Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1890, Page 1

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Shares are 82.50 per month. $1,000 advanced on each share. Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantages of the Association are furnished upon application... THOMAS SOMERVILLE TNO_JOY EDSON, Sec'ry. at Of Trade rooms. second floor, DAY EVENING the 14tn inetaee oe ae instant, a7 portant matters will be " Shcelus desired. comer WE HAVE SECURED AGENCY OF H.W. John's Manufscturing Co. Asbestos Ma: teciais, Fire Proof Paints, Cemeaita, &. Best line of ‘ manufactured. Ty wes. LEWIS & CO. £14-3t___Office 929 F «t., opp. Atantic Buiiding @= THE LOVERS OF GOOD SOUPS, ESPE- i < cially the Ladies, are invited to call at C. ¢. Bryan's, 1413 Now ‘York ave, u.w., SATURDAY, Feb. 15, and MONDAY, Feb 17, from 11 a.m. to five p. mi.. and sample the Celebrated French Soups made by the FRANCO-AMERICAN FOOD CO., NEW YORK, Which will be Served Hot to All Who Call. Bea sayings AND ‘BUILDING As- SOCIATION. 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Bpecialty No. 2. 75 pairs Colored MADRAS CURTAINS, 33 yards Keduced from 84 to 82.25, Bpecialty No. 3. 0 pairs Colored MADRAS CURTAINS, extra fine educed from 85 to #2.75 per pair. An the spiesse measure the room for us us to show you FURNITURE DEPARTMENT ‘We are also offering GREAT INDUCEMENTS ‘Too numerous to quote. JULIUS LANSBURGH, ba] 13th and F sts. AT CosT. FRENCH GAUZES. FOR EVAi iG WEAR, ¥19 719 In order to make room for our spring purchases we BALL, DINNER AND EVENING WEAR 45-inch Striped Gauzes with Silver and Gold Tinsel, fm White and Silver, Cream and Gold, Cardinal and 45-inch Fancy Striped Gauzes, in Cream and Gold, ‘Brue and Silver, Pink snd Gold, Blue and Gold, Maize | ¢! Gold, Black and Gold. Reduced to 9Uc. ; former ee 81.25. 45-inch Chenille Striped Gauzes, with Tinsel, in ‘Whiteand Silver and Cream and Gold. Reduced to 46-inch Embroidered Gauzes, with Satin Stripes, in Cream, Blue, Pink, Cardinal, Gray and Maize.” Re- ‘@uced to $2.25; former price $2.75. ‘Two Pieces of Very Handsome Embroidered Mous- Peline de Sole, in Pink and Blue, 434 yards each, 46 fuches wide, the regular price of which was $10. Be- Guced to 86. 45-inch Floss Striped Nets, in Blue, Maize, Nile snd Cardinal. Reduced to #1; former price $1.35, ‘We invite an early inspection of these goods, before the assortment of colorings are broken. . B G@. Davis, 231 719 Market Space, corner Sth st. Beronz Tazo Sroc WILL MAKE A DISCOUNT OF 20 PER CENT ON ALL CASH SALES, FRANK M. LEWIS, JEWELER AND SILVERSMITE, 1215 PENNA AVA Established 1840. gilt GOODS MAREED IN PLAIN FIGURES, “*Gounex Curae PEACHES, RIVERTON PACKED, Gly label), VERY LARGE AND Luscious, AT 30 CENTS a cam. % W, BURCHELI, 1325 Fat aw, Ro. gosta] fee. : re ‘ by Litx1 3 , , and Job N ite. S ~t da. 7. . Xo ix iit : he > tix ait. ‘The above lings are made up of the finest grades of earpets, the colors and desicus being very de: Re WASHINGTON, D.C. February 13, 1890. ‘The public are hereby notified that from this date T Will not be responsible for my wife's debts, Hellen C. Mitchell, and my customers are reqnested to hercafter settle all bills with me personaily aud under no cireum- stances to pay any bills that are due me to my wife. 114-30" JOHN M. MITCHELL, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT GEORGE M. GRIFFIN is no longer in the employ of the Was! Gas Light Company, and is FP adapnnonine to receive or receipt for money due eed “CHARLES B BAILEY, Secretary. _ WE WISH TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION tour SPKING OVERCOATS. The styles are very attract prices. a ve #0 "Gk. SPRANSY, 434 7th at. SPIRITUALISM AT WONN'S HALL, 721 ‘Oth st. u.w., TONIGHT, 7:0. . Feb- rusry 14, Miss Maggie Gaule of Baltimore. Wonder ful Test Medium. 1 @~e-> THE LAW OFFICES OF MESSRS ALBER’ = G. Riddle and Henry E. Davis have been re- moved to the Fendall Building, cor. of 44 and D. sts. nw. 113-30" fi -]@=> SPECIAL BARGAINS OFFERED IN PIANOS. octave Rosewood Chickering, 850. -octave Rosewood Dessan. -octave Kosewood Groversteen and “octave Rosewood Guild Fuller. & Co,, four round cor- ners. 1 Z-octava Rosewood Steinway. Also a complete assortment of new Pisnos at very Fourouable prices, Old Fianos taken in exchange at ‘ul i jue. DROOP, - {1 —— ce IN Fe atce tai i Seniator HW. Blais NG, Feb ry x 3 ator H. W. ir reside. Addresses ‘by Mrs, J. Ellen Foster of Towa ‘and Joc will’ preside. Addresses by lows "nd ‘other distinguished speakers. All invited. ==> NOTICE ISHEREBYG THAT BOOKS ‘of subscription to the Capital Stock of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co., incorporated y the General Assembly of Virzinia (act approved be opencd at the office of Mr. rf Chas. C ier of 9th D sts., Wash- i February 19, 1890. ers ‘shall control supervise the suiue: Meuers. Chas, C. Duncanson, Callahan and Levi Woodberry. CHAS. G. DUNCANSON, JOHN CALLAHAN. ‘Chairman, Secretary, Washington, D. ©, February 12, 1890. 113-3t ALL PERSONS ARE WALNED FROM i bayue W. i. BERRY any bills rendered by no longer in our employ. eis Cer SPEPCIT & DRIPPS._ ER CHINIQUY, THE EX-PuIEST ui€ and Apostle of Temperance of the persouul friend of President Lincul, who ‘him against G this week between G Se SEED PROPOSALS FOR THE PUR, an ‘chase in bulk of the stock of Fine Boots Shoes in store No. 1024 7th st. uw. will be by % o'clock m reserved. ayRls, to c f12-3t Assisenee of A. F. Moran, @ NATIONAL TEMPERANCE — SOC Rey. T. L. Cuyler, D.D., of Broo} he undersi he right to reject any and all bi For particulars and permission to exuaine PHAS W. DARK, cy ve. rey, D.D., of thin city. Music by a quar- ‘voices, The public is cordially invited. EXHIBITION OF THE ONE-MINUTE Coffee and Tea Pots all this week at 1209 F 1 flee Pots, fee ‘and Urus for sule. 112-4t GEO. NS. FIETH ISSUE OF STOCK, ANACOSTIA BUILDING ASSOCIATION. ASSETS FEBRUARY 1, 1500, $21,965.44. oo - rs 965.44 i President. A. M. GREEN, Secretary. 111-6¢ qo CARD.-PENDING EXTENSIVE IMPROVE- ments I ain at » reat disadvantage in show- ing my stock, I deem it @ favor if intend: purchasers will defer their orders until the fo Ps of next week, when I shall be read; ly with a new spring stock and comparative & new and larwer store. G. WAKFIELD SIMPSON, Expert in Trousers, cor, Oth and G sta. uw. fil IST, HAS KE- fe B.w. to 1209 £10-6¢ bening Stat, WASHINGTON, D.C.. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1890. TWO CENTS. Washington News and Gossin |FROM THE CAPITOL. Index te Advertisements rg i ER REVVER ESCH IE SVIVIIISTAVRESIVWIVGHKENEHIATISAWEHEOUaZ ww FOR RENT (Hatxs) FOR RENT (Rooms) FOR RENT (87aBxz8).. FOR RENT (Houses) tt H rayeieey SETS eeeeyg MONEY TO LOAN, NOTARIES PUBLIC OCEAN STEAMERS. POTOMAC RIVER BO. PIANOS AND ORGANS,, SPECIAL NOTICES. . SUBURBAN PROPERTY, SUMMER RESORTS, WANTED (Houses), WANTED (Srruations) WANTED (Mrscrtuangous) TTT gee WINTEK RESORT! Govensmext Receipts Topar.—Internal revenue, $387,321; customs, $1,782,296. Topay’s Bonn Orrers aggregated $119,000, a8 follows: Registered 4s, $70,000, $22,250 at 124; registered 43s, $22,750; coupon 43¢8, $4,000 at 104%. ait the 4s and the $22,750 43¢8 were offered by national bank depositaries, Disparnev.—John C. Starkweather of this city has been disbarred from practice before the Interior department, Tue Posrmaster Gexenat is receiving many letters commending his plan for a government telegraph service. Leasep ror Storage Purposes.—A lease has been entered into by the Secretary of the Inte- rior forthe useof rooms in the McDowell building.at the corner of Massachusetts avenue and North Capitol street, for storage purposes for the census office, Scot AS Gen. ALBERT Onpway returned this morning from New York, whither he was summoned by telegram on important business on Wednesday. Navat Orpers.—Passed Assistant Engineer Charles F, Nagle ordered to duty at the New York navy yard. The orders of Commander George E. Wingate to command the Nipsic are revoked and he is granted six months’ sick leave. Aone THE Present’s Caters this morn- ing were Senators Dawes, Pierce. Casey and Cockrell, Representatives Perkins, Mason, Gest, Dorsey, J. D. Taylor and Carter, ex-Secretary Delano, Hon. Martin Maginnis of Montana, Judge Martin of Oklahoma. G, M. Lamberton of Nebraska, H. Y. Litchfield of Boston, Gen, Jobn 8. Witcher, U.8.A., G. H. Davis of Phila« delphia and John Meigs and party of Potta- town, Pa, Anuy Onpens.—First Lieut. John H. Gard- ner, ninth cavalry, has been ordered to special duty at Jefferson barracks, Mo. First Licut. F. 8. Calhoun, fourteenth infantry, has been re- Rocte?. unfit for further active service. The letail of First Lieut. R. W. Dowdy, seventeenth infantry, for duty under the direction of the governor of Tennessee has been extended until June 1, 1890. Capt. L. W. Crampton, assistant surgeon. has been ordered to relieve Maj, Henry McElderry, surgeon, as a member of the army retiring board at Chicago. q=> PURELY MUTUAT. THE TAKOMA PARK BUILDING ASSOCIATION, Office, 629 F at. a. w, Benj. F. Leighton, president. Judge Thos. J. Miller, vice president. J. Vance Lewis, secretary. Samuel Ross, treasurer. Shares $100, payable 81 monthly. Toatis made in the District farylaud. Shares can be taken at an; time, Dues payable ou or before the 10th of eac! menth. Call at ollice for prospectus and information. 3-7 MAJ. GEORGE A. ARMES HAS ESTAB- lished 9 new office at 1405 F st. n.w, and prey toive some excellent bargains to those who apply for real estate in the northwestern section of the ty offers several elegant residences, fur. oF unfar., in select locations mm city limits at extra Daryaius. cy => NOTICE—I TAKE PLEASURE IN IN- forming my frieuds and the public ‘that 1 will open MARCH 1, 1500, at my uew store, 1406 14th ‘strect northwest, a full line of Paints, Oil, Glass, Artist Materials, where all orders will receive my per sonal aud careful attention. _16-20t° GALUSHA A. RIGG! cae CAV. a y Kahges. Telephone call, SS4-:i. ~~ <q == JOHN B. CLARK, JOHN JOHNS, D. A. McKNIGHT. CLARK, JOHNS & MCKNIGHT, Attorneys-at-Law, 141 Practice before Committees and the Executive Departments, tin =>THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE = Stockholders of the ARLINGTON FIKE LN- UKANCE COMPANY for the District of Columbia: for the election of nine Directors 10 serve for the eu- suing year will be beld at the office of the Company, 1303 is aye, nw, Meuday, Feburary 24, 1800. Pol open ~* } and close at 3 pm. Mazv-dtd PRANK T- RAWLINGS, Secretary. HAVING LEASED THE PREMISES AD- Joining ours now occupied by the Fair and as we to convert the two stores into one mam- moth establishment aud to make room for the builder, we will clear our entire stock of Millinery id Wraps 50. it below cost; now is your Theccure io KING'S PALA wel s 4 7th at.) ==>TH® WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST ANY, ATAL, $1,000,000. TEMPORARY OFFICES! 1001 F street n.w. Previous to the erection of the Company's Building, 3 sts. n. MONEY Loan OX COLLATERAL AND ON stl Secured Loans, guarauteed’by the Company, INTEREST PAID. ‘Call on or correspond with us. B. H. WARNER, President, W. B. ROBISON, Secre' <a THE PLACE FOK CHANDELIERS AND FIXTURES FOR Gas, C.A. MUDDIMAR, 1206 Fat. 28 CERTIFI ‘OF STOCK, UES | at 4 secure G. GEDNE: “sr = — Toth and I D streets (Post bauldlie.> Bee ™ TNiaeace te iacoe ata ABE DEAR AT ANY PRICE. px Ay ‘Qmm.. 3:30 to 4:30 and 6 to 7 p.m ‘SHOES, KTC., aT WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY'S GO0D¥EAR RUBBER COMPANY, conkR 900 9th st. ow, JOHNSON BROTHERS, ‘MELVILLE LUIDSAL, Manager. asce | eon ‘Buslusive Sales Agents, Postmaster GEeNeRal, WANAMAKER went to Philadelphia last night and participated in the celebration of the thirty-second anniversary of rete Sunday schdol, of which he is superin- ndent A Contract Awarnpep.—The contract for furnishing and putting in slate base in the cor- ridors and galleries of the pension building has been awarded to Magill & Eliasonof this city for 37 cents per foot, ———_—_. Personat.—Ex-Mayor M. N. Nolan of Albany, T. C. Wallace of Tacoma, Washington, Geo. L. Thompson and Edward Stevens of Philadel- phia and Samuel Hurt of Abingdon, Va, are at Chamberlin’s.—W, 8. Ballon of Montana, C. H. Knight of Boston and Samuel McClure of Pittsburg are at the St. James.—Jobn Stokes Adams of Philadelphia, J, Lynch Pendergast and wife, Mra. Oliver P, C, Biting, Miss E. N. Hills and George W. Fairchild of New York, T. Merrick, Miss Merrick and Miss Heynard of Holyoke, Mass., Chas. G. Higgins of Brooklyn, W. A. Foster of Boston and Chas, H. Cramp of Philadelphia are at the Normandie. — Messrs, Rufus H. Darby and Jesse H. Wilson bave re- turned from a business trip to New York.— Hon. D, B. Searle, jadge seventh judicial dis- trict, Minnesota, formerly a resident here, is at the Hamilton fora few days.—The Boston symphony orchestra, A. Fields of Now York, L. y. Spear Duluth, T. 'G. Ely of New York,’ 0. W. Crawford of Kansas City are at Willard’s,— C. W. Cole of Cincinnati, O. L. Spalding of St. Jobns, Mich., C. Cushing of San isco are at the Ebbitt.——W. E. Underwood of New Orleans, 0. Forney of New York, Mra, Me+ Clellan Brown, Miss C. Brown and Miss Lizzie Durbin of Cincinnati are at the Ri, —c. H. Hopkinson of Manchester, Eng., Kauf- man of New York, Charles Higgins of Brooklyn andL. R, Anthem of England are at the Arlington.—Ex-Kepresentative Adams of New York gave a luncheon in honor of Hon, Henry Watterson at Chamberlin'’s yesterday afternoon, THE NEW COMMISSIONER, Col. Robert Assumes Office and the Board is Reorganized. Shortly before noon today Maj. Raymond entered the District building, accompanied by Col, Henry M. Robert, the new Engineer Commissioner. They had just arrived from Philadelphia, and as they entered the building the first person to greet them was a Srar representative, The gentlemen retired to Maj. Raymond's old room, where the clerks of the engineer department DISCUSSING THE CODE. Five Minute Speeches in the House—Talk About Pensions, ———-—__ COLOR LINE IN THE SENATE. The Subject Incidentally Up in Debate. ——_. THE SENATE. Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar was one to transfer the revenue marine to the naval establishment, Mr. Sherman's resolution, offered yesterday, to proceed today (after the morning business) to the consideration of bills on the calendar under rule 8 was taken up and agreed to. At 12:30 the Senate chamber was so darkened by a passing storm that there had to be a tem- porary suspension of business untit the gas was ighted over the giass panels in the ceiling. ‘Then the Senate proceeded to the cousider- ation of bills on the calendar under rule 8, BILL PASSED. The following bills, among others, were House bill for the relief of the sufferers pee wreck of the United States steamers enton and Vandalia and the stranding of the paeat States steamer Nipsic at Apia, Samoan THE LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY. Abill to increase the endowment of the Louisiana state university and agricultural col- lege gave rise to considerable debate. Mr. Gibson explained the circumstances which rendered the passage of the bill neces- sary. A portion of the funds of the institution, he said, had been invested in Louisiana state bonds, and these bonds had been scaled down by fel ep iar 40 per cent and the rate of interest reduced. In addition to that loss the buildings had been destroyed by fire. The bill granted 46,000 acres of public lands in the state, which were very ior lands and not likely to be home- steaded. le mentioned, in passing, that the first president of the college had been Gen. Wilham Tecumseh Sherman. Mr. Ingalls remarked that the bill did not present an equitable claim to his mind. There was no delinquency or omission on the part of the United States. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES. Mr. Morrill also indicated opposition to the bill and mentioned incidentally that he pro- prosed to introduce at this session a bill to make further provision for agricultural col- leges. He stated the original agricultural college bill contained a provision that if, by apy con- tingency the fund invested should be lost or diminished, it should be made good by the state, so that the capital of the fund should re- main unimpaired, and asked whether the state of Louisiana had fulfilled that condition. Mr. Gibson could not say that the state of Louisiana had literally complied with the act, but it had granted $10,000 a year for the sup- port and maintenance of the institution and tuition in it was free. THe COLOR LINE, Mr Ingalls inquired whether in this school there was any distinction made between col- ored and white children, Mz. Gibson—There is, Mr. Ingalls—Am I to understand that in this school none but white pupils are admitted? Mr. Gibson—Yes, eno Ingalls—I cannot recognize that doc- e, Mr. Gibson—But we have andther school similar to this, which is supported by the state, and in which colored pupils alone are taught: os that school is ina very flourishing condi- ion. Mr. Plumb said that he had supported the bill in the committee on pnblic lands, and he gave it now his unqualified assent, As to the exclusion of colored pupils from this school, he reminded the Senate that a majority of Senators had voted several times for a*bill appropria- ting 270,000, 000that recognized the same distinc- tion. He had voted agaist that bill, but not on that ground. He took it that in no state (certainly not in Kansas) ‘was the commingling of white and black pupils made ® condition precedent for an appropriation of money. It was true that whatever diminution there was in the fund had grown out of the tur- pitude or misconductof the Louisiana state authorities, but it wasa fact, nevertheless, that a misfortune had fallen on this institution by reascn of a depletion of its funds, for whic! the institution itself was not responsible, Mr. Hoar, referring to the exclusion of colored pupils from the Louisiana state university, suggested that the bill should be amended s0 as to give like benefits to the colored university there, THE HOUSE. Not more than two dozen members were present when the House met ut 11 o'clock in continuation of Thursday's session, Mr. Stewart (Ga.) and Mr. Reilly (Pa.) en- tered emphatic protests against the adoption of the proposed code, and the action of Speaker Reed was defended and upheld by Mr. Raines (N.Y.) Mr. Barnes (Ga,) said that the democrats had been told that the Jeffersonian system of gov- ernment was to be overthrown and the Hamil- tonian system inaugurated. No one could go farther than he in admiration of Hamil- ton. but he could not forget that Hamilton's system had been unqualified|; Fefected by the fathers of the republic. He (Mr, Barnes) objected to the removal of the obstructions which had for a hundred years stood as a barrier against the public treasury, against the advocates of subsidies, against those men who would build up the money power, Now the school of Jefferson was to be relegated to the rear and the new school of policy was to be ushered into existence, DEFENDING THE SPEAKER. Mr. Kelley (Kan.) defended the Speaker's course and alluded to the Speaker's reference to the ruling of Gov, Hill when presiding over the New York senate. The Speaker was a modest man, but ifin the course of human events it came to be that the republican party put the name of Tnomas B. Reed at the head of its presidential ticket in 1892, and the demo- cratic party in ite wisdom put atthe head of its ticket the name of David B. Hill, the demo- crate would go before the country and claim for David B. Hill the credit for the advance which had done so much good for liberty, IN A GENTLEMANLY MANNER. Mr. Pendleton (W. Va.) said that while he had strongly dissented from the rulings of the Speaker he had always done so in a gentle- manly manner. [Applause,] Theretore he was surprised to see in a western r which circulated largely in his district (where he had 300 or 400 warm republican friends) a statement that when he was unseated the democrats would lose s valuable man, as he had been foremost in hurling violent epithets Howes metoly deuyitg = te republican Seg ined the world’s fair, submitted a report, which was ordered printed and recommitted, THE RULES AGAIN, The consideration of the rules was then pro- ceeded with, Mr. Bynum (Ind.) offered an amendment providing that when any bill for the increase of pension or for granting pensions not formerly provided for is pending it shall be in order to offer an amendment providing by taxation for the payment thereof, Mr. Thomas (Wis,) 0} d the amendment, declaring that its object was to bury all pension legislation in the House. BELIEVES IN A PENSION TAX, Mr. Spinola (N.Y.) controverted this propo- sition and asserted that the democratic side of the House would be found true as steel to the real interests of the veterans of the country, Soe that a ——— be placed espe- cially tor the ose of paying pensions. Mr. Allen ( Mich.) was glad that this hein- ous amendment sprang from the brain of gentleman trained in indiana politics, belong- ing to that class of men who were peace men in war and war men in e. This proposi- tion (disguised as it might be) was intended to thwart any attempt to alleviate the condition of soldiers by any further pension legislation. Mr. Clements (Ga.) in supporting the amend- ment expressed his belief that the soldiers did not demand extravagance in the granting of pensions. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) said that the veteran soldiers of the country understood that the pending amendment was the most thoroughly antagonistic and hostile proposition ever made on the floor of the House, It had first been made by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Morrison), Where was that gentleman now? To gentlemen on the other side he would say that they would have to go on record on this amend- ment, and if they voted for it the trumpet of the political Gabriel would never CALL THEM TO JUDGMENT AGAIN, Mr. Bynum inquired why the republicans had not put the democrats on record two years ago on this very proposition, instead of filibuster- gs Hares a vote, ir, Grosvenor replied that there had been no other way to defeat the bitter hospitality shown to the soldiers of the country. When hostility to the old veterans was rife filibustering was atriotism. [Applause on republican side.] ‘he soldiers understood this proposition, and he proclaimed that there would be at tached to no set of rules a more deadly piece of parliamentary mechanism to destroy the rights of the soldiers, THE SOLDIERS’ EYES. Mr. Bynum said that gentlemen could not ull wool over the eyes of the soldiers, So far Pl as his record had been made in this House he had been in favor of every pension measure that had been reported to the House from a committee, and he was ready to vote for every such measure. But he proposed that there should be money in the treasury to pay the pensioners, He did not propose that the river and. harbor bill, the French spoliation bill and the direct tax bill should take the money out of the treasury, and that members shouid go home and say to the veterans that there was no money to pay the pensions of soldiers. He proposed to say that there was money that could not be used for any purpose but the pay- ment of pensions, Mr. Bynum’s amendment was rejected—yeas 96, nays 164. THE WORLD’S FAIR BILL. Report of the House Committee—How it is Proposod to Choose the Site. Mr. Candler of Massachusetts made a unani- mous report to the House this morning from the world’s fair committee. The report strongly recommends the holding of the fair as a suita- bie commemoration of the great discovery of Columbus and illustrative of the wonderful de- velopment of the new world. It takes the ground that the celebration should be national and that the nations of the world should be in- vited to attend and take part in it, TWO BILLS SUBMITTED. The committee state that it was impractica- ble to report one bill that would suit any of the sites proposed, and that they therefore submit two bills, one of which is applicable ta Wash- ington and the other to the three other cities, Aresolution is attached to the report provid- ing that these bills shall be discussed, and that on the day following the close of the discussion avote shall be taken on the selection of the site, HOW THE VOTE SHALL BE TAKEN. ‘The manner provided for taking the vote is that the name of each member shall be called and he shall name the city he desires to vote for. If on the first vote no city has a majority of the votes cast the call shall be repeated un- til some site gets a majority, WHAT THE CELEBRATION SHOULD BE, The report concludes with the following ex- pression of sentiment upon the general project of a world’s fair: “For years the people of the United States, in great numbers, with enthusiasm and unanim- ity, in various ways, by petitions, resolutions, in the public press and through their repre- sentatives in Congress, have signified their earnest desire that the four hundredth anniver- sary of the discovery of America by Christo- pher Columbus should be recognized and com- memorated by this nation in 1892, They would have this generation record its grateful appreciation of the genius and the courageous faith of this great man, whose life and services contributed so much to the progress and elevation of mankind, and not only the people of this country but the nations of the world should be invited to participate and con- tribute to the grandeur of the celebration. Itis indicated by a recognized public senti- ment that this celebration shall include appro- riate ceremonies and a world’s fair and ex- ibition unsurpassed and unequaled, a ble, by any national commemoration has preceded it. “The committee unanimously presenting this report believe that the celebration pro- posed adeserved recognition of the great services of Christopher Columbus and that it will lead people of the United States to appreciate with greater patriotism the beneficence of free institutions andthe achieved national greatness of their country, and that by the interchange with all our people and those of other nations who will be brought together the material interests and prosperity of all will be promoted.” EARLY ACTION LOOKED For, It is expected that the report will be called up the first of next week andthe matter will then be promptly disposed of. At the present time it looks as if Washington's chances were ¢er better than those of any other city. There a very general belief that if the celebration - an at ne it = wolyaba pee The New ‘ork legislature oug! we knocked out New York's chances, MEW YORK WANTS IT POSTPONED. At the meeting of the world’s fair committee today before the report was adopted a motion was made in the interest of New York to post- pone the fair until 1893. A loud cry of protest ‘was made » and it was agreed House the New York ht make the New men it the House PARNELL ACQUITTED. —a___ The London Press Unites in the Verdict. sienna BLOODY RESULT OF AN ELECTION. A Hundred Men Engaged in a Free Fight Over Town Bonds, ——____ THE DAY'S BUDCET OF WIRE NEWS. HOW THEY LOOK AT IT. The Various Opinions Taken of the Parnell Commission’s Report. Dvnuix, Feb. 14—The Freeman's Journal, commenting on the Parnell commission's re- port, says thatthe Parnellites have been ac- quitted all along the tine and the findings of the commission virtually constitute a verdict against their accusers, The says the indicates that the iand league's work was connected with the increase in crime in Ireland. a Star (T. P. O'Conner's paper) claims that the report of the Parnell commission is a triumphant acquittal of ail the accused Parnellite members of the house of commons, The Telegraph is unable to say that the pro- tracted and costly investigation has borne very valuable fruit. The Standard says that while the verdict of the commission favors the accused in a few of the most heinous charges, of which few persons expected proof weuld be brought, there is more than enough behind to substantiate all that has been generally believed of the con- nection of the home rulers with a conspiracy against the law. The Pall Mall Gazette says the report of the special commission is a more complete vindica- tion of the Parnellites and a more sweeping condemnation of the Times than the most sanguine of home rulers ventured to hope for. If the view of the unionist press is right that the report convicts the Parnellitesas criminal conspirators, what must the ministers do with them? They cannot expel them from the house of commons. On the contrary they have promised already to introduce a bill hand- ing over the local government of Ireland to these convicted criminals, The ministers must dissociate themselves publicly from such views, otherwise they will find themselves in an em- barrassing dilemma. The Gazette admits that the judges dealt honestly with the facts presented to them, but says they had their prejndices. They were im- partiakin their conclusions, but have shown marked partiality in their distribution of ex- letives, hurling epithet after epithet at the irish members of the house without uttering one disapproving word for the forgeries of the tories, The Morning Post in its article on the Parneli commission report says: ‘We sincerely con- gratulate Mr. Parnell, who has unmis- takably, so far as his personal character is con- cerned, been the victim of gross injustice. It remains for the British electorate to esti- mate alike the acquittal of Parnell and the con- demnation of Davitt, though the honor is due to Davitt that be was the chief denuncia- tor ofcrimes and outrage.” The News says: ‘lhe report amounts toa practical acquittal, The commissioners have vindicated at once the character of the Irish leaders and the integrity of the Tmglish bench, Nobody will think the worse of Davitt, Dillon or O'Brien for having taken in a revolutionary struggle. Thisis not a moral offense. The vile calamny that their movement was based upon assassination is exploded, and recoils with terrible force upon those who uttered it. Three upright jadges, whose prejudices if they al any were all against home rule, have cleared public life from a dark and ugly cloud.” To Aid the Lepers. New York, Feb. 14.—Miss Amy Fowler, the young English woman who is going to devote her life to the care of the lepers of Molokai, was tendered a reception last evening at the residence of Richard F. Downing in Brooklyn. Many well known Brooklyn and New York peo- = — Mr. Downing i: sident of he American leper society recently organized to co-operate with the English society, of which the prince of Wales is the head and under whose auspices Miss Fowler goes to Molokai. This society will gather statistics about leprosy and try to discover means to check the disease. Miss Fowler will leave New York Monday and expects to sail from San Francisco for the Hawaiian Islands February 28, —_— A Penalty All Too Light. Prorta, Iut., Feb. 14—Ona plea of guilty Carl Herbert, the bigamist and embezzler, has been given one year in the penitentiary with five days at solitary confinement. Herbert beat Peorians out of $2,000 on a bogus check swindle and is wanted in Baltimore, Buffalo, Rochester, Philadelphia and in Germany. After leaving Peoria he married a girl in Ger- many, brought her to Philadelphia, robbed her of $2,000 and deserted her. He was living with his third wife when arrested in Baltimore, six weeks ago, ES Volatilized Varnish. Mrwavges, Wis,, Feb, 14,—Abrabam Eng- lish, aged thirty-one, and Wm. Diedrich, aged nineteen, were badly burned by an explosion in the Blatz brewery here iast night They were varnishing the inside of a big erm | vat and it is supposed nae the heat volatilized the varnish, which ignited from their lamp and ex- ploded, The vat was demolished. —_—>__ A Colored Mail Robber. Atuens, Ga., Feb. 14.—W. A. Pledger, jr., son of the noted negro politician, was arrested here yesterday for robbing the mails, Young Pledger was a clerk on the Lulu and Athens route and was arrested after he had bail he is opened a decoy letter. In default of still in jail, Brennan Won. Avrora, Inu, Feb. 14.—A seven-round glore fight occurred here shortly after 1 o'clock this morning between Reddy Brennan of Montana and John Eckert of Streator, IlL, for a purse of $250 and a side bet of $500. Brennan won in the seventh round on a foul, Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider, was referee. A Brave Old Man. VOX POPULL A Hundred Men Fight Over Election Returns and Several Hurt Fatally. ‘Wicarra, Kax., Feb. 14.—At Harper, 60 miles south of bere, the ballot boxes for four wards im a railroad bond proposition vote wore stolen Wednesday night, There was a bitter fight over the election Wednesday and it is supposed the proposition carried. The ballots for two precincts against bonds were not removed. In attempting to make arrests yesterday astreet fight was started, in which one hundred men or more participated. One man was killed and many were badly injured, several, it is thonght, fax tally. As far as kuown the names of the injured are: Tom Sabine, a cowboy, sinshed with a knife; has since died John Tylford, a merchant, mortal!y wou Robert C. Thomas, badly cut, and ono the bead with a club. Henry Morgan, shot in tn John Mulvey, cut in the left side and hit with a stone on the head and seriously injure Clarence Loga’ A badly bruised. Oscar shot in the neck: may r Saml. Clayton, left leg badly hurt by a builet; amputation bly necessary. Silas Adams, dangerous nife wound in breast, Thomas Olancey. inght- fully cnt on neck and shoulder, left car cat Mike Murphy, nose broken and left eye knocked out by a club. An unknown man % cut in ablomen so that his 1d; injuries likely to prove fatal = : Will Siga, Prrrsevno, Pa., Feb. 14.—Pitcher Gumbert, of last season's Chicago club, has accepted the terms offered him by the Boston Players league club and will sigu a contract with the club in a few days. ————— Wall Street Today. New York, Feb. 14.—The stock market this morning was dull and lifeless except for sugar Tefineries, St. Paul and Lackawanna, There was considerable irregularity in the market, but despite the strength show sugar and Chi- cago, St. Louis and Pittsburg preferred # drooping tendeucy appeared in th ral list, though the oniy really weak spot was Wisconsin Central. which react fractionally lower es than those of yesterday. The opening figures were gencrally slightly lower than those of last might, and among © stocks which showed any movement at all further slight losses were sustained. Sugar. after opening at 645. was pushed up by the cligue to 65%, from which point there was a par became promine the ¢ and was € te in the about 1 pature, how- ever, and at 11 o'clock the twas quiet and heavy at the lowest prices reached. <4 stent Jubliece Juggins Goes to Jail. Loxvos, Feb, 14.—A dispatch from Nice says that Benson, otherwise known as Jubilee Jug- gins, who was arrested for forging a check for £1,000, and whose friends, it is said, made the loss good, hus been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and to pay the costs of the prose- cution. ————— All Quiet at zibar. Zaxziman, Feb, 14.— Everything is quiet here, no trouble having arisen in consequence of the death of Sultan Khalifaben$Said and the acces- sion of his brother rnoid Ali, Two British gun boats have arrived here from Shanghai, The British sloop-of-war Gannett has sailed for Mombassa to insure the preservation of order there. Mombassa is picketed with native soldiers, Precautions have been taken to pro tect the missioa stations in that vicinity, The medical examination proved that the sultan died from sunstroke. Returned Broke. Battrwore, Feb. 14.—The British steamer Springfield, Capt. Robson, which sailed from this port yesterday moruing,bound for Amster- dam, with a heavy cargo of grain, returned this morning with gear broke. The accident hap- pened at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the Springfield was off the mouth of the Poto- mac river. ———— A Civil Service Dinner. Bartrwore, Feb. 14.—The civil service re- form association of Baltimore will entertain the United States civil service commissioners on Friday next at a dinner. No persons or administrations will be critised or compared _— Schooner Sunk. Fort Moynor, Va., Feb. 14.—Capt, Baker of the steamer Lady of the Lake reports that two schooners collided off Newpoint light this morning. The schooner Frank Baker was sunk and the other was badly damaged. The tug Kate Cannon of Norfolk has gone to her assist- ance, ——>_-__ The Iowa Legislature, Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 14.—The senate met this morning and adjourned over to next Tues- day afternoon, The house, after a number of fruitless ballots, adjourned till this afternoon, fe nomemmes’ A Baltimore Fallure. Barrons, Feb. 14.—George T. Brown, Jaa, Dorsey Brown and Thomas B, Brown, trading as Brown Brothers & Co., have filed im court a deed to Frank Gosnell, trustee, for the benefit of creditors. The bond tiled is £100,000, Brown Brothers were engaged in the perfumery business, ——~-—___ Australian Federation. Mexnovese. Feb. 14.—Sir Henry Parke's mo- tion in favor of colonial federation has been unanimously adopted by the colonial confer ence, iene ire. Mantroro’, Mass., Feb. 14.—Forest Hall block, a four-story wooden building, was partly burned this morning. Loss, $10,000; insured. For Other Telegraph News Sce Pages 2 and & AN ARMY PLUM. Paymaster General Rochester to Retire Tomorrow--Who Wil! Succeed Him? Paymaster Gen. Wm. B. Rochester of the army will become sixty-four years of age to- morrow, and will celebrate that event by re- tiring from office. He has been the occu- of this position at the head the pay department for eight years, and has in that time earned the reputa- tion of being one of the most eficicnt, faithful and careful accounting officers who ever served the government. He has never been a particu larly popular man in the army, though never an unpopular ‘one, owing to his somewhat reserved, retiring nature, but there is no one in the service who does not express the opinion that his administration of the financial affairs of the army has been a most suecessful one. It is the best compliment that the it can say of a man that his accounts CANDIDATES FOR THE VACANCY. His retirement will necessitate the appoint- ment of a new paymaster general, and in an- tici of that event several caudidates have