Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1889, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. CG THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1889. + —— —_ ‘gibi tias HCE, Yel ay CABINET OFFICERS SUED. Fat Vilas and Dickinson Charged Injuring the Business of an Agent. BEADSUSTYEXT OF POSTMASTERS' SALARIES—OF- FICIAL CIRCULAR FROM THE POST-OFFICE DE- PARTMENT WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE—INFLU- EXCING CLAIMANTS TO REPUDIATE CONTRACTS. Harvey Spalding, by Mr. Westel Willoughby. has filed on the law side of the District court, two suits; one against Hon. W. F. Vilas, for- 1aerly Postmaster-General, and one against Hon. Don. M. Dickinson, the present incumbent, | each for $100,000 damages. The plaintiff, who is a practicing attorney, States that the first-named was Postmaster- General from March, 1885, to January 16, 1888, and the last-named since that date; that in 1871 he was employed by a considerable number of persons who had been and were postmasters at different times. to obtain a review and read- | justment of their salaries in accordance with an act of Congress of June 12, 1886, whieh provided that when the quarterly re- | turns of postmasters of the third, fourth, and | fifth clames showed that their salary allowed is ven per centum less than they would be on the basis of commissious under the act of June 22d, 1854, fixing their compensation, they would be entitled to have their compensation reviewed and readjusted under the provisions of the act of | 1554, by reason of which « large number of such | postmasters had just and valid claims against | the United States, arising from snch readjust- ment, and a large number of them entered into | written contracts with the plaintiff. employing | him and providing @ reasonable compensation | fo hs for procuring the same. giving him | written powers of attorney to act for them to | receive the drafts, &c. | HE FURTHER STATES that upon making and filing the applications at | the Post-Oftice devartment the same was denied, | notwithstanding such act of Congress, where- | upon he took measures to procure mandatory | legislation by Congress and appropriations necessary, pressing such legislation by all law- | ful means in his power in the Congresses from | 18T1 to 1886, giving such efforts a great amount of his time, and in the meantime procuring | similar contracts, ete., from several thousand | poxtmasters, expending many thousands of dol- | rs in BUILDING UP A BUSINESS im the collection of such claims, relying upon the justice thereof, and finally obtaining the passage of the act of March 3, 1883, requiring the Postmaster-General, upon proper presenta- | tion of such claims, to compute and pay the same; and act of —_ . 7, pe | making a) riation to pay such claims, an: sateen acte of March 3, 16, oad A t 4, a all of which were bro: ‘about through his efforts. He further ane that he proceeded to make out the papers and proofs for the pre- sentation of these c! and commenced the collection of the same. A large number prior to March, 1885, were good and valid, but were repndiated by the Post-Office department, and the prosecution was made more difficult by the Rostitity of persons managing the depart- ment. INJURED IN HIS GOOD NAME. The plaintiff states that soon after March 3, 1885, he made application to the defendant, Vilas, in his capacity as Postmaster-General to adjust such claims and to review and readjust claims which had not been before presented, whieh applications were refused, and an acri- monious controversy ensued, and among other things the detendant endeavored to obtain legislation by Congress to impair and destroy his rights under the said contracts, in which, however, he failed. He charges that defendant, | Vilas, to further harass him and injure him in | his good name and in his busines, with- | out any good reason therefor, and with | malicious intent, interposed ail possible obstacles to the collection of such claims, and undertook to induce the clients of plaintiff to repudiate their contracts with him, and for such purpose and with such malicious intent, comed the drafts for the payment of such claims to be sent direct to the claimants for the malicious purpose of causing the claim- ants to disregard the contracts they had made with the plaintiff for fees, causing them to believe that they were nuil and void, and that the plaintit rendered no service: that he was attempting falsely to claim for valuable services rendered un said contracts false claimed to be valid, and using his official character for such purpose. He thus placed plaintiff before the country as a common swindler, and brought him into public seandal, infamy and disgrace, and injured his business. HOW IT WAS DONE. With each letter of transmittal of drafts he caused to be issued, and sent to a great num- ber of his clients, im all parts of the country, the following circular: Post-Orrice DEPAaRTMEN’ Ovricz Turep Assistant P. M. G. Division or Frvance. Wasatxotox, D. C., —_—, 158—, Sm: Herewith enclosed you will find war- rant payable to your order for ¢——, which in full liquidation of yonr claim for the bal- ance unpaid of the readjusted salary of —. Postmaster at ——, state of —, In transmitting it I am directed by the Post- master-General to advise y that in the act of 1883, which provided for readjustments of sal- ary. the Congress directed that all checks for warrants should be made payable to the claim- ante and transmitted direct to them; and that in the appropriation and enactment on this subject by Cougrees—a copy of which is printed at the foot of this jote—the direction was re- pealed. is was done because (no attorney's services were necessary to the presentation of the claim before the department) the Congress desired all the proceeds to reach the person really entitled thereto. After a claim of this character is filed im the department its ex- amination and the readjustment of the salary, if found proper are made directly from the books and papers in the department by its offi- cers, and without further evidence. You are further advised that by section 3477 of the Revised Statutes, a copy of which is also printed at the foot of this note, any transfer of this claim or power-ot-attorney for receivin; payment of this warrant is null and voi ours respectfully, J. H. Hazats, ‘Third Asst. Postmaster-General, THE ATTORNEY'S CLAIM. This circular, the plaintiff says, is false and intended to deceive the claimants; they were deceived. He says the statement as to the adjustment of claims from the books with- out further evidence, besides being untrue, was not required by law and was maliciously intended to cause the claimants to believe that laintiff's claim was false and fraudulent, and | he charges that this statement was inserted for uo other purpose. He charges that the reference to section 3477 was for the purpose of inducing the claim- ants to believe that the contracts for fees were null and void, according to a pretended ruling, while in truth and fact the section does not re- fer to such contracts. He says the reference to the section was un- necessary. malicious and without reasonable or probable cause, and was intended to deceive the claimants and to thereby induce them to repadiate the coutracts they had made with the plaintiff. and they so understood the same and did repudiate the contracts to plaintiff's great injury. He states that soon after com- hiencing to issue the said circulars the defend- aut’s attention was called to the injury it was doing the plaintiff's business, and it was unjust to Bim. but he continued to send out such cir- culars for no other purpose than to continue said injury. In consequence of such acts, he says, he has been put to great trouble and ex- ense in enforcing the contracts; has lost the venefit of money sta loss of €25,000, besides injury to his good name and reputation €75,000, amd therefare ones for 100,000 and costs. The case against Mr. Dickinson is similar, and he is charged with continuing to issue the circulars. ee caliibeings The Arrested Hotel Thief. HE ACKNOWLEDGES STEALING TWO OVERCOATS— HIS REAL NAME IN DOUBT. The suspected young man arrested at the Belvedere hotel yesterday by Detectives Carter and Mahon, as published in yesterday's Sraz, was placed"behind the bars in the sixth precinct station sfter his arrest. From his actions when locked up the officers were in- clined to think that it was bis first experience behind prison bars. “G. W. Reed, of Pa.,” ened soon after bel incarcerated and sent for the officers. the meantime the police recov. the overcoat that the pri pawned in ember last. On the Ht tt os i u | grooved rails on the local street railroads, | DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS. Items in the Bill which the Conferees Could Not Agree Upon. In the House yesterday Mr. Clements, one of the conferees on the District appropriation bill, stated that the prineipal disagreements in conference were upon streets, sewers, and the zoologicel park, the Senate conferees insisting upon a larger aggregate appropriation for these purposes by $873,137 than the House was willing to concede. There were five legislative items upon which no agreement had been | reached. One was the change from flat to! | which the House regarded as being too severe; the next was as to whether streets and alleys | should be repaired by contract or otherwise, and the House wanted everything to be done by contract. There was also a disagreement as to whether or not eprropetetions for street im- provements should be immediately available; the House conferees thought the expenditures for each fiscal year should be kept as far as practicable within the fiseal year. On the sub- ject of laying telegraph, electric-lighting and other wires underground there was a failure to agree; the Senate provision simply gave permis- sive power to the Commissioners toallow exist- ing wires to be placed underground, while the House provision prohibited the putting over- head of future wires. Another matter of disa- greement was the Senate amendment in rela- tion to the price to be paid for asphalt pave- ment. The existing law limits the price to $2 per square yard; the Senate amendment em- powers the Commissioners to pay more when- ever, in their judgment, the travel or import- ance of a particular street or the character of the gronud required a larger expenditure in order to make a good pavement. CHANGES IN THE BILL AGREED UPON. Among the changes inthe bill made by the conferees are the following: The salary of the chief inspector of plumbing is fixed at $2,000, instead of $2,500, as proposed by the Senate. the extra clerk in the assessor's olfice, at $1,000, | is d to; the assistant attorney's salary is | mate $2,000, the superintendent of roads’ salary is cut down to $1,400, the salary of the superin- tendent of lamps is made $1,000, the superin- tendent of sewers is dispensed with, the appro- propriation for repairs to pavements is made 9,000, and for resurfacing Pennsylvania ave- nue, $125,000. The appropriation for allevs, sewers, etc., is compromised at $125,000; the amount for repairs to country roads is compromised at $50.00, the appropriation of 25,000 to extend’ 18th street to Columbia road is agreed to, and that for Bunker Hill road is decreased to 4,000, the appropriation for replacing sewers is made $15.00 thetend of 20,000, for subur- | ban sewers £20,000 instead of $60,000, the ap- ropriation for the parking commission is made $18:000 instead. $25,000, as proposed by the | Senate; the appropriation for electric lighting on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue is fixed at #45.000. The chief clerk and the extra clerk for the health department are stricken out, and the $10.000 appropriation for the Ger- man Orphan asylum, and the $5,000 appropria- tion for the House of Good Shepherd are agreed to. The salary of the majo: of police is fixed at 22,700, the sergeants are increased | to 28, privates to 85, privates class 2, to 50, and drivers of patrol wagons to 7. THE AQUEDUCT TUNNEL. Dissatisfaction Over the Commission’s | Recommendations. Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun, | Wasuinetox, Feb. 27.—Dissatisfaction is | intense over the recommendations of the con- gressional commission on the aqueduct tunnel. | It has already been stated in this correspond- ence that before the taking of testimony com- | menced influences were at work inimical to the | tunnel plan. Senator Edmunds, the chairman | of the joint committee, was always opposed to | the tunnel, and his bias has been apparent dur- ing the whole progress of the investigation by every witness who came before the committee. | It is probable that if the tunnel had not been prejudged the criticism of the committee | on’ the negligence of those in charge | of ita construction would have been much | more severe. But what is the prin- cipal cause of grievance is forcibly put by Tax Star this evening, that the District tax payers | should be saddled with an expenditure of hun- dreds of thousands for a work the exclusive responsibility for the projection of which rests with Congress, and the management of which was exclusively under the control of United | States officials, There is a stronger impression | than ever that one or more of the United | States engineer officers in charge of this work will be brought before a court-martial. That, perhaps, would be justice in a measure, but it would not give back’ to the people of Washing- ton their money, which has been so recklessly squandered. Under all the circumstances, the proper and just course is for the general gov- ernment to assume the entire cost of what future operations are determmed upon to sup- ply water to this famished community. Som thing should be done before the dissolution of | this Congress, yet at the same time the auxiety | to hear the conclusions of the army court of | inquiry is very strong. ‘Their report has been | in the hands of Secretary Endicott for some time, and it is hoped he will not delay its pro- | mulgation. SSeS SY ae Was He Sand-Bagged? A CITY POST-OFFICE CLERK IN A DAZED CONDITION FROM A BLOW ON THE HEAD. Hi Last night shortly after 11 o'clock, Montgom- | ery Hunter, employed in the city delivery of the post-office, was found by his fellow clerks to be in a dazed condition and shortly afte ward was taken with vomiting, and a phys Dr. Chamberlain, was called in and attended | him. Mr. Hunter resides back of the Potomac | boat landing in Virginia, and is in the habit of | riding from his ‘Virginia home _to | Rosslyn, the south end of the| new bridge, and putting up __ his | horse and then crossing the bridge, taking the | cars for the post-oflice. He remembered that he left his horse at Rosslyn, but conld not say if he had his watch with him or not, On reach- ing the office a few minutes after 11 o'clock to remain until 7 this morning his fellow clerks noticed that he seemed to be mentally con- fused, and speaking to him he asked: ‘‘How did | I get here? Why, I don’t know anything about myself,” and then putting his hand to his head found a very large protuberance as if from a blow, which could not account for, Then he was taken with vomiting and Dr, Chamberlain was called in, whe prescribed for | him and recommended that he kept quiet, He was made as comfortable as possible during the night and this m was taken to his | father’s residence in East Washington, still in a dazed condition. The doctor expressed the opinion that he had been struck with a heavy | blunt instrument, as the wound on the head | could not have been caused by a fall. It is thought that after leaving Hosslyn he was slugged and robbed of his watch. —>— Geérgetown University. COMING [COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEDICAL DE- PARTMENT—LIST OF THE GRADUATES. The fortieth annual commencement of the medical department of the University of Georgetown will be held in the Congregational church to-morrow evening. The valedictory will be delivered by William Creighton Wood- ward, and an address to the graduates will be made by Prof. J. Taber Johnson. The degree of doctor of medicine will be conferred by J. Havens Richard, president of the university, upon the following graduates: Wade H. Atkinson, North Carolina; Richard L. Barrington, M. D., Ire- land; Albert P. Betts, Ohio; Louis D. nm, LL.M, M. D., New Jersey; Wm. P. Compton, | Maryland; Ewing W. Day, Ohio; M. F. ther, Pennsylvania: Dan'l C. Gentseh, Ohio; os. T. D, Howard, District of Columbia; Albert L. Jackson, M. D., New York; Geo. J. Loch- boehler, Missonri; Thos. O'Reilly, Pennsyl- vania; G. J. Van Verbeek Schott, M. D., Hol- land; Wm. ©. Woodward, District of Columbia, Why They Prefer thesRight Side. From the Albany Argus. Why do theater-goers prefer seats on the right of the house? When you are on the street on which side of the walk do you keep? On the right, don’t you? Of course you do. And you look to the left, eh? If you don’t you are differ- ent from every one else, Well, you walk to the | terday. right and you look to the left. ty-five or tlurty years of this sort of one accustomed to it. Now, wi ‘ou sit for fee hens ents Sk oe eee ane tion, ve to keep _ eyes to you will aud that it tires ‘muscles of the ¢yea quite perceptibly. cee —_____ Let the Flag Wave. From the N. H. Mirror. There is no danger of getting too much Americanism into the heads and hearts of the boys and girls, The stars and stripes ought to float continually from every public buildi and from every ete the land. os to girl should learn that the flag is some: cocenenne Seneee, oo ona = use by the con sensibilities, Let us sce HARRISON AND MORTON. Scenes and Events at the Arlington Last Beeninne ‘THE RETIRING AND COMING PRESIDENTS EXCHANGE COURTESIES—ARRIVAL OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT- ELECT—PRIENDS OF PLATT AT DINNER, ETC. The New York folks continued in possession of the Arlington last night. While not in- truding too much upon the President-elect they hung about the hotel lobby in impressive num- bers. They don’t lag for a moment in their work for Platt. They all got together socially atthe Belden dinner, which was held in the dining room directly under General Harrison's apartments, Whether they got any closer to- | gether upon the cabinet question is yet to be disclosed. After the dinner they were inform- ally resolved into a conference, at which Presi- dent-elect Morton was present. THE CALLING UPON GENERAL AND MRS, HARRISON continued yesterday until just before the hour for them to go to the dinner at the White House. About 5 o’clock the Indiana delegation in Congress called to pay their respects. Be- fore evening calls were received from Senators Ingalls, Sherman, Paddock, Plumb, Allison, Stanford, Wilson, Frye, Sawyer, and Represen- tatives Breckinridge, of Arkansas; Hayden, Weber, and Stewar At 7 o'clock General and Mrs. Harrison started for the White House to attend the dinner given in their honor by the President and Mrs. Cleveland. They remained at the White House all the evening, returning to the hotel at 11 o'clock. During the day Colonel Lamont and Mr. Hal- ford exchanged calls, VICE-PRESIDENT-ELECT MORTON and family arrived in Washington at 4 o'clock, They were met at the depot by Chairman Brit- ton, Judge McCammon, General Williams and Colonel Parker. A little crowd of people was assembled to witness their arrival. Five car- Tiages were awaiting them, and the party was driven at once to the Arlington. Mr. and Mrs, | Morton, with Col. Britton, rode in the first car- riage; three daughters and the governess were in the next, and the other members of the fam- lly and the reception committee followed in the other carriages, At the hotel they were met by the proprietor. Mr. Roessle, who welcomed them. Their apartments are in the main build- ing. just over the office. In all, the party occu- pies hine rooms. The private drawing-room of Mrs. Morton was decorated with bouquets, which had been sent by Mrs. Hiscock, Mrs. Belden and Col, Elliot Shepherd, and a mag- nificent basket of orchids, lilacs and violets was sent by Mrs. Roessele. After resting for an hour or so, they received some callers. LATE FOREIGN NEWS. The German emperor has issued a cabinet order expressing gratitude to the officers and men who were engaged in the Samoa nfight. ‘The prize jury of the third international art exhibition at Munich awarded a first-class medal to one American artist and second- class medals to two others, ‘The extensive brick works of De Haynin, near Marchiennes, Belgium, were burned yes- ‘The flames spread to ten reservoirs of tar, each reservoir containing 10,000 gallons, all of which, with a number of barges in the river, were consumed, Baron Hirsch, the Hebrew philanthropist, has given 120,000 francs yearly to Austria and a similar amount to Hungary for the relief of tradesmen in danger of financial ruin, It is reported in Paris that Gen. Desbordes, | the French commander, has been murdered in Tonquin. but no confirmatory advices have been received by the government. The hereditary grand falconer of Great Britain is the duke of St. Albans, who receives a salary of £4,525 a year for holding the title, It’s doubtful if he would know a falcon if he Saw one. A Paris dispatch says the Count of Paris has instructed Count Dillon to sit with the central | conservative committee, thus openly espousing Boulangism, M. Steonackers has resigned hia seat in the chamber of deputies ax a protest | againt the anti-Boulangist clauses in the scrutin d'arrondissement bill. The czar is expected at Berlin in the course | of March. It is calculated that seventy lives were lost in the recent gale on the North Sea. Amarriage has been arranged between the Duke of Portland and Winifred Dallas Yorke. The German missionaries held captive by the Arabs in Zanzibar were liberated yesterday, ‘The railroad.trom Rangoon to Mandlay, Bur- mah, has been Opened... Carnegie ou Destructives. From the New York Herald. Andrew Carnegie and wife and one or two others landed at Fort Lafayette on Saturday and got on the leeside of the fort out of the bitter wind while the Zalinski gun was ex- plained. Meantime Miss Whitley and party also landed, and one of the ladies. whose glowing hair is like the burnished breast of a tropical bird, mounted a bastion to see the sunset, “And now,” said the officer, “I will show you the most killing thing here. “1 am looking at it,” Carnegie abstractedly responded, with his gaze on the sun-glintéd hair. iy, Andrew!” exclaimed his young wife with a pouting emphasis. soe w-Fangled Weddivg Ring. EWSPAPER YOCTH WHO HAS JUST HAD TO GET A RING HIMSELF. From the New York Sun. “There is a constant demand for novelties in wedding rings nowadays as well in every other article of luxury,” an expert jeweler said the other night, “‘and we have to meet the demand or lose the very desirable custom of young couples contemplating matrimony. This season has brought forth the most curious and beautiful wedding rings yet designed by the trade?” » expert held up en oval loop of gold. that’s just like any otber ring. The only difference is that it has a crooked scratch across the surface. “Ah, that’s just where the beauty lies,” re- torted the expert. ‘Just notice this effect.” He thrust a tiny pair of jeweler’s priers into the inner edge of the ring ty gary what ap- peared to be the scratch, pressed lightly on the ) needle, and instantly the ring a into his | hand transformed into two tiny 1 d sh The had pli the or looped together. ‘The needle had split the rin, into two halves, each half having a flat, broad edge. “There,” said the jeweler, “you see that the ring is more elaborate than it appears to be. Those flat surfaces are designed for the pure pose of being eugraved with any tender or ro- mantic inscription that the bride or groom de- sires to have placed upon the ring, and they will contain much more than can be’ put upon the inner surface of an ordinary ring. Aker the engraving is done the ring is closed agnin by fitting the two hoops together and locking them securely by a concealed catch fitted on the inner edge of the hoops, It requires the closest scrutiny to discover, as you see, that the ring is not an ordinary hoop of gold. These rings have made a big hit. One of them was used at a swell society marriage in a Sth-avenue church the other day. The society belle who was the bride made the selection herself.” “How much do they cost?” “The cheapest bring #16, and the value in- creases with the increase of weight in the ring. But of course the exquisite workmanship and the knowledge that the ring is something new and fashionable compensates for the increased cost over the ordinary gold nuptial symbol,” ALLEGED CoRBUPTION aT .—In the house of representatives at Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday, Mr. Andrews, of Crawford county, sent to the desk, to be read, an article from a Pittsburg paper stating that rumors prevailed that Mr. Andrews had taken $60,000 defeat the anti-dressed beef bill, but had only distrib- uted $15,000 of it. Mr. Andrews followed the reading of this dispatch with a resolution, which was adopted, providing for the appoint- ment of a committee of seven to inv. the statements made, with power to send for rsons and papers, and to make report to the use 48 800N as possible, 5 ‘Tue StraxGxst Ramnoap Accripent Yer.— Asa Grand Trunk freight train was crossing the Canadian Pacific track at Brantford, Ont., the latter road in left the track. The fireman jumped and brakemen ran forward, on reaching the stand. The train had then run two and a half on the scene of accident. Noone was engineer and ured. ‘The A bit state at , She beet Rollogs, © Tona, regent Two hundred men in the of the West Diviston sleet sone A aus Bee fm 1.26% OL.T8 per THE “TIMES” APOLOGIZES. Believed the Letters were Genuine Until Pigott Confessed. The London Times of to-day makes a printed apology for its charges against Parnell in con- nection with the forged letters. In its leading editorial it quotes in full the apology tendered by Attorney-General Webster before the Par- nell commission for the publication of the forged letters, and continues: “We desire to indorse as appropriate every word of the foregoing statement. It is our wish, as it it is our duty, to do so, Moreover, Mr. Parnell having in the witness-box stated that the letters are forgeries, we accept in every respect the truth of that statement. In these circumstances we deem it right to express Se fully and sincerely at having induced to pub! the letters as Mr. Par- nell’s, or to use them in evidence against him. This it in- 1. expression of regret cludes also the letters falsely attributed to Mr. Egan, Mr. Davitt and Mr. O'Kelly. It is scarcely fitting now to enter into the circum- stances under which we received and pub- lished them, We are bound, however, to point out that Pigott was not the person with whom | We communicated. Moreover, we must add that | We firmly believed the letters were genuine until the disclosures made by Pigott on cross- | @xamination. It must be evident to all reason- able persons that if a conspiracy existed the Times was victimized by and not a party to it. Errors in judgment may have been committed, and for them the penalty must be paid. It must be clearly understood that what we have done is altogether upon our own responsibility andin the public interest alone. This with- drawal, of course, refers exclusively to the let- ters obtained from Pigott.” Pigott isnot in Paris. It is believed he posted his letter to Shannon at the railroad station at Paris and then proceeded to Spain or Switzerland. LETTERS ON WHICH THE FORGERIES WERE FOUNDED. Mr. Patrick Egan has made public at Lincoln, Neb., anumber of letters on which Pigott founded his forgeries. In February, 1881, Pig- ott wrote to Egan that an attempt had been made by two agents of Dublin Castle to get him to — in his papers, the Irishman and Flag of Ireland, « plausible but utterly fictitious set of land Moy ce accounts, Later Pigott wrote what Mr. Egan considered a threat, that unless money was furnished him he would close with the government, and Mr. Egan refused to sup- ply the five hundred pounds demanded, CONGRATULATING MR, PARNELL, Mr. Parnell was besieged by people who wanted to congratulate him in the lobby of the house of commons yesterday. Mr. Parnell has come to no definite decision regarding his future action, but he is determined to follow Sir Charles Russell's suggestion. In connection with Parnell’s application to the Dublin courts for permission to bring suit against the Times for libel, that paper has instructed its solicitors to oppose the granting of a writ on the grounds that a similar action brought by Mr. Parnell in the Edinburgh court was dismissed, and that the trial would inter- fere with the commission’s investigation. Mr. Parneil’s legal advisers will strongly resist the argument of the Tim toe Mr. Blaine Objects. HE DOES NOT WANT HIS PORTRAIT PAINTED FOR THE COLLECTION OF SPEAKERS, The president of the Maine senate has re- ceived this telegram from Mr. Blaine at Wash- ington: “Ihave this morning read Mr. Bou- telle’s letter suggesting that the legislature pro- vide a portrait of myself to be placed among portraits of ex-Speakers of the national House | of Representatives. Though well intended by Mr. Boutelle, I regret that the Tequest was | made and hope that neither the Senate nor | House will take any action whatever in the matter. It would be altogether distasteful to | me to have such a proposition submitted to the | legislature.” a See eee Queen Victoria Drops Her Crown. London is talking amusedly about an inci- | dent which occurred at the queen's drawing- | room on Tuesday, As Mr. W. H. White, secre- tary of the American legation, approached her majesty a portion of her head-dress, including | the diminutive crown she wore, fell to the floor. The happening produced # curious effect upon those who witnessed it, and for a full minute no one seemed to know what todo. The orna- ment was finally replaced, but the superstitious ones still regard the natter as a bad omen, The Ruby Mines of Burmah. THE ROTHSCHILDS TO ORGANIZE A COMPANY TO WORK THEM. From the New York Sun, £ It is reported from London that the Roths- childs are about to organize a company to work the great ruby mines of Burmah, This little patch of earth, having an area of only fifty Square miles, was the one spot in his dominion which King Thebaw would never permit a white man to approach, Even under the rnde_ native system of mining, Thebaw derived an income of 100,000 a year from the mines, After the fall of Mandalay, Indian troops were sent 100 miles north of that capital to take posession of the ruby district, which has since been leased | to native miners, the income being used to help | defray the cost of the British occupancy, ‘The possibility of the ruby mines of Burmah are yet to be ascertained. We know that the largest ruby ever found there was escorted from the king’s palace to the river, on its way to Europe, by a millitary guard and that it was sold in London for $106,000. The gems lie in a thin stratum from ten to thirty feet below the surface, and when this earth is lifted in rude | buckets and spread on the ground myriads of | small rubies glisten in the sun. Most of them | aside inthe eager search for larger stones. | Comparatively few rubies are found that, in | color, size and freedom from flaws, answer all | the requirements of a first-class’ gem. But | When such @ stone is discovered it is a treas- ure, and experts tell us that a three-carat ruby of the best quality is worth eight to ten times asmuch as the finest diamond of the same weight, About 1,200 laborers are now engaged in the ruby district, hired by the well-to-do villagers around these gem-laden hills to do the heavy work of mining. No machinery whatever is employed, and only the most primitive methods of mihing are seen. Western energy, capital and appliances will soon make a change there, Russia and France Drifting Apart. An official note on the Atchinoff incident, published in Paris, says Atchinoff was repeat- edly warned that Sagallo was French territory, but he persisted in claiming that it had been ceded to him py the sultan of Tadjurah, Dur- ing his short reign Atchinoff treated his follow- ers and the natives with brutality. After a month’s —- Admiral Obry, finding that French territory was being treated as a con- quered country, sent a final warning to Atchi- noff. This being unheeded, Admiral Obry at- tacked the Sagallo fort. The Russian govern- ment, the note says, has since recognized the fact that the French have only done their duty. Russia has forbidden a second expedition to Abyssinia. A St. Petersburg dispatch says the appointment of M. Spuller as French foreign minister, taken in connection with the Atchinoff incident, has cooled Russian friendship for Barker. Since then the com have entertained doubts about the curit en to them by bei rite taal _ rene til March 4, in order to jigate the rity of iJ The New York state senate has og aecaped i John Zohn Brofees, oe made the loss cue new —===———_=_== Pin ndgh grayness, are toosmall to be of value and are thrust | i P Fair aes Brightclear complexion Soft healthful skin. ““PEARS'—The Great Englch Conplcon SOAP —Sod Exeter.” Prof. R. OGDEN DOREMUS (Belleoue Hospital Medical College), writes: — “No choicer, purer, or better cocoa can be "BLOOKER’S “Dutch” COCOA. Choicest, Purest, Best, MADE INSTANTLY with ‘water or milk. NO COOKING REQUIRED. Sold by ail leading grocers and druggists at ut? br all endian © an Sl perlb U.8. DEPOT, 35 MERCER ST., NEW YORK, Asx Your Grocer Fon ‘HE PREMIER FLOUB OF AMERICA. fe19- tu thastoun F. 8. Wau & Co. DRUGGISTS, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, Corner 9th and F st. n.w., wholesale to their retail customers. We dee faletateck of DRUGS, ‘CHEMIC! AND PATENT — in = ity. zea — em. fresh, deal ett pure en retail at actual fectiy” with the mat ‘Wholesale prices. 1 dozen 1-grain Caj 1 dozen 2-erain Cape Be spans 100 S-eraiu Capsules. Pri Allcock's Porous Plasters... 2 German Porous Plaster, 100.73 for. 2 yer's Sarsaparill 69 Aver's Hair Vi Ss Ayer Cathe rile 1 - = 3 ores FY Bovinine, large si 69-100 Bull's Cough Syrup. 48 25 Brown's Jam. Glu 3 50 25 10 % 15 35 50 8 vo tule Liver Pills, iSe."Sfor.. 25 Atte Liver Pills, the best... 10 uble led. 35 Ss Ef 1 a i 1 a 1 <a Wilbor's Cod Liver Ot] and Li Wi " Phosphatic Emulsi best, (fresh) in piht bottles... Woter of Ammonia, Full St PRESCRIPTIONS. ices for presoriptions have been reduced in m to r . We use the purest We cheerfully invite careful femsectiee ot a ae Don't mistak —T LE DRUG STORE, Under Masons Temple, conser birand Fae sal7 ¥. 8 WILLIAMS & 00, Proprietors. Naw Srane Goons, Just recetyed an: gompri Scotel China Sil Line it of New Spring Goods tnd Silk Henriettas, French Se sano fa ik Table Cloths and Napkins Table all B:? ea 1 Verlety, f20-3m HOUE BRO. & CO., 1328 F st. Sok __ HOUSEFURNISHINGS. Wat Parzns, Dasrenrme, HOUSE AND FRESCO PAINTING REX FURNITURE POLISH. THE P. HANSON HISS MANUFACTURING CO, 815 15th st. nw. Baltimore House, 217 N. Charles st. 4l1-3m match, a me of atigh ute ad j mune oe For Pitteburgand the We Limited. of Polinan Gestibuled Car 50 ath. ‘Line, 9:50 a.m, daily, to a Te ore with; Sleepinur Care tiabune to Cinckiuath and to St. ais; ly, except on day, to Chicago, with Sleeping Car Altoona to Chi- cago. Western Express, at 7-40 pan. daily, with greeting “auly at Hast tare wie tase Riteper ¢ Louisville ey . the 3 4 daily, for, West? with Girdugh Sleeper to Pittslung, and Pitter yon BAe HMORE AND POPOMAG RAILROAD. . daily ; for But- ‘talo and Niagara, daily, except Setarday, 10:00p. m., with Sleeping Car W: p to Rochester. et eS mica For New Xork and the Haat, 7,20. 9-00, 11.00, and E 2: A an 20 pun. Sunday, 0:00, 11 -40.am, 2:10, 4:10, 10:00, } . and 11:20 p.m. Limited Express of Pullman Parlor Garg, #40 ada extent Suda, and 3: mM wi ini For Boston without cha: For Atlant for Atlan! For, Baltimore, 11300, an li: i For Pope's Breck Line, 7:20am. and 4:40 pm. daily, ence) pt Sunda! ana 12:05 and 4:40 me “pasauya 000 ae 0 p. ALEXANDRIA | A TETDERCrenves Bate Way, AND J alBXanDuia AND W, NG’ 6: Pm. Bt 10:57 a m. daily, on. 6: Sar -08, am; 2:00,5 ation at the office, northeast cor- lyaniaavenue, and at the rs = J.B WOoD, LINE. effect Fel m Mall pEDuoNr AIR Schedule in A M—E Raleigh, teomiery ; Sleepers Mont- mery to New Orleans aud Maun Boudoit Sleepers Shreveport. Pull mnect for ints S 2:30 P. M.—] ‘? —~ _ for Manassas, | ait ats bal, Sacer guna Bristal and Chattancoge: Paltens Yeates Bees | Washington to. Meuiphis and thence to. ArKabsas mts. 8:30 PL ‘eatern Express Daily for Manassas, MW Orange, Charlottesville, Louisville, Cincin- | nati. Pulia jeepers and Solid Trains Washington mixville. 11:00 P. M.—Southern Express for Lynch- Danville, Raleigh, Asheville, Charlotte, Colum- A Aulanta, Montgomery, New Or- and Caitfornia, Pullman Vestibule sleeper ashington to New Orleans via Atlante 14 Ohio division leave Wash- A May Sept sunday and $:45 PM ly; arrive Round Hill 11:30 A.M. 7:20 PM Returning leave Round Hill 6-05 A.M Daily cept sunday, arriving Washington 8: niger Agent. AND OHIO RAILROAD. Schedule in effect Dec. 9th, 1888. | ve Washington from station corner of New Jersey avenue and C s ‘or pity orth west, vestibuled limited ex- press, daily, 8:55 a.m. ; express, 9:00 p.m. | , For Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Louis, express, i oe ae rr Ly Fe and intermediate points, +9:00 a *6:: 11:20 intershcdisis stations, 17-00 pm. ‘8 ati:15 oon hhetropolien ‘ot Hagerstown. 10:10 a.m.. and 15:30 p.m. “Pibtooiors, 0 00m, 004 1:208 35, am. and 9:35 pat ty St. Lows dai! Ee *9:35 p.m, ! ] p.m; from Pittsburg PHILADELPHIA DIVISION. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. Cooma Br Gus A full line of @A8 COOKING STOVES On hand and for sale, mh31 © WASHINGTON GASLIGHT OOMPANY. ———££=£=_=EEe ee GENTLEMEN’S GOODS. H. D. Bun. IMPORTER AND TAILOR, honor to inform you that his NEW GOODS ew cen mane 1111 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Washington, D. 0. 2. ee Mn ee aS, "ESTP AG EUEGIDY BERTI FINE WORK A SPECIALTY. alo mb17 STEAMER W. W. CORCORAN Sager mes ee “Hg SORS 1.1. BLAKE captain. FU WEEE a eee eee ty Pe, ae Mt veexon: AT ABOUT 3 THE USUAL PRICE. 1, M6 and 5 Ib. Packages (samples free) 122-78 “ NATIONAL” 25e. Furs Havana, KEY WEST AND NEW YORK MADE SEGARS Just Received. Prices Very Low. PEMBROKE PURE RYE WHISKE, ‘The Milk of Kentucky. ‘The Finest Bourbon Whisky. CHAMPAGNE WINES, ‘All Brands at Lowest Prices, ‘THOMAS RUSSELL, 1213 Pennsylvania avenue, Piano made. ‘apd finish, Upright Piano. ‘mon! te. FF NLIFF, = PERS CONUIT S6rIVHE KRAKAUER PIANOS ARE REMARKA- fue wetruments,” The Pease Pianos and sold here since 15 years, also GH KUHN, Bole Mec S02"ESeh quality of toneto ves, Sasms & Sunn. DECKER BROS. W FISCHE: PIANOS. Sold ov — ay ESTEY ORGANS4 ‘Two hundred snd four thousand (204.000) Estey organs have been made anid wold Everywhere te ferred organ for Home, Church, Chapel apa School hapel, A format Estey organ for mont ta, ify . ———— SANDERS STAYMAN, 934 F st. n. w., Washington, DO. 13 NX. Charles ua ne 1217 Main et. nond, Va. BULL Special attention of “Purchasers” ts invited to Ee pArustic Styles.” Gnished in designs of HIGH. T DECORATIVE ART. Pianos for reut. -HAND PIANOS. — A lange sasortment ‘known make in thorough repair, will be closed out SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS off which will be ENTS when de WM. country, it ey MON THRLY INST. a6 _WooD AND COAL RETAIL PRICES FOR COAL AND WOOD, ti) chang: as tollows White, Ash Stove, per‘ton ‘of S280 Ihe - . Shamokin Stove, * Red Ash Stove,” P 4 Ach tow ° Lykens Valley Stove, 4 woes 5. #5. Pine Wood, per cord. Special prices for lange orders. JOHN MILLER, 606 Pa. caw 1020 Ldthstane +S. Cap. and I st. jab Coax: Coxe: Woon: JOHNSON BROTHERS, ‘Wharves and Rail yards, 12th & Water sts. Southwest, 1202 Fst. nw. 1515 Tthet nw. Bdand K st.n. w. 1740 Pa ave n. 1112 9th st. nw. 413 10th st. a. Exclusive agents in the District for the sale of some of the best coal mined. Supply more families than any Tetail yard in the United States. PONEST MEASURE, FAIR DEALING, PROMPT DELIVERIES AND REASONABLE PRICES have made our business @ success, eel PROFESSIONAL. ROF. CLAY, WONDERFULLY GIFTED CLAIR and Medium save tune and I ‘reuuine clairvoyant fn where all others ad Dore Tuna Wan You Em Dr. poy ed Opuical Py ly BY ot now, Seas aS ing care four es eo Na ea EXTRACT OF MEAT, UBE IT FOR SOUPS, BEEF TEA, SAUCES, AND MADE DISHES. ‘Genuine only with facsimile of Justus vou Liekig’s SIGNATURE IN BLUE IXK Bold by Storekeepers, Grocers, and Druggista, LIEBIG’S EXTRACT OF MEAT 00., L'td, ‘Londoa, OUINA-LA $3 Rae Drouct, Parte. arp gene