Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1889, Page 5

ed THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1889. OFFICE OF ‘WOODWARD & LOTHROP, Cor. 13th and F sts. n: Mospar, Decerver 23, 1889. OPEN UNTIL 10 TONIGHT. ‘We cannot promise Fancy Bores after to- Gay. Some of them are alresdyout. You shall bave them, though, if we have them. Plenty of Holiday Goods and the best of Attention st all times. ‘The foundation stones of this great Hand- kerehief trade “were unadulterated Linen” for Linen, “the best values possibly obtain- able for the price”and the ‘largest va- wiety."” We purchased heavily, and the stock fe yet complete in every particular, All are Gift Handkerchiefe—Initials more so than ‘We rest. We pride ourselves upon the large- Beas and goodness of our stock of Initial Handkerchiefs, Ladies’ Initial Handker- chiefs 6 for 75c., 6 for 81,6 for @1.50 and up. Men’s Initial Handkerchiefs 6 for 1.50, 6 for 61.75. 6 for 82 and up. ‘The “Apron Bazaar” wasa happy Christ- as ides. We have bought more and sold more Aprons this Christmas than ever be- fore. This “Apron Bazaar” bas made your seeing and buying easy and satisfactory. ‘The demand proves it. We havea number of exceptionally good bargains. Hundreds of people who never thought of such a thing before are wiving aprons this Christmas, BOXED DRESS PATTERNS.—You could be suited readily from half the assortment. Half Wools, $1.25 to 83 each. All Wool, Plain, Combination, Braided and Embroid- ered, 25 to #40 per pattern Dress Patterns of all kinds, of Good Wash Fabrics, Prints, Cambrics, Reps, Princess Cloth, Indigo Blue, Ginghams, Sstteens, &c. The servant's Christinas delicht. 80c. to $2 per pattern. “Initial” Pillow Shams $1 per pair. Duchesse Lace Handkerchiefs, Lovers of elegaut lace handkerchiefs will appreciate these. About a dozen Recherche Black Himd-run Spanish ard Chantilly Lace Scarfs az 812.50, @14, $15,817,818, 221, $24 and $34 cach. ‘Rich and rare patterns—no two alike, Presents for Men. Luxurious Cloth Smok- ing Jackets, Bath Wraps, Lounging Gowns, Robes de Chambre,&c. Imported garments of the finest qualities at the lowest of low prices. GLOVES.—Nothing good in gloves is miss- ing. Plenty for ladies, misses, men, boys and girls. TWO GOOD GLOVE BARGAINS.—Six- button Length Gray Chamois Skin Gloves at $1 per pair, and Five-button Extra-qual- ity “Impenal” French Kid Gloves at $1.50 per pair. Elezant Line of “Evening” Gloves. Plush Goods. Manicures, Toilet Cases, &c. Low prices. Zylonite Cases, containing Comb, Brush and Hand Glass, 75c., $1, $1.25, $1.50, 81.75 and $2 exch. Sterling Silver Combs, Hair Brushes, Hand Mirrors, Clothes Brushes, Toilet Bottles, Soap Boxes, Vinaigrettes, ke. ‘Tea Roses of Japan, “*Pot Pourri” Fragrant nd delictous odor. Packages loose, 15c. each. Boxed in tin 40c. Seal Plush Sscques and Newmarkets at greatly reduced prices. All owing to the mild weather. Umbrellas combine utility and beauty, With s moderate price, to better sdvan- tage than any other inexpensive gift. The heavy demand of the past few weeks has made but little impression on the stock. We have them from the “Gloria” at $1, to the “Silk” at 225. We will engrave free of ebarge, all Umbrellas purchased before ‘Christmas, An ideal gift for a housewife—A Damask Linen Dinner Set. We have beauties. Prices all the way from #3 to $40 per set, FINE GRADE FURS AT REDUCED PRICES. In order that Christmas shoppers may reap the benefit we have made the following extraordinary reductions on High Class Furs: Alaska Seal Capes with high shoulders, One line reduced from $47.50 to $35 each; one line reduced from $55 to #45 each, Alaska Seal Muffa Reduced to $14, 816, 818, and 820 cach. Persian Lamb Capea One line reduced from $40 to $27 cach; one line reduced from $45 to $30 each. Persian Lamb Muffs. Reduced to $8, 29, $10, $11, and 812 each. Real Persian Lamb and Beaver Russian Collars, Reduced to $9 each. Real Astrakhan and Nutria Russian Col- lara. Reduced from 84.75 to 83 each. Black Lynt Boas and Muffs at reduced Prices. Blue Fox and Stone Marten Sets ast re- @uced prices. Russian Collars and Muffs at reduced Prices. ‘We have a large assortment of Children's Furs at exceedingly low prices, (Third floor.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. SILK DRESS PATTERNS FOR GIFTS. What will make a more generous and ap- Propriategift toalady then a Silk Dress? ‘We will sell you any desired length and put it up in s neat, fancy box, thereby adding to the presentableness of the gift. Black Gros Grain, 75, 85¢, 81, $1.15, 81.25, $1.35, 81.50, $1.65, $1.75, and g2 per yard. Biack Surah, 50, 60, 65, 75, 80, 90c., €1.25 and $1.35 per yard, Black Armure, $1, $1.25, $1.50and $1.75 1.25, 81.40and Tie, D4e, $1, 81.25 and $1.50 per yard, Black Faille TSe., 85en 81, $1.15, 81.25, $1.40, 91.50, 81.75 and g2 per yard. Black Peau do Soie, 81, 81.50, $1.75 and 2 per yard Black Castillane, €1, $1.25, $1.50 and $2 per yard. Black Regence, $1.50, $1.75. 82, 2.25 and $2.50 per yard. Colored Armure, $1 per yard. Colored Faille Francaise, $1, $1.25 and 1.50 per yard. (First floor, second annex.) WOODWARD & LOTHROP. EW JERSEYS FOR CHEISTMAS GIFTS. Ladies’ All-wool Bisck Cashmere Jerseys, @1. 25 each. Ladies’ Ail-wool Black Cashmere Jerseys, 81.50 each. Misses" and Children's Jerseys, in Car- inal, Navy and Brown, All sizes, 91.50 each. Ladies’ All-woo! Bleck Cashmere Jerseys, Bleach Ladies’ All-wool Cashmere Jerseys, with ‘Vests, in Black, Navy, Cardinal and Brown, 02.50 each. A complete line of Ladies’ Fine Black Braided Jerseys, $2.50 to $4.50 each. ‘We are offering the following line of Fancy Colored Jerseys at greatly reduced prices: Ladies’ Fine Jersey Blouses, in Navy and ‘White, two styles, Meduced from $4.50 to 03.50 each Ledies’ Fancy Jeresys, in Acajou and Car Ginal. Reduced frora $5 to $3 each. Ladies’ Fancy Jerseys, in Navy Blua Re duced from $5 to $3.50 each. Ladies’ Fancy Jerseys, in Cantinal and ‘White, Reduced from $7 to $3.50 cach, WooDWaRD & LOTHROP, Car. 11thend Fete. aw, ‘Normxo Lixe Tm is the verdict of all who take Ayers Pilla, Prompt and effective in their action, they leave no ill-effects, and may be administered to old or young. Herbert Elwell, of East Saginaw, Mich, ‘ways: “I was s grest sufferer from Constips- tion, Headache, and General Debility, My skin was yellow, and I had constant pain in my side and back. Other medicines failing, I took three boxes of Ayer’s Pills andam cured.” “Iwas severely afflicted with Dyspepsia and Enlargement of the Liver, most of the time be- ing unable to retain any solid food. Three boxes of Ayor’s Pilis cured me."—Lucius Alexander, Marblehead, Mass. AYER'S PILLS, Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co. Lowell, Masa, Soll by al Deapeiotsand Dealers in Madicteee, mb13 Scorrs Enczstox. CURES COUGHS AND COLDS, SCOTT'S EMULSION RELIEVES CONSUMPTION. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES BRONCHITIS, SCOTT,S EMULSION WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER. SCOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OL AS PLEASANT AS MILE. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES THROAT AFFECTIONS, SCOTT'S EMULSION MAKES THE WEAK STRONG. SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES SCROFULA IN ALL FORMS. SCOTT'S EMULSION , CURES SKIN DISEASES, SCOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES 18 SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD. nod 1 Carare. Hay Fever, Carananat DEAFNESS. A NEW HOME TREATMENT. Sufferers are not generally aware that these diseases are coutaions or that they are due to the presence of living parasites in the lining membraue of the nose and eustachian tubes. Microseoy esearch, however, has proved this to be a fact and the result is that asim= ple remed y hax been formulated whereby these dis- essing diseases are rapidly and Permanently cured in from one to three simple applications made at home by the pationt once in two weeks. A pamphlet explain ing this new treatment is sent free on Ey lication C4 4, H_ DIXON & SON, 357 Went Kinue stree ‘ort DD PBRANGEMENT OF THE LIVER WITH CONSTI- pation injurva the Complexion induces Pimples, Sallow Skin. CARTER’S Little Liver Pills remove the cause. Goons Houpay FOR GENTLEMEN. KEEP MANUFACTURING CO., 437 7TH ST. N.W., Offer the following useful HOLIDAY GOops, Special lines of Neckwear, Mufflers, Silk and Liven Handkerchiefs, Perrinus’ and Dent's Kid Gloves, Night Kobes, Umbrellas, Collars, Cuffs, Half Hose. White Satin Suspenders, ‘9Gc.; worth $1.50. Cuff Buttons, Scarf Pins, &e., eo. ‘Thcre is no better Holiday Present than six of KEEPS FINE DRESS SUIRTS. ABLE Brana, Six for. K 2 il RE « ors + 7.50 KEEP SHIRTS BEST IN THE WORLD, An Elegant Set of Four Gold-Plated Collar and Sleeve Buttons presented with Esch Half Dozen of the K and KK Brands. OLIVER P. BURDETTE, 437 7TH ST. N.W., Sole Agent for the District of Columbia, 415,14,17.19,21823-6t 20 Pee Cext Orr: Prices on the entire Stock of SUITS AND OVERCOA! For Men and Boys have been reducec 20 PER CENT at the GREAT CLOSING SALE of WEYL'S ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, 311 7TH ST., ABOVE PENNA. AVE. 23m. NHOSE e HAPPY PERSONS | WHO SUFFER from Nervousuens and Dyspepaia shou GARTEW'S Little Nerve Pills, made expresaly for this . TTIT YY¥n RRR ™ gS8g AWE se be*h> ABA LO OR R - t 24 ¥ fun’ fo Sss8Z CHRISTMAS HANDKEKCHIEFS. Anelegantassortmant of Handkerchiefs for LADIES and GENTLEMEN, MISSES and BOYS. Ladies’ all linen, plain and fancy embroidered and also colored bordered, 2 for 25c, Ladies’ all linen, embroidered, tucked and colored bordered, 25c. Asuperb assortment handsomely embroidered at 3734, 50, 6244, 75, BTHc., $1481.25, $1.50 up to $6 a apiece, MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS. Plain white hemstitched and tape bonlered, all- linen, 25¢. Plain and fancy bordered, all linen, 36e, to 75e. CHILDREN’S HANDKERCHIEFS. Plain white and colored bordered, all linen, 8 and 100. Plain and fancy embroidered, all linen, 1234, 15 and 26 cents, SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. Ladies’ White and Colored Silk, plain hem and hem- Stitched, 25, 50, 63 and 75 cents. Men's White Silk, hemstitched, 38. to 1.50, ‘Men's Colored Bordered Silk at 50, 63, 75 cents. Elegant assortment of Silkand Cashmere Mufllers for Men and Ladies, UMBRELLAS!!! UMBRELLAS!!! We are showing an elegant line ef Umbrellas at very reasonable prices, The prices vary according to value of Stick and qualityof Silk,from $1.25, $2.25, $2.50, $3 and #0 on up to $14.75. HANDLES OF EVERY CONCEIVABLE MAKE. Headquarters for GLOVES and HOSIERY. WM. H. McKNEW, Guecessor to R. H. Taylor) 20 933 Penn. ave, 912 » sr. xw. 912 rsrxw. TO‘MAKE ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS WE MUST GET RID OF THEM. WE HAVE AMONG | belief OUR STOCK ABOUT 350 PAIRS OF CORKSCREW 2d EDITION. Tales! Telorams io The Siar. Col. Talcott Leaves the Danville Road. Special Dispatch to Tux Evrxixe Stan. Ricamonp, Va., Dec. 23.—Col. T. M. R. Tal- cott, first vice president of the Richmond and Danville systems, resigned last week. Although the news was only given ont today his friends are very much suprixed. He had supervision and direction of all traffic matter of the Dan- ville system, but under the new arrange- ment Traffic Manager Haas will bave entire control of traffic. Mr, Oakman of New York has been elected first vice president but will not have anything to do with the operating department, and the vice president's office in this city will be closed. This change creates great dissatisfaction with the business community. Haas, who returned today from New York, barge geyenen | that the offices of the Richmond and Danville system will not be removed to Atlanta. He says the Washington office will remain as it is, and that Peyton Randolph will remain in Washington as general manager and W. H. Green as general superintendent, ——-—>—___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closi ices of the Now York stock Market, as reported by apecial Wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street: Name | 0. | ©. | Name. o|o Atel N.Y. & NE...) 4435) 43 Bell pre Can. os ris Mail... 2) D. & Ev, Peo. ea! % 7 Wig sig 082 108% Washington Stock Exchange, Government Bonds—U. S. 43ys, 1801, registered, 1043 bid, 105 asked. U. 8.48, 1801, coupon 043g bid, 105 asked. " U.S. ‘45, registered, 1907, 1264 bid, 126% asked. U. 8.’ 4s, coupon, 1907, 12735 bid. "12734 asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6a, 1891, coin, 1053, bid, 10635 asked. Per imp. 7s, 1891) currency, 107 ‘bid, 109 asked. Market’ stock 7s, 1892, currency. 108 bid, 110 asked. 20-year fund, 6s, 1892, 20-year fund, ds, 189 ‘ater stock, 78, 1901, a, 6, Zoid, 1902, 121 73, currency, 1903, currency, 12:37, bid. Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist 6s. 100 bid. U.S, Electric Light bonds, 2d, 6s, 100 vid, 105 asked. Washington and George- town Kailroad, 10-40, 6s, 108% bid. 109% asked. Washington and Georestown Convertible bonds, 63, 150 bid. Masonic Hall Association 58, 188,108, bid, 114 asked. Washington Market Company 1st mortenge, 63, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. 63, 123 bid, 126 asked, Washington Light Infantry first mort- gage bonds, Us, 104, 101% bid. Wash- ington Light infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 90 bid, 100 asked. Washington Gas Light Com) bonds, series A, 63, 121 bid, 12234 asked. Wash. ington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, 6s, 121 bid, 123 asked. National Bank Stocks— Bank of Washington, 540 bid. Bank of Kepublic, 240 bid. Met: Topolitan, 270 bid. Central, 275 bid, 300 asked. Second. 180 bid. Farmers and Mechanica, 190 bid, 200 asked. Citizens, 165 bid. Columbia, 180 pref. Do. “| 3 West! Uniow..| 84 "| &: currency, 131 bid.” 30-year fun bid, 127 asked. Water stock, 135 bid. 3658, 1924, fund, bid. Capital, 115 bid. Railroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 250 bid, 270 asked. Metropolitan, 145 bid, 160 asked. Columbia, 52 bid, 60 asked. Capitol and North © Street, 57 bid, 58 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, S asked. I s—Firemons, 4214 bid. Franklin, 52 bid. Metropolitan, 82 bid. National Union, 20% bid, 2ly asked. Arlington, 175 bid. reoran, 65 bid. Columbia, 10 bid, 16% asked. German-American, 150 bid. Potomac, 94 bid, 100 asked. Kiggs, 83g bid, 8% asked. Peoples, 534 bid, 54 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 120 bid. 130 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7, asked. Gas and Electric Light Sthcks—Washington Gas, 4230 bid, 4434 asked. Goorgetown Gas, 48 bid: U.S. Electric Light, 99 bid, 102 asked. Telephone Stocks—Pennsylvania, 23 bid, 2835 asked. Chesapeake aud | otomac, 83% bid, $4% asked. American Graphophoue Company, 16% bid, 1634 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany, 19 bid, 19g asked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, 280 bid. Great Falls lee Company, 200 asked. Bull Kun Panorama, -=3 National Safe Deposit Company, 240 bid, asked. Washington Safe Deposit Company, 1 bid. Washingten Loan and Trust Company, 4% bid, 5 asked. National ‘Typographic, 35 asked. Pneumatic Gun % asked. 3 Baltimore Markets BALTIMORE. Dec. —Cotton quiet and un- changed—middllug, 1040103. Flour more ac Wheat—southern active and steady; Fultz, 73a8%; Longberry, 74a84; No. 2. S0a8O4; steamer, 76,0 77, western easy; No. 2 winter red, spot, sO; December, 80; January, May, 87. Corn- ite, new, B3a36; 805,a80%; Fobruary, yuthern quiet and 30a303;. Cats hern and Pennsylva: 28a:i1; do. mixed, iu; graded No. 2 white Rye tondy—prime . 37 prime to choice timothy, 1 . Provisions quiet and unchanged." Butter steady—western packed, 14 ‘A19; crewinery, 23026, res Coffee firm—Rio cargoes fair, 14420, Sugar steady—A soft, 6Y. Copper firm—refined, 14015, Whisky unchanged: 1.10. Freights to Liverpool per steamer inactive but steady—fiour per ton in 9, Jian: grain per bushel, 6d. Cork for orders—is.td. Salos— wheat, 133,000 bushels; corn, 160,000 bushels. BALTIMORE, Dec. Baltimore and Ohio stock, 100a102\; Northern Central, 70973; Cin- cinnati, Washington and Baltimore, first certifi- do. second crtifiontes, 67; do third cer- ; consolidated gas bonds, 11534011634; do, stock, 454046. — Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (opening).— Wheat—Decem- 8 ber, 78%: January, 7% May, 837%. Corn—De- cember, January, 31; May, 32%. Oats— May Pork—January, 9.17%: February, 9.20: May. 9.60. Lard—January, 5.90. Short ribs— January, 4.70. eens THE SIOUX COMMISSION, Their Report Favors the Education of Indian Children on Reservations. The report of the Sioux commission is now being printed at the government printing office. True to their promises to the Indians, the commission have made a number of rec- ommendations, which the President will prob- ably transmit to Congress for its action. Perhaps the most important of these recom- mendations is the one that contemplates the education of the Indian children in schools erected on the reservations. The Indians are opposed to sending their children to the schools in the east. A Charge of False Pretenses. In the Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing- ham, today William H. Vanderlip, arrested in Syracuse, N.Y., some weeks ago was placed on trial for obtaining a rifle and accoutrements on | March 5 last by fulse pretenses, The defendant is a resident of Syracuse, and in March last was employed as o special police- man. It is charged that the Union Veteran Corps was invited on the 4th of March to the residence of P. T. Dodge; that there was some disorder in the house and an offending member of the corps was 4 his rifle, &c., and was sent home, It is alleged further that the defendant went to the house next day, and, stating that Maj. Harrison had sent for the gun, &c., Mrs. Dodge let him have them,and the articles were found in a pawn shop. Mr. T. C. Taylor appeared for the de- fendant, and claimed that the defendant was called in the house and there saw the gun, &c., but did not know what organization it was, and afterward going to the headquarters of the inaugural committee and stating that the rifle was on Capitol Hill and hi that it des eft by a penn sylvania organization he was requested to ae it and he did so, depositing it in the rooms AND OTHER WORSTED PANTS, IN BLUE, BROWN | Of the committee. Maj. Harrison testified to the facts, and that AND BLACK OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY AND | when he disarmed the man he requested Mrs. MAKE; PERFECT FITTING. OF THEM I8 87 AND 8. YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THEM FOR $3.50. THE REAL VALUE | Dodge and the special officer to look after the gun, &c., till he sent for the articles. The defendant admitted gctting the gun and said he gave it to Mr. Van Doren; that after it had remained at the commission rooms several THE BARGAINS WE OFFER IN MEN'S AND BOYS' | months and being hard up he pawned it. SUITS IS SOMETHING UNUSUAL. ATLANTIC CLOTHING CO., 912 F ST. N.W. ‘The government stated that if Mr. Van Doren would corroborate this statement they would not ask a conviction. foceenit taney “La Grippe” in Town. ber of local physicians had reported to him that they had cases of “La ” or influ- bogs ere har bara debe no indications that disease made wide-spread in this He is convinced that it is a germ disease SUSPENDED ACCOUNTS. Decisions of Treasury Controllers Can Only Be Overruled by Congress. It is understood that Second Controller Gil- kerson has refused to reopen the cases of Pay- master Smith, Surgeon Billings and other of- ficers of the army, whose accounts were sus- pended some years ago. The War depart- ment, immediately after Controller Maynard disallowed the accounts, declined to withhold the amounts involved from future payments to the officers until it had tested the legality of the controller's action. Accordingly a case was presented to the Court of Claims, which body, last February, rendered a decision or rather made findings of fact for the guidance of the Secretary of War, upholding the original payments, The papersin the case were re- ceeuy referred to Controller Gilkerson, accom- pany ing the report of the Court of Claims. In is decision he refuses to recognize this report as evidence, claiming that it a merely “for the guidance of the Secretary of War,” it is not before him. Controller Maynard, in his brief on the same casos, asserted that there is no power in the executive ey voy’ of the government to overrule any decision by the Treasury control- lers, thus declaring an independence that could be reached only by act of Congress. Secretary Proctor has not decided upon a course of action in the case, CAPITOL TOPICS. HOUSE COMMITTEE CLERKS APPOINTED. The following House committee clerks have been appointed: George W. Upton, judiciary; Thomas Powers, expenditures in Post Office de- partment; R. J. Wynne, patents; Addison Smith, alcoholic liquor traffic; H. W. Spofford, Pacific railroads; W. H. Thom, Indian affairs; G. A. Hickok, banking and currency. THE DESERTED CAPITOL. Congressmen were not long In taking advant- age of their holiday privileges, The Capitol today was almost as deserted as a school house at Christmas time. About a hundred and fifty Representatives have gone home to eat their Christmas turkey. Many of them left Satur- day soon after adjournment. ‘Ten or a dozen members were on the floor of the House during the day and a few were going about to make acquaintance with their new committee rooms. FOR A LIBRARY. Senator Wilson of Iowa on Saturday pre- sented a petition from the employes of the government printing office asking Congress to appropriate a sum of money for the establish- ment of a library in their office. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CUSTOMS BILL. The committee on ways and means expect to finish the administrative customs bill at their meeting tomorrow, They had a session today and nearly finished their work. A few minor changes bave been made in the bill. butit is thought that it will be reported practically in the form it was introduced in the House, DELINQUENT TAX SALES. The Collector Wants the Date Changed From September to January. Recently the collector of taxes in a letter to the Commissioners called their attention to the urgent need of obtaining from Congress an amendment to the present law by which the date for the sale of property for taxes in arrears may be so changed that suficient time may be allowed for the work of preparation for the sale, Under the existing law itis the duty of the collector to prepare a list of all property delinquent by the first Tuesday in September of each yearand ell the same, beginning on the last Tuesday of the same month, An amendment to this law, approved in October, 1888, postponed the sale, which should have taken place in Sep- tember, 1883, until January, 1889, but made the sales thereafter conform with the original law, namely, September of each year. This requires the important work of listing, publication and sale to be done during the busiest season of the year and ata time when the force of the col- lector’s oflice is taxed to its utmost capacity. To properly prepare the list and prepare for publication the arrears of taxes requires time, and while it was possible when this law was enacted (as water rents were collected in Jan- uary of each year) tocomply with these re- quirements, the collector ‘seys it cannot be done now with that cere that its im- portance demands; hence he urges upon the Commissioners the necessity of changing the date of sale to a season of the year when it will not conflict with his other duties and this he suggests would be during the month of March. He says if the date of the sales isso changed ample time could be obtained during the months of January and February to list and publish the delinquent taxes with proper revision ax, they should be. He says that many inaccuracies occur in the publication of these that a careful revision would discover and correct, and when it is taken into consideration that an erroneous description of property offered invalidates the sale of the same too much care cannot be taken to make the list as pertscs as possible. He says the law should be changed to guard the ‘terests of purchasers as well as to insure the District against loss, and this can only be done by assigning the work to that season of the year when it is less liable toconflict with other duties. ‘The Commissioners will discuss the matter in board session and probably ask Congress to change the law as requested. > MUST MOVE BACK TO THE LINE, The Court in General Term Decides the Case of Mrs. Cole’s House. Judge James today delivered tho opinion «f the Court in General Term, deciding the litiga- tion over the projection added by Mrs. Anna A, Cole to her house on Thomas circle and which, it was claimed, was extended so as to occupy unlawfully a portion of the parking or public ground. The case was that of the United States agt. Anna A, Cole et al. to restrain and remove the extension of Mrs. Cole’s three-story brick residence, corner M street and Massachusetts avenue, Tho opimon directed a decree for the United States, ‘The opinion saya it is unnecessary to con- sider the power of the Commissioners to make building regulations, that having been decided in the case of United States rel, Straussburger agt. the Commissioners, ‘THE CASE IN QUESTION, In this case it appears that upon a triangular lot having a frontage of 55.68 on M street and 52.8 feet on Massachusetts avenue, with a’base | line at the west of about 18 feet and running to | a point at the east. abutting on Thomas circle, it is proposed to erect a structure, only 14 fect of the cuter wall of which is coincident with the building line on Massachusetts avenue and 15 feet coincident with the building line on M street, these two parts of the wall being . approximately midway of the lines’ on which they respectively stand. While there are two projections of 5 feet cach beyond the building line on Massachusetts ; avenue, these projections having a frontage repesase! of 26 feet 6 inches and 16 feet 6 inches, and two similar projections on the M- street front, having frontages of 29 feet and 16 feot respectively, while the apox of tho triangle fe is partly encircled by a semi-circular wall hav- ing a radius of 5 fect from this apex, the ends of this semi-circular wall connecting with the wall of the 29-foot projection on M street aud of the 26 feet 6 inches in projection on Massachusetts avenue, NOT A LINE, The court holds that inasmuch as no part of the building regulations authorizes any pro- jections except froma line,so much of the building in question as projects easterly to- ward Thomas circle from the point formed by the intersection of the Massachusetts avenue and M street lines is obnoxious to even the building regulations relied upon by the defendants, and, further, that the Com- missioners, in adopting a ““regula- tfon” to the effect that no projection more than 14 feet in width shall be permitted unless ap- proved by the Engineer Commissioner,” have not promulgated a fixed rule governing all cases, but have left the matter in fie discretion of a particular officer, which was not contem- plated by Congress, and that in fact there is no building regulation in force touc! jections having a width of more than 14 feet, Mp oe rapeie efaton ve a front ively of 16 fee! 26 feet 6 inches and 29 feet they none of am have any legal sanction. ‘TO TEAR DOWN THE PROJECTIONS. As aconsequence of these views the court directed that a decree be drawn commanding the destruction of so much of the building as stands outside the lines of Mra, Cole's private property. Mrs. Halford’s Iiness. Saturday night Mra, E. W. Halford, the wife of the President's private secretary, was seized with @ severe attack of asthma, and for a while THE BODY OF MRS. CHEEK. it From BRISK CHRISTMAS TIMES. Dr. A. C. Adams Charged With Taking | Expressmen and Postmen Busy Distrib- Congressional Cemetery. uting Packages. ‘THE REMAINS FULLY IDENTIFIED—THE HUSBAND | EXTRA MEN EMPLOYED BY THE EXPRESS COMPANIES APPEALS TO THE LAW—FORM OF THE WAR- The law against the desecration of graves by —SCRNES AT THE CITY FOST OFFrCE—ARRANOE- ‘MENTS POR MEETING THE HOLIDAY RUSE—TEE LETTER CARRIERS’ CHRISTMAS, Just about now you have a vague sort of an body snatchers is openly violated in this Dis- | idea that it is somewhere near Christmas, If trict night after night, but prosecutions for the you have such an article you look at a calendar ghastly work arefew. Potter's field is generally chosen as their scene of operations because they can go there at any time after dark and drive off with their plunder undisturbed, A carriage resembling that abandoned Friday night with two dead bodies in it, as related in Saturday's Star, has stopped at or near the jail many nights and been left there, it is thought, until its occupant or ‘occupants ‘could go down to the burial place of the an carry off a ghastly burden. Friday night when the buggy drove near the jail it was seen by the prisoners and by the guards on duty. The ‘ds were satisfied that there were cadavers in the vehicle, but they did not imagine that any other burial place than potter's ficld had been visited, THE BODIES OF THE TWO WOMEN who had been taken from their graves were kept at the morgue Saturday afternoon. The officers there had been informed that both of them had been taken from potter's field, and for that reason no effort was made to have them identified. During the afternoon a young man called at the morgue andasked permission to seo the body of the white woman, saying that his sister had been buried in the Congressional cemetery afew days ago. He saw the body and thought it was that of his sister, but when Station Clerk Tayman telephoned to the East Washington station he was informed that the bodies had been removed from potter's field. He told this to the young man, but the latter left the station in an uncertain frame of mind. MRS, CHEEK’S REMAINS STOLEN FROM CONGRESS- IONAL CEMETERY. Policeman Oliver,who had seen the white woman's body, thought that there wasa look of refinement about her that is not often seen about persons who occupy graves in the pauper cemetery, and he was not satisfied with the in- vestigation that had been made, He examined the body and found on an undergarment that was wrapped about it the name “B, Cheek.” ‘The health office records were searched and it was found that Mrs, Alvina Cheek of No. 1015 South Carolina avenue southeast had died on the Mth instant of phthisis pulmonalis and was buried in the Congressional cemetery last Tuesday. The piece of clothing bearing the name was taken to the honse and there it was learned that the name had been written on Mrs. Cheek’s undergarment. This left no doubt but that Congressional cemetery had been robbed, al- though Mr. Cross, the superintendent, said that the tai were all right and had not been disturbed, The identification was complete when THE WEART-BROKEN HUSBAND reached the morgue and there saw the remains of his wife lying on the board ready to be placed in the ice box. Mrs. Cheek had been sick for some time and had gradually wasted away until there was hardly any flesh left on her form, Her remains, with the body of her infant, which was only a few days old, were in- terred on a knoll overlooking the Anacostia river and not far from a gate which opens into the rear end of the work house grounds. The graves in the cemetery are not rammed, and for that reason the task of opening the grave was an easy one. The grave had been refilled and the flowers on it placed where they had been left by the bereaved husband. The body was no doubt taken through the gate or over the fence and stripped of clothing. Then it was carried ‘Gauigh to potter's ficldand there kept until the body of Mary E. Hawkins was “lifted.” THE DEAD BABE. ‘The grave was reopened yesterday and in the broken coffin was found the body of the child that had been buried in the grave with its mother. Policeman Oliver made a thorough investiga tion of the buggy and in it were found the grave clothes that had been taken from the body of Mrs. Cheek and a heavy iron hook at- tached to a long rope which had been used in lifting the body from the grave. DR, A. C. ADAMS CLAIMS THE BUGGY. No one came to claim the team until about noon, when Dr, A. C, Adams putin a claim. He appeared before Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police department and made affidavit in the usual form, as follow: “Hogrs. oF THE MeTRoPoLtTan Poxtce, CrExx’s OFrice, Wasnixaton, D.C., Dec. 22, 1889, Personally appeared before me, Richard Syl- vester, property clerk of the metropolitan po- lice district, A.C. Adams, of Washington, D.C. who, upon his oath, says that he is the owne of one bay horse with white spots on its sides and a top buggy; that the same was estrayed from him on or about the 19th day of Decem- ber, 1889; and that the same is now in the custody of the property clerk of the police dis- trict. Sworn to before me this 22d day of Decem- ber, 1889, Ricnarp SYLVESTER, Chief, also Prop. Clk, M.P., D.C.” The receipt for the property was signed A. C. Adams, M.D. When the doctor went to the sixth precinct station to get the horse and buggy he met Mr. Thos. B. Cheek, the husband of the dead woman, Mr. Cheek was greatly incensed at what had taken place, He questioned the doc- tor sharply, but the latter said he did not own the team. The police lieutenant told them not to have any trouble there and the doctor drove off with the buggy. Later in the day Mr. Cheek called twice to see the doctor, but did not succeed, MES. CHEEK'S JEWELRY MISSING. Before Mrs, Cheek died she requested that her jewelry be buried with her. Her request was complied with, but the jewelry, valued at about $30, cannot now be found, Mrs. Cheek's remains were placed in a casket yesterday afternoon end again her bereaved friends followed the body to the cemetery, The remains were placed in the receiving vault, where they will remain for some days, A WARRANT FOR DR. ADAMS, This morning Mr. Cheek was at the Police Court and swore to a warrant against Dr, Arthur C. Adams. The warrant charges: “That Arthur C. Adams unlawfully and wickedly did break and enter a grave, thenand there being in Con- gressional cemetery, in which grave one Venio Cheek, deceased, had lately before there been interred, and then and there with force and arms unlawfully, wilfally and indesently did open the said grave and take away tae body of the said Venie Cheek, to the evil example of all others to the like offending and against the form of the statute,” &c, -——— ee —______ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. ATTORNEY SHILLINGTON'S SUCCESSOR. The Commissioners have appomted Mr. Frank Dumont assistant to Attorney Hazleton vice Shillington, resigned, WHAT THE FURLOUG@:D SEWPR MEN WANT. The sewer division during the year employs a number of assistants, These men are paced on the temporary roll; that is, they receive their pay only during the busy season, for when the work of construction of sewers is over they are furloughed. Recently Commis- sioner Hine received a letter from one ot these men in which he asked for justice. He says that they are to be furloughed on accouat of the inadequacy of the appropriation. This, he says, is made so by the employment of several clerks who do not belong to the sewer division, but who are paid out of its appropriation. He suggests that these clerks be removed and their salaries distributed among the sewer men who are to be furloughed. MISCELLANEOUS, The Commissioners have received many con- tulations on their confirmation. Most of letters received by them come from prom- inent citizens and business men. peterson COULD NOT RIDE WITH WHITES. The Experience of a Colored Minister From this City on a Georgia Railroad. Rey. Dr. C.H. Phillips, pastor of Israel Metro- tropolitan C.MLE. church, has just returned = it tells you in plain language that | day after you tomorrow is Christmas, bat then take e glance at You think there must be some mistake, but as & last resource you stroll into one of the ex- press offices and all doubts take flight You apologize to the calendar, shake your fist at the weather ruler and gird up your loins and hie yourself hence to buy your own presents, That pushing crowd, that insane desire to climb over somebody to reach the counter at the ex- press offices, is even a surer sign of the approach of Christmas than the insidious egg-nog set out at the bar rooms. THE EXPRESS COMPANIES. Adams express company is one channel and the United States express company is another for the flow of holiday goods. Both are being worked clear to the limit. Night work, extra horses, extra wagons, extra men and, above all, extra’ hard hustling by everybody are the orders, Sabbath observance doesn't have a show. It's impossible. Uncle Sam be- lieves in Sunday, but if that Christmas box can’t get to Mrs. Columbia any other way than by traveling on Sunday, why, for this once it will have to go. The Adams company has four branch offices beside the main one on the avenue and at each one the eh have their nds full The branch on F street was today crowded clear to the street with a mass of humanity. So many extra clerks had been put on that behind the | Yo thermometer and you have your doubts. front, At the main office boxes and packages were also being received and sent off in a very lively manner. AN OLD STORY OVER AGAIN. George W. Moss, the agent of the Adams company, was asked by a Star reporter how the Christmas business was prospering? “Each year,” said Mr. Moss, “I have told your reporter that our traffic was unexampled. aud it 1s get- ting to be an old story, but, with all sincerity, I shall have to repeat it again this ‘year, = Qur Saturday business was the largest we ave ever done on any one previons day, and by all signs today’s will be larger. Washington at all times is a very large “express” city. There are so many wealthy peopie here having their homes in other places that the mendous call on the express companies, and especially ie ths so at Christmas time, when they are receiving and sending their presents, We have forty-five extra men and a number of extra wagons at work and are doing | everything in our power to keep up with the demand made on us.” At the United States express company’s head- quarters on Market Space it was learned that thirty-six extra men and six extra wagons were needed to handle the presents that an eager public were sending to and receiving from their friends. No block was expected by the company, as they were making every eifort to keep the lines clear, The traffic this yeur was much larger than on any other | Christmas and all night work was necessary to keep things going. AT THE POST OFFICE. Things are beginning to put on a Christmas- like air at the city post office, and all the indi- cations point to a busy time within the next forty-eight hours. In the lobby a couple of men are hard at work assisting the public in weighing letters and packages, Up to the present time there hax been a slight increase in business, but a grand rush is confidently looked for, Superintendent Jas. E. Bell, in letters and pa rrific rate. Every arrangement has been made for a hasty distribution of the mail. The Post Office department has authorized th all the substitute carrier fore addition to its staff Postmaster satisfied he can do a great deal toward clearing his office before durk on Wednesday. The carriers will put in a good many hours more that day than the law requires of them, and the probabilities are that they will be re- warded for it in this life. The postal laws and regulations forbid the solicitation of gifts of any kind, nor can the carriers intimate by letter or card or otherwise that this is the season of the vear at which it is customary for a grateful public to remember Its faithful servants in some substantial or ornamental manner. In order that there may be no mistakes made in this matter Postmaster Ross has instracted Superintendent Bell to warn the carriers, It may be stated, however, that neither the de- partment nor the carriers have the slightest objection to voluntary presents, ‘The one delivery called for by the regula- tions will be in the morning, but nearly all of the regular carriers will keep on delivering packages until they are tired. They will thus relieve themselves of the immense bur: they would otherwise have to bear on Thurs- ay, and those whom they serve may be more than ordinarily grateful, In past years it has been necessary to use a number of additional wagons with which to complete the Christmas delivery, but this year the substitute carriers will be put into service instead. ‘The registry division ix up square with its work, but Superintendent Peachy is like Super- intendent Bell; he knows not what the morrow may bring forth. The mailing division, where Superintendent Springer reigns supreme, is pretty well cleaned out and 1s ready for the cyclone that will surcly follow on the shopping of today and tomorrow, BECK ON ALLISON. He Says Iowa Will Make a Mistake if She Sends a New Man to the Senate. It the democratic side of the United States Senate had anything to say abc it the ro- election of Senator Allison the question would not long remain in doubt, Sen- ator Beck of Kentucky was talking overthe Iowa situation witha Sran reporter today and he was surprisingly vigorous in his ativocacy of Mr. Allison's case. “The state of Iowa,” taal he, “would never be so foolish as to put any man in Allison's place save Allison himself. If it did it would disgrace itself, At present Iowa is the most Prominent state in the Senate, for Allison is not only chairman of the committee on appropriations, but he is the second member of the committee on finance. If they send a new man here he will have to go down to the lower end of, it may be and probably would be, some of the minor committees. William B. Allison is a statesman and if the Iowa legisla~ ture has not completely lost its senses it will send him back to the Senate as often as he can be persuaded to come.” An Obsolete Law. Jadge Montgomery in the Circuit Court to- day rendered an opinion in the case of Ransom agt, Payne et al., overruling a motion to with- draw orders of publication. It was claimed under the act of Maryland of 1729 that infants had the right of continuance until they reached majority. The judge held that this act was obsolete and overruied the motion. ——— $500 Reward For Vermillion’s Lynchers Ataspecial meeting, Saturday, of the county commissioners at Upper Marlboro’, it was ordered that $500 be offered as a reward for any evidence leading to the arrest and convic- tion of the party or parties connected with the lynching of Joseph Vermillion, Bites Marriage Licenses. Marriage liccuses have been issued by the eerk of the court to Frank Wallace of White Haven, Pa., and Florence RB. Davenport; Henry Levine and Louisa Spriggs; John W. Crawford of Annapolis, Md., and Martha J. Bush of | Edenton, N.C., Wm. Thomas Baker und Ele-| nore Brown: Jonah Gaines and Eliza Williams; | Charles F. Whittier and Julia A. Greene; John counter things were nearly as jommed as in| result is a tre-/ WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP, 85 follows: Coupon 4a, $1,000, $8,000; registered aad $120,000 at 127, coupon, $2,000 at New Rows or rae Givm Sxavicr Cos st0x.—The civil service commission bas come to the conclusion that the examining businces would be expedited by a new . therefore | an order has been issued that bonalier boards of examiners in the classified post offices and custom houses shall give notice that no appli- cations to stand the lar semi- snnual examination will be received withim twenty days of the date fixed for such exam! | ation” This means that all persons who desire to be examined for positions in the city | office will have to file their applications | January 15 im order that they may | fore the local examining board on Auur Cnasors. —Capt, Geo. E. Lott, 11th inf, found incapacitated for active service and | granted indefinite leave, The President has ae- | cepted the resignation of 24 Lieut. Geo. D. De | Shon, twenty-third infantry, Cadet Chas. D, Forren, fourth class, United States | academy, has resigned. Pensoxat.—Postmasier Goneral Wanamaker talked to his Bothany Bible class yesterday.— | Dr. Franklin T. How: Toledo Blade, is | hhis family here —"-< be- a — Kilpatrick of St Louis, Mra E. E. Eyre and Miss Eyre of San Francisco, P. Floquet and wife, k Ballard and Dr, M. V. White of New York are at the Normandie.——B. C, White of Chicago | is at Willard’s.——T. P. Curtis of Governor's | Island is at the Ebbitt—L. L. Ford of Haver- | hill, Mass., and C. K. Needham of Louisville, Ky., are at the St. James, | Interior Department Changes. Tho following oficial changes have beem made in the Department of the Interior: Ofice of Indian affairs—Appointments: Frank L. Warne of Now Ohio, —Appointments: Wm. L, y aud Paul Grabill of e600, Resignations: Robt, F. Rogers first assistant examiner, e F. Cooper of Tennessee, skilled jabs . 8720, Geological survey—Promotions: La | Eldridge of Thodw Island, assistant ger $1.00, to geologist, €2,000; Samuel A, Foot New York, assistant topographer, €720 to @900, Pension oftice—Pr Geo. W. Way- son, jr., clerk, $1,500, to assistant chief of vision. 1,500, Wm. Hanna of New York, clerk, $1,000 to $1,800: John J. Crawford of the Die | trict of Columbia, 1,400 to $1,600; George & Livingston of Wisconsin, $,200 to $1,400; Geo. | H. Hildreth of Iowa, €1.000 to €1,200; Miss Lizzie Justice of Texas, $400 to $1,000, | _ The Bennings Crossing Disaster. | James A. Richardson, charged by the,cor- oner’s jury as the cause of the death of Godfrey and others, gave bail today in the Criminal Court in 1,000, with John A. Moss as surety, for the action of the grand jury. Mandamus Against Se retary Windom. A. A. Redford, by F, H, Mackey, filed today 8 petition for a writ of mandamus against Sec- retary Windom commanding him to deliver draft for $12,536 to relator as assignee of W. Mitchell, A lik by the same party has been in the General Term, where it was dismissed on the ground that it was not alleged that the reason assigned for the non-delivery of the draft was the only reason. It 1s now alleged that it was, Bosschere Killed by the Cars, Hacrnstown, Mp., December 23. Correspondence of Tax ENING Stan. A woman named Lewis and her child were | instantly killed on the Cumberland valley rail- | | Iowa, transcrivers, Patent office of Pennsyl: | }road at Gettysburg Junction Saturday, the child's head be: mpletely severed trom | its body. While a ax backing into « sid- | ing the woman, with her babe «rus and husband, attempted to he track. The brakeman cried to of the track and the man did so, but the woman became bewildered, and wae run down with the above result, => Range of the Thermometer Today. ‘The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: Sa.m., 42; 2 p.m., 51; maxie mum, 52; minimum, 41. | —_ Custom House Statistics show that 2,454,501 cases of champagne were imported during the last decade, of which over one-fourth wax “G. Hi, Mumm's Extra Dry.” Their importation during that period was over 200,000 more than auy other brand, indicating its popularity. eee ee " December 19, 1889, at ceonston, by kev. Jolin H. klisott, Canada, to Miss 1 HEN DEKSON « ANAIE LYTION PRATT rans DIED. On Sunday, December 22, 1880, 96 ck gUSTUs BAILEY, in’ the BURKAKT. At Phoebus, Va, Priday, ans Shia te elus. Va, Friday, December 18, KRART, aged filty-ax yours, 1 No. it partir Niith street worth wost at Services at St, Mary's FRIESS. On December 22, 1889, st 11 o'clock Pan. suddenly of heart rupture, #. WILLA, Pidtiss, ageu thirty-three year « Funeral notice bereatver ° 21, at 10:30 nm., Sami, B. Keuuig,im the e Fun rad trom heglate residence: B street south- east, on Monday, December 23, mn. - OWENS. Suddenly on December 21, 1889, JAMES EDWARD, son ot Thowas H. Owens, in the tweutye Second year of his age. Fricuds aud relatives aro invited to sttend the fuuerai trom the residence of his father, Quecs Chapel farm, near Moutctlo, on Tuesday, 24th tustaut, at LLo'elock aan, . PARKER. On am, JOHN A. sun £o lay, December 22, 1889, at Alea. and Jane Purker, in the axe, vm Lis parents’ residence, 1814 Pour- teenth street northwest, on Puesday, December 24, 36 11 om. Aelatives aud frienas itivited to sttepd, (Balumore paper: a o'clock uesday ai 505 13th further invited without heart disease at 113 yd. jak 6 pin, W inueton, Dic, “p walt On December WAITE, son of the late Ch Fuueral services iu Toledo, . 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