Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1890, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DjILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAK BUILDINGS, i Northwest Corner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, ty | The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. I, KAUFFMANN, Prev Evextea Stan fs served to subscribers in the on their own account. at 10 cents per F mon! Toe carriers. Sa ‘Copies at the counter. oe on postage prepaid—S0 cents a ihonth. one year, #6, six months, #: (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D.C. as tec ond-class mail matter j ‘Ts Wexxty Stan—published on Friday—@1 8 Fear, postage prepaid. Six months, 50 cents. 8-41! mail subscriptions must be paid in advanee; bo paper sent longer than is paid for. Bates of advertising made known on application. SPECIAL NOTICES Se ATERED By cononess 181% FRANKLIN INSURANCE CO. of Washington, D.C. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS... - 335,000.00 Has never contested a loss by fire, but always makes prompt and Liberal adjustments, DR. DAN'L B CLARKE, Pres GEO. E. LEMON, Vice Prest, CHAS. 8, BRADLEY, Treas, 1 FENWICK YOUNG, Secy. WILL P. BOTELER, Asst. Secy. 3e25-3m <q=> PLASTERERS, ATTENTION: Ail members of Plasterers’ Local Assembly 1644, K of L., are uotified to attend a special meetin, Of the Assembly on SUNDAY morning, Aug. 30, 15! 8t.10 o'clock a.m. By order of the Assomb! au28-3t Bae bearer FUEL IN THE MARKET. _ GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COKE, Inorder to reduce our large stock we will deliver until further notice best quality Coke for domestic Purposes at the following LOW prices: 25 bushels Uncrushed, $1.73, bushels Crashed, 40 bushels Uncrushed, @2.50, 40 bushels Crushed, $3.30. BUY QUICK AND GET THE BENEFIT OF THE REDUCTION, JOHNSON BROTHERS, Exclusive agents Washington Gas Light Co.'sCoke, Also the most extensive dealers in all kinds of Fam- MM a ee ‘ATES OF STOCK AND Seon al thods of Printing aud GEDNEY & ROBEKTS, 07 10th st., Adjoining Post Building. FOKMED torm thei: public m general that they ave opened a Dray und Prescription Store at 1131 15th st. u.w., under the firm name of BALDUS & RAUB, where can be found at all times i lime of Drugs, Patent Medicines, Fancy Goods everything usually kept in a first-class drug store at moderate prices. Soliciting a share of the public Patronawe, we are very respectfully, . T. BALDUS, ‘Telephone 587—3, WALTON B RAUB, a VIRGINIA BOARDS AT $1.15 16-FOOT BOARDS AT $1.15 EVEN SAWED BOARDS AT 81.15 SOUND DRY BOARDS AT 81.15 PER 100 FEET. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, LUMBER AND MILL WORK, thst. and New York ave. TEMPORARY OFFICE OF THE BS wasnor ox g ‘AND TKUST COM- 1003 F et. ‘s.w. CAPITAL #1,000, 000.00. ‘This company testes. certificates of tepostt bearing interest as toil Dp all amounts deposited for but less than six mouths, per cent per annum, 3p posits for more than s!x month Es and 4 percent un r Money loaned. WALNEK, President, B. ‘W. B. ROBISON, Secretary. DIRECTORS: Charles B, Bailey, Georxo F. Schafer, James L. Karvoun gokn A Haniilton, George E. Bartol, Thomas somervill, oy W. Clay, mw ati >. Cummibes, Seger: J. Darl le fattersi¢y W. Talbot, dba Jor Efvon, Geupee Truesdell, Charles J. Faulkner, ; Warnes, ‘lvers F. Fox, AA. Wilson, as oe Joun B. Larner," Chas. Ben} Wiltinsom, _4-3m A. 8 Worthington, WINDOW GLASS.—HAVING RECENTLY = Teceived over ‘000 Cases French Window Glass 1 am prepared tw sell the same whol (OF re- tau at lower prices than have been known heretofore. Estimates (gr lunge of stuall, quantities promptly fur- nisbed. JAMES H McGILL, Dealer im Butiding Sup plies, 908 to ¥14 G st. n.’ aud. Tua EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1003 F ST, ASSETS $1,119,062.77. Office hours, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be ‘open from 6 to 8 o'clock p.m. Advances will be made promptly at 7 o'clock, ‘The 19th issue of stock is open for subscription. Shares are $2.50 per month. $1,000 advanced on each share, Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantages of the Association are furnished upon application, THOMAS SOMERVILLE, JNO. JOY EDSON, Sec'ry. x3 DR. GUSTAVUS R. BROWN HAS MO" from 1403 New York ave. to his new office, 317 Toth st, opposite the Shorehan:. 3530-1m* Case Ox Crznrr; —_— ‘We will sell you & Handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE, 3 pieces, for $17 Cash or $18 on credit. ‘We will sell you a 7-piece PARLOR SUITE. solid ‘Walnut frames, upholstered in the best hair cloth, for 828 cash or $30 on credit. We will sell you » 7-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid walnut frames, upholatered in plush, combination colors, for $28 cash or $30 on credit. ‘We will sell you a good WIRE-WOVEN BED SPRING for 82.25 cash or $2.50 on credit. ‘We will sell you a good quality BRUSSELS CARPET for 60c. per yard cash or 6Se. per yard on credit. We will sell you s good INGKAIN CAKPET for 35c. Ber yard cash or 40c. per yard on credit. We Sew and Lay all CARPETS Freeof Cost and do Rot charge for the waste in matching figuros, We will sell all CARPETS, MATIINGS AND OIL- CLOTHS on Credit at an advance uf & cents per yard ©u the lowest cash price. EASY WEEKLY or MONTHLY PAYMENTS taken ©n all credit sales, and no notes required. — DASCUUNT allowed om all accounts settled in Pe B® GROGAN, nto ‘F30end 741 7th o We close at 6 p.m, Saturdays excepted. Seasoxazce Svocrstioxs, SEE TO IT THAT YOUR BOYS ARE SUITABLY CLAD THESE COOL MORN- INGS AND EVENINGS. THE NOBBIEST GARMENT FOR THE YOUNGSTERS 13 4 LIGHT-WEIGHT REEFER. WE HAVE 4 GOOD SELECTION OF THEM IN QUITE A LOT OF NEW SHADES AND NOVEL DESIGNS, aS WELL AS THE STAPLES. FOR THE LARGER BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OUR DISPLAY OF FALL OVERCOATS IS WITHOUT AN EQUAL IN THE CITY. THE NEWEST AND MOST POPULAR FABRICS, CUT, WADE AND TRIMMED IN STRICTLY FINST-CLASS MANNER, THOROUGHLY TAILORED, AND THE VERY LATEST SHAPES. PRICES AS USUAL—THE VERY Low- EST FOR RELIABLE GARMENTS. NOT WAY UP NOW IN ORDER TO BE ABLE ‘TO HAVE A CUT-RATE SALE AT THE END OF THE SEASON. B. ROBINSON & €o., AMERICAN OUTFITTERS, S09 PENNA AVE. 3.W. WASHINGTON, D.C.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1890. bening Stat, a TWO CENTS. __SPECIAL_ NOTICES. accommodation of our customers and the will keep our store open all night in charge red Pharmaciat WILLIAMS & CO., DRUGGISTS, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, Cor. Oth and F GE Our prices for prescriptions have beon reduced in Rroportion toother goods. We ure only the purest drugs and chemicals trom the most reliable manutac. turers. We cheertully invite a careful inspection of ‘this departineut by physicians, a = Price. Price. q fr Allcock’s Porous Plasters. German Porcus Plasters, Carter's Littie Williams? Little 1 Effervescing Bro Fellow's sirup Hy pop! : Wiliams’ Com. sirnp My pophusphite Hop Bitters, per botile. Hostetter's Bitters. secenmoee ESGIAGS DSES ROSS Williams’ Phosphat: Lest (fresh) in pint bottles. Water of Ammonia, Full Strength: Williams’ Comp. Sarsaparilla, Williams’ Rose Tooth Powder Williams’ Quinine and Kun Hai Handoline is unequaled as 1s beautifier of the eom- plexion: au indispensable requisite to the Ladies! Weilet: it renders tho skin wits, smooth and sore a prevents, chayping. “Every lady should use it.’ Yor ttley EB Pesul 1 dozen 5-graii ; 100 5-grain Capsules .. 100 grains Quinine, Powers & Weightman. #0e. 208, Don't mistake the place-THE TEMPLE DRUG STOKE, under Masonic Temple, cor. 9th and F ats. zt S. WILLIAMS & CO., Proprietors, 1 Do 11 Toma to take orders for a hundred pairs of Trousere a day. Hardiy doing aquarier of ityet— trade has Jast begun. Ihave the Koods rich, dark aud, dressy the "facilities, he prices ave right, Vai not competing with cheap, “factory: « made” tailoring. Couldu’t aud wouldn't. will make you clothes © you be shamed to w mad for little ‘Ther: fa first- class Tailoring Establishiuen> where the prices are uot tor high and not foe low, where & rezson- able man can «ct a Good, Honest, Dressy, Serviceable Suit or pair Of Trousers at an honest price— and that isthe need I propose to 3 G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, “Expert in Trousers,” Cor, uth a an29-tukt DISSOLUTION OF PART LP, ‘My interest in the firm of W.G. Coburn & Co,, General Commission Merchants, 037 B st. n.w., Wing beet purchased by Mr. W. G. Coburn, the firm is this 28th day of August, 1890, mutually dissolved, Mr. Coburn pp) ing all debts and collecting all accounts due thew, nd who will coutinus the business under the same firm name at the old place. - WG: coBury, ENRY HAK: 1G sts. w. x passed resolutions that Monday, September 1, be members are requested to meet Mall at 8 a.m. to attend bricklayers’ » H. KEGARTH, Sec'y. atSoclock. All members are requested to attend a+ business of importuuce will be transacted. Per order SEC'Y. THE REY. CHARLES tor of the First Ba pas st Chure Scott cirele, having returned frou bis European trip, will preach on Sunday, August 31, at 11 am. and 8 pm “Allare invited. : HE FIRM OF BIRKENWALD BROS. ; ‘thin day dissolved by mutual consent. Allindebted to waid firm will please call aud settle at ence. auzy-zt Mr. A. Binkenw: mtinue the business, as- suming all abilities of late firm. I thauk the public and trust # continuance of for their past patronage = 5 . ee SN BIRKEN WALD, Cupital Clothier aud Furnisher, ‘Northwest cor. M and 3d st. KPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION. st mt Our surplus or interest fund is, For the last two months our bee: regaled with the usual interesting and entertaining account of Our proceedings, but now, after the sum- mer holidays, we are prepared for the fall campaikn with renewed vixor. During the sumer we have not fe have been doing the usual and constantly the ten mouths of last year creasing our receipts were this year they are isn comsequenc pay iw to our membe interest every mouth. In fact we y jmonthly-interest paying institution. where you can ve your money without waiting for it paid on demand. We pay 5 per cent per annum o1 withdrawn. We pay 6 per cent per annum payments, interest payabie monthly,and 12 percent per aBuUm 07; matured shares, We have more than 1,000 members and have more than 10,000 shares on’ our book: We advance #150 on bio monthly, je one or more shares atany time and lessen his payments of interest. By tubing extra shares and paying ® larger amount monthly a borrower can reduce Lis rate of interest on his advances 5, 4,3. 2,and even 1 per cent per annum. ‘All associations of this kind are good things for the members when properly managed, but we take es- pecial pride in doing our business at the least expense to the members, ments can be made and new ares taken st all tines, vances arranged for St ithe ‘ofhce of the wecretary. “Monthiy meeting WEDNESDAY EVENIN th st. NING, at 618 €. . DUNCANSON, LE ent. F. G. SAXTON, 00K, ‘Treasurer. Secretary, 618 ith at, A. N. MEEKER, 207 34 st. s.e.. will secommodate the Capitol Hill members by bringing their dues to the meeting. auly7t ON AUGUST Peoj Mutual Live Pennsylvauia expires t 30. Office 1006 F a Stocl insurance Company of ae Room 4. "Will remain open antl 6 pots se f: Ore MANN, Bia = HEATH, DENTIST, sie fontna an ofice niore convenient for | trons has removed to Moti “FAT 14th at. new, 7k Now write XEW srrLLs OF GAS FIXTURES. ©. A. MUDDIMAN, 614 12th st, au28 Formerly 1206 F st. = SEPTEMDER AT ATLANTIC CITY, Colonnade is filled with Washingtonians, Come and enjoy the fincst season st the seashors, _Best of bathing and fishing. _ au27-7t ee RANGES AND STOVES AT REDUCED PRICES, & 8. SHEDD & BRO, WILKINS’ PRINTING HOUSE, Comainegcial apd Pasion Wort: Briefs, Billa Speeches = “Pegs Week ana Wire Sitching for the trade DR CM. fata HAS REMOVED Washington News and Gossip. Index to Advertisements, AVI'REMENT! -Pare ARCHITECTS. Page ATTORNEY! -Page AUCTION SALES. Page BICYCLES.. Page BOARDING. Pago BUSINESS CHANCES.. CITY ITEMS .... COUNTRY BOARD. i EXCURSIONS, PICNICS, &o. FAMILY SUPPLIES. FIN, CLT Ey HOUSEFURNISHINGS LADIES' GOOD! LOCAL, MEN NOTARIES PUBLIC.. OCEAN STEAMERS. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.. PIANOS AND OKGAN: PERSONAL, PRINTERS, titer SUBURBAN PROPERTY. SPECIALTIES,... SPECIAL NOTICE: SUMMER RESORTS. WANTED (Boanp). rd BENE WIRE CALOEHEIEWEOOD g iE i WANTED (Srtvations), WANTED (MiscrLiaw Tht Tae Stax Ovt or Town.—Tue Eventna 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. @F-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. gg Govenxmext Recerrrs Topay.—Customs, $696,655; internal revenue, $492,939, TraxsrerneD to New Yorx.—Mr. James R. Lake, formerly of the customs division, Treas- ury Department, has been transferred to New York tor duty with the board of customs ap- praisers, Mr. Webster Elmes, formerly chief clerk in the office of the solicitor of the Treas- ury, is also in New York on similar duty. Ix Tue Trwvonany Apsexce of Treasurer Huston, Assistant Treasurer Whelpley and Cashier True of the ‘Treasury Department As- sistant Cashier Meline is performing the duties pertaining to those offices ay well ay his own, Mas. Lannasez was today occupying the desk of the assistant commissioner of Indian affairs, Mr. Belt being absent on tho Pacific coast, and Mr, Woag, who has been acting in his stead, having been called to New York to attend the funeral of a pear relative, gated 395,850, és Topax’s Boxp Orrens as follows: Registered 500, . $25,000, 220,000, $10,000, $10,500, @500," 81, 250,915, $3,000, $6,500, $1,000, $25,000, $100, $500, €: $30,000, $45,000, 20,000. $3,000, $9,000, $2,500, and $135,000, under the circular of August 21. To Be Laypvep at Stockno.m.—The Swedish authorities having requested that the remains of Ericsson be disembarked at Stockhoim as originally intended. orders to that effect have been sent to the Baltimore at Gothenburg. Cexevus Takixe Usper Dirvicurties.—Dr. B. H. Petersen, the census supervisor for the fourth district of Louisiana, isin the city. The greater portion of his district was under water during the period prescribed by law for taking the census and his work was carried on amid many difficulties, A Miuitary Reservation Apaxpoxep.—Gen. Grant, acting Secretary of War, has directed the abandonment of tho military reservation at Hot Springs, Ark., asa military reservation and its transfer to the Interior Department for disposition under the law. Revexve Appointmesta.—The Secretary of the Treasury has made the following appoint- ments in the internal revenue service: Fred H. Hood and Frederick R. Stanle, United States gaugers at Sacramento, Cal; Lock A, Wilk son at Statesville, J, and John ‘Taylor, United States store keepers and gaugers at Richmond, Ky. Paivineces oF Inportens.—A: ant Secre- tary Batcheller has informed the collector of customs at El Paso, Texas, that jn case an im- orter makes entry of a certain number of Levees at a certain valuation and pays the esti- mated duties thereon, but for some reason fails to bring into the United States some of the horses, he is entitled to refund of the excess deposited; and in case an invoice is presented and entry made of a certain number of tons of ccal which pays a specific duty, and after weighing it is found short in weight, the importer is required to pay the duty only on the actual number of tons imported, and not on the number of tons stuted on the invoice. ————— Siaxep by Taz Presipent.—The President has approved the joint resolution in regard to the delivery of duplicate copies of law books to the law department of Howard University; the joint resolution extonding the privilege of the library of Congress to the mem- bers of the interstate commerce commission and the chief engineers, U.8.A.; the act providing for leave of absence for officers and employes in the customs service of the govern- ment who receive per diem (ogy rer the a2t extending the provisions of the immediate transportation act to the post of Lincoln, Neb., and the act reo: ‘ing the customs collec- tion district of Puget Sound. Pensoxat.—B C. Pilsbury of Pittsfield, Mass., and Mrs, H. E. Western of Charleston are registered at the Langham.—Mr, and Mrs. T. G. Leslie of few days at sendin ation of the bowels, is re- orted as being better today.—R, H. Sawyer port of South Bethlehem, Wm. L. Saunders of New York and G. Arm- strong of Valparaiso, Chili, and Mr. and Mra. George W. Lamb of Chicago are at the Shore- ham,——Lieut. Webster Winslow, C. T. Forse of Cincinnati and J. J. Woodward of New York are at W —J Orleans are the C..W. Cook, Arthur K. Hill, J. H. Toys, See New York, M. E. Ridge! timore, Frank B. Miller, Wilson and Mr. H, C.. Dunia Hotel Randall——Richard F. Cook of New Orleans, C. C. Menzies, W. C. Kennett and son of Cincinnati, Isaac D. Smead or kes Morgan of Toledo, and W. 8. Woods of A PROPOSED RECESS. Senator Edmunds’ Resolution to Ad- journ From Sept. 19 to Nov. 10, RUSHING THE TARIFF BILL. The Senate Gets Through the Salt and Spirits Clause. PRIVATE BILL DAY IN THE HOUSE. SENATE. Mr. Blair presented a memorial of the Women’s Industrial League for the supprcs- sion and punishment of the “armed assassins known as the Pinkerton detectiv Referred to the judiciary committee, FOR A RECESS FROM SEPTEMBER 19 TO NOVEM- BER 10, Mr. Edmunds offered the following concur- rent resolution, which went over for the pres- ent: Resolved, That when the two housed adjourn on the 19th of September, 1890, it be to meet on the 10th of November, 1890. The House, bill authorizing the erection of a pontoon bridge across the Mivsiasippi river be- tween the city of St. Charles and the county of St. Louis, in Missouri, was reported by Mr. Vest and was passed without amendment. THE TARIF¥ BILL WAS TAKEN UP AT 10:20, the pending question being on the finance com- mittec’s amendment to paragraph 307, page 66, which taxes salt in bags and packages 12 conts perone hundred pounds and salt in balk 8 cents, the amendment being to strike out the proviso allowing drawbacks on salt used in ex- ported meats, Mr. McPherson moved to strike out the entire paragraph, the effect of which would be to place salt on the free list. QUOTING BENTON, Mr. Colquitt advocated Mr. McPherson's amendment and read an extract from a speech made by Mr. Benton in the Senate half a cen- tury ago against the salt tax, which he char- acterized as “heartless and tyrannical, inexor- able and omnipresent, which no cconomy could evade, no poverty shun, no privation escape.” Mr. Hoar asked whether Mr. Benton had not made that spexch about the same time that he made another speech declaring that Oregon and the whole of the Pacific territories were utterly worthless for agricultural tenes Mr. Reagan remarked that Mr. Webster had said snbstantially the same thing in his speech on the compromise measures. He wanted to leave My. Benton in good company. Mr. Moar admitted that Mr. Benton was in excellent company. Both gentlemen were in that particular excellent illustrations of a maxim which he commended to the consider- ation of the other side of the chamber, namely, that ‘prophecy is not an exact science.” MR. COLQUITT DIDN'T KNow. Mr. Blair asked Mr. Colquitt as to the price of salt when Mr. Benton made that speéch, Mr. Colquitt was not able to give that infor- mation, but promised to make the examination if it would have any sort of influence on Mr. Blair's action. Mr, Biair was under the impregsion that the resent price of salt under the operation of {arift laws was about one twenty-fifth of what it was in Mr. Benton's day. The vote was taken and Mr. McPherson's amendment was rejected—yeas 15, nays 29—a yparty vote, ‘MR. VEST INQUIRED of the finance committee why the proviso was to be struck out—why the export meat business was to be discriminated against. Mr. Sherman did not consider the matter material, inasmuch as there was a generaf pro- vision in the bill allowing the drawback of dutie: paid on all exportations, Mr. Vest said that thut provision required an identification of the material on which duties were paid, and how (he asked) could the salt used im preserving meats be identified? Mr, Aldrich said that there had been a division in the finance committee ds to the pro- priecty of the amendment, but a majority had been in favor of it, Mr. Vest asked why, if Mr. Sherman’s con- struction were correct, the general provision would not apply to fish, and why a discrimina- tion had been made in favor of fish and against the pork packers and the beef packers of the United States, SALT AS LOW AS IT CAN BE, Mr. Allison said he had voted in committee against putting salt on the free list, because salt was now as low as it could be. He under- stood that at the Michigan salt works salt was sold at 42 cents a barrel (including the barrel), which was about 20 cents for 208 pounds of salt. He had voted in committee against striking out the proviso because he believed with Mr. Vest that the general provision in re- gard to drawbacks (section 2%) woyld not apply to salt. He hoped that that section would be reached before debate was closed so that it might be discussed and a comparison of views ascertained as to whether that section was wise legislation. He had his doubts about it, FOR FREE SALT. Mr. Vest argued in favor cf free salt, 2 nat- ural product which was found in inexhaustible quantities in every country in the world and in almost every state in the Union, He had seen a deposit of rock salt in Louisiana which would supply this world and five werlds like it for an illimitable time. Why, then, he asked, should Englich salt be taxed wiien the dairy- men and the pork’ packers and beef packers would use it, uo matter what the duty on it was? Mr, Cullom argued against striking out the proviso in tho paragraph, and said that he had written to a pork packer in his state, inquiring whether the general provision (section 24) would allow a drawback in that business and the reply was that it would not, «'The export trade, he said, demands foreign salt. He had been always in favor of protection, even in the matter of salt, but this not a question of protection to the American export meat busi- ness. Mr. Stockbridge argued against étriking out the proviso. He said that in the past five ears nearly $300,000 had been paid in draw- ks to the packers of the country. Michigan salt in bulk sold at Sagiuaw for from $2.10 to @2.40 per ton. PAYMENT OF CLERKS DURING THE RECESS. During a temporary suspension of she tariff bill a resolution was offered by Mr. Teller and referred to the committee on contingent ex- penses for the payment of clerks to Sena- tors and of session committee Clerks ‘during the coming recess.” SALT AGAIN, ‘The tariff bill was again takeh up, and the discussion on the salt paragraph was continued, Inthe course of it Mr. Allison stated that 11,000,000 barrels of American salt had been sold last year in the United States and only 1,500,000 of Liverpool salt; so that the use of the latter was plainly an English preju- dice, “But one which ee packers are bound to respect,” said Mr. McPherson. “Undoubtedly,” Mr. Allison acquiesced. RELIEF OF DESTITUTION IX OKLABOMA. resolution for the relief of destitution in Okla- ma was presented to. It irects the application of unex- ni un bill April 25, for the relief of persons in the over- by in relieving citizens by unex- Messrs. Allison, Cullom, Edmunds, Hawley, Ingalls, Jones (Nev.), Mitchell, Platt, Plumb, Sherman, Teller, Washburn and Wilson (Iowa.) No amendment was offered to any of the paragraphs from 308 to 315, INCREASED DUTY ON SPIRITS. On motion of Mr. Plumb the duty on brandy in paragraph 314 and on cordials, liquors, &c., in paragraph 317 was increased from @2 to @3 agalion; on bay rum in paragraph 319, from #1 to $2, and on champagne and other spark- ling wines, so as to make the rates on bottles not more thi quart and more then a pint, $10 a dozen (instead of $7); not more than a pint and more than a half pint, $5 a dozen (instead of $8.50): one-half pint each or less, $2.50 (in- stead of $1.75). and where bottles contain more than a quart $3.25 per gallon additional. On motion of . Plumb the following amendments were also agreed Paragraph $21 (relating to wines) by making the rate per gallon in casks seventy- five cents instead of fifty cents and per case (of twelve quart bottles or twenty-four pint bot- tles) $2.50 instead of $1.65, extra qualities to be taxed ten cents per pint instead of five cen ALE, PORTER AXD BEER. Paragraph 322 (relating to ale, porter and beer in bottles or jugs) by making the duty 60 cents per gallon instead of 35 cents, and when not in bottles or jugs 35 cents per gallon instead of 20 cents, Paragraph 325 (rclating to malt extract) by making the duty (in casks) 35 cents per gal- lon instead of 20; in jugs 60 cents a gullon in- stead of 40; and when solid or condensed 60 per cent ad valorem instead of 40. Para- graph 824 (relating to cherry juice and prune juice) by making the duty 75 cents a gallon in- stead of 60, when containing not more than 18 per cent of alcohol, and $3 per gallon instead of $2 and 25 per cent ad valorem when contain- ing more than 18 per cent of alcohol. OTHER SOFT DRINKS. Paragraph 325 (relating to ginger ale, soda water and other similar waters) was amended on the report of the finance committee by re- ducing the rate from 13 cente to 10 cents a dozen bottles; and, on motion of Mr. Carlisle, by inserting the word “artificial.” MANUFACTURES OF WOOL. Schedule J (relating to cotton manufactures) having been reached was passed over in- formally and schedule K (relating to wool and manufactures of wool) was taken up, HOUSE, Immediately after the reading of the jour- nal the House went into committee of the whole (Mr. Allen of Michigan in the chair) on the private calendar. 5 THE (COMMISSIONERSHIP RACE. District Delegations at the White House Today. VARIOUS INTERESTS REPRESENTED—@.A.R. MEN— GOOD TEMPLARS — LAWRENCE GARDNER'S FRIENDS—THE BIG PETITIONS FOR RETENTION OF MR, HINE—THE PRESIDENT'S JOCULAR COM- MENT. For the first time since the resignation of Mr. Hine the fight for the vacant District Com- missionership waxed warm at the White House today. Tho President, who returned from Cape May yesterday afternoon, was besieged at his desk early in the morning by an un- usually heavy rush of callers. among them being some who put in their strong strokes for their particular candidates, A GRAND ARMY DELEGATION. About the earliest indications of local inter- est in the vacancy were offered by the appenr- ance at the Exccutive Mansion of about half a dozen District Graud Army men, headed by Col. Odell, whose mission was carefully guarded. They saw the President for about { five minutes, A GARDNER DELEGATION. Then came three well-known Washingtonian, witha stick sharpened in favor of Mr. Law- rence Gardner. They were Gen. Ellis Spears Mr. Jno. Joy Edson and Col, McLean, the ex- deputy commissioner of pensions. After wait- ing for an hour without being able to obtain an audience with the President—who was then seeing Congressmen at the rate of one a minute—they concluded that they had better see his private secretary, and so they gave him the benefit of their views and opinions for a quarter of an hour. They represented the ad- vantages of mind, body and reputation pos- sessed by their candidate and impressed the President's representative with their hope that he would reproduce what they said to the chief executive in case they failed to see him. THE GOOD TEMPLARS. They were followed by about twenty ladies and gentlemen representing the temperance cause in general and the order of Good Tem- plars of the District in particular. At their head was Mr. Kulstrom, who is the grand chief tem- plar of the organization, and by his side was Mr. R. A. Dinsmore, also a high official, who arranged with Mr. Halford aud Doorkeeper Loeffler for an audience. They bore a small petition, which, after each member of the del- egation had been introduced to the President, they left in his hands, They eimply asked that in his appointment of a successor to Mr. Hine he would consider the large temperance ele- ment of the District and select a man who would be likely to uphold their cause. They represented a membership of about 3,000. The President said that he wovld be very glad to consider their petition, and the delega- tion left him in « happy frame of mind, PETITIONERS FOR RETENTION OF COMMISSIONER MINE. For a few minutes the growing list of callers contained no new names of District people, until about noon, when the admirers of Mr. Hine, as embodied in the persons of Messrs. J. L. Barbour, T. W. Smith, Thos. Somerville, W. B, Moses and 8. T. G. Morsell reached the White House, and, after a preliminary chat with Mr, Halford, passed on into the audience chamber ‘and there pfesented to the President a bulky petition containing the names of those District people who do not want Mr. Hine to resign. ‘This petition has already been printed in ‘Tux Star, They had quite a long conversa- tion with the President, and when they emerged from awe room the petition was not in their han THE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS. The petition was for the retention of Mr. Hine, but the committee soon saw that the President was hardly in a position to grant this request, They realized that he was placed ina peculiar position. He listened very atten- tively to what they told him, and then re- marked, it half manner, that he thought that the petition should more prop- erly ave been addressed to Mr. Hine rather than to him, as he had not yet ncoepted the resignation. ‘He intimated that Mr. Hino was at perfect liberty to withdraw his resignation at any time and added that ne did not see how he could consider such a petition if the Com- —— really wanted to retire from the office. He indicated by his of listening the praises of Mr. Hine voiced by the. del tion that he quite fully realized the truth what they said, but they draw without having reached any sult, the President ae he had not given the matter of Mr. "6 successor very much thought, Th i catimated that there = names on tition, re] percent of ‘Washington "a Nolid’ business in- terests, Navy Orpens.—Ensign G. R French has been ordered to take chargeof the hydro- frephie office, Baltimore, September 15, re- ing Lieut. Jas, P. Parker, who is placed on GROSVENOR REFUSED W. H. H. Cowles Renominated on the 174th Ballot. CASWELL OF WISCONSIN BEAT. —_~—. The Switchmen’s Strike in Chi- cago All Over, — THE NEWS OF THE DAY BY TELEGRAPH FLORIDA POLITICS WARMING UP. A Hot Convention—Cowles Gets It— Caswell Knocked Out. JacksonviLLE, Fra, August 29.—J. N. Strip- ling, United States district attorney for the northern nominated for Congress by the re- publicans of the second congressional district. Stripling is the man who presided in the case in Judge Swayne’s court against al- leged violators of the election laws. Good- judicial district, was yesterday | FARMEKS’ NATIONAL CONGRESS, The Two Kinds of Political Economy * Puzzle Them, Covxcr, Buorrs, lowa, August 29.—At the to select the state in which the next meeting should be held Of all the states were named. The result of the vote rado, 48; Illinois, 74; Missouri, 198. It was de- cided to allow the Missouri delegation to its own city, the ise being made that two systems of political economy now discussed at all the political meetings in this country. One part believed in the doctrines of the republican party. The other declared that depression was great and general and that the remedies were a greater volume of the cireu- lating medium and a great reform in the tariff. A great many resolutions were acted upon, some of them of a very radical character, the following are the only ones which received: the approval of the committee: Resolved, That we demand of Congress most liberal appropr: for the improvement by all practicable means of our interior which sball make Et sections of our country, useful as great national highways for commerce and trade. We demand the un- limited coinage of silver, the abolition of the national banking laws, the refusal of our national gov tto extend the charters of national banks now in existence and the issu- ance of full legal tender Treasury notes in liew of national bank notes, in sufficient volume to meet the business demands of the country and the constantly increasing demand of trade, Resolved, That we are in favor of a constitu. tional amendment making United States Sen- ators elective by the people. We believe that | the farmer is paying more than his just pro- portion of taxes; therefore we favor a gradu- | ated income tax law, tothe eud that the in- | comes of the wealthy may bear their share of | governmental support. | Resolved, That this congress demands the | amendment of the patent laws; that the ex- clusive use of an invention be limited to tem rich, his chief competitor, is the contestant for Gen. Bullock's seat » the election committee haying report about a month ago recommending that he be seated. Dr. Hicks, the » ual adviser of Guiteau dur- ing the assassin's trial in 1881, was a prominent candidate. Three ballots were taken, during which Stripling gained constantly. While the third was in & motion to make Strip- ling’s nomination unanimous was carried and he accepted the honor in a red-hot speech. A long platform was adopted, the salient points being demands that the negro vote shall be counted in the south and recommending .fed- eral control of congressional elections, THE COMMITTEE SET "EM UP. JACKSONVILLE, Fia,, August 29.—No state convention will be held by Florida republicans this year. The state central committee met in Ocala yesterday and placed the following state ticket in pomination: For controller—Leroy D. Ball of Tallahasse. For associate justice of the supreme court—Jas. R. Challen of Jack- sonville. MR. GROSVENOR’S DISTRICT. Gatto, On1o, August 29.—There is no change in the struggle for the congressional nomination in the twelfth district. Forty-six additional ballots were taken this morning, making a total of 446. A motion to take a recess until 12 o'clock was carried by the forces of Thompson and Euochs combining. Grosve- nor’s friends voted against it. Gen. W. H. Enochs was nominated on the 447th ballot. Grosvenor withdrew just before the last ballot. a FARWELL I8 A CANDIDATE. Cuatcaao, August 29.—Senator Farwell denies Positively that he not a candidate for re- election to the Senate and is satisfied he will succeed himself. COULDN'T CHOOSE. Fresno, Cat., August 29.—The sixth con- gressional district republican convention ad- journed to meet at Ventura, September 4, after taking sixty ineffectual ballots for the nomina- tion for Con, in. The last ballot stood — Rowell of Fresno, 47; Bowers of San Diego, 64; | Lindley of Los Angeles, 76. MR. COWLES RENOMINATED. Cuanvorte, N, C., August 29.—Col. W. H, H. Cowles, present member from the eighth con- gressional district. was nominated on the 174th ballot over Graham, the alliance candidate, and Bowers, the regular candidate. ‘There was the best of order and everything d off pleasantly. Wire pulling and continued en- durance on the part of all factions were the most noticeable features of the convention, MR. CASWELL DEFEATED. Curstox IJvxcriox, Wis., August 29.—The deadlock in the first district republican con- gressional convention was broken this morning on the eighty-fourth ballot, H. A. Cooper of Racine receiving ; the nomination. This is the district now represented by Congressman Cas- well, who was also a candidate, NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS. E. L. Redmond, by the republicans of the sixth dietrict of Missouri. E. L. Augier, by the republicans of the first district of Texas. J. J. Russell, by the democrats of the tenth district of Iowa. W. D. Owen, by the republicans of the tenth district of Indiana, Jos, G, Cannon, by the republicans of the fif- teenth district of Illinois. M. Hardington, by tho republicans of the first district of Missouri. Judge Phillips, by the republicans of the second district of Kansas. Congressman Pickler. by the republicans of the second district of Sonth Dakota. John Gamble, by the republicans of the first district of South Dakota, Alexander McIver, by the republicans of the fourth district of North Carolina. Rev. D, P. Meacham, by the independent alliance democrats of the fourth district of North Carolina, B. H. Bunn, by the democrats of the fourth district of North Carolina, C. H. Moore, the convention of colored men of the fifth district of North Carolina. J. M. Brown, by the republicans of the fifth district of North Caroli A. H. Williams, by the democrats of the fifth district of North Carolina, P. C. Thomas, by the independent republi- can alliance ibdusirial union of the seventh district of North Carolina, John 8. Henderson, by the democrats of the seventh district of N Carolina, Claude M. Bernard, by the republicans of the first district of North Carolina. W. A. B. Branch, by the democrats of the first district of North Carolina, P. G. Lester, ~F sg democrats of the fifth district of Vi: ‘atson, by the democrats of the ia. Thomas E. tenth district of vey democrats of the of North ina, = * W. T. Crawford, + by ofS ninth district LB. The Chicago and Alton, Switchmen’s Strike 14 a Thing of the Past. years, |. Kesolved, That at the Columbian Exposition to be held at Chicago in 1493. the agricultural | and horticultural interests should be most prominently and grandly represented, and to | that ond it is cecommended that the various legislatures make liberal appropriations | for the creditable exhibition of the agricul- | tural and horticultural resources and possibili- | ties of their respective states. The delegates go on an excursion to Denver and vicinity today. ee — FLOWERS AT THE FAIR; The Columbian Horticultural Society Makes a Few Suggestions. Cacaco, August 29.—A delegation of mem- bers of the Columbian Horticultural Society, | accompanied by Vice President Bryan, in- spected the proposed sites of the world’s fair | yesterday. In their estimation Washington park represented the perfection of # park, and they expressed a preference for it on account of ite being nearer the city than Jackson park. In the afternoon the party went to Garfield park on the West Side and then took a trip to Lancoin park on the North Side, which they de- cided was far ahead of all the parks as « flower display and in all that makes a fine park. The society prepared and left at world’s fair head- quarters « lengthy memorial with reference to & horticultural exhibit at the world’s fair. After showing the authority and national scope of the society the memorial says: “There will be perhaps no department of your exposition #0 entirely dependent uj the tical knowledge of men eminent in these lines. Re- slizing this so deeply and in compliance with the request of your honorable vice president | for suggestions from this body, we have, by ac- | tion of our convention, recommended to your |)favorable consideration the following appoint- ments: For commissioner of horticulture, Parker Earle, Ocean Springs, Miss.; for intendent of floriculture and landscaj n= ing, James D, Raynolds, Riverside, lil; for superintendent of pomology, G. D. Brackett uf | Denmark, lowa; for superintendent of ut and forestry products, G. Thomas, West Chester, Pa.; for superintendent of seeds and vegotable department, J. ©. “Believing that you fully ap —— part that the various products of orticulture must play in rendering your expo- sition attractive, beautiful and instructive, we are prompted to speak plainly and advisedly as to the requirements of our case, We assume that ca yptorseeae exhibit will be =} 8 80) and distinct footing, umhampered wi connection that may compel us to play cocond fiddle to other interests, “Ail experience in world’s fairs and national expositions bas proved that any attempt to group horticultural exhibits in one department with those of any other branch of agriculture has resulted disastrously for the horticultural interests. The necessary efforts to make of this exhibit a crowning success cannot be se- cured except upon the plan of a separate, dis- tinct horticultural department. We shall undertake, under proper conditions, to eyed in this exposition a comprehensive exhibit of the fruits, trees, plants, flowers, seeds and garden products from the known world, both in the growing state and in the matured pro ducts as harvested. In short, we will under- take to furnish you a complete and mammoth exhibition in its self.” Signed—S. W. Emery, president, Lake City, Minn.; H. B. Beatty. secretary, Oil City, Pa.; E. G. Hill, Richmond, Ind.; A.C, Hammond, Warsaw, LiL; Ob Gibbs, jr., Ramsey, 8. D. The memorial will be presented at'a fall meeting of the exposition commissioners and acted upon. a Death of Tristam Burgess. Sax Josz, Car., August 29.—Tristam Burgess, past grand commander of the Knights Temp- lar of California, died at his home near here last night of dropsy. He was a native of Rhode Island and forty-one years old. = A Lumber Yard Fire, Bay Crrvy, Micu., August 29.—Fire started im Gates & Fay’s saw mill shortly after 11 o'clock last night and entarely destroyed the mill. ‘Thousands of dollars’ worth of other was imperiled, but by prompt action firemen it was saved. £30, ata i eT Important If True. Mosamerque, August 29.—The British have assumed possession of the Shire Highlands, —_— Only Ten Barrels at a Time. Hacrnsrowy, Mp., August 29.—An ordinances was passed last night by the mayor and council which prohibits the Standard Oil Company from yee om deposit more than ten til iH BREESE i fll E F ef yl | fil li bP a i [ i i i i “ ii mia