Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1889, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, War Danae Ocr A miserable existence when & few bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla would certairly mve che strength and nergy you need? Thousands ace proving its virtues daily. So msy you. Mra Alice West, of Jefferson, W. Va, writes: “I was ll run down before I began to take Ayer's Sar- separilla, but am now gaining in streugth every Gay” “Being very weak and despondent after a lomt filness, I tried Ayer’s Sarssparilla, sud two bot- tes nave restored me to my former health."-+ ‘Miss Bianche 8. Brownell, 4 Boyiston Placa buewo AYER’S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co, Lowell, Mass, Sold by all Drugyists. Price, $1: six bottles, @5. WORTH €5 A BOTTLE Tu Gescrxz JOHANN BHOFF'S MALT EXTRAOT ts the BEST NUTRITIVE TONIO ABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE cog ars Dyspepsia, Convalescence T "on the Scorrs Eucisiox or Cov Laver Ou. WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES, PALATABLE AS MILE. WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER, MANY PEOPLE GAIN ONE POUND PER DAY BY Its UsE. A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR CONSUMPTION. SCROFULA, BRONCHITIS. COUGBS AND COLDS, ‘THROAT AFFECTIONS. WASTING DISEASES. IMPURE BLOOD. #713 THREE TIMES AS EFFICACIOUS AS PLAIN JOD LIVER OL. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. ni2 5 > SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE ANS pavinily to bor basbaitd, but if sue is wea aud nervous and Uses by aa '# lrow Fills rg. pour be ake her “feel like a ditterent person," eo they Sifeayrand their husbands say 40, to! W. M. Sucsrez & Sosa, 910 Pennsylvanis ave. nw. ‘We have now in stock the choicest and best stock of FANCY WOOLENS that we have ever shown. PLAIDS of every size and shades of coloring; stripes of different UMBRKA EFFECTS. ‘Combinations of different designs, ‘Yhe blending of colors beautiful. Plain colors in WURSIEDS, from 50a to $3 per * Tuis comprises CASHMERES, FOULES, ARMURES, SUKAH TWILLS, SERGES, CAMEL'S BAL, AMAZONS, &c., &C. Full ine of LADIES’ CLOTHS in all the NEW ebades. We are confident our stock of WOOLENS caunot be surpassed this side of New York. Just opened 10 piecesof WHITE FATLLE to sell from @1.25 to $4 per yard, suitable for weddings and the best govds in the country for the money. Our Black Goods stock is complete iu CAMEL’'S HAIRS; combinations of Bieck, White aud Gray in BELGES. MOHAIRS, SICILIANS, BROCADES, STRIPES, DIAGONALS in seed and cord combined. MELKOSE | DEABDE ALMA, PKIZSTLY'S HE JETTAS and “LUPIN'S CASHMERES.” FRENCH CURD for Ladies’ Jackets. BACADCLOTHS irom #1 to $3 yard. bart the high colors and evening shades in CHINA SILK sod SUBAHS for evening wear in great variety, ‘Tae. per yard. A splendid line of HOSIERY and UNDERWEAR for and Gentlemen. . QUILI8, COMBPORTS, BLANKETS, SHEETS, LINENS, TOWELS, &c., &c. Acompiote line of DOMESTICS. Ali oé the above at popular prices. One price, THE BEST iS THE CHEAPEST. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 2028 919 PENN. AVE. X.W. S TAKE ONE OF CARTER'S LIT- ing of food from the stomach. Try them cub: winced. TTENTION, SIR KNIGHTS! ‘As a SOUVENIR OF THE GREAT TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE get a PATENT MALTESE CROSS COIN PURSE, FINE CARD CASE, POCKET BOOK, WRIT- ING TABLET, DRESSING CASE. CIGAR CASE FURNISHED SATCHEL TRAVELING BAG, or other Fine Fancy Leather Goods from the elegant stock st the Trunk Manufactory of Sir Enight JAMES 8. TOPHAM, 3y22-3m 1231 Pa. ave. Ger Taz Besr. ‘THE CONCORD HARNESS, LUIZ & BRO, 497 Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel, Morse Blankets and Lap Robes st low prices, aplz Os Cuarrrot. Hox RY GOODS AND NOTIONS AT AND BELOW = COST TO CLOSE BUSINESS. Owing to business at my Main Store amrr eet eerie Store. Entire decided to close out Branch Goods will aispored of stand BELOW COST. * of at ; tock complete cular. Call early: . PS RT st. De. near East Capi (ormerly G 002-3m_ ‘ALLIS & COS NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE CIGARS. All Long, Clear lmported Tobscco, for 5 centa. Are Crecie and Cuban Hand-made. Absolutely pure and free from all acids, extracts, paints or flavoring and are not dipped. Isa beautiful and perfect Cigar—not s cheap Cigarro or Cheroot monials of any goods known in the trade. Indorsed by one bundred and seventy of the very Largest whole- sale firms of the south, north, east and west, Is by far the best advertised Cigar in the Union. Regularly advertised in nesrly every first-class paper in the Union; also im many other ways. Is o standard brand. Absolutely only one Agency given ineach city. Writs for prices and contract sel7-1m W Agente, Carper Fall Line of NE CARPETS WILTORs, MOUQUETTS, ROYAL VEL- VEis, BODY BRUSSE T STRIES in choice obye wo idzo by 14 foc RUGS sed MATS ‘@reat v: _set- Sua HOOE BRO. & CO., 1328 ¥ st. Wrovrxa Presexra, We bavea large and varied WILMARTH & EDMONSTON, CHINA AND HOUSEFUENISHINGS, 1205 PENN. AVE. 2d EDITION. Lats! Twerams to Te Slr SQUAW MEN’S RIGHTS. A Subject of Legal and Political Dispute in the Indian Territory. Ontcaco, Oct. 15.—A dispatch from Tisho- mingo, LT., says: The Chickasaw nation is greatly excited over the decision of the supreme court of the Chickasaw nation con- firming the legality of the seventh amendment to the tribal constitution passed last winter by the national council, which disfranchises ever; white man who holds his citizenship throug! | marriage with an Indian woman, A thousand of these men and hundreds of Indians belong- ing to the Guy party, which opposed the dis- franchisement, are now here and are preparing to appeal to the congress for relief. The white men will demand that the land be allotted in severalty in both Chickasaw and Choctaw nations, and all lands west of the 96th meridian be thrown open for settlement. The supreme court is | composed of two full-blood Indians and one half-breed, the latter dissenting from the opinion. For twenty-five years it has been an unwritten lew thata white man’s marriage to an Indian woman made him a citizen. The decision is in opposition to the treaty of 1866 between the United States and Choctaw and Chickazaw nations, The result of the decision will be disastrous to the cattle interests of the territory, which are largely in the hands of the whites. It is now held that in view of the decision, which violates a congressional treaty, Congress is no longer bound to observe the treaty and can open the country to settlement or make such laws as will fit the situation. The Chickasaw legislature opened an extra session yesterday and many members lost their seats on account of the decision. —_—_s—__ RUSSELL HARKISON’S CATTLE. The Auctioneer’s Hammer Will Wave Over Their Backs. Hexexa, Mowt.. Oct. 15.—The final scene in one of the biggest cattle deals ever attempted | in Montana will be witnessed at Big Sandy to- day, when the sheriff of Chouteau county will sell under a chattel mortgage, held by the New York loan and trust company, 8,000 head of cattle and 450 horses, the pro ty of the North Montana cattle company. is company was organized by Russell B. Harrison about seven years ago, being capitalized for €2,000,- 000. Most of the stock was placed in the east, among the heavy holders being President Har- rison, Attorney General Miller and other well- known Indiana people, while quite a large block was placed in New York and smaller lots in St. Louis and Chicago. The company had for a home ranch about 50,000 acres of land in | Cascade county, all under fence, but the num- | ber of cattle is said not to have been great. In 1886 $700,000 was borrowed from the New York loan and trust company. About two years ago the trust company took possession of the assets, and since then has been making sales of cattle at different times. The sale today will clean up all the live stock. past as 2s From Wall Street Today. New York, Oct. 15, 11 a.m.—The stock mar- ket was quiet this morning for the general list, but the activity in Atchison and the trusts made an animated business. The opening was steady, but strength was developed immedi- ately and Atchison. C. C. C , and St. Louis, and ord eee and Ohio second preferred became specially prominent in the upward movement. Atchison sold ex-rights and opened at 81 against 31% last eventing, which would seem to indicate that“the value of the rights was not extravagant in the opinion of the street. The | stock rose 144 to 824% and afterward settled back a fraction. Chesapeake and Ohio second t perp rose 18¢ to 453g, and C.C.C. and St. juis 1 per cent to 78. Sugar was again spe- cially weak aud after Pisin aot down 139 per cent at 75it dropped to 7254, but afterward recovered 2 large Pape of the decline, The other trusts were to strong and advanced fractionally. The upward movement became more pronounced in the general list toward the end of the hour and the truste also dis- played positive strength at that time, and at 11 o'clock the murket was active and strong at the best prices reached. — ee The Ceiling Case Probably Ended. Axnasy, N-Y., Oct. 15.—The grand jury has completed the investigation of the assembly ceiling fraud, Although they have not yet made their presentment to the court it is lieved that the jury unanimously voted against T. J. Sullivan and that there was but three or four members of the jury who were in favor of finding a biil against John Snaith and Charles B. Andrews. ——————— The Jury Bribers. Caicaco, Oct. 15.—The investigation into the methods of the jury bribers is temporarily ata standstill today, The state is now trying to get at the prime instigator of the plot, ‘The connection between Kavanaugh and the minor conspirators and that between Kavan- augh and John Graham have already been es- tablished. It now remains to be discovered who is behind Graham. He refuses to say a word and the prosecution is balked. Thomas Kavanaugh was bailed this morning. ee Took Five Bottles of Laudanum. Baurimoze, Oct. 15.—Henry Reimers, aged thirty-one, a trusted and capable book keeper of Charles H. Meyers & Co., wholesale dealers, died this morning from the effects of taking, with suicidal intent, the contents of five laudanum bottles. He resigned his position last Thurs- day because of a felling of depression and mel- ancholy which had en hold of him lately, for which he was receiving medical attention. His only relatives are his mother and sister, living in Germany. ipa The Emperor’s Escort. ConsTantixorLe, Oct. 15.—The sultan has ordered the imperial yachts Sultanien, Stam- boul and Izzedin to meet Emperor William upon his arrival at the entrance to the Straits of the Dardanelles and to escort him to Con- stantinople. Fuad Pasha and Ahmed Pasha have been appointed by the sultan to act as special aides to the emperor during his stay in ‘Lurkey. a ee ‘Where Chauncey Depew Is. Fort Mownog, Va., Oct. 15.—President M. E. Ingalls, Hon. Chauncey M. Depew and H. McK. Twombley arrived here from New York and left for the west this morning to inspect the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. —>—— The Episcopal Convention. New Yoru, Oct. 15.—In the Episcopal con- vention this morning the committee on canons presented its report and asked to be dis~ charged. They requested the establishmentof a board of regents on Christian education, to cousist of three members from the house. Bishop ing. page made a warm speech against revising ayer book. decal a dst The Electric Light Injunctions. New Yor, Oct, 15.—The hearing in the motions that the injunctions issued against Mayor Grant, the board of electrical control and the commissioner of public works be made permanent will come up before Judge Andrews this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Telegraphic Briefs. G. W. Adams, secretary of state of Kentucky, slipped in frontofa car wheel at Eminence and had four toes cut off. Mrs. Melvina Arnold is on trial at Springfield, ILL, for the murder ofper husband. is self-defense. me bs gy ae horenet the Tal- mage ice company oo Fifty Spring Valley, , coal miners have gone to work. The reststay out. Wisconsin is to convention of colored —— a 2. ‘Thirty barrels of kerosene were picked the east end of Ni yesterday, It prob- ably came from . (Ohis) teak uspended Lids and st pees eee assigned to W. ©. Blair, T. J. Shelton and W. J. Pownall. It is said the assets are A liabilities, $70,000, exngged aod sunk in te Obie nee i near Moscow, Ohio. All hves were saved, The boat in two and is @ total loss, but freight was taken off. 3, 5. Wicker, geeasl alle of They Took the Town. Bostox, Oct. 15.—A special from Atlanta,Ga., today says: Alliance men have taken possession of the town of Dothen, Ala., to resist the li- — tax. i Tot pg which two lonting Pes ve been rogressing. Two town Officers were jones wounded and a dozen others seriously injured, Canners Fail. Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 15.—Executions were issued today for $15,000 against McSpannon & Co., corn and tomato canners of Drumone township, this county. Their assets are be- lieved to exceed their liabilities, pleneetreeseaare e Suuk, Three Drowned. New Yorx, Oct. 15.—The schooner Laura loaded with stone upset inthe East river to- day and three of the crew, James Hughes, Wm. Jackson, and Alexander Christie, were drowned. ——-—_ Atchison’s Relief. Bosrox, Oct. 15.—The Boston marine insur- ance company considered the Atchison plan of reorganization at its directors’ meeting today and voted to adopt it and deposit all the securi- ties under it held by the company. ————__— Newspaper Overwork Ends in Suicide. CLEVELAND, Onto, Oct. 15.—Frank R. Dean, sporting editor of the Plain Dealer of this city, shot himself in the head with suicidal intent early this morning. Dean is supposed to have been temporarily insane from overwork. His wound will probably prove fatal. —————r A Sporting Man Dead. Patenson, N.J., Oct. 15.—‘Jim” Dawson, trainer of Gibbons in the match with “Mike” Cushing, the champion 126-pound pugilist, was found dead in the gutteron Market street at3 o'clock this morning. Twenty minutes before his body was found Dawson was talking with Odicer Wild and said he was going home, sibeasies aidan d A Monument to the Log Cabin College. Parncetoy, N.J., Ovt-15.—A committee has been appointed by the presbytery of Philadel- hia to consider the propriety of erecting a Esadsomeanonument on the site of the old log college. ——— Trade of France. Pants, Oct. 15.—The French board of trade returns for September show a decrease of im- ports of 3,060,000 francs and an increase in ex- ports of 16,067,000 francs as compared with those for September, 1838, sis a The Gas Company is a Natural One. Jamzstows, N.Y., Oct. 15.—The cities of Erie, Corry, and Warren are protesting against the Pennsylvania gas company’s charges for natural gas. Over 1,200 consumers have given up their meters, FINANCIAL AND CUMMERCIAL The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and prices of New York Stock MM: as ried 03 iio Sonar ant Sacataag Salv Faso? AE Mian Washington Stock Kxchange. Following sre today’s quotations at close of far call: wernment Bonds—U.S. 4:¢s, 1891, registered, 1053 bid, 106: asked. U. S. 4358, 1891, coupon, 1053g bid, asked. U. st re 1 9 46, registered, p dao 127% asked. U.5. 4s, coupon, 1907, 126% bid, 1273 asked. District of Columtia Konds—Per imp. 6s. 1891, coin, 105 bid, 105% asked. Per imp. 7s, 1801, cur- rency, 10634 bid, 108 asked. Market stock 7s, 1802, currency, 107 bid. 20-year fund 66, 1892,gold,105; bid, 107 asked. 20-year fund 5s,18¥9, gold, 112 bid, 118 asked. Water stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 129 bid. 30-year fund, vs. 1! coin, 123 bi 128 Water stock, 7%, 1903, cur- rency, 130 3-650, 1924, fund, currency, Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist 6s, 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 2d 6a, 100 bid, 105 asked. Washington and George- 10-40 63, 10635 bid, 100 asked, Washington and Georgetown Convertible bonds, 6s, 130 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 1898, 108 bid, 112 asked, Washingtocr Market company Ist mortgage, 63, 110 bid) Wasnington Mar- ket company bonds, imp. 6s. 121 bid, 125 asked. Inland and Seaboard Company, 6s, 1807, 75 asked. Washington Light Infantry rst mort: e bonds, 68, 1904, 101% Lid. Washington Light Fofancry bonds, 247, 1904, 85 Did. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, 6s, 124 bid, 125 asked. ‘ashington Gas Light Com- pany bonds. series B. 6s, 1243 bid, 127 asked, National Bank Stocks — Bank of Washington, 425 bid. cme hee Lge theca, ei Metropolitan. 2 i 275 asked. Cenw: ft Second, 176 bid. Farmers and Mo: chanics, 190 bid, asked. Citizens, 135 bid. Columbia, 150 bid. Capital, 104 bid, 113 asked. Railroad Stucks — Washington end Georgetown, 242% bid, 250 asked. Metropolitan, 130 bid, 13yv asked, Columbia, 47} bid, 5734 asked. Capi tol and North O Street, 45 bid, 60 asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 4134 bid, 45 asked. Franklin, 45 bid. Metropolitan, 80 bid, 100 asked. ‘National Union, 21 bid, 213 asked. Arlington, 170 bid. reoran 65 bid, 68 asked. Columbia, 16% bid, 17 asked. German- America: 180 bid. Potomac, 92 bid, 100 asked. itiggs, 8% bid, 8% asked. ” Peoples, 5 bid, 5i¢ asked. ‘Titie Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 125 bid, 130 asked. Columbia Title, 735 bld, 74 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washingion Gas, 41% bid, 4234 Georgetown Gas, 50 bi ‘Telephone Stwcks — Pennsylvania, 23 bid, 35 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 86 bid, 89 asked. American Graphophone Company, 164 bid, 17% asked. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com. pany, 18 bid,2lasked. Washington Brick Mi chine Company, 280 bid. Great Falls Ice Con pany, 183 bid, 200 asked. Bull Kun Panorama, 28 asked. National Safe Deposit Coin- 24 bid, pany, 240 bid, Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, 13g asked. —_—_.-—_— Baltimore Markets BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.—Cotton quiet—middling, 104. Flour, quiet—Howard street and western super, 2.50a3.00; do. extra, 3.15n4.00; do. family, 4.10a4.50; a, 4.508 City inills, iio brands. atent, 4.75a! teamer, 80; western easy; No. choice, 56a58, Hay better inquiry — prime to choice’ timothy, 13.5014. Provisions dull. Butter firm—creamery, 2 Eggs quiet—west- ern, jee nominal. Sugar steady—A soft, ‘Freights to Liverpool per steamer firm— per bushel, 54d. Cork for orders, 5a. pts — flour, 17,000 barrels; wheat. 14,000 busheis; corn, 79,000 bushels; oats, 1,000 bushels; rye, 1,000 bushels. Shipments—none. Sales— wheat, 104,000 bushels: corn, 16,000 bushels, BALTIMMRE, Oct. 15.—Baltimore and Ohio stock, 85890; Northern Central stock, 72; Cincin- nati,” Washington aud Baitimore firsts,’ 100; do. certificates, 100; do. certificate seconds, 61 i do. certificate threes, 2734; cousolidated gas as, 11255; do. stock, 44044)4. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (opening). — Wheat — Octo- ber, 81; December, 82%; » 8544. Corn—Octo- ber, 31; November, 31%; mber, 31; May, 334%, OntsOctober, 18%; November, itis De cember, 10%; May, 224. = + 2. Lard — October, Rica: Norsesber, 5.92%. Short ribe—October, 4.97, 4 3 January, 4.7236 en IMPORTANT PATENT DECISION. Abandoned Applications are Not the Property of the Public. . Commissioner of Patents Mitchell has ren- dered an important decision in rejecting the says; “It is not to be conceded, therefore, that the cation within the of two scribed by section of the statute, the in- vention is still bis own, the public bas no right THE BELLE BROWN MYSTERY. No Clue Yet Found to the Where- abouts of the Young Girl MANY THEORIES DISCUSSED WITHOUT RBESULT— HER FATHER'S FEARS THAT 6HE HAS COM- MITTED SUICIDE—HER HOME LIFE, SURROUND- INGS AND HABITS—A PUZZLING CASE. No word has yet been received from Belle Brown and the mystery surrounding her dis- appearance deepens. The case is now in the hands of detectives, The usual theories when @ young girl suddenly and mysteriously dis- appears from home have been canvassed, but without much result so far as throwing any light on the case goes. It yet remains to be determined whether she eloped or was ab- ducted or deliberately fled from home to seek new scenes or wandered away in a moment of aberration, or last and more terrible, driven by some strange impulse took her own life in some manner that has resulted in concealing the evidence of her act She left home Thursday to go to school at the Holy Cross academy and her parents have not heard from her since then, ‘hat is about ailthey know except that she did go to the school, where she left her books, and then went away. Whena Star zope called upon the father of the missing girl, Mr. J. B. Brown, who lives over his feed store at 1805 14th street northwest, Mr. Brown could give little infor- mation that tended to solye the problem, There were evidences about the house of com- fort and a general atmosphere of an attractive home life. From the time she left home Thursday morn- ing Mr. and Mrs. Brown have not seen their daughter nor heard of her beyond the intelli- gence given them by the teachers of the Acad- emy of the Holy Cross, where she was attend- ing school, to the effect that she reported there Thursday morning at 9 o'clock and almost im- mediately obtained permission to leave for the purpose of visiting a sick friend, and left. ‘This was the last that has been heard from her, five and a half days ago. THE MISSING GIRL. In his conversation with Tax Star reporter Mr. Brown described his daughter as being ex- ceedingly quiet and retiring, a girl of simple tastes, modest manners, but of a proud disposi- tion, Her pride led her to exercise great care in the selection of her companions, of whom she had but few. She had a decided disinclina- tion to communicate with young men, She seemed happy and cheerful, though seldom gay, There was not much in her sur- roundings to drive her to suicide. PAINS IN AER HBAD. One fact that remains untold that might give this theory a coloring of truth, and that is that for at least a couple of years past Belle—her name is Susie Isabel, but she is called by her posse and friends by the name of Belle—has een @ sufferer from severe pains in her head that have at times caused alarm in the mind of her father, Two weeks ago yesterday morning she was ale ill on this account and kept to her bed. ‘he next day she was better and once more re- sumed her studies. Ag: last week, two or three days before she disa) ed, she com- plained of her head, but on Thursday morning she was unusually bright. Thereis a suspicion in the mind of her father that her almost con- stant sufferings, which came on without warn- ing, had caused her to take her life, A fact that gives some support to the idea of suicide is a remark she once made in reply toa question of her father’s, to the effect thet she would “just as soon die as suffer this way.” LEARNING TO SUPPORT HERSELF. It is thought impossible that she went away to seek means of livelihood, as her inclination and desire to become self-supporting had already been partially gratified by her father, who im- pressed on her the necessity of her learning something of business methods first. He took her into his office and taught her how to keep his books, which she was soon able to manage without difficulty. In payment he gave her all the gold coins that he came across in his tran- sactions, and which amounted to a compara- ttvely considerable rand for a young girl. She made bangles of the dollar pieces and saved the others so that the family calculates, she had upward of $25 saved at the time of her disappearance, She seemed tocare very little for her money, however, for she usually left it on her bureau in a small box in a# very carelessmanner, Itcan not now be found, and her father is clinging to the hope that she took it with her. Apparently she had no se- cret need for money, no desire for it, only a wish to be able to do something for herself. She did not visit the sick friend whom she mentioned tothe Sisters of the Holy Croas academy, and who actually exists, nor did she visit anybody of whose acquaintance with her the parents are aware. She has friends in Bal- timore whom she has visited at times, but in- quiry there shows that she has not been seen by them. Everybody in the neighboring coun- try who are known to the family has been ques- tioned without results. A DESCRIPTION, The missing girl is seventeen years old, 5 feet lor 2 inches in height, with a fair complexion, regular features, grayish blue eyes and auburn hair, which she wore yesterday in plaite, and was attired in a hght dress with dark blue trim- mings, dark-blue coat and dark-blue felt hat, She usually had but little color, her | face being generally rather pale, with a tendency to freckle under the eyes when her face was exposed tothe sun. Her eyebrows were light, both in quantity and color, but her eyelashes were long and heavy. Her hair was unusually abundant and was long and luxuriant. A casual observer would fail to notice a smail mole on her left cheek near the mouth, as he would also mies the fact that her two upper front teeth, being slighily crowded, were a very little — bit irregular aswell as being somewhat larger than ordinary. The same person would mis- take her to be about fifteen years old, but he would be struck by her perfect development. Her tigure was trim and pleasing and her arm was uuusually large and piump. She walked briskly with short steps, her head carried very erect, but when she suffered, or was tired, she | drooped noticeably. AT THE HOLY Onoss ACADEMY. Belle’s connection with the Academy of the Holy Cross was so recent that the sisters there had had no time to form any estimate as to her character. When Tue Srax reporter called at the academy both the mother superior and the sister who taught the said that gee fact that dhe had gone from school ‘Thursda; morning on permission and had never returned. She had been there ouly three weeks, and had been ill several timés in that peri there had been no opportunity to see into her tendencies or her ideas, Her stadies, they said, were very few and her tasks light, so that there lb gears span’ that the school — have cir influence in overturni er reason, if that be the real situation. ~~ It nas been suggested that followed out one 4 girl | knew nothing more than the | ; that | A DISTURBING QUESTION. Can Salaries and Pensions be Withheld to Get Back Rerated Payments? The ex-soldiers and ex-sailors employed in the pension office whose pensions have recently been rerate@ were naturally much interested in the statement in yesterday's Star that prob- ably some steps would be taken by the govern- ment to recover the money which has been paid to them, as it is claimed, illegally, The authorities wore looked up to ascertain if the government could legelly withhold both their the money was not refunded. It was found that there have been a number of rulings by the different Secretaries of the Interior relative to over-payments of pensions, SPECIMEN PRECEDENTS, In one case when a widow was erroneously Paid « pension from the date of her husband’s discharge instead of from the date of his death and thereby received nearly four years’ pen- sion to which she was not entitled, it was held in 1869 by the Secretary of the Interior that the future pensionshould be withheld until the government had been reimbursed for the amount thus overpaid, In # case which came up in the year 1880 the Secretary held that where the over-payment was made through an error of judgment in the pension office, for which the pensioner was not responsible, the over-payment was not to be refunded. There is another case where no fraud was alleged on the part of the pensioner, but it was shown that the money paid to him through mistake was received by him in ig- norance of the true facts, and that therefore he was not held responsible, Whilo these cases gave some comfort to those who have received large pension payments and are desirous of holding on to them, there are other cases where the principle is asserted that where an error has been made by the pension office in the payment of a pension that the future pension payments can be scized by the government to indemnify it against loss, A FIGHTING CHANCE. It is claimed, however, by those who have looked up the question that it involves rather nice points of law, which would give a pen- sioner a fort fighting chance in case an effort was made to recover the money which is claimed to have been illegally paid. There is another interesting point involved which is believed to be quite new. ‘There is no case that has been decided where an attempt has been made to levy not alone upon the pen- sion, but upon the salary paid by the govern- ment to the pensioner. IT 18 A NEW QUESTION. It seems that no cases of over payment to pensioners in the government service have as yet arisen, and there is some question whether the salary as well as the pension would be liable. ASrar reporter was informed today bya good authority that the number of rerated pen- sioners employed in the pension office had been incorrectly given when it was stated that there was ouly twenty-one. “If that number was doubled,” the reporter was told, ‘it would be nearer the truth,” ON TOP OF THE MONUMENT. Twenty-six Thousand People Ascend the Shaft During Conclave Week. Col. Ernst’s report for September of public buildings and grounds under his charge shows that during the month 15,363 visitors went to the top of the monument, of whom 5,663 walked and 9,700 were carried by the elevator. Dur- ing the six days of conclave week almost 26,- 000 people ascended the Washington monu- ment, of whom 20,000 walked. During the month of May 10,754 went up the shaft; inJune 10,797; July, 9,426; August, 15,082; and in Sep- tember 15,362. : BUT FEW ACTS OP VANDALISM. occurred in September, only three arrests hav- ing been made by the watchman. The recently- graded ground around the base of the shalt has been covered with compost and soil and that portion immediately around the base sown with grass seed. Part of the new roadway to lead from 14th and B streets southwest to the monument was excavated. ‘irs were made, (Soe the Whit net —— Pag e pe ans ins 1 par- lor and dining rooms, and sp. deg pds in order for the coming season. EX-PERMIT CLERK McDEVITT. Capt. Lusk Swears Out a Warrant Charging Him With False Pretenses. Ex-Permit Clerk McDevitt of the water office, who was dismissed last week for alleged mis- conduct in office, is away on his vacation and has not yet appeared to offer any explanation of the charges made against him. The case, as published in yesterday’s Srar, has been un- der investigation by the officers of the district attorney's office and it was decided yesterday to take the case into court and there investigate the charges made against the ex-clerk, Captain Lusk was the per- son decided upon to swear out the warrant and yesterday afternoon he went to the Police Court and swore out a warrant charging McDevitt with obtaining money under false pretenses, The amount stated in the warrant was $15. During the day Capt. Lusk examined all plumbers who were implicated and sent out letters to any others he heard of that were interested in the case, It leaked out today that it was Mr. W. W. McCullough, the lumber dealer, and not Mr. Dessez, the plumber, who gave McDevitt €50 for seven permits for excavations instead of | $105, as provided by law, and which should | have been turned in to the collector of taxes, | _ W.W. McCullough said to a Star reporter to- | day that le had given the £50 te McDevitt in | perfect good faith, supposiug it to be correct; that there was no inten.ion to defraud on his part, as he simply paid the amount asked for. ds NO WOMEN SALOON KEEPERS. The District Commissioners will Strictly Enforce the New Regulations. The proprietors of liquor saloons in the | District are getting somewhat nervous over the new regulations and already the Commissioners | are being besieged by them each with 2 com- ‘plex case. The women who keep saloons are | especially worked up over the clause in the | new regulations which prohibits a woman from | holding a retail liquor license aud many an anxious inquiry has been made concerning the coming action of the Commissioners, To-day Mr. Simon Wolf, representing a num- ber of the women holding retail liquor licenses, wrote to the Commissioners requesting a hear- in‘tieir behalf. VIEWS OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, | Inconversation with a Srax reporter today upon the clause in the new regulations con- | cerning the withholding of licenses from wo- men Commissioner Hine said: pro; to adhere strictly to our regu- Jntions, and if there is any deviation it will |in favor of women who had saloons forced upon them by the death of their husbands; however, I don’t anticipate that even this will cause us to go around our regulations.” Commissioner Douglass said: “After mature | deleberation we adopted the new regulations. I don’t thik a woman should carry on a whisk; mill under any consideration and, as far as am concerned, I will not vote for any deviation from them.” | , Commissioner Raymond remarked concern- ing the subject: ‘We have adopted the regula- | tions and further than that I have nothing to —_—— The Death Record, During the three days ending at noon today deaths were reported to the health office as fol- lows: Jonathan Buchanan, white, 86 years; Rich- ard 8, Cox, white, 64 years; Benossi 8. Nichols, white, 71 years; Mary Magdalen Hornbuder, white, 79 years; Louisa Bonnson Mankin, white, Fy rd pensions and their salaries inthe event that WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, Dectsron rx a Forrerrep Coytract Casr.— The contract of Barnes & Atchison to furnish broken stone for the library building was de- clared forfeited. and the balance due them, Dream to complete the contract. This was lone at an expense of $842.30. The contractors sppealed from the action of General Cxsey to the first comptroller, who decided that the dif- ference between the amount expended by the government to compiete said_contract and the amount due them, Peing $317.14, may be paid the contractors if they will accept the same in full payment of all demands against the gov- ernment. Cuanar or Puysictans.—Dr. Sternberg, who accompanied the delegates to the international American congress on their tour north as physician, telegraphed the State department today asking to <3 relieved on plea ip il- ness. Dr. H. C. Yarrow will leave here this evening to take his place. Starvanr Marpre Svusecr to Dery.—As- sistant Secretary Tichenor has informed Mr. | Edward V. Valentine of Richmond that there can be authorized ofa biock of marble im- Ported from Italy and intended for use in the execution of an ideal work of his own design, notwithstanding itis impossible to obtain in this country a block of marble suitable for the purpose, Army Oxpens.—Capt. Jas. H. Gagoby, third infantry, now on leave at Johnstown, Pa., or- dered to duty in the recruiting service. First Lieut, Jas. R. Richards, jr., fourth cavalry, on leave at Springfield, Mo., ordered to conduct a | detachment of recruits from New York to the department of Arizona. First Lieut, Frank 8. | Harlow, first artillery, now serving at Fort Mon- roe, Va,, ordered to duty at West Point, reliev- ing First Lieut. Wm. Mott, eighth infantry, or- dered to join his company at the expiration of his sick leave. Second Lieut, Edw. W. MeCas- key, twenty-first mfautry, ordered to conduct a detachment of recruits from New York to the de- ‘tment of the Platte. Second Lieut. Edw. F. icGlachilin, jr., fifth artillery, ordered to duty | at Fort Douglas, Utah. Prnsoxat.—Hon. W. F. Vilas, ex-Secretary of the Interior, was to deliver the oration at Darlington, Wis., tomorrow, but has declined owing to engagements to plead in court, — Ex-Secretary Boutwe' Congressman W,. L. Scott, Bishop John I Knott, Mayroyeni Bey, Turkish minister, and Mrs. James G. Blaine were registered in New York this morning.—Ex-Gov. John F. Hart- ranft of Pennsylvania is confined to his bed at Norristown with pneumonia, but his illness is not serious, ——Capt. W. T. Sampson, superin- tendent of the naval academy, is in Washington on official business. ion. Sydney E. Mudd is confined to his bed by illness at his home near Bryantown. He returned home from Washing- ton on Friday iast very sick, and still remains wholly unable to attend to any matters of busi- ness.——C, Spring Rice, England; Chas, Hall, London, Englands Mr, and Mrs, Salvador Men- donea, Brazilian minister; M. Verebrugghe, Brussels, Belgium; W. H. Trayler and wite of Cincinnati, Henry Gollgetreau and wife, J. H. French, 8. C. F. Dodd, J.D. Archbold, H. RB. Payne, W. H. Tilford of New York and A. D. Rathbone and wife of Grund Rapids, Mich., are at the Normandie.— Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brown of New York, Irvin Mullican of Oklahoma, L.T., and M. Strait and wife of Columbus, Ohio, are at the Hotel John- son.—J. Orr of Pittsburg, A. T. Price of Dakota and J, Hendee of Reading, Pa., are at Willard’s,——E. Brunswick of New York and Admiral Veil of Chili are at the Ri —M. Vemey of England, H. Day of New York and Wm. Palmer of Connecticut are at the Arling- ton.—J. Frankfort of New Jersey, A. Schuy- ler and 8, McFarland of New York are at the Ebbitt——A. Swenning of Harrisburg, W. Blaess of London and E. ©. Perkins of New York areat the Arno.——Dr. A, T. Van Vru- ken and wife of West Troy, N.Y., Mre. L. W. Sheppard of Springfield. Ii, C. H. Vogel and wife of Memphis, Tenn., L. F. Hartman and wife of Boston, W. D. Patterson and wife of Cedar Rapids, H. Houghtor of St, Paul, and C, 2 Buckley of Montgomery, Ala., are at the St. james. Private Secretary Halford’s Miness. Mr. E. W. Halford, the President's private secretary, is improving, but he will be unable to resume his duties before Monday next. He was considerably better this morning when Dr. Sowers called. It is imperative, however, for him to remain perfectly quiet and to continue ina horizontal position, and bis recovery de- nds more upon his patience and good nurs- oe than anything else. He has suffered for a long time from rectal troubles and at a recent examination it was discovered that there was a large polypoid growth needing removal. The operation was successfully performed several days ago. Mr, Halford occupies one of theapartments in the White House across the corridor from the library. Mr. Halford has made hosts of friends since he has been at the White Houseand there will be general gratification over his recovery from his illness, DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT TRANSFERS. Fireman J. B. Clark of engine company No. 5of the fre department has been reduced to the ranks at his own request and Private Jas, H. Dean of No. 2 engine company appointed to fill the vacancy. MISCELLANEOTS, Secretary Windom, in a letter to the Com- missioners today, calls attention to the neces- sity for better lighting facilities on Massachu- setts avenue between 14th and 15th streets northwest, and requests that an additional lamp be erected between those points, His request will be complied with, Upon the recommendation of Aealth Oficer Townshend the pump on 10th street, between Tand U,has been closed,as the water has been found uniit for use. cdl Real Estate Matters. Helen J. Spaulding has bought of F.H.Tillot- son for $6,000 pt. 37, sq. 77, 15.75 by 90.72 fect on H between Zist and 22d streets northwest. Walter C. Johnson has bought for $18,000 of Cardinal Archbishop Gibbons lot 16, equare 289, 48 feet 7 inches by 82 feet 9 inches, on G between 12th and 13th streets northwest. W. H. Scudder has bought for $4,100 of John H, Lane sub 29, block 9, LeDroit park. eee In a Critical Condition. John Taylor, the colored man, who was stabbed Inst night by Thomas Delaney, as pub- lished elsewhere in Taz Stan, was in a critical condition this afternoon, and was not expected to live much longer. ———— A Painful Accident. Mr. J. A. Snyder of the union iron works in stepping off a car on the avenue this morning was struck over the bridge of the nose by an iron bar on a coke cart in the employ of | the Washington gas company, and was pain- fully injured. ‘The driver was arrested, ——— Mrs. Gen. Burnett’s Estate. Today on the petition of Robt. 8. Barnett, the only heir, letters of administration on the estate of his mother, Mra, Hattio A, Burnett, were granted him on bond of $12 The petition states that she died oye 12th instant, leaving a personal estate of $6,000 in stocks and money and some relics, value unknown, with the National Safe Deposit com- pony ——-_—_ A Wife’s Bill for Divorce. Maggie S. MeNerhany, by 8. 8. Bigelow, to- day filed a bill for a divorse from Stanislus K. McNerhany. They were married in Alexandria, Va,, March 24, 1885, her name being Kerfoot. | $1,659.44, withheld by Gen. Cases to enable the | is no provision of law under which free entry | the dedication of the soldiers’ monument at | | ! RESIGNATIONS ACCEPTED. Letters of the District Commissioners to Messrs. Riddie and Davis. The following letters to Attorney Riddle and Assistant Attorney Davis, accepting their resig- ations, were forwarded to them today by or der of the District Commissioners: To Arronyxer Rinpie, “The Commissioners have received and ae cept your resignation of the office of of the District of Columbia, to take effect om the Ist of December next. They desire to ex- press their thanks for the aid you have ren- dered them and the District by your —. sional labors before the courts and as mI misteal legal adviser of the executive office ny the een on tein the esteem in which you are held by ——_, for the ability, strict integrity and success wi during the past twelve years, have character- ized the discharge of the dutics of the office you resign, and they share in the general re gret at the severance of your official relations with the District government.” To Hewny E. Davis, Es: “The Commisssioners ey Sty oy my of the office of assistant attorney for Die trict of Colambia, as tendered on the first proximo, They have only pleasant recolleo- tions of the official relationship thus severed and will deem themselves and the District fortunate af your successor in office bring to the discharge of his duties the degree of indus- try, Judgment and professional skill during your term of office, both in the of municipal cases in the courts and as one of the legal counsellors of the District authori ties.” oo Odd Fellows Going to Wilmington. Washington Grand canton, L0.0.F., de cided last night at a special meeting to attend the dedication of the new Odd Fellows’ ball, Wilmington, Del, Thursday, November 7. The canton will leave on the morning of the | 7th by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and on reaching Baltimore will be joined by the cantons of that city, comprising the Pirst Chesapeake regiment, under the command of Col. J. Woodtin Minifie. The dedication will take place at 11 o'clock. elie Running Champtonship for the District. The amateur 100 yards running champion- ship for the District of Columbia will be de- cided on Wednesday next at Capitol park. Sem King, the champion sprinter of the Colum- bia athieue club, and Waiter E, Williams are the contestants, The race will take place at 4:15. A bandsome gold medal worth €26 is the prize. a President Sweeney’s . This being the eightieth birthday of Mr. H. ‘M. Sweency, the president of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ bank of Georgetown, D. C., the employes thereof, to show their admiration for him, presented him with a very large basket of flowers, on the top of which were the figures “80” made of eighty choice rosebuda, Mir, Sweeney has been president of this bank for twenty-tive years. Many of the customers who are Visiting the bank today are leaving substantial tokens of their appreciation, besides expressing their congratulations and wishi for him many years yet of health, happiness and prosperity. ee Marriage Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Mors Cassiday and Ines King; W. Frank Abi of Baltimore and Ellen Cook Carter; J. W. Stohlman and Annie O'Donoghue; Coy Lewis and Lutildie Robert son; Henry Bailor and Mary Brown; Charles Doyle and Annie Ross; John Wm, Herbert Susie McConner; Jacob Ashton and Lucy Lee; W. A. Thomas and Elizabeth M. Piper; Josept C. Townsend and Kate Haddock, both of more; Geo, H. Bannon, of Waketield, Neb., and Aunie M. Gass; Finis D, Morrisand Helen Y. Moore; William Soles and Teresa Marie Geo, W. Randall and Nena Wills; James W, Graham and Emma G. Guss; Alfred E, T. Hansmann aud Josephine Campbell; James J. Holcer and Ida A. Vierkorn. A Reformatory for Girls Needed. Jobanuah Fleck, a Russian girl fifteen years old, whose father is employed at the Russian legation, was in the Police Court this afternoon charged with robbing her employer of articles worth several dollars. The little girl plead guilty. Judge Miller gaid that there was a reform school for ys, but the was the only place where a girl could be sent, He spoke of 6 need of au institution of some kind for such girls as this. He had tried to break up this stealing among girls and was ay sorry that there was no place to send em. Bailiff Kendig said he would give the girl employment es court would nieom her. ‘The judge lectured the girl and warned her not to repeat the ofeuse. She was released on her own recognizance, ori The Persistent Storm. The storm on the coast has acted ina decid- edly disappointing manner, hanging in about the same spot as yesterday. The “clearing condition,” however, has gone abead and had reached a point just west of this city this morn- ing at 8 o'clock, while the wind had shifted to the northward. There was a slight rise in tem- perature here. The morning prediction was ior “fair weather, preceded by rain in the Dis- trict of Columbia and on the coast; slightly cooler, winds becoming uorthwesterly.” paces Nace Range of the Thermometer Today. ‘The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: Sa.m., 44; 2 p.m, 43; maxk mum, 52; minimum, 41. MARRIED. CASSIDY—KING. At the 938 street) — Pr. Monday, October seth BiG, daughter of Sur. 8: W. Rung of NETT. On Saturday, October 12, 1889, at weston b C., HATLLE A., widow of the ioe: Ward B. Burnett, Funeral private. ‘Gstcber 14, 1889, at 11.am., EDW: cee etree reg linea: in tec aanay shiek year of hisage. 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