Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1889, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1889, Avers Han Vicor Renders the hair soft, pliant and glossy, pro- motes afresh growth, and cures eruptive dis- eases of the scalp. Mary A Jackson, Salem, Masa, writes: “I have used Ayer’s Hair Vigor for a number of years, and it has always even me satisfaction. It is an excellent dressing, prevents the hair from turning gray, insures its y sorous growth, and keeps the scalp white and clean.” “Several months ago my hair commenced falling out, and in a few woeks I was almost bald. Thought s bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor, and, after using only part of it, my head was covered with a heavy growth of hvr.—Thomas Munday, Sharon Grove, Ky. AYER’S HAIR VIGOR, Prepared by Dr. J. ©. Ayer & Co., Lowell. Mass. Sold by Druggists and Perfumers. Ja23. HE WONDERFUL CARLSBAD SPRINGS. At the Ninth International Medical Coneress, Dr. A. 1. A. Tobeldt, of the University of Pennsylvania, read 2 paper stating that out of thirty cases treated with the genuine imported Powdered Carisbad Sprudel Salt for chronic constipation, bypocbondria, disease of the liv- er and kidneys, jaundice, adiposis, diabetes, dropsy from valvular beart disease, dyspepsia, eatarrhal in- fiammation of the stomach, ulcer of the stomach or spleen, children with marasmus, gout, rheumatism of the joints, gravel, ete., twenty-six were entirely cured, three much improved, and one not treated long enough. Average time of treatment, four weeks. ‘The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt (powder form), is an ex- cellent Aperient Laxative and Deuretic. It clears the complexion, preripies the Blood, It is easily soluble, pleasant to take and permanentinaction. Thegenuine yroduct of the Carisbad Springs is exported in round Lottles. Each bottle comes in s light blue paper car- twon, and bas the signature “EISNER & MENDLE- SON CO.,” sole agents, 6 Barclay street, New Yerk, on every bottle. One bottle mailed upon receipt of » Dollar. Dr. Toboldt’s lectures mailed free upon cation. sul-m,wa&f QCEATCHED 28 YEARS. D If Thad known of the Curicurna Remepres twenty- eueht years ago, it would have saved me $200.00 (two red dollars), and an immense amount of suffering. ase (Psoriasis) commenced on my head ina spot than acent. It spread rapidly all over my @ got under my nals. The scales would drop me all the time, and my suffering was endless, and without relief. Qne thousand dollars would not mpt me to have this disease over again. I am poor but feel rich to be relieved of what some of the jors said was leprosy, some ring-worm, psoriasis, I wok * * * and * * © Sarsaparillas over yesr andahalf, but no cure. I went to twoor hree doctors, and nocure. I cannot praise the Cuti- ‘una Reweptes too much. They have made my skin lear and free from scales ass baby’s. All I used of was three boxes of Curictra, and three bottles ‘UTICURA RESOLVENT, and two cakes of CUTICURA If you had beeu here and said vou would have ne for $200.00, you would have bad the money. 1 look like the picture in your book of Psoriasis (pic- ture number t ‘How to Cure Skin Diseases"), but now I am as as any person ever was. Through force of ha rub my hands over my arms and legs to scratch once in a while, but to no purpose. Iam all well. I scratched twenty-eight years, and it got to bea kind of second nature to me. IT thank you s thousand times. Any one who reads this may write tome and I will answer it. DENNIS DOWNING, Waterbury, Vt. S cured 2d EDITION. Latest Telegrams (0 The Sle, ST. LOUIS BREWERS COMBINE. All But Two of the Breweries to be Run Under One Management. Sr. Lovrs, April 26.—It is now announced that what has for a long time been a series of rumors onone hand and denials on the other has taken such a definite shape that it can be stated truly that all the beer brewers of St. Louis and East St. Louis, excepting the Anheuser-Busch company and W. 3. Lemp. have D eproren! formed a_ consolida- tion of their properties, and that they will be run under one management. There are eighteen breweries concerned inthe movement, presenting an investment of $6,000,000. Stock and bonds to the amount of $15,000,000 will be issued, each company or firm receiving the full value of its property in each and the remainder will be sold by subscription, the proceeds to be used in enlarging the principal breweries and 1mprov- ing the plants of the others. The organization is not to be a trnst in any sense, but simply a business plan to improve the properties and increase the productive power of all. There will be no advance in the price of beer and no shutting down of breweries, but on the contrary special efforts will be made to build up and increase the outside shipping trade as much as possible. es NEW YORK SHORN OF ITS GLORY. The Storm Has Sadly Bedraggled the Gay Centennial Decorations. New York, April 26.—The rain last night had rather a bedraggling effect on many of the decorations, yet considering the severity of the storm the damage done was not as great as might have been expected. The cheap-printed muslins {wee washed badly, and what yesterday stood forth in bold relief as red, white and blue, to-day presents a and faint of bunting THE RUGE ARCHES, which have been covered with painted canvas, seem in no way to have been affected, and look as fresh and imposing as when they were first put up. The elaborate decorations on the Hoffman House look a trifle soggy, and in some places the red has run a little. It is among the smaller places where cheaper decorating goods have been used that the havoc has been greatest. Here the long streamers have become limp, forlorn and faded, retaining none of their original brilliancy of color. Jn many instances where printed cloth has been used on white buildings the colors have run in such a manner and stained the Sold everywhere. Price, CuticuRa, 50c. ; Soap, 25c.; WENT, 21. Prepared by the PoTTeR DRvG axD 12MICAL CORPORATION, Boston, M: Send for “How to Cure Skin Di 3 ap’ Waar: SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES CONSUMPTION. SCROFULA. BRONCHITIS, COUGHS. COLDS. WASTING DISEASES. WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER, ‘Many hare gained one pound per day by its use. Scott's Emulsion is not a secret remedy. It con- he stimulating properties of the Hypophos- Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, the po- tenes being largely increased. It s used by Paysicaus all over the woz!d. PALATABLE AS MILE. Seld by all Drueists, SCOTT & LOWNE, Chemists, N. ¥. 1g yaras wide 3s. Ti Texpfrow 10 to 35 ete. | New Siyle Parasols, for Ladies and | yard wide, Sig cts. | ad Fianuel. 0. $1.51 ton, 1 eh Lack € Henrietta Biack Jerseys, closing out pri ot! cx i Groves, IMPROVED LACING, WITH Nt £1.00 PER PAIR UPWARD. Fit, Styles or reliabil- ul Ltall size wrists, | No Button-holes to fix. t Glove made. | 3.¢. HUTCHT 907 Pennsylvania Avenue. SON, ont ICK HEA DACHE.OPTEN e suid by ail who Semixe Savzes Is Hass. DUNLAP'S TIFTH AVENUE STYL ¥ HATS NOW LEAD Importation of (Z Inst ree Bh LA TUSCA UMEKELLAS and CANES for Ladies. WILLEIT & RUOFF, YS Penusylvania ave. LEATHEROID TRUNKS. z weight. STRONGER snd MORE DURABLE than Sele Leather, and at HALF THE PRICE. Made aid sold only at TOPHAM'S ‘Trunk Factory, 1231 Pa. ave. J. Hes oF STR Invites attention to ber ,a oo FINE MILLINERY t Ladies and Children. Fashions are always shown, ves her personal attention to special + patrous. sp6_ ON ARCHITECTURAL IRON (PE WASHINGT: AND BLIDGE WORKS. FDWARD L. DENT, M. E., Proprie! ‘The best fac and general machine work dune in at short notice. the District of Columbia for the f Beam Anchor Pro- __ Washington, ANGEMENT OF THE LIVER, WITH 1B. injures the complexion, induce pin Kemove the cause by using Carter’ One a dose. “Try then. EACHED SUCH A St UBA BLT TERS. ‘Their ‘ited imitations. Be sure you get the | campment | the W: brick and iron work that the services of painters will soon have to be called into requisition. ———_—_ Found Dead Outside an Opium Joint. Burrato, April 26.—Fred Ryers, the cham- Pion pool player of Buffalo, and a well-known sport, died to-day = from —_ opium poisoning. He was found unconscious outside a joint kept by two Chinamen, who had been arrested pending an investigation of the case, A Colored Murderer Hanged. Cwantestos, 8. C., April 26.—Casear Frazier, colored, was hanged at 10:30 to-day for the murder of A. Oldenberg, white, on February 9. The condemned man professed the Catholic faith and the execution was unattended by the usual scenes of shouting, praying, and singing. ee Gold for Europe. New York, April 26.—One million dollars in gold have been ordered to-day for shipment to Europe. = Fire in a Theater Building. Matroox, Iut., April 26.—About midnight Dole’s handsome opera house was discovered to be on fire, Efficient work was promptly rendered by the fire company and only a part of the roof and interior was consnmed.. Three rooms under the opera house oceupicd by stocks of jewelry, books aud stationary, hardware and groceries were badly damage: The Ohio G. A. R, djourned to meet next year in Cincinnati. The result of the election of offi- 's Relief corps was Mrs. Elizabeth S. Herron, of Cincinnati, department Jay, junior vice-president; Mrs. Mary Williams, of Norwalk, chaplain, Presented to the Emperor. Viesxa, April 26.—Emperor Francis Joseph granted an audience fo-day to Captain Heim and Lieutenant Sargent, who presented their letters of appointment as military and naval attaches to the United States legation. The emperor conversed with Lieut. Sargent about the new American dynamite ships, The Crew was Saved. Witanotos, Dex., April 26.—J. H. Marvel, of Laurel, Del, to-day received a cablegram from Gibraltar announcing the loss of the schooner Mary E. Bacon, but the saving of the crew of seven or eight people. The cablegram was signed by Capt. Win. lge, and its receipt caused mutch rejoicing in as the schooner was owned in that town. d for several weeks been given up for lost with the probable drowning of all on board. Esk: Sulcide of an Unknown Girl. 26. Dernrorr, } Apr: about nineteen years o' this morning by jum An unknown girl committed suicide ing into the sh depot, The affair was witnessed by two men, one of whom threw her a life pr server, but she made no effort to touch after floating a short dis slowly peared from view. The body has not been re- covered and tite identity of the suicide is un- known. = Died in New Jersey. Mrs, Susan R. Coxe, who died at New Brauns- wick, N. J., on instant, in her eigh ninth year, w y well-known in this city, ut member of ar, and coming here in the the New Jersey 40's was cotemporary with Marbury, Carlisle and Bradley e until his | death, The fam- between 34 and 4th, and stibsequently at the ‘corner of oth aud D streets northwest. Went Ashore in a Snow Storm. Curcaco, April 26.—A special dispatch from Duluth says that the steamer Australasia and her consort, the George, went ashore in a blinding snow storm on Michigan Island yes- terday. They were scuttled in order to eave them from pounding to pieces on the rocks, A wrecking outfit has been sent to assist them. There was no loss of life. peach Winding up the Session at Dover. Dover, Drx., April 26.—Both houses have set their clocks back and the hour of noon will not come legislatively before the middle or close of the afterncon. The closing hours are attended by a bewildering rush of business unprecedented in Delaware legislature. ‘The house local option bill, one of the big- gest issues of the session, was killed in the sen- ate this morning by a vote of 5to 4. The sen- ate bill appropriating €125,000 to build a new state house was defeated in the house without discussion at last night's session. The senate to-day passed the house bill mak- the New Castle county insane asylum a state institution and appropriating $75,000 to buy the same. ~~~ A Motion of Non-Confidence Defeated. Orrawa, April 26.—In the dominion parlia- ment yesterday Mr. Mulock moved a resolution of non-confidence in the minister of militia for his administration of the militia? department. After a debate. lasting six hours, the resolution was voted down—yeas, 54; nays, 95, pI nes Fee Ie Pettit Signs with Wilkesbarre. Wirwesparne, Pa., April 26.—Robert Pettit, anufsctured ouly by Ur. J. G. B. NOT B EXCEPT IN BOTTLES WITH BUFF WRAPPERS, REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. THEY CANNOT BE AS Goop. THSY MAY BE DANGEROUS. POND'S EXTRACT a3 clab, —.—_. Quiet at Duquesne To-day. Prrtspuro, April 26.—There was no trouble at the Allegheny Bessemer steel works at Duquesne this morning. The strikers wore quiet, and no Caen was made by the man- agers to start the —S Postponed on Account ot Rain. game postponed on account of rain, er near | released a few days ago from the Chicago base- bail club, to-day signed with the Wilkesbarre Baooxtrn, April 26.—Brooklyn vs. Columbus THE VICE-PRESIDENT’S PERIL. The Train Which Was Taking Him to New York Wrecked Near Baltimore. Batrraore, April 26.—In a collision on the Baltimore and Ohio this morning the life of the Vice-President of the United States was endangered and several employes of the road were injured. The accident occurred at the foot of Howard street at the “Y¥” where the trains for Locust Point separate from the road to Washington. The trains in collision were the vestibule limited from Philadelphia, which’arrives here at 10:35, and the Philadelphia express which left here at 10:30 and which, it is believed had on board Mr. L. P. Morton, THE ONLY PERSON SERIOUSLY INJURED was Engineer Milburn, of the west-bound train. He had his leg crushed at the knee. GEN. SCOFIELD ALSO ON BOARD. Among the other distinguished persons aboard were General Scofield and staff and General Foraker, of Ohio, and staff. All were | going to New York. The accident was not very | serious. Both baggage cars were shattered to pieces. Superintendent Fitzgerald bad the tracks elear by 2 o'clock. steno ~ nea DEATH OF L. U. REAVIS. He was the Man who Wanted the Na- tional Capital Moved West. Sr. Lovrs, fApril 26.—Mr. L. U. Reavis, a noted character of this city, and known through- out the country as the; persistent advocate of moving the capital from Washington to the Mississippi valley, and as a vigorous writer and lecturer on various subjects, died yesterday from the effects of a surgical operation. THE JUNIATA’S BAD LUCK. She Drags Her Anchor and Fouls Two Canal Boats off Bedloe’s Island. New Yors, April 26.—The U. 8. 8. Juniata came down the East river this morning and anchored off Bedloe’s Island. The tide was running strong ebb, which caused her to drag her anchor, and she came down on two light coal barges anchored below her and became fouled with them. Two or three tugs went to their assistance and are en- gaged in trying to clear them. ee Death of the Historian Spofford. Rertayp, Vr., April 26.—H. B. Spotford, the historian, of Clarendon, died yesterday. He was a well-known historical writer and a poet of more than ordinary Capt. Allen Feels Confident. Orrawa, ON American -» April 26.—Capt. Allen, of the had an in- Mac- for ship Bridgewater, terview to-day with Sir John Donald respecting his _—_clait damages for the alleged detention of his ves He feelscertain thathis claim for £23,000 be paid, Cuptain Allen starts for Europe next week, a Edinburgh and Mr. Parnell. Eprxsvrou, April 26.—The question whether the freedom of the city of Edinburgh shall be conferred upon Mr. Parnell is to be submitted to the vote of the rai Mandeville Charged With Fraud. Loxpoy, April 26.—Viscount Mandeville was charged, in the police court to-day, with fraud- ulently obtaining the sum of £925. The mag- istrates did not enter the case upon the court record and the hearing was adjourned. acts Two More Holidays for New York. Aunaxy, N. ¥., April 26.—The legislature to- day rushed through and the Governor signed the bill making Monday and Wednesday of next week legal holidays in New York and Brooklyn, ‘Tuesday has already been declared a holida; a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL The New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices of the ‘New York Stock Stark t,as reported by’ special wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street. rama |. | } Nare. | 4 P 2 Peo, D.& Ey ae ead ¢ Wabasit Do., pref ".)) West! Ciuou::! 855i S Washington Stock Exchange. The following changes from yesterday's quota- i hange nre noted ¢ Washington Stocl 493, 1881, coupe DC. per imp. 68. 1 Market stoc 5 Waters stoc! |. Metropolitan Railr: asked. Columbia Railr aske Washington ( 4. Arlington Insurance | Columbia Insurance, 14 bic | | Insurance, § bid, 83 asked. » Did. ) asked. S 156 asked. Gre | .” Penns asked. Che e Company, 8 Light Company, | ashington Gaslight Company | bonds, series A gion and 9 28% Columbia ‘I Company abid, 57, aske afe Deposit Company " swck, — Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Apri! 26. — Cotton q Flour quiet d western 5: — middling, Hovard street an ‘a, 4.00; r paten: pring 60; spring wheat, extr: Wheat — southern, dull and steady; #101; Longberry, Wal01; western, quiet S i od, spot, 843g: May 4: | . Straight, m0, " mixed spot, ‘55; ‘steamer, n and Pennsylvania, ; Western mixed, 30a er No. 2, White, dt asked. Ryo, dull and | sinally steady, Sia06. Hay, quiet and steady | rime to choice timothy, 16.002 Provi- | sions steady and dull—mess pork, iers, 6; long ch pickled shoulders, 63 Hams, Mga. Butter dull and easy ; best roll, 1al7; crean 11. Petroleum,’ stea’ dull and easy—Rio ar, flrim—A soft, 8 fined, 12%413. Whisky, + Freights to Liverpool per steamer, dul 1 nai—cotton, 30 cents per 100 pounds; { grain, per bushel, 3igd. Cork for orders, dLads.Gd (old). Receipts—corn, oats, 3,000 bushels, Shipments — flour, 15,000 | w » firm: | —p | smoked shoulders, 7%. rafined, &4 | barrels. Sales—wheat, 79,000 bushels; corn, 80,- 000 bushels. BALTIMORE, April 26. — Virginia consols, 37 a384; do. ten-forties, 36 : do. threes. 6648 » SaN53¢; Cincin- 9 Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, April 26. 1-15 p. m._ (close).—Wheat, 80; May, 8044; July, 78%. Corn, lower ‘May, 337,; July, 2 34 15-16. 1 11-16; July, — May, 11.00; July, — May, 6.37); July, 6,95. sak Invention May Get There. w York Herald. The novelist laid down his pen with a satis- fied air. He was writing a story of the twen- tieth century. “I think that chapter will go,” he said to himself. ‘The old Chicago million- aire lies in his chamber, dying of wounds in- flicted by a burglar the night previous. Before his bed stands a mirror connected with wires and electric batteries. Close at hand is a tele- _ There are lawyers and detectives in 1g8. “Hello! Hello! Who is it?” “The answer comes that it is the Central po- lice office, New York. They have a —— stranger in custody, arrested on the val of the early morning pneumatic train from Chi- 0. Close to the dying man’s ear the receiver of the telephone is placed. A look of terror comes into his eyes as he gaspa:— That ie Lee ies orroice!’ i ‘in ae en a sur! countenance, of any one in the rooms appears reflected in the mirror. “ *The— ‘killed—me!’ comes in | master-General J. A. J. Cresswell’s THE PRESIDENT’S QUIET DAY.§ Emphatic Denial of Reports as to His Being in Bad Health. EXAGGERATED RUMORS BASED ON SLIGHT AT- TACK OF INSOMNIA—SECRETARY HALFORD SATS ‘MR. HARRISON WAS NEVER IN BETTER CONDI- ‘TION—HIS OPINION SHARED BY MR. MICHENER. The President had a real quiet time this morning. The office-seeker had been notified to stay away from the White House until after the President’s return from the centennial, and as arule he obeyed the mandate. There were a few, however, who braved the storm and tried to reach the arbiter of their destinies, but the attempt ended in igno- minious failure. The few who would not be satisfied with the assurances of the ushers on the lower floor were repulsed as soon as they tried to enter the domain over which Doorkeeper Loefiler rules. Senator Spooner was one of the few legisla- tors who put in an appearance. He saw the President but did not stay long. The only other person who saw the President previous to the cabinet meeting was Mr. Fi more, of the Southern Pacific railway, and he owed his admission to the library to the kind offices of the secretary. Even the rain storm failed to keep the tourist away from the mansion, for during the day not less than fifty of the seekers after pleasure wan- dered into the east room and admired its beau- ties while the surplus moisture rolled off the gossamers and umbrellas and formed pools on the carpet, Tho cabinet met at 12:30, the only absentees being Secretaries Blaine and Proctor. It cou- tinued in session until nearly 2 o'clock. THE PRESIDENT'S CONDITION. Somebody—nobody seemstoknow who—has started @ discussion as to the present con- dition of the President’s health, alleging that the worry of the past month has been so great that the Chief Executive suffers at times from a mild form of insomnia, A paragraph containing such @ statement haa been sent to several out-of-town newspapers, and in the course of time it may and probably will grow to such dimensions that the President will be regarded as seriously ill before he or any member of his family becomes aware of indisposition. The Fumor was apparently based on” somo foundation an obtained considerable credence. Secretary Halford talked very freely of the matter to a Star reporter this morning. He said that there was no truth whatever in the rumor. or course there were times when the President was worried and annoyed by the office-distrib- uting problem; that was but natural. Every- body who had a great deal of business to trans- act suffered more or less from worry. He had known the President for twenty years and MR. HARRISON'S HEALTH WAS NEVER BETTER than it is now. There probably were times when the President did not go to sleep within three minutes and a half after his head touched the pillow, but it was fool- ishuess of the most advanced kind to say that the President was sufferin frominsomnia, “The President has never ha asick day since he came to Washington, ex- cept when he had a slight cold,” was Mr. Hal- ford’s concluding remark. Attorney-General Michener, of Indiana, was in the private secretary's room when the reporter was talking the matter over with Mr. Halford, and he agreed with the secretary that the President was in first- class condition. ‘People who do not know the President,” said Mr. Michener, “imagine that the paleness of his complexion indicates ill health, That is not so. The eneral is a flaxen-haired man, and flaxen- aired people either have very white skin or else a great deal of color; there is no medium. The President has a white skin and always has had it ever since he was born. He is in better condition now than I ever knew him to be and his general health and appearance is fifty per cent better than it was when he left Indianapolis in February.” A VERY FUNNY INCIDENT ocsxrrctia Secretary Halford’s office yester- day. Among thexany place-hunters who were in there was a man wm has been an appli- cant for anything he though he could get, from a cabinet position down, He has ex: pressed preferences for foreign missions and consuiships until he tired himself out, and now he is looking with all his eyes for anything at all—a £1,200 clerkship would be welcomed. On a table in the ofiice is alittle pile of the President's inaugural address, and on these the optics of the anxious one rested just as he was about to retire. “Can I have one of these?” he asked the sec- Teta: rtainly,” was Mr. Halford’s ready reply. “Take two or three. We keep a stock of them to give to persons to whom we can’t give any- thing else.” MINISTER RYAN AND PULQUE. About 2 o’clock Minister Ryan called to see Secretary Halford. He has a busy time just now between the White House and the de- partments, He bas a number of constiiuents whose interests need looking after and the time is drawing near when he must leave for Mexico. The day of departure has been set for Saturday, May 4, and there are yeta number of matters to be attended to, “Shall [make any changes in the force at the legation?” said the Kansas diplomat, when approached by a Sran reporter. “I’ think not,"he continued. I understand they are’ all pulque-proof, and that is a pretty strong recommendation. I couldn't think of taking new men down there now. One green hand at atime of the pulque seasoning | business is enough.” Another of the callers in the afternoon was Fred Peck, manager of the great auditorium building in Chicago, He came down to see the President about the part which the chief executive will take in formally opening the building, and saw him. DISSATISFIED IOWANS. One or two of the Iowans who were around on the lower floor of the White House this af- ternoon say that they and their friends are not satisfied at the appointment of ex- Gov. Stone as assistant commissioner of the general land office; they wanted him to be commissioner, Gossip has it now that the President is going to pour balm into the wounds of John R. Thomas, of Illinois, by appointing him to the commissionership. Those who know the genial Illinoisan best say that it would be the most satisfactory appoint- ment the President could make. THE VACANCY ON THE SUPREME BENCH, There is a good deal of a campaign being made for the vacant place on the supreme bench,2nd new candidatesare either announcing themselves or are being announced. Ex-Post- ne Was presented to the President yesterday and a delegation of Marylanders, headed by Repre- sentative McComas, urged his appointment. ‘This evening another candidate will be in the ity. He comes from Nebraska, and his name is J. L. Webster. He is prominent as a lawyer in the state he will peprosent at the Washing- ton centennial, and is heavily indorsed, The opinion of men whose opinion is worth having is, however, to the effect that the most | dangerous candidate for the piace is the man who is not a candidate, and in this category they mention the ‘name of Attorney- General Miller, The attachment which exists , | between the President and his law-partuer is very strong, and there are many who think that’ the Attorney-General _ will ere long hand in his __ portfolio, and take a life position on the su reme bench, As a lawyer, _ his riends say he is admirably qualified for the place, and those who have knowledge of his practice m Indiana say he would be an ac- quisition to that erudite body of constitution analyzers, THE PRESENT DOWNPOUR. A Likelihood that it Will Cease by To- morrow Noon. The storm that is drenching Washing- ton at present is slowly traveling up the coast, and is thought that by to-morrow noon the rain will cease. It is expected that the sky will be clear to-morrow night. The rain has been heaviest in this city and Baltimore. In this city over 8 inches fell since the storm began, and in Bal- timore over 3}¢ inches. gece Interior Department Changes. The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: General Land Office—Appointment: Mrs. Marcella Bigney, of Louisiana, transcriber, 600, under the civil-service rules, Patent Office—Promotions: Louis W. Max- $1100 to principal examiner at $2,100, vee. + $1, e er at ), vi W. Stocking promoted to an examiner-in-chief; Walter F. of Pennsylvania, and Ballard N. Morris, of tof Columbia, second as- sistant examiners at $1,600 to first assistant ex- aminers; John H. Brickenstein, of Pennsyl- reg bs Alex. P. Shaw, of District of Colum- bia, man—who—| spasmodic utterance from the victs he falls back upon the pillow, dead,’ lips, as TWO ARRESTS MADE. The Police Follow Up a Clue to the Benning’s Mystery. AN OLD MAN WHO HELPED TO WASH OUT A WAGON— BE TELLS A SINGULAR STORY AND IDENTIFIES THE MAN WHO DROVE THE WAGON—THE PRIS- ONERS IN THIS CITY, Detective Raff and Officer Slack went to Benning’s bridge to-day, and found the old colored man who assisted the strange colored man to wash out his wagon. His name is Albert Cook, but he is known about that part of the country as “Captain” Cook. He lives in an old shanty this side of the bridge adjoining the marshes, and attends to the work of digging and screening sand for Mr. Benson, He was placed under arrest. He was itive that it was shortly be- fore daybreak Saturday morning when he assisted in washing the wagon. He told the officers that the colored man, who was a stranger to him, came by and knocked at his door. He opened the door and the man asked him if he would LEXD HIM A BUCKET to use in washing his wagon when he returned that way and Cook says he consented to lend the bucket. He says he looked in the wagon and saw what he thought was a person's body covered with canvas, The man then drove across the bridge and returned in about an hour. Cook's story is that he then lent him the bucket and helped him to wash out the wagon. In one end of the wagon he said was some blood, while in the other end of the wagon, were some ashes. * PICKED UP ON THE ROAD. The officers started to return to the city with Cook when they met a colored man who Cook said was the man who stopped at his shanty with the wagon. The officer then arrested the second man, who proved to be James D. Diggs, who drives an express for hire, and who usually stands on 6th street, opposite the Balti- more and Potomac depot. Diggs pro- tested his innocence. He denied that he stopped at the old man’s shanty last Saturday morning, but admitted that he stopped there for that urpose two or three weeks ago. iggs lives in Burrville, which is within two miles of the spot where the body was found. He is from Frederick, Md., and lived in Burrville about two or three years. AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. Both men were brought to police headquar- ters in this city, and later this afternoon Detec- tive Raff and Officer Slack started for Benning’s to find some sandmen, who, it is thought, will be able to coroborate the story of the old man. The officers first learned of this clue from the driver of one of the vehicles which runs from the toll-gate to Benning. He heard a colored man say to another: “The first thing you know the old man will get in trouble.” ‘They learned that “Captain” Cook was the old man referred to and that is why they arrested him. Diggs says that be has purchased the property on which he lives in Burrwille, and that he came to the city to-day to make a payment to Mr. McEuen, the real esate agent, WHAT DIGGS SAYS, being detained in police head- quarters = this afternoon Diggs be- came apparent; very indignant and accused the old man of being paid to be against him, but the old man denied the accu- sation and said he had told the truth and pro- posed to stick to it. The old man said that he had never seen Diggs before last Saturday. Diggs said that he passed the old man’s shanty about 4 o'clock last Saturday morning on his way to the city but denied that he stopped to was his wagon, He said that whea he stopped there on one occasion some days ago he prom- ised the old man 5 cents, which he has not yet given him. While a REOPENING PENSION CASES, Injuries Received by Soldiers in the Line of Duty. Assistant Secretary Bussey, in the pension eases of Alexander Mank, of the twenty-sev- enth Pennsylvania volunteers; William Evans, of the fifty-fourth Ohio volunteers, and John W. Jones, of the fifth West Virginia voluntecrs, has directed the commissioner of pensions to reopen the cases and adjudicate them on the principles set forth in the decision of the case of William M, Ammerman, dated March 25, 1889, All these cases involve the question of whether the injury was received in the line of duty, Assistant Secretary Bussey holds that the injuries were so received. In ‘the case of Munk a comrade playfully jumped on his back while in camp in consequence of which he was ruptured. In the case of Evansone of his com- rades,while playing, threw a piece of iron which struck him on the left leg be! e knee, causing a compound fracture, which has re- mained a running sore. In the case of Jones hisleft leg was broken above the ankle by a soldier coming up behind and catching him and throwing bis whole weight on his leg, crushing the bone. SIMILAR TO THE AMMERMAN CASE. The case of Wm.Jones of the ninety-ninthOhio volunteers being similar to the Ammerman case the commissioner of pensions is directed to place his name on the roll, Jones in- curred his disability. for the rea- eon that while serving as «& mem- ber of the guard and having the permission of his superior officer, and while standing against a rail or balustrade eating his rations at dinner, two of his comrades, who were scuffling on the portico, pushed or threw him backward over the balustrade. Gen. Bussey applies to this case the doctrine laid down by the late Attorney-General Cushing, May 17, 1865, wherein he held it to be according to pub- lic policy to presume in favor of the service “when the line of duty enters potentially into the cause of disability, although it be not cer- tainly provable that it was either the exclusive or the predominant cause.” DISTRICT GOV MENT. MISCELLANEOUS. There was but one permit issued to-day, C. A. Munn, to build a private stable in the rearof 1612 O street northwest at a cost of $3,000. WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE ELEVEN DOLLARS. On the 28th of April Major Moore forwarded to the Commissioners for action a reward paid to officers Hess, Shenks, Amos and Murphy, by Mr. Greger, of the Russian legation, for meri- torions services. The papers have not been heard from, and MAjoE MDOE, in a letter to the Commissioners, asked that the matter be looked into, to relieve the clerks of his depart- meut of any suspicion of wrong doing or negli- gence in the premises, and also that the of- | ficers interested might be enabled to obtain what was due them, The records of the Com- missioners’ office show that the letter was re- turned to the police department, approved, on the same day of its receipt. What has become of the reward is hard to say, but the Commis- sioners intend tolook into the matter, ‘The amount in volved is #11. a LOCAL NOTES. H. T. C. Green, of Maryland, has been ap- pointed a watchman in the Treasury depart- ment. This morning a bank at 12th and Water streets caved in on Johnson Bros.’ blac! ith shop, doing damage to amount of about $500. Two of the workmen employed in shoeing @ horse at the time narrowly e: a. ecm Leo, pe The Papers in the Armes Case. The papers in the Armes court-martial case were submitted to Acting Secretary Benet this afternoon by Major Davis, judge-advocate of the court and referred to the acting judge-advocate-general for review. a A special from Bristol, Tenn., says: “An egreement has been effected that will prevent any collision between Tennessee and V — ofiicers on account of the undetermined loca- tion of the state line.” ‘The official program of the Washington in- auguration centennial states that on May 1 there will be an “industrial and civil pai " That being moving day, there will also be a dusty end uncivil parade.— Utica Herald, Mr. Kenwood—“I hear you are engaged to Mr. Tallboy.” Miss South Park—“Who told you?” Mr. Kenwood—“I have forgotten, but I perce the information came from Jack ‘imaself.”” Miss South Park—‘“I wish he'd tell me.”— Journal, Itis a mighty mean man who will take measles from a baby, He should be spotted.— Miss Hilda Bacon—“What are you reading, my dear?” ‘iss Beacon Hill— Dodge's de- Tapital book, ‘The Great Captains of the Miss Hilda Bacon—‘, indeed! T he gives Anson a ca send-off.” Lowel WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Tar Cavtsen Bostox left the New York yard wee. afternoon for an anchorage in the jorth river. Maz.-Grx. Gro. Crook bas been ordered to report to Gen. Schofield for special duty in New York in connection with the centennial celebration. Agwy Orprrs.—Cadet Henry M. Palmer, | fourth class, military academy, bas been granted leave on account of sickness until August 98, 1889, when he will be author- ized to go on with his class provided be is found qualified. Second Lieut. Geo. W. Goode, first cavalry, has been ordered to duty at the recruiting depot in New York city. Fifty re- cruits have been assigned to the sixth cavalry | and thirty to the sixteenth infantry. Navy Opens.—Ensign Theo. G. Dewey has been ordered to duty in the bureau of naviga- tion. Second Lieut. T. C. Prince, marine corps, has been detached from the Kearsarge and _— d two months’ leave, when he will report | for duty at the marine barracks, Portsmouth, | N. H. | As Erroxrovs Report Anovt THE YoRETOWN. | |—Naval, Constructor Hichborn says that | jthe report that the mew gunboat | Yorktown shows signs of weakness necessitating the propping up of one of the after sponsons (the projecting plat- forms which carry the guns) is erroneons, The operations going on during the past few days consisted of placing filling of heavy timber below the sponson platforms, in order to receive the large‘ bolis which hold the gun-carriages in place. There is no weakness in the previous design or construction, and the work going on is what is usually done before the guns are shipped, Capets Aprorntep.—Thomas G. Wardell, of Toms river, N. J., George E. Lundburg, of Wayne, Neb., and John W. Eagieson, alternate, of Craig, Neb., have been appointed cadets at the West Point military academy. Con. A. G. Suanr, of Tennessee, formerly chief post-office inspector, has been appointed chief inspector of the Atlanta, Ga., division, to BELOW THE SEA LEVEL. A Queer Place, with its Descendants of on Ancient People. Correspondence of the New York Times. Ixpio, Cau, April 13.—“Few divers care to descend more than 80 feet below the surface of the ocean, yet there are many persons on the Pacific const who think nothing of descending from 200 to 200 feet below the surface level of the Pacific, and not only that, but live there.” This statement one often hears in Oalifornia, especially in the southern portion, and it ie somewhat puzzling to the “tenderfoot.” It contains, however, the elements of truth, as al- oie tenon a into southern — jortea vey ego county passes below The Southern Paci i ngineers found, when building’ the reoa’ that in East San Diego county there was a remarkable de- ression. evidently the dry bed of an ancient ake. This isknown as the San Felipe Sink, and prprente a ingular appearance, calling to mind the famous Humboldt Sink further north. The San Felipe Sink has still another name— the Conchilia Valley—so called from the fact | that its surface is covered with shells, showing conclusively that it has been the bed of « lake that at least had a dense molluscan tion some time in the past, but how io: it would be difficult to oo —_ The spot was first noticed by Surgeon Wid- ney, of the United States army, many years ago. He observed the shore line, and came to the conclusion that in the distant past a large body of water had stood here. When the eur- veyors ren their line across the depression they found that it was one of the most remarkable places on the continent—a cavity near what is how the town of Salton, 208 feet below the sur- face of the Pacific. ‘This sink or old lake-bed is 130 miles long by 30 miles wide, aud the point of greatest depth is 360 feet below the ocean ted The region 38 one of great interest. In the summer it is so hot that the thermometers, according to a native,are made on the telescopic plan, and 105> is normal in the shade, Still, sunstroke is never known in the sink, owing, probabiy, to the low relative humidity. In wandering through this remarkable place there are many things to attract the attention. On its northern side are some fine date palms succeed W. W. Simpson, resigned, Resiaxep.—The resignation of 2d Lieut. Jas. C. Bourke, fifth artillery, has been accepted, to take effect June 15 next. WAR ON CARRIAGE STEPS. Capt. Symons Recommends their Re- moval from the Streets. For some time past Capt. Symons has been considering the subject of the removal of the carriage stones from the various streets and avenues of the city, and as a result of these considerations forwarded to-day the following letter to Major Raymond: “Sir: I have the honor to invite your atten- tion to a subject of considerable importance to the safety and well-being of the citizens of the District of Columbia and the appearance of the city. Throughout the city there are innumer- able carriage blocks on the sidewalks, These blocks are of natural and artificial stone of va- rious sizes, some of handsome appearence and some very unsightly. “These blocks are of more or less danger and annoyance to pedestrians, and the District is liable at any time to damage suits for large amounts for accidents due to them. “I think the time has come when they can be altogether dispensed with to advantege. THEN AND Now. “Carriage steps were necessities in olden days when carriages were much higher than they are now and when streets and sidewalks were not in as good condition as at present. Carri- ages are now being built low and are ordinarily driven up close to the curb, so that the steps attached to the carriages are only a few inches above the sidewalks. The occupants of the carriage can then reach the sidewalk with the t ease without any fixed carriage block. observation shows that where these are in place they are rarely ever used, occupants of carriages preferring to get out on the pavement at some other locality than that occupied by the block. Instances have come to my knowledge of carriage doors being broken off by coming in contact with the blocks, “The following conclusions seem irrefutable: 1. The carriage blocks are dangerous to pedes- trians. 2. They are liable to cause damage to carriages, 3. They are unsightly. 4. They are that have been growing here for ages, at least beyond the memory of the oldest inbabitant; they range from 60 to 80 feet in height, and present a grand and picturesque appearance against the mountains, The trees bear dates of commercial value, the bunches weighing from 75 to 125 pounds. The trees can be seen by the passengers on the train as it passes the town of Indio, and one wonders how long they have watched over the dismal shores and if the lake was a lake in reality in their day. That the lake was salt is shown by the enor- mous deposits of this mineral. It is especially noticeable at the town of Salton, where for many miles the pedestrian travels on a perfect crust of salt, ranging from a few inches to sev- eral feet in thickness, The principal business followed here is the collection of salt. A number of large mills collect and grind it, and several tons a shipped every week to various parts of the country. Insome parts of the sink artesian wells Lave been developed, and what was orig- inally a desert is now rich in greens, and vari- ous tropical aud semi-tropical fruits and flow- ers are raised. The tourist should stop at the town of Indio, and make this the central point from which investigations can be made, and be will be well repaid. The native inhabitants of this curious region are a tribe of about 400 Cohuilla Indians, who have apparently strayed out here from the Co- huilla vailev, Those examined by the writer near the valley were, as a rule, a worthless eet, with little or no ambition d obtaining their living from the government, and no little sympathy has been wasted upon them, though it is true that they have been cheated and had lands stolen from them. Dr. Stephen Bowlands, in an interesting paper read before the Ventara County Natural History society, gives some new ideas regarding them. He considers them hn- eal descendants of the old Aztecs. Their relig- ion includes sun and fire worship at the present day, and they believe in the transmigration of souls. Many of their ideas resemble those of the buddhists. Thus while the latter believe that the soul of a friend enters into the elephant — the Cobuilla believes that the coyote hat prowls around may perhaps be all that is left of some of his people. The dead are cre- mated. This band makes and uses the stone mortars 80 common throughout the country for grinding the mesquite bean and coffce, when they happen to ———— ox ____ ¢F Tur Evesixo Star circulates in the city where printed a larger number of copies in Proportion to population than any paper in the ordinarily an annoyance rather than a benefit to those for whose service they are placed in the street. 5. They are of no use, or scarcely of any use. “I would therefore recommend that these car- riage steps be wholly abolished, and that all permits for them be revoked, that the owners thereof be ordered, by advertisement and no- tice in the papers, to remove them from the street within thirty days, and in the event of their failure to do so, that the blocks be re- moved by the Commissioners.” The matter will be discussed in board session to-morrow. —>__ The Death Record. Daring the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day deaths were reported to the health oftice as follows: John White, white, 48 years Josephine Boswell, white, 34 years; Eulalie E. Paxton, white, 22 years; Frances ii white, 17 years; Wm. J. Dockstader, white, 60 ears; John Callan, white, 42 years; Elizabeth yles,colored, 9 Frederick Amos, colored, 13 years; Aun Tiliman, colored, 5 months; Lilly Washington, colored, 27 years; Cecilia Clark, colored, 67 years; Mollie Harrington, colored, 5 months; Leona Bowyer, colored, § months; Ollie Brown, colored, 6 months. sinc ind cacao THE MARRIAGE PROBLEM. It is the Most Important for the Safety of the Social Fabric. W. E. Gladstone in the Nineteenth Century. The greatest and deepest of all human con- troversies is the marriage controversy. It ap- pears to be surging up on all sides around us, and every book which helps definitely to map out its lines has on that account both interest and value, Itis in America that, from what- ever cause, this controversy has reached a stage of development more advanced than elsewhere, Moreover, the present social life of America offers at all points a profoundly important field of observation, toward which European eyes have hardly yet begun to be turned. This social life, if it does not already embrace the largest province of the entire social life of civilized man, will shortly embrace not the largest only, but the largest beyond all com- parison, and will form, in constantly growi: proportions, a telling clement in the gener: condition of Christendom and even of human- ity at large. THE PRESENT SOCIAL LIFE OF AMERICA may be said to be a new formation and to have begun at a date which would warrant our ap- plying to it the alternative title of Waverly, “Tis Sixty Years Since.” Mra, Stowe must have drawn upon the a of ber early days in her admirable New England novels, such as *‘The Minister's Wooing;” but the Pur- itan life which she describes a) irs to have vanished, at least from the worker circles of American society. The true meaning of a dis- cuxsion which calls into question the ancient and specially Christian constitution of the family is that it is a vast upthrow in the world of thought and fact which,if consummated, will change in time the whole moral surface of the earth, and shift, in a revolutionary sense, the polarity of life. The chief spur thrown out Lsterally from this great upthrow is in America, Many a reader on this side the water will be startled when he learns that in the old state of Connecticut one marriage is dissol in every ten, and the new state of California one in every seven. He ak learn with equal surprise that in South Carolina there is (as I am informed) no legal divorce whatever; I o— of course, weglinge leads the way remarriage. Again, itis necessary to = eg ye the divorces as well as the riages of any one state are acknowledged in the courts of every other. AMERICA’S EXAMPLE FOR GOOD OR EVIL. T understand that the experience of America, as well as of this country, tends to show that FE suffer 6] from tive position and umstances inci ital to forward movement in things. astate like it has to answer for mapy offenses not her own, she cannot be exemptéd fall ws to ‘We must beware of all swee and pre conclusions. But it seems arena on which many of the problems ed with the state are in course ne iia intraseds Uke ive so tribus, with the destinies of may io mais or et world, and its circulation in Washington is greater than that of all the other daily papers in the city added together. It verifies its claims by affidavits and by opening ite books to the inspection of those interested. Some other papers boast largely, but they give no figures, MARRIED. FERDON—BEACH. April 25, 11 at St. John's church, by Rev. Dr. Leouard, Mise AGNES MORGAN, daughter of the, late 2h, x Beach, fourth ar. iliery, and WiLL ERDON, it DIED, AHERN. On Thursday, April 25, 1889, at 10:30 m.. ELLEN CECILIA, beloved daughter of James and Inibella Ahern, aed three years aud five mouths. ‘Funeral private, COXE. At New Brunswick, N. J.,on April 22, 1 in her eghty-niuth year, SUSAN &., widow of Michard 5. Coxe, of this city. ‘Funeral at New brunswick, from the residence of nephew, J. Kearney Kice, Friday, April 20, 1889.2" CRAIGEN. At his lave 208 Cstreet north- Weston the moming of April SS9, entered into rest,’ Dr. JOHN 8. CRAIGEN, son of J. IL. aud E 8. ty, Vinnie Cra psbire count bere Sunday at 10 am Inter- nigen, of Hata Reimaine will leave ment at Cumberland, Md (Cumberland and Koinpey, W.Va, papers please copy J* D On April 26, 1859, at 5:20 am.,JACOB DEPUE. in bis firty-first year. vm Sixth Street Presby- terian church Xiu street, land avenue southwest), on Monday, April 2, at [z-30 +e Jriends and ves are invited to attend. DOCKSTADER, In this city, on April 25, ae | be Cl the sixtieth year "Paucral from his late residence, 632 East Capitol street, on Friday, buna reamud, Ohio. * EDEL. On Friday morning, Aj 26, 11 of Brghvsdiseue, HERMANN EDEL: inthe tier inth year of bis age. bem. HOWE.—On Thursday, April 25, 1880, at the resi- sy. Corcoran st, FRANC! SALVIA, daughter of Dr. Fraukun i. aid) Mans Akequiem mass at St) Matthew's church, morning, the 27th inst, at 10 o'ciock. Fuueral wail take place 1 tween C and pu. Interment at > WILLIAM J. DOCKS TADEL, April 26, at 5 o'clock p. am. at Cleve . Funeral to take place from, hia ate, residence 708-710 E street northwest, Sunday, April 28,, at dence of her parents, jowe, aged seventeen years. < ro NEWTON, On Thursday, April 25, 1889, at 8 p. m., after a long aud manatal tl Mr. ALBERT G. NEWTON, in the seventy-sixth year of his age. will take place from his i140 Connecticut avenue, on Saturday, April 27, at 1-30 p. m. Friends and relatives y invited. | Inter- quent private. (Alexandria, Norfolk, aud Papers please copy.) a PARKER, On Wednesday, April 24, 1889, at 10 Adverts long abd parstal lites, AGNES Pa kee Beloved daughter of Alexander and Jane Park er. Funeral to take place from ber lute reside 161 deh peel northwest, ou Pradap, Apr 20, 1880, 40 3 o'clock. WHITE. On Wednesday, April 24, 1889, hogs — JOHN, the beloved Tusasa ay Chastote late residence, 22101 einoct horihweet Peitods he invited to attend, Ft. Hos¥onbs Alb PHOSPHATE. found it beneficial ub ik very in nervous from any Purse Sour. Pras Sou. Piss Sow. Fae War Flow CasTORia.