Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1890, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUA CITY AND DISTRIC! && Every one who wants to hire help or find asituation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire houses or rooms, find work or workers, borrow or lend money, or offer or tind bargains of any Kind, should use and consult the second and third pages of Taz Stax. They constitdte a Perfect daily history and directory of the minor needs and activities of this community, and each new advertisement therein is as well Worth reading as any other department of the Paper. REAL ESTATE GOSSIP. The Extensive Investments Made in Suburban Property. THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE CITY a# PICTURED BY & SKILLFUL HEDIATICIAN—ACTIVITY IN PROPERTY } SECTION A FEATURE O¥ THE NALKET— OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST. The details of the extended transactions in suburban property published in Tine Star dur- ing the past week have been generally dis- cussed in realestate circles ax well as outside. For some time past. as thereadersof Tar Stax have been there has been con- siderable activity im suburban property to the north of the city. Until the particulars ished by Tue Stax but few outside es engaged in these pur- aware of the characte: of the men behind the movement or of their inten- tions. It is now the general opinion that these enormous investments have been made not only by men of means but of business y Announcement that bas been made in belialf of the purchasers that they have in view cxtended improvements i# re- garded as evi that the movement will result in p ntage to the property interests of the city. The sum of the ope tions thus far reported presents egate that is astou 7 tands without « in the hi ‘ ty. About 2 have been purchased at an expenditure of over = 000. The o| building of railro. plaus now b- crease the resic ning of streets and the im accordance with the considered will greatly in- pacity of the city, Wk CITY 18 GROWING, the people coming: from to oc- cupy this territory? is a question that is fre- quently heard when the subject of saburban $s meu This question was pt the ag operators the other day follows: ars we have in this 8.605 houses at a cost of 000, or ge of about 2, ar, costing about £3,000 each. Some of these houses oc- eupy big lots and others are on sinall lots. It is not extravagant. therefore. to allow, on an average, leet of ground to each house, We have, therefore, in four years occupied 17.- 810.000 feet of ground, or,as there are 43,560 feet im an acre, a grand total of 400 ac: Making allowance for streets, this means that an area of over 600 acres of ground has been solidly built up in four vears with a new house on every lot. The ratio of growth has increased nearly 600 per cent within the last decade, and if the resent rate should be maintained it is mani- fest that by 1900 we will actually need a large part. if not all, of the ground now being subdi- vided. and that within twenty-five years the entire District will be built up.” IN THE EASTERN SECTION. ‘The buying and selling of vacant lots and Squares in East Washington continues to be a feature of the real estate market. Dealers re- port that they still find an active demand for property in that section of the city, and in some cases lots are soll three or four times before the formal transfer of the property is made. ‘The activity in property in that section of the city at this time is explained by « property owner there to be due in his opinion to the same cause that has led to advances in value in real estate in many of the western states and territories, namely, the opening up of a reserv- ation to settlement. ‘For a period of twenty- five years,” he went on, “which covers the en- of the existence of what may be calied modern Washington, a ryndicate of non-residents have owned about thirty acres of the choicest ground, so far as natural ad- vantages ate coucerned, in East Washington, or ¥ part of Washington as to that matter, This property lay north. east and south of Lin- coln park and covered the very spot that the founders of our national capital supposed would be the heart of the city. Further than this. the tract so held was the key to the entire eastern section except a small portion along the rout to Bennings ridge, including H street Bortheast. As I said thix undeveloped ground acted as a barricr to ali improvements east of llth street. Efforts were made to penetrate this reservation Ly opening Tennessee and Ken- tucky avenues, but the District authorites failed to fully appreciate the importance of the work and but little had been done. “Negotiations with the syndicate for the pur- chase of its property were begun last summer by an association of local capitalists and the bulk of it, after encountering many difiiculties, was secured and the property has been placed onthe markets. Within the past month a Washington man has secured the re fractional interest of the syndicate ‘reservation’ is a thing of the past, no longer a barrier to the march of improvement.” MR. SHEHAN'S RESIDENCE, A fine residence is to be built by Mr. George 4 Shehan at the southeast corner of 16th and Rstesets. The first story will be stone and the rest of brick combined with stone. There wili be a handsome corner tower, which will rise above the tile roof. stone work will be adorned with carving. The interior arrangement, as designed by the architect, W. E iray, is very convenient. A large library separates the parlor from the dining room and « f¢ature of the latter room is a bay window which opens on R street. The first floor will be finished in hard woods, 4 = stable will be erected on the rear of the me @ STREET IMPROVEMENTS. Plans have been prepared by Mr. Jas. G. Hill, architect. for the erection of a handsome business building on the southwest corner of ith and G streets. The property was recently urckased by Mr. B. H. Warder and his wilders, Messrs. Emmons & King. will in the lan is to occupy the entire site with the new building. ‘The new stracture will only be three storie high. but it will be so arranged that an addi- tional three stories can be added. It will be Occupied for business purposes when finished, ‘The building will ha passenger and freight elevators a » heated with steam. The oceu- ation of G street for business purposes is coming more apparent each year. Kecently Messrs, Ennnons Kiug remodeled the resi- dence at the southeast surner of 12th andG@ streets and it is now used for a business estab- ment, They are now considering plans for the erection of w large apartment house on this street, AN AMUSING BLUNDER. An amusing instance of a builder's blunder occurred the other dx A gang of workmen Were ordered to remove the fence around a vu- cant lot in the northwestern part of the city and begin the excavation for a house. They obeyed instructions and worked with a will all day. Yhe next morning. however, the neigh- bors were astonished to see two gangs of men atwork. One set of men were engaged in fill- ing up the hole and replacing the fence, which had been torn down, while the other set were at work on a lot above industriousiy making an exfavation for « new house. It seems that 4 iistake had been made in the lot. ‘The !ot in- tended as the site of the new huase adj; residence and had « feuce around it, but on the other side of the house was also a vacaut lot protected byafence. The coatractor evidently Went to work on the first lot he reached. IMPROVING A RESIDENCE, Mra. Annie V. Barbour has taken out a per- mit to put a h@dsome stone front to her com- modious residence, 1741 Khode Islaud avenue, according to the drawings of Robert 3 architect. The pproach will begin with two rim with stone bulustrade, t leads up a fight of four steps to the main platform, also inclosed by a stoue balustrade of rich design. The entrance is through a iarge stone arch tanked by tuted | columfs with carved and enriched caps aud Over the doorway is a stone orie! wiu- dow giviag an outlook on Connecticut avenue. The bay window extends through the two main Stories and basement aad is surmounted with @stone balustrade. In the third story will be & loggia, which will be a picturesque feature, The Three Died Almost Together. Mrs. Macgaret Deyhoff died ather home near Otterdale Mills, Md..on the 7th justant. On the 9th instant hor sister, Miss Barbara Slaugh- euhaupt, died at‘). same place, and on the Lith another sister. Mrs. Fleagle, widow of the late Rey. Benjamin Fieagle, died at her home near Copperville. They were all days created a deep im; im the At the main entrance the | ed a | highly esteemed ladies, and their deaths Sidhe pression A GREAT UNIVERSITY. Bishop Hurst and the Enterprise He is Pushing. THE PLANS NOT YET DEFINITELY FIXED—IT 18 PROPOSED TO RAISE THE MONEY HERE TO PAY FOR THE SITE—CONTRIBUTIONS PROMISED—A SKETCH OF THE BISHOP, A Sran reporter called on Bishop Hurst last night at his handsome residence on Iowa circle and had a pleasant conversation with him witn reference to the proposed Methodist university in this city, for which he is working so indus- triously. Bishop Hurst, who is the leading spirit in the project, is a man whose experi- ence eminently qualifies him for the task, He is one of the foremost men in his church in this country and is well known not only here but abroad, His translations, especially of standard German works on moral and religious subjects, and his own original literary worka, | have combined to give him a high place in the | field of letters, He has traveled extensively and is widely known personally. In pursuance of his episcopal duties he has visited every section of this country and his also spent much time abroad among mission stations and con- ferences in almost every country in Europe as well as in India, BISHOP HURST. John Fletcher Hurst was born a little more than fifty-tive years ago in Dorchester sounty, Maryland. He graduated at Dickinson colege at the age of nineteen and then remained there teaching for two years. He went nbroad and ed theology at the German universities of and Heidelberg. On his return home in 1354 he at once entered on the work of the | ministry in the Newark conference, In 1866 he | returned to Germany, where he remained for three years as teacher of theology in the Metho- dist mission institute at Bremen. After e tensive travels in Europe, Syria and Egyp returned to this country in 1871 to fill the chair Drew theo- of historical theology in the logical seminary at Madison. he was made president of that served with great success, entirely freeing th seminary from all the financial embarrassmen| caused by the business failure of Mr. Drew, and by his own executive ability placed the in- stitution on a successful basis, At the general conference of the Methodist church, h in Cincinnati in 1880, he was elected and ordained bishop. Bishop Hurst, while an able and brilliant pulpit orator, is still better known asa ganizer. A TALK ABOUT THE PRosECT. When asked by the reporter if there was any- thing new in the condition of affairs Bishop Hurst said: ‘We are more than pleased by the enthusiasm that has been aroused everywhere over the project. It is the greatest encourage- ment possible to us, The matter seems to be discussed freely ali over the country, and the idea is meeting with 2 most hospitable recep- tion everywhere. As yet, of course, all our plans are too indefinite to make it possible to give out much information, but when there is more it will be forthcoming, you may be sure, I may say, though, that we have met with much encouragement from members of all de- nominations and sects, They seem to realize that our scheme isa broad and generous one. We mean to erect an institution of which the whole country shall be proud and in which every one will be glad to take an interest,” CONTRIBUTIONS. “Have many contributiogs been received as yet?” asked the reporter, . more than I could have expected urder the circumstances, We have not issued a gen- eral appeal for funds yet and do not expect much until that is done, It is our wish to pur- chase the ground for the site before we make any public appeal. We preter to have the 100.000 for the land subscribed in Washington and the immediate vicinity, so that when we come before the people we can show something that has been done -by the near neighbors of the proposed institution. You readily see that this would be a far better plan than to make a public appeal before we have accomplished anything ourselves. I can say that there is [scarcely any doubt that this plan will be readily carried into effect, have already received numbers of letters from people in every section of the country e: pressing their interest in the project and their desire to con- tribute. Ihad one letter from a man in a re- mote village in Xentucky saying that he wished todowhat he could, although that was not much, and asking me how small a contribution we would be willing to receive. Another wa from a woman in a small town in Connecticut telling of her interest in the matter and saying that she hoped clubs would be formed in ever: church in the country for the purpose of rais- ing funds to aid the proposed university. These two sample letters give an idea of how rapidly the news of our plan has flown and how geu- eral is the enthusiasm that it has excited.” NO PLAN YET ADOPTED, “Have you adopted any plan or method of raising funds for the endowment?” “No, not yet,” said Bishop Hurst, “An or- ganized effort will of course be made, but of just what kind we have not decided. The question will probably not be brought officially to the attention of the church uatil the spring conference. when it will evoke geueral discus- sion and something definite is likely to be done then. The next general conference of the eburch will be held in 1592, but we hope long before then to have some organized scheme of raising the necessary endowment, Such an in- stitution as we propose will needa very large endowment to make it a success. It would be almost fatal to its proper development were we | to feel cramped for means, We whut to make | ita traly great institution of the whole church, It will not be iu the control of any section or —— A NOTABLE GROUP, Portraits of Grant, Sherman and Sheri- dan in War Department Corridors. Secretary Proctor concurs in the idea of making the surroundings of the War depart- | ment to some extent emblematic of the char- | acter of the work of that branch of the govern- ment, and has accordiugly caused quite a change in the appearance of the corridors out- side of his door, He has had the portraits of Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan re- moved from their places inside of his room, formed a part of the large gallery of portraits of former Secretaries of War, and ‘ hung in the center panel of the wail between | the doors leading into his office and that of the chief clerk. Grant is in the center above and | Sherman below on the left band of the ob- server, facing the late general of the army who saved the day at Winchester. National and regimental flags hang in the vicinity draped | gracefully so as to form a pleasing background of color to coutrast with the white wall, which has been given a cout of pain: in order wo i sure the portraits against the bad effects of | dampness. Itis the Secretary's intention to | have a number of the other portraits of his predecessors removed from their hidden hang- | ing places within the rooms allotted to him and | placed, like those mentioned, in the corridors | in order to give visitors au opportunity to see j them without having to invade the sacred Precincts. Places for them have becn marked off on the walls of the tairways leading from the tirst to the second foor in the west front, and it may be that all of them may be taken fromm the hot rooms where they have been surely deteriorating and put in the bette atuosphere and temperature of the corridors. Seeking the Right to Practice Law. Senator Heaton, by request, introduced in the Virginia senate yesterday a bill authorizing Mrs, Annie Smith of North Danville to apply for a license to practice iaw. Mra. Smith some weeks ago endeavored to have a general law passed allowing women to practice law, which was defeated, notwiths! Senator Heaton in her behalf. She now comes with this special bill in the hope that she will, with the assistance of the seaator from Loudon, | mvet with better success, student and for his wonderful abilities as an or- | locality. Itwill be too broad and general for ; that.” THE BOARD OF TRADE. Many Matters Considered at the Meeting Last Evening. THE PLAN OF APPOINTING A COMMISSION TO SELECT A POST OFFICE SITE TO BE RECOMMENDED— VARIOUS QUESTIONS RELATING TO RAILROADS DIS- CUSSED—HARBOR AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS. A meeting of the board of directors of the local board of trade was held last night in the board room in the Glover building. Consider- able business was transacted and healthy de- Sree of enthusiasm was developed. President Parker announced that since the last meeting he had been endeavoring to get the members to pay their dues and fees for the first year and had succeeded to the extent of 141 meinbers. It was remarkable, he added, that the majority of those who had not paid up were on the most important committees and they would proba- bly pay very soon. The treasurer, Mr. Warner, said that after conferring with several members he had de- cided ty recommend the appointment of Mr. Walter J. Willard as assistant treasurer of the board, and upon a vote of the board of direct- ors he was unanimously elected and made an | informal report of the condition of the finances, showing that the whole amount received to date was 24,890. Mr. Parker thereupon re- marked that if the board had$20,000 in the treas- ury itshould be happy, and he had no doubt that that »mount would be forthcoming by the next meeting. He had notified the chairman of the House District committee of the orguni- zation of the board, and he had expressed him- self as being very much gratified that such a body had bee. formed. The interview wus al- together satisfactory, He read a letter from Senator Ingalls, chairman of the Senate Dis- trict committee, in reply to one from him noti- fying him of the orgunization, im which the Senator said that the District of Columbia was tobe congratulated upon the possession of an organization of her leading business men, dedi- cated to the welfare of the national capital ir- respective of factions and party, and that the Scuate committee on the District of Columbia would gladly co-operate with the board of trade in all efforts to secure good government and advance the interests of Washington, RAILROAD MATTERS, Upon the call of committees Mr. Warner, from the committee on railroads, reported that they had approved the bill for the extension of the Eckington road, He reported to the board a resolution, which had received the sanction of the committee, providing that it be the policy of the board to require that all railroads that may hereafter enter the city shall come in either above or below the street grade; also that all existing roads shall be compelled to alter their grades to conform to this rule, ‘Phis resolution was adopted by the board. A large number of railroad bills ‘that have been introduced in Congress were read by their titles and referred to the committee, and Mr. Warner remarked that if all those bills should become laws Washington would have abandance of railroad facilities, - THE FREIGHT BLOCKADE, Mr. Wimsatt, from the committee on | trans- | portation, reported that there had been no regular meeting of that committee, but that the members had been individually interesting themselves in the matter of the treight block- ade. He understood that the Baltimore and Potomac company is now engaged in buying all the land they can between Virginia avenue and B street and 4's streetand 4¢ street. The Baltimore and Potomac, he said, is doing some- yhat better in the way of freight transporta- tion, but the Baltimore and Ohio is not doing any better at all, 1t now takes from thirty to forty-five days to get lumber here from West Virginia, Mr. Warner putin the remark that if the | people of this city expectto get any favors trom the railroad companics they must prepare jtogetthem by main force. The interview that the railroad committee had with the com- | pany representatives had shown that. The members of that committee, he said..were sur- prised by the lack of frankness and candor on pect from them for two reasous; second that railroad property had not paid here. mittee on taxation and assessment, of wvhich Mr. H. Willard is chairman, A NEW Fost OFFICE. Mr. Somerville, from the committee on pub- lic busidings, reported that they had met fre- quently and had decided to recommend the erection of one building at a time, and to push for that building with all their might, They had selected the post office to begin on, and had concluded that it were better not to select 4 site, but to recommend the appointment of a commission to condemn a site sufficiently large to accommodate a building that will do for the postal needs of Washington for fifty years to come, a whole square. He went on to say that he had statistics toshow that there was no city in the country that has as heavy mail matter as | this, and the facilities do not be; with those of any small town. the committee was adopted. Mr. Warner called the attention of the board to the fact that they had just done what both Houses of Congress have said a representative body of District citizeus could not do—agree to refer the question of a post office site to a com- mission, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, From the committee ou streets and avenues Mr. Truesdell reported that at a recent meeting it was decided to recommend to the board to ask Congress to appropriate money enough to improve all the streets that were submitted in the report of the District Commissioners. The schedule contained in that report bad been ap- propriated for only in part by the House and nothing hew was added there, while a number of streets recomended by the Commissioners had been omitted from the bill, The com- mittee had decided to recommend, tirst, that the whole schedule be provided for in the Scnate and to show that there are quite a num- ber of streets in the District that should be im- proved, at the same time submitting to the subcommittee of the Senate an additional schedule of streets, which would involve the appropriation of several handred thousand dollars, ‘The committee had thought that the District might anticipate something—might borrow, at a low rate of interest, money enough to improve the most important streets, both'm and out of the city. The committe wilh have a hearing before the House committee diting the coming week. The House bill introduced by Mr. McComas to regulate the foreclosure of mortgages in the District was read and Mr. Parker explained that it was the same bill that had been introduced at every session for several years, its intent being to do away with our present system of deeds of trust, which liad always worked very satisfactorily. Tue bill had been referred toa special committee consisting of Messrs, Britton, Wilson aud Parker, but no action had been taken on it, Mr. Ross said that he understood that there is a decidedly adverse opinion upon he bill in the House committee, and he thought that there was do danger of its passage. « CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS. Mr. Warner suggested a large appropriation for the emergency hospital. That institution, be said, is at present a merely temporary concern where patients are taken only tor a very brief riod, Pair, Parker suggested that some aid be asked for the training school for nurses, which has come to be a most valuable institution, These suggestions were referred to the committee on charities, Mr. Magruder wanted tc know if it would not be a good plan to ask all the charitable in- stitutions iu the city to submit their wants to the board of trade, instead of importuning Congress on their account. This did not meet with general approval, Mr. Purker saying that if this were done the committee would find itself sndmped with applications, The institu- tions, bas added, woald fiad the board out soon enoug! When the name of the committee on health was called the secretary read a letter from the chairman, Mr, F. L. Moore, in which he stated that the committee had approved the bill to restrict the use and sule of opium inthe Dis- trict and the bill for the printing of additional copies of the annual report of the health officer of the District. They retained for fur- ther consideration the bill providing for the appointment of « sanitary engineer. RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. Col. Anderson, when it was discovered that there was no one present to represent the com- mittee on the improvement of the Potomac river, said that the river and harbor bill is now before the House committee, and that the hear- ings will all be closed by the 20th of the month, ‘There is a great coutrast, he went on to say, be- tween the amounts appropriated for the rivers of the west and for the Potomac, and he gested that representatives of the board should sppour before the committee as early as possible, G On motion of Mr. Woodward it was resolved that the board of directors ghould co-operate with the committee ou river ‘improvements in the arguments uefore the House committee, Under the topic of the world’s fair Col. Ander- sou relerred to the plan that has bees ehopees by the House committee on that subject, wi is to leave the matter of a site for fur toa Vote of the whole House, and said that in his the part of the railroad men, who had said that | the people of Washington had very little to ex- | he tirst being | that they had been fighting them and the | A couple of bills were referred to the com- | | seemed to imply that the Senate might origi- , bers of the House with the ballot box matter, 0) it wasan eminently fair way to solve @ question. A vote, he thought, would be reached on the subject during the latter lags of next week. He said that the matter in es te was very well satisfied with outlook. THE WORK HOUSE. Col. Staples wanted to move that the board ask Congress for larger appropriations for the poor house and the work house, But fow peo- ple know, he said, the misery of the condition of those establishments, He was, he said, one of the board of visitors and has had ample op- portunity toobserve, and he realized that noone can have any idea of the absolute inhumanity of the surroundings there without going down there. He referred to the statements appear- ing in Tue Stan as to the washi ran, ments at the work house, and said that 81 thing was a disgrace to the community. His suggestion was referred to the committee on charities. Mr. Ross introduced a resolution to the effect that Congress be requested to charter at least two trust companies in the District, This caused a laugh in the board and Chairman Parker said he thought Mr. Ross must be jok- ing. Mr. Ross did not resent this view of the case, TO JOIN THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE. On motion of Col, Anderson, it was voted to join the national board of trade, which pro- poses to enlarge its membership 60 as to take in representatives of every like organization in the country, and is now considering a prop- sition to establish its permanent headquarters in this city, Col. Anderson also introduced s resolution favoring the construction of the proposed bridge across the Hudson river at New York, At the suggestion of Mr. Warner this resolu- tion was referred to the committee on railroads. Mr. Wilkins moved that hereafter all resolu- tions introduced in the board be referred to! the appropriate committees and lie over for | thirty days before action. This was agreed to. Mr. Geo. W, Linkins was elected a member of the board of trade. Col. Anderson was, at the suggestion of Mr. Warner, appointed a special committee to confer with the secretary of the business men's club as to whether suit- able arrangements can be made for a banquet by either or both organizations on the 22d of RY 15, 1890-TWELVE PAGES. KANSAS CORN AND CATTLE. Why Maize is Used for Fuel Instead of Being Fed to Stock, Etc. “There never was such a éorn crop in the history of the world as the yield of 1889,” said Mr. H. A. Heath of Topeka, Kan., to a Stan reporter yesterday evening. Mr. Heath ought to know what he is talking about, for he is the manager of the Kansas Farmer and is the Kan- sas agent of the United States bureau of animal industry, “We are using corn in Kansas,” said he, “because it is just as cheap as coal and | the state, | the | witl est part of makes mighty good fuel. The price of a ton of | coal is perhaps a little less than the market value of s ton of corn, but when the farmer figures up the hauling of the corn to town and | cannot be the hauling back of the coal he comes out abouteven, He saves labor and wear and tear on his team by staying on his farm. Out in western Nebraska I saw millions of bushels of corn stacked on the soil from whence it sprung, utterly useless because there was BO profitable market for it. There is no money im leeding it to cattle or hogs; prices are too low.” AN AGRICULTURAL PUZZLE, “What makes the price of cattle so low?” “That's something of a puzzle. It looks a good deal like a beef combine, but it is hard to prove it. | For nearly three yoars past the graz~ ing has been exceptionally good and the cattle have becnfree from disease. Yet three-year- olds—fomale—and aged cows sell for an aver- age that is no greater than #12 head. Cattle men are selling now to reduce their herds or to go out of tho business, Do you know that 3,000,000 head of cattle, a large porportion of them young heifers and cows, have been shipped to Kansas City and Chicago within the past twenty months? In 1899 there were 329,271 head shipped abroad--double the ex- port of the previous year—and valued at ¥25,673,366. These went mostly during the last six months of the year. Do you see what lam driving at? There is an enormous increase in export, and continuons endeavor to decrease the supply. The result will be HIGHER PRICES SOON. February. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40. THE NEW HOUSE CODE Adopted by a Strict Party Vote—Yeas, 161; Nuys, 145. The vote on the rules was taken in the House at5o'clock yesterday and the new code was adopted by a vote of 161 to 145—a strict party vote. Two or three formal amendments pro- posed by direction of the majority of the com- mittee on rules were adopted, but only one amendment proposed by the democrats was adopted, This amendment was on motion of Mr, Outhwaite to strike out the words “orig- inating in either the House or Senate” from | the rule reading “‘all motions or propositions, originating cither in the House or Senate, in- volving a tax or charge upon the people * * *| shall be first considered in committee of the | whole.” The objection to these words was that they nate revenue and appropriation bills, Mr. Keed and Mr. Cannon disclaimed any such in- tention in their use and the words were stricken out without opposition. Before the vote was taken on the code Mr. Springer moved to re- commit with instructions, but the Speaker re- fused to entertain the motion. CLEVELAND AND CAMPBELL, Another Witness Wanted by the Ballot Box Forgery Investigators. The ballot box investigation committee has summoned Col, Neal of Cincinnati to appear before it on Monday next. Col. Neal, accord- ing to the testimony of Mr. Kurtz, private sec: retary to Gov, Foraker, said that Gov. Camp. bell while a Representative in Congress had | gone to President Clevelani and requested | him to have the democratic leaders in the | House suspend the tariff discussion until Mr. Campbell could push his ballot box bill through. Mr. Kurtz also testified that Col. Neal had made other statements to him reflect- | ing on Gov. Campbell's connection with the | ballot box company, Gov. Campbell while on the stand denicd that he had ever spoken a| word to President Cleveland about the bill. Mr. Mason of Illinois. the chairman of the ballot box committee, think that the commit- tee will be free to begin the preparation of its | report after Col. Neal's testimony has been taken. Unless a new line of inquiry should be opened up by what Neal has to say no more Witnesses will be heard. ‘The scope of the com- mittee’s powers is much more comprehensive than is geaerally supposed. It was instructed not only to ascertain the connection of mem- but also to certify to the House all the facts connected with the forgery, including the numes of those who were responsible fo: it and the motives in which it was conceive. WESTERN MARYLAND. Two Weddings—Peach Growing—A Man’s Leg Sawed Off. Correspondence of Tur Evestx Stan. Hacenstowy, February 14. There were two notable weddings in this locality yesterday. Dr. Victor 1. Schlosser of | this city was united to Miss Iola Stonebreaker | at Mt. Moriah church, near Downsville. The ushers and organists were members of the Hagerstown bicycle club, which was also repre- sented by a large delegation of wheelmen, Revs. B. R. Carnahan and H. 8. France ofli- ciated.—The residence of Mr. Isaac G. Beard near Cavetown was the scene also of an enjoya- ble event, being the marriage of Miss Mary E. Beard and Mr. Wm. F. Shank. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Santee in the pres- | ence of a large assembly of friends, after which the happy couple .eft for Washington, where they will spend some time amoug relatives, J. A. Nicodemus, the ‘peach king” of the South mountain belt of this county, has pur- chased for $22,160 tive hundred acres of land in the vicinity of Winchester, Va, which he | will plant in bh trees, Daniel H. Garver, senior member of the firm of Garver, Foltz '& Co., proprictors of the Hagerstown iron works, one of our leading in- dustries, died here at an early hour yesterday morning. Mr. Martin Rider of this city, while procuring a load of sand along the Antietam creek yes terday, made a narrow escape from death “but received a broken leg by the caving in of the sand bank, He is in a critical condition. Wm. Keed, residing just across the line in Pennsylvania, was engaged at work at a saw! mi “Thursday when one of his legs came in contact with the saw. In an instant the steel cut through, and his foot, encased in his boot, dropped to the ground, Hie is a young man only twenty-one years of age, and but recently married. B. a Secretary Tracy’s Condition. The printed stories about Secretary Tracy suffering from an attack of nervous prostration are denied without qualification by those around him. His illness of a few days ago was caused by his overloading his stomach, which resulted in a case of indigestion, from which he has now about recovered. He was quite weak again, but is at present in good health as far ‘as any man can be who has passed through the dangers and sorrows that hehas, He is doin, no work whatever, but is leaving all of the ad ministration of the Navy department to Com- modore Riyusay, who has been acting as Secre- tary of the Navy ever since the fire. There are several matters of considerable import- ance pending just at present that will have to receive the Secretary's signature in order to be properly disposed of and these huve been laid on the shelf until he feels able to take up his work again, It is quite probable that he will before long take a short ari a on board the Despatch, which is still at navy yard, in order to get a change of scene and air. Bat his friends are stoutly urging him to go to work first in order to get his mind off the calamity that has befallen him, to some degree, Tur AxxvaL Statement of the Mutual life insurance company of New York, published in another column, shows remarkable ress made by this institution during twelve months, The record made by the Mutual eclipses its own best efforts, its new business written amounting to $151,602,483.37, an in- crease of $48,383,222.05 over the new risks as- sumed in 1888 anda gain of $82,144,015 over the business of 1887, showing a continuous and phenomenal advance. The assets of the com- pany now ite $136,401,328.02, indicating Eigain for the year of G10,31917446" Tt has as outstanding insurance account! ¢ amounting to sources ; POEMS. By Harriet MCEWRN KiMBaLt. Com: Thear that Secretary Noble contemplates or- dering the cattlemen off the Cherokee strip by the Ist of June. If that is done it means 500,- 000 head of cattle thrown right into the mar- ket. There is no range that will accommo- date them; the Panhandle is full. “One of the most interesting features of the cattle business is the fact that the general pub- lic, the small buyers at wholesale of siaugh- tered meats and the consumers, pay just as much for beef now as they did when the price of cattle on the hoof was twice as great as it is now. Somebody is laying up treasure. The law of supply and demedal seems to cut 19 figure. Kansas farmers are turning their at- tention to other branches of their busin Horse and mule raising is becoming popular und there is moncy in sheep. We are going to | beagreat sugar producing state, too, in a little while, There was no profit in that until recently. An expensive plant could only work two or three months on all tie cane that could be raised near it, but now we know that the same machinery will make beet sugar and that puts the industry on its fees. The beets can be stored away until the cane harvest has been disposed of. That givesa long sugar-making season, We'll supply the country with sacha- rine matter before long.” —— NEW PUBLICATIONS, THE SPLENDID SPUR: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of Mr. JOHN MARVEL, a Servant of His Majesty King Charles I. in the years 1642- 3: Written by himself. Editea in Modern En- glish by Q. “New York: Cassell & Co, Wash- ington: Brentano's, plete Edition. New York: Anson D. F. Ran- dolph & Co, Washington: W. H. Morrison. THE M BRIDE. ANovel. By Mrs. Emma D. UTHWORTH. Philadelphia: T. B. Pe- ». EN. terson & Brothers. A WOMAN'S JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD. By LELAND. New York: The American FUR FEATHERS AND FUZZ. By James STEELE, illustrated by Verbeck. New York: Belford Co. oe An Oratorio, By Ivan A. CLARKE, us. 3 Philadelphia: ‘Theo Presser. A VAGABOND'S HONOR. By Exnest DELANCEY Prensox, New York: Belford Co. THE COUNTESS MUTA, TAGUR. New York: Belford Co. WILLMOTH E WANDERER; or, Tae Man From Saturn. By C. C. Dal, — se — THE FLORIDA ASSASSINATION, Particulars of the Killing of Deputy Marshal Saunders. By Cuas. Howaxp Mon- Details come slowly of the murder at Quincy, Fla,, of Deputy United States Marshal W. B. Saunders while in the discharge of his daty. United States Marshal J. R. Mizell and a deputy arrived at Quiucy on Weduesday from Jacksonville. They were met there by Saunders, who had come by appointment to meet them. Their exact business is not known, but it is claimed they had warrants for several persons accused of election frauds and also subpcenas for witnesses to attend the next term of the United States court of the northern district. At this point the various stories disagree. One is to the effect that Saunders was ut the head of the posse and that they went out to ar- rest aman named McFarlan, who lived out in the country. They were ambushed and the posse was fired upon. Saunders fell at the first fire stone dead, His companions took up his body and carried it back to Quincy. Another account reports that three men named Mitchell, McFarlan and Harris invited Saunders and Mizell to go out riding with them, ostensibly to visit the surrounding tobacco farms, For some reason or other Mizell refused to go, but Saunders went along. This was the last seen of him alive, Late in the evening Mitchell re- turned with the dead body of Saunders and | broughtit to the hotel. Mitchell was arrested and an attempt was made to arrest the others, but it has not been learned whether they were successful or not, No explanation has been re- ceived from Mitchell regarding the murder. Acting on the advice of friends, Marshal Mizell and his deputy left for Jacksonville on the evening train, as they had private intorma- tion, so one informant stated, that an attempt Saunders leaves a wife and two children at De Funiak Springs, where he has resided for a number of years, He was a prominent official in western Florida, and had been known as an out spoken, hard working official, always doing his duty no matter how much was danger ine volved. He was elected to the last legislature 8 a republican senator from Walton county. The event has caused a great deal of excite- ment, and many representative men, irrespec- tive of party, denounce the lawless proceedings in the strongest terms, and call upon the state and county officials to bring to justice the das- tardly perpetrators of this crime, which 1s such a blow on the fame of the state. som ether tasers Reaes Impoverished Iowa Legislators. The failure of all negotiations for ending the deadlock in Iowa has seemed to leave every- body limp and indifferent, Since the state auditor has refused to issue any warrants f salaries the deadlock assumes a more serio aspect for ap page members, They have been in Des Moines five weeks and have not had acent yet. Board bills are piling up and those who were able to lend money to their leas fortunate colleagues have had their generosity put to the test several times. A good many members from the rural districts are going homeward to see if they can pick up some funds to tide them over 8 little longer. Tschigorin Again Wins. The twenty-second contest in the chess tour- nament at Havana was the two knights game and was won by Tschigorin. Forty-four moves were made, occupying four hours and forty-nine minutes, when tana es resigned, | would be made on their lives, epee SEE TETENONINSSESEEESES ‘= S Peto CEE Ey ris Scehes 1 seseesesese : RESSESSES: Ly i 3s Seeeee $s ete i i Ete He eececcces: ae Fada teed Bein: ey2heree if gek te U0 200 00 300 200 gree Seeeeee Be EEGSEEE SHEE 5 SERSSEG AS ESEE SU EEE RLESE EEE neue | v? » | TERY, SESERUUER NEEL HEEL EH Eie ing 50. umber drewing the AO. Too wumbere 4 bit inclusive, being 50 nuw! « vamber drawing the ”. » 40009 inclusive, being the uumber drawing the Fs KE LANA’ PRK! 2 St A. BALDWIN, Prosdent N. 0. ial Baik. CAML KOHN: Premdent Union National Bau irther. when | pels subecribers, laying supervinwd ibe Siuule N Drawing, Class “B” LOUISIANA STATE LOT certify that the above are the numbers y drawn from the 100.000 placed corresjouding to them, New Orleaus, La., this Tues 0, EAUREGARD, ELY rhebury, and ly after the Cuntil conpbeted pereuce any delay in re awe beg amon the Address: M. A. DAUPHIN, Now Orleans, La, Address, Raristered Lett NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK. NEW ORLEANS ba | | Eutered accurdins'to Act of Coneras, tn 4 » 1890, by the Lousiana the vifice of the Li year State Lottery Comjuiy. ia of Congress at Washing Unsenecevesten Arrnacrios: OVER A MILLION DISIKusULER LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY’ Incorporated by the Legislature for Paucational and Charitable purporex, and ite franchise made ® Fartof the present State Constitution im 187 by an overwhelming pupular vote. It. MAMMOTH DKAWINGS take place Semi-An- nually (June and December), and it. GRAND SIN GLE NUMBEK DEAWINGS take place in each of | the ten mouths of the year, and are all drawn st the Academy of Music, New Orleaum La FAMED FOR TWENTY YEARS, FOR INTEGRITY OF ifs DEAWSSGS AND PROMPT PAYMENT OF Puizes. Attested as follows: “We do hereby certt/y hat eupermiae the arrange. « the mont! hy and Ne nnual Drawing State Lottery Com, . @ er of ee Drawings themariven, ari Chat re condneted with hemesty. "atrnens, and ie ued Faith tervard al! partica, arid we authorize the Lume Pany be use the certificate. with sae eee war ea Malueres atlacised, 1m ile advertancrne nia.” Lifens3 Lb bun the Banks and Bankers. will pay all srteartetne imme Sears may be presented a! our omnters, i GRAND MONTHLY DRAWING AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1890, CAPITAL PRIZE, $300,000. $00,000 Tickets at #20 cach: Halvos, $10; Quarters, f 900 TS Menta gS Tinea List OF PRIZES, OF $300,000 is, UF “10' OF 2 PRIZE SP KIZE UUU ds NOTE— dickets drawing Capital Prizes are not euti- tled te Termunai Prizes. AGENTS WANTED. OP" For Cucy Kares, or any further information desired, write levibly to the undersigned, clear! status your ce, With Dtate, Counts, sireet, Suited “Store mayad revuru wall’ delivery will boas: SHRED Seer mmcdeeiaas at daveluye vous yours sMPOKTANT. 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