Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1890, Page 5

Prsisc Swerr DEMANDS That only honest and reliable medicines should placed upon the market It cannot, therefore, stated too emphatically, nor repeat@@ too often, that all who are in need of s GENUINE BLOOD PUBI- be be FEBR alould be sure and ask for AYER'S Sareaporilla. Your life, or that of some one near and dear to you, may depend om the useof this well ap- Proved remedy in preference to any other preparetion of similar name It is compounded of Bondures sar- *epurills (the variety most rich in curative proper- ties), atillingia, mandrake, yellow dock and the dourles The process of manufacture is original, skillful, acrupulously clean and such ae to secure the very best medicinal qualities of each ingredient. This medicine ie not beiled nor heated, and is therefore, nots decoction; but it is # compound extract, ob- tuined by & method exclusively our own, of the best and most powerful alterstives, tonics and diuretics Auown to pharmacy, For the last forty years Ayer’s SARSAPARILLA Has been the standard blood purifier of the world—no ether approaching it in popular confidence or univer- *a) demand. Its formulais approved by the leading physicians snd druggists, Being pure spd bighly concentrated it is the most economical of any possible bived medicine. kvery purchaser of Sarsaparills sbould insist upon baving this preparation and see that cach bottle bears the well-known name of @ ©. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS. Te every quarter of the globe Ayers Sarssparills ts proved to be the best remedy for all diseases of the blood. Lowell draggt#te unite in testifying to the su- perior excellence of this medicine and to ita great poo- ularity in the city of its manufscture. AYER'S SAKSAPARILLA, PREP. ED BY , h. J. C. AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS, i by ai ata. @1; 6 for 95. Worth 96 a botte. 1 Wax Yor SHOULD Us Scorrs EMULSION OF COD LIVER OLL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES, tis used and endorsed by physicians because it is the best, Milk. Iifs three times as efficacious as plain Cod Liver It is Palatal ou. It is far superior to all otherso-called Envulsions. | Jt is a perfect Emulsion, does not sepsrate or change. It is wonderful as a Flesh Producer, It is the best remedy for Consumption, Scrofula, Bronchitis, Wasting Diseases, Chr enie Coughs an Coids. Sold by all Druggista, al0 = SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists N. ¥. s Horrs Mar Exrnacr 1 Tonic and Nutritive Properties that t so popular. Quite naturally, imitstors ne into the market, scainst which the public See that “Johann Hoff's” signa- { the bottle. EISNER & MEN- SON CO., Sole Agents, 6 Barclay st., New York. Sons Has We Lav ha Covens, Sore Turoat. The bishest medical authorities of the world pre- echis nud retommend. the SODEN MINERAL PAs- TILLES ror diseases of the Throat, Cuest and Lungs, and siso for Cousumption = “The S Mineral Pastilles and Waters proved quite as useful ax you claimed im the case for which I employed them, obe of gastric catarrh. M. F. WAUGH, of. of the Medico-Chirurgical Collece at Phila, “I used the Soden Mineral Pasties with, excellent throat eatltm Cheerfully recommend them for all Troubles” eee K CLAUSEN. M.D. Supervising Physician wt Phila Atal! Drugvists at 25 ani Pamphlets gratis on spplic SODEN MINERAL SPRINGS CO., LIMITED, t.thks-6m 15 Cedar st,, New Yor! ANGEMENT OF THE LIVER, WITH CO: o the complexion, induce pimples, . hemove the cause by using Carter's Little Oues dose. Try theus Liver P Tiere Ressoss Ocr Or A HUNDRED WEY YOU SHOULD WANT } . 2 Feiss Gexwrcre Soap. Fuss 2 acipe Soar. L's Gezwcwe Soar. 1 OF PECULIAR VALUE in skin and sealy affections— se keris that 3. FELS'SGERMICIDE Bet but also desig ht- ar able sn themselves, and the pleasure yed wath irritating pertumery. Gaby's bath Ask dealers for it FELS & CO, Philadelphia. )M INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, AND Learty Eating ts relieved at once by takingone f Carter'» Little Liver Pills immediately after dinner, is unal mapare for ve TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1890. JUST RECEIVED A very choice lotot Pare Maple Susar and Syrop.direct from the maple groves of Vermont. We simply challenge competition ss to quality of these goods. They areas Sue ascdu be produced— J tices reasonable. ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY, 423 Ninth st ~Acapof Van Houten's Cocos served to cach vmer this week. apls E.Y.C, W'stby SEDWELL, : ‘2S N. Charles st, Baltimore, Mi, Wil Spen AT WILLARD’ HOTEL PRIVAT © PARLORS, Terspay, WeoNesvay, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, Sarempat 15. MADE COSTUMES WRAPS. CARRIAGE AND S- MAL co = VisiTEs AND JS LU MES. WRAPS, COsTUMES,” DINN| i. DRESSES, TEA GO’ AND MOMNING 'DKESSES, Dresses for the Spring Orders wakes. fits cuaran eR FAIL TO CURE SICK HEADACHE, ©! > be Tues Nhat sad by iF ten the very first dose. aH rier's Little Liver Paes BITTERS CURBS COLIC, FEVER A Tadicestion. 3 2d EDITION. Lats! Telerans to he Str. —_——- HE WILL NOT SIGN. Maryland’s Reassessment Bill Fails to Become a Law. Battmonz, Mp., April 17.—Gov. Jackson today announced his determination not to sign the reassessment bill, He says he is in favor of @ reassesment on general princi- ples, but this bill “grants more power to the as- sessing officers than they ought to have, and it exposes the citizen to the malice of inform- ers in cases where probably there would be no just cause of complaint. The effect of the bill would be, in my judgment, to drive more tax- able property from the State than it would add to our basis of ta€ation. I cannot therefore approve this measure.” | Arvasta, Ga, April 17.—Chas. E. McGregor, who bas been on trial for the past week at Warrenton, Ga., for the murder of J. M. W. Cody several months ago, was acquitted today. ——— Omama, New, April 17.—The presbytery of Omaha yesterday decided against the revision of the confession of faith by a vote of twenty- five to eigiteen. —_ Blew His Brother’s Head Off. Riceganptows, N.D., April 17.—A sensational tragedy occurred yesterday at the country resi- dence of O, P. Seiner of Stark county, Albert Seiner entered the house of his brother and insulted the latter’s wife, whereupon O. P. Seiner seized a shotgun and literally blew his brother's head off. 0. P. Seiner was arrested, and a great crowd gathered abeut the jail and {it was fenred that the prisoner would be | lynched. The sheriff is making efforts to keep the mob from the jail. Gave Him a Set of Books. Pants, April 17.—M. Jules Simon has received from Emperor William a copy of the musical works of Frederick the Great, accompanied by aletter in which the emperor says: ‘Having made your acquaintance personally, after knowing for many years of your eminence in literature, science and philosophy, I desire you to possess a souvenir of the peaceful and civil- izing mission which led you to visit my capital.” seat Paton Who Struck Him’? Carcaso, April 17,—Billy Patterson, crazy with drink and armed with a large knife, caused a panic in a State street cax about 1 o'clock this morning by cutting every one within his reach, | Before he could be overpowered and locked up he inflicted a terrible wound in the neck of thew. severely wounded Henry Hatch e and badly wounded Thos. Brennan. There was no provocation for the cutting. Another Colored Convention, Azexanpra, Va., April 17.—A o@fll bas been | issued for a colored etate convention to mect in Alexandria, Va., May 15, 1890, under the anspices of the Colored Men's Leagne’of that city. The object is to counteract the plan of | the Richmond negro convention, which ad- journed yesterday, respecting the organization of a negro party in Virginia, A Woman Indicted for Murder. Moust Horus, N.J., April 17.—The grand | jury of Burlington county has found an in- dictment against Mrs, Carrie E. Vandegrift, one of the most prominent women of Burling- tonand a leading church member. She is charged with attempting to kill, by poisoning, her son Frank C. Norman, aged twenty-three. ‘The evidence against her is very strong. The poisoning was discovered bys physician in time to save the young man’s life. In case of his death Mrs. Vandegrift would have received au insurance of $28,000. week Suicide in the Capitol at Albany. Avpaxy, N. Y., April 17.—Willam Thorne, fruit dealer, committed suicide here this morn- ing by jumping from the senate staircase in the capitol to the floor below, a distance of seventy feet. i —_—.___ Weavers’ Strike. Nasmva, N.H., April 17.—The expected strike of the employes of the Jackson Com- pany’s mills occurred this morning, the weay- ers, spinners and help all going ont. The mills pay asim van gia my ib long is not known. Eight hundred hands are out of em- loyment, They will be paid off on Saturday, Wes waavece an aad through the streets and then quietly went home. A demand for an in- crease in wages is the cause of the trouble. a os From Wall Street Today. New York, April 17.—The stock market was more restricted this morning, but the trading inthe few active shares was on so large a scale, especially in Lackawana and sugar refin- eries, that the aggregate of the business done during the first half hour was moderate. First prices showed irregular, but slight changes from last evening's figures, and further gains were made in the early trading, the market displaying a strong tone throughout the list. Sugar refineries was the special feature, and after opening = up per cent higher at 65, it rose “to 63, a net gain of 1% per ce’ Lackawanna, Chi- cago Gas and Oregon Transcontinental led the regular list, but the advances in these stocks were confined to fractional amounts, and the great majority of the list were dull and only fairiy firm. The stocks of the regular Nst reacted toward the end of the hour, but sugar further advanced to 6674. The market at 11 o'clock, however, Was quiet and firm again at small fractious better than the opening prices, pa een ce ae Queer Things About Wild Ducks. From the Savannah News. Charles B. Westcott, a well-known authority in such matters, says that ducks are becoming fewer and fewer every year, especially coast ducks, and he attributes it to the destruction of the eggs by professional egg hunters more than to the shooting of the ducks. There is a peculiarity about the flight of wild ducks which Mr. Westcott, in common with other observing duck hunters. has no- ticed. A flight of ducks coming south on one day, if followed by other flights in the same direction days or weeks afterward, will not vary to exceed 25 feet from the path of the ducks which have preceded them, and they will alightin almost the exact spot where p: ceding flights have settled. Th is is a coinci- dence of such continuous occurrence as to reasonably establish the theory that the lines to be pursued and the resting of feeding places have been a matter of prearrangement, but how the plans were intelligibly communteated and followed through the patlless air must re- main a profound mystery until the hunters be- come as familiar with ifMe duck language as they are with the habits of the fowls, for the monotonous quack of the duck must be as fall of meaning to it as the Chinese gibberish is to the coffee-colored children of the Orient. — On the Bill Boards. As ap illustration of the ludicrous results pro- duced by bill stickers pasting one bill over another, Mr. C. Spurgeou, son of the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon, mentioued in a letter that on one occasion in London, when he and another gentleman were announced to preach special | sermons, be was astonished to read the foliow- ing announcement: “£10 Reward, Lost—Iwo Fat Heifers. Mr. J. J. Knight and Mr. C. Spur- | geon.” Another read as follows: “Pigs fat- tended in six weeks on The Englishman, edited by Dr. Kenealy. Price 2d. weekly, and kills fleas, beetles, insects and all kinds of vermin.” cor Mr. Charles Cox of Chatham county, N.C., is, according to the family Bible, one hundred and four years old. He is hale and hearty and ever wore spectacles or evefiasses, In the second elections Providence demo- crats elected seven assemblymen and one sen- ator. This will seat Gov. Davis, democrat, when the contest for governor comes up in the legislature. ion, W. C. P. Breckinridge of Kentucky will deliver a lecture tonight at the Central Pres- byterian Church in Baltimore on ‘Calvinism and civil liberty.” Railway Official—“‘Is this the man that has just saved the train from destruction?” Several Bystanders—‘'Yes; this is the man.” Railway Official (with emotion) —“Miy friend, you have saved a hundred haman lives and many thousand dollars worth of perty. 1 will see that you are rewarded. ‘0 subordi- nate )—Wilkins, take up a collection among the passengers.” —Chicago Tribune. A Sioux Indian, ge hig in the Yale lay | Pain. Adi 15 Ren: AS TY school, intends to prac’ among bis peopl when he has uated. There ly won't be a blanket left im the tribe.— Free Press, THE GREAT FALLS RAILROAD. Hearing Before the District Commis- sioners Today—Georgetown Objects, The Commissioners this afternoon gave a hearing to those interested in Senate bill 3344 “to incorporate the Washington and Great Falla Electric Railway Company.” When Commissioner Donglass announced that the Commissioners were ready to hear what those present had to say on the bill there were present in the board room Messts. Jas. L. Barbour, Jas. Robbins, E. B. Cottrell, Smith Pettit, A. B, Greenwell Stilson Hutchins and J W. Tyrer, Capt. Rossell represented the engineer de- artment in the absence of Col. Robert, who jidn’t arrive until after the hearing had nearly been completed. After Mr. Douglass had called for any one who objected to the road and received no re- -_ announced that he was ready to hear the projectors, Mr. J. W. Tyrer, the attorney for the com- pany. then arose apd explained the bill in de- tail, pointing out the many advantages to be derived fgpm the construction of this road, Mr. Barbour also spoke in behalf of the road. He said that the line would pass through a section of country sadiy in need of a rail- road and would be of immense benefit to the citizens of that section, Commissioner Douglass read a letter from the residents and property owners in the vicinity of 8th street, protesting against the road, on the ground that overhead and underground wires were dangerous, that the running of the @ prejudicial to health, that the running of the cars would destroy needful rest and that 34th street is too narrow for arailrosd. The potiti signed by Thos, . Haviland, T. C. Hi ler, J. E. Waters, George W. Ray, T, E. Craig, 8. Oyer, Thos. H. Paul, Elizabeth Shekell, John F. Birch, Mary H. Forrest, Wm, Wetzel. During the hearing Messrs, Haviland and Waters dropped in and objected to the bill, but their objection was only as far as running over 34th street. The Commissioners promised to give the protest due ‘consideration before reporting upon the bill. ee Sudden Death of Mr. George A. Beck. Mr. George A. Beck died very suddeniy of apoplexy at his residence, No, 1623 16th street, about 8 o'clock this morning. Mr. Beck had been in his usual health up to last night and his death was @ great shock and eur- prise to his friends and family. He Was aman of means and a prominent resident of gery N.Y., butcame to this city last fall and took a handsome house here, in- tending to make this city his home, at any rate for a part of the year. Mr. Beck’s wife and mother are here and are completely prostrated by the sad blow. He left no children, His brother has been tele- graphed for and is expected to reach this city this evening. The arrangements for the funeral will not be made until after bis arrival. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, as reported by special wire to Corson aud Macartney, 1419 F street: 383) N. 2153 E ape 10576 N ESialey i 23% | Do. 61% Ore. 139° | Ore. 11 6 152% Oil 3885 16% Pac. ts $5 Reading. ” 36 a § 3s Rock Island, 4 22" St.Paul. 7 en. 4 113% Bake Shore: -|10%e0 1085 ia ake Shore. . Louis. & Nash, od Bo), a Manhatten... 100° |1105, be N.Y. Gen... /107% 10 4 Lead Trust...) 173¢ 17 ss Washington Stock Exchange. Sales — Regular Call—12 o'clock m.: U. S. 4s, Columbia railroad, 20 at 78; 30at 78; 60 at 78. U.S. Electric Light, 10 at 113%. ' American Graphophone, 60 at 133g; 50 at 135;.25 at 13%. American Security and Trust company, 25 at 40%; 10 at 404,. Government Bonds—U, 8. 43s, 1891, registered, 103 bid. U.S. 48, 1891, coupon, 103% bid. U, 8. 48, registers 907, 122 bid, 12239 asked. U.S. 48, coupons, 122 bid, 12254 asked. District of Columbia’ Bonds—Per imp. 63, 1891, coin, 10334 bid, 104% asked. Per imp. 7s, 1801 currency, 104 bid. Market stock 7s, 1802, currency. 105 bid. 20-year fund, 6s, 1892, gold, 10¢ bid. 20-year fund, 6s, 1800, gold, 112 bid. Water stock, 7s, 1901, currency, 131 bid. 30-year fund, 68, gold, 1002, 124 bid Water stock, 7s, currency, 1903, 134 "bid, 140 asked. 3-653, fund, currency, 1225; bid, 122% asked. itailroad Stocks— Washington and Georgetown, 277 bid, 300 asked. Metropolitan, 185 bid, 173 asked. Columbia, 75 bid, 85 asked. Capitol North © Street, 68% ‘bid. Soldiers’ Home, 69 bid, and Tenaliytown, 4934 bi 40 bid a Eckington and asked. Georgetown asked. Brigutwood, Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 44 bid, 49 asked. Franklin, 58 bid. Metropolitan, 83 bid. National Union, 20 bid, 21 asked. Arlington, 180 bid Corcoran, 63 bid, 68 asked. “Columbia, 18 bid. 19 asked’ German-American, 180 bid. Potomac, So bid, 100 asked. Riggs, 8}, bid. Peoples, bi id, 5%) asl ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 125 bid, 135 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 675 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Wasbington Gas, 4339 bid, asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 bid. S. Blectris et, 112 bid, 113% asked. ‘Telephone Stockg—Pernsylvauia, 25 bid. Chesa- ke and Potomat, 85: phone Company, 13% bi asked. Miscellaneous Stocks— Washington Market Com- pany, 18% bid, 20 asked, Washington Brick Ma- chine Company, bid, 400 asked. Great Falls Ice Company, 215 bid, 220asked. Bull Kun Pano- rama, 23 bid, 27 asked. Naticnal Safe Deposit , ny, 230 bid. Washington Safe Deposit Com 30 bid, National Lypographic, 30 bid, 5 rgenthaler, 10 bid. Pneumatic Gun bid, %s asked, Washington Loan and ny, 3% bid, 3 asked. American Security and Trust Company, 404 bid, 40% asked, Lincoln Hall, 80 bid, 100 asked. Hygienic Ice Company, 40 bid. iscellaneous Bonds—U. 8, Electric Light bonds, 6s, 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 24 6a, id, .118 asked. Washington and George- town Kailroad, 10-40, 63, 105% bid. Wash- ington and Georgetown Convertible bonds, 63, 175 bid, 210 asked, Masonic Mail Association’ 5s, 188, 108 bid, 110 asked. Washington Market Company Ist mortgage, 6s, 110 bid, Washington Market company bonds, inp. 6s. 118 bid, 122 asked. Washington Light Infantry first mort gage bonds, ts, 1004. 104 bid. Washing- ton Light Infantry bonds, 2d 7s, 1904, 101% bid, 102% asked. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, 68, 120 bid, 121%; asked. Wash- ington Gas Light Company’ bonds, series 1, Us, 121 bid, 1223 asked. Hygienic ice company, Ist mortgage, 68, 1023¢ bid, 108 asked. Nauonal Bank Stocks—Hank of Washington, 460 bid.480 asked, Bank of Republic, 255 bid, 75 asked Metropolitan, 263 bid, 267 asked. Central, 2x0 bid. Second, 184 bid, Farmers and Mechanics, 100 bid, 200 asked. Citizens, 165 bid, ISO asked. Columbia, 180 bid, 183 ‘asked. Capital, 110 bid, West End, 92 bid, 923) asked. Travers, 92 bid, 105 asked. Lincoln. 71 bid. ——— Baltimore Markets, BALTIMORE, April 17.—Cotton firm—miadling, 11%al)\. Flour active, firm and unchanged— Howard street and western super, do. extra, ¥.7543.05; do. do. family, city mills, Rio brands, extra, 5.i745.50; winter wheat patent, 4.60a5.00; spring, do. do., '5.0045.4 do. straight, 4.50a4.75; do. do., extra, 3.7: Wheat—southern very firm; Pultz, berry, 85a; No. 2 873; ste: Oi: ‘westel 7 . April, S73ga874; Ma fairly om) 7% - Corn—southern fi 40a42; yeilor mixed spot, SOW aki; a3: June, 3054 a39%; il, aly, 40040. 87% bid. Oats fairly’ active and unchauged— southern and Pennsylvania. 29033; western, s2a33; do. mixed, sundi; graded No. 2 . Kye ficm—prime to choice, 57058, Hay 1 and unchanged—mess pork, old 5; bulk meats, loose shoulders, u prime to choice timothy, Clear rib sides, 6; sugar-pickl ugar-cured smoked shouluiers, 7; rd, steady: refined 73s, crude | m but unchanged—western ladie, | creamery, 18819. Eggs active—western, .. Coffee duil—Rio cargoes fair, 20. Sugar | active soft, 6 116. Copper unchanged—re- fined, 125, Whisky unchanged—I. 10a | Freights to Liverpool per steamer dull and \ changed—cotton 40e.; flour per ton in sacks, 20s. Cork for orders—3s.%d. Receipts—four, 5.300 barrels. Saled—wheat, 16,000 bushels; corn, | 68,000 bushels, | BALTIMOKE, April 17.—Virginia consols, 41: | do. 19.20's, 35; do. threes, 66%; Baltimere and Unio stock, GHagAsBIe: D ventral stock, 688834; Ciucinnadl, nd Baltimore firsts, 997 ,0100%; ‘conmplidated gas bonds, 11434; ‘Tue New Tonrzo Roat Cusurya, recently [built by the Herreschoff Company for the government will probably make her appearance here before long. It is proposed to send her on # ruu from Norfolk }2: | 10 Pt to this city on the outside course in order to test her seagoing qualities. Muutany Caper Arrorxtep,—W. 0. Red- dick of Gatesville, N.C., fourteenth district, has been appointed a cadet at West Point, Mr. Brainard H. Werner has resigned as treas- urer of the Boys’ and Girls’ National Home and Employment Association, Frank Boyle, hi despondent over his cbild’s death, ‘aung hime in New York, Toronto stone cutters struck Monday, A HOPELESS DISAGREEMENT. Wide Apart on the Silver Question HE SHOT MRS. BARNETT. Makes The Republican Caucus Committees | The Missing Colored Man is Arrested and Confession, The House and Senate republican eaucus| The doubt which was raised as to who shot committees are hopelessly apart on the silver question. After the last ineffectual meeting of the joint subcommittee the House contin- gent reported to their full committee the failure to agree. Thereupon Representative Walker of Massachusetts addressed the com- mittee, holding that the concessions to the ex- treme silver men had been made with the understanding that something positive would be achieved, but that as they bad failed to reach an agreement the House committees should revert to the modified Win- dom bill reported by the coinage committee, This was put as a motion, which prevailed by a vote of foto 5. The next step will be to report to the House republican probably about Monday ni: The indica- tions are that the caucus will accept the House committee bill and that it will pass the House, Meanwhile the Senate will probably pass its billand the matter will be turned over to a conference committee to adjust the differences between the houses. CAPITOL “COMMITTEE ROOMS. A Bill to Regulate Army Promotions— Other Matters of Interest. The bill introduced today by Senator Mitchell to regulate promotions provides that hereafter promotions to the heads of all staff departments of the army shall be made by seniority, the senior colonel shall be- come the brigadier general at the head of the respective staff departments to fill vacancies occurring. THE PROPORED GRAND RIVER IMPROVEMENT, Acting Secretary of War Grant, in response to aresolution, today transmitted to the Senate a report of a board of engineers on the survey of the Grand River, Michigan, between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven, and the estimated cost of a channel of sufficient depth to accommodate the commerce of the lakes. The board states that an 8-foot navigable channel may be obtained at a cost of $500,000, and suggests that it may be desirable to imprové the river by a lock and draw rather tham by dredging. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET, Mr. Sherman today introduced a resolution in the House tendering the thanks of Congress to Rear Admiral Walker and other officers and men under his command on the United States steamer Carondelet on April 4, 1862. The oc- casion of the resolution, as stated, was the gallant conduct of the crew in running the gauntlet of the confederate batteries at Island No. 10 and thereby opening the blockade of the Tennessee river, e bill also states that Rear Admiral Walker should receive the fullsea pay of his rank from his retirement, TARIFF PETITIONS. Senator Cullom to-day presented a petition signed by many citizens of Ohio, Indiana, I li- nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Colorado, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, North and South Dakota and Washington, praying that sugar, lumber, salt, binding twine and the materials entering into it be admitted free of tariff duties, and that a cut of at least 50 per cent be made on all woolen, cotton and linen fabrics, Senator Turpie presented the protest of hardware dealers in Lafayette, Ind., 2 a increasing the duty on breech-loading guns and cutlery. Senator Plumb presented the resolu- tion of the Newton, Kan., board of trade bee testing against the imposition of any uty on ores containing lead imported from Mexico, and favoring the negotiation for a reciprocity treaty with that country. NOMINATION CONFIRMED, The nomination of Wm. M. Moss, postmaster at Jackson, Tenn., has been confirmed by the Senate, NEIGHBORING HARBORS. By the river and harbor bill reported today Baltimore is to get #300,000 and Norfolk #250,000 for harbor improvements, THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Potomac River Improvements—The Dis- trict Attorney’s Office, &c. The House committee on rivers and harbors completed their bill today, An appropriation of 240,000 is made for continuing the improve- ment of the Potomae River at Washington. Two hundred thousand dollars is appropri- ated for surveys and examination of rivers aud harbors, and a provision is made for a survey of the Potomac with the view of removing ob- structions and deepening the channel to the depth of 90 feet at mean low water. THE U. 8. ATTORNEYS’ OFFICE EXPENSES, Senator Pugh in the Senate today intro- duced a bill amending section 907 of the Re- vised Statutes of the United States re- lating to the District of Columbia so that it shall provide that the United States attorney for the District of Columbia shall pay to his deputies or assistants not exceed- ing in all $10,000 per annum, also his clerk hire not exceeding "$2,400 per annum. Office rent, fuel, stationery, priut- ing and other incidental expenses are to be paid out of the fees of his office. eee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, VITAL STATISTICS, The report of Health Officer Townshend for the weeR ending April ,12 shows: Number of deaths, 90; white, 43; colored, 47, Death rate per 1,0) per antinm: White, 183; colored, ohh ‘Yotal population, 18.7. | Thirty-six were un- der five years of age, 24 were under one year old and 14 over sixty years, Fifteen of the deaths occurred in hospitals and public institutions, The deaths by classes were as follows: Zymotic, 9; constitutional, 24; local, 44; developmental, 10; violence, 3. The principal causes of death were: Croup.41; consumption, 13; diarrheal. 1; typhoid fever, 1; malarial fever, 1; pneu- monia, 9; congestion of the lungs. 1; bronchi- tis, 4. Births reported: 27 white males, 25 white females; 14 colored males, 13 colored females, Marriages reported: 16’ white, 4 col- ored, BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as follows: Barnes & Weaver, agents, seven brick dwellings from 124 to 186E street northeast; 220.000. Mrs, Anna North, twelve frame dwellings on Steu- ben street,’ Pleasant Plains; $5,100. T. 8, Bold, three brick dwellings from 633 to 637 A street northeast; $7,500, 3 I nue has been granted a retail liquor license, > The Common Sense of the Subject. From the Chicago Tribune. As a gen@ral rule a newspaper favors the cause of the man who advertises, if his adver- tisement does not offend good taste and public propriety, and from this point of view alone the Tritune is disposed to defend Dr. Brinker- hoff, a young practitioner, who has been dropped by the College of Physicians aud Surgeons be- cause he lias advertised his special line of practice in the public papers, But, apart trom this, why should the profession longer retain this old and absurd custom of not allowing its mem- bers to advertise? In the case of Dr. Brinke: hoff, for instance, the Tribune has been in- formed by one of the most prominent citizens of Chicago that he has been completely cured ofa most painful disease which other physicians had been unable to remove, by the doctor, and that he was induced to apply to him by reading his advertisement. Probably others can gi: the same testimony. Why then should a ph: sician who hag made « special stady of some form of disease and finds @ special remedy for it, or bas special skill in treating it, be debarred from announcing that fact in a modest adver- tivement? Why should he be prevented from making the fact public? One can readily un- derstand why self-laudation and brazen puffery should be deburred, for that is the trick of quacks, but puffery is one thing and a simple announcement of the specialty which the phy- sician feels qualified to treat is another. The purpose of au advertisement is to bring those who want something in contact with those who have that something to dispose of. Tho phyai- cian’s advertisemeut would answer the same purpose. ‘The patient wants to be healed. The advertisement would acquaint him with the doctor who could heal him and who had the skill to deal with his special case, This is not affery or quackery. On the other hand it Tooxs very much like hurmanity. A lored_ “promoting company” of Norfolk, col . for! Va., bought a tract of fand a few years ago for 4.500. it was sold » few days ago for $48,000, Viscount Hampden, ex-speaker of the British house of commons, has gone into trade us a re- Futter be sells bre all stumped wilt’ meooeat u sells are all si ® coronet and 6 letter “H.” The cruiser Baltimore is to loave the Portes instant, mouth d by the 20th The Gilbert Bt Works at Des Moines, Br S000, These ‘employee ton iis wat ae eee ee in and Minnesota, Z re Mrs. Julia Barnett on the fourth day of this month at her home, No. 815 New Jersey ave- nue northwest, as published in Tue Stan at the time, has been cleared away and James Harrison, the colored man aecused by Mrs. Barnett of the shooting, is in custody. Police officers engaged in the case declared at the time their belief that Mrs. Barnett was shot by her own insane son. Harrison left the city the night of the shoot- ing. The son mentioned, Cornelius Barnett, was arrested, adjudged insane and sent to the msane asylum by an order of the Secretary of the Interior. Inspector Swindells of the detective corps took steps, howe" to capture Harrison and at least hear bis side of the story. THE FUGITIVE LOCATED. The fugitive was located at last at Berryville, Va., a village about 12 or 15 miles from Harper's Ferry, where Harrison's brother kep' @ barber shop. . Constable B, C. Adams of that place inter- ested himself in the case anda few days ago he got trace of the negro wanted and in- formed Inspector Swindells, Detective Mahon went to Berryville last evening and went with Constable Adams and another officer to an entertainment where Har- rison was expected, but he did not make his appearance, ‘The officers went in search of him, and about one o'clock this morning found him in his brother's barber stop, Harrison gave up with- out any resistance, HIS CONFESSION, He did not deny that he had done the shoot- ing when questioned by Detective Maton. After he did the shooting he said he left the house and walked all the way to Germantown, which is about 27 miles from this city, ou the Metropoli- tan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio fail. road. There he jumped a freight train and in doing so lost the revolver that he did the sree with, “What did you shoot her for?” “gue od “I don't know,” was his reply. “I had been drinking beer and whisky,” is The officer returned with his prisoner today gad locked him up for a hearing in the Police Jourt the officer MRS. BARNETT IMPROVING. Mrs, Barnett, who has been in Providence Hospital since she was shot, is much better and and it is thought that she will soon be able to be out, Mra, Barnett's statement was that the negro demanded money of her and also demanded her keys before he knocked her down and shot er, WHAT HARRIGOXN TOLD A STAR REPORTER. ‘The prisoner when scen in his cell by a STAR reporter said that he had been in Mrs, Barnett’s employ for about two months before be did the shooting. He was employed, he said, to look after Mrs, Barnett’s son. A number of times, he said, the son was un- Manageable and it was with considerable diffi- Hae that he (Harrison) was able to subdue im. About 3 o'clock on the morning of the shoot- ing he said Mrs, Barnett’s son aroused them and he (Harrison) had to go upstairs to quiet him. He said he had been drinking that day. At first he denied the shooting, but after- ward he told the officers the story that he told Detective Mabon. THE GREENAPPLE The Hearing in in CASE, the Police Court Still Progress. Detective Block]was the first witness exam ined in the case of Isaac Greenapple and his wife Rosie, whose trialon a charge of arson took place in the Police Court yesterday after- noon, His evidence was to show how he and Detective Raff investigated the circumstances of the fire. Policeman Burns was also a witness. He was called to the house by a cry of “Fire!” and he succeeded in extinguishing the flames before much damage was done. Mr. M, Goldman, who had a room in Green- apple’s house, told how he was awakened by the smoke. The fire, he said. occurred during a Hebrew holiday, the feast of the Passover, and candles were left lighted in the dining room when the family retired for the night. When he was awakened by the smoke he went to Greenapple’s room and awoke him, Green- @pple said: “Run quick to the station house and tell the police.” Chaskill Flamenbaum, who boarded in the house at the time of the fire, told his story through Mr, Laskey, who acted as interpreter. On the morning of the fire. ne said, he went down stairs and saw Mr. and Mrs. Greenapple. The former told him not to say anything and added that he would kill him if be did. Green- apple, he said, told him to go back to bed and remain there and not give the alarm even if his own bed took fire. On Monday, he said, he told Swartz, another boarder, what had been said and be aivo told Felix Greenapple, the prisoner's brother of it. Felix told him if he had anything to report he had better tell it to the police. Mr. Kohn, a clerk in the office of the Norwich Union Insurance Company, testified that Rosie Greenapple took outa policy for $1,000, It had been for 3800, but within a month of the fire it was increased. Messrs. C, Maurice Smith and Leon Tobriner here raised questions of law which the court overruled. Nearly three hours were consumed. in the hearing and as counsel desired to argue vom acontinuance was granted ugtil noon today. PROCEEDINGS TODAY. The hearing of the case of Isaac Greenapple and his wife (Rosie). charged with arson, was resumed in the Police Court this afternoon. Mr. Tobriner asked whether the government was goiug to insist on holding Mrs. Greenapple. Mr. Armes, for the government, claimed that under the proof both should be held. As to whether the wife was acting under the bus- band’s influence or uot he thought was a mat- ter of defense. ‘The court gave counsel for the defense an opportunity to answer the government's testi- mony, and six witnesses, including a colored man, Were sworn, —»—___ Sullivan Too Fat. John L, Sullivan is now under treatment for fatness, and it is said that the real reason for the delay over the arrangement of a match with Jackson is the necessity for this treat- ment. Sullivan has lately been growing enor- mously fat, especially in the region of the stomach, Jackson is said to be especially ad- dicted to stemach blows, and itis necessary that Sullivan's tendency to run to fat be over- come before he thinks of meeting Jackson, ~ see Origin of Confederate ay. A member of the military committee of the Lee monument celebration says that the gray uniform of the confederate army was modelled after the Seventh New York regimevt, This gentleman sees in this fact another and peculiar reason why that famous regiment should par- ticipate in the unveiling of the Lee monument on May 29, Up to the time the Seventh regi- ment came to tiichmond, ™ 1859, as an escort to the remains of President Morroe, the First regiment and other military organiaztions in Richmond had no en grey uniform. Each organization covsulted their own taste in the matter. Soon after the pleasant visit of the Sev- enth, the First Virginia infantry adopted the fall gray uniform which is still adhered to. That was just on the eve of the breaking out of the civil wi The uniform of the confederacy was model after the first regiment, so the adop- tion of the confederate gray was indirectly due to the visit of the Seventh New York regiment, A Prehistoric Village. The site of a prehistoric village has been dis- covered on the Ohio side of the river, abont one mile north of Parkersburg, W.Va. The site comprises an area of about four acres, and over the entire area the earth is generally slightly burned, having a reddish color, and is thickly intermixed with fragments of pottery, streaks of ashes and fragments of bones of animals and human beings. Today's Sessions of my of Today was assigned by the council of the National Academy of Sciences for electing new members of the academy. There sre five va- cancies to be filled and the candidates and their friends awaited with considerable anxiety the session of the council today which termi- nated at 12 o'clock, whem the public session of the academy began. The council, however, at the session this morning only reached a pre- liminary or preference ballot, which is a method adopted of reducing the number of names to be voted for down tonear the num- ber to be elected. In this case seven names were selected and then a recess was taken until 3 o'clock this afternoon, when the final ballot- ing will be bad. TRE ONRAPRST LIGHT. When the academy met in public session Prof. Langley, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, read a very interesting paper “On the cheapest light.” He spoke of the great waste of heat required to produce light, in some cases the percentage of loss being as high as 99 per cent, * He said that nature has a secret by which she avoids thiy waste and cited the case of the fire- fiy, where light is produced without any very perceptible heat, The phosphorescent hght in nature is an exception, he said, to the general rule of waste. jave the resulte of = research made by im of the firefly light and said that there seemed to be no reason why this process could not be imitated, It was the most economic process, Under the present methods of mak- ing gas the waste, ata very low estimate, was one hundred times more than was saved. Anumber 0f other papers were read and it Was expected that the academy would complete its business so as to adjourn this afternoon. There may, however, be a session tomorrow, MEMORIAL BIOGRAPHIES, ETC. The evening session of the academy yester- day wus devoted to reading the memorial biog- raphies of members who had died during the year, The memorial to Dr. J.C. Dalton of New York city was read by Dr. Weir Mitchell; that of Prof, Loomis of Yale Coliege by Prof. Newton of Yale, and that of Prof. Leo ne- reaus of Ohio by Prof. Leslie of Philadelphia. The Draper medal was presented to Prof. Rowland of Johns Hopkins University, It is gold and its intrinsic value is $200. Prof. Row- oe acai the medal with appropriate re- marl The following have been re-elected members of the council: G. J. Brush, B. A. Gould, M. C, Meigs, Simon Newcomb, Ira Remsen, F. A. Walker. —_— A TEXT BOOK COMBINE, Text-Book Publishers Preparing to Organize. Representatives of the publishing houses of Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., Cincinnati; Ivison, Blakeman & Co, A. 8S, Barnes & Co., and D. Appleton & Co., New York, met in Boston yes- terday to make arrangements for consolidating the New England ayencies and general consoli- dation of their text book interests. These houses, known in the book business as the “Big Four,” coptrol the largest share of the text book trade in the United States. The com- bination now affected will enable them to capitalize their text book business at several million dollars, and to carry on their business at a much less expense than formerly for agents, office hire and postage. It also does away with the sharp competition hitherto ex- isting between these large concerns, The new consolidation will assume the form of a stock company, with these officers: Mr. Bragg, of Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., president; Mr. Blakeman of Ivison, Blake- mau & Co., treasurer; Mr. Cathcart of Ivison, Blakeman & Co., general manager; Mr. Gilman ©, Tucker, secretary of the present school book syndicate, secretary. 1t has been estimated that the final reduction of expenses for offices and agents will ¢vable the consolidated houses to meet the low vine at which books have been offered by houses wishing to bolster up unsalable books on the one hand and on the other band to stand up under to the pressure of the free text book system and the special rates made in certain localities under state con- tracts, The representatives of the several houses concerned indignantly deny that the combination is of the nature of a trast, a “is A RED PROPHET. He Says a Big Flood is Coming to Wipe Out the Pale Faces. Meat Axe, the big Shoshone medicine man, has predicted a flood, to occur m July and wipe out the heartless pale faces, He says the visitation is retribution for the unjust conduct of the whites in confining 2,000 Indians on alittle reservation of 2,000,000 acres, circumscribing them so they don’t get a shot more than once a year. Runners have been sent all over the reservation and to the Crows, Cheyennes and Sioux to herald the calamity, and a rush of Indians to the Wind River Mountains, the scheduled haven, is anticipated. Meat Axe ex- hibited considerabie ingenuity in arrarging for the general sousing. He has it that all the whites and half-breeds will be drowned aud that the game will apparently die to make the play strong, but that as the waters recede the beasts will revive to become the prey of the braves. <e AS Ese seo AFOUL OF A WHALE. The Schooner Mausfield Runs Through a School of Amphibians. From the Baltimore American. Capt. John G. Crossley of the three-masted schooner Edward F. Mansfield, which arrived at Baltimore Saturday from Charleston, had a rough experience off Hatteras with a large school of whales on Tuesday, the 8th. The schooner had a narrow escape from going to the bottom by being in collision with one of the monsters. Capt, Crossley, who is famil- iarly known among the shipping men as “‘Hon- est John,” says he never wants to have a like experience. On the morning of the Sth the schooner was bowling along under a strong breeze from the southwest, when the mate sung out that there wasa school of whales a short distance off, They were heading to the east- ward about thirty miles north of Cape Hat- teras, There were about thirty in the lot, some farge and some small, and they were frisking about in the water as if enjoying the fine weather, The vessel was making about ten knots, when about vies there was a sud- den thud and a rattling of chains forward, aud the schooner lurched a bit. There were @ series of heavy thumps along the keel of the vessel aud looking astern Capt. Crossley was surprised to see the body of a large Whale coming up from under the rudder, rolling over and over. He was hard hit und the water for yards around was red with the whale's life-blood. The whale re- mained quiet until about two hundred yards astern of the ship, and, like the lines in “Pina- fore,” be “a-lashing of bis tail.” A great gash in his left side showed the cause of his anger and the blood was pouring out by the bucketfuls, tinging the ocean all around. He lashed and beat the water with his tail until all He then | Mr. Dennis Barrett, who resides at 1743 8th Street northwest, has a son—William—about twenty-five years old, who spent some years af the insane hospital for treatment, His mental malady being of a mila form his parents have had him at home for some months, and the patient spent most of his time indoora When he went out the boys would tease him, and to prevent him from becoming excited he was kept in the house, Yesterday afternoom he started to go ont, but his sister locked the front door, Although ne had no coat or hat on he slipped out the back way aud was soon on the street. A number of voys gathere: about and commenced to tease him. At time Officer Garvey appeared and took in charge, and started with him to the The cry was at once raised that he was af rested. The father of the afflicted young fan was inthe yard at the time, and hearing the outery ho fell, and within a few minutes ex- Pired, the cause of death, as certified by Dr, Denison, being heart disease, the attack being Probably brought on by the excitement, The young man who was arrested ## insane Will probabiy be sent to St. Elizabeth's this afternoon. A romor to the effect that the som had killed his father during a struggle was de- ied at the se of the deceased today. Mr. O'Donnell, who was present and held the father until he died, stated that bis son was Bre, squares trom the house when his fether red A son of the deceased told a Stan reporter that no struggle took place between Lis feaher and brother, - - - The End of a Liquor Case. In the Criminal Court this afternoon Chief Justice Bingham entered a judgment of not guilty in the case of Joseph Schiadt, charged with selling liquor to minors under a George= town ordnance, This case pmitted a * few days ago on the point that there was now no law applicable in Georgetown, It was Edwin P. Sherman whose case—« charge of false pretenses ignored by the grand jury, and not E. P. Shoreman. Justice Cox has granted a decree of divorce to Mary E. Miller against John F, Miller, with permission to complainant to resume her maiden name of Dowus and to have th ustody of their children, + ean i biaeate Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the sig- naloffice today: 8a. 46; 2 p.m, 54; mene mum, 55; minimum, 36, Snake Orr THE EPPRCTS of @ bad cold promptly by the use of Dr. Jayne's Expectorant and escape the danger of irritating the lungs into a fatal die» ease, MAKRKIED. COOPER—TAYLOR. On Thursday, April 17, 1890, At Ko'clock am. at the kyipheny church, by the the David Bart, WILLIAM MH. COOPEK and TAVLOK. Maney PLL. On Ween evening, Tesidevee ot the bride's another, ; GENE Wo"SeHORS cad aden baa r, UL SEHUI ’ LAMBELL. its E a wtED. BARRETT. Departed this life Wednesday, Aj 16, 1690, at 6 Uclock pm, DENNER, the beloved and of Mary Barrett, aged sixty years, resident of dungton for past jorty. § uative of County + tu the parish of a May he rest in peace, The miduictt mo. We have no father now. . By Hie Curmoees, Funeral from b’ norsliwest, Bat is late residence, rhwe 11M, at On Wednen eulne, April 16, 1800, ,IUNE LOWELL, only child of W. LA. Barrett, aged twenty-two snonthe, T lock, Claude aud Mal Funeral servi tek Hull « r hoon, April 18, “ sone ae of Mrs. ELLEN SHAW wall be buried he vault of Mt. Cemetery on Friday, Lsth, at Lo'cluck p.m, Aud relatives are invited to attend. BROWNE. At 4:1 Sth street southwest, GEORGE W. BROWNE, hustund of Elia ¥. end only son of the lute Win. browne, aged thirty-five years, three mouths and twenty -nve day ek we hope te fa Funeral from Isrsel Church on Friday, 2:30 pau. Friends aud relatives tuvited. BURKDINE. On 16th April, 1s atong and pantul dines, EMMA F, Janes burdine ihe relutives will meet at the b the tuneral to take place frou April 18st 2 lev. CC. Meador, at 4 pan. EASTMAN. In this city on Thursday mornit April 17, 1800, Mrs. HAKIIET 5. EASEMAN, aged sixty-turee yeurs, Interment at Great Falls, NH. (Boston snd New Hampshire papers please copy. | . EGLOFF. Ou Wednesday, April a.m, MAKTHA, beloved wife of Jul of Germany, in ti 16, 1890, i. Funeral Frui ». residence, Tuga arect evusheust, Friends aud’ reuatives ud af Un April 12.1890, in Baltimore, Mi IMAN, mother of Airs. & Goodman McCARTY. On April 12, 1890,at Key Wes ’ a, Surges KMUFUS H MOCARIT, wn. mul, Mitt tu is ear. uueral {fom chapel Cemetery Frida: ISth instant, at 3-30 : aj PAYNE, AtG:44 &. au., April 16, 1890, at ‘ X Kouds, Va., WILLIAM BAYNE, Geloved leomentot te M, Payne, aged eighty -three Jours aud twenty- ho day a. Hest in peace, . ST. WAKT. On Wednesday mornit April 1890, at 3:50 o'clock, Ret huLh. wine st Chariot Stewart aud dauyuter of Lbuomasabd Aunie Wood, Funeral will take place from St. Lukes Chorsh om Friduy afternoon, Apri IS, at 3 o'clock, Melatives and frieuds invited tw attend. * TALTAVULL On April 17, 1890, at 3:43 am, ANALE CM. TALTAVCLL, diughter of J, a. 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