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Ferwuson, Pullens, Va. “Iam never without a box of Ayer's Pills in the ouse.”—Mrs, Edwin Bartow, 425 Bristol st. Buffalo, YX. AYER'S CATHARTIC PILLS, Prepared by DR J. C, AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass, ‘Sold by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicines, nz Mur. A. Rorrrrr Sars. “The principal tale-bearer of age is the skin of the oman face." To regain a youthful appearance we ust scale this outer skin off and form s new skin en- tire. Mme. A. Ruppert's world-renowned Face Bleach does this without injury or harmful effect, cutting the callous filling of the pores and drawing out compietely 1] diseolorations or impurities. “One bottle, €2: three Uttles (usually required to clear the complexion), 85; tnt to apy address. Call at office and see young girl ‘with one side of her face cleared and other side as was originally, showing vast change, or send 4c. postage for full particulars. MME. A. RUPPERT, 430 7th st. ashington. D.C. Open evenings, 520 10th a «. 5 EAD- Little LLJOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, ache are relieved by small doses of Carter's diver rule. Losr the bloom of youth by inattention to the skin Found again by the use of Fels's Germicide Soap, It lessens and prevents freckles, tan, discoloration and inflammationof the skin. Its sweet and dainty odor is the result of net- ural ingredients, not of irritating perfumery. Beyond compare the Soap for the Baby. Feiss Genuicwr Soar Fuss Gennewe Soar Fuss Gennewe Soar PEERLESS IN ITS PURITY. Fuss Genweme Soar Fuss Genwcwe Soar Fass Genwcwe Soar Or PECULIAR value in all formsof skin and scalp disease. The xermus of disease are destroyed, the pores opened, sore, irritated and itching parts are soothed, and full activity is given to the effective, healing and medicinal powers of the Soap. FELS & CO,, Makers, Philadelphia, Pa, au2> F SICK HEADACHE 13 MISERY. WHAT ARE Carter's Little Liver Pills if they will positively op.e who have used them speak frankly of ‘They are small and easy to take. I THURSDAY, AUG. 28, 1890, ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY ARE NOW OFFERING New Crop Teas—Sweet snd Fragrant and prices moderate— Also, noth withstanding the advance in Flour, weare offering some real bargains im that department, Our “Big Bargain” Brand at $5.75 is a Good Patent Process Flour, which we fully guarantee. Fillsbury’s Best—Fresh Supply—Rock Bottom Price, ELPHONZO YOUNGS COMPANY. etter, P.S.—We are now giving s handsome Fan toevery purchase of Mandheling Java Coffee. EY.c. — met Last V r ux Or ‘MMER REDUCTIONS, ‘Next week our Fall Trade commences, Regular Prices will prevail, and you will not have the opportu- nity to secure the BARGAINS NOW OFFERED. Here are a few of them: 12 pairs Nottingham Curtains cut from $1.25 to 87340. per pair. 17 pairs Nottingham Curtains cut from $1.60 to 81.00 per pair. 19 pairs Nottingham Curtains cut from $2.00 to 21.36 per pair. 20 pairs French Chamber Curtainseut from $5.00 to $2.50 per pair. 11 pairs French Chamber Curtains cut from 90.50 to per pair. 1 pair Irish Point Curtains cut from @7.25 to $4.25 er pair 1 pair Irish Point Curtains cut from $9.25 to $5.90 per pair. 1 pair Irish Point Curtains cut from @11.00 to 87.50 per pair, 4 puirs Swiss Lace Curtains cut from @7.50 to 83.50 per pair. No reasonable offer refused on broken lots of Cur- tains iu Portieres we have a few of last fall's patterns, ‘Which will be closed out at coat. A small lot of Smyrna Rugs, 4x7 feet, will be closed outat $6.10 each. Also a few 3x6 feet will go at 23.90. One lot of Felt Art Squares, ‘x3 yards, reduced to 65.40. 5x5", yards, reduced to $6. WOVEN ART SQUARIS, ‘SaxUi¢ yards cut to 84. 3x3 lige” gx wate 8 8% 7.25 Also reductions on FURNITURE, CARPETS, &o, Remember this is last week of SUMMER PRICES, @ULIUS LANSBURGR, 13TH AND F STs. Freneb Furniture Poliah will make old furniture wok mew. Best inthe market, Price, 50e. per bottle. of life seemed almost greater tau 1 could bear, and the trohbles of the day pursued tue through the quiet Lours of the night, visions of in- Sallment bills Gave me horrid nightmares and sleep ade me tired. 1 read Grasty’s advertisement, went to see his stock, made my calculations, quit buying on credit and now life's Who thought he had wevting 3 great accommods- top in having some one ready to claim bis cash almost Lefore he earned it. There are thousands of people tu Washington today who are living as be bsd done ow I only ask you to use just alittle COMMON SENSE ‘and compare my prices with any house in the city and Vilsave you something right along, And here ts the reason: I buy for cash, I sell for cash, I get all I cou fora dollar, Idou't spend a dime chasing a cent, my penses are Lot one-third of houses in other parts of ecity, and I sm willing to give you the benefits. Fviding Beds, $10, sold elsewhere $12 10 815; much Lette: one, $12.50. Wire Spring Cot, $1.08. Woven ‘Wire Bed Springs, @2 25. Mattings—all reduced—7is cents to 37. 1,000 New Spring Boller 306. 50 dozen of those Fine Initial Tumblers, 75. acct. Big stock of China, Glass and Tinware, we are pledged to protect you on everything you buy. Xo matter what we sho rt BEMEMBER THE NAME AND PLACE. M. C, GRASTY, 1520-1532 7th ot. nw, FURNITURE, eur “camer von cast ANY FORMS OF VOU! t EN car = we Pree etisr ire 2d EDITION. Lat ‘eras uh Sr 2 LABOR DAY. Pennsylvania’s Governor Calls for Its Observance Next Monday. Harnisavne, Pa., August 29.—Gov. Beaver this morning issued a proclamation calling for the proper observation of Labor day, Monday next, in which he says: “In order to give effect to the provisions of said act and to enable all who are employed in the various departments under executive con- trol in this commonwealth opportunity to en- joy relief from ordinary duty, it is ordered that the several departments of the state government, under the control of the execu- tive, be closed for business on that day. ‘She genera! observance of the day is also recom- mended to the people of the commonwealth in order that the spirit of the law may be carried into effect, and the day and the cause which it represents be dignified.” peace THE OLD WORLD. Its News and Gossip Hurled into Small Space. Loxpos, August 29.—The scandal recently un- earthed in Wurtemberg grows more serious as further developments are made. The police have verified the existence of numerous societies formed for the purpose of mutual indulgence in all forms of the grossest vice. Hundreds of ar- rests have been made and public feeling at Stuttgart is greatly excited. ‘The official in- quiry into the matter is awaited with painful anxiety. The officers of the crack Uhlan regiment are among the persons imply The king refuses to stifle the investigation, despite the great pressure brought to bear upon him by the friends of the accused. ‘The Sicilians are deeply incensed at the American consul in Palermo for ®@arning visitors not to travel in the interior of Sicily because of the many audacious robberies which are constantly being committed by bandits, On the other hand the consul is being congratulated by the foreign residents, tourists, &c., who hope that his courageous action will result in measures being taken by the Italian government to bring about a safer condition of affairs on the island, ‘The employes of the Welsh railways have an- nounced that they will strike a, if the de- mands of the sigual men are not granted. The London dockmen have cabled $5,000 to the striking Australian dockmen. Many of the men who are able to do so h ubscribed a shilling @ day instead of a shilling a week pledged by resolution of the union. ‘The movement for there colonization of Pales- tine by the Jews has received an impetus by the revival of the anti-Semitic laws in Russia, Hundreds of families of Kussian Jews are ar- ranging to emigrate to Jerusalem to escape persecution. Funds have been started in sev- eral towns to aid the poorer Hebrews to carry out this plan. The Egyptian cotton crop is expected, ac- cording to present estimates, to amount to 3,250,000 cantars, or 146,250,000 pounds, Aslight skirmish is reported to have taken place on the Asiatic frontier of Turkey between some Armenian troops in the Russian service anda party of Kurds. The Kurds were driven back, after some firing, leaving several wounded on the field, whom the Armenians immediately put to death. A dispatch from Calcutta says that the ameer of Cabul has returned in triumph to his capital after an absence of two years, during which be has been engaged in subdaing the rebels against his anthority. He has treated the rebels with great severity and cruelty, All Afghanistan is now tranqui! and subject to the ameer, his principas enemies being rugitives in Russian territory. The Standard, commenting onan article in the Fortnightly Review upon Newfoundland, by Premier Whiteway and tus colleagues, says that no time ought to be lost in ascertaining definitely what the French rights in the New- foundland fisheries are and in purchasing their surrender by the method which Lord Salis- bury has adopted so successfully in an analog- ous case, eae MURDERED A SICK MAN, Two Robbers Stamp an Old Man’s Life Out Graxp Mapins, Micu., August 29.—William A.Quigley, a prosperous fruit farmer hving eight miles south of the city, was brutally murdered Wednesday aftergoon by two unknown men. He has been in poor health for about a year, and Wednesday was taken worse than usual. His wife lefthim to come to the city for medi- cine, and their nime-year-old son with a neigh- bor’s boy were ina jield cutting corn. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon the son sent the boy to the house after water, and in a few minutes he came running back frightened and erying for help. On going to the farm house the old man was found in an unconscious condition, bleed- ing profusely and his clothing all torn off ex- cept bis shirt. Assistance was summoned and the old man revived at intervals long enough to tell his story. He was sleepin on a lounge when be was suddenly attacked by the two men, who dragged him up and began pound- ing him, This is the last he remembers. He had soid a house and lot in the city the day be- fore and the money was probably the object of the visit. But he had placed itinthe bank and they succeeded in getting but #70. The old man lingered until yesterday afternoon, when he died. An examination of the body revealed frightful wounds in the abdomen, where the robbers had stumped on him. — What Bismarck Said. Beets, August 2°.—Recently, while lunch- ing with a party of gentlemen, some of whom were Swiss officials, Prince Bismarck said that Swiss neutrality would be respected by German in case of war. The prince in discussing the ef- torts of the government to arbitrate differences between capital and labor said that while a licy of that kind might answer for Switzer- and it would wot do for a monarchy. Gen, Von Wittich decitaes the position of minister of war resigned by Gon. Verdy Du Vernois, ———_— Young Highee’s Suicide. Portsmocru, N.H., August 29.—Edward A. Higbee, aged twenty, committed suicide here last evening. ‘The suicide’s father, Maj. J. H, Higbee, is attacned to the navy yard here. pei A Protest. Lisnow, August 29.—The Portuguese govern- ment has addressed a note to the powers pro- testing against the incorporation of the Lunda and asus territories by the Congo state, Suit for Players’ Goods. Prrrspura, Pa., August 29.—Suit was entered today against the Allegheny Base Bail Club (National League) by A. G. Pratt & Co, to re- cover $740 for players’ uniforms, bats and goods purchased before the opening of the season. ——s From Wail Street Today. New Yors, August 29, 11 am.—The stock market opened very dull this morning and first prices were generally from 3, to 14 per cent lower than last evening’s figures. The opening prices were the lowest made, however, and the market developed more animation on the upward movement. kawanna, Rock Island, Atchison and Hockin; ley were the active stocks, the rest of the list being dull and generally uninteresting, while Lackawanna Jed in the upward movement,rising 1%, followed by Hi ing Valley with 1 and Kock Island with 9g, the remainder advancing about 3< to 1¢ only. Prices again reacted. Silver opet at 1193,; highest sale, 11917; lowest sale, 11934; closing sale, 11934, — Nearly Killed His Sister, Kaxsas City, Mo,, August 29.—At Rosedale, Kan., yesterday Benj. Carter, aged fifteen,dur- ing a quarrel with his sister,aged thirteen, made & murderous assault upon her. He gota case knife and cut her throat. The knife was so dull that it would not serve his purpose. and after having made several lacerations about her neck ww the knife away and then attacked ber with a base ball bat. He beat her with it rej ly, and finally left her unconscious on the ; The girl is in a dangerous condition, The boy was arrested, a eaiadanaa Held for Dueling. Wiiurseton, Dex, August 29.—After three adjournments the preliminary hearing of Councilman Michael J. Sharkey on the charge of challenging Charles a4 Ea- words, & newspal to duel, was concluded sf = Cay court this mor: Sharkey was held in $2,000 bail Soe torah os 6 Soriember term of the criminal of @1,000 fine and three months’ i for the offense and the court has no diseretion- ary power: WINDOW GLASS COMBINE. gether. Prrresvrna, Augnat 29.—It is announced this moraing that a combination of window Glass manufacturers has been effected, This company will control the output of ali the window glass factories in the western and Dorthern districts immediately and all the fac- tories in the United States ultimately. A meet- ing of the manufacturers, represen’ 1,053 Pots out of a total of 1,397, was held in this cityon Wednesday. At this meeting it was voted that the fire for 1890-91 be started on September 15, The plans for the organization of the above described company were then dis- cussed at length anda committee was appointed to Lihat plans in detail and report at a meet- ing to be held September 2 The voto for the combination was unanimous, thirty-nine firms being represented. The object of the organi- zation is to handle and sell all glass made by cach of the several factoria and to Togulate sellis x us preventing the cutting o! ratea It te also propeed to have the importers of Philadelphia, New York and Boston act as the new compan; ents. CLOSETED WITH AN ARBITRATOR. A Question of Fact Between the Central Officials and Powderly. New Yoru, August 29.—Florence F. Dono- van, one of the state commission of arbitration, called upon Mr. Webb and Superintendent Toucey this morning at the Grand Central depot and remained closeted with them for halfan hour. Subsequently he refused to talk about his call. Neither would Mr. Webb say anything that would throw light upon the matter. e The claim of the knights relative to the in- ability of the road to handle any more freight was flatly contradicted by Mr. Webb, who said that yesterday 160 freight trains were moved, consisting of 4,179 loaded cars and 1,689 empty ones, while at Baffalo and Albany 1,167 cars were interchanged. Mr, Powderly whenshown this statement said it Was not so. ——>— Death of Sister Monica. Purwapetruis, August 29.—Mother Monica of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph died at Mount St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, yesterday, She was one of the pioneers of the order in this country, ri Mother Monica was one of the ten sisters of her order who saw service in the field and hospital tent during the late war, and while on duty on the U.8. war steamer Monadnock she had a narrow escape from an exploding shell, gers it haem Cholera in Vienna. Viexxa, August 29.—What is alleged to bea oase of Asiatic cholera is being treated at the Central Hospital in this city. —!_ Contraband China. Orrawa, Ont., August 29.—Fifteen Chinamen arrived by steamer last week at Victoria from San Francisco, where they had been refused a landing. They say they will work their way across the sound into Washington and thence south to their original destination in San Francisco, Within the last month or so a large number of Chinese have arrived at Victoria, from which point they lay their plans for smuggling them- selves into the United States. ———___ Smallpox Quarantine. Kavrmays, Tex., August 29.—The commis- sioners’ court of Kaufmann county has or- dered a quarantine against the town of Canton and a portion of Van Zandt county, south of the Texas and Pacific road, ou ac- count of smallpox. see A Two-Year Oid Filly Worth $8.000. Lexrxatox, Ky., August 29.—J. T. Hugery of Danville, Ky., has sold to Tipton and Bras- field of Lexington the bay two-year-old filly Evangeline, by Director, dam by Red Wilkes, for 88,000, ‘Joseph B. Perry of Lexington has sold to W. K. Orr of Kingston, Ohio, the bay three-year-old filly Anita Wilkes, by Young Jim, dam by Alcalde, for €1,400. seas Union Pacifie Earnings. Bostoy, August 29.—Union Pacific statement for July (preliminary): Gross earnings, $5,837,362; increase, $263,734; net, 21,612,772; increase, $11,421. For seven months to July 31: Gross earn- ings, $23,739,111; increase, $3,261,137; net, $7,511,348; increase, $69,689. Shipwrecked Sailors. Boston, August 29.—Twenty-one of the crew of the ship Parker were brought here yesterday from Nova Scotin, where their vessel was wrecked by the steamer Yarmouth, The cap- tain, steward and one seaman remained behind to look after the ship, which lies in a critical position, —— Three Died in the Flames. Detrorr, Micu., August 29.—A special to the News trom Port Huron, Mich.. says: The Tun- nel House, large frame structure at the Sarnia entrance of the St. Clair tunnel, was burned last night. A female employe, unable to escape. was burned to death. and two labor- ers who were stopping at ths house are mis- sing. The money loss is small. —— They Disputed Over a Bill. Sax Francisco, August 29.John M. Cheno- with, a saloon keeper, ahot and killed Richard T. Carroll, wholesale liquor desler, last night and then blew his own brains out. henowith had disputed a bill and while Carroll was going over his ledger Chenowith walked behind him and shot him in the head, Carroll was prom- in busin olitics and athletics, He leaves a large family. The Jury Suspected Him. St. Paut, Mixx., August 29.—The case of Walter F. Horton, timber inspector of the Northern Pacific line, charged with drowning his wifo and daughter in the Mississippi, came to a sensational end yesterday afternoon, when the coroner's jury found that the circumstances connected with the drowning pointed strongly to foul play and roaienimenied that Horton be held to the grand jury. A Canoeist’s Challenge. Toronto, Ont., Augus' ~Henry F, Mack- endrick, who recently won the championship atthe American Canoe Association mecting, published a card stating that he has de- cided to retire from the aquatic areua, but before so doing he challenges any amatecr in America or the world to paddle one mile in best and best canocs, under the American Canoe Association rules, for a suit- able trophy, the challenge to remain open for one week and the race to be paddled within three weeks from today on the Grand river at Galt. eee Talking to Farmers. Writs’ Gnovr, Pa., August 29.—The at- tendance at the grangers’ national exhibition today was not as large as yesterday, but alow estimate places the number present at 15,000. The mornmg exercises were opened by Hon. Leonard Rhone, who introduced Hon, A. J. Warner of who spoke on the silver question. Hi followed by Hon. J. H. Brigham of National Grange on farm ursuits. This evening Hon. M. Whitehead of Rew Jersey discussed the tariff question and the McKinley bill. He was followed by Hon. Wm. Penn Lioyd of Mechanicsburg. Special meetings for women only were held in the auditorium and speeches referring to the grange were made by several members of the order. tain tabs Fire at Chicago, Curcaco, August 29.—A fire at 17th and Union streets at 2 o'clock this morning destroyed the old Burlington ware house, now occupied by the Knapp & Btod Furniture Company, and containing about 840,000 worth of goods. Gone Home. Panmaverenm, August 29.—The Haytian men-of-war Dossalines abd Jaemel, which have been undergoing repairs here, passed out of thé Dolaware capes today on their homeward voyage to Port au Prince. _>— Boulanger Answers. Panis, August 22.—In reply to the appeal of M. Thebeaud asking him to reply to the charge made by the Figaro that while he was holding with Prince Jereu 2 Mepolo yon vith the view to ri jerome nD Wi w vie it of Seance SF = Besianace authoriz: anewer charge made by the paper. * New President of Amherst. Auwrnet, Mass, August 29.—Julius H. Merrit E Guigetormally ssvepting the peel Merrill E. ting Baok Failure. New., August 29.—The City Na- Hastixos, ee ET Fd THE COTTON CROP. A Unanimous Agreement to Stand To-| A Better Outlook Now Than at This Time Last Year. Mempnts, Texx., August 29.—The regular monthly cotton report for the Memphis district, which embraces west Tennessee, northern Mississippi, northern Arkansas, northern Alabama, to be publisbed today by Hill, Fontaine & o., will say: The woather during the month bas in the main been favorable and 328 of our 388 tt report it much more favorable than year forthe same period. There are some com- laints of drought pr Arkansas, “while ‘port and Tenwessee report rule The plant as a well and retaining its though in a few localities Arkansas rey is made of shedding. due to the drought. present condition of the crop is encot ing and gives brighter promise of afuller yield than has been our province to chronicle for the past 3 years, Although reports are made of danger to the crop from sections of all of the four states, due to rust, drought and other causes, yet the percentage is very small, and in nove of the states will it exceed 6 per cent. In Mississippi it only amounts to 3 percent. Picking will not become general throughout the district until about September. The rains of the past four days may possibly have added to the dam- age from this cause in Tennessee and Alabama, but they have been general in nature and in many localities will prove beneficial, ‘The [" condition of corn throughont the district has improved since our last report, and indications now point to a yield of fully 75 per cent of a fair average crop of this cereal, ——_— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. The following aro the opening and closing prices of the New York Stock Market, ss reported by special Wire to Corson aud Macartney, 1410 F street: ling in sections of “\y bama Ftwi Hocking Val. Mi. Cow.,...... {1 Kan. & Tex. re. it Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular Call — 12 o'clock m.: Traders’ National Bank, 10 at Georgetown and ‘Ten- yhone, at 17 oa District of Columbia Bonds—Per imp, 6s, 1801, gold, 102 bid. Per imp. 7, 1891, currency, 103 bid. Market stock "7," 1892," currency, 104 bid. 20-year fund, 66, 1892, gold, bid, 20-year fund, is, 1890, gold, 1113 bid. Wat ind, 6s, ‘ater stock, 78, currency, 1v24, fund, currency, 12134 Miscellaneous Bonds—U. 8, Electric Lightbonds, Ist Ge, 100 bid. U. 8. Electric Light bonds, 2d 6s,'150_ vid. Washington and Georgetown Rallroad. 10-40, 6s, 103 bid. Washington and Georgetown Convertible bonds, 68,195 bid, Masonic Hall Association 5a, 1808, 107% bid, 109 asked. Washington Market Company 1st’ mort- gage, Gs, 110 bid. Washington Market Com- pany bonds, imp. 6s. 117 bid, 120 asked. Wash- ington Light Infantry first mortgage, 6s, 1004, 98 bid. Washington Light Infantry bonda, 2d "7s, 1994, 98 bid. Washington Gas Light Company bonds, series A, Gs. 117 bid, 120 asked, Wash- ington Gas Light Company bonds, series B, 6s, D.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1890. LEGISLATIVE UNDER-CURRENTS. Against Removal of Gen. Grant’s Re- mains—Committee Notes. In the House today Representative Quinn of New York presented the resolutiow of the U. 8. Grant Post, No. 327, Department of New York, G.A.B,, reciting that the post acted as the guard ofhonor to the general's body from the time of his decease at Mount McGregor to the final interment, and that Gen. Grant had ex- Pressed the wish that his last resting place should be in New York, and declaring it to be the unanimous opinion of the post that Gen. Grant's remains should be permitted to rest Undisturbed in the tomb at Riverside. Mr. Quinn has received a letter from A. L. Sanger, © member of the executive committee of the Grant Monument Association, urging him to continue his opposition to the resolution pro- ing for the removal of the Grant remains to Arlington. Mr. Quinn has replied that he will do in the future ashe has in the past, every- thing in bis power to preven} the passage of the resolution. ee ees THE DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. Not Much Chance for Consideration of Local Legislation This Session. ‘The committee on rules has as yet held no Meeting since the introduction of ‘Mr. Atkinson's resolution setting aside next Tuesday for the use of the Pennsylvania railrond and ordering the Previous question at 3 o'clock. Mr. Atkinson's resolution is now antagonized by Mr. Funs- ton's resolution giving up next Tuesday and Wednesday to the Butterworth option bill. and in aclash between the two it is thought that the option bill would obtain the victory. A prominent member of the commit- tee on rules said toa Star reporter today that ia view of the number of contested election cases and other important matters which were still pending he did not see how the House —_ possibly give up an extra day to the Dis- ict. THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE. ‘The House District committee failed to secure a quorum this morning, and consequently no meeting of the committee was held. Only six members of the committee are in town. THE CUMBERLAND RAILROAD BILL. Mr. Mudd has introduced in the House the bill authorizing the Washington and Cum- berland Railroad Company to extend its line into the District. This is the road ae the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and is the same bill which has been re- Ported by the Senate District committee. DWELLINGS IN ALLEYS. Mr. Heard has introduced a bill to prevent the building of houses along certain alleys, The bill provides that in fature it shall be — unlawful to erect a dwelling house on any alley within the District where the alley is less than 40 feet in width. No permit for dwelling in any alley is to be issued until the said alley be extended to the full width of 40 feet and extended clear through the square 80 as to open on the streets on oppo- site sides of the square and not until provision shall have been made for the sewerage and lighting of the alley and for the extension of the water main therein, THE RECESS PROPOSITION. Opposition on the Senate Side of the Capitol. Democratic Senators say that Mr. Edmunds’ proposition for a congressional recess from 11s bid, 121 ete Hygiene Ico Soepany, Ast | September 19 to November 10 pee loon. no American Decur|ig 5 violation of the agreement ‘Nauonal bank Swcks—Bank of Washington, 450 265 ‘bid. under which the tariff bill is now being bid, 475 asked. Bank of hurried through the Senate, which was that 300 asked. Metropolitan, the federal elections bill shonld not be consid- Central, 280 bid. Second. ered at this session of Congress. If Congress Farmers’ and Mechanics’, 190 bid, asked. |should take a recess till November See ea Te qolumpla, 175 Did, 110, the time between November 1s asked. Capital, 119 . West En i 4 se 103 ‘askec, ‘Traders’, 127 bid, 130 asked. [int| 10. and the first Monday in December coln, 110 bid. Xwilroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, asked. Metropolitan, 105 bid, 175 asked. Columbis, 73% bid. 75 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 65 bid, 70 asked. Eckington and Sol- diers’ Home, 60 bid, 75 asked. Georgetown and Tenaliytown, bid. 63 asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemen’s, 46 bid. Franklin, 50 bid. Metropolitan, 80 bid, National Union, bid, 25 asked. Arlington, 173 bid, 200 asked. Corcoran, 63 bid. Columbia, 14 bid, 20 asked. German-Amorican, 180 bid. Potomac, 80 bid. 05 asked. ‘igge, S)¢ bid, 9 asked. People’s, 5'4 bid. Lincoln, 54 bid. ‘Title Insurance Stocks — Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7 asked. Real Estate Title, 125 Ind, 132 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks—Washington Gas, 48 bid, 40 asked. Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. U. 3. Electric Light, 150 bid ‘Telephone: Stocks — Pennsylvania, °6 bid, 224 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 74 bid, 76% ‘American Graphophone, 173 bid. 183g Stocks—Washineton Markét Com- Washington Brick Machine asked. Great Falls lee asked. Bull Run i Na- asked. 1y asked. matic Gun Carriage, 1 bid, ington Loan and ‘Trust Company, 4% bid. Wash- action of public business. >| cess or would be included in the first session of the Fifty-first Congress and an attempt to bring tho elections bill up at that time or to bring about a change in the rules under which the elections bill could be disposed of would be re- garded by some at least of the democratic Sen- ators as a violation of the agreement recently made, SENATOR PIERCE SAID that he was satisfied that the President would not call an extra session of Congress whatever might be done. Such a resolution, the Senator thought. could have for its ultimate object only one thing—the of the election bill; that the democrats wouid see that. and that they could and wonld talk the Sram to death to prevent action on the i SENATOR HOAR, who is in charge of the elections bill and who is anxious that it shall be passed, said this after- noon that he had not seen Mr. Edmunds’ reso- lution and only knew by hearsay what it con- tained. He said he was in favor of a meet- ing of Congress November 10 for the trans- To take a re- to call a specia! session would asked. ‘American Security and ‘Irust Company, | bring about nearly the samo result, but he S30 bid, Sd asked. Lincoln Hall, 80° bid, | thought perhaps it would be acccomplished 100 asked. Hygieni ny, 55 asked. | better by a special session, Inter-Ucean Building Company, 07% bid, 102 ; ‘anhod. THE PRESIDENT'S POWER AS TO EXTRA SESSIONS’ ——- The President is empowered under a certain SiuximOuttoutn - pein aun—mia. | CoBdition of things to do just what Senator MORE, ust 20.—Cotton dull—mid- | p, , ding, lljally.. Flour Howard street | dmunds’ resolution proposes. In case do. extra,{the two houses should fail to : City mills,/agree upon a date of adjournment, section 3 of article 2, relatinz to the KvErTY, red, US kat <; August, Sr October, 6 34 bid. “Cats hern and Pennsylvania, e 42045; do. do. mixed, ; do. do mixed, 4:5; new ‘lad? Rye fairly Food to prhine, Gon: common w fait, ay steady—prime to choice timothy, 11.00a12.00. Provisions steady— 1 sout n wh mess pork, oid 12.50, new 13.00; bulk meats, loose shoulders, 6%; ‘long clear, 6: ar rid sides, 64; Sugar-pickled shoulders, 7; sugar- cured smoked shoulders, 8; hams, small 13a large 11a lard, refined 0 fancy, tion, ‘14ai6; ladle, fane 4; do. good to cholve, 10ail; store packed, 10aiz, Eggs firm and active—la' coffee firm—Rio cargoes fair, ¢ Sugar vory strong—granu- latel er firm—refined, 15, Whisky firm—1.19, “Freights to Liverpool ‘per steamer unsettled. Receipts—flour, 16,12 barrels; wheat, 12,000 bushels; corn, 1,060 bushels; oats, 9,006 bushels. Shipments—flour, 9,009 barrels: wheat, 500 bushels; corn, 1,000 bushels. Sales—wheat, 611,000 bushels; corn, 61,000 bushels, BALTIMOKE, August 29—Virginia threes, 69a, 70; Baltimore ‘end Ubio stock, 1064; Northern Central stock, 69; Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore firsts, 11910100; consolidated gus bonds, 11434; do, stock, 507051, Chicago Markets. CHICAGO, August 29 (Closing).—Wheat—Sep- tember, 1023; May, 100%. Corn—September, 7; October, 457); "Ma: September, 7 BOK, October, 3535: May September, 10.25; October . Lard—September, 6.1734; Oct jay, ‘0. Shortribs-—September, 40; May, 6.173. ithe Sinven Puncnases.—The offers of silver to the government today amounted to 1,353,000 ounces. The amount purchased was 258,000 ounces, as follows: 100,000 ounces at $1.1949, 153,000 ounces at $1.1975. When Hubby Comes, From the Albany Journal. “The most delightful person at a summer re- sort is the woman with a Sunday husband,” says one who knows. “She is always to be found in some of the quieter resorts near the large cities, She is always pretty, usualiy young and the most devoted wife in the world— on Sundays. During the week, while her hus- band is down in the city, she is the leader in all the gayeties that are going on. She plays tennis with the college boys like the best of them; she flirts with the elderly men, who quite underatand her, and da of all the quite Fear men who don’t under- stand her. All is during week days, But on Saturday night everything is changed. When at dusk the big si rumbling up to the little hostel their long seats filled with tire looking men, she stands, the best most eager-eyed, affectionate little woman in x the assem! re mow’ ot sta, fe gta om comes ste ay piazza one wild little ey oe ies on his coat ped cages if she bad done nothing all the week out mourn for his absence, And Tom pais her and feels sure that he has the dearest litt ber -friends and acquaintances. powers and duties of the President, says: He may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both houses or either of them and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment. he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper.” Senator Edmunds says he will not call up his resolution for several days, the time depending upon the progress made with the tariff debate. SENATOR EDMUNDS SAID he offered the resolution on his own motion and responsibility. It seemed to him, he said, due to the public interest and in order that the large docket of import- ant measures reported from committees pending before the Senate, that all available time between now and the 4th of March next should bo utilized in discussing and disposing of them, The suggestion that the Yresident shouid cali an extra ses- sion of Congress, Senator Edmunds said, he did not approve of. {t would imply a censure or reproach upon Congress for tailure to transact the business before it. Congress has the power to take such a recess and pro- ceed with its business without the interven- tion of the executive. WHAT ANOTHER SENATOR Bays. Another Senator. who was asked how the resolution was received by the republicans, said he did not believe anyone was in favor of it. The general sentiment expressed at the conference last week was, he said, that if any time was needed beyond the limits of the short session the President should issue his proclamation convening Congress in extra session. Wooden Shoes for Girls, From the San Francisco Examiner. “The fashion of wearing wooden shoes is growing into favor in this country as weil as in England,” said a San Francisco shoe dealer yes- terday. By the aid of machinery a really neat and comfortable shoe can be made so stylishly that no young woman need be ashamed to wear it wooden shoe which we all about was ment of now, when a dainty maid trips along the street of a pretty trotters elie many a foolish young heart beat warmly. use of wooden shoes with fresh clean straw in them, on the s! entertainments oon, many of the sweet little villages in ng! in factories pattor along the streets in the tini- est of quaint wooden footgear, and no well- bred young lover hesitates to kiss their rosy cheeks because for the street. The traditional have read a clumsy, hand-made impic- ineonvenience and noise. But mountain town, with her little ‘king on the pavement, it = , at church fuirs and bazaar popularized them, and |, Lancashire lassies who do not work of it. few days agoa fresh batch of typewritten li- bels were sent broadcast to nearly the whole of It almost looked as if her visiting list had been used for in all the world, and they walk off, she clinging of The de- Fondly to iis ares, atte like a pair of love: bon nips plereny a eis ahets while all the men,who have been her slaves all | have been unremitting efforts to trace the week look foolish and would like to punch | the offenders and I hear that a clue has at last Tom's empty head, But they fae Ad yd on been obtained. If their ‘aro con- souls—and neither does Tom—that the firmed s criminal libel case 5 THE CITY POST OFFICE. ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO POISON. Why There Has Been Delay in Acquiring the Site, AN IMPORTANT AMENDMENT TO THE sUXDRT CIVIL BILL—MR. WIXDOM PREFERRED TO WaT BEFORE BUYING THE GROUND, Now that the President has signed the act making appropriation for sundry civil expenses of the government, it is probable that the first active steps toward the parchase of a site for the city post office will be taken, It is not generally known that tucked on to the end of this great measure, just over the signatures of Speaker Reed, the President of the Senate and the President of the United States, isa section numbered five, which will have most material ef- fect upos the mannner in which the square opposite Tux Stax office is to be bought for this purpose, nor is it known that by means of this amendment there may be a total saving in the final cost of the land amounting to any- where from half a million to a million dollars. And yet such is the case. TALK ABOUT THE DELAY. There has been a good deal of talk lately among the real estate men of the city and others interested in the erection of the new building all tending to a criticism of Secretary Windom—im whose hands the matter has been piaced—for his inactivity. The Dill selecting the square referred to became a inw June 25 last, or over two months ago, and, so far as the pub- lic knows, nothing has been done under its provisions, This act provides as follows for the purchase of the square: “That the said Secretary be and he is hereby empowered and directed to purchase of the real estate com- prised in the said square the following parcels. to wit: Part of lot 1, consisting of 1,440 square feet, part of lot 2, consisting of 3.403 square feet, all of lot 3, consist- ing of 4,008 square feet, all of jot 4, con- sisting of 3.750 square feet, all of lot 5, gonsist- ing of 3,565 square feet, ali of lot 6, consisting of 5,402 squaro feet, part of lot 7, consisting of 2,377 square feet and part of lot’ 9, consisting of 1,800 square fect, making ail together 25,745 squere fect, at a price not exceeding $10.50 per square foot, as proposed by a certain offer in writing by the owners or age: thereof, bearing date the 224 day of M: 1890, and addressed to the committee on pub buildings and grounds of the Senate and House of Representatives and signed C Cc, Dun- canson, the original of which was with the Secretary of the Treasury on the 7th day of June, anno Domini 1890, and where any of the said owners or agents may be unable for any reason to vest by voluntary conveyance a complete and valid title to any parcel or tract hereinbefore described, as proposed in said offer, then the same shall be condemned in the manner hereinafter provided. “Sec. 3, That the said Secretary is authorized and directed to acquire the remaining parceis of real estate in the said square by negotiation, so far as such parcels may be so acquired and title thereto secured, at a price not above the fair relative value of the same as to other par- cels acquired by agreement.” LOOKING INTO TRE FIGURES, Secretary Windom realized at once the effect of such a transaction. He saw, by a little per- sonal inspection of the site, that the lots enumerated were mostly on the south side of the square and, viewed from the standpoint of a business man, the least valuable. ‘Lhis indicated that mall probability if he should pay #10.50 a square foot for these lots he would, by the language of the law, code yy to pay still more—perhaps as high as 225 a foot—for the other portions of the squere fronting on Pennsylvania avenue. He likewise saw that there was no equality in the stipulation that he should pay $10.50 a foot enumerated lots, as this figure gave no account to improvements. For instance, one of the lots bears a fine new ware house, and next to it is a vacant space, also named in the bill. A little figuring showed that Congress had named $600,000 for the purchase of the square on the basis of #10.50 a square foot for the entire property. whereas £10.50 would in all ikelihood be the lowest price paid, and in some instances the lots would probably cost as high as $25 a foot, so that instead of the total cost being $600,000 it would be nearer 1,500,000, All of this — strongly to the financial pilot of @ administration and he was thinking over the situation about a week after the signing of the act, when he re- ceived # call froma delegation representing the owners of the square, who wanted to know the steps contemplated by the law. They said that the act having been signed there was no alternative but for him to_ proceed in the manner set forth, and they would like to see something done. The Secretary took their remonstrances good naturedly aud langhingly said that he did not think there was anyt! in the act to force him to move two days or twenty, that real estate transactions needed careful handling, and that he would goahead just as soon as he could. The delegation went away satisfied that all was well and that the delay was due to the pro- verbial red-tapishness of Treasury Department methods, And so the matter st for two months, AN AMENDMENT INSERTED. Meanwhile some one at the Capitol had seen the situation and without making any noise succeeded in having the amendment al- rendy referred to tacked onto the sundry civil appropriation bill. It has been for this reasor. that the Secretary has done nothing. He has been waiting for the bill, charged with | its new clause, to go through and be signed, and now that’ that has happened he will begin action. ‘This all-important section reads as follows: sec. 5,. That section 2 of an act approved | ), 1890, entitled *An act to auth eth Acquisition of certain parcels of r embraced in square numbered 323 of the city of Washington to provide an eligible in site for a city post office,” is here- by amended by inserting after word “offer,” where the same last appears in said section, the following: “Or whenever the Secretary of the Treasury is satisfied that the price demanded for any of the lots or parts of lote described or referred to in this section is excessive or above their fair market valuc. That the building author- ized by the said act approved June 25, 1890, shall be constructed in a fire-proof manner, with not less than eight stories and at | a total cost, inciuding approaches and heating apparatus, not exceeding $1,900,000, provided that the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize a contract or contracts to be entered into for the construction of any por- tion or whole of said building, subject to ap- propriations to be made therefor by Congress toward the construction of said building, = The meaning of the amendment is that the Secretary is given absolute power to purchase the land by condemnation vhenever he sces fit, and in view of his investigations it is al- together» probable that the terms of the original act relating to the purchuse | of certain parts of the square at $10.50 a foot will be ignored and the entire square | given a market price by a board of valuation. | By this means the price of the square, it i said, can be brought within the $600,000 con- templated, as it is not thought that the average value set upon the land by a board will be ovar $8 or $9.0 foot. on THE COURTS, Propare Covat—Judge Bradlry. Today—Estate of Adam Baltzer; petition for letters tiled and order of publication, In re. children of John H. Beckwith; Mary J. Beck- with appointed guardian; bond #300. In re. Oneida E. Piggott; Jno. Piggott ame guar- dian; boud, $900. In re, W. HM. Dyer et al.; Elizabeth Drew, do.; bond $300, Estate of Helena ML. MeCrotty; order allowing executor to pay claiin and provide a monument, Estate of Eiies Jane Minor; commission returned ex- ecuted and will admitted to probate. AUREUS Ra Killed Him With a Whip. Butoxrox, N. J., August 29.—Hurry Pearce, acensed of causing the death of young Henry Dnufiield, surrendered himself to the sheriff shortly after midnight. The coroner's jury this morning held an inquest over the body of oung Duftield, at which Dr. Moore,who exam- a ‘the corpse, testified that the blow from the whip caused Duffield’s death, See, os Millions of Crickets, there has been a instead of beetles change in the program, and there has come a visitation of Cricket onthe Hearth A cricket hid- touches & tender chord: but whven ‘the horn}. horny” the electri¢ and crewling over the we ue ere erent oo scend from the clouds, as if atiracted by the the | | Trueman Accuses a Colored Girl of Trying to Kill Her, Mra. N. Trueman, an elderly lady, who bas deen a housekeeper at No. 2007 I street north- west for twenty years past, states that sometime ago she hired a colored girl mamed Lucy Brooks as servant, and she alleges that one morning recently while she was attending to her usual house- hold duties she had occasion to pour ont some coffee for several boarders, After she had filled the cups with the beverage she took it upstairs, but before leaving the room she poured herself a cup of coffee. During her absence from the room, she alleges, there was =o lone im =the room but the colored = gi Upon returning to the table where she had expected to enjoy a good cup of coffee, Mra Tueman was astonished to see a greemieh substance that had accumulated on the top of the coffee, Thi oid lady, who is extremely nervous, her suspicious and lad the coffce The coffee was sent to Prof. Richardvon, the District chemist, who careGilly examined at He stated in a letter to Mrs. Trueman that the “sample of coffee which he bad received from her had contained abnormal amounts of iron and wal- phuric acid aud copperas, Ite appearance,” he stated, “also confirms this, being a heavy dirty green pre acid of the coffee. The colored girl wae arrested on a warrant sworn out by Mrs. Trueman. The case came up in the Police Court yesterday and Judge Miller gave Lucy Brooks thirty days om the farm. ns isan GEN, GRANT'S REMAINS, state produced bythe tanmic The Resolution for Their Removal Will Be Stoutly Championed. The resolution providing for the removal of Gen, Grant's remains from Riverside Park to Washington will be the first thing called up when, in the course of natural events the committee on the library obtains the attention of the House, Mr. O'Neil of Philadelphia, the chairman of the committee, says this and he means it fully. Mr. O'Neil save the people of the country demand the removal and ‘the committee is going to do ail they can to sutisty the people Mr. Quinn of New York 1s equally determined that the resolution shall not pass the House, Hie says it never shall go through if he can possibly help it, and in this he posed by Mr. Flower, who is quoted as saying that the resolution iw insult to b York, it has hitherto been a matter of some doubt as to whether Mr. Quinn would really vigorously se the resolution on the floor, but there can be no further doubt that the New Yorker intends to tight the matter to the bitter end. DISTRICT Gov ERNMENT. PETITIONING POR REMOVAL OF A POLICEMAN, Mr. Wm, L. Hughes called upon the Com- Missiouers this mort tion signed by a property holders of Northeast Washington pro- testing against the conduct of and ashing the removal of Officer J. B. Slack of the police force, who, the petitioners say, is boisterous and domineering and con: strife, An investi Col. Perry Heath's Wedding. The date for the marriage of Col. Perry Heath, the well-known newspaper correspon 4- jent, has been fixed. The wedding will take place on September 17. More important than the date is the name of the colonel’s fiance, hitherto unknown toa good many people who woula like to be aware of it. Ibe young lady is Mise Mary Ella Conway, daughter of Col. George W. Conway, president of the Fulton-Conway Company of Louisville. The wedding jis to be ao family affair, the recent death of Miss = Conway'e | grandfather, Mr. J. Bacon of Louisville, cluding anything like a public ceremony. = Dr, Willetts, the popular Presbyterian divine and lecturer, will ofticiate. A party of Wash- ington correspondents will atteud the wed- ug. -_ A Careless Cart Driver, James Grant, colored driver on one of Johuson’s coal carts, was eating his lanch thie afternoon and letting his horse travel jalong as best suited him. As result the cart when in front of the Police Court ran into a buggy belonging to Mr. Join E. McLearnand tore off a wheel from the buggy. Onticer Heide of the second Precinct arrested Grant and Mr. Johnson was notified to send for his driveriess cart, which he at once did. Marriage Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Jobn Simms, jr. Frances M. Grymes: Leek aud Katie Robinson; William Grantham and Emma Goes, George P. Fisher has bought for €10,000 of Harriet Koadhouse sub lot 25, square 103, 20 feet 9 inches by 120 feet 8%, inches on G bee tween 20th and 21st streets northwest. sat! dint Not Brxpixe ox Aut.—Aseistant Secretary Batcheller has informed the collector of cns- | toms at Baltimore that m house bond given by « person holding « power of attorne! from one member of a firm cannot be ace} as binding all the members. Topay's Canrxet Mmrerivo was more fully atten than any for a month past. All of the officers were present but Secretaries Blaine and Procwr. The session lasted two hours. Amoyo THE PResive: ‘s Caviens today were Senators Allison, Hawley, Dawes, Gibson and Pierce; Representatives Carter, Henderson, (lowa), Lacy, McKinley, O'Neil (Penn) with | Mra. Woolbert daughter, of Philadelphia: Wilkinson, Cannon, Bergen, Morrill, Vandever, Hitt, Cogswell, Sweeney, MeComas and Mckenna, with Miss Bell Me- Kenna and Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Cabfornia, and Gov. Sheidon of New Mexic The Pennsylvania road is now delivering freight to the New York Central, The road retused freight from New York Ceutral points for some time after the inauguration of the strike on the ground that it could not be haa- dled without delay. _—— Range of the Thermometer Today. The following were the readings at the Bige nal Office today: 8 a.m., 68; 2 p.m., 80; maxix mum, 82; minimum. DIED. il Mountains, N.¥., ou Mon- STELLA D., beloved dameni C. bryant, ized two years BRYANT. At Catsk: day, August 25, 1806 of Arthur D, and susic three mou ys. “Of such is the ki [Ne dom of heaven.” Interment private. York city papers please copy.) KLEIN. On Friday, Ancust 29, 1890, at 6 o'clock a atter # lous iliness, MAL) JOSE PHIRe, be- witeof Auton W Kiem and youngest daughter nd Mary T. Cord, axed twenty-six years take placi from her parents’ residemee, 6 (Gleuwond road), on Sunday, August o Y kielat.ves aud frienas are re- ly invited to atteud. > - AUCHIE MORSE, beloved busband Ss. Morse, died Friday, August 24, Inwu, o'clock pm. from his late * nds and Telue B o'clock a1. Funeral Sunday at 2 ree 1620 D street t. Pit end, (Knox! ville Teun.) MURPHY, At 420, Angst 29, 1890. BERTIE L, fhe Seloved sou of Anus J. aud the laie Denpie A arphy. yi Funeral from the residence of his mother, No. 38H street northeast, sunday, at 3 o'clock 1 Ea KOSS. Departed thus Life, after a lous snd painful filiess, August 28, 1890, at ‘her children’s residence, 6) Detrees street, CANIBIA KUDb, im the uinety- enginth year 9° her ae taweral will a. WHITE. At the resi deuce of nis crandtather, Charles E. Lew ou arch street som theaMt, city, Thort siness, ckWis, omy George k. sist Ldistan, May, White, aged: Years, six munthe aud twenty-two days Funeral private. s. Dauuse Tu. Scone Moszus AVOID STIMULANTS. ‘Take the Cenuine Imported CARLSBAD SPRUDEL SALT early ip the morning, before Lreckfast. It imereases arfetite, 10) bine ims ertect digeatice, tomes amé.coola. theaystem, * cult eet Abeaient, Tanctive and Diuretic yee Beware of imitaticne. The genuine bas the sigue- tue of “Eiencr & Mendelecn Co,” Sole Agente for the U. & on evers Lottie. Cuirvars Caz