Evening Star Newspaper, August 19, 1890, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C “;uEspaY, AUGUST 19, 1890. cITY AND_DISTRICT. €@F The local circulation of Tae Evexine Srar is not only the iargest and fullest, but it is also the pest, since the paper goes not alone into the hands of the people of the District of Columbia as a body, but regularly info their homes,—into the families of all classes, and into those of the money-spending as well as the money-earning portion of the community. An advertisement in its columns therefore reaches the eye of everybody worth reaching. THE BRECKI RIDGE CONTEST. Representative Maish’s Minority Re- port—Criticising the Majority Reports Representative Maish bas completed the mi- nority report on the Breckinridge contested election case, ‘The report says that wtth one exception the district has always gone demo- cratic, and the presumption should be in favor of democratic against republican contestants. The theft of the ballot box im the case is ad- mitted, but it is held that it did not change the result of the election, as the democrats carried the district by a majority of 149. even allow- ing the republicans the disputed votes in every township. The report comments upon the in- struction of the House to make @ fall and thorough investigation “of this exceptional case,” calls attention to the great number of barges and counter charges and issues in- ne ‘and states that the committee spent but twelve day in taking evidence. The report then says: “The House may judge upon this, and it will be called upon to judge from proceedings still more unusual and shocking how disgraeefully and criminally this case has been handled. Party prejudice, malice and a purpose to ac- complish an improper end seems to have dead- ened every sensibility in gentlemen from whom the House and the country had a right to ex- peet better things, Some unworthy purpose seems to be their end and object. Some igno- ble compact seems to have forestalled their action. Some base and ingenious mind seems to have guided them, and it is far short of the truth to say that this mvestigation has been a miserable farce, and that the majority report is unfounded in truth, not justified by the evidence, and is defaced by the repetition of partisan slanders not sustained by any tes- timony. Knowing the utter insufficiency of relevant testimony to unseat Mr. Breckinridge, knowing, indeed, that it proves him elected, the majority report ranges in every imaginable direction from the subject matter to distort, in the vain hope to borrow strength thereby. In conclusion the report says: “When those entrusted with official power so forget right, justice and duty as to act as the majority of the committee has done, it brings distrust and odium upon a party and upon the House, and their actions and conclusions should Le rejected and rebuked. Never has a groat stion been so wretchedly, so feebly and so unjustly, so scandalously treated and adjudi- cated. But passion under injury and wrong is not the proper mode of redress, and if the House puts the seal of its approval upon the report and recommendations of the committee then we appeal to the people to rebuke and right it by their votes.” RAILROADS OF THE COUNTRY. Facts and Figures From the Report of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Mr. Henry C. Adams, the statistician of the interstate commerce commission, has com- pleted his second annual report. “The railway property of the United States, the report states, is controlled by 1,705 organizations. There are 609 roads, having a mileage of 153,335 miles embraced in the report. There are 33 roads whose mileage exceeds 1,000 miles, and 550 roads whose mileage is less than 600 miles. The nnmber of men employed is 704,743, showing that 459 men are employed for every 100 miles of line. In England there are 346,426 men em- ployed, which gives 1,743 men for every 100 miles of line. qT > total number of passengers carried was wz the yea> 3%) D apres have been ed. One passenger has 133 passengers car- * passenger injured im every The r-t- of mortality in England for r ISSS is one passenger killed for every 6 carried and one passenger injured for carried. Of employes, 1,972 have and 20,023 injured during the year, or. been ki ‘These figures show that one death occurs for every 357 employes and one injury for every 35 employes. ‘The gross earnings for the year, exclusive of rental of tracks, yards and terminals were #964,- 816,12 290 per mile of line. ‘The final net income for all the r sin the United States was $101.384.736, or #661 per mile of line. of this sum dividends have been paid to the amouut of $52,110,198, or 2535 per mile of line, which leaves a surplus from operations of the Year of $19,278, 545, or $126 per mile of line. ‘The total stocks and bonds representing rail- : property in the hands of the public is w he report further shows that the passenger earnings have increased from 30.46 per cent of 1 earnings in 1888 to 31.10 per cent in 1889, le the freight earnings have decreased from 35 per cent in 1888 to 66.42 per cent im 1889, AGAINST LEGALI MURDER. A Protest of the People Against Death ‘Trap Grade Crossings. BEOULD WASHINGTONIANS BE FOR WASHINGTON OR FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD?—abD THE WEIGHT OF YOUR NAME TO THIs PETI- Tox. Sign the petition printed below and send it to Tax Sram at once: A Petition. To the Senate and House of Representa. tives in Congress assembled: e The unclersigned, citizens of the District of bia, earnestly protest against the passaye of H. R. vill 8243, known as the Atkinson bili, withous substantial amend mer in its stead we ask for leyislation which she FIRST, save life and limb and reduce an obstruction to trade and travel by re n death-trap grade-crossings within the city limits, wherever such removal is practicable, SECOND, enlarge freight facilities by giving the railroad power of condemnation within the city cast of 3d street west and south of the present tracks. THIRD, increase the beauty of the capt- tal by removing surface tracks from 6th crect and the mall, either relieving the park entirely of railroad occupation, or sinking and covering from view the dix Figuring tracks across it, If the station is tw be permitted to remain on the park we ask that 6th street be cleared of tracks and thatthe rackscn the mail be hidden from ight and rendered easy and safe to be crossed. And in this event we also ask that the roud be required to make ade- compensation jor its valuable priv- upou the mall by removing grade crossings and decreasing the killing and weg of the people on te surface a In loca! railrond legislation we ask that consideration shall be given, first, to human dtfe, next tv trade, next to the city’s beauty, and only lastly to the proposed legalizing of the railroad’s illegal acts, and the pro» posed gratuitous conjirmation of its une authorized use of public property. (ADDRESS) ooo ____ A Burglar’s Bad Luck. A robber entered a guest's room at the Grand Avenue Hotel, Waukesha, Wisconsin, t Saturday night and secured diamonds and other valuables to the amount of $1,000, ‘The occupant of the room awoke just in time to see the robber going, out of the window. A e sum of money rolle was not discovered by the thief, although the package was handled by him. C eneerd Baie bryan nerves has a mo- Bopoly of the business of supplying natural in Pittaburg and Allegheny, Li eip cae i fice of en increase of 25 per cent in price of matural gas to the mills and THE HOUSE GETS DOWN TO WORK Several Bills Passed Yesterday — The Mississippi Contest Settled. The motion in the House yesterday to recom- mit the Chalmers-Morgan contested election case with instructions to the committee on elections to reject from its count the unexam- ined boxes was lost—yeas 31, nays 136. The minority substitute was rejected and the majority resolution declaring Morgan en- titled to the seat was agreed to without di- vision. A number of bills were then passed. On motion of Mr. Snider (Minn.) a Senate bill was passed amending the act authorizing the construction of a foot and carriage or rail- road bridge across the Mississippi river at St. Paul, Minn. On motion of Mr. Chipman (Mich.) a bill was passed authorizing the construction of a oe under the Detroit river at Detroit, fic! On motion of Mr. Connell (Neb.) a Senate bill was passed amending the act constituting Lincoln, Neb., a port of delivery. It provides for the appointment of a surveyor ata o . On motion of Mr. Lewis (Ky.) a bill was [a authorizing the Chicago, Henderson, wling Green ‘and Chattanoogs ftailroad Com- pany to erect bridges over the Green and Bar- ren rivers in Kentucky. A bill to reimburse Philip 3, Post of Illinois for moneys expended by him in his contest for a seat in the Fiftieth Congress was defeated. A bill was then passed, which was called up by Mr. Russell, to fix the wages of printers, bookbinders and pressmen in the Government Printing Office at fifty cents an hour for day work and sixty cents for night work; and pro- viding that for all piece work on the Congres- sional Record sixty cents per thousand ems shall be paid. Mr. Hitt (Ill), from the committee on for- eign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and pass the Senate joint resolution providing that nothing in the diplomatic and consular appro- priation bill shall be construed to interrupt the publication of the reports of the International American conference. Mr. Breckinridge (Ky.) facetiously inquired whether the publications would contain certain recent letters of the Secretary of State on the subject of reciprocity, and on Mr. Hitt reply- ing that they would contuin only the proceed- ings of the conference, Mr. Breckinridge sent to the clerk's desk and hai read Secretary Blaine’s second letter to Senator Frye. Mr. Breckinridge said that he did not entirely agree with Secretary Blaine, but the Secretary was getting on the right track, and so far as he went he (Breckinridge) agreed with him. Mr. Grosvenor (Ohio) remarked that the only objection he had to the Secretary was that he was getting so near to the gentleman from Kentucky. The motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution was agreed to. A Great Festival. Twenty thousand persons attended the first concert of the choral festival, at Vi- euna. The entire audience joined in sing- ing ~‘Der Deutches Lieb” and “Die Wacht am Rhein.” At a commers which followed speeches were made by a number of prominent persons. In the course of his remarks the mayor emphasized the community of Austrian and German interests. The gardens of the Fest Halle were on Sun- day visited by 200,000 persons. Music, chorus singing and dancing was the order of the day. ‘The order preserved by the vast multitude was admirable, not more than seventy arrests for any cause being made. Today special fetes in honor of the emperor's birthday will be held. The Archduke Charles attended the concert ye — aa the representative of the em- peror, who telegraphed his thanks to the vocal- ists. The ministers were also present. ether iran A Prison Afire. The south wing of the Wisconsin state prison at Waupun, occupied by nearly three hundred convicts, caught fire Sunday evening. The roof was partially destroyed, but the fire was got under control before fur- ther damage was done. There was great ex- citement among the convicts. The loss was nominal. en Died by His Own Shot. Clinton Schueck, who shot himself in the head with suicidal intent five weeks ago at Norristown, Pa., after murdering Louise Brunst, the fourteen-year-old daughter of William Brunst, at Swamp, died yester- day in his cell in the county prison. Soon after the discovery of the murder Schueck was found hiding in Brunst’s barn, and rather than face the angry crowd that had assembled shot himself between the right ear and eye. par ctchctianoronn sion A Montana Sunday. © thousand people witnessed a wrest- ling match Sunday afternoon at Butte, Montana, between Matsada Sorakichi (the “Jap") and Peter Schumacher of Ana- evuia, ‘Tho tudch: was’ Gees Bocan style. Schumacher won the first fall in twenty minutes. In the second bout the Jap. got the strangle hold on Schumacher and nearly squeezed the hfe out of him. For six minutes Schumacher lay motionless, and it was twenty minutes before he could rise to his feet. He threw up the sponge and the match was given to the Jap. He Used the Combination. Sunday morning a burglar made a big haul at the residence of Mrs. Mary Koths- childs, No. 507 South Broadway, St. Louis, getting $1,100 worth of property in din- monds and money. Mrs. Rothschilds says that but one person other than herself knew the combination of the safe wherein the diamonds and money were placed, and that person was one of her lodgers, named Charles Ballou, Ballou bas disappeared. Wales to Visit Vienna. His royal highness the Prince of Wales is ex- pected to arrive in Vienna early next month. stay he will be the guest of Count Dassilio Festetich. The ob- ject of the visit which King Charles of Rou- mania and his adopted heir are paying to the Austrian emperor at Ischl connection with the betrothal of the crown prince aud the Aus- trian archduchess. The prince is twenty-tive years of age and the Roumanians have been anxiously asking that a suitable consort should be found for him. —— eee. An Irish Domestic Sensation. A sensational suit is now pending in the Irish courts of justice, which it is confidently expected will eclipse the Dunlo case in interest. The petitioner is a foreign noblo- man, whose wife,a beautiful and accomplished lady, is alleged to have been abducted some time ago, and whose whereabouts have not up to now been discovered in spite of the fact that every means have been en to trace her hiding plac ———_-e0_______ Specialists at Washington. From the Boston Herald. Washington is rapidly developiog\as the center for specialists in almost every depart- ment of original investigation. The govern- ment offers unusual facilities for the prosecu- tion of successful work in science, in sociology, in history, in agriculture and in many other departments of knowledge. Tho tendency is to accumulate great quantities of materials at the seat of the national government, and in recent years men of eminence in their several ‘anches of investigation have been bes, pir at the Smithsonian and at other national insti- tutions to bring these materials into a condi- tion where other investigators can use them, and thus extend to the specialists of the coun- try the aid which they need in order to do original work im their several departments, Gradually these specialists have found it worth their while to take up a residence in Washin, ton, and the result is that at the present time a large number of the scholars and scientists of the country, not attached to educational insti- tutions, are tobe found at Washington, in the employ of the government or pursuing their studies on their own account. This is one of the marks of the cosmopolitan character of the national capital, and it 1s a prestige which such a city ough’ joy. sith. ee Colercd Democrats in Southern Mary- nnd. From the Baltimore Sun. The colored people of the fifth Maryland congressional district are not altogether pleased with Mr. Mudd and his distribution of patron- age in that district, and representatives of the race from Prince George's, Charles and St. Mary's cougtics met recently at Woodville, Arthur P. Gorman Colored Democratic, Asso. ciation, with B. H. Wright ss president and George H. Hawkins as secretary. The object of the association is the dissemination of dem- ccratic ideas among the colored people of the entire state, ——_—_—__-e-______ Every man and woman residing in South Wash- ington should sign at once the petition printed in today’s STAR agaist confirming the grade- crossing outrage. Don't think that one more name ta of no consequence, A DIVINE IN DANGER. Bishop Neely Has a Narrow Escape From Drowning. The undertow at Scarboroug sh Boach, Me., yes- terday came near drowning Bishop Henry A. Neely of the Episcopal church. A fresh northeast wind raised such a surf that when, after a half hour's swim, the bishop attempted to return to the shore he was overcome by the breakersand carried out by the undertow. The test ex- citement prevailed on the beach and the volun- teer crew capsized the life boat several times before she was launched. The bishop wi rescued just in time and had to be rolled on a barre! to bring him to. a AS FROM A CATAPULT. A Negro’s Flight Through the Roof of a Florida Shingle Mill, From the Florida Times-Union. Last Sunday at one of the shingle mills on the St. Augustine road one of the negro hands, happy in a plug hat and welcome leis- ure, was sitting on a long and heavy pine plank which rested on two cypress logs just inside an open wagon shed in the shade. About fifteen feet of the plank projected into the open air, and near it were piled high the great sections of cypress trunks from which the shingles are sawed. The unfor- tunate darkey was talking politics with a num- ber of his comrades when the jar of an ap- proaching train affected the pile of cypress butts, and the topmost one, which was very precariously balanced, fell over, striking on the end of the plank on the other extremity of which the negro was reclining, with most disastrous effect. ° The heavy mass, weighing many hundred pounds, hitting the long lever, sent the other skyward with a hurtling rush, projecting the luckless darky into space like stone from a catapult. The shed roof was flimsily shingled, and his head struck it like a cannon ball, going through as far as his shoulders with a mighty crash. Here he stuck, suspended by his chin, while his companions looked on in awe- stricken amazoment, until his yells for help made them get a ladder, with which he was rescued. His neck was badly scratched and cut, but his bullet-proof cranium was unhurt, RIDING WITH THE BLIZZARD. A Cowboy Journey That Pales the Lus- ter of Napoleon’s Retreat. From the Kansas City Star. Acowboy’slife is not perennially happy. After the beeves are gathered in the fall the winter's work of a ranch begins, Posts, called “sign camps,” are established at intervals along the southern borders of a range. and daily the riders ride east and west and gather in and re- turn to the northward all cattle which attempt to cross to the south, Their work comes heavi- est when a blizzard or norther sets in, The first effect on cattle of one of these driving storms—and they are always children of the north—is to cause them to protestingly turn their tail and walk slowly southward with the sleetand wind, Tho cattle will continue this tour south as long as the storm persists, whether it be hours, days or weeks. The duty of the men in the camps is clear, and they never avoid it. Where their charges go they go. It is impossible to turn or stop cattle while a storm continues, and the one cliance is to go southward with them and bring them to their home range again when elemental hostil- ities have ceased. This is where some of the hard and reckless work of the boys comes in. To illustrate, an exploit in thig line may be recounted. About eight years ago the plains were lashed and swept with a blizzard from the Slave lakes tothe Rio Grande, It had duration of some six weeks and brought every live and horned thing before it, With the cattle went the cowboys. They went without bedding or blankets or food; sleeping in the snow and eat- ing where and what they might, Their course lay over high and trailless plains, where frozen winds cut like harvest sickles. They forded streams and rivers waist deep as they sat im their saddles, In ones, twos and threes they came, bright-eyed, reckless, ‘profane, and as the six weeks’ blizzard breathed its last they and their cattle were swarming in northern ‘Texas. Some of these boys had come from the upper Yellowstone country, 900 miles away. ‘This was cavalry work, compared to which Napoleon's retreat from Russia shows like a picnic in the suburbs, and demonstrates that no stancher or better ever watered a horse than these stark riders of our western plains, PEACE IN CENTRAL AMERICA. Guatemala Concludes to Give in apd Quit Fighting. The New York Herald's special from San Salvador says: Provisiona! President Ezeta has just received a telegram from Dr. Guiland, the confidential agent of Salvador, now in Guatemala, saying that the terms of a treaty had been arranged. Dr. Guiland says in his dispatch that the treaty is most favorable to Salvador. All the points demanded by have been conceded by the Guatemala govern- ment. Dr. Guiland will leave the city of Guatemala for San Salvador today to arrange the terms of the protocol. Owing to the re- ceipt of this news President Ezeta has revoked the order to his army to advance toward the city of Guatemala, and consequently there has been an entire cessation of hostilities. Nicara- gua and Costa Rica have decided to become the allies of Salvador and have pledged themselves to do all in their power to help Ezcta. Hon- duras had, as was known several days ago, promised to become the ally of Guatemala, “It was also said that Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica were preparing to form a union on the basis set forth in the plan adopted in the congress of the representatives of the five U tral American republics, It is thought in Salvador that the knowledge of these facts in- fluenced President Barillas to agreo to the treaty of peace and to listen to the demands of Salvador. President Ezcta says that he had decided to advance on the Guatemalan capital, owing to the rejection of the offers of the diplomatic corps. who were trying to arrange a pence that would be honorable in the terms for Salvador. Ezeta said in the terms pro- posed by Burillas Salvador considered herself the offended party and claimed the right to dictate the terms of peace. She also claimed that the acts of Honduras displayed bad faith and double dealing. The diplomats, whose efforts failed to bring about an amicable settlement between Guate- mala and Salvador, were much annoyad at the proposal of a ronewal of war. Advices received yesterday say that one of Guatemala’s garrisons on the frontier became insurgents Saturday anda desperate fight ensued. The soldiers were indignant because they had not been paid regularly. ———_—_ee_—___. What the Tomato is Good For, From the Philadelphia Times. The tomato is having a great run in London as a medicinal agent, especially for bilious- ness. One correspondent assures a leading journal that he found in the tomato a specific for a chronic throat trouble, and if there is any virtue in the vegetable as a hair renewer and corn cure the extensive experimentation now going on will surely bring it out, Mrs. Tilton’s Old Age. From the Pittsburg Dispatch, Mrs. Theodore Tilton is a sad and lonely woman with silver streaked hair, a careworn face and stooped figure, who frequents Lincoln Park in Chicago with her grandchildren, E leasant morning ia the year she goes tothe piauaare ground, but is seldom ae nized and never seen speaking to any one. She lives with her married daughter, who con- tributes to the family income by water color paintings, many of which are very lovely in conception and treatment. —— +o ____ Throat Pouches of Indian Thieves, From the Argonaut. Recent investigations in Indian prisons have revealed a curious physiological condition in- duced by thieves for the purpose of secreting valuables. They allow a heavy lead bullet to slide down the throat and keep it in position for half an houratatime. In abouta year a pouch is formed, into which anything small — be thrust, without interfering with 5; sh or breath. At present there are in Calcutta jail twenty prisoners with these throat pouches, ——_— roe The Austrian Heir Apparent Engaged. From the London Truth, Tlearn that the marriage of the greatest royal parti in Europe has just been privately ane The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is engaged to the Princess Elizabeth of STRIKE CORRESPONDENC! Mr. Powderly to Mr. Webb and Mr. ‘Webb to Mr. Powderly. The bulky letter that Messrs. Holland and Wright, in behalf of the executive board of the Knights of Labor, handed to Vice President Webb of the New York Central yesterday noon was a letter from Mr. Powderly. The answer was not long in reaching the St. Cloud Hotel, addressed to Mr. Powderly. It was recetved by Messrs, Holland and Wright, who said the; would keep it unopened unfil Mr. Powderly’s return, They expected bim to reach New York this morning, in company with the chief of the grand council of the Federation of Rail- way Employes, On the part of the railroad there was more readiness to make public the correspondence. Vice President Webb waited, however, until ample time had passed for Mr. Powderly to learn the answer of the company to his last letter, and then fate last night he gave out copies of the communications which had passed from one side to the other. In all there were four letters, The first, written Saturday, was addressed by Mr. Powderly to Mr. Webb, In it the writer explained that he had been in- quiring into the causes of the strike; that he | would esteem it a favor were he granted an in- | terview with Mr. Webb, to discuss with him | the question of arbitrating the differences of | the company and those Knights of Labor who | were discharged from its service prior to Au- gust 8, | In his reply of the same date Mr. Webb sng- | gested that as some of the reports of inter- views he had had with Messrs. Holland, Hayes and Donovan were exaggerated, Mr. Powdorly put whatever he wished to say in writing. If the general master workman desired a personal interview Mr. Webb was ready to arrange for one at the time named. The next letter was the one delivered to Mr. Webb yesterday. It ran as follow: To H. Walter Webb, Third Vice President New York Central and Hudson River Railroa Dean Sm: On receipt of your communication last evening I determined to call upon you to- morrow morning, for a personal interview is much more satisfactory than correspondeuce can possibly be, Since then I have been called away from the city, and Iam _ obliged to com- mit to paper what I would rather discuss with yon in person, If Lam correctly informed, old and faithful employes of the New York Central aud Hudson River railroad have been summarily dismissed from the service of the company because they | were members of and active in the Kuights of Labor. It is represented to me that up to the time of their discharge they were fuithful to the interests of the company, and that not one mark of discredit stands against the industrial record of any of those who were discharged prior to August 8, 18%, hat, in brief, is the statement of the men. The frequency of the dismissals left but little room for doabt in the minds of the men tht they were ail in danger of discharge at a moment's notice, and hence the strike. The whole question hinges upon the dis- charge of the Knights of Labor because they aresuch, If itcan be shown that these men were working injury to their employers right- minded men will say that they were treated as they deserved. If they were dischurged for cause the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Comp: s everything to gain and nothing to lose from an investigation. If they deserved divmissal from the serv- ce of the compauy none of us will ask for their reinstatement, If, how- ever, they were displaced because of their con- nection with the Knights of Labor, it should be known, for if itis to be the policy of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company that no members of the Knights of Labor are to be employed, then a statement to that effect will ¢ up ali doubts and there can be no future misuuderstandings; there will be nothing more then to arbitrate so long as you hold to that opinion. ‘The interests of the public, the interests of the owners of the company you represent and the rights of men to organize for self-pro- tection are all involved in this contest. The i » orcer of the Knights of Labor ‘ully in the line of educational and legislative reform; it is not the policy of the institution, no matter what its enemies may say, to enter hastily upon strikes, The present strike may be pointed to in refatation of that last assertion. ak ee Sag * « If liberty was once valued so highly that men offered up life and treasure and sacred honor to gain it, surely their children should not be blamed for striking for it—whether they struck wisely or notin this case is yet to be deter- mined. Who is to determineY You may feel that you are right, the men may feel that they ere right; both are partisans, and if an impar- tial verdict is to be reached impartial men must arrive at it by hearing both sides and then judging. The men are willing to submit the case to such arbitration, and will not be unreasonable. Will you consent to the same? If you wiil agree to submit this matter io arbi- tration, we can meet to arrange the details and agree to how the parties may be selected. ‘The newspapers report you as refusing to admit that arbitration can enter into the settle- ment of the trouble, bus your letter leads me to believe tnat you were misquoted, and I still hope for a speedy termination of the strike through arbitration. Iwill return to the city as soon as I can meet my engagements, aud if you will kindly address me at St. Cloud Hotel it will be carefully attended to and placed before me on my return. Lremain, very truly yours, PowDeRLy, General Master Workman Knights of Labor. New York, August 17, 1890. Mr. Webb's reply was as follow: " V. Powderly, St. Clo Hotel, New York: Dean Str: I have received this morning the communication of date August 17, addressed to me by you as the general master workman of the order of Knights of Labor, Replying thereto, I have to say that no one of the persons discharged from the service of this company prior to August 8, and referred to in your communication, was discharged because he was a member of your order, ‘The immediate superiors of each of said per- sons reported to the division superintendent or the superintendent of the motive power in each case good and sufficient cause for the charge of such persons, and I am informed that the division superintendent or the super- intendent of the motive power investigated each case prior to the discharge, and the facts of such discharge having been reported to the management of the company they were farther investigated and the action of the division superintendent or the superintendent of motive power fully approved. The management of this company do not deem it consistent with 1ts continuance and prosperity in business and with the discharge of the duties it owes to the people to submit the propriety of its action in the discharge of any of its employes to arbitration, Lhave read your communication with care and I think the foregoing auswers the points presented by you and defines the position of this company. Yours, H, Warter Wess, Third Vice President, New York, August 18, 1890. — 00. — WAS THE WRONG MAN HANGED? The Confession of Crime Which Comes From New Orleans, Much interest has been excited in London by the developments in the case of the murder of the man Babbington, a gamekeeper in the employ of Lord Tollemache, and for which a poacher named Blagg was hanged on the ground that his bvots fitted into certain foot- prints made by the assassin. Asa man in New Orleans has now confessed that he is the mur- derer and borrowed the boots worn by Blagg, a reporter called on the latter's widow with re- gard tothe circumstances. Mrs. Blagg declared that she distinctly remembers a man names James Jones coming to the house on the night ofthe murder, borrowing her husband's boots and leaving his own clogs in their place, This would seem to indicate that there is some foundation for the story that comes from across the Atlantic. Should the facts be still further authenticated it is stated that they will be laid before the home secretary. He will be asked to pension the widow. 6 now receives aid from the parish. Taking Chances With Death, Interview with a St. Louis Drugaist, Considering all that has been written and published this year about sunstroke and the danger that arises froma dry, non-perspiring skin, it is really amazing how many people cali for preparations to prevent perspiration. There are several of these and they are all effective, the main mpeg in each being the effect is not to spiration’ sacar the preparation isapphed. but also to increase the beg ogee, several and in, skin. degrees seriously injure Ladies, manner to check perspiration is to keep and avoid oxceesive exercise, PA a Prepared only by THOS. BEECHAM, St. Helens, Lancashire,England. B. F. ALLEN & CO., Sole Agents FOR UNITED STATES, 3635 & 367 CANAL ST., NEW YORK, Who (if your druggist does not keep them) will mail Beecham’s Pills on receipt of price—dut inguire first, (Please mention this paper.) x RAILROADS ‘The Great English Complexion SOAP. a es = (pamssraane AND OHIO RAILWAY, PEARS’ ws SOA P. Schedule in Effect May 18, Of all Drugyists, tut beware of imitations. — Trains leave Union Depot, 6th and B streets, 10.57 a.m, for Newport News, Old Point Comfort and Norfolx daily. Arrive at Old Point at 6-10 p.m. Rorfolk at 6:40 p.m. am.. Cincinnati Express daly fo r stations in ireinia, West Vingiuia, Kentucky and Cincinnati. Vestibule Sleepers through without change to Cn: ciunat, arriving at 7:35 a.m. 11:10 p.m, F. €.V. Vestibule Limited, daily, Solf trains, with dining cars, ran throuch without AUCTION SALES. __THIS AFTERNOON. ATCLIFFE, DARK & CO., Auctioneers, 920 Pennsylvaniaave, E-STORY BRICK HOUSES change to Sincinnati. Vestibule sleeper for Lex- AND 82% THILTEENT ington and Louisville. Pullman Cars are open to ST, AT AUCTION. receive Passenicerw at 9 NOON, AUGUST NINE-| Office: 513 Pouusslvanie avenue, OCK, We will offer for sale in H.W. FULLER, General Passenger Assent. AND OHIO RalLRoap. | Schedule i effect June 26, 189 Leave Washington trom x ueand ce west, Vestibuled Limited ex- xpress 9-40 p front of the premises SUB LUTS 1 SQU with the improvements. brick houses, 33 AND 134, ing of four three-story reutal. ‘This property "sand herdics, : ms: ONE-FOURTH CASH, BALANCE IN ONE, TWO AND THEE YEARS, 6 per cent, secured by | pices daily 11 a deed of trust on the property soid, or all cash, at of tion of the purchaser, A deposit of ‘uge at time of sal 7. | Fer'Pittsbury a | m. and 8:40 pom |, FerLexington and points in the Shenandoah Valley, of sale right re- sk and -ost of the advertisement of nm days trom di served to resell the property at the ri defaulting purchaser atter five du: | 11:30am. such rexale in some uewspaper Publisued in Washing | For Winchester and way stati fon, B.C. “all couveyanclny, Sc at purchaser's cont For Luray. *5-80 abd 6 S40 pean cy ore " anl4-d&ds ‘Auctioneers, | 7:J0(S:0e, 45 tuutose Swe Gv. W. STICKNEY, Auctioneer, 936 F st aw. EXECUTORS’ SALE OF VERY VALUABLE IM- PROVED PKUPERTY, BEING HOUSk No. 1340 V STREET NORTHWEST AY, THY N Je im frout of the premises on | > INEGEENTH DAY OF AUGUSI. | 7 at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., the following de ribed real estate situate in the city of Waxhiuston, District ot Columbia, to wit: |All of lot numbered 17 in square numbered 236, suid lot fronting 19 feet 3 fe iuches on V street by the depth of 14 feet; side and | 47 poet fool | \¢ Baltimore for Washington, ee { sale: One-third cash and the vor pea ing) ~ an tum per sunum and secured by deed of trust erty sod, or all cash, at the option of the A deposit of $200 will be r. quired at time of eale reyauclug and re aia i 15:6, 8:30; the y . property | iting purchaser 1 2:10. and 4:30 225 fess anu 50 pm Sundays, litan Branch, 16:30, id 15 pan. For Principal stauous oukk 40 a... 14:30 and to-0 p. or Hock ville and Way Stations, +4:35 p.m. Fos (Ouithersvurx aud iternucdiate 200, 00 wm, 11:00, t 10-00, 111200 pan, einunnees For Boyd's anu intermediate stations, 3 AN | le Executors of the estate of Siduey MeFuriaud, deceased. so ot 5 _wus-daeds = eid T. CLAIR FECHNER, AUCTIONEER, 611 PENN. | >, yYamia ave, “under Metropolitan’ Hotel, vl 7:00 p.m S re nwo lot Pawubroker's Unredecmed | Church tram leaves Washington un Bundayrat 1:15 Pledges. Gold aud silver Watches, Genuine Diamonds, | PBL Stoppauy at all wt Metropolitau Branch. Works of act. prin For Frederick, 1601 . 88:90, 11030 ae 73:80, 14:30 p.m. For Hagerstown, +10:40 am, and 15:30 p.m. Trains ariive trom Clicago daily 11:40 a.m, and 210 p.m. : from Cimeuuat aud St. Louie daily aud 2:00 pu; from Hitisburg 7:10am. iv + XORK AND PHILAD! + Now York, Trenton. Newa 50 and day" trains. “Sloepiny Gar ont stb -bones For Philnd TOMORROW. TJ\HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. LOL OF OLD IRON, TORLS, BUGGY, OLD HOSE, &eo, AT AUCTION On WED SESDAY, AUGUST TW! . | d LVE O'CLOCK M.. at District of Columbia anal streets suuthwest, I wiil sell able property as partially meutioned | bove. Saure to be removed immediately. Terms cash. By order of District Commissioners. TCLIFFE, DARK & CO, Auctioncers, ‘¥L0 Pa, ave. nw, auis- ween Baltimore and InN Ant OF EAS, 8: | m., 2:00, "3:20, *3:00 ry eS Basie rete aaa P P.m., with Pullman Puffet Slee hrough to Boston without chan Ys Fonghkee; sie bricxe, landing passengers in B. uid 2M, stauion ut Boston. au LARGE COFFRE MILL, SHOW CA\ AND PLALTFOKM 'SUALES, LA SES, COUNTER | RGE ICE BOX, ‘or Atlantic City, 4.05 2:00 noon. OIL CANS, LEA AND COFF DDIES, GRIND: | Sundays, 4-05 as” 12 acon snd 1030 pe si BEONE, (CHINESE FIGURES, COFFEE FUK BaY RiDor. Week days, 9:16 18u, 45 | 9:85am, 1:30, 3 ee ee: ALSO, SMALL LOT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUC- 0. On WEDNESDAY Mux. AUGUST, TWEN- TIETH, 1890, at TEN © snd residence No. 1806 7th st. u.(w. all the goods con- tained theceio and pardy meuticued above, to which nvite teneral attention. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO. “Days. = . S200 pe bkcept Sunday. wexuye called for dences by Union Tr jovs, G19 aud 1351 Ucket o ; CHAS. O. SCULL, Gen, Pass, 4. 7. ODELL, Gun. Mauegon” we will sell at xtors fer C uh. aVe., abd at depot. Agent. TH BE OREAT pexsyiy NIA Ri BS VANIA ROUTE TO TRE NUKIM, WEST AND -OULHW DOUBLE TRACK." “SPLENDID Sena FICEN D SCENERY, | SIRELMAILS MAGNIFICENT LOUIE MENT. Reruns 1 DARR & CO. Aucta JANCERY SALE OF A TX. >UBDIVISION OF TH ANACOSTIA, D.C, Al By virtue nm th CT OF LAND AKKY FARM,” TIA, AT AUCTION, of a decree of the Supreme Court, passed Aday of July A. D. 1890, in equity cause | docket 30, wherein Logan witend George D. Graiiam is detendant, 1 rforgale at public auction in front of the on MONDAY, the EIGHT ‘ 90, ‘at FIVE OCK P.M. ili . AD. 1890, « alin piece or Of ground situate in’ the | District of Columbia uud knowu and distinguished us | aud being lot munbered 25, in sec! 49) of the trust the same prop haus in fee, by 1889, recorded iu PKOM STATIO: E41, Av FOLLOW cere rs Washington to Chicago ai ¢ daily at Har: . Pittevunc vo techn Cash. Terms to be complic esa, 10-00 p. day of sale, otherwive th xpress, 10:00 p.m. Gait property at the Fisk aud chaser after five day tor Pittsbu sand the West, with through Sleeper t : fies Woot. with th wer ie Pittaburx, and caw. BALTIMORE AND’ POTOMAC RAILROAD. ‘Magara 2 ost of the defaulting pur- pub:ic notice of such resale in | some newspaper published in Washington, D.C. All | For hai al idaivua, Lochesver aud deposit of $luU wowed toe concn For brie, Goasndmgee, and Kocuester daily. for Buf- prvry Mascara dal: ‘eept. irday, 10» . ataes — poy ept saturday, 10:00 pan, —— For Wills fP-THE ABOVE SALE 18 PosTPONED oN | 7 “in. dat secuat of the rain until THULSDAY, AUGUST | For Willa port daily, 3-30 p.m [TWENTY-FIKST, ‘suine hour aud place. i PHILADELY, W YOKE AN! EEA PATRICK CURTIN, ). :00, 11:00" eH “one bh ier E an auldd&ds istoe. Pau.” On Sunday, 2. 0. 3:15, 4:90, 10:00 aud 220 ba , Limited xpress “of Fruliman Patlor ars, au. daily, except Sunday. or N York ouly Lunutted Eajiress with Dinsta Cars :00 m ma. daily FOR PHILADELPIA ONLY. Fast express 8:10 a.m. week days and 4:00 pm. dally. i‘. A wititu sp talestous papre-n, Suuday ouiy, S240 pu. 2. W.), sil for | Yor Boston without cliange, 3/15 p.m. 7 account of the importer the goods us nicutioned above | For Brooklyn, N.Y all ‘throught tealan cocesss at 4 Jots to aut the tr Sree DOWLEE. Jeresy City with boats of Rruoklyn Annex. aifond- ci LI ang direct truuster to Fi ‘Ternsca tetas unter to Fulton street, avoiding doubie terrae across New York cai For Atlanuc City, 21:40 a.m. dusiy. For Saitimore, 6:35, 20:90, 11-00 and 11 OU, 4:20, 4:2 ty. reek days, 11:20pm. THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, HALL RACK, FRENCH Co NITH CALAB ASD PIANO, WAL- CHAIRS AND RGE EXTEN- AY SQU: BR SUITE, ODD EASa KERS IN HAKDWOODS, LA. Le, WALNUT CHAMBER FU tv and 9:00 am. 12-03 and D_INGKAIN CARPS. | 2-¢ CHINA AD 3 is KITCHEN EQU] SITES, REAL LACE CURTAINS, DAS NN ox SOUTEEEE RAILWay. INDUW HANGINGS, PORTIERES, LAKGE F; AY 11,1890. HELTS, &c., Bc. er ee RE On MUNDAY, AUGUST TWENT’ ‘TH, 1890, at p. bund TEN O'CLOCK A-Me at residence, Na Bia Veron a 8 0 ‘601 Sos ave. n.w., Sret door horth of H st., I will sell for cash i the above well-kept elects, aulddts ‘HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. Accommodation for Quantico,7-45 am. 33S Pam. weekdays: 7 Game wastes AB 45S For kachmoud and the south, 4:30 and 10:57 ain [CLIFFE, DARR & CO., Aucti: ¥. tion, 4:59 p.m. weok cia | mia 920 Fenuspivanintve, now, | Tituhe’ienve-Aleaandrig for Wantinytn, 0: 7 TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED 10, 6:08 7 1. 9 10 3 z REAL ESTATE, SIZTUATEK IN THE CITY OF Dupday at 9: lua ud 21:07 a. WASHINGTON. 20 U} ,, eeorded. 3 = Tere oon Leer ee eo st ner 131 ‘ylvan! cs 3 No. folio 338, ‘ct seq, one of the Innd records of the Dis: | tation, where can be left for the trict of Columbia, at the written request of the > to destination trom botels and » Fran? ee tle" Tuctioee wae MONDAYS “AUGUST | General Sanacer TWeniy Piet 1800, AT FIVE P. ixty-three jets abd informa ti ihe office, northeast: ‘tend. Pennsylvania. sventie, and st tus in 'b."L Storeison's et ‘al, subdivision of Lots'te | [ICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL *" a S square numbered one hundred aud thirty-two (132, | Bi Saag net pried retreat nel 5 ber plat recorded in Liber“. W..” folio 57, of am—Last Tennessee for Warren. records of the surveyor's office of ‘the District of Co- | ton, G. ville, lottesville, Lynchburg and Jambis. This property is improved by afraie house | Siaiicus between “Alexandria, and Lynchburg, Dow 4 ‘Bristol, knox aud erms of sale; The assume two | his. sf remus Sept | 11:24 am.—Fast Mail daily for Culpeper, } ville, 31 — te able chburg, Rocky Mounts Denville a@ stations bet tageu Louehbuns aud Datvilie, Greensboro’, Kabel. i Asheville, Chariotte, Columbia, Ai Birmingham, ‘Mou' . New ‘Orleans, Ye: California. Skeper New York to Atleuta Than Sleeper Deuviue to Columbia aud Puti- aan Sleeper Dear? ca. Pail. | man Slee) jashington to Ciucimpati via C. and 0, 3:40 p.m.—Daily, Sunday, for Manassas, Siresbupr aid tuvetinedjate ststious 4:35 p.m.—Duily via Lynchburx, Bristol and Chet. 2 Pailmman Vestibule * Me, ting thence for all Arkausas points i Sane Ee te an with & : ; for Louis' =< 11:00 p.m. ‘Exprees iy end AuaLt New cans, Jexas MANUFACTURERS) SALE OF FIVE casks op | New Uricsuevie Atlanta aud Mouteoners.. Yu SELIG ASSET SPREE arog, 1 soy | Restate eet eee Sul sel eccount < the manuiacturece Bve casks of ‘Charlotte spend Sncere, a » Dishes and Bowiar Greamast SEE Ee te pee (i SOME THE EVENING STAR ts offered to the pute lic, in good faith and with confidence, as THE BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM IN THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, i may be truthfully said that it is without am equal in this respect any where in the world These averments are borne out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the sworn weekly statements printed in the paper in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular statements showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 1859, published im Tus Stam on the 18th of January, 1890, Briefly stated, the points upon which the above claim is based are these: That— 1. The Star has three times the cireu- jation of any other paper in Washing= ton! 2 The Star's circulation in Washing= ton is double that of all the other daily Papers published in the city added to- gether! 3. he Star bas a larger and fuller circulation in the city where printed, im proportion reading and purchase ing population, than any other pews paper in the world!!! 4. The Star has the largest regular and permanent home circulation of any twe-cent afternoon paper im the United States 111! on each Monday In support of theso claims and to show the constantly increasing circulation of the papes, attention is invited to the figures following: DAILY CIRCULATION IW I8S5-85-87-89-08, ISS3. ISS6. ISNT. 1ss8, Issa, -20,486 23,388 25,470 26,356 27.848 22,029 24,321 29,200 25,549 25,594 34,768 22,572 24,927 29552 22,474 24,359 28.616 23,902 30,173 5 23,186 26,363 29.650 22,364 25,521 25,593 22,302 25,324 28,478 23,946 30,329 2814 31,053 26,752 31,653 Av'ge.22,123 23,682 30,098 Increase ....... Ly 1,803 1,595 3,008 Of this remarkable average aggregate of | 30,090 copies circulated daily, no more than | 1,102 copies are sent ont of the city by mail, and 1,106 go to suburban places, by xpress, railway trains, etc., leaving as a net circulation an the city proper the PHENOMENAL PRO- POKTION of 923; PER CENT, or AN AGGRE- GATE of 27,852 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered dally by regular carriers at the homes of permanent sub- scribers. Jan... Pes. 27,490 27,166 26,722 27,453 24,905 ‘21,701 24,807 23,651 24,687 27,082 The remaining 6.740 copies represent the sales over the office counter, at the news stands, end by newsboys. But of this latter number a very large proportion is supplied reguiarly to per manent residents of the city living in lodgings, | &c. (not houscholders), so that its whole circula tion may be literally said to be in the family | circle. While its aggregate circulation there | fore gives Tue Sra a distinctive and enviable position in modern journalism, the fullness of its home circulation, the extent to which it is relied upon by members of the household, and particularly by the pur- chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of the paper, te which no other daily journal now published can furnish a parallel. This is no idle boast on the part of the paper. It is a well established fact, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter prising buriness men of Washington, who seek | and know where to find THE LARGEST | RETURNS FROM THE MONEY PalD OUT | FOR ADVERTISING. This is proven by the growth of Tue Stan's advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate the esteem in which any article is held by the public than a constantly increasing demand for it—day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,—in the face of ad verse claims and pretcntions competition. The figures following tell the story on this point: NUMBER OF NEW ADVERTISEMANTS YRINTED Lt 1885-86-87 88-80, 1886. 1NS7. 3,200 3,615 3,004 3,N47 3.506 4,669 4,355 5,478 4,197 5,395 3,938 4,522 3,235 B.AN0 2882 3,170 4,208 4,517 4,879 5,313 4,250 5,035 4,689 3,896 5,093 5,007 TOTAL $1,499 45,910 54,035 54,501 65,529 Bat it is not alone in numbers that the great increase of advertising is shown. The larger space required for advertisements during the year 1889 as compared with that occupied im 1888 is even more striking. sss. 4,076 3.924 4,603, 4,986, S178 4.606 3.915 3.508 6.908 5.412 iss8. 4.556 4,520 5.184 aN 6.083 3.529 4.4N3 4,004 5.889 6,589 6,107 5.785 uid | ‘The average daily space filled by advertise | ments in 1838 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 columns ‘Yor the year; whereas for the year 1889 the daily ‘average was 29.75 columns, or 9223 columns im the aggregate, being a total gain over the pre asuington t@ | yious yearof1444columns! And this, it mast be remembered, consisted exclusively of the ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing | im the way of tax salcs, poll lists, election returag, | ete., such as occasionally swell the business of | political organs, being included in ite patrom | age. | In conclusion, ii is only necessary to say that, fm proportion to the extent and high charactet Of ite circulation, Tux Stan's advertising rates take rank with the very lowest in the country, ‘and to add, finally, that every statement hereis made can be abundantly verified THE CIR CULATION OF THE PAPER IS SWORN TQ ITS PRESS AND CIRCULATION ROOMS ARB OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND ITS BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED BY ANY ONE HAVING 4N INTERES! iN THELS EXAMINATION