Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1888, Page 1

~ qHE EVENING STAR POLISHED DAILY. Except Sunda; op THE STAR BUILDINGS, sd Sectbwert Corn’ Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St. by Tie Evening Star Newspaper Company, s, H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't, Sra is served to subscribers in the san Exrsorn ou their own account, at 10 ceuts per 5 Sy4c_per month. count an uy STam—published on Friday—@l a x fas Viirsprepaid. Six months, 50 cents. Che Vor. 73—-No 12,009. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1888. “SPECIAL NOTICES. _ EY, REAL ESTATE AND removed his st SERPs departrent of Cookery. aot a eavet and eficient IN ADDITION T MILLINER’ ree ASSOCIATION. for the purpose. of s N, for the pul nine directors to during the ensuing Le held at Masonic Hall, Georgetown, D.C SDAY, January 1, 1889, at 7 p.m. is oH W. BARRETT, Sec. THE \.L MEETING OF THE AS- sociated Charities will be held at the sipost experienc cook. so. ‘New Be ther are now to receive orders for Lunches | York Avenue Presbyterian church, next FRIDAY Si knele Dishes such ae Chicken, Cro- | EVENING, December 8, at 7:30 o'clock. Commis- ecm Babss. Cakes, &e. joner_ Webb Weill preside. ‘Senator Ingalls and iss learned by making are fe addrenees. ve. pats i ee | Yaad ecient igi Perenn, ae ahi « ie mae 023 G Street Northwest__d12-1m_| Keports of the officers, orders for food, fuel, Ree Tony — T. LEIPOLD. REAL ESTATE AND | B¢,8e2t to the annual ineeting, or to the Central Oftice, Agent, bas removed his office to ding, southwest corner F and 13th . where he will continue to con- Business in all ita branches, nd sold, Loans negotiated, Rents fected in first-class companies E — FOR CORRECT STYLES VISIT o THE TAILOR, caver SN. ¥.ave. and 10th st nw. 0c30-2m Ore Wanexoous je always fresh with new designs and new features IN MANTELS AND TILES, gad we shall continue to KEEP DOWN THR PRICES sewe did thronch the past year, having insugurated eGREAT CUT last spring. HAYWARD & HUTCHINSON, 21pm 424 Oth street. A Scecessrez Issvz. IN MAKING UP OUR ANNALS FOR THE PRESENT HOLIDAY N WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT THE PEOPLE OF WASH- INGTON IN DEALING WITH PLAIN FACTS HAVE ACCOMMODATED THEMSELVES TO THE DEMANDS OF THE SEASON BY ACT- ING UPON OUR ADVICE SUGGESTED IN ov SEASONABLE HINT. HUNDREDS AFTER MAKING THEIR PURCHASES FOP CHRISTMAS EVE’S DE- LIVERY MANIFESTLY PLEASED WITH FQUITABLE METHOD OF AND FINDING A COMPLETE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, DECLARE THE HERETOFORE INEXPLICA- BLE ouR DEALING, SATISFACTION CONUNDRUM SOLVED! WE CAN NOW, APTER A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE TRIAL OF OUR EQUITABLE €REDIT SYSTEM, PROCLAIM TO THE PUB- Lit THAT OUR EFFORTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE, LEAVING US THE HAPPY POSSESSORS OF ACONTENTED MIND. IN FUTURE, AS IN THE PAST, WE PURPOSE TO METE OUT DMPARTIAL JUSTICE TO ALL, a5 THE EXIGENCIES OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE MAY CALL FOR UPON THE FOLLOWING HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WHICH COMPRISE OUR LINE: ROCKERS OF ALL DESCRIP- TIONS, FANCY TABLES, A COMPLETE LINE OF RUGS, ART SQUARES, LACE CUR- TAINS, PARLOR CLOCKS, SIDEBOARDS, HAT-RACKS, WALNUT AND OAK EXTEN- SION TABLES, TOILET SETS, PARLOR AND BED-ROOM SUITES, CARPETS, STOVES, AND IN PACT EVERYTHING FOUND IN A FIRST-CLASS HOUSEFURNISHING STORE. HOUSE & HERRMANN'S CASH AND CREDIT FURNITURE AND CARPET HOUSE. 921 AND 923 SEVENTH STREET N.W. AND 636 MASS. AVE N.W di-lm N. W. Bencuert OFFERS helt at the of the pany, Georgetown, on WEDNESDAY: the oth day of January, 1580. °° 0 EVERY DESCRIPTI ye polls will be opened at 1U.a. mi. ahd closed at 12 ae ey m. Transfer books will be closed on the 2d of January, | or 1889, and opened on January 9, 188%. i. HURT, President. IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC STANDARD AND FANCY GOODS FOR THIS SEASON. 707 G st. u,w,, at any time. __L. 8. EMERY, General Secretrry. HERE W PA Des ea Tesh eT do weak =U, 7:30 o’eloc! Dec. 31,1888, at same hour. _a28-2t <i (at Mrs, Harrisen’s). should be made early. fie POR NEW Jordan Salted and Prince's Paper Shell Almonds, ‘Malaga Grapes, Florida and Mandarin Oranges, Lady | Finger Apples, Choice Bananas, Celery and Table Raisins, Colored Wax Candles, Genuine Java and | Mocha Coffee, Select Olives, Wine and Champagnes. Salt Water Oysters, fresh shucked to order. CHAS. H. RAUB & CO., 28-3" WASHINGTO! N, D. C., DECEMBER 27, 5 188%.—All persons having claims against ELIZABETH BURROGH on account of the plant and business lately operated and conducted by her in the t rtation of freight, merchandize and sand, upon the waters of the Potomac. are req to Ale their claime with the undersigned, at once. _ 428-3" ee e regular 11.T- 0. 0. F., will take . DECEMBER 29, n of UNION LODGE Ni on SATURDAY E) at their hall, at 7 election of officers. cers, JANUARY 7, 1589, at 7:30) will take place on MONDA’ PM. Rica ENO is, Mt. Vernon’ Assembli of Lu, are ordered to attend # K. L. C. at their new hail, FRIDAY at ie m., for Cay “7 of officers and other busi- ia ©. €. WOOD, M. We UST EIv Be ont imtred ten potind packages Fine New York Creamery Butter, for family tse. . @, '@. CORNWELL & SO: 141 ARS. Cakes, ° — FOR NEW YE. ‘Qne-pound Fruit — = = Five ‘Ten WELL & SON. GAL. is a>, NEW YORE “S&~ extra Hickory Nu Hote made Mince Meat. 10. an _G. G. CORNWELL & SON. YEAR'S PLUM PUDDING. WASHI he annual ineeting for the electi: be held on T of this bank of directors for the ensuing year will ESDAY, January Sth, 188, between the hours of 1 and 3 o'clock O&)O.14 a NERSAIP HERETOFORE EX. ‘ween William and John Wanstali, ‘HER, Livery business, een dissolved by mutual consent. JOHN WANSTALL will continue the business at the old stand, 815,817 19th st. nw..and he alone is su- thorized tle the solution trading as WA. bas accounts of te said firm, the dis- M WANSTALL, JOHN, WANSTALL. be effect December WILLIA 6. 1888. N’S INSURANCE deorgetown, will meet AY, January 7th, between the m., for the purpose of electing Wasnt ‘The Stockholders i COMPANY, of Washington an: at this office on 3 ANNUAL ELECTION OF SE’ vs year by the Stoc Machine Company pany, Rooms 4 and “@~ Trustees for the cusuin, holders of the Washington Bric be held at the office of the C New York ave. n.w., D MONDAY of Janus) w SECON 14, 1889. Polls open from p01 suace of the by-laws of said couspany T. L. HOLWROOK, The Washingtoti Brick Machine Company, President _ai4 JIVEN THAT THE ual meeting of the stockhokiers of the Brick Company will be held at the of- Building, in TH DAY OF @ object of of said ny, Room 331, Corcoran ington, D. S89. at x D. such meeting being lueeting. aww WASHINGTO! => —~ The Market Co E Market, in thecity of Washi j lock m,on the first Monday, being the DAY OF JANUARY, ISS9, for the cho dtirectors for the ensting te subject within the power —— MARKET COMPA nnual meeting of the ay Will be b Id at the office of the con:- in Center st year, ated the 3. Washington, D. C., Dec ~e=> PURE CIDER AND CIDER VINEGAR. We manufacture our goods and guarantee theut pure. We are now booking orders for the boli- EMPIRE STEAM CIDER CO., 611 7th st.n.w. Teleppone 548 a =A MEELING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS Beem i hs Mashugton ana - the elee' of directors, will be C. M_ KOONES, Secretary. => MANTEL AND CABINET ORNAMENTS N ROYAL WORCESTER AND DOULTON, IN HUNGARIA. D CROWS DERBY, TOO MANY TO ESPECIALLY QUOTE. piges inthe ote = RATED PORCELAIN THE ADVERTISED LISTS x mina ORES. e te = 432 9th st pow. OTHER HOUSES. Be FOR PORE CALIFORNIA WINES AT THE MY PRICES 4 re ARE THE SAME AS THEIRS, DEPOT OF SPRING LEAF TEA. 1325 F STREET. 22.24,26,28,51 Lavus Jscxers Aso Ussrens. MADE TO ORDER, AT 230 La By Onper Or Tux Trvsrexs THE BANKRUPT STOCK OF CLOTHING ecutained in store #12 F STREET Bust positively be sold in eight days to wind up this trust estate. If you want the greatest banguins of your Iife come at once. We mention a few of the extraurdi- nary barvains we are offering, and remind our readers Vhat this Gigante < Sale will only last eight Chinchilla Overcoats, ‘ustom made and post- | Uxely Worth #16. A splendid Black or Biue Corkscrew | Overcoat for $5.50, worth $18 Over 7,000 dif- lerent styles of high «rade 5iIk and Sativ-lined Suits | Sad Overcoats equal to the fiuest made; mustgo re $ fardiew of cost or quality. Children's Suits reduced | 81.57, formerly 85. * at S22S. formerly 86. Children’s Overcoats $1.87, formerly @5. 5,000 Boys? {uit god Overcoats, axes tutrteen and eighteen years, ve from @BOto S15. Don’t wait three or four days, but ‘ome af once to this Bankrupt Sale, 912 F STREET N.w, SIX DOORS FROM 9TH 8T, — & a A BROT! wasstanl, eS tiheea ‘Louisiana ne of a MON art-dt, will é ae —E a c 1 Socl) ober business bo le cw MPI et be Ofte < in eS 9 | | . | OF oe Uitice hours, 9 ident. loths, Se. a ya For Great Bargains in Dry Goods call on ODS YET 01 oa Flannel, at I! Detter than any coods sold in this city at THOS. J. LUTTREL, ith st. and Pa. ave. Lam not re lnade dicwetly through ine. ber's Orchestre, OFFIC: TH t i> URANCE CO. OF D.C. WasitiNGTow, Dec Policy-holders are hereby notits surirace for the pear 1G 0 ore the Ll MONDAY IN DECEMBER (ist iustant:, TSS5. Please come early and avoid the crowd of the jast few J. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. F PHE IX DUSTRIAL SAVINGS “@~ Association has removed burding, 1300 F st. nw. THOS. OP THE MUTUAL eIKE 1 EQUITABLE O-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F 8T. ASSETS, $971,539.64. Subscriptions for shares in the 16th issue received Gaily at the office of the Association, Equitable Build- tog, 1005 F st, Shares are #2.50 per month. 21,000 advanced ou each share. Pampblets explaining the objects and advantage of the Amociation are furnished upon application. Office hours, trow Pam. to 4:30 pan. On the first Wednesday in cach reenth the office will be open from €to S o'clock p.m Advances will be made promptly at 7 o'clock. THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't, INO. JOY EDSON, Sec’y, n2z Washington | { | pany Fonp.—The | PUBLIC OF | for the S88. t ~_ | amounting to | \ | | | | | | | | | | | | to-day to attend the annual banquet of the | 'D STATIONERY. BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMS... COUNTRY REAL ESTAT! FINANCIAL... FOR RENT (Rooms) FOR RENT (Hovses) (MISCELLANEOUS) (STorEs) FOR RENT (STaBies) FOR SALE (Hovses), GENTLEMEN'S GOOD: HOUSEFURNISHINGS., LADIES’ GOODS y 3 geeeeggriyreeyzi? OCEAN STEAMERS POTOMAC RIVER BOATS . PIANOS AND ORGANS PERSONAL.. PROFESSIONAL. PROPOSAL RATLROAD! SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIALTIES., THE TRADES. WANTED (Boarp), WANTED (Hexp) WANTED (Srrvations) WANTED (Rooms)... z H uate WANTED (Houses) WOOD AND COA ‘ New Year Calls. Those who wish announcements made in Tue Star either that they will or will not re- | ceive on New Year day are requested to send | notice to that effect, duly authenticated, with | such particulars as may be desired, to the office | Lefore 10 o'clock Monday morning. For obvious | reasons this list, which will appear in the edi- | tion of Monday evening, will be confined to the names authorized and sent in as above, for which, of course, no charge will be made. American Natunatists. Prof. G. Brown Goode, Rathbun and Mr. Geo. P. Merrill, of the National museum, and Dr. C. Hart Merriam, of the department of ornithology of the agricultural department, are in Baltimore American Naturalists’ association. i Savivos axp Trvst Com- sport of the condition of the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Co.’s fund Past year has been prepared by Con- renholm. the commissioner of the Tre FReepMEeN roller trust. The receipts were 3.326, the disburse- ments $3,450, and there is now a cash balance of 26,067 on hand. There were twelve claims, 207, paid. Under the act of 1883 1,016 claims, amounting to $13,314, have been paid, leaving 1,394 unpaid, amounting to $9,055. The assets on hand to meet these claims have an estimated value of $14,769. When the bank failed in 1574 there were 6 —- whose accounts amounted to $: 925. Of this 62 per cent were paid in va- rious dividends, amounting to $1,822,754. The amount not called in and barred by the aet of 1881 aggregates $184,494. A Five Ou. Parstixo of Wm. Henry Smith, General manager of the Associated Press, was to-day presented to the House press gallery by C, T. Webber, of Cincinnati, the artist. it is life-size, representing Mr. Smith in his library surrounded by volumes, one of which is opened before him. Bus Orevep.—The following have submitted bids for putting in an elevator in the Pension building: Whittier Machine company, Elias Brewer, Wm. Morse & Co., and Otis Bros. & Co. The bid of Elias Brewer, 22,690, was the lowest. J. F. Manning, whose bid is 51 cents per foot. | is the lowest bidder for furnishing slate base in | the Pension building, und Thomas Morgan & for furnishing sky- 5 ). Co. are the lowest bidders lights, their bid being § 458. Vinorsta PostMasTERs APPorn Te! Besant has been appointed postm Road depot, Shenandoah count M. T. Smith at Verbena. Pagec —Henry R. Es.—Jerome B, Burke, der of the Department of the | G.A.R., has been appointed chief | of the Gazette and issue division, Patent Office, | The chief of that division. i. 8. Marvin, of | Massachusetts, has been appointed chief of the draughtsmen division, vice Marcellus Gardner, deceased. Laxp Centivicares CANCELED. — Secretary Vilas has directed the certification of some 90,000 acres of jand in what is known as List | No. 5 in the land district at Lake View, Ore to be set uside, on the ground that the grea portion was certified to the state erroneously as | swamp and overflowed lands. A new survey is | ordered. cuiLD left last night for Bos- | Seckerary Far ton, where he will deliver an address before | | the Massachusetts Tariff Reform association to-day. Carr. A. P. Cooke, commanding the receiv- | ing-ship Fray 1. Who has been very ill at St. | Vincent's hospital. Norfolk, Va., has returned | to the command of his ship, \ Ma. Wa. M. Garr is reported just the same. There seems to be no cheuge in his condition | since yesterday. | CALLERS to-day | Amoxe Tue Parsi were the mony, Repres Felix Campbell. and Superintendent Gr: IN AID OF ‘al, Commodore Her- Heard, Blenchard, | Campbell and Moore, NA | the Fiftieth Congr al report of the lighthouse board to | ade | ! establishine ¢ of private lights | and buoys in the navigable wat the United | States, and it again asks that provision be made | to enable it to establich inexpensive and tem- | porary lights in cases of exigency and pending | the action of Congress. It is recommended | that appropriations be made for the establish- | mept of lighthouse depots in the ninth, four- teenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth districts, Attention is called to the hampered condi- tion in which the board is left by that provi- sion law which requires it to accept the | id to do work for which proposals were wed, no matter how wufit the bidder, or how impossidle it may be for him to do good work, provided he can give good bond; and it is recommended that the section of the Revised Statutes making this regulation be modified, It is submitted that proper steps should be taken to obtain legislation to enforce the regulations of the board requiring bridges over navigable 1 Lighthouse Board, | P | found waters to be lighted. The board repeats its recommendations that a new building be provided as quarters for the light-house board: but reduces its estimate from ¥250.000 to £210,000 for this purpose. e estimates for general appropriations amount to 22,292.50, The estimates lor special appropriations amount to $3,107,310. The Maryland and Virginia items are as fol- lows: Hog island, Va.. to change light-house from fourth order to first order. $125,000; Island t-house wharf and mae $5, light, vessel, Vacs 240,000; Cedar 5 Ports- Rock : i a ¢ # , 2 Fy THE NEXT HOUSE. The Republican Majority So Small that There’s No Fun in It. THE CLOSE VOTE LIKELY TO BRING ABOUT AN EXTRA SESSION—DEATH MAY TURN THE SCALE AT ANY TIME—HOW THE COUNT STANDS aT PRESENT. About two hundrea and fifty certificates of election to the next Congress have been re- ceived by the clerk of the House. Of course, there is no doubt abont the republicans having a majority in the next House, unless deprived of it by death or other accident. The question is whether it will be one or seven. At present one hundred and sixty-three republicans and one hundred and fifty-nine democrats have been certified by official count. In three dis- tricts both parties still claim election. These are in West Virginia, where two democrats have been given their certificates and two cer- tificates have been withheld, and in Tennessee, where there is still a dispute between Bates and Evans, If certificates in all three of these districts are given to the republicans they WILL HAVE A MAJORITY OF SEVEN. They cannot have a larger majority than this until some of the contests are settled in the | House,and they cannot be cut below one ‘majority except by death. It is whispered at the cay itol that the certificates that will be filed with Mr, Clarke as the legal certificates of election will be in favor of Bates, democrat, in Tennes- seo, and one more democrat in West Virginia, This would fix the republican majority at three. A CLOSE CALL. This, or even seven, is too close a mark for it to be safe for the Fifty-first Congress to delay its meeting until December. Life and death are uncertain things to count on under such circumstances. The probabilities in direc- tion are already being reckoned on by those who go out if the republicans come in. The death of Mr. Laird, who is critically ill, would take one from the republican majority until an election could be had. Several other re- publicans who are elected to the next House are in uncertain health, Several whose names are often mentioned, are regarded as having a very uncertain tenure of life. Every indica- tion of ill health on the part of a member of the next House is regarded with anxiety, and adds another argument to the many advanced IN FAVOR OF AN EXTRA SESSION. The sooner the republicans can get their men together to organize the House the safer they will be in their possession, It is not an easy thing to get every man of the Party. in the House at one time. It is a fact that during with 168 democrats, and 2independents voting with them, there’ has never for one moment been a quorum of that party in the House—not even on the first day of meeting, when the or- ganization was formed. When the vote on the Carlisle-Thoebe contest was to. be taken, the deputy sergeant-at-arms tried, for four days, with ‘all his authority and power, to get a quorum Zof democrats present. He sent out 150 dispatches, and did everything he could to impress them with the importance of the occa- sion, but he failed utterly, and it was only through republican votes that a quorum was had, Even when the tariff vote was taken not a quorum of democrats could be got together. There has not been a moment a this Con- gress when the House might not have been blocked by the republicans acting together. HARRISON HAS NO CONFIDANT. A Man Who Knows Him Well Thinks Blaine the Only Cabinet Certainty. Men in Congress who were most intimate with Gen. Harrison during his public career are very pronounced in expressing the opinion that he has never yet told any one what he tends to do as to the appointment of his cabi- net. Aman who knows the President-elect as wells any public man knows him said to a Srar reporter to-day that he knew no one had yet been taken into Gen. Harrison's confidence in this matter. He said, further, that he did not want to see Mr. Blaine go into the cabinet, since it would cause some dissatisfaction, but that he felt sure that he could be Secretary of State if he desired. The only cabinet appoint- ment, THe Star's informant said, he felt per- feetly assured of was that of Mr. Blaine. The rest he REGARDED AS MERE SPECULATION, and thought Gen. Harrison could not select them oue at a time without regard to their con- geniality each with the other; but as to Blaine, while he felt sorry for it, he did not see how Harrison could avoid offering him the State portfolio, there is constant speculation as to the cabinet possibilities, and men who have seen Gen, Harrison imagine that by putting thisand that together they have managed to fet a little way into his secret. A number of Iowa men assume to know that Senator Allison could go nto the cabinet if he wanted to, but that he has let it be known that he would not leave the Senate. In this same connection it is assumed that Mr, Clarkson will go into the cabinet, A LATE CABINET SLATE, The slate as far as made up by some of these wise guessers is: Blaine, Secretary of State; yof War; McKinley, Secretary Wanamaker, Postmaster- ecretary of Interior, guessing at Sherman's of the Treasury General; Clarkson The men who ing at the head of the State department count on Me ley’s going into the Senate and Reed’s being ¢ Speaker of the House. In this speakership matter some very clever work is being done by Mr, Reed’s friends, and it is intimated that he has some strength in the | west that is not reckoned on by his opponents. COFFIN ‘THE WAS EMPTY. Why the Washington Asylum No Longer Receipt for Bodies. The authorities of the Washington asylum, of the potter’s field, deny that there was any body in the box sent to the ficld and purporting to contain the re- Carrick, As stated in yester- ys Sran David Carrick died at the Freed- man’s hospital and his body was subsequently s friends on a dissecting-table in the g-room of Howard medical col- lege is located in a building on the same grounds us the hospital, Intendant Stouten- burgh. of the Washington asylum, told a STaR reporter that the box was inspected and found to be righted with cinders or wood and some old clothes. He said, furthermore, that he had not given a receipt for the body to the hospital authorities. He had stopped giv- ing such receipte some time ago to the Freed- man’s hospital, as he found that the coffins coming from there some times had no bodies in them, So he adopted a new form of re- ceipt, which acknowledged only that the burial permit had been received, These coffins, he seid, were generally weighted with logs of wood or ashes, and contained the old clothes of the dead person supposed to be nailed up in the box. If any one ever disinterred the box, the appearance was that the grave had been robbed. He said the resurrectionists were dis- couraged by the fact that they drew so many blanks nowadays. ‘The J Crunches of Washington are ronsideralily daguabed: , — The New Observatory. GETTING READY FOR ACTIVE BUILDING OPERA- TIONS IN THE SPRING. It is probable that early in the spring, as soon as the condition of the ground will permit, work on the actual construction of the new in a few weeks, or perhaps will have to be abinedowed the delay that bening Star. TWO CENTS. AN OLD STORY RETOLD. The Alleged Outrageous Treatment of the Brigantine Josefa at Porto Rico. NO GROUND ON WHICH A DEMAND UPON SPAIN CAN BE BASED—A TROUBLESOME CLAUSE OF THE SPANISH LAWS AGAINST SMUGGLING. From Philadelphia yesterday came a story about the outrageous treatment of the brigan- tine Josefa by Spanish officials at Porto Rico. The tale was probably told by the Josefa’s offi- cers upon her arrival at Philadelphia, and is so constructed as to give an appearance of recent occurrence. But at the State department a Star reporter learns that the trouble between the Josefa and the Spanish authorities occurred in July, 1887, a year anda half ago, and since that time the State department has been en- deavoring to secure a remittance of the fine that had been placed on the vessel. WHY A FINE WAS IMPOSED ON THE JOSEFA. The Spanish laws against smuggling contain a provision that if a vessel come into a Spanish port with less cargo on board than her mani- fest shows she will be liable toa fine of $20 for every package missing. This ship's mani- fest mentioned 20 packages of corn-starch that could not be ated: and a fine of 400 was ac- cordingly levied on her. It is a custom to re- mit the fine if a reasonable excuse can be given, but in this case the missing packages could not by any explanation be accounted for. One defense was advanced that the goods had been put by mistake on the bark Josephus, which lay next to the Josefa in New York, but the dey ent, upon investigating the case, learned that the Josephus had no corn-starch on board on that trip, and did not lay next to the Josefa in loading. NO GROUND FOR ACTION. In the correspondence one of the officers of the Josefa admitted that the mistake may have been caused by careless receipting for the goods. In view of the failure of the ship to explain the absence of the packages, the de- partment could see no ground on which to base a quarrel with the Spanish customs office and the case has been dropped. It seems evident that the Josefa is the victim of a mistake, but the Spanish government cannot be prevented from enforcing its laws. A CASE IN POINT. This law has led toa great many hardships, and some preposterous applications of it have occurred. In one case a vessel laden with lumber touched at a Spanish port. Her manifest described the cargo in pieces, and | also number of feet. On unloading it was dis- covered that the number of pieces of lumber |was short, but that the number of feet was | correct, e was an evident mistake in tallying the pieces in the place of shipment. as the cargo, in actual bulk, was all there. A fine of something over $100,000 was levied, but a rotest was made, which was allowed, and the ine remitted after some delay. It is altogether likely that the State depart- ment will not make any request on the Navy department to send ships either to Spain or to Porto Rico to enforce a demand that could not possibly be sustained. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. Meeting of the American Society of Church History this Morning. The first public meeting of the American Society of Church History was held in the chapel of the Church of the Covenant to-day. After prayer by Rev, Dr. Hamlin, pastor of the church, the president of the society, Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff, made the introductory address, setting forth the object of the society as the cultivation of the science of church history in ! its broadest meaning. He spoke at some length on this point, and made special mention of the fact that it was not in the province of the society to advance the interests of any denomination. He then read his paper upon the “Acts of Toleration,” beginning with the first, under Constantine, and carrying the his- tory down to the present day. As soon as Dr. Schaff finished Justice Strong, who was in the audience, called attention to a statement in the paper to the effect that re- ligious equality and freedom of conscience were secured by the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He said that in this particular we must look rather to THE STATE CONSTITUTIONS, since the thirteenth amendment had reference only to the exercise of federal authority on the subject, and gave several instances of state constitutions of former years having restricted the exercise of religious liberty, notably in relation to Quakers, who were re- d in several states to attend church, vy. C. Herbert Richardson, of McKendree . church, said he had intended to call at- tion to the same remark. He wished, he said, to emphasize the thought that the Consti- tution of the United States did not secure re- ligious liberty d freedom of conscience to the citizens of the United States. The lan- guage of the thirteenth amendment was: “Con- gress shall make no law.” &c. Thus the restric- tion was by the federal Congress, and, as Justice Strong said in commenting on the Constitution, the latter left the question entirely thority of the several states. Asa matter of fact, a similar provision to that of the thir- teenth amendment exists in the constitutions of the several states, but any state might, if it so desired, establish a religion by law, first ltering its constitution, The fact is that the District of Columbia is the only it in the en- tire country where the Constitution of the United States guarantees religious liberty—for here there is none but the federal authority and that is expressly prohibited from making any law establishing any religion or prohibit ing freedom of the press or of conscience. he next paper was on “Indulgences in Spain,” by Mr. 2, C. Lea, of Philadelphia. In the absence of Mr. Lea, Rev. Samuel M. Jackson, joint editor of the “Encyclopedia of Living Divines, &c.,” read the paper with much force. A paper entitled “A Crisis in the Middle Ages,” by Dr. Moffat, of Princeton, N. J.,l the Mexico, apg ‘The association then adjourned until o'clock, when the program will include “Melanchthon's Synergism, a study in the history of Psycho- Joe! Dogmatics,” by Prof. Foster, of Oberlin college, Ohio. ‘Some notes on Syncretism in the Christian Theology of the Secondand Third Centuries,” by Prof. Scott, of Chicago. “In- fluence of the Golden Legend upon the Prere- Telegrams to The Star. RACE RIOT IN A VIRGINIA TOWN A Negro and a White Man Killed. WHERE WAS STANLEY BORN? NEBRASKA'S LAX BANKING LAWS. Marie Aguetant, his mistress, was this morning in the Place de la preserved a firm demeanor to the last. refused to make a confession and declined the service of a chaplain. perenne seme PRADO SHEDS ONE TEAR. The Noted French Criminal Goes to the Guillotine Bravely. Pants, Dec. 28.—Prado, the murderer of Roquette. He F THE RABBLE SINGS COMIC SONGS, An immense crowd collected outside the SS prison last night, and remained until Prado - ; . . | had beenexecuted. The rabble spent the time Sixteen Soldiers Killed by an Explosion. | ;, singing comic songeand amusing themselves in other boisterous ways. Prado slept well un- eee til 6 o'clock this morning. He protested his A RIOT IN VIRGINIA. innocence of the murder of Marie Aguetant to — t Two Men Killed and Others Wounded | # at Tackett’s Mills. Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR. FreperickssurG, Va., Dec. 28.—The excite- ment is increasing here over the reported riot at Tackett’s Mills in Stafford county. District | Attorney White, whose office is in this city, | left yesterday for the scene of the affray. Par- ticulars received to-day show that there was a gathering of white and colored people at the store of L. A. Skinner Wednesday, and that late in the afternoon they got to disputing over the recent election and county officers, The colored peopie contended that Stafford was largely a republican county, and that all of its offices should be filled by members of that party, and charged the grossest frauds upon the democrats of the county. using violent epithets. During the turmoil « white man named Bennett Heflin and a colored man, whose name could not be learned, began 2 ing, and during the tight the white man, Hefli fell dead from a bullet passing through the r gion of his heart, supposed to have been dou by the negro with whom he had the difficulty. The whites then turned with great fury upon | the negroes, A severe conflict followed, with many serious injuries to both parties. The | negro who made the attack on Heflin attempted | to escape, but was captured, and has since died | from his injuries. The sheriff, with a posse, | hastened to the scene and has made several | arrests, r wl alpaca THE CONFLICT IN ZANZIBAR. The British Fearful that the German War Will Ruin Their Trade. Special Cable Dispatch to Tae EVENTS Stax, Lonvon, Dec. 28.—The Daily News refuses to believe the story about the slave trade in Zan- zibar, telegraphed yesterday, the anti-slavery society to investigate the mat- ter. That slavery exists in Zanzibar is well known. Disraeli, on the occasion of the sultan of Zanzibar’s yisit to London ten years ago, ion to speak to him on the subject. | ng business in | Zanzibar, who sent yesterday's story to the | papers, shows that jealousy of the Germans is | strongly felt by the British traders. The agent | says it is not yet known what the Germans are likely to do, “Their own immediate interests | aro small, and if they continue the hostilities | they have begun they might succeed in ruining British commeree. STA ATIONALITY. An Englishman Says He was Born in Denbigh and Reared in a Poor-house. Special Cable Dispatch to THe EVEXING Stan. Loxpox, Dec. 28.—The controversy over Stanley's nationality continues. “One Who Knows” is answered in the Zimes by “One Who Knows Better.” The latter says Stanley | was born in Denbigh January 28, 1841; that his | name is John Rowlands; that he was brought up at St. Asaph poor-house; that his mother died in 1886 and was buried at Bodelwyddan, the coffin plate bearing the words, “Mother of | H. M. Stanley, the African explorer.” Beerbohm Free is aggrieved at the action of | the New York manager in altering his play, | “Captain Swift.” He says the same thing hap- pened in the case of a previous play, and he is letermined to find some means of preventing it in future. EY’S | it j i ii « TO TESTIFY AGAINST PARNELL. An Agent of the London “Times” said to Have Offered Sheridan $10,000. Dusit, Dec. 28.—The Freeman's Journal, re- ferring to the Parnell commission inquiry, says: “The Times prolonged the amont of evidence regarding outrages in the hope of securing testimony to justify the statements made by Attorney-G ; in hi opening address. Feeling the ground slipping | from under its feet it resolved upon a desper- ate game to retrieve its fortunes, With this in view it dispatched an emissary to America who discovered Sheridan at Pueblo, Col tried to induce him to go to London and tes’ before the commission, Maines d him that if his evidence proved satisfactory he WOULD BE PAID TEN THOUSAND POUNDS within an hour after his examination was con- cluded. Sheridan played possnm with the agent for a time, and was finally offered 5,000 | pounds down if he would accompany the agent to England. Sheridan then positively declined | to appear before the commission and assured | the agent that he was no wise desirous to share the fate of James Carey. ti — Mayor of San Francisco. | RECOUNT OF VOTES CONFIRMS THE ELECTION | OF THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. San Francisco, Dec, 28.—The recount of votes cast for mayor in the last election was concluded last evening. At the close of the recount Judge Finn, of the superior court, de- clared 5. B. Pond (dem.) legally elected mayor. Cc. C. O'Donnell (ind.) candidate for mayor and the man who had demanded the recount, made a total net gain of 309 votes, but not enough to elect him over Pond. par ana Rh ma A Reconnaisance from Suakim. GEN. GRENFELL LEADS A FORCE FOUR MILES INTO THE INTERIOR. Svakr, Dec. 28.—Gen. Grenfell, at the head of the Welsh regiment, cavalry, danese troops made a reco! " name. limbs he offered no Tesistance, and while they were engaged in this operation he shed one tear. hypnotize him, Latin school. wasamassof flames. Eleven houses ing took fire, and it looked wicked for a . but aftera short time the firemen had checked it somewhat, The flames are still in and there is great excitement, but under control, ret. published, | .¢. m ket was mornity to 34 per cent a strong tone and moved up comparatively large business, yielded 5. : began to yield also and a portion of the early j advances were lost, but the market became | very di at small fractions better than the opening figures, the saloon of Christian Kal urbs, as he was closing up ata late hour Wed- nesday night, and, presenting a rev dered him to throw up his hands, seized the man, when the latter fired, Kalmbach just above the temple. about ten years ago was removed he last, and declared against the injustice of his world. He refused to disclose his real When the jailers came to pimon his The sight of the guillotine appeared to — PORTLAND PEOPLE SCARED. A Lively Fire Quickly Destroys a Dozen Buildings. Porttanp, Me., Dec. 28.-—A disastrous dire broke out just Before noon in the old Bijou ‘ink, on Federal street, used by the Portland Ina few minutes the building is a The Fairmount Park Mystery. Hopoxey, N. J., Dec, 28.—Roundsman Fan- ning will start for Philadelphia this afternoon to view the remains of the man found murdered bere, and decide whether the victim is either | Etzold or Vreutzmann, who were guests at his mother-in-law’s hotel, — Rev. Dr. Boyce Dead. AN EMINENT BAPTIST CLERGYMAN DIES AT PAU, AGED SIXTY. Lovisviiie, Ky., Dec. 28.—A cablegram re- | ceived this morning announced the death at | Pau, France, of the Rev, James Petigru Boyce. LL.D., D.D., president of the Southern Baptist | Theological seminary in this city. ly | was the founder of the seminary and one of | the greatest of American Baptists. He was president of the Southern Baptist convention, He was 60 ears old, and left here last August for a two- ears’ trip to recruit his shattered health. He trustee of the Slater fund, and held many im- portant private and public trusts. He was born but recommends | £?'Greenville. & C., and had a wife and three daughters who accompanied him on his travels, The remains will be brought here for interment. Fatal Accident Caused by Frost. ELENA, Mont., Dec. 28.—-The morning n was derailed by an open awitch on the Montana Central yesterday, and Fireman | Moore received injuries which resulted in his death, was severely | without injury. The snapping of the switeh- rod by the frost caused the switch to open. Deputy-Sheriff Lathrop, a passenger, y burned. All the others escaped _> Sixteen Italian Soldiers Killed. A SHELL BURSTS IN A POWDER MAGAZINE aT MESSINI, SICILY. Rome, Dec, 28.—A shell burst in a powder agazine at Messini, Sicily. this morning, kill- ing sixteen soldiers and injuring many others. ee From Wall Street To-day. New York, Dec. 28, 11 a.m.—The stock mar- uiet and weak at the ing this Fret rices being, as a rule, from 14 low those of last evening, ptions being few and unimportant. New xe England early became the feature of the deal- | ings, and with Reading, Lake Shore, Lacka- wanna and the Grangers monopoti opotized all the interest taken in the speculation, It developed %4 per cent on @ the rest follow- ing With advances extending to 3¢ per cent. ‘otton oil was the weak feature again and Late in the hour the general list |, and at 11 o'clock it was rather heavy ——-___ Robbed His Employers of $1,300, THE FORMER TELLER OF A NEW YORK BANE ARRESTED FOR PECULATIONS. New York, Dec. 28.—John H. Stopford, aged J in thirty-nine, of Madison, } | $1,500 bail at the tombs poli charged with i cember 10th he voluntarily confessed his | lations, but promised to pay up i y up if ime. "Hie was dlechargea by toe surety company, who had given a £10,000 bond for him, was notified, He made no move to- werd refunding the money and was therefore placed under arrest. ——.— Desperate Fight with Robbers. AN UNARMED MAN WITH A BULLET IN HIS HEAD, AIDED BY 4 DOG, VANQUISHES TWo THIEVES, Oxana, Dec. 28.—An unknown man entered bach, in the sub- olver, or- Kalmbach With bi ing over his face the saloon-keeper threw asseilant to the floor, when a second man rushed in and began beating him on the head with a revolver. The saloon-keeper’s dog here seized the second man and Kalmbach succeeded in throwing the first one out of the window. The second burglar then broke away and fied. Kalmbach staggered to the house of a neigh- bor, where he was cared for. His reco’ is “ee dered doubtful. The burglars are till at Be. ESS Coane Father Jean’s Hard Fight. HAVING LOST SUIT AFTER SUIT, HE NOW Asks ENNESSEY. $300,000 DAMAGES OF BISHOP b Dvsveve, Iowa, Dec. 28,—Pather F. C. Jean from the ite of St. Iraneus’ Catholic church at He has formation Culture History,” by Mr. Richardson, of Hartford, and “Some notes on Missionary Bibleography,” by Rev. Samuel M. Jackson, the secretary. The following is a list of the members pres- ent: Henry M. rd, D. D., LL. D., professor of Greek, University of the City of New York; Rey. Samuel Jackson, joint editor with Dr. Schaff_ of *Encyck of Living Divines, &c.:” Jas. C. Moffat, D. D., professor of church history, Princeton, N. J.; Rev. Earnest C. Rich- ardson, librarian of Hartford Theological semi- nary; Philip Schaff, D. D., LL. D., professor of church history, Union Theological seminary, New York; Col. Elliott F. Shepard; Rev. McGiffert, of Lane Theol ' Ohio; Eid F.H. Foster, of the Oberlin semi 10, nd a number of clergymen of this city, lee The Haytian Minister Not Snubbed. HE BAS RECEIVED THE USUAL NOTIFICATION OF THE TIME OF THE PRESIDENT'S NEW YEAR RE- CEPTION, The New York papers are discussing the question. of whether or not Minister Preston, of Hayti, is to be snubbed by the administra- tion by not being invited to the New Year re- ception. As Mr. Preston is dean of the diplo- matic corps such a step would be doubly sig- nificant, and the 5 into the interior this m a rebels on camels were seen in the distance, but ech retired at the approach of Gen, Grenfell’s force. force returned to Suakim. Zanzibar Missionaries Safe. Zanzipar, Dec, 28.—News has been received here that the missionaries at Mpwapwa and Mboia are safe. hill there. They have one cannon, il now filed with the clerk of the districs After filling up the rebel wells, the | court a petition aski Hennessey, W the at gt have fortified the summit of a | a charge which was sustained learning the facts U