Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1890, Page 1

PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by ‘The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & HL KAUFFMANN, Prest. THE Evexrxe Stan is served to mubsertbers in the City by Carriers, on their ow ount, st 10 cents per Beek, or 44c. per mouth. Copies at the counter, 2 Gents each Ly maib—postage pre caus B one year, @6; six mouths, @ (Entered at Preond clase Te Weeet, Post Office at Washington, D. C, as i'inatter | published on Priday—@1 « ix month, 50 cents EF All mai! embseriptions must be paid Ww advance; Be paper sent lonser thai Ie pail for Kates of advertising made Kuown on application Vou. T6—No. 15,023, Che ening Sta, SPECIAL NOTICE = ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ing Co. will be held ut ite principal office, 210 0 faahington n the BE . The said election, will By order of AKSUN, Pres dent. 5 =— IT LN MIND. Do not forzet the bi Boston pur- hase of T ald be taken, SIMPSON, Expert in Trouscrs, 430 Cor. 9th and G ate. hy ca" has re his La * Building. opposite Ebbitt House, Take the elevator, ot WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY. ywill be held apany will be held mock et iu the city of ‘non the FIRST MON- ‘The Annual Meeting Garbinaton Market ¢ in ders of the at the Office f the Compan: Vashingtou at k day AX, being the of January, 1890, for the Suanie ed Taietecn Direriors for the ensuing yeur and to act on any other subject within the power of the forporation. oh i SAMU!L W. CURRIDEN, Secretary, Warhinzton, D.C., bec. 23, 1889. 26-14 q HOT XMAS PRESENT ie Heating Stoves § CERTIFICATES OF STOCK, ae ee Se rt ey and demgninx. 10tS and D streets (rust buildin.) + - CE SEE EXAMI} j and Auawers. Send luc to WSS W. FLYNN, A.M., Ivy Institute, Southwest cor, Mth and K sts. 1.w. WE WILL PAY “BIG r Second-hand Clothing. Ad- res UF call at JUDIN'S OLD BIAND. GAYD of mu GOODRICH. ATTONNE Fears’ experience, business quic meted UTHOKIZED AGENCY Williams & € tended to and strictly contden WM. WILLIAMS, Mauaxes my4-Sm* PULECTIVE atione ’ Ar Tre Great SYNDICATE CLOTHING SALE, COK. YTH AND E STS, ag organized by three of « houses iv New York, pose of arp lus stuck, amount terot million dollars at Just one- ui is Very stylish apd of assortment at exe Suite, 87 73 Men's Finest Grade Cc rew Suits, @10.50, ns Good Busivews Suits, $9.25. Boys’ Pisited Suite #1 hoy ts, 40. We vs yourrelf that the above statements — 3 All-wool Paurtn, Fine Dress Pants, 81.45 Come and se: are correct in every particu: BE cor 9th sud E in the large four-story brick build: me 31 )THING SALE. For New Yeaws GEYTLEMEN'S HATS From the establishments of YOUMANS AND KNOX, New York Hatters, Ani HENRY HEAT4, London, FINE SILK UMBKELLAS AND WALKING CANES. SYNDICATE ©! Cas. STINEMETZ & S0N3, HATTEKS, OeS-3m = «1237 Penna. ave. aud 13th et Tux Tuoxsox Hovstox Exxcrne COMPANY, Manufacturer of Electrical Apparatus for Electric Arc and Incandescent Lighting, Electrical Trane- Iutesion of Power, Electric hailwaysaud Tramways, ) distributie | SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICES. | a , AMERICAN SECURITY AND TKUSI = COMPANY, ‘ 14196 st nw, ND ALLOWS Interest on DEPOSITS of tte check at suht. COLLECTS and K atly Interest, Dividends, Incomes aud sand inannyres Heal Latate, LOASS MONEY on Collateral and upon Real Estate, WELL SECURED Lo.ns For Sale. INVESTS MONLY in good securities, con first-class bonds and well-secured Heal Estat gud ACT® a6 ATTORNEY in PACT for resident Bou-residents KEGISTEKS STOCKS or BONDS of CORPURA- jerate chi ri FISCAL AGENTS: will PLACE Loans and eat Sound Finaucial Undertakings, eccives Pap-rs of Value and fscrow Deposits, (UME Shtecing ther safe keeping and delivery. Wilts receipted for and kept rately without charge, Will be prepared shortly with SAFE DEPOSIT and WARENOUSE 81 De partinents Will also be au to F: ETKUSIS of every de- to FUGNISH SURETY, etc., of which ue ei 2 ONWill shortly have fos sale its own DEBENTURES secured by first-class Deeds of Trust upon central Real Esiate in the City of Washington. capacity itacts a strong, well-m: ny has creat advantaxes. nm neither itsofficers must necessarily be men jerieuee : ite capital forms a permanent tor its Bdelity and skill; it bas special facili- ties for obtaining the best investments, aud iu all re- spects its patrous receive the best advice and the best protection that cau be atfu. 1,250,000 ing of Notes aud OFFICERS, BRITTON, President, ELL, Ist Vice President, OMAS President, crotary and Treasurer, DIRECTORS. A. A. Thomas, Tannen G. Payne, MW. Beveridge, E ¥ 'y F. West, ert Doruan, Verner. Win. Mt, Coates, Crosby 8. Noyes, Berah Wilkins, M. Parker. Jobn KE, herrell, ©. Duncanson. Martin F. sorria, nS. Jenks, Kees THE SUPRE: URT OF THE DIS- TRICT OF COLUMBIA, WILLIAM H BUTLER et al vs. Beutie C. SHREVE 41, Lquity Doe. 26 beimg referred to if the funds he: * 10 report the proper lst the trustee, notice im hi Lt wheres: red from participating in the distri fund. JAS G PAY) 0 Auditor EN THAg THE the Steckholders of the any will be held wt the vran Building, in the Li DAY OF at the object of being the electi directors of said tien of such ING OF THE Building Com- ess as stall be properly pres fame .W. WasHING tos, D.C, Dec. 24, 1880. jockholders ct the’ Firewen’s Tusurance Washington and Georgetown will fice on MONDAY, January 6, between 1 a.m. and 1% ui, for the pi harteen Directors for the ensuing WV. HOWAK road company held at the ‘Sth day of January, 1590. ened at 10 win. and closed at Transfer Looks will be closed on the Ist of Jai uary, 1800, aud opened ou January &. 100. |. HURT, Pre: ©. M. KOoD ie a WEST END STOVE AND P D House. Orders for Repairs to Furnaces, Latrobes and Hanges attended to promptly. ‘Uhirty different patterns of lutrobes in stuck. ’rices reduce rth. A large stock of Heai Stoves and ‘Tin roofing at the very lowest prices, Glens and Redipped . our roots for 3 Booting Tin in’ stoc years. NO. Me ‘Telephone call US4 LEMPUKAKY OFFICE OF THe Re WSs EUAN AND TKUST COM- PANY, 1001 ¥ street n. CAPITAL, $1.000,0 This company ix bow r t of de rer ninety dyer ud vest Becured lnvestinent iF ai: WARNER, President, 7. Charles B. Bail: By i. Bas Oe, 2338 “ee jatiersley W George Truesdell, BH Warner, AA. Wii ward, Wilkinson, x"WILSON WHISKY. Focusing Lamps, Naval Projectors and Marine In-| stullations, THE THOMSON -HOUS’ N ELECTRIC CO, 20 Atlamuc avenue, boston, Mass. Washington office. 1453 F st 412-Lnlp 10 Pix Coss Ove Fon Cas PRODUCT OF THE WILSON DISTILLERY, HIGHSPIRE, DAUPHIN CO., PA mont carefully and slowly 4 ant distilied from the mn- ue Chalybeate waters and choice ¢ peculiar to the renowned mountain . The oxides of iron and ther bi yand in the waters from which this Whisky ix distilled render this Whisky invaluable snd unequaled use touic and rejuvenator to those ia oa wowed of stresig ty and ur. WE FIND OURSELVES WITH AN OVEKLOADED | 26¢d of streugth, vitality and vig STOCK OF WELL-SELECTED AND FINE DRY GOODS OF EVERY KIND, WE DESIKE TO CON- VERT THEM INTO CASH AS EARLY AS PossI- BLE, AND TO THIY END SHALL, FROM THIS TIME UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, OFFER A DIS- COUNT OF 10 PEK CENT FoR C4SM AND CASH ONLY, WE FEEL CONFIDENY THAT PARTIES WHO APPRECIATE GOUD MATERIALS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE THIS KARE OPPOR- TUNITY TO MAKE THEIR SELECTIUNS AND GAVE TEN CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. WE HAVE IN STOCK LUPIN'S AND PRIEST- LEV'S BLACK GOODS IN GREAT VAKIETY. GUINEDS SILAS AND VELVETS, ALL QUALI TIES, HOTH IN BLACK AND COLOKS. BURAM SILKS Is GHEAT VAKIELY. CMISA DILBS IN ALL IME NEW EVENING BHADES. CREFE AND CREPE DE CHINE IN ALL EVEN- Dye staves BLACK, WHITE \ND CREAM LACES AND NETS BS GkEAT VanieTy POINT DE ESPRIET, IN BLACK AND COLORS. A FULL LIND UF CASHMERES IN ALL THE BYENING SHADES WE HAVE AN ELAGANT VARIETY OF NOVELTY DRESSES, CASH ERES, DIAGONALS, SEKGES, PLALDS, STRIPES AND A WELL-SEL OF LADIES CLOLMs IN ALi OF WiicH WE OFFER TH: CaSH OF TEN CENTS ON TL 2 an UNDERWEAR FUR LADILS AND GENTLEMEN or L ONT row IN GREAT Vanip AN ELEGANT * HOSIERY, MANDKEW- CHIEFS AND UML S10 SELECT FROM. HOUBEKERHH is’ Guobs, SUCH AS TABLE LINENS, TABLE CLOI Ms, SHI RTINGS, TOWELS, DAFKINS, BLANDLAS, QLILIS, COMPUT, Be a OND PRICE ‘THE Best 1s THE CHEAPEST. ¥. M. SHUSTER & SONS, es ¥lU PEND. AVE. N.W, Pou New Yuan DINNER SETS, FISH SETS, GAME SETS, 1©E CREAM SETS, SALAD SETS, FINE CARVERS, TABLE CUTLERY, &C. RICH CUT GLasa, WILMARTM & EDMONTON, Cd 1206 PENN. AVR Suocipee Cares J sant” Feu of este: Co nh | Mattersand Purser Buea ala wie See certificate of Prof. Toury of the Baltimore Med- teal “IT Is PURE, FREE FROM FUSEL OIL, AND CAN THEREFORE BR SAPELY KECOMMENDED FOR MEDICINAL USE. ITs HIGH COLOR 15 DUE TO THE IKON PRESENT. “Wal PB. TONRKY, Pb.D., Chemist." Aak your Grocer for WILSON WHISKY, THE ULMAN GOLDSBOROUGH CO, . Distillers, 419-3m, Baltimore, Md. if eq HEAPEST, QUICKEST AND CLEANEST FUEL IS WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPAN COKE. JOHNSON BROTHERS, 29-3 Freiusive Sales Agents, ie gg Dk. ES CARROLL. | ‘s — 9 S OENTISa, {Tiss Kemoved from street to 1325 F street ribwent. in LOLS © GL . LOCAL SfUChS ANU BONDS, ! MONEY 10 LOAN, CUR 1O7H & Bg EET A witsox, - | REAL ESTATE BROKER, | MONEY TO LOAN ALWAYS ©) | PIREMEN's INSUE | a302m Com. HAND. NCE COMPANY BUILDING, 71M ST. AND LOUISIANA AVE, a» SEMIAL SAVINGS AND BUILDING aS- h- — BUCIATION. | Celi for Constitutions Subscribe for stock—61 per share—between the Lours of Yam. sud 4:30 p.m. daily at the offceot INO. 4. FKESCOTT, Secretary aud Treasurer, n14-6m 1416 F at a.w., Relloxy Building. ea * HAMLES ALLEN HAS REMOVED his Kesidenee to 1320 G st. uw. ome " § 30 to 9.30 au, ‘SU to 4:50 and 6 to 7 pm 43-1 =) | , od EQUITABLE | CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. | “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F 8ST. ASSETS $1,110,062.77. Orfee bours, from 9 a.m. to 4:30pm. daily. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be | open frow 6 to S o'clock pm. Advances will be made Promptly at 7 o'cluek, ‘Tbe 18th issue of stock is open for subscription, Dhares are @2.50 per month £1,000 advauced on each share, Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantages of the Assciation are turuished upd application. ‘THOMAS SOMERVILLE JNO. JOY EPSON, Bec'ry, aa | Sg ™ & u- sseooeee 4 O24 F at cS Sa age NOTICE.—ALL PERSONS HOLD- BF eclit clattus ucalut tho” Guarantee imple Will please ‘once and receive tieut, “W, W, DUNLAP, Proprioton WASHINGTON, D. iN copartnersh fore existing be- twoe J. W. ‘Trumble and L. W. Gibson: wake the rm jivson, Cont rs and & Gi day dissolved by tual consent. SND. WeTHOMBLE, LW GIBSON, at SPIRITUALISM AT WONN'S HALL, on ee th st. 4 Paar, aaumey, S mm. Mise Gaule wouderiul Test Medinim. ‘ut o> ISRAELITE AND INDIAN” WILL BE the sul t of the first Friday evening lec- SANUABY 37°80 pee Dele See eas NU *7:30 ous, lecture. All'are weleonie, eu-gt Be "SeNor0N, 0.6, DECEMBER 30, SPECIAL, NOTICE. —On snd after Janusry 1, 1890, Mr. GB RHLEM Gi fora eater January 1, 1800, BH. WAKNEK & CO. Keal Estate Brokers, a31-3t 916 F st. nw, = FOR SALE—IN PART OR AS A WHOLE, Srarechance for au imvestment, 19 new G-room Frames, 10-fo.t suey, in rear of each; rent $12 and $15 per month. Price $1,200 and 1,500 each. Terms casy. Located in an itiproved section of orth wes Apply to CHARLES H. FICKLING, _ ash -ier 1264 32d stn. Ww. > NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNER- ‘SHIP.—The Partnerabip heretofore existing tween Edward L. Dent aud Gootwe K. Herbert under the firm name of Kdwurd L. Deaté Co. has een dis solved. ‘The business will hereafter be conducted ae a branch of Edward L. Dent's Iron Works, with Mi Herbert in charge as superintendent, All indebtedness of the frm is assumed by Edward Deut y . a Signed {520.1 HERBERT, JUST THE MOMNING FOR A BLUE OR ‘Black Chinchilla Overcoat; price 820. Same in Rerveys; samo money, GLURGE SPRANSY, 434 7th ot eon. For GAS FIXTURES go to 1206 F ot, where you can find » good sasortment NEW CHANDELIERS. C. A, MUDDIMAN, 45-1m 1206 F st, near 12th st. x DR. B. FRANK GIBBS HAS REMOVED his residence and office to 1608 17th st. nw, Office hours—8 to 10 a.m.,3to5 p.m. Sundays, 9 BH. _ digi -2w' toliwm ouly, Telephone’ ge LEMOVAL.—cC T. CALDWELL, MD, te Has Kemoved Lis Office and Kesidence to 949. i.w.. corner 1Uth. Oftice hours: 8:30 a.m., 1 Telephone, 237, a Surplus or interest fund,......... 61,548.15 The Perpetual is having quite a boom: its business is tucreasing uta rapid rate, ‘The receipts for Novem- ber aud December were 0.000, Ours is # legiti- mate Building Asweiation, desigued and operuted solely for the benefit of its members. We have no or- officers with large sularies aud taking the beneBts. the running expenses are I, thus reserving the profits to be re- uubers as tuterost on the shares. The borrowers share equally with the bon-borrowers. ‘Ihe economy practised in the mauagement enables us to redeem our first series of shures at 12 per cent per an- bum interest. We pay 5 per cent per aunum on shares withdrawn before maturit; 'e pay U per cent per SUUTGS On st ecial payments of $100 or peers inter- est paid monthly if desired paid on de- mand without notice, Valice Mone} 14 g e & to meu rs ou extremely favorable terms—8150 for $2 monthly, $750 for 810 monthly, $1,050 for #14 mouthly, $1,500 for monthly, #3,000 for #40 monthly—with privilege of settling one or more ad- Vances atany time gud stop the payment of interest, and affording grand opportunities for sequirt: ng homes by all classes and conditions of the community: Shares cau be taken at all tiues aud no back dues required, Qur regular mouthly meeting is postponed from Weduesday, the Ist, to THURSDAY EVENING, the 2d January, at 615 7th st. Our office at 618 ‘th ut, is open for busivess trom 8 iu the morning until 8 ip the eveulinuc every week das, CN CDUNCANSON “Lewis ABRAHAM, Jouy a Pre: F.G. SAXTOS, ‘Treasurer 1 Capitol Hu Branch by A. Ny so. gq 1HE SHIRT “SALE” 16 ON, WOUDWARD & LOTHKOP have begun their Tenth Annual Special Sale of Men's Unisundered Shirts st 39c,, 500, 62409 ‘T5e4 STi4c. and $1 each—and each phe vest = ae moneycan buy. Meu's door, 1013 F st, + aes _ a3 @=> FOR FIRST-CLASS CRAYON AND PASTEL PORTRAITS call on H. B. SMITH, ARTIST, Cor. 6th and Masa, ave, Largest Studio in Washington, Open until 9 p.m, 431-6" <=> WASHINGTON, , 1880. A quarterly dividend of I per ceut on the capital stock of the Columbia Title Insurance Com- Pay of the District of Columbia will be payable at the f th 200 otk at. 7 ob and after voks for transfer of stock wi s8u. J D. COUGELAS: cre iB <q => SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, CUT PRICES. Attention of Physicians ix culled to our large stock of Surgeons’ Instruments aud Supplies, all of finest quality. Our prices lowest in tuwn. Fuil ‘assortment of Crutches, Electric Batteries, ‘Trusses and Supporters, Elastic Huse: pecialty, Be MOMCEY SUPERS. 2 GILMAN, _ail-im 7 ku, ave. Baw. eg SONGS BY THE SEA, By Mrs. Kevocea’Ruter Springer. Veloubet's, Huribut's, Nobinsoa's, and Pentecost's Notes ou the Sunday Sehool Losous, Diaries, Calendars, and Alumanacs, C. 0. PUKSELL, Bookseller, _@7-1m $18 9th ot, now. qe THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ICE COMP'Y, Bee MSY OREM Is now prepared to furnish ERKN ICE at the ‘the fav pd cafes Shee aie opt tl ig anew. ate LORD, President, ey KICH, Vice President. WM. M. REAKDON, Sect WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY, DIVIDEND NO. 26. A Divi of ‘Thirty-nve Cents « Share has been leclared ‘apital Stuck of this Cony y, payable ay youpeey iu Center ton and + buoks close December $1, 1489. BAMUEL W. CURNIDEN, br sth _ Washington, D.C., Dee. 23, 1880. 426-106 = raz Prace ror Lames, 4. MUDDIMAN, 1206 Fat _ALL PRICES AND LOWEST. a21 = RTNERSHIP HERETOFO! | twcen GEONGE J eFOR SEP OR aud hOB TEBE tirm name and OBERT M. LLB! under the style of JOHNSTON & LIBBEY, wan dissolved by ata go ‘ad day of December. 1880, GLULG. 5 ‘ON aswumes all the debts of the the firm must be paid to him, G. J. JOHNSTON, ROBELT M. LIBBEY. Having bed a number of yoara' experience as part- ner i the late Brms of Cartwnxht & Jubneton and Jobnston & Libbey, aud feeliny assured there isu uarket fore Grat-clase article of Washington Ciiy Wad burnt Line bere aud turther south, Dhave made ar ‘rangertients to receive auy Lime stuve direct frouu the quarries of West Virginis vis the B. and 0. KIC, wud Wil) continue to manufacture at my own Kilns Aere a Do. Larticie Chg ae gs Beet ce . Consumers jer of class of Lime for fue work, Mes, will Bud ito their advantage to deal with me. GEORGE J. JOHNSTON, Manufecturee of jim, _— and Ufice 1035 29th w .C. at, _Telepiione 803. 412-1un => GHOGERS, ATTENTION! 36 to JOHNSTON BRos=. & CO., 613 Ni ‘York ave., tiie Whlenale Tes Merchaute to place your oad ete SHIPMENTS How stored 1 Washington to seieet from. c Mm JOHNSTON BROS, & Cu, Leary x. our stock of Lamber to our New 3 be pleaser Piriddds whenever is Wout ot ‘our lin e claim that ju oor new celled facthiues for Lahdling our Tombs, Deing con “We have tu stocare fulittne St LAcbst, Bah, Doors, . ; eats ee. and we Wee our usual prompt de- ne: Tad AACUPS Bees, and Main Office, southeast corner 13th st. Pecod Ohio ave Bw, Pacers es) Fem Ee Futwisle Cen og oO. WASHINGTON, D.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY. 2, 1890. TWO CENTS. Washington News and Gossip. [rH WOOL GROWERS HEARD. Index to Advertisements, nie orate Page Page 2 Page 2 -Page * Page -Page 3 Page 2 Page 2 FOR SALE (Hovsxs),, Pace 3 FOR SALE (Lors)... Page 2 Page 3 GENTLEMEN'S GOODS.. sen Page 7 HOTELS, -Page 8 HOUSEFURNISHINGS, Pace 7 LADIES* GooDs. Pawo 7 Page 8 -Page 3 Page 5 "age 6 Payo 7 Page 5 Page 2 Page 2 Page 7 Page 7 ~Beca 7 Pao 1 Pago 7 .Page 6 PROPOSALS. -Page 6 RAILROAD: Page 7 SPECIAL NOTICES. -Pawo 1 SPECIALTIES, -Page 7 WANTED (Het) Page 2 WANTED (Lots), +Pare 2 Page 2 Page 2 TLD (MISCELLANEOUS)... Page 2 LED (ooms Pago 2 WINTER RESORTS. -Page 8 To Newspeaters.—Tue Star will begin on Saturday the publication of a new serial novel by Mies Braddon, entitled “Whose Was the Hand?” This novel promises to be one of the most powerful produced by this popular author. Tho rights of exclusive publication in Washington and vicinity have been secured by Tux Star. Newsdealers who desire to ob- tain extra copies should give their orders early, Tue Leave oF Absence granted First Lieut, George F, Cooke, fifteenth infantry, for dis- ability, has been extended four months, on surgeon’s certificate. Carr. Puiu L. Lee, tenth cavalry, died Christmas day at St. Louis, Mo. Bax Divivenp.—The controller of the currency has declared a fifth dividend, 5 per cent,in favor of the creditors of the State national bank of Raleigh, N.C., making in all 50 per cent on claims proved, amounting to $326,074. This bank failed March 27, 1888, Bayx Examiner Arpornrep.—The controller of the currency has appointed Frank W. Parker of Lewiston, Me.. examiner of national banks in the state of Maine, Back Fxom tux Soura.—Mr. James Vose, the appointment clerk of the Post Office depart- ment, has returned from his leave of absence, which he spent mostly inthe south, He was accompanied by his wife. A visit to Cuba was included in the trip. Manire Onpers,—Capt. Wm. 8. Muse, de- tached from duty at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal., and ordered to the Charleston, Capt. H. H. Coston, detached from duty at the Norfolk navy yard, and ordered to the Baltimore. Tue U.S.8. Ricumonp sailed today from Bahia for Montevideo. All on board are reported well, Restangp.—Mr. G. W. Fitzgerald has re- signed his position as clerk ($1,400) bureau rovisions and clothing, Navy department, to recon: private secretary of Col. H. ©. Par- sons, of Natural Bridge, Va. ‘Tue Cunneyt Numper or Tur Weexty Star, issued today, is up to the mark as a high-grade newspaper and family journal, It contains eight pages of pretty nearly solid reading matter, every department being full and com- preheusive. ‘The price of Tux Weekiy Stak per anuum is only $1 postpaid, witha premium to every subscriber, The Home Magazine and Tue Werxy Svan one year each $110, both Postpaid. Sumples of either sent upon appli- cation, Single copies of Tuz Star can be had wrapped ready for mailing at the business office counter, price three cents each, Mn. J. Fexven Ler is still chief clerk of the State department, and so far the rumor that he is to be succeeded by Mr. J. S. Brown would seem to be without foundation. He is at his desk today and said that he had heard nothing of the talked-of change further than has been rumored in the papers, A Resectep Appiication,—Land Commis- sioner Groff has rejected the application of James W. Larry to transmute his filing for land in South Dakota, for the reason that he had perfected title to 160 acres of land ander the omnestead law, Commissioxen or Penstoxs Raum was not at the office today. His son, Green B, Raum, jr., will be married in Philadelphia this evoning and Gea. Kaum went over thero today to at- tend the wedding. ie Currewas Witt Seu Tarte Lanp.— The report of the commission appointed to negotiate with the Chippewa Indians for the cession of their land in Minnesota has been re- ceived atthe Iuterior department. The con- sent of the Indians was obtained to the cession. Gen. H. B. Carrington, who was ap inted to obtain the consent of the Finthea iodics in Montana to the cession of their land, has‘com- pleted this work. He is now engaged in pre- Paring his report, Apporntep. — One of Representative Tom Bayne’s constituents, Robert E. Davis, was to- day appointed a watchman in the Treasury department. DETAINED AMERICAN VESSELS. Little Known at the State Department About Trouble in Colombian Waters, A Star reporter called on Mr, Wharton, as- sistant secretary of state, today with reference to the reported trouble that a number of New York merchants have had with the government of the United States of Colombia, as mentioned in last night's Stan, A letter was sent to Seo- retary Blaine on December 26 by Foster & Co., a New York firm engaged in with the Indians on the Colombian coast, complaining that three of their schooners had been seized by the Colombian At the State department nothing is known off- cially of the capture of any American vessels Arguments Before the Ways and Means Committee Today. The ways and means committee today heard arguments by representatives of the wool growers. George H. Wallace of Missouri read a pre- pared paper abounding with statietics to dem- onstrate the necessity for maintaining the duties on imported wool, and suggested an ad- justable tariff which would diminish when wool was scarce and high in price and increase when it was plentiful and low in price, He dealt at length upon what he described as imperfec- tions of the present classifications, saying that in Wanamaker’s store could be seen panta- loons made of third class or carpet wool and sold at $3.50 per pair. The importers of carpet wools said that this grade of wool was used everywhere and for all kinds of wool manufac- turing as well as carpets. This demonstrated the fact that the importation of third-class wool under the present law is diminishing the Production of wool in America, ONE SHEEP PER ACRE. Representative Flower questioned Mr. Wal- lace closely as to actual cost of wool production in Missouri, eliciting the fact that the land was worth from $35 to $40 per acre, and that it would maintain one sheep per acre. Representative Carlisle joined in the inquiry, and ascertained from the witness that the fleece averaged about $1.50, -The actual cost of pro- duction of the wool was about 20 cents a pound. ere Was nO Money to be made at that igure, but there were other considerations to be heeded, such as the manuring of the land, the fact that sheep cleared off brambles and weeds and otherwise benefited the farm, Mr. Carlisle remarked that that was as he supposed; the sheep were not valuable aloue for wool and mutton, Mr. Breckinridge sought to ascertain the production of third-class wool in the United States, but the witness said that owing to the fact that the class of wool used in carpets varied according to the quality of the manu- facture he could not give any exact figures. ‘The wool growers had found the carpet manu- facturers very reticent in giving information, Mr. Breckinridge having put a long hypoth- ical question respecting the amount of protit in wool growing in the United States, the witness replied dryly that he would find'that subject discussed with great ability in the President's message two years ago, TWO PETITIONS TO CONGRESS, F. B. Bennett of Boston, editor of the Ameri- can Wool Reporter, was the next witness, and said that two petitions would be presented to Congress, one signed by 530 persons in favor of tree wool and the other signed by 206 persons in favor of an advalorem duty on wool in place of the present specitic form of duty, 4 FLAT CONTRADICTION, The witness having mentioned the name of Joseph Kitchenman, a signer of the free wool petition, as a laige manufacturer and leading republican of Philadelphia and one who helped raise the celebrated Philadelphia campaign fund in the last campaign, Mr. Dook of Philadelpnia rose in the rear of the room and flatly contra- dicted the statement, saying that Mr. Kitchen- man was a life-long democrat and never had contributed to the republican campaign fund. Continuing, the witness said that the peti- tions showed that the rank and file of smaller manufacturers were as willing to express their opinions in regurd to the wool dutics as were the great leaders of the trade, No etfort had been made to ascertain THE POLITICS OF THE SIGNERS of these petitions, [Laughter.) A petition for reduced duties upon wool for the benefit of the manufacturers who furnish our domestic wool growers the sole market for their fleece would secure great many signers among that por- tion of our agricultural population concerned in the raising of wool. The witness next spoke of the advalorem petition, describing the sign- ers a8 among the largest merchants and manu- facturers, and reading letters from experts favoring this system of tariff. They favored compound duties on manufactures of wool be- cause of the difficulty of determining their value, but the same objection could not be made to an advalorem duty on raw wool, as the prices were known all over the world and uudervaluation could not be practiced, IN ANSWER TO CHAIRMAN M'KINLEY, witness said that personally he favored the advalorem petition. He was adverse to radi- cal changes and believed that an advalorem duty of 40 per cent on combing and 30 per e>ut on carpet wool would afford sufficient pro- tection, - Replying to Mr. Carlisle, witness said that it was undoubtedly true that as land increased in price the number of sheep decreased. Where the sheep decreased the pros; erity of the in- habitants increaved vastly. He did not think that the tariff on wool had increased the price realized by the wool grower. At the conclusion of Mr. Bennett's testimony ® recess was taken, AYTER RECESS, J. F, Gibbs of Greely, Colorado, took the stand and gave a number of statistics relative to the cost of growing and marketing wool in the west. Taking the accounts ofa Colorado farm, he showed that 13,000 pounds of raw wool cost the grower about 25 cents per pound; at the seaboard it cost 30 cents, and after scouring pretty nearly 90 conta, He read from a letter written py a Colorado sheep grower to show the great hazards of the business, resulting from storms and blizzards and prairie fires and severe winters, Witness recounted a proposition made by a sheep grower to wager 25,000 6h like number held by another owner that Harri. son would be elected President. He said that the man chanced nothing, for he calculated that his sheep would be worthless if PRESIDENT CLEVELAND HAD BEEN RE-ELECTED. “Well felt in the last presidential election that every dollar invested in sheep was staked on the issue,” said the witness, Mr. Flower deplored the witness’ statement touching the severe weather conditions of Col- orado. He understood that it was the only pues in the world where consumption could be cure ‘The witness, with some indignation, declared that300 days in the year ip Colorado the soathee was ag fine as anywhere upon the globe. Mr. Flower replied that he had seen one of those days out in Denver, but the people in the other parts of the state had told him that it was the only one they had ever seen. E. M, Bissell, a farmer of Shoreham, Vt., Bave some facts concerning the cost of sheep frowing in Australia, and made a comparivon etween the conditions here and there, stating that the same grade of sheep were a dollar cheaper in Australia than in the United States, NO ONE TO SPEAK FOR FREE Wool. At the conclusion of Mr. Bissell’s testimony Chairman McKinley askedif there was any gen- tleman present to speak in favor of free wool. There was no response aud the committee ad- journed until tomorrow. GEORGETOWN. Kyronts or Pyrazs Orricers Execrep.— At @ meeting of Hermione lodge of Kuight of Pythias at Odd Feilows’ hull last night the following officers were elected and Thos. Flaharty, P. C.; F. 8. Neikirsk, A. C.; J. T. Linkins, V. ©.; J. W. Coon, P.; P. R. Tav- enner, K. of R. and 8,; H. G. Wagner, M. of F. 8. C, Palmer, M of E.; E. J. Journer, M. at A. Ww. ee L G.; H, Walsh, were married in Baltimore last evening St. Vincent's church, ion at the residence 1240 Entaw street, after which they left on a bridal tour which will end by @ return to this place, where they will Tempera: Coxpition or Water at ae Receiving me) —temperature, condition at north connection, 26; sondition ci south connection, $4. Distributing reservoir— temperatre, condition, 38. sist Gee Telegrams to The Star. REVOLT OF THE AFGHANS. Trouble on the Sioux Reservation. es PLAZA COLLAPSE AT A BULL FIGHT. sen eeae THE AFGHAN REVOLT. Exaggerated Press Reports—Will Russia Leave Her Grippe for Her Guns? Loxpox, Jan, 2.—The revolt in Afghanistan is naturally attributed to the machinations of the Russian agents, who must be omnipresent and tireless, for to them is credited every dis- | turbance that arises in the wide area that reaches from Armenia to the India frontier. The English papers appear to have exag- gerated the importance of the outbreak, ac- cording to their usual custom, for it is a tradi- tional policy with them to support the govern- ment in keeping alive the jealousy and fear of Russia entertained by the common people since the time of the Crimean war. Io English “statesmanship” was due THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES which no other nation bad the hardihood to extenuate or minimize, and to her bucking of the sultan can be attributed the present per- secutions in Armenia and Crete and the white- washing of Moussa Bey, It is in order that a fresh Kussian advance in the direction of the Afghan frontier shall be reported shortly, the alarming increase of the Russian army beyond the Caucasus admitting to Enghsh minds of no other explanation than a determination on the Part of the dreaded Muscovite to make the long prophesied attempt to seize Herat. IN CASE OF ENGLISH REVERSES in the east it will be interesting to note the ex- tent of the boasted loyalty of the natives of India, who have certainly had time enough to become attached to their masters. A war with the Afghans in their rocky fasta: the czar a capital opportunity some of the superfluously euergetic officers by whom he is surrounded, especially those sus- pected of tendencies toward experimenting with dynamite, es SOLDIERS AND SETTLERS. It Looks Like War on the Sioux Rever- vation, get rid of Preree, 8. D., Jan. 2.—Company A of the tenth regiment, from Fort Sully, yesterday passed through this city and across the river, where they have orders to remain indedinitely to/preserve the peace, They will stay at Fort Pierre on the mile square until the land is opened and all danger is past. It is learned that the orders from the War department are to not molest those people who are now cstab- lished at Fort Pierre, but to exclude all others from going there. It is reported that the South Pierre boomers, since the arrivai of the troops, have resolved to attempt to take the town site by force if necessary, thiaking that if they go on peacefully in the night ti troops will protect them from attack Fort Pierreites, while if they are cj; dl by the troops it will result in all'the other inhab- itants on the square mile being driven away until the Jand is opened. This would give them an equal chance to get on. ——__ NOW A RUBBER TRUST. No More Stretch for the Jersey Imag- ination, Trenton, N.J., Jan. 2—It is stated that the negotiations which have been in progress for som > time with a view to the establishment of a rubber trust in this city are about completed. British capitalists, it is said, are to take an in- terest amounting to about $3,000,000 and push the stock in England and Scotland. While tue identity of the capitalists has not yet been dis- closed they are believed to be the same 3 who bought “—s number of American bre: ies recently. The trust will not take the active mapagement of the local concerns, which will continue under the present operation, but will, of course, dictate a policy of unity of action in all business dealings. The negotia~ tions for the establishment of the trust began about two months avo, when in ri onse to an offer of an English syndicate, Thomas Bell of the Star rubber com- pauy apd Frank A. Magowan of the Trenton rubber company were appointed as representa- tives of the local rubber interests to investigate 4s to the advisability of such a movement. Mr. Bell went abroad and after a close serutiny found the syndicate to be entirely reliable, whereupon be made a proposal based on the earnings of the various rubber firms in ‘Tren- ton. The syndicate, it is said, accepted the roposal conditioned on verification of Mr. Beifsstatement ax to earnings. Two account- auts on behalf of the syndicate have, after two weeks’ work, just completed their report, which has been submitted to the syndicate's attorueys and by them approved. It is thought very un- likely that there will be any hitch in the com- pletion of the deal. ‘There are eight rubber companies in Trenton, but it is not known whether all are in the project. —————_ Matron of the Tombs Drowned. New Yors, Jan. 2.—The body of Mrs, Mc- Auliffe, the matron of the tombs, was found in the river at the foot of East 60th street at 7 o'clock this morning. ——__ The Water Company Wins. Saw Francisco, Jan, 2—The board of super- visers passed an ordinance last year reducing the water rates in this city charged by the Spring Valley water company about i6 per cent. The company began a legal contest to set aside the ordinance on the ground that the new rates estublisbed were less than what is just and rea- sonable, The supreme court has now rendered @ decision in favor of the water company, sic A Little Girl’s Fatal Fall. Lowa, Ouro, Jan, 2.—Emma Derschatz, while at play yesterday afternoon, fell from a second- story window to the pavement. She was picked up unconscious and died fifteen minutes after- ward. ———__ A Blaze in New York. New Yorx, Jan.2—A fire which began in the dwelling of Mrs, Kramer on the corner of Fulton and Water streets at 6 o'clock this orni juickly spread to the building occu- pied ne ee electric light Reverating rooms, 261 Water street, completely gutting pee The damage will reach about —_—-____ Wall Street Today. New York, Jan. 2.—The stock market this morning opened with a moderate degree of ac- uninteresting through- First prices were Jeers lower and Pacific Mail showed a loss of 8 per cent, while among the advance Jersey Central was up 1g, Baten ape layed an ad- ten in the early Advances were confined ‘osm Lackawanna, ening. Among the lower-priced shares, ver, Tennessee coal rose 1 per cent to 16 and St. Louis and Pittsburg preferred %. The dropped roast es opentoge Sweat the was afterward recovered. “Li i as | one case wall prove fatal Bostox, Jan. 2.—Gov. Brackett sent his first ‘Message to the Massachusetts logisiature to- day. On the subject of ballot reform he says: “The first elections under what isknown as the Australian system have recently been held and have demonstrated the great advantage of the new method of voting. In view of its success and of the importance of the primary meetings in influencing our elections I suggest that you consider the advisability of legislation apply- ing the new method, as far as is practicable, to such meetings, The legislature has enacted a law for the reg jon, and any ad- ditional measures which would increase pablic interest and strength and confidence in them and render them more fully the representative of the will of the people would be promotive of good goverument.” On the subject of electricity he says: “The recent disastrous conflagrations in Lynn and Boston forcit Kost the import- ance of your considering whether by the revi- sion of the building laws and measures for their beater enforcement or by other pertinent legis- lation more effective safeguards cannot be pro- vided which will dimimish the danger of such disasters in the future. The report that the Bos- ton fire was caused by an electric wire and the accidents almost occurring from the same cause admonish us that while elec- tricity has been made so largely subservient to uses and convenience of civilization, it is ding to the insecurity of lives and property, The necessity is urgent for the enactment of laws of supervision and regulation of electric wires wherever they exist, and for such other carefully matured measures as will, without impairing the use of electricity, lessen the perils attendant thereon.” The rest of the message is devoted to matters of only local im- terest, ——— SEVERAL HUNDRED HURT. Collapse of the Piaza at a Mexican Bull Fight—Fury of the Crowd. Crry or Me: Jan. 2.—Telegrams from Villa Lerdo give fall particulars of the fall of the plaza last Tuesday while a bull fight was in progress, About 10.000 peopie were crowded into the building. When the second bull was being killed nearly everybody rose and stood applauding aud stamping their feet, when all of a sudd e side of the plaza commenced to give way. A rush followed and the extra movement of the thousands of spectators only helped to bring about the fail of the structure, and it bulged out rapidiy and then collapscd, precipitaung t ky inmates, the distanse t to the ground, Many the debris, Among them ere many ladies of the best families of the town, In their desperate situation fights oc- curred among the men and many were stripped of every stitch of clothin, The crowds on the opposite side of the building, which numbered several thousands, became panic stricken and aone another in their at- outside of the plaza, The * were also seized with a panic and ir exit with the bull closely following. buil fight made th The trampling of the helpless and the agonized cries of the men and women made the place « see of pandemonium. It was not until out- side people came to the aid of the people pinned down by planks and oth the unfortunate victims were relieved from their painful positions, Many physicians were called aud the wounds of the people attended to. The number of wounded will reach into the hundreds, and while a great many of them are serious and painful it is be ed that not er timbers that ASHORE. About 150 People in Peril on the Corsi- can Coast. STEAM SHI Loxpox, Jan. 2.—The Itulian steam ship Persia is ashore on the Island of Corsica, She had 139 passeugerson board when she went ashore, Sixof them have been rescued, but | the fate of the others is uncertain, Boats from the shore are attempting to reach the vessel to render what assistance may be required. _— A Kansas Pioneer Gone. Leaveswours, Jan, 2.—The Hon. Josiah Kele logz, one of the proncers of the state and Leavenworth, died at his residence on South Broadway yesterday of Bright's disease. Mr. Kellogg amassed properties valued at $500,000, He leaves a wite aud three children. — Died from a Christmas Carousal. Boonevittx, Mo., Jan. 2.—Yesterday morn- ing a man named Willis was found dead on the farm of G. W. Adams, about five mules from this place, where he had been laboring. Christ- mus day while intoxicated he had a scuffle with another man and received wounds from whieh it is thought that death resulted. The coroner has been summoned. en Brussels Colliers Strike. Buvssexs, Jan. 2.—The strike among the eo liers is still spreading. At Liege 1,200 miners have joined the movement. —- ee a Damage inthe City of Paris Collision. Loxpox, Jan, 2.—The vessel with which the Inman line steamer City of Paris was in colli- sion inthe Mersey yesterday was the British steamer Birchfield, bound from Liverpool for Cardiff. The bowsprit of the City of Paris was not carried a , as Was first reported, but was ouly slightly damaged. The Birchticld lost ber starboard fore rigging and sprung her foremast > Justice Brewer on the Way. Leavexworra, Kas., Jan, 2.—Associate Jus- tice of the Supreme Court D. J. Brewer left this morning for Washington. He is accom- uuied by Mra Brewer aud hissecond daughter, Etta, ————— Prisoners Get the Grip. Avnany, N. Y., Jan. 2,—Warden Fuller writes the superintendent of state prisons that there are over four hundred cases of influenza among prisoners in Clinton prison, and the working force is being weakened by new cases from hour to hour, His clerk and assistant clerk are also confined to their beds at Plattsburg. ar ctecethrnd No Cigarettes in Frankfort. Next! Frayxront, Kx., Jan. 2.—Ata jate meeting of the board of council of the city of Frankfortam ordinance was adopted prohibiting the sale of cigarettes within the corporation. The law went into effect yesterday and there is not e cigarette to be had in the city, — Lost His Balance, Curcaco, Jan. 2—Lawrence Ambs, a scale manufacturer, doing business at Nos. 81 and 82 North Clinton street, committed suicide yes- terday afternoon by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. No cause is known, ——»-—___ Coulda’t Kill His Wife, so Cut His Throat. Curcaco, Jan, 2—Frauk Farean, a barber living at 503 39th street, made # desperate but unsuccessful attempt to kill his wife yesterday afternoon. Failing in the he cut his own throat and now lies at his home with wounds thatare thought to be fatal. Domes tic difficulties are the supposed cause, Think They Have Him. Curcaco, Jan. 2.—The police arrested s man ‘Tuesday evening that is supposed to be the assassin in the Mantwell murder case. Capt, Schaackler refuses to talk about the arrest until he bas completed the evidence against