Presents from. ‘We Mave the largest stock of BOTTLES in the city, comprising some of the most beautiful and carefully- selected Patterns. Very Heavy, All Hand-Cut Glass Bottles, with solid earved stoppers from $2 to $10 per pair. Pressed Glass Bottle, of pretty designs, in endless varieties, running from 20 cents to $2.50 per pair. Plain Bottles for covering, with cut stoppers, from 20 cents to 50 cents each. Plain Bottles, with pressed stoppers for covering, cheaper than ever before. (Cut Glass Cologne Pitchers, beautiful styles in any quantities. Hundreds of patterns of Pressed Glass Cologne Pitchers, with Pressed Stoppers, running from 15 cents to #1 a piece. ‘Your special attention is called to one lot of Pitchers, 25 cents a pair. Oxidized Pungents, Cut Glass Pungents, all kinds of Pungents, of the rarest and most beautiful patterns, Imported Rose-Leaf Jars, Imported Vases of Bisque and Satin Ware. ‘Thermometers in plush, Thermometers plain, Ther- Mometers for ornamental work. Smokers’ Sets, Shaving Mugs and Broshes, Shaving Mugs of China, Shaving Mugs of porcelain, Oxidized-Handle Shaving Brushes, Ivory-Handle Shaving Brushes, Bone- Handle Shavirg Brushes Our stock of Plush Goods, which comprises every- thing in this line, ix the prettiest in the city. We have the langest variety and the richest designs that have Yet been displayed. We extend « cordial invitation to each and every one to call and look at our Plush Toilet Sets, Plush Dressing Cases, Plush Infant Sets, Plush Brusb aud Comb Cases fitted up with Oxidized Silver and CeL.uloid Goods. Of Manicure Sets we have some Leautifel patterns, in both Celluloid and Ox- idized Goods. Also, Whisp Brooms and Holders, in Oxidized, Ivory and Bone Handles ; Gentlemen's Plush Shaving Seta, All at very low prices. We also haves fine selection of Puff Boxes, in Ox- Idized Silver, Celluloid, Porcelain and Metal; Perfume Stands aud Odor Cases, Piate Glass Mirrors. In fact we have a little bit of everything to make the folks bappy at Christmas, We haye COLOGNES and TOILET WATERS, by the Pint, Half Pint and Quarter Pint, or in any quantity desired. Whst is more pleasing than ® nice bottle Aled with cheice Cologne for the loved ones at home? We alvo haves full line of the best Tripple Extracts, im Ounce, Half Pint and Pint Bottles; also in Bulk in apy quantity tosnit. Sachet Powders in all the odors of the very best French makes. We shall be very busy, of course, attending to the ‘Holiday buyers, but will be fully prepared to take good care of our regular Drug and Medicine Business, and our usual low prices will continne. All Prescriptions ‘will be prepared with our usual care and promptness, Don't mistake the place—-THE TEMPLE DRUG STORE, under Masonic Temple, corfier 9th and F sta. a6 ¥. 8. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, WE, ML ey SEE Sry RECEPTIONS | RECEPTIONS GENT'S DRESS SUITS for Hire, at iE TALLOR'S, 2. PROF. J. R. MERRITT, nt slate writer from spirit friends, Sit- a HE PAR = as WANSTALL & BROTHER, dissolved by mutual consent. |, $15, $17 lath st. n. thorized to settle the accounts of solution to take effect ETOFORE EX- John Wanstall, t Livery business, _JOHN WANBTALL. EV. AG. ZIMMERMAN WILL BEGIN ~—< a series of ‘vices in the We ern Presbyteriau Chur + between 19th and oth this evening at 7 public cordially “ima Tx, fav: 0. E. KENNEDY & SORS. Fancy Groceries aid Table ted Cigars. 1209 F st. n.w. Branch 1 oct NSURANCE COMPANY, :_ ‘ilding, corner of 7th st. and ms, D.C. '. 26. 1888. FIREMEN’S INSURANCE and Georgetown, t directors fo: be held on TUESDAY, January Sth, 1889, hours of 1 and 3 o'clock p. _426,298)5,14 cH BRADLEY, Cashier. 'S OF THE seas LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF RARE AND most exquisite Persian and Tur @eries and man; clea suitable for Holiday Presents. Comp! ‘Turkish Confections are bein reasonable prices. Call. 618-6: |ABEDIAN, Direct Importer. RE CIDER AND CIDER VINEGAR. je manufacture our goods Ww rs for the holi- ay w. Telephone 549-5, Ge 1068 DARKET WILL BE day arket on Christmas: ler of C BR. A. CRONIN, President. OF THE STOCKHOLD: of the Washi road company, for the held at the office of the company, WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of January be opened at 10a. m. be ks will be closed on tl 155%, and opened on January oP KOONES, Secretary. MANTEL AND CABINET ORNAMENTS (N ROYAL WORCESTER AND DOULTON, IN HUNGARIAN AND CROWN DERBY, 1¢ Most Complete Stock in the ci ROCHESTER AND DUPLEX LA’ UMBRELLA AND DECORATED PORCELAIN GAS FIXTURES, PORTABLE STANDS and GLOBES. 8.8. SHEDD & BRO., wee = ee NOTICE OF REMOVAL—I HAVE RE- ‘moved my office to the new marble front Rw; where L shall be pleased to clien . ROBERT L. FLEMING, Arehite 889. HURT, President, lowest possible NO! ERATIVE BUILD has removed to th H. A. H. Preside THOS. G. WENSEY. Sec’ iE PEST DRY GOODS YET One case Century Cloths, 8c. a One case of ton. an any goods sold in this city, af Great Bargains in Dry G THOS. J. LUTTREL, 20th st. and Pa. ave. ‘The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the SEC- N NAL BA NK, Washington, D.C.,_ Tato eeteld, af the Bank on | Ella M. Grover.’ ‘The acts granting pensions 5 SWAIN, Cashier. _ AND MECHANICS’ NA- B.C» December 5, 1 erown. D. C., December jon for ‘directors of this bank will Hl a Po on TUpsDaY, Janu- | tary of the Italian legation at Washington, has 2m. to 1 p.m. ims 2 OS Ih, Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICE.—I WISH TO INFORM no partners or agents, Gro ‘The annual electi eat the Banking House E OF THE MUTUAL, SURANCE CO. OF D.C., WASHINGTON, Dec’ 8, 1888. ),on. or before the LAST -R (31 at instant), 1S8s. "id the crowd of the last few ELER, Secretary. REAL ESTATE AND d 13th | term of the first district court of Utah of jolders are hereby the SSE R. H. T. LEIPOLD, In: it, west corner F ani sts. n.w., second ficor, where he will continue to con- Estate Business in all its branches. Keal Estate boughtand sold, Loans 1 collected Insurance effected in first. INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS S AND LOAN | <i the BURCHE building, 1300 F st. n. ee LE. M. J. PRANDI y ii Mew Tinie’: to re ¥ Fy [She ts now prepared to do Shainpooing. -1m" CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS, $971,539.64. Subscriptions for shares in the 16th issue received daily at the office of the Association, Equitable Build- Shares are $2.50 per month. 1,000 advanced on each share. Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantage of the Association are furnished upon application. Office hours, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be open from 6 to 5 o'clock p.m. Advances will be made promptly ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't, GROGAN'S INSTALMENT HOUSE. ‘739 AND 741 7TH 8T. N.W. house in_ the cit; erators, Stoves, &c. E' ing line sold on credit as: AND LAY ALL CARPETS FREE OF R&T. MASON DENTIST, 1201 S es] ‘crown tecth inserted. iy fo bay your Furniture, ‘practice in t weelve sears 4 500 tecth with nitrous foul eccaue used: artificial abd We guarantee Gloves which tear when first put on. HANDKERCHIEFS. Large assortment of Linen Handkerchiefs, from 10c. each up to $3.00. A special Real Duchesse Lace Handkerchief, for 58. ‘Xmas Goods at greatly reduced prices. 907 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. CEES rt i tH CECE CEES i ; E Secae eae regegegeggigeviege? POTOMAC RIVER BOATS . PIANOS AND ORGA’ PERSONAL... SPECIAL NOTICES... SPECIALTIES. D (Rooms)... -D (MiscELLANEOU! ‘D (Houses) TER RESORTS WOOD AND COAL PAWEL WWW VAN ABIWSTSRAGWIG VY BASSOWWUNVEYVSWWISIVALSPRVIIS Goverxwext Recerera To-Day.—Internal revenue, $394,091; customs, $675,364. Movements or U. 8. Navan Vessers.—The U. 8. 8. Dolphin arrived at Acupulco, Mex., yes- terday, on her way to Japan, The Richmond left the NewYork navy yard at 7:40 o'clock this morning for Hampton Roads, where she will be inspected and proceed to Montevideo. She will take the steam yacht Vixen on board at Norfolk. The Yantié arrived at Santiago de Cuba, Hayti, vesterday for coal. She will next return to Port au Prince. The Kearsarge has arrived at Cape de Verde on her way to Mon- tevideo. Fount Crass Postmasters.—The following fourth class post-oflices will be raised to the presidential class on the Ist of January: Brit- ton, Dak.; Albany, Mo., and Apollo, Pa, Assistant SECRETARY Tompson has re- turned to the city from a visit to his home in Charleston, 8. C. He will act at the head of the Treasury department until Secretary Fair- child’s return from Boston. ‘The latter is still in Washington, but was not at the department to-day. He will start for Boston to-night. A New Bayx.—The controller of the currency has authorized the organization of the First National bank of Johnson City, Tenn. Capital stock, 250,000. Two More Noranizs.—The President to-day appointed Frederick W. Jones and Webster Elmes to be notaries public for the District of Columbia, Patents have been issued to citizens of the District as follows: Chas. H. Bowen, electric cable support; Chas, A. Roeber, lamp bracket; Geo. N. Saegmuller, equatorial mounting for teleseopes; Samuel I. Scott, dental engine han piece. Tue Present Has Avproven the act authorizing the appointment and retirementof Andrew J. Smith, late colonel of the seventh J. 8. cavalry, anda major-general of volun- teers; the act for the relief of Geo. W.G and the acts granting pensions to Nancy A, Hayes, Lemuel 8. Spinner, Mrs. Louis Ward, Geo. 8. Thuring, Caroline M. MeDougal and to Catherine Tate and Wm. H. H. Welsh have become laws without the President's signature, Coust bz Foresta Gorxa to Brussers,—A Rome dispatch says Count de Foresta, secre- been appointed to the legation at Brussels. He will be sueceeded at Washington by Signor Denitto, A Creager Dispatcn rrom ApmiraL Luce.— | The Navy department has received a cipher dispatch from Rear Admiral Luce to the effect that the Haytian government has surrendered |the steamer Hayticn Republic into his custody. PanponeD By THE PrestpeNt.—The Presi- dent has granted pardon in the case of Bishop A.A. Kimball, convicted at the September | adultery, and sentenced to eight montl prisonment. The President's action in this maaues | case ix based upon reprosentations that the risoner is in an advanced stage of coneum; ion, and that he would not long survive in his present surroundings, Os tar Retmep List.—Major Chas. Dickey, eighth infantry, has been reported unfit for ac- tive service, and was to-day placed on the re- tired list. Aono THE Presipent’s CaLiers to-day were the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, Sena- tors Vance, Cooke and Jones (Arkansas), and Representatives Crain, Bacon, Butler and Cowles, with W.W. Barbour, D.W. Coles (North Carolina) and D, Phil Knapp (Tennessee). ‘Tue Oxtx Bonps offered to-day were $30,000 4s at 12874. A Prorosep New Feature iN THE Census Brt.—It has been suggested to Senator Hale, chairman of the Senate committee on the cen- sus, that a schedule of inquiry be added to those allowed by the House bill regulating the taking of the eleventh census. The schedule roposed is to be a complete census of the con- federate soldiers now living with their terms ofservice. There is alre: a provision made for returns of Union surviors, and a number of rsons have thought that a similar list should made up of ex-confederates. The proposi- | tion will be considered at the next meeting of | the committee. PersoxaL.—Mr. John Jannus, who has re- turned from Europe and established a studioin New York city, is spending the holidays with his brother, Frankland Jannus, at 1104 New Hampshire avenue.——Capt. Hi of Chi- cago, and C. P. Hunt and G. E. New York, are at Wormley’s,_—Col. W. E. Cut- shaw of Richmond, is Cae | the holidays with his mother and rs at 409 New York avenue.—J. D. Crawford of Champaign, Ill., and Henry Bacon of Jacksonville, are at the Arlington. f. W. B. Irelan tendent of the public schools at k, N.S. yD the holidays with Ww. Fitch of Mt street.——Jas. Roberts of Rhode Island is at Welcker’s.—Jas. cage of Greensbaugh, N. C., H. Boston, Pitcher of the army, and J. P. are at the Ebbitt——H ¢ Lpening C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1888. A SAILING PARTY LOST. Six Persons Drowned in San Francisco on Christmas. Sax Fraxctsco, Dec. %.—One of the saddest accidents of the year occurred yesterday after- TWO CENTS. THE SPEAKERSHIP. Three New Candidates Make Their Ap- pearance in the Field. HENRY CABOT LODGE AMONG THEM—IT MAY HAPPEN, IF THE STRUGGLE AMONG PROMINENT CONGRESSMEN IS 80 CLOSE AS TO FORCE A COM- PROMISE, THAT A DARK HORSE WILL WIN. Three new candidates for the speakership of the Fifty-first Congress are being placed in the field by their friends or by the friends of some other candidates. The movement is a very quiet one, but in at least one instance it has apparently acquired considerable strength. The new man who seems to be the leader of the trio is Mr. Henry Cabot D of Massachusetts, Just where his strongest support comes from is rather difficult to determine at this time, but that he has strength is evident. Before he came to Congress hegyas accused of tendencies that were slightly mugwumpish, but since he has been in the House he has developed into a rad- 1eal of the radicals—a republican throughout. On several occasions he has taken a prominent segs in party counsels, and the impression e made has been "universally favora- ble. is speech at the New England dinner at Brooklyn has been quoted extensively, and his admirers think he has claims that should not be entirely disregarded. Some of the shrewd ones, however, think that Mr. Lodge’s candidacy is’ inspired ‘by one or more of the bright westerners, who think that the honor should go to their section of the United States, and who feel sure that an active canvass by the young New Englander Would weaken Mr. Reed in his fight, The probabilities of a compromise candi- date being the successful one are already under discussion, and in that connection the name of Mr. John M. Farquhar, of Buffalo, has been mentioned. He is regarded as being an especially good man for such a place. He is credited with possessing a great deal of good, hard,common sense, while his knowledge of the ie of the House is said to be thorough. His friends in the next House are, it is understood, numerous, and there is a powerful | gine that the New York delegation will present his name in the caucus and will urge its acceptance with all the vigor which the Empire State usually displays when there is an office in sight. The third of the new candidates is Mr. Thos. M. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, but his supporters are doing very little in his behalf as yet. They are satisfied that “everything cometh to him who waits” and their campaign seems to be mapped out on that basis, It is understood, however, that the Pennsylvania delegation will be solid for Bayne. GIVEN UP TO SIGHT-SEERS. m But Few Law-Makers at the Capitol To-day and Little Work Doing. The fact that Congress has taken a recess seemed to make no difference to the pilgrims who make that building their Mecca. ‘The cor- ridors were pretty thoroughly tenanted all through the morning, and the chambers of both the Senate and House were scrutinized carefully. One feature of the crowd was the unusually large percentage of bridal couples, Another peculiarity was noticeable in the at- tire of almost every one; it was sometimes new gloves, sometimes a scarf, often a hat and more frequently a carefully “displayed silk handkerchief, but the great majority of both men and women rejoiced in new~gloves. Christmas presents, of course. Nota single Senator, nor a married one either, put in an appearance at the northern endof the Capitol until after noon and then the only one visible was Senator Manderson, who drove his pretty cream-colored horse up to the east entrance, went to his commit- tee room and ‘disposed of some corre- spondence and then drove away agai A few Representatives were in their seats in the House. Messrs. Cannon and Brower chat- ted about everything but the speakership in the rear of the hall. Mr. Jehu Baker busied himself with correspondence, and so did Mr. Culberson, Mr. Conger, and ‘Delegate Marcus Smith. Mr, Rowell and Mr. E. B. Taylor talked uietly of the coming administration, and therefore did not disturb Mr. Darlington, who occupied two chairs just in front of them, and who was engrossed in a pile of newspapers. Mr. Taulbee and Mr. Gear were also in the House for a while, and just before noon Mr. Burrows came in and broke up Mr. Cannon’s monopoly on the speakership fight, for Mr. Burrows is still a candidate. Sydney E, Mudd on Monday served notice of his contest on Representative Barnes Compton, of the sixth Maryland district for the seat in the Fifty-first Congress. Mr. Mudd’s grounds of contest are intimidation and fraud. Representative Jehu Baker has served notice on W. 8. Forman, democratic congressmen- elect in the old Morrison district of Illinois, that he will contest his election on the ground of fraud. Senator Beck arrived in Savannah Monday, and will spend some time there. The consideration of the Senate tariff bill will probably be resumed to-morrow by Sena- tor Allison, who is the only member of the sub- committee in the cit; AN EARLY POINTER. A Move in Favor of Senator-Allison as the Next Republican Nominee. “I think I can give you a pointer for 1892, already,” said an Iowa politician to a Star re- porter. “It is this: John N. Irwin, of Iowa, who was governor of Idaho for eighteen months under President Arthur's administration, has secured a controlling interest in the Chicago Times, and that paper will probably have con- siderable influence in republican circles here- after, Irwin is a warm friend of Senator Alli- son and his paper will be ready to boom the popular Iowan for the presidency when the proper time comes.” “But if Allison goes into the cabinet?” sug- gested the reporter. “He is not going to do so, He doesn’t want to give up his Presidential chances by burying himself in a cabinet office. I don’t mean to say that there won't be an Iowa man in Gen. Har- rison’s cabinet, for I think John 8, Clarkson will be the Secretary of the Interior. Clarkson has been a warm friend of Gen. Harrison for many years. If Clarkson’s health could have e strain he would have been the chair- man of the republican national committee, and would have been entitled to all the credit that is now given to Senator Quay. I don’t mean to depi Qui generalship. but I do think that Clarkson would have handled affairs successfully. By the big Uo pape | of ” he added, ‘‘although he the office of territorial governor for a year and a half. he was only at his post for a month or so, and when the vouchers for his salary were sent him he declined to take any money on the ground that he had not rendered service for it. Con- Li fi ile FEE Telegrams to The Star. MANY BUSINESS BLOCKS IN RUINS. DEATH AMID OHRISTMAS GAYETY. SUICIDE OF A CINCINNATI LAWYER. — ee ee BOLO EE ERS TOOK A BATH AND SUICIDED. burg Hotel. Special Dispatch to Tuk EVENING Stan. Lyncusuna, Dec. 26.—A young man came.to this city on Saturday last and registered at the Arlington hotel as Robert Moore, Georgia. He was seen in the office of the hotel yesterday morning, apparently sober and undisturbed in mind, but the porter, on enteting his room at 11 o'clock to-day, found him dead in bed. The following note was found, addressed to the proprietor of the hotel: “I regret having to inconvenience you in this manner, but-am com- pelled to do so. Send message to Warren Rohr, ticket agent, Norfolk and Western depot, ask ing waere Allen Hull (who is my brother) is | we located. Should he not know, telegraph Allen ig y vest, with watch and scarf-pin. I have just taken a bath and put on clean clothes, so that it will hardly be necessary to go through that in. My name is not Moore, but Robert Allen Hull, referred to in_this note, is g Passenger agent of the Norfolk and , and a letter, supposed to contain the cause for the suicide, was left for him, to be delivered on his arrival. Three two-ounce laudanum bottles were found empty Western railroa in the room. —_——___ STANLEY’S NATIONALITY. Again Discussing it in England in Cone nection With a Proposed Rescue. Special Cable Dispatch to Toe Evenine STAR. was born in Flintshire. Stanley understood here that his name is Row CHRISTMAS IN ENGLAND. The Weather was Mild and Everybody Sent Christmas Cards. Special Cable Dispatch to Tu EVENING STAR, Loxpon, Dec. 26.—It has been years since London has enjoyed so mild a Christmas. Owing partly to this fact and also to the un- doubted revival of trade, the streets have been free from the gangs of unemployed who pa- raded them last year. The pressure upon the letter-carriers and oe has been abso- ‘he post-office engaged a whole army of extra workers, and strange-look- ing men without uniform who staggered under a weight of sacks overburdened with Christ- mas cards have delivered letters until un- earthly hours. The fashion of sending these cards is becoming quite a mania, The Prince of Wales this year sent out shoals, and almost everybody follows suit. St. Valentine's day, er hand, is fast becoming neglected. lutely unexampled. on the o' evinckoa ee veabtsate THE GRAND OLD MAN. troversy—His Reception in Naples. Special Cable Dispatch to Tue EVENING STAR. spondence with Mr. Gladstone about Creed: knowable, and Darwinism affords all that can be known respecting the inscrutable first cause. Thereupon Gladstone wrote an ardent defense of orthodoxy. T hear from Naples thatthe English residents there are almost all tories. One computation puts the number of liberals as low as four per- sons, All the enthusiasm for Gladstone comes from the Italians and a number of Americans there who are warm admirers of him. WHILE PLAYIN Two Men Fataliy Clothes Catching Fire. Curcaco, Dec. 26.—A number of casualties resulting from accidents at Christmas festivities in this vicinity are reported in this morning's dispatches. At Geneva, IIL, John M., Stillwell was impersonating Santa Claus at a church festival. His costume caught fire froma candle and Stillwell was fatally burned. There was uite a panic in the church. several women and children being badly bruised in the scramble for the door. At Darnelle, Ill, F. W. Sniith dressed himself as Santa Claus, m: ig liberal use of cotton batting. and then incautiously set to work to light the Christmas tree. The cotton took fire and Smith was so horribly burned that recovery is impossible, A LITTLE BOY FATALLY BURNED. At Milwaukee Mrs. L. Eidel stepped out to a store, leaving her children in bed. During her absence her four-year-old boy got out of bed and started to light the candles on the Christ- mas tree, which he had seen illuminated the night before. His night dress took fire, and the little fellow ran k to bed with his and burned rapidly. The mother came home in time to rescue another child sleeping in the bed. The little boy was horribly burned, and ied shortly afterward. easy. SUS, A Nebraska Bank Failure. AN EXAMINER FINDS THE ASSETS OF THE CON- CERN MUCH GREATER THAN THE LIABILITIES. Cuicago, Dec. 26.—A dispatch from Red Cloud, Neb., 8a) Tea ill iff _ Failure of the Stock SIXTY BUILDINGS BURNED. ‘The Business Portion of Marbichead in Testis mame, tenia, aaa ree ae, Gnd oh ‘octets drvtnel, The bee Loss of Over Half a Million at Marblehead A Mild and Merry Ohristmas in England. A Young Man Kills Himself in a Lynch- Loxvox, Dec. 26.—The prospect of British { t ington troops being sént to rescue Stanley bas led to | Cropley & Bro., on Essex strect, Peaches’ shoe ep eDaily ene ——— Fie'Zersodcel rua! “De bye Sect | nt st night found Devil Boyer asea tn the fire swept on, destroying the residence and | T00™ w'th his wife, Deane proc on axe ry of Wm. C. Lefavre. Its progress was | 24 struck Boyer th Oe rushing his skull, killing him instantly. He ‘Sweeping eros Srving enae | then walked seven miles to Potosi, and gave the question of his nationality being raised. “One who knows” writes to the Times to say that Stanley's real name is Owen, and that he is accustomed tosay that he isa Welchman, but it is generally He Engages in Another Religious Con- Loxpon, Dec. 26.—Samuel Laing is the pub- lisher of the pamphlet, “A Friendly Corre- which arises out of an article by Laing in the Agnostic Annual on the Gladstone-Ingersoll controversy. Gladstone requested Laing to furnish an authoritative summary of a negative creed or body of negative propositions so far adopted on the negative side as to be what the apostles and other accepted creeds are on the positive. Laing hes complied and enunciated aseries of propositions. For instance, what | the positive creeds profess to define are un- Vice-President Bond, of the Chicago, | Tibly burned on face and body and both | Milwaukee and St. Paul railway. wants the sce_| destroyed. He will probably die. g pooling repealed, an amend- maaan | ment adopted Feqairing that like public notice | ,T Open the Mu on eente.. | shall be given when rates are reduced as when ¢ raised, and make such notice not less than | Metropolitan Muscum of Art and Museum of SANTA CLAUS. Burned by Their man drifted about for some time, but by visited by a conflagration last night that burned | cries attracted the attention of some men on over the entire business portion, about twelve | schooner, who rescued him, The acres. The fire was first discovered in the | made up on Christmas eve at the house of Mr. honse-farnishing store of B. H. Powers, on hm po where a number of friends were Pleasant street, at about 10 o'clock. The first | bled at a Christmas tree @ loud explosion of htha, | tunates resided in this cityexcept Miss Morales, firemen reached the burning build-| Whose home is in Pasadena. ing it fell with a crash. It was a wooden = structure, and was rapidly consumed. The firemen did their best to hold the flames in check, but their efforts amounted to nothing. ‘The buildings surrounding the structure were mere shells, and it seemed as if, everywhere a spark fell a starte: n nm minutes | Hamil from tho timo the first alarm war tung the ton county was radely shocked this morn- entire business portion was ® Christmas tree party, All the > CINCINNATI SHOCKED. ing by the news of the suicide of exJudge Robert A. Johnston, at his residence in Avon- A SEA OF FLAME. dale. Judge Johnston was a strong. brave man, The fire raged fitreely and the two companies | genial among hix associates, a universal favor. were of no avail tofill the task they were called | ite, with strong domestic feeling. About two upon to perform. Assistance was summoned — pw . & daughter of from Lynn, Salem, and Swampscott, and these 4 : pd towns quickly responded, Tt Ne cetimated th Fainfal illness, | Since then Judge: Johnston ¢ loss is between £500,000 an .000. c eutire shoe manufacturing district, the princi- “pee marag ergs hy aml pe — pal business of the town, was burned to the | \ou¥qiay he dined with his marri a, and; fully sixty buildin, beverlpegeey the = om r dinner v: ople were frantic and rushed to and fro | {hy Stave of his wife in Spring Grov — sich api ttsearly anager sate, | witout drosng hime tok «revolver wich ‘Seame cae the dwelling | 2@ had in his room and deliberately fired a ball fed after a long and been known to be broken with grief, though grave of his wife in Spring Grove cemetery. Cleaned. out, ‘and ae thes | thtough his head, causing instantaneous death. stood watching their homes consume they | He was well established financial! ; happy in PRESENTED A PITIABLE SIGHT. The fire after demolishing the building in | grief at the loss of his life-long companion. He which it started swept directly, across to Recha- | Was between 55 and 60 years‘old, bite hall, which is burned. From there it i Foe gver toward W, B. Brown's house, which AN UNFAITHFUL STEWARD. ed the limit of the fire on the western ‘i . "The wind was fortunately light. By this How a New York Merchant’s Business time help from Salem, Lynn and Swampscott | — W arrived and this reponse put new life into the| New Yong, Dec. 26.—Adolph Wittslock was cheerless workers. The city was flooded with | some time ago the confidential clerk of Her- strangers from the surrounding towns. On Pleasant street the dwelling houses of Nathan Pitman and Asa Blaney, the Boston and Maine | #8 Leonard street. | The merchant went to Eu- depot, Cole Bros shoe factory, the horse-car | 7oPe and left Wittslock in charge of his busi- station, Stacey A . i fatuated by two concert saloon girls,upon woolen factory, a large structure four stories | C#™meinfatua’ y on girls,’ igh, tnd numerous small buildings were re whom he lavished money and expensive clothing, ced to ashes, On the opposite side Jose Lefavre's dwelling hous, H. 0. Gyment’s pats, Be snplages Snharges. ond ping hardware store, the Grand Army hall and the | tired Me’ Schewee in dhe fone a aot things fire a headquarters. a magnificent ; or Se mee oe return brick building; the Rialto block, C. Gregory - - drug store, the Boston branch grocery store, | fer! hall. confessed his ae eee we and dry goods store of Geo. Graves were de- | Held in $34 Segoe seen justice Duffy On Essex street the flames destroyed | olen market pelieoceert. Allerton halland the immense wooden struc- ture of E. H. Woodbury, shoe manufaucturer, Allerton hall is occupied as a shoe factory by Jonathan Orme. Thi all his domestic relations, and there is no cause for this act ¢ his overwhelming was Ruined in His Absence. man Scheyer, a commission merchant of 46 and ‘drug store, Jonathan Bourne's | 268. The clerk at once took to riotous living, be- Finally all the merchant's goods were dis- from Europe. Wittslock was arrested in a con- —_ Murdered Him as He Slept. Sr. Lovrs, Dec. 26,—A tragedy occurred at the little village of Old Mines, in Washi e factory of Jacob and struck Boyer three blows on the head, ‘consnmed the handsome | »imself up to the sheriff, claiming that he was of Dr. Whitmore. | Here the flames aS ee eir course and, sweeping on to Resi Sewell street, completely destroyed everything Killed While Resisting Arrest. in rear of Pleasant st., making everything clean 2 ° ‘ des of tie raikeed track” The rer naci re says: Josh coe, alias Bell, residences of Mr. Chamberlin and the late | C°lred, of Harrodsburg, got into a drunken Crossman, Paine’s livery stables, | TW Yesterday, and Policemen Smith and Wag- Thomas Rix’s fruit stand, and numerous small | £00er attempted to arrest him. Briscoe re- waildings were burned to the ground. At 3 : o'clock the fire was under control, though yet cea Retenen eee Meces snk ete Sey burning fiercely. ‘This stolid old burg in June, | 1S *0 fire.a shot gun at the officers when Wag 1S77, was visited by @ fire which swept. over | foMCt ® ot him through the heart by accident, nearly the same district. During the progress | #¢ clair of the prosent fire several explosions were Jnstitying tho kiting pen the tosthneny of heard. Fully 1,000 workmen are thrown out of | ®°¥¢F#! colored witnesses, Lovrsvitte, Dec. 26.—A ‘ial from Har- sisted, and his colored mistress attacked the e claims. A coroner's jury returned a verdict Murder at a egro Ball. oe ~ " AN UNFORTUNATE MAN SUDDENLY SEIZED AxD THE INTERSTATE LAW. SHOT TO DEATH AT SHORT RANGE. Further Criticism of Western Railroad | Lovisvitez, Ky.. Dec. 26.—Spencer Bryan ers on its Workings. Cuicaco, Dec. 26.—A number of additional colored, was killed last night at a in Jeffersonville, his slayer being Jen tuton, also colored. Dancing was going on when a interviews with railroad managers on the inter- | pistol shot was heard, and then another. A state commerce laware printed to-day. Traftic | man who was standing next to Bryant at the Manager Reeve, of the Chicago and Grand | tite says he heard no quarreling, and the first Trunk road, «a For the past orcle menikd | thing he knew of the matter war hearing the that the provisions of the inter. | Sot and seeing Caxton holding Bryant by the state-commerce law have been properly | COlar and using the pistol at short . The observed by many of these railways, "On the | Yictim died instantly. Caxton made his escape ey | schemes to evade the ‘act, such as ‘under- | billing, payment of commissions, appointing | ® shippers a8 agents, &c. From the beginning | #2 8¢lf-defense. T Believed ‘the " law wat a good. one. am of the same opinion to-day, and although _ I believe it could be amended 80 as to make it |. WHEELING, W. Va., Dec. 26,—By an explo- more operative, I still think that if all wre Vay dane pede used by | roads would strictly obey the present law it | Would be far better for themselves and more | Mears and Henry Newhaus were badly burned tory to the commercial community at | *20ut the head and body, and Wm. Myles ter- to this side of the river. where he was early this morning. He says he was ave resorted to various oY suddenly by several men at the ball and fired —_.__ Both His Eyes Déstroyed. New York, Dec. 26.—The trustees of Hy he commission should have au- | Natural History have agreed to open the | thority to suspend such notice when necessary | ™¥Seum on Sunday between the hours of 12 to meet the competition of lines “working | 2008 and 6 o'clock, or on two evenings of the | wholly or in part by water or vin Canada, He | also fayors an amendment prohibiting trans. | 5#turday. " ortation contracts with shippers for a longer v1 \Sasateaanes tate ser | A Virginia Tobacco Factory Burned. President Stickney, of the Chicago, Kansas City and St, Paul railway wants a more vigor- ous administration of the law. It is, he says, | fatally defective in one respect, ‘The right to | control carries with it the dut , overnment can rightfully take away from the | ®t One time that the whole town would be de- |individaal the power of protecting himself | ‘toyed, and Danville was asked for assistance, without at the sane time extending the protec- | but the fames were finally extinguished. | tion of the government. The “act to regu- late commerce” lias, to a certain ex- Se eee Before the | yoke out in the third story of the build- as" customary where | t a 7 company was forced by competition | 2, No, 38 Clinton street, occupied by Samuel or otherwise to accept less than the remu- | Soon after the fire nerative rate at one point to make it good by | *tarted there were two explosions in quick suc- a higher chargo ai intermedisto points, and geasion, supposed to have been kerosene oil. where one company made predatory excur- sions upon another to make ‘reprisals in the | €€ant, Wild & Co,, dealers’ in stoves and tin- week until 10 o'clock, one of which shall be Daxvitte, Va., Dec. 26.—At South Boston festerday the large tobacco tactory of J. W. ‘asley was burned. The factory was occuj by Norman & Evans, and contained a to protect. No | ld tobacco valued at $35,000. It was feared H Fire in a Boston Oil Store. Boston, Dec. 26.—Early this a fre Walker as an oil store. to No. 40, occupied by Sar- Self-protection in the manner | We. Floods of water were poured into the indicated is prohibited by the law, but the | Puil before the flames could be extin- fo extend any protection against a guished. J. B. Plummer & Co., dealers im competitive company m: tive rate and sions into its neighbor's bailiwick a A Big Strike Likely. BITTER FEELING BETWEEN ENGLISH COTTON OP- ERATIVES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. Loxpon, Dec. 26.—A crisis appears to be im- Last evening about 7 o'clock Officer Mans- minent in the Bolton cotton trade. A portion " of the employes are already on strike and re- | S¢ld’s attention was called to « cheap boarding fuse to return to work until their demands are | house at No. 222 B street northwest, where he complied with. The masters i wooden ware, occupy No. 36, and were consid- an unremunera- : rom more predatory excur- | ably damaged by water. on Linn Se HE NEARLY BLED TO DEATH A Serious Stabbing Affair from a Quarrel About a Woman. was informed a man had been