Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1890, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., DNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1890. SSS CITY AND DISTRICT. THE NEW TARIFF BILL, It Will Make a Reduttion In the Rev- have established reputations, The bill also re- Peale that section ofthe statutes which gives to TOEING THE SEAM. EV'DENCE OF SUCCESS. AUCTION 8 te i FUTURE DaYs. o ¥ > Advertising is profitable only when prop ‘nited States and contractors under it the | Sailors Complaining of Their Treatment St ates, “ela fa sais ete ase ae day. hy he eee nee by Officers of the Enterprise. = GPO WBTICKNEY, Anctioncer, 990 Fat 8 ey the largest number of those whowe attention is| rmx comrmoymar svoan clavsr—rax ox maxv-| guire the United States and all of ite offcers | At the McCalla court of inquiry yerterday| DF: Dighthill takes pleasure to submit TAPRORERTY ES Ta SUBEU SR ONE Bae és FACTURED TOBACCO REDUCED—INCREASED DUTY | {md Contractors to be bound by the laws which | several seamen who had made complaints | t0 those interested the following testi- ‘ALM. FRONTING ON SHERMAN AVENUE, fought Money otherwise expended for that it establishes for its citizens, MPLOVED BY WELL RENTED HOUSDS, purpose is wasted. To expend it wisely, ad-| 0% AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS—CHANGES IN THE satis mnczon kanoiveee, against the officers of the Enterprise were ex-| monials of cures: By virtue of certain deed of trust, re Yertise in Tux Stan. It not only claims the | ™®74% COTTON AND wooL SCHEDULES, ETC, It is estimated by the framers of the bill that mune Jeremiah Shay's complaint retated a, Liber Ne iges, tala re ee puma: 7 toanoceurrence at Cronstadt, Russia, quest of the party secured thereby, I willotfer for: RB. T st, gest circulation, but gives the Sgures,and| The majority of the ways and means com- it will reduce the revenues about $60,000,000. A number of the crew had left the ship for tar- FROM MR. T. E ROESSLE, Tent pt Ot pretuses, on’ SATUKDAY, ee i Sas, %F : ttee have practically agreed upon heir tariff | Of this reduction from $26,000,000 to €27,000,000 : PROPRIETOR OF THE ARLINGTON. BALP-PAST FOUR GCLOCR Pa ei eae BU XE swears to them mittee have pi tport if to the whole | Will be secured by the cut on sugar and. trom | ®t Practice. Shay did not reach the ship on scribed property im the county of Washingen Dis] BBB UU Sss* ll & 7 = = a bill, They expect to report it As le €17,000,000 to $19,000,000 by the internal bis return until an hour or more after the first _ Siler cf Dolemite, 0 wit: shit of io 16.40 scorn 3. of NOT FAIRLY RATED. committee —S —_ ridordbaieen ao Fevenue features of the bill. The free list, | division had gone on board. When he came “Tae AntincTox." trustees thereol bows tie in tie cee will go through form of 1B consi which contains with afew exceptions all the | on board he was accused b: Lieut. Ingersoll of Yeyor of the District of Columbia, except lot 43 aud Amount of Work Doue for Nothing By | 7 is not likely, however, that mich time will | items in the Senate bill und'a fey others which ting dual at ec ear are cn Wasursorox, D.C, March 6 1890. | 352 95.0 Of lot 43 of ‘a recent ‘ubdivsdou of ee eames Pnitcans will eccestily sapront hall te des | ake reduction ‘of between ¢1,200,000" and | Fer deck nnd toe the seam until 4 o'clock | M¥ Deas Da. Laomrmta: e\Feare, with interset nt there st | PPR OO TT NN § FTE ging MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AxD THOCSANDS oF Toxs | PUblicans will necessarily support in all its de- | 91'500.000. ‘The revisions made’ throughout | the next morning. Shay had worked hard It gives me great pleasure to state that you | six (6) per centum yer anbum, payable eem/-aunually, Re oe HONKY rt OF MATTER HANDLED xVERY MONTH Fox THE | tls the bill of their own making and the dem- | the tariff schedules are expected to = es during the day and had become so tired, he | effected s remarkable cure of deafvess and dis- | 84 secure i dees of tract oh ihe propery sald. oe a 83 Hf RRS } — - COvRRXNENT—ausULTs ov A ReceST Test By | 0crats will as surely oppose it, and there is not | the difference between the sums d said, that he could not obey the order. charge from the ears in the case of my cousin, yequired throng! sale; all conveyancing and record: ‘00 BONN = Sarai dial aaa cca Wad erin, much need of time being wasted in discussion | 60,000,000. He was caught by Lieut. Mulligan leaning | Marcus ©. Hovasle, and that the case has | yt gUorcbasets coat, Terns bigton post ofice| probaly move supe to eats ine pros] MORGANIZANG “THR Nave, | fton cnet ite vot gue Malian the | moved w permanent saiceesnsi te | Baki ce an The officials st the Washington post office} probably move always to su! pat e pro- — in wet eas leased until sure without your my yLLLIA. ave recently completed a statistical report of | visions of the old Mills bill for those of the ma. | The Construction of Ships and the Pur- | {i port cungway. He was uot released until] {0 .0p) wiles yom mull gis my consi ja eee work done at the office within the —— Solty be and their motions will be promptly chase of Supplies. to ee in, but had to turn out again moa Knowing of other qyrimiacmuneaoe HAE ELT E GS SEDET BELWEEN ie is i hose cel wo. BS vi ai jually successf\ rtully EIGHTE! AND NINETEENT! ppedaraee pre dinphepetoprigeeorsonriig laura Ie Sule SAN Et ; Naval officers are anxiously awaiting the re-| Tigersoll camo on deck Ine was ordered 10 be | tcvsulertana etna emery give ou leave SERN ESE KNOWN SS AG ie TenuLeT, pbemsap paisa ‘The force | will have to be given time to prepare their re-| *Urnof Secretary Tracy from Norfolk to see] confined in irons and was kept marching Up} practice ta Washinton win prove a distin- HENkt WCHAIG. CEA peor erase Chee tices ot targee cities, é ie just how far he is going to carry out his evi- | and down the deck for seven or eight hours, ee : Virtue of adecree of the suprene Court of the Of men furvished to tend the mails here and | port and comparisons will have to be made, a ' ing th oils ia He was allowed a quarter of an hour for meals, | ished success, Youre truly, ict of Columbia, passed the office accommodations are surprisingly | which will probably consurae some time yet, | 2eut policy of reforming Sys wtignanon | He wus compelled to eat his meals with his T,X, ROESSLE. sole ged Gh mong et eee le pg be sinall when one knows the vast amount of mat-| before the Lill ig formally reported to ‘the a ried we nate poet as soppy sa irons on, “He was kept on the quarter-deck — spillsell stable anclici. tn trvut cbr eeeniom. cB | (TRE EVENING STAR le offered to the pub . = aonuish jouse. Unless there is a republican caucus rs othe each night from 9 till 1 o'clock for a week. He AV ENIE-SIETH “ L piemereapsleatep sryamriacbiniay eed aa held before that time, which members will | somewhat of a shock to those within the official | wasn’t allowed the use of his hammock for a FROM MR. H. P. DEGRAAR, AD. 1800. at FIVE O'CLOCK ¥ Mal that piecout | Lie, im good faith and with confidence, as THE = s portance of an office aud, consequently, the | ably be a hard fig hold to be bindin, n them, there will prob- tin the House over the appropriations due it. Ly the gross earnings of | sugar schedule, many members not being sat- the oftice. This is fair with many, almost ail post of Office it is mut unjust way of treating the question. 6 amount of m: from this city on which no postage is paid and of which no adequate recurd cau usually be made is far m excess of that which pays its share of postage. It requires as tnuch care as paid matter, but no credit is ever given for it. As a resnit. im the list of post of- fices in the country Washing comes far lower down than the" place whic longs to it and the treatment it hands of the government is by 1o means that to which it is justly entitled” Were there no free mail matter to be taken into cousideration , Washington would not be so badly off; but there is a tremendous amount of such matter and it is # question of considerable int to what position Washington would hi this matter were paid for or AN ACTUAL TEST BY WE It has always been known to the officials that free matter composed the bulk of all the mail handled here, but it has only been within the a just how have past fall dit given for it, nrately weigt nth and the results which have been made known | to Postmaster General Wanamaker are of the greatest interest to people in this city. By the order of Postmaster Koss ail mails handled by the mailing division were weighed from the Ist day of February to the 2d day of March. inclusive. It happened that there were in that period five Sundays and a legal holiday. so that itwas thought best to weigh for the 3d of March and substitute the result for the 22d of February in order to make it an average month. Free mailand that carried in official penalty envelopes of the first-class aggregated 58.189 pounds, The same character of mail that was paid for aggregated 32.523 pounds, making a total of 91,012 pounds of letter mail handled, of 36 per cent was paid matter. There 345 pounds of printed matter that was cla: 3 franked or ‘ofticial penalty” matter. while the whole amount of second, third and fourth class matter on which postage was paid amounted to 229,370 pounds. THOUSANDS OF TONS OF VRINTED MATTER. Thus the total of printed matter paid for amounts to only 257-10 per cent of the whole amount. Including 30,419 pounds of transient i matter handled a grand total of 6 pounds of mail matter went through iling department in a month. Cousidermg that as an average month the letter mail handled free ina year would unt 8,265 pounds, which if paid for att ter 32 cents pound would bring to the office here a revenue of $223,445.76. In the same length of time the printed matter would aggregate 7,954.140 pounds, which if paid for at the rate of 5 cents a pound would return the handsome sum of 2633, 0, THE REGISTRY DIVISION, This estimate of mail matter does not include the business done by the registry division, which is handled separately and has not been so accurately measured. It is known, however, that if postage had been collected upon matter passing through the registry division from the internal revenue burcau and Interior depart- ment alone for 1989 it would have amounted to $134,240. The gross earnings of the last calen- dar year were £463.775.19. Adding to this the sum of what would have accrued to the office from postage which might have been collected on registered mail from the internal revenue bureau and the Interior department, the express charges saved the government by making use of this office, $72,691.55, registry fees on government par- cels, $21,989. and the postage on matter that in fact with | Sified with anything short of free sugar. while but with the Washington | smaller number are opposed to any but a very small reduction of the sugar duty. The | item in the bill is necessarily a compromise | and as such is, of course, | wanted by any one. not just what is ‘A caucus is ‘being talked of, however, and the question may be settled | im this way before it is taken up in the House, | The clauses relating to carpet wools, Mexican lead ores and one or two other articles have not yet been finally and definitely passed upon, While the bill is not absolutely completed and will, of course, be subject to revision, it is be- lieved to be substantially a finished measure, so far as the majority of the committee 1s con- cerned, THE INTERNAL REVENUE FEATURES OF THE BILL are as follows: The entire abolition of all special taxes upon dealers of all kinds, com- monly known as licenses; the tax upon snuff will be repealed; farmers and planters growing tobacco will have the liberty to sell to whomso- ever they please without restraint in the same manner as any farmer can dispose of any other of the products of his land. The tax upon | manufactured tobacco will be reduced from 8 «d; cigars, cheroots and rettes will ry the ne tax as is imposed under the present law. Alcohol used in the arts is free under substautially the same re- strictions as are prescribed in the Senate bill, The reductious in the revenue from these sources will be in round numbers between seyenteen and nineteen millions of dollars. THE TARIFF SCHEDULES. The following are the principal provisions in the tariff schedules: The chemical schedule contains but few changes from existing fiw. There are some reductions and no advences in duty, and it is believed that the duties in this schedule will be found below the Senate schedule. The earth, earthen ware and glass ware schedules remain substantially as in the exist- ing law. nts todcents a por METAL, There are a number of important changes in the metal schedule. Existing rates are main- tained upon iron ore and pig iron. Barbed wire for fencing is made dutiable at 6-10 cents 4 pound, which is below the duty upon that kind of iron enteriag into other uses. Beams, girders and structural iron are reduced from 144 cents to 6-10 cents a pound, which is a re- duction below that of the Senate bill. Railfvay iron is redueed to 6-10 cents a pound, the pres- entrate being $17 a ton, a reduction of about $4aton andareduction inthe rate fixed by the Senate bill. The duty on steel rails is re- duced duty on tin plate bas been increased to 22-10 cents a pound. Pig tin remains free. It is believed that with this encouragement our tin plate will be manufac- tured in this country, Already we make the sheet iron and sheet steel, which is 95 per cent of the tin. plate, and with the assurance that there is tin in the Biack Hills it is thought that a great industry will spring up. There is an increase in’ the duty on pocket cutlery. which the committee jets upon the ground of the depressed condition of that in- dustry in the United tates and the sharp and ruinous competition that has already been felt from Germany. Gun barrels are placed upon the free list’ Hand sewing needles are also placed upon the free list, The new metal, aluminum, is given a designation for the first time under “metals and manufactures” thereof and is made dutiable at 35 per centad valorem. LUMBER, ETC. In the Iumber schedule the duty on sawed boards, planks and finished lumber is reduced 50 per cent from the present rate, There is a special provision inserted thatin case Can- now passes free, would bring the figures up to $1,504,872.70. This sum might be regarded as the real earnings of the office per annum, MORE FIGURES TO CONSIDER. It will be apparent, however, that the total weight of all free matter handled is not an ac- curate means of judging what the rea! earnings of the office would be if all free matter were paid for as other matter is, In the course of a year many hundreds of thousands of letters are reeeived on which two cents postage is paid, but which do not weigh anything near au ounce each, so that to arrive at what would be earned by this office if each piece were paid for separately it is necessary to estimate what the postage would be if the Matter were not weighed in bulk. The most experienced post office officials believe that if the postage were rated up on each piece as it is mailed the postage would amount to at least 25 per cent more than that which is shown by the gross weight as above. Adding thix amount, namely 25 per ceut of $562,176.96, to the above total, the estimated earnings of the office in a Year would be 1,770,416.94, instead of $463, 775.19, a8 it now appears to be, HOW THE OFFICE SHOULD RANK. On this estimate of the real earnings of the Office Washington would rauk fifth iu import- &nce among the post offices of the country. New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston are the only cities which outrank it in the mat- ter of gross earnings, The difference between this city and Boston is so small that the two cities might be considered as equal. The re- port of the Postmaster General for the Inst Year shows the gross earnings of the Boston office to be $1,557,501.11. The business done here in a year isequal to that of St. Louis and Cmeinnati together and three times that of | Baltimore; yet the accommodations of the Washington office are not to be compared to those of any of the other cities. The rosa re- ceipts of this office have grown from €228,- 012.49 in 1890 to $4 75.19 iw 184Y, Jf Washington ranks firth in the amount of mail matter forwarded it is without « rival in the point of the value of the mail matter. During the fiseal year ending June 30, 1589, there were forwarded for the Post Office and ‘Treasury departments alone 7 regiat letters and parcels, aggregating im value @940, Bl. BILLIONS IN VALUE, The amount of registered matter transmitted by mail is simply enormous. During the ten years froma 1580 to 1859, inclusive, the val- which have passed throush this oftice erate S501 351496465, and it is cal- culated that had this been seut by express some one would have had to The growth of the stry Meparem unt. In 1881 555. pieces of registered matter were hi 1889 the number had grown to 2. In the last eight years the business done in this Office has increased 257 per ce in the same length of time New York has per cent, Philadelphia 82 per cent, Chicago 70 per cent and St. Louis Si per ceut. In the same length of time Washington has Stepped fron fifth in order with respect to the number ut | pieces handled annually up to third, This i according w the number of pieces bandied. New York and Philadelphia jone surpass in this, WHERE WASHINGTON 18 AMEAD. But with respect to the vulue of the matter that goes throngh the office Washington is ab- solute! Gollars’ worth of matter is handled in the Washington post office in a year by long odds than im any other city in the United States, and with all this vast amount, as far as can ascertained, the actual loss of matter that can- not be accounted for has amounted to ouly $10. Pe — Gen. Jubal Early has sent his check for $1,000 tothe Lee mouument. This is the ext in- dividual contribution Tuade. — Simply to name the Quina Laroche is to recom- | maud it io oar colleagues and patients, it be the result of conscient| research; ner have the iedical staff been sparing in their praises and encouragement in behalf of this production; when taken as prescribed by the notice given with each Sank rapidly produces very seusibie effects re- storing the appetite and ai fevers é6.—L'Adeikie Meujouse, Paris. without a rival. More millions of | ting especially per. | the purpose being to deceive ada laysan export duty upon lumber then duties shall be collected according to the rates under extsting law, The duty on Sumatra tobacco ts increased to 2.75 ICULTURAL PRODUCTS, There is an increase generally along the en- tire list in the duties upon agricultural pro- ducts. The duty upon barley is raised to 30 cents @ bushel, hops to 15 cents a pound, to 15 cents a bushel, macarom and 2 cents & pound, oats 10 cents a bushel. The duty on agricultural seeds is in- wed. The duty on rice is reduced from 2! to2cents a pound, rice flour and rice meal from 1 cent to 8 cent <peets and broken ri to 3g cent a pound. utter and substitutes therefor have the duty increased to 6 cents a pound. The duty on cggs is raised to 5 cents a dozen; potatoes to 25cents a bushel. Hides, which are now on the free list, are made dutia- ble at 1'g cents a pound. There is a small in- crewse in the duty upon fruits. Oranges and lemons in packages of 14% cubic feet or less, 25 cents per packege; in packages exceeding 14, aud not excecding 25, cubic feet, 50 cents a Spirits, wines and other beverages have been left as found in existing law. Salt also has not been touched, COTION MANUFACTURES are left substautially as in the Senate bill. Jute, manila, sum and sisal grass are put upon the free list, as is wool de gras, which enters into the finishing of leather. A reduction is made in the duty on b: ig twine, IN THL WOOL SCHEDULE wools of the first class, known as clothing wools, 11 cents a pouad; wools of the second class. known as combing wools, 12 ce: carpet wools valued at 12 cents or less, Sby cents w pound; valued at over 12 cents, Scents a pound, ‘This is « reduction of 3; cent a pound from we Senate bill and an increase of 1y cents from the present law. It is believed. how- ever, that the definitions and classifica- trons and restrictions provided for will lake this duty even more valuable to the wool growers than the duty tied by the Senate bill, In the Mulls bill wool was put on the free list aud the duty given to the manuiactusers of woolen fabrics was from 40 to 45 per cent. As thivil! makes wool dut.able it gives compen- sation to the manufacturers for the duty im- posed upon wool, The difference between the duty given the mannfactarers by the Mills bill and the proposed m © is only 10 per cent, After giving to the imanufacturers.a compen- satory duty for the duty upon wool, yarns and cloths are mide duuatle at 40 per cent ad valorem aduiti woolen goods at 50 per cent and ready e clothing at 60 per cent. The carpet selicdule has nut yet been detinitely arranged. tis understood—although there is some civisiou in the committee upon the sub- ject—that tor uragement of silk cul- ture in the Ui Stites a duty will be recom- mended upon raw silk. SUGAR under and including 16 Dutch standard is made dutiable «t35 per cent and above 16 Dutch standard at 40 per ceat. This gives 5 per cent additiouat duty to the refiners, and as the stan- dard ts raised “from 13 to 16 the people of the Cuited States wall be euabled im case the re- fiuers combine to put up the prices to import sugar which will be in every way fit for family use. This is a cut in the duties upon sugar of | from 50 to WW per ceut. Molasses is made dutiable at 25 per cent ad valorem, the present rate being specific. “his 38 a cousiderable reduction. ‘he ies omiuiitee las uot yet settled what bali be levied upon lead ores, this be- ing of the few matters yet to be definitely passed upon, AMONG THE NEW LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS: proposed in the bill is one that no importations shall be made into the United Stutes which do | uot show plainly the country from which they = imported. This is done iu order to put a stop to the practice which has become very j common of sending foreign into the United States with American brands ther the pablic and 600ds which have the wares supplant neighborhood and speculation is rife as to the | week. results to follow. The appointment of a suc- cessor to Commodore Fulton will give some- what of an indication of the intentions of the Secretary, for he will probably select or cause to be selected an officer of the pay corps who is of his way of thinking in the matter of how the supplies should be purchased for the main- tenance of the navy and the construction of the new ships, The enemies of the new sys- tem of consolidated accounts are now making bold to come forward and endeavoring to show Up its uselessness, . IN OPEN MARKET, They say that the old plan of purchases by yearly contracts and by frequent purchases in open market would tend to cheaper rates and quicker service. The provision of the law that all advertisements for supplies for the navy must be continued for a period of thirty days is generally regarded as unnecessary and obso- lete, fitted for a period when communication Was difficult and slow, and not for a time when information can be flashed all over the country ina few hours, But no change can be made in this particular without an amendment to the statutes. There has always been a suspicion that the old system of open purchases and yearly contracts tended to great dishonesty in the transaction of the public business. and much has been said and written at times about rings and thefts and dishonest commissions, to the scandal of the entire government service. The memory of this time will probably operate against any radical changes iu the present sys- tem and may thwart what is supposed to be Secretary Tracy’s desire to adopt some plan by means of which the work on the rebuilding of the navy may be conducted without the long delays that are now encountered, RECREATION ABROAD. How the European Working Classes Enjoy Themselves. “It is an odd thing how some Europeans look upon the matter of recreation,” said Capt.Philip | mast. Then Mr. Ingersoll said to me, “What Hichborn of the navy, who spent several weeks | YOU Want is to have your brains knocked out. abroad studying the ship yards of other na- tions, toa Sax reporter the other day. possible to et any sort of work done, Ever body takes a holiday. The shops are mostly closed, the dram shops are closed, and the streets present the appearance of a gala day. | howl acted, For several mouths 1 had kept | There is nota stroke of any description done | the routine of the ship and was as good a man during the entire period, and you can't find men willing to work. They are taking their | gj)" annual rest, When this is over they havnt a cent and they start over again. The same | the rail. thing happens in St Petersburg. There are these weeks of holiday occurring all winter long and all over the country. They have ice palaces and carnivals and all sorts of sports, nobody thinking of work. They are a strange lot, anyway, all looking alike, with their fat bats aud their long hair. It is almost impossi- ble fora toreigner to tell them apart. Here you can recognize your hackjdriyer or your cab man without any trouble, but there they seem to be cast in the same mold, and it is often very provoking to find that you do not know where your isand when you find him you are not sure whether it is he or some one else,” Tue Unrrep Stares Mvrvar. Acctpext As- sociation of the City of New York, in addi- tion to its other assets, has just deposited with the Atlantic trust company of this city a fund of ©100,000 as a guaranty to its policy holde of the fulfillment of ite contracts.—New Yor Times. 6g A Teacher Stabs a Pupil to Death. News has been received of a murder in a school house in Clay county, W.Va. Perry Goff, a sixteen-year-old boy, quarreled with his teacher, Morgan Rose, and was expelled, In the afternoon Goff, with his father and two companions, returned and assaulted Rose. Young Goff knocked Rose down with a club and when the teacher regained his feet he drew a knife and stabbed Goff to the heart. A gen- eral fixht followed, in which both Rose and the older Goff were seriously injured, Rose will probably die. —— John O’Brien’s Sickness. John J. O'Brien, the republican leader of the eighth New York district, was taken in a car- riage on Wednesday last to a hotel on Coney Island owned by his son-in-law. At that time it was feared that he was about to die. He had been uuable to eat or sleep for a week. His son, Joseph O'Brien, accompanied him and has nursed him ever since, aud Dr. Dumon has been in daily attendance. Dr, Dumon says Mr. O'Brien is suffering from no disease, “He bas been working too hard; that’s all. All he wants is careful nursing, nourishing food and plenty of rest. {t would have required but little more of the hard gait at which he was going to bring on heart failure or something of the kind.” Mr. O’Brien was up yesterday and spent an hour on the hotel piazza. When asked how he was he said: “I've simpiy got tired out, but I'll be around again in ten days.” oo. English Government Defeat. ‘The government was defeated in the house of commons last evening on motion of Mr. Buchanan, liberal, complaining of encroach- ments upon the public right of way in Scot- land aud asking that the laws be reformed and that the matter be intrusted to the county councils, Mr. Chamberlain, a number of unionists and a few Scotch conservatives sup- ported the motion, which was adopted by the vote of 110 to 97. 2 Se France’s New Policy, ‘The statement of the new ministry announe- ing the policy which it would follow was read in the senate and chamber of deputies yester- day. In the senate M. Leon Say promised to support the government if its policy was liberal, The chamber of deputies, by a vote of 318 to 78, expressed confidence in the government, The statement shows that the synopsis given out yesterday did not fully cover it, It suys that the government will vigorously defend r publican institutions and the entire democratic work of its predecessors, It appeals cordially to all sections of the republican party. Its ob- ject will be to effect a union of all the republi- cau forces and exclude none. —— ee Mr. Balfour Will Not Marry. Secretary Balfour's marriage has fallen through. It is suid that Miss Margot Tennant changed her mind because she would like to have a lover capable of giving more time to his sweetheart and less time to public affairs. Miss ‘Tennaut is an ardent advocate of home rule and is called in her own family “The little rebel.” Ou the other hand Mr. Balfour is not He says that marriage sorry to remain single. means getting up to breakfast. When asked why he did not take his repose in the upper ouse, uncie, for a peerage, he replied: ferent thing entirely. I bave a mission to per- form—to make d loyal That accom- oo. Tam ready to become # peer—or Rip Van Winkle. Congress duty on ore cont ver ave been a: by the boards o: : changes at Arkansas City, Winfield, Emporia and Topeka and Kansas City, Kan. The coroner's inquest of the aster was conclued Yesterday. The Jury, after five hours’ deliberation, Sicnigen be see Resolutions va eg | to place no ing 6 if instead of the lively work im the com- mons, as be had only to ask Lord Salisbury, his “That's a dif- and commercial ex- e “In | so he GlaSgow there arc always two and sometimes | fist. three weeks every year when it is utterly im- | bread an | I | | elder sister will be returned to Ge The story was confirmed by Coal Heaver Murphy and Fireman Keve. KEPT STANDING ALL NIGHT. J. W. Bittner, first-class fireman, also told about the Cronstadt incident. When he re- turned to the ship Lieut. Ingersoll swore at him and ordered him to stand on the seam ali night. When he was at work, after having an hour's sleep, the next morning Lieut. Iuger- soll came out and called him to the mast. In- gersoll charged him and Keve with having been insolent while on the seam during the night, They were ironed together und kept marching two by two. ‘They slept under the forvcastie ironed together and were not allowed their hammocks. Lient. Mulligan had strung him up by the Jacob's ladder, He took a couple of half- hitches around his wrists and hauled him up over the upper rungs of the ladder. Mulligen had once struck a man twice in the face when he had pulled him up by the ropes half way from the deck, After these occurrences Co: mander McCaila bad given the men permission to write to Washington for their discharge, aud they had done so. MULLIGAN’S MEMORY. To these charges Lieut. Mulligan said that he hadn’t the slightest recollection of securing either witness or Murphy. He did once, he said, trice a man up to the Jacob's ladder by the order of the executive offic Michael Keve testified to having been struck in the face by Lieut. Ingersoll when calle to the mast on the morning of the Cronstadt oc- enrrence, He testified also to Lieut, Mulligan’s having tied a bayonet in his mouth and kept it there for two hours. He had the orderly. hold his hands behind him while he did it. A.C. Neill’s experience at Cronstadt was much the sume as that of the complainants who had preceeded him. He stood tocing a scam until his legs would not bold him up any longer, He suid: “When the ship was sailing from Elsinore to Leith the boatswain’s mate reported me to the executive officer and Iwas taken to the He pulled a belaying pin from the starboard rail and held it over my head. I didn’t move, ve the pin back and struck me with his was putin the “brig’ for five days on id Mr, Ingersoll never looked into my case to see who was nght und who was wrong. I told Mr. Ingersoll xt the time that I didn’t shirk my duty, but I was so thoroughly disheartened with the ship that I didn’t care water a8 any on the ship.” On cross-examination Neill said that Inger- s blow was hard enough to throw him down on the ropes between the mainmast and IRONED TO A MAN ON EACH SIDE. J. M. Hughes, bayman on board the Enter- prise, told his complaint next. He said: “After walking the biggest part of the day onthe quarter deck when I camo aboard at Cronstadt I was brought to the forecastle and ironed to a man on either side. We were kept | on our feet twenty hours out of the ewenly: four and didn’t have our hammocks for a weel In the day time we got any job that would keep | us on our fect.” ——e0—_— Connubial Perplexities In Canada. A lively discussion took place in the senate at Ottawa yesterday on Mr. Almon's bill legal- izing marriage with a deceased sister's child. i] Mr. Bellerose took the ground that the fe: t eral parliament had no right under the British | North America act to legislate upon the! subject of marriage, and that at the| time of the conferation a distinct promise was | given to Quebee that the marriage laws of that province should be left untouched. He there- fore moved the addition to the bill of a substi- tute providing that such marriage would be legal in cases where no law relating to con- sunguinity is violated. The amendment was / rejected and the bill was read the third time on @ vote of 27 to 9, ee Eva May be Pardoned. A rumor was circulated about the state house at Trenton yesterday that the court of pardons | had released Eva Hamilton, but the report is not true, Her case is booked for consider- ation today, however, and there are many who think Gov. Abbett is in favor of granting her a | pardon. He is known to have interviewed her | in the state prison one day last weck relative to her case, es Missourl’s Treasurer Gives Ball, Prosecuting Attorney Davidson of Cole county, Mo., filed an imformation with Judge | Wagner yesterday morning charging ex-state | freasurer Noland with embezzling state funds, Mr. Noland was present at the time, gave him: | self up and was admitted to bail in thesum of $5,000, a ee A Castle Garden Romance. ' Among the passengers on the Scaudia, which | arrived in New York yesterday, were Hortwig | Engenbrunde, aged twenty, her sister Mare, aged thirty, and Hermann Willis, They came from Germany. ‘The trio were detained at Castle Garden on account of the possibility of some of them being likely to become a public charge, The man and the younger of the two women are lovers and camé to this country to get married. During the voyage the elder sis- ter interfered and the girl broke off the en- gugement, The man haga faria in Minnesota and has just returned from a visit to. the futheriand, where he fell in love with the girl, He consented to bring along the elder eister and is now sorry for it. ‘The elder sister is said to be wild and careless. The younger girl has possession of Hermann’s jewelry and clothing und will not return them. The com- missioners of emigration will be called upon to settle the difficulty. It is probable that the! matter wili end in a marriage and that the | barn ny. No Bible in Wisconsin Schools. in the case brought up from the cireuit court of Rock county the supreme court of Wisconsin yesterday decided that the Bible bad no place | in our common schools. The opin:on was unan- | imous, The case originated at Edgerton,where | suit was bronght to compel a school district | board to prohibit teachers from reading the Bible to scholars, 2 ———— Orrick Cunuingham committed suicide by hanging in the barn on the farm of John Craig, | nee Rowlandville, Md., just before noon yes- | terda; cabinet A cream of tartar baking powder. High- —— eet of all in leavening strength—U. & Government Report, Aug. 17, 1889. mbh17-m,W,f,4,0p { residence No. 1120 Thir PRESIDENT OF THE BOWERY NATIONAL BANK. Ni , 1888. Dx. Licata: oa ae Mx Dean Sin: Itaffords me great pleasure to join the long list of grateful patients who have been reiieved from troublesome aud obsti- uate complaints by your superior skill. My case Was chronic catarrh, from which I had suffered to such an extent that it weakened my general health and finally gave rise to such severe pain im and about the head and throat that it pre- ” Vented me from sleeping and alarmed my fam- ily. Tam happy to state that the very first ap- phation of your treatinent gave me prompt aud decided relief. Ina few days the pain bad Gisappeared and by degrees the other distress- ing symptoms characteristic of catarth yielded to your admivistratious, until I pow tind my- self completely cured. I therefore cheerfully tender you this testimonial of your skill and success, in the hope that others may be bene- fited by its publication, =H. B. DEGRAAR, Dr. Lighthill can be consulted on Deafness, Cotarrh, Asthma and Diseases of the ‘hrost ud Luuge at his oftice, No, 1017 15TH 8ST. N.W. Herdics pass the door. Oftice hours frou S to i¥ and 3 to 5. E AUCTION SALES, _ TMS EVENING. DAKR & ¢ 820 mild 0., Auctioneers, usylVanis ave, Dw, and partly uained A NINTH STK! Dulance of stock contained there above und to which I auvite genoral FR. WNIN ANK T. BROWNING, Assisuee ot K, C! Hines & Co, RATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., Aucts. mls-st tention. a TO-MORROW. WEEKS & C0, Anctione 637 Le REGULAR SALE OF HOUSEBOLD FURNITURE AND OL HER GOODS TAKES See FILST AND SE oe OM THURSDAY, oe Antique Uak 1x) 2 AN Ligue usion Table and Jawiictsorts tites, Walnat und Cherry Bed Room Sets, x t Brusseis Carpets. ROSEWOOD) CELIARET, CHERKY AXD ASH z AND BUFFETS FOLDING BED COC LOUNG t S, SPKING MATTRESSES, PIC FEATHERS, DECORATED TOILET ye t OCKERY, &¢, CARPE ; 5, TRE TARGE 4x DEY GOUDs SEV 1H STR, TLiVELY BE CIA WITHOUT LL POS- AT AUCTION vate buyers will do well MOND: FU FPPHOMAS DOWLING, auctone N ALSO. SEVEN BAGS PEANUTS, sCOTCH OAT ESSENCE. iso y YOLK CIGARS, | S GROCERIES, HOTWENTY-FIRST, rooms, 5,000 NE A LOT OF MISCE On FRIDAY MO: EN O'CLOCK, & special consign pert auetic Of anes S DOWLING, ___ Auctioneer. Mi Pp as DOWLING, 4 D VALUABLE IMPROVE STRERT SO! On MONDAY AFT! FOURTH, 1690, at FOUR © uses, I still sel) Ux100. inp i 7 aud'S 1m square 303, 24. a iwo-story apd Attic Frame Dwelling with aueut, No. 1010 D street sou hwest dermis: One-third cash, belance in 6 and 12 months, with wearing interest and secured Ly devd of trust, or ail of purchaser. Al couvey- ancing, &e., at purchaser's cost; ¥1U0 deposit re- quired ut the tine of sale. THOMAS DOWLING. _m19-4t Auctiotieer. rpuomas DOWLING, Auctionver. THKEL PSI EIGHIH DAY OF OUR O'CLOCK sell at publ ch improve AY AUCTION.” Ou FRIDAY THE MAKCH, 1590, at H ats nee with all bout 122 rooms. 44 i obe Of tLe anost desita- , Where real estate Is constautly modern improv This property 1s boc ble section of the e: increasing in value. Tertus easy aud made known at time of sale. m10-8t 4. A. SELTLE & CO., Agents. Auctioneer, a BED. BRUSNEES SSELS, LL AND STATIK W HANGINGS, SMALL LOT D GLASS KITCHEN UTENSILS, On "TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH TWENTY. NG AT O'CLOCK, T |, 1890, COMM. Shall sell the’ entire couteuts of the enteen-rocm, street uorthwest. The furniture is iu nine condiuen and should command tention of parties desiring a good class of farui- “Terms cash, THOMAS DOWLING, rt ___ Auetionsér. VHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED Ci y NeAK NAV) YARD GATE, BEING do, LLUS SEVE STREET SOUTHEAST. By virtue of a dec District of Columbi a of the Supreme Court of the Pussed in ‘ 1 Re ‘LOCK P, numbered twenty-three (23), iu syuat. iin beved exit Lundred and ehty-two. Beginuing on 7th street east 49 feet suuth of the northe-st corner vf suid lot, thence south 1: feet, thence weet 49 fet, thence nortu 1:3 feet and thence east 40 teet to the bewiuniug, Improved by a two-story aud basement Stemi | beus; wTermq of sale: One-third cash; balance in two eqeal eritg uf sale: One- : 160 instalments in one aud two years from di yi ‘of ‘male, Cash, at secured by Koperty, or furcuiser's option.” Deyort of $100, Fequicl’ on jay of sale, Af terius of sale are not complied with inten days, trustce reserves the Tight te at and cost of defuuiti: P Sot Ot OP LLLMORE LL. Trustee, S22 dig st. now. DUNCANSON BROS., Auctioneers.” m1 8-dkus UNCANSON BROS, auctioneers, ENTIRE ¥ CONTENTS OF DRUG, STO ‘IL, SODA FOUNTAIN, SODA PL. Phasci Perio south of New Fork $ Cynder Tnprove- Tone of the'best = Washineton, The ork, ibe revtation ae Sabor ass ‘unhess’ the opportunity sonnet iat wo and announced at sale, sion amon, anctoaeen uty of Washing- ered ve To ton T street and rh. ning back’that widts an verre depth of one hundred and forty (140) feet toe public alley. and is improved by a three-story front baiidiue with basement auds two-story back buiding with basement, ‘The buildings, whict: are situated in one of the most seiect locations’ in Washington, were crectey uuder ‘the supervision of the iate Gen.” Henry K. Craig, aud contain a large saloon parlor 1% seet by 30 fect, lance dining room and email Ubrary or breakfast room and also six large aud three swall chambers, office rout, Dath rooms, witte cellar, servants’ room Closets aud rooms, closets for trunks, &.? also furnace tus &c. The front buliding i thirty (30) fect w: ferms of sale: One-third of the purchase money sh, and the balan eof in mix, twelve, eihtech id twenty-four months from day of ssle, abd to bear terest fromday of sale, tor which purcuaser will kive his promissory notes. No deed will be wavew uutil 200 deposit ali purchase money and iuterest be paid. wul“be ‘Tequired ‘as soon as propertys in iad oft Lerms of suie must be complied with within ten days atter day of sale, otherwise the gees d will be re at the isk and cost of Cefauiting purchaser. All con- Yeyauciny at purchuser’s cost, tures and assess- ments will be paid to sale, WILLIAM J. SULLER, ayenue’n.w., 356 Louisiaua JOSEVH J. DARLINGTON, Sth street D. Wey |, Auctioneer, TPYHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE SUBURBAN PROPERTY. Under a deed of trust dated August corded in Liber No. 14 TUESDAY the 1W A.D L890, at FIVE 0 }Femises, Lote numbered thirt; GH) im Lot numbered four (4 sion of Greenvale, coutaining Sbout sd acres aud berches of land. operty has two y's Road” and ninac Kiver, pee -dkeds ISSO. ro- + on H, We will meth DAY OF MARC 18 Of Bale idue in two guest bagimente ith ipterest at pe cent, payable balf-yearly.to be secured by a deed of trust on the premises. pout of property is knocked of. Couveyauctag ost, FIELDER P. HACKNEY, 200 when Teconame G A. THOMPSON, § Trustees, G, Auctioneer. ABLE IMPROVED FAST SIDE OF ON “1HE STREET BETWEEN 8 AND T THWES' if 3 et seq. the holder of the pote seribed lox, wi t ¥ THE TWENTY-SEV- ENTH Day NCH, 1590, st FIVE O'CLOCK | POM, all that certaim parcel Of round lying and Leaug in the city of Weshington in said District and known as lot 114 Gc Detison’s recorded subdivision of certain lots in aquar, together with the im- provements, &., consisting of auew three-story brick Ouse. : One-third cash, residue in two equal Payments at one and two years yespectively, 6 per | cent interest, payable half yearly, secured by deed of trust on, : sold, or alleash, at option of pur nt Sule. "Terms to be com- 1: ancing, Se, KEDEFORD W Sits GEORGE H. BAL PROPOSALS P EALED PKOPOSALS FOR THE | ‘Grading, “M: and Bridges of the Glen Echo | Tuilrosd will be received uuttl MARCH TWENTS- | SIXTH, 180, at the oflice of the Enyineers, Mackall & Clark, Kure’ back building, where pians aud speci eations cau be wee. 3 A. 8. PRATT & SONS. Esk, BALIZLEY. m19-3t* SUMMER RESORTS REAGANSEIT PIER. how arranging Cottage Rentals for season of 1. Address CHAS. E. Boos, m1G-s&wor Narragansett Pier, Rt. | 40 10 SILANTIC CITY, N., ' Tua Kaen sod stor at he’ ell-kuown HOTEL ALL. VERNON, Pacihe ave. near Ohio. Now open. vcean roous Large piazza ove: woking the sea, Excel- leut cuisine $5 to ¢]4 per week; & to SL per day. No tiver house cutie islaud ai these Fates. Se for cut of Louse aud particulars, JAMES 8, MOO) mi5-om WINTER RESORTS, BOWN'S MILLS-IN-THE-PINES. ELEGANTLY furnished New botel now open Sun parlors, BPEL Wood Bres, elec ughts, elevator. Thirty uaies trom Puiladeiphis via Pennsylvania rail: For eas BB. ALTICK, Mabager, Brow. . ~ Recs a HLEWOOD, FORTRESS MONROE PO, VA, fe) ‘OLD POINT COMFUKI. w Hotel just erected on the site of Eaton Cot- umedcLOL for ZU Kueste; Open all the verything bew; all the modern, couveulences ; Ui Open grate heat; speukinyg “tubes; electric hot andevld batus, ‘The very best accoumucde- tons'at moderate prices, mil-lm* GEO. BOOKER, Owner and Proprietor. FH APPe8 HALL, ATeaNtic cry, Na, NOW OPEN. | LEEDS & LIPPINCOTT, | Robert J. Peacock, Chief Clerk. ms-4n | 5 EASIDE HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, S.J. | UPiN ALL THE YLARS ‘sun parlors; bot sea water baths yase elevator, ete CHAKLES EVANS, | Aluch improved ; new rows the boi m6-26t pervices the best, Raurrrenres 1, 1sv0. WM. P DOLDEX, Prow: OTLL LAFAYETTE, CAPE MAY, N. J, Accommodates 300 guests, Open all the year. Olmuibus and ses water free baths free tocuesta, The Ainest summer and winter resurt on the coast. House Within Bity feet of tbe surt. -6m JAMES & STEFFNER, Proprietors, | ‘Thoroughly RENOVO, ATLANTIC CITY jeasee AVeUUE Lear the Beach W. E. CHEESEMAN Ne WINTER RESORT, THE PRINCESS ANNE VIKG) A BEACH, VA, Second 36 Ucean, 18 male cont of Norfolk. Ac. ‘ortolk aud Vinrinia Geach Railroad, which aii lines of travel. Hotel and Kueets. Hot Such Moor; sun pastors. Will ree SF _MRS.J. BRYANT. pats v1 yen entire ye1 HE CHAL E, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ ‘ON Un the beach, North Carvliua ave, Unobsti ucted Geean view. Suit water Lathe iu the house. Elevator, Row oven. ___E. ROBERTS & SONS__ ST, ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.,Ni the Gcean STAKE PARSONS. DENTIST, OTH ST, COR. n.w.—First-class Fillings inserteu, Application prevents pain im extracting, All brauel Al present lcation ten years, ae NUAL INVIMMARY- TEETH ‘ wltchargescusept +» the Dental niveraity fri 1 to 6 pui- dally, €acept Sunday, Jubrwary opeu em October w tiie i. ee20-Om ATTORNEYS. Ss. pce KEN: 4.@. ZACHRY, D. Mc! NEY. HILLIPS, ZACHKY & McKENN! Ja4-6nt Atioruepat-iaw, Bou Baudiog, P at e REST, P“SHURISEASE covxsnions a7 ta st. Lew, _ Telephone 1195-2. 2 0c30-6m_ \AMPBELL CARRINGTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. ¢ Heber Lay, Building, 08D st u.w.,Weshington, “‘Ssamrs Srp ‘COR. MASS. AVE AND 6TH ST. BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, it may be truthfully said that it is without an equal in this respect any where in the world, These averments are borne out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper on euch Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1889, published in Tux Sram ou the 18th of January, 1590. Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star bas three times the circn- Iation of any other paper in Washing- ton! 2 The Stars circniation in Washing- ton is double that of all the other daily Papers published in the city added to- gether!! 3. the star has a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, Proportion to reading and purchas- ing pepolation, man any oiher news Paper im the world!!! 4. The Siar bas the targest regular and permanent bome circulation of any twoe-cent afternoon paper in the United States !itt In support of these claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of t¥e paper, attention is invited to the figures following DAILY CIRCULATION Tx 1885-86-87-88-80, ISSS. INS6. INS?7. ISSS, ISSO, JAN...20,456 23,388 25,470 26,386 27,841 26,299 27,161 2e.200 26,009 27,490 34,766 23,575 27,166 29.552 25,742 26,722 29.616 25,116 27,453 30.173 24,570 26,363 29,650 21859 25,521 25,505 @.478 30.528 B1055 B15 APK...22,3572 24,727 May. 22,474 24,339 JONE..21,933 23,902 SCLY..21,406 25,186 AUG... 21,445 22.364 Sert..21,033 22,302 Oct,..21,497 21,701 DBC...23,000 24,687 Av'ge.22,123 23,652 25,484 27,082 30.090 lucrease . + 1,359 1,503 1,595 3,005 Of this remarkable average aggregate of 30.090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, yy trains, etc., leaving net circalation an the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- PORTION of 925; PER CE! or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered daily by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sub- seribers, The remaining 6,740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, and by newsboys. But of this latter number a very large proportion is supplied reguiurly to per manent residents of the city living in lodgings, &c. (not householders), 60 that ite whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family circle, While its aggregate circulation there fore gives Tuk Stan a distnotire and enviable position in modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, to which no other daily journal sow published can furnish a parallel, This is no idle boast on the part of the paper, It isa well established fact, demonstrated to the full sfaction of the sagacious and euter- prising business men of Washington, who seck and know where to find THE LAN T RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PaID OUT FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tae Star's advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than a constantly increasing demand for it—day by day, week by week, mouth by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad- veree claims and pretentuouscompetition, The figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMLNTS ©RINTED Ef 1885-86-87 88S, 2SS6. A587 3.200 3.615 3.064 3,647 3.506 4,669 4,355 5,478 4,197 5,393 3,938 4,522 3.233 33S 2552 3,170 4,208 4,517 5.313 5,035 5,003 TOTAL 41,499 45,910 54,038 54,501 65,523 But it is not alone in numbers that the great sss, 4.076 Sed 4.003 6,107 5,795 | increase of advertising is shown, The larger space required for advertisements during the year 1889 as compared with that occupied im 1888 iseven more striking. ‘The average daily space filled by edvertise- ments in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 columns for the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily average was 29.75 columns, or 9223 columns im the aggregate, being a total gain over the pre- vious yearof1444columns! And this, it must be remembered, consisted exclusively of the ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing _ in the way of tax sales, poll liste, election returns, etc., such as occasionally swell the Lusiness of political organs, being included in its patrum- age. In conclusion, it is only necessary to say that, 4m proportion to the extent and high character Of its circulation, Tar Stan's advertising rates take rank with the very lowest in the country, and to add, finally, that every statement herein made can be abundantly verified: THE CIi- CULATION OF THE PAPER I8 SWORN TO; ITS PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ITS BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY ONE HAVING (43 INTEREST Di THELE EXAMINATION.