Evening Star Newspaper, January 21, 1889, Page 5

Tse Wossr Coven Is relieved by the use of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Bat @on’t delay till the bronchial tubes are in- flamed and the lungs congested. Prompt use insures rapideure, L. D. Bixley, of Bartonville, Vi, writes: “Qour years ago I took a severe cold, which was followed by a terrible cough. I ‘was confined to my bed sbout four months ‘My physteian finally said I was in Consumption, and that be could not help me, One of my Beighbors advised me to try Ayer's Cherry Pec- toral. Idid so, and was well before I had fin- ished taking the first bottle. Ever since then my health has been zood.” AYER’S CHERRY PECTORAL, Prepared by Dr. 3. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggista. Price, #1; six bottles, $5. eae WONDERFUL CARLSBAD SPRINGS. At the Ninth International Medical Congress, Dr. A. L.A Toboldt, of the University of Pennsylvania, read 8 paper stating that out of thirty cases treated with the genuine imported Powdered Carisbad Sprudel Salt for ehronic constipation, hypochondria, disease of the liv- er and kidneys, jaundice, adiposis, diabetes, dropsy from valvular heart disease, dyspepsia, catarrhal in- ammation of the stomach, ulcer of the stomach or spleen, children with marasmus, gout, rheumatism of the Joints, gravel, etc., twenty-six were entirely cured, three much improved, and one not treated long enough. Average time of treatment, four weeks. ‘The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt (powder form), is an ex- cellent Aperient Laxative and Diuretic. Tt clears the complexion, purifies the Blood. It is easily soluble, pleasant to take and permanent inaction. The genuine has the signature “EISNER & MENDELSON CO.,” gole agents, 6 Barclay street, on every bottle. Dr. ‘Toboldt’s lectures mailed free upon application. sul-m,wat Carannu To Coxsumerios. Catarrh in its destructive force stands next to and undoubtedly leads on to consumption. It is therefore singular that those afilicted with this fearful diseane should not make it the object of their lives to rid themselves of it. Deceptive remedies concocted by ignorant pretenders to medical knowledge have weak- ened the confidence of the great majority of sufferers in all advertised remedies. They become resigned to slifeof misery rather than torture themselves with doubtful pailiatives, But this will never do.!{Catarrh must be met at every stage and combated with all our micht. In any cases the disease has assuined dangerous symp- toms. The bones aud cartilage of the nose, the orans of hearing, of seeing, and of tasting so affected as to be Useless, the uvula so elonyated, the throat so inflamed snd irritated as to produce a constant and distressing cough. Saxvonv’s Rapicar, Guar meets every phase of Catarrh, from a simple head cold to the most loath- some and destructive staxes. It is local and constitu- tional. Instant in relieving, permanent in curing, safe, economical, and never-failing. Each package contains one bottle of the Raprcan Curg, one box CATARRHAL SOLVENT, and an IMPROVED ‘Ivaacen, with treatise. Price, #1. Porrer Dave any Cuemicat Co., Boston. UTERINE PAINS And Weakness instantly relieved by the Curicurma AyTI-Parn Puasten, a Perfect Antidote to Pain, In- flammation, and Weakness, A uew, instantaneous, and infallible pain-killing plaster. 25cta, ja21,24 Scorrs Enctsios. CURES COUGHS AND COLDS. SCOTT'S EMULSION RELIEVES CONSUMPTION. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES BRONCHITIS, SCOTT,S EMULSION WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER. SOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL AS PLEASANT AS MILK. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES THROAT AFFECTIONS. SCOTT'S EMULSION MAKES THE WEAK STRONG. SCOTT'S EMULSION CUR CROFULA IN ALL FORMS. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES SKIN DISEASES. SCOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES 18 SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD. oe 21 I ABITUAL € bowels atte Little Liver Pills im small de Sopew amyenat pasties, which were awarded the highest distinction by a medical jury at the International Exhibition at Brussels, have proved to be a first-class remedial agent m all Catarrhs of the organs of respiration and digestion, SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are prescribed by physicians in diseases of the lungs and chest and asthma. The benefit derived from their use is unsur- passed, and even in the most chronic cases they soothe, ease, and stimulate. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are preferable to all similar preparations, because they are a natural an unadulterated product of the springs, con- taining in an undiminished degree all the sanative principles of these springs. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are prepared ex- clusively under the personal supervision and control of W. STOELTZING, M. D, K. K. Sanitary Coun- SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are unequaled as & solvent in coughs and catarrhs,even in the most chronic cases. Their success is unsyrpassed. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are a superior remedy in whooping cough and diphtheria; in the former they lessen the paroxymn @f the attack, while preventing the latter disease, which cannot take hold math ot affected by catarrh SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES derive increased value from the fact of having a very favorable imflue ence upon the organs of digestion. SOD! MINERAL PASTILLES ought to be kept in every home. All mothers are recommended to urge their children during the cold season to allow a pastille slowly to melt in their mouths while out on school. roat TILLES are for sale at uggists at 50c. a box. Should your keep them, kindly address the * MINERAL SPRINGS CO. (LIMITED), 15 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK. Sole agency for the U, S. 216-thamSm @raxwist nu E CAN TAKE CARTERS LITTLE LIVER ‘Y small. No trouble to swai- pai or eriping after taking. GRATEFUL—COMFORTING, EPPS'S COCOA BREAKFAST. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which vern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and careful application of the fine properties of well- selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage which ma; save Us many ¥ di "bills. It is by the J lous use of may be grad A te fatal shat pure bloo Bernice (razrtte Made siuspi with boiling water or milk. in balf-poune led . Sold or tus by grocers, labeled thus: - JAMES EPPS & CO., Homeopathic Chemists, B2l-m.tus Londgn, Enwland, Bu STATE GUITARS ARE THE BEST. Bay State Guitars are the lowest priced, ‘Bay State Guitars satisfy all. Bay State Guitars sell as fast as they can be manufsc- tured. Wend for prices aud description to J. C. HAYNES & CO, ect31-3mo 23 Court st.. Boston, MMs, |ARLF’S GALLERIFS—“IN LOVE,” THELATEST work of Marcus Stone: A su two sizes, colored or piain. The picture of the sea- $23; Companys to the “"Peace- maker.” “*TEASING.” Wagner. CPAITH.” “HOPE,” Bodenhausel, aid many other new and beautiful subjects for the Holi- The best Etchings and wings, "s Carbon Pictures. tl * Grou 5. EARLE & SO! sae 816 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELY TA. DON’T INTEND TO CARRY OVER AN Whe Wyrne To canes oven ang Epo aNS, FEE LONDON AND a 1 00., 7th and G sts, 26-3m ONE KNOWS BE THOSE WHO a are PETES SEL TES ve given when taken for She cite, eypetipation, and Sisordered stomach: BITTERS DO NOT ONLY DISTIN- s FRemaselves by. their flavor Gok cromatic others: seats used, but they are Beware abe: ete manufactured by Dr. J. G. B. Sei- 2d EDITION. Last Telerams to The Str PREFERS PRIVATE LIFE. Gen. Seward Not a Candidate for a Place in Harrison’s Cabinet. Avsurs, N.Y., Jan. 21.—In regard to the Albany dispatch about Gen. Seward and a cabi- net position, Mr. Seward, upon being asked if he had heard anything about thgmatter, said: except what “I know nothin, ‘ou tell me about the Albany telegram connec my name with cabinet —, “Are you a candidate for any place, or have you given the idea of being one any thought?” “have not been, am not, and shall not be a candidate for such position, or for any other | position in President Harrison's administration. Peheertully accepted the position as the head of the republican electoral ticket in this state, and Ihave discharged that trust. Iam now giving my time and thoughts to my business, and I propose to continue doing so. I think I fully appreciate the advantage of being a pri- vate citizen, andI expect to live up tomy privileges in that respect.” pad oo General Foreign News. THE EARL OF LUCAN’S OFFFR TO HIS TFNANTS. D UBLIN, Jan. 21.—On the condition of the ayment of one year’s back rent the Earl of Lucan has offered the tenants on his estates at Castlebar, county Mayo, a release from all other arrears. seams iaca Found After Three Years. THE BODY OF A SUICIDE DISCOVERED IN THE WOODS WHERE HE HAD KILLED HIMSELF. Exerer, N. H.. Jun. 21.—The body of Peter Tilton. aged fifty; a prominent farmer at Hampton Falls. who has been missing three years, was found in the woods at Hampton ‘alls hanging toa tree. A revolver, which he had undoubtedly shot himself with, was found at the foot of the tree. It had been tied to his hand by a string, which had rotted, dropping to the ground, where it was found. The loss of his wife is supposed to have caused the act. eee Refused to Confirm the Writ. Dustin, Jan. 21.—The exchequer division of the high court of justice of Ireland has re- fused to cowfirm the conditional writ of habeas corpus for the release gf Mr. Edward Har- rington, who was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for offenses under the crimes act. gta Riot at a Paris Election Meeting. Pants, Jan. 21.—A riot occurred at an elec- tion campaign meeting held last evening in the Avenue Duqueene. Sticks were freely used and 20 persons were injured. Two arrests were made. During the progress of the meeting frequent cheers were given for Gen. Boulanger. 5 . es The Delayed State Liner. New York, Jan. 21.—The state line steamer State of Nebraska, which sprung a leak on her voyage to Glasgow, and put back here, will not resume her Spon. this afternoon. Workmen are engaged on the vessel to-day, and Captain Braes says she will start again to-morrow. The seventy-five passengers remain on board. em, Der nleanson Mr. David Sheehy, M. P., Arrested. Loxpoy, Jan. 21.—Mr. David Sheehy, M. P. for the south division of Galway, was arrested to-day at a hotel in Glasgow on a warrant issued in Ireland for violation the crimes act. ——_—» FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. - — New York Stock Market. ie following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as Teported by special wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street. }o. c. M . nse i eg +) + Rock Island:-| 997% St. aM 190 100% 8544 85i¢ Union Pac. .::| 108.5 105% Wabash 44445" Do., prof 4 49 209 209 A West, Unio: | Beal Tel. ——s—___ Washington Stock Exchange. The following changes from Saturday's quota- tions on the Washington Stock Exchange are not to-day: U. S. 4368, 1881. coupon, 1087, bid, J. 8. 448. registered, 108% bi 7s, 1901, currency, 35s, 1924, currenc year fund,6s, 1% *. 30-year fund, 6s,"1902, sked. Metropoli ‘coin, coin, n Railroad stoc pitol and O ste Washington Gas 404 bid, 40% asi Insurance, 40% bid, 44 ‘asked. tional Metropolitan’ insurance, 74 bid, asked. National Union Insurance, 19 German-American Insurance, bid, asked. Masonic Hall bonds, 100. bi y Washington Market stock, 16 bid! Washing- ton Market bonds, 115 bid, 120 asked. Washing- ton Brick Machine Company, 195 bid. Bank of Washington, 315 bid. Citizens’ National Bank 25 bid. Great Falls 1 eal Estate Title Insu: hesapeake and Potomac Telephone Comp 78% bid, $2 asked. Washington Light Infa bonds, seconds, 73, 50 bid. Washington Gas! Company bonds, Series A. 4 Columbia National j asked. — Washin, | stock, 216 bid, Company stock, 42 bid. Bull Run Panoram bid. American Graphophone Company si 14% bid. ian Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. Jan. — Virginia ten-forties, do. threes. 64\ato\ Baltimore and Ohio 90; Northern Central stock, 7514a7734; Cin- ti, Washington and Baltimore firsts. 31: seconds, 4 threes, 20; consolidated gas de bonds, 110; do. stoc! BALTIMORE, Jan. 42. — Cotton, quiet — mid- dling, Flour. fairly active and steady —iioward street and westefn supe: do. extra, 3.50a4.50; do. fi mills, Kio bran 5 patent, 5.5046.00 spring w spring wheat, patent, 6.50a.6. raight, 6.00a0.40; spring wheat. Wheat — southern. nominal: ultz, 1000107; Longberry, 100a : 2soutbern, 100ai01; western, easy; No. 2 winter red spot, 924 y, Wy bid: February, 93 i; March, 3; April, searve and Corn adis',: steamer, spot, 30, southern and Fennsylvania, 30a: 2k; Western mixed, 3 asked. Rye, quiet, nearly nominal, Hay. dull—prime t choice timothy, 17.00a17.50. Provisions, st Butter, barely steady—west | ern packed, 15a) creamery, 18a26. Eggs, steady, 16. Coffee, firm—Kio cargoes fai 7 Ig Sugar, quiet and steady —A soft, 6787; copper refined, firm, 16a 164. Whisky, active and firm, m0, 111. Freights to Liverpool per steamer firm— cotton, 7-324.; flour, per ton, in sacks, 20s.; grain, per bushel. 6d. Cork for orders, 5s.a5 ~-wheat, 33,000 bushels: corn, Arrested in Richmond. BOTH THE BOY ROBBERS OF THE GYPSY CAMP NOW IN CUSTODY. Ben Thomas, alias Jim Jones, one of the col- ored boys wanted for stealing #700 from Tom Stanley at the gypsy camp a few days ago, was arrested in Richmond, Va., this morning with #180 in his possession, which, with the #376 recovered, from Monroe Trice, his companion, who was caught in Norfolk, makes $556 recovered. The prisoner will be brought here to-morrow for trial. As published in Taz Star at the time of Trice’s JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL. The Talk About Gen. Swatm’s Retire-| The House Subcommittee Unanimous ment and, His Successor. The result of the Swaim board is still a secret, officially, known to a few officers of the army, the Secretary of War and, pre- sumably, the President. While general opinion is that the board has recommended Gen. Swaim’s retirement on grounds of disability, there isa growing sentiment that the prece- dent that would be established by such a course would be very bad, and thet it is eral’s statement that he feels in fect health may have caused the board to reflect as to the results of the example that would be set by his retirement, and that they have conse- quently submitted an adverse re The senior members of the board, Gens. Benet, Mac- feely and Holabird, areall old officers, rapidly approaching the statutory age of retirement, and it is whispered they undoubtedly perceive that if they establish this precedent of retiring |.a practically well man on the ground of inca~ | pacity, they are jeopardizing the status not | only of themselves but of all other officers in the army. THE LEGAL POINTS IN THE CASE. Meanwhile the discussion of the legal points that the case evolves continues among the officers, It is generally thought that the weight of the law is against the power of the Presi- dent to appoint Gen. Black or any other civilian to the vacancy—should one occur. An act of Congress of 1862 created the office of judge-advocate-general of the army, and ex- Postmaster-general Holt was appointed to the position, There were no other officers under him in the regular army, but the act per- mitted one judge-advocate inevery army cor, ‘This continued until an act of 1866 created the bureau of military justice,consisting of a jndge- advocate-general (Holt) andone assistant judge- advocate-general (MeKee Dunn); the former held the rank of brigadier general and the latter that of colonel. This act also permitted the retention in service of the julige-edvocates then in office, not to exceed ten. The depart- ment continued under this organization until 1869, when the number of judge-advocates (majors) was fixed at eight. In 1874, act of June 23, the bureau was re- organized with’one,judge-advocate-general and } an assistant, and in the corps of judge-advo- cates no appointments were to be made until ; the number was reduced to four, which was | thereafter to be the permanent number of offi- cers inthe corps. By the act of 1884 the bu- reau of@nilitary a and the office of judge- advocate-generai were merged, to be known a8 the judge-advocate-general’s department, the ofticers to consist of one judge-advocate-gen- eral (brigadier), one assistant (colonel), three deputies (lieutenant-colonels), and three judge advocates (majors),which is the present organ- ization. THE FIRST PROMOTION. Gen. William McKee Dunn was made a majo and judge-advocate of volunteers March 13, 1863, and at the time of his promotion to be judge-advocate-general, December 1, 1875, was colonel and assistant judge-advocate-general, he having been appointed to that office from major and judge-advocate in June, 1864. David G, Swaim was seventh in rank among the ma- jors and judge-advocates at the time of his ap- pointment, February 18, 1881, to the head of the corps. It will thus be seen that THE ONLY CIVILIAN appointed to be judge-advocate-general was Gen. Holt, who came into office under the organic act. Some doubt has been expressed as to the applicability to the present case of the section of the army regulations (25) to the effect that “general officers” shall be appointed from the army, it being argued that the judge- advocate-general is not, strictly speaking, a “general officer.” GENERAL! OFFICERS. * Scott's Military Dictionary. an authority in its line, defines general officers to be all officers above the rank of colonel. In the case of staff officers the rank is an incident to the office, and it is claimed that regulation 25 refers to officers proper in the line and pot to those who hold such rank by virtue of staff positions, On the other hand it is held that a relative rank car- ries with it all the rights, emoluments, and privileges of absolute rank, and the best au- thorities uphold the idea that a staff officer is included in the meaning of the regulation. PROMOTIONS IN THE STAFF. Section 1204, of the Revised Statutes, pro- vides that “promotions in the staff of the army shall be made in the several departments and corps respectively.” ‘This dates from 1814. An exception is made in section 1193 (dating | 1866) in the cases of quartermaster-general, commissary-general, surgvon-general, paymas- ter-general, chief of engineers, and chief of ordnance, “who shall be appointed by selec. tion from the corps in which they belong.” ‘The judge-advocate-general not being included in “this exception it legally __fol- lows, it is held, that the general rule laid down in ‘1814 governs the filling of that office. A question arises as to | the meaning of the word promotion which occurs in this rule. One definition is that “in military matters the word promotion signifies the elevation of an individual to some ap- pointment of greater rank and trust than the one he holds.” In the practice of the Ameri- an army the technical meaning of the word is the advance of an officer from one grade to the next higher in the military state.” Had this law been looked up and adhered to Major Swaim would not, in 1881, have been jumped over the heads of six majors above im to be judge-advocate-general. The appointment of Gen. Rosseau in 1867 to be a brigadier-general from civil life was, it is learned, made by President Johnson b; of an act of Congress approved in 1 er. mitting the appointment of a certain number of general officers in the regular establishment, the number to be apportioned among the loyal states with reference to the number of troops furnishe@luring the war. | THE FOURTH OF MARCH. Preparing for the Inauguration—The Ball Program, etc. The design of the dancing program was. ex- hibited at the meeting of the executive com- mittee Saturday night. The back co ntains reduced picture of the interior of the pension office as it will be decorated for the ball, while the reverse side contains, in raised gilt letters, the inscription, “Program. Inaugural Ball, March 4, 1889,” Dr. Ruth, of the floor and promenade com- mittee, has divided his committee into twenty sections of ten men. _ Every section will be in charge of an aide and the chairman will have five himself. A system of electric bells is to be arranged so that each side can announce to the band when all is ready in their section for the music to commence. . NOTES. Everything was very quiet at Ina i headquarters, today. Chairman Britton wes there as usual. but his mail was not heavy and he had comparatively few callers. Fifty of the boys of the Dayton, Ohio, high school have announced their intention of taking part in the parade. The Lynn Republican club, of Lynn, Mass. 100 strong, are coming. My ‘irtue | ti for the Edmunds Resolution. Pursuant to a special call the Edmunds Pan- ama canal resolution was taken up for consid- eration this morning by the House committee on foreign affairs, The subcommittee reported through Chair- man McCreary, that in its opinion the resolu- tion should be adopted without amendment. He explained that certain changes might have been made in the phraseology of the resolution not altogether unlikely that the gen-| which would have made it more acceptable to the subcommittee, but as the sense of the measure fully met their views the members were not d to obstruct its passage on that account, and therefore unanimously rec- ommended it favorably to the House. This re} at once resulted in opening a discussion which was participated in by most of the mem- bers present, and hour of 12 arrived before any conclusion been reached. There seems to be little doubt that the resolution will be favorably reported in the end, but the matter was allowed to go over until next Thursday, by which time it is hoped that the opposition which appeared this morning may be overcome by argument, and a practically unanimous report secured. ae CAPITOL TOPICS. IN FAVOR OF THE CHACE COPYRIGHT BILL. Mr. Boselly, president of the New York Typo- graphical union, and Messrs. Kennedy and Burke, delegates from that union, were at the capitol to-day, interviewing members in the in- terest of the Chace copyright bill. The typo- graphical clause in the Dill originated with the New York Typographical Union. Their special ‘igi red re is, they sa; to counteract the effects of petitions which |have been sent in opposing the Chace bill. | These petitions, they say, have been signed in | Many cases by printers through misunder- standing. The Chace bill has passed the Senate and is pending in the House INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. President Pro Tem, Ingalls to-day laid before the Senate,a communication from Secretary Bayard, enclosing the report of B. A. Gould, | United States commissioner to the interna- | tional congress of weights and measures, held at Paris in September and October last letter from Minister McLane embod; Oficial report of the same. that eleven countries were represented, and three otbers—Belgium, England and Russia— are committed to its support. Considerable progress was made and another meeting of the congress called for April of this year of the states forming the international metric organi- zation, at which time it is expected that all the necessary standards will have been perfected. Secretary Bayard calls attention to the neces- sity for ‘appropriating $2,130, the amount as- sessed against the United States for its share of the expenses. He says that experience has fully demonstrated the utility and convenience of the international bureau of weights and measures, It has brought about excellent re- suits in providing universal standards of weights and measures, and incidentally ther- mometrical standards of universal applica- tion. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THE FARMERS AND THE RAILROAD. Mr. H. H. Miller, of Sandy Springs, Md., rep- resenting the farmers of Montgomery county, called on the Commissioners this morning and presented a long petition and resolutions from the Montgomery county farmers’ convention and the Montgomery farmers’ club, praying that in the legislation authorizing the con- struction of the proposed railroad to Bright- wood the company shall be required to lay their tracks on the side of the road rather than in the center of the roadbed, as talked of, for the reason that otherwise it will be impossible for the farmers to use that highway as an en- trance to Washington, on accountof the danger incident thereto. The matter will be considered in board session at the next meeting. UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS. Capt. Symons has written to the Commis- sioners recommending that a clause be added to the District appropriation bill providing that any balance of appropriations under the head of improvements and repairs for the fiscal year 1889 remaining unexpended June 30, 1889, may be applied to meeting deficiencies in any item of appropriations for the general improve- mentor repair of streets and county roads. Such an item, he thinks, would be of great service in straigntening out any little item of over expenditure in one section and deficiency in another, and would enable any small unex- pended balance of the appropriation to be ex- pended in procuring materials. The recom- mendations of Capt. Symons will probably be approved. THE BAD CONDITION OF SIXTH STREET. Some days ago Mr. J. P. Reed, of 1919 6th street northwest, wrote to the Commissioners, saying that they had no authority to make re~ pairs on said street, that the water works com- any tore up 6th street and left monstrous eects they did not repair ,the street at once he would bring suit against the District for damages. The matter was first referred to Superintendent Hayden, of the water depart- ment, who reported that a main was laid in that locality and had been properly filled, but driving over it in wet weather caused small holes, which had been filled. Capt. Lusk re- ports “that it is by no means true that the bad condition of the street is due to the work of the water division.” INSTRUCTIONS TO THE BUILDING INSPECTOR. The Commissioners to-day ordered that here- after the building inspector, before granting a permit for the erection of a building on any subdivision outside of Washington and George- own, shall ascertain whether or not the subdi- ision in question is properly recorded on the books of the surveyor. In case it is not so re- corded he shall not issue the permit, but shall report the fact to the Commissioners. LIGHT FOR DARK FLACES. For some time past Capt. Symons has been receiving petitions from property owners and residents, praying that gas lamps be erected on their streets. To-day many of these requests were granted, together with a number recom- mended by Supt. of Lamps Harrison, BUILDING PERMITS were issued to-day by Building Inspector Ent- wisle as follows: John W. Phillips, two brick dwellings, 415 and 417 2d street northeast, $4,000. Ferchaud & Chappel, one brick dwell- | ing, 700 10th street northeast, $2,500. ©. A. | Devers, one frame dwelling, Hartford Argyle, | $200, MISCELLANEOUS, The resignation of Henry Davey as watchman at the Washington asylum has been accepted and J, G, Lee has been appointed to fill the va- caney. Commissioner Raymond has returned from Boston. Commissioner Webb is confined to his house by asevere cold. ——»—__ The Smithsonian Institution. WHAT I5 8gID ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHARGES AGAINST IT. It appears from the New,York Mail and Ex- press that the charges said to be in preparation against officials of the Smithsonian Institution emanate from Mr. Daniel Leech, who was corresponding clerk of the institution un- til Prof. Langley, succeeded Prof. Baird. | Mr. Leech a! out a year before Prof. Baird left | ‘The Wholesale Dry Goods Glee club, of New York city, through’ Chas. L. Tompkins, have applied for a position in line. Chairman Britton has sores a letter from Col, Wilson, the superintendent of public buildings and grounds, granting permission to the committee to use the public ground about the F gcse building for erection of cov- — . approaches and a frame building fora itchen. The Log Cabin club, of the fifteenth ward of —, —— be bgp aypenry but suc- cee in eluding the cers to Richmogd, where he was arrested this. on ing. ——_>—___ Mrs. Wall’s Appeal Dismissed. IN THE RECORD, The U. 8. Supreme Court to-day dismissed t morn- | five members. Baltimore, Md., have applied for a position in line. They are a uniformed club of seventy- Quarters have been secured for 36,759 people. This includes seventy organizations, of which forty-one are mili and twenty-nine are 3 tothe ‘oormmities. on public ph. in | THE SUPREME COURT FINDS A TECHNICAL ERROR | civic organizations. comfort still have quarters for 26,149 people. paces oni the appeal of the plaintiff in the case of Mary| Tae Decker Brtow Avrimwep.—In the | # Stas reporter to-day that at Wall against the District of Columbia yon ac- | case of George Mason against Harve: count of a technical error in the record. rigrand ing, in the Court in General Term, Chief Jus- was a suit in which the plaintiff sought to re- | tice Bingham to-day delivered the opinion of cover from the District an amount of a sale for taxes. The case was decided against tiff in the lower court. Mrs, Wall’ told a Stan reporter that since the decision in | for @ receiver and account, In this case another similar ease had bees decrlaa | low a decree. was made in favor of the plaintiff. He said action would be begun in Mrs. Wall’ cena THERE. It was said at the Navy that it will take six weeks at Jeast for the ships Trenton and Vandalia to make the from this continent to Samos. Thus the sic. will be th run f "cur prt ae Exection war | election of board of the court the decree below. i claimed an interest in certain fees pot sxe in the cases of postmasters’ claims, and asked aa court be- plainant entitled to one-four' claims recovered in a list of 7,500 poceaien, and that he was not entitled to any portion or Boarp om Maxaczns.—The fre inuranes company of the District was in ar: of pails do not close o'clock a San reporter were office made a charge against an employe of the institution that he had disposed of documents and publications to his own profit. The charges now talked about are of imilar char- acter, and it is supposed at the Smithsonian that the recent bas eg ed ublications refer to these changes, which h has revived in this way. At the time the changes were made were investigated by a commission com of three gentlemen of high char- acter who were requeste the institution to act. They took a masa of testimony, and the sten hic report was laid before Prof. Baird. At f. Baird’s re- quest a well-known jurist of the city read over and weighed the testimony, and the result was that the accused was exonerated. Mr. Leech srprene much dissatisfaction at the time with the result and threatened to ea. quarters, Anofficial by the secretary of the institution said to resent, as no charges had been and not ublished but intimations, no answer coul made. He thought any charge Mr. Leech might would fully answered. There no institution, he said, whose finances were more care! than aes of the Smithsonian. Every quarter all | citing that arrangements hive been made to | officials in charge of any building which may (Continued Second Page.) ‘REV. OLYMPIA ON “POREIGN RULE.” Mrs. Stanton’s letter was listened to with close attention by the audience, and Upon con- | bsmroa of the reading Rev. Olympia Brown, of | Was introduced. A woman of slight Sgure anh Gremes in earnah tpn forward. She had manner of a practiced | public speaker, and in a voice that was distinct and clear she on the subject of “ Rule.” She asked if, after the American people had not been too generous and had nearly turned themselves out of doors. If, after thro off the government of the aristocracy of Europe, it would be a Lge) commentary upon affairs if this country should come to be _—— by the representatives of the slums of ‘uropean capitals. While not 0; to foreign immigration she thought it a mistake to confer upon foreigners advantages which are not given to the native born. FOREIGNERS WERE ALLOWED TO VOTE TOO 800N after reaching this country, and they were allowed more votes. More men than women came to our shores, In an emigrant train that arrived in Milwaukee recently there were 200 men and some 12 women, and about the same number of childred. On the other hand, among the native born population. the women preponderate, In Wisconsin the foreign vote is larger than the native vote, although the native population numbers 912.072 persons and the foreign population 405,425. As a result the verning power in cities and in the states was | largely foreign. ‘The Catholic church claimed | the largest number of adherents, and while | she had no objection to that form of religion yet it was known that, as was recently the case in Boston, there is a contest going on in de- fense of THE PUBLIO-SCHOOL SYSTEM. Already in one town in Wisconsin the public schools had been done away, and the same was threatened in another town. She predicted that in the near future there would have to be a contest waged in defense of the public-school system. She quoted from President-elect Har- rison as to the necessity of maintaining A FREE AND FAIR BALLOT. and referred to the stories of the slavery of women in upper Wisconsin, and concluded that while woman was disenfranchised these evils and others would continue. With ballots in | the hands of women every place of shame would be closed, and ‘this would be done not so much that women are better than men, but because they | are better able to protect themselves than that others can do it for them. The fear of losing the foreign vote, the speaker said, was the main reason that woman suffrage was not advocated by the great political parties. She thought that there is noclass of women more disgusting toher than those who said that they only wanted to vote on the question of temperance, This same claim had been made for the school queston, but the trouble was, the speaser said, ali those matters were so mingled that it was impossible to confer only a fragment of suf- frage. The women should want suffrage be- cause it isaright, and not because they are in favor of a es temperance, the social io or the schools. A great many women, she said, thought they had not time to go into this movement because of their church work. They did not reflect that the church to-day was mainly composed of women—of disenfran- chised people. But IF WOMEN WERE VOTERS that would no longer be the case, as the men would want to come to church to hear what the ministers were saying to the women voters There would be a more equal division of church work, and much of it now made necessary by lack of money would be done away with. So she concluded, if women wished to advance the interests of the churches, they should unite in the suffrage movement. In conclusion she predicted that there would be no American republic in twenty-five years unless women were enfranchised. The influences hostile to good government and society must be met by the votes of women. She expressed the opinion that the republican party would be the instru- ment in God’s hands to set free the women of the land. It is in line with their declarations that all should be free.. She did not believe that Gen. Harrison would say that his meaning of the words “free ballot” was confined toa few negroes in the south. CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES. Miss Anthony then announced the chairmen of the committees, as follows: Resolutions, Abigail Scott Duniway; new constitution, Mrs. Sewall, chairman, Mrs. Blake, Mrs, Shat- tuck and Mrs. Johns; nominations, Miss An- thony; credentials, Mrs, Shattuck, ‘The convention then adjourned. AT THE SESSION THIS EVENING addresses will be made by Mary Seymour How- ell, of New York, Laura M. Johns, of Kansas, and Rey. Annie H. Shaw, of Illinois. A morn- ing and evening session will be held on Tues- day and Wednesday. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE met this afternoon at the Riggs House. The important question to be considered was the proposed union with the American suffrage association. Mrs. Alice Stone Blackwell and other ladies representing that association are in the city and they will meet a committee rep- resefiting the National association. Miss A) thony said this afternoon that the ladies w anxious that a union should be effected, and she had no doubt that this would be the out- come of the conference. A WOMAN SUFFRAGE SYMPOSIUM, of a social nature. was held in the Riggs House parlors last evening by the visiting delegates. The topic of consideration was: ‘Ilow I became a suffragist.” and was in the nature of an ex- petience meeting. ‘Three or four of the ladies had converted their husbands, and in every in- stance but one the husband is in full sympathy with the wife's opinion and labors. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. AGAINST INTOXICANTS AT THE INAUGURATION BALL. Mr. J. D. Taylor, of Ohio, introduced in the House of Representative this afternoon for reference a preamble and joint resolution re- hold the inaugural ball in one of the buildings of the United States, and that the news- papers announce that refreshments are to be furnished on this occasion insome of the rooms of the building. and directing the governmeut be used, not to permit wine, beer, ale or other intoxicating liquors to be sold or served to any person on the occasion of the ball. THE POST-OFFICE SITE BILL. At3o'clock to-day the bill appropriating $430,000 to purchase ag. 489, for a city post- office, was called up by the member of the committee on public buildings and grounds, The rules were ordered suspended by a vote of 156 to 12, and the bill was taken up for de- ate. WASHINGTON NE S AND GOSSIP. To-Day's Bonp Orrerinas aggregated $59, 500, as follows: Registered 4's, $500 at 129 registered 4!¢'s, $20,000 at 109; $9,000, at 109; | $30,000, at 1095,, CHANGES ON THE Evnorean Startox.—Rear | Admiral Greer, commanding the European sta- tion, has informed the Navy department that Lieutenant-Commander Merrall has been made flag-lieutenant and Ensign Wm. Truxtun aide and secretary to the admiral, ‘These changes were caused by the appointment of Lieutenant Nathan Sargeant as naval attache at Rome and Vienna, Lrevt.-Cot, Jas. M. Moore, deputy quar- termaster-general, has been ordered on tem porary duty from St. Louis, Mo., to Kansa ¥ —____»_____ rej to the New York intimation is to be had at ment as to their c! Persoxats.—Dr. Paul Gibier of Paris, who was sent to this country by the French govern- ment to investigate the yellow fever epidemic in Florida; Hon. James E. Potter of Pawtucket, R. L., and C. B. Gyer of Chicago. are at the St. James.—Wnm. E. Sims and wife eee yA appraisership, but m j any | president, Mr. F. J. MeQ | gold-he: uestion — in | the titetime Sfereaiee! Ford, colored, were, 8a. mum, There is still some uneasiness among the re- publicans in the Senate on account of Mr. Quay’s attitude toward the tariff bill. His vote om the sugar clause and his general oppo- sition to the measure Jeads many fo fear that he will, after all, vote against the bill. Members of the finance committee insist, however, that no republican will vote against the bill, and they probably have some information upon which the statement is based. The bill would pses even if they should vote against it; so there is hardly any possible room to doubt that within a few days the House ways and means committee will have achance to act upon the measure, What they will do is un- certain, but they are apt to favor non-concur- rence, so that the House may have a chance to vote on the question. CHANCES OF THE SENATE BILL IN THE HOUSE. Some time ago no one thought of the possi- bility of the Senate bill passing the House. It still seems improbable that it will, but as it ap- proaches the time when members are to be called upon to act in the matter many doubts are arising in their minds, The men who, with the aid of the solid republican vote, sent the Cowles tobacco bill to the appropriations committee, are considering whether or not they had better take all the things im the Senate bill in order to get the internal reve- nue features. It is expected that some of these will certainly vote for the bill if given the chance, and it would not take much te turn over enough to make a majority if the republicans voted solidiy. They have been talking the matter over among themselves in an informal way, and a conierence may be held soon to fix definitely upon the course they must follow. Some of the tariff reformers who feel com- pelled by THE IMPORTUNITIES OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS to make some attack on the internal revenue, would excuse themselves for voting for the ob- Jectionable features by the plea that on the re- publicans, and not onthe democrats, will rest the responsibility. In this connection it may be a question whether the republicans in the House would vote solidly for the Senate bill if they thought their vote would There are several republicans in the to whom some fe: tures of the bill are very objectionable. It is a uestion whether party feeling. rather than their own opinions, would control their action in the matter. Whatever may be the outcome of the matter every democrat on the ways and means committee WILL RESIST ANY MOVEMENT in favor of the Senate bill, and none of them expect to see the House agree to it. Immedi- ately after the tobacco bill was referred to the appropriations committee, the ways and means folks began to consider the possibility that they might not be able to control the fate of the Senate bill when it came to them, It was suggested then that perhaps it would be just as well to let the few “bolting” democrats and the republicans | take the responsibility of adopting the Senate bill. This was upon the idea that many of the republicans would not be well pleased to have this responsibility if put to the test. But this was merely a passing thought. It is not at all likely that the majority of the democrats will ever permit the matter to come toa vote if they are convinced that it | would result in their defeat, They take the position that the Senate bill is a vicious meas- ure and that they must not let it pass the House. 48 TO THE TOBACCO BILL they take this position: They are perfectly willing to pass the bill which Mr. Cowles had referred to Randall's committee, but only in connection with the rest of their bill, of which it is a part. They do not want to relieve one section of the country at a time, they say. Yet if this tobacco bill should be reported dilatory mo- tions only could prevent its passage. The ways and means committee men would not be apt to resort to such motions in this case. It is still a question what Mr. Randall’s com- mittee will do with the tobacco bill, There is a difference of opinion among the democrats of that committee. MR. FORAN’S ATTITUDE. Mr. Foran, who is one of the most consistent protectionist in the democratic part. is one of the members of the appropriations committee who opposes reporting the bill. “I do not think,” he. said to a Star reporter to-day, “that any one will deny that lam as advanced a protectionist, as there is on our side, but I do not think the committee on ap- propriations has any business to meddle with the matter at all. I shall propose to lay the bill on the table in the committee and let it stay there. The bill does not belong to us; it was not sent to us in good faith, and it would not be justice to our party to take ad- vantage of the action of ouly a few democrats with the other part. I do not know what the committee ma} put I feel that we have no business to meddle with the matter. CONSIDERS THE SENATE BILL SECTIONAL, As to the proposition of democrats to vote for the Senate bill Mr. Foran said, speaking as a consistent protectionist, that he could not vote for the Senate bill, and did not see how democrat could. The House bill, he said, had been open to the charge of sec- tionalism, but he considered the Senate far more objectionably sectional. LOCAL NOTES. The History of Fairfield. Conn., noted in Saturday's Stax, is on sale at J. D. Free's, Bishop Paret, at St. Phillip’s P. E. church at Laurel. Md. ierday, confirmed a class of nineteen persons. At the mceting of the Immaculate Concep- tion branch, No. 419, Catholic Knights of America, 2 afternoon, Mr. E. members of the r presented the uade, with a handsome ane. In the Crimirial Court, Jadge Montgomery, this morning, Wra. H. Dade, colored, was con- victed ou a charge of embezzling six bags of | oats from C, F. Wilkins & Co., about December In the Criminal Court Henry Folk was acquitted to-day on a charge of housebreaking in the day in entering the house of Edward M. Willis in the day on July 19 last and the lar- ceny of clothin: + Important Patent Decision. MANY ELECTRICAL INVENTIONS AFFECTED BY IT. The Supreme Court of the United States to- day rendered an opinion in the important pat- ent case of the Bate Refrigerating company, appellant, agt. George H. Hammond & Co., appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Massachusetts. By statute of the United States it is provided that when a patent is taken out in a foreign coun- try and one subsequently is also secured in this country, the patent shall expire in the United States with the expiration of the patent in the foreign country in which it first rans out. Under the Canadian law patents are granted for five years, with the privilege of re- newal for two periods of five years each, The thi cise was whether of the American . patent expired five ‘years from its issuance in Canada, or at the end of fifteen years, which is the limit to which the life of a patent may be extended in Canada, The Supreme Court, through Justice Blatchford, holds that the pat- ent in the United States does not expire for fif- teen years from the granting of the patent, that is to My that the lifetime of an American pat- ent first taken out ina foreign country does not expire until the extreme limit of time for which an extension of patent may be secured in the foreign country. The court, therefore, re- verses the deci of the circuit court of Mas- sachusetts and remands the case to the lower court with instructions to enter a decree in ac- cordance with the judgment of this court. The case is regarded by persons interested ents as one of great im ce. trical patents are affec ————_—_ The Death Record. During the forty-eight hours ending at noon to-day deaths were reported to the health office as follows: Elizabeth Cameron, white, 76 years; Julia W. Maedel, white, 57 years; Geo. A. Wel- ler, white, hg Rann years; ic ti aan See 4 % Thornton Kenney, 70 years; Cos- by, colored, 22 yeara; Frank . 35 ) years; < ' bai? ianss ide fo abe gs me AE Pai BT, mscimin $, ——-__—_ i when publicly, rounded all its proceedings with a of secrecy, There is no reason for ever except the or more members of the forming the public of its own | gressional committee of im Er 433 i <= i ; E a) haps a desire to have the deductions investigation conform to their ig understood that one ‘inent members of as from the first the tunnel plan, witnesses are said to be directed more with the purpose of showing that under any cireum- stance, the tunnel plan was destined to be | failure rather than to show the alleged erimi- | nal neglect of duty of those entrusted with ite | execution. It may be also that there are per- sonal reasons for shielding those whom the community will believe to be enlpable no matter what character of report the congres- sional committee may submit. It is anid to-day that the committee will announce startling dis- coveries in regard to the work, making ite de- fects much worse than the most | pations, But if there is am suspicion that allegations of Chie character are | brought forward with even a remote view to hinge tion of a tunnel was stance contrary to the ing, it will have a belief that the effort individuals than to protect public interests, events this long-suffering community, which, | with a most m: at ‘ificent water ite i f i i | 4 abject more than twenty-four hours to a veritable water | Will look with greater confidence and hope of justice and redress to the military | to the congressional investigation. Open | ceedings naturally inspire public faith | than closed doors and stuffed keyholes. composition of the military commission could not fail to command respect, and its conclusions can safely be accepted as the result of patient and impartial inquiry. The blame will be placed where it belongs, and those will be brought to account, pple se re been expressed that the result pending investigations may possibly be abandonment of the tannel pln he of sequent indefinite the when Washington w: =Is water so sadly needs. It is scarcely these apprehensions will be J. Fairfax McLaughlin, who is suing the x c! 0 tate of John Kelly, late Tammany leader, 220,000, denies that his claim is speeches, but says it is for services as tial secretary. Dox'r Inurrats Your LoNGs with a stubborm cough, when a safe and certain had in Dr. Jayne's Expectorant. FLETCHER. Suddenly, at 20, Jee, SaRMan, Seite of De he = ‘Dr. Robert Fletcher. Funers ° GILLEN. On Sunday, 3 at{the residence of his parcuta SOSEEH Ee seek son of Williau F- and Mary CGallen, io thé ‘eleventh are. aneral private, HERTFORD, Jan ness, JOSEPH HE Funeral will t dauxhter, 19, uary 19. 1880, after » severe ill- Till, {ake Place from tho residence of bie j0 o'clock p.m. Interment private. = S On Sunday, January 20, 1889, at HERBERT BR: HODGKINS aged ents ; Jannary, 21, 1889. at t hin ss 26" take place from his late residence, street ny Wi . the 234 instant, FAi0 preter Mich Mass at St” Stepheu's church o'clock. Frien relat respectfully wited to attend. seater a MEAGHER. On Sunday, January 889, JOSEPH, infant son of Peter Meagher? ™ Funeral private. OERTEL. On Sunday, January 20. late ‘residence, 2322 G street Dorthwest, Sra sR Notice of funeral OLIVE. On January 20, 1889, at 1, o'clock DANIEL €."OLIVE In te forty fourth Year St his ze. Funeral will take place on Tuesday, January erclock, from: his late remdenee f331 concet aoage West. Relatives and friends are invited to attend = KOUS. On Ssturday, January 19, 1889, JOHN @, beloved by f Mary L. be Mary ‘long’ but pai jusband 0 ‘which he bore with Christian fortituda. Adieu is but an oft-used word By friends at morn and night; "Tis briet, for when we bid adieu, We oft again unite. But in our hearts & sadder word. ‘Leaven grief where peace should @well, vt heart is flied with pais ‘ond a last “Farewell: "Tis spoken, not to part for hours ‘To reunite again, "Tis not to bring the lost one back, Am! when that palnfel weed breathed, sn that ie What eriet there lice iu stare For those who hear that word of pain—= Funeral from the residence of his eet Bort’ HEA, On Sa . January 19, 2 SHEA. mother of tomas Bua, age Met eee years 1 uneral from her son’ N o'clock p.m. WESTON. At Laurel, Md, 889, MALY (TODD) WESTON wide or meee and only surviving sister of the late Mra, ‘was a ripe Christian, WILLIAMS. On 15S, at 9:30 o'clock, Mins take % a 2 Crclock, from her late Tesitiense Rest B.C. relativeond friendeare invited agree ILISON. My, REBECCA H. WILLGON, widow the iste John Bi degen tr , January pT age seventy-six She was a rip a m.,on Sunday, ca Friends invited to attend funeral Pg EY: O'clock am. "No fers” -