Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1889, Page 5

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There appeared an increased power Wreiviow epunal Lest and storing iat. Beware of imitations gen! has the signs. ture of “Johann Hof” on the neck of every bottle. All Others are w orth eee imnjtatios NHOFE, ‘and Viena. New York Of- SiGe ‘eS. uthas ‘Wosverrcz Curr Or Satz RHEUM BY THE CUTICUKA REMEDIES, T have had a most wonderful cure of salt rheum. For five years I Lave suffered with this disease. I had iton may face, arms and aands. I was unable todo anything whatever wita wf asads for over two years. I tried hundreds of reme *. “al ast one bal the least effect. ‘The doctor said my «+* wasincurable. I saw yoursd- Yertisement, and .sluded to try the CULICURA REMEDIES: and taeredible ¢1t may seem, that after ‘using one box of CU CLCURA, and two cakes of CUTI- (CUBA SOAP, and two borv+sof CUTICURA RESOL- VENT, I Sud lam extirely cured. Those who think thie leiter exacgerseed may come and see me and find wut for themselves. GRACE P. HAREHAM, North St. Charles Street, Belle River, Ont, T have been afflicted since last March with « skin dis- ease the doctors called eczema. My face was covered ‘with scabs and sores, and the itching aud burning Were simost unbearable. Seeing your CUTICURA REMEDIES so highly recommended, concluded to wive them « trial, using the CUTICURA and CUTICU- KA SOAP externally, and RESOLVENT internally for four months. I call myself cured, ln gratitude for which I make this public statement. CLAKA A. FREDERICK, Broad Brook, Conn. Sold everywhere, Price, CUTICURA, 50c.; SOAP, ¥5e., RESOLVENT, 81. Prepared by the POTTER DEUG AND CHEMICAL CO., Boston, Masa, Send for Disease Y's Sk ued Sealy aby rey oat ) REGULATE THE STOMACH, LT wels, and promote digestion, take one of Carter je Liver Pills every uigat. ak, served and beautified b; x} coTTs Enxwvtsiox or Cop Live Ou. WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES. SCOTT'S EMULSION. scoTT’s PALATABLE. EMULSION. SCOTT'S EASILY DIGESTED. EMULSION. 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Paid bisaP FEAR 2%-3 ; company without in the al: THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, APRIL 6,° 1889-TWELVE PAGES. 2d EDITION. Tales! Telegrams to The Sta. THE IOWA LAND TROUBLE. The Settlers give Bail and will Try to Postpone Trial Until Congress Meets. Curcaco, April 6.—A dispatch from Fort Dodge, Iowa, says: Sheriff Adams and a single deputy yesterday effected the arrest of seven- teen river-land settlers charged with conspir- acy. The determined farmers who defied the United States officials peaceably accompanied the county officers, whom y regard as friends. They were arraigned in a justice court in the afternoon, and waiving examination, were each laced under $500 bonds for appearance at the lay term of court. Bail was readily secured. The settlers announce their intention to secure 8 postponement of the trial and to continue their policy until Congress takes definite action. The; pe to obtain certain relief from the next session of Congressand thus evade fine and imprisonment, United States marshals who have been forced to suspend operations because of con- tiunal harrassment will not resume evictions until they can do so with largely increased forces. The land owners announce that evtctions will be made if it takes the state militia, and the settlers state their determi- nation to die rather than be driven from their homes, Some stormy times are anticipated. Marshal Holbrook, who had charge of the evictions last fall, is organizing a to resume evictions on the Snell lands next week, simultaneously with the Litchfield evictors, A fuller investigation of the reported shooting of nited States marshals fails to confirm the reports telegraphed from Webster City and Des Moines yesterday. Later statements are to the effect that when the officers neared Hill's Hollow they encountered a party of boys squirrel shooting. The boys fired at some squirrels, and the marshals, thinking it was the enraged settlers, took to their heels and fled to Webster City. ee From Wall Street To-Day. New Yorx, April 6, Wall street, 11 a. m.— The stock market opened with ‘a moderate volume of business this morning, in which the Grangers, Atchison, Reading and Louisville and Nashville were conspicuous. First prices were strong, the advances over last evenin, figures extending % per cent in Omaha, This improvement was maintained in but few stocks, however, the list in general having a drooping tendency, though the fluctuations were con- fined to the smallest fractions, in few cases ex- ceeding 1¢ per cent, while most of the list did not get more than aslight fraction away from the opening prices. The market became dull and stagnant toward the end of the hour, and at llo’clock it was dull and steady, generally at about opening figures. A Fatal Gas Explosion. Drqvors, Itx., April 6.—An explosion of gas occurred in the new Muddy Valley coal mine of Capt. W. P. Halliday, situated 6 miles south of here, last evening. by which several men and boys were severely wounded. Two of the num- ber are known to be fatally burned. The ex- plosion was caused by the lamp of one of the men at work. ——_o—___. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening aud cloxing prices of the New York Stock Mark t,as reported by special ‘snd Macartney, 1419 F street. c.B. Can Cen. ce Con be Do. Erie Hoe! Lh © +| 262) Kap. + 92m, 9295 ‘Lake 6t | 64 Lo <, 104 104% Mat vy ping M 20 M 61% X. | 13% Be! Bn ILLEGAL RAILROAD TRACKS. Recommendations of Capt. Symons as to the South Washingtou Grievances. The consideration of the alleged illegal rail- road tracks in South Washington took up a portion of the Commissioners’ time this morn- ing. Captain Symons’ recommendations on the railroad subject were made public WITH REFERENCE TO THE H STREET TRACK Captain Symons says: “One of the objects of the Commissioners in granting the permit to the Baltimore and Potomac railroad company to occupy H street, from South Capitol street to Canal street, was to prevent, as far as practical, the accumula- tion of cars on Maryland and Virginia avenues. This street, ending as it does at South Capitol street, at the old James creek canal, and at the other end with the network of railroad tracks along Canal street, is of no use to the public as a thoroughfare or as a street; and the squares on each side being occupied for railroad pur- poses by the railroad tracks is of no use to the public as a street or thoroughfare, «The retention of the tracks would undoubt- edly be a great beuefit to the railroad company | and to the public. In the absence of any law | for permitting this track to be laid on H street | or permitting the Commissioners to grant au- thority for it THE QUESTION IS A LEGAL ONE rather than one of expediency. If the Com- missioners have the power to permit this track to remain I would recommend that it be per- mitted to remain until the railroad company has a chance to appeal to Congress. as stated by Mr. Totten, | It would seem to me to be a state of things very much to be desired that the railroad com- pany would concentrate its tracks and its freight business, as far as practicable, in the locality lying to the east of the old james Creek canal, in the vicinity of these tracks,feomplained of. They are more out of the way in this locality than they would be in any other locality in South Washington, and I | think that the railroad company should be en- couraged to locate their car yards and freight ; depots in this vicinity rather than that they should be discouraged from it.” OBSTRUCTION OF E STREET. In reference to a late letter from Messra. Parker and Dwyer, Captain Symons say! “This communication refers to three subjects, One is the obstruction on the line of E street; another is the track siding entering the freight depot, the third is the alleged illegal occupation of the public alley in square 493. “Any one traveling along E street is obliged to cross the railroad track either at Ist or 2d streets, and then keep along the line of the avenue until they come to E street again, and then proceed. Any one crossing the tracks in any direct line | of E street crosses them at avery acute angle, it being 173 feet from one fence line to the other. ‘This is undoubtedly an obstruction to a public | street, and I- would recommend that the | railroad company be directed to remove their | fences from the line of the roadway of E street, | to erect safety gates and to put their tracks in proper condition for crossing. The second point is the entrance into the freight depot of ‘THE SIDE TRACK. “This side track, as near usIcan ascertain, was constructed to enter the old round-house located on this square when the railroad | was first built, and as it has been ac-} quiesced in all of these years, I would recom: mend that it be allowed to remain as it is. It: 1s in almost its entire course between the build- | ing lines of Virginia avenue. “According to the views of the attorney and | the Commissioners, the Commissioners would have full authority to grant a permit for this siding if it did not cross any portion of D street. The track could therefore be changed to the location marked in pencil on plat “B’ apd be within the purview of the law. If te esent track should be ordered to removed, the Commissioners could rmit to lay the track marked in ‘is would simply amount to throw- ing an unnecessary burden upon the railroad test degree ac- any benefit to any good or doi “THE THIRD POINT is the alleged illegal occupation of the public Ne Ee er a ee this alley, although condemned,’ has comp! an A “Dr.: Please fill this bottle.—S. 8.” It was the six-ounce laudanum bottle, and it | was filled. | former made a statement in reference to the WHISKY AND LAUDANUM. Notes Which Give a Clue to the Troubles at the Washington Asylum. THE INTENDANT AND MATRON ESPECIALLY Fa- VORED—ALLEGED NEGLECT BY THE MATRON— ORDERS FOR LIQUOR AND OPIATES SENT TO ‘THE DISPENSARY AND WANTED DESTROYED, The investigation the Commissioners have been asked to make of the management of the Washington asylum will, if the statements made by inmates and employes of the institu- tion can be credited at all, bring to light a shocking state of affairs there. This institution has been one which has, in the divisions of executive duties among the District Commissioners, come under the imme- diate supervision of Mr. Webb. Mr. Stouten- burgh, the intendant, and Mrs. Stoutenburgh, the matron, have been always regarded as being held in high consideration by the Com- missioners, It was for Mrs. Soutenburgh that a costly dinner set was ordered about two years 5 When the account reached the controller the figures made his eyes open considerably as he did not understand the need of such sumptuous furnishings for a house table. The bill was disallowed. ¢ explanation was made at the time that the intendant had frequently to entertain visitors from abroad and it was deemed desirable to do the thing in some style. ALLEGED NEGLECT OF THE MATRON. For a long time there have been complaints srising from the conduct of the matron, whose personal habits have been called into question by the charges made by Mr. McGuigan. As matron she is supposed to have charge of the poor-house, and at least to look out for the comforts of the female in- mates, Statements obtainel by a Star re- porter from inmates of the poor-house and from persons who have been employed there in offelal capacity, all tend to support Mr. McGuigan’s charges. The attention of the Commissioners has been called to the condition of affairs due to Mrs. Stoutenburgh’s alleged weakness, by publications in newspapers, if not by statements made directly to them, but no steps were taken to inquire into the matter. When Mr. McGuigan’s charges, very plainly stated, came before the Commissioners, it was their opinion that they could not entertain hem properly unless they were made under t oath. tes of the poor-house state that the id halls above the first floor over which re generally shown, are permitted to remain in an exceedingly filthy condition, One man, who has been an inmate for some time, tolda Stan reporter that the intendent had been on the upper floors of the poor-house only two or three times in a year. Inmates also state that the matron’s visits to the poor- house are not frequent, and generally when she comes she is under the influence of liquor or opiates. Supplies of liquor and opiates appear to have been obtained by the matron from the dispensary attached to the institution and sup- ported by the District government, ORDERS FOR WHISKY AND LAUDANUM. One of the results of a Srar reporter's in- quiries was to obtain a number of notes sent by Mra. Stoutenburgh, to the medical officer of the asylum, ordering various things, but chiefly whisky and laudanum to be sent to her, These notes are written on small scraps of paper, varying in size and description, having evidently been torn off in haste from a larger sheet. Some of the requests were sent to Dr. Koones, now at the asylum, while others went to Dr. Rawlings, who has since settled in Washington Territory. None of the notes were dated by Mrs. Stouten- burgh, but she signed them either with her iniuals or her full nam Some of those with- out dates read as follow “Dr. K.: Please send me some laudanum the bottle of sweet oil. . 8. “Dr.: Please send me some laudanum and some vaseline and some camphor. 8.5.” “Dr.: Please give me this bottle nie eae - oe num. “Dr. brandy. “Dr. Koones: Please give me this bottle of whisky or brandy for an almshouse patient,and asmail bottle of paregoric for my own cough; only a little. 8. 8.” “Dr. Koones: Please send me some landa- anum, 8. 3.” On April 26, 1888, so the doctor’s penciled in- dorsement says, the following request from the matron was complied with: . “Dr.: Please send me 14 doz. }<-grain mor= phine powders. ce milar request, K.: Please send us some whisky or filed June 24, is as fol- lows: “Dr.: Please send me some morphine Vee ders. 8. 8.” Eight other orders are dated covering a period of fifteen days. They are as follows: “Dr.: please fill this bottle. 8.3.” ‘This was dated July 11, 1887, and on the back was the doctor's indorsement, ‘6 oz. lauda- num.” ‘Three days later there was another one: “Dr.; please fill this bottle and give mea dose of headache medicine. . 3.” Across the face is written “July 14, 6 oz. of laudanum.” On July 17 this was sent to the dispensary: “Dr.: Please send me alittle whisky. 8. 3. The doctor responded by sending the cus- tomary dose—8 ouncces. On July 18 the scrap of paper had penciled on “Dr.: Please fill this bottle. 8.8.” “This bottle” was the regular laudanum bottle, but it was not filled because the lauda- num supply had been exhgusted, and the doctor's hieroglyphics on the foot of the order show that. Two days later another re- quest was made: ‘Doctor, please send me @ little whisky. 8.8." Across the face in pencil is “July 20, '87; 8 oz. On July 21 the dispensary supplied another “little” dose of laudanum—six ounces—on the following: “Dr.: Please fill this bottle. 8. 5.” The medical records between July 21 and 25 seem to be missing, but on the latter date the note read: On July 26 came another request from the matron, accompanied by an explanation: “Dr.: Please send me some whisky. I want to fill up my glycerine bottle.—8. 8.” It might, of course, be said that some of these drugs may have been used for the treatment of patients in the poor-house or hospital, but the doctors say that the matron did none of this. The matron became evidently somewhat anx- ious about the disposition of these tell-tale notes, and wrote the following note: “Dr. Rawlings, will you tell me are all the notes and orders I have sent to you kept on file or destroyed? Very resvectfully, §. SrourensurGH.” What manner of reply was vouchsafed be flead doctor is nopknown, because he is in Washing- ton Territory, ita ALEXANDRIA, Reported for THE EVENING STAR. Exscraic Lionts.—The city committee on light met last night and heard rep- resentatives of the Schuyler system of electric lights, who propose to make a plant here of 60 street are lights and 124 incan- wellin, Manager Cox y m and the engineer of the Washington market, where it is proposed to put a special plant, were present, and the introduction of electric lights into Alexandria. It is said that $13,000 will suffice to introduce electric lights here. Last Nieut's Coxcert.—Another of thecom- plimentary rehearsals of the Alexandria musi- cal association last night filled Sarepta hall with Alexandrians. These are homelike con- certs, in which local artists entertain their friends and acquaintances, who find themselves well entertained that there is never a vacant air. Last night Mrs. W. R. Whittlesey gave u violin solo from Masbrowski; Misses Meyrer and Folmer, a piano duet from Weber’s Oberan; Mr. H. C. Nalls, a euphonium solo; Mr. an Mrs. Whittlesey, with Nalls and Scharf, ren- dered a string quartette, the composition of Prof. Scharf. In reed and brass and as orches- SLUSH DIDN’T STOP THEM. The President had the Usual Number of Visitors To-Day. Half a dozen cold and thoroughly soddened coachmen and cab drivers sat on the bores of their respective vehicles in front of the White House this morning and profanely wondered why any man shouid be so oblivious of the ele- ments and the eternal fitness of things as to go office-hunting on such a day as this, People arrived and people went away, but from 10:90 until after 1 o’clock the number of conveyances seemed to suffer no diminution, nor was their number materially added to, Inside the White House it was warm and comfortable, with the i where capacious pedal extremities had dragged in sever: pounds “of slush and distributed it over the surface of the vestibule floor. THE BARLY CALLERS, Senator Higgins, vigorous as could be and breezy as the outer atmosphere, was one of the foremost to see the President, and he had a really good talk over that never- failing source of conversation. “How shall the offices be filled?” He did not secure any prom- ises—the President makes no promises to any- one—but he looked as though he and the President understood each other at last as to Delaware appointments, Representative Owen called to sce if there was anything more to be given to Indians; if there was he wanted to see what it looked like, and if it would fit any of his constituents why he would take it away with him. When he left his pockets did not bulge any more than they did when he arrived. Representative Wm. M. Kinsey, who succeeds Mr. Clardy in the tenth congressional district of Missouri, was on the lookout for something good for old “Mizzoura,” but he did not say whether he secured anything or not, Representative ret ese of Buffalo, brought Judge Farman, of Warsaw, along with him, and they. joined in congratulating the President over ie character of his New York St Setanta sange Farman said he did not want anything; he had been consul-general in Egypt under the Arthur administration, and was satisfied to remain a private citizen. Representatives Morey and Caldwell were also in the library for some time, the latter ac- companied by ex-Gov. Noyes, of Ohio. Ex- ee Weber was another who hada little business with the President. AFTER A PARDON. Representative Peters was around again to- day to give new force to his argument in favor of the pardoning of the young man Woods, who is now under sentence of death for the alleged killing of a companion in Indian Territory. Woods’ home is in Mr. Peters’ district and the Congressman feels very much interested in the boy's fate—he is only 19 years old. The President has promised to commute the death sentence to one of impris- onment for life and that is something to be grateful for, but Mr, Peters claims that the boy is innocent and he is pleading for his pardon with all his trained legal force, OUT OF POLITICS, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mason, ex-Represeptative Weber, and Representative Vandever were among the _ later official, visitors, and with the latter was ex-Representative | Markham, of Pasadena, California. Col. Markham said he called simply to shake the President's hand; he did not want any office. “My health,” said he to a Srar reporter, “is in first-class condi- tion, and I am satisfied with private life. I shall never go back into politica,” And the colonel went out into the snow with a smile upon his face, A WELL-KNOWN COMPOSER. Harrison Millard, the well-known composer, was one of the more prominent of the unofficial callers, There was atime when he was satis- fied to be an employe in the office of the collector of the port of New York, but now he is more umbitious. He wants to be United States pension agent in New York city, and he taiked to the President about the appointment which he longs for. As he walked downstairs he was bitin | softly and pathetically afew bars of his beautiful song, “Waiting.” LATE CALLERS, George Woolley Lewis, address unknown and wants unsatisfied, left a dainty little card and was admitted to the presidential presence. So was E. A. Hartshorn, of Troy, N. Y., whose pasteboard declared him to be the orga- nizer of the “Thousand Defenders, American Protective tariff league. Others who called were Representative Van Haugen, ex-Repre- sentative John A, Bingham, of Ohio; Prof. 8. P. Langley, of the Smithsonian Institute; R.N. Campbell. of Suspension Bridge, N. Y.; Henry Olmsted, of New York; John H. King, of Dakota; R, W. Thompson, jr., of Mar- shall, Texas; Reuben Langdon, of New York; Wm. Dunn Hynes, of Indianapolis; and Col, R. M. Moore, R. B. Rentfro, and F. D. Jordan, of ‘Texas. THE ONLY DISTRICT DELEGATION, was composed of Charles W. Marshall and Rev. William J. Howard. They represented the committee appointed to ask the President to review the emancipation day parade and also to attend the meeting on the evening of Emancipation Day. The President said he would certainly review the procession, and if his other engage- ments did not interfere he would also be at the meeting. THE HANDSHAKING. Shortly before 1 o'clock Secretary Proctor brought in « few friends, whom he introduced to the President, and when they had retired the President went down to the east room, where he shook hands with about one hundred moist specimens of humanity, mostly of the femi- nide gender, who had caved ties soca /olthioe to pay their respects or satisfy their curiosity. THE ODDITY OF THE DAY was an old soldier—Welsh by birth—who wanted to see the President so that he might have an opportunity to tell him that he was of Welsh descent, and that his name was merely a corruption of Harris, “which,” said the old man, ‘is Welsh all the world over.” He in- sisted that the Fresident’s gr is, and the oft-repeated state- ment did not aid him in his endeavor to see i ashe called him. Capt. Dins- more kept him down stuirs, THE STORM INTERFERES WITH THE PRESIDENTS VACATION. The storm has probably broken up the possi- ble and probable vacation of the President, He had, early this morning, concluded to go to Baltimore by rail on Monday, and from there f° on a holiday in the revenue cutter, but that has been upset now, and new plans at a later date be substituted. COMING AMUSEMENTS. Avpavcu’s Opera Hovse.—The new play which Mile. Rhea will present di her en- agement at Albaugh’s next week, ‘The Case Sita is the work of a Detroit journalist, Mr. Isham, and is said to be drawn from the same source Sardou’s “Fedora.” Its first pro- duction at the Holliday street theater, ti- more, on Tuesday evening of this week, was pro- nounced highly satisfactory by the Baltimore papers, which gave up an unusual amount of space to the even. le. Rhea will also be seen in “A Dangerous Game,” a pretty little piece by Sardou, in which the actress has an bps Lda mre her at her rei in Seribe and Legouve’s stro drama, *Adri- enne Lecouvreur,” and in Shak ‘8 “Much Ado About Nothii Mile. Rhea has about hera company of meritorious actors and ac- tresses, who give her intelligent support. Hakais’ Bisou Tuzater.—The patrons of this house will next week have the opportunity of renewing their acquaintance with an old-time favorite, Miss Ada Gray. She will appear in “East Lynne,” an emotional drama, over whose incidents a couple of generations of impres- sionable theater-goers have wept and laughed, Groncrtown AmaTeuR OncHEsTRA.—This meritorious organization will give its teh - ae w= hagirer eee churel first public rehersal at Co: ‘onday evening, the 81 Kernan's TaeaTeR.—May Howard's big bur- tra the association won deserved plaudite, lesque coreg on the bill at this house for Notes.—The Alexandria base-| club has} next week. management announce that challenged the Roanoke base-ball club to play this troupe is made up nearly all of four games here next July for the champion- | new people, among them some of the cleverest ship of Virginia.—The National lock-fast-| now on the burlesque It is ened wire fence company of Washin; bas} that the entertainment be one of th been inc ted here. Its princi eee and brightest ever given at Kernan’s are G. J. Johnson, C. B. Brooks, H. C. Borden | and that the girls in the burlesque will be as and Calvin Witmer.——Major Hains in com-| shapely and attractive as any the light opera pany with Messrs. Harlow, Agnew, Downham | s can show. and Reed, of this city, went over the route of ‘x. Powperty'’s Lecture at the National the proposed Mount Vernon avenue ys ‘y. An International Walking Match. _| $24 economic Prrrazure, April 6.—An International trian match will start st the Grand Contral rink in this city at 12:16 o'clock next Monday morn- | Lenora ing. The contest will be 142 hours go-as-you- please, and the leaders at the finish on Saturday will get 50 per cent of the gross ts, will in the neighborhood of —— Messier, Cox, Hoagland, a Endpdrus” Williams end Turner. Peete SNC In the case of Le Grand —— with embezzlement, the Geil Court accepted $300 bail, - WITH BAT AND BALL. The Encouraging Outlook for the Wash+ ington Ball Team. The brave five huadred who sat shivering in the dampness at Capitol park yesterday after- noon saw an interesting game between the Jer- seymen and the Senators, the latter winning by the score of 6 to 2, Keefe and Ebright and Doran and Hofford were the batteries. The home team outpleyed the visitors all around, making 8 hits to 6 and 2 er- rors to 4, earning four of their runs. Sweeny’s work at short was ragged, and he was charged with two errors, Ebright showed up well behind the bat, at the bat and on the bases. He hit safely once and stole two bases. O'Brien played third base and made a home run, while Carney, on first, rivalled him with a two-bagger and a single. THE NEW MEN, The announcement in yesterday's Star that President Hewett had secured Wise and Morrill from Boston was received with general satisfac- tion among the local enthusiasts,. With the in- fusion of such well-tested blood into the team there is a much better outlook for Washington than there seemed to be when Ward's ultimatum was announced, The team will probably be as follows: Morrill, captain, manager and third base; Wise, shortstop; O'Brien, first; Myers, second; Wilmot. left oy, center; Car- ney, or Tom Brown, right; O'Day, Healy, Had- dock, Keefe, and Ferson, pitchers; Mack, Ban- ning, Clark, and Ebright, catchers; Shoch, util- ity man. This leaves Donnelly to be disposed of, and the rumor is current that he has aiready been sold to Worcester for $1,000. A BUNCH OF CATCHERS, There is no doubt that the team has the strongest aggregation of catching talent that it has ever had. Of Mack everybody is sure, and yet one of the old men, speaking of the catchers the other day, remarked that ok was the poorest of the lot. This was no refiection on Mack, but a very high compliment for the other men, Ebright, iar ana nning. They are youngsters, to be sure, not yet entered upon there first leagne season, but they have shown that they are composed of first-class stuff, Ban- ning is the counterpart of little Miller, of Pitts- burg, minus the fog-horn voice, and is as quick as lightning, Clark has a cool head, excellent judgment, and a throw to second that is a marvel. Ebright is all that can be desired, steady, reliable and sure, IN THE BOX. O'Day needs no praise, and Healy's work on the All-America team has caused people to think that Washington got by far the best of the bargain when Whitney was traded for him. By the way, word comes from Indianapolis that Whitney has signed with that club at the classi fication fixed by President Young. This was probably the very best solution of the problem that could come. Whitney felt very sore, his relations with Mr. Hewett were greatly strained, and he would probably have sulked had he played here. In Healy we have atleast as good a pitcher as Whitney, anda better batter last year at least than the latter. Last year Healy was tied with Tate for forty. sixth place, with an average of .229, while | Whitney stood 79, with .170. The general satisfaction with the new players caused an old-time Washingtonian ball-tosser to remark the other day: “The new men do show up well, but Iam afraid of crocus play- ers. They spring up as soon as the snow melts and do great work, hat when the June roses | blossom the crocus players are nowhere. Look at that man Irwin we had here last year, He was acrocus player. There never was a man who stopped so inany balls or hit so many balls in the month of April as that same man Irwin, eet when the June roses blossomed where was e?” 18 MORRILL PLAYED OUT? In its account of the ball game in Boston on Thursday the Boston Globe says: Every one seemed anxious to see what John Morrill and Mike Kelly would do. When the former came on the field he got a reception that was warm. It started like the beat of a snare drum, and as Honest John strode out on the diamond the noise grew louder and louder until the voices of the entire multitude blended in one grand organ swell in honor of the deservedly popular plaver. Then to make things more interesting than ever, Morrill carried off the fielding and batting honors of the day. His fielding at second base was grand. He seemed to have wings, for the nonce, and went for flies to center and right fields that showed ball-playing of the first water. He made a running fly catch nearthe foul line in right field that was a beauty. He accepted all of the ten chances offered second base. In| batting he got in three hits out of five times at the bat, and made both the runs in the second game, stealing second on both Kelly and Gan- gell, His last hit was a home run. The Philadelphia Press to-day says: “Hewett has by far the best of the bargain. Washing- ton is to be congratulated. A better bargain was never made by a base-ball club.” Secretary Burket said this morning that the negotiations for Pickett were dropped when word came that Wise and Morrill were to be | secured, The University of Pennsylvania team will lay here on Monday, and the Newark club on nesday, A Boston special to the New York World says that the price to be paid Boston by Washington for the release of Morrill and Wise is about $5,000. er WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Goveryment Recerrts To-pay.—Internal rev- nue, $363,117; cvstoms, $505,408, Mr. Scuvrter Dunyee, who has been ap- pointed chief clerk of the Patent office, expects to assume the duties of his new position on the 20th inst, AssjsTANT SUPERINTENDENTS. —W. H. Me- Ginniss, of Ohio, and L. G. Estes, of North Carolina, have been appointed assistant euper- intendents, Secretary Nore left Washington for Brook- lyn at 11 o'clock this morning to attend the re- ception to be given this evening by the Brook- lyn club to the Secretary of the Navy. Promotiox.—Miss Caroline M. Bosley, of Illi- nois, a clerk in the general land office, has been promoted from $1,000 to $1,200. Rariway Main SeRvice APPOINTMENTS.—Gen- eral Superintendent Bell has appointed the following assistant superintendents in the rail- wey mail service: W. H. Lamb, Missouri, vice W. C. Hickman, Kansas; J. 8. Smith, Wiscon- sin, vice L. J. Moss, Iowa, RESIGNATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.—The At- torney-General has appointed Herbert Hess, of Indiana\law clerk of the Department of Justice, vice N. T. N. Robinson, resigned, and O. P. M. Hubbard, of the same state, stenographer and confidential secretary, vice Miss Lydia M. Bull, resigned. J.C. Meem, chief of the computing division of the Treasury. architect's office. has resigned, and F. W. Pease, of Massachusetts, who was dismissed by the last administration, succeeds him. Treasury Department Changes. Promotions: John J, Hawkins, of Indiana, from a clerkship of class one to chief of divis- ion in the office of the first auditor. Miss G. H. Williams, of Connecticut, from $3 per diem to $3.50 per diem in the office of the supervising architect. Miss C. M. Ludlow, of New Jersey, from $900 to $1,000, and Miss®. L. Cason from $660 to 2900, in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, Miss M. D. Green, from €360 to $480 in the office of the Secretary and Miss M. B. Gittings, of Maryland, from $720 to $840 in the office of the sixth auditor. Tho Lydecker Court-Martial. THE FINDINGS OF THE COURT NOW BEFORE 8EC- BETARY PROCTOR FOR HIS ACTION, Major Geo. Davis, the judge-advocate of the Lydecker court-martial, stood at the door of Secretary Proctor at about 11:30 this morning, with an armful of documents bound in light brown paper-covers. These papers were the record and findings of the court, and ina few minutes were deposited on the Secre! desk, and the major heaved a nigh. Hie work was done. e verdict of the court will probably not be made public for some days. Interior Department Changes. The following changes have been made in the Interior department: THE APRIL SNOW STORM. Makes it Even More Disagreeable To- day Than the Inauguration Weather. A GENUINE SURPRISE TO EARLY BIRDS AND TEE WEARERS OF SPRING COSTUMES—WHAT THEY BAY ABOUT IT AT THE SIGNAL OFFICE—a STORM WHICH GOT OFF ITS COURSE—THE INDICATIONS. No one was surprised on waking up this morning to find it storming hard, raining, blowing and cold; but there was considerable astonishment when, about 8:30 o'clock, the rain turned to snow, and the air became dense and thick with great flakes driven southward by a strong north wind, So heavy and so damp was the snow that it penetrated the thickest clothing. Umbrellas were of little avail, the swirling wind carried the flakes down, up and in every direction, and the umbrella tops became heavy laden. The snow did not behave in the regulation manner, and cover the groutfd with the customary white mantel, but slushed and became sloppy, to the intense disgust of pedestrians, for whom rubber overshoes were no protection, The air was cold and the wind keen, and altogether it was as desolate a morning as could possibiy be. HOMELESS ROPINS OUT IX THE COLD. Tue Star yesterday announced the arrival of ® pair of robins in Lafayette park, and ‘this morning the old adage was brought forth that “one swallow does not make # spring,” and chan, toread “two robins come very far from bringing good weather.” The swallow seems to be as big a bird as two robins, as far 48 weather prognostications are concerned. Poetry lent its hand, too, to cheer the droop- ing spirits of the dampened ones, and Mother Goose furnished the following couplet to add to the interest of the occasion: “For the north wind doth blow, “And we shall have snow, es what will poor robin do then, poor thing?” A SWITCHED-OFF BLIZZARD. At the signal office poetry and adages were cast to the uncertain winds that were howling outside, and a very much puzzled predictions officer sat studying a map when a Stak reporter | called, The storm, said the officer, is merely an ordinary sort of a storm, turned out of the regular track into an abnormal path. Since | the lst of this month there have been four storms come eastward across the lake region from the northwest. This is the fourth, and the fifth is in sight, developing in Montana, The other three, ike the well-behaved storms that they were, acted very decemtly and turned up the Atlantic coast, as storms ought to. But tls fourth “low” made a big jump to the south- east, and this morning, to the great SURPRISE OF THE PREDICTIONS OFFICER, was centered in North Carolina, There was no special indication of snow or rain carly this morning, and, toadito the problem, several rolis of thunder came in the forenoon. Special readings were called for, to be sent in from the | Atlantic coast stations shortly after noon. in | order to keep a close watch over the progress | of the storm, There have been no very high winds along the coust, the record here last | night being but about 18 miles an hour, THE ERRATIC COURSE OF THE STORM. No danger is anticipated in the way of high coast winds, but cautionary signals have been orderea up. The peculiar path taken by this storm—from the lakes to North Carolina—is thought to be due to the presence of an area of high berometer in New England, which acts as a barrier to the free progress’ of the low in the usual course. There is no way of deter- mining just what line the storm will take now until the special indications have been received, but it is thought that it will swing out into the ocean and then follow up the coast. In case it is near the shore we may get A CONTINUATION OF THE BAD WEATHER for several days, butif it is some distance ort, as the chances are that it will be, the sky will probably clear some time to-morrow. The storm has caused great disappointment among | local amateur fishermen, many of whom have for several days been overhauling their tackle aa tl toatrip up the river to-morrow. he fish have been biting well, and the river has been in pretty good condition—in fact, the season was thoroughly oy om) and the storm nas caused many a blasted hope. APRIL SNOWS NOT UNCOMMON. April snows are by no means uncommon or unprecedented in this region of the country. The records of the signal office, which were searched this morning, show that in 1873 there were several northeasterly gales prevailing dur- ing the month from the Chesapeake to Nova | Scotia, accompanied by light snows; in 1874 there were no storms here, but there were very severe storms in Colorado and New Mexico on the 20th of April, twenty and fifteen inches of snow falling respectively. This was without precedent e the settlement of the state in 1857. Washington was exempt trom April snows ir 1875 also, but there was a storm in the Ohio valley on the 5th. The year 1876 was the same, as far as this city was con- cerned, but in New England there were ‘very general heavy falis of snow. In 1878 there were snow-storms in western Virginia on the 3d and Sth. There was a severe snow storm here on the 2d of April, 1881, and one also on the 4th following. April 23, 1382, brought snow to this city. There was a fall of rain and snow here on the 9th of April, 1884, and on the 11th in the following year. In 1836 Norfolk was visited by a snow-storm on thé 7th, but Washington escaped. All Fool's Day and the next day brought a snow storm in 1887, about an inch covering the ground; and last year there was snow on the 7th andSth, DAMAGE TO THE TELEGRAPH WIRES IN THIS CITY The snow storm started to-day similar to the storm in March of last year that ended in a blizzard that caused the destruction of thousands of dollars worth of property. The storm to-day played havoc with the telegraph and telephone wires throughout the District. The heavy suow that fell soon covered the wires, causing many crosses, breaks, and grounds. This afternoon it was almost impossible to reach telephone stations, especially on the outskirts of the city. the police telephone and fire-alarm wires were badly demoralized and no reliance could be placed on any of the wires. The ringing of a single —— bell would cause the drop on several wires to fall, which was due to the fact that the heavy weight on the wires had crossed them. FIRE ALARM SERVICE INTERFERED WITH. Superintendent Niles, of District telegraph and telephone service said toa Stak reporter this afternoon that none of the wires could be relied upon. Many of them, he said, were broken, crossed and ground- ed to such an extent that it would be impossible to repair the damage to-night. The probabilities, “y said, ere thot a fire-alarm turned in from one of the boxes would not reach headquarters. There was no certainty, he said. that a single alarm could bs turned in to-night. He said he would not guarantee that one- fifth of the wires would be in working order at dusk and in case of afire to-night it would be well to notify the nearest engine-house in addition to turniug in an A CYCLONE AT THE RIVER FRONT, This afternoon a small-sized cyclone visited the river front aud tore things lose for a few minutes. The exact amount of damage done could not be ascertained. Along Water street five telegraph poles of the Western Union company were blown down and the wires were broken all along the line. Several fences were torn down and ger was apprehended by the steamboat men, but so far as could be learned | 25, 1797, | Saturday (to-morrow) afternoon at § o'clock none of the boats were damaged. Several police patrol boxes were blown down. INDICATIONS OF CLEAR WEATHER TO-MORROW, PRECEDED BY A FREEZE TO-NIGHT. A bulletin trom the signal office to-day sa) The telegraph lines are down south of Rich- mond and no weather report has been received from there. ; coast, and the indications are for cleuring colder weather to-morrow. The sidewalks will freeze to-ni dagreat deal of trouble and parted y ale will saved by cleaning them off before dark. The Supreme Command in Zanzibar. Zanzrear, April 6.—Capt. Wissman, the Ger- man imperial commissary, has ime command on the mainland, Admiral inhard, the commander of the German squadron, consenting. ts Carzrpazx Car RICH DIGGINGS DISCOVERED. This Time They are in the Bear Paw Mountains of Montana. Cutcaeo, April &—A dispatch from Helena, Mont, says: News of rich placer the Bear Paw mountains, fifty miles Fort Benton, has been received. The ys ~~ parties had arrived from | ing in their juantities dust, which they had taken fom gings recently discovered by them. some of it to merchants at Fort had purchased supplies and find) Aman named Johnson, just mines, had a large buckskin pouch filled id dust. He said his party was 10 a day and one man had made €90 day. The closest railway is fifty miles, Bear Paw, like the Black Hills, are a detached group of mountains, each lying about tance from the main range. —————— Minor Foreign News. Loxpox, April 6.—The mine masters of North- umberland bave refused to grant the ten per cent advance in wages demanded by the col- liers, There is rtainty yetasto the men will pursue in consequence of fusel, 4 the re- THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE DEAD. Loxpox, April 6.—The duchess of Cambridge, aunt of the queen, is dead. She was bora July Select Your Champagne. 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Funeral take place on Sunday at 1-30 p.m. from his late resi 631 Het northeast of the family are respectfully mvited oe pril 6, 1889, at 3 o'clock husband of Hannah Coyle, ‘0. 44 Letreet northeast. bom. Friends and relatives On Saturday NCIS, belo F. RA i to attend USTER. At Rheineck, Canton St, Galle, Switzer. March <i, 1688, HENRY CUSTEK. formers y- RAK ‘S. On Friday morning, April 5. 188%, GEORGE W. HARKNESS, in the seventy-eighth year of his uge. Vuncral’ services at bis Inte residence, No 1220 street northwest, Mon: yr & at 3 oclock pam. Interment at Oak Hill cemetery. Friends kindly ort flowers, * McNERHANY. The bod ERHANY w Ou Friday morning, April 5, 1) tes of 12 Bice NCHOL years and sew mouths, died ot . mixty-Rve ve rate renidence, 1001 26th street northwest. Is there a sorrow greater than this— Wing to hour we press the last kiss? Benr away gently our mother to dust; Father iu Heaven, in Thee we trust. ‘By HUSBAND axD CHILDREN. Funeral will take place on Monday morning, 8, 1859, at 10 o'clock, from St. John's Cl corner Of Vireinia avenue and 22 and reiatives respectfully invited to sttend RULFIN. On 6th of April, 1889, at 1 o'clock BALRY KUFFIN, aged eighty-nine, departed this life at his late residence, 023 L street northwest. He bore his sickness with rt Tuneral from, the Mt Can apts ist Ct at uneral from the Mt, Carmel a aud L streets northwest, Monday, 2 clock Melatives and friends are respectfully invited toattecd. SKIDMORE. On Thi April 3 P.M tie residence, 108% 208 K H. SKIDMORE, in the after a long and 2 bh Christian fortitude. illness, which he bore wit Funeral will take place frou Lis at 8:30 o'clock on : jonday, April 8. Relatives and friends are respectfully Yavited to attend. “Boag R. Ou April 5, 1889, at 7 Y K., beloved husband of ‘Mary E. Steever, ti Funeral service from his late residence at Hyatts- ville, Md.. on Sunday, April 7, at 1:30 o'clock. taxe 1:15 train Baltimore and Ohio rail Aity-two vears. ‘uneral from his Inte residence, 461G high mass at St. Aloysius church. 4 o'clock « m., the forty-seventh year of his ace, iter- ment at Bladensbary cemetery. Friends trom city sea rosa. wd THOMAS. 8 on April 5, 1889, cerebral congestion, MELAS ALBERT TaGhke ee eh street porth- -. to which the friends meng Sudag th inet ae 3 i of family ere vited. arrenton, Va., papers Please copy. aa TRUNNEL, In Georgetown, D.C. April 6, 1889, at 3 o'clock am., Mrs, ELIZABETH ANN TRUN- NEL, widow of tie late Henry Truunel, ey. alter a painful illness, aged ninety years aud five mouths, Rest, weary dove. Funeral to take place from her late 1520 Thirty-fourth street, Tuesday evening. April 9, at 3:20 o'clock: Frienide and ‘relatives “ire “invited to tend. WALKER. On the 4th of April, 1889, MINNIE daughter of Charles L. and Statire F. 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