Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sanday, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Correr Pennsylvania Ave, and 11th 8t., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. B. KAUFFMANN, Pres't Jax Evewtea Stan is served to subscribers in che city by carriers. on their own acconnt, at 10 cents Week. or 44c. per month. counter, cente each. “By mail—postage cents @ Mouth: cue year, $6; six months, $3. year posture proved Gls mouth, SBcmeey et ® ee Rates of advertising made kuown on application. | Vo. 75—No 13,086. Che Loening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C.. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889. TWO CENTS. ECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NUTICES. ee = Es: LOOKS OF § * TO THE ELE'S ULANC! Che im FIRE IN- DISTRICT OF CO- BeW cumpaiy, with office to be located on tol MONDAY, J: hi ), St the following pes, WIE: @ Siater, J. Oand 312 lvania ave. 8.@ H, O'De, "ely S41 Pennsylvania ave. a Parker, saw, Socks wi Fomai open untilJuly 31, 1880, inelu- tive afital stock 8 00,000, SHALES, FIVE DOL. AKS EACH, _ Son G. Atel Jresident. <orstAr eh. sis Pak Vice President. SEs, ©. DUNCANSON, JOHN £- U'DONNELL, NC. CLA! HENRY A. LINGER. ‘BObR, RICHARD k. PAIRO, iOHN E. BEALL, SS H. PAKKER, jOHN Pree WM. WITT! A. M. McLAC! Nu. a hil, will be opened on PTHAF TI. 4y20,22,24,27,29,31 oe ICATES OF STOCK, CHEQUES <r Socurities Commercial thor y desiguine. A. G. GEDNEY, eh 10ch and D streets (Pest butiding.) WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CU = 916 Pa avenue. Storage Departments sil above wround, my4-4m_ . C. FAHEY, GENERAL CONTRACTOR a Cellars, aud Stable Floors Laid with G ore it a or Puruand Cement 108. BOARDING, : ‘ - oN RAN ST. N.W, NEAR Wits, ss ee ee haa cee oe © Tonad. ‘Star vffice. dy23-20" rpse avecus, PRyyeyL vaste AVE., CORNER at. pew. ‘Ceol, pleasant rooms with board at Teasouable Prices. my28-2m* NHE WEBSTER, 513 131K ST. N.W., SIGHT- ae toe Cetra to ail penta interest, new ture. el it rooms, with board, $6 to $10; per «Sl wes J. A. DEWITT, Prop. wl 4-Gn ATTORNEYS. “AMFEELL CAKKINGTON, —ATTORNEY-AT CEN Metter Law bunding, 505 Det uw Wasa peu LC hesiuence. 1215 bi atu. w. HOTELS. RBBITT HOUS& WASHINGTON, D.o ———SSSe eS 919 Ps. Ave. JULY 15, 1889, WE STILL CONTINUE THE SACRIFICE SALE OF OUR STOCK OF FINE DRY GOODS OF EVERY DESCKIFTION. 100 PIECES OF CHINA SILKS, PLAIN, OF ALL COLORS; ALSO FIGURES; ALL MARKED VERY CHEAP. 60 PIECES OF BLACK LACE AND LACE NET- TING, ALL OF GOOD QUALITY, PRICES VERY Low 60 PIECES OF WRENCH SATINE AT OUB USUAL LOW PRICE OF 20c. PER YARD. 25 PIECES PLAIN WHITE GOODS OF GOOD QUALITY, AWFULLY CHEAP AT 12360. 100 PIECES OF GINGHAMS, ALL KINDS AND QUALITIES. THE STYLES ARE GOOD PRICES, VERY LOW. 10 FINE FRENCH SATINE ROBES, ALL WE HAVE LEFT, PRICE $6.50. 26 DOZEN GENTS’ SILK 5 HOSE, ONLY 50CENTS PER PAIR THE GERATEST BARGAIN OF THE Day. 180 GENTS’ NEGLIGE SHIRTS OF ALLSTYLES AND DESIGNS, ALL KINDS OF FINE DRESS GOODS, SUCH AS ARE USUALLY FOUND IN A FIKST-CLASS STORE, WE OFFER AT VERY LOW PRICES. WE MUST REDUCE THE STOCK AND A CALL WILL CONVINCE YOU OF THE ABOVE STATEMENT. (CUSTOMERS OWING BILLS WILL PLEASE CALL AND MAKE SETTLEMENT. STORE OPEN TILL 6 O'CLOCK TILL FURTHER NOTICE ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLALN FIGURES, ONE PRICE wis 919 PENN. AVE. ¥.W. 719. 719. aT COST. ‘With s view to making important changes in my business, I will sell my entire stock of EMBROIDERIES, LACES, DRESS TRIMMINGS, GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, BLACK, BLACK. | AND-WHITE AND WHITE DKESS GOODS, | COTTON AND GAUZE UNDERWEAR, PARA- ®OLS, UMBEELLAS, FANCY GOUDS and NO- TIONS AT COST FOR CASH, ‘We have on hand a large stock of seasonable and de mireble goods, and beg to retuind our customers that this is a rare opportunity to secure Srst-class goods at ‘wholesale prices, which they should by all means ‘Bvail themselves of. 2G Davis, 719 Market Space, Corner of dth street northwest, Panserrun Store CLOSE AT 6 P.M. SATURDAY aT ® JUST RECEIVED Another lot Children's Flannel W alste | 8..d srsidence inuin 3 all sizes, to sell at 25 ets. Que lot reduced from 85e. to 50e. Oue Lot Gur ‘Tbe. to go at 45e. Ove lot Mei 63.25, wo go at 61. ted, july 22, | *s Percale Waista, 20¢. ‘Que lot Sen's Flaunel Shirts, worth Que lot, worth $1.50, togo at $1.25. ® RGH & BRO'S. STORE WILL Closed To-day aud To-morrow on account or death of Mra. Carrie Jacobs, daughter of Mr. G.Lanaburgh. pee | THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF [| So SES ag rat tents) eld ‘om: pep = Ofice in. Alexandria: Va., on WEDNESDAY, ULY Al ice i Alexandria, 1ST INKTANT, at 1:30 p.m. Business: Election of Officers and’ Directors for ensuing year. FS are requested to attend, GEOLGE E. EMM WASHINGTON, D. C. JULY 15, 1889. “4 DISSOLUTION GF PARTNERSHIP —The Brcquinner god’ ketert 3. Vasioventer, uniec the equines ‘au My ae. of (BU FUNINGEE VANDEVEN (EES Commission Merchanta an ‘and Cyeamn Dealers, at Nes. O16, O18 and O20 13th st. u.w.eis this day dissolved by mutual cousent, hobert 5. Vaudeventer will conduct the business hereafter at the saiue place. He will also pay all debts of the lace firm and collect and receipt for all accounts ‘due the same. H. F. BREUNINGER, 324-31" RB. VANDEVEN LER. q=> CENTRAL UNION MISSION .—Soug service to-night | Ester and the Young. Me ptist church will se come. = ‘ODD suits. | en E you in any of our ODD SUITS zt Sereat BARGAIN, sa eee en POnGE SPRANBY, 434 7th st DE. G.C. BURTON HAS MOVED HIS ‘ofies from 1002 H at.ne.to 007 Hist ne = OTICE—THE UNDENSIGNFD RE- | y notifies his iriends and the public that he has taken c! ot the Ly bynes! corner of LOth and sts n.w. Your patronage is soleited. Stock full fresh aud complete.” Prices to meet the popular mac specialty. Syz4-lw AMLRICUS DAVIS, Grad. in Pharmacy. z~ THE TEMPERANCE TENT IS AT THE old place, 7th at. suck North Carolina ave. Capitcl Hil. Good meeting last nueht. To : CAN’ Witney aud ‘hs. Geo. Giles will speak. Ali welcome. rc ‘TEMPTING TO MEN.—PENDING EX- tensive improvements I offer my stock of Lisht-weight Trouserings and Suitings st @ discount oF Tomtat for equal quniition Tete a or already the lowest fur eq’ les is m ELD SIMPSON, dyZ5-3t Ry coediuyly tempting offer. G. corner ¥th aid G sts, u.w. NET PRICES, BUT THE LOWEST. ‘Gas Fixtures and Lamps, Good Assortment, Chandeliers, Rochester Lamps, &o, hese ©. A. MUDDIMAN, 1206 F at, —— = Sq *5.000 SHIRT ORDERS TO DATE! 'P. T. Hall, who bas consolidated his shirt bust- Rk ‘i Taylory.bue syed one of . Taylor),bus employed one shurt cu ters in America and is prepared Getuands of Wasbiugten's best trade: t of the late JW: Auer (forinerl “al Gall at Euctory, 08 F st uw. N b—the Poliuer system and its improvements are our exclusive property. mls-3m ‘MR. JOHN W. REYNOLDS, ARTIST, to inturm the public that"he bas moved bis Studio aud Art Parlors to SO 11th st. n.w., ‘hhrat fuer, where be will be pleased to see his friends and pair ns. Pastel Por raite s specialty. 3y20-1m Ea *~ SIXTH 8ST. AND NEW YORE AVE. N.W. FOR LUMBER AT LOWEST PRICES. GOOD BOARDS AT $1.25 PER 100 FEET. These are wide, 16-ft. lengths, and of uniform thick- ness, LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, 3y6-3m, Dealers in Lumber and Mill Work. HE “ ©. AND C. MOJOKS—B. ST IN market. Sizes 5 to 50-H.P., driving presses, geveters cofiee-grinders, bc. Rew ‘fans left.) 1225 Fat. CW. Messytk, Agt. => B. RIOKDAN, 611 N STREET N.W.,GEN- oat coutrac oe all kind of artineial Mopar Jd erauolithic pavemeut; stablescurriuge houses an Cellare wade dry’ and duraule. Jez0-2mu* THE MOBGAN STEAM LAUNDRY CO. (lucorporated.) JAMES, F. HOOD, PLINEY M HOCG! ALBERT W. BINGHAM, JOHN W. MOKGAN, DAVID D. BTONE. Jobo W. Mores. Mauawer, respectfully makes kuiowa to ibe public that, with greatly inc facili- ‘hes jor Laupdsy ‘business, be .] to do the best work uf poy ered wi Lea us tO ~ OL aw. 4 1m S<> TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS. ‘The &: partnership between T. D. Singleton aud WH. Pietcher expires August 1, 1880, aud the Dusiness must be settled Up in the next JO we Mont respecifuily ask those of our trieuds and ¢ ers who are iudebied to tue fru to come forward esetue their accounts by cash or short uotes. We further mention that we hope those who fail to mect thelr cbugalious wilh Bes Bad — taape bem wheo = me expires, to be called upon by our attorney, as Like et settled in SO days will be placed in his bauds dor cudectiou. SINGLETON & FLETCHER, Sy1S-35t___ __415 7th st. aw oF ‘THE REMAINDER OF SLALE MANTELS, GEATES AND SUMMER PIECES ° must be closed out st once. “Prices less than one- half former retail price.” Goods stored until pur- chasers are ready to use them. 3. F. MANNING, 1320 Pa ave. n.w. COMMUTATION TICKETS. Srreerate men, kt, mete od ou al lives 0: she Herdic Couches, for sale iCinpsny's utices, 10th aud C ete sc, and 10.2 Ket, Bow sand at the follows drug 8 ¥.PiiZbk & CO., 501 E. Cuyatol hice GAISWiLd, Tol est new, ioC, CIS Wb ODF st uw, J. CHAF ulk'i, North Capitol and Hat, KOBE SCHOLL, Zistand Gan 4e18-2m. <=> Wi HAND WM. REDIN WOODWALD, = ‘Attorneys-at-Law, ° 7 aud © Gusiwu Law Building, 472 Louisiana sve. ‘TITLES TO REALESTATE. Special indi Le] luade with Fewscnabie rates, jy9-1m Ts FE A qa> FREE-HAND CKAY PORTRAITS made aud delivered at once on pay welt of sl0w HBS M11 artint, @. jet week. Prices | cor. Oth aud a = Dg. HEAT! : DENTIST, Liaving returned from Lurope bas vb New York ave. B.w. —-** TAYLOR, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, jyl@lw__No, 1224 F st. N.W. ~ THE NA1IONAL SAFE DEPOSIT COM- PAN}, Corner 15th stand New York ave. ‘Stuiuge for Silverware, Jewelry, Laces, Fine woods, ang Vafuau mcf ik kinds, Open until s p.m. Jylo-swe resumed practice at wise e. Je19-2mn e. WASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 1, PATLI- Bosrone Order bobs of A. BUSDAY EVENING, at Stk hy E. vib st. uw, JOHN J 28-Lin | OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, District of Columbia, Washington, July 1, Todv. Special Notice—1be Board of Equahastion wil be i seasion at the Arthur School Building, »jtu- | ated ou Arthur Fiace, between Let street aud New Jer- sey avenue, and Band C streets uorthwest. from and | aiter ths date, uu th day of August proximo, | between the hours of 4p.u., for the pur- pose of Bear ine up; iu respect to the sid pea Ment of real estate, No chatwe cau be ‘aiter the sdjourument of the board ou August 5. BY order of the Comuismouers, WiLLIAM TINDALL, Secretary. 3¥ 155,85, 10,12, 15,17,19,42,24,20, 20,h, 001,55 << NEW B1OKK EW GOODS. WOOD MANTELS. SLATE MANTELS. ‘TILES AND GRATES. M. ROCHE, 490 LOUISIANA AVE. [AVANA AND KEY WEST FRESH HAVAN z All the 1eeSiug Wronde ut ew heel PRMB.ORL PU “BIE WHidRY. Labs. Segars, Je1-3m* THOMAS ar Wibes, ab ns Tvi8 Feubayivensa avenue REMOVED— Baer well has removed bis T38 to 1147 Connecticut avenue. Teter bene cual YOs, 3y20 Im" Boe REL FO TRON MY Fuitexs ud Fa-ients thet 1 bave removed wiy Office sud Residence te 1221 Mass, tve. mw. aud in the futu © vial: confine myself to Utes Pre. tice. Pyrat ta LM TAYLOn, M.D. Fisnnel Shirts, worth . | EQUITABLE ‘TIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, SPECIAL. ne bt latier Loo-asch ont tieove- “KQUILABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F 8T. Geuze Vests, extras ty, re ASSETS @uced from 50c. to 250. * $1,044,781.37. Que lot Children’s Low-ueck and | gubsertptions for shares in the 17th issue recetved Geutlemet Bhares ‘month, have reduced thet: from 15c.to 12346, | Pamphlets ¢xplaining the objects and edvantage of ‘3! cheaye: ones to Oe. the Association ave furnished i paeten 96 S, ek ee ‘Office hours, from # a m. to 4:40 p.m. On the first oa Giughaus reduced irom Ww tp each month the offwe will be open from French Ginghame reduced from 200 | ¢ to bo'cluck P. ma Advances will be made prompuy to. 12sec. at 7 o'clock, Matungs to go at cost, Cre THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pree't, CAKHAKT & LRIDY, 20 928 Tih and 706 Kaw. “ JNO. JOY EDSON, See's. myst Washington News and Gossip. EDPCATIONAL... EXCURSIONS. , PIANOS AND ORGAN: PRINTERS SUMMER RESORTS, SPECIALTIES. WANTED (MiscetLaxgous)..... Wouw ANDY COAL. OOK OWE OIOH OAIVEVAGOAAMATBIAWPOVWWE NUL IIDIAMGURABEHOAHO Govenxment Recerprs To-pay.—Internal rev- enue, $340,739; customs, $799,477. Treasorgr Huston has returned to Wash- ington from a visit to Indianapolis, Tae Concent at THE CarrtoL Grounps.—The program of the Marine band concert at the capitol grounds this afternoon is as follows: March, “Washington Post,” Sousa; overture, “Le Domino Nois,” Auber; selection, “La te.” Audran; valse, “Santiago,” Corbin; ‘wo Little Bullfinches,” Kling; ‘Irish Puerner; selection, “La Grand Duchesse,” Offenbach, Tae Covrt-Martiaz at Annapolis that tried Commander P. F. Harrington for negligently allowing the Constellation to be grounded has made up ite verdict and adjourned. The re- sult will not be known until made public by the Secretary of the Navy. $15,000 ron J. Mitton Turner.—Secretary Noble has rendered a decision granting $15,000 to J. Milton Turner, the colored attorney of the Cherokee freedmen, subject to the decision of the claim of E.C. Boudinot. Turner was the attorney for the freedmen and obtained an appropriation of $75,000 for them from Con- gress, It was claimed when the matter was under discussion in the House that the appro- priftion was voted by tho democrats there in consideration of Turner’s efforts in calling a convention of colored democrats at Indianapo- lis. Turner’s claim has been pending since the adjournment of Congress. Rerxstarep.—Secretary Windom has rein- stated Examiner Remsen and Samplers Twam- ley and Cole, in the sugar room of the ap- SS department of the New York custom jouse, who were dismissed by Secretary Fair- child on account of ths so-called sugar frauds some tim: ago. Itis reported that Examiner E who had a good dealto do in causing issal of the men, will be himself dis- missed His resignation has been offered but not accepted. Tae Coror Line 1x tHe Rarway Mar Ser- vice.—Superintendent J. Lowrie Bell of the railway mail service was asked to-day about a report from Lynchburg, Va., that two white employes of the service refused to instruct in his duties a new appointee who is colored. Mr, Bell stated that the case was not an ex- ceptional one, Difficulties of this kind fre- quently arove in the railway mail service in the south, A little persuasion, Superintendent Bell said, usually convinced the white clerks that they were unreasonable and hot headed and they then went to work with the colored appointees. In case the white clerks persisted in retusing to obey orders of course there could be but one result—dismissal from the service, District Penstoxs.—The following-named pensions have been granted to residents of the District of Columbia: Original invalid, Freder- ick J. Randolph; increase, Richard G. Ivers, John J. Hanlon, Thomas M. Exley, Daniel J, apie Henry Sharp, John Finen, Michael uss, Internat Revenve AppointueNts.—The Sec- retary of the Treasury has appointed the fol- lowing storekeepers and gaugers: Henry V. Street at Cincinnati, James H. Murphy at Ambrose, Ky.; Jas. M. Toms at Rutherford, N. C., and Thos. J. Dula at Wilkesboro’, N. C. To-pay's Bony Orrers aggregated $78,100, as follows: Coupon 4348, $100 at 10634; regis- tered 4348.820,000 at 10634; €2,000 at 1063; $56,000 at 10634. Curvese Can Pass Turoves.—The Attorney General has given the Secretary of the Treas- ury an opinion to the effect that there is no legal objection to the transit through United States territory of the Chinamen recently ar- rived at New Orieans from Cuba, en route to China via San Francisco. Anmy Onpens.—Cupt. William McKee Dunn of the second artillery has been detailed to at- tend the camp of the Maine state militia at Augusta, August 26-30.——In futherance of the experiment of making monthly payments in the army, Major Tucker has been ordered to roceed to Fort Myer, Washington barracks, ‘ort McHenry and Fort Monroe and pay the troops there located to July 31. Manryianp anv VirnGinia Postmasters.—The following fourth-class postmasters have been appointed in Maryland and Virginia: Mary- land—W, P. Jean, Harrisonville. Virginia— C. A. Pugh. Blacksburg; W. W. Grimes, Bum- ; R. M. Woolfolk, Cuckoo; H. D. Hamuer, ‘ort Mitchell; Lucie J. Powell, Gwynn; Mary Dunn, Guineys; Wm. Dawson, Lodge; N. B Hobson, Naruna; J. B. Grinnell, New D. Dickerson, Randolph; L. 8. Bristow, jr., Salida; Wm. H. Kelly, Sandy Bottom; W. 8. Gregory, Smithville; A. F. Mosby, Waynes- borough; F, H. Blackbourne, Wilton; May B, Russell, Wyitiesburg. , Pensonata.—J. Harlin, A. H. Spear and 0, McEren of New York, M. Elliott of Pennsylva- nia, A. K. Hawkes of Atlanta and E. A. Cook of Toledo are at Willard’s,—J. Pottes of Dela- H. L. Porter of South Boston, Philadeiphia, Erni wins aah Se +» are james, -—C. H Cramp of ia, Hon. John pang bok of Phi ‘are at the Normandie.—Dr. J, C. Bird returned to the city. Rev. Robb of Va., has resigned as the assistant of Christ's eee Cre ee Se see tas ereone. of October, be ‘accepted the recent call to THE WORK WELL IN HAND. Gettings Things Ready for Taking the Census of 1890. SUPERINTENDENT POKTER AXD KIS BXPERTS BUST MAPPING OUT PLANS FOR GETTING THE STATIS- TICS OF MANUFACTURES, MINING, FINANCES, RELIGION, MORTALITY, FISHERIES, ETC, The work of the special departments of the census of 1890 is gradually being mapped out. In a number of instances the experts and their assistants have already started preliminary operations, and nearly every day the superin- tendent, Mr. Porter, has a consultation with the experts in charge of the various branches, The policy announced at the beginning, tocon- fine the investigations strictly to the: statistics. is being adhered to. One of the most important features of the work is the collection of THE STATISTICS OF MANUFACTURES. It is not proposed to give a history of manu- factures ora description of the various pro- cesses employed. The information collected will have todo entirely with the number of establishments, their output, the employes and other facts of asimilar character. Mr. Frank Williams, the expert in charge, has just re- turned from a trip to the manufacturing cen- ters in the eastern portion of the country. He has seen many leading manufacturers, had interviews with a number of political economists, communicated with the associations of manufacturers and of trade or- ganizations. He has secured their co-operation and also their views as to the character of the investigation which it is thought ought to be made. He is now engaged in preparing a schedule which will be followed in collecting statistics, Before this schedule is finally adopted it is the intention of Superintendent Porter to submit it to free trade professors, manufacturers, and all others interested, in- viting any criticisms or suggestions. Mr. Por- ter thinks that in this way a schedule can be completed that will be considered satisfactory. RELIGIOUS STATISTICS, ‘To-morrow Mr. Porter will have an interview with H. K. Carroll, the editor of the New York Independent, who is regarded as an authority in religious statistics, He will be placed in charge of this work, and, like the other special inquiries of the census, it will embrace but a few particulars, but these are to be complete and correct. The history of the various de- nominations and other matters of that kind will not be touched upon. The number of church buildings will be given, their seating capacity, their value, and that of other church Propety, the church population, &c. WEALTH, DEBT AND TAXATION, Another inquiry that will be of great value will be the statistics relative to wealth. indebt- edness and taxation. This work is under the direction of Mr. Campbell Copeland, and he has already made a preliminary organization and expects soon to have the schedules pre- pared. Connected with this inquiry is a matter that is rather perplexing, as it involves the collection of the re- corded indebtedness of the country. As this is subject toconstaut changes and variations, and owing to the failure to record payments on mortgages. it is very difficult to ascertain at any one one time what is the exact amount of the recorded indebtedness, Superintendent Porter has received a larg s numbe- of inquiries as to the course which he proposed to tollow and also a number of suggestions. He has, however, adopted THE FOLLOWING PLAN: Messrs. John 8. Lord of Illinois, Fred W. Krouse of New York, and Geo. K. Holmes of Massachusetts have been authorized to make in their respective sections tests in order to determine upon the best method of ascertain- ng the amount of indebtedness. They will confine their operations probably to one county, and whatever plan will a greatest accuracy in One section can be applied to the collection of these statistics throughout the country. Mr. Porter, however, is not sure that his ex- perts will be able to devise any plan which will insure a reasonable accuracy, and rather than to expend the quarter of million of dollars ap- propriate i by Congress for this purpose in an Unsatisfactory manuer he will lay the facts be- fore Congress, so tha: that portion of the law which requires the collection of such statistics can be repealed if it is deemed best. VITAL STATISTICS, Anovel plan has been adopted in the col- lection of mortality and vital statistics, which is under the direction of Dr. Billings, The cities will be divided into blocks instead of fol- lowing the present municipal division of wards. In this way the tenement house sections, for example, can be brought into one group, and the statistics will throw some light upon the death rate which prevails among that class of population as compared with those who are better housed Other conclusions can be reached in the same way, and the expert under Dr, Billings are now engaged in district- ing the large cities in-sccortases with fils bs THE FISHERY STATISTICS, Mr. Porter expects to secure the assistance of Mesers. James W. Collins and Charles W. Smiley of the United States fish commission in gutting the fishery statistics, He has obtained the services of Mr. A. E. Shuman, who was the author of volume IV of the last census report in railroad statistics, Mr. Porter regards Mr. Shuman as a statistical elephant and says that he can handle figure with greater ease and accuracy than any man he is acquainted with. Mr. Shuman’s knowledge of railroad matters will be especially valuable. THE MINING INDUSTRIES, The editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal of New York, Mr. Albert Williams, je., is expected here to-morrow to have a confer- ence with Mr. Porter relative to the mining statistics, Mr, David T. Day is in charge of this work and Mr. Porter is securing the assist- ance of such experts as Mr, Williams as rapidly as possible, The various divisions of this work, such as metals, fuels, stone quarries, natural gus, mineral waters, and other natural products from the earth, will be intrusted tomen who are versed in the purticular subject, Ce Office Changes. Promotions—Mr. John Irwin, jr., D. C., stenog- rapher, $1,400 to $2,000; Miss Florence Davies, Kansas, from computer at $720 to copyist at $900. ‘Transfer—Mr. Armin E. Shuman of West Virginia, pension office, from $1,400 to $1,600. The Government Not Responsible. Some months ago the sum of $400,000, which Congr bad authorized tobe paid to the Creek Indians in settlement of land matters, was paid by the Interior department to the ac- credited representatives of the Nation. These men were authorized by the Creek council to receive the Pe. It seems, however, that thet members of the Nation did not get the venefit of the ogee and it was al! weed By their agents that the entire amount was up in commissions and expenses, The Interior de- partment officials say that it isa question the that department has nothing to do with. The Creek Nation having empowered itato receive the money, the agents are responsible to the Nation for the proper discharge of the trust imposed upon them. The representatives of the k Nation acknowledge this and have not at- tempted to place the responsibility for the safe delivery of the money upon the government. Two Rejected Claims for Pensions. i : nile La Fy z i & s Telegrams to The Star. GENERAL EUROPEAN GOSSIP. Government Railroads Not Always Well Managed. SEVERE STORMS IN NEW ENGLAND. A RELIGIOUS CRAZE IN GEORGIA 4 SAMOAN SURVIVOR IN COURT. Extent and Capital of the New Lead Trust. ——~—____ WASHINGTON’S ANNEX. The President Attending to Business at Deer Park, Deze Parx, Mp., July 24.—The President has signed the commission of Harry Kidder White, first lieutenant in the marine corps. MR. JAY GOULD TALKS. He Has All the Railroads He Needs at Present. New York, July 24.—Mr. Jay Gould, who has just returned from a yachting cruise, Was in- terviewed last night regarding the story that he has been trying to buy the Chicago and Al- ton road. Mr. Gould said: “I have all the railroads I need at present, All my interests are in rail- roads, and I am satisfied to look after them. I am not a speculator and I have not had a speo- ulative interest in the market for five years, I occasionally have money to invest and I place it in railroad securities, I have made no offer for the Alton.” When it was suggested to Mr. Gould that he had recently been borrowing large sums of money he said: ‘I am lending much more than Tam borrowing.” ———~_—_ SEVERE THUNDER STORMS. They Visited Various Points in New England Yesterday. Bostox, July 24.—Keports of severe thunder storms yesterday continue to come from various points in New England. At Cambridge light- ning passed down the chimney of the Jefferson physical laboratory of Harvard university and exploded with a tremendous report, but with- out injuring the hait-dozen students that were in the building. At Newton John Irving's house was struck and bis mother was stunned by the shock. A. F. Adams’ $30.000 residence was fired and sustained $500 damage. At Lawrence rain fell in torrents and the wind rose to such a velocity as to level trees and carry away awnings. The year-old child of Mrs, Maggie Fenton was blown from the second-story window of her house and fell 40 feet to the sidewalk, receiving probably fatal injuries. The damage to crops is great. At York Corner, Me., the post office und store was struck aud the building, a large two-story structure, containing $5,000 worth of merchan- dise, was entirely destroyed, A RELIGIOUS CRAZE. A Negro Child Suid to Have Been Killed as a Sacrifice. Savaynan, Ga., July 24—It has beer dis- covered that a negro child has been killed in Liberty county by its parents as @ sacrifice, the negroes being crazed by the fanatical preach- ing of Orth and Bell. The negroes of tho county are nearly all ina lamentable state of religious frenzy. Edward James, who is acting as the leader of one of the congregations since Orth was sent to the asylum. appears before his audience almost nude when he preaches ——_ A PLACE FOR JUDGE COOLEY. An Effort to Make Him Commissioner Fink’s Successor. Carcaco, July 24.—A local pape- says: The report is current tha: the trunk lines are mak- ing strong efforts to secura the services of Chai-man Cooley of the interstate commerce commissio > as commissioner of the trunk lines’ association in place of Mr. Albert Fink, whose resignation was accepted about a month ago, It is believed that he is considering the advis- ability of accepting the $25,000 position. He is at present on a trip to the Pacific coast. Should Judge Cooley decide to accept some people will be curious to know how he will harmonize such action with his previously-expressed opinion that it was the height of impropriety for a man holding a place on the interstate commerce commission to accept any position from the railroads, Indeed, the expression of such an opinion will, in the minds of many, strongly against the probabjlity that Judge Cooley will accept any commission at the joes of the railroad people. Should they succeed in inducing him to take the position, however, they will have succeeded in capturing two of the brightest and ablest men in the interstate commerce commission—the judge himself and A. F. Walker, now at the head of the famous “Gentlemen's” association. TWENTY-TWO FLOOD VICTIMS. Only Fourteen of the Bodies Have Been Recovered. Parxenssura, W. Va., July 24—The body of Jacob Alkire was recovered yesterday, He was not known to be among the lost. This raises the number of victims of the recent flood to eee of which fourteen have been re- covere —>___ A Reward for a Supposed Murderer. Aveusta, Mz., July 24—On July 3, 1888, Alexander M. McKimmie was shot dead and robbed of #600 at Onaway Lake, Piscataquis county. Edwin B. Hall, aged twenty-four, who was suspected of the murder, disappeared. It is now reported that he has been seen going toward the Pacific slope. Yesterday the gov- ernor and council voted to offer a reward’ of 500 for his apprehension. Assurances have been received that the province of Nova Scotia, of which McKimmie was a citizen, will give a like amount, —__ Ex-King Milan in Belgrade. Berorabe, July 24—Ex-King Milan arrived in Belgrade to-day. Hoe was met at the station by his son, King Alexander, the the senbers of the Servian cabinet oe for- eign representatives. in Ohio for $1,000 a side and gate receipts, was arrested last from that wife, was last night. —__ Relief for the Miners. Braz, Inp, July 24—The miners’ relief committees locked up by Detective. Myler ; ht by detectives on a telegram | orror A MYSTERY OF THE SEA. A Ship Supposed to be Lost Turns Up Under Another Name. Pamaperraa, July 2—The Philadelphia bark Mary Kitchin sailed from Penarth, Eng- land, on January 2 for Montevideo, Uruguay, with @ cargo of coal, under the command of Capt. Thos, Ryan, a well-known Philadelphia shipmaster, and after being out four months | witbout having been seen or heard from, she was posted in both this country and Ei as GENERAL EUROPEAN GOSSIP. Badly Managed Government Rallroads —A Stir About the Royal Graats, Loxpor, July 24.—It bas of late become the fashion here, as well as in America, to laud the management of the continental railroads by goverument officials amd to draw comparisons between the results of private and govern- mental control in favor of the latter. Suck conclusions will, however, receive a severe (co uM now session at Bavaria, which b tev ign ug toc sooth vail” way disaster mear there which a dozen people lost their lives and many more were | seriously injured. The evidence develops the fact that the servants of the Bavarian —~! wretchedly waog sam and overworked, werved by 4 VERY INCAPABLE CLASS OF WEN. Frequently men upon whose watchfulness and care the lives of hundreds of passengers depend are kept at their posts for two and sometimes three whole days and nights with- out any intermission for rest or refreshment. The switchman through whose blunder this | last accident occurred is nearly seventy years of age and half idiots man whose | ment must be regarded as acrime. A upon railroads in Bavaria have been both fre- “missing,” and finally given up for lost, It was su) that all hands on board bad peri the fag of the Argentine ‘republic, "Formerly o tine republic. Former! she flew the colors, Eailing from Car diff, Wales. the marine underwriters who had risks on the vessel were about paying | the insurance due information was receiv here from London, through Lloyd's ~~ Register, that the Kitchin had ved at Mon- tevideo on May 2 under the name of the Kissan. It is now feared that Capt. Kyan has been mur- dered on the passage; that the vessel's name has been changed and that one of the crew is in command. It is su that the crew will collect the freight and leave the vessel. William May of May & _ owners of the Kitchin, says that her arrival at Montevideo is a mystery to him and that he hasendeavored to communicate with Capt. by cable, but has not heard from him and has no evidence that the vessel has arrived there. Mr. May could not understand how she could have arrived under the name of Kissan. —_ A SOCIAL SENSATION. Count Sparre Shoots His Mistress and Then Himself. Corennacen, July 24.—A great sensation has been caused in the highest circles of society here by the suicide of Count Sparre, a member of prominent Swiss family, after he had killed his mistress, Count Sparre had been for some time been carrying on a liason with Elvira Madigan, @ circus performer on the Island of Taasinge. Becoming involved in a juarrel with hix mistress, be drew a pistol and ot her and then killed himself. Count Sparre was and he and his wife moved im the most aristocratic circle of Copenhagen. —_ A Boulangist Stoned. Panis, July 24.—Deputy Dupont, a Boulan- gist, was stoned by a mob et Pont d’Abbe. Fin- isterre, last night when he attempted to make @ speech. He received various injuries and was driven away by the crowd. A boom has been given to Bou! announcement made by Henri Rochefort that the Boulangist committee will continue at its ‘own expense the salaries of all officials who are dismissed by the government for adherence to Gen. Boulanger. wsilitiapeie The Austrian Infantry Increased. Vienna, July 24.—The Austrian infantry has been increased by the addition of 9,000 men, raising that branch of the service toa war foot- ing. Forty-three iments of cay: have been reduced to the cxteut of thirty-six ‘men —_—__ The Big Of! Trust. Curcaao, July 24—A dispatch from Cleve- land, Ohio, says: Cleveland opponents of the Standard oil company in the Ohio oil and gas | fields say that the big trust is certainly engaged | in an effort to buy up a contcol of the natural Gas lands of Ohio aud Indiana, For nat gas lanas on which leases could have been se- cured a short time ago at $2 or $3. an acre €20 an acre has been paid by Standard represent- atives recently, Dr. Baxter of Lima is the owner of a ae amount of territory in the Lima neighborhood aud he is one of the latest to sell out to the new combination. Dr. Baxter is now in the east with Calvin 8. Brice, who has of late become identified with Standard move on the pert of the Standard was brough' about by the decision of the city of Toledo with regard to its gas. After a great deal of trouble with the Standard the Toledo council decided to secure itsown supply, but itis generally believed now that the decision came too late. Grain Elevators Burned. Mrxxeapouis, Mivs., July 24.—The Journal's Hamilton, Dakota, special says: The Minneap- slis and Northern and the Northwestera ele- vators were burned this morning. There was little grain in them. ‘The loss is about $20,000, equally divided between the two companies, The Silk Winders’ Strike Settled. Parerson, N. J.—July 24.—The strike of the 600 hard silk winders and doublers in the silk mills here, which was inaugurated a few days ago, on account of the announcement thut a re- duction of 10 per cent a week would be made in their wages, has been settled and the strikers return promised. the strikers accepting @ reduction of 5 per cent, cements A Comet Visible. Sypvex, N. 8. W., July 24.—The comet re- centiy discovered at the Lick observatory in California is visible here, Husband Dead, Wife will Die. Laxe Manorac, ., July 24.—Chauncey Eniffen, twenty-two years of age, shot himself dead yesterday morning after firing three shots at bis wife, Annie, aged eighteen. The young woman was alive this morning, but Domestic trouble was the cause. From Wall Street To-day. New Yorx, July 24, 11 .m.—London followed our lead of yesterday and sent higher figures this morning and the stock market again re- sponded, with first prices showing advances of from 4 to % epg 5 evening's closing figures. aice was canlideable ont mation in the early dealings, though it was al- most entirely confined to about half a dozen stocks such as St. Paul, Missouri, Pacific, Read- ing, New England, Atchison, Burlington, C., C., C. and St. Loais and the trusts, The rest of the list was duil and uninteresting throughout. There was a further rise in the first few min- utes of from 34 to 3¢ per cent generally, when the demand met with freer offerings and the advance ceased. Prices were well main’ however, and little further movement was seen during the remainder of the hour. Ches- apeake and Ohio first preferred was again a feature, and, after ope! up % at 60 ad- vanced to 61}¢, a net gain of 2 per cent. C., C., C. and St. was also strong, but its advance was only fractional. Prices reacted slightly when the dullness came and Chesa- Peake and Obio frst preferred wont back to is opening price. At hour mar! Sas Ee better than opening ann Sen nae Barn and Crops Burned. Reape, Pa., July 24.—The large barn of Nathaniel King at Chadds Ford, Chester I f i | i | i ! | I g s j ut : langism by an | to word to-day. ‘The matier was cum- | quent and disastrous, and complaints of mis management have been loud aud persistent. | But all complaints were of no avail to «werve | the managers from the reckless nem | they called economy. The necessity for mak- | ing brilliant show of « « jus at the end of each year was the one consideration to which | every other had to yield. The inquiry is not | yet closed, but the public is thoroughly aroused y what it has so far developed. and the result will probably lead to an entire change im the Management of the Bavarian railron 4 SOCIALIST MEMBER'S PROPORAL. If Mr. R. Cunningham Graham, the socialist member of parliament for Lanarkshire, is per- mitted to offer # proposal which be announces it is his intention to make to-morrow, when the royal grants come up for discussion, there will undoubtedly bea stir in the house, He in- tends to move that all royal grants should be | limited to the present reign, and thst on the death of her majesty the government of the country should be made republican, It is doubtful if he wiul be permitted to submit this proposal, FRANCE AND HER TELEPTONRS, ‘The French minister of posts and telegraphs has notified every telephone company in Franee that the government will take charge of their lines on the expiration of the term for which they were givena monopoly, This term expires within a year in the case of most of the compa- bies, | IN FAVOR OF THE CROFTERS. The crofter commissioners have rendered a decision in the case of one large estate in the Island of Lewis belonging to Lady Matheson, ‘The three hundred crofters are granted a re- duction averaging something over 30 per cent in their rents, beside which their arrears, which amounted to over £4,000, have been re- duced to less than £1,000. ~<a AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. The Shot was Iveffective and the Man | Allowed to Depart. New Yorn, July 24.—A few minutes after 10 o'clock yesterday morning « pistol «bot was heard in the private oftice of President W. L. Strong of the Central national bank, at the | corner of Broadway and Worth street. Two | policemen who ran into the office soon came out and aid that nothing had happened. Much curiosity was mauifested by people who bad heard the shot to ascertain the cause of it, but nothing could be learned until last night. when President Strong was interviewed at bis resi- dence at Seabright, N.J. Mr. Strong says the | shot was fired by a man who had to see | him to ask forgiveness for a wrong be bad done | him (Strong). The man bad been in bis em- loy for twenty years. When told by Mr. Ktrong that be eould not forgive him’ the man drew « pistol and tried, or pretended to try, to commit suicide. The ball weut upw however, und lodged in the ceiling. The p: ‘was taken away from the man, who was then allowed to depart. President Strong declines to give the man's name, a he does not care to | disgrace bis relatives, who are people, KILLING BY ELECTRICITY, Dr. Edson Gives the Result ef His Exe periments With Dogs. New Yorx, July 24—The Kemmler reference was continued to-day. Dr. Cyrus Edson, | physician-in-chief of the health depart- ment, told of bis experiments at Colum- | bia college,where the dogs wore killed with the alternating current of the Westinghouse dynamo. He said they were all killed om the first shock but one. He thought « force ef 600 | to 1,000 volts would cause instantaneous and | painless death. os A SAMOAN SURVIVOR. He Turns Up in hicago Police Court. Curcaco, July. 24.—At the clerk's call for Joseph Somers, plain drunk, a man rolled out | of the bull pen and, ranuing his thumb around the girth of his big blue trousers, took his | etand in the East Chicago-avenue police station before Justice Kersten vesterday morning. He was a stout, hardy fellow, littie less than forty in years, and he looked honestly ashamed of himself as he stood in the dock twisting bis hat. There was a rough decency about him that attracted the court, and, atter the officer's | simple statement of “Asleep in a door-way” the court inquired: “What have you got to ee y “Nothing at all, sir, the plain reply. «Where do you live?” asked the court “Marblebead, Mase,, sir.” “Well, you're Its « true bill,” was long way from home, What's inquired the on Jeasantly impressed with the prisoners | conversed his interest because of the light docket. ‘The inquiry brought out the fact that the sailor was oue of the survivors of the Samoan disaster, o seaman on the cruiser Nipsic. He was discharged. He was then taken out by am interested group, and for the small considera- tion of a nerve bracer entertained the crowd with version of the famous disaster that was hotographically rich im descriptive details. je said that be had gone «preeirg in San Fran- cisco and mi transport home with the others, but was now trying to get across the country and had got this far, He was sent along with @ little roll in his pocket. —— THE LEAD TRUST. Only Two or Three Companies Not Now Included. Barrmore, Mp., July 24.—Overtures have been made tothe Maryland white lead com- pany of this city to join the lead trust. The company has not signified its intention of Prohibitiouists, Zauesvi.e, Ons, July 4.—The state conve ntson was calicd to order im the Me morial bali at 10 o'clock this morning by B. 8. of Youngstown, Obio, chairman of Bev, 7S