Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave, and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’ ‘Tnx EVENING Stan is served to subscribers in the city by carriers, on thei account, at 10 cents Senor 44e. ‘mouth. Copies at the counter, = cents, mail- 50 cents 3 cach. —postasre month; one year, #6; six mouths, #3. {Enteret at the Post Office at Washington, D.C.,as second-class mail iaatter.} Tae Wexxtr Sran—published Friday—$1 9 year, postage prepaid. Bix month, 30.centa?* €2-All mail subscriptions must be paid in advance; bo paper sent longer than is paid for. Rates of advertising made known on application. —_—————_—_—_— eee SPECIAL NOTICES. _ UT UAL FIRE IN- be INDAY of January, 188%, the at the office of the company, corner of avenue and 9th st. n.w., commencing st 9 o'clock a1. By the charter of the company, the election ot seven rs to constitute a board to conduct the affairs mpany is required to be held at the above the Dis TKD MC unsylvenia mai of the lueeting. By the sixth article of the By-Laws of the company rovided: ““At the annual meeting of the company tion in aecordance with act of incorporation, be- tween the hours of 9 o'clock a.1m. and 6 o'clock pu.” Amount of premium notes beid by the company... .* Amount of cash ‘on Land. Amount of securities, Amount of real estate Office furniture and Losses by fire for the year 1888, ‘ad: 30 darted and paid. a 1,985.9 e annual statement will be ready for distribution Bt the office of the company, by the 14th instant. order of the Board of Managers. 14t ‘J. WESLEY BOTELER, Secretary. <a> , MUTUAL CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION will hold its annual meetin for the election of officers on TUESDAY, JANUAK STH. 1589, 7:30 o'clock ra and for the recep- tion of dues at the office of the Secretary, 1:304 2, H. A. HALL, Presid: THOS. G. HENSEY, Secretary. Ja5-3t B= , HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATION. THE =~ ntth annual meeting of the above named as- sociation will be held at the hall, s.w. corner of Pa. DAY EVENING, THE ‘K. The fifth annual re- Port will be submitted, and officers for the ensuing or Sixth year elected. Stockholders are requested to at- tend." Stock in the new or sixth series may be taken st this meeting. THOMAS DOWLING, Presd’t. Cor. Pa. ave. and 11th st. n.w. W. H. WETZEL, Sec., 3 2131 H st. nw. Ja5-3t r LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WISHING | iearn the “German” should Join my class On oF before Friday, 11th instant. yuarte is ob entry of pupil. All the Fashion- aale Dances” correctly "tought by my ORIGINAL METHOD. MRS, FLORA C. DENNISON, _$a5-3t*_ “Academy and residence, 929 M st. => POLAND WATER! . POLAND WATER! T have received to-day Twenty Barrels of that cele- brated Water, direct from the sj me jOHN KEYWORTH, 9th and D sts. h.w. $a5-3t J Sole Agent, —_ MR. B~) years Iuead cutter for Sale & Company, is now in charge of the Cutting Room of E. B. BARNUM P eleome his & Go. where he will me fries bers hs 2 BUY YOUR COAL, COKE AND WOOD Seria JOHNSON BR the leading firm in the District. 1a5-3m > OFFICE RIGGS FIRE INSURANCE COM- yany, Washington, D. C., January 1, 1889. three (3) per cent has been di A div jared, office of the company, 1331 F street 2. We of record, at the close of on January Sth inst. The transfer books will be closed fropr Javuary 6 to the board of trust _s2w ‘ANCIS B. MOHUN, Secretary. _ Be 4 MEPTING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS mpany, for the election of directors, will be he office of the company, ‘Tine polls wall be opened at 10a. m. and closed at 12 1, Transfer books will be closed on the 2d of January, M_ KOONES, Secretary. >THE MUTUAL TIV BURCHE Building, 1300 F st. nw. Office hours, 9 ms. to 5 pan. HAL HL President. Xeon and after January 10: 1888, to the stockholders January 10, 1S89—both days inclusive—by order of of the Washington and Georgetown Kail- heid at @ Georgetown, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of January, Ts80., and opened on January v. HURT, President. O-14t ‘OPERA’ TLD “SING ASSOCIATION has removed to the = al+lm r: A Y DEPARTMENT: School have recentl rtment of os at the head of whicl isa most experienced and efficient French cook. so that they are now ready to receive orders for Lunches Pn le Dishes, such ag Chicken, Puddings, Cro- quetis, Babss, Cakes, &e, . Full particulars may be learned by making inquiry at the sciool, ___No. 2023 G Street Northwest. 412-1m_ IPOLD, REAL ESTATE AND ce to e” building, southwest corner F and 13th second floor, where he will continue to con- Real Estate Business in all its branches. Estate boughtand sold, Loans negotiated, Rents ct Lpsurauce effected in first-class companies went ates, < E ath —T. MASON DENTIST, 1201 enhsylvania avenue n. w., opposite Palais Loyal, twelve years practice in this city, hes extracted 000 teeth with nitrous oxide gas; teeth filled ial and inserted. Che Vor. 74—No. 12,017, mening Star. WASHINGTON, D C., MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1889. TWO CENTs. SPECIAL NOTICES. "S$ CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE terly mecting to-morrow, TUES- 4 . M. te 4:30 P. M., Wesley Chapel, 5th ind F sts. nw. Pall representation requested from all auxiliaries. Public cordially invited. It SCOTTISH RITE. SHING- S>10x ISTO & PLR S.— Stated Rendezvous wilf be held TUESDAY, Sth inst,. 7:4 Business of import- * ), West End Masonic Hall. every member. By onder nC. t* JOUY, Grand Secretary. EMBERS JOSEP: OFFICERS Bo ental Lodges No. 12, 20.0.8 are Suse to assemble at their Hall at 2 o'clock p.m. Tuesday, the Sth inst. to attend the funeral of their late brother, F. Buiteneld. By onder of the N. ROM 9:1 <g> NEW YORK REPUBL! AR Bo vite No attend nection at 1203 F at TUESDAY EVENING at So'clock. % NOTICE-T NOTIFY AND F FE ~~ warn the public and inerchants in particular, that henceforth I cease to be responsible for Mrs, W. J. Beall’s acts or any debts she may incur. ‘ja7-3t* W. J. BEALL, 929 E st. nw. => BROTHER BR. ¢. YOUNG, WHO DEPART- ED THIS LIFE on the Sth inst., will be the Sth inst. by Free Grace Lodge, No. 13 G. U. 0. of O. F., of which he was un honored member, The tuneral will take place at the Fourth Baptist eburch, R st., between 12th and 13th sts. n. w., at 2 o'clock sharp: The members are requested to turn out in full regalia. All sister lodges are cordially invited to turn out with us. . R. Johnson, pastor in charge, will conduct the services, ‘Done by order of the lodge. A. HOGANS, N. G. W. HAMILTON, P.8._ 1° <qj=> THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NA- tional Association for the Relief of Desti- tute Colored Women and Children will be held Tues- day, Jan. 8, at the house of the president, Mrs. Pomeroy, 1339 K st., at 11 o'clock a.m. It HELEN A: COOK, Sec. HOG, <gp=> BRICKLAYERS, ATTENTION! . All bricklayers wishing to procure their january card will apply at the hail, 7th and L sts. n.w., Wednesday and Thursday from 4 until § o'clock p.m. $a7-3t? MICHAEL J. CONNOR, Fin. Sec. HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ‘stockholders of the National Fair Associa- tion, of the District of Columbia, for the election of a Board of Directors and a jurer to serve during the enxuing year of 1889, and also for the transaction pf auch other business ds may be properly brought before it, will be held MONDAY, January 14, at 12 M., Room 1, Vernon Row, cor. Pa, ave. and 10th st. n.w. By order of the Board of Directors. JOS. C. MCKIBBIN, President. GEO. R. REPETTI, fs Secretary. ja5-7t ARCHITECT'S OFFICE: U.S. CAPITOL, Washington, D. C.. January 4, 1889.—Pro- rt ‘will be received at this office UNTIL JANU- ARY TWELFTH, 1889, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, for 20 tons white ash stove coal und 5 tous bit jus coal. EDWAKD ©) Architect U. 8. Cap <g> WASHINGTON, D. ©, JAN. 7TH, 1889. THE REAL ESTATE TITLE INSURANCE CO. of the District of Columbia, The undersigned, Trustees of the above-named Com- by certify that the Capital Stock of said ba 000, fully paid, and there are no ts “ML ASHFORD, JOHN RIDQUT, ALBERT A. WIL- G. DAVIS, R. 0. HOLTZMAN, CHAS. C. DUNCANSON. Isolemunly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledwe and b GEORGE E. FL and sworn;to before, . 1889. iING, Secretary. this 7th day Subscribed of ‘Notarial Beal.) “HOWARD M. D. .P, ER WILL a Union Meetings,under the auspices: re Alliance, in the Calvary Baptist th aud H sta. n.w., during the coming ers and subjects for the various meet- “8 january 8,12 m. fession of Sin. Led by Rev Wednesday, January {, Led by Rev. Geo. H. Gore; ‘Thursday, Jan: Led by Rey. B. D.D, 2m.—The Church of Christ. ‘mour. 1 Missions, Home and For- . Stakley. oy Meetin Gf the churches at the same place at 1h ¥. A. W. PITZER, of the women o'clock of each _Washington, D. C., January, 1889. in the Blue Roo ING, Sth inst, loc A mbers: to be present, THOS. W. FOWLER, Secretary. UICK FIRE AND CHEAP, buy Washington Gas Light JOHNSON BROTHERS, Exclusive Agents. FRONT.—ALL K, of L., are respect- 1d the next regtlar meeting = FOR BRIGHT, » CLEAN Fl mibers of L. A. 1748, fully Fequested to crown teeth i jan ‘39. Installation of officers and oc8-Sme business of importance to be transacted. Don't the ball on jade Dn Goniurs ELIXIR AND PILLS. ‘THE BEST OF ANTI-BILIOUS REMEDIES, ‘Used with the greatest success for the last 60 years in curing Constipation, Liver Complaints, Painful Diges- tion, Epidemics, Fevers, Disease of the Stomach, Dys- senteria, The genuine Dr. GUILLIE’S Elixir and Pills bear the signature PAUL GAGE, M. D.,9 rue de Grenelle, Paris. Agents: FOUGERA & Co., New York. Sold by all chemists, n19-m26w-1p mpawan A laxative refreshing, ru very agreeable to take for CONSTIPATION, hemorrhoids, bile, INDIEN loss of appetite, gastric and intestinal ‘roubles and from them. GRILLON 27a Sambuiess, Pista, clbako le ‘pol by all Druggists Ax Exermxa Tne. SATURDAY, AT 9 O'CLOCK, COMMENCED THE GREAT WINDING-UP SALE OF THE BANERUPT STOCK OF CLOTHING AT 912 F STREET NORTHWEST. ‘There was such a large crowd that the sidewalk was completely blocked. At one time it looked as if there ‘Would be # panic on account of the immense crowd. But the good judgment of the managers averted such Scatastrophe. The cause of this extraordinary rush is the fine $20 Chinchilla Overcoats that are being sold for $4.63, and $18 Overcoats for 3.87. Chil- Gren’s Suits, $1.28 and $1.48. Men's fine Prince Albert Suits, $12.62, formerly $28; and Men's Suits, 2.85, 83.62, 84.70. Boy's Overcoats and Suits at any price you offef. The balance of the stock at 20 cents on the dollar previous to sending it to auction. Remember, only THREE DAYS MORE. Children’s Knee Pats, 21c., 28¢., 33c., 37c. BAERUPT CLOTHING SALE, 912 F STREET N.W. SIX DOORS FROM 9TH ST, We Axe Nor GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, NOR RE- BUILD, NOR MAKE ANY CHANGE IN THE FIRM, BUT FINDING THAT WE HAVE TOO MANY GOODS HAVE DECIDED TO REDUCE OUR LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOODS BY SELLING THEM AT COST, AND IN MANY CASES LESS THAN COST. COME EARLY AND GET THE BEST BAR- GaLys. T. B. TOWNER & SON, 1316 7TH 8ST. N.W.. DRY GOODS DEALERS. SEAL SEINZAND FINE PLUSH. Notwithstanding the great rushfjwe ‘have had our stock is being replenished, and from this date bargains Pay be obtained at greatly reduced prices in SEAL WRAPS, PLUSH a4tim WRAPS, UB LINED CIRCULARS, MUFFs, BOAS, AND ‘TRIMMINGS. 2B. H. STINEMETZ & SONS, HATTERS AND FURRERS, 1287 Penna, ave.. through to 13th st, => WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY. a DIVIDEND NOTICE. A dividend (No. 24) of 30 cents a share declared to stockholders of record December 31, 1888, will be Paid at the office of this company in Center Market on and after Monday, January 7, 1889. AML. W, CURRIDEN, Treas. Washington, D. C., Jan. 3, 1889. Jad-3t : OF IMPORTANCE TO ALL MEN. inaking to order the very best Full Dress Suit that ever left @ tailor’s establishment. I in- vite comparison in quality, style, workmanship and price. Drop in and let us have a talk about then, G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, Tailor, Double-store, cor. 9th and G sts. hw. <@=> HOME BUILDING ASSOCIATIO: Office of the Treasurer, 1907 Penn. ave. Sixth issue of stock conmuences with January, 1889. ‘The first monthly meeting for receiving dues on stock of the new or sixth series will ve held at the hall, 5. w. cor. of Penn. ave. and 19th st. n. w., on evening, the Sth inst, it clock. ° Subscriptions received at the office of the Treasurer daily, between 8 a. 1. and The past five years of the Association have been quite succesntul ones, the result of careful and economical management by officers of long experien exent assets, #113,264.61; liabilities, including 5 per cent per annum | ¢ due to stockholders, $109,108.68; jus, i. Sbares each. Payments on_stock, $1 per Interest allowed at 5 per ‘cent on share per month. stock withdrawn or canceled in settlements. Last year’s business shows the average amount loaned on each share to have been $161 or $1,610 on 10shares, the monthly payments therefore $10 on, stock and #10 as interest, Savings may be safely invested and loans obtained at the least possible expense, without commissions as paid to agents, and the debt settled in whole or in part ne. at any Copies of the constitution may be obtained from either of the undersigned, or the other officers of the Association. THOMAS DOWLING, President; ANSON 8. TAYLOR, Vice-President ; EDWARD 8. WESCOTT, Treasurer 403,5,7&8 W. H. WETZEL, Sec’y, 2131 H st. nw. NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. &, 1888. ‘The annual election for Directors of this bank will take place at the Panking House on TUESDAY, JANU- ARY 8, 1880, Poll open fron. 12 m, to pn d8,15,22 CHAS. E. WHITE, Cashier. => NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK, The aunuai election for directors of this ik will be held in the banking house on TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY, 189. Polls will be open from 11 o'clock &, mi. to 1 o'Glock Bm 0. H. B. WHITE, O24, 31-7 Cashier. NOTICE. ‘The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the SEC- OND NATIONAL BANK, Washington, D.C.,_for the flection of directors, will be held at the’ Bank on TUESDAY, January 8 1889, between the hours of 12 walk? C. SWAIN, Cashier. — CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, CHE: 2 oo Tithe: = ES Boe siietier necurities. Co ial et] Oth and D streets (Post Building). ¥ UI] for Hire, HORN, THE TALLOR'S, lock p.m. a j1-Im 613 F at. nw. (ONAL BANK OF REPUBLIC OF WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 26, 1588, The annual meeting of the stockholders of this bank for the election of directors for the ensuing year will be held on TUESDAY, January Sth, 1859, between the hours of 1 and 3 o'clock p. im. a27 2083.7 c BRAD! eater. @=>, THOS. G. HENSEY, REAL ESTATE AND |< ‘Insurance Broker, has removed his offices to 1 Burche Building, 1300 F st.n.w., where he will continue his business as a Heal Estate Manager and —— Ma gan a <n managed, rents jouses 80) ¥ y collected and loans negotiated. Insurance p] in laced the best com ‘ies, local or foreign, at the lowest rate. ~@=> THE INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ‘Association has removed to the BURCHE 1500 F slaw. THOS. G. HENSE —< SPECIAL NOTICE —I WISH TO INFORM the public that I have no ers OF avonts, and that Fain not respousible for iy euieacernence nok dirvetly ti me. F, ELBNER, Leader Eib- ber's Orchestra, @01-Lin* s- <> ~ GROGAN'S INSTALMENT HOUSE. 739 AND 741 7TH ST. N.W. Cheapest bouse the city t your iture, Rey on Agger pS jouseturntal. oe Le sald ou rea pas they cam be bought Ake AND LAY ALL CARPETS FREE OF EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSETS. $971,530.64, for shares in the 16th issue received Equitable Build- ‘upon application. Office hours, from 9am. to 4:30 p.m, On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be open from [Adan Advances will be made promptly ‘at 7 o'clock. Washington News and Gossip. Index to Advertisements. NEYS.. AUCTION SALES. BOARDING..... FOR RENT (Rooms). FOR RENT (Houses FOR SALE (Lots), FOR SALE (MiscrLLaNgovs)., GENTLEMEN'S GOODS. HOUSEFURNISHIN LADIES’ GOODS LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUND. MARRIAGES... MONEY TO LOAN MEDICAL. MISCELLA’ . NEW PUBLICATIO! NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN STEAMERS, POTOMAC RIVER BOATS .. PIANOS AND ORGANS PERSONAL, ADS SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIALTIES, WANTED (Srrvations) WANTED (Rooms). SECRCg Tg eagege ge eeigeeege ver ggegeye yey egreraizy WANTED (Lots). WINTER RESOR’ WOOD AND COAL AWWWEE WW AIVVSOHVAIAAA HUSSAM HAMAWWOW WUT WSAGUUSNHVIESD Goverxment Recerprs To-Day.—Internal revenue, $867,249; customs. $763,492, Tue Boxp Orrenrtncs To-pay aggregated 362,500, as follows: Registered 4's, $10,000 at 128; $50,000 at 1275; Registered 4’s, $2,500 at 10814. Awono THE PrestpeNt’s CaLtens this morn- ing were the Chief Justice, Senators Wilson (Md.), Jones (Ark.), Hampton and Ransom. Tue Mantxe Baxp Caxnor Go.—Secretary | Whitney has decided not to allow the Marine band to play at the City Troop’s annual ball Philadelphia on the 11th inst. He has been strongly urged to let the band go by a number of prominent citizens of Philadelphia. He gives as the reason for his action that he has made a rigid rule that the band shall not be allowed to play outside of the District except on official occasions, because of numerous com- plaints he has received from musical organiza- beste against the competition of the iarine A New Rvsstan Mrvister.—The London cor- respondent of the New York Times says that Baron de Struve, now accredited as Russian minister to Washington, will be transferred to Stockholm and Prince Cantacuzene, now con- nected with the Russian legation at Vienna, will succeed Baron de Struve here. Prince Cantacuzene is said to be a clever man of con- siderable wealth and marked popularity in Viennese circles. ALLEGED Persury Ix A Penston Case.—The commissioner of pensions has been advised that Warren Markham, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was arrested on the 3d instant on a charge of beg m5 in connection with the pension clafi of Phebe Ann Hays, After a preliminary ex- amination before a United States commissioner, he was admitted to bail to ap before the United States district court at Grand Rapids at the March term of 1889, ptt cv <n Promotions 1x THE ENGrxzer Corps.—The Secretary of the Navy has issued a new set of regulations in regard to promotions in the engineer corps. They provide that officers in that service can be promoted to a higher grade only after they have shown their physical and mental fitness to — efficiently all the duties of the grade to which they are to be pro- moted, both at sea and on shore. A passed | as- sistant engineer, candidate for promotion to the grade of chief engineer, must have served at least two years at sea’on board a naval steamer in the former grade. Candidates for the grade of passed assistant engineer must have served at leust three years at sea as an as- sistant engineer on board a naval steamer. In the examinations 700 credits out of a possible 1,000 wiil be the lowest satisfactory mark. Tue United States steamer Ossipee sailed this nape fees Norfolk for Port-au-Prince, Hayti, to reinforce Admiral Luce. Penrsonats.—Dr. E. C. Meriam, after some five weeks spent in Atlanta, has returned home much benefited in health——S. W. Scott, W. W. Hall, W. M. Furey, Wm. B. Pettit, and Jno. J. Raffael of New York, A. M. Watson of Phila- delphia, H. B. Morehead of Cincinnati, W. J. Stone of Nevada, W. H. Calvin of Chicago, and B. F, Colby of Lowell, are at Willard’s.—F, A. Mehiring of Cleveland, C. R. Reid of Phila- delphia, L. Paget of New York and 8. Hirsh of Richmond, are at Welcker’s.—Lonis D. Bran- deis of Boston is at Wormley’s.—W. V. Mc- Crucken, Maurice H. Harris, Miss Marion Ma- nola, Wm. Lyall, H. T. Finck, and B. Richard- gon of New York, W. A. Wright of Greenville, N. C., H. B. Howe of Rochester and G. E. Ross Lewin of Denver, are at the Arlington.—Col. L. B. White of Norfolk, Va.. Edw: of Philadelphia, W. B. Rice ot Boston and H. H. sore of San Francisco, are at the St. james. The Aqueduct Tunnel Frauds. THE MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY TO MEET TO- ‘MORROW. The military court of inquiry investigating th aqueduct tunnel frauds will reconvene at the War department at noon to-morrow. Col. Hodges arrived in the city this morning from St. Louis, and Gen. Ruger and Col. Craighill are expected to reach here some time to-day. There are a few witnesses yet to examine, but in all probability the court will not be in ses- sion very long. To-morrow nothing much more than the formal reassembling will take place. PEERY SEs, EB Refusing a Writ of Mandamus. THE CASE OF MARY E, LEVY AGAINST THE COM- MISSIONER OF THE LAND OFFICE. In the case of the United States ex rel. Mary E. Levy agt. 8. M. Stockslager, commissioner of the land office, Judge James delivered the opinion of the Court in General Term to-day, refusing the writ of mandamus. In March, 1867, Congress passed an act confirming to the lator one-sixth part of the Boligney grant— 75.60 eins of land in Lotidane™ nd as the ey n appropriat other directed that certificates be issued to located elsewhere. Four days after the pees of the act a certified copy was ve to the Sequested. he following Congress oa March requeste fol S0¢by joint Forolntion, dicected the of the Interior to pee the execution of the act, It was claimed by the relator that by the act she had spanked a vested right and that the resolution was null and void. The court took away the power of ut the provisions of er to be AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY. SENATE IN SECRET SESSION. Considering the Panama Canal Resolution THE DEAD-LOCK IN THE HOUSE. The Struggle Goes on Without Result. The Senate. Mr. Hoar, from the judiciary committee, re- ported back the Senate bill to abolish circuit court powers in certain district courts of the United States and to provide for writs of error ini capital cases. He stated that it was intended to apply to the state of Arkansas and the In- dian territory, where, in capital cases, excep- tions had (under existing law) to be argued before the judge who sat at the trial. The bill had been carefully considered last session and had passed both houses—failing to become a law only for want of the President's signature before adjournment. The bill was passed. Mr. Cockrell, from the committee on public lands, reported the bill toestablish the Lincoln land district in the Territory of New Mexico; and madé a like statement as to its having assed both houses last session, and having ‘ailed to receive the President's signature be- fore adjournment. The bill was passed. THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER INVESTIGATION. Mr. Chandler reporteda resolution, which was referred to the committee on contingent ex- | penses, instructing the committee on the Missis- | sippi river tocontinue its investigations into the existing and pro ine ing the whole subject of the Mississippi river, and the resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Stewart, instructing the committee on mines and mining to inquire whether there have been cbstructions of mining operations in Ni yada on account of prosecutions recommended ; by the commissioner of the general land office, was taken up and agreed to. CONSIDERING THE PANAMA CANAL RESOLUTION IN SECRET SESSION. The resolution reported from the committee on foreign relations in reference to the Panama | canal was then taken up, and Mr. Gray rose to make some remarks, but was interrupted by a motion made by Mr. Edmunds and seconded by Mr. Hoar that, in the consideration of that subject the doors be closed. The galleries were accordingly cleared, the doors closed, and the Senate, ceeded to the discussion of secret session. House of Representatives. Immediately after the reading of the journal the contest over the proposed ehange of rules, abolishing the call of states on sus- pension Mondays, was resumed, Mr. Reed (Mfe.), calling up the resolution reported from the committee on rules, The pending question being on ordering the previous question, the clerk proceeded to call the roll. The vote resulted—yeas, 112; nays, 22—29 Jess than a quorum, and a call of the House was ordered. The call developed the presence of 226 mem- bers, and further proceedings under the call having been dispensed with, the vote was again taken on ordering the previous question upon the resolution. Again the quorum faded away, the vote standing yeas, 136; 8, 15; 12 votes being still lacking to enable the House to proceed to busi- Mr. Reed moved a call or the House, pel ing which Mr. Cox, of New York, moved an ad- journment, his object being to enable the democrats to hold a caucus immediately. However, Mr. Cox's motion was defeated: yeas, 74; nays, 138. With a few exceptions the republicans voted solidly against the motion, while there was division among the democrats. Mr. Reed’s motion prevailed, and another call of the House was ordered. THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. ATotal of Nearly Twenty-three Million— Items of District Interest. APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING, THE COLUMBIA DEAF MUTE INSTITU- TION, THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, ETc. The House committee on appropriations re- ported the sundry civil bill to-day. The regu- lar estimates upon which the bill is based ag- gregate $28,574,448.46. In addition to the fore- going amount, the further sum of 1,000,000 was submitted to Congress in House miscella- neous document No. 12, of this session, and considered by the committee, for continuing the construction of the building for the library of Congress under the modified plans author- ized in the sundry civil appropriation act for the current fiscal year, making the total sum of estimates considered in connection with the bill $29,574,448.46. The whole amount recom- mended in the bill is $22,852,996.47, being €5,721,451.99 less than the regular estimates, and $6,721,451.99 less than the regular and spe- cial estimates referred to. The amount appro- riated for the same pur] sfor the current ey year (including $301,200 in special acts nd in the general deficiency act passed last session) was #26,622.004.84, being $3,769,008.37 more than is recommended in the accompany- ing bill for the fiscal year 1890. THE NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING. Several things of especial interest in the Dis- trict are contained in the bill. An appropri- ation of #500,000 is made, together with money now available, for continuing work on the na- tional library building, with the provision that contracts may be made for all the stone re- quired for the external walls, to be paid for as appropriations may be made from time to time. ‘This appropriation fs made in contemplation of the erection of the #4.000,000 building, the com- mittee having no authority to extend the limit made in the bill of last session. Congress may, however, when the bill comes up for copsidera- tion, extend the limit, so as to admit of the more complete $6,000,000 plan. This might be sub- ject to a point of order as changing existing w, but it does not seem at ail probable that such a point will be made, since the $6,000,000 plan is recommended as the most economical of the two. The commission have not yet a roved Col. Casey's plans, because, under the Coos of last year’s act, they would be preclu- ded from capers! the better plan because of its exceeding the limit. As soon as is are approved Col. Casey can go on with work without further action by Congress. THE COLUMBIA DEAF MUTE INSTITUTION. Following the appropriation for the support of the Columbia Deaf Mute institution is the following new legislation, providing: “That no more than 25,000 shall be ex- nded for salaries and wages in the institu- Eon during the fiscal year 1890: Provided dur, That one-half all expenses atten the instruction of deaf and dumb persons ad- itted to said institution from the District of statutes, shall be ome District of Columbia, and one-half out of the Treasury of the United States; and hereafter estimates for such ex CONVICTS GENT TO ALBANY PENITENTIARY, - ihe Disties vereieed Sic 61 See the for sed methods of work, includ- | i | Providence Hospital, and for the Garfield Hos- pital, are made payable one-half from the reve- nues of the Dii t of Columbia and one-half out of the treasury of the United States. THE REBELLION RECORDS. Following the appropriation for the publica- cation of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, the following provision, con- tained in the sundry civil act for the current year, is repeated, but modified by the insertion of ons words appearing between quotation marks: That hereafter, before publication of any volume of said records, the manuscript copy shall be submitted to the Secretary of War, and revised by him, “or by a committee to be selected by him for that purpose, from such clerks in the office of the Adjutant-General have an expert knowledge of the war record: and shall not be published until he shall certify that it only contains the contemporaneous official records of the war of the rebellion, as provided for by the “act making appro ria- tions for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the government for the fiscal year euding June 30, 1887, and for other pur- poses,” approved July’ $1, 1886. ‘And from and after the passage of this act the records which have been, or which may hereafter be, selected for publication, shall be accessible to the public, under such regulations as the Sec- retary of War may prescribe, but in no case shall’such regulations permit the removal of the original records from the department building.” REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO ERECTION OF PUB- LIC BUILDINGS. In connection with the appropriations for | public buildings new provisions are made that hereafter no plan shall be prepared or approved by the Secretary of the Treasury for any pub- lic building authorized by Congress to be ‘erected, until after the site therefor shall have been purchased and paid for; and he shall not authorize or approve of any plan for any such building which shall involve a greater ex- penditure in the completion of such building, including heating apparatus, elevators and ap- proaches thereto, than the amount that shall remain of the sum specified in the law author- ing the erection of such building as the limi of the cost of the site and building, after the site shall have been paid for, That here- after the United States shall not be responsible for or chargeable with any expense attending the paving or repaving of any streets surrounding or adjacent to any public building constructed by the United States outside of the District of Columbia. That hereafter commissions shall not be paid for disbursements on account of construction of public buildings except for moneys actually handled and paid out by disbursing agents; nd payments for buildings constructed under yy the Treasury department at Washington, istrict of Columbia, by drafts or checks pay- able to the contractors for the buildings and grantors of sites or their legal representatives. That hereafter all legal services connected with the procurement of titles to sites for pub- lic buildings shall be rendered by United | Prine and for sites therefor, shall be made States district attorneys. and without extra | compensation therefor; Provided, further, That hereafter, in the procurement of sites for pub- lie buildings, it shall be the duty of the Attor- ney-General’ to require the grantors in each case to furnish, free of all expense to the gov- | ernment, all requisite abstracts, official certi- fications, and evidences of title that the At- torney-General may deem necessary. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. As stated in Saturday’s Stan, the royalty for the use of steam presses in the bureau of en- graving and printing is reduced from €1 to1 cent. In connection with the 2 ph erry for ealary of the superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, it is provided that said super- intendent shall be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Senate. Foliowing the appropriations of the coast and i ey the following provision is in- 6} : “Nor shall there hereafter be made any allowance for subsistence to officers of the navy attached to the coast and geodetic sur- vey.” In the appropriation for surveying the public lands, $10,000 of the whole sum given is pro- vided for the survey of lands opened to settle- ment in the territory of Montana under the act approved May 1, 1888. The commissioner of the general land office, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, is also authorized in cases of exceptional difficulties in the survey of the public lands, and where the work cannot be contracted for at the usual rates prescribed in connection with the appropriation, to make compensation for surveys and resurveys at rates not exceeding $18 per linear mile for standard and meander lines, $15 for township, and $12 for section lines. MILITARY POSTS, Following the appropriation for military posts, the following is inserted: ‘“Thatso much of the sundry civil appropriation act for the fiscal year 1886, approved March 3, 1885, as appropriates $160,000 to enable the Secretary of War to acquire good and valid title for the United States to the Fort Brown military reser- vation, Texas, and to pay and extinguish all claims for the use and occupancy of said reser- vation by the United States, be, and the same is hereby, suspended, except as to $50,000 of said sum, until otherwise ordered by Con- gress.” ‘rue SIGNAL SERVICE. In connection with the appropriations for the signal service the following provisions are inserted, namely: “And the Secretary of War, as he may think Proper, may cause to be issued such meteorological instruments (not exceed- ing one set valued at #15 to any one county) to voluntary unpaid observers, in order to se- cure meteorological data from such observers, under regulations to be prescribed by the Sec- retary of War.” ‘That all medical accounts of the signal ser- vice shall go for examination and audit to the same auditor and controller by whom the other accounts of the signal service are examined and audited.” “That the appropriations herein made for the pay proper of enlisted men for commuta- tion of rations, for commutation of fuel, and for commutation of quarters, shall be paid monthly to each enlisted man entitled thereto, by oné check, upon one properly-certified voucher, and for that purpose the several ap- propriations shall constitute one fund.” OTHER PROVISIONS. Provision is made that the accounting officers of the Treasury shall audit. adjust, and settle the accounts of marshals and their deputies within sixty days next after the same are pre- sented for allowance, ‘The appropriation for the bureau of engrav- ing and printing is reduced $44,000. in the coast survey oifice one clerk, at $1,500, is reduced to $1,200, and one $1,800 cler! an $20 attendant are dispensed with. A reduction of $1,500 is made in rent for fish commission office, and an increase of $3,820 for distribution of young fish. An increase of 250,000 is given the interstate commerce commission. the expenditure of ap} tions for that ter- ritory, the condition of the laws, the resources of the territory, and the boundary question. ADULTERATED FOOD IN THE DISTRICT. Telegrams to The Star. NO SUGAR WAS REFINED. Bat Somebody Got a Quarter of a Million. FEARS OF RAGE RIOTS AT AROOLA. DESPERATE FICHT BETWEEN INDIANS. THE ALLEGED SUGAR FRAUDS. President Cotterill Tells His Side of the Remarkable Story. Curcaeo, Jan. 7.—A correspondent for a local paper who has been investigating the electric sugar refining case at Milan and Ann Arbor, Mich., says that the handsomely fitted houses | recently occupied by Mrs, Friend and the How- | ards at the former place are now deserted. The arrival of President Cotterill at Ann Arbor Fri- day, created considerable of a stir at Milan, | and the afternoon train bore Mrs. Friend and Mr. Howard to Ann Arbor. The lady showed herself sparingly on the street, but Mr. Howard was in and out everywhere. He was in a des- i — hurry. He endeavored to borrow $6,000 rom two different gentlemen. offering to give mortgages on the Milan property as security; | but as he wanted the money immediately, they were either not able or not willing to accom- modate him. WHAT PRESIDENT COTTERILL Sa¥s. Sunday afternoon the correspondent suc- | ceeded in interviewing Mr. Cotterill. This gen- tleman after showing a sample of the sugar | alleged to have been refined by Friend’s pro- | cess said: “About a month ago things were ready, as far as we could see. to make the demonstration which, if satisfactory, was to warrant us = ing Mrs. Fnend 375,000 for her secret. Howard, Mrs. Friend's step- father, was in charge of the works. The ex- cuse for not starting up at once was that the crank shaft was too weak. It took about a week to remedy this defect. Then the machinery was started, and in two hours and fifteen min- utes sixty-two barrels of Friend's product were turned out. The mill was then stopped be- cause it was claimed some of the bearings were hot. Friday and Saturday another run was made and sixty-eight barrels of refined sugar were the result. The best sugar men in the | country were at the mill and { EVERYDODY WAS SATISFIED, | ‘The Friend party gave as an excuse for not going right on that it was impossible with the | help they had to handle the vast quantity of Taw sugar necessary to keep the mill running steadily. You see it would not do to employ men with sense enough to understand what was going on,nor men entirely ignorant of | what was required of them, so we had no real ground for complaint because the mill was idle temporarily. demonstration was appa- rently all that we had demanded of it, and we were prepared to carry out the terms of the contract. The contract stipulated that $70,000 wus to be deposited in New York and made payable to Mrs, Friend when she had divulged the secret of the process, She was to have $5,000 in cash before telling anything. ‘MRS. FRIEND GROWS EXACTING. “I came on here and met Mrs. Friend a week ago in the office of her attorneys, Messrs. Sawyer and Knowlton. Mrs. Friend insisted | that the $70,000 shouid be deposited in Michi- | an, The contract said that the money must deposited in New York, but I finally con- | sented to have it placed in Michigan. Then she demanded the $5,000 in cash. I refused to pay this on the ground that if I did, the deposit | being in Michigan, the whole thing would be | in their hands. I ‘suid. however. that I would place the $5,000 in the hands of her attorneys with the understanding that before the money was paid to Mrs. Friend, they should see twenty barrels of sugar turned out and give me a written statement to the effect that the same | was produced from raw sugar by the process, | the secret of which we were negotiating for. | This was Saturday. Mrs. Friend demurred, and we adjourned till monday. Monday she was still unwilling to accept my proposition, where- | upon I made the cash offer $10,000, subject to the same conditions, GETTING AT THE TRUTH. “Mrs, Friend then declared flatly that she would agree to no such conditions. Upon this I said to her: ‘Mrs. Friend, people have had a eat deal of confidence in you, but now I must g that you answer one question. It has al- | ways been understood that by your process the refined product is made t from raw sugar. Is that a fact?” « ‘I don’t consider that a proper question,” said Mrs. Friend. - ~*Itis preeaery 4 proper,’ I answered, ‘and must be answered before we can proceed.’ “Mrs. Friend hesitated a while and said she would have to speak to her attorney privately. I withdrew, and after quite a while the attor- uey came out, and imagine my feckngs when he’said: ‘Will a process for manipulating refined sugar be of any value to you? ‘No,’ I said, snapping my fingers, ‘it won't be worth that.’ “Well, then,” he said, ‘the best thing you can do is to get back to New York as soon as you can.” “Mrs. Friend wanted me to wait another week and discuss matters further, but I had heard enough to decide me. I took the attor- ney’s advice. I went back to New York as quickly as I could. I took Rebertson with me and entered the mill. I demanded the keys of the secret rooms of the man in charge and broke into them. This was last We y.”” BREAKING INTO THE STRONG ROOM. ‘Mr. Cotterill then related the story of the discoveries in the “factory” substantially as it has been told before. There was one secret room, he said, more secret than the others. This was known as the “st ” and it was a regular vault, fire and burglar proof. But they ed to get in, and found nothi: but some of the raw sugar they had ship; t was the object of fitting up such a room?” asked the correspondent. ‘Why, if there was a room into which no one could get, then no one could say positively that there was no secret process.” subscribed altogether.” ber! “For what purpose was money paid to “To buy machinery with otherwise perfect his plant.” ree Mr. Cotterill would not say when he expected to return to New York. ‘As indicated abeve he Serious Loss of Life by the at the River Brown. New Onueays, Jan. 7.—A special to the Times- Democrat from Bayou Sara gives the folk lowing persons lost by the sinking of the “firs millet, cabin: passenger, of Vicksborg ssvortatnw’; Wont New Onveans, Jan. 7.—A special to the Piow yune from Vicksburg, Miss, says: There was esterday over expected trouble at W ington vunty, Miss. Several a ar d there some days ago, with burning Col. Paxton’s residence. It waa stated by one of the negroes that the plot was to murder the family also, The latter part of the program, however, was not carried out. It is stated that the pens succeeded im making their escape. The cause of the execite- ment is that negroes in that vicinity have as- sembled in considerable numbers and threates, vengeance. About fifty Winchester rifles were sent from this place to Arcola vesterday morm- ing. A train was held in readiness all day terday, and on receipt of the first news of = the Southrons, under command of Capt arls, will leave for ti A VERY BAD WRECK. But, Strange to Say, No One was Killed. New Orveans, Jan. 7.—A Times-Demoorat special from Brook Haven, Miss, says: & south-bound passenger train on the Illinois 35 Central railway was wrecked at 6:35 p.m. terday at Cedar Hill switch, two miles ot here. The train, while going at the rate of 30 miles an hour, ran into an open switch, tele- scoped a box car loaded with lumber, and com- pleteiy wrecked the engine. The mail, smoker. ladies’ car, and sleeper were all derailed. The smoker was turned bottom up. The mail, baggage, and ladies’ cars were thrown at right angles across the track. DE Jarvis and the negro fireman were badly up and somewhat bruised, and one or two pas- sengers were slightly scratched. A passenger describes the wreck as the worst he ever saw, and says that the fact that no one was killed is simply miraculous, > ALL ABOUT A SQUAW. Four Montana Indians Fight to the Death with Knives. Cricaco, Jan. 7.—A dispatch from Blackfeet agency, via Fort Shaw, Mont., says: A courier reached here last evening from Sweet Grass Hills with news of a fight that occurred on Wednesday last between a quartet of Gros Ventres and River Crow Indians. Thest occurred about sundown on January 2 on banks of Cottonwood creek. in the foot hills, three of the reds being killed outright and the fourth so seriously siashed that he died on Fri- day night. It appears that for several months Spotted Dog, a Gros Ventre brave, had been ing frequent visits toa River Crow w, aed of vernings from her necihes, siege Willow, to ki way. Wednesday Spotted Dog set out with a conipanion on a bunting ex- pedition up Cottonwood creek. The were followed by Willow and a young haif- breed named Joe Hunks, and when about 30 miles from the Crow camp Willow and the half- breed caught up with Spotted Dog and hiscom- panion and commanded them to halt, Am altercation ensued which resulted in a chal- lenge from Spotted Dog to have it out thenand there. The challenge was accepted, and, de- positing their guns and blankets on the bank of the creek, THE GLADIATORS DREW THEIR KNIVES and squared away for the fight. Spotted Dog and Willow were pitted against each other, and at the first lunge Willow buried his knife in the muscle of his antagonist’s right arm, disabling it. The fight lasted half an hour, and at its conclusion Spotted Dog, Willow, and the half-breed, Hunks, were dead or dying, and the surviving Gros Ventre, bleeding from seve- ral wounds, was barely able to mount his pony and ride to the camp, where he made known the result of the battle, and subsequently died of his wounds, The affair has created a great deal of bad feeling between the Indians, and FURTHER TROUBLE IS FEARED. Several of the Gros Ventres have gone to Piegan and purchased large quantities of ammu- nition, and it is surmised that they mean to avenge the death of Spotted Dog. Agent Al- len has taken precautions to prevent any of the Blackfeet leaving this agency, and word will be sent to Agent Lincoln, at the Gros Ven- tre agency, to adopt similar measures to pre- vent a conflict, aimee From Wall Street To-day. New York. Jan. 7.—The stock market showed no change this morning from the dull and de- clining condition which characterized it last week, and the limited interest taken in the speculation was still confined to a few of the leading shares. Prices at the openiny erally strong, advances over Saturda; figures extended to % per cent, but Kansas Texas and Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred were exceptions to the rule, each being down 35 per cent. This improvement was followed by slight fractional gains over the entire list, while Missouri Pacific became the strong feature of the dealings, moving up % per cent from its first prices, and reaching a point 13g per cent above Saturday's fmal figures, the up- ward movement was of short duration, ever. and everything except Missouri Pacifie and Perry Coal re =o shade —. first prices. The coalers displayed most w and Lackawana declined i per cent from ite best figures. St. Paul, Lackawana, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and New land were the acttve stocks, while the list was almost neglected. At 11 o'clock the market was dull and weak at about the lowest prices reached. —o——— The Rival Chickasaw Chiefs. OGEE TO SAvB THEIR CLAIMS FINALLY SETTLED. Garvesvitie, Texas, Jan. 7.—By ee formation received from Purcell, learned that Guy, governorship ¢! Bird, acting-governor of the Chickasaw uses Bonn soled to Muskogee by the Indian affairs to lay their respectiv GUY AND BIRD CALLED TO MU: points for control, Bird has thus far as chief executi ————_ 4 A Fight with Chinese Highbinders, SAN FRANCISCO OFFICERS BESIEGED IN 4 ORINESE ae » i ? f i i Ff i i 4 ft