Evening Star Newspaper, November 15, 1889, Page 5

Fr THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. ee ee Ma, i a ae * D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1889. wR Ol Mat ™ gases fet AA BOT OSA” Sys. A> Goon Isvesraesr. Fas 2°45 “oo SHE sat Health and Happiness come to all who persist eutly use Ayer's Sarsaparilla This powertal Sitesative effects in the system schange that seems little short of mirsculous, No medicine bas been in such universal demand for yeara, Give it a trial. “If any one suffering from general debility, ‘want of appetite, depression of spirits, and las. eitude, will use Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I am conf- dent acure will result, for I have used it, and epesk from experience. It ts by far the best remedy lever kuew."—F. O. Loring, Brotkton Masa POPULAR SHOPPING PLACE, SEVENTH STREET. Prices the Lowest or Money witi be Refunded, WARM Goons. You'll soon need them. Perhaps you have been aple togetslongsotar without a NEW WRAP, FURS, MEAVIEK DRESSES, HEAVY UNDERWEAR, &c., but this cannot Inst much louger, and when winter starts out in “dead earnest” you willbe looking for the best place to buy your necessary outfit. From the FRONT of our store we mage but = small show, im which we are unfortunate. You can't Judge from the exterior view. We have over thirty-fivé dif- ferent departinents. What we carry at all we carry complete, fror: lowest wrade to t finest, aid on everything we guarantee the PRICES and QUALITY DF your money is here awa. HOSIERY AND UNDER 25¢. Hosiery in Black and Fancy. All good values fora quarter, many worth 35c. A PATI. 85.98 SILK HOSE. Most of these would cost you im some stores, Every pair is unusual 98. CEN THE TWO grades named we have Hosiery at every price. The BSc, 48e..68e. and @1.25 ones are all full value for the price. Some styles extra AYER’S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Masa, Sold by all Drugyists. Price, 81; six bottled, 85, feb20 WORTH $5 A BOTTLE. (PRE WONDERFUL CARLSBAD SPRINGS, nth Internat of th mal Medical Congress, Dr. A. . Ivan jel Salt for «rand kidneys, jaundice, adiposia, diabetes, dropey irom valvular beart disease, gyspepsia, caterrhal in- fammation of the stomach, ulcer of the stomach or ryleen, children with marasinus, gout, rheumatiaan of ihe joints, gravel, etc., twenty-six were entirely cured, tbreemuch improved, aud one not treated loug euough. Average time of treatinent, four weeks. ‘The Carlsbad sprudel Sait (powaertorm), is an ex- cellent Aperient Laxative and Diuretic. It clears the complexion, puryies the Blood, It is easily solubie, Vleasaut to taxe and permeuent inaction. Thegenuine value. product of the Carlsbad Springs is exported in round 5 i Fi cor paper care THE 68e. LINE are all worth 75c., every pair of Peeper Figen oma eke Dine pene a6 them. BUN CO.,." sole ayenty, @ Barciny atrcet, New Yer on every ‘bottle, “One bottie mailed upon receipt Une Dellur. Dr. Toboldt’s lectures spplicaticn. Wu You Suovtp Use Scorrs EMULSION OF We have just opened an unusually good value ina Ladies? GUARANTEED FAST BLACK STOCKING FOR 21¢. A PAIK. ‘They are extra heavy weight and were made to sell for 35e. a pair. You can buy them now for 21c. A PAIK. ‘How long they'll be here we don't know. We show @ large assortment of CHILDREN'S HOSIERY. We have now some very good things in BOYS’ SCHOOL HOSE which you should see. iusiled free upon ‘Salinwat COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES. Itis used and endorsed by physicians because it the INFANTS’ WOOL HOSE (special bargain) in Black deat. and Assorted Colors, 21c. a pair, —_ UNDERWEAR FOR LADIES. Ladies’ tural Wool Ribbed Vests, well shaped and It is Palatable as Milk. made, Silk button hole Laud and pearl buttons; 50c. is Ivis three times as ctlicaciousas plain Cod Liver the usual pri 0c. THE SPECIAL PRICE. St New Britain Co.’s Fine Merino Underwear, full regu~ lar made and worth every bit of 90c. OSc. 18 OUR PRICE. That NON-SHKINKABLE RIBBED WOOL UNDER- WEAR for 21 is selling rapidly and every one is well pléased with it. We guarantee ss to its not shrinking, something,you can’t often say of Kibbed Underwear. ‘Try one; you'll duplicate, it as other Indies have done. It is far superior to all otherso-called Emulsions. It is a perfect Emulsion, does not separate or change. It is wonderful as a Flesh Producer, It is the best remedy for Consumption, Scrofula, Bronchitis, Wasting Diseases, Chronic Coughs and colds, 4 M4 = soy Sold by all Druggists. cou Rem Ss @10 © SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists N.Y, wo OR BR Sys8 = YVILL BE FOUND AN EXCELLENT REMEDY WHERE heausthe, Cartcr's Livtic Liver Pils, Thousands of lett who Lave used then brovgthis tact, dry t J cus Lasssvnon. 13TH AND F STS, N.Wy Has an unsurpassed stock of HANDSOME FURNITURE, FINE CARPETS, Rich and Elegant CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES, It doesn’t take culd weather for us to sell Furs. This Feason is canily seen. ‘The prices ar nue our Furs, and the Al quality fer the price us what is Kteping up the sale. Fursare scarce in the wholesale marketnow. They weren aly. We bouxsbt in July, when the very thought of Fu ty an unusual state df perspiration. Coneequently we can quote the followink prices, which wo would have you compare with others (both prices and qual: Kemerber we sell no Furs which we cannot guarantee. SPECIAL.—A line of ASTRACHAN CAPES, ele- gently made, Seti 4, {ull length, reach to the waist, for 24.45 each. Compaie these with those usually sold for 25, some that eel] fer more, MUFFS To MATC . EACH. New SEAL PLUSH CAPES, $5 and $5.50, unusual values for the price. $2 CAPE SEAL MUFFS for 81.50, Sets (Muff and Be sent you If you require anything in our line look in and ex- emine the stock and prices before buying elnewhere. Itiss pleasure to show our guods, whether you pur- chase or not. Splendid showings in FINE CURTAINS AND UPHOLSTERIES. We have Just opened a very attractive importation and ere having @ positive rush of buyers. Do you kuow why? We're selling some exceedingly handsome Curtains at prices less than ever before—Chenille Cur- tuius at $9 per pair. We candidly think they are better than any im the eity at this price; colors warranted sud in choice patterns and colorings. Extra wide Curtaius, same kind, at $10 per pair, 100 #A1K MOTTLED CHENILLE CURTAINS AT $3.00 PEK PAIR. You cannot appreciate THESE CURTAINS at this LOW PRICE until you see them. Suk Curtains, Lace and Nottingham Curtains of every concetvable pattern aud kind, from the #1.25 Nottingham up to the fuest imported, {heUr EURNITURE DEPARTMENT We show an uuexcelled line of clegant Parlor Suites in Brocatelle, Wiltou Kugs, Tapestry and Silk Fiush. Bed Room Su:tes in ali the latest finishes—Oak, An- tique Oak, Mahogany, Walnut and 16th Century. Handsome Sideboards, Cabinets, Mautel aud Cheval Glasses. Goid, White and Gold, Blue and Gold, Conversation Corner and Reception Cuatrs, kers of every description, BLACK MART ) to 811 a sot, WHITE THIBES, $10.50 a set, ICELAND BEAR, $9.50 a set, OPOSSUM, 36.48 a wet. BEAR, Bisck or Cinnamon, #35 a set. ‘These Bear sets are sctuslly sold by most furriers for $45 and 850.0 set. FUR TRIMMINGS of all descriptions from 25c. to $4.75 yard. CHILDREN'S MUFFS AND COLLARS in Lynx, Gray Coney, Tiger, Chinchilla, Astrachan, Thibet, Cape Seal, &e , from O8e, up to $6.50 set. Children’s Plush sets (Muff and Collar) in assorted colors, $1.50 a set. FUR CAPES. HARE, $4.50 a set. Our specialty is ¢ Oak Suites, Leveled Plate Glass, st $24 and 827.50. Our stock is so large and varied it is impossible to enumerate everytulng. Call aud see the innumerable articles we have. Our unequalled assortment of CARPETS Is conceded (by every one who visits this department) to be the Finest in the city for Variety, Colurings and Eftcews. Leautiful Axminsters, Wiltons, Moquettes, Brussels, Extra Super Ingrains and 2-plys, es of all kinds— Smyruas, Wilicus, Daghastan, Sheepskin, Fur and Japanese Rugs. SPECIAL SALE, 500 Smyrna Rugs, > feet x 2 feet Gin, e209. 100 Smyrna Rugs, 4x7, in 6 patterns, $8.50. Regu- Jar price #10. 1.0 Ali-wool English Art Squares,3 yards by 234 yards, #5. Regular price €7.50. WALL PAPER, ‘We are making a special featare of this department i huve Just received a large lot of vapers in uew aud ate eects, English Varnished Tiles and Wash- able Sauitary Paper. Cali or write for estiznat: JULIUS LANSBURGH, 13th and F sts. OPOSSUM, #11.50. ASTRACHAN, #8.50. MONKEY, BEAVER, @2¥ 9. AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. SINGLE MUFFS OF ALL KINDS. Prices—well you know about the prices. Reduced to $15.00 Newmarket, with the new Bishop sleevo, New a¢-leneth Imported Tailor-finish Beaver Cloth Jackets for $18. Have them made snd it would cost you @23 sure—perhaps more, The above four item# must represent a floor full. ‘Take each singly and better values for the mony cau- ar Youdo yourseif an | & make your purchases without with the belance ef our stuck. injustice as well as first examining « ‘ In eitherJChi » Misses’ or Ladies Goods we show hundreds of styles from the BERLIN, LONDON | sud NEW YORK MARKETS, Our Plush Garments were selected with special care. We saw the goods in the piece before the garments | ‘were made up, therefore we kuow exactly what kind of | plush is put on our garments, judging much better in that way than after the wrap is made, PRICES THE SAME ON CLOAKS AS ON EVEBY- FYROM SICK HEADACHE, Femewber Carter's W Little Liver T. B. Towser & Sox. THING ELSE. DRY GOODS DEALERS, PDP ERE ERK gSS5 gBSy 1316 SEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. DB kee Ee ss Sas, Fruit-of-the-Loom Bleached Cotton, yard wide, 814¢. Bor £ ize Byg3 Unbleached Sheeting, 23 yards wide, 18¢. All-wool Flanuel Suiting, double width, 23c, 00 > ppp Surah Silk, iu Black and colors, 50c. * 33 32 ee Ss All-wool Flannel Suiting, 2 Ga 00 00 DD = Silk Plush, S5c. 66G 00 pop 8x38 Windsor Ties, Sc. Just opened new HENRIETTA Cloths in every new |, W#i¥¢ live of Siayrna Ruge just received, which we shade seago! are selling cheap, St Se a ak 40s cig win Oue case Apron Ginghams worth Se. ; running them off at 7 50, O34 and Better values were never shown, ned Sees eae Sie, 7 ‘The same with all other dross materials; whether a | Fjsuuel Skirting, Zoe. Bovelty or staple, they are all sold at proportionate | Mautel Lambrequius in beautiful styles, ers we line of Fancy Table Cov Ladies" striped Skirts, 4oc., worth 50c. tte Casuinere,’1 yurd wide, in Black and Jauiuel Suiting, 134 yards wide Good Blankets, White or Gray, prices. Nodoubt you bave heard of the rise in silks. We have opened a line of Black Silks at remarkably low prices, lower in many instances than before the advauce. No Questions need be asked as to how we got them: THEY ARE HERE end ladies looking fora Silk dross had | better take advantage of the prices while we have them, That won't be long. We mention two items | ocl8-1m MULE WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURAL 1K0! AND BRIDGE WOKKS. EDWARD L. DENT, M. &., Proprietor. ea a - The dest facilities in the city for all Kinds of Tron 1 Black Gros-grain bilks 4 Worth | Work. Steel beams, Angles, &c., always in stock. 81.00. a eee Fine Oruatuental Cast and. Wrought Tron Work a specinity. Kepaire and «en fe best inauBer an Sole licensees ine work doue in 23-inch Black Gros-grain Silks at $1.12%; worth 81.50. 50. District of Columbia Mas inciye wide, 61.0, tector ork iat ate 48 inches wide, 81.50, @3, 83.75 and 87 a yard. 24 INCHES WIDE $1.25 A YARD. The quality is all first-class, Astrachans are in great demand this season aud are ‘Very scarce. SPECIALTIES IN JEWELRY AND LEATHER GooDs. ‘S8e. Oxidized Chain Bracelets 19c. each. FORGET-ME-NOT RINGS, can't be told from solid r mw. ‘Tel. 4 Wastungtou, Dc. 4 Poon Resnex Goons Ali DEAR AL ANY PRICE. We have a coiplete line of WATEKPROOF CLOTH- ING of the latest styles and finest quality. Our are Colebrated fur their Quality, aud Durability aud | oUF Lame on any article of mauufactured rubber is a suarantee that itis the beat of 44 and W City Uiice, 1413 G st, sold at 9Se ; 18. each. Sf our OVEESHOES will ouitpeae Serae take the s eec..35 * Kings, exact gold pattern, sell for | Worth snd our RUBDLt CLOTHING is the aud -: 25e. each. most reliable ou the market. We will not be uuder- wi of new styles of Solid Gold Rings, worth 02.25 and $1.50, for 9c. each. Sterling Silver Bead Necklaces, $2, $2.25, €2.50, 83 end 84.25. Jewelers’ prices double. me akon Beads, $1.75. The next quality pom volid gold. These wear and look as well Prices one- of gold goods, LEATHER GOODS. ike erade of gods ee COD YER RUBBER CO, 309 94 _MELVILLE LINDSAY, Manawer "wes [DP°SSESNESS. on THE LIQUOR HaDrT, GOLDEN SPECIFIC. Jyean te given in a cup of coffee or tea orin articles Te iher Traveling Cases, all complete, 85e., | ¢+ food without the knowledge of the patient; it is ab- #1.59 and §s.25 oe solutely harmless, and will effect « permanent and eeindyes oe Purses of all Kinds, Pocket | speedy cure, whether the paticut is a moderate drinker Books, up Fay ate 5 cr ap alcobolic wreck. IT NEVER FAILS. Over 100,000 drunkards have been made temperate men who Lave taken Golden Specific in thetr cetfee without their and to-day believe they quit drink: pr pdlomearage ton jug of Useas OW tree Will, 4D page buOk Of parciculars vw 8. , WARE, under Ebbitt House — t. and . : muita ciodiiealien A EE SCcpHE BEST PILL 1 EVER USED” 1s THE. as Liver filk. "When you try them you will tay the satus, NGOSfURA BiTTERS 18 KNOWN ALL OVEK ‘world a» the oe POPULAR SHOPPING PLACE, Aa wor era, regulon digestive us SEVENTH STREET, 2d EDITION. La! eam is Sa THE CASUALTY BATCH. STEAMER. Mvsxeaoy, Micw., Nov. 15.—Fire started nea the boiler room of the tug Peter Dalton yester- day morning while she was going down the luke. ‘The fireman, engineer and cook were driven off by tho flames and got into the life boat, and were afterward picked up. Capt. Joseph Lamoory stood in the pilot house until it caught fire, when he jumped overboard and was rescued by a tug. Then the Dalton ran wild around the lake, hased by two tugs. which finally overtook her and tried to put out the tire, but could not until she ran aground. The boat burned to the water's edge. She war valued at $7,000. WHECKS, Norrork, Va., Nov. 15.—Several wrecks and a quantity of wreckage are reported between the Virginia and Delaware capes, off the coast. The Old Dominion steamer Northampton was towed into port yesterday disabled, having her rudder broken off in Ware river. FOOT BALL, Cutcaco, Nov. 15.—The Notre Dame fall ball eleven of South Bend, Ind., yesterday defeated theNorthwestern university team at Evanston by a score of nine to nothing. Capt. Prudhomme of the former will probably lose on eye and Hepburn, one of his men, has his knee badly fractured. oI. Binwixouam, Ava., Noy. 15.—A special to the Age-Herald from Demopolis says the Demopolis iif mill is now burning. ‘The fous will be €125,- 000; insurance, 275,000, Cause unknown. coTTON, New York, Nov. 15.—A dispatch from New Orleans states that the steamer Merchant, loaded with cotton for Liverpool, is on fire. ‘The vessel is being flooded by the fire depart- ment. A NORFOLK STEAMER, Loxpon, Nov. 15.—The steamer Port Jackson (British), from Norfolk and Newport News for Bremen, has broken down near Sicily and is being towed into port. corTos. Liverroot, Nov. 15.—While the steamer Alaska, from New York. was unloading at the Alexandria dock today her cargo took fire and 500 bales of cotton were damaged. The vessel was not damaged. OVER-EXERTION. Rocuesten, N.Y., Nov. 15.—Ellis B. Freat- man, a member of the Gencsec bicycle club, who recently contested in the road race from Buffalo to this e: dicd yesterday, the result of over-cxertion in the r: He was twenty- eight years of age. He leaves a widow and one chald, BURNED TO DEATH, Warernury, Coxx., Nov. 15,—David, the four-year-old son and Kitty, the two-year-old daughter of Robert Hennessy of Danbury were laying with the fire in their home and were Burned to death to: ~~ TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. Suffolk, Va., Dedicates a Shaft to Her Sons Who Fell in the Lost Cause. Norrour, Va., Nov. 15.—All the military companies and confederate camps of Tide- water Virginia and about 10,000 people partic- iputed in the ceremonies of unveiling a confed- erate monument at Suffolk, the county seat of Nansemond count: Fitzhugh Lee, Gen, C. J. Anderson, Col, Miles Carey and Col. C, O'B. Cowardin of Richmond, escorted by Col. H. C. Hudgins and staff of the fourth Virginia regiment, headed the arade through the town to the cemetery, y. Henry Derby of the Episcopal church ed the exercises with prayer, and the ¢ tion was delivered by Judge ‘odore nett of Norfolk. Patriotic and ecloqu dresses followed by Gov. Lee, Gen. Dabney H. Maury and Col, Thos, W ‘The monu- ment is a granite shaft, surmounted bya bronze metal figure of a confederate soldier. During the parade Gov, Lee was thrown on the pave- iment by a runaway team, but was not hurt Good-bye. Bartimore, Mp., Nov. 15.—The French man- of-war Arethuse sailed from this port this morning. oe FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and clo: prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by spect wire t Corson and Macurtuey, 1410 F stroct, Washington * Government Bonds—U. bid, 1047, ask 100% ag usked, U. 5.48, coupon, Tix asked. jumbia Konds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, ed. Per imp. 7s, 1891, s asked. Market stock 7s, 107 bid, 109 asked. ear fund 106 bid. “20-year fund, 2 Water stock, gold, 1902, currency, fund, currency, 123% Miscellaneous Bonds Ist 6s, 100 bid. U.S. EI 6s, 1003 bid, 102 asked. town Kailroad, 10~ 13 bl 2333, ctric Light bonds, Light bonds, 2d Washington and George- pany Ist mortgage,( company bonds, imp. Washington Light Infantry tire 6s, 1N04, 10% bid. Washingt bonds, 7 7s, 1904, 90 bid. 95 asked Gas Light Company bonds, series A, ie Mid, 120%; asked. Washington Gas Light Com- pany bonds, series B, Gs, 124 bid, 126 asked. National Bank Stocks — Bank of Washingt 510 bid. Metropolitan, 260 bid, 275 Second. 1N1 bid. bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 10 8, Citizens. 137 bid. Columbia, 1054" bid. ks — Washington and Georgetown, 290 asked. Metropolitan, 140 bid, Columbia, 50 bid, GO asked. Capitol 40% bid 50% asked. Eckiug- bid, emens, 44 bid, D4 asked, i. n, SL bid. Adlington, Potomac, 98% bi euples Tide Insuran LOW ks: 35 asked. Columbia ght Stocits—Wasu F asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. ic Light, 89 bid. phone Stocks’ — Pennsylvania, 24 bid. Cuesapeuke and Potomac, Six bid,’ 90 asked. ‘American Grapbophone Company, 164; bid, 167% arid d ons Stocks—Washington Market Com- ae uy bide 20 asked. Washington Brick Machine “company, 290 bid. Great Falls Ice bid, 260 asked. Bull Rum Pano- pid. National Safe Deposit Company, 40 bid, 260 asked. Washington Safe Deposit Company, 130 bid, 140 asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust Company, 5 bid, 54 asked. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, bid,’ % waked. BALTIMORE, Nov. ‘ottou quiet—middling, 1Oa0%. Flour fairly a Howard street und Western super, 2.2507.75; do, extra, 3.00as.% do. family, 4.00a4.40; City ‘mills, ltio brands, extra, 4.5 ; winter wheatpatent, 4.60a 1.00; spring wheat, patent, 5.0005 do, straight, 425n4.75; do. extra, '3.60a4,00. ' Wheat—south: ern firm; Fultz, Téa82; Longberry, 74a83; No. 2 Southern, 81; western quict, closing eas; io. 2 Winter red, spot, and November, basi): Decem. 81488156; ‘ebruary, no stock! Devember ; March, 400404: oe Nbntestsady and and ruary, Boy aiio>s. » 89: ; April, 0yadi; year ats western White, Sayecor de ‘ Western White, 28iga30; do. Pennsytv ree i ixed, . R prime i othy, peer eee een teady. Butter firm — creamery, 24025, ‘tirm Petroleum firin "refined, 745, Coffee, firm—Klo cargoes fair, 10mu10ig" oe 3 alg. Sugar Arma otto. Copper firm refined, thiga ie Whisky quiet, 110. Freight to Liverpool steamer —erain, 4ijntigs.5d. Nor orders, Keceipts—four, 15,000 io 3,000 ‘pushes rye, 1,000 bushels. Shipnients— A eS Sales—whoat, corn, COUPON, | registered, ANAMAKER’S RETREAT.” The Postmaster General Secluded— Revising the Department Estimates. Postmaster General Wanamaker is giving a sood deal of attention recently to matters con- nected with his annual report. Just now he is preparing the estimates of the expenses of the postal service for the next year. Each head of a bureau submits the estimates of what ho con- siders that his branch of the service needs, and the sum of all these estimates constitutes what are known as the department estimates, The Postmaster General revises the entire esti- mateseas naturally be wants to make as good « financial showing as possible. It is annoying to the head of adepartment to have his esti- mates picked to pieces atthe Capitol by the committee on appropriations, ANTICIPATING CONGRESSIONAT, REVISIO: It is the custom for the appropriations com- mittee to summon before them the heads of the departments and institute a rigid cross-examin- ation as to why such an amount is needed or why some other is so large. So ithas come about that the department estimates are very thoroughly gone over before they are sent to Congress. Inthe case of the Post Office just at present Mr, Wanamaker has constituted him- selt a kind of committce on estimatés, He bas taken possession of a room way up in a corner of the attic story of the department buil ing. This is known as “Wanamuker’s retreat” by the few officials in the department who are aware of its existence, For the most part the employes do not know that there is such room, and as for the visitors, when they come to the department and are told that Mr. Wan- amaker is out they suppose that means out of the building, The wid»-open door of his ofice tends to confirm this impregsiqn, and ko they depart without asking any further questions. In the meanwhile the Postmaster General is IN HIS DEN upstairs, and here come one after another, as they receive the summons, the officials of the department. The estimates are carefully gone over. If an item has crept in which is not sus- ceptible of @ reasonable explanation out § Joes. If there is an item wick is thought be too large it is reduced. The officials are kept upon the cross-examination griddieé until they have succeeded in satisfying Mr, Wana- maker and then they are released. In this way the estimates of a great department involving millions of money are prepared. When such a system is known to exist its influence is felt throughout the entire department and reaches the clerks who practically prepare the esti- mates. BIG GUNS FOR THE NAVY. Annual Report of the Chief of the Naval Bureau of Ordnance. The report of Commodore M. Secard, chief of the naval bureau of ordnance, for the year ended June 30, 1889, has been given to the press. He estimates for the ensuing fiscal year that the department will need $4,545,724, in- cluding #145,000 for completing the gun plant of the Washington navy yard. ‘The number of high power stcel cannon for the navy com- pleted to date is sixty-one, ranging from 5 to 10 inches caliber, ‘Ihe standard muzzle ve- locity of these guns remains at 2,000 foot sec- onda, but he says they can easily be increased to 2,100 foot seconds without undue strain on the gun. The final twist of the rifling has been changed to one turn in 25 calibers of the gun, which scale will be used in all new guns, ‘The design of an 8-inch gun has been length- cued to 35 calibers, increasing the muzzle ve- locity to 2.100 foot seconds, GREAT STEEL GUNS FOR THE NEW CRUISERS. The bureau has begun the manufacture of four of them for the Baltimore and two for the Charleston, These guns will be the largest and most powerful ever made wholly from steel manufactured in the United States. A 12-inch liber lepgth has been deaigned, four of which will be mounted on the Puritan and two on the Texas, Commodore Sicard says the powder furnished for the 8 and 10-inch guns has not given satis faction; it will not uniformly give 2,000 feet muzzle velocity with a chamber pressure of 15 tons, By increasing the pressure to 16 or 1614 tons the velocity is easily obtained, but the bureau desires to continue the standard pres- sure of 15 tons per square inch if practicable, PROJECTILES AND HOTCHKISS GUNS. ‘The bureau has amended the design for pro- jectiles by closing the nose of the shell entirely, loading from the base and using @ base fuse only. Bids have been advertised for ®200,000 worth of armor-piercing shells in the hope that projectiles equal to those made abroad, viz., of a power and strength sufficient to penetrate targets of one and a half caliber thickness with- out material deformation, may be produced. ‘Those heretofore submitted to the bureau have uot proved satisfactory, The Hotchkiss cowpany has delivered sey- enty-four of tie ninety-four guns called for under its original contract with the depart- ment, together with 43,000 rounds of ammuni- tion. The contract is making satisfactory progress, An additional order for ten six- pounder and ten three-pounder guns has been given to the company and one for the aame number of the same-sized guns to the Driggs nee company for Driggs-Sehroeder guns, Continued improvement in the mounts for main and secondary batteries aboard ship is reported, During the year the 6-inch armaments of the Charleston, Yorktown and Petrel were com- pleted and’sent to the vessels and the arma- ent for the Baltimore is ready. Tho 8-inch guns for the Charleston and Baltimore will be ready within the current year, Tho arma- ments for the Philadelphia, Bennington, Con- cord und San Francisco will be completed aa soon as the ves: ure ready for them, The barean 8 coutrected with the American ‘range finder company for the installation of the range iinders upou the Chicago and Boston. TH: WASHINGTON NAVY YARD GUN Factory. Work is progressing rapidly upon the gun factory in Washington navy yard, but it will re- quire 770,000 to complete the plant instead of $625,000, the sum appropriated, The expendi- | tures, under direction of the burean, for the var ended June 30, 1859, are given in & tabie ng the report and are as toilows: us labor, $127,094; mate: 5 labor at navy $652,833; civil list at navy yards, =: A Change of Management. Mr, Caleb C. Willard, who for many years has been proprietor of the Ebbitt house, has do- cided to retire from active participation in the future running of the house. A syndicate rep- resented by Messrs. Burch and Gibbs have ob- tained a lease for a number of years and the affairs will be run very much in the same line eviously followed, Mossra, Burch and ve been identified with the Ebbitt for ae See The Juch Opera Company. Miss Laura Bellini sang the title role in “Maritana” at Albangh’s last night in a man- ner acceptable to the large audience present, This is Miss Bellini’s first appearance with the Juch company, and her pleasing Maritana ‘jnakes a happy promise for the future. Miss Lizzie Maenichol confirmed the good impyes- he bas already made by her admirable Miss Macnichol’s rich to voice responded nobly to the exact- sands upon it, and especially in the aria second act its full excellence di- covered, Tonight “Mignon” will be presented, or Miss Juch and Miss Decca being in the cas rendition of Tazarillo. tr: eine Two Boys and a Pistol. In the Police Court this morning Charles Batson and George Gray, two colored boys about thirteen years of uge, were charged, the first named with carrying a concealed weapon and the other with disorderly conduct, They were arrested by Officer Keefe and the testimony showed that the latter with a pistol in his hand ran after a girl, but the weapon was not loaded. ‘The other boy admitted that he pulled out the ol to scare the girl, and said it was an old pistol that he found on the dump. The court recognized Batson as having been before the | court before and told his grandmother that best thing that she could do was to let him go to the reform school, Gray said that Batson gave him the pistol, The grandmother of the | Batson boy pleaded for him, saying that the | other boy led him off. The sister of Gray said | the other boy led Gray off. The boy Gray was | released on his personal bonds and the court held the other case under advisement, eee A New Pastoral Residence. Cardinal Gibbons has directed Rev. M. J, Walsh, pastor of St. Augustine's church, to take steps to build a pastoral residence—the present one being condemned as unsafe to live in. DEATH FROM MENINGITIS. Inquest Over the Body of Officer Reilly Today. It was stated in yesterday's Stan that Police- man James E. Reilly's funeral would take place at 10 o'clock this morning from his late home, 224 R street northwest. The coroner after dis- cussing the caso with Dr. Henderson, the police surgedn who attended the officer before ho died, decided not to hold an inquest and there being nothing to interfere with the funcral Maj. Moore issued a general order directing a detail of twenty-four officers to escort the re- mains to the depot, (The order reads as follows: “It is with great regret the major and super- intendent announces to the department the death of Private James E. Reilly, which oc- curred Wednesday afternoon after a brief ill- ness, He was appointed to the force March 5, 1884, and performe! efficiently and courage- ously all the duties pertaining to his position.” THE FUNERAL KITES POSTPONED. ‘The body was prepared for burial by Under- taker Wright and the pall bearers—Officers Daley, Blaisbell, Gantz, Kendig, Moreland, and Denny, the members of the detail and Prof, Eibner’g band went to the house where the riest Was Waiting toread the burial service. il was in readiness to perform the last rites of the church over the remains, when word came that the funeral would have to be postponed by order of Coroner Patterson. This added to the grief of the prostrate wife, but as the law had to take its course there was no room for objection, and the friends of the fam- ily present waiicd until some more definite in- formation was received. Information soon réached them that an autopsy would be made. Lieut. Heffuer broke the news to the dead oifi- eee wife, but she insisted that it should not be johe. THE DEATH CELTIFICATE. When it had been decided last evening that an ingtest would not be held Police Surgeon Henderson gave a certificate of death as fol- “Date of death, November 13, name of i James E. Reilly; set, male; age, nisty-cight rake: color, white; mafried; ocen- Pation, policethAn; birth place, New York; du- ratigh of residence in D. C., six year: of futher, Ircland; nativity of mother, place of death, 224 Rstrect. Cause of death. ‘irst, (primary), contusion (occiput); second, (immediate), meningitis.” The certiticate was banded to Undertaker Wright, as is the custom, and this morning he went with it to the health office and obtained the necessary Coles to remove the body to the Baltimore aud Ohio depot, THE CORONER DECIDES TO HOLD AN INQUEST. Corgner Pattersoh was at the health office soon after the undertaker left there, and when he saw the certificate he was not satisfied to allow the removal and burial of the body with- out a judicial investigation, Lieut. Heffucr was then potified to stop the funeral, In view of the statement made by the de- ceased when he was takon home the policemen generally were much surprised when they learned that no investigation was to be made. Most of the officers believe that Reilly made a truthful statement of the affair, for they say that he was a man of good character and could always be depended upon to tell the trath. Dr. Schacfter, the deputy coroner, was sent for to make tho autopsy and the officers of the secohd precinct were notified to summon a jury to hold an inquest at the station shortly after the autopsy. The action of the coroner in stopping the faneral caused some excitement in the neigh- borhood where the deceased resided, and the citizéns gathered on the sidewalks in front of their houses and discussed the situation. THE AUTOPSY AND THE INQUEST. Notwithstanding Mrs, Reilly's objections Dr, Schaeffer appeared at the houso and per- formed the autopsy in the presence of Dr. Morse and the coroner. Sergeant Duvall then summoned the following jury of inquest: Jus, H. Maxwell, J. O. Withers, Phil Reynolds, Howard Brooks, Meyer Fish and John Noel. ‘The jury met at the second precinct at 12.30 o'clock and heard the testimony. Some delay was experienced because there was not a Bible to be fourid in the police station on which to swear the witnesses, OFFICER REILLY WAS NOT DRUNK WHEN INJURED. Policeman William Gantz testified that he left the second precinct station with Ofiic: Reilly Saturday evening about 6:15 o'cloc! They walked along 5th to the corner of Q street, There they turned and walked as far as wit- ness’ house, No. 415 Q street, Officer Reilly had a bunch of flowers and witness exlled his (witness) wife to ace the flowers, After leaving his house Oficer Reilly turned the corner of New Jersey avonne and bad to pass K street.” There was no place ven there and his home where “To the best of my said the witness, *I don’t think he was audey the intluence of liquor; I kuow he was not drunk.” Witness added that he never saw the officer come to or leave the stution under the influence of liquor. THE WOUNDED OFFICER'S STORY OF THE ASSAULT ON uIM. 8. W. Melson, No. 406 Boundary street, testi- fied that during the last two weeks he met the deceased frequently. He was with him Friday night and the officer told him to mect him he couid get a knowledge, again Sunday, when he would be on duty Witness went out to meet Reilly Sunday evening about 7 o'clock. He saw another | ofticer and learned from him that Reilly passed along 7th strect a short time before; that he had been assaulted the might before and was not on duty. Monday evening he called at the officer's house and Mrs, Reilly called him up stairs. Witness went to the injured man’s bedside and conversed with him. The officer told him that while on his way home to supper Satur- day evening, when near the corner cf 3d and R streets, he saw two negrovs fighting. He placed them under arrest and started toward 4th strect with them, intending to take them to the station. When half way along the block one of them turned on him and said: “You s— ofa b—, youcan't take me nowhere.” The negro struck him on the chest, making him re- lease his hold on botn of them. Then both negroes struck him and he fell to the curb- stone and struck bis head. Witness asked him if he knew the men and he suid ‘no.’ Witness asked if he thought he could recognize them if he saw them again, and he again the negative. Wit Ness Ba esday, but he was deliri- ous and did not recognize him, In his de- liriam he talked of negroes having assculte him. Witness did not cousider that Reilly was a hard drinker. He had been with him fre- quently, but never saw him intoxicated, Dr. J. W. Bayne testiticd that he was called in consultation with Dr. Henderson about one hour before the officer died. Witness was in- formed by Dr. Henderson that the officer had been drinking continuously and that his illness was the result of driuk, He also stated that the officer had received an injury on the back of his head, Witness described the wound, &c., and said there was no evidence of fracture, and from the history of the case, as given by Dr. Henderson, witness came to the conclusion that the man was suffering from delirium tremens, Dr. R. G. Mauss testified that Tuesday night after 12 o'clock he went to see the patient with There was a contusion of the Dr. Henderson. back of the head. which did not appear to have produced any serious injury to the brain, and witness came to the conclusion that he was suffering from delirium tremens, probably brought on by the excitement incident to the injury. Witness remained with him an hour and a half, but he saw nothing te cause him to change his mind. Witness knew the officer and always found him a perfect gentleman. He was much surprised to find the officer in such a condition, as he had never seen him in- toxicated. Deputy Coroner Schaeffer testified that he made the autopsy. There was extensive intlam- mation of the membranes. Witness described the autopsy and said he believed that death was caused by chronic meningitis, probably hastened by the fall and consequent concus- sion, THE INQUEST POSTPONED. ‘The inquest was postponed until 8 o'clock to night to hear the testimony of Dr. Henderson DEATH FROM CHRONIC MENINGITIS. The coroner gave a certificate of death from “chronic meningitis.” The funeral took place at 2 o'clock this after- noon and was largely attended. —_———— Overpayment to Telegraph Companies. In Controller Matthews’ decision of yester- AS TO PAVEMENT BLOCKS. Mr. George Richardson Replies to Capt. Symons and Wishes a Test. Mr. George Richardson, who manufactures the carbonized cement stone pavement blocks, sent a communication to the District build- ing yesterday in reference to the remarks made by Capt Symotis and published in yesterday's Stan as to tho quality of his Dlocks, The letter was addressed to the Commissioners and in this Mr. Richardson admits that the sidewalk laid at 9h and F streets is faulty, but says he has offered to ro- lay it withoutextra charge. The blocks which compose the sidewalk around the Church of the Covenant he claims are equal if not superior to any other paving blocks in use in this c a great deal of money make good and cheap blo that he now has a machine cut 250 feet of flue quality bloc! any hand-made article. “Mr. be will have nine more machines at work within. the next ten days and he hopes to be able to make sidewaik materal that will surprise his enemies and please his friends, He compiains that a great injustice has been done him by the stated conclusious of Capt. Sy- mons, given, he says, without testing the blocks. Mr. Richardson asks that bis products be tested three competent engineers, Col. Hains and Capt. Symons being named as t and he concludes by offering to reiinguish any claims he now has aguinst the District under contract if his block is shown to be interior to the hand-made article which Capt. Symons says is better than the machine-made article, a PENSION ATTORNEYS’ He has spent . in endeavors to . and he which y FEES. The Form of Agreement Must Be That Prescribed by t ¢ Pension Oftice. Some time ago the attention of the Secretary of the Interior was called to the fact that some attorneys practicing before the pension oitice | gation has gone tle were using a fori of fee agreement which » of thom, | a A BATTLE IN THE NIGHT. Encounter Between White and Black Men on Seventh-street Road A LIVELY SKINMIST—A COLORED SPRCTAL POLICE MAN OETS A LOAD OF SHOT TN BIS LEG—THE COMBATANTS ARKESTED—THE TRIAL IN TRE POLICE COURT TODAY, Abont 2 o'clock this morning a skirmish tood Plece on the 7th-street road in which a number of shots were fired from pistols and gans, but only one man was wounded colored sy cer, Teceiving a le in his leg. orge W. Johnson, Rud and A. L. Parner, three young white m ing been to a party at Brightwood, were driving down 7th street ina carriage about 1:30 o'clock. Tris alleged that near Saul's a number of colored men in @ wagon called to the white men te “hold up,” and that when the whites attempted to drive on a number of pistol shots were fired 5 Whitney avenue the white mem . and of them getting a shot gam y waited for the others. ‘Then comménse® a fusiiade, Charles > | SHOOTING OF TEE SPECIAL, One of the colored men sung out “Ime special officer,” showing his badge. * | was the response, we call on you for protec tion.” The man at once turned and ran, bute load irom the shot gun took effect in his lege 1 he baited. Officers Nicholson and My Nomara hearing the reports responded and rested the whole party, comprising Charles Sums, the mau who was shot, Joseph Miles, Daniel Webster and Thomas Brookd, colored; h Koob, George W, Johnson and A. TL and they were all taken to the There was found among the colored men a bottle with « small quantity of Whisky and two pistols with six chambers empty. IN THE POLICE CovRT. Simms, Webster and Brooks of the colored men and Koob and Johnson of tho white were | arraigned in the Police Court today for an affray, the district attorney having entered a nolle as to Parner and Miles, Mr. Cahill ap- differed from the form preseribed by | peared for Jobuson and Koob, Gen, E. C. Care the office. The regular form has th | rington for Simmednd Mr. Armes was the pros- law of 14 relative to attorneys’ fees | printed on the back with the following in large type at the top of the page: “Notice to ch anis, This contract ts permissible under the law, but not compulsory ma anthe certain circumstances, The mo: adopted by a number of attorneys believed, to save m: agr as the foria hud been sent out to and was being executed he decided to give due notice. SECRETARY NOBLE’S ORDER, Under date of October 25 an order was is- | sued which advised attorneys that no other but " referring to the fact that the law fixed the fee to be received by | an attorney in a pension case at 510, with the | Were * ytocharge not more than 225 under | Wali dform was | nly, it is printing. Secretary Noble, however, decided that this moditied form of fee | ent would no longer be received. Rut | pensioners | ison testified that h j ficers McNamara and &\ ties, sbots, TESTIMONY OF A COLORED MAX. Joseph Milos testified that he and his party crning from a ball at Brightwood and when they got to Whitney avenue tr white men came out and charged them th having shot at them. The colored men ied it, and when the cun was drawn Simms ked and the men followed and shot at him. Sirams did not draw his pistol till he was shot. . 1 the par- Simms ackuowledged having fired three Ou cross-exemination witeess «aid Simms | was emploved by Mr. B. H. Warne well us | himself. They were not in the wagon and had not fired a pistol. STORY OF ONE OF THE WHITE WEN. Adolph Purner testified that he was with the regular form of agreement would be recog- | Johnson, Koob, Charley Marlow, Ben. Drakely nized which was execute: 1sth day of November, 1859, torneys, howe order and hav 4 filed after the Some of the od that it was ulated oftice, eR KAUM'S DEC Commissioner Raum was ap SION. alec scribed by this office and executed November 13 und forwarded to this office will | but 5 not be accepted as iormal, but will be returned for correction. i d. The order will not be ‘ter November 18, had ample notice. STREET SW The Reply of the sioners to Mr, Crane’s Letter. The Commissioners today in reply to the | letter of J. HL. Crane forwarded to them by the first coutroller submitted the following: Hoy, A. C. Matraew First Controller U. 8, Treasury. Tn the matt ut payT sweeping and alle aning we ccived whut are certified to us ing engineer as correct measurgiments of the streets and avenues subjected to that p Reports from the officers in charg of the execution of the work w ed at the time of their respective dat reports, with the erewith transmitted to you. Every charge seems to be reasonably posed of excepting duplicate credits to tractor. tion. We find no excuse in the fact that the under measurements are in €Xcess of the over ance of errors nd that the ba in against the contractor. Error on cither side isclarming. While no intentional frau imputed to any onc measuremen y the mistakes and some debted to M to him, it will be pru and more satisfuctory to have the thoroughly examined by We beg to suggest tail one from your ¢ him an assistant. nd request that you de measurements shall be found necessary. pectfully, &c. A Concert at Hamline Church. The people of Hamline M. E. church have ments to give a concert tonight ch the highest order of local talent will d to ap- participate. Among those annonn peur are Mrs, Eulalie Domer-lt tie Scott-Drooks and a a town orchestra, i ae Mra, The Capture of Jeff. Davis. ‘The first controller of the Treasury recently received an application from Jesse A, Atwood at- r, have protested against this already nearly ready to be to and to- day he rendcred a decision, in which he held that “all fee agrcements not in the form pre- after ing in the office which | blew hia whis coment on file will, of a the commissioner thinks that the attorneys have VOUCHERS. District Commis- r of the charges by Mr. J. uts for stroct sterday re- measurements afore- con- These are inexcusable in their origin and become gross carelessness in their repeti- on} — the contractor, nee | Fair and Colder Weather At a. aul we will supply One week will be ample time for the most searching examination, unless e- ion of the George and Will Lavender; went to the ball about 8 ik; left about 1:30 k. At Ruppert’s gate there were four jored men and witness «aw Simms tire shots, the balls | witstiing through the carriage. Saw the badge on Simms, Witness put his horse ina run and drove to Whituey avenue and then put the carriage behind the blacksmith siop. When the crowd came down | the party waiting buckied on to Simms because he wore the badge, Jobnson and witness no- cused Simms and Miles said, “I didn’t shoot, ams did.” Then Simms put his hand to ack pocket and Jolson fired, Kk. imme went 0: Wit three men and the gan, while the other crowd had four pistols and | he did net know is they had. They then separated for their homea, ‘The hearing was im progress when our report closed. his | in was but “1 in the The Association of and Experiment yesterday afte ou, icultural Colleges Stations, at ites meeting elected the follow- officers for the coming year: I'resi- J. H. Smart of Pardue university, president; President - o 8 college, New Ar | ing j dent, Indi sey, View president; neby of the Pennsylvania imental station, sec retary at H. E. Alvord of the ricultural college, chairman of the | exccutuve committee, | “dhe convention finally adjourned today at noon, |THE | Director H. P college | state and trea Maryland 3 — BELL TELEPHONE CASE. Arguments in Boston on the Testimony as to Fraud. Bostox, Nov. 15,—This morning in the United | States circuit court arguments were heard on @ | motion of the Bell telephone company in the | suit of the United States against the Boll come pany for an order to restrict the taking of tes limony solely to the question of fraud. 2 | A. 1d Chas, 5. Whitman were | for the government and the Bell pany was | represented by E. M. Merwin and Chauncey j Smith, The judge reserved decision, The weather map sent out this morning was | almost the sume as that of yesterday, as faras | storms and their kind were concerned, except | that the late disturbance had gone still farther | out of the country and the high had crept a little nearer, with a new low peeping over the edge from northwest Canada, The barometer was above the normal all over the count xeept in the lower luke region and New England, where light snows prevail. The | temperature has fuilen generally in the east, dropping 20 degrees in western New York. | Here the fall amounted to 8 degrees, while the | burometer rose 22 points. The morning pre- sietion was: ‘air, colder, northwester! ly winds, Range of the Thermometer Today, The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: Sa.m., 45; 2 p.m, 46; maxf- mum, 48; minimum, 44. of San Francisco for his portion of the MARRIED. reward offered for the capture of gAlZEs. -EICHOLZ. wn Povember 24. 1680, at hare me rr rob, by Jeff, Davis. Atwood said he was a/ yp. Poromise sf D. EICHHOLZ, qnartermaster’s sergeant in the first Wisconsin cavalry and assisted im the capture, bat he knew nothing about the exist until a friend r ly sent him a newsp clipping mentioning th money to a man in Chicag: replicd that the money, amounting to about £500, could not be paid tohim because of th fact that his name was not in the list include? in the orizinal act, nor hus it since been added tothe list under certification by the Secretary of War. The money was’ apportioned among per payment of reward the men whose names were mentioned accord- | ing to their rank, and to pay another out of | the fund —which is about exhausted—would be contrary to law. through a special act, WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, James A, Tunyer, Marine corps, has been detached from the command of the marine guard of the U.3.S, Pinta, Fist Lrevr. Presipext Lyaay of the civil service com- mission refused to say anything today in regard the story wiich was started by a publication in to a New York paper that the commission is pre- paring to defend itself before a congressional investigating committee, but it was definitely learned from reliable sources that there is not one word of truthin the published statements to which reference has been made, Commis- sioner Roosevelt said: “Itis a lie, pure and simple.” Commissioner Thom; also denied the story. So did Chief Examiner Webster. A Boasp or Orricens consisting of Lieut. Col, Sawtelle, Lieut, Col. Dandy and Major ter has been appointed to appraise the post trader's buildings at Fort Myer, Va. Szcnetary Proctor will leave the city to- N. B. Surmentaxn has been appointed a fourth-class postmaster at Judge, Va. Remarxante Darr or a Dereticr.—The American schooner David W. Hunt was dis- masted November 25, 1558, in a severe gale off Cape Hatteras. She was loaded with pine lum- Pech by November 30 was water when her crew al r. Then com- her long and varied course of across the Atlantic, and, miles, in g little less than into Madeira, She has been The controller | Atwood’s only chance is | November 14, 1888, Waa. Caapman, THOs. i. UHILUS o ork to MAMIE E GLOVLK, formerly of Baltie MAM. On November 15, 1889, WILLTA! HAM, sutsut mon of Howard A'and Libited Ga: ed'eucht taya. 606 Third street northwest, = © MAN. ‘Thursday night, November 14, 1889, added y a son, Win. H. Seaman, ANN ba yomix yeara, he Hivuse, 1424 Eleventh street north jock this siternoon. Funeral Tidgewood, L. - RON. On November 15,2 LEMUI ~ nly now of Francis’ Hi asd Auus Re biese, Noucout fuveral ueresfter, [Pou Papere Notice of 1 1 . (Poughkeepsie ame Copy.) SPILLIARDS. Tr cometery. THOMAS. At Bright ™ Ise, at 8:18 pany RATE kK. balovel bombed Zou A, aud Siaulds A. Thomas, seed aisteen years “He giveth His beloved sleep.” Funeral frow the residence of November 17, at 2 o'clock p.m. are tiully invited to uttond. ruil chapel, Monteumery county, Md, TINGLE, On Wednesday, 889, miduieli, MARY ke witeot AE pigede? 2880, a Funeral Baturdsy 2 o'clock, ftban ‘pestlewoe, Carriages will eave 1337 Tenth meet 5 p.m. street, county. north West at " ieetane Pam nek & SUiNEA A BOM, FOR WEAK STUMAC. IMAL Da Currvuze, Cex FOR PI 28 Castonte, * a8