Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1889, Page 5

Tse Worsr Covcz Is relieved by the use of Ayer's Cherry Peetoral. ‘But don’t delay till the bronchial tubes are in- flamed and the lungs congested. Prompt use insures repidenra L. D. Bizley, of Bartonville, ‘Vt, writes: “Four years ago I took « severe cold, which was followed by a terrible cough. I was confined to my bed sbout four months My py riciam finally said I was in Consumption, and that he could not help me, One of my Beighbors advised me to try Ayer's Cherry Pec- toral. I did so, and was well before I had fin- ished taking the first bottle. Ever since then my bealth has beer good.” AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL, Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Maes. ‘Sold by all Draggista Price, $1; siz bottles, $5. iG. Tue Gescrse JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT fa the BEST NUTRITIVE TOXIC and most PALATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE Digestion, Dyspepsia, Com Weak Children, and General Debility. | PROF. COLEMAN, OF GLASGO' 17 sa gersae fein a atigek of 1s SEU Teter rons snabalfty to appropriate foods T tried ‘he effects of the Genuine Johann Hof's Malt Extrac three times a day. Its use was Food, welch had ‘been Fnatked elects i. Food, © + “ct properly. 2. an power of trelvinw animal Beat abd storing up tat for jo" aitations enuine has the signs. ture of “Johann Hof" on the neck of every bottle, All others are wort! imi tat i008. ARS OPP berlin and Vienna New York Of- Boe, 6 Barclay a, jad-tutbes Decreastxa Tar Deata Rare ‘The mortality among Consumptives has been mate- rially decreased of late years by many excellent pul- monica, Foremost among these is SCOTT'S EMUL- SION of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites of Lime and Soda Phthisis, Bronchitis, Abcess of the Lungs. Pneumonia, Weakness and soreness of the Chest are completely subjugated by a timely resort fo this suc cessful combination of highly purified cod liver oil with the salts named which are themselves among tae finest reparatives of exhausted energy. Not only Luug and Bronchial troubles, but Rheumatism, General De- bility, the Wasting away of Children and Adults, Sero- fala and Lumbar Abcesses and Feebleness are removed by this standard preparation. For Anaemia and all impoverished conditions of the blood, it is the best possible remedy, and since the flavor of Cod Liver Oil is nullified in it, children and delicate lady invalids ex- Perience no repugnance in taking it, 433 ‘YorpD Le hy ey po ES ag! Laem Same teers og ta pia a ato 87.50 At this price we sell you all-wool suits, guaranteed to be us coud asgany sold at #10, by other, houses AT 89.25. We'll sell you as good suits as you'll find at $12 €13.50 and 15, in other houses AT 912. ‘We'll sell you Suits worth anywhere from $15:to $20, AT $15. We show you a beautiful assortment of suits as good As any sold at $20 to 825, by most houses. AT 95.50. ‘We'll sell you a good ane AT 86.75. We'll sell you 8 Spring Overcoat, silk faced, worth S10, AT 89. We'll sell you # splendid Worsted Overcoat, worth e12, AT @12. We'll sell —e ee AT $15. ‘We'll sel! sell yous fine Kersey Overcoat, lined all throuxh with silx. For Boys frow 6 to 18 years, we have an immense Inne of Suits from $2.25 to$15 and aresure wecan suit everybody. We also Lave a full line of plain and fancy vests, odd pants, Sc., at prices sure to take. WEYL's * ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, ap10-Sma 311 7TH ST. Seasonante Tanz Svrrus at ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANYS. MAPLE SUGAR—One ton direct from Vermont. ‘New and absolutely pure. MAPLE SYRUP—Pure Vermont; gal cana, MAPLE SYRUP—MeMechen's quart bottles, 39c. TABLE Ofl—Italian and French, The best brands known to the trade. Price mod- erate. STAWBERRIES—Choicest varieties received. fresh every morning. EOSTON POTATO CHIPS—Superior quality, fresh from the oven every day. MANDHELING JAVA~—Is the highest grade grown on earth. We offer the genuine arti- cle roasted fresh every day. FLOUR—Don't forget our special bargain at $6.508 barrel. Also, examine our entire list of brands and prices before buying. 11 will pay you. 4LPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY. 28 Ninth st. n.w., bet. Dand F. Tas Dowss Ture Aum. A BIG SALE OF CLOTHING At O12 F street. be stock mnst be sold. citer whet Every —- worth con- the nes may de. ‘or . Men's Suite of all-wool 4,0r revurn it and get the wtits will be sold at the Prince Albert Cutaway eth $25. Children’s 37 bays an alt-wool Suit. opens - 83, $3.50 «rom 14 to 18 years, $ saved strong Working Pants, 82c. > Ueted Paine G1 She Lbo, Of. 1a: 62, €2.50and at once to this fearful slaughter saleof Cloth- t Stuck must be sold in eiehteen daya, 2 F sf. N.W., Six Doors from 9th st. Gar Tue Buzz THE CONCORD HARNESS, mhl-3m LUTZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave, adjoining National Hotel Tronks and Setchels of best makes at low prices. apis GRATEFUL—COMFORTING LPPs's Cocos EREAKFAST. ron knowledge of the natural laws which cana the operstons of digestion ano Buteition, sd ) scareicl application of the ine of well- te 4 Cocoa, Mir. ee our breakfast oar yi. Te MSby the jude ‘Huadred 0 acetie, Dace sumpay with boiling water or milk. Soldonly ‘Lally une tus Ly grucers, labeled thus: JAMES EPPS & CO., Hom@opathic Chemists, London, England Usa “The Temrible Boiler arises ri Important r Users Loss ef Lite and Property How te rola But, with ‘tie y, OF ai Production Address teh Ba w. a A nbs R a went for BOLLE: D, edinitiod Posing as 1408 ‘in Baltimore, ca and, All ©.ders prompuy. £20-3m. Wi porz YOU TRY CARTERS LITTLE LIVER ist They * ve © x ‘beadache Pia “PXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE vase ineine” highest Lonors to TS Be Fee 3 a. va the uiue artic! by bons, aud Le" a Poxos Exxraact Is USED IN THE MOUSE. HOLD oF ¥X- PRESIDENT CLEVELAND. SUBDUES INFLAMMA- TION. CONTROLA HEM- ORKHAGES. INVALUA LLE FOR BURNS, . PAIN bisar PEARS. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON 2d EDITION. Lateran i TS A POETIC SENATOR. An Effusion Presented in the Carter Divorce Case To-day. Cutcaco, May 7.—In the Carter divorce trial this morning proceedings were begun by Mr. Mills reading the cross-examination of Senator Pearce, of New York, who said he did not even know what floor of the Cooper house Mrs. Carter’s room was on. He met Mrs. Carter abont ten days after he went to Cooperstown, in July, 1383. Mr. Pearce said his meeting with Mrs. Carter was casual, but he did not. mean to say his social intimacy with her was no greater than with other ladies at the hotel. He saw her nearly every day, and ho rode out with her several times. During the time she was at Long Beach he also saw a great deal of her. Mr. Mills then read the following original verse by Mr. Pearce, addressed to Mrs. Carter at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York. It was found in an envelope dated September 27, 1883, at 10:30 p.m. There was a@ crest and coat of arms with ‘Dix it et Fecit” on the seal. The effusion was as follows: “But darest thou? Thy little hand in mine Lies quiet and thy clear eyes rest ou me. O'er crags and gulfs my path hereafter winds pertously, And tho! blind thickets where no lizht can shine; Wild ways and for these young feet of tino; sti Thou raisest wirish | ps all sileutly, And my tears rise until I cannot ses, ‘Oh, love, my love.” “Not through fair gardens, not in level meads, ‘Not man-frequenfed streets, our pathway lies, Oy acer tenia eights to holicé ables, never trode! 10 holier al But darest thou come? O, brave one, my soul needs, An answer—will it come?” “Friday night, September 20, 1883.” Mr. Pearce admitted writing the poetry, but said that he could not remember whether it was original or quoted. CROSS-EXAMINATION RESUMED. Sir Richard Webster Again Takes Mr. Parnell in Hand. Loxpox, May 7.—The Parnell commission re- sumed its sitting to-day. Mr. Parnell, upon taking the stand, said he desired to correct that part of his evidence given on Friday in relation to the statement made by him in the house of commons concerning the non-existence of se- eret societies in Ireland. Upon referring to the Hansard reports of the proceedings of the house of commons he found that his r : which had been quoted by Attorney-Ge: Webster referred particularly to ribbonism and not to secret conspiracies generally. His re- marks, therefore, were a fairly accurate state- ment of the facts, as ribbonism at that time particularly did not exist in Ireland. The cross-examination of the witness was then resumed. Mr. Parnell said he had not heard of 100 guineas being paid for the de- fense of moonlighters at the Cork assizes in 1881. If he had been asked to make such pay- ments he should in those days have approved of them if he had reason to believe the law was being strained against a man, but his gen- eral rule was to limit such payments as much as ible. He remembered one case in which he had sanctioned the payment of money for the defense of a prisoner and the man was ac- quitted. In another case he reimbursed Mr. Harris, who had made himself responsible for the coxts of the defense, but at the same time witness instructed Mr. Harris not to undertake in the future the defense of accused moonlighters, — ee A WHOLE TOWN THREATENED. Disastrous Conflagration Ranging at Payne, Ohio. Fost Warsz,, Isp., May 7.—A most disas- trous conflagration is raging at Payne, Ohio. The entire town threatened. Fire engines have been sent from here on special train. eres INHUMAN OFFICIALS. Grave Charges Against Those in Charge of Chicago’s ‘‘Home for Incurables.”’ Cuicaco, May 7.—A bill was filed in the circuit court by a number of prominent citizens this morning ask- ing for the appointment of a receiver of the home for incurables and injunction to restrain the managers of the home from ro- moving the books. The bill furthermore asks for the removal of President H. N. Higgin- bottom, and Caroline 8. Barlow, matron of the Institution, from their positions, for gross viola- tion of trust reposed in them. It is claimed that the helpless inmates have been fright- fully abused and tortured. Thirty cases are cited, some of them too horrible for belief. They are charged with causing the death of some patients. The case promises to be one of the most noted ever tried in Cook county. es THE LIBERAL CLUB. Mr. Parnell Elected a Life Member bya Large Majority. Loxpox, May 7.—The annual meeting of the National Liberal club was held to-day. Two thousand members were present. A resolution was adopted declaring that, owing to the divis- ions at present existing in the party, it was not desirable for the club to be actively identified with any section of it. After an excited discussion Mr. Parnell was elected a life memeer of the club by a large majority. —_.__. The Charleston’s Trial Trip. Sax Francisco, May 7.—The United States cruiser Charleston started on her trial trip this morning under command of Capt, Chas. Goodal, jr., of the Pacific Coast Steam- ship company. After cruising around the bay to test the compasses, she started out to seaabout 8 o'clock. ‘be trial will be made in the Santa Barbara channel. The length of the trip is still undecided. Besides members of the naval board, the only persons invited to go on the cruise ure the representa- tive of the Associated Press, Robert Forsythe and Charles M. Gunn, representing the Union Iron Work, and W. RB. Eckart, the mechanical engineer. —_—-—__ From Wall Street To-Day. New York, May 7, 11 a. m.—The London prices this morning were quite irregular as compared with the closing figures of last even- inghere, and first prices on our market were equally irregular, though differences did not exceed 3 per cent either way. The market was more than usuaily circumscribed this morn- ing, although there was an active business for the first half hour. Atchison and New England, however, engrossed most of the attention, with the Northern Pacific group and Louisville and Nashville following, rest being quite dull. The movements in the were slight and in- significant outside of a few stocks, and ad- vances of 134 in Manitoba, and 1 in New Eng- land and % in Atchison were the ouly import- ant changes in quotations, The tone was not so strong late in the hour, and with the excep- tion of Manitoba everything retired somewhat from the Lest figures. At 11 o’clock the market was fairly active and steady to firm at close to the best prices reached. The usual dull and listless market followed after 12 o'clock. but the strong tone was main- tained, and further slight advances were made in some Texas Pacitic was a conspicu- ous exception and declined 34, and the weak- ness afterward spread to the entire list. At 2:15 the market was quiet and rather heavy at slight fractions above first prices, — The Commons Passes the Budget. Lowpvox, May 7.—In the house of commons this afternoon, the budget recently introduced by Mr. Goschen, chancellor of the exchequer, was passed by a lar; Secretary Proctor’s Inspection Tour. Rock Isuanp, Itt., May 7.—Secretary of War Proctor, Major-Gen. J. M. Schofield, Adjt.-Gen. A. C. Drum and Gens. Crook, Wil- liams and others of the United States army, spent yesterday at the Rock Island arsenal, inspecting the works, plans for improvement, —_-___ Telegraphic Briefs. $25, sota ‘y. Jol m was kill sud Nelson Johuson fatally in; Both at PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS, Territorial OMicers for Utah, Etc., on the List To-day. The President to-day made the following ap- pointments: Arthur L. Thomas, of Salt Lake City, Utab, to be governor of Utah. Elijah Sells, of Salt Lake City, Utah, to be secretary of Utah. Elsworth Daggett, of Utah territory, to be surveyor-general of Utah. Perry J. Anson, of Idaho, to be register of the land office at Blackfoot, Idaho. Wm. H. Danielson, of Idaho, to be receiver of public moneys at Blackfoot, Idaho. Michael A. Leahy, of Wisconsin, to be agent for the Indians of the La Pointe agency in Wis- consin, Jos, F. Bennett, of New Mexico, to be agent for the Indians of the Mescalero agency in New Mexico, James N. Beacom, of Kansas, to be referee and chairman of the referees under the act of March 2, 1887, entitled an act to grant the ri of way through the Indian territory to the C cago, Kansas and Nebraska railway for the pur- pose of appraising the compensation to be made by suid railway company to the Cherokee nation, &o, THE NEW GOVERNOR OF UTAH. Arthur L. Thomas, who was to-day appointed governor of Utah territory, is toa certain ex- tenta Washingtonian. He was born in Penn- sylvania, but for many years made this city his home. Up to 1877 he was aclerk in the office ot the clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives, and in that year he was appointed by President layes to be secretary of Utah, which position he held through the succeeding administrations up to the present time. While living here he married Miss Annie Rembing, a well-known young lady of Capitol Hill, WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP. Taere Wenge 530 Parxxts issued for the week ending to-day by the patent office, the largest issue in any one week since 1885, Nava Notrs.—The Ossipee, at Key West, has been telegraphed to proceed to Hampton Roads, The Adams, at Mare Island, has been ordered to proceed to Honolula when ready for sea, She will replace the Alert, which is probably now on her way to Samoa, Parents have been issued to citizens of the District as follows: Owen Donnelly and 0. T. Bride, two patents, cleaning pipe sewers and apparatus for cleaning sewers: Willard D. Dore- mus, padlock; Charles R. McBlair and A. A. Raff, making iron prints by photography; Charles Newburgh, stove. Tae Cuter Crenk of the Treasury has changed his office from the southeast corner of the second floor to the room immediately be- low the Secretary's office, on the first floor. The room he vacates is tobe used by Assistant Secretary Bachellor as a retiring-room, Unvrr tHE Tiwper-Cutture Act.—The Secretary of the Interior has rendered a de- cision broadening the construction placed upon the timber-culture law by the last administra- tion. Under his ruling the land must be dis- tinctively timber land to exclude it from entry under the timber-cultur Two New Baxxs ix Viersta.—The con- troller of the currency has authorized the or- ganization of the National Exchange Bank, of Roanoke, Va.; capital, $100,000. T. T. Fish- burne, president, and Junius B, Fishburne, cashier, Also the Commercial National bank, of Roanoke; capital, $100,000, J. W. Coon, presi- dent, and J, B. Levy, cashier. Wii114m Sn1s, of Topeka, has been appointed state agent for Kansas of the Agricultural de- partment. W. W. Coo, of Medicine Lodge, Kas., has been appointed special agent of the Agricul- tural department in charge of sorghum sugar experiments. CatLep Uron to Expiain.—Attorney-Gene- ral Miller has called upon Marshals Jones and Needles for explanations of their conduct and that of their deputies on the occasion of the opening of the Oklahoma territory. ‘Thereports have not yet been received. Rartnoap Enterprise 1x Mexico.—Secretary Blaine has received a further dispatch from the United States minister at the City of Mexico, dated April 23, in which he states that the work of construction on the Sonora, Suialoa and Chihuahua railway was inaugurated on the 16th of that month in the presence of the pres- ident of the railway company, engineers, con tractor, workmen, the general commandery, the Mexican federal troops on the coast, the federal judge, the prefect of the district, and many others, ‘The point selected for the commence- ment of the work is about 6 miles from Guay- mas, on the Sonora railroad, near Batamotal station, Persoxan.—W. N. Cogswell of Rochester, Josiah Kitchen of Belvidere, N. J., Geo, Maniene and E. R. Repley of Chicago, H. L. Lufkin, R. C. Wright, and ©, W. Todd of New York are at Willard’s.——B. F. Horner of Cleve- land, Hinsdeli Parsons of Hoosick Falls, N. Y., Charles Francis Adams of Boston, Jas, C. Adams, E. V. Clergue, and A. T. Rice of New York, and Geo, Leighton of St, Louis are at the Arlington.——J. O. Flinayers of Milwaukee is at Welcker’s.—W. K, Kitchenof New York, W. Lothrop of Philadelphia, Chas. Hunting ton, Miss W.Henderson of Buffalo are at Worm- ley’s. John A. Dix, Charles Bridge, M. Smith of New York are at the Arno.—Hon. A. L. Kearby, N. J., Thos, Settle of Reidsville, N. C., H. E. Bostwick of Florida, Geo, H. Jame- son of Virginia, P. M. McLaren of New York, W. C. Watson of New Orleans are at the Ebbitt. ——A. M. McDonald, R. Porter of New York, H. J. Everett of indianapolis, Jas. Barber of Milwaukee, W. E. Davis and David Brown of Chicago are at the Riggs. —E. L. Watkins of Los Angeles, Cal.,8. A. Ensign and wife of Hartford, Conn., Franklin Davis, England, E. A. Hail and wife of Boston, Masa., R. W. Bax- ter and wife of Ottawa, Can., J. Drew and family of Hooper, Neb., are at the St. James, ——Charles Emory Smith, editor Philadelphia Press, Geo, Benjamin, Geo. H. Daniels and wifo, Miss Harriet M. "Daniels, Hiram Hitch- cock, proprietor of Fifth-Avenue hotel, ac- companied by Judge Chas, T, Daly of New York, Milton Reed of Fall River, Mass., C. D. Thornton, Jos. A. Baker, E. P. Wilson of Chi- cago are at the Normandie. Interior Department Change: The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Office of the Secretary—Appointment: Geo, D. Sidman, of Michigan, clerk, $1,400, by transfer from pension office, Pension office — Promotions: Theodore Smith, of New York, special examiner, $1,400, to clerk, $1,600; Thomas J. Shannon, of New York, clerk, $1,000 to $1,400. General land oftice—Resignation: Thomas R. Benton, of District of Columbia, clerk, $1,800. Adulterated Teas for America. A rather sensational report upon the subject of teas sent to the American market has been made to the State department by Consul Crowell at Amoy, China, He says that while this year’s crop showsa shrinkage of 23,000 half chests, its inferiority is fully equal to last ear’scrop. The consul saysa re r- thy of mae Amoy st is Doory eutveed, oorly picked and cured, dirty and adulterated. Khe Amoy commissioner of customs called it “stuff” which was alone wanted in America. ae! the “ope ray is una serial in the United States. e and exporters that alone makes it ceaitie ae impose this vile stuff upon the American pub- lic. The consul hopes that the tea drinkers of America may be protected ayainst the so-called tea known as Amoy oolong, and says that the existing laws against the importation of bad and eG Boy sasper thie maby roperly enf fost oolong oe Sak ent eon inspeotion there ‘would prevent the imposition. soarcenen RECEIVED BY PRINCE BISMARCK. He Gives an Audience to the Samoan Comunissioners. Berum, May 7.—Prince Bismarck gave an | 36: audience to the commissioners to the Samoan conference to-day. Count Herbert Bismarck asic ae Bs Rebates Bs tes couple J. H. C. Watts’ count air, Md.. was destroyed by fire Saturday even- ing, by the ‘of coal oll Mr, nivere, bursea, Mood ‘vena "cad “dled, ho residence was fully insured. Rev. Dr, Colburn, of has left his lil and $6,000 to Semi- nary of j ’ D.C., TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1889. a GEN. BUTLER TALKS BACK. He Says He Laid for Admiral Porter | Visitors Who Had Interviews With the | He Takes a Scythe and Caught Him. THE GENERAL'S BOSTON SPEECH PREPARED BE- FOREHAND—HE STICKS TO IT THAT PORTER DID RUN AWAY—SCARED BY A FLOATING DOCK— A VERY BREEZY INTERVIEW. Gen, Benjamin F. Butler was not in a war- like mood this morning. He was just as pleas- antand as delightfully sweet as he could be, and was engaged in masticating a large chunk of rubber-like substance which is called chew- ing-gum. “Says I was drunk,does he?” growled the gen- eral as he shook hands with a Stag reporter this morning. ‘Well, suppose he does; his statement to that effect will be satisfactory tes- timony to the contrary to those who know him.” The general was talking about Admiral Por- ter. He was in his law office, and as he shuffled his slippered feet across the floor and then smiled at his visitor the imagination had to be subjected to a severe strain before the reporter could bring himself to believe that the owner of the smile had deliberately engaged in com- bat with Admiral Porter. Butit was so. And the combat is not over yet. The general has only commenced to load himself up and does not expect to be ready to fire tor some time to come, THE GENERAL'S BOSTON SPEECH PREPARED BE- FOREHAND. “How far advanced in intoxication were you when you delivered the anti-Porter speech?” asked the reporter of the general, “Hadn't started,” was the reply, ‘That speech was written four or five days before the lay on which it was delivered, and copies of it were sent to the various morning newspapers in Boston, Those papers did not report m: eae they set it up from the slips furnishe: them. The statements made by me were neither new nor unsupported, as Porter will find out before he gets through with this mat- ter. Now I want to show you the true condi- tion of affairs which prevailed below New Or- leans just previous to and at the time of its ay elt the general then traced out on a coast survey map the various naval and military movements and showed an accurate acquaint- ance of detail which was almost surprising. He was thoroughly familiar with locations and dates, and seems to have that scrap of United States history at the tip of his tongue. When he had concluded an exhaustive summary he pushed the map aside and said: PORTER SCARED BY A GREAT FLOATING DOCK. “The difference between Porter and myself is easily seen, and the public ought not to get its mental powers shaken up by overthought. Isay that Porter ran away down the river be- cause he was scared by that great floating-dock, the Louisiana—a bulk that fa no machinery, and was unable to move of her own voli- tion, I say that he warned my troops to get away as fast as pos- sible, because the rebels were after them, and he set us an example (which we did not follow) by taking the lead. This charge does not rest on_the unsupported testimony of any one man. Parton, who is credited with being acareful historian, says on page 247 of his book: ‘General Butler in New Orleans; ‘Capt. Porter's fleet of steamers were coming rapidly down the river, propelled by a report that the celebrated ram Manassas was aiter them.’ Why PORTER HIMSELF HAS NEVER DENIED that. He admits it. Attempting to smooth it over somewhat he says he was towing his mor- tar vessels down for a supply of shells, There ‘was no necessity for it. Four or five steamers were below ready at any time to bring him all the shells we had. Besides, what did he want with shells? The passage of the forts had been accomplished, and after that morning he never fired a shell, “Another excuse he | Pad for that hasty trip down the river is that he was on his way round to the rear of the forts. Now, what on earth, or on water, was he going to do there? The nearest point to which he could bring his mor- tar-tleet was eight miles from the forts, and the intervening distance was one dense forest. Did he propose to shell the works that he couldn't see by the aid of mortars that had not enough range to do much more than a third of bleed Tut, tut! What a foolish liar e is! ‘WHO IB HIGGINS? “T see he has called to his aida man named Higgins, and this worthy, in 1872, writes a letter, every word of which is false. Who is this Higgins? Gen. Duncan was in com- mand, and he testifies that the damage done to the forts was insignificant. ‘God is protecting us wonderfully,’ says he in one of his last reports, After I arrived in New Orleans I sent Lieutenant Weitzel, the engineer ofticer on my staff,to examine the forts and to let me know how much it would cost to repair them. He reported, and the re- port is on file, that both Jackson and St. Philip were as defensible as they ever were, the latter fort barely being scratched. Yes, Weitzel was a lieutenant then, although he had, years be- fore the war, built those very forts. In those days promotion was slow in the engineer corps. No man ever got to be a captain until he was Gxty. ‘They didn't drink themaslyes to death before thatage, and they never got hurt any other way.” GEX. BUTLER’S WAY OF GIVING PORTER CREDIT. “I want to give Porter credit for having done a great deal; he generally obeyed orders, but he didrun away. He is, I understand, engaged in preparing a full explanation of this matter. Lhope he is. When he does, then it will be time enough for me to make @ reply. If he doesn’t put his foot init 'm very much mis- taken. He can’ttell the truth anyhow. He has attacked me like a blackguard, but I do not propose to make any such fight. This matter is going to be settled once for all, and I'm going to settle it, T laid for him and I’ve caught him, and”—and here the general looked as little like Sir Boyle Roche as possible—he is as surely murdered as he lives, Either he or I will be held up to the execration of the people of these United States, and I assure you I do not fear the con- sequences.” thers was no anger visible in the general’s appearance at any time, and when the reporter left him he was chewing steadily on the same piece of gum with which he was exercising his maxillary and sub-maxillary muscles fully an hour before, and it was still in good condition. The general is not wasteful of his gum. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and ck Prices. the New York Stock Market, as reported Site ieee Line 7% NY. & N. 23S | Do. Aube Mets RRR ES Cis BEDS, Rect pts Bictnsesaitiiny Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, May 7.—Cotton quiet—middiing, 114114. Flour fairly active and shade lower in cases—Howard street and western extra, 3.15 24.00; do. family, 4.15a4.75; winter wheat patent, 5.00a5.40. Wheat—sonthern, active and shade firmer; Fults, 8595; Longberry, 90a96; western, quiet and easy; No. 2 winter red, spot, Baie nominal; May, 83a83}¢; June, 834a84; July, Seid: western, Grin: mized epee, 410i May! we mix 2 GQ 4ixjadlyg: June, 41% 041%; July, 42%; steamer,;| 2 fia ban Paige waite, Sra33ig. 54055. Hay easier ig—prime thy, 15.50a16.00. Provisions dull. aged inactive, Buttor pera ed, 15818; creamery, 20823, Eee, ‘firm, aden. Petroleum, dull unchanged, Coffee, barrels; wheat, 2,000 els; corn, 52,000 bush- nents tout, 7000 bustles Gorn, 16,000 bushel, BALTINORE, May 7.—Virginia ten-forties, 35 Be Sid; “Northorn. Coatral, 70 fad Ohi sea dated gas bonds, 113; do. aia Bev Keeoraee, oe Ban esate ae Bp Nee Saiy, eas. hoes ney, ot Ptr —————— Raxox or THE Taenmomeren.: foliow- ing were the day; 8a.m., 62; 2 p.m., 81; i. jum, 2 p.m., stores and dwellings lage of Waldron, M! Village was swept away. NOTES FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. President To-day. It was not exactly a dull day at the White House, but it was far from exciting. The of- fice-hunters were less numerous than usual, but the few specimens who put in an appearance were just as despsiringly anx- ious as their predecessors had been. Ohio. as usual, was in the majority, and Representative Butterworth was in his customary place at the head of the column. He had a couple of friends with him, both ready at any mo- ment to lay down their titles to private citizenship in order that they may become possessed of a temporary right to sign a government pay-roll. Nepresentatives J. D. Taylor and Thompeon were the other Buckeyé Congressmen who think they have constituents who really need assistance. And yet Ohio is not “catching on” to very much, Senator Plumb looked out for the state of Kansas, and went away reo pare! happy. Those who claim to know say that the Senator's heart is really sick because of the hope which is long deferred. The Senator's affection is. however, but small when compared with that which troubles his At eae constituents, Senator Hawley told the President about some Connecticut appointments which would be real good politics, and EX-SENATOR CHANDLER CAME AGAIN to see the President, who was too busy yester- day to talk very much, There are some few places the ex-Senator would like to have filled with men whose appointment would aid him in his senatorial fight. Whether or not he will be gratified is more than can be told. Mr. Chandler has an opponent in his aspirations for re-election, aud that opponent is ex- Representative Gallinger. Mr. Gallinger has been a Harrison man for lo those many years, and when he went to the last Chicago convention he did so with a delegation that was Harrison to the backbone. Then when the Hoosier leader had been nominated, Mr. Gallinger seconded it in a manner that was de- cidedly pleasing to Mr. Harrison. One of the results of this loyalty was a special invitation to Mr. Gallinger to visit Indianapolis last December and the invi- tation was accepted. Now the politicians say that if the President helps anybody it will be Dr Gullinger, OTHER CALLERS. Representative Dorsey, of Nebraska, con- ducted L, 8. Irvin and C. Schlosfeldt into the Presidential presence. The other Representa- tives who came were Messrs, Cannon, Richard- son, O’Neall and Allen, Prof. Gallaudet, Rev. Dr, Thos, Gallaudet, rector of the Church for Deaf Mutes, New York; Col. Leighton, of St, Louis; Judge H. F. Simrall. Mississippi; B. W. Gold- berg, Chicago; Andrew Thompson and . M. Drye, Kentucky; James B, Mulky, Bloomington, Ind.; Thomas Kendolph Sheets H and Dr, Smith Townshend, health oticer of the | District, also called. THE OURIOSITY OF THE CARD heap was the oblong slip of paper contributed by James D. Hardy, of Calera, Ala, The name | and address filled the upper haif of the paper, | while the lower half had inscribed on it the | “open sesame” of “with letter from Chauncey M. Depew, of New York.” THE CABINET MEETING was in session from 12:30 to 2, every member but Secretary Proctor being present. Secre- | tary Windom pale, but improved in health, was at his customary place. MR. DEPEW A WITNESS. He Talks on Railroad Matters to the Sen- ate Committee. New Yorx, May 7.—The Senate committee on inter-state commerce resumed its inquiry to-day into the workings of the inter-state com- merce jaw at the Fifth-ayenue hotel. Chaun- cey M. Depew took the stand and told the committee what he knew regarding the work- ings of the law. The Senators present were: Cuilom, chairman; Hiscock, Blair, Reagan, Harris, Platt, and Gorman. "Mr. Depew said that the tendency of the inter-state commerce law was to give all the carrying trade to the large roads. The smaller roads could make no money. All roads were obliged to publish their rates, and as they were not allowed to give rebates the larger roads were the only ones that could compete for the trade, In ex- plaining the relation of the New York Central to the Erie road Mr. Depew said that each road was independent of the other, and that there was only an interchange of business. Further- more, the New York Central road had very lit- tle business with the Grand Trunk roads. By Senator Cullom—“Have you favored the extension of the Grand Trunk lines in the United States?” Mr. Depew—“T have not. The United States roads are practically at the mercy of the Ca dian ronds as to the local traffic. They c an find the rates from Chicago and then recoup any reductions by extra charges on goods pass- ing over the Canadian portion of the line. It is entirely a matter of discretion with tho Cana- dian roads how much they shall charge, Th have an agreement with certain steamship line whereby they guarantee them so much busi- ness.” Senator Cullom—“Is it true that the Cana- dian roads make up their losses from their American trade?” Mr. Depew—"SoI understand. But I think that the Grand Trunk management is trying to be honest in its dealings with the people of the United States, But it seems to me that it isa queer law which tries to regulate the Amrican roads and allows an alien road that does noth- ing for the support of the government to come in and cut the rates, Since the paseage of the interstate commerce law the condition of the roads has been improved, but the improve- ment would have been greater had a pool been allowed, The tendency of all the roads is to lower rates and no pooling can prevent it.” Mr. Depew said further that in his opinion foreign roads, whether Canadian or Mexican, should be obliged to conform to the laws of the United States. The effect of the interstate commerce law has been beneficial to the public at the expense of the roads. It has also stopped | the indiscriminate building of unnecessary | roads by capitalists looking for investment, The road-beds are better, the cars are better and the service is better throughout the country than it was a few yearsago. At present even the cattle and meat trains make better time than the express trains of twenty years ago. By Senator Cullom—“Do you favor the abo- lition of Canadian roads in the United States?” A.—“That is not necessary, Make them conform to the same laws as the American roads,” {At present the Canadian roads are not in favor of lowe: rates, but, nothwithstanding all its advantages, however, Mr. Depew's opinion is that the interstate commerce law will never be a success until pooling under some other name is legalized and the American roads are allowed to make rebates.) ——_—_ THE RACE PROBLEM IN THE SOUTH A Colored Preacher Says More of the Negroes Must Become Landowners. A dispatch to the New York Sun from Charleston, 8. C., May 6, says: The Rev. J. M. Pollard, the colored rector of St. Mark's colored Episcopal church, and who is better known as “‘the bone of contention,” from the fact thatit wason the question of his admis- sion into the [diocesan convention that the (ea Episcopalian secession took place in 1887, as issued an address on the subject of the race roblem which will attract iderable atten- jon, Mr. Pollard says: | “Our race is now in possession of upward of pratt gge = masses = — 1 Mo! Bp tale aoe "at eteaee meee shall have about €12 to every individual. Many of you are li in rented houses, This you ought to reme: soon as eine Ss. lace of your own. essen: ta larger number should become small farmers in order to reach a position of independence. The money aired to pur- chase s house and lot in the city’ is sufficient to Bare if Hl ei i 3 Ui | rd F f : i i = SECRETARY RUSK’S EXERCISE. ythe and Shames the Mowers in the Agricultural Grounds. ‘When Secretary Rusk, of the Department of Agriculture, entered the department building this morning his somewhat Olympian brow was bedewed with the sweat of honest toil. The warm breath of the dawning summer was sweeping with a gentle swish through the shrubbery of the groands and agitating with a light, tremulous touch the heaps of ap- plication papers on the Secretary's desk, but this breath was not warm enough to spangle the Secretary's brow with such great crystal drops as stood out in bold relief beneath the mass of white locks that tumbles in billowy abundance about his eapacious cranium. His beard, too, was wind- tossed and showed in its disorder the effec ts of a recent Straggle. It all came aboutin this way, While the Secretary was driving through the Agricultural grounds, on his way to his office, he noticed half adozenmen ina row mowing down with ecythes the short, ragged, pring growth of Either the Sec- retary did not like the way in which the mow- ing was done or the sight brought a rush of | memories of the farm outin Wisconsin. At any rate, he quickly hailed his driver to stop, and getting out of the carriage went over to the p where the men were at work. “I will show you how to mow,” he said, and took ® scythe from one of the men. The testimony is not conclusive as to whether the Secretary spat in his hands or not, That seems to be in part an assumption based on the fact that that method of lubricating the ds is extremely popular in Wisconsin. He, however, did grasp the scythe, and his tower- ing form was soon swaying and the scythe was ripping and zipping in great semi-circles through the ragged grass. The song of the scythe asit zipped, the carol of the birds, the little swish of the breeze that stirred the trees and blew through the Secretary's whiskers, and the exhilarating motion bringing into play again muscles that once made sport of reaping, all seemed to have their influence, and the Secretary, for the moment, was again a happy, sun-browned, horny-handed, bur- dock-speckled, one-suependered, _hickory- shirted farmer, Ali the cares of office were lifted, and instead there settled down upon him from the blue empyrean a clover-scented peace, He mowed a mighty swath, The memory of that swath, that giant swing, that majestic forward stride, will re- main with the little awe-stricken band of mowers that stood speechlessly by for many year, and be told by them to their grand- children as a treasured reminiscence of the Secretary, Chief Clerk Lockwood coming by, and not liking to be outdone by his superior, likewise took a scythe and went to work in the grass, keeping time in rhythmic motion with the isochronous oscillations of the secretary's scythe, Then suddenly the happy dream, the ecstatic minutes of oblivion to the cares of | state, which the magnetic influence of the scythe and the sceucry had produced in the mind of the Secretary came toanend. It may | have been the right of the chief clerk's face that recalled him to the pressing official duties of the hour, or it may have been the peculiar ‘way in which the chief clerk handled the scythe that destroyed the iliusion and reminded him that he was not reailyon a farm. For the Secretary stopped. d for a moment under a tree as if ex- ing to see a jug reclining on the shady side, hen, perhaps, by force of habit, wiped his With acheerysmile be handed the scythe tothe man he took it from, and with a ht step and well expanded chest went on to » department, there to take up again, figura- ively. the reaping-hook of reform, He had given practical instruction in agriculture, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. BUILDING PERMITS were issned to-day as follows: Thos. brick dwellings, 301 to 307 12th 1210 C street southwest, $25,000; So.. nine brick dwellings, 411 to 627 3d street northeast, $18,000: J. R. Brooks, five brick g8, 201 to 2090 street northwest, $13,- . Hallen, four brick dwellings on 8th et northwest, $12 brick dwellings and stores, i917 and 1919 14th ; W. L Schneider, one brick dwelling, ast Capital street north- cast, 3,000; J. C. Mothershead, three brick dwellings, 498 to 502 School street southwest, $2,000; Wm. Metcalf, one frame. dwelling, Mt. ant, $1,200; 8. Biebers, one brick office, 1100 D street northeast, $200, The Columbia Baptist Association. The quarterly meeting of the Columbia Bap- tist association began this morning in the Bap- tist church in Anacostia, The early prayer meetings were led by Rev. Theron Outwater and Rev. W. H. Young, and at the service held at 11 jock Rev. C. H. Stakely preached. This afternoon an experiénce meeting was con- conducted by Rev. EH Swem. Hev. GW. MeCullongh ‘is announced to preach at 3:15 p.m., and at 4:30 a children’s service will be n The progrnm for to-night’s session com- prises @ prayer meeting at 7:30. led by Rev. 8. R. White, and a session at 8 o'clock, by Rev. Dr. 8. H. Greene, ——+___ A Pair of Wild Cats. ‘The zoological collection at the Smithsonian Institution has been increased:by the addition of a pair of young wild cats, donated by Henry Romeyn, of Fort Ringo, Texas, They are about balf-grown, eee 23> Advertising is profitable only when prop- erly done,—that is, in the medium sure to reach the largest number of those whose attention is sought. Money otherwise expended for that purpose is wasted, To expend it wisely, ad- vertise in Tue Stan. It not only claims the largest circulation, but gives the figures, and swears to them! —_—_ In John L, Sullivan Style. Michael R. Coleman, the Treasury clerk who was before the Police Court yesterday, charged with assaulting another clerk named John J, Little, admitted the assault, and told Judge Miller that Little was not the first man whom he had treated in that manner. In describing the assault Coleman said: “I took off my coat and went at him in John L. Sullivan style.” ‘The case was continued until to-day to bear medical testimony. 2 ee Congratulating Trustee White. The teachers of the fourth division were not slow in showing their appreciation of the ap- pointment of Mr. Geo. White as trustee of their division. This morning when Mr. White arrived at his office a mammoth basket of the choicest flowers awaited him, with the follow- ing letter from “Teachers of the Fourth Divi- si “We congratulate you on appointment as school trustee of fourth division. We rejoice that who have ever shown the kindliest imterests in the wel- that in the future as in the past we will finda staunch friend in you. We send You this token of our affection and appreciation. A Husband’s Suit for Divorce. Rev. James Peyton to-day, by Mr. Campbell Carrington, filed @ bill for divorce from Mary E. Peyton. He states that they were married here September 15, 1873, and have three children, but he does not believe that he is the father of the youngest, and he quotes from one of her letters, dated July 27 last, a sentence indicating that she was not chaste. He c! her with adultery, and that on account of = conduct he was forced to leave her in ‘une last, children—Bessie, James, and the baby, name he does nol know—~and asks the custody james. —_—_ Real Estate Matters. W. 8. Harban has bought for €8,616.! a lots 7, 8, 34 and 35, = J. Bromwell has for @ Bloomer, sub Se enti trout a g Ls i ie i i i Ege | | i : 8. tf 000; J. C. McGuire, two | “In the Line of Duty.” Assistant Secretary Bussey has favorable decision in the pension tase of E. McNeil, widow of Alexander McNeil, late the 119th Illinois regiment. The pension Granted because of death resulting from inju- ties received in a friendly wrestling match with ® fellow soldier while incamp. Gen, Bussey holds that the soldier was in the line of duty at the time of receiving the injury, This decision places @ more liberal construction the phrase ‘‘in the line of duty” than the Ammer- man case. Gen. Bussey says that be considers and intends so to rule thata soldier is line of duty when he is not the the violati army rogulations ‘or the police regulations @f the camp. Commissions on the Sale of Tickets. ‘The public room of the interstate commerce commission in which hearings are held pre- sented an animated appearance this morning. This was due to the presence of a large number of railroad people who had come to Washing- ton as the representatives of their ve roads pursuant to an order of the com- mission. ‘This order was issued on the 16th of April and required the presence before the commission to-day of representatives of 26 carriers, most of them western roads, to answer and set forth what commission each of them Pays upon the sale of passenger tickets, and to | Xhom,and bow this business is conducted by them, Several of the roads bad filed an- swers with the commission, but the majority answered through their accredited sentative. The general trend of the timony given was that the roads were paying commissions in accordance with the rahe ee tablished by the Western Passenger Agents’ as sociation, and that the roads were acting under this agreement, which was generally faithfully observed to the betterment of the service, When the case of the Wabash Railway com- pany wes reached the commission tovk @ recess until 2:30 o'clock. a Fined $10 for Using “I belong to the Jesse es gang.” shouted Charles Dowden at Eckington the other day, to John Scanlon, a section-boss, with whom he attempted to pick a quarrel. Then he grabbed John and a fight ensued during which Dowden received a blow on the head with a pick handle, Dowden spent several days in ‘the hospital. The case was tried be- fore Judge Miller this afternoon. A colored witness said that Mr. Scanlon had been “totin aclub” all day, but one of Mr. Scanion's wit- nesses told the judge that it was a “shelalia.” A witness said that Dowden looked like he had been drinking and he could not tell whether he was “‘on-conscious” or not, iw said that he bad drank five glasses of beer and some whisky before he had the trouble, Scanlon Was fined $10, which he paid. —— A Suit for $30,000 Messrs. Cutchen & Cutchen have, for Thomas Wood, entered suit against the Richmond and Danville Railroad company to recover $30,000 domages by reason of injuries received in @ collision near Culpeper, Va., in September, 7. ——_—_. The Robbery at Senator Dawes’ House. In the Crimiual Court to-day, Judge Bradiey, the charge of housebreaking and larceny against George Parker and Columbus Sewall, coiored, in entering the residence of Senator Dawes, 1414 K street, February 21, and taking | two seal skin coats, &c.. was tried. Mr. ©, | Bendhiem for Parker, Judge Snell and John A. Ligecem, prosecat- | Moss for Sewall, and Mr. ing. Senator Dawes testified to the robbery identitied the coats. Mr. Philip Wallach testi- fied that Sewall offered to sell him the coats, Detectives Raff and Horne, Officer Weeden and Lieut. Guy testified to the admission of the parties that one of the coats was sold to James Waters, and that the latter admitted it. In defense, Sewall testified thet he was in | Rockville at the time of the robbery, and the | coat he bought of Henry Williams. | George F. Blair, uncle of Sewall, testified | that the latter was at his place in Rockville for a week in Fevruary, Wesley Smith, of Rock- ville, testified to seeing Sewell there in Feb- ruary. Mrs. Ann Sewall testified that she sent her son to Rockville on the 18th of February, and he was absent one week. rad A Society Lady, familiar with the English haut ton, says that the innovation of champagne instead of tea at the afternoon gossips have become feshionable, and that “Mumm's Extra Dry” seems to be the model—certainly since the vintage of 1884 they are more sparkling. MARRIED. RD. At Kansas City, Mo., Maj I Haven, second Presbyterian’ HAKVE), of Kaveas City, Mo.. ARKD, of Washington, D.C. MPBELL. April 22.181 th ery Mr. JERSE HURDLE, of Wasbinee os CLARA JEAN CAl ELE, of . Ala, (Rockville papers copy.1 MATIINGLY—MYERS, On May 4, 2 at Anns- Bilin, Mg by the ewe Dr. Huntley, a. W. Bag= INGL ALOME ALICE MYEKS. id On_April 30, 1889, AKY LOUISE BANFOKD to jay 8, 1889, at 6 o'clock am JUSLPH BECKERT, in the sevency-third year o1 his age. Funeral from his late residence, 1416 Fifth street Rorthwest, on Wednesday murning, May Sth, at 8:30 S'eluck; uieuice tu the Church uf the Auunsculete Cyt- AM EDWAKD Bia’ ception, $ 1889, at 3:40 VNR in the Owen: fof his aice, 1trouw las late residence, 202 Seventh street southwest, Thursday, May &, at Zo'clock p.m. Friends aud relatives invited to attend, 2 ‘On May 6, 1559, at her late 1 hortieast, JANE GARNETT fe the ruin ber late residence, Thursday, ot iron ber late im. Frieuids aud relatives invited te ettend? E. Departed this life Monday o'clock p.m. ELIZA, beloved wi © forty-weveuth year of frou ber Inte residence, 912 cant, Wednesday evening May & at jock P. My theuice to st. Aloysius churci. Helatives and iuvited to attend. Interment at Mount Olivet. PRATT. Departed this life on 8 % 185y, at bis lute residence, 125 ox AY EDWAKD PRATT, in toe Bf! th year of his age. }uneral from Liberty Lo reh, on W. sor es ‘abd friends invited afternoon, at 3 o'clock. tw attend. 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