Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1889, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C SvHURSDAY MARCH 21, 1889. Evenr Paavee Kyows That weeds meuxt be torn up by the roots, or they wil b= sure to crop out again. Bo itis ‘With diseases which have their origin ‘n de Praved blood. The causeof the complaint must be removed by Ayer's Sarsaparilla, or no perma- nent cureis possible Try it ©. W. Allen, Drugzist, of Brunswick, Me, says: “Ihave never known Ayer's Sarsspariila fail to give satisfaction. In hundreds of cases within my knowledge it has proved perfect specific for diseases arising from impurities im the blood. I regard itasan invaluable spring medicine. AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass, Sold vy all Druesiste. Price #1: #tx bottles, 65. 30 WORTH $5 A BOTTLE, ‘ Tur Gesvrse JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT ia the BEST NUTRITIVE TONIO ‘and most YALATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE for Impared Digestion, Dyspepsia, Convaleseence Weak Chi . and General Debility. IF GLASGOW, SAYS OF Huess which bad not Uroucht ot extreme Tupriste food. | tried joft's Malt Extrac Tts use was follow retofore been nuged., digested f marked @ffects—1. Food, 5 an increased power of to pass the alimenta y 2. There appes ad, a“ ‘The wenuine has the signa- on the neck of every bottle. All lees imitations, 2 FF, Berlin aud Vienna. New York Of- Jad-tu,th&s WANN Hi Ber, G Barclay st, Cuore Cartannn Have you awakened from a disturbed sleep with all the horrible sensations of an assassin clutching your throat and pressing the life breath from your tihtened chest? Have you noticed the languor and debility that Succeed the effort to clear your throat and head of this catarrhal matter? What a depressing influence it ex- erts upon the mind, clouding the memory and filling the Lead with pains and strange noises! How difficult it is Wo rid the nasal passages. throat and lungs of this How difficult to protect the system against its further progress towards the lungs, liver aud kid- hysicians will adiait, It is a terrible disease og reltef and cure. able curative powera,when all other rem- | @dies utterly fail, of SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE are attested by thousands who gratefully recommend it to fellow-sufferers No statementis made rewarding it that cannot be substantiated by the most respectable 1 reliable Fetereuces a packet coutains one bottle of the RADICAL 2d EDITION. Last Telrams (0 The Slr YOUNG SIGEL’S DISGRACE. Sentenced to Six Years in the Peniten- tiary With Hard Labor. New York, March 21.—Robert Sigel, son of Gen. Franz Sigel, who pleaded guilty to forg- ing pension checks, was sentenced by Judge Benedict in the United States court to-day to six years’ imprisonment at hard labor in the Erie county penitentiary, THE PRISONER'S BROTHER FAINTS. The prisoner exhibited great nervousness as Judge Benedict told him that he had wronged many persons and that it was difficult to find any circumstance to warrant a mitigation of punishment. Sigel’s young wife wept bitterly in the rear of the court-room when she heard the sentence pronounced, When the prisoner was being taken back to jail his brother fainted in the hallway outside the court-room and was unconscious for an hour. The commissioner of | pensions writes notifying persons swindled through Sigel to communicate with the pension oftice in Washington. A SCENE a THE COMMONS. Sensation Over the Case of Capt. Sea- grave. Loxpox, March 21.—In the house of com- mons this afternoon Baron Henry De Worms, parliamentary colonial secretary, read a telegram which had been received from the Cape in reply to. inquiries concerning Capt. Seagrave. ‘The telegram said that Capt. Seagrave was dismissed trom the Cape intantry service in 1885, for gross neglect of duty and breach of trust. A SCENE OF DISORDER. The reading of the dispatch was followed by ascene of great disorder. The Irish members rose in their places and cheered, and there were cries of ig “Pigott!” “Remember Mitchelstown!” &c. When quiet was restored Mr. Balfour, chief secretary for Ireland, said he had suspended ‘Sea- rave, but preferred not to dismiss him until documentary evidence of his guilt had been received. Home Secretary Matthews, in reply to a question, admitted that Police Inspector Andrews had visited America since the passage of the Parnell commission bill, but he did not know whether Andrews had seen CURE, ove box of CATARKHAL SOLVENT, and an IMPROVED INHALER, with treatise and directions ud is sold by all drugwists for #1. POTTEK DRUG & CHEMICAL CO., BOSTON. STRAINS, PAINS In the Back. Kidneys, Hip, Sides or Chest relieved in ene minute by the CUTICURA ANTLPAIN _PLAS- ‘Ti-K, the first and only pain-killing plaster. stantancvus, iniallible. 25 cents mb 8 Covenrns To Tue Frosr. “Take time by the forelock,” ere that rasping hacky cough of yours carries you where somany consump- tives have preceded you, Lose no time; but procure @ bottle of the rational remedy for lung and bronchial dis- ease-SCOTT’S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda, Kely upon it that i¢ will is it s pulmonic of surpassing merit, but it compen- afford you speedy and efficient aid. Not only gates for the drain of vitality which is a most formida- bie aceomnpaniment of lung disorders. Besides arrest- ing the progress of consumption, brouchitisandasthms, it infuses unwonted vigor intoan enfeebled system and tends to nll out the hollow places in an angular frame. Ladies in delicate health will findit a palatable means Of adding roundness to « figure robbed of itscontour by the inroad of marasmus or other wasting disorders. A | serofulows tendency may be succesfully combatted th it, amd it is a capital thing for feeble children. ion, 11th st. sq RY NIGHT STIMULATES THE © bile and improves the digestion Little Liver Pills. Dont forget this, Soprs wrverat rastitres, Which were awanded the highest distinction by a medical at the International Exhibition at Brussels, have proved to be a first-class remedial agent in all Catarrhs 6f 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 s)] similar preparations, because they are a natural remedy, an unadulterated product of the springs, con- taining in an undiminished degree all the sanative Brinciples of these spriuss. SODEN MINELAL PASTILLES are prepared ex- Clusively under the personal supervision and control of W. STOELTZING, M.D, K. K Sanitary Coun- cillor. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are unequaled as @ solvent in coughs and catarrhs,even in the most Ghronic cases. Their success is unsurpassed. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES are a superior remedy in whooping cough and diphtheria; in the former they lessen the paroxyxm of the attack, while Breventing the latter disease, which cannot take bold im a throat not affected by catarrh. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES derive increased value from the fact of having s very favorable influ- exce upon the organs of digestion. SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES onght to be kept fm 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 errands oF going to school. SODEN MINEKAL PASTILLES are for sale at Bearly all druggists at 50c. s box. Should your Grugeist not keep them, kindly address the SODEN MINERAL SPRINGS CO. (LIMITED), 15 CEDAK STKEET, NEW YORK. Bole agency for the U, 8. n16-thainSm PPiviowsNess.pi are relieved b} Bis HEADACHE Little Liver Gesis Serrs Scovrep AND PRESSED FOR 81. Coats, 50¢.: Pants, 25e.; Vests, 25c. Altering and jepairipg done th best manner. "Goods called for and avered. cleyhune call 14 HALN, 705 9th st. n. w., ‘OM st), West Washington, aw YPAE WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURAL IKON > ‘AND BRIDGE WORKS. EDWARD L. DENT, M. E., Proprietor. ‘The dest facilities in the inds of Iron Steel Beams, Angles, &e tock. Ornamental Cust and” W t Iron work = ‘ine work done in short notice. ct of Columbia for the am Anchors ant Pro- . Tel. £28-3, Tel i2s-2, m, D. {Ogete Nitchclle syetem otf ‘ors. Works, Cor. Nore. Witty ultice, 1413 Gat. Bw. £23 os ‘ae WpRE CELLULOID TRUSS DP Piattcver breaks wever wears out, always ciean Bid van Le worn wi batlung, Ye for sale at CHAS. FISCHER'S, O23 7th st. nw. Mra. FISHER devotes ber attention tothe wants of Lady Patrons mal RITERS’ SALES oF. 830,000 WORTH syed by fire, smoke and water, at SSRRUEMAS' Double Combin jon, mh15-1w ~ mage N. A. S. E. USA “The ible Boiler Explosiona, with Important Facts bya! ers ‘end Engineers: \ ae roperty, or How to Avoid Both, with the om tion of ‘ke.’ —e HENKY W. LORD, ‘The Clarendon Hotel, Baltimore, Mi, t for LULD'S BOLLER COMI'D, aduitted PFactical eneu.cers and builer inspectors as the best. Jeeping a» Lo a supply im Baltimore, cen and will fli re prempuy. £20- | NDERWEITERS SALES OF €40.000 WOR: of goods damaged by smoke, and w: 2 KAUYMAS'S Double Combinaiien, cr ILL POSITIVELY CURE SICK HEADACHE carter's zl 'd prevent its return, C ttle Liver Pills. ie not talk, but truth. Que ‘See adver- ment. Small Fill. Small dose, aa the great reeu- digestive organs all over the world. Have bouse, Ask for the uibe article, manu- factuded by Dr-d.G. B. SILGERT & SONS. inhlD im your Cnt tie EXCEPT IN BOTTLES WITH BUFF WRAPPERS. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. THEY CANNOT BE AS Goop, THEY MAY BE DaxcERoUs. POND’S EXTRACT Caron, the informer, there. TRAIN ROBBERY IN ARIZONA. Four Masked Men Rifle the Express Car —Passengers Not Molested. Horsrook, Aniz., March 21.—An eastbound passenger train on the Atlantic and Pacific rail- road was robbed last night at Canon Diable by four masked men. The Wells Fargo express car was rifled, It isnot known what amount was taken. The passengers were not molested. A number of shots were fired by the robbers but no one was injured. Sheriff Larson, of this place, with a posse, has gone in pursuit. —— RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICANS. Taft Refuses to Run Again and H. W. Ladd is Named for Governor. Provipence, R. L, March 21.—The Republi- can State convention met in Music hall this morning and was called to order by Isaac Goff in the absence of the regular chairman, A full list of the towns were present, and the temporary organization was made permanent. On call of nominations for governor, H.C. White, 6f Providence, nominated Gov. Royal C. Taft, and he was renominated amid great applause. Governor Taft spoke of his inability to ex- press his thanks for the honor be- stowed on . but could not change his ecision made early in January pt this honor again. “The office re- uires sacrifices 1am no longer able to give. The success of a party depends on no one man, but on its principles.” General William Ames, on another call for nominations, nominated Governor Herbert W. Ladd, of Providence, and he was unani- mously endorsed by the convention. Hon. Enos. W. Lapham was nominated for lientenant-governor, but Delegate Emerson said he was authorized to state that, while Mr. a oe the compliment, he is ged to decline. Daniel G. Littlefield then nominated. The rest of last year’s ticket was then renomi- nated as follows: Secretary of state, Samuel H. Cross; treasurer, Samuel Clark; attorney-gen- eral, Horatio Rogers, A committee of three from Providence county and two from the other counties was appointed on resolutions. ———»____ Mr. Gross Declines to Run. CatcaGo, March 21.—S. E. Gross, nominee of the Labor party for the office of mayor, has finally decided not to accept the proffered honor, aud has 80 notified the executive com- mittee. ee Oyster Beds Exhausted. Bartrwore, March 21.—Oyster vessels still continue to bring up light cargoes of bivalves, but they are small and exceedingly poor in flavor. Most of the oyster beds in the bay seem to be denuded of bivalves of a good quality and only the poorest sort can be found by the most care- ful dredging. ‘The supply is now from plant oysters taken from beds in the Rappahannock anda few other rivers. ne Pigott’s Diary. Loxpow, March 21.—It is stated that the diary of Pigott, the forger of the Parnell letters, is in the possession of the Messrs, Maurice and Tim- othy M. Healy, nationalist members of parlia- ment. as For Mayor of Cincinnati. Crxctxnatt, March 21.—The democratic city convention has nominated ex-Mayor Thomas J. Stephens for mayor. —— Copper Strong in London To-day. Loxpox, March 21.—Copper was strong to- day and touched 42, closing at 4 Morrison, Kekewich & Co. deny the statement that their creditors had accepted a composition of seven shillings and six pence in the pound in connec- tion with the Societe des Metaux troubles. They say that negotiations with their cred- itors are still in progress, their propos that the creditors shall accept a composition in view of securing the firm’s co-operation against the copper syndicate. sutederns ee Mrs. Mutter Still Alive. Newark, N. J., March 21.—Although still alive Mrs, Mutter, who was so brutally assaulted yesterday by Joseph Saltzmann, a farm-hand employed by her husband, was alive at 1 o’ciock this afternoon, Saltzmann has not yet been captured. A man was arrested in Newark this morning on suspicion of being her assistant, but he was afterward released upon furnishing proof of his identity. The New York, Jersey City and New York police are working hard to capture Saltzmann, _— THE CHIN KIANG RIOTS. Additional Particulars Received at the State Department. Additional details have been received at the jem department relative to the riot, which occurred at Chin Kiang, China, the early part of last month. ‘The riot grew ont of the stoning of the Sikh policemen of the British quarter by a crowd of boys and very young men, It was the Chinese new year,when business was mostl suspended, and thousands of idlers thronge: the streets. The quarrel of the boys was taken up by the men. A Chinese was thrown down, and, it was reported, killed by the police. This inflamed the anger of the mob, which thereupon attacked and burned the police station and quarters, ‘Then @ row of new brick dwelling houses was burnt, The roadway was filled with a frantic mob of twenty-thousand rioters. When the situation around the British and American con- sulates was particularly alarming 300 soldiers arrived from the neighboring py Sorta but their appearance only caused derision from the mob, , the very presence of the troops an assault was made on the gates of the consu- lates, one of whic the British, was burned. The consuls and their families man- aged, with some difficulty, to make their escal and reached a mail steamer, which had just arrived, just in time to escape the mob, which made a rush for the steamer only too late to board it. The next morning several attempts were made without success to board the boat. The arrivai of a brigade of soldiers that evening and a British man-of-war the next morning brought calm. —_—_—_—_ A Public Relief.—Blobson—“I understand being | ALMOST SABBATIC CALM. The Usual Crowd Did Not Afflict the White House To-Day. SOME SENATORS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND DELEGA- TIONS, HOWEVER, HAD BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH ‘THE PRESIDENT UPON THE SUBJECT OF THE DIS- ‘TRIBUTIG@§ OF FEDERAL PATRONAGE, A large new mat was placed at the foot of the office stairway in the White House this morning, and, although the center of the foot- wiper was light in hue, on its purity was no stain, the sleet and slush on the outside not- withstanding. The cleanliness of the mat was due to the absence of the crowd which was expected. The calm in and around the executive mansion this morning was almost Sabbatic, and Secretary Halford was positively lonely. Occasionally one or two anxious ones would drop in and talk to him for a few minutes, but the greater portion of his time was given to the correspondence which will accumulate on his desk in spite of business method and steady application, Senator Cullom was one of the first to see the President and Senator Platt was not far behind him. Neither of them stayed long. THE FIRST POLITICAL COMBINATION to putin an appearance hailed from Texas. The component parts harmonized thoroughly— the red of Tom Ochiltree’s thatch, the white of Senator Coke’s whiskers and the generally blue appearance of Senator Reagan giving the trio a loyal and striking personality not often seen, save in the national colors. Under the leadership of republican Ochiltree two demo- cratic Senators held grave consultation with the President over Rederal offices in the “Lone Star” state. Senators Plumb, Teller, and Gray dropped in about the same time, the first two looking out for patronage, the latter simply calling to pay his respects, Senator Hoar came arm-in-arm with the new Swiss minister, Mr. Washburn, and the Sena- ator’s beaming countenance had in it no inti- mation that Eugene Schuyler’s scalp was dangling from the Senator's belt. Representatives Caswell, Conger, Dalzell, Milliken, Russell, of Connecticut; Hitt, and Peters, the latter having with him Hon. L. G, Boies, tramped upstairs in a long-drawn pro- cession, preceding Judge A. C. Bradley and Mr. James G. Payne. The judge called to thank the President for his appointment. SENATOR SPOONER, CHEERFUL AND CONFIDENT, was around for awhile. He introduced a con- stituent tothe President, and probably cap- tured another appointment for Wisconsin, but he did not say anything about it; he simply smiled. Representative Tom Browne went away after a five minutes’ chat with the President. Mr. Browne confessed to a Star reporter that he had not asked for anything and had not been given anything, but he did expect to have something to say about the 140 post-offices which dotted the map of his district. The post- offices had already furnished him with some amusement, and he expected before they were au properly readjusted to have a good deal of ‘un. Ex-Representative Ben Le Fevre, big as ever and looking as remarkably pleasant, climbed the stairs slowly and projected his ponderous identity into Secretary Halford’s presence. A passing newspaper man greeted him with “Isn't this the wrong administration for you?” ‘The ex-Ohioan stopped short, turned around, faced the scribe, and said impressively: “There's d—n little difference between this administra- tion and the last one.” SENATORS BLAIR AND HISCOCK Senator Blair divested himself of hisover- shoes and left them in Doorkeeper Leefiler's care while he talked to the President. When he came out he said he knew nothing about anything but the weather—and that was dis- greeable, Senator Hiscock had a long chat with the President, but the conversation must have been purely social in its nature, for the Senator said very positively when he left that he was not after any office. Representatives Cheadle, of Indiana, and Evans, of Tennessee, called just after noon, but they said they were going to pay their re- spects. Others who saw the President were Rob’t M. Hooper, ex-consul general at Paris; Col. Young- blood and R. T. Armstrong. of Birmingham, Ala., and John W. A. Strickland, of Paris, DIFFERENCE IN THE OFFICE-SEEKERS. “There is a decided difference between the office-seekers of to-day and their predecessors of four yearsago,” said an official, who ought to know, to a Srar reporter to-day. “If any ‘of these men fail to get the place they — started out for — they may be satistied with some other position if it is anything like equal in importance or salary to the one of their first choice; otherwise they will go home. When President Cleveland came in the rush was far greater than it has as yet been under Presi- deut Harrison, and the men who wanted places were the most accommodating crowd of self-sacrificing patriots you ever saw. Some who wanted to be ministers to the principal European courts compromised on Indian agen- cies where the salary was not more than 71,400, while one man I knew who wanted a $3,000 Indian agency accepted a place as laborer in the government printing office. That crowd would take anything. ‘This multi- tude either gets about what it thinks it ought to have or else goes home to another quadren- nium of private life.” AN APPLICANT WITH A RECORD, The only man who has, so far made applica- tion for the United States marshalship of New Mexico is in the city. It is W.H. H. Llewellyn, one of the nerviest men in all_the west. He was agent at the Mes- calero agency when _ very few men would have risked their lives by staying in that region. When *Goldtooth” Middleton terrorized Northern Nebraska m 1879, and de- fied all law, Llewellyn and Capt. James L. Smith marched right into his stronghold and captured him alive. A DELEGATION OF WEST VIRGINIANS called on the President shortly after noon, They were headed by Representative McGinnis, The others were George W. McVey, jr., H. W. Barnie, Gen, J. H. Dureall, 8. V.’ Yeutis, jr., John Ferrell, Theophilus Green, J. F. Wilson, and F, C. Lowdry. A PUBLIC PRINTER POINTER, Secretary Tracy, Franklin Woodruff, Col. A. D. Baird, and Theodore Willis accompanied Nathan Newman, of Brooklyn Typographical union, to see the President in behalf of Lewis Payne, of New York, who wants to be public printer. Mr. Newman spoke very earnestly in Payne's behalf, and when he had concluded the President dropped a bombshell, He said that under no circum- stances would he appoint a New York man to the coveted office; the favored individual would come from the west, Mr. Newman then said he hoped the ap- pointee would be a good union man, and to this the President responded with an assurance that he would be a good, honest, competent man. The office was next in importance to a cabinet position, and only a fit man would be appointed to run it. The same delegation then waited on Secre- tary Windom and presented the claims of Mi- chael J. Dady, who would like to be superin- tendent of construction and repair of federal buildings in the southern district of New York. NAVAL OFFICER OR SURVEYOR. Brooklyn politicians in town are satisfied that Theodore B, Willis will be either naval officer or surveyor of the port of New York and they think that Dady will also be appointed superintendent of construction and repairs. The crowd from “the city of churches” came here with a slate which they wanted the President to take cure of in making new appointments, The President listened atten- tively, but said he could not seriously consider the matter until the cabinet meeting of to-mor- row decided whether federal officials should o should not be allowed to remain until their commissions expired. MR. REID'S NOMINATION. It is understood that there is considerable opposition on the part of the Senators from the southern states to the confirmation of Mr. Whitelaw Reid as minister to France. The movement is led by Mr. Vest, of Missouri, and is due to what has been known as the ‘“‘bloody- shirt” doctrine, which he claims has been kept up in the columns of the New York Tribune. It is asserted that Mr. Reid doesn’t represent the whole people of the United States; that he-has exhibited the most violent hostility to the people in the south, char, them with frauds of every kind in the conduct of their elections; asserting even that they have re- sorted to wholesale murder in order to that section, and tha he hae. lay ought to that ion, an the always heap reproach upon a. section of the ‘inion whose citizens are now as sincere in their loy- alty and devotion to the government as those of any other secti that Borer has gone south for the rest of the winter.” Popinjay—‘Yes, and for the rest of the com- aah tg Sas im, Free Press, should or | confirmation. As one of them said last night: “The moment the southern ex-rebels draw the sectional line we are on the right side every _ Mr. Reid will be confirmed without any v” COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. A vigorous effort is being made by the Iowa delegation in both houses of Congress, backed by considerable outside influence, in behalf of the appointment of ex-Gov. Stone. of that state, as com- missioner of the general land office. The place is claimed for him on both his civil and mili- tary record. He was serving his second term as judge of one of the courts of his state when Sumter was attacked, whereupon he adjourned court and enlisted asa private in one of the first regiments to be formed. From this humble position he was regularly promoted until he reached a colonelcy and brevet brigadier-gen- eralship. He was twice shot from his horse while leading his regiment in battle, and while in the field he was elected governor of hisstate, filling that office for two terms. His friends claim that his military record is entitled to recognition, other things being equal, and that his tice as a lawyer and his experience on the bench, coupled with his general knowledge of the land laws, specially qualify him for the lace he secks, and to which they feel sanguine e will be appointed. NOTES. Since the 4th of March the President's mail has been very heavy, averaging from six to seven hundred letters, and on some days run- ning as high asa thousand letters. President Cleveland's letters rarely exceeded three hun- dred a day, Many of the communications sent to President Harrison are intended for other persons, several of whom are utterly unknown to him, the correspondents probably thinking that letters addressed to the care of the Presi- dent will undoubtedly reach their destination. If the President is going up to Philadelphia on Saturday next to attend Sunday echool and church with Postmaster-General Wanamaker the fact has not yet been made known to Secre- tary Halford. George W. McElfresh would like to return to his old place as a doorkeeper at the White House. ie has applied for reinstatement. eee ae WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Mn. Jno, E. Cox, who was named in yester- day’s Stak as candidate for collector of the port of Georgetown, D. C., was not removed and Mr, Cropley appointed in his place, as stated. Mr. Cox is an old citizen and merchant of Georgetown, and has never held the position of collector. Virorxta aND MaryLanp PostmasTers.—The following fourth-class postmasters in Virginia have been appointed: Luther H. Potterfield, at Lovettsville, Loudoun county; L. M. Taylor, at Toano, James City county; 8. A. Gover, Water- ford, Loudoun county; Thos. B. Mahone, Wil- liamsburgh, James City county; W. A. Water- man has been appointed at New Windsor, Car- roll county, Md. Sworn In.—James N, Tyner, of Indiana, who was recently appointed assistant attorney-gen- eral for the Post-office department, to-day took the oath of office and assumed his new duties. Mr. Tyner, from his long service in the depart- ment as first assistant postmaster-general, has a wide acquaintance, and a large number of people came to present their congratulations. Tur Fortowiso-Namep Fovrt - Crass post-offices will be raised to the presidential class April 1, 1889: West Haven, Conn.; Hinsdale, Il; Alta, Iowa; Killsporough Bridge, N. H.; Arlington, N. J.; Jermyn, Pa. Army Onpers.—Capt. Wm. H. Bixby, corps of engineers, has been ordered from Wilming- ton, N. C., to Fort Macon, N. C., on public business, Capt. Solomon W. Roessler, corps of engineers, has been ordered from Willets Point, N. Y., to the Stevens institute N. J., to Phil- adelphia, and to Baltimore on public business. Capt. Chas. Hobart, third infantry, has been relieved from recruiting duty at Columbus bar- racks and ordcred to rejoin his company. Sec- ond-Lieut. Waldo E. Ayer, twelfth infantry, has been granted twenty ' days’ extension of leave. Tre New Commissioner of internal revenue Mr. Mason, entered upon his duties this morn- ing. The clerks of his bureau were presented to him, and he and his predecessor, Mr. Miller, took lunch together, : DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Henry A. Willard, in a letter to the Com- missioners, to-day, announces his intention of erecting a block of houses in square 362, and requests that a sewer be laid in the alley of said square. 5 ‘A petition hasbeen prepared, asking the District Commissioners to appoint Mr. Armat Stoddart as collector of taxes. LOCAL NOTES. John B. Peyton was to-day appointed guar- dian to his three minor children on bond of $300. Mr. Gilbert Gannon, a well-known citizen of East Washington, died last night of apoplexy. He was about forty-nine years of age and leaves a wife and st ‘al children. John S. Gittings has bought of Jas. Lowndes et al., for $4,545. lots 14 and 15, Kalorama Heights. ——_.—— Rance or THE THERMoMETER.—The follow- ing were the readings at the signal office to- day: 8a.m., 33; 2 p.m., 37; maximum, 37; min- imum, 33. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street. 0 | || Louis. & Ni Manhattan. Mo. Pac Washington Stock Exchange. ‘Tho following changes from yesterday's quota- tions on the Washington Stock Exchange are noted ‘. S. 44s, 18¥l, coupon, 107% bid, U, 4is, registered, 107% bid, Aske ¢ asked. U. 43, coupon, 1284 bid, 130 Market stocks, 7, 180%, currency, 109 4, Washington and Georgetown Railroad bonds, 108 bid, 109 asked. Metropolitan Railroad stock, 111 bid, 112% asked. Columbia Railroad stock, 27 bid, 30 asked. Washington Gas, 41) ‘asked. Potomac Insurance, 87 bid, 100 asked. Riggs Insurance, 8% bid, 83 asked. Magonic Hall bonds, 106 bid, 110 asked. Wash- ington Market stock, 17 bi asked. tional Metropolitan. 1, 230 Second National Bank, 90% bid, 155 asked. Great Falls Ice, 153 bid, 156 asked. Pennsyl- vania Telephone Company 38 asked. Chesa ako and Potomac ‘Telephone Company, 8035 id, 82 asked. U. §. Electric Light Company, 67 bid, 72 asked, Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d_ 78, 65 bid. Bank of Republic stock, 200’ asked. Columbia National Bank Stock, 128 bid, 134 asked. Washington and Georgetown Kallroad stock, 227 bid, 240 asked. American Graphophone Company stock, 23 bid, 34 asked. National Safe Deposit Company stock, 235 bid, 265 asked ————— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, March 21.— Cotton quiet—mid- dling, 10104. Flour fairly active and firm— City ‘mills, Rio brands extra, 5.255.50: Wheat— southern, nominally firmer; ‘Fultz, 1008108; Long- berry, 1020108; western, er; No. 2 winter Fed, ‘spot, O1Xa01y; March, U1¥a9li: April, 91¥a9l%; May, 91%a92; June, 9203; July, ‘88h ass: Corn L ‘ve — southern, nominally’ firm: white, tiaa% yellow, 40ad1; westorn, firmer; mixed spot, 40%a41; March, 40%a41; April, 40% naive: May; 41cnd1i;2 steamer, 307040. "Outs firm—western white, 3203334; w 31; graded No. 2 white, nal, 54056. Hay, frm — 15.50a16.00. THEIR AUTHORITY LIMITED. Attorney Davis’ Opinio nas to How Far Telegraph Wires May be Extended. Some days ago Tue Star referred to the request of the U. 8. Electric Light company for ® permit to lay an underground conduit on certain streets in the city, At the same time Major Raymond, in an indorsement upon the Paper, said that he considered the issuance of such a permit highly objectionable, for the reason that the only legal authority under which the Commissioners could grant the per- mit was aclause in the District appropriation act for 1839, which distinctly stated that no such authority shall be exercised after the termination of the present Congress, and the granting of the permit in question at the present time, to take effect after the termina- tion of the present Congress, would be an evasion of the law. M ae (egw recommendations were not concurred in, however, by the Commissioners, and Messrs, Webb and Wheatley made an order directing the issuance of the permits. Subse- juently Maj. Raymond in another letter to the ‘ommissioners quoted the clause in the appro- priation act of 1889 and 1890, relative to electric wires, which was printed at the time in Tue Star, and requested that the opinion of the attorney for the District be obtained on the questions submitted. Assistant Attorney Davis, who had the matter in charge, after a careful study of the case, rendered his opinion to-day, which is as follows: “Ly the act of July 13, 1888, the Commissioners were forbidden to rmit additional overhead wires in the city of Vashington after September 15, 1858, but were empowered to authorize ‘the wires’ of any ex- isting telegraph, &c., company then operating in the District of Columbia to be laid under ground, such authority, however, not to be ex- ercised after the termination of the Fiftieth Congress, By the act of March 2, 1889, the Commission- ers are empowered to authorize ‘the overhead wires’ of any such company to be laid under- ground, such authority to continue only until the termination of the Fifty-first Congress, Under this legislation it is clear that no addi- tional overhead wires could have been lawfully permitted in the city of Washington since Sep- tember 15, 1843, Considering the earlier act alone it would seem reasonably certain that the intention of Congress was to prevent the erec- tion of overhead wires after the date named, but to permit the laying underground either then existing wires or any new wires necessary in extending the systems of the companies in- dicated, the words ‘the wires’ are sutticiently comprehensive to carry this meaning. The question arises, however, whether the insertion of the word “overhead” in the later act indicates any change of intention on the part of Congress. It is acardinal rule of in- terpretation that every word ina statute is to be presumed as having been knowingly used and that effect must be given when possible to every such word. The supposed impolicy of legislation plays no part in the construction of statutes whose language is plain. Accordingly, effect’ must be given to the word ‘overhead,’ This word, beyond all doubt, presupposes the existence of the wires intended to be dealt with; and although most reluctantly Isee no escape from the conclusion that the ower of the Commissioners is limited by the ter act by the actual existence of the lines of wires that may be sought to be put underground; in other words. I am constrained to think that under the later act the Commis- sioners may not permit any extension of exist- ing systems. This may be very unwise legisla- tion, but with that we have nothing to do. Our duty is to ascertain the law and then obey it, no matter what we may think of it in respect of wisdom®r the contrary. But I do not think that the companies aré to be limited to the actual number of individual wires that may now exist. Wherever a line of wires now exists overhead I think that the companies may be authorized to transfer that line underground, and, if necessary, to increase the number of wires. Ithink that the word ‘wires’ is used cellectively, and not distributively. It means the line of wires taken as a whole, and not the wires individually. Accordingly I answer the Engineer Commis- sioner’s inquiries as follows: The Commissioners are authorized to permit the companies to increase the number of their wires in laying them underground along exist- ing routes, But the Commissioners may not authorize the extension of a company’s lines of wires into the streets not now occupied by the wires of such company. A further question is suggested by the papers accompanying the Engineer Commissioner's communication, May the United States Electric Light company, under the permit of March 2, 1589, extend its lines of wire into streets not then or even now occupied by its wires? The permit in questior was issued under the earlier act mentioned, but I am of opinion that it must be limited by the lines or routes of the company’s wires then actually in use. To hold otherwise would be, in effect, to evade the provisions of the later act as above interpreted, especially in view of the fact that the later act was approved on the same day on which the permit was issued. The law, except in prcnliar classes of cases, to none of which this belongs, takes no notice of frac- tions of a day, andason the day in question the Commissioners, on the interpretation above given, limited in their authority to then exist- ing wires, anxious as I am toreach a diffierent conclusion, I see no way to do so. From these views it follows that the application of the Spalding telegraph company, herewith re- turned, must be denied.” ‘The request of the Spalding telegraph com- pany. above referred to, is to lay underground wires through certain streets to connect with a system of telegraph lines from Washington through Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadel- hia to New York and Boston, and has been Becatofore referred to in Tur Star. The whole matter was referred to Major Ray- mond, who will make a report upon it. ican ae Spurgeon’s Scotch Substitute. From a London Baptist Paper. Despite the fog in which the Metropolitan, tabernacle on Sunday night lay shrouded, hun- dreds of people besieged the doors at an early hour in order to hear the Scottish Spurgeon. Before the opening psalm was announced there was nota vacantseat inany part of the vast area, while the aisles were packed by many who were content to stand throughout the de- livery of the sermon. Altogether there must have been over 6,000 people in the building. The Rev. John MeNeill, about whose ca- pacity expectation has run very high, is (says the Pall Mall Gazette), a gen- tleman in the prime of life, of commanding presence and possessing great dramatic force. Avolcanic manner and eruptive delivery are the two characteristics which first strike his hearers. In the announcement which prefaced the sermon the preacher asked the congrega- tion to be liberal in their donations to the fund for poor ministers and drew laughter from his hearers by appealing in a personal sense for their generous support. In making a similar ponivd. pay hier pari echoes fr by one oF his parishioners, “If the Lord will keep you humble we will keep you poor.” Taking’ his text from Luke xix:10, he laid special stress on the story of Zacchens, and remarked: “My hope is that there isagreat, big, thumping sinner in this assemblage ‘to-night. am sick and tired of your ordinary sinners, Great sin- ners converted are great certificates for the en pore of Christ.” Nor did he permit himself to speak in bated breath against the ut- terances of the professing Christians. He a the nominal religionist to take hence his “dry, LOOKING AFTER FISHES. What the Grampus is Doing in the Gulf of Mexico. THE SUCCESS OF COD HATCHING ON THE MASsA- CHUSETTS COAST—THE WEST COAST FISHERIES AND THEIR NEEDS—THE USE OF STEAM VESSELS BY FISHERMEN. The Grampnus, the Fish commission schooner, is at work in the Gulf of Mexico, and, in con- nection with the Fish Hawk, is making a thorough investigation of the gulf fisheries, both as to their present condition and their possibilities from an economic standpoint. The fisheries of the gulf have never been thoroughly developed, and the main object of the present expedition of the Grampus is to secure practical information that will be of value to the fishermen. The Fish Hawk's work is mainly in connection with experiments looking to the possibility of increasing the supply by arrtificial pro) tion, These experiments are conducted chiefly with the mullet, a gulf fish that is regarded asa | most valuable and delightful addition to the food supply of the gulf region. The red snap- per is the fish chiefly sought for by the toilers of the sea im that region, and the Grampus is devoting itself largely to determin- ing the most profitable ing grounds for the fish. It takes a section of the coast, and sailing on parallel lines, about ten miles apart, makes soundings and trials for fish at regular intervals. In this way, going over line after line, the work of the Grampus, in connection with that done by the Albatros in 1855, will afford a very complete knowledge of the fishe and the prevailing conditions, in the area explored, One result’ of the Albatros’ trip wags the discovery of fish in abundance in places never resorted to before by fishermen, but which now are fishing rounds. Similar results are likely to follow the visit of the Grampus to those waters. The Grampus will remain probably until May, THE COD BATCHING. The cod hatching in Gloucester harbor has been conducted this year with a gratifying measure of success despite disasters due to bad weather. The eggs have been obtained from vessels of the fishing fleet, as_the Grampus has been engaged in the gulf. The difficulties at- tending the treatment of the cod eggs have been overcome, and the fishermen of the Massachusetts coast have already had what they believe to be evidences of the success of cod hatching. The fish -com- mission first hatched and planted cod there in the winter of 1878 and 1879. The unusual abundance of cod two years ago was attributed to the work of that winter. The commissiom a oops its work in this direction that winter and did not take it up again until three Years ago. Last year a great many Young cod, from eight to sixteen inches in length, were caught in the pound nets, and these were supposed to be frem the ombryes hatched and deposited in the sea by the Fish commission. It is not definitely determined how long it takes to hear from a “plant” of cod, It is estimated that acod requires from four to seven years to reach maturity. THE PACIFIC COAST. Capt. J. W. Collins, of the fish commission, has just completed a paper concerning some practical questions regarding the fisheries of the Pacific coast. Capt. Collins stated to a Star reporter thataserious problem on the west coast was the question of getting fish to market, The vessels engaged in the halibut fisheries are often becaimed, At San Francisco fishermen go out in small%ail boats a distance of twenty or thirty miles, When the wind fails them they are compelled to tax the crew to their utmost in order to row their heavily laden bouts to the city, or else lose the whole cargo. Even with the best efforts they can make the fish often arrived at the market in bad condi- tion, tain Collins recommends the use of small and comparatively inexpensive st 3 which can either work inde- pendently, having fishing crews and apparatus aboard, or go out and collect the fish caught by the fishermen in the sail boats, leav- ing the latter to go on with their work. Such steamers are employed in many of the Euro- pean fisheries, STEAM VERSUS SAILS, The American fishing schooner has long been the pride not only of American fishermen but of Americans generally. There is some ground, however. for believing that the schooncr will before long give way to steamers built for the fishing service. The there with their cargoes in good condition. ed something of a revolution in the to the form of a fishing schooner. ago cau: ideas The a high of safety, one purpose beii that the terrible loss fishing banks was not necessary if a better type of vessel was adopted, Since the Grampus was constructed, Burgess, the great upon designing fast fishing schooners. Even the fastest schooners cannot sail in a dead calm or make much prog- ress against head _ wind. Steamers to demonstrate of life a be economical in’ saving time. With the steamers such as he has in mind naval fishing could be carried on from the vessel when the sea is too rough for dories to go out. eee The Romance of Bride Brook. STREAM THE NAME IT HAS TO-DAY, From the Sound Breeze. founder, bore a commission from the govern- ment of that colony. It was first called “The Plantation of Nameaug,” and its bounds ex- tended on the west to a small stream two miles west of Niantick, now Niantick bay, which was called by the Indians Sunkipaug. It issues from a pond of the same name, and falls into the sound between Black Point and Giant's N During the first winter after the settlement, the winter of 1646, at a time when the whole country was covered with a deep snow, the in- cident that caused the naming this stream and lake Bride Brook and Lake occurred. Applica- tion was made to Mr. Winthrop to go to Say- brook and unite a young couple in marriage, there being in that place no person duly au- thorized to officiate on such an occasion; but he had been commissioned by Massachusetts, and could not legally fasten the nuptial knot in Saybrook, which was under the jurisdiction of Connectict. He proposed, therefore, to meet them half-way on the brink of the little stream that was his western boundary. The proposi- tion was accepted, and there Winthrop, accom- nied by a party from his plantation, met the ridal train from Saybrook, and the rite was performed. In conclusion Winthrop gave the name of Bride Brook to the stream, by which it has ever since been known. ‘he pond is also called Bride lake. ‘The annals of history can furnish but few in- cidents more striking than the Bride Brook marriage. All the accessories of the scene are picturesque and impressive, The little com- pany stood in the midst of a dreary waste of snow, far from any human habitation at this time excepting the huts of savages. Ancient forests and immense solitudes were around them, beyond which in shadowy magnificence, vast and indeiinite, lay the unexplored world, wizened, frozen, formalist soul,” and make room for the ‘drunkard, the harlot, and the thief.” In bringing to a close a sermon full of force and marked by high and powerful feeling he urged that churches were mere refuges$n the road to eternity, and added that when the church to which he had been nominated ceased to be a refuge and — to suffering sin- ners, “may God destroy it or take me out of it.” $52,000 on two Nines. 4 BEMARKADLE GAME OF POKER FOR ENORMOUS STAKES. Kansas City Letter in Jewelers’ Weekly. ‘The gossip of the town in trade circles is just now the great game of poker in which Joo Schwartz engaged the other night with a prom- inent board of trade man,whose name is David- son, The game was played in one of the largest hotels, The ante at first was twenty-five cents, but luck was all on Davidson's side, and Schwartz had it raised to enable him to win i H : i 7 a i 1B f | [ i l ! f i i on whose brink they stood. We might per- chance add to these features the stalwart forms of natives, atribe of whom dwelt not far from the place, darting among the trees or looking on at a distance, —— "ee —____ Colonel Ingersoll’s Story. From the New York Sun. “Tl tell you a story, boys,” said Col. Inger- soll, while waiting for the Kerr jury to come in on Friday afternoon, tinued the colonel, “it was holder of a claim should be he let it remain idle for ten Li FES Fe EEE & 45 i 7 f ? f great contest among fishermen of the New Eng- land coast is to get to market first and to get The construction of the Grampus a few years mpus was built with a view to secure te of speed with the maximum amount on the ht builder, has been employed with auxiliary sails, Capt. Collins thinks, would A CEREMONY THAT GAVE TO A CONNECTICUT It is not generally known that the settlement of New London was commenced under the au- thority of Massachusetts, John Winthrop, its WAR ON ILLEGAL TRACKS. The Commissioners Say the Permits for the Tracks will be Revoked. The war on the illegal tracks in South Wash- _ ington is being kept up with unabated vigor. Messrs. P.N. Dwyer and Chas. H. Parker to- day filed an affidavit against the police depart- ment for not enforcing article 10, section 15 of the police regulations. The affidavit is as fol- lows: “We, Charles H. Parker and Philip N. Dwyer being duly sworn on oath, say that we reside at 489 and 508 6th street respectively, and that the crossings of B and 6th streets, Maine avenue and 6th street, 6th street and Virginia avenue, and 43¢ street and Virginia avenue, are daily interfered with by steam cars, in direct violation of article 10, section 15, of Police regulations. and that it appears that the Police take no action in endeavoring to stop this illegal violation of the regulations.” Accompanying this affidavit is a letter to the | Commissioners as follows _"We enclose you affidavit as to the com tinual violation of section 15, article 10 of po lice regulations by steam railroad in South ‘ington, and the non-action of the police, with the request that positive orders be givem by the board to police to do their duty, with penalty of dismissal in case of neglect of duty in this matter. Also, that an officer be tationed at 4'¢ street and Virginia enue, 6th street and Virginia aven | and 7th street and Virginia avene, to insi upon compliance with the District laws, This section was of your own creation, and we think it is proper for you to insist on it being carried out, Very respectfully, Parker. |. Dwrea.” ‘WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS SAY. Major Raymond this morning, in speaking to ® Star reporter on the question of illegal tracks in South Washington, said: “There are quite a number of tracks in South Washington which were granted by the Commissioners sume time ago, but which, by reason of a late decision of the Supreme Court, are now illegal. These permits are of the revocable kind, and can be declared void at any time. Iam in favor of taking these per- mits away from the parties, and I have no doubt but that they will be revoked as soon aa complaint is made.” “If, upon investigation,” said Com- missioner Wheatley, “it is found that there exist any tracks which can be construed to be illegal by reason of the de- cision of the Supreme Court, I have no besi- tancy in saying that all permits for such tracks will be revoked.” Commissioner Webb, who was standing near by and heard Commissioner Wheatley, said: he says said, for shortly revoking the permit of the Baltimure and Poto- mac railroad on 13th ithwest, but the permit was not sig by them, as it was — for future consideration by the entire —In the case of Albert Green, convicted of the murder of James Lucas, September 12, 1857, and sentenced to be hanged on April 5, his counsel K. B, Lewis has filed | motion to post- pone the final execution of sentence a reasonable time beyond the expiration of the next term of the court. not exceeding thirty days after the end of the term, that time may be had to settle excepti taken at the trial and to take an appeal to the general term. = Tarr Sax Turvy Have Been Swixpep.—In- Spector Swindell, of the detective corps, has received numerous letters, mostly from farmers in Maryland and Virginia, compiain- ing of a man in this city who, the letters state, has obtained their goods and then refused to settle for them, The scheme of the dealer in produce whose methods are complained of, the police say, is a novel one. T state that he sent irculars naming prices for produce paid by his firm. which are considerably above the market pric This induced farmers to ship him their produce, They never heard of their produce or the money for it afterwards, and letters addressed to the firm were never answered. The District attor- as also received a number of similar com- plaints. Assistant District Attorney Coyle Stated to the police that the man complained of could not be prosecuted. Some of the letters received showed that carloads of produce had been shipped here for which not a peuny had been received by the owners. Tae Ixstautation Srnvices of the Greely Memorial Presbyterian church will take place on Weduesday, March 27, instead of Sunday, as incorrectly announce Marriace Liceyses.— Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to: Arthur B. Sint and Fannie E. Dennison. both of Prince George county, Md; William Brown and Mar- tha Taylor, Robert J. Hawkins and Sallie The vin' Cham; of 1884, * ie,” now in market, the favorite of courts, clubs and connoisseurs, also adopted by medical scientists as the standard of purity, dryness and bouquet, umm's Extra Dry » COSTIN. At®p. m.on M year of her ave, HOSEA L. joses and the Inte Wm. Custis Costin. Funeral from her mother’s residenca, 1033 northwest, at 3 p. m., Friday, cl Fricnde of the family respectfully invited DAVIES. On Thursday, March 21, 15889, at g’clock a.m..at the residence of ber mother, Mrs. C. Young-Suath, 1523 11th strest now. Mrs, MARY CECILIA DAVIES, in the torty-fourth year of her age. Notice of funeral hereafter. DeVOTE. On Tuesday, March 19, L889, at 10 p.m., TEKESA DEVOTE, aged bine years and eleven months. Funeral from her late residence, 420 L street south east, at 2:30 Friday, iust., to Bt. church. = GANNON. OnWednesday. March 20, 1889, at 10:50 o'clock, GILBERT GANNON, age forty-nine years, of ith street Yo'clock. Frien Felatives of the family are in- Vited to attend. 2 MARAUGHI. At 6a. m.. on Wednesday, March 20, 1889, CHIAKA, beloved wife of B. a. Fuueral Mara) wi take acer gaa 101 B street southeast, a. viday, March . TI Kelatives and friends are respectful lly invited to at- tend the funeral from her late residence, 1113 24th street northwest, Saturday, March 2.sd, at 3 o'clock. 2* Death of Fred. J. Muller. At 8:20 o'clock last evening, FREDERICK 3. MUL- LER passed quietly away after a brief illness of three days, uremia being the cause of his death. ceased was in his twenty-third year, and was Teceived an appointment to West Point Military Academy, aud spent two there, afterward accepting a clerkship ho wixth auditor office, which he had filied for four years, riod At the Gime of his death, His parents aud eter, ibe Alice Muller, left St. Louis, Mo., last night, and the 7 ¢ funeral ts will be anti their srrival here. “Tie ‘deceased wat well kuown and pope Hisesse Are Puosexare, USEFUL IN ane ALL FORMS OF DYSPEPSIA, Prns Soa. Prars Sou. Piss Soar. Fan Ware F[ume Bxucer Crean Comrtenios. Sort Hear, Gem —The Great Englieah Complexion Soap— PEARS’ 80aP.” BULD EVERYWHERE Beware of imscations * ‘The Spring Style of Bilk and Derby Hat, ‘Fifth Avenne Btyle now ready at WILLETT & RUOFFS, 2.1m 905 Fenn. ome, Curzvazx Car FoR PiTcEaas