Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corser Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & B. KAUFFMANN, Pres’. ‘Tax Evento Stan is servod to mbecriters tn che city by carriers, on thetr own account, at 10 cents week. or 440. mouth. Copies at the counter, cents each. mail—postawe prepaid—S0 cents @ Month. one year, @6: six inouths $3. ed at the Post Office s Washington, D. = eckend clans mail wastter } = w Br, vad Soca eats sp Daee-e * year. postage prepaid. All mail subscripts be im advances ne paper sent louger than in paid for Rates of advertising made Known on application. ee | Vo. 75—No 14,057. ening Star. WASHINGTON, D.C.. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1889. ‘SPECIAL NOTICES. =>CAFE FABER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Mr, Louis Faber takes this method of ex- tending to bis friends and former patrons and the i public generally cordial invitation to attend the | of his Dew Cafe and Kestaurant, — 413 and 415 9th st. TUESDAY EVENING, ocl2-3t* the 15th instant, from 6 p.m. THEREBY WARN ALL Pe! Soret tay wifesan be tant ay without Just or pao will not be responsible er ro ae A. MESSER AND @= OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAK Potomac Telephone Company.—A dividend or 312s share will be payabie on the Zist day of Cetober, bist to the stockholders of record at the close of business on the 11th day of October, 1889, at the office of the treasurer of the company, 619 14th “the transfer tooks will be closed from the 12th to p ber inclunve. the L1et of Octo TULL SE BUYAN, President, CHAKLES G. BEEBE, Treasurer. ‘Washington, D. C.. Getober 10, 1859, oc] Oto Lin JUsi KeCkIVLD, A NeW LOT OF MOUCK- ing Birds, Parrots and Canaries and will sell them cheap SCHMID’S Bird Store, ee nw E = EM. SCHOO. EY, —" DENTIST, Builds Pacific Bux 24 F st. oc3-1m =i Ec SCREDIT! CREDIT! CKEDIT! Furniture, Carpets and Housefuraishing Goods in Geueral suid ou Credit at Cash Prices. Poy- lar Bed-room Suites from $15 up. Oak Bed-room Suites from $2: 5. Walnut Bed-room Suites from #40. tgs Parlor ouites trom $30. Ingraia ; week y weekly uired at st.n.w. — BOARDS AT $1.25 PER 100 FT. at 6TH ST. ANP NEW YORE AVE. ¥.W. ‘These sre bright, dry, even thickness and 16 ft length. We have the common ordinary Virginia Boards at much lower prices, but our celetrated are of good quality. 14BBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, oc6-1m Dealers in Lumber and Mill Work. _ & MONEY. MONEY. MONEY. be PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION is prepared to receive a few special payments of 100 to $1,0UU each sud will psy © ver cent per suvum, interest payable monthly, if . pFuaiyal payable cudemaud We have a surplus of $o8,U0U aud the sseocustion is perfectly sound and rei funds being we eenere, on = real estate. c. NCANS! sd JOHN COOK, Sec oct 2m as z y CREASING PATKONAGe NECES- aero removal of our Ojtical office to we prominent thoroughfare, aud we vey leave fnfors: Sur patrous aud the public at large that we will bencefurth be located at 1435 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W. As heretofore, we sball coutinue to examine the eye- sight tree of charge and turuish such glasses only aa inky be prover to remedy: svtical detects exist i ind faves. Kespectiuily, Hit sist Successors ty Dk. 3. GALESET, pop books containizy 100 tickets, transferable, ocd for six onths, on all ines of the Herdic Voac hes, tor. at the Company's offces, 1Uth aud C sts. s¢, and 1912 Est. n.w..aud at the following drug stores: F. PILZEh & CO..501 E. Cayatol st. 2 OGHAM, 1211 Pena Sve uw. . Mec. CRIs! st. Dow. AS Scasabiulicl: Rorth Capitol aud Hat, KOBE SCHOLL, ZistandG et Price. $3 7U. #1 8-6m CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, CHEQUES apd other securities. A re bar ad 1Uth and D strects (Punt buil@.ine.) =>LACE CURTALS: SOc. per pair; B SIrkAM LAU i Tel phone ©: a tie ets. oUe. per prir. YALE hear cor. 10th and F sis. uw. e261. ND KEY West — Importer Wines. Brancy Segara, 2213 Penns) ivania avenge 719 NEW GooDs. 719 Our Buyer is now in New York sending us tho VERY LATEST NOVELTIES IN BLACK DRESS GooDs, HANDSOME DRESS AND CLOAK TRIMMINGS, LACES, EMBROIDERIES, CORSETS, UMBRELLAS, UNDERWEAR, RIBBONS AND NOTIONS, ~hich we offer at the very lowest prices. GREAT BARGAINS in oddlota Many articles re- duced to LESS THAN HALF-PRICE. SEE OUR NEW STOCK. Best and most reliable goods at lowest prices at 2G. Davis, oz ‘719 Market Space, Cor. Sth st. Oreste Or Fens Asp Wrars ‘. Just returned from New York with a large supply of Ladies’ Furs and Wraps. Shoulder Capes in Mink, Persian, Marten, Astrachan and Monxey Fur. Trimminx in every variety of Fur. Plush Jacketa, Shoulder Cay and Sacques. SEaLs&is CAPES, JACKETS and SACQUES, in Alaska bkius, Loudon Dye. WILLETT & RUOFF, aul9-3m 905 Pennsylvania ave. yEW ENGLAND RELIEF ASSUC! “SL Suilk Street. Koom 45, Boston. | Hencits, — at dealh, from $1,00u to $5,000, at one-third the cost of Lb rane Directors—Hon Jo! L sachusetis, Olivers Puolishers; Hoo. F: New Hampshire, Hon. E 5. Tobey, ex-pr of ade, ex-puetuaster of Boston; 8 wood, Harwood Brus. Manufacturers, Littleton, Musa ; Curtis Guild, Publisher Boston « oumercial Bulletin; Stillman B. Alien of Boston, JOHN F. LIPVHAKD & 5 1U and 10%. 954 selicitors can al- ocl2-st* x-governor of Mas- Ditsou & Co., Music ba Fy ie ‘ = £ E F 5 Ovestxo or LADIES SEALSKIN ULSTERS, SACQUES, AND JACKETS. GREAT VARIETY OF SHOULDER CAPES, MUFFS, BOAS AND TRIMMINGS. LATEST NUVELTIES IN GARMENTS TRIMMED WITH FUR. B. H. STINEMETZ & SONS, oe8-3m0 1237 Penn. eve. and 13th st. OPS= V. 6. FISCHER ABT AND STATIONERY COMPANY, 528 15TH STREET (CORCORAN BUILDING), IMPORTERS. Paintings, Water Colors, Etchings, Engravings, £0 Latest Publications, Kare Prints. FINE STATIONERY AND CARD ENGRAVING. Latest Designs, Low Prices. eee 3m AND PRESSED FOR @1 popairig an oy Usat miapeat Gove cuted ee MEXICAN TOE Sa ics D PENOBSCOT RIVER ICE 00. ued Waona, ‘Depot Telepoone, 480-2; Otice ter. | > KM. sulS-a Wastiogion SPECIAL NOTICES. <q=> 28,013SHIRT ORDERS TO Da’ Pies de ‘Shi ~ => GAS DROP LIGHTS, 87c. COMPLETE. P SB & H., $3, & C. A. MUDDIMAN, CENTEAL UNION MISSION. ‘The Christian public is invited to attend the fifth annivi ing of this mission at the Mouut Vernon Pisce M.b. Chureh South, corner Uth and K_ sts. SABBATH EVENING, October 20, 7:30 o'clock. The exercises will consist of brief addresses Pastors, characteristic mission the work of the year and test Acnual business day , October 21, 7:30 THINK OF It A MOMENT. is no wonder that many Tailors stick to the old pian of having two or ices if of ‘Trousers, a Suit or an Overc: their customer aud charge him # apparent opulence aud in some as I do for the ipatical cases et us much again tal %, made no better, if as wood. rc nileman would vot leave his order Diagonal Cout aud Vest at caiise be had always paid $40. Yt he was au exce; ton and the except 7. caution and intelligence. Steady increase in my bu-iness is evidence my low prices for High-class Tailoring are ing recownized and appreciated. heed to believe that it is necessary to pay exor- Ditant prices to secure rood Tullo “Corner 9thandGasts. nw. ION, REPUBLICAN Every member expec importance. WILLIAM KOCH, Sec. THE LAIESI THING IN OVERCOATS I ck C wales, saiin tuced, eels Fin INDUGANCE the District of Columbia. — vot the entutows for tue past uy, out earnings fo1 ny ‘declared aud will ‘be payable to Com of Accmannual dividend stock of this com fice in: the Kellogg, Build’ ld for the trauster of stock ctober 21 to November 1, both days in~ rderof the Board of Trustees. ‘rus H. KE. WILLAKD, Secretary, ing, 1416 F st. uw. g=> NOTICE—I HEREBY WAR: — against trusting lig ge a Fr ‘or othr m on my accoun i Gebt thus contracted. Sits ADELE BAR LUUR. WINTER UNDERWEAR. woul, All-wool, Camei's Hair, Na: Wool, English Balbriggan,’ and All-sill, Medtum and Heavy Weight. We bev Alle ee full to enable you to see a part of the stock at c 2 uo lower prices than ours for equal quality WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Store fur Men, 1013 F st. n.w. THE CORCORAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ~ Has Removed to its New Office, 604 11th st. 0. ER pared to make Loans in California, respect, at the above rates of inter- interest payable in Washington. be fu Washington, at my old 407 F st., where Ishall be pleased to meet any riends or parties who woul rewarding these in nected with Southe: (Odlice hours 10 am. uke to consult we ute or ether matters con- rid, JOHN SHEKM WU. oc lo-i E, Uitice: $10 Insiana ave, Hours—4 to 7 pou, ¥,60 TABLE OF ALEXAN- wunty, Va, hereby notify Frederick Brown’ to sppear ai the office of in Alexandria county, V 2 C'eivck m., te detend END HAS REMUV. T p.m. Teicplone 1. =n ©. pasners, For the past fifteen years connected with the Drug Store corner Oth and Pa. ave., desires to inform his friends that he has opened the Shorhain Drug Store, corner 15th and H sis, with a complete stock of Drugs, Chemicals, &. et srs GAS FIXTURES. By ©. A. MUDDIMAN, XPERT MANI- Fo (2G st., formersy ew York FPutrouace of Ladies and Geutiewen a. satisfaction guaranteed; 9 to 1 lw? Pa R QUARTERLY ME) i Ei a sre re ee tvom No. 2),0n TUESDAY, 15th inst, at Pou wan 1 LONGLEY, President. J. W. HARSHA, Secretary. ocl2-3t FOR RENT—THOSE ELEGANT NEW ~ Stores on Conn. id Le 18 feet iugh on the inside, h, aud Leated by steau. Good for any Brat-class bi confectioner, he shoe store ur dry youds. R. O. HOLTZMAN, Real Estate Agent, 10th and F sts, n.w. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ST houders of the Eckingtou and Soldiers’ = Radiway Company of the Diatriet'of Coltuuibia eclection of bine directors wi at the cevot th ‘Atlantic Building, 17, 188, between the Zo'clock p.m.’ JOSEPH PAUL, gttice of the com CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1 ASSETS $1,044,781.37. Office hours, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On the first Wednesday in exch mouth the vuice will be open from Eto do'clock y. mL AUVaLCCS Wik be made prowptly Subseriptions for shares in the 18th series (new issue) will be received on and after October 16, 1889, Shares are €2.50 per month. $1.00U advanced on each abare, Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantage of the Association are furnished upon application, THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Pres't. 3NO. JOY EDSON, OCTOBER 1, 184, iders of the@ade- ‘and wh Stoue Company 1¢ office of the company, 6: D.C., FRIDAY, Uc! if Lacréasing the 18SY, wt 7 pm., tor pital stock of the com: ABD, BENJ. F. LEIGHTON, Walsus J NEWTON, SPRIGG POOLE, * Trustees. q=>FINE GAS FIXTURES. KUCHESTER AND GLADSTONE LAMPS. UMBRELLA AND DECORATED SHADES. CANDLE SHADES AND STICKS. 8.8. SHEDD & BRO, 432 OTH 8ST. N.W. , << 13TH ANNUAL OPENING. E. ¥. BROOKS, Corcoran Building GAS FIXTURES. LARGEST LINE EVER SHOWN IN THIS CITY. NOVEL AND HANDSOME DESIGNS FROM THE BEST FACTORIES LAMPS IN CHOICE PATTERNS 531 15th street, a F. BARBOUR, Front Basement 1418 ¥ STREET N.W. Telephone 335-3, f etdal Washington News and Gossip. Index te Advertisements, AMUSEMENTS.. ARCHITECTS. BICYCLES.. BOARDING.. CITY ITEMS... H i tt ititet i s WWE KE VGH VAIVGAIIWE ATSC EITSWACHHYEKHONHADIAYNAKAWKYHKVAD yeneqegedadaueddeqvarvadivaeggigyyye? FOR RENT (Houses) FOR RENT (Misceiiangovs), FOR SALE (Houses) FOR RENT (Orrices) FOR SALE (Lorts).. LADIES’ GOODS .... LOCAL MENTION ... LOST AND FOUND, WANTED (8rrvations) WANTS (fiscruLaxeous)........ WANTED (Roows) The Star Out of Town. Tre Eventne Stax will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired, at the rate of fifty cents per month, 69 But all such orders must be accompanied by the money, or the aper cannot be sent, as no accounts are kept with mail subscriptions. eg ae ae Government Receiets Topar.—Internal revenue, $170,395; customs, $339,250, Tovay's Boxp Orvers aggregated $251,500, as follows: Coupon 4s, $1,000, $500 at 127; regis- tered 48, $100,000, $500, $2,400, €2,050, $1,950, ¥30,000 at 127; registered 417=, $10,000, $500, $50,000, 22,600, $50.000 at 10554. Tue Mount Vervon Avexug Surver.—The field work of the survey for the proposed Mt, Vernon avenue, according to Col. Hains’ last monthly report to the chief of engineers, was completed on the 17th of September, and the ottice work was then commenced. ‘The amount expended during the month was $1,870.07, leaving an available balauce of $3,545 on hand, Commusstoxer oF MXrENTs MitcHe.t has is- sued an order directing that on and after No- vember 5 the condition of business in the various examining divisions of tie patent office will be published each week in the Offi- cial Gazette. Mns. Many Leaventon has been appointed Postmaster at Lankford, Kent county, Md. suerte, Eamonn at Resigxep.—Naval Cadets T. S. Kellogg, L. J. Magil and Clinton Chester Wells have. re- signed. a Civ Servick Examination.—An examina- tion will be held at the rooms of the civil serv- ice commission October 30th and 31st, com- mencing ut 9 am. on each day, of upplicante for the position of computer in the Nautical Almanac office or the naval observatory. The subjects of the examination will be as follows: Orthography, penmanship, copying, letter writing, mathematics and astronomy. ‘The last two subjects named will constitute the princpal part of the examination (70 to 75 per cent of the value of the examination), and will include use of logarithmic tables, trigonometry. analytical geometry. differential and integral calculus and mathematical astronomy. The position, which ig how vacant in the Nautical Almanac office, pays a salary of €1,000, Gov. Hrux and party left Washington at 7:40 last evening for Atlanta, Before leaving the city the governor called on Mr. Randall, on Capitol Hill The governor will stop at the Kimball house, in Atlanta, Tomorrow he will speak at the Piedmont exposition, The party expect to leave Atlanta on Friday. Curcaco’s Wortp's Fark Commrrrer.—Mr. Edward Walker, chairman of the committee on congressional action, aud Mr. E. 8. Taylor, both of Chicago, and representing the promoters of the propored world’s exposition in that city in 1892, are here and have established beadquar- ters for the committee at Willard’s hotel, Anny Leaves.—Leaves of absence have been granted army officers as follows: Capt. Chas, E. Hargous, fifth infantry, six months; Capt. Hiram H. Ketchum, twenty-second infantry, four months; Capt. F. W. Thibaut, sixth ine fantry, twenty days’ extension; Capt. Valery Havard, assistant surgeon, one month’s exten- sion, To Prevent Mam Derrxpations.— Chief Post Office Inspector Rathbone is holding a conference to at the Post Office department with the division inepentocs in regard to the means and methods of preventing mail depre- dations aud the detection of crime. The ob- jectof the gathering is to have general inter- change of ideas. It is expected that the con- ference will continue for several days and will be addressed by Postmaster General Wana- maker, Carer Justicg Manswatt’s Gmanpson a Rervsticay.—F. Lewis Marshall, the only grandson of Chief Justice Marshall. has an- nounced himself a republican candidate for state senator of Virginia from the counties of Orange, Culpeper and Rappahannock. Nava Onpens.—Passed Assistant Surgeon Charles T. Hibbett ordered to the receiving ship Franklin, relieving Surgeon D. N. Ber- tolette, detached and ordered to duty at the naval hospital at Philadelphia, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon W. H. Rush, detached and ordered to the se! ship Saratoga. Patents have n n granted to residents of the District as follows: Wallace A. Bartlett, a pneumatic cannon and supply system; Wm. Calver, two patents for solar reflecting ap- aratus and solar stove; Henry Cri i, for improvement in sponge cups; Gaadas ke Davis, for oes in handles for holding tools and articles, Tue Presipent WILL ATTEND IF Posstsie.— Bishop Keane, accompanied by Fathers Chap- pelle and Horrigan, called on the President at noon today to invite him to attend the dedica- tion ceremonies at the new lic university, in this District, which will occur November 13, The President replied that he would surely at- tend if it lay in power, Cotorgp Opp Fr.iows.—Secretary Tracy has issued an order that colored employes of the Navy department who are members of the United Order of Odd Fellows, District of nb or eemuaea te be hemes tee duty tomorrow for the purpose of i ing in the celebration of the forty-Abied aaat- organization. Columbia. be vVersary of that < At tas Warrs Hovss Topat.- the President's earliest callers this those who saw him after- ward were Represent #arqubar. O'Neill of Pennsyl: Sherman, Brown of Indiana, and Rardall of vania, ‘Tex River Fists EorrmaTs.—Gon. Casey, in his annual estimates for continuing work cn river and harbor improvements, includes $600,- S00 for the Potomes tiver fate the next fiscal year, TWO CENTS. LANGSTON ON MAHONE. The Former Accuses the Latter of At- tacking Him Because He is a Negro. A CONFERENCE IN PETERSBURG WHICH ACCOM- PLISHED NOTHING AND THE COLORED ORATOR 18 GOING TO OHIO TO STUMP FOR FORsKEE— HE ACCUSES MAHONE OF TRYING TO ‘“‘DEsxOC- RATIZR” THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN VIRGINIA. Hon. John M. Langston arrived in Washing- ton yesterday afternoon on his way from Vir- ginia to Ohio, He is not going to take part in the Virginia campaign. Instead of working for Mahone he will take the stump for Foraker. He left for Ohio on the late train last night. Before leaving he talked freely and frankly with @ Sram reporter about the situation in Virginia. “Mr, Mahone’s policy,” he said, ‘‘seems to be, if I may make a word for the occasion, trying to democratize the republican party in Vir- ginia, He wants to drive the negro into ob- security, giving him no countenance or recogni- tion, that he may gather around him white democrats whoare willing to get what they can out of the republican party if the negro is put down, He is trying to drive out and PUT DOWN THE NEGRO FOR BEING A NEGRO. “They published my letter of September 3 and sent it out as a campaign docnment under the caption: ‘Langston a party man. He will support the republicans in the Old Dominion. He says he will do his duty.’ They advertised metospeak in the state. But meanwhile I had not seen Mr. Mahone or any of his licuten- ante, I had had no talk with members of the state committee as to the plan of the cam- and what was expectedof me. I had a in Ohio and went from there to Peters- burg. LIexpected to meet Mahone or Bowden, or some other member of the committee there, but I did nos find them. There was nota white man in sight. Some of MAHONE’S COLORED UNDERSTRAPPERS were on hand and said evérything had been ar- ranged for me to speak and there was a large assemblage to hear me, all colored men. I said that was all well enough, but where was Mr. Bowden; Ihad had no conference with him. There were some matters to talk about before I entered into the canvass. I had received no invitation, Isent word to Mr. Bowden that I was there and ready to talk with him when convenient. Word came back for me to speak that night as advertised, and that we would confer the next day. I spoke, making such a speech asI thought I ought to. About six jousand negroes were present, None of the committee. NOT A WHITE MAN, ATTENDED THE MEETING. °“The next day I was ready to talk with Mr. Bowden, but the interview was not to be had. I was there at their service, but Mahone, Bow- den and the rest were off in some quiet place. The communications with me were all through some negro—understrappers of Mahone’s. I made it known that I was ready to make an ap- pointment; then awaited. Monday evening I got a letter from Mr. Bowden saying that he would see me Monday morning; that he would leave the city Monday evening. I wentaround to headquarters; saw Brady and Congressman Burrows. Bowden iad gone and would not be back until Thursday. They wanted to know how long I would remain. I said that I had appointments in Ohio to speak for Gov. Foraker, but should re- main in Petersburg until Friday. Then I should go to Ohio. If meanwhile Mr. Bowden wanted tosee me I should be there. On Thursday Mr. Bowden sent word that he had been call off by @ dispatch to see a sick child. g ‘THE CONFRRENCE AT THR ALBEMARLE HOTEL. “On Friday two negroes came to me, and after some messages back and forth conducted me tothe Albemarle hotel. One of them stayed down in the bar room and the other conducted me to a private apartment up stairs, which had been secured for the occasion. There were Bowden, Lamb and Waddill. They asked the colored man who conducted me there to take a seat. I told them that he was merely an at- | tendant they had sent to show me the way, and | that, as I had no further use for his services, I | would excuse him, He bad not come with me to take part in the conference. He left and we had our talk, I told them that I was ready to take hold and help curry the state; that I was a republican, and was anxious to work for the cause of my party. “MR. MAHONE HAD ATTACKED ME on account of my color and the curl of my hair. Inaspeech he had said that he would fight against my going to Congress because the time had not come when the Petersburg district could be represented in the House by a negro. | In view of this there was one condition upon which I should enter the canvass, They baa received my letter and issued it as a campaign document. Now what I wanted was an invita- tion to take the stump in the state for Mahone, advising my people to work for him, with the distinct agreement that he should cease fight- ing me in the contest for my seat in the House on account of my color. I did not want any un- usual consideration given me; I did not want any assistance to get that seat if I was not en- titled to it under the law. All I wanted, I told them, wasa distinct serene that, if my lawyers proved beyond doubt that I was elected, Malone and the republican com- raittce should not fight me merely because I was @ negro. “I WANTED NO PECULIAR FAVORS on account of my race, but I did not want to be deprived of justice upon no other grounds than that I wasa negro. I declared my intention to stand by the fifteen thousand people who had voted for me and said I would not agree to work to give Mahone more power to use against me and my people. My demand was simple. It was that he agree not to use against the negroes the power he got from them. [asked uio favors, I wanted only a pledge that my people should be honestly dealt with. THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT Do. “Mr. Waddill said it would look like a dicker. He thought it would not do, “Mr. Lamb was willing personally to invite me to speak in his district. “Mr. Bowden said that as a member of Con_ #8 he would have to pass on my case in the louse. It would not do for him to say any- thing on that subject now. “Lreplied that I wanted no pledge of sup- port from any one. I wanted no piedge that they would not oppose me if they thonght I was not anh f elected. All I demanded was that they sbould not oppose me because of my being a negro, and for that reason only, They said they could come to no agreement then and did not see how it coud be done. &., &. They asked where I should be. I replied that Ishould leave at ouce for Ohio to work for Foraker; t I was @ republican and that I intended to work for my party with all my might. If I could not work within the party in my own state I should not work against it, butwould give my services where my party needed them elsewhere. I told them that if they wanted to communicate with me they could tell by the newspapers where I was trom time to time. I would be in the Ohio canvass,” ‘TWO TELEGRAMS. Prof. Langston received the following dis- patch from J. York Harris last night, dated Pe- tersburg, Va: ‘Have any arrangements been made between you and the state committee as to when youare to commence canvassing Virginia?” oh this Prof. Langston sent the following “No arrangements made. I demanded invi- tation with assurances that Mahone cease his opposition to me on account of my color as re- gards my seat in Committee would not accept my tions, Ishall stand A acc a wows Tam cu my way to Ohio to phaed ama am on my way for Foreker.” "= ——— PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. Two Federal Judges Only on the List Today. ‘The President today made the following ap- pointments: John 8, Bugbee of California, United States district judge for the district of Alaska. Geo. W. Bartch of the ovunty of Salt Lake, Pay tok sede LAYING THE BIG WATER MAIN. Col. Elliot’s Report for September—Why the Work Has Been Delayed. Col. Elliot, the engineer in charge of the work of laying the new water main, in his re- port of operations during September says: “For laying the 48-inch main and its connec- tions the following material has been received during the month: 859 tons of pipe. 108 tons of special castings and 16 valves. While the terms of the various contracts relating to the rate of delivery have not been fully complied with there has been an improvement in the rate of casting during the month, anda still larger increase is promised by the contractors for pipe during October. The material for the work is received by the Baltimore and Ohio and the Baltimore and Potomac railways and by vessels, I have no trouble in promptly getting that part of it that is shipped by the itimore and Potomac railway and 4 vessel, but the delivery of the material for the work that a shipped by the Baltimore and Ohio rail- way DELAYED BEYOND ALL REASON. “At the date of writing this report (October 10) there are on the’Baltimore and Ohio tracks in and near this city and elsewhere on the way to this city between Washington and Camden, N.J., 1,691.000 Ibs, of 43-inch water-main pipes which I cannot get, although some of them were shipped nearly two months ago. As the failure of the Baltimore and Ohio railway to deliver that of our material which the contractors ship by itunder their contract to deliver in Washington is liable at any time to suspend the laying of the main (we are using from 300.000 to 400,000 Ibs. of metal a day), and my efforts ee the Baltimore and Qhio railway officials in this city to bring the cars to the station and have them delivered having failed, I have writ- ten tothe gvneral office in Baltimore in the hope that more prompt and energetic action will be directed from there, EXCAVATION OF THE TRENCHES. “The contractor for excavation completed the excavation of the trench for the 48-1nch main on R street from 7th to 14th streets, a distance of 2,868 feet, andon September 27 he commenced excavating the trench for the 48- inch main on the Conduit road. The laying of the 48-inch main on R street has been con- tinued, and the main has been laid from 4th street to 13th street with the exception of the block from 5th street to 6th street, where some rete pieces, that have not yet arrived, are to e lai Since September 30, the date Col. Elliot's re- port stoned, the main has been carried to 16th stree: TEMPORARY INCONVENIENCE TO CITIZENS, Continuing, he says: “The positions of the city water and gas mains under the streets through which Congress has directed the 4 inch main to be laid constrains me to lay this main so near the sidewalks as to seriously in- commode the citizens jiving on these streets by the amount of earth from the trench, which must be deposited on and cover the walks, and in some cases the parked lots in front of their houses, until it can be refilled in the trench, but, asa general rule, they have shown a grati- fying patience under this annoyance and a willingness to suffer temporarily tor the sake of the public benefit that will be had when the work is completed. AT THE DISTRIBUTING RESERVOIR.” “The work of excavation at the distributing reservcir to make connection at the gate house has been a slow and difficult operation, The ‘ound a short distance below the surface was found to be so saturated with water from a leak in one of the old mains ag to be exceedingly treacherous aud to require extensive timber- ing. When the excavation had been carried to a depth of about 25 feet the flow of water from this leak became so great that the work had to be suspomded until arrangements could be made to drain the trench. The excavation was then continued to a depth of about 30 feet, when the break was discovered to be in the 36-inch main, and it was repaired with con- siderable difficulty, WORK THIS MONTH. “During the month of October the force at work laying the 48-inch main will be increased, and early in the month the work of laying the 30-inch main on Capitol Hill will be com- meuced.” . The amount expended during September was $49,050.93, leaving an available balance of $262,329.22. AFTER THE POST OFFICES. A Crowd of Callers on Gen. Clarkson Disappointed Today. The corridors of the Post Office department wore a familiar appearance today. Groups of men were standing about talking, and some in- dividuals were pacing up and down and glancing nervously at the door of Gen, Clark- son’s room. Ever since the 4th of March such scenes have been of almost daily occurrence in the Post Office department, and, while the crowds are not so great as they were afew months ago, still, whenever Gen. Clarkson isat his desk there are numerous visitors besieging his door. He has been out of the city for some time and @ great many people have been anxious for his return. The announcement in yesterday's Star that he would be in his office today was evidently welcome news to a large number of people, and bright und early they were at the door of Gen. Clarkson's room. They were disappointed by seeing Mr. Fowler, the chief clerk, occupying Gen. Clarkson's chair, as he has done during the latter's ab- sence. While Mr. Fowler's ability and knowl- edge of the business is recognized, yet, to the men who want a post office or want some one appointed to a post office, he CANNOT EXACTLY FILL THE BILL. They found that while Gen. Clarkson had returned to the city he had not made his ap- pearance at the department, and so they waited in the hope that he would turn up later in the day. The anxiety to see Gen. Clarkson finds a par- tial explanation in the fact that he is the arbiter of the fate of some 58,000 postmasters scattered throughout this country. As the commanding officer of this great army he has been making changes in the personnel ever since the 4th of March, and a large number of patriots throughout the country make special trips to Washington to assist him in work. Occasionally # postmaster resigns, few die, and a great many at the earnest request of portion of their neighbors and with the as- sistance of Gen. Clarkson retire from office. It is estimated that since the 4th of March some 20,000 CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE in the fourth-class offices, Probably not quite half of the entire number of fourth-class post- masters have as yet been officially decapitated. Gen. Clarkson has a lively winter's work before him, and he finds that it isa work that never ends, Euch year adds some 1,500 new offices department if any one consents to take it. In tdee casos the ofico may be ssid to have a lite tenure, which makes a f a Telegrams to The Star. FIVE LIVES LOST. Swift Death on the Cincinnati In- clined Road. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. They Propose a Powerful Labor Federation. THE TRI-COLUMBIAN TRIP. Montana’s Legislature to be Fought Over. POLITIOAL MURDER IN FLORIDA. TRISH PATRIOTS MOVING MYSTERIOUSLY. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. The Cincinnati Inclined Road Kills Five People. Crrcrxxati, Onto, Oct. 15.—A terrible acci- dent happened on the Main street incline plane at1215 p.m. Acar had reached the top of the incline, when the rope broke and there was nothing to bold the truck. It came crashing down and ran into the passenger station and office below. There were nine passengers on board, and five ure killed and three more probably in- — and the others are also injured more or less seriously, ‘The kilied aa faras can be learned at this time are: Michael Kneiss, teacher in the third intermediate school, residence 14 Euclid ave- nue, Mt, Auburn: Mrs. Ives and Mrs. Shafer. MR. CURTIS’ AMERICANS TODAY. They Go to See the Town Where He Got a Wife. Ene Depot, Pa., Oct. 15.—The represent- atives of all the Americas were aroused this morning in Buffaloat 6 o'clock and at 8 o'clock the congressional excursion train was rolling along the Lakeshore road, the waters of Lake Erie glinting in the sunhght of # crisp and cloudless day. The early rising feature of the present expedition is the most serious cousid- eration to the South Americans. One of their number yesterday explained, in speaking of the fatigues of the journey, that the southern- ers were in the habit of rising at easy hours of the forenoon, of eating when they felt disposed and were accustomed to having railway trains await their deliberate will. Therefore the getting out of bed in the erase, 3 twilight, the necessity of appeering Promptly at table when in hotels and of ac- commodating their movements to the scheduie ofa train that siartson the tick of appointed time, all this constitutes a trying innovation Spon the life habiss of the men from the south. e train this morning carries for the first time upon the trip Gen. J. M. P. Caamano, ex- president of the republic of Ecuador, the —— minister of his nation to the United ‘tates and also delegate to the international congress. He brings with him his secretary, Dr. Charles R. Gill, jr., and Attache Antonio Echeverria, State Department Representative W. E. Curtis is today developing powers of a drawing room car conductor in addition to the discharge of the multifarious duties of superin- tendent of itinerary. His charge has, with the addition of the delegations from Chili and Ecuador, been increased by eight people since Saturday. Generalship is now required to adjust the accommodations of the train to the wants of its occupants, Afast ren was made along the lake side to Erie, General Passenger Agent Boyd of the Pennsylvania road is directing affairs in the cab of the locomotive. The coal is good and has reached sixty miles an hour. by the by, directed affairs on Satur- day evening from Rochester to Buffalo, when a speed of seventy miles an hour was maintained on the last forty miles of the run into Buffalo. Between 10 end 11 o'clock the tourists alighted from the train at Erie, where watches were set to western time. “Why does our train stop at this place?” asked some one of its occupants while waiting for carriages, Mr. Curtis stood near and hearing the in- quiry. said: “This, gentlemen, is the place where I found a wife. and I waut you to meet her old friends and mine.” The company was driven about until 11 o'clock, western time, when the journey was rege Cleveland to be the next stopping Dl ———_—_—_. A Mysterious Summons from Parnell. Detroit, Oct. 15.—Late Sunday night Rev. Dr. Charles O'Reilly, treasurer of the national league fund, received a cablegram from London. Shortly afterward he was aroused a second time by a messenger and a telegram from Chicago was delivered to him. Dr. O'Reilly arose and the telephone wires between his residence and the home of Col. John Atkinson, the Irish patriot, were kept hot for nearly an hour. What passed be- tween the two gentlemen 1s unknown, but at 7 o'clock yesterday morning Dr. O'Reilly and Col. Atkinson started for New York to take a steamer for London. It is understood that they go to Europe to confer with Parnell and other leaders of the Irish movement and it is even hinted that the recent developments in the Cronin case have caused this sudden visit. That it is sudden is evidenced by the fact that Father O'Reilly made no mention of any in- tended absence to his congregation on Sunday and several important cases in court will neces- sarily be postponed on account of Col. Atkin- son's absence. The gentlemen announced that their stay would not be more than six weeks unless circumstances compelled them to remain longer. —————._—_ The Montana Legislative Contest. Hauena, Mont., Oct. 15.—Judge DeWolfe has issued an order setting the hearing of the Silver Bow county contest case for November, the first day of court. The order is for the canvaseers to show cause why the vote of the contested. contested precinct should not be Members of the democratic state commit way sney have the law of the territory side, as the supreme court several decided a case of the same kind, hok if the votes were legally cast, the fact less number of judges than those provided ee ee eee eae turns. il g Hi Fi senti- ——_ with them ~ —_—— Visitors. Lewes, Del., this morning en route from New York to this city. Admiral De Coulston is on ireland his Paty are te epentietoral days nat Mt peontons aimee an ong for the entertainment of the distinguishen ese et ongenesad of the. pert, Thomas V. come the party, 3 - LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS. Full Text of Their Proposed Laber Policy. Dexven, Cot., Oct. 15.—The National Broth- ethood of Locomotive Engineers convene bere tonight. Over 500 delegates are here. The fathering will be of an international character, Mexico and Canada as weil as the United States being represented. Chief Arthur presides, Sessions are secret. Should the convention ime dorse the action of ite representatives in federe ating = ae, Sromen. ewltchmen and brake- meu and the Kuights of Labor. the biggest la- bor federation in the world will have beem brought into existence. The secret agreement is a8 follows: 1. Upon the system of the Union Pacific rail- way there shall be organized a board of feder- ation to consist of three members from each organization represented, 2 The brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen, Locomotive Engiacers and Railroad Brakemen, the Knights of Labor and the Switchmen's maz tual association shall receive and consider the application of any other ization on the system to join the federated board, to be ac- cepted as the majority shall see Git, and agree to these articles of federatvion to govern our re lations with the management of the systems upon which we are employed. 3. The members of the board of federation shall be representatives of the executive griev- ance committee or boards of adjustment of their respective organizations. 4. In case of the executive or grievance come mittee of either organization failing to effect @ settlement satisfactory to them they shall com- ply with the laws of their organization regard ing grievances and strikes, and if their action in the matter receives the indorsement of their organizations said grievance shall be submitted to the federal board for final action, 5. Should the federated board agree on the justness of the alleged grievance they shall proceed to adjust the same. 6. The federated board failing to satisfactorily adjust the difficulty, shall notify the organiza- tion presenting the grievance of such failure, informing them that if they desire to go be= Yond these peaceful measures they have the entire moral and, if necessary, support of all the organizations represented om the board. 7. Should the organization where the griev- ance originated cousider that in order to ob- tain the justice demanded a strike is necessary the federated board shall have authority by @ two-thirds vote, if in their judgment they deem it desirable to do so, to order all other organizations of the system represented on the board to join in the struggie to bring about speedy settlement, 8 The organizations represented in this agreement mutually agree to do all in their aes to build up and stre en each other yy influencing al! persons to become members ro ~ organization representing their trade or ing. 9% Anexpelled member of either organize- tion shall be ineligitie to membership im any of the other organizations unless by the con- sent of the organization from which he was ex- pelled, —>__ They Put Scrip in Their Wallets. Buoomrxotox, Iu., Oct. 15.—A social sense. tion was caused yesterday by the discovery that Lester Green, an old resident and business man, the street commissioner of this city and for tive years alderman, bad eloped with Mre, Barker, the wife of A. G. Barker, a handsome woman aged forty, Green leaves bis wife and four interesting children without a dollar. He took all the money he could borrow from his friends, Mrs. Barker took $1,500 of her own money, $700 of ber husband's and borrowed nioney to the extent of several hundred dollars, —>——_ Capital Going to Persia. Lonpox, Oct. 15.—London capitalists sube scribed £5,000,000 for the Persian bank—tive times the needed amount. Now that the bank capital has been all taken up the subscribers are ready with @ Persian railway company, @ Teheran water works company, a Teheran eleo- tric light company, a Persian telegraph com- pany, all hatched evidently within the past week and intended to absorb, in one way or another. the odd $20,000,000 overflow trom the bank scheme. —_———_ He Gave the Dollars Anyway. Bostox, Oct. 15.—Col. Charles H. Taylor of the Globe presented the Boston base ball club last night with tie £1,000 promised them by the paper. In return they? presented the colonel with a go AE pe A Political Witness Murdered. JacksosvitLe, Fra., Oct. 15.—John Bird, a colored witness before the Uuited States court, was murdered Saturday night on his return home. He was a government witness in a case involving election frauds in Madison county. The vote of this county decides the contest be- tween Goodrich, republican, and Bullock, dem- ocrat, for Congress. Partisan feeling is run- nin, = 2 here and open threats are made that if the Madison county prosecutions are 203 stopped by the federal authorities more serious difficulties will arise. District Attorney Strip- ling and Marshal Museli will use their ute most eudeavors to find out the murderera, Strenuous efforts have been made by Madison people to cover up the crime. No true version of the affair can procured. "Judge Wither~ spoon has impaneied a jury to view the body, Mr. Laird’s Successor. Hastrvos, Nes., Oct. 15.—The republican congressional convention has nominated Sec. retary of State G. L. Laws to succeed the late Congressman Laird. ee Murder at Sea. Nawrvcser, Mass., Oct. 15.—The man’s body washed ashore here yesterday bas a knife wound in the left side. Some of the teeth were knocked out. A 40-pound iron bar was iashed to the body. The clothing is of fashionable make aud material, The body is that of a middle-aged man over 6 feet tall. The case looks like one of murder at sea, Pacem Sasctnanrond The Thetis in Danger. Sax Fraxctsco, Cat., Oct. 15.—The Rash arrived Sunday evening. Her officers fear the Thetis is ice-bound north of Point Barrow. When the Rush started down the Bear was coaling at Ounalaska to go in search of the Thetis, If she is frozen in the ice, as every thing indicates, her only safety lies in a heavy southerly gaie. —— Passenger Train Biown Over. Kansas Crry, Mo., Oct. 15.—A severe storm near Farmington, Utah, Sunday night blew @ Denver and Rio Grande passenger train of nine care off the track into the ditch. The chaing broke between the smoker and the rear gage car, and the two front cars were sa’ Of seventy people in the turned cars but three were injured: C. H. Brow of ribs fractured; M. E. Sempeen of Poste eae badly cut on the head; unknown man, ankle broken and spine hurt. ——— An Engineer Killed. Denver, Oct. 15.—Engineer Dooner was im stantly killed and Foreman Canshan badly hurt by the wrecking of a D. and P. train nese Como yesterday. No passengers burt. im mec and hotel was ee ae Residence doors were thrown open to = — every Sreepl yreentr accommodate largest assemblage of people ever brought Sent pen eee wi and balding aro suncing cist ovenpoteens A Good of Work. San Fraxcisco, Oct, 15.—The stem of the ‘new coast defense vessel Successfully cast it I ; i 3 i i i f aH ici the Hie tie gaptti pel ele te Hi i ; rf vf lt H E F F i vite E i [ H i i | i ; i HH i fi fit ii were slight.