Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1890, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT 7F TAR BUILDINGS, Sorthwest Carne: Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, SH. KAUFFMANN, Prevt. is served to subscribers tn the ceuts peg i 10 (Entered at the Post Oitice st Washington, D. C..a8 eeccud-class mail matter. | Tue WFEKLY Stan—pnblished on Friday—@1 a | eer. postaxe prepaid. Six months, 50 ceuts. EZ A}! mail sub<er ptions must be paid tu advance; Be paper sent lourer .>an is paid for. Kates of advertising made known on The Evening Stave. PECIAL NOTICES. __ a, ome. $ 1 a —— = no Tee "SY0is aia interewe teva April 1 to pital stock of the Hy«ienic Ice Company .000, and the plant, now nearing operation by May 13, 000. completion au cannot Le dupli The deed | trust wiveu to secure the bonds e plant of the Company. js are payable twenty years from January L, ). aud will be issued obly as the work of cou- ruction progresses. The Company owns by purchase the famous Fed- eral Spriums, a mile anda half east of the Capitol, | being the largest within the Districtof Columbia, | , | as for the purity aud sweetness of the Water therefrom. cause of the phenomenal coldness of the water (54 degrees F.) the task will be wreatly reduced, and for this reasou the daily work of freezing can be carried on more easily aud more oconomically than by any future competing Plant, which will be compelled to use river or other water of a higher temperature. ‘The buildings bave been erected to accommodate a.dupticate plant of machinery so that an output of 240 toms aday can be wecured ata very low addi- 5 tional cost. This duplicate plant may be pat in This season to meet the unexpectedly large demand at Cosmopolitan Hail orclock p.m. SPECIAL NOTICES. ‘ TATED MEETING OF EVAN Kuighis Kose Croix, the Kite, No. 1007 @ tant, at THIS 18 TO GIVE subscribers, of the apreme C ¢ : Special ‘Term for Orphans’ Court Business, Letters Testamentary on the personal . esiate of PHILIP POLLAKD, late of the District of Columbia, deceased. Ali persons laimns againet the said deceased are hereby warn exhibit the same, with vouchers thereof, to the ribers, on oF before the SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, NEXT: they may by Isw be excluded from ‘all benefits of the otherw suid estare. Giveu under our hands this 6th day ot March, 1890. MALY M. POLLARD, WILLIAM J. MILLER, ap7-law-Sw 456 La. ave. nw. => BRICKEAYERS, NTION.—-I WILL “be ‘at Hall on the Evenings of the th and om 6 to 10 o'clock vm tH. G. FOWLER, Pinancial Secretary, WE SELL A. SERVICE Overcoat at $8. At @l0 happy medium that for quality to be desired. GEO. SPRANSY, 4. ORIEN = No. G&—The annual meeting of holder of the above Building Asscciaton, SHURSDAY, The election for the new Board to serve for the ensuing year will take place at this meeting. already apparent for tue Hywienic ice,thereby add- | Ai] Stockholders aud Members to attend. fux to the security of these bonds. ‘ap7 LEONH, ECKERY, Secretary. These bonds will be registered by the Washington ——— a Loan and T pany 6 ver c TH. REMOVED erly on the fire: d id | hi st. D.w., near the ver, by check of the | District Go They will be issued in oF archaser. } tle- « option of the multiples of 8100 at For these reasons th id command alarge premium Aitabie as Well ag 4 safe investment, applyime the Limited mumber isposal will be first sold. "GURLEY BROS, Bro )UIS CUNNINGH. +R PRESE -BU. ary and Cage from SC! 1 Contract ia f K and can fil f my old custon through mj W. tm my friends and thy pub- following bill, request for tht desire to know whgt objections, i 1 d for that a t Wiliam C. Lewis | ¢ ie of | y rm principal car lines, wh Qormer cients aud all services, ap7-6t" his professtonal A. MELOY, Attorney-at-Law. ting Will be ‘held at 5: Mary mee! st. u.w., Washington, D.C st. ay District have rece ss the with proposed ainendments, with the 1 views as to the propriety of enacting mg ou this bil it Before repo! urpose will hold a SSDAY the 10th uterested: "A Dill pany oF the Potousae edmont Railway Sescauire and ese property for retlway < of the D wv the said Dis— ve extending across Analostan Island about uth of the south end vf the Aqueduct Asoutheasterly direction and cross. iver by a bridge so constructed as to iwation of the river, Secretary of War: rvation No. * continuing in the northern boundary and thence connecting by & dria and Washington railroad at Xs geome feet north of the north end of the Gavriess 3X Jo We DOUGLASS, DG. HINE. at —~ Comuissioners of the Nsirict of or ralued orders, I remain re-peetfully, ~ FORE Nae CHAS, E. 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Jobs to this series w alarge numberof shares b: yinent of share will be required at this the fourth meeting of Tuterest is »wed on payments on stock withdrawn and on the amount paid as montuly dues on stock- ding loans, oa settlement of the saine, at the rate of percent per o better investiuent of small monthly savings can method fa ax a loan ug fixed by the sasocia- ua Value of the share, viz; por tion except 10. the maxi he average amount loaned on each of the 1,787 shares wuich have. received k five months of the life of the a . As careful managenient is pr are House, Delaware ave, bet. Gand Heta ne. | has been had in the past. Come in with Us you will TE SS __ | not regret having done so. CONCERT IN AID OF NON-PARTISAN THOMAS DOWLING, President. NATIONAL WCF, Uo MUNDAY. APL ‘ Sear ree eeataant. PM, CONGREGATIONAL » S. WES a * MISS PIEKCE ot W. H WEITZEL, Sec traite. Mr. Keyser, Bosso; r. Mr. Cart Pierce of Chuago, Cornetist Master Chas W. Holmes of Boston, V mist: Pro Miss Matis Bartiett, Pianist, orale at Ellis’. escorted : ap = MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE U Bee icin cr Gronderows. The regulsr course of Lectury the middle of April. Thos have the benefit of ‘the r the spring and summer Cli G. L. MAGRUDER, M._D., De m20-20 815 Vermont ave, WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT Co, Band #18 Pa! ave. RAGE DEPARTMENT ROOMS: fire vot; rooms all above ground: part xi tur the Storage of Furniture, Pictures, & ETN will continue until triculating Low will i Lectures as well as ==» WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CU. sp quigiand 015 Pa'ave., gre bow prepared to RENT BU ereatly HEE | 5 DUCED Kates. m™ tua ge SPECIAL NOTICE Patent Dog Cakes and plete for treatment of ail kinds of cami free. SCHMID'S Burd st mi5- Lm" ee OT TEAM BOAT AND Can dry Work solicited: Laundering for Sum- Hesorts done at abort notice, prices reasouable, call and see cur plant. 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Bank Opens- from April 1 to Oct. 1. om Oct. 1 ty April 1, mer ing 9-30 aan. 10 am nt corporations, king careful mm to all Vusiness entrusted to it, onsistent with sound banking will be extended to its custumers ‘Directors: Geo. C. Henning, . Ba: Beriah GEO. C. HENSING, ta 0 pad Safolus Soaldin adv aps SPRUNG LEPINE 5 0 <THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND TRUST re 8 or Gas ©. "1 . EMponsti oF ger a008 F st. 6 yor Previcus te tne erection of the Oompens*s Dellding, corner 9th apd F sts. nw, iN ANED ON COLLATEKAL AND ON MONEY LOANED SO ustate ES Well Secured Loaus, guaranteed by the Company, w. pepe Seoevency, ber rey cae DIKRCIURS: James 1 prod ‘homes Albert F. eal Fi «| land, Mi Ha ti 4 small) of | ts (large and small) of | pleads “WASHINGTON, D.C.. MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1890. | Washington News and Gosin [FROM THE CAPITOL. Index to Advertisements, AMUSEMENTS, x ogee BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMS... COUNTRY BOAR. COUNTRY REAL EsTATE. Te BVSOIBI Fl FOR N FOR RENT (Miscetia‘goui FOR SALE (Houses: HOTELS... HOUSE: LADIE LECTL LOCAL} Los: MEDICAL M MON: SPECIAL NOTICE! SUBURBAN PROPERTY DAE KH OVIVHIVIAEE OAKS HIIVAGEEWEBESEKEISO ICCC CHCA eL teeter teat tt AwwwE Ww ER RESORTS. Goveryment Receipts Topay.—Internal revenue, $855,814; customs, $774,945. Gey. Lewis A. GRaNt, who was nominated for the position of assistant secretary of war on Saturday. is expected to arrive in the city the latter part o week. Acts Approvep.—The President has ap- proved the act to provide for the times and places to hold terms of the United States courts in the state of Washington and the act to ena- ble the Secretary of the Treasury to gather full and authentic information in regard to the Alaska seal fisheries, Penstons ror District Peorie.—Pensions have been granted to residents of the District of Columbia as follows: Increase, Andrew Burke (Soldiers’ Home), Patrick Bowler; wid- ows, &c., Saran W., widow of Joseph E. Nourse (Georgetown, Or Ixrenest to Commurers.—The case of George D. Sidman against the Richmond and Danville railroad was decided Saturday by the Interstate Commerce Commission in favor of the railroad company. The opinion was writ- ten by Commissioner Veazey. The complaint alleged unjust discrimination, ‘The commis- eS eens SECURITY AND TRUST CO. } sion held that it was not an unlawful discrimi- nation to refuse to refund to the complainant, who held a commutation ticket, but had for: gotten to take it om a certain trip and had paid is fare. Gen. Raum, the commissioner of pensions, says that he will be able by the last of May to cause the examination of every claim pending in the office on the Ist day of January last, have every claim allowed that is completed and calls for evidence made in those not completed. ‘Tue Axaska Fisurxo Interests—The Secre- tary of the Treasury today appointed Mr. Henry W. Elliott a special agent of the Treas- ury Department, with compensation at the rate of $10 a day, to obtain full and authentic in- formation in regard to the Alaska fishing inter- ests, under the provisions of special act of Congress approved April 5. Navat Orpers.—Ensign G, H. Stafford or- dered to examination for promotion. Ensign Miles R. M. Field, detached from the Minne- Sota, 15th instant, and ord®red to the Essex, 22d instant. Ensign John J. Knapp, detached from duty at the naval ordnance proving ground and ordered to the Dale. Pensonat.—E. M. Hersey of Bangor, Me., R. F. Hersey and C. R. Hersey of St. Paul, Minn., James C. Reid, Robert H. Sanborn, T, Burn- ham, W. H. M. Chase of Albany, Henry ©. Adams of Ann Arbor, Mich., J. P. Graves of Boston, Frank B, Tracy of New York and A. J, Seligman of Montana are at the Arno. Waldo of Sedalia, Mo., E. B. Sherman of C cago, J. Harry Estey of Brattleboro’, Vt., and F. Kindred of Philadelphia are at the Riggs. Goldsmith of New York, J. W. Moyle of Francisco and Simeon’ Toby of New Orleans are at the Arlington.—Col, John ‘Taylor of Baltimore, A. F. Blesch of Columbus and T. J. Bond of Philadelphia are Johnson arrivals today.——Beltord Lloyd of Boston, P, rhell, U » A. K. Holmes of Menominee, Mich,, and B, 8, Ambler of Salem, Mass., are at the Ebbitt.. eorge Trimble Davidson and Chas. P. Bacon of New York and J. A. Booey and J. T, Carr of New Haven are at Chamber- lin’s. —C. K, Adams of Ithica, N.Y., C. Crockett, A. P. Sise, Wm. 8. Rogers and Swan of Boston are at Wormle: Peiffer of St. Joseph, Mo. D. Mills and Chas. R. WwW. hop of New York, Hon. E. G. Johnson of Elyria, Ohio, and James Atweil of Pittsburg are at Willard’s,—H. D, ohn KR. Dos Passos. Davison W. Smith, Ki York, L. W, Brayton of North Adams, Mass. , Geo, dott of Philadelphia, Count M. Valery of France, K. ¥, de Marez Oyens of Amsterdam, FE. Wm. Collins, J. R. Grassman, H. D, Hyde and D. E. Morse of Boston and'L. A. ‘Harris of Cincinnati are at the Normandie, Walter L. Suydam of Blue Point, N.Y., Joseph Wood of Sayville, L.1., C. P. Mattocks of Port- W. W. Graves of Hartford are at the Lang! has. H. Vogel of Mem- phis, J. J. Hambleton of Boston and C. H. Lyon | of Brooklyn are at the St. James, TALKING OF RECIPROCITY. The Ways and Means Committee Can Do Nothing in Advance of a Treaty. It is understood thata reciprocity treaty with Mexico is now about completed by the Secre- tury of State and the representatives of Mexico, and the members of the Senate committee on foreign relations have been informed of its terms. It is expected by the party pilots that such treaties will be entered into between the United States and several of the American republics, ‘The committee on ways gud means is not, however, considering the proposition to put | provisions in the tariff bill for reciprocity. Such a proposition was made to some of the republican members of the committee, the idea | advanced being to puta provision in the bill | that certain imports from Mexico, Central and South America may be admitted free of duty, in consideration of the removal by those coun- tries of the duty on certain exports from this country, The members of the committee replied that this was a matter to be dealt with by treaty and not in a tariff bill, If treaties are negotiated and ratified itis believed that there will be nodifticulty inseeur- ing the necessary islation with relation to duties, but no provision tor reciprocity will be putin the law in advance of a treaty. it is understood that the President, Secretary Blaine aud Speaker Reed have had a talk over the generai subject, ————— Fined for Stealing a Newspaper. A colored boy named Andrew Harris plead guilty in the Police Court to a charge of steal- ing a copy of Saturday's Star from Kepresenta- tive McCormick's door, As the prisoner was a the judge sm; a lower than he wth core ena as or fifteen days, SERVICE PENSION BILL. A Surprise and a Lively Debate in the House, THE MONTANA CONTEST Taken Up For Consideration in the Senate Today. ——— THE SENATE. The House amendment to the joint resolu- tion for the removal of the uaval magazine from Ellis Island, N.¥., was concurred in. Mr. Evarts presented resolutions of the New York Chamber of Commerce protesting against the pending bill for a census enumeration of the Chinese as absurd, barbarous, unchristian and cowardly, and a memorial on the same subject from the American Missionary Associa- tion was presented by Mr. Dawes, Mr. Platt presented a memorial for the ad- mission of New Mexico as a state, but without committing himself, he said, to the views set forth in it, REPORTS ‘FROM COMMITTEES, Among the bills reported from the commit- tees and placed on the calendar were the fol- lowing: House bill to amend the homestead laws in regard to the manner of applications and to fees; House bill to regulate the sittings of the U.S. courts within the district of South Carolina; Senate bills for public buildings at Kansas City, Mo. ($200,000;) Grand Haven, Mich. ($100,000), and Mansfield, Ohio $100,000), House bills for public buildings at averhill, Mass, ($75,000), and Lynn, Mass. ($125,000). THE MONTANA CONTESTED ELECTION. Mr. Hoar moved to proceed with the Mon- tana contested election case. Mr. Hale asked him to give the preference to the Chinese enumeration bill, which it was im- portant to have disposed of as soon as possible, Mr. Hoar iutimated that the Chinese census bill could not be disposed of immediately, as Mr. Evarts desired to speak upon it. Mr. Hale asked Mr. Evarts whether he de- sired to debate it at any length. Mr. Evarts said that he did. Mr. Hale then gave notice that he would move to tdke up the Chinese enumeration bill as soon as the Montana election case was dis- posed of. House bill to allow the erection of a bridge across the Iowa river at Wapello. Iowa, was re- ported and passed with sn amendment in the way of a +ubstitute. Mr. Evarts, from the library committee, re- ported a bill appropriating €50,000 for an equestrian statue of Maj. Gen. John Stark at Manchester, N.H. Calendar. MR. VANCE HAS TRE FLOOR. The Montana election cases were then taken up and Mr. Vance, a member of the committee on privileges and elections, made an argument in support of the minority report—declaring Clark and Maginnis, the democratic claimants, entitled to the seats, MR. VANCE’S LITTLE STORY. In the course of his speech he told a story of ® parson Who was once schooling a country bumpkin to fit him to be a godfather at a christening. The parson asked him what was the outward and visible sign of baptism. The bumpkin, after scratching his head for a wh swered with an air of triumph, baby, to be sure.” And so, Vance, the outward and visible sign of the backsliding of the republican party will be the Montana twins—not a baby, but a couple of them. [Laughter.) THE HOUSE, Mr. Morrill (Kan.) moved to suspend the rules and pass (with a substitute) Senate bill granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated from the performance of labor and providing for pensions to widows, minor children and dependent parents. Mr. Springer (Iil.) demanded a second and the motion was seconded—128 to 57. Mr. Morrill briefly explained that the substi- tute provided a service pension of $8 a month to soldiers who have reached the age of sixty- two years or who are dependent. He thought that the same principle which had been applied to thé veterans of the war of 1312 and the war with Mexico should be applied to the veterans of the war of 1861, RELATIVE EXPENDITURES UNDER THE TWO BILLS. In answer to a question from Mr, Sayers (Tex.) he stated that it was estimated that the Senate bill would require an an- nual expenditure of $36,000.000 and the House substitute would require $39,000,000 annually, Mr. Boothman (Ohio) did not arise to oppose the bill, but he protested against bringing a billof this proportion and forcing its passage through the House without any member having the right to offer amendments. He would vote for the bill if he had to do 80; but this method-of procedure was unjust to the friends of other measures, He protested oe an age limitation or a service pension i ‘Mr. Springer (Ill.) said that he would vote against the motion to penn the rules and pass the bill for the reason that no proper con- sideration could be given to the measure in the limited time allowed for debate. There was no opportunity to offer amendments, According to his information not a single Grand Army post had petitioned for the pas- sage of this bill, The soldiers had asked for a service pension bill, “Mr. Pickler (8.D.) That is right. ATTACKING THE REPUBLICANS, Mr. Springer charged the republicans with an evasion of responsibility, with a dodging of the issue, with the betrayal of the soldiers, to whom they promised a service pension bill. If this bill passed no opportunity would be given in this Congress for the passage of a service pension bill. The soldiers had asked for bread and the House was giving them a stone. Mr. Tarsney (Mo.) opposed the passage of a bill of this magnitude under the gag law. He would make known his views on the general subject of pension — legislation even if he were compelled to interfere with the tea parties which assembled here on Friday nights. He was opposed to indiscrimi- pate pension _legislation and to any measure which placed the brave soldier on an equality with the skulking coward, Every time the bounty of the government was given to the unmeritorious man it was taken from the brave veteran. The soldiers of this country were tired of this indiscriminate pen- sion legislation. —« MR. CRAIG'S POSITION, Mr. Craig (Pa.) said that he would vote for the motion to suspend the rules, although the bill did not go us far as he would desire. OTHER VIEWS OF THE BILL. Mr. Martin (Ind.) suggested that the bill was called up today in order to prevent the offering of amendments in behalf of the soldiers, He objected to the age and time limitation, He would vote for the motion, but he would do sv with great reluct- ance, because he believed that it wasa break- promises made ing of the to the soldiers of the country. Mr. Lane (IiL) said that the bill was not a fect —_bill, but jing now on the statute books and for that reason he favored it, ‘MR, YODER TALKS OF GAG Law. Mr. Yoder (Ohio) said on Friday he had sent the country, They knew who were their friends. No soldiers’ organization had petitioned for the passage of the pending bill, and the outrageous proceeding of today had been actuated by the desire of the republicans to escape going on record on the service pension bill. ‘Mr. Sawyer (N.¥.) thought that the sented was the best which could be the present time. MR. YODER CUT OFF, Mr. Yoderclosed the debate in opposition to the motion to suspend the rules, and in conclu- sion asked unanimous consent to substitute for the pending bill the bill— But amid much laughter the Speaker brought down his gavel anddeclared that the gentle- man’s time bad expired. Mr, Cutcheon (Mich.) ridiculed the ideg of gentlemen on the other side of the chatWber posing as the friends of the soldier, chiding them with opposing general pension laws during the eix years they had control of the House, and declared that overy such law which had been enacted had been enacted by republican votes and against the opposition of the democrats, bill pre- at BRUSH UP. CLERKS WILL Examinations for Promotion in the War Department. THE ELIGIBLE LIST BEING EXHAUSTED A NEW EXAMINATION HAS BEEN ORDERED—ABOUT TWO HUNDRED WHO WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ORDEAL—PREPARING THE QUESTIONS. In the summer of 1887 nearly 1,500 clerks of the War Department were examined with view to determining their fitness for promo- tion, possible and prospective, This was due to the action of President Cleveland, who issued an order on May 6, i887, applying clause 2 of rule VI to the War Depart- ment, Accordingly everybody was examiued, the process lasting several days, A few clerks were dropped because they could not pass the examination, NEW GRIST FOR THE MILL. Since then there has been an accumulation of new clerks and of others who have exhausted their options on promotion by going to the next higher grade. It has been the desire of several burean chiefs for some time to make certain promotions in order to fill gaps that have occurred in the ranks, but all of the el- igible material resuiting from the examination of 1437 has been exhausted. so that for two mouths past Secretary Proctor has been im- portuned to do something to enable the pro- motions to be made, He found himself confronted by the presinential order of May, 1837, and ail he could do, in the absence of any revocation, was to direct the War Department examining board,jconsist- | ing of Messrs. Carrington, Longan and Shaw, to proceed with preparations tor another ex- amination, TO ARRANGE ANOTHER EXAMINATION. Accordingly a meeting of this board and the auxiliary board, consisting of a representative of each bureau, will be held in the library of the War Department next Thursday to decide upon a line of questions, ‘The regulations {provide that all promo- tions to the grades of $1,400 and upward shall be made only after’ an examination by the departmental board, = Hence it is now necessary to examine all who have been appoiited since the examina- tion of 1837, or have since then been elevated to the $1,200 class, or in the upper classes have been promoted ouce since 188i. ABOUT TWO HUNDRED IN ALL. There are in all about two hundred who will thus have to be examined. The order was in- exorable and applied to all who had never one through the mill or who had been through and had become eligible again by reagou of a promotion, ‘The examinations will be held in about two | Weeks at the rooms of the Civil Service Com-! mission, Asthe news spreads in the War De- partment the consternation among the eligibles becomes general and there is a hunting up of old questions and a renewal of old studies, FOR A POSTAL MUSEUM. Letter of the Postmaster General to Postmasters Throughout the Country. Postmaster General Wanamaker has sent the following letter to postmasters throughout the country: “As indicated in my report to the President for the year ending June 30, 1889, the depart- ment desires to establish in this city a govern- ment museum that shall, as far as possible, rep- resent the progress of the postal system of the United States from its beginning and at the same time shall contain everything that may be offered or can be collected in connection with the work of the service that is either of special interest or general historic value. Many articles worthy of preservation and dis- play in such a museum ure believed to be in the possession of postmasters throughout the country and not needed by them in the present transaction of public business, and sonie things of like character are no doubt in the nands of private persons, who would be pleased to offer them for public use upon the purpose of the government in this matter being made known, In view of these facts it is thought proper to call upon all postmasters to make at once a careful search through their offices, and to | send to the department as soon as practicable anything they may thus find that in their judg- ment will be desirable additions to a postal museum, and alo to send anything of similar character that may be procured from the patrons, with such report or remarks in every case as will be appropriate, including, of course, where the article is donated, the giver's name, in order that proper acknowledgment may be made. “The following named classes of things con- nected with postal work or history are given, with the intention of suggesting what the de- partment desires; but anything of interest not comprehended in these classes. may be sent: First—Old stamping and postmarking instru- ments no longer used. Second—Old mail bags of abandoned patterns. Third—Copies of old editions of the Postal Laws and Regulations or other postal documents, books or essays on the postal service, old accounts in book form or in sheets, old letters, circulars, blanks, maps, commissions, | old newspapers and advertisements relating to postal business or other papers of a postal character, either in print or in writing. Fourth—Illustrations of old post office build- ings. postal carriages or wagons and post office materiale, Vifth—Portraits of postai officers, either of present or former times. Sixth— Specimens of local postage stamps or of envel- opes with *paid’ stamp of postmaster thereon, used to prepay postage before the national issue of postage stamps began in 1847, Also anything, either in print or in writing, relative to the introduction and use of suc! local stamps or envelopes, Seventh—Old post office ani istered package envelopes of abandoned pauered and styles. Eighth— Models, engravings or photographs of exist- ing post office buildings, or postal articles, railway cars, steam boats or mail wagons, Ninth—Anything calculated to show the difti- culties attendant upon the carriage of the mails or the management of postal business in newly settled parts of the country. Tenth— Old implements, relics and curiosities of a mis- cellaneous character pertaining to the postal service. “Without involving the department in any expense it is desired that every postmaster SS ee aoe ion, will be — an to neem to this cire an carry out ity general purpose. All articles sent in accordance with this notice should be securely wrapped and forwarded by istered mail, under penalt a or label, addressed to ‘Postmaster General, ‘ash- ington, D.C.,’ and accompanied by a letter of advice giving the facts in the case. Oare must be taken not to send articles in present use in conducting the work of the service.” It has not been decided where the museum Fives he trptaal Peleg al oes in the ae anger The Rev. Dr. Theodore L,. Aid Blane the nation as of the Lafayette Avenue Pres- Sparcar ots eee tea of the church, , TWO CENTS. OUT ON A. STRIKE. Six Thousand Chicago Carpenters Quit Work. ~~ STRIKE IN eee Armed Citizens Cut a Mississippi Levee. SMALL BOSTON. RUMORED CAPTURE OF SILCOTT DENIED a DROPPED 6,000 HAMMERS, The Great Strike in Chicago Today of the Union Carpenters, Cxrcago, April 7.—Between 5,000 and 6,000 carpenters are out on strike in Chicago this morning. The strike really began at 12 o'clock Inst night, and when today dawned not a union carpenter was at work in the city. All bad left their hammers, saws and planes and joined the movement for a shorter day and 40 cents an hour. A great many of the non-union men quit work out of sympathy with their ufion brethren and it was claimed that most of them would join the carpenters’ union. Secretary Johns of the master carpenters said that so farashe could tell about all the union carpenters in the city had left their tools, “We shall uobattempt to resume work at once with the help of the non-union men,” said be, “but will wait until our Thursday meeting be- fore doing anything decisive.” LABOR'S DEMANDS DOWN EAST. Bostox, April 7,—Fully 4,500 carpenters in Massachusetts will demand that nine or eight hours constitute a day's work on and atter May 1, Such was the report received at the Car- penters’ District Council Jast night. Each one of the seventy-five delegates present stated that the union ec: ters in the thirty-seven towns hey ted were prepared to strike should the reduction be refused. Ata meeting of 200 piano varnishers and polishers last night many speakers urged all connected with the piano industry to move for the establishment of an eight-hour labor day. Bakers’ from sixteen to ten per day. Ata meeting of Building Laborers’ Unions 1 and 7, held yesterday, great enthusiasm pre- vailed over the prospect of shortening the labor day. The brickiayers and stonemasons have noti- fied the strikers that they will refuse to work on jobs with non-union carpenters. Similar action is looked for on the part of the laborers, plasterers and painters. NOT SILCOTT, The Rumored Capture of the Runaway Cashier Promptly Denied. Sr. Lovrs, April 7.—A representative of the detective agency that made the Portland, Ore., capture says the man arrested is not Silcott but Siuott, private secretary to the president of the First National Bank of Portland, who is wanted for robbing the president, The Herald today contains the following from its Portland, Ore., correspondent: “I learned late tonight (Sunday) that Silcott, the default- iug cashier of the House of Kepresentatives, was captured here this evening by a private detective from Denver, Col. have not yet been able to verify the report, but there ap- pears to be no doubt about its accuracy.” so iene CHRISTIANS P’ LLAGED. Turkish Troops Committing Outrages in Crete. Capra, Crete, April Bodies of Turkish troops have pillaged Christian churches and insulted Christians in the province of Candia, At the request of the foreign consuls Chakir Pascha, the governor, has ordered an inquiry to be made into the outrages. The mixed com- missions will inquire as to the extent of the damages the Christians have suffered and the ‘Turks will be compeiled to compensate them when the amount is ascertained. — They Fought for Love. Hexpensox, Ky., April 7.—This city was thrown into a state of excitement last evening over an altercation between two young men which resulted in murder. It seems that Jas, Wells, a sixteen-year-old boy, and Eugene Cor- nell, probably two years his senior, have been paying attentions to the same young lady. whose name was not learned. Last evening they met on the street aud began quarreling, which soon led to blows. Cornell picked w barrel stave and struck Wells on the head. The latter drew revolver, when Cornell turned andran for his life. Wells gave chase and fired two or three times, one shot taking effect and causing Cornell’s death, genistath arsc An Intriguing Minister. Lonpox, April 7.—The recall of the Bul- garian minister at Belgrade this week was not due to the strained relations between the two Balkan powers, but to the fact that the Servian government had sent the Sofia cabinet proots of the Bulgarian minister's intrigues against the regency and the Seryian government. Gen, Gruiteh, president ot,ithe Servian cabinet, asked M. Stambuloff, the Bulgarian premier, to judge for himself whether the Bulgarian minis- ter’s conduct was in accordance with diplomatic usage. The Bulgarian government in recalling its minister showed that it was anxious to main- tain good relations by adopting severe measures against its representative. Tennis Match. Bostox, April 7.—Charles Saunders, the pro- fessional champion court tennis player of England, has signed articles of agreement for a professional court tennis match for the cham- pionship of the world, of which Thomas Pet- titt of the Boston Athletic Ciub is the present holder, and on Saturday next Mr. Pettitt, ac- companied by Mr. Fiske Warren, will sail from New York for England to prepare for the con- test. —.- An Office Hunting the Man. Wisxtrec, Max., April 7.—The cabinet makers have struggled for the week past in a futile attempt to find some one to take the at- torne; meralship, No decision has as yet been istived at = “y the Hon. Mr, Martin's successor, but it is reported that Clifford Sifton of Brandon isa likely man. Attorney General Martin’s term of office @xpired today. —— Resting Quietly. Curcaco, April 7.—Marcus C. Stearns, who attempted to commit suicide Saturday at his Michigan avenue residence, was resting more asily Inst night. The physicians said the wom nan ge Bnet apr Pen ema r F a! 5 Unious 4 and 54 will, on May 1, de- | ;Mand that their hours of labor be reduced “DUTCHY” One of Chicago’s Millionaire Fakir LEHMANN LOST. a Swamp. Crrcaco, April 7.—At 2 o'clock this morning Hyde Park police were searching in the marehy regions south of Grand Crossing for E. J. Lebe mann, proprietor of “The Fair,” who it was feared had met with an accident Mr. Lehe mann was driving a pair of «pirited horses at tached toa phaeton. South of Grand Crossing the vehicle sank deep in the mud. While the tramway was urged to extricate the phectos one of the horses became unmat ie and, after dragging Mr. Lebmann out of the vebicle, broke loose and start#d off through the marsh, Mr. Lehmann in pursuit. As neither horse nor driver reap persons who had seen the mishap thought perhaps Mr, Lehmann, whem dragged from the carriage, might have received some injury that prevented him from retracing, his way to the phacton, = Sinnin: THEY CUT THE LEVER. A Mob of Armed Cowards Drove Of the Guards and Let Loose a Flood. Garexviiie, Miss., April 7.—Capt. Chalmere of the United States mail steamer Chicot ar rived here lastevening. He says that he sa@ Capt. Tollinger, United States engineer, come Mmanding the fleet im the vicinity of Arkansas City, and that Capt, Tollinger informed hum that about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon a bend of about twenty-five men armed with Win- chester rifles came to the Opossum Fork levee and made the guards leave their posts, threat- ening to shoot down the first one who dis- obeyed their orders. They cut the levee at thet Poitand the gap was about fifty feet wide at @ o'clock Sunday morning. The levee is said to be one of the largest on the Arkansas side, site uated on the Bogy bayou and was built and maintained by the government, The who did the cutting are unknown, but itis sup posed they came from the Ked Fork country om the Arkansas river, aud their object in cutting the levee at that point was to retieve their sec- tion of country. The water running through this new crevasse will overflow the portions off Chicot and Deska counties which have so fart escaped, The flood will run into Bayou Boeuf, and eventually find ite way to the Tc usas basin, _ Minois Crops. Sprrvorterp, 1it., April 7.-~-The weather crop bulletin for Lilinois made up to last night, im connection with the United States Signal Service, does not help the Illinois prospect om the winter crop. Out of twenty connties re- ported Randolph is the only one noting am apparent improvement. Generally they fig the damage at 50 per cent or more. The sea= $0n is considered backward and the ground too cold and wet for spring work. In most counties of the state the ares planted to corn will be 15 to 20 per cent less than last year. Oats seeding is progressing slowly and the acreage will be reduced, The prospect for Peaches is considered better than formerly re= ported, and they promise a fair crop in ee counties where they have heretofore 2 thought killed. Teaches and plums promise well, aud ina few counties the pasturage id already sufficient to support cattle. Honors to John Dillon. Lrxcotx, Nex., April 7.—A monster demone stration in the shape cf a public reception te John Dillon, M.P., was beld in the Funke Opera House yesterday afternoon, presided over by the Hon. R. N. B. Grabam, mayor of the city, The opera house, which will hold 000 people. was tilled and many were turned ay without being able to gain admission, Prominent Irishmen and friends of the Irish cause from all parts of the state, as well as from western lowa and Missouri, were presen® to do honor to the distinguished guest. Mr, Dillon spoke ot the wrongs inflicted y his native land and was frequently applauded, After the exercises about oue iundred promi- nent citizens sat down to an elegant spread af the Capital Hotel, given by President Fitse gerald. Mr, Dilion left last evening over the Missouri Pacific for St. Louis. ~ —_ Fleeced. St. Josers, Mo., April Theodore Mo~ Cormack, a resident of Toledo, Ohio, answered an advertisement in a matrimonial paper of a rich young lady who lived at Mon- roe, Mich., and wanted a husband. Ina short time he was engaged and he went to Monroe and met the woman, The next day they were married and left at once for the west on » wedding trip. Wheu they arrived at the third station west of this city the woman suddenly announced that she did not propose to go auy further, and in spite of her husband's protest left the train, fore she left she secured $200 from him, about all the money he had, which she carried away with her, He Had a Son to Claim His Wealth. SpRiNerrexp, Mass., April 7.—An illegitimate son of Judge A. J. Davis, the Montana money king who recently died at Butte City without leaving a will, has put in a claim to his 12,000,000 worth of property. Heirs in this city have sent Judge Gideon Wells to Montana to represent them, and heirs in New York city have also emplosed distinguished legal talent to go out in their interests, ———__ fts to a University. Montaran, April 7.—At a meeting of the council of McGill University recently it wae announced that donations aggregating $1,000,000 had been made to the arts, science and law faculties. Of this W. C. MacDonald, a large tobacco manufacturer, has given $500,000 and Sir Donald A. Smith, presideut of the Bank of Montreal, 300,000, Arrangements were madc to place the women’s college im worki order and to give separate lectures im branches of it, Se ane Horses and Hostler Burned. Curcaco, April 7.—At 3:45 o'clock this morn ing fire was discovered in Morse’s livery stable, 611 West Madison street, and an alarm was sent in to the department. The fire was rapid and for a time uncontrollable. Iu his efforts to save some of the horses kept in the basement one of the hostlers, whose name could not be learned, was burned to death. About thirty horses are kept in the basement, Of this num- ber twelve were suffocated, The building and contents were almost totally destroyed. Damage 25,000, partially covered by insurance, Cuicage, April 7,—The opens that a hostler was burned to death in the fire in Morse's liv= ery stable this morning is untrue. Noone was injured. The total loss is now estimated af about $10,000. ——_>—_—_ From Wall Street Today. New York, April 7.—The unfavorable come plexion of the bank statement on Satarday wag reflected in the weak opening of the stock market this morning and first prices in most of the list were from 3<a%; per cent lower than Saturday's closing figures, while Tennessee coal with a decline of 1 per cent and Northerm Pacific preferred, with a loss of %&, were e: ceptional, In the fires half hour there was @ moderate business, and further progress was made in the downward direction, C! eae and Tennessee coal each * in addition, Later in the hour, however, a better tone pre- vailed, and the early losses were in many cases recovered, while Manhattan rose 1 per cent om a very limited business. The market soon be- came again extremely dull and remained with- out further feature, x and steady to firm, generally et slight frace tions under the opening The active stocks comprised » Union Pacific, Atchison, Missouri Pacitic, ‘wanna, Rock island and Chicago gas. An Easter H. Loxpox, April 7.—The Kempton Park Easter handicap race was runat Kempton Park tow day and was won by Mr. J. Dover's five-years oid Bracea, —>—___ Chinese Sneakers Caught. San Digeo, Cat., April 7.—Thirteen Chinese