Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1890, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY. Except Sunday, AT THE STAK BUILDINGS, Sorthwest Oorser Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, & H. KAUFFMAND, Pres Ter Perera st eft by carriers ont or atc per pies at the commter, & cunts cach By mal VEspaid 30 cenus 8 Bonth one year. OG. sit months, $ (Entered at second clue Whecrihers tn the , o8 pee the Post Office at Washington, D.C, as mail matter | StaR—publishet on Friday . Si ALi mail cubacriptions must be paid ip advames; be paper sent jonger than is paid for. Bates of Che inade known on application SPECIAL NOTICES WINDOW GLASS. HAVING KECENTLY =~ Tecetved over 3,000 Cases Freuch Window Giass Tam prepared to sell the sain whelesale or re- tail at lower prices than have been known heretofore. Fatimates for large or small quantities promptly fur- Sished. JAMES H. McGILL, Dealer in Buildin Sur a LL, ples, 908 to 914 G st. nw. FOR THE NEXT SELL THE FA TY_DAYS I WILL fica SUN DIAL GAS PLUM 7 $1. NW. RENT—FOLLOWING HOUSES WILL Re tarant ina few days; Tent low if taken at 1604 Ver- isi 1 14th st., 120:5 Rhode Island ave. mont ave., 1611 1th stn. “e" A. HEITMUL ‘au2-6t R & OO., 133 14th st 2 o> DE HEISER HAS REMOVED HIS Boe ihe from Te0s Hate. fo TU Aat. ies | Where he will be pleased c=" M.N. LATIMER HAS KEMOVED fice to 1403 N.Y. ave. ew. wul-L ce ore SQUARE LUMBER. ‘8x8, 6x8 AND 6x6 VIRGINIA PINE TIM- BER, FROM 12 TO 32 FT. LENGTHS, AT $12.50 PER 1,000 FT. 3x10 JOIST. ANY LENGTH, 812.50 PER 1,000 FT. FOR SPOT CASH. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER 6th st and New York ave n.w. 319 eae BTERED BY CONGRESS 1818 FRANKLIN INSURANCE CO. of Washington, D.C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS... ++-8335,000.00 Has never contested a joss by fire, but always makes prompt and liberal adjustments, DR DAN'L B. CLARKE, Preat GEO. E. LEMON, Vice Prest CHAS. 8. BRADLEY, Treas. 1. FENWICK YOUNG, Secy. WILL P. BOTELER, Asst. Secy. 25-3m : zasonasLe Groovs AT NEARLY ONE-HALF VALUE. 32-inch Z-phyr Side Band Ginghams. Price was yesterday 25 cents. Today 15 cents. Do Bot tarry about coming for such a bargain, One Case of Ladies’ White Swiss Ribbed Jersey Shaped Vests, mace to sell st 25 cents, to go at 9 cents, 3 for 25 centa, Bslance of Fancy Parasols at less than half. Remnants of all kinds way below their value. CARHART & LEIDY, ‘928 7th st and 706 K st. nw. “PHILADELPHIA STORE” onra A Trovent= It is safe to assert that there isn’t 2day passes but hundreds of dollars, to say the least, are expended in this city for furniture and buuse decorations. If not expended judiciously then poorly spent; and if not disbursed im the light of all possible economy then not expended judiciously. The papers contain daily counsel of the best prudenes, and this house is among the rest in “saving suggestiona” But it takes much and frequent argument to influence sume u.iuds, and often the most forcible kind of logic, Yet sometimes & wentle bint will kindle productive reflection, and that is the hint we hereaim to impart. Worth a thousht? Yes, it is worth a long, large thought taat whether you are buying strictly season- able gouds, such as Baby Carriages, Refrigerators, Water Cuvlers, Bed Canopies, Lace Curtains, Gauze Hangings, &c., or whether you would be induced to investia Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Tapestries, Pur- teres, and so forth and so on, provided there were unple considerations of prices, We wish to stamp in- delibly upon your mind the fact that asample ass our spacious store we are equally realy to extend to the wise and far-seeing investor of cash considerations of price Just as ample and abundant. All this means that we are selling goods very cheap. | Lith st. Isn't this worth a thought? @ULIUS LANSBURGH, 13TH AND F sT3. Case On Carpi, ‘We will sell yon # Handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED LED KOOM SUITE, & pieces for 817 exsh oF @18 on credit. We will sell you @ 7-pisce PARLOR SUITE, solid Walnut frames, upholstered in the best bair cloth, for 25 cash oF $30 on credit, We will sell you m 7-yiece PARLOR SUITE, solid Walnut frames, upholstered in plush, combination cvlorm, for €28 cash or 830 on credit. We will seil you avod WIRE-WOVEN BED SPRING 3 cagh oF €2.50 on credit. We will sell you # good quality BRUSSELS CARPET for Ge. per yard casu or GSe. per yard on credit We will seil you agood INGKAIN CAKPET for 35c. ber yard cash or 40c. per yard on credit, We Sew and Lay all CALPETS Freeof Cost and do bot charge for the waste in ‘ticures, We will gel ali CARPETS, MATTINGS AND OIL- CLOTHS on Credit st an advance of & ceute per yard on the lowest caab EASY WEEKLY or MONTHLY PAYMENTS taken on all credit sales aud bo notes required. CASH DISCOUNT aloweu om ail accounte settled in Srrend BR GROGaN, neon 7a and 741 7th st aw. ToMyxe Roox Fox Faz. Levoices nul, September 1, our ue & WATEKPKOUF GAK- reduced prices. We quute s few of CME Wauy styles and wrades. Striped Lauwtrys, close-ftting sling sleeve, at ¢2 50. eum’ cluse-Btting without sieeve, at $2.50. Enuualita, close-Dtting without sleeve, at Velvet Misses’ portiouaie prices, ‘GUODYEAE BU rete a 340Y Yeh 4 31am MELVILLE LINDSAY, Manager. he for Boswu. | line aseseort is expected. By order of GeouwGE MACKAY, Post Commander. _CHARLES FOKEEFLIG Adjutant, aUs-2t al. 0.0. FA SPECIAL MEETING OF ; a Washineton Lod: o 6, 1O.0.F., will be ow. SA AY EVENING, “at ‘teud the funeral | wea T. T. WITHELS. Hinving bouxht the stock of Dry Goods corner 7th and L sts. nw. of John 8. Cutt J will run off the | Whole stock at much less than original cost co put ina | hew supply by September 1. Every article must be | sold without regard to cost. TT, WITHE:S, aus Core: Fin aud L sts. how, DON'T YOU WANT A PAIR OF OUR LX | tra Panta! Price $3 to §6 for quod ones. | GLOWGE SERAN. aus 454 F =3TO THE TRADE. $< Che ate he baiane 1 ale daily from awe na e wuction “ fused. m 10 to 12 am. and 33 t SBORD, ap. BAF tise ! 3 Tee Will bo dedicated tree from | towant 10 at doutlick. iyiim | Fase 8 is on the Band B. i Js, wear Seabroos 10:10 a.1u, stops, iv ‘Page 2 =~ Pace 5 Page 6 Page 5 Pawo 2 | 1 Pao 3 | A FALL SKIRMISH LINE. OCEAN $ Spy | b <a pee = POTOMAC Page 6 ‘oo Iate to buy summ: PIANOS AND OKGANS. Page 8 Viteuaseticclccess PERSONAL. Paseo 2 Leow PRINTEL: Pace 6 PROFESSIONAL. Page 6 oo PROPOSALS, Vago 2 oem RAILROADS. Page @. WARFIFL.D SIMPSON, “Expert in Trousers,” auS-tu&f Cor. 9th aud G sts. n.w. BUMS. cee OUT PREVIOUS TO MOVING. ALNS. — BABGAISS | HOPK: 959 F st ste We ON this CE OF BUSINE-S Phori kT 1 burgarn => API S~ Fth st. nw, at a Spec handsomely imuprey: WY. WARKEN C montn only ; rental value wi y PRINTING HOUSE, ch ING ra 8 Work and Wire Stitching tor the trade, wag SEVENTHE ISSUE OF STOCK. G ASSUCIATION DiC SIST AND M STS. AV OF EACH MONI CLTIZENS' EQUITABL OF GEOL COPLEY: ERIN ADVANCES INTEREST ALLOWED U WITHDRAWALS AT KATE OF Subscriptions can be msde to Mr. &. Treaster Farmers’ aud during this week and at Cr miceting—AUGUS! 11. | 1 National Bank, jess Lull on Lught of the 0"), berry, Hee BOW, President, EUGAK i KISBY, ‘Vice President ©.Y, WILLIAMS, Secretary. EDGAK P. Bois, Lreasurer, Direcior mi. I, Manowue, b Fanning, b FP. Birch, oS an5-6t_ \CHDALE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. informed that wo ds i 3 ‘alers to ‘nish fuel for the tel 10, Usd. SMembers in possession of the ‘Itude Card coding ficer or member of the committee, as given uf theie book of the Coumtuittee. : J. W. HARSHA, Secretary, _ an eccure a few thousand © yer cent First Mortawe W ties desiring to anvest. C. aul-sw = Ott FLL Lath st., adje ping F Baers FUEL IN (HE MAKELT. Femoved to hia New Building, GREAT REDUCTION IX THE PRICE OF COKE. SP! CLALTIES, near Cape May lowest bidder at € 18,400, BUSINESS CHANCE: CITY ITEMS .. COUNTRY BOARD... . COUNTRY REAL ESTATE, DEATHS... DENTISTRY EDUCATTO! ENGINE! FOR SALE (Lors), FOR SALE (Mascen SPECIAL NOT! SUBURBAN PR U RESORTS. D (Srrvatrows), —_<.__.. Senators Put in a Day’s Work on Ap- propriation Bills. a GEN. GRANT AND ARLINGTON. ——s More Discussion of the Proposed Eight-Story Post Office. DEFICIENCY BILL IN THE HOUSE- —___ SENATE, The Senate bill authorizing the construction of bridges across the Green and Burren rivers in Kentucky was reported and placed on the calendar, AMERICAN CITIZENS IN CUBA. Mr. Cali offered a resolution (which was agreed to) instructing the committee on for- eign relations to inquire and report such meas- citizens of the United States who were form- erly residents of Cuba and subjects of Spain against prosecution by the Spanish goveru- ment for offenses alleged to have been com- mitted by them. THE GKANT RESOLUTION AGREED To. The cancurrent resolution heretofore offered by Mr. Plumb expressing the desire of Con- gress for the removal of the remains of “the ilustrions soldier and statesman, Ulysses 8. Grant,” to and their interment in the Arlington National Cemetery and requesting the Fre dent to convey to the widow of that eminent man euch desire, tenderirg her on behalf of the nation all necessary facilities for such re- moval and interment, was taken up and Rous Tue Stan Our or Towx.—Tue Evexrxa Star will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month, | rcial and Peusion Wert, Hriets, Billa, Speeches | Z"But all such orders must be accompanied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no accounts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. 4B Goveryuext Receipts Topay. — Internal revenue, $475,429; customs $726,875. Mu. Szvetton A. Brown, chief clerk of the State Department, has gone to New York to svend his summer vacation. He will be absent forabout a month, during which time Mr. Cridler will act as chiet clerk. Lire-Savine Statioy.—Bids were opened at the Treasury Department today for the re- building of the Cold Spring life-saving station N.J. Isaac F. Rotan was the Tux Conconp Reap ror Trrat.—The Navy Department has been informed by N. J. Pal- iSuf Cen obtain ufocwation by calling | mer, jr.,& Co. of the Quintard Iron Works, contractors for the new naval gunboats Con- cord and Beanington, that the former vessel will be given ® preliminary steam trial at Ches- ALWAYS A DESI KABLE | ter, Pa., next Aiondu Tue Wortp's Farr Cowmission.—Controllor Matthews of the Treasury Department has ren- dered an opinion in which he holds the world’s lair commission are entitled to use the tele: graph counection with public business at gov- ernment rates; commissioners aro not entitled to allowance for at endunce on official meetings of the com- mission unless their principals are unable to attend, Iso that ulternate world’s fair Nor Yer Opes vor Serrtem:yt.—Land Com- missioner Groff has issued @ circular for the In order to reduce our large stock we will deliver until further notice best quality Coke tor domestic purposes at the following LOW prices: 25 bushels Uncrushed, $1.73. 25 bushels Crushed, $2.25. 40 bushels Uncrushed, 82.50, 40 bushels Crushed, 83.350. BUY QUICK AND GET THE BENEFIT OF THE REDUCTION, JOHNSON BROTHERS, Exclusive agents Washington Gas Light Co.'s Coke. Also the most extensive dealers in all kinds of Fum- ant-tr nel. 5 s——" SUFFEK FROM CATARRE Wael: you can be relieved for 50 CTS. by one bottle of MOUNT ST. CLEMENTs WATER, WASHINGTON MINEKAL WATER COMPANY, S14 F st. nw, Sole Agents. SAND BUILDEKS—WE are prerared ox. short ustice to furnish the beat dua ity of ned Blate for Kookuy purvyeen 00 F wt, Keon 4 OWN HAS MOVED Ve. to bile new ofice, 3y30-1ma* ante! Dit Gt > KB 3 403 New York 1 Sat Sit doth st, opposite the Storia, THE WASHINGTON SAFE DEPOSIT CO, 916-018 Pennsylvania ave. nw. pric, which is the only ies stcred in Our ange steel 320-1 Storage roows ail t true fre-proof mater Silver abd other v ‘vaults Saies at greatly reduced rates — & 8. SHEDD & BRO, LALKOBES, RANGES, GRATES, FURNACE WORK. 432 Oth at. n. <= FULL VALUE GIVEN Sa hr? Piano in exchange fora NEW HHGGHa, balance vas abe gy ronthly 1227 Fi vane ave, 26 For your old KADEURY U OF Casts Jezstuau” - MPORARY OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON LOAN AND wkUst com 1002 ‘nw. CAPTIAL $1,000, 000.00. ‘This company lestice cerlineaies of a tollows; Ob all amounts ‘but Jess than ai mcuthe, $s per | SS pt cout on deposite tor 1avre | Titan thau year, ad 4 per cent om it bearing patted 10F than six mi i von tha Gepurits Of one year oF louxer. Becured inveetuwents fur sale, Money Bb. it. WARN. loaned. bs, President ‘W. B. ROBISON, Secretary. — DikLetors: Charles B. Batic: George F, Schafer, Juwes 1. Bart ie dobu A. Haini.ton,” George EB. Bartol, Kichard W.Cyay, Hod. Cumiiins, 3.9. Dariimeton, dobn Joy idwa, Charles J raulaner, Albert &. Fos, ©. C Green, Willimte b. Gurley, dubu l, Larner, dette rr 3. 5. Swormeted Hattersley vo 4 Georse Trucs i. We dott, EQUITABLE (CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION “EQUITABLE BUILDING.” 1003 # ~£ ASSETS 61,119, 062.77. Office hours, from 9 am. to 4:30 pm dafly. On the first Wedneniay in each wouth the office will be open from © to Do'elock p.m, Advances will be made prompuy et 7 o'clock, The 1uth issue of ewok 6 open tion, Shares are @2.50 per month. €1,000 advanced on each share Pamphlets expisining the objects and advantages of the Assuciatieu are Surnished upon application. THUMA® BOMEK VILLE. ad _JNO, JOY EDSON, 5 a> NEw TURKISH DATE GADIES AND GENTLEMEN, my 14-3in 1320 © ST. H.W, and subject to entry under the homestead law guidance of local land officers in disposing of the lands in Wisconsin and Minnesota which ae restored to the public domain by the act of Congress approved June 30, 1890. ‘This act au- thorizes the President to cause certain lands withdrawn for reservoir purposes to be rostored ‘The commissioncr states that no entry for se tlement will be allowed un after Decem 20, 1890, CALLED ON THE PresipeNt.—Among the President’s callers today were Senator Flatt, iepresentatives Henderson, Struble, Lace: er, Dunnell, Gear, Lawler, Cannon, Wad- dell, Forney. Crisp, Herbert, Wilson of West Virginia, Grosvenor, k edy, Boothman, Lur- ton end Conger with Miss Baldwin of Des Moines, Iowa, and O. B. Willcox. goy- nor of the soidicrs’ home, with Mr. Henry ©. Stuart of Denver, er NavaL Onxvers.—Commander James G. Green, ordered to duty counected with the sixth light house district September 1, and as inspector of that district September 10, E: sign Geo, W. Kline, ordered to duty as inspec tor at the Homestead Steel Works August 1 Chaplain Donald MeLaren, ordered to the ri ceiving ship Vermont 16th instant, relieving Chaplain Chas, H, Parks, who is detached and ordered to the P lelphia, Chaplain Jno. K. Lewis, ordered to the Mare Island y September 6 Lieut. Commander Wm: ‘ Swinburne, detached from the Naval Academy th instant aud ordered to the Boston zl-t instant, relieving Licat. Wainwright Kellogg, who is granted leave for three months, Preusonat.—Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Frezee and John M. Scott of Lexington, Ky.. J. W. Muble of San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Clarke of hi Mr. F.C. Pack of Boston, delegate » photographers’ convention, accompanied by his wife, C. RK. Evans of Chattanooga aud Geo. H. Hastings, first vice presidert of the Photographers’ Association, and wife, of Box ton, and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Legendre of Ne Orleans are at the Ebbitt House.— Mr, Mra. James H. English, jr.. accompanied by their daugbte: Misses Emilie and Jennie English, and H. L. English of Atlanta, b. L. Wood, jr, A. D. Neeld, Wharton de- Knight and 8. C, Weiskopf, ail of Pitis- burg, Mr. and Mrs. Dd, » West of \'ontgomery and Amas A. Thorton of New York wre spending a few days at V J. MeLain Read of Cumberland, Hd. Ackley of New York and Messrs. L. D. York and Fred Bishop of Portsmouth are at the Hotel Randall, J. U. Harvey of Boston, Daniel Coolidge of Johnstown, J. K. Hissem of Londonville, Obio, and Miss J. E. Whiting of New York are regis- tered at the Riggs.— George Welton Fishback Wm. H. Appleton of New York aud Joa, Ww. »f Canton, Mass., are at Welcker's, hn H. Rice and George Cook of Y H. C. Armstrong of Valparaiso, Chili, Loomis of New Haven and Swayne of Toledo are staying at the Shorcham.—Moesers. Jno, J. Seattey and John Fegan have gone on an exteuded trip north, including New York, Poston and Niagara Falis.——J. W. Bowie is spend.ng bis vacation at Gaithersburg, Md. Col, M. P, Hundy of Philadelphia is at Cham- berlin's.-—Dr, Chas, Waldstein of Cambridge, England, Dr, B. F. Brown of Philadelphia and Mrs, H. Waldstein ot New York are at the Normaudi —D. D, Wheeler of New York, Gen, J. N. Knapp of Auburn, Mr. and Mra, F. M. Robertson of Charleston, Mra. Rodgers of Charleston and Adam Vanderbilt of New York are at the Arlington——C. H. McCord of New York and Mr. and Mra John H. Armitage of Buffalo are spending ® few days at the Arno.—W. L. Vinkhain and Chas, F. Pidgin of the state census bureau of Boston, are at the Hamilton House.——James 4, Alexander of Portland, Me., and Mr. and Mrs, M. Wolcott of Boston are at the Langham.——t#, Hhboads of De ver, M. M. Knapp. Frank W. Pickerell and F, G. Lange of Chicago, C. N. Thompson of New York, K. H. Kavenagh of San Francisco and A, F. Alien Brown of Jamestown are at the St, Jares,—W. H. Baker of Pittsburg and H. W. Beavers ot Tarpon Springs, Fla, are at the Hotel Johnson, Thousands of patriotic residents of Washington have enrolied themselves against man- slaughter, as ts proposed by the Atkinson bi, Jf you have not done a0, why not? agreed to. THE FORTIFICATION BILL. The conference report on the fortification bill was taken up for consideration. CONTRACTS FOR GUNS. Mr. Gorman, one of the confe made a statement in regard to the following provision agreed to in conference on the subject of guns. That contracts shall be invited by the Secre- tary of War by proper uotice aud publication for the manufacture (finishing and assembiing) of eight-inch, teu-inch and twelve-inch stcel const guns from forgings procured under for- tification act of September 22, 1888, and if pri- Yate parties shall offer to finish,assemble and de- liver any of such guns in proper condition for use ag completed guns at a price fair to the gov- ernment, the necessary contracts shall be en- tered into by the Secretary for that purpose, and to carry into effect this provision the sum of $200,000 is hereby appropriated. Provided, that the finishing aud assembling of not over fifty per centum of each caliber of such forgings shail be thus provided for. Provided further. that all contracts made hereunder shali be so made as to fully protect the government against all loss or damuge which may result from imperfect work, the fault of the contractor,and the work done hcre- under whall be subject to inspection at every stage. He said that it was the best compromise that the Senate conierecs could obtain, and that under it there would be active competition be- tween private enterprises and public work shops THE REPORT AGREED TO. After some further discussion the conference report was agreed to, SUNDRY CIVIL BILL. The conference repurt on the sundry civil appropriation bill was then taken up, and the action of the conference committee on the sub- ject of the bridge and viaduct at Rock Island (declining to require the municipality to share the expense and ownership) was criticised and condemned by Mr. Edmunds, who contrasted that liberality of the committce with its meanness and parsimony in refusing to the widow of a dead chief justice the balance of his yoar’s salary. MR. GORMAN'S OBJECTION. Mr. Gorman. one of the conferees, said that there were a number of items in the report which did not meet with his approval, but that there was no way by which a conclusion could be reached except by each house surrendering something, He called attention particularly to oue feature of the report which (he thonght) the Senate ought not to agree to. ‘That wis iu regard to the tres or four items for poment of arrears and bounty to two ini! three years’ volu #. The vill, as it came from the House, had left the appropriations indefinite, using the words ‘as much as may be necessary.” The Senate inserted definite amounts, as estimated ‘Thus it had inserted £350,000 tor the first and jor nit the items $725,000, The conference committee had struck out the definite appropriztions, leaving the amount entirely indefinite, and he gave it as bis opin- jon that the apgregate expenditure would be not £725,000, Lut perhaps ¥2.000,000, The only apparent object of the House in insisting on that point was, he said, that on the face of the bill the total amvunt appropriated might ap- pear so much gless. He thought that on that account the conference report should be re- jected. He said this not as a matter of party but as amuatter of sound and orderly conduct, The making of indefiuite appropriations was open- ing the door too wide. OTHER OBJFCTIONS. Mr. Call argued against the action of the conference committee in striking out of the biil all appropriations for the payment to the families of Senators and members of: the pay for the balance of their vear's salaries, He thought that on that ground alone the conter- ence report should be rejected, Mr. Sherman © pressed his regret at the strikin out of the ite s for the families of deecased members and of the late Chief Justice Waite. He would himself vote for a law. gen- eral in its character, giving to the family of every officer of the government who d ed in harness the balance of his pay during the calendar year. As to the item for the bridge and viaduct at Rock Island he thought that on the whole the action of the conferees was right. As to the indefinite appropriations spoken of by Mr. Gorman he agreed with what that Senator had said, Still as these items were not likely to be swollen unnecessarily there wes no particular objection to be made in the matter. Still he did not think it the ex- act thing for any party to cover up an amount appropriated by making it indefinite. MR. PLUMB APPROVED IT. Mr. Plumb expressed his own satisfaction that the item as to Mrs. Waite had been struck outof the bill, because he did not think it should ever bave been init. He hoped that the action of the conference committee would be regarded as settling that whole matter until some general law were passed on the subject. And about that there would be great difficulty and embarrassment, THE CITY POST OFFICE. Mr. Vest sddressed himself to the question of the Washington post office building and ex- pressed his doubt as to the pro} of the requirement that the buil erat | be not less than eight stories high. lot contained 70,000 square feet of und, and if that space wero covered with « building (the first story of granite and all the other stories of brick) it would be the most enormous mass of brick to pete buildings would be like settlers’ com- ison with it. The Senator from Seamer Mr. on Pennsyl- them ure as may be necessary for the protection of | D. C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 8. 1890. j “Look at at | A REST FROM TARIFF. AN ENORMOUS PILE OF BRICK. Mr. Vest said that he couid understand how & comparatively narrow building might be eight or ten stories high without being a biot upon a street, But an eight-story building covering a space of 70,000 feet of ground would be. in bis mind, the most enormous pile of brick imaginable. ile thonght tant the requirement of an eight-story buildiug should be ytruck ont ot the item and that the matter should be left to the archit He would have no objection to a building of five pr six stories. ‘The discussion was continued (both in rela- tion to the building and to the site) by Messrs, Cail. McPherson. Gorman and Ki APP ROPRIATIC 1 the INDEFINITE Mr. Coe nite appropriations and the cut! the w »priatious vor the expenses of United States courts. tie support of prisoners, &c., leaving t ina di rat deficiency bill ever before Congress wonid have to be passed next session. Nobody. he std, was decer by suei a miserable subterfuge. It was an t todeco:ve and to mislead, that waa i A by which noboty’ would be would, therefore, vote against niference report. It placed the Seuate in the false position «of yielding on the items as to back pay and bounty 3724,000, when it did not eld a dollar, and next November mem- bers of the House would be exclaiming. the extravagant Senate, Look American house of lords. kat the millionaire club of the country —a y that has no « thy with the poor rodden taxps That was the way ness branch of Congress” did its the dow that “the bu business, HOUSE. Mr. Mutchler (Pa.) was excnsed, at his own request, from further service on the committee on coinage, weights and measures, and Mr. Vaux (1'a,) was appointed to fill the vacaney. NO EXTHA PAY FOR THEN. The House then resumed the consideration of the general deticiency bill, the pending question being on the amendment granting a | month's extra pay to employes of the House and Senate, ihe amendment was lost—yeas, 72; nays, 04, MR. VAUX WANTS IT STRUCK OUT. Mr. Vaux (Pa.) moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to the committee on appro- priations to report it back withthe clause ap- propriating and expenses of the United eliminated, Mr. Holman (Ind.) wished to broaden the in- structions by eliminating the clause paying George A. Matthews for his unexpired term as a delegate from Dakota territory, but the Speaker reo; d Mr. Henderson of Iowa to demand the previous question on Mr. Vaux's motion, States marshals -se0- WHAT SHE WANTED. How a Hotel Clerk Was Puzzled and a Newspaper Man Exposed. A party of foreigners, only one of whom had any acquaintance with the English language, were staying at an uptown hotel last week, One night, while everything about the house was quiet, the bell from the room which the | foreigners occupied gave one long and furious ring, making the large annunciator fairly tremble, Before the clerk had time to collect his senses an energetic bell boy had responded to the call, supposing that the per- son who rang the bell’ merely wanted a pitcher of water, in ashort time the bell Loy returned to the counter with alarmed and mystified expression, When asked if he had answered the call the boy repiied: “Yes, by eed [don't know what she wants, for 1 didn’t undorstaud such talkin’.” While versation was going on the same beil gun, but with more force than at the first time. The clerk sent two boys up to the room this time, This, however, proved {ruitiss. for both boys returned to the counter with the same message that the first boy had broaght down. By thy ome the clerk was greatly worked up and be really did not know what todo. First itentered ius mind that the fur lady was all and that she wanted numediate medical atten- tion to rel or of her sufferings, Finally y guests of the hotel, yee TIpon his wife, who the clerk seut a piece of pencil upstairs to the almont fran- aud insiructed the bell boy to Ww L fortussint: could read Spanisi. paper aud tie foreign make si to her to write on the paper What she wanted, She did so, and the precuus piece of paper was returucd to the counter, where it ‘s delivered to the gc n's wife to be. trans- lated, The lady asshe read the con- teuts of the note plained that th ted “beer.” 1 foreigu bu upparently soo: ire r herself. ated Gently she ex- that the writer immediately sent coud bot : A few W SELL Upstaton a We appened to drop mm the hotel. The » Who though. he would test the quill-driv- er’s knowledge of Spanish, produecd the piece of paper on which were written the mysterious words, and innoceatly asked him it he could imerpret it, ‘The newspaper man examined the writing carviuily aud finally said, “Ob! she Wanis some writing paper; auybody who under- Spanish could tell you that” The who by this time was cooled off, could dmiring the newspaper man's lly be informed the seribe that had been trauslated and that it ting paper.” Both edina good laugh, aud as the newspaper was leaving the hotel, he admitted w the clerk that the joke and the beer was op him, the word meant ‘beer’ and not * jo Interior Department Changes. The following oiticial changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Pension Ofice—Appointment: Miss Annie Andrews of District of Columbia, copyist, 2900, Resignation: Jumes B. Albright of Dis- trict of Columbia, clerk, $1,208. Office of Indian Af@fairs—Promotions in di sion of depredation claims: M. F. Holland of Maryiand and D, F. Arthur of South Caroima, clerks, 31,200 to $1,400; C. B, Titus of Kansas, $1,000 to $1,200. General Laud Office—Appointments: Frank B, Waiker of Ohio, clerk. £1,200. by transfer trom War Depuartme: James Longstreet, jr., of Georgia, copyist, #800, by transfer from Geo- cal Survey and promotion from $720, Pro- : George T. Haslan of Peunsylvauia and Michael MeNulty of District of Columbia, clecks, $1,400 to $1,600; Joseph W. Anderson of Washington, Samuel W. Snow of North Caro- lina, Frank W. Carden oflowa and Mise Clara A, Hollingsworth of Missouri, $1.200 to 71,400; Mra, Lucretia M. Kelley of Massachusetts, Mrs. M. Ep- pie Gilmer of Alabama, Miss Margaret D, Ritchie of Maryland, Miss Katharine J. Van Natta of New York, Miss Ada M. Stagg of Ohio, and Miss Emily 'T. Childs of Indiana, 81,000 to £1,200; Mrs. KR. Josephine Dent of Tennessee, Miss Anna M. ley of Wisconsin, Miss Annie J, Satford of Ohio, Chas. R. Crisp of Georgia, Mrs. Florence M. Ferguson of District of Columbia, David Kohr of Pennsyivania, and Miss Annie Cashen of New York, #900 to $1,000; Miss Mary M. Coleman of Virginia, Mrs, C, F, Madeira of Kentucky, Jos, A. Heberly of Arkansas, Mies Mary Wells of Maryland, Miss Grace M. of Minnesota, and George W. Crandall of Mary- land, transcribers at $600 to copyists at $900, Ong Rue Dogsx’r Maxe a Coxtection.— The Treasury Department has declined to grant the request of Messrs, Brokaw Brothers of New York for the free entry of a rug of the 6th century, on the ground of its antiquity. The department holds that the law provides for the free entry of “collections of antiqui- ties” only, and says that it crunot be main- tained that the rug is such a collection, ,000 for deficiencies in the fees | gq | and binds pening Star, WASHINGTON, TWO CENTS. | The Last of Poor Kemmler, the First Subject of Electricide, =. AN ANTI-LOTTERY CONVENTION Politics Here and There Making Life Interesting. a THE DAY'S NEWS HITHER AND YON. i KEMMLER’S BURIAL, The Weird Little Funcral Procession to the Convicts’ Cemetery. Avarrn, tentious tune: —It was an unpre- 1 that oceurred from Aubur State prison at anearly hour this morniyg. | | What the surgeons bad left of the remains of | Wiliam Kemmiler had been placed in a plain | pine coftin. The ex with quickiime -Tgyman was present bus import Was uttered. the dead murderer had failed to ud it was to be interred as the law directs, “The same secreey had been ob- served in the preparations for the faneral that ha» charneterized the whole execution, No= body was apprised of the hour of its occurrence and the grave, which is in the sixth row, the grave in the row, was dug ween dark and daylight, “being com- ted at 4 am. It was at that hour st the coffin containing the remains wns | piced im the large wagon belonging to the | prison, A convict drove Keeper Miller sat | on the seat and that was the extent of the pro- cession, Driving rapidiy, by circuitous route, the waxou was sent bowling to the cemetery ile [rom the prison, Few noticed it and no- | Body knew bat itcontamed. Arnving at th grave yard, which is a negiected patch overrun with wild carrot and a plague spot to the city, the wegon was stopped, the men dismounted and with the aid of two waiting grave diggers, the cofin was placed in a rough pox and lowered into its piace. Lhe grave diggers be- | gun at once to fill in the exrth and before peo- | ple of the city had awakened to the daties of the day, Kemmiler had been buried. In pur- suance of the policy of secrecy, denial is made of the fact of the burial, but the newly made grave is there, —>__ AGAINST THE LOTTERY, The Baton Rouge Convention States the Case to the People. Baroy Rovae, La., August 8—At a late hour last night the committee to formulate an ad- dress tu the people of the United States and to memoralize the President and Congress, made the following report, which was adopted: To the people of the United States: Your fellow-citizens of the state of Louisiana Opposed to lottery gambiing and lottery char- ters assembled in convention at Baton Ronge tuis 7th day of August, 1890, make to you th jappeal for aid in the struggle they are e gaged in with a powertul gambling corporation which site here among us, like a giant octopus, and stretches its arms to the remotest hamiet in the land. For your sympathy they ask not, be- cause that they have this well they know by the unanimous Voice of the iree press of this coun- try, which, untouched and untouchable by lot- ufluence, has denounced, in no uncertain the infamy we are combating. We de- sire briefly to state to you the facts. In 1868 the instigation of a syndicate of gam- blers formed in New York, in 1563, composed of John A. Morris, en, C. Wood, C. H. Murray and others, char- tered the Louisiana Lottery Company with a capital of €1.000,000, giving it a monopoly of drawing lotteries in the state for twenty-five yeura. This grant was obtained by bribery aud rrupt means, At that time the public re- sarded it with horror, and the men connected with it were pursued with public and private condemnation and disgrace, For ten years it maintained itself against constant legislative assault by jar corrupt means, In S79 the sisiature repealed this charter, @ result ac- plished by a majority of only two votes m senate. This repeal was practically nulli- tied by an injunction issued by Edward C, Billings, United States district judge for Louts- jana, who beld in the very teeth of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States udered im the similar case of Boyd versus Alabama that AN IMMORAL BARGAIN such as this charter was a sacred contract pro- 1, | tected by the Constitution of the Un ited States #s Upon the police power of a sover- | eign state, ‘The sume legislature that repealed | this charter called a constitutional convention, This convention was attacked by the lottery people with money with Judge Billings’ de- cision with promises to give up ite monopoly. to retire from politics and to allow a provision tted in the constitution prohibiting es after January 1, 1895, distinguished attorneys of the latter company were elected to this body. The whole vention was surrounded with a strong lobby of purch..sed respectability. Under these com- bined influences. provision was inserted in d constitution reinstating the re- harter without the monopoly feature, permitting the legislature to charter other lot- teries, providing tha after January 1, 1595, all lotteries should be prohibited. ‘This provision was intended and regarded as a compromise, aud rather than defeat the whole constitution in which it was imbedded the people adopted it with the belief that in afew years the evil would dic beyond anv prospect of resurrection, and such was the pledge of the lottery com. pony, Mark the result. With this new lease ot ‘life came a lease of power and prosperity incredible. They * have practica ly enjoyed renounced opoly by preventing every legislature since 1330 from granting additional charters. This has been accomplished by the unlimited use of money, by playing upon the opposition of good men to the application for such charters and by their control, through the ownership of certain dominant politicians of both political parties, of nominations to the legislature. The market value of their stock has risen from #35 per share in 1879 to $1,200 per share in 1890; that now itis more than double that of the whole banking capitai of the state, They have built up the origmal capital, which was never subscribed, and have accu- mulated gn enormons surplus of unknown in had then been filled in | the carpet-bag legislature of Louisiana, at | THE POLITICAL CAULDRON, The Soup ts Bolling and Many There be That Fall Therein. Arcamox, Kax., August 8—E. A Borry, State senator from Marshall coumty announces bis candidacy for the republican nomination for Congress in the fifth district to succeed John A. Anderson. He ‘sastrong man and Will carry bis own vunty, and Las « big pall om Wash ngton county. Kaxsas Crrx, Mo., Angust &—At 9 o'clock last night 220 ballots Lad been taken in the democratic convention to nominate a candidate to succeed Congressman stone, heprery 4 the dead the tweltth Missouri district, and io district, democrats nomi had not been broken. The thirteenth Oh: Bated Jerome Dungan yesterday. The third Kansas di i =e H. Clover yesterday, © executive committees of the publican state central committee tony naa afternoon in Baltimore to map ont plans for the approaching campaign. Col. Thos. & Hodsom of Somerset county, the new chairman of the state central committer, occupied the chair and Arthur Stabler of Montgomery was secre= tary. The Fepublicans will contest every incl | of ground im the comin, They expect i Contest, | to carry at least two out of the ‘8% COngToe ional districts, ‘Tennessee went democratic yesterday with @ small vote policed. The Farmers’ Alliance bas | succeeded in electing in some counties inde= | pendent candidates. In the first Congreman istrict the Taylor-Butler ropablican COngTER sional contest figured in local affair, The | Butler contingent gained many victories, RJ. has been elected to the supreme court by a large majority. The Georgia democratic state convention esterday made the following nominationss t governor, W. J. Northen of Hancock countys Phil Cook of Lee; treas- of Newton; controller general, Capt. W. A Wright of Richmond; attore ney general, Judge George N. Lester of Coby missioner of agriculture, R, I, Nesbit Cobb, —=——28. EASONABLE VIEW, | Dr. Fell Thinks Kemmiler Was Killed by the First Shock, Borraro,N. ¥., August &—Dr, George Fell was asked last night what be thought of the criticism made by Edison of the manner of conducting the electric current to the body of Kemmler, “I think he is wrong; all rong,” promptly said the doctor, “A current passed directly to the brain destroys all consciousness, A current passed through the body may or may not de- Stroy consciousness. 1 know this to be so froma my own experience. I have taken heavy shocks through the bands myself which I could not have taken through the brain, I have known cases where one side of the brain would be Affected and the other not affected at {all by currents traversing the The power of feeling would be benumbed om one side and remain active on the other, The application of electrodes to the head and base of the spinal column insured the currents trae spine and acting directly on the sand the bran. Com would be annulled. Should the current be pon? pet? insufticient to kill outright the man would not be tortured. A current sent through might, unless it was of ceevagene fom tg but partly benumb the brain, an elent consciousness Would remain to receive the sensation of pain, ‘Ube method of gy om which was employed I believe to be expe certain and also the most immaa.” Dr. Fell also emphatically said that he diss agreed with any one who said that Kemmler was not killed by the tiret shock. Ifthat shock | had been of higher voltage or longer continued, | there would not have been the muscular cone | tractions o diaphragm which resemble@ breathing. The execution was imperfect only | because of mechanical difticuities. The remedy | lay not in the application of electricity to the | condemned, but in the geueration and eonduce A Ri tion of the current to ti THE DIRECTOR GENERAL To be Chosen at Chicago in September A Cincinnati Man Likely to be Taken, Cmicaco, Angust §.—It was decided yestors | day that the national commission of the world’s fair will meet in Chicago Monday, September | 15, instead of October %. There is considerable | Speculation regarding the director generalship, | Sithough the nomination even cannot be made | Until the exccutive commission 1 appoint ited, Mr. Allison of Cincinnati is mentioned quite Ppromiventiy and seems to stand the best chow, ae although he has not announced bimeelf popular with the directoré ‘andidate. He and quite well known to the commissioner | owing to bis work in charge of the Cincinnat exposition lust year. tele: CHICAGO CARPENTERS, Prospect of a General Strike in Sep: tember. Cacaao, August 8.—Carpenters were in sey sion everywhere last uight At No, 116 5th avenue the new bosses met, and after « lively session removed M. 8. Lamoreaux from the are bitration committee. At No. 167 La Balle | street the old bosses held a meeting and cone | gratuluted themselves on the disruption of the relations between the working carpenters the new bosses axsociation, The council met at No. 165 Washington e! and after a session of three hours anno’ thet uothing had been done. At Bricklayers’ Hall delegates to the national convention held@ meeting lasting until almost midnight, A gentl who ts familiar with the worl i ations of employers aud who rtain members of the council gave as hos opinion thata general strike would certainly be ordered on September 1, Outside of routine work the entire day was | spent in discussing the proposed revision of the constitution im committee of the whole, Some changes were made, but they were notot public interest, relating to the duties of officers eud the manner in which unious may be ade mitted. a —— Washouts in Arizona, Tresox, A.T., August 8.—Tuosom Ss ent off from the cust by railroad washoute, No train has passed for five days and the break cannot | be repaired before Sanday. A storm last nigh® cut off ali Calitornia trains, The damage to the Southern Pacific Company is estimated at over 150,000. Due to an Insane Pilot. Carmo, Inu, August &.—Officers of the 8% Louis and Tennessee river packet City of Plore ence, which arrived here yesterday, said they Passed the City of Savannah on the Tennessee river at Danvilie ana sho bed been partially wrecked by collision with a section of a bridge hear there. When near the bridge the river the officers of the Savannah that the bost was running wildly cpecteget | river. The captain ran to the pilot house found the pilot. Sam. Briscoe, v: The boat had coliided with the bridge and her outriggers badly, narrowly escaping destruction, Not Cholera, Curtox, Iowa, August &8—It has been am certained here that the disease reported af Preston, Iowa, as cholera is in reality emalige nant formof dysentery. Abouteighteen: have occurred in the past twenty-one communication with Preston is out amount, while declaring dividends of 80 to 100 that, per cent per annum, and too, out of only one-half of the net earn- ings, as the other half belongs to the leasces, Howard and Morris, Definite in- formation as to their list of stockholders, officers, profits and business affairs can not be obtained, as they are kept concealed from the public, The scheme of their dealings has increasea from a monthly capital prize of $30,000 to a monthly capital prize of $300,- 000 and a semi-annual prize of $600,000. The aggregate of the schemes of the monthly and semi-annual drawings is the fabulous sum 01 $48,000,000 per annum and the aggregate of their daily drawings is over $20,000,000 more. qoute from tho written policies "eold on the numbers of the daily drawing apart from the sale of the inted tickets, They receive annually it B2000,000 from their mont ‘The schemes of and people are reticent, but the epidemic is understood to be abating. Western Storms, Beproxp, lowa, August 8—A severe storm Sr. Paut, Moex., August 8 —Hail storma yailed in many portions of Minnesota last: The most severe storm centered at in Chippewa county, where of twolve miles long and five miles was companied by destructive winds, —— ‘The Doctors at Berlin, Benim, August 8.—The delogates to the im ternational medical congress have received an court festiitice af Foisdam todep Peses