Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1890, Page 8

oP ee, Se \ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. LOCAL MENTION. —————— The Weather. PORPCAST TILL EIGHT A.M. FRIDAY. For the District of Columbia, Delaware, and Morylond. fair weather. except in Delaware and the coast local rains; northerly winds; v Friday night. ie W. Writ. Orren our entire stock of Bigelow borty Lirussels carpets, made and laid, at $1 per yard. until February 12. This stock comprises over forty patterns. including such as are suita- ble for pariors, dining rooms, libraries, bed rooms. halls and stairs. This price is less than the wholesale price for one hi rolls, You can buy any quantity desired. W. B. Moses & Sox, Corner 11th and F sts. n.w. Save Your Sight. Consult Hempler, cor. 43¢. Fou T Ty Days Oty. Merritt's ‘YY, #25 Pennsylvania avenue, Great red 2 prices. Our very fine cabi- nets reduced to $3 per doz.; also nicely fin- ished cabimeta for $2 per doz. Large work at proportionate prices. Dow't Exreniaest with Tae Trnoat and Tangs. Use only the old brand—Baker's pure cod liver oil or aker'semulsion, All druggists, Gexctse Canr's-roor JELLY made especially for invalids. Janvis’, 426 9th street. 500 Routs of the best ten-wire tapestry Brus- sels carpets, made and Jaid, only 65e. per yard; former price $1 per yard. . Wasi. B. Winzzams, 315 and 317 7th st. now. Prrone You Bey Four ca fee W. H. Hocke’s stock and pets and furniture his prices Vierr the Empire Carpet Cleaning Works, 31-055 Mase ave. u.w, ‘Telephone 787- Bry Your Coar. Coke and Wood from Jonx- fos Puovness, the leading firm im the Dis- tet _ r W.S. Fiswen, florist. 1425 Pa, ave. nw. Ter Cuxarest Fer. in the market is Wash- ington gus hight company’s coke, Joussox Bros.. Exclusive Agents, For Wart Paren asp Wrspe w Suapes go to BR. W. Hexpeusoy, 1113 F st. now. Bey Your Coax, Cont Dodge, office 1214 Jist s' Repectios ts p Woop of Forrest telephone 956.2 . Fifty and 75-cent ®! Notice! for old feather beds, ce. Company in “The A Pretty Piece of Business,” ass Monkey. Hyde's Specialty Company. Carpenter's Mesmerism, eS Witrsap Hart. CONDEN Georgie Hart. the homeless colored girl who was in the Police Court ‘fuesday, was given a home yesterday by Mr. W. Calvin Chase. Capt. M. A. Austin of the police force is re- Covering and expects to be out in a Frank Hoffa rej ed to the police thata forged check for $125 was passed on him Sat- urday. The Court in General Term was not in ses- sion yesterday, as Justices Hagner, James and Cox attended the funeral from the White House. In the Crmminal Court today Wm. Bryant, charged with larceny from the person, was ad- mitted to bail in $300. Spencer G. Webb, surety. Daniel McCarty and Patrick Kelly, two ma- Fines, were fined ach in the Police Court yesterd for fighting near 9th street and ne. The rie L. Burnett were brought to this city last evening from Philadel- hia and then accompanied by the father and other of the deceased, they were taken to ‘Terra Haute. Ind., for interment. William H. Baker aud W. A. Abrahams, two amateur athletes, had a wrestling match at Me- Cauley's hall last night, which was won by Baker. The Columbia athletic clab bas completed its organization by electing the following direct- ors: For two vears—Mesars. T. 8. Fletcher and J. Carter Marbury. For one year—Messrs, J.A. Goildsborough eo. A. Pickett, here are three men on the sick list of the police today, including Lieut, Heffner of the second precinct, who was attacked with the grip yesterds Yesterday afternoon Mr. Samuel B. Clements of 615 K street northwest, fell from a street car on F between 6th and 7th streets, and was badly injured about the head. ——— Real Estate Matters. The deed of the Ivy City property from Job Barnard and J. 4 uf to J. Lausburgh, C, C. Duncanson and H. France, in trust, was re- vorded yesterday. The property is part of Youngsborough and Ivy City and the considera- Bou is 143.500. G. C. Lightfoot has bought of BR. H. Mont- gomery for 19.575 lots 11 to 13 and 37 to 39 and of D. McPherson for $9,000 lots 69 to 71, Lanier Heights. A. Grupe has bought for $5,150 of Phebe A. Whitehead subs 22 and 23, square 450, 40 by 88 feet and 4), inches, on O street between Sth and 6th streets northwest. F.C. Sroble has bought for 4.800 and an in- ecumbrance of $14,206 of Mary H. Marr subs 25 to 28, fronting 70 feet on G between ets northwest, Donn bas bought of J. C. Hawley for $4,000 sab lots 99 and 100, square 445, 45 by 95 fect on Marion street between 6th and 7th und P and Q streets northwest, Jeremiah Fiekling has bought of J. F. Hood et al,, trustees, all of square 937, between Mary- land avenue, D, 9th and 10th streets northeast, et 4 nominal consideration. Released on His Personal Bonds. William J. Patch, the young man who has been arrested several times for annoying the Officials of the Central national bank, as pub- lished in yesterday's Stan, was released on hig personal bonds by Judge Miller this afternoon, 4s his brother appeared in court to take charge of him. a Detroit Wants Washington’s Place. Fred Stearns of the old Detroit club ws in Rew York trying to buy Washington’s franchise im the league. The New York World today says: “‘Mr. Stearus has not yet left for home and has been busy laying pipes ever since the meeting to arrange for the re-entry of the De- troit club into the National league. He has, of course, given up the idea of 4 twelve-club cir- evit and basset bis machmery at work in an- Other direction. He proposes to buy the fran- chise of one of the present members of the Jeague and transfer it to Detyoit, ‘The object- ive point of his efforts is presumably Washing- ton. Tbe transfer of Washinzton’s franchise to Detroit would please the league people, no doubt. Should it be effected the chances are that Pittsbarz would again be included in the eastern divisidh, together with Philadelpnia, New York, Brooklyn and Boston, and Detroit would take the plice of Pittsburg in the west- ern division. Nothing definite can be learned as yet regarding the Detroit deal, butit is more than probable that some decided action will be taken within the next few days. If Mr. Stearns is successful in getting the Washington fran- chise it will be a simple matter for all the other les gue clubs to agree to the transfer. A Forged Check. A young man went into Frank Hoffa's, 409 Tth street northwest, Tuesday and bought a gold wa: ¢ $42.50. He paid for it by a check on the Farmers’ and Merchants’ national bank of Georgetown for #50, purporting to be signed by H. P. Gilbert aud drawn in favor of E. C. Carts. The st jer endorsed it to Mr. Hoffa and received 27.50 in change. When the esented the forgery, which is a re- ver one, was discovered. but 1 time to leave and could no- ————— The Post Office Clerks’ Convention. The convention of post office clerks yester- day afternoon heard the report of the commit- tee who called on the Postmaster General and Mr. Clarkson, the first assistant. As stated in yesterday's Stax, both of these officials ex- pressed their interest in the objects which the convention had in view and their willingness to | assistthem. Mr. Albert H. Scott, the chief of the salary «nd allowance division in the Post Office department. was introduced to the con- vention. He gave his views in regard to the Classiticution of selartes, The convention de- cided to prepare the amendments to the bill introduced im the last Congress and submit them tothe d-partment. At the closs of the evening session the convention finally ad- journed. The next anuual session will be held im St. Louis. Faraen Carxiqu the ex-priest of Rome A POWERFUL CONJURER, A Colored Youth Who Believed Him- self the Victim of Magic. He was not very old, but he was very black, and his shining face just came up on a level with that of the station keeper st the third | Precinct station house yesterday afternoon. He said that he wanted a warrant for the arrest of an old man who, he claimed, had robbed him while he slept. He said that he haa “‘fo’ dollas an’ sixty-seben cents” in his pocket when he lay down to sleep the night before and when he awoke he was penniless, Every sign of the money had vanished and with it the old man who was in the room when he closed his tired eyelids, This performance of the lid-closing had occurred at about 11 o'clock, and the youth | said the old man had arisen from his cot at/ about le. = and had approached him. ‘That was all that he could recollect. He said that he * joned” that the old man had taken the —, ecause on the evening before he had aske. im (the robber) for the courtesy of a five-cent loan, which he refused, ‘‘'cause he didn’t borry nor else loan any money td no one,” and that morning he had seen the old man coming from a restaurant, where, he sup- posed, he had been feasting and drinking by means of his ill-gotten wealth, The officers in the station told the boy that | he did not have a clear enough caso against the | old man for the issue of an order for his arrest, but that he could swear ont a warrant if he | wanted. As this would cost money and as the | old man or some one else had all of his money | he concluded that he would not, Before he | left. however, he told the officefs that the old | man had the reputation of being a Picces int and that he believed that he had “cunjured” the money out of his pocket as he slept without } touching him, This theory of the case seemed | quite acceptable to the officers, who wanted to | know if the complainant wanted a warrant is- sued for the old man for the crime of “cunjur- | | ing.” The boy did not like to express an opin- | fon and left with the parting shot that he | hoped the old man would come around and “cunjure” the officers of the third precinct. | He said that he could ‘‘cunjure” anybody, even & police officer. ——-—— A SAD POLICE COURT CASE. A Pretty Three-Year-Old Girl and Her Drinking Mother. Kate Deving, a widow who lives in East } Washington, was in the Police Court yesterday a6 au habitual drunkard. She had in her arms ; 4 pretty little three-year-old child. Policeman Pearson told the judge that if it had not been | for the woman's neighbors her littie child | would have perished iong ago. Her husband died some time ago and since then she has spent all her money. Three weeks ago she was in the Police Court and then promised to do better. Ofticer Pearson said that he had to break into her house last night to resene the | child. He found the woman lying in bed with | several bottles of beer around her and the child stark naked. The little one told the ofti- | cer that her mother had given her nothing to/ eat since morning, but had given her some beer. Judge Miller decided to place the child in an asylum and said the only way to sober up the mother was to put ber in some institution, Although still suffering from the effects of the liquor, the woman importuned the court to give her her chil This the court declined to do and gave the woman the choice of going to the House of the Good Shepherd or the work house and she chose the latter. The child was turned over to Mr. O'Neill, who assured the court that it would find a good home in St Ann's infant asylum, . Se AMUSEMENTS. The Elks’ benefit at Albaugh’s yesterday af- ternoon was a glorious and glittering success and everybody on and off the stage was happy because everything was well done. A special interest was manifested in Mrs. John Cham- berlin’s “Leah.” which, considering her lack of practice, was most artistically and strongly presented. The house was crowded. “The Candidate” was the play at Albangh's last night and in it Mr. Wyndham and his com- | though not to the best, as the play is too largely lacking in natural action, and its local English color is most too strong. Its dialogue is quite bright, however,which saves it. Mr. Wyndham and Miss Moore divide honors in the play with their cast-fellows and Mr. Giddens, Mee Blakely and Miss Paget did some remarkably good work. “The Candidate” was preceded by the charm- ing farce,“‘A Pretty Piece of Business." Again tonight. “Across the Continent from Washington to San Francisco” is the subject of a series of dis- solving views by Prof. Murray at Hamline eburch (9th and P streets) Friday evening at 7:30. Admission 15 cents, Tickets on sale at Metzerott’s for the choral | society concerts. First concert February 12, | “Arminius,” with chorus of 150, sae Lieut. Finley’s Honors, Lieut. Jno. P. Finley, who has gained quite a reputation from his works on meteorology and military signaling, has been awarded the first prize by the American Meteorological Journal | for the best essay on tornadoes, The contest was one of unusual interest in scientific circles and comprised competitors from among the leading scientific men of the United States and Europe. Lieut. Finley is ou an inspection tour through New England and the middle Atlantic states and his wife and daughter are spending the winter in Washington. —————_. The Michigan State Association. The Michigan state association last evening elected officers as follows: Col. Charles P. Lincoln, president; Capt. R. W. Tyler, vice president; George ©. Maynard, treasurer, and Frank C. Sharp, secretary. A committee was |*ppointed consisting of Messrs, ‘Thompson, Lincoln, Tyler. Maynard and Sharp to consider and report at the next meeting the feasibility of establishing permanent quarters to be used as a reading and reception rooms for the ac- commodation of all citizens of Michigan so- journing in the city. Arrangements were per- fected for the reception and banquet to be given on Monday evening next at the Arlington to the members of the Michigan congressional delegation. on pimpin Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed aa follows: J. H. Walter to W. H. Tallmadge, sub lots 13. 16, 19, 20 and 23, sq. 1065; 1,234.38. Same to J. 8. Bliss, lot. 12, sq. n.e. 1065, and subs 11 and 12, 8q. 1065; @—. D. B. Groff to H. S. Lewis, sub 109. sq. 1003; #800. H.S. Stover to Mary H. Barker, lots 5 to 8, Rosedale; $3,222.75, W. E. Wright to C. H. Stowill, subs 44 to 47 and pt 43, #q. 561; @—. Hunter to M. C, Hooker, lots 25 and 27, sq. 1017: ¢—. Base ihn Three Unhappy Wives. Marie Diolot, by L. D. Geneste, yesterday filed a bill for divorce from Albert Diolot, They were married in Paris in 1872 and have lived here seven years, and she charges him ment, specifying that on the $d instant he struck her with a large earthen dish, and says putup with his abuse. She asks the custody of the children and alimony, Louise Stoegerer, by Mr. C. Carrington, has filed a petition for a divorce from bed and board with Alexander Stoegerer. They were married September 19 last and she charges | cruel treatment commenced September 27 and j that on October 1 last he assaulted her ut the Dunbarton hotel, Mary E. Miller (nee Downs) has filed a bill for divorce from John T. Miller. They were married at Ryland parsonage May 20, 1879, have three children and sbe charges eruel treat- ment, iuterference and non-support, —_——_—_ Important Real Estate Sales. B. H. Warner & Co., realestate brokers, have sold for B. H. Warder nearly all of the north half of square 773, bounded by 3d aud 4th, L and M streets northeast, to Geo, J. Johnson and others f6F $26,000; also for J. Heathe Dodge his farm about a mile above Tenleytown to John E. Beall for $40,000. The farm con- tains 135 acres; also for B. H. Warner to L. M. Hubby of Cleveland. Ohio, the flat building at the ne ‘ast corner of 14th street and Rhode Island avenue for $35,000; also for B. H. and trustees, lot on the southeast corner 0! and W streets, 75 by 95 feet, for $5,700; also for Mrs. Helena Simmons to W. F. Eaton house No, 303 E street northwest for $5,300; also for John Baker his residence on Johnson avenue, Hyattsville, to J. B. Minick for $3.100, 1 Neaaty New Back Stasiz, on BOW eighty years 0: fall house last aight on the confessional He elaimed that its origin was with the priests f | morrow, Friday, at 5 o' 600 years before Christ, For this | opportunity : Bacchus, evening sec Special Notices, ‘ but still eloquent, bad a A alley near 17th and P streets, being between 16th and 17th ; and O and P streets be sold to- own teams; with habitual drunkenness and with eruel treat- | that only on account of the children has she | THE COLORED CONGRESS. A Permanent Formed—Last Night’s Work. When Tur Stan's report of the convention closed yesterday that body was excited over the raising of funds to pay for the use of the church another day, but the trouble was ended by ex-Gov. Pinchback handing over $25 to meet the emergency. Rev. Derrick of New York, who possesses the features and physique of Maj. McKinley, gave $10 more to apply on the general fund of $200 being raised and another hurricane of ap- plause ensued. The convention then took a breathing spell while all the members came up to the altar of the church to make voluntary contributions. After much confusion, in which partof the fund was raised, Mr. Pinchback guaranteed the remainder and the regular order was called. Miss Mattie Jackson of Oberlin, Ohio, the only female delegate in the convention, was called upon the platform amid the greatest en- thusiasm. Col. Perry Carson cam: in quietly during the proceedings. MR. PINCHBACK AND THE NEW YORK PRESS. During the reading of the journal Mr. Pinch- back referred to a report in the New York Press and asked # correction of the impression that had gone out over tho country that he was in disfavor with the convention or seeking its presidency for personal or political pur- poses, He followed up his explanation with a review of his career. He was interrupted by Mr. Calvin Chase.who introduced « resolution declaring the report in the Press false and expressing the regard of the American negro for Mr. Pinchback. Adams of Maryland and Secretary Dawson had an excited tilt over the altar of the church 4g the reading of the minutes progressed, Daw- son shaking his fist in Adams’ face. The dis- pute grew out of the election as recordin; secretary of a Mr. brown, who it was declare is nota member of the convention, The va- cant space in front of the audience quickly filled up with excited members, and amid THE WILDEST CONFUSION ® motion waa introduced to expel Secfetary Dawson from the convention. Trouble seemed imminent, when the sergeant-at-arms and sev- eral others forced Adams to a seat and Mr. Pinchback poured oil on the troubled waters. Mr. Calvin Chase still held the floor with the Pinchback resolution, which had been ruled out of order, and finally secured its adoption. EXPLAINS HIS LAST NIGHT'S SPEECH. Mr. Isaac Weur of Philadelphia got the floor to correct the report in the Post, which made him in his Tuesday speech advise the colored men of the south to use Winchesters to gain their rights, He thought a wrong construction had been placed upon bis remarks, which, he said. were to the effect that the argument for suffrage could be answered only by Winchesters and tissue ballots. A resolution offered by Rev. Mr. Derrick of New York “that in view of the favorable atti- tude recently adopted by several governors and members of the southern press decrying the outrages perpetrated on the colored people in several sections of the south, it be the | Sense of this convention that the tone of the | southern press be commended and that we do ullin our power to increase that sentiment,” though favored by the conservative element of the convention, was finally lost. Commissioner Morgan of Indian affairs and Senator Klair made interesting und well-tem- pered addresses in the cvening and Editor Mitchell of the Richmond Planet read a radical paper on southern outrages. ‘The report of the committee on resolutions | and @ permanent society came in at a late hour and was adopted after one of the wildest scenes in the history of the convention. Prof. Price called First Vice President Thos, Pearson of Califorma tothe chair and took the floor to urge. ina dignitied aud able manner, that it was best to have but one national organization and, as one already exists on the same platform of principles, that it would be best to fall in line with that rather than to institute another. In the uproar Vice President Pearson called Mr. Murrell of New Jersey to the chair and himself took the floor to soothe the convention, but it all was vain and Prof, Price again resumed the chair, when the report was adopted and the owe adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock to- jay. ————— THE CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN. What Was Done Yesterday at the Con- vention in Georgetown, | President Henry W. Sohon of this city presided over the Catholic young men’s convention in Georgetown yesterday. Prayer was offered by Rev. Father Lavelle, rec- tor of St. Patrick’s cathedral of New York, and President Richards of Georgetown college de- livered an address, Father Lavelle also spoke on the subject of local unions among Catholics, being followed by the reading of papers by H. T. Madigan and E. A. Kerr of Baltimore and N. T. Taylor of Washington, their topic being the necessity for sound literature for young men. A recess and a lunch divided the morning session from that in the afternoon, which was culled to order at 2:30, The committee on resolutions presented two resolutions—onu advocating high license for the liquor traftic and the other recommending the establishment of « chair of philosophy in the Catholic univer. sity in honor of Orestes A, Brownson, A le ture by Bishop Keane, rector of the univeraty, was read. The following officers were elected for the coming y President, Thos. Foley Hiskey of Battimor: president, D, L. Mur- phy, Washington; secretary, Robert L. Clark. Baltimo: treasurer, Stephen Crowe, Balti- more. ‘The convention then adjoined sine die, The delegates were entertained at a banquet at the Morgan bouse in Georgetown in the even- ing. ss A Fire Department Without a Head. To the Editor of Tue Evesixe Star: ‘This evening's Svan announces that Gen. Hawley asked today in the Senate for an inves- tigation of the Washington fire department and said that he did not mean to cast reflections on the firedepartment in so doing, or words to that effect. The Senator has, no doubt, heard the universal complaints siuce yesterday's ter- rible calamity, Ihave heard from many yources that there was too long a time before anything was done, I knew nothing about the fire until about tive minutes after the general alarm, when I reached the ill-fated house, so I cannot give my | opinion as to the tardiness of the commence- ment of work. But I soon perceived, after | reaching the scene of horror. that the firemen were greatly demoralized, and I soon discovered the reason—they were without «a commander. ‘The chief, as he admits and as I kuow, left the work of extinguishment to bis subordinates and went into the house to save those who were | there, Under any other circumstances it would | have been creditable for a man to go intoa burning house to rescue the inmates, but in this case Chief Parris deserves great condem- nation for entering the house. Is he a fireman or the chief? Is he to com- mand or to act as he pleases and allow his sub- ordinates to do likewise? If he prides himself on his work asa fireman I suggest that he be made one. | But the fire department is no exception | to the rule that “Every body of men |requires a head.” as its need was oniy too sadly learned yesterday morning. L as- sure you that in the absence of Chief Parri every man giving orders and no one wa obeying. If Chief Parris had not enough con- fidence in his men to leave the lives in the | house to them, and to order them accordingly, | Tsay that the tire seperreeety es be investi- gated. And if such was not the case his ab- , Sence in the house and the demoralized condi- | tion of his men should be overhauled. I will | say that I have seen many fires in Washington aud everything was like “clock work.” Could itbe, then, that the prominence of the tenants | of this house awed the men and paralyzed them with the thought of the responsibility that rested on their shoulders? _ All the firemen de- serve praise for their daring work aud they were unfortunate in having no one to direct them. Feb, 4, 1890. System. —— Was It a Gas Explosion? | To the Editor of ‘ue Evenixe Stan: | Is not the suggestion of Building Inspector Entwisle relative to the origin of the fire in Secretary Tracy's house rather a weak one? Does he not know that such an explosion of | gas ashe suggests would have thrown the whole front of the story in which the fire oc- 1 is curred into the street? The writer has seen in 1500 2iet treat fo 11,000" tei aces | Philadelphia such case, Then, ea wish ater for $11,000; ‘ fe eee ne Sickels to Thos. BR, Bi itonlo | explosion wo ee been atteuded with a re- port that would likely have been heard on the whole square and would have awakened every one inthe house. Commox SENSE, <n atpintipstie Youthful Temperance Reformers. A new temperance organization to be known as the Anna Lynnville Union was organized by young people at Wesley chapel last evening, Officers were elected as follows: President, Miss Mollie Andrews; vice president, Miss Mey Walker; ee Choate; treasurer, Miss Jennie Sheares, ; I LE SE Bea AA RRA ROE a ec ale I letra ticle AY, FEBRUARY 6, 1890, THE AMERICAN FLAG AT SEA.|CAUSED BY A LAMP EXPLOSION.|HOW A GIRL WAS MURDERED. The Shipping League Considering Means | Fire Marshal Drew on the Fire at The Slayer of Clara Price Tells of His of Restoring Its Supremacy. The American industrial and shipping league began its fourth annus! convention yesterday afternoon at Willard hall with the president, Gen. Joseph Wheeler of Alabania, in the chair. The convention at once passed suitable reso- lutions exprgssing its deep sorrow at the losses Secretaries Blaine and Tracy have recently suffered. Committces on credentials, resolu- tions and elections were appointed, with in- structions to report at today’s meeting. Hon. Horatio King in a brief address gave the dele- gates a cordial welcome to this city. Addresses in favor of subsidies were made by Mr. Fred- erick Frailey, president of the Philadelphia board of trade, and Mr. C. Forster Higgins. Mr. Aaron Vanderbilt, chairman of the com- mittee on credentials, reported that they had received the credentials of 575 delegates. PAPERS AND SPEECHES. Secretary Chas, 8. Hill read a paper written by Mrs, Marian A. McBride on “The interests of women in American shipping.” Thomas Dudley of New Jersey followed witha 9) h in which he deplored the decline of the Amer- ican merchant marine. He said that while we have outstripped England in wealth and ma- terial progress during the last thirty years yet our merchant marine has disappeared en- tirely from the seas. Even the fast Atlantic steamers, which are largely owned by Ameri- can capital, are liable, incase of war, to be called upon to serve as English cruisers, He urged the vital necessity of attending at once to the question of our external commerce, Representative Buchanan of New Jersey, when called upon, promised the convention his hearty suppatin Congress, THE INDIAN TRADE. The necessity of establishing fast steamship lines between this country and the East Indies was the subject of an interesting address by Mr. Waldo Smith of the New York board of trade, He told how the Indian trade formerly belonged to the United States, how we lost it to England, and what we should do to recover it, He called upon Congress to see to it that the country received justice in the matter, J.C. Dare of Chicago and ex-Gov. Fletcher of St. Louis made addresses, in which they spoke of the interest the west took in the sub- ject under discussion and promised the league the political support of their section of country. 5 WASHINGTON WINNERS. The Amelio Rives Purse for the Best Essay on Child Labor Awarded. In the spring of 1888 Mrs. John Armstrong Chanler (Amelie Rives) contributed a sum of Money received by her for sonnets, to be awarded by the American economic association asa prize for the best essay on the subject of child labor. Twenty-seven essays from all parts of the country wero received. The com- mittee of award decided that owing to the equal merits of the essays of Wm. F. Wiil- oughby and Miss M. C. Degraffonreid, both of Washington, the prize should be divided equally between them. The committee also voted that the essays of Mrs. Jennie I. Ware of Worcester, Mass., and Ralph W. ‘Trine of Madi- son, Wis., were entitle to ‘honorable mention,” and that those of D, P. Berger of North Wales, Pa., Rey. E. L, Watson of Baltimore, Richard D. Lang, also of Baltimore, were meritorious. Mr. Willoughby is a son of Judge Wm. Wil- loughby, a well-known lawyer practicing in this city, He received the first course of his education at the city high school, graduating in 1885, He then entered Johns Hopkins uni- versity, Baltimore, where he took high honors. After he graduated in 1888 he returned to the university for a post graduate course in and he has lately been awarded an holarship in the same institution, Miss M, Claré DeGraffenried is a clerk in the labor bureau under Col. Carroll D. Wright. She had special opportunities in the study of the subject of child labor, which with her talent she turned to account most successfully. The amount of the prize is supposed to about #500, which will be equally divided be- tween Miss DeGraffenried and Mr, Willoughby. ee SEVEN TRAVELERS.” Several Members of an Alleged Gang of Car Thieves Arrested. “THE Several members of the gang of negroes who are known as “The seven travelers” are charged with breaking into and robbing a car in the freight yard of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Sunday night. Nearly two hundred pounds of butter and two cases of eggs were carried off. The police knew nothing of the robbery Monday inorning and it was by a mere accident that Policemen Kimmel and Gibson succeeded in capturing several of the alleged robbers and recovering nearly all of the stolen Property, These officers were walking through Jackson alley Monday morning, when they no- ticed three negroes together. THE ARRESTS. One of the negroes had a satchel and the officers concluded to arrest them on suspicion, ‘Two of the prisoners made a break for liberty, and the third one, Geo. Bell, rushed into John Carter's house, The officers followed him and took him in custody. Scarcely had they turned the key on him at the sixth precinct station when a boy rushed into the station and asked fora policeman, saying that old man Carter had left some butter and eggs at his house. The officers retarned as quickly as possible and not only got the stolen property, but arrested old man Carter and made bim carry the plunder to the station house. On account of inform: tion received from this prisoner the officer: later in the day, arrested and locked up Denny Hinton, John Gibson and John Williams, charged with breaking into the car. John Wallace, the alleged leader of the gang, eluded the police Monday, ONE CONVICTION IN THE POLICE COURT. Yesterday afternoon Hinton, Gibson, Williams and Bell were taken to the Police Court and the two last named were given a hearing. Williams proved an alibi and was discharged, but Bell was unable to prove his innocence and was given the extent of the law. months in jail, Hinton and Gibson were granted a post- ponement until tomorrow. ARREST OF THE ALLEGED LEADER OF THE GANG, Wallace remained at liberty until yesterday afternoon, Then he was making toward Jack- son ulley, It was nearly dark, but he wasscen by Special Officer Ferguson, who called to him tostop. The officer's call only had the effect of making him run faster. and a bullet was sent flying after him, but without effect. Wallace, however, was stopped by a citizen and the special officer then locked him up. Although only nineteen years old Wallace has served in the work house, reform school and Jail in this District and two years in the Moundsville, W. Va., penitentiary. He was paotontepbed today and ony be taken to the Police Court tomorrow for tri —-—.— The High School Lectures. The first of the series of Wednesday lectures in German and French at the high school was given yesterday by Dr. Wilhelm Bernhardt, His subject was Aimerican literature as viewed by the German critics, and included Long- fellow, Whittier, Bryant and Dana, The speaker showed the growth of Ameri- can literature asa brauch of English thought, dependent upon English models to the end of the first quarter of the century, the subse- quent deyelopment of independence and the formation of a literature with a specific na- tional character, a growth which has been ean a Germany with ever increasing in- Test, It was shown that the characteristics of American writers are a sturdy manliness, ideal- ism and devotion to the best interests of the whole of mankind, symbolized in the retrain of Longfellow’s ““Exceisior.” The Declaration ot Independence was forci- bly compared to the Iliad, Odyssy, Edda, Nibelungenlied, Gadrum. &c., which mark the beginning. of histary in old world countries. he popular pre-eminence of Longfellow was shown to be the result of his cheery opti- mism and keen sympathy, not vo his original- ity, force of mind and philosophic insight, Position as the first of the American poets was questioned and the popular judgment shown to be at fault in the estimation of the Geaman critics, Throughout the lecture master pieces from the authors considered Were read in melodious Germac translations, _ next of feos seiner lectures will be given re PORTIONS OF THE EXPLODED LAMP FOUND scat TERED ABOUT THE ROOM—RAPID PROGRESS OF THE FIRE GENERATING A STIFLING SMOKE, Fire Marshal Drew today submitted to Chief Parris his report on the fire atSecretary Tracy's house, The report was forwarded to the Dis- trict Commissioners, The fire marshal says: “In compliance with your request I madea thorough examination of the burned building, 1634 I street northwest, owned and occupied by the Hon. B. F. Tracy, Secretary of the Navy, and from all the evidence to be gleaned from the hired help in the house and from the sur- roundings in the library or main room on the first floor, I am of the opinion, while, of course, there is no direct proof, that this fire originated from the explosion of # coal oil lamp, @ large double burner duplex lamp being kept on # table within the circle formed by the large bay window, which lamp was lighted every night. It is very likely that when the famil; y retired the ht before the fire instead of extinguishing the light the blaze was turned down low and left burning, which is a very dangerous practice, as from this cause the wick is apt to become crusted, prevent ing a free flow of flame and keeping the heat be- low the crust, thereby ca the thin brass work of which the burne> is composed to be- come so hot as to generate gas within the bowl of the lamp, causing the same to ex- plode. If this was the case, as I have every reason to believe, pieces of the lamp being found scattered in different directions over the floor within the lines of the bay win- dow, and, taking the surroundings into consid- eration. the bay window being heavily curtained with silk and lace draperies and in close prox- imity to the lamp, the three doors leading from this room being also heavily draped with silk portieres, the room itself being cased in panel work of wood, both wall and ps and this being heavily coated with hard oil and var- nish, it would take but a very short time to en- velop the entire room in flames, and it was from the conditions mentioned a veritable fire trap. When the fire was first discovered the door opening from the burnin; room into the main hall was closed, as state: by the butler, James Walsh, who passed said door to answer the ringing of the front door bell, at which he found a man who told him that the room was on fire. He ran to those doors and shd them open, and was satiafied that he closed them immediately. This cannot be so, as one of the doors was found pushed back into the partition and is hardly smoked, while the other one has the face nearly burned off. In_ his excitement he failed to close them. The door in question opened most opposite the foot of the main stairway, up which the fire and dense smoke from burning varnish rushed, making it im- possible for anything living to have ascended that stairway; so all means of escape was cut off trom above so far as the front was con- cerned, and this column of dense smoke took buta few moments to fill every room in the house, from the first floor to the roof, and no doubt bewildered every one who camo in con- tact with it.” GEORGETOWN, Disorperty Coxpuct oy M-Srreet Barpor.— Policeman Bloom about 11 o'clock the other night was crossing the M-street bridge when he came across a party of young negroes, Seabrook Smith, one of the party, ran off. His cout tail raised high enough to show his hi pocket and in it the officer says he saw a revol- ver, Smith was arrested list night and his case was heard in the Police Court this morn- ing. J. P. Sheppard appeared for the boy and produced a pistol, which he said was his client's property, but that the boy did not have it that night. ““I’se a workin’ man, I is,” said the boy. “I had a whiskey bottle in my pocket that night and nota revolver.” “Yes, you are a working man,” echoed the court, ‘You are working your way into the penitentiary as fast as anybody I know.” The court dismissed that charge, but fined Smith $10 or thirty days for disorderly conduct. Rocks ix THe Way.—The work of excavating the trench for the 48-inch water main on M street has been temporarily checked by the hard rocks, which will have to be blasted, Nores.—There was a slight change for the worse in the condition of Dr. George M. Sothorn this morning.—The Erminie pleasure club gave another of its enjoyable dances last night to a large number of invited guests at Linthicum Institute hall. Dancing was kept up to a pretty late (or early) hour. TEMPERATURE AND CoNDITION oF WATER AT 7 A.M.—Great Falls—temperature, 48; condi- tion, 5. Receiving reservoir—temperature, 45; condition at north connection, 7; condition at south connection, 36. Distributing reservoir— temperature, 44; condition, 36. jdbc cad ALEXANDRIA. Reported for Tux Evexixe Stan. Her Tuoveres Ane Over.—Mrs, Eliza Swans- bury was buried today. Her name has been well known here for forty years. Her husband, acarpenter by trade, brought her from Ger- many to Alexandria some time about 1845. He soon became drunken and left her, a bright, sharp widow, with several children, in utter poverty at an old house near the ship yards, After many a fight with starvation she struck out briskly for herself and opened a little shop on Duke and Union streets. Her customers were not, asarule, orderly people and gave the police trouble. Then she transferred her shop to Alfred street near Duke and afterward made many migrations through the length and breadth of the town. The police still often fol- lowed her customers, She was plucky and dili- gent and made food for her family, and during the war she was able to get money and buy a small property. Kxicurs or Pyratas.—The new lodge of the Knights of Pythias, Robert Champion lodge, recently organized here by Messrs. H. M. Foltz, Jacob Dupuhon, John A. Travers, 8. J, Wimsutt snd others will hold a meeting to- night atthe Reform club building to receive anauswer to their application for a charter. ‘The new lodge is composed of some of the most active Pythians here and other well- kuown citizens, Norrs.—Lee camp of this city escorted this morning from the Braddock house to the train the remains of Col. Robert Tansill, a captain of marines, well known in Washington, who went south during the war and became a colonel in the service of the confederate states. He will be buried near his home in Prince William county, Va.——Mr. J. H. D, Smoot’s firm is en- larging its miils on Lee near Cameron street, and Mr.W. A. Smoot is clearing the ground fora fertilizer factory on Lee and Princess streets, Rev. Dr. Vance has received a purse of $100 from his congregation, epee ee Foreign Notes of Interest. A census of the Americans residing in Berlin shows the number to be 4,000. Five years ago there were only 2,000, Russia has ordered two large iron clads built in England, The London News,has 8 report from Athens that in Crete Turks are murdered every day and that Turkish families are crowding into the towns. It is feared that a general revolt is imminent. The examination of Major Panitza and three other officers at Sofia, who are charged with conspirlug against the life of Prince Ferdi- nand with a view to proclaiming a regency, oe ee the plot was the work of Tamsin agen The earl of Roseberry writes to the London papers strongly advocating a motion that will soon be made in the house of that peers of the realm siall have the right to resign their places im that body and appeal to the country as candidates for seats inthe house of commons, Ata meeting of a syndicate of Berlin bankers, hebded by Seobanaling. held yesterday, it was resolved that on the 1ith instant the syndicate will invite subscriptions to the impel loan of 120,000,000 marks at an interest of 133¢ per cent, Advices from Shanghai report that the im- | Pile Ointment is perial troops have defeated the natives of For- mosa and destroyed their strong holds, There way a heavy joss, Those of the natives who refused to acknowledge allegiance were killed unmercifully and often with great cruelty. M. Laguerre, a Boulangist deputy and an ad- te, was tricd in Paris upon the charge of Ceenalting M. Benurepsire, another advocate, and was sentenced by the court to be deprived for six months of the right to practice m the courts, Horrible Crime. Alfred Andrews, the convicted murderer of Clara Price, at Bellefonte, Pa., has made a full confession of his crime. It is full and complete in all details, showing how deliberately he laid bis plans and with what cold-bloodedness he followed them out. Soon after he was taken to the jail Tuesday night he was visited by ministers and one of his lawyers and it was to them that he made the confession, which in brief is that he walked along the road abead of the girl until round the bend, when he entered she came up he made an attempt to ravish her, but she made a gallant battle for her honor and, after a fierce struggle, succeeded in breaking away from repens As soon as she found herself free she started to run down the road toward her home. Knowing thst the girl | knew who it was that had made the assault upon her, Andrews, to conceal his crime, drew his revolver and shot her. ‘This is the substance of his confessiom and is exactly the case as proved by the commonwealth. Andrews is Boing to have it printed in pamphlet form and sell it for the benefit of his wife and child. INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW. The Indianapolis Board of Trade Urges Congress to Repeal It. The Indianapolis board of trade has ad- dressed to Congress a petition urging the re- peal of the interstate commerce law. The board says: “The law has not produced the results anticipated and desired, but on the con- trary has brought ruin and disaster to many branches of business. The grain trade of In- dianapolis, once of large proportions, has dwindled to almost nothing. The home mar- kets of the west have been destroyed in the in- terest of those of seaboard cities, and the pro- ducers of the Mississippi valley brought to the verge of beggary by the depreciation of prices, resulting largely from the action of railroads Operating in strict obedience to the provisions.” Stanley’s Citizenship. The Egyptian government, desiring to ascer- tain whether Stanley was an American or an Englishman, ordered Blum Pasha to ask him the question yesterday. Stanley replied, after & moment's hesitation, ‘Neither; I am a cos- mopolitan; the world is my country.” Whether or not Stanley isan American citizen is a mat- ter of doubt. He served in the confederate armyand then it is said joined the northern forces, In one of his talks with Mr. Stevens, the correspondent, he declared that he ‘‘con- sidered” himself an American. — The Montana Democrats Flee. The Montana democratic senators left Helena yesterday afternoon, some bound for St. Paul and some for the west. The session closes on February 21. They all think they can keep out of the sergeant-at-arms’ way for the balance of the session. eee Joseph O'Connor, editor of the Rochester Po: , one of the leaders in the anti- administration faction of the Irish national league, is out in an editorial charging that the recent investigation into Dr. O'Reilly's accounts ‘ag treasurer of the league was a farce, Greenland’ :mat factory in Myrtle avenue and Spencer street, Brooklyn, burned this morning. Loss, $200,000. Five firenven: were badly hurt. By the explosion of an oil still in the Stand- ard oil works at Lima, Ohio, Paap Patrick Ryan was killed and five others injured, none fatally. B. F. Davis, a young American formerly in the employ of the Mexican Central railroad, has been confined in jail at Guanajuato, Mexico, eighteen months without trial. oo The compulsory pilot bill was killed in the Virginia senate yesterday. itor of the Second Rev. 8. R. Frazier, Presbyterian church, Philadelphia, suddenly became insane while on his way to fill an ap- pointment, The cottage of W. D. Ellis of Chicago was burned Sunday night, and a servant girl and a child two years old perished. Jordan Pritchard was convicted Tuesday at Oxford, N.C., and sentenced to hang March 7. He murdered Dan Moseley in a row. Tuar Tip Fizuxe Debility and prostration, which follows sttacks of LA GRIPPE OR THE INFLUENZA Is the most dangerous stage of the disesse, because in the woakened condition of the body and the decline of health-tone, the system is very susceptible to relapse, pneumonia or typhoid fever. To overcome that tired feciimy, take HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA The best tonic and blood purifier. It gives strength and vigor to the whole body, restores and sharpens the appetite; in short, makes the weak strony. “My daughter received much benefit from the use of ‘Hood's Sarsaparilia as an excellent tonic after s pro- tracted attack of bronchial pneumonia” Rev. FH ADAMS, New Hartford, Conn. RENEWED MY GRIP “Hood's Sarssparilla has renewed my grip. I am sixty-five years of age and was all run down and dis- couraged. I have taken Hood’s Sarsaparilla sud on looking myself over find that I am much better, in fact quite a chap. Of course the medicine will not dis- counthny.years, but it comes nearer to it than anything else." CHAS. B. LONG, Sbhrewbury, Mass, January 3, 1890, NN. B.—Be sure to get HOOD’S SARSAPARILLA Sold by all druggists, $1;sixfor $5. Prepsredenly by C. L HOOD & OO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maa. ; 1 100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR Trea: Trew:: Tren :1: SCRATCH! SCRATCH!! SCRATCH!!! This is the condition of thousands who suffer dsys of misery and nights of sleepless agony from itching, bleeding, and burning eczemas aud other skin tortures, and who live in ignorance of the fact thatasingle application of the CUTICURA REMEDIES will afford instant rehef, and point to @ speedy, permapent, and economical cure. 4 CITY ITEMS. Bring Us — Order. We ee you money. Gran. Sugar not e Bertie pete aE ere e Live Grocery Men, 417 7th n.w. and 211 ith nw. te ps 5 Don’t Let Your Piano become Discord- ant and Out of Repair; it ruins « child's tice. Send for V. Beckenr, 801 9th st. class work. Tuning: Square $1.50; Grand $2. 3* No Man, Woman, or Child of today will ever live to see # year without a 9 in it, and it will be just as impossible to find a household without our 9, judging by its daily ineri sales. spy Wueerer & Witsox M'r’s Co, Office 437 9th st. nw. ja7-lmo The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., 501 and 503 7th st, cor, 7th and En.w. Best Granulated Sugar, 63¢ cents, in 10 Ib. lots only. to any one buying Tea or Coffee from us, Without Doubt our store is the most economical shopping place in this city. Best oods id reasonable Gran. 5 Sie. ra P. Merzoen, 41 ith and A100 ath 12 People have unanimously elected Dr. | Bus Cough Syrup to cure their cough, dc. 4 Piles! Piles!—Dr. Williams’ Indian fe int in me cniy once oct for Blind, Bleeding or Itching Piles ever discovered. It menar or a Myre. Co., valine i he ol Star Water. Star 8) ‘ater for sale in bot- tles and by tbe g! y all Sax’ . Pacer, mt, ta, ' ffee call on us. it Ma&P. 417 7th and 2108 14th. Castoria. the woods and waited for her coming. When | | Looe mvstc HALL = = == Atmavens. GRAXD HOUSE Every Evening Only Matinee CHARLES WYNDHAM, MISS MARY MOOKE, the Apa LONDON CRITERION COMPANY. TONIGHT AND SATURDAY EVENING, ‘The New Three-Act Comedy, THE CANDIDATE, By Justin McCarthy, MP, And A PRETTY PIPCE OF BUSINESS. FRIDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MATINEE, iD GARRICK, Preceded by the Kxquinite Parce, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. Next Week—J. K. EMMET IN UNCLE JOR. TS NOW ON SALE. SECOND ND CONCERT, THURSDAY EVENING, FeBKUAkY 13, By the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. A. NIKISCH, CONDUCTOR. SOLOIST—The accumylished coucert meister and ‘rst voilin of the orchestra, MR. FRANZ KNEISEL. Overture, “Sakuntala’ : «, Goldmark Mendelas cia unanD « with SSureervedietn 8 tia < 150 etd Fisk Cove, ¥ST Pon are DUDLEY & NORTH: Mocencee Sure ae FoR, des Finley “and: Wn Draus Be shooting after matc! Pree for ail, = “ JK EBNAN'S NEW WasmtNorox Tm are: bog AE ALO erenen The Palace Vaudeville Theater of America. Ladies’ Matinees Thursdays and seturdaye, E EY Ps ves ERE > aMy ry DES Sus STAR SPECIALTY ©o. FROM HYDE & BEHMAN’S BROOKLYN THEATER Next Week—NIGHT OWLS, 16 NEW NATIONAL THEATER, a oa Every Evening, Wednesday aud Saturday Matinecs— HOYT'S Great Character Study, A BRASS MONKEY, A Satire on Superstition. NEXT WEEK, NAT. C. GOODWIN, IN A GOLD MINE. Seve now on cate, — JE ew National THEATER BEGINNING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, Engagement of ‘MB. NAT. ©. GOODWIN IN A GOLD MINE. SEATS NOW ON SALE. ‘Mr. Goodwin's success was unmistakable, and he won At by the legitimate means of the comodiau —Niw York World, 10-3t FO YOUNG MEN. . Dr. W. A. Hammond, S1 om General, U S.A. (re- tired), will lecture atthe T.MCA., 1400 New York ave.niw., FRIDAY, February t Spm, on the “Proper Care of the Mind.” Admission free. (osGkeGaTionaL cu CH. THE STODDARD LECTURES. SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, AND TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, NAPOLEON, FROM CUBSICA TO THE THRONE. ‘The Birth Of the Cwsar And Earlier Of The ‘Career 19th Century. Embellished with Magnificent Illustrations. Feb, 12 and 14, “Napoleon, No. 2; 15 sud 17, “Ber lin in 1889," 18 and 19, “Switzerland” Admission, 500, ; Reserved seats, Toc. Secure seats n advance st J.F. Ellis & Co.'s, 937 Pennsylvania ave, BURDITT & NORTH. Managers. JOREIGN WATER COLOKS AND ELCHINGS Froi the collection of Kobert M. Lindsay, 11th and Walnut sts. Philadelphia, Water Colors by M. Guyon (Salon medal 88). k- Grivaz (who rauks with Teloir), Adrien Marie, Miche!-Lanyelier, Jobu Varley, the best English landscape artist iu Water Colors, Isa” Jay. F. 2 Underhill and others EVOHINGS by Male, Koopping. Courtry, De Loe aud he Sullowing ew subjects THE Bi a by etched by A Visit to this Exhibition, NOW OPEN AT 1107 PENNA, AVE, ‘M. W. GALT & ©0,."8 GALLERY, Is earnestly solicited, as a collection of this high class is rarely or has never been shown in th 5 Exhibition in charge of Mr. Thomas Ferris. {4-4 5 SCOLN MUSIC HALL. NY™ ASAP EvESiNo, Febnoany 7, GEORGETOWN AMATEUK ORCHESTRA, }U performers, J KASPAK, Conductor, Assisead by Miss Aunje A. Parke, Cornet Coe ot — : Miss Bertha Bopraue, and Mr. "Aduulaaion 30 cents, £5.38 Beginning Thursday Morning, will sell Single Season Tickets (Gallery). First Concert WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12. AEMINIUS. CHORUS OF 150; ORCHESTRA OF 45. Ppauew Buow TueaTER of February 3. i ee ae Bae, GRO. C. STALEY, In Bis Unrivaled Success, Strong Nes “Gontemen, Hear the Seset nonas of the ral Bis. sialey carston Lisown scenery and propertie “Tet thig production, Morin fae WEEK ILLUSTRATI xt Week- NS rER at WILLARD Week except Wednesday ané ash ()¥= MONTES LESSONS FOR 63 O** MFEE SEES Soro 2th MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND LECTURER, Prof. and Mra. NISSEN, INSTKUCTOKS. | ja31-Ot° PAIR IN ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH HALL, TO Fe balla Bs pastoral henitionce, je18-1mala Janusry v2 to February 1860. (CLERIES. 1406 WILL GU: Tecoma ae geste Eeieseh pci bene ig ans STORIES IN PICTU at church, FRIDAY E' eS 7, 1890. =a 50 conte at music store == soceamin ________ STAGE EXCURSIONS. _ \—F STAGE LINE AT 2: Gexrs Sums Scouse RE, Tg ous Senn Tus Trousos-Hovsroxs Exzcrs - COMPANY, G90 Atientic avenue, Boston, Mass, en See eee,