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Ofhce, 4 Kellogg Building. ~ m5-6t° | = > PERPET UAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. ae os Liabilities, dues Burplus aid in hares a ‘t per annum. ¢ per annum, ut per at = t series of shares at 1” per uring the past month we paid va shares retired. um on skares withdrawn. a i tach share for $2 monthly, yon five abates for $10 monthly, $1,050 on seven stor $14 iuonthly, $1,000 on ten shares for #2 th2y and ms « lar dues paid monthly 1» 100 months, but advances ed at any time by soon as the advance Is sett! pay interest Hl pay off an ad- | be paid off oF | ud the interest | oF Tepaid. 80 bers dues are required. Office at 618 | des of the constitution and our last » had. ESDAY EVENING, May 7, at 615 LEWIS ABRAHAM, Vice President, JOHN COOK, Sec’ eis ER, Sd st. ae. NCANSC Presilent, ¥.G. SAXTON, areas. Capitol Hili Branch by A. N. MEE! my5-6t OFFICE OF COLLECTOR OF 1AXES, DIS- ee ion, May 1, trict of Columbia, Wash: personal property. T x pet be in arrears and de- of two per centurm % snd a penalt ‘ereot shait be added” sud the sau thereof shali rr r of . Attest: E.G, DAVIS, n deposit for safe keeping, at ¥ lver Ware, Securities and valuables | Safe Deposit Boxes fur rent at my3-3m \ FOR SALE—A FINE PROPERTY R's between G aud H, Jot 40 t DYE! |CHOLSON HAS MOVED HIS | i Remdence from GOL 12th at. to | fice nours 8 to }2 aim., 3 te £2. Fs ¥ ay & LINDSAY, Manager, 30 9th st. ¢ Boiting and all kindsof Kubber Goods. << THe estly made, of fuil return for its SOLE WASHINGTO! | THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENTS Strasburger, 11 8 only for the time you are using | _ month, and can be taken at all | > = ety ITION | DAY, be \ pening Star, WASHINGTON D. C.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1890 TWO CENTS. PRA WE CA upon our Clothing is that it able quality and will oe m7 WE ARE SEL “> TEED, MOWER FOK $4 ADJUSTABLE WINDOW EN FR. 1.25. POULTRY WIRE, 73c. PER 100 89, BS, LIGHTNING OR'GEM ICE CREAM FREEZERS, B-QUAKT, $1.75. 25 FEET GARDEN HOSE WITH PATENT NOZ- ZLE, 82. “BARBER & ROSS, ape 911 PENN: AVE. 7 FOR WEIGHT & DITSON'S __LAWN TENNIS. g~l.0.F—A SPECIAL MEET ~ “Friendship 1. No. i vanice theve-f-urtbe of the value of realestate | arraucemente for the iuucral of our csiacvurity, The expenses wttendant ou the se. | Willaw Fai £. 1. PETT Li neon obtaining & loan ate merely nominal, varying 30 Wiel IT MAY COnGaEE aeons Seerene oy oo aes Te eve notiee thet L. Rsutnan, of st n.w., is bo lonwer our Washington agent, ouronly representative in thi ity is Jas. K. 4 und 1116 ¥ st. nw. THASBURGER & SON, Clothiers, Baltimore, Ma. EMEERS OF MT. VERNON Lodge, 179, AF. and AM. will meet in Hyattsville, Md, FRIDAY, the 9th in- Gelock m., for the purpose of attending ‘of our late brother, T. J. Fawcett. Master ited, W.H. FULLE Worshipful Mast my? “STEAM LAUNDRY'S repared to finish them in pertect order; 1.50. SU, WALLACH, Prop Le mé- NG BAKERS OF ‘ON. m7-3t rs of work for the May 5,159, ) Will less, with one-half hour hours from Friday to Sat * Asem r iauch, By order of to have a Neat, Good-fitting, Well-wear- ing Shoe. I ean supply you with just such Shoes, at small expeuse. LADIES’ FINE SHOFS, Tipped or Pisin, High or Low, from 82.00 to #400. GENTS’ FINE CALF SHOES, Bolid Soles, High or Low, from $2.50 to 84.00, and many others at lower prices, Russet Shoes. all styles. Over 38 YeATy fe Mee esime ‘stand proves our re Hiabslity. Your patronage solicited. Glance at my windows. All kooda «uar- anteed. ROBERT COHEN, 630 Pa. ave. n.w. (South Fatablished 1838. ___myt MASONIC. — A SPECIAL tion of Benjamin B. French Lodxe, M.. Will be beid at Masonic ‘Tent eu i jously announced), M. degree. A full »ther lodwes iraternally 1 ‘By order of the W. M. mv WM. A. GATED ‘Seere TH ISSUE OF STOCK. | ‘K DUES. | 1 known, after @ most career of twelve years, during which time | rs of the eitiz Washington have | advantages as @ sayings in- ‘of obtaining mouey to pro- | hat it is deemed Ww series as they star ovember of each year. 1h i Series are now open and stock may Every Day from | ¢ $retn. to 4:30 pin. at the office of the 5 i Treasurer. JNU. A. PRESCOTT, Kellogg Bui 1416 ¥ si. u.w., or of any of the fol cers: wing-named off | ¢ ROBT. G. CAMPBELL, President, 17 oth s DAVID G, DIXO" Surgeon Ge: 1 LW Vice President. I's Office, War Dept, DIRECTORS N y f, J. WS J, D. TERRILL. JNO. A. PRESCOTT, — Secretary and ‘Treasurer, Ke st. Bw Fe ths SORT, dry Work so! Liesurts at short notice STEAM LAUNDRY, 491 to 409 C st nw ap! UKPLUS WE MAKE THE low prices for cash 34 hide with water ‘Telephone 984 ASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT C 916 aud 918 p DEPAKTMENT ROUMS: tre ; Fooms all above ground: particularly for the Storage of Furniture, Pictures, &. $= economy Gas RANGES. GARDEN HOSE, VASES, SETTEES. GAS FIXTURES AND LAMPS. SS. SHEDD & BRO., ap2e 432 9th st. now. S$ AND BUILDING ASSOCTATION. | = issue. FIRST PAYMENT-—19TH ISSUE. MAY, 1890, EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION. “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 ¥ ST. Shares are $2.50 per month. Subscription books are open for shares in the 19th First payment May, 1890. Pawphlets explaining the objects and advantages of he Association are furnished upon application, Office hours, from 9 9.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. On he firat Wednesday in each youth the office will be open from 6 to Bo’elock p.m. Advances will be msde promptly at 7 o'clock p.m. THOMAS SOMERVILLE. INO. JOY EDSON, Sec'ry. my6 See FECL Novice. TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS. SPRAGUE SQUARE (OUR STORAGE YARD FOR SURPLUS STOCK) HAS BEEN SOLD. WE ARE COMPELLED TO MOVE THE STOCK OFF THAT SQUARE AND WILL SELL ALL LUMBER CONTAINED ON SAID GROUND AT PRICES FAR BELOW MAR- KET PRICES FOR CASH. WRITE US OR COME UP AND MAKE US AN OFFER ON ANYTHING STORED ON SPRAGUE SQUARE. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, mys 6th st, and New York ave. a.w, =» SERIAL SAVINGS AND BUILDING AS << SOCIATION. Call for Cousti stock—$1 per share—between the | @ - and 4:30 p.m. daily at the office of INO. A. PRESCOTT. & | 1416 F st. p.w.. Kellogs Building. | ons, retary and Treasurer, nl4-6m Tur Vexx Tue You Nero. WINE OF CALISAYA AND IRON, THE GREAT SPRING TONIC, CURES MALARIA, GENERAL DEBILITY AND THAT “TIRED" FEELING 80 COM- MON AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. 750. PER BOTILE. MEXT2’S DRUG STORE, 1014 F STREET. m2-6t Bercnervs SPRING LEAF TEA At 50e. a pound. Used in various parts of the country, Orders received today from Presley, Kansas; Valley City, North Dukota; Balumore, Md. BW. BURCHELL, ag2s Foot Warner Macmixe Comrany, ston and New York. Houses, ranwing in p Also Lots in every sec’ st w7 pm. Telephone —™ TRADEK: of LE_WE CAN of desirable D0 to $15,000, COX & CO. and La, ave. 1. EE AMONG Free Lectures. Flatter- Prot. Colliere. °N i m6-5t 1907 16- GAS COOKING STOVES. most complete in te world. Over 100 DOU im use in this city, free from smoke, swell and heat, ‘Che MADE and challenge comparison with AMPBELL, Plumber. SAMUEL $. ADAMS HAS KEMOVED d Residence tro L Ito Sw iCam, 1 to m5 az Line, NATIONAL BANK Washinton, 916-918 Penns. ave. now, 1m Safe Deposit Company’ Building, Bauk Opens— pril 1 to Oct. a. t te April, » uses te ‘This bank solicits the ac darge and small) of individuals, frum and corporations, pledging careful 2 attention to ail Dusiness entrusted ti Geo. C, Henning, Chas. Baum, Droov, ui T. Varuell, A. Gordou, Usceola C, Groen, Geu. A. Shebany man SC, Wilkins BRENT L. BALDWIN pai Burvius (paid ia as > CERTIFICATES OF Be cites Ai methods GEDSEY 1 407 10th st. Adjoining <5 WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CO., 16 and 918 Pa.'aye. are Bow propared to DUCED KATES. RENT BOXES at areutly 74m ae HE Was OTON « <a advances, SOMPANY, CAPITAL €1,000,000. TEMPORAKY OFFICES, 1UOTE st, now. .o erection of the Company's Building, oeten © ane aaa eee COLLATEKAL AND ON NEY LOANED ON — REAL ESTATE. Well Secured Loans, cuarapteed by the Company, forsale. INTEREST PAID. call corres with us. = pone Sy HL. WARNER, President, wv. SON, Secretary. aaa ra Bat eet orwe F. Schafer Sosa ‘Thomas Somerville, & W. Woodward, Chas. Ben). Wilkinson, ALS. Worthington. DK. CHARLES BE, HAGNER William b. Gurtey. ‘lism Be Gur Joun B. er, 4 4M st Office hor have not been changed. Hours 9 to 10; Lto 2:4 tod, urs abd Telephone No. 951. Any message sent to the Shoreham Drug Store be telepuoued at once. eplo- Li gg FOR SALE—FIFTY-FIVE SHARES J S<> sou Pheuinatic HK. tock (parent) at ber slinre. “Apply to GUBLEY BiUs., 2330 F at alb-2u Keres. Cail and examine Gas on, CHAS. A. MUDDIMAN, GAS FIXTURES AND LAMPS, Gld 12th st., bet Fand Gate, 20,000 640,000 LOAN AND TRUST “HAS RE. moved his eftice and residence from 1507 H cp. 830 PERFECT GAS STOVES. -Page Page 6 He PTTitiaattttiiy BUSINESS CH. CITY ITEMS . Att HeetE Py 3 NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN STEAMERS. PROPOSALS, RAILROADS SPECIALTIE! SPECIAL NOTICES. SUBURBAN PROPERTY SUMMER RESORTS. vANTE! Govrrymest Recerrte “‘Topay.—Customs, $685,374; internal revenue, $636,472. Topay’s Bonp Orrens aggregated $31,900, as follows: Registered 4's, $50, #500, #200 at 122; coupon 4’, $1,000 at 122; registered 44's, $50, $156 at 1083. eg Tne Cruiser Baxtimore sailed from Fort Monroe for Baltimore via Annapolis at 7:30 this morning. Pexsioxs For Distarcr Pgorre.—Peni have been granted to residents of the District of Columbia «s follows: Original invalid, Augustus 8. Dent, Joseph A, Burrows and George H. Sla- bangh; ‘increase, John 8, Mattoon, Derexping CommaxpeR McCatia.—Lawyer Choate yesterday presented the argument for the defense in the MeCalla court-martial case, hold- ing that the commander of the Enterprise may have made mistakes, but his treatment of the men was necessary to preserve discipline on ship board. Goxe to Iowa.--First Assistant Postmaster General Clarkson, accompanied by Mrs. Clark- son, left Washington at 7:40 o'clock last even- ing for Des Moines, Iowa, in response to a tele- gram stating thet Mr. Clarkson's father was dangerously ili, The elder Mr. Clarkson is more than eighty years old. Hoe has been fail- ing for several months, His othor son, RK. P, Clarkson, is in Dew Moines. Navan Coxrnact Awanpep.—The Navy De- partment has awarded a contract,to the Car- penter Steel Company of Reading, Pa., for furnishing the navy with about $200,000 worth of armor-piercing projectiles of various cali- bers, Delivery will begin in four months and will be Som pistes within a year. This company has acquired the methods of treating the metal that are in use in Europe. Navan Onvers.—Surgeon Jobn W. Ross or- dered to duty at the Pensacola navy yard, 21st instant. Lieut. F. J. Milli detached from the Franklin and granted six months’ sick leave. Lieut. A. Fechteler detached from duty in the bureau of navigation and granted six months’ leave, with permission to leave the United States, Os rhe Retinen List.—First Sergeant Pat- rick Cassidy, second artillery, has been placed on the retired list of the army. Amoxo THe PrestpeNt’s Cacers this morn- ing were Secretary Windom, Senators Cullom, Paddock, Quay, Stockbridge, Allison and Hoar and Representatives Anderson of Kansas, Owen, Morrill, Neidringhaus, Cogswell, Atkinson, Featherstone, Stablnecker and Bayne. ADistrict Bit Arrrovep.—The President has approved the act fixing the rate of inter- est to be charged on arrearages of general and specific taxes now due the District of Colum- bia if paid within a time specitied. To Be Retinep.—Second Lieut. Benj. M. Purssell, signal corps, having been found inca- pacitated for active service by the army retiring board at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., has been ordered to proceed to his home, at Buffalo, N.Y., and await retirement, ‘Tue Syracuse Uspentaxen Wuo Wext 10 Samoa.—The Secretary of the Navy has ad- dressed a letter to Mr. John McCarthy, the Syracuse undertaker who went to Samoa for the body of Engineer Hall and on his re- turn made ngly charges of ill-treatment by the officers of the Adais, to whom he had an order from the department for all the assistance that sould be rendered him. He alleged in a letter to the department that he was treated with insolence and _ that little waa done by the officers to facilitate his errand. The Secretary informed him that he had received a report from fifteen officers of the Adams and « ictter from another source, a passenger with him on the stearaer Mamposa on the way home, showing that his charges were groundless and that he had given every THE TARIFF DEBATE. TT 18 BEGUN IN THE HOUSE TODAY. Mr. McKinley Opens the General Discussion, Which Will Qc- cupy Twenty Hours, ae BUSINESS SESSION OF THE SENATE. The Bill to Transfer the Revenue Marine Service Taken Up. > SENATE. The reply of the Secretary of the Treasury to Mr. Mitchell’s resolution as to importation and exportation of gold and silver and merchan- dise for the calendar year 1889 was presented and laid on the table. Also the reply of the Secretary of War to Mr. Paddock’s resolution as to rainfall and temperature in Nebraska, Mr. Gibson presented resolutions of the Mis- sippi river improvement convention lately held in Vicksburg, and of the Southern Press Association recently in session in Charleston, in favor of the levee system and of the Eads system BILLS REPORTED. Among the bills reported from committees and placed on the calendar were the following: Senate joint resolutions authorizing Com- mander Dennis W, Mullan of the United States navy to accept a medal presented to him by the Chilian government and Ensign Bernardou to accept two vases from the government of Japan, the House regular appropriation bills Yor the army and for the military academy, Senate bill to extend the time tor filing claim in the Court of Claims under the French spoli- ation act. COLORADO'S WAR FLAGS. House bill to authorize the Secretary of War to deliver to the state of Colorado the flags cargied by Colorado regiments during the war of the rebellion was reported and passed (after an explanation that while the flags of stat regiments were carried home with them thos of territorial regiments were kept in Washing- ton). House bill to amend the act to divide the state of Missouri into two judicial districts was reported and passed after an explanation that it was rendered necessary by two mistakes made by the enrolling clerk of the House in enrolling the act, THE GRAND ARMY OF LABOR. Mr. Plumb introduced (at the request of the Wageworkers’ Alliance of Washington, D.C.) two bills, one for the organization of “The Grand Army of Labor” and one “to establish a public farm in every county within the limits of the republic.” Referred, RAILROAD PASSES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, Mr. Call introduced a jomt resolution author- izing the interstate commerce commission to investigate cases of interference by railroad corporations (in issuing free passes) with the election of United States Senators and me bers of Congress, Referred (after the reading of a letter stating that free passes are now be- ing circulated in Florida with such an object). THE PROPOSED TRANSFRR OF THE REVENUE’ MARINE SERVICE. Mr. Sherman offered a resolution (which was agreed to) calling on the Secretary of the ‘Treasury for copies of correspondence and other information on the subject of the pro- posed transfer of the revenue marine service to the Navy Department. BILLS PASSED. Senate bill to extend for three years and to amend ‘an act to authorize the Ft. Worth and Denver City Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian ter- ritory,” was taken from the calendar and pnesed, House bill for the issuance of ordnance stores and supplies to the state of Maine to replace similar stores destroyed by fire on the 7th of January last was reported and passed. THE BILS, TO TRANSFER THE REVENUE MARINE, Mr. Grey moved to proceed to the considera- tion of the bill to transfer the revenue marine service to the Navy Department. Agreed to— ayes 30, nays 24. Mr. Cockrell opposed the bill on the ground that no public interest required its passage; that it was only for the interest of the officers of the revenue marine service, whose rauk and salaries would be increased; and that the bill was one of the fruittul devices of the distinguished Senator from New Hampshire (Mr, Chandler), out of whose fruitful brain it sprang into existence when he was Secretary of the Navy. It was purely, Mr. Cockrell said, a personal bill for the benefit of ofticers of the revenue marine service, who were willing to commit officiat suicide-—to wipe out the revenue ma- rine service—in order to et addi- tional rank snd pay, As a__ matter of course, the officers of the navy did mot ob- ject to it, because it increased the numver of Offices to be filled. THE SILVER BILL TAKEN UP. Mr. Cockrell was still speaking when, at 2 o'clock, the presiding officer announced that, under last Friday's agreement, the bill would be laid aside and the Senate would proceed to the consideration of the Senate bill authoriz- ing the issue of Treasury notes on deposit of silver bullion. bill having been read in extenso ,Mr. Stewart rose and said: “I ask unanimous con- sent that the bill just read shall be postponed until Tuesday next and shali then be the ‘an- finished business’ at 2 o'clock.” Mr. Vest objected. He did not know, he exid, what arrangements had been made out- side of the chamber, nor did he care. His judgment was that the silver bill was the most important bill on the calendar; that it ought to be disposed of, and that 1t had been unreason- ably delayed, evidence to the officers of the Adams upon leaving that he was perfectly satisfied with his treatment. Prnsoxat.—O, H. Shultz of St. Joe, Frank Shopleigh, E. C. Meacham and E. C, Simmons of St. Louis, and W. N. Moore, John Connor and Chas, J. Schmeelzer of Kansas City (iron men looking after tariff interests), Hon. A. H. Saxton of New Yor! . Brumly of Georgia, das. Longly of New York, Louis (. Hoff of Cleveland, H. B, Baldwin of Newark and Jas, F. Barclay of New York are at the Ebbitt.—— A. E. Congdon and M Jengdon of Brooklyn are at the Langham. y. A. Coon of Cincin- nati, 8. D. Shattuck, Herbert E, Hill. E. 0. Shepard of Boston, Chester Holcombe of New York, Geo, G. Hardy of Newark, Mrs. Isaac P. Morton of New York are at the Biggs.—— Dr. C. E. Corcoran, Dr. C. C. Hamilton of Kansas City, RK. J. Brown of Leavenworth, Prof. L, E. Sayre of Lawrence, 5. W. Morin of Springfield, Mo., Ira F. Corbet, Vt., B. Buckle of Louisville, ky., and H. B, Jones of Hartford, Coun., are at the St. James.—-W,_ C, Curtis of Philadelphia and | D. Rogers of Worcester, Mass, are at the John- son,—-L, ©, Newstadt of Quincy, Ill., F.Wood- ruff of Brooklyn, 0. Doremus of New York, J. ‘T. Quigley, wife and two daughters of Wilming- ton, Del, M. Triana of Havana and A. L. Longfelt of San Francisco are at the Riggs, — C ra Holeomb of Syracuse, Wm. Winston of New York and James F. Witherow of Pittsburg are ut Welcker’s—*-Chas. A. Jenney of New York and G. Lindenthal of — Pittsb are at Wormley’s,——-- Dr. Al Watts of Boston and Rush G. Hniede koper of Philadeiphia are at Chamberlin’s,—— Mr. and Mrs. W Vaukirk and Mra, H. H. Byram of Pittsburg are at the Arno,--—A. F. de Jersey and wife of Charleston, 8.C., Ralph Trautman, Aaron Vanderbilt, N.D. L. Bene- dict, Lawrence Johnson of New York, B. G. Eccles and D. Keeles of Brooklyn and 8. Wolff of Phi are atthe Arlington.—— Donaid L. Cameron and Luther F. Stephens of Philade!phia are at the Fredonia.——s, M. oe ia Ween Seay Smedley Darlington of emnsy! ; Nott Tas 6. theeman a of New York Wethberell of Exeter, N.H., are at the mandie. ‘The bill was taken up. HOUSE. Mr. Rowell (Ill.) presented the report of the committee on elections on the Alabama con- tested election case of “McDuffie agt. Turpin, ‘The report (which favors the claims of the con- testant) was ordered printed. Mr. Hill (IlL.) called up a Senate bill (coming over from Friday night's seasion) granting a pension of #50 a month to Helen Plunkett, widow of Sergt. Plunkett, with amendment reducing the rate of pension to $25. The amendment having been voted down Mr. Cheadle (Ind.) raised the point cf no quorum, and a cali of the House was ordered. A quorum answering to their names the amendment was agreed to and the bili passed. THE TARIFF BILL TAKEN UP. Mr. McKinley (Ohio) moved to go into com- mittee uf the whole for the consideration of the tariff bill, In making this motion Mr, McKinley stated that he would endeavor to close general debate Saturday evening. The coi mittee on ways and means had intended to the committee on rules to report a resolution limiting the five-minute debate to eight days, but had not done so on account of the absence of Mr. Carlisle. Mr. Mills (Tex.) thought that the time allowed for general debate was entirely too limited. Two years ago the democrats had conceded twenty-three days’ general debate. All he could do was to rem it the short time which was to be allot for debate. McKinley's motion was agreed to with- out division, and accordingly the House went into committee of the wi (Mr, Payson of Illinois in the chair) for the of the tariff bill. ‘ As ‘Me MeKinley. the wee ted to Mr. Mc! y ing without limitation of and a ilar courtesy was accorded to Mr. on motion of Mr. re ‘MR. M'KINLEY OPENS THE DEBATE. Mr. then took the floor in support of the bill. In the last political campaign the tariff had been the absorbing question before the people. It seemed to him that no ex- tended discussion of this great principle was expected or required or necessary under existing conditions; for, if any one thing was settled by the political contest of 1888 it was that the protective policy as pro- mulgated by the republican party in its pli form, as maintained by the republican part; through a long series of years, should be se- cured in any legislation which was to be had by « Congress chosen in this great contest and on this mastering issue, He in- terpreted the victory to mean. he interpreted the majority in this House to mean, he in- terpreted the incumbency of the presiJency of the United States by the present Chief Execu- tive to mean, that a revision of the tariff was demanded by the people, and that that revi- sion shonid be along the line and in full recog- nition of the principie and purposes of protec- tion, (Applause. ) TAR PEOPLE HAD SPOKEN, and they asked this Congress to register their will and embody their verdict into public lew. ‘The bill presented by the committee on ways and means to the House was a thorough answer to that demand. it was in fuil recognition of the principle aud policy of the protective tariff. The bill,had not abolished the internal revenue tax, as the republican party had pledged itself to do in the event that that abolition was necessary to preserve the protective system, because the committee had found that the abolition of the one was not necessary to the preservation of the other. “The bill recommended —_ the abolition —_ of all special ~—_—_taxes and the reduction of the tax on tobacco and snuff; and it removed the restric- tions upon the growers of tobacco. With these exceptions the internal revenue law stood If these recommendations were nal taxation would be reduced a little over #10,000,000. The committee also recommended a provision requiring all im- ported articles to bear a stamp or mark indicat- ing the country in which such articles ere manufactured, THE REASON THAT ACTUATED THE COMMITTEE was that ithad become too common among some of the countries of the world to copy some of our best-known brands and sell tiem in competition with our own home-made product. ‘The next provision recommended was one extending and liberalizing the drawback sections of the law. Under the existing statute any citizen of the United States could import an article, pay duty upon it, makeit into a complete product, export it, and the government refunded 90 per cent of the duty paid on the raw material, The ex... mittee recommended that hereafter the government should retain only 1 per cent in- stead of 10 per cent. FREE RAW MATERIAL FOR THE EXPORT TRADE. This gave to the people of the United States practically free raw material for the export trade, The committee said to the capitalists of the country: “If you think you can go into the foreign markets with free raw material we give you within one per cent of free raw material and you try and see what you can dv.” {Laughter.] This provision completely dis- posed of what had sometimes seemed an almost unanswerable argutaent urged by gentlemen onthe other side that if the manufacturers ouly had free raw material they could compete in the markets.of the worid. Mr. Springer (iJ.) inquired whether this pro- vision applied to wool, Mr. McKinley replied that it applied to everything. It was asserted by the minority, he said, that the bill would not reduce the revenues of the government, but that, on the coutrary, it would increase the revenues. This statement was ‘MISLEADING. It could only be valuable on the assumption that the importations of the present year under this bill would be equal to the importation of like articles under existing law. The instant duties were increased to a fair protective point that instant the importation diminished and the revenues correspondingly diminished. No one could dispute that proposition, If the bill should become a law the revenues of the government would be diminished from $50,- 000,000 to #60,000,000. Proceeding TO EXPLAIN THE BILL MORE IN DETAIL Mr. McKinley stated that no change had been made in the earthenware schedule, because the committee believed that the retention of the present duties was essential to the prosperity and further development of this great industry. Indeed, the duty should be increased instead of being left as it was, ‘The committee had recommended an in- crease of duty on glassware, This was deemed necessary because of the sharp competition from foreign countries; pecause if the United States was to continue manufacturing glass goods and retain the price of labor the duties must be increased, Importations of glassware had in- creased and multiplied since the tariff of 1883, when the duty was reduced. This increase was just because of the difference in the price of ee in this country and abroad. THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THR COUNTRY had received the earnest attention of the com- mittee, and every relief which could be afforded them by the tariff had been recommended, The minority said that a duty on agricultural pro- ducts would be of no benefit to the farmers. ‘The majority, thinking differently, had ad- vanced the duty all along the line. If gen- tiemen reflected upon the difference in tbe price of labor here and abroad in the pro- duction of wheat they would perceive how near we were (if we had not, indeed, reached it) to the danger line, so far even as our own home market was concerned. The farmers had come to appreciate that the time was al- ready here when the American agri- curalst must sell his products in the markets of the — world in competition with the wheat produced by the low-priced labor of other countries. Their care must hereafter be to preserve their own market, for they must be driven from the foreign one unless by reduciny the cost of production they could compete with unequal condition. Under the duties fixed by the bill the annual imports of $25,000,000 of agricultural products would be su lied the people of the United States y the American farmer rather than by the Canadian farmer, and that $25,000,000 distrib- uted among the farmers would relieve some of the depression prevailing and give them confidence and courage and increased ability to raffe the mortgages upon their farms, [Applause.} DURING THE TWELVE YEARS OF RECIPROCITY with Canada the United States had bought much more than it had sold, What Canada wanted, what other countries wanted, was a free and open market in the United States. What the United States wanted, if it ever had reciprocity, was reciprocity with equality, reciprocity that was fair, re- ciprocity that was just, reciprocity that would give her her share in the trade or the bargain she a with the other countries of the worl see He Will Not be Prosecuted. Robert Robinson was arrested yesterday afternoott by Detective Carter for forgery, and he admitted his guilt. Robinson forged the name of his brother Philip and obtained #2 from Henry Kraemer, the hatter, It was charged also that he attempted to get mone’ from other people. Today his friends venged so hard and made 80 many promises on behalf that the district attorney decided to give him another chance. He will not be prose- cuted this time. A Verdict of Not Guilty. In the Criminal Court, befere Chief Justice Bingham, today the case of Joseph C. Edwards, charged with the larceny of a bicycle from John Loris, was tried. Mr. Albert Sellers appeared for the defendant, who claimed that he was so intoxicated that he did not know what he was delibera- doing. The jury. after a half hour’ tion, oan n vecdioyef ace gate ———— Real Estate Matters, Belinda C, Hayden has purchased for $7,800 of John Miller subs 39and 40, square 217, front- ing on’ west side ot Ith between K and L streets northwest. Jane E. Howlett has purchased for $10,400 of Pere ee rE G. & Parker has bought for @5,000 of Eliza- ta DISASTER BY FLAMES. Fire Again Today in the Longue Pointe Asylum. ——> NO LIST OF THE DEANy YET. ae Eee Singer Machine Factory Burned, With Millions of Loss. —--—_ ACCIDENT ON THE LEHIGH RAILROAD. eaten THE MONTREAL HORKOR, Fire Breaks Out Again Today, but No Further Loss of Life Occurs. Lonovr Porte, Quesec, May 7—Noon.—The laundry of the asylum in which 100 pationts were housed during the night has just taken fire. The inmates were being removed when the fire broke out and are all now safely out- side. The vicinity is horrified by the knowledge that hundreds of these infuriated creatures are secreting themselves in outhouses and barn | behind the buildings on the wharf and many of the more sane have been discovered in hotels and lodging houses, Every precaution has been taken to protect them, and searching par- ties have been organized for the purpose of rescuing them, Until the registers can be examined, the sick counted and the missing recovered, which will take two or three days, no definite information as tothe number who perished can be give asthe utmost confusion prevails at present. The buildings are a total ruin and the loss of property will probably reach a million dollars, Dr. Duquete, government medical inspector, places the loss of life by the destruction of insane asylui at not less Uhan sixty ruins of the asylum nothing bu a he of smoking brick and mortar could be seen, No vestige of the dead is to be found. In the rear of the axyium are the stables, where about one hundred male patic were quartered inst night in charge of sis and four policemen. The scene is not om be easily described and one not to be gotten, Lying on heaps of straw, and feeble lunatics were to be secn me while gibbering, shrieking. twisting and jumy ing were the more sturdy oues on the floor around them. Sister Therese du Jesus, the si asylum, has resumed the direction of affairs, with headquarters at the St. Isadore convent. She places the Joss of life at twenty and possi- bly fifty. perior of the —— CLOCK TOWER, Tremendous Loss by the Burning of the Singer Sewing Machine Factory. UP IN THE New Yorg, May 7.-The fire at the Singer sewing machine works at Elizabethport last night started in the high clock tower of the main building a few minutes past 11 o'clock. ‘The blaze was first discovered by one of the watchmen, but he lost his presence of mind and there was a good deal of delay in sending outanalarm, To add to the excit t and danger tanks of glycerine and ben: began to explode and explosions followed one an- other rapidiy, throwing the flamos great distances. By 2 o'clock the main factory had been entirely destroyed, and it was evident that the other buildings were in great danger. It is said that the loss by the fire may reach | $3,000,000, The weekly p: amounted to $40,000. At 5 o'clock this morning the fire was under control and was finally extinguished at 10: with the assistance of several fire tugs along the river front. The flames were contined to the main building. The needie department, attachment department, gear room, ps room, stock department, machin spection department, together with y roll of the works five thousand completed new machines and eighteen 7 om. million needles, were destroyed. The pany’s office on the ground floor was were also the milling screw and adjusting partments, The departments destroyed, ho’ ever, were the most valuable part of the works, The company carries its own insurance, insur- its property by special tund. he destruction of improved patterns for making special machines is a very sersous loss to the company, as some of the patterns cannot be replaced in months. Contractor Squires of the japanuing department estimates the loss on patterns at $1,000,000, The department in which the new shuttle machine was being con- structed wasalso destroved,with new and costly machinery, The works gave employment to 3,300 hands and turned out over 1.000 sewing machines daily when working on fuli time. —_—_—o— LABOR NEWS, The Elght-Hour Cause Unsettles Trade Everywhere. Curcaco, May 7.—A dispatch from Brazil, Ind., says: The Indiana block coal operators and miners have agreed on 75 cents as a yearly scale, an advance gver last year of 2's cents. A dispatch from Washington, Ind., says: One thousand coal miners employed in the bitu- minous regions near this city have struck for an advance in wages, refusing to abide by the decision of the Terra Hante convention, which iscri ainst this market. There is of reaching a settlement. Denver. Cor., May 7.—Ata joint meeting of the machine workers, bricklayers and carpen- ters. held last night, the iatier two organiza- tions decided not to work on any building re- ceiving eastern wood work or material fur- nished by local mills operated by non-union labor. The mill men decided to make no con- cessions. ‘Sr. Lovis. Mo., May 7.—It was rumored last night that the next move of the Federation of Labor 3s to order out the coal miners all over the country on the 13th or 15th of May. Lyx, Mass., May 7.—The difficulty . H. Barnes’ shoe factory between the Knights of Labor has been settled by mutual concessions, The member of the chamber of deputies for ybeanx has issued manifesto in which he récommends the strikers at that place to re- sume work. Fifteen thousand of the strikers at Lille and Tourcoing have gone back to work. oe THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. One Killed and Many, Including a ‘Washington Man, Badiy Hurt. ALLeNtown, Pas., May 7.—At 6:45 o'clock this Jersey Central express train train ides. A young ii eek bet ees serior brakes on the New was the cause of by the depot and crashed into the Lehigh Vailey train at OO ersa Hail, aged '-five, of Ithaca, was ee Joseph of Wilkes- HDavis of Jenningwville, Pa, hip. braised; Giurlen ile of Poe, wre ca ove: Fipostin Siat sl toe sais aie i D.C., arm and he te Shey Decatur, Dil, knee ‘Three others, whose names could not be as- roman James ‘The 8 ‘The engineer and x . | year and that then he ATH OF “FATHER” CLARKSON, The Agricultural Editor of the Des Moines Kegister is Dead. Des Morven, Towa, May Hon. C, F Clark. son, father of Asvistant Postmaster General Clarks RK. i. Clarkson of the Stete Ragin tr, died this morning st 1205. He bed been Ail for several months aad grew rapidly worse lost night, was born n Maine in 1810, removed to 1 there until 1%5.whem ug im Grundy county. ye state senate in 1865 ed with the newspaper hu seventerntl ar. Yor be been agricuitur i has Sack to the Register.” Mav 7 Porets stant Poste nx and wife passed his ning em roate to De t legram annow arksou's father Clarkson talked freely on reand bis own plans, Me said thet 1 defimtely to leave the postat ¥ Lnext His auc for the he will resume the edi ber, aro, Yet it is thought orial chair of the Regus HOOSIERS BALLOTING The City Elections Yesterday Democrats ta Small itarew ‘laces. sco, May 7. Municipal elections were generally held throughout Indiana yesterday in rey elected the mi asurer, the democrats elect- The republica lermen and the democrats on trol of the city still im the bands Cry ulparaiso rblicans or and ing the cler nd marshal mocrats elected four of ue Water COMMIBSION t control to the decided taken against crats put a full ured two councilmen, ocrats elected eleven jopendents one. The new Is eighteen democrats and two re- se won a victory by wen, rats elected assess sor ar In New 1 four out « Albany the democrats councilmen, ® gain of on n elected five ted in the republican and foor dem H ‘ i . In Goshen the repabli ' u 1 treasurer, the 4 hal, three ciimen and sioner. High license and complicated the cou- FIRE IN A COLLIERY. Three Hundred and Fifty Miners Res- cued From the Fiery Pit, A tire Loxpox, May 7. broke oat today m the Abraham colliery at the Lehigh, sevea | miles southwest of Bo! Great excitement | prevailed for a time, as it was known that 350 miners were entombed in the burning pit. Preparations were instautly made for their rescue aud they were all brought to the suar- of them were in ONOR TO T NAME, KE The City of Baltimore to Receive the Cruiser. Bavrotore, May 7.-A dispatch from Fort- ress Monroe The cruiser Baltimore will ke 7 o'clock Wednesday moi charge of one of the Baltimore pilots. Sh arrive in Annapolis roads in the evening and anchor until Thurs afternoon, when she will start for Baltim u the flood tide. is expected that th cadets at Aunapolis will come out and mspect the Baltimore during Thur: Commo Geor ey, chief of the bureau of equipment and recruiting, will accompany the vessel to Baltimore as Capt. chley’s guest. The al brigade to land m Baiumore will comprise one company of ma- rines, four companies of blue jacket infantry, artillery, with pioneers, medical corps, and quartermaster's corps, ord ¢ corps aud signal corps, In all there will two hundred and thirty men. The colonel commanding will be Lieut. Commander Se- bree. At Baltimore the new cruiser will be open to the public from 3 to 5 0° turday after- noon and from 10 on Sunday and Tuesday, Mond: y and ad- urd of invitation, 18 narranged to take one watch of the crew timore to the base ball ground on says here a «, y DeW mission will be only by has bee and to the circus at might, On the same program will be carried out other watch, “The fall Marme Band of fifty-four pieces will be at the May night tete. sectscillpiiactciads He Will Commence After Awhile, Sax Fraxcisco, May 7.—Jim Corbett said yesterday, in referring to the offer of the Dwyer | Brothers, New York, to back him for $50,000, | that he wall not ar in public for the next will commence fighting. | A Fugitive Keai Estate Man, Proiaperraia, May 7. cal Estate Agent A, Ellwood I ter, who conducted a flourish- ing busines 0 Walnut street.tis a fugitive from just is charged with the em- beazlemen nis entrusted to him to m- vest, Th nt is variously estimated from 350.000 to 000, A sherifi’s capias for his {arrest is in the hands of private detectives, | who think they will soon get their man, His victims are mainly of the poorer class, ‘The heaviest loser is Win, E, Flemings. an employe y & Co.’s carriage ware $19,000, the Lancaster, of age, left a wife and four statute rumstances, who is thirty 5 children in almost Secretary Tracy is Counsel for Claasen, New York, May The trial of Peter J. Claaser, ex-president of the Sixth National Bank, for the embezzlement of the securities of the bank, was in court today before Judge Benedict, The accused is defended by Gen. Benjamin F, trict Attorney Tenney. prosecution is ! represented by United States District Attorney Mitchell and bis assistant, Mr. Rose. Mr, Richard Kimble, of 337 West 32d street, was the first juror. jentatiilgitieni The Cincinnati in Session. Bautimone, May 7.—The Society of the Cin- cinnati met in triennial session today. The convocation will last three days, In the abe sence of Hamilton Fish of New York Robert DM. McLane, vice president general of the #o- ciety and president of the Maryland State So- cicty, was in the chair. By the courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society the business meetings will be beid in the handsome reading rooms of that society, ‘here wasa —— this morning of the delegates from the differ- ent states by the Maryland Cincinnati in the library of the Historical Society. The first business session was begun after the reception, Western Wheat Hurt by Frost. Cicaco, May 7.—Dispatches received from points in this state and lowashow that frosts were quite general last night and the night before. Fruits and vegetables are reported seriously damaged. Sr. Lovrs, May 7.—Heavy frosts are reported from various eections of this state and it is feared that the wheat crop injured. In many places small fruits were destroyed, while in the trees in bloom suffered con- rably, The frost was particularly besvy im dei le Pike and Audrion counties, in both places ice ener ya RET RO ier —_——-_—__ From Wall Street Today. New Yorx, May 7.—There was « vigorons at- HoH pyeett i if ely li ef Hip BE oa