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THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. Axzrs Pus Are everywhere considered the most effective remedy fur costiveness, indigestion and sick headache. Being wager-coated and purely vegetable they are without equal as a family medicine. For sll derangements of the digestive snd excretory organs no other pills are s0 universally approved. “For a long time my wife was a sufferer from dysen- tery, the best physicians in this section being unable to afford her any relief, At length we coacluded to ty Ayer’s Pills, and after taking three boxes she was eured.”"—J. B, Smith, Blue Ridge Springs, Ve. “During the past twenty-eight years I have used Ayer’s Pills in my family for all derangements of the stomach, liver and bowels, and also forcolda They ave never failed to benefit."—Prof. Ohsuncy Herds- man, A. M., Business College, Woodside, Newark, N.J. “Ayer’s Pilleare the best I have ever used for head- aches, and they act like s charm in relieving any disa- greeabie sensation in the stomach after eating.”—Mra. M. J. Ferguson, Pullens, Va. never without s box of Ayer’s’ Pills in the "—Mra, Edwin Bartow, 425 Bristol st., Buffalo, AYER'S CATHARTIC PILLS, Trepared by DR J. C. AYER & CO, Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicines, ns Decxessixao Tur Deare Rate ‘The mortality among Consumptives has been mate- Tially decreased of late years by msny excellent pul- monies, Foremost among these is SCOTT'S EMUL- SION of Cod Liver Off with Hypophosphites of Lime sod Soda. Phthisis, Bronchitis, Abcess of the Lungs. Fneumonia, Weakness and soreness of the Chest are completely subjugated by s timely resort to this suc- cessful combination of hiebly purified cod liver oil ‘with the salts named which are themselves among tae finest reparatives of exhausted energy. Not only Lung and Bronchial troubles, but Rheumatism, General De- bility, the Wasting away of Children and Adults, Scro- fula and Lumbar Abcesses and Feebleness are removed by thos standard preparation. For Anaemia and all impoverished conditions of the blood, it is the best possible remedy, and since the flavor of Cod Liver Oil ss nullified in it, children and delicate lady invalids ex- a3 Ferience no repugnance in taking it, sallow OR Tu Sxzs. 7 Feiss y J ERMICIDE AP AnnusTa THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISRAsB-PRODUCING GExMs aD WARDs OFF DIN DISEAsg. Where trouble already it cleanses the sore parte. opens lowing free scope healing power of the soap. Puratcians Use FELs’s GERMICIDE SoaP IM THEIR PRACTICE, Because it is the best me- dium whereby the anti- septice and germicides necessar e cure of cuteuesus affections cat 2d EDITION. Las! osama ‘The Si FERD WARD’S AFFLICTION. He Cannot Be Allowed to Attend His Wife’s Funeral. Srx@ Sino, N.Y., April. 11.—Conviect Ferdi- nand Ward, who is deeply affected over the death of his wife, will not be granted permis- sion to attend his wife's funeral. He hinted to the warden that he would like to go and take a last look at his dead wife, but the warden assured him that the prison rules would not permit him to grant Ward's request to attend the funeral. Ward's sister called at the prison yesterday afternoon and he requested her to take a rose and place it in the hands of his dead wife. The flower was taken from the conser- vatory in the prison grounds. Mrs. Ward was to have visited her husband tomorrow, that be- ing the regular visiting day. The friends of the prisoners are allowed to visit the p once in two mouths. Ward last saw his wife two months ago. was apparently very de- voted to him and made regular visits to the prison. a ——_.___ AThieving Offictal. Braztt, Ixp., April 11.—Thos. Kerins, an ex- councilman and a saloon keeper, was arrested today charged with embezzlement. He was secretary, treasurer and president of a lodge of Catholic Knights of America. Considerable fees, both imsurance and membership, were paid to Kerins, who failed to forward them to the Grand Lodge. The lodge forfeited its charter some time ago, a fact Kerins kept to himself, though he continued to receipt for fees. The embezzlement will deprive property holders of several thousand dollars, In default of bail Kerins was jailed. ——— The Sistare Books. New Yors, April 11.—The books of the Philadelphia house of Geo. K. Sistare’s Sons, lately assigned, were brought here this morn- ing and placed in the hands of experts for amination by Mr. Davidson, the assigneer at the office of the firm on Broad street. The books will receive the most careful scrutiny, A statement of affairs by the assignee is a pos- sibility for tomorrow. issued ey A New Railroad. Toxo, April 11.—Yesterday the papers of incorporation were signed here of the Western Toledo Company, which is to be a new railroad between here and Chicago. The incorporators are J. E. Martin, Elmer White, George H. Ketcham and L. S. Baughtner. |The capital stock, which is merely nominal, is placed at $450,000. It is understood that a wealthy s, dicate, of which Senator C. S. Brice of Ohio a member, is conducting the project. It will be forty miles shorter than any road between Toledo and Chicago and will run through a very rich section of country. —— Germany Did It. New Berry, April 11.—It is stated here that the action of the Italian government in taking from Italy Herr Grunewald, correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung, was taken at the in- stance of Germany, who requested his expul- sion from the country for attacking the triple alliance. —_._—_ A Solution of a Fishery Question. Pants, April 11.—The Siecle publishes a com- munication from Deputy Deloniel, who held a post inthe foreign office tinder M. Shuller's administration. M. Deloniel suggests that in arbitration may be found the solution of the be employed. Damrry m Use. MADE so BY ITs NarceaL INGREDIENTS, Not BY PERFUMERY. Geruicide weap that evens Pusicide Soap that even the teuder sk.n of the baby ins tome sud health ia ite constant use, Price 25 cents. FELS & OO., Makers, m20-156t , 7 : 1 Tow You S In my announcement card I stated that my business at 1510-17 7th st. mw. would be cunducted on the aegressive plan: that I would fight for your patron- aze, armed with Low Prices, for Cash; that I would show you which side of your “bread had the butter on it." that I would follow none but endeavor to lead all im Low Prices for Cash. You never saw a Printed Waehstand Set for @1.98 until Grasty made the price. You never saw a56-piece Tew Set, English Ware, for e298 rasty, The Pusher, came ia the ring. You never saw a full size Kitchen Lam till Grasty showed it. You never saw Chamber Suite, Bevel Piste, 24x20, for $17.95, till Grasty “set them up.” You never saw Slat Bed Sptings, Double or Single, for 98c., till Grasty put thew before you. You never saw a Woven Wire Spring Grosty pushed them out, You never lor Suite, Hair Cloth or 0, till Grasty rushed them You never bad better attention shown you in any store than you get at Grasty’s We want your trade, and uo matter where you live, or how much or how littie you want to buy, we will make it pleasant you sowething all slong. We are 1 ail parts of the city, and no we make you wil flud every- exactly uf represented. , bi 5. Wher Philadelphia. je do uot do an in- uu pay @ dolier and get customer 100 cents’ is that you come and fraud, Don't doubt till er} wer the Dame and place, GRASTY, The Pusher, Furniture, China, Glass, &c., 229-30 1510-12 7th st. ow. DAIS PROM (NDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, AND loo Hearty bating ts relieved at ouce by taking one of Carter's Littie Liver Pills immediately after dinner. Tue Guesr 8S ATE Crormxe S.E. Cor. 9t! ¥ © sts. u.W.. Washington, D.C. o infor tle clothing buyers that secure our buluing lous enouxt i Clothi od in order to-do lower than ever. those who dou't their friends where 8, formerly sold at $18 ee Us, 1 gladly tell ay be secured Fine All-wool Corkscrew Suit, worth $16.50, © All.socl Business Suite that will cost else- e818 for $11.25. a have several cheaper grades that were 810 to $15 a may take at $4 abd 7.90. Taior-inud° Dress Pants that cost to manufacture $7.90 for $4.75. Cheaper grade worth §, for @2.37. Men's Working Fauts, sold elsewhere at $2.50, for we We x its, from 14 to 18 years, for and $8.60. ouds are here for your dif you give use call we will assure you Jsappointed, as we will sell you our ressiig OU siu- earty support .0 the past and ar privilege to merit a contipu- we are, Very respectfully yours, )DICATE CLOLHING COMPANY, tk aud & sts, u.w.,Washiugton, D.C. b. ‘Townes «& Sox, DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, 2316 7TH ST. N. W. Low Case Cotton, 10. mrietts Cashiers, iD all New Foundland fisheries dispute. England, M. Deloniel further suggests, should indemnify the French fishermen. buy the lobster fisheries, recognize French fishing rights on the Grand Banks and further compensate France by ter- riterial concessions in either Africa, the West Indies or the islands in the Indian Ocean. —— Direct Mails to Baltimore. Baxtrworg, April 11.—Hereafter mails from Great Britain for Baltimore will be forwarded in sealed pouches direct via New York. Here- tofore the Baltimore mails were included in the New York pouches, causing delay in de- livery. ———. Forty-two Christians Arrested. Atnens, April 11.—In consequence of the murder of a Turk at Selino, Crete, thi thorities have arrested forty-two Christiai with a view of compelling them to reveal the name of the murderer. A conflict between Christians and Turks has taken place at Kan- dano, in which many were killed on both sides. Ayrroniacsan A Liberal Elected. Carnarvon, Waves, April 11.—As a result of the parliamentary elction held here yesterday Mr. George, the liberal candidate. was elected, receiving 1,964 votes as against 1.944 cast for bis conservative competitor, Mr. Nanny. The North Cambria at Dover. Loxvox, April 11. —T he British steamer North Cambria, from Baltimore March 22 for Haraburg, which arrived in Dover bay yester- day in a damaged condition, after being in col- lision with the British steamer Avoca, is shift- ing her cargo inorder to lighten forward so that she can make temporary repairs in Dover bay. She is unable to enter the harbor. ee Not a Cerneau Victory. Curcaco, April 11.—A dispatch from Des Moines says: Clark Varnum, representing the Grand Lodge of Iowa, has issued a statement which declares that the recent decision of Judge Preston, at Cedar Rapids, in the cele- brated suit of the Cerneau Masons against the Grand Lodge, has been everywhere published as a Cerueau victory. The card declares that the ruling of the court is a sweeping victory for the Grand Lodge. The decision is a judicial determination of the right of all political, re- ligious, civic, moral and fraternal societies to control their own affairs without the interfer- ence of the court. ——--—__ A Gainsborough Picture Burned. Loxpos, April 11.—The residence of Fer- dinand Rothschilds at Waddesdon has been partially destroyed by fire. A Gainsborough picture valued at £10,000 and much old and Tare tapestry were destroyed. pazeleac i hitooll Mail Robber Arrested. Torxpo, Onto, April 11.—Night Mail Collector William Berringer was arrested here last even- ing, charged with robbing the mails.. The ar- rest wxs made by Government Inspector Holmes, who worked up the case and obtained conclusive proof by means of a decoy letter, Berringer will have his hearing before United States Commissioner Hall today, A Minister Who Committed Forgery. Dayton, Ouro, April 11.—Letters have been received from the Rev. Edward Mason, resi- dent of this city and pastor of the Progressive Brethrec Church at Miamisburg, confessing that he isa forger and that he is on bis way to Wales to reclaim an inheritance or, failing in that, to kill himself. titute condition, he having squandered a small |amheritance of hers. He left home April 8, saying be was going to St. Louis to preach a & funeral sermon, but instead went to New York, from whence he wrote to his wife and others, making the above statement, He forged notes aud borrowed money from a num- ber of banks. The amount is uot known, and it is « mystery what was done with the pro- ceeds. Rev. Mason had high standing in re- ligious circles and is an author of somegepute, It is said he was addicted to the use of opiates. ——__— A Socialist Celebration Discussed. redue=d to 19¢. aq. Wecltace Cantuere, in Spring ‘36 im. wide, Double-width Caslinore, Spring shades, 123¢c. Webaves let yf ‘Heinustte of Sfike ween have acou- lated which ‘we are closing oat heap. Bleached and Cotlcached Table Lite, Line White Goods in Plaids aud Stripes Extra Good Quality India Linen, Se Plack Cashiers, Wool face, t Furd wide, 250. Bleck ‘Castimere, aif wool, 50'and USe. Tadic’ Gauze Vesta, 23¢. Ciark s OLN. T_Spool Cotton, 450. dos, Zoo'yds: Syovt Cottes iI run om machine, 20 yds. S;vol Cotton, w Light shirt aa Dress Make: 30 ” WINDSOR CEMENT FOR PLASTER- waive apd. Celtinan;, 400. Per cone tae au ceut barder than lime and be occupied iu frou four to reks catlier than those fiuisbed in thegld pase Segurtaacs adored sett beat architects, builders. snd plasterers wae plastered with it; ‘use Laat, the extension of Al Hicabes tepoe eo strong 's Job asthe famed plastering sud only costs old Eprer vs neiebine tL ioe Be ee r barrels hot oY m9. iL TO CURE SICK HEADACHE, OF- iret dove. ‘Thin ss whet to said by eli ‘s Litle Liver NGOSTCLA BITTERS CCRES COLIC, PEVE! aud 4 ‘The genuine Gat’ Mee abr dG By Stegert & Bou aa Beauix, April 11.—-The Psot says that the so- cialist members of the reichstag will meet at Dresden on Sunday to discuss the celebta- tion which the workingmen propose to held on May 1. | Fires. | Bostox, Mass., April 11-—The two upper stories of the seven-story brick building 124 to 130 Fulton street, occupied by George L. Me- Laughlin & Co., machinists, were, with their contents, badly damaged by fire this morning. ‘Loss estimated €10,000, insured, For and Against Revision. Sratvorterp, Inu., April 11.—The presby- tery of Springfield, after a spirited discussion, hes decided by a vote of 23 to 22 to instruct the delegates to the national assembly in Pitts- burg in May to vote against revision, Abeupeex, 8.D., April 11.—-The Aberdeen tery in session here voted yesterday in ‘estminster confession, javor of revision of the We cussion, to recommend the revision of the con- fession of faith, The vote stood 24 to 1% He leaves a wite in des- | ANOTHER TELEGRAPH CONTEST. Some of the Contestants Not Satisfied With the Awards Last Night. New Yona, April 11.—Several of the eon- testants in the telegraphers tour- nament are dissatisfied with the judges’ deci- sion awarding the first prize in class “A” to Mr. Pollock. They ciaim that Mr. Pollock's sending was not good Morse, and that most of it was unreadable to the average operator. To the end that it may be ascertained if pos- sible who the fastest readable sender in the country really is, Mesers. W. L. ish, F. J, Kihm predcabes gpeated the United Seg New York, propose igre ph eepstakes 0! $100 each, 3 to the worl coress$ Poilock, Roleson and Catlin, jr., preferred), to send 1,000 words of regular matter to be selected. by some disinterested person and to be copied by a receiver on the typewriter, the sender finishing the matter first and who shall have been adjudged by capable judges to have done the best work, to be awarded the stakes. This will not in any way detract from the honors earned by the first men last night, but will afford a better test of an operator's ability ae a “fast sender,” BIG SIRIKE IN NEW YORK. 1,400 Mechanics Quit Work at One O’clock Today. New York, April 11.—One of the largest strikes thétever took place in this city in the building line was inauguarted today by the board of walking delegates in order to sustain the Housesmitus’ Union as against the rm of Paulsen & Eger, who signed @n agreement to comply with union rules and afterward refused to keep it, Upward of fourteen hundred housesmiths, plumbers, gas fitters, steam fitters, carpenters, stair builders, painters, varnishers, marble cutters, hod hoisting machine engineers, elec- tric wire men, tile layers, framers, &c., refused to resume work at lo’clock on all the buildings poe which work is being done by Paulsen & ger. ee The Russian Students. Sr. Perenssura, April 11.—The Official Mes- senger says that the students at the various public institutions of learning in Russia, who took part in the recent agitations, had no grounds for dissatistaction. Friendly advice proved unavailing to stop their demonstra- tions and the authorities were compelled to adopt stern measures to subdue their insubor- dination. Fifty-five students at the agricul- tural academy at Moscow have beensent home and three have been expelled; twenty have been sent home from the St. Petersburg U: versity and two have been expelled; twenty- three sent home and two expelled from Technological Institute; thirteen sent home and two expelled from the School of Forestry, and fifteen sent home and_two expelled from the veterinary surgeon at Charkoff. Herty ’s Ahead. Pirrspura, Pa., April 11,1 p.m.—Score, walk- ing match: Herty, 450 miles; Moore, 448 miles; Hughes, 436 miles; Noremac, 420 miles; Ha- warth, 403 miles; Horan, 388 miles; Golden, 262 miles; Taylor, 248 miles; Guerrero, 167 miles, —___ All Quiet in Samoa. Sypyey, N.S.W.,April 11.—Steamer Luebeck, from Samoa, has arrived here and reports everything quiet in the Samoan group of islands, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, | New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closi; the New York Stock Market, as repo! wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street: Prices of F special Lake Shore. Louis. & Nas! Manhatten... Mo. Washington stock Kxchange. Sales — Regular Call—12 o'¢lock m.:_ Washin ton and Georxetown railroad bonds, $3,500 at 106, Citizen's National Bank, 10 at 175." West End Bank, 10 at 82. Bank of Washington, 6 at 490. Columbia railroad, 8 at 78; 10 at78 Georgetown and Tenleytown railroad, 35 at 50, Columbia ‘Title insurance, ernment Bonds—U. 8.4348, 1891. registered, bid, 104 asked. U. S. 43s, 1801, coupon, 103% bid, 104 asked. U. 8. 48, registered, 1907, 122 bid, 1223¢ asked, U. 8, 48, coupons, 122 bid, 1223¢ asked. District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp. 6a, 1891, coin, 1033¢ bid, 10434 asked. Per imp. 7s, 1891 currency, 104 bid. Market stock 7s, 1! rency. 105 bid. 20-year fund, Ge, 1892,” gold, 104 bid. 20-year fund, Ss, 1809, gold, 112 bid, 118 asked, Water stock, 7s, 190i, currency, 131 bid. 80-year fund, de, gold, 1902, 124 ‘bid. Water stock, 78, cur-rency, 1003, 134 bid, 140 asked. 3656, 1924, fund, currency, 182% bid. Misellaneous Bonds—U. 8. Electric Light bonds, Ist, 6s, 100 bid. U.S. Electric Light bonds, 24 6s) 115 vid, 119 asked. “Washington and George- town Ktailroad, 10-40, 68, 1054 bid. Wasb- ington and Georgetown Convertible bonds, 63, 170 bid, 210 asked. Masonic Hall Association’ 5s, 1s0%, 108% bid, 110 asked. Washington Market Company Ist mortgage, 6s, 110 bid. Washington Market company bonds, tinp. 8, 118 bid, 12: asked. Washington Light Infantry first mortgage bonds, 68, 1904, 10 bid, 107 asked. Washington Light’ Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 100 bid, 10234 asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, 120 bid, 121 asked. Washington Gas Light pany bonds, series B, Gs, 121 bid, 123 asked. Hygienic Ico ‘Company, ist mort. gage, 6, 102% bid, 108 asked. National Bauk Stocks—Kank of Washington, 480 bid, 500 asked, Bank of Kepublic, 250 bid. Metropolitan, 262 bid, 266 asked. Central, 280 bid. Second. 185 bid, "186% asked. Farmers and Mechanics. 190 bid, 300 asked. Citizens, 166 bid. Columbia, 180 bid, 145 asked. Capital,’ 119 bid, 120 asked, West End, 82 bid, #7 asked. ‘Traders, 45 bid, 88 asked. Lincoln, 69 bid. Railroad Stocks — Washington and Georgetown, 275 bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 165 bid, 17: asked. ‘Columbia, 76 bid. 80 asked. Capitol and North © Street, 67% bid, 70 asked. Eckington nd Soldiers’ Home, 67 bid, 73 asked, — George- town and Tenallytown, 4934 bid, 50% asked. Brightwood, 30% bid. Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid. Franklin, 58 bid. Metropolitan, 83 bid, 90 asked. National Union, 203 bid, 21 asked. Arlington, 180 bid, 195 asked. Corcoran, 68 bid, 68 asked. Columbia, | 18 bid. 20 asked. German-American, 180 bid! Powmac, 88 bid, 06 asked. Riggs, 9 bid, 10 ked. "Peoples, 5% bid, 6 asked. Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 125 bid, 133 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 67% ask Gi 44 bi | 6 Telephone Stocks—Pennsylvania, 25 bid. Chesa- ke and Potomac, 85 bid, 46 asked. American jraphophone Company, 14 bid, 14% asked, Miscellaneous Stocks—Washington Market Com- pany, 18 bid, 20 asked. Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, 375 bid, 410 ask Ice Company, 210 bid, 225 asked. "I Kun Pan- 23 bid, 27 asked. National 8 fe Deposit Company, 230 bid. Washington Safe voposit Com- any, 130 bid, “National ‘l'ypographic, 20 bid. r, 10 bid, Pneumatic Gun Carri. % bid, % asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust Company, 3% bid, 33 asked. American | Security and ‘Trust company, 39% bid, 41 | asked.“ Lincoln Hall, 85 bid, 100asked. Hygenic | Ice Company, 38 bid. pin cathe Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, April 11.—Cotton nominal—mid- dling. nominal, 11%. Flour active, firm—Howard treet and western super, 2.000250; do. extra, 503.65; do.do. family, 3.75a4.30; City mille, Kio brands, extra, 4.2504.50; winter wheat patent 4.404.580; “spting, do. do., 4.85a5.25; do. straight, 4.: 5; do. do., extra, 3.60a4.00. Wheat—southern starce and higher; Fultz, #as0; Longberry, 84a90; No. 2, 8%; steamer No. 2 red, 85; Western strong: No.2 winter red, | BOs; April, 86%a86%; May, 66% aX6% bid.” “ Corn—southern’ frm; ‘white 36839; western 5; APE onsets: May, Sixes i ugust, 4034: 4.. Oats firm—southern and jo. meats, clear rib 5yga5%; shouliers, 63; hams, lard, steady; ‘refined 6407}. Butter —creamery, 12a23. Rage wmady—western, 12, —, cargoes fair, 20xa ned Teealay. Whisky = SS verpool per CHICAGO. June, 8545; lig. ba tae 1 May, 5.35; June, ee bakes e OPTIONS AND FUTURES. Hearing Before the House Committee on Agriculture on Mr. Butterworth’s Bill. DELEGATIONS FROM THAER CITIES PROTEST AGAINST THR PasSAGE OF THE BILL WHICE WOULD, THEY SAY, BARALYZE BUSINESS—THET * CONTEND THAT THE PRESENT METHOD 15 BEST YOR THE FARMERS AXD FOR ALL CONCERNED. An interesting hearing was had this morning by the House committee on agriculture upon Mr. Butterworth’s bill to prevent dealings in options and futures, There were present dele- gations from the New York Produce and Cot- ton Exchanges, theChicago Board of Trade and the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, all of them to protest against the passage of the bill which has already been recommended by the commit- tee, OBJECTIONS OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE. Murray Nelson, one of the commissioners of Cook county, was the first speaker, represent- ing the Chicago Board of Trade. Mr. Nelson said that the Chicago Board of Trade and all exchanges in the country were in sympathy with the objects of the bill, as expressed in the first section, to abolish trading in privi- leges (‘‘puts and calls”) and bucket shop deal- ings. But to enfor the provisions ainst trades made for future delivery of the goods would be to force of business small dealers and concentrate the trade in the hands ot large capitalists who could afford and were able to purchase crops and hold them for ® rise, These emall dealers act ly as agents for the farmer and buyer both. To sto) sales for future delivery, Mr. Nelson sai would be to interrupt and disarrange the entire financial system of the country, The bankers of the country move ite crops and de- pend upon the transactions of smail dealers in country towns for the basis of their tr: tions, He proceeded to explain in detail the opera- tion by which the grain reached the market from the producer, in which operation thi farmer, the local agent, the broker in the money center and the banker were all engaged. THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED LAW. Mr. Morgan—And the business of all these will be wiped out by this bill, you think? Mr, Nelson—Certainly. Mr. Morgan—The bill explicity protects all these transactions, Mr. Conger—I think Mr. Morgan is mistaken as to the effect of the bill. Mr. Nelson repeated that the result of the bill would be to crush out the small dealers and place the farmer at the mercy of the capitalists, who can buy cash grain, but the: will buy ut such a price that they can hold it bolas Gabriel blows his horn without sustaining joss, In answer to a question by Mr. Allen of Michigan Mr. Nelson said that local banks could not supply nor could not get sufficient money to move the crops of the country, nor could the local dealer or agent. It must be supplied from the money centers, THE TAXING BECTION. Referring to the taxing section, Mr. Nelson asked why if the committee believed the busi- ness to be honest a license wasrequired? Cer- tainly not for the revenue to be derived. If the business is to be made a penal offense, why not say so fin the firstinstance and declare it unlawful in so many words, A NEW YORK VIEW. Geo. C. Martinof the New York Produce Exchange was the next speaker. He said he spoke from the standpoint of a grain merchant at the seaboard, The tendency of business for years past has been, he said, to bring the pro- ducer and consumer closer together. Thecon- sumer, represented by the buyer at Ant werp or some other European port, meets the producer in the person of the Chi- caco buyer. The middlemen who have eaten into the ted of the farmer are fast disap- pearing. Mr. Martin said he did not speak with any antagonism to the farmer, for the interests of the farmer and merchant, capitalist and railroad man were identical. The prosperity of the farmer is the prosperity of them all. BUSINESS WHICH WILL BE ABOLISHED. He then described in detail the operation by which the New York dealer advanced money to the western buyer in order to enable the latter to purchase and hold grain, All this class of business will be abolished if the Butterworth bill was passed. The exisitence of the present method of doing business was essential to the successful marketing and handling of crops. It would be impossible to handle the crops of this country if the producer and consumer were compelied to well and buy only as they were marketed. The crops of the past five years of the five princi- pai cereals amounted to the enormoua annual average of 2,800,000.000 of bushels. If the farmer were compelled to sell when the crops first began to move the produce of the country would be sacrificed, PRESENT METHODS GOOD FoR TRE FARMERS, Asa result or consequence of the present methods of doing business, Mr. Martin said that the farmer never before received 80 great per cent of the values of his crops as now. Twenty yeurs ago the cost of transporting a bushel of wheat from Chicago to New York by lake and canal was 18¢ cents; now the rate is five and nine-tenths cents. It may be asked, continued Mr. Martin, why thereare prices now so low with commissions reduced, freights re- duced and the export trade the largest ever known? In his opinion it was because of the recent series of large crops, from which had been accumulated in store 200,000.000 bushels of corn more than ever b tore in the history of the country. The m chant has suffered losses along with the farmer. In 1875 the commissions on a bushel of corn amounted to 2!¢ cents, now the entire crop of the country was marketed on a com- mission of one-fourth cent. If the bill passes Mr. Martin said that three-quarters of the ex- port trade of the country would be proscribed, Mr. Morgan asked Mr. Martin if he kuew any way by which actual transactions could be protected and the illegitimate speculation abolished, He said he did not, A PROTEST AGAINST THE BILL. J. O. Blows, of the New York cotton ex- change, read an argument against the passage of the bill prepared by acommittee change, prefacing it with a protest a bill “signed by the leading bankers of New York, in which they state that the passage of the bill would work great damage to legiti- mate trade, and that the banks find their risks of advances under the present system of busi- ness less than under the old, THE ARGUMENT OF THE COMMITTEE stated that no exchange or board of trade rec- oguized options except to prohibit dealings in them. Futures was o term much misunderstood. ‘They were not mply @ “bet” upon the price of an article ata future time; they were actual le- timate contracts for goods that could be en- ‘orced and that wereenforced. That there was an element of speculation in them was not de- nied, just as there was speculation in every business. “But the question arises whether because there is some evil,” continues the argument, “a great deal of good should be utterly de- stroyed. The two things are so welded to- gether that one cannot be destroyed with- out destroying the other. Having, therefore, conceded that speculation does exist, and at the same time asserting that the legitimate features of the business also exist to an enor- mous extent, the question comes to be whether the evil 1s (oe ag that the good shall be sacri- ficed or whether the good so far preponderates that the evil shall be borne with, In conclusion, it is the opinion of the ¢om- mittee offering this argument that no legisla- tion has yet been able to regu- late values of anything, and as a striking illustration of this fact may be cited 1@ law which was passed by Congress to prohibit public trading in gold. T! _ of _ pen dos oy ps on, the purpose of reducing the premium in gold,was to advance the price from 220 to The repeal of the law resulted in the immedi- te decline of the price to that from which it started, Mr. Bloss was followed by J. W. Cab: who, with Gen. J. J. Hi of Rhode Islan and L, F. Berje, represented the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. : THE POST OFFICE BUILDINGS. Mr. Wanamaker Urges His Plan Bee fore a House Committee. Postmaster General Wanamaker appeared before the House committee on public build- inge and grounds today and had an informal talk about the needs of buildings in Washington for and the City Post Office. of baving the City Post Post Office in one building and suggested APRIL 1 il MR. RANDALL GROWS WEAKER. With That Exception There is no Change Today in His Condition. Representative Randall's condition continues It is thought that he will last the day out, but his great him more then a very few days at the most, He rests easily and sleeps = good partof the time. His rest is natural for his state of ill-health, and there is no need to give him anything to induce sleep. He takes nourishment regularly. So far as poe mble perfect quiet is maintained about the sick chamber, and not even all mem- bers of the family are allowed to see him, as the presence of any one he has not grown ac- customed to seeing during his illness might excite him and induce him to talk. Secretary Blaine called at Mr. Randall's resi- dence yesterday evening but did not see him. Mr. Randall's vitality has been almost mar- velous, and e' at the present rate of rapid sinking life may last for several days. Dr. Mallon is assiduous in his attention and is in and out of the sick room almost continually. As in most cases of blood poisoning Mr. Randall sleeps a good portion of the time and today suffers little or no pain. A TALK WITH THE DocToR. Dr. Mallon told a Stan reporter today that the conditions were almost the same, although the patient was apparently weaker. Nourish- ment in sufficient quantities are taken easily in s liquid form, One organ after another, however, is gradu- ally becoming weaker and loosing power to properly perform the regular functions. 4 OONSULTATION, Dr. Mallon and Dr. Lincoln held a consulta- tion today at the bedside. “I have no idea,” said Dr. Mallon, “of Mr. Randall’s immediate death, but it is impossible to predict and the change may come at any moment.” It is @ mistake that opiates have been needed, as no necessity has arisen for their use. The callers today have been numerous, but no one has been admitted to the sick room ex- pe the family and physicians, Among the ane Yesterday afternoon was Secretary ine. Mr. Randall when awake is reported to be conscious in » drowsy kind of way and it is thought realizes bis condition. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES. Matters Under Consideration at the Other End of the Avenue. Secretary of War Proctor and Senator Alli- son had a lengthy conference today in the Senate appropriations committee room. So interesting was the conversation that the Sena- tor did not get out in time to hear much of Senator Evarts’ speech. THE BROOKLYN KAVAL HOSPITAL GROUNDS, The House committee on naval affairs has ordered a favorable report on the bill author- izing the sale of a part of the naval hospital grounds at Wallabout, Brooklyn. An amend- ment was made restricting the portion of ground to be sold to that east of Washington avenue. TRE KNOCKED-OUT BATTLE SHIPS. It is expected that the battle ships which were knocked out of the naval appropriation bill by the committee of the whole yesterday will be restored by the House. THE SILVER QUESTION IN THE SENATE. The committee of republican Senators charged with the duty of framing a silver bill, if possible, that shall secure the united sapport of the majority in the Seuate, held another meeting last night at the residence of Mr. Sherman. There were two propositions before the committee,which are receiving especial at- tention, first, to authorize unlimited coinage of silver bullion produced in the United States; second, to limit the amount of silver to be coined at 60,000,000 a year, to be purchased by the Secretary of the Treasury without re- gard to the place of production. An impres- sion prevails that the latter proposition will be finally adopted and recommended as the basis upon which to frame the bill. SOUTH CAP! LL BRIDGE. The Association Meets and Outlines Its Plans and Hopes, The South Capitol Street Bridge Association held an animated meeting at the association headquarters in the National Hotel at 1:80 this afternoon, Judge H. H. Blackburn stated that Mr. Saf- ford had prepared @ map of the Eastern branch which shows that by straightening the channel from its mouth to the navy yard 30 acres would be reclaimed, and that the arsenal grounds and navy yard, with about 80 acres lying between them, would make the best possible site for a zoological garden at small expense to the government. Such a gai dcn would, he said. easily contain all a.) the thousand animals proposed to be exhibiteu sary water of a temperature and quality adapted to their wants, Mr. A. Moftit exhibited a map of the branch made by himself some time ago showing that by berdatrigieoy the channel 750 acres along ita banks could be used for artificial lakes, Mr. A. K. Browne, ident of the associa- tion, called Judge Pelham to the chair and ad- dressed the meeting at considerable length, seed out the plans and foresight of ti father of his country in — locating the capital here, and dwelling upon the advantages of a boule- vard to Fort Washington. It was no real es- tate syndicate that was pushing the enterprise, he said, but merely citizens asking for their equal and just rights and exhibiting their com- mon interest in improving and beautifying the national capital. Mr. Chas. Pelham spoke of the necessity of co-operating with the South and Southeast Washington citizens’ associations and the need of giving our law-makers un opportunity to drive out to the proposed site, where they will at once be impressed with the fairness and necessity of the undertaking. He also in- dorsed the proposition to place the “zoo” on the branch. He said that the increase in taxation,by en- hancement of property would soon repay ull Sass eridge | will ecut: an’ Mt ts okeoe by the enhancement out on the Pennsylvania avenue extension. He thought a charter should be secured at once from the Maryland legislature for a dummy railroad from’ Fort Washington to the District line and then per- mission asked to extend it to the site of the Proposed bridge. The feeling was generally expressed that Congress will do something at this session. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. TO PUT GOVERNMENT WIRES UNDERGROUND, Recently the Commissioners had submitted to them for report House bill 6461, ‘To pro- vide for placing the electric wires connecting the several departments Of the government of Washington, D.C., underground.” In his re- port to Col. Robert Capt. Lusk, to whom the matter was referred, suggested the following amendment, which was submitted to the Commissioners today and approved by them: “That the superintendent of public build- ings and grounds shall contract with responsi- ble parties for laying the conduite and wires in accordance with the intendments of said re- port and shall require bond or security in the premises as will insure the carrying of the pi poses hereof into effect, and the said superin- tendent of public buildings and grounds shall have authority to open such streets, alleys, parks and highways as shall be necessary to execute the work hereinbefore mentioned, pro- vided that all sidewalks, pavements, parks or other works, which may be displaced or injured in the execution of the aforesaid work shall be replaced and the contractor or other parties usually employed to execute said work, and said Commissioners shall certify the accounts for such repairs to the superintendent of public buildings and grounds for payment by him.” EXTENSION OF THE ANACOSTIA BAILROAD. Younnas, N.Y., April 11—A steam lighter, with a cargo of 1,200 barrels of lime, was totally destroyed by fire at the gas house wharf here, while the branch would afford the neces- | 1, 1890-TWELVE PAGEs. LIEUT. STEELE£’S MISTAKES. They are Sharply Set Forth in Maj. Gen, “"gchoficla’s Reprimand. Gea. Schofield has issued the reprimand to Lieut Matthew M. Steele, in conformity with the sentence imposed by the court-martial which recently tried him for striking Private Wild. The order of reprimand is as follows: " Dovistox or tax Mrssourt. “Wasaixotox, D.C., April 10, 1890, “The proceedings, findings and sentence in the case of Lieut Matthew F. Steele, eighth cavalry, are approved. The sentence will be Oe ceeenay loss of self-control in dealing with the mutinous conduct of a soldier has already resulted in subjecting Lieut. Steele to the ment of public and official cen- 7 to which little or gg aah — — y @ formal repriman © lesson taught by this incident is instructive @ all yo jcers of the army, by showing them rep Ja lute necessity of selfcommand as a qualification for the command of men. Abuse of subordinates by words or blows cannot be tolerated under any circumstances, The United States army has heretofore won un- bounded confidence by the cool, dispassionate manner in which its duti performed, even under the most trying circum- stances. This high character cannot be main- tained if officers permit themselves to be gov- erned by feeling their official conduct toward each ocher and the men under their command. “It is proper to remark, in connection with this case, that Lieut, Steele committed an un- | fortunate mistake in acting as prosecutor in the trial of a soldier with whom he had had a per- | sonal difficulty. This resulted from the acci- dental circumstance that Lieut. Steele was the judge advocate of an existing court before which this case was sent for trial, Although the judge advocate of a court-martial is not one of the judges who try the cause, and al- though there is no provision of law for the challenge of a ju advocate by the accused, yet a nice sense of propriety aud due appre- ciation of self interest should suggest to an of- ficer the wisdom of requesting to be excused | from the daty of prosecutor under such cir- cumstances, Such a request would, of course, be respected by the commanding general who appointed the court. J. M. Scuor: » “Major General Commanding.” The court remarked thatit was lenient in this case on account of the great provocatio: under which Lieut, Steele acted and of his ex- ceilent character as idence. THE DISTRICT COMMITTEES, Various Measures of Local Interest Con- sidered Today. Three measures received their final action at the House District committee mect- ing today. A favorable report was authorized on the bill establishing @ free bathing beach on the Potomac river near the monument. Unfavorable action was taken on the bill organizing @ naval reserve battalion in the District. The bill regulating the’ proceedings under an inquiry into the lunacy of a citizen of the District was amended considerably and then | —— ‘he bill as amended provides for a commis- sioner of lunacy, to be appointed by the Su- preme Court, who shall have jurisdiction in such cases, Appeals may be taken to the Su- preme Court, ON THE SENATE SIDE. The Senate committee on the District of Columbia held a mecting today for the first time in two weeks. Only one billon the cal- endar was given formal consideration and that was the measure for the relief of holders of District special assessment certificates. This Senator Harris was ordered to report favorably, When that had been disposed of the committee (Senators Ingalls, McMillin, Hig- gins, Harris and Vance being present) pro- ceeded to talk about the Baltimore and Poto- mac Railroad Company, its depot, tracks and rade crossings. No conclusiou was arrived at, ut Senators McMillan, Higgins and Vance were appointed a subcommittee to attend to Balti- | more and Potomac bills, THEY WANT GOVERNMENT GAs. Senator Butler this afternoon introduced pe- titions of Nationalist clubs of this city and their sympathizers, numbering in all 1,634 citizens of the District. tition asks “that the control of the means of illumination, whether by gas or electricity, may be taken out of the hands of private corporations, and that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia be authorized and instructed to furnish the people of this District with illumination, by gas or electricity. or both, at actual cost of manu- facture and distribution. AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN LAW. Minors Who Attend Disorderly Gather- ings on the Streets at Night. “There is a good provision in the disorderly conduct law,” said a lawyer toa Stan reporter this morning, “‘but it is never carried into ef- fect. It is that partof the law that was in- ‘tended to keep young men out of disorderly and disreputable gatherings at night.” The lawyer then referred to Webb's Digest and read the section of law applicable to minors as fol- lows: ‘And it is hereby made lawful for the mayor, chief of police, the several police magistrates and officers, the captain and other members of the auxiliary guard, and they are hereby re- quired, whenever any minor or minors shall be found after 10 o'clock at night congregated at such places where there is cursing, swearing, loud, boisterous, profane, indecent or obscene language, or any other disorderly proceeding such as is made unlawful by this act, and said minor or minors are not under the personal charge or attendance of their parent, guard- ian or some other respectable or re- sponsible ‘reon, oF ave not the permission of their parent or guardian in writ- ing to be at such place or places, to arrest such minor or minors and convey him, her or them to the residence of his, her or their parent or guardian if the same be known; and in case the said minor or minors shall refuse to make known their rosidence or give a false statement in relation thereto to convey him, her or them to the watch or lock-up house nearest to the place of such arrest, there to be kept and dealt with as disorderly persons brought to the watch house at night for vagrancy or disorderly conduct.” THE PROPER COURSE TO PURSUE WITH CHILDREN. “For some reason or other,” continued the lawyer, “that section is seldom, if ever, en- forced. Ofcourse, no one would expect the officers to take young men _ nineteen or twenty years old to their parents, but, certainly, when children of tender years are arrested, and they are usually arrested for some trifling offense, they should not be thrown into cells where criminals are incarcerated. Some consideration Should be shown them on account of their age and instead of being started on the road to a criminal career they should be looked after (bow officers and led ina better direction ‘There was acase in Baltimore the other day that fully demonstrates the danger of Placing i in o children behind the bars. As publi Tue Star two days ago the boy, wh: twelve years old, was incarcerated in a prison cell for striking another boy with a stone. The urroundings were different from what he bad been used to, and his imprisonment coupled with the offense had the effect of unbalancing the ttle fellow's mind, It is better to put the Police to a little trouble and have ample # 4 grow ve good citizens than to put them ———_—__—_ RAILROAD BILL. criminals.” the subject of bridging the Potomac at Little- field's wharf to connect with the Baltimore and &. H l F " ie i fle 4 i ii i | i | [ f H ] i i i , have always been | PREPARING FOR THE REVIEW, Activity at the White House—A Great Crowd Gathering on the White Lot. Preparations for the military review in honot of the Pan-American delegates were in pro- Gress all the morning in the vicinity of the White House, Col. Moore, the chief of police, to be made so as to preserve order. The wooden platform frames that are used in summer for the Marine Band stand were hauled out from under the south portico and taken down into the ellipse, where they were placed on the north- ern edge, so that the reviewing party need pot stand on the damp ground. Ali the afternoon scattered blue conte were to be seen scurrying through the streets, headed for their armories, and now and then an orderly dasbed away from Gen. Ordway's headquarters with a mes- sage for some mulitia colonel or major or cap AT THE WHITE Lor. At o'clock the White Lot began to be the center of attraction for dozens of people and as | the hour of 4 drew nearer the dozens grew into | hundreds and the hundreds approached thou- sands. Policemen began to arrive on the scent squads and to take th posts at the various | Rates and roadways to prevent unwarranted in- | trusions by the p ot Soon after 3 o'clock a body of troops went marching down to take position near the mon- umeat ready for the review. THE NAVASSA RIOTERS. They Will Have a Hearing in the U.& Supreme Court in October. On motion of the Attorney General the United States Supreme Court today advanced | the cases of the Navassa rioters and set them for hearing on the third Monday in October. Three of them are under seutence to be hanged | ad the others to imprisonment for various terms, and applications bave been made for writs of habeas corpus, ou the ground that the United States did not have jurisdiction, Envelopes for Registered Mail Matter. A great many ingenious minds are working over the problem of furnishing a better envelope for registered matter than the one now in use by the government, Last spring proposals were invited for designs of this cbar- acter and @ large number were submitted. The committee of experts having examined all the designs submitted, reported that none of them were equal to the envelope now \in use. The matter rested there, except j Occasionally one of the designers pute in an | 4ppeacance at the department and wanted to | See atest of the utility of bis envelope. Asa | rule he has gone away satistied. The depart- ment is not particularly anxious to change the registered envelope, but when it accumulates a | Sufficient number of the proposed substitutes | and ged improved designs then another | examination is heid. Probably in the course of | time some new envelope will be presented that | will prove to be just the thing, butso far it has | Bot appeared. Latest Interstate Commerce Decision. The interstate commerce commission, by Commissioner Bragg, today decided two cases | ofthe New Orleans Cotton Exchange against | the Illinois Central Railroad Company and | seventeen others and the Cincinnati, New | Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Company | and ten others, involving relative reasonable- hess Of rates on cottou for interior pointe im the cotton growing country to New Orleans and to northern and eastern mills, relative rates on compressed and uncompressed cotton, relative methods of transportation aud compe- tition of different lines m opposite directions, The points decided are too numerous to sum- | marize, but the commission corrects by ad- | justment the relative rates from Jackson, | Miss., and Meridian to New Orleans, and over= ruies the compiaint on all other grounds, Real Estate Matters. The deeds for the recent real estate transac- | tions at the northeast corner of F and 19th | streets were record morning. The con- | veyances are to 4 Thompson and H. H, | Wells for the sum of $150,000 by 8. W. Wood- ward et al. of lot 6 and parts 7 to 9, square 289; | for €14,420 of Margaret L. Lapore fot 81 and | parts 7 to 9, square 289, and for $60,000 of Ella | C. Macomb sub 30, square 289. This property has been described in Tue Star, Aunie K. Humphrey has bought, for $12,000, of G. R. Stetson, part 2, square 286, west 28 feet 9 inches, on New York avenue between 12th and 13th streets northweet. F. E. Fitzgeraid has bought for $6,000 of Mary J. West lot 1, square 18 feet 5 inches by 100 feet corner 13th and T streets northwest, Annie M. Carpenter has bought for €8,750 of F. E. Fitzgerald part 3, block 33, Columbia Heights, 50 feet front on Princeton street, Margaret Edes has bought for £5,625 of T. E, Waggaman lots 6,7 and 8, block 6, Cleveland Heights, D. A. H. Witmer has bought of the came for $4,136.47, lots 13, 14 and 15 biock 7 of same subdivision, VU. E, Dutfey has bought for @5,160 of F. M. Ryon subs 27 to 30, square 711—86 by 120 feet at the corner of 2d and M streets northeast. The Rising Washington Star, From the New York Morning Journal. Tae Evento Stax of Washington, D.C., has passed a very successful year, In 1889 its cir- | culation took euch a forward leap that now it | can give a sworn statement to having, with its | 30,000 readers, three times the circulation of any paper of Washington and, besides, of hav- ing a local circulation double that of all the j other daily papers put together. This tre- mendous city circulation makes it the best ad- vertising medium in the capital This fact is becoming patent to Washingtonians and others who desire to reach the capital community, as is shown by the fact that the advertising gained 1,444 columns in the pst year, toe Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- naloffice today: Sa.m., 40; 2 p.m, 49; maxi- mum. 50: mimmum, 35, MARRIED. the cathedral eR Te uouo, JOMN McA) Sof Pit | NELLIE BROSNAN of unis city, On Wednesday, April 9, WX + St St. Paul's Church, W b. han ces ors Alfred Harding, ND OHS BASS’ 1a Mi (UNew York, Puiladelpliaand Richmond paperscopyJ* eee DED. BEALL. Thursds tA 10, 1 “= 3.B0 ociock MART ANN BEALL: widod of he Geo. W. Beall. Funeral service at Onk Hill Chapel Seturday, 12th imstant, at S o'clock pan. + BRADSHAW, Suddeuly, on April 10, 1890, at 4:15 ty ELLEN BEADSH OW. aged forty-eight, « native | Si Abes 4 invited to: PLITT. Ov Thursday, 4) 10, 181 PLITT, beloved sou of eA 1%, ped sot, Sunday, april 13 ci Socios pian Beye weet yA O'clock pin Norvioes Bt Zhou Church, sist aud F streets worth west Fy iuvited. SCHOEMAKER, At bis late residence, 692 ct street Lortheas: Fri rad LL, > Stieck aim. after'e tout itnees, David Witte beloved Lustand of Katie pchocmaker, thiry- three years. Notice of funeral hereafter. THURM. On Thureda; 11 at 0:15 o'olock, FAUL tan at >. = yearn. = sae 4 "EE Carannz Ax Diseases Or Tx STOMACH, GOUT AND RHEUMATISM. Tor these diseases the use of the genuine Carlsbad Sprude! Salt ts highly recommended. Dr. Hofmeister in & recent jecture says: ‘The unnatural motions of the stomach causing press- ‘ure and beichings, the irritations of the intestines yer ie et i W i FOR PITCHERS CasToBia.

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