Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1889, Page 5

OFFICE OF ‘WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Cor. 11th and F sta. n. w. Fans, Decewner 6. 1889. Think of it—only fifteen more buying days before Christmas. Wo are doing our part in having the goods ready and facilitating your seeing and buying. The stor is packed with the best we know how to select. Good, substantial, acceptable and appreciative gifta can now be selected to better advantage than stany time between now and Christ- ‘mas eve. ‘WOODWARD & LOTHROP. BOLIDAY UMBRELLAS ENGRAVED FREE. All Umbrellas sola by us during the Holi- days will be engraved with three initials or Jess without extra charge, and the price of the umbrella will not be raised to pay for it. We make this liberal offer only for the holi- @ays. In this connection let us say we have the largest, finest and most attractive stock of Umbrellas we ever carried—and we be- Heve it is not equalled in this city—either price, but there is sbout the Gown. It is the best dol- lar Gown we have ever sold, and we have sold wood ones in our time. Here is a brief description: Made from fine Cambrie, witn yoke of four Valenciennes Lace Insertings end aix clusters of five fine tucks between; Hubbard sleeves, edied with Val. Lace, with four tucks above; neck and front trimmed with Val.Lace. A fineCambric Lace-trummed Gown for one dollar. LARGE STOCK OF JEWELRY. ‘We are going into the Jewelry business heavily. We sro raising the standard of quality. More goodsand better goods. Here are a few specials: 500 Solid Gold Penails at 50¢. 100 Strong Lense Upera Glassea, 86. 500 Silver Match Boxes, 50c. 500 Children’s Solid Gold Rings,75e. 100 Ladies" Sterling Silver Watches, $5. 200 Oxidized Link Bracelets, 250. Solid Gold Diamond Rings, #25. ‘Take a look through the Jewelry stock when next in the store, floor. PES HO) SooowARD & LOTHROP. NEW STOCK OF HOLIDAY RIBBONS. ‘We have Just received 115 pieces of S-inch Superior Quality Satin and Gros Grain Rib- bons in very desirable art shades. The as- sortment of colors is very large and the delicacy of the shadings far superior to the cheaper satin ribbons. S-ineh Satin’and Gros Grain Ribbon in art shades, 45. 7-ineh Satin end Gros Grain Ribbon for high-class fancy work, in Cresson, Absinthe, Mahogany, Govelin, Mais, Nile, Sage, Sevres, Shrimp and Orange, 75c. per yard. Greatest barsam in Sash Ribbon we have ever offered. 9-inch Motre Silk Sash Ribbons, 50 pieces im all, in White, Cream, Kos Sevres, Yellow, Mais, sil sinthe, Sage and Mahogany, usually sold for double. No matter what your Ribbon want may be it can be satisfactorily supplied here for Jess probably than anywhere else, Pirst door) WOODWARD & LOTHROP, A BIG PURCHASE IN RUCHING. largest stock of by adding 450 hi box contain~ Jeneths of +, of a yard each, or 3 11's yanis‘cach, at the low price of Por box. nsible and acceptable wift. 8s WOODWARD & LOTHROP. A BARGAIN IN LADIES’ JACKETS, 83. Through 9 most fortunate purchase wo secured 200 Ladies’ Kouzh Cloth Euglish Walking Jackets, double breasted at Seal and Blac We offer them at the ex price of $3 each, about balf § and 3S uty low Usual price, (bird floor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. ARE YOU THINKING OF GLOVES? If you are thinking of Gloves, cither for Yourself or for s gift to some one, look throuch onr ‘while it is at its best. We are doing the nas) be done. We have could not recommend. We ¢ be the best values possibly obta Ladies’ 6-button Length jousqnetsire Suede Gloves, Embroidered Backs, in Tans, Browns and Grays. #1 per pair. Ladice’ 4-button Length “Keynier" Suede Loves in all the Latest Shades. Plain Rack 1S pair, Embroidered Backs, $1.73 ded out all that we these ee 2 WSitsest Biarritz Gloves in Tans snd . ves Browns. 5c. per pair. (First floor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. MISSES" AND CHILDREN’S CLOAKS AND JACKETS. ‘Misses Heavy Cloth Double-breasted New- markets, iu Garnet and Gray, Sizes 14 and 16 years, $12.90 exch. Misses’ Striped Cloth Double-breasted Newmarkets, with Revers Front, in G Navy and Black. Size 14 years,$11.90 exc ‘Gad size 16 years, $12 cach. Misses’ Ail-wool Doubie-breasted Beaver Jackets, in Green aud Navy. Sizes 14aud 16 years. 87 Misses" All-wool Tight-fitting Beaver and Chevron Cloth Jackets, in Green aud Navy. Bizes J4 and 16 years.’ $8 each. Children's All Navy Line Dondle- breasted Chevron Cloth Cloaks, with Cape and bundsomely trimnred with Black Astr khan. Size 8 years, #14; 10 years, $15; 12 Years, $16, and 14 years, $17 each. Children's Double-breasted Green and Plaid Cloth Clouks, empire sleeves, vest front, with shaw! rol! collar, Size ¥'yeary, SY; 10 years, $10; 12 years, 811 cach. (Third loor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP, BOYS’ CLOTHING. ‘We shall place on sale tomorrow mornit the following lots of Boys" Clothing mark st about one-third less than their regular Cassimere All-wool Suits, both Reduced to in single and double-breasted. ‘Seach. 20 One-piece All-wool Kilt Suits, in —t Brown, Gray aud Bineefleets. Red f2 each. & 13 Neat Pattern Wi Overcoat duced esa toes oe oa 23° All-wool, cy-striped Cape Over- each. a '$ GOODS. test novelties in Children's lain ag eS ae ee Cloth Coats with Silk Seite un aud ‘Ribbon, 7 $4.50, 95, 95:50, 36 to 920. Infant's ere Cloaks, with deep embroidered cape, also deep embroidery on 83.50 eac! infants’ White Surah Silk Caps, wit heavy lining, for winter wear. er eS crc" War Dae Ovr Amiserable existence when 6 few bottles of Ayer's Sersaparilla would certairly give the strength and cnergy you need? Thousandsare proving its virtues daily. So msy you Mrs Alice West, of Jefferson, W. Va., writes: “I was all run down before I began to take Ayer’s Sar- saparilla, but am pow gaining in strength every day.” “Being very weak and despondent after a long Mlness, I tried Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, and two bot- tles nave restored me to my former health."-~ Misa Blanche S. Brownell, 4 Boylston Place, Boston AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Masa, Bold by all Druggists. Price, $1; six bottles, 95. WOBTH 65 4 BOTTLE Coveurrs To Tur Fhosz. “Take time by the forelock,” ere that rasping hacky cough of yours carries you where somany consump tives have preceded you. Lose no time; but procure @ bottle of the rational remedy for lungand bronchial dis- ease—SCOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL ‘with Hypophosphites of Lime and Sqfa, Rely upon it bat it will afford you speedy andefficient aid. Not only isit a pulmonic of surpassing merit, but it compen- sates for the drain of vitality which isa most formida- bleaccompaniment of lung disorders. Besides arrest- ng the progress of consumption, bronchitisand asthma, itinfuses unwonted vigor intoan enfeebledsystem and tends to fill out the hollow places in an angular frame. Ladies in delicate health will findit a palatable means of adding roundness to a figurerobbed of itscontour by ‘the inroad of marasmus or other wasting disorders. A scrofulous tendency may be succesfully combatted be 36, and it Se sceptial thing Sor feeble children. oc: ri liv +f Plexion. CARTEIS Little m1. Dowels. improve the com) Pill iver Pills. 1B 00. Bs 0% TOMORROW AT HOR 8 9853 HR A HORRY & gts & He SA HTHEAS | os Hi #4 Ton SAE Sss8 $16 7TH STREET, 1922 PENN. AVE, 231 PENN. AVE. BE, To unload some of our Boys’ and Youths’ stock we shall offer for Tomorrow only: AT 730. YOUTHS' SERVICEABLE SOLID SOLE BUTTON Ob LACED SHOES. AT 950, THOSE POPULAR IRON-CLAD BUTTON AND LACED. ANY SIZE FROM 11 TO 5. AT $1.15 BOYS' AND YOUTHS’ FAIR STITCHED, HIGH CUT DRESS SHOES. USUAL PRICE $1.50. AT 81.48 “OUR OWN" MAKE, BEST VEAL CALF SHOES. THESE, WITH ORDINARY CARE, WILL OFTEN STAND THREE HALF SOLINGS, 81.85 FOR OUR FAMOUS INDESTRUCTIBLE DRESS SHOES, ANY STYLE OR WIDTH~$2.50 18 THE PRICE THESE ARE SELLING AT ALL OVER TOWN. THAT WE ABE SURE WILL PLEASE OUR LITTLE FRIENDS, at KOMPY EADACHE, DIZZI- u, pain in the side, wuur- Little Liver bits. Fors BEST QUALITY ASTRACHAN CAPES, #12.00; WORTH $16 AND 818.00. ASTRACHAN MUFFS, $3.00, LIGHT LYNX SETS, MUFF AND BOA, $3.50— A BARGAIN. REAL SEAL CAPES, LONDON DYE, AT $20.00. FURS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, OF THE VERY FINEST GRADES, AT KEDUCED PRICES, HUTCHINSON’S, 907 PENNA AVE. FOSTER KID GLOVES. as Usenzcevenrep Buzearss Is CAPE OVERCOATS. STORM OVEROOATS, ALL KINDS OF OVERCOATS, BUSINESS SUITS. DRESS SUITS, Prince Albert, Cutsway and Sack, . FULL DEESS SUITS. BOYS’ SUITS. Bours’ OVERCOATS, Cape and Plain, aT WEYL'S ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, 311 SEVENTH 8T., BET. PA. AVE. AND D ST, ocl-3m Fos Axo Wau. All PLUSH GARMENTS at low prices, FUNS snd WIAPS sold ss low ss any house tn America, sud we invite buyer to bring the price lists und catalogues of all houses of this or any cities, WILLETT & RUOFP, ‘Hatters and Furriers, 219-3m 905 Pennsylvania ave, ABS PORGATIVE REMEDIES Au AST Aras Lite Shey will certainly please you a, THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., 2d EDITION. Lat aera i ie St BOULANGER COMING HERE, The Bouffe Frenchman ts Going to Lec- ture in the United States. Loxpor, Dec. 6.—The Star states that it has information from a reliable source that Gen. Boulanger has been e! to lecture in the United States and that he will deliver the first sr ieee of the course in the New York academy of music, — A RAILROAD MOVE. The Grand Trunk to Make Portland, Me., a Terminus. Porttanp, Mz., Dec. 6.—The Press says to- day it has information from undoubted author- ity that Portland will be the outlet for business of the Canadian Pacific. Mr. Vanhorne has stated so distinctly and not asasecret. He has in his possession the plan of an immense elevator, which he stated the general manager of the Boston and Maine, representing that corporation, will erect on the Boston and Maine wharf in this city. This elevator will have a capacity of 600,000 bushels. The Canadian Pacific will run over the mountain division of the Maine Central from Montreal to Portland. It is said the Beaver line of steamships, which ran from this port at one time, will be tho first line of steamers to take this Canadian Pacific rain from the new elevator. The latter is to e ready by next winte: ——___ THEY AGREE. The Knights of Labor and Farmers’ Alliance Combine. Sr. Lovrs, Mo., Dec. 6.—This morning Messrs, Powderly, Wright and Beaumont, rep- resenting the Knights of Labor, met the de- mand committee of the farmers’ and laborers’ union and the basis of federation between the farmers and the knights was agreed upon. The resolutions upon which the farm- ers had agreed were read over to the rep- resentatives of the Knights and with very slight modifications were accepted as satisfac- tory. Then it was agreed that the farmers should appoint a legislative committee of two to act in conjunction with the legislative committee of the knights at Washington to secure legislation in accordance with the views of both bodies, ———— The New York Graphic Bought. New Yor, Dee. 6,—The Daily Graphic, which for years has been the only illustrated daily news Paper in the country and which of late has been in continual financial difficulties, was sold today to Thomas Moore, jr., for 25,000, subject to a mortgage of £50,000 held by the American loan and trust company. This includes the entire plant, —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following are the openiug snd slosing peloss. of the New York Stock Morket, us reported by special Wire to Corson and Macartney, 1410 F street: ig St. P.M Tex & ¥ Washington Stock Exchange. Government Bonds—U. 8.43, 1891, registered, 104% bid, 105 asked. U. 8. 434s, 1891, coupon, 10435 bil, 105 asked. S. “ds, rogistered, 190%, 125% bil i asked. U. S48, coupon, 1907, 12675 bid, 12734 ask District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 63, 1891, coin, 1053¢ bid, 10034 asked. Per imp. 7s, 1801, currency, 107 bid, 109 asked. Market stock 7s, Bye, currency. 108 bid, 110 asked. 20-year fund, 6s, 1892, gold, 106 bid. 20-year fund, 5s, 18: gold, 113 bid, 120 asked, “Water stock, 7s, currency, 131 bid. . 3U-year fund, 6s, cold, 121 bid, 127 asked. Water stock, 73, currency, 1003, 150 bid. 65s, 1024, f i 2, 24, fund, currency, 123% bs Miscellaneous Bonds—U, 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist Gs, 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 2d, 63, 100 bid, 101% asked. Washington and Georgo- town Railroad, 10-40, ds, 107 bid, 110 asked. Wash- ington and Georgetown Convertible bonds, 6s, 150 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 1808, 104 bid, 113 asked, Washington Market Com: pany Ist mortgage,tis, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. Gs, Psi bid, 127 asked. Washington Light Infantry first morigage bonds, 6s, 1404, 102 vid. Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 78, 1904, 90 bid, 9 asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, 6s, 124 bid. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, Us, 124 bid, 1253¢ asked. National bank Stocks — Bank of Washington, 510 bid. Bauk of Kepublic, 240 bid, 275 asked, Metropolitan, 260 bid, 270' asked.’ Central, 245,bid. Second, 183 bid. 200 asked. Farmers and Mechanics, 190 bid, 2200 asked. Citizens. 1663¢ bid, 200 asked. Columbia, 170 bid. Capital, 112 bid: Hailroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 200 bid, 270 asked. Metropolitan, 140 vid, 150 lumbia, 50 did, G0 asked. Capitol and Struct, Oi bid, Os usked. “Kekiugton insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid, 53 asked, Franklin, 50 bid. Metropolitan, 54 bid. National Union, 20% bid. Anington, 170 Cor! » bid, GS asked. Solum bi " German-American, 180 bid. 6 100 asked. — Higgs,’ 84 bid, Si asked. Peoples, 54, bid, G asked. ‘Title lusurance Stocks—Ktoal Estate Title, 124 bid. 132 asked. Columbia Title, 64 bid, 7 asked. Gas and ‘lectric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 44 asked.” Georgetown Gas, 48 bid: . 8. Electric Light, 0544 bid, 101 asked. Yelophoue Siocks — Pennsylvania, 23 bid, 27. Chesapeake and Potomac, 8o}¢ bid, S64 asked. American Graphophone Company, 16}" bid, 17 asked, Miscellancous Stocks—Washington Market Com- id. Wasuington Brick Machine Com- ef pany, bid. Great Falls lee Company, 193 bid, 195 asked. Bull Kun Panoram@, 23 bid. bi National Sate Deposit Company, 240 bid. Wash- ington Safe Deposit Company, 120 bid, 140 asked, Washington Loan and frust Company, 4% bid, 5 asked. National Typographic, 20 bid, 35 Asked, Mergenthaler, 15. bid, 20 asked. Pueumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, 74 asked. peebion thy Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE. Dec. 6.—Cotton steasy—middiing, 10%. Flour dull, nearly 1—Howard sirect and western super, 2.20 do. extra, 3.Wa family, City mills, “Kio er Wheat patent, do.do. straight, Wheat 740 S84; No. 2. 79a80; steamer, 74477; Western quiet; ‘No. 2 winter red, spot, 79; December, 70; January, S0a8l; February, 83%;' May, S6q' southern dull; white, 41a44; yellow, ern sirong and easy; mixed’ ‘spot, c ber. 4lyudiig; yeni, 30ad0: January, esas, Osts steady and higher—southern and Pennsyi- vania, 27030; western, white, 27a28; graded Ni 2 white. prime to 58. choice timothy, 12.00013.50. Fro: 230; do, mixed, Kye quiet— firm—prime to visions steady, 20; best roll, 27. Be irm—western, 74a cargoes fair, 19%. Sugar c oC scarce and higher— Freights to Liverpool per steady—A soft, 6%. refined, 13ial4. steamer quiet—fiour per ton in sacks, 21a. Cork for orders—is0da5s. Sales—wheat, 33,000 bushels; corn, 255,000 bushels. Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Dec. 6 (opening).—Wheat—Decem- ber, 7834; January, 705; May, Corn—Decem- ber, 31; January, 307;; May, 33. Oats—Do- comber, 203: January, 20%." Po: 9.00: —Year, January, 940. Lard—Jamuary, 5.024; "May, 6.123, Short ribs—Year, 4.824; January, 4.80; May, 5.02). ALEXANDRIA, Reported for THe EveN1xo STAR. A New Rartnoab Prorosep.—A bill has been introduced into the Virginia legislature in- corporating the Washington, Alexandria and Fairfax railroad company, which proj to build a railway to Falls Church and ond, Messrs. Washi in Dauenhower, F, K. Wind- sor, Louw C. ‘ley, Ralph J. Thomas and John Crichen, jr.. are the incorporators., Nores.—The mayor has decided that the Alexandria water company is subject to the law in relation to making a money deposit betore cutting a street pavement, and it is probable the matter will be carried to a higher court,—— Mrs. 8. E. Bailey of Alexandria county has been elected by the Templar Grand lodge of Virginia te superintendent of Juvenile Good ——The membership of the Alexandria musical association has been largely increased. Six additions were made at its last marine weed The Second Presb; ehurch has aoe ear cas mate te sition ten pe eegeroee Rhodes with sealer feed #00 ce inc days Julige Miler ‘tor \ THE SILCOTT DEFALCATION, Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom Before the Special House Committee. THE COMMITTEE IN SECRET SESSION—NOT EVEN ‘MR, LEEDOM'S COUNSEL ADMITTED—EXAMINING ‘THE WITNESSES—AMOUNT OF THE OFFICIAL DE~ FALCATION 18 $71,300. The special committee of the House of Rep- resentatives to investigate the defalcation of Cashier Silcott met in the room of the House committee on public lands at 10 o'clock this morning, Every one but the members of the committee and the witness under examination at the time was excluded from the room, and @ messenger was placed in the corridor to guard the door. Mr. Leedom, the sergeant-at-arms, wes first examined. He appeared with Phil, Thompson, whom he had employed as his attorney. Thejcommittee re- fused to admit the attorney, Mr. Leedom was put through an examination which lasted from about 10:30 until 12 o'clock, He made a com- plete statement of all he knew of the case, sub- maaualy, as it was stated in Tne Sra yester- Ys ‘WHO LOSES THE MOXEY—8$71,900, When the committee had finished with him Assistant United States Treasurer Whelpley, who had been kept in waiting outside, was called into the‘room and put upon the stand, ‘The purpose of taking his testimony was to get the treasury view as to whether the loss falls upon the government or upon the individual members of Congress who signed the receipts, according to custom, before the money was drawn, Before the committee met an examination of the safe was made and it was fovnd that the deficiency in the official accounts was $71,800. This, of course, does not include any losses by private depositors, IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMITTEE to actas promptly as possible. Their object will be to fix the criminal responsibility for the defalcation, which it does not take long to do, and then to determine where the loss shall fall. They want to determine positively what the government's responsibility is—whether Mr. Silcott was the agent of the individual members or of the government. If they de- cide that he was an agent of the government they will propose that an appropriation bill be pees to pay the members their salaries, leaving the government to look to the bonds- men of the defaulting cashier and of the sergeant-at-arms to make good the loss. If, on the other hand, they decide that the members receipts absolve the government from responsi~” bility for the payments there are several sug- gestions as to low the pantiog sill bs settled, one of which is for the House to vote the money to pay its members, This plan will meet with orpoeeen if itis proposed on the floor of the House. MEMBERS ON THE ANXIOUS BENCH, Most of the members are anxious for the money and the committee will settle the mat- ter promptly. They will probably be ready to report to the House on Monday, and if the loss is put upon the government an appropriation will be passed at once for the amount and the new sergeant-at-arms will begin paying as soon. as the bill can be passed by the Senate and re- ceive the approval of the President. If this course is not followed the new sergeant-at- arms, Mr, Holmes, will have to begin his ac- count with the December salaries and can make no payments until the end of the month, Mr. Holmes was at the sergeant-at-arms’ office today and is ready to begin business as soon as the affairs are straightened out in some way, This morning members were still crowding about the paying teller’s desk, not in the hope of getting any moncy, but to be on hand if any of their checks or drafts came in to take them up and saye them from protest. They have given out these checks and don’t know at what moment they may be presented for pay- ment. The only way to prevent their go- ing to protest, when it is not known in what bank they may have been cashed, is to be on hand to take them up. This occasions many hours of anxious waiting. Some of these checks have been sent by mem- bers to their families to bring them on to Wash- ington and it is a question in most cases whether the checks have been cashed at some bank or whether their families are on their way with nothing but worthless checks to pay their expenses with, A deal of telegraphing is being done to stop checks and to get money or to ascertain whether any families of members of Congress are stranded on the road, Here is where the books of telegraph franks that most of the members have come in handy, for in their present straitened circumstances the expense of telegraphing would be 6 heavy draft on their resources, FORTUNATE AND UNFORTUNATE CONGRESSMEN. Many of the members who were depending on their accounts at the sergeant-at-arms’ office to meet their ordinary expenses are stranded. Some of those members who are fortunate enough to have bank accounts in the sound depositories of Washington were prompt in offering to cash checks for some of their un- fortunate colleagues. A few only of the mem- bers had drawn out their full accounts, includ- ing the December pay, before tho crash came. Roswell P. Flower and General Spinola were among these fortunate ones. General Spinola drew all that was due him on Tuesday. eschews IN MEMORY OF MR. DAVIS. A Meeting of Mississipplans in This City This Afternoon, This afternoon at 2 o'clock s meeting of Senators and Representatives from Missis- sippi, together with a number of other prom- inent Mississippians now in this city, was held in tho parlors of the Metropolitan hotel to take appropriate action on the death of Jefferson Davis. No formal organization but remarks suitable to the occasion bya number of gentlemen, anda series of resolutions were drawn up and passed, ——— PRINCETON’S CHAMPIONS COMING. They Will Play Foot Ball With a Picked Team in this City. Word has been received from the Princeton foot ball team that they will be here for a game with a team of local players tomorrow after- noon, The game will be played at Capitol park and will undoubtedly attract alarge crowd who are anxious to see the champion college team. The collge boys will present the same team which won the inter-collegiate champion- ship from Yale on Thanksgiving day, The game will be a_ notable society as well as athletic event, and the wearers of the orange and black will undoubtedly be in large numbers in the grand stand. The Princeton alumni in thia city will make the grounds lively with their college cheer. The team leaves Princeton this afternoon, and is made up as follows: Donelly, left end; Cowan, left tackle; Janeway, left guard; Jones, center; ‘Thomas. right guard; Sharon, right tackle; Lilley, right end; Poe (captain), quarter back; Channing and Black, half beck, and Ames, full back; Substitutes, Adams, Casement and Bradford. They will probably come in a private car, They wiil be received on their arrival here this evening bya number of leading local foot ball pare here will also be a large crowd of Princeton graduates at the station to welcome the victorions club, Following are the names, weights, positions, and the teams they formerly Bugek: with, of the men who will compose the local picked team that will play against Princeton to- morrow: Emery, center, Dupont,176 pounds; O'Donnell, Georgetown, left guard, 195 pounds; McCoy, right guard. Stevens’ institute, 175 pounds; Charch. right tackle, Princeton, 180 pounds; Dr. Reed, conter and left tackle, Rutgers, 173 pounds; King. right end, Princeton, 165 karat Tobin, lett end,Georgetown.173 pounds; wnton, Lehigh, quarter back, 145 pounds; Scollin. Georgetown, half back, 170 poun Odam, Kendalls, half back, 195 pounds: Hard- ing. Duponts, full back, 170 pounds, verage weight of rush line 176.7 pounds; average weight of the whole team 174.2 pounds, ——— An Expanding Naval Bureau. There is a general chango-about going on in the rooms of the Navy department for the purpose of allowing the bureau of construc- tion aud repair to expand. Ti@books, records and files of the Nautical Almanac office are being transferred to the gunnery building at the navy yard, together with the clerical foree, Prof, Newébmb will retain his office in the departinent buildi This will give three more rooics on the third floor, into which the bureau of equipment and recruiting will move at once, giving up three rooms on the first floor to the burean of construction andrepsir, There are several other minor changes, Sulng the Company for $25,000. Todey Mr. J. J. Johnson for John W. Sorrell, Jr., by his father, entered suit for $25,000 dam- ages against the Washington and Gerrgetown railrond company. The plaintiff claims that April 24th last for want of care, he was knocked down by 8 car nnd suffered 6 fracture of the was otherwise wounded and wounded NO FLAG AT HALF MAST. Jefferson Davis Regarded as Officially Dead Since 1861. THE PORTRAIT OF THE DEAD SOUTHERNER HANGS UNDRAPED—THE DILEMMA THAT CON- FRONTED THE WAR DEPARTMENT—REMINIS~ CENCES OF DAVIS—HE WAS PLEASANT TO ALL, IN OFFICE AND OUT. The American fing was run up to the top of the War department flagstaff this morning at 9 o'clock and remained there all day. Inside of the building, in the office of the chief clerk, hung the undraped portrait of Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War, from 1853 to 1857, under Presi- dent Pierce, In every mouth was some reference to the announcement that came flashing along the wires last night from New Orleans that Jefferson Davis, the ex- President of the Iate southern confederacy, was dead, In the archives of the War Depart- ment molder orders directing the draping of the building and the lowering of the flag on the occasion of the death of ex-Secretaries of War, In the face of all these facts the War depart- ment awoke this morning face to face with a dilemma, on one horn of which hung an estab- lished custom and on the other the law. Ofi- cially speaking, the department did not—does not—know that Jefferson Davis had died; and yet, officially speaking, the depart- ment held that he diced im 1961. As a matter of fact the question of recogniz- ing the services of Secretary Davis during the ‘50s at his death has at various times been @ subject of discussion informally for some time past among the officials of the department, the almost universal opinion being that his con- dition as an “unreconstructed rebel- lionist” who had refused to avail himself of an opportunity to remove his own political disabilities precluded the possi- bility of taking any step. There were afew who held that the office and not the man should be honored, but the others continued to point to the fact that Jefferson Davis did not exist as far asthe United States government was con- cerned, and this line of opinion prevailed this morning. SECRETARY PROCTOR'S VIEW. Secretary Proctor had evidently made up his mind to do nothing in the case before he came to the office, and to a Star reporter he said: “I do not see that there is anything before usin the matter. We know nothing we; know no such man. It is better to forget such things; to let them pass away from our minds,” There is no precedent for the case whatever, although the nearest to such was the action of Secretary McCreary, February 12, 1878. in or- dering the closing of the department, the lowering of the flag and the draping of the build- ing on the day of the funeral of ex-Secretary Charles M, Conrad of Louisiana, who was Davis’ immediate predecessor in oftice. Conrad was a prominent rebel during the war, but his isabilities had been removed, This order was issued, however, after the funeral, about which there was a misunderstanding, so that nothing whatever was done, In the present case, however, there is not an exact analogy, since Davis was never reccn- structed. It was that fact,rather than his position in the confederacy, that caused his Official oblivion at the department. Several army officersin talking about the case approved the Secretary's determination to ignore the matter, and said there was really no other course to take in view of the fact that the citizenship of Jefferson Davis has never been restored. REMEMBERS HIM AS SECRETARY. The only man now living§who served under Secretary Davis’ immediate administration—in the Secretary's office—is Maj. William B. Lee, who was one of the seven clerks then forming the force in that division. He is still employed in the same office now. He remembers Davis very well. He said this morning: “He was one of the best Secretaries of War who ever served. He was a kind, social man, very considerate and pleasant to serve under. I never heard a complaint from one of the clerks, Socially he was a most charming man, officially very pleasant. He was a warm friend and a bitter enemy. Iknew him many years andasa man [found hima good friend. He was. a regular bull dog when he formed an opinion, for he would never let go. About the only very important event of his administra- tion was his quarrel with Gen. Scott, which was very bitter and caused a great deal of hard feeling.” An officer of the army remarked today that Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis once served together under Maj. Zachary Taylor in the Black Hawk war. Lincoln at that time was a member of the Illinois state guard and Davis was an officer in the regular army. STENOGRAPHER MURPHY'S RECOLLECTIONS OF “SENATOR” DAVIS, ‘There are not many persons about the Capitol now who were cotemporaries of Jefferson Davis when he was in the Senate thirty years ago, Mr. E. V. Murphy, one of the official stenographers of the Senate, was a boy just be- ginning short-hand work during the latter part of Mr. Davis’ political career under the national government. He remem- bers Mr. Davis well and speaks of him very highly. ‘He was,” said Mr. Marphy, “a nervous, energetic speaker and very impressive. He spoke rapidly und forcibly and as if he was thoroughly in carnest. This earnestness and force made him highly effect- ive. He was a leading man in the Senate and gave every one who saw him the impression that he was a born leader. He was nota Gemagogne and would always take the uunpop- ular side of any question when he believed he was right. In his speeches in the Senate he was not nearly so outspoken a secessionist as his colleague, Brown of ieee pe Brown ap- peared to fear that Davis would stand better with the people of Missisappi than himself, and for that reason took a very radical tone in his southern speeches. But when the time for secession came he could not make a farewell address, Brown burst into tears in the office of the secretary of the Senate and said he could not do it. The galleries were crowded when Davis made his farewell address with young southern men and boys. Davis was the leader of the south and Judah P. Benjamin was its orator. Those were exciting times, but there was neyer such a scene as when Benjamin made his farewell speech. ‘The galleries were packed, and when Benjamin ended by saying: “The south will never sur- render! never! never! never! Handkerchiefs were waved and thrown into the Senate cham- ber and there was an outbreak such as I have never seen in the Senate.” Speaking of Mr. Davis’ personal qualities Mr. Murphy said that he was courteous and kind to all, “He gave strangers” said Mr. Murphy, “the impression that he was reserved and unapproachable, but this was not 80, His quick, nervous tem- perament made him easily nettled, and when he was disturbed he would sometimes make a sharp retort, but would apologize for it the next moment. He stood very high in the estimation of Senators on both sides of the chamber. His long and varied service and his practice of entertaining gave him a wide ac- quaintance. In those days most Senators and members lived in hotels and boarding houses. Money was not so abi tand many of them lived in quarters which a government clerk would not now cone. Davis, Slidell and a few others were the only southern men who kept house, and they entertained in a luxurions man- ner for those days, although it would not be thonght so now. I recollect particularly how kind Mr. Davis was to all the employes about the Senate. He knew them all personally and would ask after them and after their families, where they had any. He complimented the stenographic reports of the Senate. He was a favorite with allthe employes for another season, and that was because he would always endeavor to secure extra compensation for them,” Several years ago Mr. Murphy wrote to Mr. Davis in regard to two pictures which a friend id secured at a sale of the collection of a picture dealer named Lamb. The history of the pictures made it probable that they had belonged to Mr. Davis, A letter from him was received by Mr. Murphy, in which he said that the pictures had been stolen from him and that he had had too much experience with pillage during the war to buy back his property twice. REPRESENTATIVE SPINOLA'S RECOLLECTIONS, Representative Spinola of New York is one of the few persons now in Congress who were ac- quainted with Mr. Davis when he was a Sens- tor of the United States and a member of the cabinet. He says that at that time Mr. Davis was looked upon as one of cates ie ded the country. He was of bright int of great determination and firmness and eters: AY, DECEMBER 6, 1889. ing by the southern people as one of the greatest, best and oo ea tape es, te was our representative man, and all of the Southe:n people understood that the tion he encountered and the adverse criticisms piled upon him were intended for them. His ition was misun in the north. Mr, vis was a Union man at the beginning and he adopted the course be did with got reluctance, but from a feeling of duty, He was deeply attached to the Union, and wanted to exhaust every means on earth to prevent a rupture, He was not a vindictive or cruel man, He had perfect confidence in himself, was well balanced on all occasions, and was a great military man and statesman. He was hly accomplished and spoke the best of English, His memory was marvellovsly clear, ho never forgot anybody. predecessor, Mr. Geddings. told me that one day Mr. Davis was addressing a crowd ereictote -haired old man on = — expressed a desire to greet the speaker, when he had known and served under him in the Mexican war, Mr. Ged offered to intro- duce him, but the old man declined, and going ae. to Mr. Davis, offered him his hand and ed if he recognized him. Mr, Davis fixed his eyes upon him for a moment, his mouth twitched, tears sprang into his eyes and he exclaimed: ‘Ward, snow has fallen on you head since I last saw you.” “And that,” said Mr. Mills, “was about forty years before the meeting.” WHAT GEORGIA MEN SAY. Representative Clements of Georgia said: “A good man gone! He was permitted to live to see largely modified the harsh criticism en- gendered by the late strife and the events in which he took such prominent part, and the ultimate verdict of the world will be that he was both a statesman and a patriot, In time to come the north will accord in that judgment as well as the south and the rest of the world. I do not believe that any man was ever animated by more pure and patriotic motives than he was. The people of my, section have the greatest reverence for him. Representative Turner of Georgia said: “Mr, Davis’ death will leave no person embittered against him, and his decease will be a matter of universal regret throughout the south. He was a man of — ability and, unsurpassed public accomplishment.” WASHINGTON 0 —___—— NEWS AND GOSSIP, A Distaict Notany.—The President today appointed Henry B, Bolton to be a notary pub- lie for the District of Columbia, Tue Secretary or State today appointed W. a H. Webster commercial agent at Chatham, atario, ——— Secretar Tracy will leave this afternoon for New York and will return early next week. Persoxat.—Gen. John W. Noble, Secretary of the Interior, and Russell B. Harrison are in St. Louis on private business, The French government has raised to the rank ofcommander of the Legion of Honor thesculptors Falquiere and Mercie, who are making the Lafayette monument for this city,-—H. Williams of England and B. Wood of Pittsburg are at Willard’s.— -E. Luce of Chicago is at the Riggs —lrwin Trash and wife of Aberdeen, 8.D., and T. Cowley and wife of Eddyville, lowa, are at the St. James. John Kent of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Criss of Orange, N. J.; are at the Normandie,— Col, Hiram Young, editor of the York, Pa., Dispatch, delegate to the wool growers’ con- vention, and J, Boyd of Boston are at the Eb- bitt.——H. A. Deardorf of Fostoria, Ohio, is at the Jobnson.——W. H. G . E Gregory of Pierre, 8. D., 8. C. Hyde of Spo- kane Falls, Wash., and John Foster of Beloit, Wis., are at the National.——Frank Garennil of St, Louis and Arthur Arrington of Raleigh, N. C., are at the Metropolitan. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. LIQUOR LICENSES. There are no new developments in the liquor licenses question, The Commissioners are issu- ing license every day now, and the attorneys for dealers, whose applications have been re- fused, are constant callers upon the Commis- sioners. Now and then when a knotty question comes up it is put aside for future conside tion, for the Commissioners have decided to hold all licenses in which there in any doubt until the last. They will take up a case however upon special ype il be tion, ‘Lieutenant Vernon's precinct completed in a féw days, after wh ant Kelly willbe called up with the appl tions in his precinct, Thus the Commissioners will go on granting the easy cases in cach of the several precincs and leaving the hard ones, particularly the “over more than four in mare kind” until the last. ‘The following is the result of the Commis- sioners’ labors today. Retail Licenses—approved: Richard Cox, 201 Maryland avenue southwest; John Quinn, 302 3d street southwest; W. & J. H. Neitzey, 1106 Water street southwest; Geo. W. Hall, 623 8th street southwest; Herman Mehler, 401 43 street southwest; Geo, W. Latchford, 100 M street southwest; J. Pierson, 201 M strcet southwest; Michael King. 215 Virginia avenue southwest; Jacob Eberle, 44 Ist street southwest; John McGuire, 423 Ist street southwest; Otto Slatter, 335 Maryland avenue southwest; Frank Blake, 301 Ist street southwest. J. F. Downey, 326 G street south- west; Simon Geygenhe 305 45 street south- west; James O. Holmes, 333 Virginia avenue southwest, NAMES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS. The Commissioners this afternoon issued a notice that “the name of the Analostan school building has been changed to Grant,in honor to ex-President Grant. The new school building on L street between 6th and 7th has been named Wade, in honor of ex-Nenator B. F. Wade, The colored schooi on 12th between R and 8 northwest has been named the Garrison, school in honor of the late Wm Lloyd Garrison; the new white school on Road street between 30th and 3ist bh been named Jackson, in honor of the late Presiden’ the new school on Steuben street between 7th and 8th northwest has been named Monroe, in honor of the late President; the new colored school at Hillsdale has been named the Birney, in honor of the late James G, Birney. FUEL FOR THE POOR, In extending the strects of the city into the county, as provided in the last appropriation act, it wili be necessary to cut down a number of trees which are inside the lines of the streets, Superintendent of County Rosds Beale has asked the Commissioners for orders as to the disposition of the trees, It is probable that the Commissioner will order them turned over to the poor of the city for fuel. ——— Capitol Topics. APPOINTMENTS ON THE HOUSE SIDE. The following appointments have been made on the House side of the Capitol: Under Clerk McPherson—Edward C. O'Brien of New York, disbursing clerk, vico 8. B. Cunningham of Missouri. Under the door keeper—Carl Clif- ford of Michigan, a page, vice Morris Joyce; Walter Baxter of Ohio, a page, vice W. G. Cos- tin; Wm. Gordon of Iowa, a folder, vice James Cooney, and Miss Annie Hart of Ohio, an at- tendant at ladies’ retiring room, vice Mrs. Mary E, Triplett. SENATE COMMITTEES, The Senate caucus committee were in session today considering the arrangement of Senate committees, Av Odd Fellows’ Memorial Service. Odd Fellows hall, 8th street southeast, was filled last night with the members of Magenenu encampment, No. 4, Harmony lodge, No. 9, and Union lodge, No. 11, their families and friends, to observe the recommendation of the Sov- ere! Grand lodge, LO.0.F., to hold me- mo! services in honor of their deceased members. The services were solemn, beauti- faland impressive and were opened with the hymn ‘Lead, Kindly Light,” by the choir of the ‘Twelfth street M.E.church, led by Mr.Geo. Ford- ham, and ax 3 by Rev. J. E. Niel pastor of the First M. P. church member of Hebron lodge of Dela- ware. exercises con- order sisted of a quartet ten 2 Mr. and Mrs. Harmer, ii ay if i i OFF FOR CHICAGO. The President and His Party Leave— The Vice President Goes Tonight. At 3:30 this sftornoon the President and Mra Harrison, Private Secretary Halford, Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson and Mrs, Clark son, and Miss Wanamaker left the city by the Pennsylvania railroad for the west, bound for Chicago to attend the opening of the new Anditorium, They will reach Indianap- lis tomorrow noon, ing there until that night, Pome -* will €0 on to Chicago. They will be 4 at In- dianapolis by Mrs. McKee and aby, who ‘Will return with them to this city. The will leave Chicago immediately after the formance Monday night and will reach Bore early Wednesday morning. Vice President and Mra. Morton, with their neice, Mra. Sands, will leave the city — for Chicago over the Chesapeake and road. They will travel im President Saino ‘avel in President Ingalls’ Indictments. The grand jury this afternoon reported im dictments as follows: George W. Roberta, housebreaking in day at store room of Bowers & Swartz November 20, 1889; Frederick Sand- ers alias Budie King, larceny from person of Windo Tomissant of £1.35 on November 20, The charge against Henry Stewart for am sault with imtent to kill James Parker No- vember 8, was ignored. —— Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig. nalofice today: 8a.m., 39; 2 p.m., 52; maxk mum, 53; minimum, 38, Dow'r Take Ant © cold, but get rid of it raw help of Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, a bealing mediciue for the Omaha, Neb, Dee. 2. K. Gardner, EL. DRUMMOND ANNIE C. GKEGOLY of braus- On the event of the At the residence of the brides uncle, Jo, Cal., Miss AM) O'FERRALL, niece of Ferrall, to KOBERT KLDWAINE, bows of Covela, REDWINE—O'FERRALL, 30th ultimo, see Diep ATLER. On December 5, 1889, WILLIAM A. ATLEE, Jr, MLD, iu the twenty-sixth year of his ae. Interment at Lancaster, Pa, of AURDKICK, On Friday, December 6, 1889, J0- SEPH WESLEY AUKDIUCK, aged twelve years, two and twenty-four vr late romidence Retur- Po'clock pam. Friends and avited to attend (AlgE- copy. BERRY, Ou Wednesday morning, December 4, 18SU, at lier late residene 2 Niuth street north: west, at 12°30 a1, bLIZASwidow of the inte Isaiah Be db beloved’ mother Ot Anus M. berry, alters yen, Which abe bore with Christian fortit cordially invited to at th Conxregational church, Aund P strects, ou Dunday, Decem brie ilin On Thursday morning, December tS o'clock, MARGARET Ch p night of the Sth of Decem! of her mother, $03 Fourteen thwest, Washington, D.C, Misa ANNIE jate ot SUS dSouth Fitts street, J ce hunday, De- at rousuinee tae ) }, 1S8O, wt 12 Barton Mackuey, phia, funeral from her mother’s cember §, at 2 o'clock Vited. (hulade NEY wil take pluce ence oF her Mack enue north pan, Moke ccomber 6, 1888, w Laterment atl ne \. On Thursday, December 5, 188A, at Kam. VARINA bsicLLk, oldest dageh- Elizabeth Jacksou, ou ber birthday, ne eusber 8, from ber pe Fe F sires. Friends an- Vited to attend. * LLOYD. Ou Friday, December 6, 1889, st 3 o'clock an., Me. ELIZADECIM LLOYD, beloved wite of Susitus Licyd, tu the wixty-titet year ot her ago, d ler breatling through the night, sux to aud ru, belied our fears, fhopen belied ve the dying wh Aud siceyilg when she Puuerai will take place from her Inte residence, Ne, 900 C strect soutuexst, ou Sunday, Deoumber Kelalives aud Inends are respectfully vv McLUEN, On December 5, 1889, at 4:50 pm, FLOBENCE MCELBD, mm the twentieth year of ber “Panera service will be leddat the home of ber parents this evenmmg at 7 o'clock. Tne Body will be taken to Philadespiia, . MILLEL. On December 6, 1889, Mra SARAH ANN MILLER, Funeral from the residence of her son-iu-law, Mr. R. A. Porter, No. 78K aktect hortheast. Puberad privaie, “(Baluiiors Sun and Lilicott City” paygra please copy.) SMITH. Departed this life on December 6, 1 at ¥ pan, KisG-L VIKGINIA, beloved daugiter Alice ‘A.uhd dates E. Swath, aged two Jeane sibe mouths aud niveteen days. 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