Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1890, Page 6

6 THE -EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, -D.C., TORNADO’S ECHOES. Scores of Deaths in Kentucky and Tlinois Towns. ARCHER’S HEAVY STEALINGS. | He Began Looting the Strong Box Three Years Ago. —— A GRITISH SEAL POACHER SEIZED atl THE STORM ELSEWHERE, No Great Loss of Life at Metropolis, but Many Deaths at Other Points. Metnorots, Inr., March 29.—The cyclone damaged property here to the amount of 100,000 or more. The Riverside flouring mill lost its roof and part of the wall. Two three- story brick business houses on Front street were wrecked, besides a number of frame structures. Shetton’s foundry and Glass & Menton’sstave factory are demolished. ‘The first National Bank building was nearly demolished. All the churches are badly damaged. Hick: tery works was wrecked and dozens of re: SMaces are blown down. ‘The storm was one- fourth of a mile wide. Only one life was lost, that of a colored woman, but a number are badly hurt. Mvararszono, March 29.— About twenty-five people are reported killed in this vicinity. Sixteen are reported killed in and about Shiloh and North Campbell! Hill, in the northern part of the county. Several were killed about Popular Ridge, in the southern part of the county. At Grand Tower four were killed, three children are missing, and there is great destruction of y Viexsa, Int., March 29.—W. was destroyed and his wife and a domestic in the house received injuries from which they will die. John Walker and a little child were instantly killed, Many houses were unroofed. Srarta, Inu.. March 29.—The hurricane swept across the country one mile west of Sparta Thursday, wrecking farm buildings and devastating the territory in its path. Many in- juries are reported, but none fatal. St. Gesevirve. Mo., March 29.—The cyclone struck Bloomsdale. in the northwestern part of this county, and in an instant it was trans- formed into # mass of ruins, Five dwelling houses were literally blown to pieces. The Catholic church steeple was biown off while the congregation was at worship in the church, but no one was hurt. Memputs, Texx., March 29.—A severe wind storm struck this city at 10 o'clock Thursday morning and continued till late last night. The velocity was forty-cight miles on hour. Some slight damage was done to property all over the city, consisting mainly of damaged roofs and broken windows. » Specials from Nashville report a terrible storm north of there. At Gallatin, Tenn., several houses were de- molished. John H. Tibbitt, his two children and a young girl were killed by falling walls. Mrs. Tibbitt was seriously hurt. James Patter- son and Mrs. Tatum were badly injured, and it , is thought both will die. Several other people were severely injured. The iron bridge over Desbler’s creek. on , the Chattanooga road,was thrown down and all trains have been abandoned. ‘The town of Raigin is said to be a complete wreck, every house except one being demol- ished. Achild of the postmaster was killed and another seriously injurod. Seven build- ings were blown down, a negro woman killed and a number of persons injured. At Belleview two men were burned to death in a building. Evansvitte, Ixp., March 29.—Mr. James Norfleet, a director of the Grand Rapids Com- pany, arrived late last evening and brings details of the storm. The principal office was completely destroyed, the hote! partially so and eight other houses blown down and completely destroyed. Mr. Richard Beck, Abe Murray and a little boy were killed and seventeen others seriously injured. A large arty of eastern capitalists expected to leave ton tomorrow for Grand Rapids. The new iron bridge just constructed over the Cumberland by the Newport News and Mississippi Valley road near Kuttawa was wrenched from the piers and thrown into the river. The track of the storm was also through Eddyville, where it struck a negro settlement and killed two persons and wounded nineteen others. Nearly the whole town of Blackford, Ky., ‘was swept away Thursday night. Few houses stand, and these are badly damaged. Damage and loss of life is very large. Reports from Point township. Posey county, Ind., say nearly one hundred people were iut. THE PATHFINDER CAUGHT. A British Sealing Schooner Seized by the Corwin, Portiaxp, One., March 29.—The British sealing schooner Pathfinder of Victoria was towed into port last night by the cutter Corwin. The schooner was found at Neagh Bay, Wash- ington, with rudder disabled and taken into custody. The Pathfinder was seized last year in Behring sea by the Rush and ordered to Sitka, Alaska, in charge of one seaman as a prize master. She esca) and has since been sealing off the American and British coast. Particulars of the detention have been sent to the Secretary of the Treasury at Washington, also to the department at Ottawa, Canada. —<— AT ARCHER’S HOME, The Guilty Man 7;,zan His Crime in 1887 ana ..cpt It Up. Baxtmmore, March 29.—Hazel Dell, the home of State Treasurer Archer, is in adazed con- dition today. His daughter Stella was only informed yesterday of the wrongdoing of her father. She was precipitated into such a state of nervous prostration that it was late at night before the gravest consequences could be averted. The acts of Archer were later made known to Mrs. Archer. She keenly felt the blow. Archer's real and personal property is assessed at #28,000. The condition of the trust estates which Archer had in charge is not known, but the people interested are moving in the matter. The box in the Trust Deposit company in which the state’s securities were kept was found in the greatest disorder and confusion. Negotiable bonds, canceled bonds and insurance bonds were scattered about. Archer was elected to the office of treasurer in 1886, In 1887 he began his operations. And they have been conducted with method since. ——.——_ Swindling Famished Indians. Asniaxp, Wis., March 29.—Sensational charges against government employes at this point were mado in an open letter yesterday by A. Denomie, a leader among the Indians on North Wisconsin reservations. He charged in effect that certain federal officers had sought to take advantage of the destitute, almost starving condition of a part of the Indians to compel them to trade off valuable pine lands for a few thousand dollars’ worth of provisions, and that the officials were in collusion with pine sharks or land speculators in the scheme. The Indians purpose to send a delegation to Washington to lay the matter before the commissioner of Indian affairs. ——.—_—_ Working. Loxpox, March 29.—Many of the striking dock laborers at Liverpool have returned to work, Quit. Wrsstrzc, March 29.—Attorney General Martin has resigned from the Manitoba cabinet. The resignation is to go into effect on Monday. a High License in Maryland. Awsxapouis, March 29.—The so-called “high” license bill passed the house this afternoon. The license fee was fixed at $50. ee Sand Bagged. Evansvitre, Ixp., March 29.—Station Agent Traynor, at Poscyville, was sand-bagged by tramps Thursday, and was found yesterday in a ditch between the depot and his home. There is no possibility of his recovery. Skould the Villains be caught there will be a lynching. gunsbearinn esos Fighting for Gold. Axsvquenque, N. M., March 29.—Great ex- citement prevails over sending of troops into the Navajo reservation after a ‘party of nine- teen prospectors who are in the Carriso moun- tains, about 100 miles north of Gallup. They have been there three weeks and well armed and determined to fight. The Indians have asked that the intruders be driven out. eee Washington Stock Exchange. Sales — Regular Call —12 k m.: Columbia National bank, 10 at 178; ; 10 at 178; 20 ati7& Lincoln National ba: %6 Capitol vs. até 1992, $1,000 at 125%. Government Bonds—U. S. 4378, 1891. registered, 103% bid, 103% asked. U.S. 43s, 1891, coupor, 10334 bid, 103%"asked. U.S. 4s. registered, 1907, 121% bid, 1224 asked. U.S. 4s, coupon,’ 1907, 122%,:bid, 123% asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6s, 1891, coin, 103 bid, 104 asked. Per imp. 78, 1891, cur- sked. Market stock 7s, inv, ‘currency, 105 bid. 20-year fund. 68, 1892, gold, 104 bid. "20-year fund, 53, 1899, gol 112 ‘bid, 118 asked. Water stock. 7s, 1901, cur~ killed and injured. A brakeman on the Ohio Valley road, arriv- ing here at 11 o'clock last night, reported that at Blackford and vicinity not tess than thirty lives were lost. At Newbury twenty-five dwellings and alarge number of barns were demolished and a num- ber of people were seriously injured. Lovisvitite, March 29.—A Courier-Journal special from Evansville says: The Fulton street brewery there was wrecked and four men were caught. One of these was taken out dead. Three others—Charles Tillie, Ed. Kelly and Joseph Vingar—are till ‘in the ruins An unknown negro was drowned and washed ashore by the capsizing of atug boat. The Louisville and Nashville train to Nashville ran into a tree near Sebree, Ky., and was com- pletely wrecked. Peter Burns, the engineer, one of the oldest on the road, and W.W. Powell were killed. Gaaxp Tower, Int., March 29.—The storm ‘Thursday passed over this city, laying waste to everything in its path. The following were killed, Geo. Meyers, John E. Bright, Mrs. Carter's infant, Mrs. Connor. Quite » number were injured. Exrvexce, Ky., March 29.—This section was visited by the cyclone. Joseph Kinney’s three- year-old daughter and his brother-in-law, Lou , Maddox, were killed outright. Kinney was fa- ‘tally injured. His wife and younger child ‘were more or less bruised. peceanitner ana SHE WILL CARE FOR HER OWN. The Courier-Journal’s Review of the Calamity. Loursvire, Kr., March 29.—The Courier- Journal of this morning says: The results of the terrific turnado which struck Louisville Thursday night do not become less ap- palling as they are more distinctly defined. There was, unless in some ‘unimportant detail, no exaggeration in the account of the calamity which the Courter-Journal published yesterday morning. ‘The blasted section in the light of day smites the spectator with the most impressive sense of desolation. All day yesterday the work of reclaiming the dead; of saving stocks; of clearing, in some degree. the streets; of canvassing the needy among those so suddenly deprived of their substance; of raising funds to supply their wants, was Zealously prosecuted. And all day the streets ‘were througed with thousands curious to look upon the horrors which had been visited m their fellows. Daylight, besides dis- e ‘% more Freel the nature of the disaster, has enabled more reasonable approxi- mations of the extent of the losses in lives and Property, although these as yet must be ap- Proximations. At the ‘latest accounts ninety-two bodies have been recovered from the ruins, while it is futile to speculate by how many the listof the dead will be in- creased as the work of reclamation progresses or asthe injuries to those yet living prove fatal. About twenty-seven survivors are very seriously if not mortally wounded. There are various estimates as to the inaterial Joss. A conservative calculation makes it about 2,000,000. Most place it at considerably more than that figure. Dun’s estimate is $2,500,000. Prompt measures are being taken for the relief of the sufferers. ‘The city council has appropriated $20,000 for this purpose and €20, more has been sub- scribed by the citizens of Louisville. This sum will be increased in proportion to the re- quirements, and there is every reason to say to sympathetic outsiders that Louisville alone can and will prove equal to caring for her unfor- tunate, Quake. Coxtocoox, N.H., March 29.—A shock of earthquake was distinctly fe}t here last night searty afec ls caece —_>—__ Burglar Shot Dead. New Yorx, March ¢9.—Abraham Marks, @ tailor at 146 East 16th Breet, saw a man crawl- ing through the window into his store this morning and shot him dead. Benefit For Louisville Sufferers. Battiwonz, March 29.—Manager Harris of ‘the Academy will give a benefit for the Louis- ville sufferers. The gross proceeds will be sent te Louisville. rency, 131 bid. 30-year fund, Us, ' gold, 1902, 123 Bi Water stock, 73, currency, 1903, d. 3-058, 1v24, fund, cur- reney, ‘Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist, 63. 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 24 63, 116% bid, 119% asked. “Washington and George- town Hailroad, 10-40, 6s, 105 bid. Wash- ington aud Georgetown ‘Convertible bonds, 63, 175 bid, 210 asked. “Masonic Hall As sociation 53, 1898, 108 bid, 110asked. Washing- ton Market Company Ist mortgage, 63, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, tmp. 62. 18 bid, 122 asked. Washington Light Infantry first_mortgage bonds, 6s, . 104 did, 107 asked. Washington Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 90 bid. 10% asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, Gs, 120 bid, ¥21%; asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, Gs, 121 bid, 1223; asked. onal Stvocks—Bank of Washington. 490 bid,505 asked. Bank of Republic,250 bid,275 asked. Metropolitan, 260 bid, 300 asked. Central, 280 bid. Second. 185 bid, 188 asked. " Farmers’ and Mechanics, 188 bid, 300 asked. Citizens, 165 bid. Columbia, 17 bid, 180 asked. Capital, '117 bid, 120 asked. West End, bid, 85 asked: ‘Waders, 86 bid, 95 asked: Lincoln 573 bid. Railroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 275 bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 165 bid, 173 asked. "Columbia, 73% bid, 40 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 67 bid, 72 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 65 bid. Georgetown and Tenaliytown, 49 bid, 53 asked. “Brightwood, 37 bid. Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid. lin, 55 bid. Metropolitan, 83 bid, 90 asked. Ni tional Union, 20 bid, 20% asked. Arlington, 11 bid, 200 asked. Corcoran, 63 bid, 68 asked. ©o- lumbia, 18 bid, 15% asked. German-American, 180 bid. Potomac, 88 bid, 100 asked. Kiggs, 9 bid, 10 asked. Peoples, 5%, bid, 6 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate ‘Title, 124 bid, 13lasked. Columbia Title,6% bid, 7 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks— Washington Gas, 44 bid, 46 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid U.S. Electric Light, 115 bid, 118 asked. Telephone Stocks—Pennsylvania, 29% bid, 30 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 84 bid, 56 asked. American Graphophone Company, 14% bid, 15 asked. Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany. 19 bid, 19% Z Mi National Mergenthaler, 10 Pneumatic Gun Carriage, Washington Loan and 3 asked. American bid, % ‘Fust Se- company. 4075 41 Lincoln Hall, 50 bid, 100 asked, ——____ Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, March 29.—Cotton nominal—mid- | dling, 114a113;. Flour quiet, unchanged—Howard | street and western super, 2.00a°.50; do. extra, 2 ; do. family, 3.75a4.30; City mills, Kio brands, extra, 4.20a4.40; winter wheat patent, 4.40a4.50; spring, do. do., 4.8505.25; do. do. straight,” 425a4.75;, do. do., extra, '3.60a4.00. and steady; Fultz, ‘S4asdy; ‘steamer No. 2 western quiet; No. 2 winter red, spot, 34a Maren, 8334a83%; April, 835;a83X: May, Sta S4as4y. Coru—southern inactive; Wheat—southern quict Longberry, S1a47: red, 81; ae spot, 36: ‘a8: March, 36%;a36%; April, 2 lay, 30%4a38%; June, 367%,a37%: Jul y; Steamer, J5aJ5‘y. western, a Mg; do. mixed, 27a28i¢; graded No. 2, white, 30a:30%. Rye slow: fe eee choice, 55457. Hay steady and unchanged—prime and ‘Unchanged mess pork, old 10.75 new LLtet and w i—mess: new 11.75; bulk meats, loose shoulders, 5; long clear and rib sides, ‘5%; sugar- sugar-cured smoked shoulders, 6a6%; hams, 10%; lard, refined 7%, crudeGx. Butter easy and unckanged—western packed, 10a20; best roll, 16a 19; creamery, 3024. western, 14. Petroleum easy—refined, fee yy ey cargoes fair, 26. yA 6316, Copper steady—refined, 12%a13. Whisky firm— Semmes Freignts to Liverpool per steamer quiet— ‘The National Capitol Ice Company, by H. E. Davis, filed a bill today for an injunction against W. W. Rapley. The plainants occupy ground at 7th and L Pras aaey ice company of writ, dc, 1 FF il iF E THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. The Zoological Park Bill—Other Mat- ters. Mr. Cannon sttempted to pass the Zoological Park appropriation bill through the House this morning, but the point of order was made that it must go to the committee of the whole and it went over. The report on this bill making an appropria- tion of $92,000 for the mainte- mance of the park recommends the amendments, previously stated in TE Star, providing that half of the appropriation shall come out of the District revenues, and cites whuthas been done by the commission in the acquirement of land for the park. THE AQUEDUCT TONNEL FRAUDS. A letter from the Attorney General was laid before the House today in relation to the reso- lution asking if the contractors or others connected with the work on the aqueduct tannel were liable to criminal ution for frauds committed in the work. The letter states that the matter is being investigated, and that if it is found that there is any case for criminal prosecution vigorous steps will be taken, TO ENCOURAGE CO-OPERATION. Today Senator Stanford, from the committee on education and labor, favorably reported the bill to encourage co-operation and to provide for the formation of associations in the Dis- tzict of Columbia for the p of conduct- ing any lawful business and dividing the profits, the features of which bill have been-previously printed in Tue Star. 4 ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST IN THE BILL. The naval appropriation bill, completed today by the House committee on naval affairs, appropriates $145,000 for the ordnance shop of the Washing- ton navy yard, $25,000 for an ordnance — proving ground on the Potomac in connection with this yard and $2,500,000 for ordnance to be built here, REPUBLICAN HOPES IN OHIO, Representative Thompson Predicts a Sweeping Victory Next Fall. Representative Thompson, who has just re- turned from his home in Ohio, said to » Star reporter today that the , republicans felt very confident of a sweeping ‘vlotory at the polls next fall. “The dethocrats have arranged the districts,” he said, “$0 as to make fifteen of them appear reasonably safe to go democratic, but they will do well if they carry ten or eleven of them. “We republicans will, of course, lose some districts—we have sixteen now—but we will carry nine or ten. The Secretary of State will be the head of tho _ ticket this fall, and we will re-elect our present secretary, Our folks area little ashamed of the defeat at the last election and they will come up as a united body and try to wipe it out by a good victory this fall. Our disagreements were all fought out at the last election and we are again harmon- ious, The democrats are now experiencing some of the sort of trouble we then had. Some of the new congressional districts have been made for members of the legislature, and their folks at home are fighting them.” CROSS TELLS HIS STORY. He Testifies That He Did Not Kill His Wife, But That She Shot Herself. Inthe Criminal Court, Chief Justice Bing- ham, the trial of Wm. Douglass Cross, indicted for the murder of his wife, Hattie Cross, in October last, was continued after our report closed yesterday—Assistant District Attorneys Lipscomb and Armes for the government and Messrs, C. Maurice Smith and Joseph Shilling- ton for the prisoner. A number of witnesses, including defendant's father, testified that they never had known Cross to carry a pistol. THE DEFENDANT'S £TORY. This morning the trial was resumed and the defendant testified that his wife was jealous of him and claimed that he was keeping company with a woman who was married. She said if she ever knew him to go with any one she would take her own life. He identified the pistol, having seen it in his wife’s room. He never owned one in his life. Witness reached home that evening at 7:30 o'clock; declined supper and went to his room and his wife asked where he was going and when he told her to the theater she said she would go too and he told her that only men went there. Witnessstarted and she followed him out telling her mother she was going with him. She accused him of going to see a woman and he denied it and promised to be in at 11:30 o'clock and bring her something. Witness went down 8th to D street tq 7th and to Virginia avenue, and step- ped out in the street to see if a car was com- ing, and then crossed over, his wife following him still, He went down on C street and when hecame back the car was close up and as ho ran to catch the car he heard the pistol shot and ran back and found she had shot herself. He halloed ‘Help! Help! for God sake, my wife has shot herself.” Some young — men ran up and he told them to take her while he ran and told her mother. Then went down to to his father’s and to:d him and then started to return with him. His father told him to see his brother and when crossing 8th street he heard some one calling him and it was Officer Henry whoarrested him and told him that he (witness) had shot his wife and witness denied it, saying she shot herself. WITNESS’ CRIMINAL RECORD, On cross-exawination witness said he was in- dicted in November, 1881, for the murder of James Curry, by beating and kicking him, and was charged with having on August 11, 1886, tortured and beat John Cross, a child under eighteen years of age. He had beer convicted of nothingelse. He did not run after Fannie Hicks after he was marricd; be- lieved that his wife knew he has ceased atten- tions to fannie Hicks. It wassome months after marriage that Hattie said that if she caught him going with another woman she would destroy herself, Witness never took any laudanum from her, but saw her with some laudanum and she took some and vomited. This closed the defendant's case. The gov- ernment recalled Mrs, Turner in rebuttal. Mr. Lipscomb asked as to a conversation with her daughter the day following the shooting. The defence objected and was sustuined by the chief justice. The testimony was closed and the defendant presented anumber of pinyers and the argu- ments were proceeded wit.., the counsel agree- ing to confine their time to two houra on a side and that the case go to the jury to-night, Sagi SS Ese CAPITOL TOPICS, MICHIGAN BILLS PASSED, The Senate today passed bills appropriating $3,738,000 for the improvement of St. Mary’s river, Michigan, and $1,684,000 for the im- provement of Hay Lake channel, Michigan. IN FAVOR OF RESTORING CAPT, MOUNT. The subcommittee of the House military committee today made a favorable report on the bill to restore Capt. Mount of the third artillery to the army and place him on the re- tired list. Representative Evans of Tennessee, who has been quite sick, is now much better. Suing the District for $10,000 Damages. Peyton Holmes today entered suit by E. M. Hewlet against the District for $10,000 damages, He claims that on the 13th instant he fell over a water box left uncovered at 10th and Q streets and was injured and bruised about his left side and leg. ee ES The Case of Rev. R. S. Laws, ‘The case of the Rev. R. 8. Laws, charged with failing to report the marriage ceremony he SOCIAL MATTERS, Entertainments in Official Circles—Per- sonal Notes, Mr. and Mrs. Goddard of Rhode Island en- tertained the President and Mrs. Harrison at dinner lastevening. Judge Wm. 8. Groesbeck of Cincinnati, who is the father of Mrs. God- dard, is in the city, and was one of the guests at the dinner it evening. When young Benjamin Harrison graduated at Oxford. Ohio, Mr. Groesbeck was a trustee of Miami Univer- sity, and the two men who became friends at that time have remained friends to this day. Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, whose home is in Providence, R.L, took Captain Wheeler's house on the corner of K and 16th streets for the season, It was profusely decked yesterday with palms, rubber plants and blooming bushes. Prominent among the flowers were the large, sponge-like pink blossoms of the hydrangea and large yellow roses. dinner guests besides those already named were Justice and Mrs, Field, Senator and Mrs. Sherman, Senator and Mrs. Payne, Senator and Mrs. Aldrich and Mrs. James Worthington. Covers were laid for fourteen guests. Col. and Mrs. N. L. Anderson were invited to meet the dinner guests later in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison received a number of visitors in the city from Montana yesterday at the White House, among whom was Senator-elect Saunders and Senator Pierce. Minister Whitelaw Reid, accompaniedby Mrs. Reid, is expected to arrive in this city today. Elaborate preparations have been made for the entertainment of Mr. and Mrs, Reid during their stay in the capital. Col. and Mrs. Jehn Hay will entertain them at a dinner tonight, at which Mrs. McKee will be one of the guests. The Vice President aud Mrs. Morton will give a reception in their honor tonight at 10 o’clock. and the President will dine them at the White House some day next week. Mrs. Reid has recently lost an un¢le by death and will proba- bly appear at only the smaller entertainments, The Theater Club, which is composed of Dr. and Mrs. A, F. Magruder, Mr. and Mrs. W. Corcoran Hill, Dr. and Mrs, Hammond, Mrs. Phillips, Lieut. and Mrs. Logan, Mr. and Mrs, George Lothrop Bradley, Commander Dewy, Lieut. Selfridge, Lieut. Kellogg and Mr. E. W. Very, witnessed the opera of “Erminic” last evening. Afterward the party drove to “Bel- court,” where Dr. and Mrs, Hammond enter- tained them at a superb supper. Baron George and Madame Bakhmeteff were out paying visits yesterday afternoon. Mrs, Anna Lea Merritt of London is in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs, Hugh McCule loch, at No, 912 15th street. Major and Mrs. Powell gave a very elaborate reception on Friday evening in honor of Miss Maud Powell. Mrs. John A. Logan entertained a company at dinner last evening at Calumet Place to meet Bishop Newman. Mrs. Newman had been unexpectedly called to New York city. The other guests were Senator and Mrs, Stanford, Gen, and Mrs. Spinola, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Corey, Mrs. Emory, Capt. Lemon, Mr. and Mrs. Tallmadge and Major and Mrs, Tucker. The table was decked with violets and maiden hair ferns, Miss Ida Roff has returned to the city from a week’s absence in New York and is at No. 906 Massachusetts avenue for the season. Mts. Frank P. Gross has gone to New York city to spend the Easter holidays with friends, Mrs. Gross will also visit her friends, Gen. Grant's sisters, who live at Orange, N.'J., be- fore returning to this city. Mr. Joseph Nimmo, jr., has gone to Boston to be absent a fortnight. Mr. Le Ghait, the Belgian minister, gave a box party at the opera on Wednesday night, followed by a supper. Among his guests was & juartet of murried belles, Mrs, Gordon lackay, Mrs. John Davis, Mrs, Cameron and Mrs. Townsend, whose beauty of person and beauty of dress as they appeared in the pro- scenium divided the attention of the audience with the stage pictures. Mrs. Lily Macalester Laughton, who has been in mourning retirement all the past season for the death of her cousin, Mra, Broadwell of Cin- cinnati, has left the city this week for Phiia- Cel tee where she will spend a short season with her friends and relatives, and on her re- turn here will again go into society. Mrs. Lemon G. Hine has with her as her guest Miss Otis of Chicago. ‘The ladies of the Commissioner’s family will not be at home to callers on Friday of next week, but during the season following Easter Sunday they will again stay at home on Fridays, Miss Ingalis has again extended her visit and will not now return from Rochester. +, until after the Easter feast. Miss Ingalis is the guest of Mr, Fitch, the editor of the Rochester Demo- crat, and his family, who was @ college mate and friend of Senator Ingalls, Mrs. George Gray has returned from a short absence in Baltimore. Mrs. E. K. Bowen and Miss Clarence Almy of New York city, who have been at the Hotel Arno for the past week, received a large mum- ber of visits yesterday from their friends in town. That the Easter season will be an unusually gay one in oficial circles this spring is being lemonstrated at this distance by the number of invitations that are flying about as thick as snowflakes in Canadian January storm, First in order of time will come soine Easter breakfasts, invitations for which are out;one that is to be given on Easter morning, and Miss Wanamaker’s invitations for more than sixty guests, all young people, are for Easter Mon- day morning. The President and Mrs. Harrison will dine the Supreme Court at the White House on Tuesday evening. ‘The Postmaster General and Mrs, Wanamaker will give a dinner in honor of the Vice Presi- dent and Mrs. Morton on Friday night, the llth of April, and a small company’ has been asked in for an after party to meet the guests of honor. Mr. and Mrs. Wana- maker will also “hold a reception on Friday evening the 18th instant, at which they hope to see those friends for whom. they had prepared invitations for February 17, a portion of which had been issued and were recalied after the tragical death of Mrs, Tracy, of beloved memory. Mrs. Harrison will hold a Saturday afternoon drawing room on April 12. On Tuesday nights of the 22d and 29th of April from 9 to ll the President and Mrs. Harrison will hold the army and uavy and the public receptions respectively. Several of the cabinet ladies will resume their Wednesday afternoon receptions after Easter. Dr. and Mrs. William A. Hammond will give the first of aseries of rosebud or debutante dinners on the evening of the 10th at Belcourt, in honor of the debutantes of the season, Commander William Bainbridge Hoff has out cards for a reception and dance to be given at the navy yard on board the U.S.S. Dale on Friday, April 11, from 4 to 7. The event is as- sured to be one ‘of the most enjoyable of the season from its novelty of environment and the well-earned reputation of the host for giving his friends a royal good time. A dinner of fourteen covers was given Wed- nesday evening by Gen. Foster, President Ar- thur’s minister to Russia, and Mrs, Foster tor Mr. and Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, at which the remaining guests were Mrs. McKee, Mr, de Struve, minister of Russia; Mr. Muruaga, min- ister of Spain; the Postmaster General, Mr. Bakhmetiff, Russian secretary of legation at Athens, and Mrs. Baklimetiff, Hepre- sentative Hitt, chairman of foreign affairs, and Mrs. Hitt, Mrs. Washington McLean and Miss Ida Tho: mn. Mrs. Smith, at the hos! right hand, had as her ownright-hand neighbor the Russian minister, while Mr. Smith was seated between Mrs. Foster and Mme. Bakh- metiff. The drawing room was fragrant with @ great mound of hyacinths from the Executive Mansion arranged in layers of red, white and blue. A center piece of maiden hair fern upon the dinin, | table surrounded the candela- brian and was fringed by long-stemmed La France roses, fourteen in number, ench » superb specimen. In lieu of the conventional corsage gpuquet each of the seven gentlemen lucked two roses from their ferny bed and presented one to the == either side of him, a graceful innovation. Mrs, Smith, who was Ella Huntley of Albany, has rarely visited Washington, but was here on New Year day and was one of the group of ladies assisting at thi the receivi tractive and high culture. She wore at Mrs. Selec anes 5 Sewn ot cose eile. white lace over white faille, with panel of w! brocade bordered with passement r Fe ee Minister de Struve on Thursday gave for Mr. Smith an elegant small luncheon at the lee gation, at which several of the viands were Rus- sian in character. Mr. Bakhmetuff and the hosts, two secretaries of legation were the other guests. Ex-Congressman Pidcock and wife of New Jersey have returned to Washington after a winter's sojourn in the south and are stopping for afew weeks with Mrs. Pidcock’s mother, Mrs, Gray, 714 11th street northwest, prior to their departure for their home in New Jersey. The Rovers met last night at Mr. Henry Macfarland’s, Those present were Gen. Greely, Judge Nott, Col. Garrick Mallery, Capt. Bourke, Capt. Dutton, Prof. Mendenhall, Mr. Fred Perry Powers, Representative W. C. P. Breckinridge, Mr. Arnold Hague, Representa- tive Cogswell, Commissioner Douglass, Dr. Robert Fletcher and Representative Simonds. Mr. and Mrs, DeB, Randolph Keim and their daughters, Bessie and Alallie, will spend the Easter holiday at “Edgemount,” their home in Reading, Pa. Mrs. Keim therefore will not be home on next or the following Tuesday, April lands Mrs. Dall will continue to receive her friends at 1603 O street on Friday afternoons and Mon- day evenings throughout April. Mrs, Hosea Townsend of Colorado will re- ceive informally on Tuesday, April 1, at 941 K street. Mrs. Townsend’ and daughter are spending the Easter vacation with her, Mrs. J. M. Houston receives Monday after- noon from 2 to 5, At the residence of Dr. and Mrs. M. F. Find- ley, 1928 I street, a card party was given last evening in honor of Lieut. J. P. Finley, U.S.A., a brother of the doctor, who is on leave of ab- sence from his duties at Boston in charge of Signal Service interests. Among those present were Mrs, L. R. Heaven. Capt. and Mrs. Catlin of the army, Miss MeTierney of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. McKnew, Mr. and Mrs. Ashford. The refreshments were quite elaborate, Handsome bouquets were presented to cach lady and gen- tleman. Mrs. Stephen Vail, who left Washington two ‘tree! ago for New York, has gone to Atlantic it Mrs. James Stevenson left the city on Tues- day last in the interest of tho Bureau of Ethnology to visit the Indian Pueblos ot New Mexico. “She may not return before October. The Short Story Club met at the Fredonia on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Mohi presided. Miss Lulu McCreery opened the exercises with a piano solo and Mrs. L. P. Stelle red a quaint little love story she called “A Tale of the Two Aunts, Reeitations were given by Miss Poesche, Mrs. Hort, Mrs, Leggett and Mrs, Beale, Judge Robert Earle of the New York court of appeals and Mrs, Earle, who have been at the Arlington a few days, and Interstate Com- merce Commissioner Schoonmaker and Mrs, Schoonmaker have gone on a visit to Old Point Comfort, Mrs. Senator Stewart will, as usual, receive her friends informally at the Shoreham tomor- row evening. The ladies of the Woman’s Christian Tem- perance Union of the District will give an opening reception at their new headquarters next Monday from 2 to 10 p.m. The New York Heraid of today says: “The re- |e of the engagement of Surgeon Melanthon Ruth of the navy to Miss Wanamaker, daugh- ter of the Postmaster General, is confirmed, The doctor is justly regarded as’ the handsom- est man in the navy and isa tip-top fellow as well. His name has been mentioned as the successor to Medical Director Browne as chief of the medical bureau and itis more than likely that he will be appointed to represent the medical corps of the navy at the coming European medical convention. Mrs, Dalzell of Massachusetts avenue will en- tertain the Yale Glee and Banjo clubs on Easter Monday eveni BUILDING THE NEW NAVY, The Naval Appropriation Bill Com- | pleted—Mr. Boutelle’s Ideas. The naval appropriation bill was practically | completed by the House naval committee to- | day and will be reported to the House the first | of next week. Mr. Boutelle’s proposition for | continuing the work of reconstructing the navy was adopted practically as outlined in Tue | Star. Mr. Boutelle says that his idea is to carry out logicaliy the policy that has been followed since the reconstruction of the | navy was begun, building first the | emaller vessels and advancing step by | step as our contractors and artisans demonstrate their ability todo the work. He thinks that three heavy battle ships of the first class are as many as can be constructed speed- ily and advantageously at one time. He takes the construction of these vessels as the next step in the evolution of the new maval con- struction, With the policy of this country to stand on the defensive and not to venture out for conquest it was thought wise to make these vessels suit- able for defensive work along the coast, and they are to be constructed with heavy armor | and limited capacity for coal They will be capable of doing heavy battle in breaking blockades or attacking foreign war vessels which approach our coast, but cannot carry coal enough for agvressive action in foreign ports. When a sufficient number of these vessels are constructed for the defense of our coast Mr. Boutelle thinks it will be time enough to begin the construction of a few bat- tle ships designed to cruise the high seas or to engage foreign enemies in their own ports, The crusiers provided for are heavier and | more capable of doing heavy battle than an; of those which have thus far been constructe: The plan followed in the bill does not adhere to the recommendations of the department or take into consideration any proposition in tie Senate. The idea of the chairman of the committee is to provide for only such vessels as can be constructed to the best advantage at this time and not to tax the Treasury too heavily. The bill is drawn upon this idea, War Department Changes, Appointed—Saml., Curtis, N.Y., and Jos. C. Keiper, Pa., clerks, $1,000, 8.G.0.; Thos. R. Hopkins, Va., clerk, $900, Signal office. Permanently appointed—Henry A. Wallace, D.C., clerk, $1,000, C.G.0.; Howard W. Fitz, R.L, Alfred G. Masius, N.J., and Jas, E, Nichol, Mich., clerks, $1,000, 8, 5 Declined appointments—Edw. E. Simmons, Minn., as clerk, $1,000, 8.G.0. Resigned—F. N. Brown, N.Y., clerk, 21,200, A.G.O.; Z. T. Eberbach, Pa.. clerk, $1,000; A. G.O.; Richard Kingsman, Ind., clerk, ‘$1,200, P.G.0, To ne Dixep Berozr He Leaves.—A number | of the newspaper and political friends of Mr. | Horton Pope, the private secretary of Secre- tary Noble, will give a dinner in his honor on | Monday evening at the Arlington. Mr. Pope, who has resigned his position, will leave that night for his home in St. Louis, where he will resume the practice of law. Gorse To Vistt His Fataen.—Col. Clarkson, the first assistant postmaster general, expects to leave this evening for Iowa for a week's visit to his father, who is ill. Mrs, Clarkson | intended to accompany him, but she was taken | sick last evening and it is doubtful whether | she will be able to go. Mr. Clarkson's father is now in his eightieth year, Enstax Jas. C. DRake, now on waiting or- ii has been ordered to join the Ale: ia, Egypt. Aw Apporntuznt.—Attorney General Miller has appointed John P. Cameron of Ohio an assistant United States attorney for the north- ern district of Ohio. SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1890-TWELVE PAGES. SHOOTING STARS. ‘™R. W'ADOO OF NEW JERSEY, The women of Wyoming, If all reports be true, Are going to make it p d hot, For Billy McAdoo. . They say their territory Will easily pull through, Unless the trace chains shall be cut By Billy McAdoo, Bo weep, ye fellow Members, And flowers prepare to strew, On what these irate women leave Of Billy McAdoo, Congress hada Posey and a Parrett time this week and the Posey was blighted. If every dog has his day, Sun-day must be- long to the Skye terrier, and the day before it is Setter day, All Maryland exclaims: Insatiate Archer, would not $1 suffice ? All's Fair in love and Chicage, No territory shall enter the Union wearing a bustle, a bang, anda band box. So there, Wy- oming. FREE TRADE SONG. Protection, oh Protection, Fit subject for a sonnet, When every poor dog’s tail’s tin can Must have a duty on it, “If I cannot win her by fair means, I will win her by fowl,” as the young man said when he paid for the canvas back duck she had eaten. P.S, This joke was sent in by the man who paid for the duck, FISHES AND FISHERS, ‘The little fishes in the brooks, Now lurk around for baited hooks, And on the bank, as still as death, The fishers sit with baited breath. re The breath and hook we wish to state, Are served with different kinds of bait, Brown: ‘So she refused you, did she?” Jones—hopefully: “Oh no, not absolutely; she told me, she couldn't now, but if I'd come back when she was a widow, she might enter- tain a proposition.” Does the new tariff on tin plate include loco- Motives which are caught in snow banks? They are blocked in, don’t you know. Washington is not an agricultural center but she produces abundant “craps” every year. A wheel is a good deal like a drunken man, it begins to go ‘round and ‘round when it is “tired.” TWO KILLED; THREE CAPTURTD. Lieut. Watsov Catches the Indians who Killed Freighter Herbert. ‘The War Department has received dispatches from Col. Grierson, in command at Los An- geles, Cal., under date of March 26, giving the details of the pursuit and capture of the five Indians who killed freighter Herbert near Fort Thomas on the 2d instant. Two were killed and three captured by Lieut. Watson’s command on Salt river. Col. Gri son characterizes this achievement as one of the most complete and successful affairs that has occurred on the frontier in many years and he says that it reflects great credit upon the offi- | cers and men engaged. He recommends the prompt award of the brevets and medals usually given in cases of gallantry to these men and he says that this great success, in conjunction with the prompt removal of the disaffected element to Fort Union, has very probably pre- vented a serious outbreak ‘and will tend uiet effectually the Indians on the San Carlos reservation. Watson's detachment con- sisted of Lieut, Clark, tenth cavalry, men from troops K, Land I, teuth cavalry, and some In- dian scouts. ee ees ‘Tue Tatkixe Macarxe at the Lincoln Post fair is in excellent voice. = —_—___ LAWYER MOSS’ REMARK, He Says He Whispered It, But Judge Miller Fined Him all the Same. Policeman Acton made complaint to Judge Miller in the Police Court this morning that Lawyer Moss, a colored member of the bar, had applied an offensive and insulting epithet to him. “Where did it occur?” asked Judge Miller. ‘Right here in court, before your honor,” replied the officer. By direction of the court an information was filed against the lawyer by Mr. Dumont, char; ing him with using the insulting language al- leged. He was charged also with contempt of court and disorderly conduct, and to all three charges plead not guilty. Policeman Pearson testified it he heard Moss say to Policeman Kenny “That Acton ought to be dismissed from the force. Policeman Kenny corroborated this. Police- man Acton testified that Moss called hima “sucker.” Mr. Moss testified that Acton was in his way and refused to move, telling him that he (Moss) was too busy about the court anyway. Subsequently Moss said he spoke to Kenney in a whisper, saying: “That scoundrel, Acton, ought to be put off the force and he was going to try to gethim off.” He denied using the language attributed to him by the officer. Judge Miller imposed a fine of $5 for pro- tanity ‘The imposition of the fine brought the law- Yer to his feet. He had something to say. ae a disposition here to crush me,” he said. “Oh, no there isn’t,” said Judge Miller. “Yes there is, your honor,”;continued Lawyer Moss, ‘‘and this is only a part of the disposi- tion. This is the outgrowth of what occurred the other day.” Then the lawyer became excited, clenched his fist and rehearsed what occurred between Prosecutor Dumont and himself the other day. “And now I want to move the court to issue a rule against Mr. Dumont to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt.” “File your affidavit,” said the ju ‘The affidavit was subsequently filed, Among the Australian Cannibals, The National Geographic Society has ar- ranged for another lecture in this city, this time by the young Norwegian explorer. Carl Lumholtz, whose exciting and interesting adventures amongst the cannibals of Australia will be described and fully illustrated by lantern slides at National Rifles’ hall Thursday evening next. The bril- liant success of Miss Edwards’ lectures in this city, ree — the Forse of this so- ciety, indicate an —— for Prot. Lumholizt The views be presented are said to be by far the best and most complete ever exhibited, and they give a wonderfully clear insight into the re ethnology and natural history of the great insular continent. oval Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE ‘ A’ Cream of Tartar Baking Powder. Found Superior to all others in Strength and Leaven- ‘ing Power.—U, S, Government Report, 1889, THE WARMEST MARCH DAY. And a Sudden and Great Fall of Tem- perature, The signal office furnishes the following spe- cial butletin to the press: The reports from Maryiand and the eastern Portions of Virgimia and North Carolina show yesterday to have been the warmest day on record for this soason of the year over that sec- tion. Following are some maximum tempera- tures, with their relation to the highest March temperature previously observed. Baltimore, 78°, 2° above; Norfolk, 82°, 1° above; Raleigh, 78°, 1° above; Hatteras, 72°, 2° above: Wash- ington, 76°, 3° below. Asis frequently the case when such high temperatures occur in the ring, the sul juent fall was very rapid. tween about 2 p.m. of yesterday and sunrise this morning the following falls occurred: Washington and Baltimore, 42°; Norfolk, 40°; Lynchburg and Raleigh, 38°, —_—— Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- nal office today: 8 a.m., 36; 2 p.m., 42; maxi- mum, 44; minimum, 35. —o——— Praxos, slightly used, #45 and upward. Sold on €5 payments. F. G. Smith, 1225 Pennsyl- Vania avenue.— Adrt, on DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, A DELEGATION FROM NORTHEAST WA! composed of Josiah Millard, E. W Loring Chappell, 8. W, Curriden, D. D. Thomp- son, E. H. Tucker and H. H. Martin, called on the Commissioners today to indorse the Chand- ler railroad bili, the main feature of which is the removal of the Baltimore and Ohio depot to the north side of H street, east of North Capitol street, The Commissioners will hear them on Tuesday at 1 o'clock. AGAINST THE BIL. The Commissioners today reported on the House bill having in view the remission of taxes on the prepay of the Eastern Presby- terian Church that while they say that they favor the most liberal construction of the law relieving the property of schools and churches from taxation they are of the opinion that th facts do not permit of @ favorable report ia this case, INGTON, Brown, on Oroanxs, new and second hand, sold on #5 Payments, F. G, Smith, 1225 Pennsylvama avenue.-—Adct, ——.__ ALEXANDRIA, Reported for Tar Evenive Star. Tare New License Systew.—The amended liquor license system will go into operation here for the next license year, Messrs. B. H. Lambert, 8. A, Mankin and W. A. Vincent have been appointed by the Richmond authorities the excise board for this city. They will ex- erciso nearly the same functions as did the late license board in the District govei ment, All applications are made to them and the corporation judge, who is the licensing power, can grant no liquor license except on their recommendation, but may refuse a li- cense at his discretion. Actine Svrveror.—Col. T. H. Tucker haa been appointed by the mayor ad interim city surveyor. Gnacervt Evorvtions of fair fair of Lincoln Post. hae Death of Mr. P. B. Dunn. Mr. P. B. Dunn, a well-known resident of this city, died yesterday afternoon after an illness continuing from early in January. The funeral will take place from St. Matthew's Church Monday morning at 9 o'clock, when requiem mass will be celebrated. ladies at the . DBAFNESS AND CATARRH CURED. Dr. Lighthill takes pleasure to submit to those interested the following testie monials of cures: FROM MR. T. E. 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