Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1889, Page 5

‘That weeds must be torn ap by the roots, they wil” be eure te crop out again. Bo it with dienses which heve thelr origin in de- Praved blood. The causecf the eompisint must ‘be removed by Ayer’s Sareaperills, or bo perme Rent cureis poss’bla. Try it, C. W. Allen, Drusrist, of Brunswick, Me, says: “Ihave never known Ayer’s Sersaperiila fafl to give satisfaction. In hundreds of cases within my Knowledge it has proved s perfest epecific for @iseases arising from impurities ta the blood. I regard itasan iaveiuadle spring medicine AYER’S SARSAPARILLA, Prepared by Dr. J. C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mags. Sold by all Drugwista, Price $1; six bottles, 65. 230 WORTH $5 A BOTTLE Carssan Srscpa Sarr. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON 2d EDITION. Latest Taegan to The Star, THE GRAND CENTRAL The Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Cen- tral to Consolidate. Curcaco, Dec. 24.—It is announced that on January 1 the Wisconsin Ceutral and Northern Pacific railroads will be consolidated under one management, and the company will be called the Grand Central. J. M. Hannaford will be general freight and traffic manager and C. 8. Fee will be general passenger manager with F. EX THE WHOLE RANGE OF THERAPEUTIC| H. Anson assistant. General traffic manager AGENTS THERE IS NONE EQUAL IN Carisbed Salt, a teaspoonful dissolved tn a tumbler- of ‘tissues and increases their elasticity. Barlow will go to the Illinois Central as general manager, and will take with him Mr. Cava- naugh of the freight department A DENIAL—TAKE YOUR CHOICE, New Yorx, Dec, 24—The officials of the Wis- digestion, sbeorption and secretion. It is the best Cintas aad tanec eke cinaticite, TUnivea thoes, | Statements that the two roads will be consoli- ern Pacific company deny the telegraphed cretion their duidsty and is the great vehicle of chem- | dated and they assert that there is no truth feo-vital changes. Itwilleureany ordinary case of | Whatever in the report. @yspepsia, catarrh of the stomach, liver and kidney Giseanes, diabetes, «revel, gout and rheumatiam. genuine has the signature of “EISNEK, MENDEL- SON & CO,” Sole Agents, 6 Barclay street, New York, on the neck of every bottle, Beware of imitanona, 43-tuths Scorrs Excrsrox. CURES COUGHS AND OOLDS, SCOTT'S EMULSION RELIEVES CONSUMPTION, SCOTT'S EMULSION CURES BRONCHITIS, BCOTT,S EMULSION WONDERFUL FLESH PRODUCER. SCOTT'S EMULSION OF COD LIVER OIL AS PLEASANT AS MILK. 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, 205 r= FAIL TO CURE SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES, SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES, SUDEN MINERAL PASTILLES, The Great Furopean Remedy againatall CATARRHAL AFFECTIONS = la COUGHS AND HOARSENESS. Sold by all Druggista, Small Boxes, 250. ; Large Boxes, 500. Caraznn, Hav Feven, Carazanat DEAF) "58. A NEW HOME TREATMENT. Sufferers are not geuerally aware that these diseases re cuntaious or that they are due to the presence of asites in the lining membrane of the nose tachian tubes. | Micioscopie chy however, Bas proved tins to bea fact and the result is that asin: Je remedy bas been formulated whereby these dis- essiuw diseases are rapidly and Permanently cured in from one to three simple applications made at home iu two weeks. A pamphlet explain- ent is seat p-E seation 337 and 339 Wi st Toronto, Canada —Christian Guardian, 1 ERA EMENT OF THE LIVER WITH CONSTI- Pation injares the Complexion, induces Pimples, Jow Skin, CAKTER’S Littie Liver Pilis remove cause. 20 Prez Cexr Orn Prices on the entire Stock of SUITS AND OVERCOATS Wor Men and Boys have been reduced 20 PER CENT at the GREAT CLOSING SALE a WEYL'S ONE-PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE, 321 77H ST, ABOVE PENKA. AVE. ec?-3m ‘7puose UNBAPPY PERSONS WHO SUFFER frou Nervousness «nd should. tse ees Ste ‘expressly for this clase Little Nerve Pills, TT A a sh tT A 588s ane TE 00 = a ti oOoRR* « oF Q ERR m4 Y tou 00 3 gz CHRISTMAS HANDKERCHIEFS. An elegant assortmant of Handkerchiefs for LADIES aud GENTLEMEN, MISSES and BOYS. Ladies’ sil linen, plain and fagey embroidered snd Aso colored bordered, 2 for 25e. Ladies’ all Linen, ewbroidered, tucked and eolored bordered, 25. Asuperd assortment handsomely embroidered at BT, OU, Clie, 75, STH, $1481.25, $1.50 up to 66 o Byiece. MEN'S HANDEERCHIEFS. Plain white hewstitched and tape bordered, all- Linen, 25e. Pia and fancy bordered, all linen, 35¢. to 75¢. CHILDREN’S HANDKERCHIEFS. Plain white sud colored bordered, all linen, 8 and 10c. Plain and fancy embroidered, all Unen, 1234, 15 and 26 cents. SILK HANDEERCHIEFS. Ladice’ White and Colored Silk, plain hem and hem- stitched, 25. 50, 63 and 75 cents. ‘Men's White Silk, hemastitched, 380. to $1.50. Men's Colored Bordered Silk at 50, 63, 75 cents. Elegant sssortment of Silkend Cashmere Mufflers for Men and Ladies, UMBRELLAS!!! UMBRELLA! ‘We are showing an elegant line of Umbrellas st very Fessonabie prices. The prices vary sceording to value Of Stick and quality of Silk,from $1.26, $1.87, $2 82.25, $2.50, $3 and so on up to 914.75. HANDLES OF EVERY CONCEIVABLE MAKK Headquarters for GLOVES and HOSIERY, WM. H. McKNEW, @uceessor to RH Taylon, ae 933 Pean ave What would be more appropriate for en XMAS GLFT than any of the following srticles for the DINING TABLE: ASilver TEA SET or one of first qr. Plate, A BOUP TURKEN or Lock Handle Vegetable Dish A MEAT DISH, 14. 16, 16 oF 20 inch, A dos. or more Piearl, ivory or Piated KNIVES. A Case of CAKVERS, three, five or seven pieces, A pair of CANDELALBUNS, 3, 40r8 lignts, aed MANTWILL’S MURDERER. Supposed to be an Insane Tramp who Carried a Knife. Cutcaao, Dec. 24.—The police are working on @ new clew and it is now thought that Mant- will was murdered by an insane man. A man who goes by the name of Dankspeigal is sus- pected to have some guilty knowledge of the murder. He is of Polish descent and is de- scribed as a powerful man, weighing over 200 pounds. He is known to have been in the neighborhood where the murder was com- mitted for several days previous to the tragedy. Dankspeigal has a bad record. He has no home and is known as atramp. His mind is affected and he makes it a habit to sleep in basements. In his beit he always carries a huge knife and it is said he delights in using it, It is now thought by Capt. Schuetter and his men that Dankspeigal went into the basement of the lantwill house to sleep and that poor Mantwill happened to step on him while gath- ering the clothes from the line amd was then assaulted by the man and murdered. They ex- pect to have Dankspeigal under arrest before evening. ——— FRENZIED BY MURDER. A Posse Trying to Catch a Party of Burg- lars and Murderers. Prrresune, Pa., Dec. 24.—A dispatch from Garentown, Pa,, says: The excitement over the robbery of Paul Ruttert’s jewelry store andthe brutal murder of Mrs, Ruttert last night has not abated. Armed posses were out all night scouring the country for the three murderers, but with very little success, One man named Clouts was found secreted in some bushes near Tarentown and taken to the lock- up. Arevolver with one empty chamber was found on his persun. He protested his inno- cence, but the feeling was so intense that he barely escaped lynching. The Knights of Pythias, of which order Ruttert isa member, has offered a reward of $500 for the capture of the murderers, —_—_ Called. Curcaco, Dec. 24.—Rev. Dr. Lorimer has re- ceived # call from the Warren Avenue Baptist church of Boston. eae Other Lands Than Ours. STRIKE THREATENED. Vienna, Dec. 24—The journeymen masons in this city threaten to strike unless granted an increase of wages and shorter hours, Ifthe strike occurs 25,000 men will go out. “en” Bavsstrs, Dec. 24.—The influenza is rapidly spreading in this city. Thirty per cent of the school children of the city are suffering from the disease and the schools have been closed in consequence of the epidemic. ‘he disease bas spread to all the government offices and a number of officials are prostrated. SERIOUS RESULTS OF INFLUENZs. Vrewna, Dec. 24.—A frequent sequel to cases of influenza here is an attack of inflammation of the lungs. A number of persons in the hospital who had been suffering from influenza were stricken with inflammation of the lungs, and several of them have died. ee Let Her Come. Curcaco, Dec. 24.—The signal service bureau is advised of the approach of a cold wave. It is now in Dakota andis moving in this direc- tion at a rate which will land it here tomorrow with a temperature of about fifteen de; above zero. It will affect the states of esota, Wisconsin and Illinois and later will spread tot tates eastward, “Death of a Chicago Millionaire. Curcago, Dec. 24—Mr. H. W. Austin, a prominent citizen of Oak Park and a man well known in Chicago and Illinois, died early this morning at his suburban home of neralgia of the heart. Mr. Austin left a large fortune, which is estimated as being between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000, The deceased was about sixty years of age and jeaves s widow and two grown-up children. a Propeller Broken. New Yor, Dec. 24.—A dispatch from Lon- don today states that the steam ship Lydian Monarch from London December 16, for New York, has put back with all the blades of her propeller broken. eatin Wall Street Today. New Yorx, Dec. 24.—Ia the stock market this morning there was an extremely small attend- ance upon the floor, and intense dullness and a firm tone were the general features of the trading, though the market was entirely devoid of movement of importance. The opening was steady, though Burlington was down 4 per | cent and some others smuiler fractions, but The firm tone appeared immediately and prices rose all over the list. Missouri Pacific and sugar were, as usual, the most active stocks, j but the movements in neither wore of special importance, cotton oil showing the most strength, with a rise of % per cent, There was absolutely no further feature, and at 11 o'clock the market was dull aud strong at the best prices reached. — Mother and Child Struck by Cars. Laxcaster, Pa, Dec, 24.—While crossing the railroad track to the station at Kinzer’s this morning Mrs. Annie McIIvaney und her eleven- months’-old child were struck by a fast freight train. The child was instantly killed and the mother so badly injured that she will die. — Beheaded Himself, Provipexce, R.L, Dec. 24.—Jos. Stott, forty- three years of age, a jewelry merchant, who has been il! some time, left his house early this morning and went to the track of the Old Col- ony railroad, waited for the shore line train, placed his neck across the rails and was be- headed, He leaves a widow. pianists Rallroad Accident: ‘Warensvny, Cony., Dec. 24.—The engine of @ construction train ran into the rear end of a passenger train on the New Haven and Derby railroad this morning at 7:30 o'clock, makin; a complete wreck of the rear car. The sever passengers in the car sustained painful bruises. The accident happened about three miles out of New Haven. The construction train was loaded with Italian laborers who were badly shaken up. —_——— A Cash Indicator Injunction. Bostox, Dee. 24.—Judge Colt of the United States circuit court has ordered an injunction to issue goshcsian the aa cash register inging suits against custom- ore af the Boston poy Tndicator and recorder company et ai. —_—__— The Washburn Mills Not Sold. Boston, Dec. 24.—The published statements in yesterday's papers that the C.C Washburn flouring mills of Minneapolis had been sold to an English syndicate are this morning contra- dicted by a telegram — the C. C, Wash- burn-Crosby company of Minneapolis, proprie- tors of the ale to their eastern agen’ ‘i ————— Russian Diphtheria. , ARE 25 PER CENT LOWER In pool anicH ay PRICE! Anravrex, 8.D., Dec. 24—The superin- 67-1 the world rebow: ware os Stim __+ CsA & SHAPER. DISORDERS CAUSED Aniricice ins porecurebee NS mae Ae ee Sear TRE : ued appouser of ‘ee: | came ~ Thinty tendent of the state board of health has gone to Eureka, the center of the great Russian set- WHO ARE THE GRAVE ROBBERS? Dr. A. C. Adams Establishes an Alibi and Says the Team Was Not His. & REWARD OFFERED FOR THE BESUERECTIONISTS DR. ADAMS SATS DB. BEALL OWNAD THE BUGGY—A STATEMENT YROM PROPERTY CLERK SYLVESTER, ‘The trustees of.Congressional cemetery have Offered a liberal reward for the apprehension of the person or persons who desecrated the grave of Mrs, Thomes B, Cheek last Friday night, Although Mr, Cheek swore out a war- rant against Dr. Arthur O. Adams, it is evident that that physician took no part in robbing the grave, The warrant was sworn out, it is said, in order that there might be a legal in- vestigation that would lead to the detection of the grave robbers, Dr. Adams denies that he is or was the owner of the buggy in which the two dead bodies were found, and mentions the name of Dr. Beallas ite owner. DR, ADAMS” WHEREABOUTS FRIDAY NIGHT. Dr. Adams states that he was at the medical college Friday night at the time the body was stolen and is corroborated by the following 1g . Perwe, the undersigned, most tivel; posi! assert that Dr. A. C, Adams wasat the National medi- cal on the night of December 20, 1889, between the hours of 8 und 12 p.m., ‘and that we were in his , and that he could not have had anything whatever to do with -the out el d . N. Ovrven, Jz., G. Burrox Heingcrs, Danrex Conner. Wasurxatox, D.C., December 28, 1889.” Daniel Conner, whose signature is attached to the paper, is the janitor at the ge and the other signers are students, DB. ADAMS EXPLAINS, When seen by a Star reporter this morning Dr. Adams said that the herse and buggy did not belong to him; that he dropped in at police headquarters Sunday morning to see if the owner had recovered his team and learning that he had not, he (Adams) saw Chief Clerk Syl- vester, That official, he said, told him that he would transfer the property to him if he (Adams) would sign for it, and be was also given to understand that the matter of his signing for it would not be made public. With that understanding he signed for the horse and bucgy andthe next day he turned it over to Dr. Beall and obtained his og therefore Doctor Adams explained that he only did thisas an act of Kindness for Dr. Beall. “IfI had known that there was going to be so much to do about it,” said the doctor, “I would never have troubled myself about the case, CHTEF CLERK SYLVESTER DENIES that he promised to withhold the information from the public, He says that Dr. Adams called at his house Saturday evening, and that Sunday morning he called at headquarters by enzage- ment and made oath that the horse and buggy were his property and for thatreason he turned over the team to him. The affidavit referred to was printed in yesterday's Srar. Mr. Sylves- ter said that if thé property did not belong to Dr. Adams at the time stated in the affidavit he did not intend to let the matter drop, THERE 16 4 LAW HERE TO PUNISH GRAVE ROB- BEES. . It has been stated that there is no law in th District under which resurrectionists can be punished, but such statements ere not corrobo- rated by the facts in cases of that kind brought before the courts in recent years. Vigo Jansen Ross, or Jansen, the noted resurrectionist, spent months in jail for grave robbing. Wm. wie, Henry Stephenson and others also served time for a similar offense, In every case of grave robbing brought before the courts, the offenders have been given some- thing like one year in jail. The prosecutions were on informations, and, therefore, not ex- amined by the grand jury. A WARRANT FOR DR. BEALL. Policeman Charles W. O'Neill, who is also a member of the board of trustees of Con- gressional cemetery, swore out a warrant at the Police Court this morning against Dr. W. W. Beall, charging him with desecrating Mrs. Cheek’s grave. He is the person who, Dr. Adams says, owns the horse and buggy. Dr. Beall formerly kept a barber shop in East Washing- ton, where he also extracted teeth, He after- ward received a diploma to practice medicine. He had an office at No. 114 6th street southeast, but when the police saguired. for him they learned that he moved from there about two months ago, STATEMENT OP SUPERINTENDENT CROSS. Superintendent Cross of the Congressional cemetery sald toa Star reporter that he had frequently seen a horse and buggy similar to the one recovered passing the cemetery going in the direction of potter's field, His daughter has also seen the vehicle. Friday night, when the alleged resurrectionist escaped from the buggy, Policeman Clinton blew his whistle aev- eral times hoping to attract the attention of an officer who would capture the escaping law- breaker. Soon after the whistle blowing was heard a colored man met twoof the precinct officers and told them that be saw a man ans- wering Beall’s description on Pennsyvania avenue with a carriage whip in his hand. UNEASINESS AMONG MOUBNERS. The occurrence has caused many persons to suspect that their dead relatives have been re- moved, and many inquiries to that effect have been made at the cemeteries. One grave in Congressional cemetery was reopened yesterday and the body was found all right. ‘It was learned that a body was recently taken from another cemetery and traced to a medi- cal college. The work of the resurrectioniste was discovered, and the body was returned to fits grave before the dissecting knife had been uused upon it, DR. BEALL’S ARREST ORDERED. ‘The polico in the various precincts have been notified to arrest Dr. Beall. The warrant sworn out against Dr. Adams yesterday has not been served. The doctor ‘will not be arrested, but this evening an officer will notity him to appear in the Police Court day after tomorrow. Mr. Check was at police headquarters again today making further inquiries concerning the robbery of his wife’s grave. He is very anxious to recover the jewelry that was taken from the body go that hé can place it upon the body in accordance with her last wishes, —— SILCOTT FOUND. He is in Canada and Herminie Thiebault is in New York. Moxrreat, Dec, 24.—The police authorities here have discovered Silcott, the absconding treasurer of the United States House of Representatives, accompanied by his paramour, Herminie Thibault, the arrived in Montreal on Saturday. the 7th in- stant, Herminie went to the house of her mar- ried sister, Mra, Me Lemoine, on Sanuinet street, where she remained until Friday last, when she left for New York on an early morning train, *. Lemoine, when seen, denied all knowledge of Silcott, but her husband admitted that he had been a frequent visitor at his house. The New York police have been notified of Herminie’s return to the city. sore-cnli Wm. Brown and Elza Proctor this morning rocured a marriage license and called on Rev. ‘ir. Bailey of the civil service commission, whu married them, In the @ivoret case of Ann M. Ck against Nicholas F. Cleary on the charge of desertion Judge Cox this morning granted the defendant leave to withdraw his answer. ‘The employes of the register of wills office this ng present Mr. Clagett, the register, with an elegantly-bound copy of Dickeas’ wi Iredell Hilliard and An Annapolis special to the New York Sun Jackson for United States Senator from Mary- land, in which 6vent the present controller,Col. “LA GRIPPE” IN RUSSIA. Two-thirds of the Population of St. Petersburg Attacked. ‘FHS CEAR AND HIS PAWILY AMONG THE SUYFER- ERS—RISTORY OF THE SPIDEMTO—¥O FATAL CASES—TEE AFTER EFFECTS UNPLEASSWE—ROT A PRECURSOR OF CHOLERA. =~ The Secretary of State has received an inter- greatly exaggerated the epidemic which has swept and is still rag- ing at St Petersburg. In the middle of November public attention was called to the large number of persons falling ill with much the same sYMPToMs: Fever, several pains in the head, back and limbs. For lack of a better name the malady was called influenza, but it shows signs of a hoid character, th not of a malignant Se seater ge to the date of the report, De- cember 5, no fatal cases had been re) In the generality of cases the illness is very light and over in a few days, leaving all persons who have been touched by it in great debility and depression of spirits, the AFTER EFFECTS in their lasting longer, being rather more un- pleasant than the complaint itself. The cause of the epidemic, the report continues, has not been satisfactorily explained, nor whence it has come. Most persons ascribe it to the ab- Bt warm weather of the past month, but that would not account for its ap; in Siberia, where it has burst out in several gman the weather there having been as cold as usug) at this season. Now that winter seems to have fairly set in here it is ex- pected that the malady will disappear, but Meanwhile the whole town is invalided. TWO-THIRDS OF THE POPULATION SICK. There is no exaggeration in putting down the number of sick in this epidemic as fully two-thirds of the population of St. Petersburg. Certainly not s house has escaped its visita- tion. It has attacked the highest as well as the most humble in social station, The emperor was very ill with it for several days andscarcely @ member of the imperial family has been free from it. Almost the diplomatic corps has _ suffered. More than 40,000 cases have been medically an- thenticated. Factories have been temporarily stopped for want of hands, Apprehefision is felt lest this complaint is A PRECURSOR OF CHOLERA, which has already broken out in Persia, or of a malignant typhus, but a medical authority of the city has published a report intended te calm this feeling of uneasiness, It states that in the years 1782, 1788, 1799, 1833, 1855, and 1857 this same epidemic prevailed at St Petersburg without being followed by any other malady, and that the influenza has always come from the northeast, whereas the cholera has always been brought from the southeast, THE RUSSIAN INFLUENZA. The Health Office Will Not Hear of It Unless Some One Dies. Clerk McGinn of the health office when asked by a Srar reporter today if he had heard of any cases of the grip or influenza in this city said he had not, and the health office by the present regulation would not hear of any zymotio disease until somebody died of it, “It has been one of the questions,” said Mr. McGinn, ‘‘which has held a place in every health report since 1878, Every year there is an effort to get authority to prevent disease, ‘There may be ten cases of Russian influenza, or diphtheria, or scarlet _fever, or any catching disease on a square, but the health department will know nothing about it until somebody dies, and it is a matter which should be remedied at once. We should be allowed the authority of search, which might prevent such diseases,” ——a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of he New York Stock Murket, us reported by apecial wire to Corson aud Macartney, 1419 F street: nion Wabash. r West? 4.69, 18Y1, coupon, ig 05 asked. U.S. 48, registered, 6 bid, 126% asked. LU. S. 4s, coupon, 1907, bid, 12739 asked. District ot Columbia bonds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, coin, 105% bid, 1064 asked. Per imp. 7s, 1891, currency, 107 ‘bid, 109 asked. Market’ stock 7s, 1892, currency. 105 bid, 110 asked. 20-year fund, 68, 1892, gold, 107 bid, 109 ssked. 20-year fund, 5s, 1899, gold, 113 ¢ bid. Water stock, 78, 1901, currency, 131 id, 'Su-y-ar fund, 6s, gold, 1902, 121° bid. Water stock, 7s, curren’y, 1903, 135 "bid 8-653, 1924, fund, ‘curren:y, 123% bid. Miscellancous Bonds—U. 8. E vc ric Light bonds, Ist 68, 100 bid. U. 5. Blectric Light bonds, 2d, 6s, luz bid, 105 asked. Washing.on and George- town Kailroad, 10-40, 6s, 109 bid. 10046 asked, Washington and rgetown Convertible bonds, 6s, 150 bid. Masonic Hall Association 5s, 1808,1083¢ bid, 114 asked. Washingwn Market Company 1st mortgage, 64, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. 6s, 124 bid, 12534 asked. Washingwu Light Infantry first mort- age bonds, Gs, 1904, 102 bid. ‘ash- ington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 90 bid, 100 asked. Washington Gae Light Company bonds, series A, 63, 121 bid, 12234 asked. Wash- ington Gas Light Company ‘bonds, series B, us, 12isy bid, 123 asked. National Bank Stocks— Bank of Washington, 545 bid. Bauk of Kepublic, 250 bid. Met- ropolitan, 260 bid. Central, 275 bid, 300 asked, Second. 180 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 190 bid, 200 asked. Citizeus. 165 bid. Columbia, 184 bid. Capital, 112 bid. Z itailroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 250 bid, 27234 asked. Metropolitan, 148 bid, 165. asked. Columbia, 53: North O Street, 57 bid, and Soldiers’ Home, bi Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid. Franklin, 52 bid. Metropolitan, $4 bid, 90 asked. National Union, 20% bid, 213 asked. Arlington, 175 bid, 185 asked. Corcoran, 66 bid, 70 asked. Columbia, 16% asked. German-American, 180 bid. Potomac, 04 did, 100 nuked. Riggs, 8% bid, 834 asked. Peoples, 54 bid. Title Insurance Stocks—Real. Estate Title, 122 bid. 130 asked, Columbia ‘iitle, Gj bid, 734 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 43 bid, 4454 asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. U, 8. Hectric Light, 97 bid, 1013 asked, Telephone Stocks — Pennsylvania, 23 bid, 30 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 83% bid, 84% — aa Graphophone Company, 1Ui¢ bid, 17 ask ‘Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany, 19 bid, 20 asked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, 280 bid, Great Falls lee Company, 85 bid, 200. asked. Bull kun Panorama, bid. ional Safe Deposit Company, 240 bid, 255 asked. Washington Safe Deposit’ Company, 120 bid. Washington Loan and Trust Company, 47% RS Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, —_—_-___ Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.—Cottou quiet—miadling, 104a10%;. Flour dull—Howard street and weat- a.75; do. extra, 20083,60; ‘9004.40; City mills, Rio bran winter wheat, patent, 4.0024.90; do.do. straight, 4.2504. 75; Wheat—southera dull; spring do. do., 5.00a5.25: Fultz; ‘73asis Longberry, 748s: ‘Nor 2. S0as0% 3; Longberry, " q steamer, =— renter —— 2 winter red, ; December, 704079; uary, 805 a803;; Fe! aii Bigg, 86 .y 863. Corn—southern quiet white, '. ‘sla de Fellow, new, Sinsd; western ousy: 42%; new spot, 39; year, 384030; February, 8; March, aeiasbi; 21 Eggs western, dull— io agate unchanged—1.10.i4 Freights F ¢ “A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE” D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24,1889, 5 BREAKING THE BLOCKADE. The Acquittal of the Men Charged with | B. and O, Agents to Send Lumber Here, Robbing Paymaster Wham. SMAN? CRIMicuN OF THB SURT 33° TEE PeOSE ‘Whether Freights are Prepaid or Not. It is probable that as far as the Baltimore and OUTING ATTOANETS—ALLEGED PERsURY 3f | Ohio railroad is concerned the freight blockade MORMON WITHESSES—THE COMMUNITY ImDIG- | willbe removed at an early day. Several days MAN AT THE VERDICT. ‘The At General has received from ‘was evidence sufficient to have convicted them all, Every man who was indicted and placed on trial in this case was personally identified by One or more of the witnesses who had been en- gagedin the battle where the robbery took place, STRENGTH OF THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE AO- CUSED. After sketching the evidence of identification ago, as stated in Tur Stan, Mr. Thos. W. Smith ‘THE ADMINISTRATIVE CUSTOMS BILL COMPLETED. The waysand means committee completed the admmistrative customs bill today. The clause providing a schedule of salaries for tlie feed custome officers was — out, the fee he continues: “It would seem that this per- | #ppeals, was passed over, but may be considered sonal identification of the defendants should have been enough to secure conviction, but, wart the fact = of Se de- fen were ly recognized wit- nesses who tcatified to that fact. we had this farther proof them.” The proof ribo peiaed the di eae — —~ persona! Broperty at o! e ‘Ys which was shown to haw belonged to the de- fendants. “This was the direct proof of the government's case. The defense then at- tempted to meet this proof by AN ALIBI for each of the defendants, which to the aver- age mind in every instance, bore unmistakable evidence of having been fabricated. These alibis were controverted and in instances were entirely overthrown by the evidence for the = which was unimpeached. The verdict of the jury finding these defendants not guilty was @ great surprise to the counsel for the government, and was received with amazement by the community generally. It was reached in such 8 brief period of time as to forbid the conclusion that it was the result of deliberation, a verdict having been reached within one hour after the case had been sub- mitted to the jury, it in the meantime having devoted a part of this time to its noonday meal, AN OUTRAGED COMMUNITY, The community here generally is outraged at this verdict, The efforts of the investigat- ing officers of the government have been such as to receive the approbation of all the people in this country in favor of law and order. These officers in their investigations encountered a combination of men sustained and largely sup- ported by the fruits of this great crime. The witnesses for the defense were almost entirely of the worst class of Mormons, many of them relatives of the defendants, and perjury, open, flagrant and defiant, was committed at every stage of the defense. VIGOROUS BTEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN to bring to justice these persons who did testify falsely and corruptly for the purpose of secur- ing the acquittal of these undoubted robbers, to the end that justice may not be prostituted by the suborning of witnesses in every case where the government is concerned.” The report is signed by Harry L. Jeffords, United States attorney; 8. M. Franklin, special asstant, and Wm. Herring, special assistant, Tothe report is appended numerous clip- pings from both republican and democratic newspapers of that vicinity expressing horror 3 what is generally termed “A miscarriage of justice,” TURKEYS AWAY UP. The Christmas Bird Doesn’t Roost High But His Price Does. TWENTY“FIVE CENTS A POUND TOO HIGH FOR 4 GOOD MANY PEOPLE, AND THE BUTCHERS PROFIT THEREBY—LOTS OF OTHER NICE THINGS FOR THE CHRISTMAS DINNER IN CENTER MARKET. According to his usual custom turkey has assumed his position as king and those who felt as though they n2eded a toothsome bird to grace the morrow’s dinner found him a very unapproachable monarch, He started out early in the morning at the exalted figure of 18 cents per pound, but speedily rose 2 cents. By 9 o’clock he was 23 cents and when the hour of noon arrived 25 cents was the regular rate, It was too high for lots of people. Crowds of humanity with its mouth set for turkey chauged its mind and bought nice roasts of beet, much to the gratifi- cation and profit of the butchers. The rise in turkey was due to the unusual and continued mildness of the weather. In ordinary winters it is customary for those who have birds for market to slaughter them three or four daya in ad- vance, but when the temperature ranges around in the seventies and eighties the birds are very much the better for being eaten ‘within twenty-four hours of their untimely taking off. is necessary delay resulted in a comparativgly small supply of turkey and prices went up with the ther- mometer. Chickens and ducks were present in large quantities in the Center market when ® Star reporter visited that place this morning, but the demand was not extraordinary. ‘The butchere were not grumbling ;they seemed to be doing their share of business; they woula have been just as well pleased if there not been a turkey in ail the market GAME WAS PLENTIFUL and far beyond the demand and the same might be said of fish, Oysters moved off more rapidly than would be expected of mollusks unaccustomed to pedestrian exercise and to- morrow they will come to the table in company with the brown bird—it may be in the sauce or it may be calmly reposing in the biped’s in- terior. ‘THE DISPLAY OF VEGETABLFS AND FRUITS was fully up to anything the market has had in the pastand it must have astonished lote of people who did not know whata grip Center market had on the earth’s vegetation. Great pyramids of bright oranges decorated many stands and with the lighter gold of the lemons contrasted prettily and in an appetizing manner with the rosy-streaked and polished ap- ples. Celery and cranberries made themselves prominent all over the place, Pumpkins and squashes of all varieties, but much alike in hue and mostly destined for pie, were not lacking as toadmirers., ‘ho sweet-scented butter and the attractively put up butterine each had its advocates and purc! rs. THE FLORISTS had a special display. There were large quan- tities of cut flowers—most of them lookiug especially beautiful in the unexpected and highly unreasonable December sunshine—and there were a good many — plants, a majority of them calla lilies. Along- side the huge bunches of France roses and bung all around the plants were im- mortelles worked into great variety of de- Pillows, stars, anchors, hearts and lyres were mingled promiscuousty. Va- cant chairs, wil the word “vacant” on the back, to emphasize the only too ap- parent fact, were apparently popular. A great many people bought specimens of those realis- tic reminders of grief and took them home. Outside the market dealers in evergreens, mistletoe and Christmas trees occupied a large Cee wae of the available space and seemed be doing well, ins business sense. ‘The crowd was iramense, and Officer Breen, who knows what he is talking about, said toa Sraz reporter this mgs that Fused crush was greater than any ever yet seen, A RUSH AT THE POST OFFICE, Hundreds of Sacks of Christmas Mail Matter. Business at the city post office looked up COMMITTEES GOING TO NEW YORK. The Senate special committee on commercial relations with Canada, Senator Hoar cheirman, and Senator Vest's special committee to investi- > — nog eggrceenan will bho New ty next wee! inquiries u, the subjects named, ius GONE HOME TO DAKOTA. Senator Pierce of North Dakota left the city yesterday for St. Paul, Minn., where be hopes to spend Christmas with his family. saentatlanar-chemetasaa Buried with Military Honors. The funeral of John 8. Parker, whose body was found in the Potomac on Sunday, took place from Speare's undertaking establishment this afternoon snd the interment was at the National cemetery at Arlington. The services were by Rev. G. W. Hafiey of Kansas City, the home of the deceased, ands number of mem- bers of the Grand Army of the Republic were present and followed the remains to Arlis where the interment was made with military honors. Junior Vice Commander Faunce having command of the firing party. The deceased was a member of e' George H. Themas post of Kansas City, and | his friend, Capt. Jones, saw that his wishes ex- ese in his letter were carried out. Mr. F. Parker, the brother of deceased, arrived here yesterday and when the trunk of the de- ceased was opened it was found that he hed in ita quantity of clothing, a diamond ring aud several diamond studs, ‘asasain. A Kindergarten Christmas, The national kindergarten and school gave a Christmas entertainment this afternoon in the lecture room of All Souls church to the pupils of the Pensoara free kindergarten, ‘There were a number of pleasant features which made it a delightful afternoon for the little ones, Christmas carols were sung, there were marches and tableaux and a small Santa Claus appeared drawing the Christmas angel, who tributed picture books to the boys and dolls to the girls. Mrs. Pollock had charge of the entertainment and she was assisted by the Misses Pratt, Freeman, Nicholls, Dorman, Me- Intyre, Hayward and the Misses Pollock, — Marriage ‘Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to James Hipkins and Dixie Robinson; John E. Wiltshire of Front Royal, Va., and Melissa Clark; Matthew Fell and Katie Bernstine, both of Baltimore, Md.; Leonard B. Logan and Judie C, Wright, both of Surrey county, Va.; John W. Jackson of Lynchburg, Va., and Helen M. Moten; Wm. Davis and Annie C. Snipe, both of Cambria, Pa.; James A. Slade and Anna M. Lee of Baltimore; Chas, H. Johnson and Caroline Waters; Samuel Lee and Jane Braxton; E. W. Downey of Wiikshire, Pa.,and Anna V. Throckmorton; Charles E. Church and Eletha Thomas; W. Gersdorf and Estelle Byron; Wm. Brown and Eliza Proctor; Simon Booker and Ella Smith; Wm. Gutehall and Estelle J. Byron; Charles Clark and Ange- lina Harris; Thos. J. Scott of Somerset, O., and Margaret A. Greenwell; John Schraumm and Minnie Esher; Kit Cooper and Lena Ford. Mr. Hodnett and Mr. Stewart. This morning John Pope Hodnett applied to Assistant Attorney Armes for a warrant against Charles H. Stewart for an assault and battery. The warrant was refused, Mr. Hodnett then made a statement to Attorney General Miller of Mr. Armes’ refusal and procured a warrantsub- sequently from Justice Bundy. Mr. Hodnett alleges that Stewart called nim into his house and threatened to hammer him if he ever both- ered him about a certain matter in dispute be- tween them. Mr. Hodnett left with the war- rant to place it in the hands of the police. Stan e The Night Lodging House. The directors of the night lodging house, 312 12th street, have directed that their buildwg be opened on Christmas night to all worthy a perry where they will obtain meals, beds and baths free of all charge. ——____ Takoma Park School Entertainment. A pleasant entertainment was given by the children of the Takoma Park echool at Takoma Park last evening under the direction of Miss Gardner, the principal. A number of promi- nent Washington people were present. The Ford sisters, Miss Mabel Bailey, Miss Jamison, Messrs, Lewis, Holt and Carroll, and Mis Jennings, Johnson, Gillett, Smith, Skinner and Paige took part in the performance, which cou- sisted of music, recitations and tableaux, seesaw ies Real Estate Matters. 0. E. Duffey has bought for $15,000 of J. W. Phillips subs 114 and 115, square 444, 38 by 1043¢ feet, on 6th street between Q street and Rhode Island avenue. D. T. Hassan has bonght for $4,500 of Cath- erine M. Lown parts 159 and 160, B. & H.'s ad. to West Washington, fronting 89.85 feet on 3d street near High, West Washington. J.T. Armes has bought for €13,687.50 of Mary J. Williams subs 86 to 88, square 191, 54 feet 9 inches by 100 feet, corner of 16th and T streets northwest, C. Heurich has bought for $25,000 of O. B. Pierce part Friendship, 9.41 acres. Asked to Hold the Diamond Robber. Word has been telegraphed to the chief of police of New Orleans to hold J. B, Buck alias Poindexter alias Brown alias Bright, arrested in that city for hotel robbery for Gen. Crocker, the warden of the jail. It is likely if the New Orleans authorities will give him up that he will be sent for, —__—-—___ The Case of Mrs. Cole’s House. In reference tothe decision of the Court in General Term yesterday cequiring the removal of the extension of Mrs, Cole's house, so far as it occupies public space east of the apex of the lot, Mr. Coyle, assistant United States district ts 5F Hi Phy | 4 F SPE 4E g H i E i & g E & 3 i bee f é : Hf f [ f i i i E Hr eal THE GREATEST NUMBER YET. More Patents Issued in 1889 than in Any Preceding Year. MORE ROOM AXD 4 LARGER POSCE FOR THEIR CONSIDERTION—TRE WHOLE INTERIOR DEPART- ‘MENT BUILDING NEEDED POR PATENT BUSIXESS, A larger number of patents were issued Garing the past yeer than ever before in the history of the patent office. The total number issued was 23.860. In 1885 the issue was within 29 patents of being as large. Last year there were 19,535 patents issued An interesting Statement has been prepared at the patent office showing the number of patents issued each year from 1836 Fifty-three years ago the number of patents issued in one year was 108, and from that time down to the present pearly each year shows an incresse in the number of | patents issued as compared with the previews year. NOT ROOM ENOvOR. This increase in the business of the office as well as the fact that all the examining divisions | of the office are behind with their work from five months to one month, owing it is claimed in & great measure to the inadequate force and ghe lack of proper room, will be used as an argument to induce Congress to some measure for the relief of the patent office, THE PROPOSED REMEDY. It is proposed by some thata new batlding be erected for the use of the Post Office depart ment and that all the bureaus of the Interior department occupy ing the Interior de} | buuding, with the = of the patent of- partment | fice, be removed to the Post Office dey | building. The patent office will thus be | enabled to spread out over the entire buildin | which it now occupies asa joint tenant, Bots | the Secretary of the Interior and the Postmaster General in ‘their annual reports ury that someaction be taken toward provi their respective departments with the nm ace commodations, It is said that a strong effort will be made at the present session to ae | complish something in this direction, Mr. Marr’s Iiness. The condition of Mr. James H. Marr was re- Ported today to be about the same as yesterday, He is said to be improving, although not garded as out of danger ne aed nn The Flim Fiam Game. | Two colored men went into Bender's saloon on East Capitol street yesterday and asked for change of a @5 bill, They played the “fim- flam” game on the proprietor’s wife and suc~ ceeded in getting $9 of her money. Sct ceca Robberies Reported. This morning about 4:30 o'clock burglars em- tered the store of James Everick on 9th street southwest and carried off a quantity of Christ- mas goods.——George M. Jones reports the larceny of some clothing and $27 in cash,_— ‘a Fries of No. 909 8th street northwest States that her pocket was picked yesterday of a pocket book containing th in money anda note for €100.—An old bicycle was stolen s wood sh terday androbbed of $2.50 and some clothing. w. | complains of the larceny of an ot Mrs. A. Jones, No. 1227 New Jersey avenue, re~ | ports that her pocket was picked of @5 vester- day.——Mrs. M. A. Wood also states that her pocket was picked yesterday of §5 or €6. ne | A Green Christmas. | “A green Christmas maketh a fat graveyard,” | 80 saith the antient sage. This Christmas falls under this rather melancholy category, for to~ day is as fair and bright and the grassis as crisp and green as was ever Christmas grass before. And there ts no prospect of snow be- fore morning to ward off the gruesome wara- iug. Bat a majority of people are quite content to take the good weather along with the danger, There are some, of course, who pre- fer plenty of snow at Chsistmas time, spark- ling frost and merry sleigh bells as accom) ments to the Christmas turkey and the branch. THE PROSPECT FOR FAIR WEATHER TOMORROW is good. The legend on the corner. of the weather map this morning was as follows: A storm of slight intensity is this morning central | in Western Minnesota, The rain area in ad- | Fance of it has extended as far at western New | York and western Pennsylvania, Rain fell last night in the upper lake region and continues this morning. There has been a | sfight fall in temperature in all districts on the | Atlantic aig thar a my? one to 20 de Tees in the e region e Uy in Sian SSL pe an atoe teh | | Texas, —_—___ Range of the Thermometer Today, The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: 8a.m., 83; 2 p.m, 56; maxi mum, 56; minimum, 29, Facts. The Bordeaux and Burgundy wines of J. Calvet & Co., for sale by the Schoomaker Co. and otber jeading dealers, are highl; | a to refined palates. Try ‘them and jadge | for you DIED wite rake = deen BIRCH. On Monday, | LOUISE BIRCH, beloved Funeral from Mt Oly Of beart rupture, on barr) 1 11 o'clock pum. Fe WILLE sacou thirty-three seara, n> WALA y i uortuwent, et 9 otloek pram. e at 3 0% +s are Feapoctidlly invited 40 at oyna aa ENA HALBRT. 4:45 pan, ANN JENNETT, uFuncral from the residence of Mr, Louls 3. ‘uneral from the ree : Paxton, 4,3 1515 North Cajatol street, Wednesday afternoun O'clock. Frieuts invited to attend. HUGHES. On Monday, December 23, 1889, at 4: amy after shige dines Mh Re SEOSe HUGHES, in the eighty-second year of ber age, Huneral will take place on Thursday the 26th wt 3:30 o'clock from her late remdeuce, 1217 Twenty- northwest. ‘Friends and relatives invited MAHAGAN, On Tuesday, December 24, 1889, | 24u ous of gyphoid fever, BERe 4 iced jesughier’ of Wis, M. aud Marion . Mahagans Ulree years three months and thirteen daya Bertha, darling, now has left ua, eo on mone 90 For her place can ne'er be Bled, Faneral from the residence of her parents, ber Fourth street northwest, i bursday, December a 2:50 p.m, helutives aud friewds invited to POTTER. On Sunday, December | pin MERAY W. POPTER saheantnene Interment Va nol KOSS. On Monday morning, JULIA ROSS this ite ts the Year of her ‘We your lows most ao Bat “ts God that baw us, can all our sorrows heal. Br Hee Younaust Daveu: 5 — AUGHTER 4xD TRE Rest 08 Funeral from her residence, 1111 First, We al frost ge Wednesday o'clock p.m. ee ‘Ite superior excellence proven ta milHonsef hemes .0r more than a quarter of aesntury. 1tte wed tythe Caurzpaax Oar von suroman 8 Casronts