Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1890, Page 5

Tae Mast Remarkable cures of Catarrh by the use of Ayers Saresperilla are conclusive proofs that this loathsome snd dangerous disease is one of the blood, nealing only this searching and powerful alterative to thoroughly eradicate it. “I bave mffered for years from catarrh, which was po severe that it destroyed my appetite and weakened my system. None of the remedies I took afforded me any relief until Tuned Ayers Sarsaparilla I been to take this medicme last spring and am now entirely fhee from that disgusting disease, My appetite has Tevurned and Iam once more strong and healthy."— Susan L. W. Cook, 909 Albany street, Boston High- lends, Boston, Mase. “My son—new fifteen years of age—was troubled for slong time with catarrh, im ite worst form, through the effects of which his blood became poisoned. About » year svo be began using Ayer’s Sarsaparilia, has taken seven bottles of it and ts now entirely well."— D. P. Kerr, Bix Spring, Ohio. “I was cured of s long-standing catarrh by the use of Ayer’s Sarssparilla."—James J. Dougher, Company G, 13th Infantry, Fort Wingate, N.ML AYEL’S SARSAPARILLA Prepared by Da. J. C. AYERN§ CO., Lowell, Mass. Sold by Druggists, $1, siz $5. Worth $5 8 bottle. Covanrrs To Tu Frosr. “Take time by the forelock,” ere that rasping hacky cough of yours carries you where somany consump tives have preceded you. Lose no time; but procures bottle of the retional remedy for lung and bronchial dis- isit = pulmonic of surpassing merit, but it compen- sates for the drain of vitality which {ss most formids- tends to fill out the hollow places in an angular frame. Ladies in delicate health will find it s palatable means of adding roundness to a figure robbed of itscontour by the iproad of marasmus or other wasting disorders. A scrofulous tendency may be succesfully combatted Ti Bank S toscapttel thing tee tehle eae. oc! TEACHERS AND Coe should use Carter's Littie Liver Fills for torpid liver sud viliousuee W. M. Suvsrez & Soxs, 919 PENNA AVE. TEN PER CENT OFF FOR CASH. We are very much gratified at the quantity of fall and winter goods disposed of during the past month ‘while wiving «discount of 10 per cent on all saies, Jarge and small, for CASH, and, having reduced our winter stock very much, we have decided to place al SPRING and SUMMER Goods left from last season on sale upon the same terms until further notice. Our object is to reduce the present stock and open the coming season withone ENTIRELY NEW. We have quite alarge lot of GINGHAMS, LAWNS, CHALLIS, SaTINES, SILES and » great variety of WHITE DRESS GOODS, ROBES and FLOUNCINGS, ail of which will be exposed for sale on Monday or ‘Tuesday next They will be marked at such low prices as to be very attractive, and we are going to sell them if we have to make » loss to do so. Our Summer Silks have all been marked at s great less, but they must be sold and sold quickly. ‘There is on hand our usual stock of BLACK SILES in all qualities, from 75c. to $3.8 yard. They include some of the vest makes imported and will all go out at the same DISCOUNT FOR CASH. We have left overs large lot of ROBES and COM- BINATION DRESSES in Silk and Wool and All Wool, which we offer at a loss, but theyall go at the same discount, though many of them are not bringing fifty cents on the dollar. Im addition to the goods named above we have complete assortment of MOURNING GOODS of the Dest makes, all in perfect condition, and as we pay particular attention to this department you will find in our assurtment the most desirable guods in the market Also a complete Stock of Staple Goods, such as TABLE DAMASKS, NAPKINS, TOWELINGS, IRISH LINENS, LINEN SHEETINGS, LINEN TABLE CLOTHS, WHITE and COLORED SPREADS and SHIRTINGS; ail of which are marked at regular Prices. Also few REAL CAMEL’S HAIR SHAWLS, which are marked ats «reat loss to close. ALL of the sbove-named gocda, and in fact our entire stock, at s discount of 10 PER CENT FUR CASH. Ali goods warked in plum figures, W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, s 919 PENN. AVE. N.W. Woxes, Feo THEIR SEDE! en subject to headache quickly removed by Carter's Li AT CosT. FRENCH GAUZES. FoR EVENING WEAR, In order to make room for our spring purchases we ave made large reductions in all our Evening Goods and will offer them at and below cost, These Goods Leing all new and of the latest designs, are most desir- abie tur BALL, DINNER AND EVENING WEAR 45-inch Striped Gauzes with Silver and Gold Tinsel, im White and Stlver, Cream aud Gold, Cardinal and Gold, Gray and Stiver, Black and Silver. Keduced to Bue. ; former price $1. 45-inch Fauey Striped Ganzes, in Cream and Gold, ‘Biue and Silver, Pink and Gold, Blue aud Gold, Maize Black snd Geld. Keduced to 9c. ; former 71 price $1 45-inch Chenille Striped Ganzes, with Tinsel, in ‘Whiteand Silver and Cream and Gold. Reduced to $1.65, former price $2. 48-tueb Embroidered Gauzes, with Satin Stripes, in Cream, Ilue, Pink, Cardinal, Gmy and Maize Ke- Guced w ; former price ¢ Two Pieces of Very Haudsome Embroidered Mous- seline de Sole, in Pink aud Blue, 44 yards each, 46 inches wide, the regular price of which was 810. Re- duced to #6, 45-inch Flons Striped Ni Cardinal. Reduced to ® Many Short Lengths at half price. We invite an early tuspection of these goods, before the aasur.went uf colorings are broken. E. G. DAVIS, wl 71Y Market Space, corner Sth st. RUNKENNESS, OR THE LIQUOR HABIT. Fositively Cored by administering Dr. Kalnes’ GOLDEN sPeCIFIC. . Tr ean be eiven in a cup of coffee or tea or in articles Of food without Ube Anowlede of the patient; it is ab- solutely harmless, suc will effect a permanent and speedy cure, whether the patient isa moderate drinker er au sicwbohe wrek lf NeVERK FAILS. Over 100,000 drunkards have Leen made temperate men who have takeu wuiden Specific in theix coffee without their knowleaxe, «ud W-usy Geileve Wey quit drink. ita of their own free will, 48 page book of particulars free. & F. WARE, under Ebbitt House. RK. HELPHEND Side. Lith at sud Ve nee mbli-colice — x. 1paE WasurNe ARCHITECTURAL uy ‘AND BRIDGE WOKKS. — EDWARD L. DENT, Mk, t freilities iu the city for all kinds of Iron eck. ‘Stee! Seetun, > always in stock, THE EVENING ;STAR: WASHINGTON 2d EDITION. Tales! Teleorans to The Star. En Express Robber Caught. Inoxtox, Onto, Feb, 21.—John Morgan, jr., was arrested here this morning for robbing the United States express company at McAllister, Ind. Ter., where he was acting as agent for that company. —_>__ What the Books Show. Lavrencevitte, Iuu., Feb, 21.—Experts re- ported yesterday the results of their investi- gation of the books of the officers of this (Lau- Fence) county to the board of supervisors, and the report shows that ex-Sheriff Ed Ryan, re- ublican, is short €3,658; ex-County Clerk L.G. Putnam. democrat, t, d_ex-Treasurer J. W. MeCiean, demoer: 00. The investi- gation covered a period of eight years, se. New York, Feb. 21.—The lease of the Stew- artmansion to the Mahattan club, which has been under consideration for many months, was consummated yesterday, and the instru- ment was formally signed at the club house last evening at a meeting of the governing board. The lease is for twenty-one years, wich privilege of renewal for a similar term. During the first five years the rent is to be $35,000, during the next five years it 1s to be $37,500, and the remaining period $40,000. ———— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. wing are the opening and closing prices of eas ee Sock vanek. Mataet te ha Dos epecial Wire to Corsun and Macartney, 1419 ¥ strect 1 Dia) Zot sic Worth Cts) 38 "| Sise Kock L | reise F206 Ee ‘St. Pa Kan. & Tex. | 18 Lake Shore. -“!105 Louis. & Nasi) x6 Mauhattan.... Mo. Pac. 71 Mich. N.Y. Cen. Lead ‘Trust. how ie? 138 27% Dele, O24 ea Se Washington Stock Exchanse. Sales—Kegular Call — 1:2 o'clock m.: Washing- ton and Georgetown railioad bonds, $1,010 at 1063. Eckington and Sol: fers’ Home railroad, 5 at 60. Kiggs Insurance company, 50 at 8. American Security and Trust company, 15 at BH. Svernmont Bonds—U. S. 4348, 1891. regist>red, 12234 bid, 123 asked. District of Columvia Bonds—Per imp. 66, 1891, com, 103 104 asked. Per imp. 7s, 18¥1, currency, 104 bid, 105 asked. Market stock 7s, ltt, currency, 105 bid. 20-year fund, 6s, 1892, guid, 1U4 bid. 20-year fund, ds, sup, gold, 1 . 118 asked. Water stock, 78, 190}, curren: il bid. ¥U-year fund, 6s, gold, 1902) 123 bid.’ Water stock, 7s, currency, 1903, USS did. Jude, lua, fund, currency, 122 bid, 123 asked. Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 1ss. ts. 100 did. U.S. Blectric Lignt bonds, 2d, Us, 114 bid, 121 asked. Washington and Georgetown 1u-40, 68, 106 bid, 107 asked. W won and Georgetown Converti- ble bonds, ts, 16U_ bid, 220 asked. Masonic Hall Association Ss, Iss, U7 bid, 110 asked. Washington Marke: Company 1st’ mortgage, 6s, 1U bid. Washington Market company bonds, imp. 68, 117 bid, 122 asned. W ton Light Iniantry first mortgage bonds, te, 1¥04, 103 bid. Washingwn Light Intantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1804, 98 bid, 105 asked. W Gas Light Company bonds, series A, 68, L21 bid. 122 asked. Wasuingwon Gas t Company bonds, series 1B, Us, Lilie Did, 12 q asked. ‘Nauonai Bank Stocks—Lunk ot Washington, 500 bid, 550 asked. Bank of Kepublic, bid, 275 asked. Metropolitan, 260 bid, 267 asked. Central, 275 bid. “Second, 185 bid. Farmers and Mechanics, 185 bid, 2u0 asked. Citizens, 16u bid. Columpia, 150 bid, 190 asked. Capital, 118 bid, 12% asked. West kud, 71 bid, 75 asked. Swcks — Wasuington aud Gootgeiown, 275 vid, 290 asked. Metropolitan, 171 bid, 180 asked. ‘Columbia, 67%; bid, SO asked. Capitol and North U Sweet, 03% bid, Gts asked. bck- ington aud Soldiers’ Home, 0 bid, 75 asked. Insurance Swcas—Fireu asked. Franklin, 50 bid. Metropolitan, & tional Union, 2U3y bid, 207, asked. Adlington, 180 bid. Corcoran, 633 bid, G8 asked. bia, 16% bid, 17’ asked. ' German-American, 180 bid. Fotomac, 88 bid, 100 asked. itiggs, 8% bid, 9 asked. “Peoples, 54 bid, 6 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Keal Estate Title, 1233, bid, 130 asked. Columbia site, 6% bid, 64 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stoc<s—Wasuingwon Gas, 44% bid, 447, asked. Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. os Blectric Light, 108 bid, 112 asked. Telephone Swess — Penusylvania, 25 bid. Chesapeake and Fotomac, 8+ bid, 86 asked. American Graphophone Company, 15 bid, 15% ed. ““lscollancous Stocks— Washington Market Com- pany, 19% bid,21 asked. Wasbing.on Brick Machine Company, 300 vid. Great Falls lee Company, Tv bid. Bull kun Panorama, 2x5 bid. National Safe Deposit Company, 240° bid, 255 ask Washington Safe Deposit Company, Pueumatic Guu Carriage. & vid, ? Wastingten Loan and rust Company, Security au trust company, coll Hall, LOU asked. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 21.—Cotton firm—middling, ny. our dull — Howard street and western va3.60; do. family. brands, extra, 4.150 wheat, patent, 44024.80; do., 4.4505.25; do. do. straight, 4.25a4.7 . | extra, £.6004.00, Wheat—southern } grades nominal; Fultz, 7sas4; Longbe: Seamer No. 2, red, 77a7s; western dull; No. 3 February, S14; ‘March, axa’, Corn—southern duil winter red, spot, SI Slices: May, & and nominal; whit quict; mixed spot, 36a: F July, 4674037 % {- Oats fairly active and’ firm—sou Pennsylvania, 28031; western, white, 2934 do. mixed, 273a29; graded No. 2, white, Rye dull but un- changed—prime chot . Hay tirm—prime to choice timothy, 1 13.00. Provisions steady and quiet—mess pork. ol 5 11; bulk meats, loose shoulders, 5 clear rib sides, 5% sugar-cured smoke 11; lard, refined 7%, western packed, 16a’ 26028. Eggs strony changed—refined, 73. fair, 19%. Sugar steady—A soft.64. Cop) changed—refined, Ligal4. Whisky firm 1. best roll, 16a18; creamery, 15. Petroleum un- pel 1.098 1.10. Freights to Liverpool per steamer steady— eotton, 40c.; flour per ton in satix bushel, 6d." Cork for orders—p: Sates—wheat, 25,000 bushels; corn, 12 BALTIMORE, Feb. 21. — Baltimore and Ohio stock, 1004101; Northern Central stock, 70 Cincianati, Washington and Baltimore first cert cates, 104,8100%; consolidated gas stock, 51% a5. Chicago Markets. HICAGO, Feb. 21 (opening). — Wheat—May, 78% 78x. Coru—Mareh, 28%; May. 30%. Oat=—May. . Pork—May, 9.9236: Lard—May, 5.85. Short ribs—May, soe DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. TO REMOVE THE OBSTRUCTION, It ix probable that the obstruction to N street southeast which has for so long existed wilt be removed. be following is a recocommenda- tion of Capt, Rossell submitted today: “It will | be seen by the indorsements onthe previous papers that N street southeast has been ordered to be opened by the Commissioners, The police department state, over the signature of the major and superintendent of the Metropolitan olice, that they have uot at their isposal the means to remove the obstructions and a memorandum from Commissioner Ray- | mond recommends that the superintendent of streets be ordered to remove said obstructions, | Lwould recommend that the dignity of the board of Commissioners be vindicated by the removal of these obstructions by force if neces- sary.” The matter will be considered by the fuli board before any action is taken. DOES NOT THINK STORAGE BATTERY LIGHTING PRACTICABLE. House bill 5821 authorizing the Commission- ers to contract for the red of public build- | ings and streets by individual storage batteries was referred to the Commissioners several days jago and submitted to Capt. Lusk, who’ has e of street lighting, for report. Today the captain in a brief report saya he does not believe that the proposed method is a practica- | ble one for the accomplishment of the purposes named. MISCELLANEOUS. | asphalt tile sidewalk has been ordered in | ront of lots 97 and 98, corner of 19th and S streets nort i west. A twelve-nch pipe sewer has been ordered to be constructed in Elhott place, square 1028, Seventy-five dollars has been allowed Commissioners for the funeral ex: the Bietropol- i ot the FOR A REASSESSMENT. The Commissioners Propose a Bill to Permit Them to Remedy Old Errors. The District Commissioners today bill which they will transmit to Mr. Grout, chairman of the House District committee, Providing that all taxes and assessments, either special or general, including taxes and assessments for laying water mains, which have heretofore or may hereafter be levied in the Dis- trict of Columbia, upon any lands or real estate in said District, and which may have been or shall be set aside and declared illegal or void by the judgment of the Supreme Court of said District in consequence of any irregularity in any of the proceedings in levying said tax or assessment or of an erroneous or imperfect description of said lands and real estate or in consequence of any omission to comply with the forms of law under which said tax or assessment may be or has been made, or for any other cause, may be re- assessed and relevied upon said lands or real estate in said District at any time within two Years after the judgment of said court is pro- nounced setting aside said tax or assessment.” Provision is made that in cases where a tax sale is restrained by court the lands shall be sold within thirty dase after the dissolving of the injunction, The Commissioners prepared a letter to send with the bill, which says: “The enclosed bill ia important in that the courts have vacated, on petition of the Owuers, assessments on real evtate and very many more, if contested (as they are likely to be) will necessaril; be vacated, and the District cajomea from _attempt- ing to collect them. There aro several hundred thousand dollars involved in this trouble. It arises out of essessments made before 1877 under the ordinances of the late corporation extending to 1871; acts of the re, ryan Be assembly and acts of Congress to 1874 and mistakes made as to the extent of power of the District authorities in carrying out contracts of the late board of public works. There has been no trouble of the kind since 1878. Ifyon think weil of this bill,please cause it to be introduced and when referred to the District committee we will be glad to state in some detail the injustice this bill, if enacted, will remedy. UNCLE SAM’S GARDEN SPOT. Something of Interest About the Yellow- stone Park. Col. E. C. Waters, superintendent of the sys- tem of hotels in the Yellowstone national park, is in the city felicitating with the northwestern contingent, and more particularly with the Montana delegation, in whose state he has in the past resided. “Want the park admitted to the Union?” he was asked in the lobby of the Riggs house by @ Star reporter. “Oh, no. We have only about one hundred and fifty people in the park and they are laborers on the wagon roads, for which $50,000 was appropriated by Congress. So you see there are not taxpayers enough to make gov- ernment interesting, but the report of the Sec- retary of the Interior shows that about 10,000 pilgrims pass through the park in the four months’ season and, as the route of travel is limited tothe ten or twelve points of note, summer life there in as interesting as it is de- lightfully comfortable. “When Uncle Rufus Hatch went to the wall,” continued Col. Waters, ‘a stock company se- cured the hotel privileges and has now eight houses of about ftwo hundred rooms average capacity clustered around Yellowstone lake, in northwestern Wyoming. This lake is the source of the Yellowstone river and is one of the lpi tiest bodies of water in the world. It is thirty miles long by twenty wide, between 8,000 and 9,000 feet above the sea, and soundings were made last summer showing a depth of 457 feet. A steam boat that will carry 150 people was put on the lake this season and it takes it a day to make a round trip.” “Where 1s the front gate of the park—how the public climb in?” ‘A branch of the Northern Pacific rnns down sixty miles from Livingstone, Mont., to Cunna- bar, from which place a stage line makes the rounds of the resorts, a circuit of about one hundred and fifty miles to the station again, in easy runs of about twenty miles between hotels.” ‘ a “Big monopoly your company has?” “Well, hasay You see, a large part of the visitors are campers and the hotel rates are fixed by the Secretary of the Interior at 84 a day. No, the company hasn’t made any money yet, but it has spent a good deal, its chief object being to entertain the great American public. It will build two more flouses the coming sea- son for their convenience. “The color line? No, that hasn't been drawn our way. Colored ‘persons have occasion- ally pamed through the park and have been entertained, like the rest of the world, for value received.” FLIRTING WITH PRINCESSES. The Prince of Wales Having Lots of Trouble With His Daughters. Special London Cable to the Philadelphia Times. The prince of Wales is reported to be very angry at the paragraphs in the papers saying his second daughter is going tobe married. He agrees with the queen, who said after the Osborne house theatricals that something should be done to muzzle the British papers, The prince adds that English papers are worse than American, because nothing that they say is true and everything is denied next day, Since the marriage of the Princess Vic- toria and the duke of Fife the princesses are allowed more freedom. and young noblemen are permitted to call at Marlboro house and to talk and flirt with them. Bouquets and can- dies enough to stock a store every day, and on St. Valentine's day a hand-cart full of valen- tines was received by the porter. When the princesses drive in the park there is always a cavalcade surrounding them. The prince says it is a ‘confgunded nui- sance,” and the princes of Wales does not like it. Itis plain that the object is not marriage, but merely to be seen in the princely circle on terms of intimacy. Besides, though the prince and princess are fond parents, they both like to be looked uponas young people. The prince is an awkward but indefatigabie waltzer, and the princess likes attention as much as ever she did and both are sensitive to approaching age. The princess has forty wigs and keeps two special experts to disguise her coming wrinkles and the crows feet. Another trouble is where to draw the lines of rank, There are not more than half a dozen uoblemen in England who could possibly be regarded as worthy suitors, and complications may arise with the crowned families of Europe as to the propriety of royal personages legally marrying below their rank. The courts of Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain regard the marriages of Fife, Lorne and Battenberg as merely morganatic alliances, which causes humiliating incidents when tho rincesses visit these courts with their bus- nds. The marquisot Lorne has been snubbed in every court in Europe, and last year when the queen was visiting, the queen regent of Spain Prince Henry of Battenberg was forced to give precedence to several Spanish grandees, The queen and prince of Wales have decided that it is necessary for the safety of thrones that the hold of royalty should be preserved intact, so next season the English court will be made to understand that the princesses are notin the home market, but are reserved for foreign crowned heads, This, however, is for the present carefully suppressed. The Princess Maud of Wales is in love with the handsome young son of an English earl, who was once re- iously by the prince and princess, now be advised to travel and probably sent to India, and the Princess Maud is to go for # long visit to her cousin in Athens, pi eid lae Ta Saal testes a Pardon for the Duk: Lowpox, Feb, 21.—M. Blowitz, in a dispateh to the Times, saya that the duke of Orleans will certainly be pardoned. Apology. Loxpox, Feb. 21.—The Right Hon, A. M. Porter, master of the rolls in Ireland, whose speech was the cause of a hbel suit brought by Mr. Henry Campbell it the Belfast News dicate eta cpa to Mr. P| paid him £500. He also pays the cost of the case, es in Switzerland for the Pending pening sf Sie to fl solution of the labor question, |! hah atealin Zs WHERE WILL IT BE? ———._—_ [Continued from First Page.) Mr. Blanchard followed Mr. O'Neill, speak- ing in favor of Washington. He was in favor of the celebration. He was that any man from the south should advocate that there be no celebration. He said he thought the that would result to the —_sout would be greater than that to any other section. ‘The constitutional argument against such a celebra- tion was too old and too stale; he took no stock in it, He was ready to join with any of the cities to make the fair a success. He pi to give to the of the old world some idea of the grandeur and glory of our country. ME. O'FERRALL FOR WASHINGTON. Mr. O’Ferrall spoke in favor of Washington. He said he assumed that there would be a fair, so he would address himself to the question of site. The national capital possessed beauties that no pen could describe or brush paint, Itsbeau- tiful locality, its healthful and genial climate, its broad streets and avenues—its great breath- ing spaces — its lung wers — its ease of access and its ample fac lities for takin; care of the visitors; but above all sentiment and patriotic reasons all agreed in favor of Washington as the only plave for the fair, He was led by sentimental reasons to favor the fair, and all these reasons favored Washington. MORE FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON. Mr. Gibson made an eloquent appeal for Washington, which he said was the only place to hold such a celebration, Mr. Milliken said he spoke for a socticn of the country which took only a patrictic in- terest in the fair. He was surprised at the Position taken by gentlemen in opposition to the measure. It was said by some that we were too poor to give a fair; that we needed the money for something else. This matter of economy depended on how one looked at it, We might all save money by giving up our houses and living in huts. He was one who believe that we celebrated too little. It was good for the coun- try—for the whole country—that these exhibitions of industry and development should be held. He favored Washington, but his time expired before he had re: d that point. and he asked to have the rest of his speech published in the Record, so aa to show where he stood. THE FAIR MUST BE HELD HERE. Mr. Houk then spoke in favor of Washing- ton. He said he took it for granted that there would a fair, though he said two or three gen- tlemen opposed it, The commercial and finan- cial interests of the country de- manded the fair. For his part he thought that much of the importance would be taken from the event if the fuir were held anywhere but at the national capital, It had been said the public buildingsand museums represented $50,000,000 toward the exposition, but he wanted to add that MILLIONS MORE WERE NECESSARY FOR BUILDINGS to accommodate the growth of the government, and these buildings should be provided for. They might be provided for at this time and in this way. Look at our national post office building!” he said. ‘Is this government too poor to erect buildings for its own accommodation.” If New York could appropriate ten millions for the fair, was it possible that all the states com- bined could not afford the necessary expendit- ure to make it a national celebration at the national capital? MR, WILSON'S STRIKING SPEECH. Mr. Wilson next took the floor and made a most striking speech in favor of Washington. It was the speech of the whole debate. He said we had better pass this anniversary by in decent silence than not to rise to the oc- easion and celebrate it with fon pack Itcould not be fittingly celebrated by an: municipality, however rich and great, It could be fittingly celebrated only by the na- tional government and the only fitand proper place for it was at the seat of government, UNDER THE DOME. Notes Gathered From Capitol Commit- tee Kooms, The Senate select committee on the quadro- centennial guthered itself together this morning and concluded that as there was nothing to do it might just as well adjourn subject to the call of the chair- man, Those present were Senators Hiscock (chairman), Sherman, Stanford, Harris, Ran- som, Vest, Daniel, Hawley, Gray and Cameron. MR. BLAIR'S SPEECH ENDED. Those persons who went to the Senate today to hear Senator Blair speak on his education bill were disappointed. The Senator concluded his speech yesterday evening. He conmmenced on the 5th instant. The un- spoken portion of the speech, which was short- ened by Mr. Blair, would have lasted two days more. THR APACHE INDIANS, Lieut. L. W. V. Vernon of Gen. Crook's staff today submitted, in behalf of the Secre- tary of War and Gen, Crook, a statement before the House committee on Indian affairs in support of the proposition made by Gen. Crook to remove the Apache Indian prisoners now confined at Mount Vernon barracks, Ala, to Fort Sill, LT. Lieut. Vernon took issue with many of the vtatutements made by Gen. Miles and others who have objected to the Indians’ removal and quoted extensively from the records of the War department to sustain the arguments he advanced. NOMINATIONS TODAY. A Long List of Postmasters Sent to the Senate, The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters: Virginia—Charles R, Lee. Ber- ryville. Alabama—Wm, T. Ewing, Gadsden. West Virginia—Samnel H. Higginbottom, Charlestown. Ficrida—Edward C, Weeks, Tal- luhassee. -Mistissippi—Henry ©. Griffin, Natchez. Texas—Benj. B. Lowrie, Navasota; Robert C. Ballentyne, Brackettsville. Georgia —Madixon Davis, Athens, New Hitinp- shire—Jno, W. Crosby, Milford. Massa- chusetts—George A. Edgarton, Chicopee; Wm, A. Sampson, Milden; Davis P. Gray, Whitinsville. Connecticut—Levi Drake, Man- chester, New York—Wm. L. 8 Olmsted, Genesco; Jno. N. Knapp, Auburn; Allen H, Hoffman. Rhinebeck; Benj. lL, Ward, Cam- bridge. New Ji john Pittinger, Wash- ington; Elias R. Pope, Plaintield; Jno. I. Blair Reiley, Phillipsburg,’ Pennsylvania—Jno. A. Miller, Lewisburg; Wm. A. Kump, Hanover; 2 Andrew J. Bingham, New Brighton; Adam . Darr, West Newto: Valentine W. Medear, Mahanoy ‘©: Geo. T, Morgan, Nanticoke. Kentucky—Ed- ward E. Watkins, Williamsburg. Ohio—P, M. Cantwell, Springfield; Jno. R. Wolfe, Shelby; Philo 8, Clark, Portsmouth; Charles T. Baxter, Mechanicsburg; James F. Surratt, Steubenville. Michigan—John F. Nestell, Manchester; Jno, Graham, Buchanan, Kansas—Wm. harlos, Kiowa; Thomas F. Hurley, Minneapolis. Minnexota—Josiah E. West. Saint Cloud; Josiah. A. Peck, Wabasha, Wisconsin—Frank B, Hand, Hurley, Nebraska—Harry H. Trott, McCook. Oregon—Miss Jessie G. Baker, La Grande. California—Frederick Axe, Eureka; Morgan H. Bailhache, Martinez; Wm. 8. Vawter, Santa Monica. Colorado—Sprigg Shackleford, Gan nison; Homer H. Grafton, Manitou Springs, De Molay Commandery’s Reception. De Molay mounted commandery, No. 4, Knights Templar, gave a very pleasant recep- tion aud entertainment to its lady friends at the National Rifles hall last evening. The en- tertainment began with an eddress by Eminent Commander Cha:. C.M. Loeffler, which was fol- lowed by mu- and literary exercises in which Mrs. Annie Roemer , Sir Hern- don Morsell, Miss Anita Hendrie, Mr. Jobn Tweedale and Mr. Walter F. Smith took About 10 o’clock a banquet was served and afterward the members and guests adjourned to the hall above, where dancing was en; reception committee was composed of the revi; | members of the commandery: E. Sir Chas, C. M. Loeffler, eminent commander; Em. Sirs Jos. Daniels, A. W. terre Ww. Cissel, Martin R, Thorp, ees jum, D. PL ens see D.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1890. MAKING DISTRICT LAWS, MILLIONS IN SEALS. Measures Considered Today by the| What Uncle Sam Was Offered Today District Committees. for the Alaska Privileges. THE SENATE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE STREET | rue sCENE AT THE TREASURY WHEN THE BIDS EXTENSION BILL AND OTHER MATTERS—TEE| ware OPENED—FORTUNES IN CERTIFIED ROCK CREEK RAILROAD BILL DISCUSSED THIS| cCHECKe—TWELYE BIDS OPENED. MORNING BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE. A large gathering of moneyed men, repre- The Senate District committee had under | senting some of the most solid financial inter- consideration this morning the bill which pro- este of the country, filled the office of the Sec- vides for the extension of the streets and | retary of the Treasury at noon today upon the avenues and the discussion was based largely | occasion of the opening of bids for the ex- on the important consideration, “What will it | clusive privilege for the taking of fur Nel ‘eae seals from the islands § of St 6 committee was without even a es-' Paul and St. George, Alaska, for the next imate of the amount of money which would | twenty years, ‘The bids were opened by a have to be expended before the highways 2 would rt by fences | Committee consisting of Judge Matthews, first ions piers etieally. decide controller; Mr. E. O. Leech. director of the or mansions, It was practically decided that while the extensions are made they must be | mint, and Mr. Albert Sturtevant, chief of the Precisely in accordance withthe original plan | stationery division of the Treasury, in the of the city, and then a motion was made to re- | presence of Secretary Windom. ALLOWING FOR DIFFERENCES IN WATCHES. quire of the District Commissioners a topo- graphical map of the District which will show} The Secretary waited until five minutes after where those streets will run and whose property | twelve when he said that in order to prevent any mistakes owing to differences in watches = — Sage to be cut through. There was = the sentiment that an extension ought to be made as speedily as possible, but the ma- | be would postpone the opening of the envelopes jority of those present believed it would be | for five minutes longer, and as soon as the t for the committee to kuow what it was | Opening had commenced no other bids doing before it started out with sucha stu-| Would be received. He added that he had pendous task, ° decided to allow no oral arguments The present bill is not just what the commit-|t0 be made at the opening, but tee would have it so Senators Harrie and | if any one bad anything to say in the way of an ——— it might be presented in writing to Monday noon. All such arguments woul Spoouer were appointed a subcommittee to draft a more sui e le measure. THW PROPOSED INEBRIATE UM. When the lengthy debate on the street exten- sion bill cume to an end another matter of no small public interest was taken up. The bill to establish in this city an inebriate asylum had an_ innings, and developed considerable difference of opinion. ‘There was practical unanimity of at least a good working majority in favor of'such ap institution, but the diver- sity of views came up on the question of at whose cost should the concern be put in oper- ation, Generally, tne proposed hospital is re- garded by, fhe committse as something of an ex en! inwbroad way the protect was discussed pretty thoroughly and then it was decided to request the District Commissioners to look arourid the city and discover, if possible, a suitable site, which is already the property of tae government, In addition to this the Commis- sioners have been asked to furnish the commit- tee with estimates of the annual cost of such a hospital and with statistics on local inebriety. THE RE2ORDER'S OFFICE. Consideration was then given the bill which relates tothe internal affairs of the office of recorder of deeds and as a result a bill will be drafted, probably by the next meeting, which be printed at the department's printing office and would be open dec tnapaction, ~~ HOW THE BIDS WERE OPENED. When the additional fifth minute had ex- pired the Secretary began work. He first handed the bids to Judge Matthews, who cut them open and passed them to Mr. Leech, who read them while Mr, Sturtevant acted as re- corder, THERE WAS NO CHECK. The first bid was dated from 909 Walnut street, Philadelphia, and was being read in all its profound intricacy when the Secretary in- terrupted Mr. Leech to tell him that he need read no further, since the bid was not accompanied by certified check for $100,000, as stipulated in the advertisement. The bidder only sent a promissory note for that amount, At this an- Bouncement there was a hum of laughter. A BAN FRANCISCO BID. The Secretary then sent for a copy of the dvertisement, which was read, and the second bid was opened. It was from the American fishing and trading company of San Francisco. The check inclosed with this bid was very care- fully scrutinized by the Secretary before the bid was read. The firm agreed to pay $308,000 will regulate the salaries of employes of the i i ‘i @ year for the privilege and #4.12 for fice and specify the manner in whion they | 6, Year for the privilege | and 4.12 for gallon of seal oil taken. Also to purchase at a fair valuation the piant of the Al. on the islands, The bid was sig D. Ladd as president of the compan: Bid number three had no check and the Sec- retary threw it out. A WEST VIRGINIA PROPOSITION. Bid four was in proper form and was read, It was from the North American trading com- pany, West Virginia, offering to pay an annual rental of $55,000 for the privilege, #2 a skin tax, $4.50 a skin royalty, 30 cents a gailon royalty and to establish aud maintain a mail service from San Francisco to Ounalaska. ‘The bidders called attention to the fact that on the basis of acatch of 60,000 a year the revenue to the government, if their bid shouid be accepted, would be €445,000, or $254,500 a ZfaF Kreator than that it receives at present. The id was signed by Mr. Chas. F. Benjamin of this city as attorney. ANOTHER CALIFORNIA BID, The bid numbered five was from the Pacific steam whaling company of California. They "REGULATING THE BALE OF LIQUOR. Senator Faulkner was authorized to report favorably the bill to extend to other portions of the District of Columbia the laws and ordjriancés Of the city of Washington, The m™ ‘wag-amended in a sweeping manner, for! atl of if after the first five sections were strech out ° @ result is that the bill as reported simply regulates the sale of liqnor in the county and on that portion of the river which is within the limite of the District. committee is unanimously of the opinion that before there is any new legislation on Dis- trict ordinances it would be well to await the compilation of that legislative patchwork which is now in progress, OTHER MEASURES CONSIDERED. Senator Faulkner was also authorized to re- port favorably the billto prevent fraudulent transactions on the part of commission mer- chante and other consignees of goods, Senator Colquitt’s biil to suppress the liquor traffic and Senator Platt’s bill to prohibit the manufacture and sule of liquors were briefly considered and it is probable that they will be given ‘more time at the next meeting. The committee had referred to the District Cotnmissioners the appeal of the Sisters of St. Ann's orphan asylum and today a reply wus re- ceived, ‘The sisters wanted an appropriation of $10,000, but the Commissioners say that 26,000 is all that the institution is entitled to, Authority was given Senator Ingalls to re- port favorably the bill empowering the Dis- triet Commissioners to lay water mains and gas maius and erect fire plugs wherever they believe them necessary, Committee members present were Senators Ingalls (chairman), Spooner, Higgins, Harris, Vance, Faulkner and ‘bour. THE ROCK CREEK RAILROAD PROJECT. Today was the regular day of meeting for the House District committee and according to time table they came together. Before the regular meeting the subcommitteo on railroads held a session and discussed at some length the | Washington and Highlands railroad bill and the Rock Creek railroad bill. It was deemed ad- visable by the subcommittee to get the opinion of the full committee on the latter bill and it. of $7.15 (#2 tax and $5.15 bonus) for each seal taken. The bid was very brief aud was signed by J. N. Knowles, president, THE ALASKA COMMERCIAL COMPANY. Number six came from the Alaska commer- cial company, the former lessees, Their amounts were $50,000 as anuual rental, $2 tax, 4.50 bonus and 25 cents a skin for the comfort of the inhabitants of the islands, They offered to run a mail service from Sitka to Kodiak dur- ing four months of the year. ‘The check was drawn by Albert Frazier and the bid was signed by Louis Glass, president of the company. ‘The bid stated that the United ‘States would be in receipt of $875,000 a year if the company should receive the coutract, A TOTAL OF $2,000,000. The seveuth bid came from Robert W. Stewart, T. W. Pearsall, I. and S. Wormsell, A. E. Bateman, Lemon Bros, et al., proposing to pay 250,000 annual rental, $2 tax, £210,000 total bonus for the twenty years, 55 cents a gallon for oil, making a total of $2,000,000 for oo of the lease. E. W. Clark signed the st OTHER BIDS. Bid number eight was under seal and was was called up at the reguinr meeting | 0m the Atlantic and Pacific trading company and the entire morning spent in ite | Of New York, offering the sum of $55,000 an- discussion. It will be remembered | BUS! rental and $8.12¢ tax and bonus, Chas, H. Teuney, president, signed the bid. Bid nine was from the North American Com- mercial company of Illinois, offering £56,000 @ year rent and a tax and bonus of $7.11 for each skin. Henry L, Turner sigued the bid as president. that the proposed route of the main line of this road isfrom Boundary and KR street extended, uence’ westerly along R street extended to Massichusetts avenue extended, thence along Massachusetts avenue extended to 24th atreet extended, thence northerly alon; 4th Btreet extended to Belmont road. ALTERNATIVE PROPOSITIONS. thence moe 5 Belmont road to Woodley road| The standing crowd had begun to tire when and thence by a new cut road to the zoological | bid number ten was reached. It was from the park. ‘The discussion today was as to the North American commercial company, Califor- nia, The bid was $55,200 rental, 2 revenue tax, $8.75 bonus for each seal skin, and they wanted the government to promise not to re- strict them to a catch of less than 100,000 a year after the first year. Or they were willing to pay, in addition to the rental and revenue tax, 45 per cent of all receipts from the sale of seal skins. This, they said, would net the —- at least ©8 a skin. advisability of running the line on Massa- chusetts avenue extended. Noconclasion, ho: ever, Was reached, PASSED BY THE SENATE. ‘The Senate this afternoon passed several District bills. The first was the bill vesting in the vestry of Christ church, Washington parish, District of Columbia, all right, title and interest of the United States in and to square offered the sum of 50,000 a year and a royalty | TAKING THE CENSUS. The Improved Form of Schedules to be Used This Year. FAMILY GROUPS — DELICATE QUESTIONS—#O=- DIERS, SAILORS AND THEIR WIDOWS—GRADA- TIONS OF COLOR—RFSIDENT ALIEXS—DEBT AND MORTGAGES, ETC. Robert P. Porter, superintendent of the cen- sus. has approved the forms of the schedules which will govern the collection of statistics of population. These schedules differ in several important particulars from the schedules here tofore used in previous censuses. For the first time the United States census will use what is known as the family schedule, that is, a schedule which will contain the names of from one to ten persons composing ® single family, instead of a schedule calculated to hold two hundred names, as used in the tenth censag, THE CHANGES WHICH RAVE BEEN MADE necessary by the act of March 1, 1889, for tak- ing the eleventh and subsequent censuses, Mr. Porter states, are such as the inquiry relating to soldiers. sailors or widows of such persons; the inquirics necessary to tain whether the persons are biack. tto, quadroon or ectoroon, together with the five questions re- lating to the™ownersbip of homes and farms and the mortgage incumbrance thereon, Mr. Porter has added, thy ‘uons relat- ing to the ability of persons to speak the English langu: *o that it can be under- Stood in ordin versation;## tothe lan- ken; also questions calew- jain the number of ALIENS IN THE UNITED STATES: who have taken no steps toward naturalization, The result of the inquiries relating to males of foreign birth, Mr. Porter says, will show the number of years they may have been iu the United States aud Whether they are uaturalized or have taken vut naturalization papers, From these answers Mr. Porter estimatcx that it will be possible to ascertain the number of aliens whe are in the United States and who have taken no steps toward naturalization. NUMBER OF CHILDREN; FAMILY INPTRMITIES, Another question that Mr. Porter considers important is the inquiry that will be made of all married women as to the number of chil- dren they have had and the number of these children living at the time of the census, _ Mr. Porter says that the enumerators will be instructed to ask if any person in the family is defective in mind, sight. hearing. speoch, instead of asking if the are idiot, insane, feeble minded, biind, &c., as was the case in the last census. Wh ir. Porter says that this may seem to be a tri matter, yet it is im- portant that the enamer. =, both in their Mmunner as well as in the character of the ques tions asked, have a care uot to antagonize the people, as it WILL ENDANGER THE ACCURACY OF THE CENSUS, Mr. Porter says that for this reason he bas always deprecated attempts to include in the population schedule dircet t questions relating to the amouut of incumbrance upon homes and farms, He proposes to ascertain through the population schedules the number Of persons that ure free from debt and those whose homes and farms are mortgaged, ‘Then he will follow the matter up by the aid of cir- culars, special agents and searchers w information is re- Is, Mr. Porter expresses cuss office will be able to luable and unique inquiry into the whole subject of ownersbip of houses, mort- gage edness, rates of interest and many other matters of vital interest to the people. the hope that the present a Success Attained by Common Sense All« Round Work and Hustling. From the Duluth Herald. The evening paper is the newspaper of the present, and its future success can hardly be predicted. The prejudice which at one time existed in favor of & morning newspaper has vanished and today many of the most success- ful journals of the country are evening papers, The uumber is growing rapidly, mach more so than that of successful morning journals, and Wherever the publishers of afternoon papers have thrown off the lazy idea that their sheets need not be amere reprint of the morning | blanket sheets, boiled in some particulars, ex- | tended to tiresome verbiage in others, the after- noon paper is easily the leader, People wou't wait till tomorrow for what they can get as well today. They want the news when it is news and not after their neighbors have read it and slept over it. These reflections are in- duced by a copy of Tue Wasuinorox Eventne Stan, one of the most successful newspapers in the country and one that has grown with almost phenomena! strides iu the past three years, To come nearer home we bave an illus tration of the success of the afternoon news- paper in the Minneapolis Journal, whose cire culation exceeds by nearly 10,000 copics daily that of any morning daily in the twin cities, Its success, as well as that of Tuk Star, wae attained by common sense, all-round work and hustling. The Herald is minding its own busi- ness und fast going ahead on that line, as ite circulation and advertising columns show, + eee Range of the Thermometer Today, The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: 8a.m.. 28; 2 p.m, 30; maxi mum, 32; minimum. 27. srasiae AD Which is the Favorite. Of more than 30 brands a tol of 2,620,811 cases of champagne were imported in the inst Or, as a second alternative, they offer to pay 10 per cent more than any other bidder. L Liebes signed the bid. Bid number 11 was from the North Ameri- can commercial compauy of San Francisco, offering to pay $60,000 rental, €2 revenue tax, south of suare 1092 in the City of Washington, The second bill was that providing for the incorporation of St. Rose's industrial school in the city.” #&he-billfor the relief of William C. Dodge }of Washington, D. C., also passed the Senate this aftértioon. ‘This bill appropriates 10.000 | ®7-62/4 bonus and 50 cents a gallon for oil. forspermeot to him, Dodge, for certain patents CHECKS FOR A MILLION DOLLARS, ftrrishedby him to the ordnance depart- Bid twelve was the last one, ana when it had ment, TRE DEMOLISHED K STREET MARKET. ‘Mr. Butler introduced in the Senate today a resolution directing the committee on claims to inquire into the claims of venders and others damaged by the tearing down of the K street eee in 1873, and report a plan for their re- been opened there was a bundle of certified checks to the sumof $1,000,000 lying on the tuble before the Secretary. Twelve was from the same firm as ten and eleven, the North American commercial com- of San Francisco: Their terms in this id were 57,100 rental, @2 revenue tax, €8.25 bonus and 50 cents a gallon for oil. CLOSED AT BALF-PAST ONE. The reading of the bids closed at 1:30 o'crock and the Secretary, after a consultation with the committee, announced that the printed bids would be ready for distribution tomorrow noon. SUSAN AND MRS. BONES, What Mrs. Anthony Has to Say of Her Critie From Dakota. J SVATER MAINS AND FIRE PLUGS, Mr. Tiigalls, from the committee on the Dis- triot'of: Columbia, reported favorably the bill iving the Commissioners power to lay water mains andcons‘ruct fire plugs wherever neces- sary in the District of Columbia. ‘TO PREVENT COMMERCIAL FRAUDS, Mr, Faulkner reported an amendment to the bill tu prevent fraudulent transactions on the part of commission merchants and other con- signers of goods. PROPOSED RAILROAD TO MOUNT VERNON, Mr, Barbour in the Senate today introduced a bill atthorizing the Washington and Mt Vernon railway company to lay its tracks on Certain streets in Washington. The bill is a ood denl like the one introduced in the House yy Mr. Mutehler and priated in fuli in Tux Star. Tie'exception is a change in the route, cutting off the crossing of the long bridge and confining the company to the Aqueduct bridge. TO PAY JOHN WEBSTER. Mr. Butler introduced’in the Senate today a bill, appropriating $1,894 for the payment of John Webster of Washington for material fur- nished’ government and used in the con- struction of the wall upoa which rests the iron fence around the botanical garden, If I am not mistaken the brainy women of our party will rally around me, and we will show Miss Anthony what we folks from Dakota are made of. Miss Anthony issued an appeal to the peo- think of that I almost forget that I am a lady want to call Susan B Anthony a trick- ‘There, I've said it, and that’s just what FRE os r i i i | F i iE ‘ eg ibe F g | H E g 5 Fi ia tal Hi} 3 ple of South Dakota for funds. Every time I | uraay 10 years. Of this about one-quarter was G. H, Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry, the choice of con- noisseurs, Or over 225,000 cases more than of any other brand. DIED. SHOP. On Fel 20, 1889, st 3 o'clock Mee ARANDA AL, BISHOP: weriexd Puueral trom the resideuce of her son, Varden R. U3 Sixth atrect nortbeast. on Saturday, Pets C2 p.m. Relatives aud friends reapectfully ruary invited to at CHAPMAN. On February 21, 1890, at 12-20 LAURA V., widow of dunes A. Chapuiau, in the forty ny inte residence, #0. 208 Arthi 0, 2 ur oon ‘at Su'clock. Relatives and, nis invited to atteud. (Baltimore Sun please copy.) 2 CONAWAY. On Thi Fi 20, 1890, NORKIS. the devoted son of mt end Ella ‘Couaway, aged five years. : Puncral Friday, February 21, at 2 o'clook. . KELLEY, At his residence, Dc. Februsty, 19, 1800, af 9:50 pin., Me PN te named forly-xix years, from bis late residence, Washington street, Sunday, 2 o'clock p.m. Friends ju Caranzz Axo Diseases Or Tx STOMACH, GOUT AND RHEUMATISM. For these diseases the use of the genuine Carlsbad Tecummended.