Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1889, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1889. Tx Gescrse JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT the BEST NUTRITIVE TONIC ‘and most PALATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE Convalescence .- an W, SAYS OF WHAT PROF. COLEMAN. sp Sat conn Sateen WPS exLaustiva, frou inebuny to (oon. tried tbe effects of the Geauiue Johann ‘Malt ewin three times aday.. Its use was follo by marked eflects—1. Food, bad Reretafare bora propenty. There increased power of prey iy. 2 ‘imal heat abd storing up fat. “Beware of ‘The wenuine has the signs. ere are worth °SOHANN HOFF, Bern and Have You A Sxrx Hexor: IF 80 CURE IT WITH CUTICURA. Have just used your REMEDIES on come out. sbe has only used one box of CUTICURA, one cake of CUTICURA SOAP and one bottle of CUTICURA RE- SOLVENT. I doctored with quites number of doc- tors, but tono avail. I am willing to make affidavit to the truth of the statement, GEv. EAST, Macon, Mich. 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It con- phites and pure tency of both being largely imcressed. It is used by Fbysicans ali over the wor!d. PALATABLE A8 MILK. Sold by all Druggists. nl9 SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, N. ¥. fOU WAKE IN TH N Vick teate inthe month,couted tongue, yetba ‘cur liver is torpid. You need Carter's Liver bul. OBJECTS FROM EXCAVATIONS IN CITIES OF ROME, HERCULANEUM AND POMPEIL VALUABLE POTTERY (15th and 16th Century) OF <BINO 5AVONA, PESARO, a : " ]OUS FABRIC) CAPO! NTE. PORGTD HULANO OLAS AND MAJOLICA- ANCIENT ARMS AND ARMOR. OLD AND MODERN MARBLE STATUARY. ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND ENGRAVINGS BY OLD MASTERS. FINE MODERN WATER COLORS AND PAINTINGS, CHUICE GEMS, ANCIENT MEDALS AND COINS. All comprised in RINALDI COLLECTION. One of re fin jectious of Antiquities ever ht from Kome— single or in fered tor sale by the beetion be desired. GOLDSBOROUGH & CO., 1106 F 8ST. N.W., ‘xt Door Mesara. W. B. 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Mab to call your attention to ‘that these goods ‘are not marked OP and then BOWN for the occason: but are BUNA FIDE KEDUCTIONS. i VICTOR E. ADLER'S 10 PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE 10 927 aud 929 7th st. e.w. corner Massachusetts ava Strictly One Price, Open Saturdays until 11 p.m. 228 “A RE AS SMALL AS HOMQ@OPATHIO . Everybody them. Sats a TTR eee reer mea An absolute care for 8 ‘Mental Weakness, Lespondency, Nervous ands 3°E "Ware, EUDAT House Praruacy> C. Shetmiant, 424 jvanis avecrd M Rlocsowuhs ‘oth at, corer cow Price $1 per box: 6 boxes for $5. for circular. Send 3 TURKISH TABLET CO., Philagelphia, Pa Public opinion our strongest indorsement. n23-3m Wy.SaT TIRED. LANGUID FEELING AND DULL Titel: ass relief They never ae 816 NGOSTUR whole ct 2d EDITION. Tales! Telograms to The Star. GREAT BRITAIN STORM-SWEPT. | A Furious Gale on the Cont anda Sow Blockade in Scotland. Loxpox, Feb. 9.—A furious gale in the English channel all last night. The weather was bitterly cold, A number of small wrecks have been reported. The gule in England and Scotland still con- tinues. communication has been interrny by the storm, and a number of houses have been blown down. In Scotland a heavy snow storm prevails, and the railways are blocked. Along the coast there have been Rumerous wrecks. A bark has been lost off Grimsby and all hands were drowned. The itish bark Glen Grant, Capt. Critch- ley, from Pensacola, has been wrecked at Holy- head. No lives were lost. > DENOUNCING LE CARON. What Boston Irishmen Say of the British Informer. Bostox, Feb. 9.—LeCaron’s statements be- fore the Parnell commission connecting John me: | Boyle O’Reilly.and other Irish patriots with sundry secret meetings held in Boston and else- where, giving the impression that these Lrish- American citizens were in league with dyna- miters, havé been pronounced deliberate falsehoods, Collector John E; Fitzgerald, when inter- viewed, said: ‘The evidence is that of a self- acknowledged scoundrel, whose life has been a lie for the past twenty-five years. The fact that many men, who believed in physical force as the only means of righting Irish wrongs, were present at the Irish national conventions hel i , Philadelphia and Proves nothing so far as connecting the Trish Derren Party with their views, The. national league of America is made up of Irishmen of all shades of Irish politics from the extremists who entertain views like Rossa, to the most milk and water Irishman who does not believe in separation from England and thinks Ireland scarcely fit for home rule,” JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY expressed himself as follows: «The fellow may have met me as he says, at the Boston conven- tion of the National league, but I have no memory of him. This convention, which he represents as a secret meeting of conspirators, was an open gathe! held in Fanueil hall and the members of which, many of them dis- Americans from other states, were the guests of the city of Bos- ton, at ‘the invitation of Mayor . Le Caron’s evidence isa web of lies and truth—the truth all harmless and the lies deliberately injurious to Mr. Parnell. Those conventions that he mentions in Philadelphia and Boston were filled with men re- in their various communities, priests, ‘tors, lawyers, merchant, &c. The Chicago convention, which he represent as a parti larly desperate dynamite assembly, was re- sided over by Rev. Dr. Betta, the leading Epis- copalian clergyman in St. Louis. The atro- cious sys tem of paid spies which England has in full operation in this country is strikingly illustrated by this man’s career and that of the Scotland yard detective who, a few weeks ago, was exposed while offering thousandsof dollars for any one who would go to London to swear away Mr. Parnell’s character.” secant nel Gookin’s Bondsmen Make Up His Shortage. Yorx, Feb. 9.—The elevated railroad officials say that the bondsmen of A. S. Goo- kin, their defaulting cashier, have made good the few thousands of dollars shortage in his accounts, and that there is an end to the mat- ter. Mr. Gookin is at his home in Nyack. ————__— From Wall Street To-Day. New York, Feb 9, 11 a. m.—The depression of last evening in the stock market was con- tinued this morning, and on a very moderate business first prices were from 34 to ¢ per cent lower than the ciosing figurés of ‘yesterday, Omaha, Missouri Pacitic and Atchison showing the largest losses. The weak tone, however, was of short duration, and after a slight hesita- tion prices began to rise, and advances which approached 1 per cent were established over the entire list, the improved tone reaching all portions of the market. C. C. C. and I. wasa marked exception to the remainder. however, and after opening 0; EA per cent rapidly declined 1 New Teng! land, Chattanooga, Oregon short line and Northwestern were the strongest stocks, but the advance in these was only % per cent. The market toward the end of the hour became quiet, the principal anima- tion for the hour being in Richmond and West Point, New England, Reading and Northwest- ern. At 11 o'clock the market was fairly active and firm to strong at the best prices reached. does desea Woman Snffrage Defeated at Bismarck. Bismarck, Dax., Feb. 9.—The house defeated the woman ‘suffrage bill yesterday by a vote of 26 to —_-__ Miraculous Escape from Death. SEVEN MEN GO THROUGH A TERRIFIC DYNAMITE EXPLOSION WITHOUT INJURY. Kan., Feb. 9.—A miraculous escay was had yesterday morn- ing by seven men occupying a tent on the reservation near the city. The men are en- gaged in grading a railroad across the reserva- tion, and in addition to the tent being used for sleeping purposes it was made the store-house for dynamite used in blasting. Yesterday morn- ing, without a moment's werning, 75 pounds of the stuff exploded with terrific effect. The tent was torn to shreds and the beds and bunks were broken and scattered in every direction, anda hole over 8 feet deep was excavated by the explosion. Strange to say not one of the men was injured. With the exception of being covered with dirt and having their clothing badly torn they escaped unhurt. The inhabi- tants of the northern part of the city felt the force of the shock, and much glass was broken. pace enstraits Chopped a Man’s Head Off. Mowtrean, Feb. 9.—This morning a waiter at the Balmoral hotel cut a man’s head off with un axe on Jurors street. The murderer has been arrested. Can’t Find Any Dynamite. New York, Feb. 9.—The workmen who are excavating at the scene of the explosion at Stevenson's brewery, 40th street and 10th avenue, yesterday, have thus far failed to dis- cover any trace of dynamite or other explosive, and the police do not believe the explosion can justly be attributed to disaffected workmen. if ——— Mr. Morton’s Mastiffs Take Prizes. Newevro, N. Feb. 9.—The prizes at the “dog show were awarded last night. Rex and Wanda, two mastiffs owned by Vice-President- elect Morton, were awarded the first and special premiums in their class, Lady Harri- son won a prize, but Ben Harrison failed to | score. a Restriction of Commerce With Cuba. 4 QUESTION WHICH 18 DIVIDING THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA. Tartamasser, Fia., Feb. 9.—Legislation on the board of health bills is rapidly crystalliz- ing into the form of opposing or not opposin; be Sgmnggoenys of Spt gn ge to an nthe ports ol 1e BATE of all Daikomeben will binge on thin due clanse. Strong influence from south Florida opposes the Cage 3 of any commerce restriction powers to the board. Jacksonville and east and west Florida advocates such restriction wer in the event of an emergency demand- non-intercourse, and the bill to bereported by the joint will probably grant power. : —__ Minister Phelps Reaches New York. New Yoax, Feb. 9.—The North German d steamer Lahn. with Minister Phelps and wife and Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanley Brown, nee Mollie Garfield, arrived at quarantine this morning. ————__ A Desperate Tramp. HE KILLS TWO FEROCIOUS DOGS AND SETS FIRE TO 4 HOUSE—WILL BE LYNCHED WHEN CAUGHT. | H Ee i : i fe > au f ' : Ue i i ; Hy i g CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. Mr. Edgerton Refusing to Resign is Re- moved. THE PRESIDENT NOMINATES HUGH BR. THOMPSON, OF SOUTH CAROLINA, TO SUCCEED HIM—waaT ‘MR. EDGERTON SAYS—THE PRESIDENTS REASONS: FOR THE CHANGE. The President to-day sent the following nom- ination to the Senate: Hugh 8, Thompeon, of South Carolina, to be United States civil service commissioner in the place of Alfred P. Edgerton, removed. WHAT JUDGE EDGERTON SAYS OF HIS REMOVAL Judge Edgerton was at the capitol this after- noon, He says that he had received no inti- mation from the President of any intention to remove him from office until yesterday, when he called at the White House, The | President then requested him to Sy his | Office in order that it might be filled by Mr. | Thom, The President said that there was | little chance of securing the place for Mr. Thompson as long as there was no suitable va- cancy on the commission. Mr. Edgerton, how- ever, promptly declined to resign, holding that his resignation would not be politic, creditable to himself, or calculated to help any other per- son Sener 3 | that Mr. Thompson could not be confirmed if nominated). Of course the President might exercise his prerogative if he saw fit. The President did see fit, and when he {es “cee reached his office this morning he found the following letter awaiting him: THE LETTER OF DISMISSAL. Executive Mansiox, Wasutnatoy, D. C., Feb. 9. Dear Sir: You are hereby removed from the office of United States civil service commis- sioner. seagarid Grover CLEVELAND. Hon. A. P. Eporrton. ‘ ‘MR. LYMAN SURPRISED. When the news was communicated to the re- maining commissioner—Mr. Lyman—that offi- cer was surprised. and found himself in a pre- dicament, as he was by no means satisfied that he had authority, sing! esas os discharge the formal duties of the civil-service com- mission. Mr. Edgerton says that he cannot recall any differences with the President during his term of office, except those growing out of the fact that the President is ‘THE FIRST MUGWUMP IN THE LAND, while he (Edgerton) is a straightout democrat. He intends to write a letter to the President in a day or two acknowledging his removal, and perhaps ne an expression of his opinion upon the President's course in the matter. IT HAS BEEN KNOWN for some time that the President has been dis- satisfied with Mr, Edgerton, and that he wanted to appoint Mr. Thompson, as- sistant secretary of the Treasury, to’ that place, but Mr. Edgerton would not take a very broad hint to resign, and the more direct method of removal had to be re- sorted to. Mr. Edgerton is very indignant about it. When he was at the capitol to-day he made no secret of his feeling. He said that his removal was mainly to make room for an fmoompetant whd had done more than any man or set of men to load his department down with UNRECONSTRUCTED REBELS. He said that the President had asked him to resign that this design might be carried out, but that he had replied that he would not be party to a scheme to force an incompetent com- missioner on the new administration; that he had positively refused to resign. AT THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. At the civil service commission rooms this afternoon there was no commissioner present. In fact there was no commission. Mr. Ly- man, it was stated, was the only commis- sioner now in commission. As he can- not act as a board by himself, he practically has no functions, and will have none till Mr. Edgerton’s successor is confirmed. All he can do is to carry out old orders of the board. He can do nothing new. Mr. Lyman was not at the Office this afternoon. The dignity of civil ser- vice reform was maintained by Secretary Doyle and Chief Examiner Webster. Mr. Edgerton was at his desk this moruing, but, upon receiving notice from the White House of the action of the President, immedi- ately retired from his place, MR. EDGERTON 8 SUCCESSOR. Ex-Gov. Thompson, of South Carolina, who has been assistant secretary of the Treasury for several years, is a democrat, recog- nized as one who has fully sympathized with President Cleveland’s utterances and ac- tions respecting civil service reform. In the Treasury department he has made an effort to apply strictly the civil service rules, Ir. Thompson was the author of the resolu- tions adopted by the South Carolina legislature in 1885, urging ‘the reformation of the civil service, the enactment of laws securing the tenure of federal office-holders and tendering to Mr. Cleveland, then President-elect, the hearty approval by that -body of his expressed views regarding civil service. THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION. The President has been represented as being unwilling to nominate Mr. Thompson to this office on account of the| uncertainty of is treatment by the republican Senate. There are now two vacancies on the commission, Mr. Oberly’s place having never been filled. ‘It was thought to-day that the President had concluded that an appointment in Mr. Edgerton’s place might be confirmed by the Senate, as it would leave a vacancy to be filled by Mr. Harrison. Under the law one member of the commission must be a democrat, Mr. Edgerton has been represented as being unable to agree with his collleagues. He has during the past six months been away from his office much of the time. An official speaking of the matter to-day said the President could not do otherwise than he had done after the pointed criticism of Mr Ed- geton made in the ite the other day. CAPITOL TOPICS. A PENSION FOR MES. GEN. BARNES, A bill granting a pension of $100 per month to Mrs. Mary T. Barnes, widow of the late Briga- dier and Brevet-Major-Gen. Joseph K. Barnes, surgeon-general of the United States army, was introduced by Senator Faulkner to-day. The pension, if granted, is to be in lieu of all other | pensions now received by Mrs, Barnes. NERVE TORTURE IN THE SENATE. Senator Spooner does not often indulge in satirical remarks, but he is credited with mak ing a comment on Capt. Bassett’s increased salary which sounds as though there was either humor or sympathy, or both, in it. A brother Senator remarked this morning that the vener- able captain seemed to be more vigorous in the performance of his duties since the Senate had added $500 to his salary, and then he added, | “ut he deserves that extra compensation.” “Deserves it,” said Mr. Spooner, “I should say he did. Any man whose nerves couid suc- cessfully withstand the shock of fifty-eight years of Senatorial debate ought to be paid ten time as much as Bassett is.” THE CREEK INDIANS’ LANDS IN OKLAHOMA, Senator Dawes, from the committee on In- dian affairs, to-day reported favorably with an amendment the bill to ratify and confirm an agreement with the Creek Indian nation for the cession of a part of their reservation to the United States, The amendment provides that the lands acqnired by such cession shall be a of the _ demain, and shall only be i 4 of accordance with the law regu- lating homestead entries, The amendment also that any person who may enter upon any of the ceded lands prior to thé e that same are opened to settlement shall not be itted to eens & to make See ds _or lay any claim there to, The bill appropriates $3,280,857 to carry its provisions effect, NOTES. Under the resolution ado; by the Senate a few days ago, Mr. Otis r, of New York, has been appointed assistant clerk to the Senate committee on commerce. muc! le ex! remain about # month. GEORGE BYRON’S DEATH. ‘and The Coroner’s Inquest in Progress This Afternoon. . ‘The body of George Byron, the young man THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. Prof. Gallaudet Before the Senate Sub= Committee—Steam vs. Hand Presses. The Senate subcommittee on the sundry civil bill—Senators Allison, Hale and Gorman—was in session to-day. The committee gave a hearing to Prof. Gallaudet, of the Columbia deaf mute institute at Kendall Green. The professor wanted the committee to remove certain restrictions as to salaries, &c., now in the bill and placed there by the House committee. Messrs. Kearney and Jordan, of the bureau of engraving and printing, with their legal repre- sentative, Mr. Ralston, were also before the committee with a request that the Senate re- tain in the bill the provisions placed there by the House,and which practically exclude steam presses from the bureau. bs Senator Faulkner, from the committee on claims, this morning offered an amendment to a ropriating $1,243 for the relief of George W. Bishop, assistant treasurer of the United States at Baltimore, that sum of money representing a loss incurred in his office with- out defauls or negligence on his and made good to the government, by , out of his own private means, VANDALS AT WORK. The Continued Defacement of the Wash- ington Monument. Repeated references have been made in Tue Star during the past two or three years to the injury that has been done to both the interior and the exterior of the Washington monument by vandals under the guise of visitors, Names of persons not entitled to fame have been scrawled in bad chi- Tography on prominent places; bits of ex- cruciating rhyme are to be found here and there, sentiments sometimes of s doubtful character defile the walls, until the monument has come to be a veritable book in stone, and nota very high order of literature at that. Ithas been the constant effort of those in charge of the monument to prevent this vandalism, but without much success, and considerable damage of an irreparable nature has been done. The difficulty lies in the fact that the great size of the shaft makes it prac- tically impossible to watch the visitors, an those with the intent of defacing have ample opportunity to do so. Not only are marks made upon the surfaces of the stone, but some even go so far as to clip off pieces of the materials to be carried away as souvenirs. The memorial stones that line the interior of the shaft seem to be the special objects of the vandal’s operations, and traces of his work are to be noted on almost every landing. THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. The evil has at last grown to such an extent as to call forth an earnest protest from Cus- todian G. M. Thomas to Col. Wilson, the en- gineer in charge, on the subject. He say: “I am compelled to call your attention to the repeated acts of vandalism by persons visiting the monument, which I am almost powerless to prevent. Since the 9th day of October, 1888, there has been a large number of names writ- ten on the memorial stones and marble head- ers, in some cases with indelible pencils. The more recent acts, which would seem to call for some stringent measure to prevant arecurrence of same, was the breaking of a limb from one of the carved figures on the block from the Ameri- can medical association, and a portion of the carving from the block presented by the Clio- sophic society of Nassau Hall, N. J., and the removal of brass inscription letters from the granite block from the free Swiss confedera- tion. Inspite of the numerous arrests made for defacing and otherwise marking or marrinj the shaft, and the publicity given same aiage the press, these acts of vandalism continue. With the limited force at my disposal I find it almost impossible to properly guard the in- terior of the monument between the top and lower floors, as the day watchman has about all he can do to care for the exterior of the shaft rie prevent visitors from breaking off chips, .” There is one way to prevent most of these acts, namely, by prohibiting all persons from ascending the shaft by means of the stairways. There might be a little scribbling of names at the top even then, but the chances are that the offender would be detected and punished, as the law allows bya fine. Col. Wilson, how- ever, is not disposed to prevent the public from using this means of climbin; the monument because a few of them are not possessed with the proper moral sense of right and wrong. The elevator can only carry about yotyl pe on a trip, when closely’ packed, and the round- trip, not allowing for ietting passengers off and on, takes twenty minutes. In consequence it frequently happens that there is a large = ber of persons waiting to go up who, if the stairways were blocked, would unable to ascend the shaft without the exercise of an hour or so of patience. Many would be even unable to make the trip. WHAT MAY BE NECESSARY, Unless some provision is soon made for the employment of a force sufficiently large to guard the interior of the monument properly, it may become necessary for the engineer in charge to cause the revocation of the privi- lege—for it is a privilege—of using the stair- ways, in order to ave the shaft from utter defacement. With a few more watchmen, who should have regular beats up and down the stairways, Some of the vandals would be sure tobe caught at their work and punished, and a few cases would soon serve as a “frightful example” to such others as might have the same intent. . Land Grant Forfeitures. HOPES OF AN AGREEMENT BY THE CONFEREES ON THE PENDING BILL. The conferees on the géneral land-grant forfeiture bill came together to-day, and while they adjourned withoutreaching an agreement, a spirit of concession was shown which gives promise of an ultimate agreement, Mr. Stone, who has heretofore steadfastly adhered to the original House proposition, to-day intimated that he was prepared to accept the Senate bill if an additional section were attached provid- ing for a test suit in the United States Supreme Court to decide the question as to the power of Congress to declare the extensive forfeiture proposed by the House—all lands oppomte those sections of the railroad lines uncompleted within the time fixed by the granting acts, Should the court declare in favor of the House view, Mr. Stone held that the next congress should immediately proceed to pass the com- plete forfeiture bill. THE SENATE CONFEREES did not think well of this proposition. They held that the effect of the passage of the bill in that shape would be to induce settlers to go in great numbers he the railroad lands, pre- ep to take up homesteads upon the success- ‘ul issue of the suit. Bui if the decision of the court should sustain the railroads in their holdings (which the Senators expected would be the case) then these settlers would suffer great hardship, and be placed in a ition similar to that of the settlers apoR ie Des- Moines river lands. To sustain this view the Senate conferees cited Oklahoma as a case in point. The pendency of the Oklahoma bill, even though that measure expressly provides that settlers were not to be admitted to the d territory in advance of its creation, caused a number of people to go. upon the land. and to gather a vast number uy] the border line. The conferees will meet again next Tuesday. The Senate Tariff Bill, 4 REPORT FROM THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. e The ways and means committee expect to re- Port to the House on the tariff bill on Monday or Tutsday. The figures prepared by the Treasury department show that the reductions by the Senate bill amount to only $13,000,000, not taking into account the increase made by the package clause, which it is estimated would make an of eight million or ten mil- se ay Soa, alae ae nay , million or eee The Senate estimate of reductions was thing over $28,000,000, and it is out of these figures that the lower estimate comes. WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. ypreg bering Gussie Wilson. ladies stan behind the line of those receiving he Mrs. Ch land's. re- ception this ry 3 Mrs. > Mrs. Lloyd Bryce, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. How! Craig, a Mrs. Boe Mrs. Kennan, Misses a wes, Nicolay and Sunderland” °° Kerman Tar Boxp Orrenixos To-pat aggregated $499,500, as follows: Registered 43/s—$500 at 12914, $2,000 at 12734; registered 43¢s—@4,000 at 109}<, $70,000 at 1094s, $108,000 at 1093<, €300,- 000 ‘at 1095; coupon 414e—$15,000 at 10935, Ivterva, Revexve Appointwexts. — The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed the following storekeepers and gaugers: Edward J. Harrison, at Calhoun, Ky.; James J. Green- well, in Berry county, Mo., and Lucian Dur- ham, in Green county, K Carr. Faanx D. Batpwry, fifth infantry, has been ordered to inspect certain signal service rty at Fort Davis, Texas. Capt, Jno. J. iy nell, first infantry, has been relieved from recruiting duty and ordered to join his company. ‘Tarety Recruits have been asvigned to the thirteenth infantry and nine colored recruits ‘to the twenty-ninth infantry. Srcoxp Lievt. Zen. B. Vance, Jx., nineteenth infantry, has been ordered to conduct a detach- ment of recruits to his regiment. Tux United States steamer Essex arrived at Aden to-day, homeward bound from Asia, Corsvt-GexenaL Sewatt’s Restonatiox.— S@retary Bayard received the resignation of Harold H. Sewall as consul general of the United States at Apia this morning, in response to a request from the department, Finst Lrevt. Cuas. B. ScHorrenp, second cavalry, has reported at the headquarters of the army, in compliance with orders of Jan. 8, and has been assigned to special duty in the office of the major-general commanding. Morz Noranrres.—rhe President has ap- pointed the following notaries public for the District of Columbia: Wm. R. Kennedy, Ray- mond 8. Donaldson, Clarence F. Norment, E. W. Anderson, Chas. G. Shoemaker, Geo. E. Fleming, Jas, H. Smith, and Warren C, Stone. Persoxat.—Col. Daniel Lamont left Wash- ington this morning for New York.——Ex-Rep- resentative Brewer of New Jersey, W. C. Dun- can, A. H. Doran, ex-Representative Waldo Hutchins and T. 8. Dumont of New York, J. H. Hubbard, of St. Cloud, Minn., H. W. Hays of Saratoga, Wilborn R. Dennis of Lincoln, Neb., Jos. B. Chandler of Chicago and John M. Rogers of Wilmington, Del, are at Willard’s. —Gen. W. 8. Rosecrans, register of the | Treasury, has returned to the city after a short visit to New York.—Charles Weston of Phila~ delphia, is at Wormley’s.—F. F. Parson of Brooklyn, and L, Weber and Charles H. Tainter of New York, are at the Arlington.—R. P. Crandall of the navy, and D. A. Cox of London, are at the Ebbitt.—Pastor E. Hez Swem has returned from a western trip.— W. H. Thompson of St. Louis, Thomas C. Hoge of New York, John Lockhart of Philadelphia, and L. F, Perry of Boston, are at the Riggs. ——R. W. Patterson, of Chicago, Wm. J. Piero of Canton, Ohio, Sharswood Brinton of Phila- delphia, and John Fox, jr., of New York, are at Welcker's.——J. H. Shelton of Haverhill, Mass., B. Cooper of Minneapolis, and G. W. Brett of Boston, are at the St. James.—Re, resentative Breckinridge of Kentucky ad- society at Princeton last night. Afterward a tea was given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Brec! inridge by Dr. and Mrs. John Miller.— Edward Q: Keasbey and J. M. Howell of New- ark, aud W. A. Harper, Fred. S. Parker, J. L. Morgan, jr., and BR. D. Douglass of New York, are at the Arno. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT ON THE POLICE FORCE. Senator Faulkner this afternoon introduced @ bill to amend section 354 of the Revised Statutes relating to theDistrict of Columbia. The bill provides that no person shall be appointed to office or hold office in the police force who cannot read and write the English language, or who is not a citizen of the United States, or who shall ever have been indicted and con- victed of crime; and no person shall be appointed as policeman or watchm@n who has not served in the army and navy of the United States and received an honorable discharge, or the son of an honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine of the army and navy of the United States, THE NATIONAL PARK. Prominent People of the Country Fa- vor It. The project of securing a national park in the District of Columbia has enlisted the at- tention and earneast support of many of the Prominent people of the United States, as well as residents of the District. The following gentlemen, among hundreds of others, have petitioned Congress for the passage of the bill for the following reasons: Tb the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress ‘assembled: We, the undersigned, citizens of the United States, do most earnestly urge the epecdy passage of » bill to provide for @ national park along Rock creek, in the istrict of Columbia, and for the following reasons: First. Because the acquisition of property for such purpose would benefit the whole country. and such park would be visited by hundreds of tliousauds of urists from all sections of the United States and from abroad. Second. Washinj the rapidly-growing capital city of this republic, should have. for local healthful- ness and pleasure, the use of this most picturesque and ic ground. Third. The necessary land can now be a comparatively low price, as it is held rely-incredsing owners. Fourth. Any delay will result in 1 aud acquire a cost, a# the land will soon be subdi R, H. Rushton, 8, A, Caldwell, purchased at ‘by but few speculative value. Geo, F. Tyler, W. W. ‘Kurtz, Wharton Birker, A. J. Drexel, John Lowber Welch, Bexuveau Botie, David RB B, Nevin, J. Raymond Claghorn, E.D. ‘Toland, ‘Thomas Pattison, F. Cadwallader, Alexander K. Mc" or NW. Ayer e jure, No & Son, Robt. Glendenniu fon’ 1, HL Halley, “Banks idle, Jno. Jay Knox, Geo. F. J. A. Baker, J o @. c ‘ role §, Carters Alex |< yt |, ioe Treasury Department Changes. Morris Keim, of Virginia, has recieved an pointment to a clerkship of the $900 class in the office of the sixth auditor, under civil-ser- vice rules, by transfer from the Post-Office department. Promotions: A. T. Huntington, of Massachu- setts, from assistant chief to chief of . divisior and E. L. Mills, Til, from class 4 to assistan chief of division in the office of the 7 Ana of loans and currency). Joseph leCoy, of New Jersey, from class 1, to govern- ment actuary, at $2,250 per annum, oilice of Bostwick. of South E. Whitman has bought for $6,795 of wer lots 3 and 4, 179, 39 by 100 feet t, between 16th and 17th streets north- sales have been closed within wei % =; Wimer: — jew avenue, to Edwin B. heey ef E ig ps i Bere i ge : Q FB a if il id E rise ia it | ly id | al j i dressed the New Jersey African colonization | NN ————————— THE INAUGURATION. All the Preparations Well Advanced— The Pyrotechnic Display. Col. Swords, the corresponding secretary of the inaugural committee, said to-day that there was no news; everything was going along smoothly, and there was nothing to be said farther, Col. Swords thought matters were now in such perfect order that there is no doubt of the success of every feature of the proposed inaugural display. Chairman Brit- ton still finds work enough to do to keep him close to his desk during nearly the whole day. His desk was littered to-day with inaugural ball tickets and invitations requiring his signa- ture, THE FIREWORKS. Mr. Turner, secretacy of the Detweiler and Street company, as stated in Tue Stan yester- day, went over to the monument grounds yes- terday afternoon and ted the place where he is to give the pyrotechnic display. The set pieces will be placed on the mound only a few yards from the monument, on the north side. e rockets and bombs will be discharged from | points northwest and northeast of the monu- | ¥ — Mr. Turner expressed some vil from the White House. He thought, however, the arrangement as settled upon will be better for the general public. THE FLAMBEAU CLUBS. The flambeau clubs will have their competi- tive drill on Pennsylvania avenue after the fireworks display is over. There will be four clubs and they will go through their valiar evolutions. There been some bout danger of fire from the flambeaux. Chairman | Britton consulted Chief Parris about the mat- ter and the conclusion was that there was no t at | sylvani wenue. The department will be case of any danger. CANNOT GET CUT RATES TO WASHINGTON. A Helena, Mont., special to the New York Tribune says: “The 300 or 400 Montanians who have been planning to go to Washington to witness the inauguration of President-elect Harrison are astonished over the announce- | ment that the railroads will not sell cut-rate | tickets for this occasion. The cause for this movement is traced to the Union Pacific, while the Northern Pacific and Manitoba roads are wi and even anxious to make a rate. There is to be an agreement between the three lines by which the action of one road in the matter of passenger rates governs the others, | There is not a road east of St. Paul or Omaha | that has not announced excursion rates for the ina ration. If low-rate inducements are of- fered there will be an immense representation of strong-lunged shouters at Washington from the northwest.” THE HOME MARKET CLUB COMING. A Boston special to the N.Y. Tribune says: Arrangements have been completed by which, | | under auspices of the Home Market club, a party of 100 or 150 Massachusetts men and | women will witness the inauguration of Presi- dent Benj. Harrison on March 4. The details | of the arrangements are in charge of Herbert Radcliffe, secretary of the club, Among the gentlemen who will make the trip, many of them being accompanied by their wives, are Theo. C. Bates, of Worcester; Judge Putnam, of Uxbridge; Frederick L. Burden, chairman of the republican state committee of 1888; Jos, G. Ray, of Franklin; W. F. Breed, of Lynn; Weston Lewis, of Boston; Col. John H. Abbott, | of Fall River; John Hopwell, jr., John C. Ben- = of Lynn, and Geo, L. Gibbs, of Whitins- ville. THE ORDER OF THE PROCESSION. Gen, Hastings is preparing a circular to sub- mit to Gen. Beaver regulating the order in which the organizations from the different states shall be assigned places inline. It is roposed that in both the civic and militar: divisions the associations of the different states shall march together, those from the thirteen original states to have positions in the order in which these states ratified the constitution, and those from the other states to take positions in the order that their states were admitted tothe Union. NOTES, The Young Men's Republican club, of Chat- tanooga, Tenn. ; the Langston Guards, of Plain- field, N.J., and Waverly republican league club, of Waverly, Baltimore, Md. ,125 or 150 men, W.M. | Rittenhouse marshal, have applied for places in line. Capt. 8. H. Merrill. secretary of the commit- tee on civic associations, leaves to-night for New York to spend several days there, Hon, John J. Loffey, state treasurer of New Jersey, representative from that state on the civic committee, and State Senator Lodge,were in the city last evening. Ata special mee! of the Blaine Invincible club held last night the following named members were appointed as a special commit- tee on finance to make and complete all ar- rangements for the club prior to and during | the inaugural ceremonies, viz: Col. P. H. Car- | son, Col, Andrew Gleason and W. A. Lavalette, | “The committee of African Methodist Episco- | lay ministers in charge of the arrangements to made to ipate inthe inaugural parade on the 4th of March next, met at the residence | of Bishop J. M. Brown yesterday, to make | further arrangements. The secretary was in- | structed to invite the bishops and leading ministers of their connection to take part. War Department Changes. Wm. Conrad, Maryland, appointed clerk at $1,000, surgeon-general’s office; Carl A. Epping, clerk, class 1, adjutant-general’s office, resigned; Elmer A. Forbes, Kansas, promoted from $1,000 to $1,200, adjutant-general’s office; Manton Maverick, Massachusetts, and Elmer Forbes, Kansas. permanently appointed clerks of class 1, adjutant-general’s office; Falconer Davideon- son, North Carolina, permanently appointed clerk, #1,000, surgeon-general’s offiee; Guy F. Rodgers, appointed clerk €1.000, office of th depot quartermaster at St. Louis. This is the first appointment made by the Secret of | War in accordance with the classification of the several depots of the quartermaster-general’s | department under the ident’s civil-service | order of June 29. 1883. LOCAL NOTES. The contest over the colored child, James Harmon Peck, for the production of whom the father, James A. Peck, sued out a few weeks ago a writ of habeas corpus. has been aban- doned, the petitioner agreeing that the mother shall retain the custody of the child. It will be seen by the card elsewhere that Perreard’s hotel is to celebrate the renewal of = liquor license by an inaugural opening on onday, ‘The funeral of Prof. L. G. Marini will take place from his late residence, No. 916 E street northwest, to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be at Oak Hill. A friend of the sends @5 to Tae Stan for the Associated Charities. Judge Montgomery, in the Criminal Court this morning, after it, denied the motions for new trialsin the cases of Evart Gilbert, convicted of housebreaking, and John H. Simms, convicted of bigamy. Richard Robinson, a colored boy, sen- tenced to ee ee ee for stealing from Sheriff's wharf, e; to3 A marriage licénse was issued to-day jaa, B: Hoatoney and Hannah Dixon. Mrs. Maria of avenue south- west, was fined $10 in the Police Court day on two charges of maintai ani ‘er, James H. Bushby, whose death was mentioned in Stak, was in 1861 one of the Washington it infantry, and was one the first men to volunteer in the three months’ service. He was active in the organi- zation of the Defender’ and also of Charles P. No. 11,G. A. R., hich his the question of sure Pacorers depend upon a of upon one side — -eaiga= majority other, ordered. : that be had pecdy agreement won Bo bill New Mexico. certainly, he, Mexico. Marniace Licewams.—Marriage licenses have been issued by the lepton: Chas. Seymour Walker and Emma ~ or PEERY EEE mun, to fire the set pieces at such a distance | N dangee, expecially on oe wide a street as Fenn- | { | the residence oi HARRISON’S CABINET. Representative Thomas to be Secretary of the Navy. It is practically assured that Representative Thomas, of Illinois, will be Secretary of the Navy. The strongest source of pressure has been brought to bear to secure his appoint ment. Gon, Gas.” ra D.Law 141m 14 Besoin ty Hoekin ae lls oa} Kan. ae 1a : oa, hee bd i Caton Pas | #8 te “Ses 1 Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.—Cotton nominally frm= middling, 10a10% Flour, fairly active and Wheat—southi . firm — southern and Hennsy! e354; western mix: 2¥a3l; graded No. 2 white, cs oe eH — easier, 58059. Hay, dull and easier — prime to choice timothy, 16.00a17.50. quiet, et en Hg IY grades firmer; medium, a iy—weert ed, a2: best As creamery, 21829}. a Jeum, quiet — refined, 6.00. q end ‘teady—Kio cargoes fair, 17ig. Sugar, quiet and Steady—A soft. 67: copper, steady at declines; refined, 15\alk Whisky, steady, 111. Freights to Live per steamer, firm — cotton, 7024; Sau5eda. Saleet rset, ia000 0 Dushele; Sor’ Oa ve wl O00 vDushels. ~ il BALTIMORE, Feb. 9.—Virginia more and Uhio stock, alt; Northern Central Stock, 78 asked: Cincinnati, Washi: and — rete, 06; do. seronita, 50x; do. threes, 254 a26Y; consolidated ¢: sds, 11081205; stock, 454¢. it saan —.—__ THE COURTS. Equrry Court—Judge Cor. To-day, Emmons agt. Garnett; sale of horse authorized. Queen agt. Holtzman; sale finally ratified and reference to auditor, Cooper agt. Cooper; auditor's report ratifi Toss agt. — Ter and = directed. Campbell trong; and Butler agt, Strong; with- drawal of SB Hoge allowed, vr BUNKER. Suddenly, on Fri GEOKGE W. rion. Funerél at The Dunbarton Sunday, at 3 p.m. iy, Fe 8, 1889, BUNBLK, propriewr of Dun- BUSHBY. On Thursday, February 7, 1889, at hie late residetice, 14: PSE uth, street porth weet, at 10:39 o'clock yp ES H. BUDHBY, aged 67 years, mouths: vs " 4 A man of whom it can be truly said, ithful in ali the relations of lite. Jj saeeeey Relatives and friends invited to attend the funeral services trom Hamline M. &. church, 9th and P etceets, Sunday, the 10th inst, at 2:30 p.m, Luterment Gienwood cemetery. 2 BYRON. On Friday mormng, February 8, 1889, at 4 giclock, GEOKGE W. BKON, aged twenty-one years. Fuueral at his father's reside L streets southens and relatives 1 COUNSELM. 0 corner Fourth and Sunday, 2-30 o'clock Friends On Friday, February 8, 1889, at clock p. ti, CHARLES COUNSELMAN, aged on Tenley town rogd, Tt adee , February 7, 1889, at 9:15 Congestion of the Iunga, MAMIE’ Sf , on of Mary and the late Patrick Dolan, aged 1% 11 mouths ral trom her southeast, theuc St. uch, on et2p.m. Her friends and tr of the family toattend interment a: Mt. Olivet cemetery. DORE. On Friday, February 8th, 1889, at 1 o'cloc Pm, MARY, beloved wife of Michael Dure, age thirty-four years, Fuveral will tak my EMERSON. On Friday, February 8, 1888, MAUDE W., youngest daughter Of Harrison’ and Elizabeth aon Funeral Sunday efternoon, February 10, at o'clock P. m..,from her late residence, 1240 11th #treet euute ze KYNE. On Friday morning, February 8, 1889, at So'clock after a loug and painin! iliness, ‘which he bore with Christian forciiude, LHOMAS Ki NE, ty-three years. Eldest son of Mrs. bridget P Gone! in the bloom of mawhood; 1 to his long, long rest. Words cannot tell our sorrow; But God, He knoweth best. May he rest in peace. Funeral from Lis late residence, 2020 K street norte west, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Friends and ere bad twem tives invited to attend. GREANGER. Suddeniy. at 8 o'clock, Friday morn- ing, Pebruary 8, 1859, at the residence of James L. Dorsey, No. 1406 P street n. w., CHARLES GRKEAN- GEL, awed sixty-tive years, in the employ of Win. F. nla. Funeral will be preached Sunday at 2 o'clock st the house. Friends and acquaintances are Uuvited to at- m A GRINDER. On February 9, 1889, WILLIAM GHINDER, Sn.) after short aug painful illness, son-in-law, James Horan, 102 street sou.heast, aged sixty-nine years. But dearest father art thou gone pi grerer from our sight, we uo more thy face bebold ‘So cheerful and so te And your voice forever hashed, ‘That once we loved to hear Ab, no, we think we bear it now Still ou) im our ear. HOLTZMAN, On Friday, February 8, 1880, 11:50am. EMMA HOLTZMAN. daughter of George [tzuuan an: t . Hvltzman. id sister of . Funeral from the resid ot hes father, 920 B 1th im 3’ o'clogs ft street northwest, on Monday = z the faualy are invited toattend. * pan, Friends o KLOTZ. On Saturday, February 9, 1 at 8 & 4, MARTHA A, w beloved wife rey Blote, aged thirty aii years aud 9 woutha, Funeral from ‘her isther's residence, No. 190 K street northwest, on Mouday, February 11, at balf- past three o'clock. Friends aiid relatives respectfully Vited to attend. MARIN On February 8, 1889, at his residence, O16 E street. PROF L. 6. wana |. MARIN ‘The funeral will take place trom lis late 916 E strect, ou sunday, st 2:30 p.m, Interment ob Ouk Hill Cemetery. § - is THOMPSON, At D.C.,on Friday, Feb- ruary &, 1850, R. HS. PHOMPSON Funeral services from Christ church, on Sunday, February 10, at 3 o'clock p.m. The the fauily are invited to attend. : TUCKEKMAN. At Orai . J, of dipht! BOOKS FENNO, second sou of Walter Cath sud (o> lave Floreuce Fenuio Tuckerman, in Lis eleventh year. Interment at Newport, K. L. February 8, 1889, at VORLANDER. On Friday, 8:30 o'clock, Se LANDER. 1 a Bela KI Funeral from his late residence, 343 avenue northwest, Sunday at 3 o'clock p. and friends invited to attend. WOODWARD. Friday. February 8, 1889, at Nelock p. u.. ANNIE MAY grelock pin ANNIE al soueRierol Chance £ call it hile but thogate pe 5 Meare, srnite sringed peace succeeding Funeral will take place from Congress strest M. P. Church. Georgetown, to-morrow (sunday), the 10th — a aS Hoxsroros Acw Puospmare FOR IMPAIRED VITALITY AND WEAKENED ENERGY, IS WONDERFULLE 8U Pras Soa. Puss Sour. Far War Fore Bueosr ‘Curae (Comptexiox. FOR PITOERE'S OastoRia.