Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1889, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, Sotheut Ouse: Feaaionts knee ib te jorthwest Corper Penasy! ve, The Evening Star Newspaper essen & B. KAUFFMANN, Pres't ‘Taz Evercee Stan ts served to subscribers efty hy carriers, on their own account, st 10 cen’ 4 meek. of se mouth Copies at cents each. mail—postage conte, month: one year, #6; six wouths, €: = Entered at the Post Ofice st Washington, second class nail water} as Priday—$1 © Tus Weeact Stan seapipontaae Frere, fT months, $0 cents. iaail subscriptions paid in advaness bo paper sent longer than is paid for Raves of advertising made known on applicstion. OOO EE. Vo. 75—No 14,093. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. __ CENTRAL UNION MISSION, 930 Pa ave. Thankswiving Duy will be observed as usual by a special Praise Service from 12 m. to 1 pm. sods dinner to be served to the poor of our city from 1 to4 P.m., in the haji over the 9th st wing of the Center Market. The friends of the Mission and the benevo- lent of all classes are cordially invited to participate im this charity by contributing provisions or means to the same, To avoid imposition 2,000 dinner Uckets will be distributed by our missionaries and workers to the worthy poor in all sections of the city. All are iuvited to sttend the 12 o'clock meeting to reuder thanks to the dear Lord for his loving kindness and tender mercies to us. nzb-2t ‘ss iz ANNUAL MEETING OF THESTOCK- gen an decotlam Printiug Press Co. Be iceeldast be SIGS Sb, ar pum aor the ‘purpose Oi clactiug dicectors fur the eowuing year aud tor the ton ot such cther business ss may properly fume befurelt. ‘Folls open from % unl 245 p.m, ‘Transier buoks close Nov. 30, ‘M.G. EMe. mle Presid ‘STREET MARKET ce ar he 2 From 5 am. until 9 o'clock p.m n26-21* THE NORTHERN LIBERTY MARKET, Bir oth sud K ots. tw, will be open ou WEDNESDAY from 5 sm. until 10 p.m. And on Keer enpr pian hogge Sam until 10am By order of the THOS. E. HOLMES. toobtain all the delicacies of the avon poder a ol WASHINGTON. D.C, November 25, 1889. The Srm of Young & Co. is this day dis- sol; mutual consent. The business will be con- tinued as heretofore by B. J, Young, under the old frm name of Young & Co. BJ. LOUNG. n26—Je* JE. YOUNG. GRAND OPENING OF THE HOTEL HAN- @.~ nover. H. F. £. DISMER, Proprietor, corner SORE sud Pa ave. ary November 26, 1880." All tae i n26-3t" A Live ~lUck COMPANY IS ABULL Be Shaye organized for the p of raisiuse ‘irottune aud Couch Horses. Kecent sale of a three- Year-vid trotter tor $105, 00 shows there's mouey such a scheme. Per.ons interested will please call at Gar office and leave livir bauses #0 that they can be Hed of proposed organization. eee IRTUS, MATTHEWS & CO. 1331 F st nw, nvl-6rr JO EMPLOYING BAKERS AND THE Pubiic at Larve.—The Jourueymen Bakers Of the District of Columuis have Teslved to celebrate ‘Thank-siving Eve, Weduesday, Novenver 27, as their Jegal busiday vy -Uspeudiuag Work on that night, Lhey wil work the might before, the same as on Friday iyhts. ‘Bread and Pre Wagon Drivers will deliver their loads eden 00. ‘THE COMMITTEE Wednesday afterioun METER UF THE BAREKS' ASSEM) < WOMAN'S CHRIST TEMPERANCE UNIUN.—A_ Guspel Terence Mees ibe eld ut the Central Unipn Mismow kooms, % Peuusyivema sve, LYGLY WEDNESDAY APLER- chuck, 2000 CHK, ME COHEN, President. Mra. E, F. SHELTON, secretary. 2y-tudin 4 > OTIC EOF FIRST ANNUAL 3 THe Si 0c 1V) i f KALLKOAD COMPANY OF sHE D.C. » herevy given that = meeting o! e st ” Bolders of the Rock Creck Kailrosd Company of the District of Columba Sor the wleccion of otters for the nstijig will be Leld at the office m~ Text ensue will be eld t the office of Mir Thos: Selock tn. 3. B. WiMER, Secretary. EN cer sia F amma, 617 Est. DAY 'D: Cease ni2.t9, Bes aod — BUYING SEE OUR LAMPS. LAMPS, FINEST SELECTION IN THE CITY. FROM THE HIGHEST TO THE CHEAPEST. CHANDELIERS, HALL LIGHTS, BRACKETS, AT PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE YOU. UMBRELLA AND DECORATED SHADES. E. F. BROOKS, 531 15TH STREET. op & prominen city. Good reasons for sellung. ic ful: particulars apply wo -6t 6 % DE. MARY M_ 4PGAR, = ist: = 1317 F street nw, Room 11-D, Sun Building. B21-6t" Bes Feats. NEW DESIGNS. £ QUALITY. a mrongagg er SETS o 5 AS "3 ND Al he CTiae CAS FIXTURE A) P sc:Sun Building. 3. T_ DYER, 1304 ¥ st nw. Se ieee ny sek before you buy. quick, sales, “pie-smae oth at, bw. so REMO SPD TO suls-Imt 133 NEW 1 We 8 SUPE GAS FIXTURES. PRICES TO SUIT. C. A. MUDDIMAN, 1206 F at. nw. al5 i - “= SERIAL SAVINGS AND BULLDING 48- Ba A Socio’ Call for Constitutions Subscribe for stock-@1 per share—between the Lours of 9 am. and 4:30 p.m. daily at the office of JNO. A. PRESCOTT, Secretary and Treasurer, 1416 F st_n.w., Kellogg Building. x => PS SHLDDE Bo, 422 9TH ST. NW. uli-Gm FINE GAS FIXTURES. PIANO LAMPS. SHADES IN LINEN, LACE AND SATIN alé IN ANY COLOR DESIRED. é LADIES, ALTENTION Tesi . . " tor Lhanksgivirg try one of F. oreo: a EBuALEL SEW ENGLAND aod lU-pound ormaweutal by ali grocers, Fret * <q THE 1814. EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST. ASSELS $1,119,062.77. First payment 18th issue November, 1889, Office open daily from 9 a m. to 4:30 p.m., when sub- ‘souses Gud payluents thereun are rece:ved. 50 per mouth; $1,000 auvauced ob each EW ISSUE OF STOCK. biets explaining the object and advantages of the Auwesatiub and other iniorius.ion furuished upoa syplicanom, THOMAS SOMERVILLE, Prest. INO. JOY EDSON, See’y. e311 SCHOOLE < =k BM le : tae EN EISE Pacific Buus, 24 F at. se26-3m, beat c Telephone cali G68 —ChLDIT! “S~ Furnisure, Cr Lcuthiy paymenis taken aud LO LUtes required at GhUGAD'S CRELLE BUUSL, Tovend 744 Ttustaw. se14-sima <> COMMUTATION TICKETS. books containing 100 tickets, transferable, Wwoultis, vn ail pes of the Herue Cosches, ue Cotupeny"s ofbees, Uw aud C sts ae, x eet. U.w.,aud at the tullowiy drug stores: FVIZEL & CU.501 E. Capitol at, ay OCEAN ITE Foua ave ww, McC. CKISWELL, Liv st 2. J PSGHAnInT, North Capitol and Hee, BOB SCHULL, Siet andG ae rice. 835 70. : aoe eee P => CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, CHEQUES ‘and other securities Commercia ltho- rophy apd ns. A. G. GEDNEY. ‘at 1Uth apd D streets (Post building.) “FRESH HAVANA AND KEY WEST _ <= SEGARS, ithe by > ty least a, st bow Ye MYIMSLORE PURE RIE WHISEY. THOMAS KUSSEL! importer Wines, brandies apd Serara, D ms 213 Feunsylvauia aveuue, NOVEMBER 25, 1889. You wifl want for your Thanksgiving Tsble Plum Padding, Choice Frait Cake, Choice Mince Mest, Elegant New Crop Table Raisins ‘tm big clusters, Extrs Selected New Crop Nuts, Sweet Pickled Mangoes in Glass, Extra Large Olives ts Glass, Choice Mushroums in Glass or ‘Tun, Best Quality French or Italian Table Oil. We have ail these snd many more desirable articles of like character. Leave your orders eady and avoid the rush. . ELFHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY, 450 NINTH STREET P.8.—Don't forget our great sale of New Can- ton Preserved Ginger. BY. 18 THE ORIGINAL GRAND AND THE MOST PER- FECT FIKE-PLACE HEATER EVER MADE, and is so acknowledged by the trade and public in this aud other cities. Sold by the principal stove GND FOR TESTIMONIAL BUOK AND BE CON. VaaiCeD az2-2w i eq, HEITMULLER | ae eee Sena dar. <q-=>WHAT SORT OF © OTHES ARE YOU Jovkiug fort A low price does not alwa: secure & advantage tothe buyer. Asaru.e extremely Jow prices means very poor merchandise. That's not our a. ae are selling Si ae a Leeastorenga at popular prices, See ou its anid Overcoa Bey GEOR-E SPRANSY, 434 7th st. THE MEMBEKS OF GRACE AGUILAR No. 117, LO.B.B., wiil assemble at No. .B. 0 bi the residence of their ‘Bro_N. H. Miller, No. 1 Q street noriLwest, WEDNESDAY, November 27, T0 o'clock s.ni.. to attend.to his funeral, By of the Presivent. JO». P. HERMAN, Sectetary, Ke" YOU PERFECTLY SATISFIED With the Tone, Style and Finish of your present Pisno? Ifnot callat the BRADBURY PALACE OF MUSIC, 1225 Pennsylvania ave., and hear the “sweet toned Bradbury." Cases of English oak, antique mahogany, Circassian walnut, rosewood and cherry. Sold for cash or on eosy monthly payments of $10. Old Squares taken in exchange. nz6-6t —@-=>THE FIRM OF GRAY & BALSTER IS ‘this day dissolved by mutual consent. ihe bu-ince« will be continued by H. C. Gray, who fs au- will settle every indebt duess of the firm am thorized to collect all debts due the firm, WASHINGTON, D C.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1889. Washington News and Goss p i ae BOOKS AND 8TATIONER’ BUSINESS CHANCES. ? 3 CCH CER ECEC A=IWAANAAIIVGYAAVTOVWBDISHS OYE VVVWHAISVSVMS SHIH HAIKS HOUSEFURNISHINGS LADIES’ GOoDs. LOCAL MENTION HEEL MARRIAGES. MEDICAL Pace MISCELLANE Pare MONEY TO LOA! Page NOTARIES PUB! Pace OCEAN STEAMERS Paco POTOMAC RIVER BOAT Pago z PERSONAL... SHEET WINTER RESOR’ HISKY. bot 23 per doz. buttles. tocounoisseurs and thecouvslescent. 26 g=>STRAUSS & CO.. 249 CENTER MARKET, = are headquarters for all kinds of Flowers, w. K— =F sory, Artist. CRAYON AND PASTEL PORTRAITS, Corner Massachusetts ave. and 6th st. Weekly or monthly payments if desired. n12-1st* Open until 9 p.m. q-=>THE MEMBERS OF KIT CARSON Post, = No. 2,G.4.K., and their families are in: tiie “Musical and Literary entertain- ‘Book yon by she ‘to be st in in hall, Graud Arm: p L4ale Peon. ave, on WEDNESDAY ENERING, ‘November Y 27, 1889. commencing a By order of the Committee. nzb-2t ss CHAKLES F. KEEFER, Adjutant, Se NOTICE We, the undersigned, wha: 3 not to open our Fespective stores November 28 (Thanksgiving day.) fohn H. § Wistrcher Gra. Corawel § W. Burel a ell & S01 GE Kennedy Sony, SF Page ass 3e Ba TASES TYING CENTEK iARKET, TEESDAY. Novewber 26, from 5 am. un- 2. L. WEDNESDAY, November 27, trom 5 am, unti 4 p.m. THURSDAY, November 28, from 6am. oth dealers and the public will be better saiafied if purchases re inade early in the “On TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY can be seet the finest display of food produeis ever made by the market, se Conset Rarhet 1s Yaday, in every respect <q > RIGGS MARKET WILL BE OPEN = WEDNE=DAY, (THANKSGIVING EV), after 12m, _ No maiket on Jhanksg. ving n25-3t° 4HE WESIEGKN MARKET Until 9 pm. WHDNESDAY, 2 m2. : n25.2¢* November =»* LOOKING HACK WARD. = German Lecture aud discussion of Edward easy" “LOOKING BACKWARD,” Under the auspicrs of the C.ium)bia ‘furnverein at NATIUSALIoY HALL, LOD F st nw. ‘ou TUESDAY, NOV. 26, tSotiock pm. Pui invited. = MASSAGE AND. SWEDISH MOVE. ments at Patient « Home at the advice of their physicun by Prof. and Mrs .HARTV.G N 918 14th st. nw. nz Be > DONDON MACKINTOSHES. ‘Among the new live of Men's Macintoshes from Welch, Murgetson & Co , London, E.C., is a splendid line aut the low price of @5 each, Guarauteed thoroughly water proof. WOODWAKD & LOTHROP'S n°5 STORE FOK MEN, 1013 F st. n.w. 7 NOW 18 THE TIME 10 GIVE YOUR orders fur Bludins for the Holidaya: Livrary Snd sine Binding a speciacy. JOHN v. WEIDMAN, Bokbinder aud Fever “ me or ==> HAVE YOUR SHIRTS MADE BY ONE of the wost Celebrated Cutters in America who iy empluyed by F. T. HA! US F st.n.w., suc- cessor to late JW. Awer (i. H. Taylor). se27-3m q= EASTERN MARK 7 WEDNESDAY: SOVENBER 27. CLOSED Thanksivinx’ Day. i ii Ip A BIG STAKE. 5 Oe ceaen ene economy to hire & Full Dress Suit. You pay, say $5 per night, and in ten nights you have speut enough to pay for having an elegaut Full Dreas suit inade w your measure. A Fuil Dress S.it with cure sould last trou five to ten youre, Tzetse wade Urop ta hud tane obec ee Reuse ” . ‘those ] am making ay tor e5u. G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, ete 223 Cor. 9th and G uta. uw, ¢ THE OFFICE OF THE VIRGINIA BKICK Bo Comipons ta changed wo wcom No 10, at tic Building, iret dour. 37 ._B. PEARSON, Treasurer, <= IMPORTANT. Change of location of office. EASTERN BUILDING AND LUAN ASSOCIATION. The popular sud successful Philadelphia plan, Shares $1 per month; 3200 uet loan on euch susre. Minimum cost to vorrower, imeludine dues, imerest and proudua ow each $1.00, $15 per mouth. Subse. iplvus tor stock au Yu dd series received and paymeut of dues way be made ut office of (Ha PEOPLES FUsk 1 SUSAN aylvania ave ‘Pamuplilets n22-5t" MPAN\, Suz Peun- 0 application tw the secret boll Khvlders aug sale of wovey at huai., 642 Penuss Ivauie aye. .¢.,0u the frst Weules- ‘eveuitx of each mouth at 7 v'ciock. JOHN E. Ho RRELL, Treasurer, ‘B23-10t HENRY K. $1.1PSUN, secrevary. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF RENT- ing Huu-es aud Collecting Kents and Malagiug te Busiuess of Non-residents. BH WARNER £00, 223-3" 916 ¥ wt. nw. CAUTION. — CERTAIN PROMISSOKY wotes drawn by Nikuiaus Stuuer to the eruer uf the late 2 loriun Hitz, aud ‘Dy me &8 toe mauibistratur of Florian Luiz, have bees iost or mus- Ail persous are Cautiuued agulust Using or Legu- sling tucse LOles, as bu trousiers OF paymelts to aby ue but tie will be recuulzed. THEODORE J MAYER, 223-31 Adwiuistrator of BLORIAN HITZ. NOLICE.—A CH.Ca VATED NOV.2, 18: ‘and Wweuty tour couts 1gs0048 ten Geekery Weleur a = wi yy dex of W. Wilcox, hus Aduphesie check for same tbeeu. issued aud patdy all are E can repare He guarantees periect fm all cases, e. THE /RAPHIC BUSINESS PETEKS COMPANY, scopartuerahip to that effect The Star Uut of Town. Tre EveNino Star will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for eueh period as may be desired, at the rate of fifty cents per month. G9” But all such orders must be accompanied by the money, or the aper cannot be sent, as no accounts are kept with mail subscriptions. eg Government Recerrts Topay.—Internal rev- enue, $234,512; cus! $512,104. Tue Paesipent Hap Many Caxizns this morning, among them being Senators Cockrell, Stockbridge and Dolph, with E, G. Hursh of Oregon; Representatives Finley, De Haven, Vandever, Bliss of Michigan and Grosvenor and ex-Representative Evans and W. M? Baxter of Tennessee had a sbort talk with the Presi- dent in the interest of Judge Hammond for as- sociate justice, Internat Revenve Apporstuents,—The Sec- retary of the Treasury has made the following appointments in the internal revenue service: Samuel Boyd, storekeeper and gauger, ninth Peunsylvania; H. Hipple, do. do.; Jos, 8. Browning, gauger, third lowa; A. Cottengham, auger, sixth Indiana; A, A. Howe, store- eeper, third Massachusetts; Wm. P. Hughes, storekeeper and gauger, eighth Kentucky; A.J. Huddlestone, storekeeper, fifth Kentucky, Topas’s Bonp Orrenixos aggregated $47,- 100, as follows: Registered 4s, 36,000, $1.700, brad $1,100, at 127; registered 4}¢4, $5,000 at ie Tur Battiuone Postmastersarr.—A delega- tion a hundred strong, headed by Gen. Adam King, ex-naval officer of the port of Baltimore, called upon Postmaster General Wanamaker yesterday to urge the appointment of W. W. Johnson as postmaster at Baltimore. Mr. Brown's commission as postmaster at Balti- more does not expire until next May, Patents have been issued to citizens of the District as follows: Orson W. Bennett and W. B. Miller, heating stove; Fendon B, Brock, lifting jack, and John Sachs, portable cooler for drinking glasses. Tar Cavisr or tae Yantic,—The Navy de- partment has been informed by Commander Rockwell of the arrival of the U.8.8. Yantic at Santiago de Cuba November 16 after a pleasant passage. Allon board were well. It was the intention to land two, officers of the longitude survey party there and then the Yan- tic would proceed to Porto Pluto with the rest of the party. Mn. Taos. F. Rea has been detailed to take charge of the papers in the cases of presi- dential post offices, a duty which has been per- formed by Mr. Nathan Smith, who has re- signed, A Harr Horrpay anv Taanxsciving Monry.— The employes of the Interior and Post Oftice departments will be given a half holiday to-mor- row in order that they may have an opportnhity to buy their Sige gr Ne turkey. The dis- bursing officers of the departments are also kindly disposed and the semi-monthly pay- ments of salaries will be made tomorrow in- stead of on Saturday. Meprcat Dingctor Faaxcis M. Gunwext, late surgeon general of the navy, and recently | aoysemy of the medical examining board, been detached from the latter duty and will, on the 27th instant, be placed on the re~ tired list of the navy on account of . This wil! canse the promotion of Medica! Inspector Geo. R. Brush and Edward 8. Surgeon 5 Assistant Surgeon John Hancock Hall. A Srgciat Cexsvs Aoent Aprorsten.—Mr. F. H. Wines of Illinois was today appointed by Superintendent Porter a special agent incharge of the collection of statistics of crime for the eleventh census, in charge of this work iv the last census and is an authority on this subject, Navan Orpres.—Lieut. J. D. J. Kelley has been detached from the Kearsarge and placed on waiting orders, Lieut. C. W. Ruschen- berger has been ordered from the Mare Island navy yard to the Kearsarge. Lieut. J. D. Adams has been ordered from the Washington navy yard to the Dolphin. The order assign- ing Assistant Naval Constructor C. H. Hewes to duty at the Norfolk navy yard has been re- voked. Surgeon J. H. Gaines ordered to duty at the army and navy hospital, Hot Springs, Ark. Lieut. Andrew Duniap detached from the Washington navy yard 29th inst. and ordered to the Dolphin 90th inst. Lieut. Richardson Clover detached from the Dolphin 30th inst. and placed on waiting orders. Lieut. W. A. Marshall detached from the Dolphin and or- dered to duty at the torpedo station at New- port. Pd. Asst. Paymaster Frauk H. Clark granted a furlough for one year trom Decem- ber 1, 2 Viotations oF THE PostaL Laws.—Chief Post Office Inspector E. Rathbone, in his an- nual report to the Postmaster General, shows that eight hundred an@ one persons had been pele duriug the year for all kinds of ot- fenses against t! laws and regalations, Of these offenders hundred and forty seven were convicted, and five handred and fifty-nine penpeiom: and ' ir. Wines was | COMMISSIONER RAUM’S ORDER. Anplications for Pensions not to be Re- jected Until After Full Examination. Commissioner Raum today issued the follow- ing order, which was sent to the various divis- ions of the office: “Great care must be exercised in the rejec- tion of applications for pension. No case should be rejected until every available source of information has been examined, unless the rejection be clearly upon legal points, All let- ters rejecting claims shall be brought to the desk of the commissioner for signature, No re- jected claim will be reopened except upon new and material evidence going to the cause of re- jection. The deputy commissioners will have jurisdiction to reopen claims in the divisions respectively assigned to their charge. In all cases where evidence is filed for the reopening of cases the heads of adjudicating divisions will at the proper time cause to be prepared a brief statement of the facts on slips for the action of the deputy commissioner, who shall note his action thereon, whereupon the claim- ant shall immediately be informed by letter of the action of the office.” THE SHOREHAM BUFFET. The Facts of the Case as Stated by Mr. Mocton’s Agents. There have been so many conflicting reports | regarding the management of Vice President Morton’s apartment house that a Stan reporter called on Messrs, Beall, Brown & Co., agents for the Shoreham, to ascertain the facts, Mr: Sevellon A. Brown said: “I am very glad you called, for it gives me an opportunity to cor- | rect an erroneous impression that exists in the minds of many people throughout the country. In the first place the agency for leasing the apartments and the general management of the Shoreham was placed in the hands of our firm long before the building was completed, Since we assumed the management, all leases and business arrangements connected with the property have been made by our firm. In the second place their is no truth whatever in the many statements that Lave been made that there is a bar, saloon or buffet in the building, or that Mr. Morton had signed an application for a license to sell liquors in the Shoreham. In fact in our agree- ment with Mr, Keenan, the manager, it was ex- Pressly stipulated that no part of the building should be used as a bar, saloon or buffet for the sale of wines, malt or spirituous liquors. How- eyer, Mr. Keenan found it imperative, in order to supply a family at dinner, luncheon or other | meals with a bottle,of beer or wine, to take out 4 hotel license in accordance with the laws of the District. This application was made in Mr. Morton's absence and without his knowledge. “I wish to say now that Mr. Morton's interest in the Shoreham, beyond his ownership, is con- fined to the revenue derived from the eenng of the apartments. It is just the same as thoug! he owned a row of furnished houses on Counec- ticut avenne. He would keep those houses in cee order, pay the taxes and receive his rent. ‘hat is all he does with the Shoreham. He has nothing whatever to do with the success or fail- ure of the dining rooms and cafe only insomuch as they might contribute to the enhancement or deterioration of his property. Whatever profits are made or losses incurred Mr, Keenan, the manager, will be alone benefited or in- jured.” ————._—__ Changing the Location of the Offices. A change is contemplated in the location of some of the offices in the Post Office depart- ment, The clerks in the first assistant’s office oceupy the rooms on the second floor of the 7th street front with the exception of several rooms in the center of that wing, which are | occupied by the offices of the railway mail service, It is proposed to bring the entire force of the first assistant’s office fegetisr, and to accomplish this the railway mail service will be removed toward the F street end of the wing. ‘The oftice of the superintendent of the dead letter office is in the corner room, and this is the one occupied by General Superin- tendent Bell, Itis expected that other changes will be made in the location of the various offices, but the process will be a rather slow oue, as the officials object to moving. and there are always some rooms which are not as eligi- le as others, The main object, in many in- stunces, is to get the best rooms, and there is a good deal of wire pulliug used when a question of this kind agitates the departinental eircies, The Mandamus Against Gen. Raum. Pension Commissioner Raum has been served vith the writ of mandamus returnavle Decem- ber 16 betore the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia, commanding him to show cause why he has not increased the pension of Charles R. Miller from $50 to $72 per mouth in accordance with a decision of Secretary Teller. ‘The mandamus was issucd at the instance of Attorney Bigelow, coun<el for Miller. This one of three similar cases now pending in the Interior department. Commissioner Raum is preparing his answer and it is understood he will take the grouud that his refusal to grant the increase is a mat- ter Sinply of discretion and thata mandamus cannot li tion: that a man public officer to perform a duty laid plainly in the law, and, therefore, he thinks | the court should dismiss the writ, The Eight-Hour Law for Soldiers. Secretary Proctor has rendered an interesting decision on the subjectof extra duty pay for soldiers onthe basis of the eight-hour law. He is of the opinion that, as the law fixes the number of hours which constitute a day’s labor and the extra pay per day for soldiers employed on extra duty, andas such soldier receives additional extra aon if he labors on extra duty for more than the number of hours fixed by law asa day's labor, that the correct method of computing the amount which he shall be paidas extra duty pay is to keep a record of the number of hours actually occu- pied in labor and to allow a day's extra duty iv — eight hours of actual labor per- mes Smokeless Fowder for Small Arms. An important step has just been taken by Secretary Tracy toward the putting of Ameri- can orduance more nearly on a par with that of Laropean nations. This has been accom- plished by an arrangement with the present powder contractors by which they are to fur- nish the navy with the brown prismatic powder for large guns the new smokeless powder for small arms, The former muterial is far be ter then that now in use, being more powerful, insuring greater velocity and developing more equal pressures, The value of the sinokeless powder has been demonstrated in the German maneuvers. Interior Department Changes. The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Patent office.—Appointment: Ernest H, Fair- banks of Massachusetts, fourth assistant ex- aminer, $1,200, Oftice of Indian affairs, —Appointment: James L. McGlone of Virginia, ceptie geae General — Secoase : Nicholas . Bragaw Noiorado, cl Miss | srdin J. Ray of Llinois, $1,000, "A" | Pension ice. — Ay tment: ©. Bidgway yay, confidential clerk to com- iu i 3 : id : uu ‘ | | | iF jie to (se eas him to change his discre- | mus can only lie to compel a | Hi Telegrams to The Star. GOT OFF WITH A MILLION. A Western Land and Loan Firm Tura Swindlera. ——____ RUMORED REVOLT IN HAYTI. Terrible Fire Sweeping Through the City of Lynn. ——__. ANOTHER EXPRESS TRAIN ROBBERY. LYNN IN FLAMES. The Worst Conflagration the City Has Ever Seen. Lyx, Mass, Nov, 26.—What promises to be the most disastrous fire Lynn has seen for Years started at 11:55am. today over the barber room in Mower & Bros’. four-story wooden building on Almont street. In ten minutes the entire rear of the building was in flames, The | six-story brick block known as Momer’s block, | which faces on Willow street, next caught, | Fifteen minutes after the fire had started it {was beyond control. At 12:15 o'clock it | looked as if J. C. Dennett and Barnard’s large | four-story wooden factory would have to go, and also two other large wooden factories on Almont street. A heavy wind is blowing and big cinders are floating through the air. J.C. Bennett and Barnard’s big factory is afire on the end. At 12:30 p.m. the fire was spreading rapidly. Atleast twelve large buildings are in danger. | Bennett & Burnard’s factory, Momer’s brick | block and five or six other wooden buildings ‘are on fire. The flames have crossed Central ‘avenue and Pike's corner is afire. The large , Wooden building facing on Central square in which is located the Daily Bee is also on fire. The cinders crossed Central square and ignited the four-story brick Fuller block, {in which are the Western Union telegraph of- fice and C. D. Packen & Co., shoe manutac- turers. At 12:40 p.m. the flames communicated to G. O. Falls’ wooden piecag Aho building ‘occupied by the Lynn Davly is on fire and the flames are rapidly burning theiz way toward Railroad avenue. A strong wind is now | blowing from the southwest. ‘If it holds the Currien block and the Steven block are seriously threatened. Should they burn there is no pre- dicting where the conflagration will be stopped. At 12:50 p. m., the wind has shifted a trifle and is blowing directly toward the new brick block of W. M. Currien & Co., which is on fire in the rear, Ten teams are removing the large stock of clothing. [The wire has failed, It is probably burned in the fire.) GOV. TOOLE’S RECOGNITION. The Montana Legislature Seems to De- pend a Good Deal Upon it. Hexen, Mont., Nov. 26.—There were no new developments in the legislative dead lock yesterday. The committee from the republi- can house called on Gov Toole and informed him that their body was ready for business. The governor received them courteously and said that while personally he was glad to see them he could not recognize the committee | officially, as the body they represented bad not | met in the place designated by him as the legis lative assembly hall, When the committee made its report it was referred back to them aud four more members added, who will make further report today. The democratic house made its temporary | Organization here last night and appointed a | committee to notify the governor that it was ready for business, Gov. Toole recognized the body they represcnted, but said he would make no communication to the legislature until both bodies met in joint session. The senate met and adjourned, the democrats still absenting themseives. On the report of the republican committee | Who waited on the governor it is thought the | future course of that party depends. i Mrs. Crocker’s Will, San Francrsco, Nov. 26.—Mrs. Chas, Crock- | er’s will was filed yesterday. It is dated ten | days before her death and gives the entire | estate, valued at about $11,000,000, to her four | children, Charles F., Wm, H. aud George H. Crocker of this city, aud Mrs, Alexuuder of | New York. Charles F. «rocker staved today | that among papers with the will were memo- | randa showing bis mother was preparing an- | other will to give to charity disiant rela- tions over $1,000,000. % —_—_—— No They Wou’t! Toroxto, Ont., Nov. 26.—A special cable from London says: The prospectus of the Canadian dead meatcompany was issued yester- day. The capital is £30),000, Three Rivers is the Canadian headquarters. There is a strong directorate, including the lord mayor's firm. Sir Hector Langevin is on the Canadian board of management. Local cattlemen say this will be tue making of the Canadian cattle business, Enormous numbers of cattle will now be raised in the northwest and Canadians will be placed in a position to compete with American ship- pers, —_—.—_—_ Canada’s Duty on Flour. Brampton, Ont., Nov. 26.—A large meeting of millers and farmers held here yesterday | passed a resolution to insist on an increase of the duty ou flour from 50 cents to $1 a barrel. Premuer Greenway of Manitoba has promised to favor the increase, SSaaaoane A Surprising Decision. IxpraxaPouis, Ixp., Nov. 26.—The decision of the Newton county circuit court that Indi- ana’s school-book law is unconstitutional causes much surprise, It was not known that ha case was pending. Gov. Hovey thinks that the decision is not sound and has asked the attor- | ney general to defend the law in the supreme court, “ — Glover Knocked Out. Sax Francisco, “Nov. 26.—In a fight to a finish last night in the rooms of the Occidental athletic club, for a purse of $490, Frank Glover, formerly of Chicago, was easily knocked out in nine rounds by Billy Smith of Australia, Buffulo’s Natural Gas. Burravo, N. Y., Nov. 26.—George Rochevot put down a well yesterday 965 feet deep and struck natural gus that will give atleast half @ million cubic feet every 24 hours, Rochevot wii pipe it for domestic aud manufacturing purposes throughout the city, s-snet tees A Glass Workers Shut Down. Locxposrt, N. ¥ , Nov. 26.—The giass factory here has shut down, The manufacturers give as their excuse that the supply is far in excess TWO CENTS. GIGANTIC LAND FRAUDS. A Chicago Firm of Loan Sharks Get Away With a Million. FICTITIOUS MORTGAGES YPOTEECATED FOR GOOD MONEY—THE BUSINESS EXTEXDED ALL OVER THE WEST AND FLEECES SEVERAL VERY ‘WELL KNOWN MEX, Cacao, Nov. 26.—T. G. Cowie, western agent of Frederickson & Co., swore out a war- | rant yesterday for M. 8. Frederickson, princi- pal of the Frederickson land company; D. M. | Frederickson, his son, and W. H. Bidgood, the cashier,on the charge of conspiracy to defraud. Bi was found at the office of the company, | 1st Washington street, and was locked up at | the Harrison street station Jate last might. M. son is supposed to be on the way | to Europe, and New York police bave been j wired to intercept him. The other Frederick- son cannot be found. The charge is based on | alleged crooked transacti: in giving mort-| gages on lands to which the Fredericksons had | no title. These mortgages are said to have | been pledged as security for loans ag; ting alargeamount. Frederickson & have | been doing a large business in western railroad | lands, selling for the most part small tracts of | forty or fifty acres on the installment plan, the purchasers usually being immigrants or poor | people who wished to invest their earnings in farme, After a certain number of paywents had been made Frederickson gave a deed, a mortgage on the land being taken for the | unpaid portion of the purchase money. These mortgages, it is alleged, were then given as collateral for loans or sold outright through | the west, } WHO WERE BIT. Among others ex-Gov. J. A. Rice of Wiscon- | sin, R. Nunnemacaer, cashier of the Merchants’ | exchange bank of Milwankee, and E. G. Com- stock, a Milwaukee lawyer, are said to have been large buyers, It is wow claimed that many of these mortgages are worthiess. ‘The ; charge we make,” said Mr. Cowie, “is that Frederickson, Bidgood and D. M. Frederick- son were all concerned in this conspiracy, They got up fraudulent mortgages, went out on | the street and gave men @5 to «ign them. Then | they went to capitalists with the mortgages and raised money on them. They gave wort- gages ov lang in Minnesota, Dakota and other parts of the northwest. There are hundreds of working people in Chicago who paid in their REVOLUTION IN HAYTIL. Five Thousand Men to Arms to Work the Overthrow of Bippolyte. New Yor, Nov. 26—The steamer Prince Frederick from Port-au-Prince November 20 arrived here today and brought news of an up- rising in the island of Hayti. Itis reported ‘that 5,000 men were armed to depose Hip- poiyte, evenimedibiantpiacs Better For Him. Burrazo, N.Y., Nov. 26.—Maurice Maloney, the escaped lunatic, who was found unconscious in a lodging house Sunday night, was returned to the asylum yesterday, He soon sank into another stupor and died within an hour. NEHEMIAH H. MILLER DEAD. Another Well-Known Member of the District Bar Passes Away. Mr. Nehemiah H. Miller, a well-known and respected member of the District bar, died yesterday at his residence, 1207 Q street, in the fifty-ninth years of his age. Mr. Miller wasa native of Frankfort-on-tiic-Main and his parents dying there when he was twelve years of age he came to this country alone. Obtaining em- ployment in a cloth house and tailoring estab- lishment he was, before reaching manhood, looked on as one of the best judges of woolen fabrics im the land. He came to this city about the first of the war and turning his attention to the law adopted that as bis profession. Ho was for many years a police justice of this city and st one time was one of the assistant attor- neys for the District. but of late bad devoted himself to the civil branch of the law, in which he was quite successful. He was an intimate friend of President Lincoln and a frequent vis- itor at the White House during bis administra- tion, and was a close {riend of the late Chief Justice Cartter. Mr. Miller had been twice married and leaves a widow, the danghter of the late Capt. Cherrie M. Levy, to whom he was married seventeen moaths ago. He bad been complaiving for neariy a year, but was able to attend to business till about ‘two weeks since, when he was stricken with paralysis of the heart and died about noon yesterd death was announced in the Circuit terday. Rev. L. Stern, pastor of the Washington He- brew congregation, will conduct the fuveral to- morrow at i0 o'clock. and the intermeut will be at the Jewish cemetery, near St, Elizabeth. The following orgatizatious will attend the funeral and be represented among the pall bearers: B. B. French lodge of Masons, Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum, Grace Aguilar lodge of B'Nai B'Rith and Washington Hebrew congregation, The following members of the bar will also be invitedto « oY C, C. Cole, Wm. J. Miller, E gene Carusi, Col | W. A. Cook, HE. Davis, Muton J. Barnard, Leon Tobriner, A meeting of the bar was held in the Circuit Court room this afternoon at 3 o'clock to take action on his death. Saito Mr. Francis 8. Lamb Denies. earnings to the Fredericksons thinking they were buying land and now find their deeds worthless, Many of these mortgages were placed in Milwaukee. Among the purchasers are Mr. Kendrick, Mr. Bryce and Rudolph Nunnemacher, the cashier of the Merchants’ exchange bank of Milwaukee. Stephen W. Rawson, the banker of Chicago, had some of them, but he is not hit for much.” It is said ‘that much of this paper was also in Milwaukee. ce EVENTS AJAR. KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION. Prrresvna, Pa., Nov. 26.—An explosion oc- curre/ thie morning at the Allegheny Bessemer steel works at Duquense. Night Superintend- ent Marshal and W. Cooper were killed and a number of others injured. HOTEL BURNED. Carrgraveus, N.Y., Nov. 26.—The Catterau- gus house and a frame building adjoining burned with their contents last evening. $10,000; insured. IMPRISONED MINERS. Borre, Moyt., Nov. 26.—It is conceded here that there is still one miner in the burning Anaconda mine and it is probable there are three others. The man known to be in the | mine is Edward Dolan. He was ou the day shift and it is probable he got into the mine betore the alarm was given. Jack Lyons, who was burt about the head, will die. The mine is sealed. No more buik- heads bave been blown out in the last twenty- four hours. A stream cf water will be forced into the mine. GUN WENT OFT. Wasurxctox, Ixp., Nov. 26.—Wm. Dyer, Ira Chamberlain and Sun Dyer, while bunting yes- terday were accidentally shot by Geo, Cham- | berlain, Dyer died. The others are badly hurt. Chamberlain's double-barreled shot gun emptied both barrels into the wounded men. NATURAL GAS AGAIN. Darrow, Onto, Nev. 26.—Scott Hawthorne's house was blown to atoms by natural gas this morning. Two children were killed and Haw- thorne, his wife aud father were probably fatally injured, BURNED AT SRA. New Yonx, Nov, 26.—It is reported at the maritime exchange today that the British steamer Santiago was burned at sea on Novem- ber 17. The crow were saved by the ship Ajaule: re A HEAVY Loss. New York, Nov. 26.—The joss by the fire at the Hecla iron works in Williamsburgh last night is about $100,000. The insurance is un- known, Five hundred men are out of work. ANOTHER TRAIN ROBBED. Four Brothers in Crime—He Robbed the Schools—A Race Fight—Other Crimes. Fort Worts, Texas, Nov, 26.—Fifteen masked and heavily armed men boarded the ovutu-bound Sauta Fe passenger train last night at Berwyne.a swall station in the Chickasaw nation, Indian territory, and cut the engine, maiiand express car loose from the couches, They theu ran the train south two miles and threw the fireman off the locomotive. Two muies farther on the engineer was thrown off, aud after running four miles farther the steam was turned off and the locomotive killed. Then the robbers began an attack on the express car. ‘Tbe guard and messengers fired twenty shots, but finally gave in, after the robbers had liter- ally riddied the car. The money stolen is between 20.000 and $30,000, and came princi- pally from Chicago, United States marshals are in pursuit. * PLEAD GUILTY. Jaxzsvitte, Wis., Nov. 26.—Metcalf, mar- derer of Isabella Everson at Edgerton.surprised j the court yesterday by pleading leaaiond in the e tt not 1 somes, Suttaties an hoes nor more than twenty-five years in prison, ESCAPED. Jacxsox, Mrcu.. Nov. 26.—Nathaniel Ostran- der, a burglar, escaped from ,the penitentiary yesterday morning. He was a trusted convict, and had keys to different apartments, SHORT. JerreRsoxvite, Ixp., Nov, 26.—The county commissioners have brought suit against Col. Mr, Francis 8, Lamb, who is charged in the caveat to the will uf the late Caroline Brown- ing with procuring the execution of the will, denies the allegation and states that when be learned that the will had been executed he en. deavored to have Mrs, Browning change its provisions by making a codicil, He asks a sus- Pension vf opimon until the issue raised is met and decided by a jury. * ——— He Got Off This Time. “You have been here for almost everything but this,” remarked Judge Miller this afternoon when a seventeen-year-old boy named Lindsey Pitts was arraigned tor having an unlicensed canine. Being only seventeen years old the judge said he could not hold property, and therefore he could not be held. “For once im your life,” remarked the judge, “you are tech- nicaily not guilty. You can go.” —— Found Dead in a Vacant Lot. This morning, while crossing a vacant lot om Champiain avenue, just north of Boundary street, @ small boy discovered the dead body of acolored man. The boy went to the second Precinct s'ation and notified the police. News of the finding of the body soon epread and the | Femaius were viewed by @ number of persons and identitied as those of Joneph Lewis, who lived at No. 2233 12th street northwest. The sixth precinct patrol wagon was sent for and prdess | was cemoved to the late home of the dec Itis thought that he dropped dead, GEORGETOWN, Tae New Warer Maix.—The work of laying the 48-inch water main on M«treet bas reached @ point near the new bridge. It is thought that with a few days of good weather, so as to allow steady work. the water mains that are being laid to and from the reservoir will be soon connected. A portion of the iron work for the support of the main over Kock creck under the M-street bridge tas arrived from the Pucenix bridge company’s shop at Pheniaville, Pa. CatTLe Manxer. stock at Drovers —The following sales of live Kest, D.C., yesterday are reported: 22i cattle up;ali sold. Best, 3)xc. to 4,c.; good, 3! 34uc.; common, to 3c, 31 sheep and kumds. Lambs, to 6 old sheep, 3ige. to 43¢c.; yearlings, be. to oige.; calves, bc. to Sie 10 cows aud calves, $25 to $40, Market risk. Po1ice Norrs.—George Smith, the colored man arrested ona charge of shooting at his brother-in-law, Peter Vessels, Saturday night, as stated im THe Stan, was acquitted of a charge of assault in the Police Court yesterday, Vessels was charged with threats avd the judge accepted his personal bonds.—Isaac ayton, colored, used profane language on Bridge street last night aud Policeman Gus Brown arrested him. He was fined ©5 or 16 days by Judge Maller today.—Judge Miller today reopened the case of Patrick Sheely, the butcher who recently forfeited collateral on @ charge of using profanity at the drove yard, and, after hearing the evidence, dismissed the charge.—Tbis aiternoon, in the Police Court, Patrick Donohue, who keeps a store at No. 2616 P street, was charged by Sergeant Haney with keeping an unlicensed bar. The court imposed a tine of €105, Lawyer Closs, for the defendant, noted an appeal. Tue Tuten Lecrone of Rev, J. C. Eccleston, D.D., will be given at Linthicum hall, George- town, December 5, having been postponed from its date of last week, TEMPERATURE aND CoxpiTion oF WarTeR at 7 A.M.—Great Falis—temperature, 48; condi- tion, 14. Keceiving reservoir—temperature, 48; coudition at north connection, 10: condition at south connection, 7. Distributing reservor— temperature, 48; condition, 36. ALEXANDRIA, Reported for Tae EvENixo Star. Cimcurr Covrr.—lbe circuit court of Alex andria county. Judge Keith, resumed its fall term this morning and hus been eugaged with civil cases, The absence of several leading lawyers in Richmond has considerably dimin- ished the business of the court, The Fairfax cuse of Fords, admiuistratriz, ve. Dulany's ad- ministrator, is submitted and under advisement by the court as is the case of Wells vs. Dewdney, Judgments have been given for the plaintiffs in the suitsof Medford vs. Miles for the i Possession, of county land agd of Leadbeale vs. Ward for €126. The suit of Darr ve, the Virgiuia brick company is on trial this morning. The court in session several days, Bactxo Pau Puosreors.—The Driving park association is now coutemplating some im- wements at their course near this city It is thought thatthe increasing value of lend north of Washington will tend to prevent ex- tensive race grounds there and that when the Jobn W. Ingreham and his sureties for any funds | in his Col, Tus bas been possession, school treasurer fitteeu years. His integrity was undoubted. He is short about 20,000. RACE WAR. Lrrrtz Rocg, Aux., Nov. 26.—A serious en- i i i City course is sold out the next movement for 4 captal city race track wil be made wo ot 5 Tue A. L. L Coers.—The Alexandria Light Infantry, Capt. Mushbach. has through ous at tease paitale of depreeoa winch i at