Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1890, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHIN CITY AND DISTRICT. 2 Advertising is profitable only when prop- erly done,—that is, in the medium sure to reach the largest number of those whose attention is sought. Money otherwise expended for that purpose is wasted. To expend it wisely, ad- vertise in Taz Star. It not only claims the largest circulation, but gives the figures, and swears to them! THE CANAL RAILROAD PROJECT. Debate in the Maryland Legislature— Rumor of Another Lease Scheme. ‘The proposal to lease the Chesapeake and Ohio cana! to the Washington and Cumberland railroad company occupied considerable of the time of the Maryland legislature yesterday. In the senate the bill to authorize the lease, being on its second reading. was, on motion of Mr. Wootton, made the special order for 12:30 o'clock next Tuesday. In the house Mr. Rich offered the following order: That the attorney general be and he is hereby requested to furnish the house by Wednesday next, if he can, his opinion upon the foilowing points in reference to the provisions of house bill No. 32 in reference to leasing the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the Washington and Cumberland railroad: 1. Are any of the provisions of the said bill in contlict with any of the provisions of the Constitution of this state ? , 2. Are any of the provisions of the said bill onerous on the state or impossible of perform- ance by it? . 3. Are the interests and property right of the state as fully protected by the provisions of the said bili as they can be consistently with the terms of the bid made by the Washington and Cumberland railroad company to the board of public works for a lease of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal? This gave rise to considerable debate. Mr. Shaw opposed the order, as he said it could have no other purpose than to delay the bill. Mr. Rich, arguing in favor of the adoption of the order, urged that the bill came fromthe railroad company and that thev should take care that the interests of the state were sufii- ciently guarded. Mr. Kilgour op; d the order. He said that the governor took into his consideration this Yexed question and if he had any doubt about its provisions he would have acted accordingly. ur. Meloy favored deliberate action. He could not see how Mr. Kilgour distinguished between the lease of ninety-nine years and ab- solute sale forbidden by the constitution of the state. TRE POTOMAC WATER POWER. Mr. Meloy spoke of the richness of the terri- tory through which the canal passed and of the greatness of the water power in the Potomac. Mr. Shaw said that after a full, clear investi- tion of the proposal and all it contained the ‘ighest official. im the state, the governor, rec- ommended that the proposal be accepted. Then in pursuance of that recommendation the committee of ways and means bring in a bill to = into effect the provisions of the proposed ase. Referring to what Mr. Meloy said about the ‘Vast possibilities of the water power of the Po- tomac, Mr. Shaw remarked that these “vast Possibilities” were not called to the attention of the people until this bid was made. and sub- mitted an abstract from a sworn statement of a Baltimore and Ohio offi made in the court at Washington to the effect that ‘the canal was deteriorating daily.” There was no desire, he said, to put this matter through hastily, neither was there any reason for unnecessary delay. Mr. Rich maintainé@ that there were differ- ences between the bill and the —— ap- proved by the governor. He urged that under the bill the state had no security for the 1844 bonds. The order offered by Mr. Rich was finally adopted by a vote of 58 to 23. On motion of Mr. Philbin the bill to lease the canal to the Washington and Cumberland railroad was then made the order for next Wednesday at 1 o'clock. AN OPINION EXPECTED EARLY. Wilt is expected that the attorney general's opinion will be before the legislature early next week. Mr. Laird hopes to have the bill amended so that the lessee will be required to Pay something like 225,000 to the canal-boat owners and others whose property will be ren- dered useless. President Gambrill of the canal company has sent a reply to the order of the Maryland senate Teqnesting him to state the amount now due by the Chesapeake and Ohio canal company for labor and materials furnished, and also the amount of floating ind-btedness of the com- ny. He says the amount remaining unpaid for labor and materiai from January 1, 1883, to January. 1590, is as foliows: Labor and materials, 255,651.99; pay of officers, $4,228; total, 259,879.93. Floating debt Poto- mac lock and dock company, 245,750; Chesa- peakeand Potomac telephone company, $1,242; Yotal debt, $109,871.93. ANOTHER LEASE SCHEME. The Annapolis correspondent of the Balti- more Sun says: “Another proposal for the lease of the canal is said to be seriously contemplated, and if it 1s shown that the legislature is in favor of that method of disposing of the waterway an amendment to the bill will probably be offered incorporating a higher bid. Mr. Warren E. Elliott of Norfolk, the newly-elected president of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad of the Atlantic Coast Line system, was in Aunapolis today and Mr. Ricker of Portland, Me., who has several thousand dollars invested in the Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line railroad, is also said to have been around this week. A confidential agent of New York capitalists, as the story goes, has been here within ® day or two. President Joseph B. Seth and ex-State Senator Tunis are in some way interested in the negotiations. If this project gets in active shape a railroad company is to be incorporated under the gen- eral law, and the canal-lease bill now pending will be accepted with all of its provisions, ex- cept that the consideration offered may aggre- gate 21,500,000. That is an advance of $100,000 or more above the Washington and Cumber- land railroad bid. A proposition to pay $50,000 to the canal-boat owners and others will aceom- pany the bid. The deal will probably include the Annapolis, Washington and Baltimore road. with an extension to the Potomac in Mont- gomery county, or a new line from the canal to the bay, and the new Baltimore and Eastern Shore road toa connection with Lewes, Del., and = Charles and Norfolk, by the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk road. By this route Lewes would be less than eighty miles from the bay and Cape Charles one hundred and forty miles. This would put a coaling station at the mouth of each bay. This is the Outline of a scheme which has occupied the at- tention of the Loe = concerned, and they are said to be eugaged im formulating the needful Papers. As yet it has not gone beyond the os stage, but large backing is claimed for a A Good Washington Hotel. Harry Askin, who travels ahead of the Casino Operacompany, tells a good story about fun- loving Jimmie Powers and a member of the C=ine chorus recently a from England, says the Boston (lole. Ihe company had just arrived in Washington, and the Fnglishman asked Powers for inforMation about the hotels, “Oh, there are lots of them here.” xuswered the comedian. “There's the Willard, the Arlington, the" — “But I mean a bloody good ‘ouse—one for ‘two and « ‘alf or three a day.” “It's a bang up hotel you want, is it, my boy? Well, there's the White House. How'll that strike you? “Is ita good “un?” “None better in the land. The Presidentand — sto) —_ all the time.” “Let's get a and drive hover, I'd like to see his nobs, you know.” a Arriving at the gate leading to the White House, Powers told his friend to go and engage the rooms. He would wait outside. In lows than three minutes the Britisher returned, looking ferocious enough to chew the joker into mincemeat. It was an hour or so before he became sufficiently calm to appreciate th Joke. Finaliy, however, he recovered sufi ‘ciently to relate his experience, as follows: “I went up to the door, don't cher know, an’ s age ema chap in buttons answered the bell. When I asked ‘im where the clerk's desk was he looked at me like as I was crazy, Qn’ said as there was no clerk at the White House except a man aw , A NARROW ESCAPE. An Infernal Machine Sent Through the Mails. From the ‘Times. John M. Mcbride, residing at No. 1221 north 4th street, received yesterday in his mail an infernal machine which might have occasioned him the loss of his life had its mechanism not not been defective. Letter Carrier Meister delivered a package to his youngest daughter, directed to him, in the morning between 8 and Yo'clock. It was neatly done up and carried two 5,a 10 and a 2cent stamp. McBride on receiving the package tore off the outer cover and then tossed it over to his son, who was in the room, saying that “he supposed it was more of that stuff from Washington.” He had received lately samples of seeds from the Agricultural burean ee ear the pack- age contained of that description. Charles J, McBride. his son, expericnced some difficulty in uncovering the box, which was ar- ranged with a sliding cover. When, however, it was opened it was found to be divided into three compartments, The middie was filled with gun cotton and the other two with gun- powder, while a series of blue-headed matches projected out of cach compartment. The matches were arranged in such a way that they would become ignited against a piece of emery paper _ inside the sliding cover of the x. Mr. McBride and son were aghast when they realized their narrow escape. On closer examination it was discovered that the matches hed become disarrauged, probably through the rough usage the box had received in passing through the post office. ‘Their escape from destruction was very fortunate. Did the Square Thing. From the Helens (Mont.) Herald. The train was just pulling out of Weston, Mo., for St. Joe, whenone of the passengers in the smoker put his head so far out of the window that a man near him felt it his duty to utter a note of warning. “Yes, it isa little risky,” replied the man as he puiled in his head and sat down, ‘but I was ioeking for a grave in that field. Reckon it has been ploughed under and forgotten.” “How did they happen to bury him there?” «It’s a sad story. gentlemen—very sad. It was just ten years this month, and I was living here then. A stranger came in from the west with three horses to sell and he acted so queerly that we clapped him in jail. He never nied that he stole "em and one night the boys turned out and hung him to a tree over there. That used to be our way of discourag- ing the business, aud I believe it is still prac- ticed farther west. We buried him near the tree and it was his grave I was looking for.” “Never denied it, eh?” queried one of the listeners. “Never did, ‘although we gave him every chance. Just a week from the time he was hung we found out that he was an honest, hon- orable farmer, living about forty miles below us, While he badn’t stolen the horses he had killed a man, and he no doubt believed that we were hanging him for that. We felt mean enough when we discovered that he was no horse thief and that all he had done was to pop a man over, and a Kansas man at that, and he must have been sadiy puzzled over our conduct, We made such reparation as we could, how- ever. Pow neanee ben dite “ 4 “Oh, we rounded up the grave, passed reso- lutions of sympathy for the wife, sent the horses on home and « few months later I went up and married the widow. She’s in the next car behind.” . —— i — No Longer Jealous. From the Chicaxo Tribune. A young married woman on the north side suddenly grew suspicious of her husband, who before his marriage had been “‘one of the boys,” and recently she determined to catch him. Monday he told her he had to go to the lodge. “That is only his excuse,” she said to her- self. ‘He'll not fool me this time.” As soon as he was around the corner she was after him inacab. The husband, oblivious of the espoinage he was under, went straight to the lodge hall. The cab was pulled up where a view of the hall entrance was secured and there watch was kept. “He will be down soon,” repeated the wife to herself, ad then Iwill catch him as he At 10 o'clock lodge was over and the husband came down stairs with the other members. The “shadow” in the cab was alert to catch every word, “Come. George.” she heard some one say, “let's have a drink before you go home.” “Not tonight,” she next heard in reply. “I must go straight home. My wife did not seem well and I am aaxious about her.” Then the husband started off homeward at a brisk walk. “Whip your horse,” the now crestfallen wife exclaimed frantically to the eabby, “I must get home before he does.” The welcome the husband received that night was a surprise to him. ‘This seems,” he said, “like old times.” ——— eo Catching a From the London Daily News, Letters trom the East India station give par- ticulars of an important capture of a slave dhow made a few weeks ago by her majesty’s steamer Reindeer. One of her boats in charge of a petty officer was proceeding into Chaki- chaki bay, in the island of Pemba, when a dhow was observed making for the inner har- ber, The officer immediately boarded her and was surprised to find that although whe dhow was a small one a large number of slaves were packed into her like herrings in a barrel; so crowded, in fact, was the craft that the ofticer was unable to count the slaves accurately and he at once towed the dhow toward the Rein- deer. The slaves and crew were transferred to her majesty’s steamer Pigeon and the dhow was sent to Bombay, where she was handed over to the court. It was then discovered that the vessel had on board no fewer than 124 slaves, ‘The inquiry before the prize court elicited the information that the dhow left Lindi with the slaves on board, the master having been promised ten Slaver. rupees a head for every slave landed alive at Pei During his voyage he passed three of her majesty’s ships—the Algerine, the Pigeon and the Boadicea—and escaped search in each instance. and was just making preparations to land his captives when the Reindeer’s boat overhauled him. ‘The dhow has been destroyed by order of the court, her captain and crew are in — and an amount calculated at £5a head for the slaves and £5 a ton for the dhow will be divided among the commander, the officers and men of the Heindeer. Their First Quarrel. From the Lawrence American, Mr. Newlywed—“Fanny, Uncle Tom's will isto be read tomorrow, and as I always was a favorite of the old gentleman’sIam sure to come in for something.” “Mrs. Newlywed—“‘Oh, how nice, Will! Then we can ive up this horrid flat and build a sweetlittle Queen Anne house in the country, and—' “You mean a brick house uptown.” “No, dear, a Queen Anne cottage with gables “Queen nothing, pet! I couldn't bear to live in a cottage, you know. What we waut is— “Nothing of the sort, Will! I want a cottage, and I can't live in an uptown,stuity——" “Stuffy, ch? I'd like to know what can be more stuffy than a little, squeezed Up one- story—" “Will, you mean thing! You are so unreason- able. and——" “Unreasonable. is it? 0d have you under- stand, Frances, that I am a very Teasouable a “No you are not! You never do anything I want you to, aud you always try to displease me. You are—” “Look here, madam, that will do! I took | you when you were without a cent, and you | promised to obey me, and now, when I have a | plan to make you happy, yoo——” --Happy! T could never be hoppy with such brute! if I had only known what you were, I never would have married you! “I wish you had then, for you are no wife for @ young, sensible mau, who likes to be peacefal and—" “Peaceful! Who started all this dispute, I should like to know?” “Why. you did!” didn't!” “Go, and be——" (slams the door.) Mr. entrees (next evening)—“Fanny,Uncle Tom didn't leave me a cent!” Mrs. Newly wi 1 (kissing him)—‘I'm so glad!” A jury in the New York court of common that the New Jersey should pay $500 for refus- colored copyright THE KNIFFIN CASE. The Grand Jury Exonerates Miss Pur- cell and Dr. Kaiffin. The grand jury at Trenton, N.J., returned their bills of indictments yesterday, but there was none found against Miss Emma Purcell or Dr. Kniffin for the murder of Mrs. Kniffin. Messrs, Beasley and Barton, the cousel for Miss Purcell and Dr. Kuiffin, were present when the grand jury appeared. They seemed anxious, as did the crowd of lawyers who crowded into the bar, to know what had been done by the jury in the murder case, After they had been discharged Mr. Beasley arose and asked on behalf of his clients whether an indictment had been found against them. Prosecutor Stockton replied that there had not. Mr. Barton then moved that the prisoners be discharged from their recognizances. Prosecu- tor Stockton replied that he had no objection so far as Dr. Kniffin was concerned, but he de- sired that Miss Purcell’s case be held in abey- ance and would like to have her held to answer to the next grand jury. Chief Justice Beasley held a short consulta- tion with Judge Stewart and then announced that it was the opinion of the court that no ground had been assigned by the prosecutor upon which the recognizances should be con- tinued. The case had been examined at great length by the coroner's jury and afterward b the grand jury; ro indictment being found, what ground was there for holding any one? The chiet justice did not think that there was any reason to hold that either of the persons charged would go away, even though they were discharged from their recognizances, and he therefore granted Mr. Barton's motion. Dr. Kniffin and Miss Purcell are now free. Mrs. Kniffin was murdered and there is no door at which to lay the crime. The police are very angry at the result and they are blaming the prosecutor. Dr. Kuiflin had three patients waiting tor operations when he was called upon by a reporter. He said he did not intend to leave the city and he would develop some things later which would prove his innocence. — cee A PARALYZED LOVER, His Lady Love Promises to Marry Four Men Within His Hearing. From the Louisville Commercial, Ata party given a few nights ago, a young man, who until that time had the reputation of being one of the happiest of men, saw what has changed him from the happiest of mortals to the most miserable, He stepped out upon the veranda to smoke and while there overheard his fiance acknowledge to being in love with the man she was then with, saw him kiss her and then heard her promise to marry him. When they left he was so stunned that he stayed where he was until he was startled by another couple coming to the same window. He started to leave, but recognizing the voice of his fiance he stood still and was witness to the same proceeding that had first caused him pain, He was so overpowered with grief that @ sank down upon the porch and in an agony of expectation waited to see if it would happen again, Again it did happen; in fact, it hap- pore twice more. When he escorted her ome after the party he told her as she had kissed and become engaged to four men that night and had a ring trom each she would not miss his ring, himself or his kisses, and he would therefore beg to be released from an engagement that had become distasteful to him. He received his release and has fore- sworn woman's society from that time on. sctouins see stoaw, FLIGHT OF A FAITHLESS AGENT. Rumors of Shortage and an Escapade by a Baltimore Steamship Oficial. From the Philadelphia Inquirer. A week ago last Friday Edward Futvoye, the resident agent in Baltimore for Christopher Furness, proprietor of the Furness steamship line, sailed from New York for Liverpool in the Cunard steamer Bothnia. At the time of his departure it was said he had gone to Europe on business, The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company previously had given notice that it could no longer afford wharf facilities to the Furness line at Locust Point. There had been considerable talk about the removal of the American terminus of the line from Baltimore to Newport News. Commercial circles were deeply interested in the matter and Mr, Fut- voye engaged earnestly in the discussion of the relations of the proposed change to the com- merce of Baltimore. When Mr. Futvoye left the city it was said he was about to cross the Atlantic to have a per- sonal interview with Mr. Furness regarding the future of the line. Messrs. Rowley and Huling, the latter of whom came to Baltimore from England after Mr, Fut- voye’s departure, wre in charge now, however, of the Furness line. Nothing could be elicited from them today regarding Mr. Futvove’s departure, but the rumors are being spoken of freely to- day that there is a shortage in his accounts and that he was accompanied to Europ: today by a woman not his wife. es Two Wives Too Many. Wm. H. Hines, aged twenty-nine, who for- merly lived near Naples, Ontario county, N.Y., isin the Livingston county jail waiting to be comforted by three wives. His indictment for bigamy comes up before the next term of court. Hines was first married in Buffalo when he was about twenty-one yenrs old to a girl named Mary Sparks. He deserted her a year later to marry Elizabeth Mohagan. With his second wife Hines took up his residence near Naples and lived there about five years, during which time three children were born to the couple, He next fixed his third choice upon Olivia Wilbur, aged sixteen, daughter of a prominent citizen of Springwater, Livingsten county, and after a briet courtship they were married in November, 1888, A few weeks ago the officers located Hines aboard the coasting vessel of Capt. Williams of South Amboy, N.J. In an unguarded momen: he dropped into a saloon in South Amboy and was identified and arrested, ——-———eee. Lobster Pots Protected by Torpedoes. Fishermen at Long Branch whose lobster pots have been robbed systematically have at- tached torpedoes to mock buoys, so that who- ever hereafter tampers therewith invites death, 206 Low Excunrstox Rates to Manpr Gnas Can- NivaL at New Onuueans.—The Piedmont Air Line will sell excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip to New Orleans, good to return until March 1, 1890, on February 9, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16. Through Pullman curs to New Or- leaus without change. Double daily train vice without break or transfer between Wash- ington and Atlanta, Full particulars at com- pany’s office, 1300 Pennsylvania avenue, and at lcket office, Baltimore and Potomac railroad station. , * —_——._ A Skull for a Water Pail, From the'Pall Mall Gaz»tte, There is a terrible story coming from North Queensland about a man who was lost in the bush. He used up all his water and then dropped his “billy” in the agony of his thirst. By and by, fortunately, he came toa water hole, where he slaked nis thirst and found the road again. He had still some 30 miles to go, however, and he had nothing whatever to carry water in, Of course it would have been madness to attempt to travel 30 miles on foot under a North Queensland sun without an; water, so his ready invention came to his aid, He had been horrified a short distance back by the skeleton of a man who had evidently been dead several ? goes He went back and got the ‘wkull, plugged up the eye holes with clay and filled it with water." Hé then tramped that 30 miles on the water contained in the skull, Can ¥ novelist imagine a more ghastly and fright- idea than this, for which we can vouch, fal Lawssuncz DAILY CHRONICLER OF STORE ITEMS. INTERESTING READING MATTER FOR NOMICALLY INCLINED PERSONS, In order to close out the remainder of our LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED VESTS AND PANTS, guaranteed Australian Wool, we have marked them for leach. $1.75 would be a fair price. LADIES' PLAIN AUSTRALIAN WOOL UNDER- WEAK, @2 per suit: generally sold for $3 a suit. ‘These are the genuine Australian Wool Goods; each article warranted so. 4 GOOD BARGAIN FOR MEN WEARING RED UNDERWEAR. About 20 dozen yet on handof SCARLET CASH- MER WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS; will.be closed out for $1.25 each; were $1.75, HOW IT TAKES, ‘THE WHOLE TOWN SEEMS Su KNOW OF IT. 25 PER CENT REDUCTION OFF THE PRICE OF ANY LADIES' COAT IN OUR HOUSE. Seldom have the Ladies of Washington such an op- Portunity, It surpasses any attempt of ours, But it had to be done. Had it been cold we would not have ‘needed this temptation to have you buy. For these are Positively the most carefully selected goods we have ever handled. Each and every garmentat the original price named was » bargain, consequently this is adou- bly advantageous sale, It is gratifying to us to see the constant stream of cager purchasers that called in Tespouse to our announcement of this wonderful re- | duction since we began it two weeks since, But who can resist such mark downs? All $10 COATS now 87.50. * 2 9.00. 15 20 25 30 35 . 40 30.00. And soon through a line that is positively completo and beautiful, AN INTERESTING ITEM FOR THE LADIES, HOW IT HAPPENED. ‘We always have exposed to view s portion of our LADIES’ CAMBRIC AND MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. From constant handling and being so exposed they have become slightly store soiled or mussed, These ‘we will sell cheap, though it does not depreciate their desirability to any one needing underwear, yet we will 18.75, wive the ladies of Washington au excellent opportunity | 1, to fill up their wanta, These goods consist of SKIRTS, GOWNS, CORSET COVERS, CHEMISE AND DRAWERS. Some trimmed in Lace, Some trimmed in Embroidery, Some trimmed with both Lace and Embroidery, Some are of the cheap grade. Some are of the medium grade, Some are of our finest grade, All nicely laid out on tables in ourLARGE UNDER- WEAR ROOM. ‘There is a pick in these and the early act wisely. UNDERWEAL DEPARTMENT SECOND FLOOR. LANSBURGH & BRO. Brown Windsor SOAP 3c. ‘This is good soap, made expressly for us. Itis splendid and far better than any regular Se. soap. 2 OZ FARINA COLOGNE 25 CTS, This isa reliable article, well recommeded. MURRAY & LANMAN'S FLORIDA WATER, 490. A BOTTLE. There is nc better Florida Water made, ALL RELIABLE EXTRACTS kept by us, TOOTH BKUSHES trom 5c, to 40c. HAIR BRUSHES for 25c., 50c., 75c., $1, $1.25, $1.50, 81.75, 82. ROUGES, FACE POWDERS, TOOTH POWDERS, TOOTH WASHES, SPONGES, CHAMOIS, all these indispensable kept by us in the various grades, NAIL FILES, MANICURE SCISSORS, &c., stocked by us. OUR DEPARTMENT FOR THESE GOODS IS DIRECTLY LEFT OF MAIN DOOR AS YOU EN- TER, FOSTER KID GLOVES. WE ARE THEIR WASHINGTON AGENTS, Each and every pair warranted; all colors; all sizes. In Suede or Finished Kid. GLOVES AND MITTS FOR EVENING WEAR 8-Dutton length Suede, $1.85. 12 and 16 length Suede, 82.40. 20-button length Suede, 83.50. SILK MITTS, all shades for evening wear, $1, $1.25, $1.50. MITTS WITH LACE SLEEVES, $2 and 82-25, Glove Department main aisle us you enter. LANSBURGH & BRO. GRAND OPENING Of WIDE EMBROIDERIES AND NEW FRINGES FOR DRESS TRIMMINGS, ALSO RIBBONS IN ALL THE SHADES CONCEIVABLE AT HALF USUAL PRICES. Out stock is very large and contains all the good and desirable shades at prices incomparable, Ladies mak- ing funey work will find it advantageous to look over our BOX OF RIBBON REMNANTS, Many RIBBONS Of desirable lengths and shades at much leas price than you have to pay for same off the piece, RIBBON Department opposite GLOVES, We are the Washington Agents of the HER MASESTY'S CORSETS. There is no better CORSET made for stout Ladies. Price $2.75. Every pair warranted. CP, B.D, WARNER'S, THOMSON'S, RB. AND G. CORSETS, in their various makes, alltkept by us. Our CORSET Department is justly claimed the largest of its kind in Washington. WE WARRANT THE WEAR OF ANY CORSET YOU BUY FROM US, NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE MAY BE. COKSET Department second floor, CHOICE BARGAINS IN UUR UPHOLSTERY DE- PARTMENT. Weare closeout « good mauy numbers in Heavy PORTIERES at very low prices. LACE CURTAINS, RUGS, TABLES and other goods marked very low. MEAVY BED WEAR AT “GETTING-RID” PRICE. Gome Splendid Bargains in good quality BLAN- ETS, FINE CALIFORNIA BLANKETS very much re- @ucod in price, ‘If you aro in search of a HORSE BLANKET Buy the 5A THESE ARE THE STRONGEST, LANS= — BURGH ob AG ji Lg AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. __T0-MORROW. FUTURE Days. ALSo, ORDER OF ASSIG) LOT OF CHINA, sé OF Guage Wate EEG. Al BALANCE REMAINING ON. HAND OF ITALIAN WO HUNDRED F. ED ENGRAVINGS, TWO HUSDEED LAR AND MICELLES EOUS NE LARGE WALNUT TOP COUNTER. VE SILVEK-PLATED SHOW CASES. On BARRING TORN IN AL TEN O'CLOCK . frout of our saics AM. we aball sell within. 9 iat Tas f our, eaics it it of a WALTEN B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucta HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS AT SAC CHON hoods SATE RORY FEBRUAKY One Freuch Piste Mantel Mirror, 4 French Plate Pior Mirrors, Parlor and Chamber Purniturein sets and Serarate Mattrenses, Fine Moquet aud ‘aud Other Carpets, Dining Stoves towether with Mian Ochor articles tp ths Wes, toxether wi r FS any AT TEN UCLOC NC) R THE NAVY DECAREMENT, ‘Connect ted, it Iron Drum Shutt aud Gare G ‘6 Small Cast lron Gear Wheels, 2 Exhoust Heaters, 3 Piocen Wise Kone, No, 10. 4 Cast Iron Arch Plates, 1 Old Vaive Top, 1d irate Lars, &e. Combination + ire-proof Safe. 180, AT TWELV &, O'CLO Horses, Landau, Landaulets, Bi aud Coupeleta, New and Second. Waxons, &c. IHUMAS DOWLING, At : ADMINISTRATOR'S SALI OF ROUSEHOLD EF- AC Toby SATURDAY MOMNING, FEBRUARY FIP. ENTH, 1890, at TEN O'CLOCK, Tslull sell at the rovins of Fhomas Dowling, 11th aud Pa, ave, Trou eneh, aud bugraviiis, Xe, IDT, Aduiuistrator, . Auctioneer. SPLENDID PAIR BLACK CARRIAGE HORSES, LIGHT AND NIN 2 SUU PEW ELCALY GENTLL, ¥PLENDID SINGL! y E NE FINE” SIX-PASSENGi LANDAU CUNSINGHA. so, &C. Ou SATURDAY, FEBRUARY FLFTEETH, 1890. in front ot my cuction rouins, I shall sell the above fine < Will be offeret ‘as a whoie, and if notsoid, Will then be offered seprately. 112-3 THUMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. _ W 2EKS & 60. Auctioncors AucTiO BLIC AUCTION ALL PL! NON-PAYMENT OF DAY, BEBAUAKY FIF LEE: A.M. AND HALE-FAS SEV OF GOLD ANO SILVER. BRACELETS, PINS, “E. Ds, AEVOLVERS, SILVER AND PLATED SAL “UNS RUMENIS, P LES, ScWING MACiIs 1A CAKKIAGE, &e, & WILLE), &: ATCLIFFE, DARR & C »., Auctioneers, 20 Penusylvania ave. n,w. NEE'S SALE OF ENTIRE CONTENTS OF Sas Nir AREET NORTHWESI, o 1 4B WEST AY PU FEITED BY i BA’ ¥ Ns, ITURE, DINING Rranias ‘OP T AND OTALK ES TING cy FHIGERATURS AND CE “CHrs'is, WO E AND OTHER SPRINGS, ODD’ BUKEAUS AND WASHSTAND: CKiBS AND CRADLES, STOVE FURNILURE, TIN VAKE, 114 BLE CUTLERY, &c., &e. ALSO, AT TWELVE U'CLOCK 1 BAY MARE AND FAMILY TRiUAGE aT AUC. By virtae of a deed of ass t duly recorded, I will sell at auction ¥ FEBKUAUY FIFT! ‘H, 18! ay, VICLOCK A.M.. all the Furniture, stores, &e. &c., contained in store 314 NINTH STREET NORTH: WEST, aud to which [invite attention of the trade and the public generally, ‘Terms cash, given tome and on SATUK. . AT Ti CHAS. W. DARR, Assignee of M. Coleman, Jr. RATCLIFFE, DARR CO., Aucts. 111-4 POLEY, Auctionver. THE ENTIRE STOCK OF DRY et i “a AINED IN STOKE 908 JOTIONS, ke, TTH STREET 31 WILL BE SOLD ATAU COMMENCING TUESDAY, FER RUARY 4, At'10 O'CLOCK, AND EVERY DAY A'T SAME HOUK UNTIL DISPOSED OF. — ‘The stock consists in part as follows: Silks, Vel Ploshes, Cashmeres, Fine Dress Goods, Cloth an Sashilucres, Fianucld, Furs, Tuble Linens, Towels, kus, Sheetunga, Bluukets, Comforts, Spreads, “ar, loves, is, Handker- abber Guriuenia, Jerseys and Cottons, Sateens, &e., GOODS, CLOAKS 10) chiefs, Cloaks, Gi Myeham Be. &e. Persons in waut of the above mentioned will do well to attend this saie, as the goods muni be sold without rese: business. 2 ‘Auctioneer, (EO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F at. AMUSTEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED in cousequence of a change in sequence ig ‘ALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO. Auctioneers, rpuomas DOWLING. auctioneer. PARLOR HOLST IX_ PL — aE AOE, “ea RUITES, ANTIQUE OAK CHAMBER, SUILES IMPORTANT &4LE NE Halk SMATTRESS ASD. SPELRGS, as Hibs BATS MALO WALNUT BED - CATALOGUE STEADS, BUKEAUS. WASH STANDS. i s 38 Eating PUTS Sa beh or BRU CARPETS, sARGE CONSIGNMENT OF VRIENTAL CARPETS, RUGS axp HANGINGS, Embracing soe of the rarest TURKISH TEXTILES, BOTH MODERN AND ANTIQUE, EVER IMPORTED. THE SALE WILL TAKE PLACE aT MY ART ROOMS, ELEVENTH ST. AND PENNA. AVE, on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 19 AND 20, AT 11 AM. AND 3 P.M. EACH DaY. EXHIBITION MONDAY, 17TH, DAY PRIOR TO SALE. This is a Very Important Consignment and should command the attention of Parties desiring elegant floor aud window decorations. THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. LOTS ON THIKD BE- SIKEETS NOKTHEAST, S. 1ERNOON, FEBRUARY -K, we will sell in Lots 20, 21 and 22, sq. 77, each lot fronting 20 feet on Sd street east. This prop- erty ts opposite the square now being improved by new Brick Houses built for Seustor Sherman aud in diate vicimty of M street cars, convenient to x be assumed by the purchaser, $200 required at thine of sale. Conveyancing, &., at purchaser's cost, Lerms to be complied with’ in teu days, otherwise right re- served to resell at risk and cost of detaultiue purchaser after five days! public advertisment of stch resale m2 sulue Newspaper published in Wastington, D.C. = eld-d&ds DUNCANSON BKOS., Alictioneera, RR ACHIFE, vaRK & 00., auctioneers, ‘920 Pa. ave. now. lOUSES AND LOTS ON N LAND M STREETS ON. EKNOON, | FEBRI LETH, Ai HALE-PAST O'CLOCK, we will sell in front of the premises THE SUULH 42 FELT 3 INCHES OF LOT 12, IN SQUAKE 514, witha depth of 120Tect tow 3$0-foot alley, aud im- proved by two Two-story Fraine Dwellings, 1his prup- erty is convenient ty iarkets, street-car Lines and the Durines® center and au elecant opportunity for inVest- MeLLOT us alte Tor one’s OWN Une. i one and two derms: (n in interest at the rate of 6 per secured by deed of trust, or all cash, . ‘Terms to TWO TWO-STORY FRAME FUPTH STREET BE 1 W NORLHWiST AT 1 THURSD VY TWEN 1890, AM UARY FOUR pt e Lewspaper published in Washington, D. C. Adevosit of $200 required at time of wale. “Ali conveyancing and recordiuy at purchaser's cost. ry _ fed ___ RATCLIFFE, DAKK & Cu., Al RA°ClUe Dane & Co., Auctioneers, v2u Penn. ave. n.w. PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE OF HORSES, CAR- KIAGES, AND DOG CAKT AT 933 TWENTY- Fibvn 8 KecT, BETWLEN LAND K STREETS NORTHWEST. On WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY NINETEENTH, 1890), bevinning at TEN O'CLOCK A-M., we will per- eimptorily sel wt public auction, in front of the above Rawed premises, + Horse: 1 JUMP-SEAT CARRIAGE, 1 DOG CAKT, And to this sale we invite the attention of persons in sean bof such stock. = eran cas _f1dts RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Aucta 1 bO. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, O36 F st, TKUSTEE'S SALE OF VEKY VALUABLE UNIM- PROVED PROPERTY, UATED AT 7 JUNCLION OF FOURTEENTH SIREET EX- ED AND SPRING “STKEET, IN THE J0UN4Y OF WASHINGTON, D.c. . By virvue of wdeed ot trust, recorded in Liber No. 1545, foo 306, one of the iakd records of the District of Columbia, aud at the request of the party secured therevy, I will offer tor sale, in front of the bese, ou MONDAY, TWENIY-FOURIH DaY 01 FEBRUAKY, "Ap, IN90, AT HALF-PASY £OUK O'CLOCK P.M. ‘the tollowing-described property iu the county of Washington, D.C., known and as Lots numbered from one dy to forty-four (44), im J.C. Lewis’ subdivision of part of Pleassut Plains, the point of situate ou the uorth of Spring street, at Union with 14th street extended, excepting the tou of lots 6 to 21 inciusive, heretofore alienat being the property conveyed by deed recorded iu Liber 252), folio SOS, and by deed recorded iu Liber 1271, JOliu 4359, ‘Terms of sale: One-third cash and the in one (1) and two C2) years with interest at the rate of six (6) per cenUlin PF anUwin, oF ali cush,at the option of the purchaser; €250 deposit will be reqaired at time of sue, All’ couveyauciny and recordine at _pur- chuser's cost.” Terms to be culplied with in fiftecs if terms of sale are Dot complied with the peoperty will be resold ut risk and cost of detsulting Purchaser alter five days’ advertisement in the ven N , , M. ARMSTRONG, Trust PROPERTY IN TH SUBLIVISIUN OF BARKY HT 2 FARM, FRONTING ON SHEMMAN AVENUE, East Fayette st., beltimore, Ma. IMPROVED BY WELL RENTED HOUSES. NT, By virtue certain deed of trust, recorded in LIFFE, DARR & CO.. Auctioneers, Liber No. 1 Le ‘ave. nw. records fort — 4 of the parts secured thereby, I. will ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF LAW LIBRARY, front of P OFFICE FURNITURE, &, OF NEHEMIAH PAS? FOU UCLOCK P.M. ta follo described ep rceepo apinteel ‘AS a uv"! SK PR. ¢ following deseri| m property in the county of Washington, District of | pBY virtue of an order of the Supreme Court of the Columbia, to wit: Ali of lot 16, tu section 3, of the subdivision of Barry Farm estate, ax iad: by the trustees thereof, now on file in the office of the sur- Yeyor of the District of Columbia, exeupt lot 43 aud the wost one-half of lot 45 of @ récent subdivision of suid lot 16, ‘Lermsot sale: One-third cash and the balance in one (1) aud two (2) Yeurs with interest gt the rate of *3x (6) per contum pe uuin, payavle semi-annually, nid secured by decd of trust On the property sould, oF allcash, at the option of the purchaser; #100 dey it reqiired at time of sale: ali conveyancing aud. re- cordinw at purchaser's co: serms to be complied with 110 day's, or the property will Le. resold at risk uu cost of delauiting purchaser after o days’ ad- Nertiseiient iu sowe Lewepuper yubliched in the eity of Wasiington, L fo-eodtds LIAM A. KIMMEL, rust HOMAS DOWLING, Aucticnecr. WINDOW HANGINGS, LAL AMPETD, WALNUT KNITURE IN Si.TS. VOILE WAGE, MAL LE. “DINING "ROOM AND GLASS WAKE, » he. PeBRUARY SEVEN- M I slndi sell the E sizeet north f13-3t 4 N O'CLOCK, ire contents of preuuses No, 1229 Ts REET NEAR “Stitrey Nostuwest REET Al iy Py 4 FRONTING FIFTY FELT ON FOURTEENTH. FEBRUARY EIGH- it O'CLUCK, we will premises, the finest Building Lot DAY AFTERNOO! rH, AL HALF-PAST FOU ge, im front of th section, being LOY 8, SQUARE 239, having a front of 50 feet ou 14uh street and runuing back to a « ‘This Lot«un readily be sub- divided in ul worthy thie at ov of privaie parties aud bailders. tus: One-third cosh, balance in pne and two years, notes tu bear six per cont imterert, peyableseni- @nuualiy, and to be secured if deed of trust on prena- wea: or all cash, at opuon of purchuser, A di $250 required ui time of sale. Conveyanciix, &, vost of purchaser, ‘Terme to be complied witu in teen days, otherwise right reserved to resell at we Tsk and ‘cost of the deraultmg purchescr, after Ave flay wublic notice of such regule in some slewapuper published iu Washinton, D.C, “Elldads "DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers, FFE, DALR & OO., Auctinee geo 020 Paavo... PEREMPTORY AUCTION SALE OF COWS, THik HEIFERS, 1 W leponit of t SEVEN N TWELY Fant MENTS, BUTC! Si0ck AND IMPLEMENTS OF 2 BENNING'S HOAD bein REET EAST N NG ‘ ON THE LEADED) NEAU THE BOs NDALY, TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS ARE Al THE {E-CLASS CONDITION, AND FRO: FUMIE MANY MAY BE MERION FARM WAGON TOP MARKET WAGON, POUCH SUBLE AND SINGLE Mt POWEK CUTTING BOX (COMPLE OWEN SAUBAGIE MACHINE, ee a | en eC ES COS SuLLLEIC Ke. wc, INDAY, FEBRUARY SEVEN: NTH, 1 PENG of Mae BEA bi ¥. NURNIG, Saeed NAIC TA bOONDAseS Sock ne lleetho atieotion of pessons Securing firwt-clase Cattle and Hnuplewente for finan, -RAICIPPE Dap cn RMINUS OF H-STREET OR COLUMBIA COACHES W nVE StiNbaES' w FANT 11-8 JD ATCLIFFE, DAR & ¢ R* wd ‘20 vanis ave, Bw, N.B—TF! DIC Gals AND HERDIC RETEDE LE OS CASAS TNE TR TRIGE WE 36. io. iB NORTHWEST. AGS eR ae Aas 5 Iaelund prominent a four ae = seen coos ere , balance in District of Columbia, bolding a special term of said court for Orphans’ Court business, passed in the matter of the estate of hae Nehemiah H. Miller u Undersixued, as AT PUBLIC’ AUCTION 01 rey oF Lik i CO, No. 30 ASYLVANIA AVENUE (SOUTH SIDE), BE- EN SINTH AND TENTH STREETS NORT. LETS NI the Law Library of Nebeniuh H. Muller, ports, American Cowper's Aeports, Durnford Kepurty Johuson Law ahd Chancery ports, Meddox Chancery Kep all ports of the Court of Appeals of Maryland, Keports of the Su- preme Court of the District of Cosmmbia, Metcalf Re- ports. Puize’s Keports, aud other Keports; and ander Kolin Loy Desk, Aeports, and also ©: buok ee ee Chairs, Trou safe of Miller Patent, Rugs niture; and A Certificate for 30 : 20 20 each Of the eng bg ed had the - _ water company, Cs logues of the Books and Furni ture cat be had at auction rooms of Sieesta, Retclifie, art & Cu, or office of the unde ‘Lerms ie cash. ina WILLIAM J. administrator, {Sakae Office 486 Lo ave. Garat Reocertox Ls P. RICES. Graublated Sugar, Ggc. “ Oat Meal, 25c, “ Rice, 25e. “ Dried Apples, 20c. * Best Laundry Starch, 250. “ Purkish Prunes, 25e. Best Pork Roast 8c. A Full Line of Groceries at Wholesale Prices. Terms cash. N. A. POOLE, fe 944 Louisiaus ave. MEDICAL, &._ DS LEON, ‘The vides, ROPESSIONAL MASSAGE CAN BE OBTAIN. Perit best of medial sterence, by pag ‘Uth stow, Vp ak nicouD's: ‘UAL HEALTH INSURANCE MUTT SUCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. der for the Open to Gentlemen tion 122% 13thet. uw. Dr. Vv, of Secret eer: CON vOKY, Consulting Physician, 5 moutlly dies s1. tL DE LONG-ESTABLISHED Lear ed ieiop. me swith Ladies only. ee JW AdHoeD RESTORED BY USING 4 “Sia EerORED EZ Wu ‘cure. a oof ervous Deg abd Toss Male or Female, aad B ‘thet eu iepeete Vinee 00 the weit and willguaranteea cure in all cases: iit decane grass ott in me -im* = SZ_QH ce mre tor Goestion lat: alm, book on oO RPE BUSINESS POINTS. THE EVENING STAR is offered to the pub lic, in good faith and with confidence, as THE BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, it may be truthfully said that it is without am equal in this respect any where in the world, These averments are borne out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on each Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1889, published in Tax Stan on the 18th of January, 189. Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star has three times the circu- Jasien of any other paper in Washing- ton! 2 The Star’s circulation in Washing- ton is double that of all the other datly Papers published in the city added to- gether!! 3. fhe Star has a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, im proportion to reading and purchas- ing population, than any other news paper im the world!!! 4, The Star has the targest reguiar } and permanent home circulation of any two-cent afterneon paper in the United States !!!! In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the papery attention is invited to the figures following: PAILY CIRCULATION IN 1885-86-87-88-89, 1585. INS6. 1887. INNS, INNO, JaN...20,486 23,388 25,470 26,386 27,541 Fes...22,029 24,321 26,299 27,161 29,200 MaAk...25,549 23,594 26,009 27,490 34,766 APR...22,572 24,727 25,573 27,166 20,852 MAY. .22,474 24,359 25,742 26,722 29,616 JUNE..21,933 23,902 25,116 27,453 30,173 SULY..21,406 23,186 24,870 26,363 29,650 AUG.. 21,445 22,364 24.550 25,521 25,595 SerT..21,033 22,302 24,905 25,324 25,478 ‘Oct...21,497 21,701 24,807 25,946 30,320 Nov...22,049 23,651 23.697 25,814 31,053 DEC...23,000 24,657 26,466 26,752 31,633 Av'ge.22,123 23,682 25,484 27,082 30,090 Increase 1,559 1,803 1,598 3,008 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 30,090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, railway trains, ete, leaving as a net circulation am the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRoO- PORTION of 92% PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sul> scribers. The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, end by newsboys. But of this latter number a very large proportion is supplied reguiarly to per- manent residents of the city living in lodgings, &c. (not householders), so that its whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family circle. While its aggregate circulation there- fore gives Tux Stan a distinctive and enviabie posilion im modern journal'sm, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal now published can furnish a parallel. This is no idle boast on the part of the paper. It isa well established fact, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter- prising business men of Washington, who seck and know where to find THE LARGEST RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PALD OUT FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tue Stan's advertising patronage, Nothing can more surely illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than a constantly increasing demand for it—day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad- verse claims and pretentiouscompetition. The figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMANTS SRINTED Et . SN 1ss7. 3,613 3,547 4,669 478 5,393, 4,522 3,3St 188s, | SERGREEEREEES But it is not alone in numbers that the great inorease of advertising is shown. The larger space required for advertisements during the year 1889 as compared with that occupied im 1888 is even more striking. in the way of tax sales, poll lists, election returns, ete., such as cecasionally swell the business of political organs, being included in its patrom- age. ‘In conclusion, it is only necessary to say that, 4m proportion to the extent and high character of its circulation, Tux Stan's advertising retes ‘take rank with the very lowest in the country, and to add, finally, that every statement herein made can be abundantly verified: THE CIB- CULATION OF THE PAPER 18 SWORN TO; J ena eo | aX DVTEREST Ds THEIR EXAMINATION, —