Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1890, Page 5

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O'Brien, Fort Keogh, Montana. AYER’S #ATR VIGOR Prepared by Dn J.C. AYER & CO.. LOWELL, MASS. Sold by Druggists and Perfumers, nz Mue. A. Rorrrrt Says: “The principal tale-bearer of age is the skin of the tuman faeo." To regain s youthful sppearance we must scale this outer skin off and form a new skin en- re. Mme. A. Ruppert’s world-renowned Face Blesch does this without injury or harmful effect, cutting the callous filling of the pores and drawing out completely all discotorations or impurities, One bottle, 82: three Lotties (usually required to clear the complexion), 85: nt to any 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 sor full particulars. MME. A. BUPPERT, 490 7thet u.w., Washington, D.C. Open evenings, 520 10th nesr Fat. ow. a5 , Tuc Gesuse JOHANN HOFF'S MALT EXTRACT. Unequaled ass Tonie-Nutritive im Comvalescenge, for hie ‘hers while Nursing, impaired Sleeston for the We: 2 eof in The genine has the signa- ture of “JUHANN HOPE” on the neck of every bottle. EISNER & MENDELSON CO., Sole Agents, 183 6 Barclay Street, New York. LL CASES OF WEAK OR LAME BACK. BACK- sche, rheumatism, vei aud relief by wearing one cents. Try theus Y. B. Moszs & Soxs, C@NER 11TH AND F STREETS NORTHWEST. 1 Carter's 5m Y© ARE INVITED TO CALL AND EXAMINE OURENORMOUS ASSORTMENT OF GOODS TO MAK. “HOMES” COMFORTABLE a8 WELL AS ORNALENTAL, ‘The nwest styles and effects im FURNITURE CaRIETS, URMOLsTERY Goopa, WALL PaPERs, INTERIOR DECORATIONS, ko.,\ Are now on exhiltion and s competent force on duty imeach show gom to answer all questions as well as take and execute orders, We consider it 9 pryilege to show our goods,and you will not be asked to mke purchases. ™ Call eariy, before th assortments are broken and theicest goods sold. “AMVICE.” Don’t put off your Fal’ purchases until we are so Fushed it is difficult to fillyour orders promptly and without errors. Send ityour orders early, OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE. ‘You will gets better assotment now than later on. Remember, everybody put( off purchasing 88 iong as Possibie, aud if youcome i\ with the rush it isnot possible to serve you as promptly as now. BARGAIYS, Carpets made with borderspil round of following sizes 2 feet 33 inches by 6 feet 9 inhes, $A 2 feet 3 inches by 11 feet, 84 ‘B feet 9 inches by 11 feet 3 imhes, $10, 6 feet by 8 feet 4 inches, $12. 6 feet by 9 feet, $7.50. 7 feet 3 mehes by 9 feet 6 inches, $12.60. S1ect J inches by 10 feet Ginehes, 816.50. 8 feot 3 inches by 11 feet J inches, $16, 8 feet 3 inches by 13 feet, $18.75. 8 feet 3 inches by 14 feet inches, $14. 9 fect 4 inches by 12 feet @20. 10 feet 6 inches by 12 fed, #25. 10 fect 6 inches by 13 fee, $26. 10 feet 6 inches by 16 fect, $28, 12 feet 9 inches by 16 fect 6 inches, $37.50, ject 9 inches by 16 fee:, #43. = feet 9 inches by 18 feet, $35. The above are Wilton, Mocuette, Body Brussels and ‘Tayestry Brussels Carpets and must be seen to be ap- Preciated. We bave a few Bicycles and Tricycles left, which Bre marked to sell at factory prices. MOSQUITO CANOPIES, ‘The assortment is completa, The prices vary from Gd. to BS each, BADY CARRIAGES. ‘We are offering €4 discount on every carriage: or more, and $2 discount on every carriage from $15 to@19. Ibis is an opportunity to buy a fine carriage sex very little money. W. B. MOSES & SOxs, Cor. 21th and P sta aw, a Washington, D.C. WH8EX THE HEAD FEELS DULL AND HEAVY, job ett foods take Carver's Littie Liver Pill Dosti Fur Asp Wisrzz Goons ARE ARRIVING DAILY AND OPER FOR INSPECTION. All-wool Wrapper Flannels, iu attractive de ‘iene and colorings, 3c. per yard. French Wrapper Flannels, in brocade and Stripes, all colors, at 6zs¢e. PP ke ran hone Flannela, m Black, Green, avy, Brown, » Garnet, &e., extra quaiity and utah. only S08. per yard. Extra quality Broadcloth, all the new colors; s bargain at $1.-5 per yard. ‘Men's extra quality in Shirts and Drawers, izes, 0c. bn Children's Positive Fast Biéck Derby Ribbed Behou! Lice, stars 5 to 944, only 14jgo. per pair. . CARHART & LEIDr, 028 Tth st ond 706 Ket. nw PHILADELPHIA STOBE. oe —- 7 O8 CAN'T HI 80 ald dr ungists, 2d EDITION. Latest Telegrams to Tha Sta. TILLMAN WINS. The South Carolina Democrats Nom- inate the Independent Fighter. Corvmsia, & C., Sept 11.—The following ticket was nominated this morning at an early hour: Governor, B. R. Tillman of Edgefield; lieutenant governor, E. B. Gary of Abbeville; secretary of state, T. E. Tindall of Clarendon; treasurer, W. T. C. Bates of Orangeburg; at- torney gene: . J. Pope of Ne . Two more offices 2a tga tated nebo of pe and controller general—are yet to be made, —_——— GOING DOWN. The Chemung Has Stopped Rising and the Fivod is at Its Worst. Exmia, N.Y., Sept. 11.—The Chemung river is not rising now and the worst is over, The \terstate fair grounds are flooded. Thi ter stands two feet deep on the race course and on the lower ground it ws over three feet deep. A great deal of damage has been done to crops throughout the Chemung valley. At Addison the water is the highest known in twenty-six ears, Charles Townsend made a wager that py could swim the Canisteo river and insanely lunged in. His body has not been recovered. The mage to crops and personal properties in the Cohocton valley is very great. The trains are still ata standstill on the Erie and Delaware, Lackawanna and Western roads. ——_»—__ THE RESTLESS NEZ PERCES. Fears of an Indian Uprising in Idaho and Montana. Pontiaxp, Ong., Sept, 11—The Oregonian’s special from Boise City, Idaho, says: Mr. White, an old frontiersman and Indian fighter of the Meadows, the upper end of the Long Valley, near Salmon river, has sent a dispatch to Gov. Shoup, informing him that the condition of affairs’ among the Indians of that place is alarming. It was the grand camping spot for the Nez Perce Indians before the Indian war of 1877. After the capture of the Nez Perces under Chief Joseph and the exile of the In- dians for ten years they were permitted to re- turn to the reservation at Lapwai, near Lewis- ton. The tribe is very much discontented at the treatment received, death of braves, loss of stock, and have been heard to vow vengeance at the whites. Over tw indred Indians are now encamped at Mead: and a number of war- riors are in war paint. The people are alarmed at the hostile talk and appearance of the In- dians, Squaws tell the settlers to be careful. The greatest excitement prevails in Long Val- ley. ‘Settlers are arming and ready to defend themselves against the attempts of the savages to murder their families and to burn and pil- lage their homes. Gov. Shoup dispatched Murray to “hasten by forced march to reach the Meadows as soon as Possible to act as acheck tothe Indians. Gov. Shoup has also dispatched an agent at Lewis- ton, giving the full account of the situation, the fears of the settlers, &c., and urging him to take immediate steps io get the Indians back on the reservation. Gov. Shoup expresses himself with caution and says he hardly thinks affairs will come to open hostilities, but is taking every precaution to avoid trouble. UPRISING FEARED IX MONTANA. Hugh Boyle, a young man employed on Gafney’s cattle ranch near the Cheyenne reservation, started out last Saturday to hunt stray cattle. Not returning that night search was made and his horse only was found, with saddle and bridle. Today a telegram was re- ceived by the coroner of Custer county from J. A. Cooper, agent of the Cheyennes, saying a murder was committed there three days ago and that the body was awaiting his arrival. ‘There seems to be no room for doubt that the beady is that of Boyle and that he was killed by the Cheyennes, i Discharged on Suspicion. Newarnc, N.Y., Sept. 11.—Flagman Robert Dunwoody, whociaims to have flagged and saved the St. Louis ex press near New Ham- burg on Monday night, has been suspended in- definitely by the Central railr. officials. Dunwoody says that his examination at Albany on Tuesday was by Detectives Pinkerton and Lumphrey—not by Superintendent Bissell. He inaignantly denies the charge made by Humphrey that he had placed the obstructions on the track and says: “If this is a concerted lot to discredit me and ruin reputation 1 H nocence."” lo net see how I can prove my —————__—— A Fatal Runaway. Crxcrxwatt, Onto, Sept. 11.—Last night dor- ing the beavy rain an engine with a lumber car and one or two other cars started to back tee) de of the Cincinnati, Leba- praca Warten csek cbontamaier freer Oot depot. Owing to the slippery condition of the track it ran away and was stopped only when it reached the depot. The crew jumped and excaped injury except one man, who had his collar bone broken. lumber car strack an engine and crushed to death William Howard, wito was beneath the engine cleauing it. The runaqay engine was derailed and wrecked, — From W Street Today. New York, Sept. 11.--The stock market this morning decidedly more active than for many days, and while the same stocks still led in the dealings the general list was moderately active throughout. Weakness again marked the trading, however, and first prices were all from to 9% per cent lower than last evening's final figures, and material losses were also sus- tained in the early trading, The net declines from last evening’s figures were Northern Pa- cific, 134; Burlington, St. Paul and sugar refine- ries, 1 each; Rock Island, Chicago gas and Lousville and Nashville, }{ each, and smaller fractions in others. The downward movement was then checked. and with a reaction came dullness, The reaction soon came to an end, However. Silver opened at 117; highest sale, 117; lowest sale, 11434; last sale, 11534. a Storm at Asbury Park. Aspuny Park, N. J.,Sept 11.—A heavy storm fs ragging along the shore. The wind is high a heavy rain is falling, The surf is run- ing strong and considerable damage will be done at high water this afternoon. A number of and ires are down. er Turned Up Alive. New Yorx, Sept. 11.—Isidor Beecher, who was supposed last night to have been buried se Strauskey & Co.'s dry goods Stare in 1256h stroct, furned up alive and ‘nine jured after the fire ha:1 been extinguished. It is thought today that thd loss on stock will not exceed $70,000. The origin of the fire has not been discovered. —_——.---— Miners Gaia a Victory. Axrooxa, Pa, Sept. 1.—At the adjourned conference of the miners and operators now in session here the committee of seven from each ide rendered their report this morning. By ee ee al peomrut= ted with but afew chi Train Wreckers. Unica, N. ¥., Sept. 11.—Two Pinkerton de- tectives this morning arrested Cain and Buell, and left this city for Albany at 11:20 a.m. with sheir prisoners, Two More Alleged * Newport’s Election. Nawront, GL, Sept. 11.—The count of the — Traia in a Water Spout. Pe ead nig aly hha 7 irae ‘clock passenger train No. 19, east bound Tike the advisability ing this self co community entirely any other. That feat ap be achieved without much risk if we ved on a planet all by ourselves or a com; on this earth, like Anstralia- or it is, nature. has us irrevo- eably to the American continent and we can pe more The smuggler might to “~ shorn peuple to some end nothing could wholesale flight of and ‘bor from the more heavily to the less heavily taxed side of the line, And this is all the more certain in view of the dimi- nution in vitae of the products ef the soil which is likely to result from the application of ge mentiey tariff to our sgricultural ex- pee Mail a t) oa heer the Nera ent we cannot even fate) imited reciprocity. = Tt is, however, Ne to expect that in time American: opinion, which favors freer reia- tions, will able to assert itself. There ing Yor more friendly policy im the United States just as there are such forces here. Only @ few days ago both partios in Canada declared for reciprocal ne- gotiations on the Sherman lines, This was an ‘advance for one of the two nize! In the United States the light 't break.” Bad News for Babies. Mippietowsy, N.Y., Sept. 11.—Fire last night Reid & Carneock’s baby food manu- factory, 2 miles south of Goshen. Valuable machi: was destroyed and the loss is esti- mated at Ae Forty employes are thrown out of work. w an insurance of $20,000, ‘The cider house of J. A. & M. A. Howell, ad- Joining, wastiso consumed. Losa, $12,000; in- surance, $5,000. ——— A Daughter Hangs and a Father Shoots. New Youu, Sept. 11.—Laura Horn, aged thirty-one years, committed suicide this morn- ing by hangiug herself to the fanlight of a hall bed room at her home, No. 130 Sth street, Ho- boken. She was demented, When her father, Frederick Horn, sixty-eight years old, discov- ered the fate of his daughter he shot himuelf in the head with a revolver, inflicting a probably fatal wound. a Cable fs. An explosion occurred today in the Agrappe coal mine in Belgium by which two workmen wore killed. The Austrian socialista will send dolegates to Ly “eppageex conference soon to be held at a ‘The official reports of the commission ap- pointed to inquire into the military scandals, which have recently come to light at Stuttgart, were stolen while on their way from the com- mission to king. i ‘The latest venture in London journalism is the Labor World, which is ou the ‘pomt of ap- pearing, with Michael Davitt as editor. a FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, New York Stock Market. {rhe SeDowine ase the cxsatng and c prices of Sists Gessen on Macartney, 1a street’ : aoe |. | o Washington Stock Kxchange. Saleo— Call — 12 o'clock m,: Capital National 1 at 119. American Grapho- pone, 50 at Wor. U.S. 4348, 1801, registered, 10 bid. U.S. a5g8, 1801, 104% bid. upon, registered, 1907, 123% bia, 124 asked. U, & 40, coupon. 1907, 124% bid, 125 asked. Diet Columbis Bouds—Per imp. ds. 1891, Pot imp. 7s, 1801, currency, 7s, 1802, curroncy, bid, 20-year Gs, 1892, 1, 10335; bid. weyear fund, he, 18¥¥, gold, 111 Water stuck, ia, 1001, currency, 1 Bid. | J-yeer fund, Us id, 1902, 122 Did, Water stock, 7, currency, 1905, 1303, bid. Sse, 1ut6, fund, currency, 1214 Misvellancous Bonds—U. 8. Eloctric Light bonds, Jets, 10U did. U.S. Blevtric Light Donde 24 Us, 160 bid. Washington and town % 10-40, 6a, 103; Vg) lie saked Masoatc Hall As- declation sa, {bom 107 bid, 110 askoa. Washing- ton Market Coppveny Ist m e, Os, 110 bid. it bid, 121 od. oe Pepe] take in ma in- fantry ‘ire mortgese, Ge, 1904, 98 bid. Washing- woo Light Infentry bonds, yy 1094, 98 bid, nb rag A = 117 Did, “120% antec, jes Gas Light Company bonds, series Hi Oe, 147 bid, 120%¢ asked. ilygiome Ice ‘Come ny, let morteage. 4. 103 asced. American Becufisy and Trust 100 bia. Neuousi Bank Sweas— Dank of Washington, 450 ee a ees 2 bid. Me tan. 205 asked. Central, ~ |, 200 bid. ATi ’ and Mechanics’, Citizens’, 170 bid, - ww 180 asked. "Capita, 119 bid. 7 101 asked. ‘Traders’, 125 bid. Lin- coln, 119 bid. Ratiroad Stocks — Washington and George- town, 325 asked. Mefopolitan, 160 bid, 175 asked. Columbia, 70 bid, asked. Capitol and North O Street, 60 m4, @8 asked. Kckington and Soldiers’ Home, 65 bid, 60 asked. Georgetown and Tenleytown, 5:! bid. 6] asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemen’s, 45 bid. Franklin, 49 bis. 76 bid. Nat Union, $0 ti. ae ingion, 175 bid, 195 asked. Corcoran, American, a3 bs eomac, ‘30 bid. “Rigen, a ba, by seked. People’s, 55 bid. Lincoln, "hte Stocks—Columbia Title, 65 bid, t asked. Moa) Estate Title, 120 bid, 130 Gas and Blectric it Stocks— Washington Gas, a 49 = 48 bid. U.3, Gers Light, x Di 70 7 American Grapbophone, 164% bla a7se Miscellaneous Stocke— We Market Com- peas, 16: -,Washington ‘Machine Com- 7, ss 415 asked. Great Falls Ico 230 asked. Bull Run Panorama ed. es 2 Safe De- STAR: WASHINGTON ops ag ym witness’ suggestion and he Ro = doubt = would abandoned the plan if witness had not thought well of it, But only th> 8 ry) tem was unsatisfactory, and witnesd wished to —— it. The department was flooded with complaints of delay, and vince the new policy ‘was adopted they had greatly decreased. WHEN MR. ROSS WILL CHANGE. He Says He Will Go to the District Building the 1st of October. Mr. John W. Ross today, in reply to a ques- tion by a Star reporter as to when he proposed to assume the duties of Commissioner, said: “It will be at least the 1st of October before I become a full-fledged Commissioner.” Ihave arranged the matter with Mr. Sher- wood and will be ready to turn the office over to him about that time. Will I make any Sao eg in the clerks of the District govern- ment? ThatIcan’t say, You know I have no idea who are clerks there.” “How about the post office. Will Mr. Sher- wood make many changes?” “No, I hardly think he will, but then we can’t always tell. Good day.” «at CAPITOL TUPICS, LAND GRANTS NOT TO INCLUDE MINERAL LANDS, Senator Plumb today reported favorably. from the public lands committee a bill declar- ing that railroad land grants shall not be held to include land containing valuable deposits of gold, silver, copper, lead. iron or other metals unless the same be included in the grant Recent Army Orders. An army retiring board has been appointed to meet at Washington, September 15, for the examination of such officers as may be ordered before it. The detail for the board is as fol- lows: Maj. Wm. H. Gardner, surgeon; Maj. Robt. H. White, surgeon; Maj. Arthur Mac- Arthur, assistant adjutant general; Capt. James Chester, third artillery; Capt. Geo. 8. Anderson, eighth cavalry, with First Lieut, Con- stentine Chase, regimental quartermaster third artillery, recorder. Maj. Joseph K. Corson, surgeon, has been relieved from duty at Fort Sherman, Idaho, and ordered to report to the commanding officer Washington barracks, Dis- trict of Columbia, for duty at that station. Second Lieut, Eugene Wilson, first artillery, has been transferred ' from battery’ L to light battery of that regiment, to take effect October 1, and ordered to join the battery to which he has been trans- ferred, at Fort Riloy, Kan. Second Lieut, Hampton M. Roach, first infantry, has been ordered to report on Monday next to Maj, Wm. H. Gardner, surgeon, president of the army retiring board appointed to mect at the War Department at Washington, for examire- tion by the board. The army retiring board convened at Washington by order of ead last has been dissolved. Capt. Geo. Rublen, tant quartermaster, has been ordered to to Washington and report to the quar- termaster general, U.S.A. for consultation preliminary to his w: ment to a station. Another Line-of-Duty Decision. Assistant Secretary Bussey has granted the appeal in the case of Oscar C, Marsh, formerly of the one hundred and sixty-sixth Ohio vol- unteers, from the decisionof the Pension Office which rejected his application for pension on the ground that the soldier's injuries were not incurred in the line of duty. The applicant on June 2, 1864, was at Fort Reynolds, Va,, and a detail of soldiers was made for work on the fortifications near - Battery Garashe, The commanding officer instructed the men comprising this detail to turn over to their comrades remaining their arms, ac- coutrements, supplies, clothing and anything that would encumber them for work in the trenches. In obedience to this order one of the detail selected the claimant as the custodian of his property, consisting among other things of letters, a Bible and a revolver. The man placed the revolver in claimant's pocket, muzzle upward, and subsequentiy when tho claimant was attempting to remove the re- volver, it discharged into the palm of his left hand, resulting in a serious wound. As this revolver was in the possession of the soldier by the express or implied authority of claimant's superior officer and contributory negligence is not shown Gen, Bussey decides that he has a pensionable [aie and therefore directs that a pension be sued, Sold to a Brick Company. C. C. Duncanson has sold for Howard P. Marshall of New York to the Ivy City Brick Company the land known as part of the Heit- muelier tract, fronting on Patterson avenue and commencing at the intersection of the Brentwood road and continuing to the Ivy City race track, which property is now owned by or brick company. ‘The consideration was 145,000. —_—>_—__ Mas. Isaac Anxoxp, Jr., ordnance depart- ment, has been ordered to proceed from Co- jumbia arsenal, Columbia, Tenn., to Bowling Green, Ky., on public business connected with the construction of the store house at Colum- bia arsenal, and upon the completion of his duties will return to his proper station. Carr. Joux F. Greer. ordnance department, has been ordered to proceed from New York arsenal, Governor's Island, N, Y., to Hartford and Bridgeport, Conn.. on public business in connection with the inspection of the Driggs-Schroeder cc and ammunition, now being manufactured, and on the comple- tion thereof will return to his proper station. Wester Hercurs, adjoining New Methodist University, for sale by Joux F. Waceamax, 14th and G, ° a A Novel London Charity. The latest charity craze in London, says a writerron the Chicago Post, is the educational food fund, of which the school children are the beneficiaries. The contributing socicties are the Bread and Food Reform League, the Ladies’ Vegetarian Society and the London Schools’ Dinner Association. As can be im- agined, these societies, agreeing upon the central idea of charity, ree as to dietetics. Tho society first named is for ‘bread or noth- ing,” the second would eschew the uct of the bakery, while the members of dinner association hold to the theory of a mixed diet anda noon dinner. The first report of the educational food fund is just out, showing that the experimental dinner for school children can be made a success, The meals were fur- nished at a half penny each. In one section of the room vegetable soup was served and in the other sweet milk and wheat bread with butter or jam dressing. The supply was abun: the material good and the cooking of the best character. It is stated in the report that teachers favor the plan asa means to a botter attendance than heretofore. Many unfortunate little children who have no breakfast attend for the promised dinner, on which they manage to subsist a whole day. The best of the innovation is the t system, a cl allowed to D. C.,’ THURSDAY. —— freely debt | that after the tariff bill had been disposed of a a F In the case of Rose M. Aufenthie against J. B. Aufeathie for s divorce on the ground of bad treatment Messrs. E. C. and Campbell Car- rington have filed answer for the defendant. He denies that he keeps a low place and denies ‘the plaintiff's statements as to alleged cruel and brutal treatment by the defendant, which, he says, are without the slightest foundation and trath. He says the allegation that he starved the Plaintiff or attempted to starve her and by cruel treatment forced her into the attic fre utterly false, and that all the similar allegations made by his wife are not only false but are ridiculous, and Prove what the defendant and his friends and neighbors,who have had an opportunity to know from personal observation, are aware of—that the plaintiff is insane, utterly irresponsible for her words and actions, and an object of sympathy anda fit subject for the insane asylum. He acct wife of improper conduct, that can be accounted for only on the theory of ineanity.and he says ne has been utterly ruined financially by her extraordinary and unnatural behavior. He says that he will file a cross bill fora divorce a vinculo matrimoni untess some ar- rangement can be made to send his wife toan insane asylum or some other institution for un- fortunates until her physical and mental health can be restored, He affirms that his wife is in all nag cg an improper person to have the care of their two iufant children, and he therefore prays that he may have the absolute control of these children, free from any interference by the plaintiff or any person or persons acting by or under her authority, —_—-_—_. ALEXANDRIA HAS A MYSTERY. A River Tragedy Which Remains to be Explained. THE BODY AN UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DEAD IX THE RIVER—AN INQUEST POSTPONED FOR LACK OF WITNESSES—-THE FACTS AS GLEAXED BY A “STAR” REPORTER, The usually quiet and staid city of Alexan- dria had a decided sensation today, and the in- terest and excitement that have been aroused show no signs of dying out very soon. Was it ® murder, a suicide or an accident? These are the questions that people down the river are asking of each other today, and no one can give any answer. About 8 o'clock this morning the officials at the Alexandria police headquarters were noti- fied that the body of a man had been found in the river near one of the wharves, FOUND FLOATING IN THE RIVER. It was soon learned that Capt, Peter Francis, who commands a small river tug, had found the body of @ white man floating in the water and had brought it around to the wharf in a small row boat. Dr. Purvis, the coroner and Undertaker Wm. H. Demaine were at once summoned and the body was viewed in the boat before it was removed to Demaine's un- dertaking establishment, Capt. Francis left for Washington soon after and later in the day he was not to be found. A coroner's jury was impaneled at 10 o'clock, but as there were no witnesses or testimony the in- quest was adjourned until 4 o'clock this after- noon, A MAN OF POWERFUL BUILD. When a Star reporter called at Demaine’s thie morning the body was there awaiting the examination, It was evident that the man, whoever he was, had been in the water some time, probably several weeks, It was badly oe and destroyed almost beyond any hope of recognition. The body was that of a very large and robust man whose height was probably several mches more than six feet, The head was partially bald and the hair was quite dark. To all appearance the man might have been anywhere from thirty to fifty.. 24of He was ase f dressed inja black coat, brown = stripe trousers, ‘an outing shirt and course woolen socks. He wore no under- clothing nor shoes, The latter circumstance is regarded by the police as rather suspicious, Foul play is suspected, but of course nothing definite is known, as there were no marks of violence on the body, or if there were, they have been completely obliterated by the de- composition, In the pockets of the clothes was found $27—two #10 notes, a five and two ones—a couple of buttons and two nails, but no papers or cards of any sort that would lead to an identification. VARIOUS THEORIES, The police have various theories as to the canse of the death, but no reasons for any of them other than mere surmise, The police of this city were notified of the finding of the body, and this morning Detectives Horne and Mahon went down to Alexandria and examined into the circumstances surround- ing the case. but as yet they have been unable to do an: er! toward solving the mystery of the death ofthis unknown man. It is not known that any one is missing from this city or Alexandria who wouldanswer to the descrip- tion of the drowned man nor has any one been reported as lost from any of the river bonts or steamers, So far the case is completel: shrouded in mystery. Whether the secret will ever be unearthed or not isa question thut as yet remains unanswered. ———_——— THE SENATE PROGRAM. ACaucus of Republican Senators Agrees Upon the Bills to be Considered. A caucus of republican Senators was held this morning for the purpose os agreeing upon an order of business for the remainder of this session of Congress. There was a full at- tendance of Senators, and Senator Edmunds presided. The caucus was in session nearly two hours, Most of the members had a measure which they deemed of sufficient importance to warrant its being placed on the order of business. It was decided however, to limit the program to the following bills, to be considered in the order named, after the report of the conference committee onthe land grant forfeiture bill shall have been disposed of. 1. Anti-lottery mail 2. Bill to repeal the timber culture act. 8. Bill to establish private land claim courts. 4. Bill for the roliet of the Supreme Court. 5. Bill for the adjustment of claims of labor- ers, &c., under the eight-hour law, 6. Bill maki i & The Paddock pure food bill. 9 Bill for the settlement of claims arising from Indian depredations, 30, Torrey bankruptcy bill. 11. Bill to place companies under the operat Ren the interstate commerce law. 12, District of Columbia bills, THE QUESTION OF ADJOURNMENT had been finally disposed of, a day for adjourn- ment could not be intelligently fixed. of the caucus, was quorum could be held for only a short CALLING ON DEPEW. SEPTEMBER 11. 1890. + A WOMAN BADLY BURNED. The Explosion of a Gasoline Stove ignites Her Clothing. A serious if not fatal accident took place to- Gay at No. 315 Pennsyivaniaavenue. Mra. The- THE DIS(RICT IN CONGRESS. New Bill Providing for the Entrance of the Cumberland Railroad Into the City. Mr. Fantkner Tn the Senate today introduced the new bili providing for the entrance of the Washington and Cumberland railroad into the city, The bill is the same, with one ex- ception, as the one introduced by Mr. Mudd in the House a few days ago and printed in Tae Stan. Mr. Mndd's bill provided fora line from the point where the road reaches the District line, along the line of; the canal to Rock croek and from there by means of » tunnel to a passenger station west of 20th street and north of N ‘ avenue, Mr, Faulkner's bill ie \y simi- lar, except the passenger station is to be west of 18th street and north of C street. | FOUND DEAD IN BED. A Young Man’s Spree Comes to an End in Death. Ayoung man named R. J. Payne, who has boarded at No. 310 C street northwest for some time, was found dead in one of the rooms in the house this morning. Payne, it is stated, had been on a spree and he returned to his house last evening and went upstairs presumably to hisroom. One of the boarders went up to deliver a message to Payne and found that he had entered the wrong room. On account of his condition ‘he was not made to leave his room and this morniug he was found dead. ‘The body was removed the morgue in the sixth precinct atrol wagon, where it was viewed vy Coroner Patterson, Undertaker Speare afterwara took charge of the body. The deceased came here from Lynchburg, Va., and his mother is expected here this afternoon from that place to take charge of the body, anal Real Estate Transfers. Deeds im fee have been filed as follows: J. M. Henderson to Robert E. Morris, pt. Long Meadows; $—. R. Smith et al to F. M. Jen- kins, lot 1. bik. 6, Twining City; $213.75. A. C. Clark to W. Mayse et al., subs 45 to 48, 53 to 58, 8q. 860; @—. M.8.Collins to Matilda Kaufmann, lot 12, sq. 336; $2,600. F. A. Buckingham to J. W. Easby, sub 103, sq. 861; @—. T. W. Carter to 8. J. Mecks part 376, sq. 674; 82,500. Same to J. F. Warner, jr., sub 378, do.: 32,200. W. Hoare to James Gallegher, lot 41, W. & G. T. Co.'s sub; $2,000. J. G. Siater to Elizabeth Durgan, lots 53 and 54, Cottage Hill; #—. L Ottenberg to Mary A. Dulin, sub 13, sq. ¢. of 509; %3,600. Ella W. Lynch to John G. Teicher, Part 6, 8q. 763; €3,700. —»———— Real Estate Matter. D.C. W. Smith of Harford county, Md., has bought of Hannah E. Marean for $15,500 lot | 12, Washington Heights. J. A. Humphrey has bought for #5,250 of J. F. Waggaman, lot 32, block 2, Le Droit Park. Joseph J. Darlington, trustee, has bought for €8,000 of Rebecca N. Burrhus sub 32, sq. 202, 20 by 120 ft., on 14th between W and Boundary streets northwest. Roberta 8, Entwisle has bought of C. H. Gladden for @4,650 sub 51, #q. 779. 18 by 90 ft. on 4th between E and F streets northwest. James Fortune hes purchased of Mary A. Bergman for 4,000 sub 74, square 512, 15.33 by 75 feet, on N between 4th anu 5th streets north- west. L. W.<Sinsabaugh has purchased for $15,000 of T. F. Schneider sub 200, square 155, 20 by 100 feet, on Q between 17th and 18th streets north- west, E. P. Rhoderick has bought for €5.500 of L. £. Randolph lot 20 and part 19, Le Droit Park, fronting on Florida avenue. Elizabeth M. Whitemoro has purchased for $6,250 of Caroline M. B. Stevens sub 44, square 623, 24 by 100 feet on Ist between H and De- frees streets, and subs 46 and 47, 31 by 48 feet on Defrees street between North Capitol and Ist streets northwest, W. P. Watrous has purchased for 25,500 of Cora H. King sub 9, square 761, at the intersec- tion of D street, Massachusetts avenue, east of 3d street northeast, fronting 15 feet on the west, 18.42feet on D street and 17.68 fect on Massachusetts avenue. ——__ Auction Sales of Real Estate. Messrs, Walter B. Williams & Co., auc- tioneers, have sold the following property at auction reeently: Part lot No. 1,in square No. 295, improved by a three-story brick building, southwest corner of 12th strect and Ohio ave- nue northwest, to J. J. Hogan for $9,800. Also lot No. 4, in Whitcroft’s recorded subdivision of part of square No. 458. with improvements, consisting of a four-story brick building, No. 643 Louisiana xnvenue northwest, known as the National Union Fire Insurance Company's building, to Mathew G. Emery for the sum of 920,000. Duncanson Bros., avetioneers, have sold at public sale for Henry Wise Garnett, trustee, parts of lots 2and 3 in square 580, fronting 13 feet 9 inches on D street between Ist and 2d streets southwest by adepth of 100 feet, to Patrick Smith for $1,180; also two lots on W street between 10th and 11th streets, 16 by 50 feet each, to F. J. Shadd for 61 cents and 65 cents per square foot, respectively. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Dennis McCarthy and Lizzie Doore; Erastus M. Finch and L. Cora Schausten; Samuel Perey Gee and Rachel Skin- mer Lambden of St. Michaels, Md.; Adium Lomax nad Josephine Adams; John Spriggs and —— Williams; Jas. Kelly and Lizzie Pardon; W. H. Brown and Lucinda James; W. A. L, Huntt and Alice D. High; Jas, H. Dicker- GREAT DAMAGE BY FLOOD. A Wide Tract of Country Submerged —Few Casualties. ry ag) eye ar flood here last night done deilars worth of damage in the Cheymung, Canistec and Cohac- ton The river is not i i Ht Hil H ti 4 Hf j al tie the Commissioners today een meg the verdict of the jury lately for the condemnation of land for the opening of Con- necticut avenue extended so far as that applics to the Green tract and requests now jury be summoned, The matter bas referred to the attorney for the District, RIDS OPENED. Bids were by the Commissioners te day for furnishing the fifth and eighth cincts with police patrol tel and rH phone systems. The bidders were two: The Gamewell Fire Alarm Company, for the @fth. $5,175; for the eighth, #4. The Muni iy, fifth, 4.850; With booths in the fifth, SCHOOL TRUSTER WIITE RESTOWR The Commissioucrs today received the Ration of George White, a trustee in the division, Mr. White says his private interests demand his constant attention, GONE TO WINCHESTER FAIR. Departure of the Washingtos Light In= fantry Corps. By 7 o'clock this morning the Washingten Light Infantry armory had an ar of bustle and activity unusual at that early hour. The ec casion was the assembling of the soldier beys to prepare for their trip to Winchester, Va. Abvut one hundred and twenty-five members of the corps were on hand and they had about them a businesslike appearance that was more than equal tothe emergency. Fatigue uni- forms were the order of the day, bat each man carried bee big bearskin hat and had his handsome white dress coat carefully stowed in his knapsack. They were accompanied y the Light Infantry Band and at 8 o'cloo& they stepped on board « special train at the Baltimore and Ohio tation and left for Winchester, where they were invited to attend the fair of the Shenandoah Agricultural Society now im progress there. A dress parade ison the pro- gram for the day and it is thought by the stay- at-homes that the representatives of the D.C. N.G. will give the Virginians « very aden of how drilling ought to be done. A jolly time anticipated by the infantry from their ‘8 campaign’ Itis expected that they arrive home at a late hour this evening. —_—— Sentence Set Aside. This morning an application was made by Mr. Hewlett to Judge Miller to reopen the ease of Edward Batter, who was convicted of lar- ceny in the Police Court under Judge Mills and sentenced to six months im jail It appears that Mrs. Fanny Coleman sent to the post office by her little child for the money due her and $20 was sent her. The child put down her sutchel at a near pump and missed it, bat the chargo was of iarceny from Mary Brown, « colored woman who lost about the same amount, This morning Edward Sweeney, a boy of nine years. who was @ wit- Bess against Butter. was questioned. The court, after hearing his testimeny, set aside the judgment against Butter and direeted Brown to return the moneg (#20), which been turned over to her, and advised the Sweeney boy that the Reform School was not far uff. —_—_ A Cut On the Head. Sam Bouldin and Phil Harris, colored, were engaged ina row in Prather's alley last even- ing about a wagon, and the result of the trouble was the arrest of Bouldin and the removal of Harris to Free@ man's Hospital. He was suffering from = severe cut on the head, inflicted with « brick alieged to have been thrown by Bouldin. Ow- ing to Harris’ mability to appear in the Police Court today the case could not be tried. —_—— Range of the Thermometer r. The following were the readings at the Big- nal Office today: 8 a.m., 72; 2 p.m., 78; maxi- mum, 80; minimum, 69, MARRIED. MILLER—MAZANTE. On Tuesday, September, 1K), at 8 o'clock pn, PRANK 3. MILLE ot tite city to MARY TY. MAZANTE of Philadelphia, B® DIED CASTLEMAN. 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