Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1890, Page 6

= 6 SENATOR INGALLS’ SUCCESSOR. THE SENATE SITUATION. SUCCEEDS HAMPTON. Irby Elected United States Senator From South Carolina. | Farmers’ Alliance People in Kansas Want to ThefOpposition to the Election Bil Think It Mame a Candidate. Will Be Shoved Aside by Tuesday. Carcaco, Dec. 1 spatch from Topeka, ! ‘The republican caucus last night did not clear Kan. says: “The Farmers’ Al de- | up the situation. ‘The failure of positive action, cided to take the election of a Cnited States | it ix generally believed, merely postpones for a Senator in its own bands. Subslliances | ghort time the hour when the last shall be throughont the state are adopting resolutions | heard of tho elections bill. ‘The attempt | Geman president of the Farmers’ | to change the hour of meeting and that ANOTHER EXCHING DAY IN DOBLE | ention to | of adjournment in the Senate failed today be- nof the morning hour : = i a lively debate which it provoked was Col. Frey Chosen a Member of the | # Swiss Cabinet. i. Tt comes upaguin tomorrow. The : yn of democrats and of republicans | who do not want the bill to pass is that it will nou be shoved aside by another measure. This ix not expected te oecitr before Tuesdas, how- mber of alli senatoril eR ails I an aie ce tn elias | ONeE, MNO the disatisied republicans’ have ve spring up since tlte elee- | § duige the ors that long. SUICIDE OF A POLITICIAN, | tion hax imperited the: sncerss af the alliance | “Steed 10 i sa oie eet j in the event diviaon an the | THE W. AND co. eg ie led. The | —— any 15 ELecten onvention | A Bill te Allow the Road to Enter the en looking Farmers Alliance. ————— FOUND DEAD IN HIS OFFICE. | —_—_—— peal i S * Frank B. Arncld of New York, Y., Dee. 11. District. The Alliance Candidate Chosen to Succecd | Railroad Company, allowing the road to come into the Dintrict. The route is from the sontheast boundary of the District to any point on the easterly | shore of the Anacostia or Eastern branch of the Peconrac south of the northeast boundary the District and north of Giesboro™ P. thence across the Anacosti: Senator from Sonth ed Senato: wa Irby. 10. ‘The first baliot aldson, 53; # Irhy was elec morning to ne ballot re- 42; Donaldeon, Irby. 66; Do: sue! twenty-third . conumitted sui Grmabcaey ae Geant streets as 18 neces at Laurea, 5... between Gand 7 : Leer href : ubhie busines clock t | temple Tand. Mr. Arnolet « ring his wenatorship wa i: rty. Hew i morning with a revolver | wards Prineeto: three vears £10 0 ©, are to be appre ” = ke, are to be appr: 4 | The Lately Defiant Indians Giving Evidence m | of insion. Schofield tdday reccived the following and si he wat in financial | favornble dispatch from Gen. Miles about the my Tecaler, at the same ti tion to his fix ed upon his mind. In situation: keports from Gen. Ruger and Gen. Brooke are quite favorable. ‘The presence of the ". Young for Kill- | ‘roops now in position has bad a demoralizing infuence upon the Indians, and those that a week ago were detinnt und warlike are now giv- fat ite tacep tion - “Eat | MURDER. End of the Tria THE FEEL DUBLIN. H.+In the ease Mr. Parneil Sapported by a Great Majority of | of ith wife murder, | ing evidence of submission. Capt. Ewers, fif- the Peapie. brought ina verdiet of | teenth infantry, has returned from Fort Derurs, Dec. 11.—Th ices of Uniud Ire- ed with, | Bennett, bring: with him Dump, who land axe again in the possession of Mr. Farr ered the jury formerly did execlient service with me in ites whe lat night ousted the | nd directed that | Lame Deer and Nez Perce campaigns and was © of apphinse should | badly wounded in the latter. He desires to ree icfore the bar of the | new his allegiance to the government, and I for the mnrder of | will make good ase of bim tu beinging in oth- thooting | ers. Gen, Brooke reports tii! the Indians heved to be | White River have turned loose. their st ithtniness. | #toek and were coming in. Col. nell from the pr § had bee newly appointed edttor, Mr. | having bie wi uithwestern part of Chey- enne River reservation.” morn- CROPS OF THE ¥ Better Then Those of Last Year and the Farmers Will Get Getter Prices, The Department of Agriculture gives the average farm prices of agricultural products as. follows: The present gorn crop is worth more than mers will receive more for it. istriets of failure do not rof the advance in average herein to the exte in, cloake: Deinuth, pipes, | & Lewenstein are ice ce. 13.—The reside’ porti aineprcitnchionditnal © which the rescued with ditti- | final average of condition was worse than that of the pres then ros of the foll crop than the preaent. The next hi age ia 44.4 in 1887, followin arge crops and cheap corn, fore depen 2 the q x plus the reserves from pi phe pri hows that that | a better hest FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. Jeorn surplus. s ne ae the oni ing prices of | diana, 47; Mlinois, Mock Marke rao arm value of the wheat cro} | estimated, is 4 conte bushels, against | for 1 ase of er cent on the price i | of last ye The price ot catty respond | sharply to the ‘of a small crop and in- ig | creased cof a short | The av Scents agat 4 wince 1841, tato erop has 2 sections of the * | cents, an increase of more * | over the price of the past two years. The re- turns show slightly higher prices for tobac har have prevailed since 1887. The averaze ix reported at 7.7 cents per ps alone farm products re a dee! ‘The present 97.74 per ton, and | ng off is due to the increased on, not Mpon surta is considered y excellence ed in eiligy las feeling against Mr. Parncil senemies is growin, very bitter. SENTIMENT PATORING PARNELL. At Limerick and Cork great popular displ are being arranged in honcr of the Irish leader. aud his visits to those cities promise io be the vecasions ef ovations rivaling that received by | him bere. ‘The bishop of Oshory has advised the people of North Kilkenny according to their | vielock mz Columbia at 152; 1% at hal Bank, 10 at at 14. National POSTMAST! | Proposed Increase of Salary of the Post- master of This City to $6,000. Mr. Burrows today introduced a bill in regard to the salaries of postmasters. The s election for a bill provides that the salaries of post ons. | | masters of the first, second and third selected gpa | classes shall be readjusted by the boon tara Cores | Pustmaster General, the first adjustment ss held _at Waterford | thy Healy was burned e ebeers. | | | to take effect simultaneously with the | tion of the rates of postage and thereafter at | the begizning of ench fis and the sal-| PARNELL PLIED 4 chowDAR. of the postmaster at W y shall | When Mr. Parnell and his friends arrived at £6,000 and in no ease shall any ex: ‘ha Ciitd beta on chp rid ceed 26,600, except that of the postinasier at ” | New York, which shall remain as now fixed by my law at 8,000 per annum. : Seca sa ‘The Senate District Committee. There promises tobe an interesting session of the Senate Distr ° tomorrow morning, commenc the first thing to be considered is the AU Dill, which, after passage through the Senate ¢. now comes back with amend- these the committee will nly take action at once. Another st Wil il parsed by the | House, which provides that street railway co. * shall not collect fares unless each pas- is provided witti a seat and which also ‘ompels the companies to issue eight tickets for 25 cents. “THE WORLD” AT HOME. Mir. Parnell « A crowd of people e he Dublin ata- tion and loudly cheered him as he entered the | © trot. ! a and Georget: bid, 15 councin, | as acked. Col. mil Frey Elected to the Cabinet of | aked. Last Night of the Great ver Buildin; zer building, th p's Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. Beaxg, Dec. 11.—Col. F: = 163 bid. "Potomae, most conspicuous pony amb sarntd bony = bid, sy. asker. | structure in New York, which has just been eros yay Sp gto Lincoln, #% vid. “Com! completed to accommodate the New York lad tehiclead. Title, 123 | World offices and stands as a monument to the of that jour- al, was formally opened last night. The ding was thronged with guests, including y of the most prominent residents {Col Frey is very ntly remembered . for during hi jence a8 minister of | in this city he made many | friends, who wil! be glad to know of his politi- | Che ‘ ~ York and distinguished — visitors success at home. The courcil to which | “2 = fa = Frey has just been elected consists of | pany from other cities, ~—_ among whom even members, who 2re cleeted every three | Peta jwas a trainfal of Congressmen, by tke genersl assembly or congress. | pany — ofticials and newspaper men from Washington. hey constituts the cabinet of the | At noon yesterday the cereronies began with a po cer nt | fight of a thousand homing pigeons, who were aud apportion the duties of the Loan and | partments of the government among them-| Catriae, ». ‘ merican Se- | set free from the lofty dome of the building, all felves. ‘The present and vice preside ae ae ee gs ae, bearing mescages to people in localities fon- the republic are chosen from among these | Hygienic Ice Company | tenons ia meets seven and ere elected annually by neral | sittin in the evening the “house warming” Besides the many who were udmitted to. the building thousands assembled in the city hall | i in front, and there witnessed the brilliant Mamination of the building and a dazzli display of fireworks. ‘The visitors admitted to ‘Corn—outae | the buiiding were taken in ebarge by a rece} ‘sai; | tion committee and conducted through t easy, | Various tloors from the press room up. During this tour Mr. Geo. W. Childs of the Philadelphia Ledger, who was : ither of these two oficers can serve for a longer period than one year ata time, though they eax: be ‘after the lapse of a year ont of office. ‘The members of the council are eligible to tinnons re-elce tion by the congre-s, which hotls both & sum- "4 tter beghming | Jauuary, 9496s, will be seen that | CTR ver Frey ix now in the line of highest pro-| a motion and that he may at no distant day be | ed upon to assume th ¥ Ted. epot, ¥ ™ ve white, 2 Jed No %, S536 5 r among the received & genuine ovation from the duties of presi- | : vie dent of the Swiss confederation.} ‘¥ecigaan computes: Jater there owas speech making, PER ng ipt«—iiour, brief addresses being made by Gov. Hill, Gov. as as On eee nels; corm, hw | Leaver, Gov.-elect Pattison, Mayor Grant Curexco, Dec. 11.—A holiday influence was | 176 -_) Tye. 1,000 bushels | and Mr. Taylor of the Boston’ Globe. wents—our, +49 barrels; wheat, 5,000 bushels; | S00 bushels. Sales—wheai, 22,000 bushels | ‘over everything dealt in on the board of trade | Sh ‘The new building is conspicuous not only on this morning and extreme dullness prevailed in account of its greti height, but because of the corm, £3,000 bushels. Mr. Milliken introduced a billin the House | today relating to the Washington and Chesa-! g | are being poured out of him, made before TALK ABOUT THE CENSUS. Superintendent Porter Denies a Published Statement. The attention of Superintendent Porter hav- ing been called to a published statement that a night foree in the census office is engaged in comparing the so-called schedules of the police count of the population of New York city with the schedules returned by the federal cnu- merators he said: “This is a pure invention. “In the first place it is impossible, because, with the exception of two books containing the names found by the police in October count in the second ward anda book containing a few hundred names in one other district, the cen- sus office has never seen these alleged returns of the police, and, hence, any comparison would be a physical impossibility. It is doubtfal if the police schedules could be used for purposes of comparison. Asa matter of fact, the returns of population of New York city have never been made by the police tocither the census office or the Honse committee for the 947 police ditricta, and all that was presented to the committee was a grand total, withoutany details, and it was considered necessary by those representing the city to bring affidavit to Prove that this total had been added up correctly, when a presentation of the statixticn by polico districts wonld have demon- strated that fact beyond any porsibilty of ques- | tion. I am as thoroughly satisfied now that the census of New York was a correct census of that city on the first day of June as I have ever been, and as firmly of the opinion that the opening up of this question would lead to gen- eral and entirely unwarranted demands from dissatisfied cities all over the country for re- count.” TOTAL POPULATION 63,000,000. When asked ax to the total population, in- eluding whites and Indians on reservations, Mr. Porter said that the census office now has the names of something like 315,000 Indian cluding whites in the Indian territory, with the ertimated probably bring w country to 63,000,000. “This is exactly mid- way,” he said, “betweon the estimate made by the “Hon. §. 8. Cox, who, in his speech on the census Dill of 1889, raid the population might be as little as 62,000,000 and might reach 64,000,000. ‘These results also ac- cord with the cxtimate of the population of the country by Gen. Francis A. Walker in an article ty the Atlantic Monthly of October. 1872, in | which he says in speaking of the probable pop- ulation in 1900 the bout probable good fortune will hardly carry the population of the country beyond 75,000,000 by the cluse of the century. SEVENTY-SPVEN MIELION IN 1900. “As a matter of fact,” he continued, “the re- sulte{of the eleventh census show a right to ex- pect a population in 1900 of seventy-seven pos- sibly of seventy-nine millions, instead of only seventy-five millions, as estimated in 1873 by Gen, Walker. Should the population during the next ten years increuse i the me pel age as it has in the decade ich, pulation of Alaska, will the"otal population of the 00. it reach about _seventy-cight Hlions. If the population in 1200 ouly reaches the estimate made by Gen. Walker the percent- age of increase during the next de only be les lens, cade will not but the numerical increase will he crease of 11s per cent during the would make the population ex- Walker estimated it would be in 1890, whereas the increase during the last decade has been 26 per cent. “Thore partisans who are frantically attack- ng the cleventh census becanse it did not reach 64,600,000 show that they are utterly ignorant > estimates of conservative statisticians ave reflected on this problem in all its | gs. Tt might be well for those persons who are howling about dag missed in the census to read gome utterances of such an able statistician as Gen. Walker.” + -— IS E. 8. MILLER INSAN E? ‘The Testimony Before the Marshal’s Jury ‘Today. A jary de lunatico inquirendo in the case of ward 8. Miller (whose case was mentioned in Tur Sra few days since) was impaneled » the old Circuit room by Marshal Ransdell today. Mr. Miller was present, and the Dis- trict was represented by Messrs. $. T. Thomas and M. ichardson. Mr. Miller, after ask- ing all of the jury if they had been influenced or prejudiced by the publications made, said he had no objection to them sitting on his case. | DE, GODDING'S TESTIMONY. The first witness was Dr. Godding. superin- tendent of the Government Hospital for the Insane, who testified that Miller had been an inmate of the hospital from January, 1682, for a year; then from July, 1883, to August, 1834, ind thet Le was somewhat improved when he | left. Miller explained to witness that he un- derstood how Guitean was led to shoot Gar- field, for he had had whispered suggestions from some parties that he should shcot Presi- dent Avthar: bit they were not content to whisper stgge tions to him, bat when | he (Miller) k:y down they would concentrate rays on his head and burn him. After | his second confinemc al, during < improved, he was di to g fe was not in the hosp ase was chronic inan and it wns told to witness that he had been overcome by the host. He lund not seen Mr. Miller for two years, but if the delusions continned he regarded him as a fit subject for treatment. MR, MILLER CROSS-EXAMINES DR. GODDIXG. Mr. Miller cross-examined Dr. Godding, who said that there were periods of active delusion, but ordinarily he was well behaved and tract- able and never violent. He had recently seen | some of his writings, but did not think that he suw any delusion in them. | On redirect examination Dr. Godding said that the name he gave to one of those prompt- | ing him was Doody Doo. i same time he explained that he was a differe: ron from Guiteau, and it was not possibl him to shed blood. . Godding continued, saying that he feared that the time might come when’ Miller would | not have the power to resist the delusions, and assuming that they still existed he waa a fit subject for the hospital. OTHER TESTIMONY. Dr. 8. A. MeKim testificd that Miller had a chronic mania, and ashe was growing older, with less power of reristance, he should be subjected to treatment. r. Kleinschinidt testifie eeetaber, 1885, 2 ring from delusions, tinued he was to note that this ‘All he remembered the doctor put his ‘our head is hot Was an aswumpti of the interview Ww: hand on his head and suid and your eyes are bright.” This might have been caused by his indignation at_ the sugges- that he surrender his rights and go to the hospital. Samuel C, Mills was called and_o paper pur- orting to have been executed December H, as handed to him and he was asked if it the handwriting of Mr. Miller. ot identify it and Mr. Thomas asked Miller if he would admit it. Z tter remarked, “I am not proving your PAPERS WRITTEN BY MILLER, Mr. Mills identified papers signed April 9 and May 14s in Mr. Miller's handwriting, as also papers to the judiciary committee of the Honso and the Secretary of the Treasury, some of them dating back to 1877. ‘The papers were read. Mr. Miller writes to the Commissioners complaining that his rights are not protected; that negroes are committing mayhem on his person; stating thet he bad written to the President inclosing an sftidavit that he has been subjected to persecution, &c., and that they were trying to drive him into insanity. y A mass of ra of like import; also an affi- evmmeanity Willer stating hat ony hence being committed in his duction of drugs in his i rison by the intro- |, and that the brains Iustico Mills December 1, 1890. Mr. Thounas said the ‘papers were all of the same import, but read one to the Secretary of the Treasury charging the chief of the secret service with overriding the rights of the pe and subjecting hin (itiler) to persecution for the purpose of driving him to insanity; charging the anid chief with perjury: violating the fourtecnth and. fifteenth amendments to the Constitution: with violating the law in keeping the Capitol in a constant idiotic and senseless bedlam, &c. Lieut. Teeple, Detective Mahon, Col. Moore, triumph of the architect, who stccessfully en- conatered the problem of providing a beauti- fuland architecturally harmonious front for a structure #0 high. ‘There are fourteen fall stories and two mezzanine stories ubove the sidewalk, and above that towers the immense dome, containing six full storios ull of the pits with narrow fuctzations. Traders = Peo, acl ‘sho bebeve that prices are at a, point which | eee ee ae eee ee timc | gives promise of » good return hesitate about | pati, Washington and Baltimore firsts, 95 asked taking on heavy lines of property in view of | consolidated gas bonds, il4}s asked; do stock, 4 the ‘finaneial situation and the bid. the Chicago Markets. the first of year CHICAGO, Dec. 11, (Civsing).—Wheat—Decem- orench of wien estitements mast be made on a tight money market. ‘The e ‘of fluctuations . aa ee eSanus jad one wczzunine story surmounted Sa May whent, which cas abees the euly, op-| One! Ae Mareen, tae tla Sere dee: | by the Tnntorn ‘oor. Below the level of the tion traded in, were 983, and 98%. Corn and | ary, lui; Mag, 114 Lard—January, 690; May, | there is the room and one mez- oats were even more neglected and were | 64> Ribs—Jamuary, 5.15, May, 5.77. seuesiaey Tes are twenty-ix floors Sr Gases ery ra neteg emer 12 | song Malone, who wos ned Eee ee ran, Se ce inset ues erento pant ent the Wore ety ‘the dome end. & intiuonce fa that pit, pondacing “a ‘dull and | Stax, i not George HI, Malone, ‘84, elty | “house om the roof,” 200 feet above the side: G@zagging tendency. post office. walk. Mr. Hartsoch and other witnesses gave testi- meng ond the cade wae stl in prugresh when ‘Tus Stan's report closed. pacbbans «arr Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued by -the clerk of the court to the following: James M. Carroll and Mary E. Sayles; John W. Posy of Prince George county, Md., and Mary E. Cator of Charles county, Md.; Amos A. Hancock and Ppeemagoranye i tihltetige hon! 4 Toler, bothof Richmond Va.; 8. tel Jouuéthe Watts; Jullan G. ‘Midoro of Anak ton, N.C., and Julia W. Jones. Mr. Miller said he remembered it, but at the | © THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. THUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1890. SIX HUNDRED APPOINTMENTS. All Have: Been Made Upon Merit Alone | Death of the Man Who Founded the En-| Highest of all in According to Commissioner Roosevelt. “All the 600 appointments called for by the Jaw of July last have now been made,” sa Civil Service Commissioner Rosevelt to a STAR reporter this afternoon. “Of this number a little more than one-half were from the north- ern states, little less than half from the southern states. Ont of 518 men from the 23 largest states who stood the highest 479 were appointed on the clerkship and copyist registers. From the 26 highest on the register from Massachusetts 23 were appointed, all the $2 from Illinois, all the 19 from Indiana, 21 out of 22 from Iowa, 43 out of 44 from New York, 26 ont of 27 from Ohio, 30 out of 31 from Pennsylvania, 21 out of 22 from Wisconsin, and all the 23 from Michigan. At the same time 27 ont of the highest 29 from Louisiana were appointed, 27 out of 28 from Alabama, 25 out of 28 from Texas, 21 out of 23 from Mississippi. 30 out of 31 from Tennessee, 2 out of 28 from Georgia and 13 out of 14 from Missouri. MERIT ONLY CONSIDERED. “All these appointments were made abso- lntely without regard to any consideration other than the standing of the applicanta. The and we should be glad if the correspondent of any paper in any state or any other individual from any of the states would come in and see how the work of the civil service commission is done. Political or partisan considerations have absolutely no weight here. “‘All the states are now substantially even so far as their quotas on the registers are con- cerned. None of the registers of the states ex- cepting those of Ohio and Pennsylvania have too many eligibles upon them, and many have too few. ‘Thus Minnesota and Iowa really ought to have more names on the register than they have.” THE BERDAN GUN PATENT. ‘The Court of Claims Gives Judgment Against the Government for $95,004. ‘The Court of Claims has given judgment in the celebrated case of the Berdan Fire Arms Manufacturing Company of New York against the United States. This isa suit to re- cover about $400,000 for the use of plaintiffs’ patent in the manufacture of Springfield guns used by the government. It has been pending for over twenty years and ‘has excited generalinterest. ‘The record of the case consists of over one thousand printed pages of technical evidence, and the case was recently argued for about twelve days by Gen- eral Berdan for the plaintiffs and by Assistant Attorney General Dewees for the government. The opinion of the court was rendered by Judge John davis. ‘The court held that under the rulings of the Supreme Court and a previous ruling of the Court of Claims the facts n following t! a fair and reasona manufacture and cent of the minima the guns since Ju the stati ight to device ix 5 per cost of manufacturing 6, 1431, the date af which of limitations began to run against cause of action. The court ac- © judgment for the plaintiffs in the sum of 595.001. ‘The statute of limita- tions was applied because of a gap in the proceedings in the original case brought in 1870, which was stricken from the docket 1816 in consequence of non-procedure. and the case was not ewed until 1881. An effort will be made to have Congress remove the bar and to allow the court to give judgment for the use of the patent during the period in question. use the cordingly a TO CHANGE THE ROUTE. Provisions of a Bill Prepared by President Hurt of the W. and G. Railroad Company. ‘The Washington and Georgetown Railway Comp: jay aaked from Congress for rome very i t changes in their present route. The changes, if allowed, will result in placing the road much closer to several important centers. Mr. Grout intro- duced the bill in the House this morning at the request of President Hurt. Mr. Gront by introducing the bill does not give it his indorsement. He has not studied the proposed changes, and merely introduces the bill us a personal favor. The bill provides that the company be au- thorized th Tun its tracks as follows: Com: mencing at New Jersey avenue and B street south, thence along the east front of the Capi- tol as shall be directed by the architect in charge thereof to B st north, thence west along said B street to connect with its present tracks on Ist street. Commencing at 14th and I strects northwest, thence wert along I street to 15th street, thence south along 15th street to connect with its present tracks on said street, Commencing at 6th street and Pennsylva- nia avenue thence west along said avenie to onnect with its present tracks on M street in eorgetown, Commencing at M and High streets in Georgetown thence west along M street to the Aqueduet Bridge. ae DISTRICT VERNMENT, BUTCHERS WANT PROTECTION. Mr. R. E. Burnes, the market master of the Western Market, has written » letter to the Commissioners in which he calls attention to the fact that protection about the market is necesary for the butchers who rent stands in the market. ys at present there ix a beet honse below the corner of the market where meats are sold, placing the roprietors in a position to undersell the regu- tchers in the market house. He says the attorney for the District has made a are rch of the laws and finds that there is nothing in them to protect the butchers, and as this class of stores arc injuring the trade of the market most of the butchers have signified ir intention to leave: uniess, something is a e to protect them. be adjusted ut an tention to some adi raarket w materially. ‘A FIRE DEPARTMENT CHANGE. Thomas J. Lynch of No. 7 Engine Company hasbeen dismisred and J. H. Oliver appointed to fill the vaeancy. sks that the matter He also calls at- ai improvements in the rease the revenues very lo Charged With Stealing Pictures. ‘This afternoon the Police Court looked like a enilall sized art gallery when the case of a col- ored coachman named Joseph Brown was called for trial. The defendant was arrested by Sergt. Slattery and Policeman Rhodes on a charge of stealing $500 worth of pictures from the widow of the late W.C. Hill. The de- fendant had been in the employ of the Hill family for a long time and it was charged that he stole the pictures while they were being removed from the family residence to the chonse about two years ago. Mr. Carrington, for the defendant, made a state- ment of his side of the case, in which he stated that the pictures in question, with one exception, were given to Brown, and that one be claimed was jim by mistake. Mr. Hill, he said, bas since died. Mr. Carrington stated that tho pietures were not concealed, but were hanging openly on the defendant's walls. The court heard the evidence of Mrs. Hill und the officers and granted a continu- ance until tomorrow to hear the evidence of Mrs. Hill's son. ———— : fons and Daughters of the Revolution. About eighty members of the Washington branch of the Sons of the Revolution were present at the meeting at Mr. W. D. Cabell’s, 1409 Masrachusetts avenue, last night. Gen. Greely, the vice president, oidiciated in the ab- sence of the president, Admiral Porter. Secre- Proctor was vlected an honorary member and ldnew members wore elected, a total membership of 188. An autograph letter from George Washington to lis nephew, Char! Lewis, was read at the meeting. ‘The lettcr is the property of Dr. Toner and was read by Gen. Breckinridge. ‘The feature of the society was the subject of an address by Hon. William H, Jack of Rouge, La., the superintend- ent of education in that state and president of the State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. aie Danghters of the American Revakition hold their regular monthly m¢ ing at 8 o'clock at the same place. An ine 52; minimum, 39. ‘THE FATHER OF GREENBACKS. graving and Printing Bureau. Spencer Morton Clarke died at his residence, “Breeze Hill,” near Washington, yesterday at the age of cighty years. The older residents of Washington and men who were in political lifea quarter of a century ago will remember Mr. Clarke as the first chief of the bureau of engraving and printing. He was in the office of the supervising architect and when, on August 29, 1852, it was decided to issue green- backs by the government Mr. Clarke first sug- gested when the notes were sent to the Treas- ury Department in sheets a method of separat- ing them by machinery. Mr. Chase gave him Permission to make the attempt, which proved successful. Then he proposed that the seals shonl be put on in the department, alleging greater safety, and this, too, was stcces+! He then proposed that some of the noic should be printed here, and gradually the burean of engraving snd printing be- came an established fact. lie was a man of all the machinery required for engraving aud rinting notes, bonds and fractional currency. le was'a man’ of very positive character and gressmen to whom he could or would not give places for their friends. Consequently there Was congressional investigation into the affairs of hisadministration, which developedastate of things that compelled bis retirement. It was shown that he had expended large sums of money without any warrant other than the ver bal order of Secretary Chase, who seemed to have perfect contidence in his management, but it was not proved that he had misappro- priaied a dollar. Extravagunce was alleged, but no corruption was proved. An act whieh created a good deal of Indignation at the time was the placing by Clarke of his own portrait upon one of the denominations of fractional currency. So great was the opposition to this that the entire issue of those notes was with- drawn from circulation. After his retirement from the bureau Mr. Clarke passed some time in farming and was then given a position under the Agricultural Department. He performed his duties there etly and unostentatiously, going, after day's work was over, to his country home, and for many years he had dropped entirely out of the public mind. No man who at one time occupied so large a share of public attention ever more completely faded from sight for nearly twenty years before his death. He was aman of imposing stature und appearance, genial and companionable in disposition anc of vigorous constitution, as was proved by his long life. THE COURTS. Counr m Generar. Texa—Judges Hagner, Cor and James. * Today—Averill agt. Second National Bank; argued and submitted. Merosha W. W. Com- pany agt. Hosmer; submitted on brief. Wiard agt. Semkin: on argument. wir Count—Judge Montgomery. y—Watkins agt. Pennsylvania Railroad Company; motion for new trial filed, Redman Dugan; verdict for plaintiff, € Equrry Court—Judge Bradiey. Lacy agt. Scott; sale decreed—Me- Kenny and Browning trustees. Hayward _agt. Mayse; time to take testimony limited. Betts agt. Hume's administrators; sele ratified nisi. Glover ag. Beall; payment of balagceand sur- render sureties ordered. diester BOARD OF TRADE. NATIONAL Action Taken on Financial and Commercial Questions. The national board of trade in New Orleans yesterday adopted a resolution recommending the passage by the House of Representatives of the shipping bills which have passed the Senate and are now before the House. of trade and transportation, relative to com- mercial relations with neighboring countries, anda resolution offered by Mr. Gano of Cin- cinnati that the national board of trade favors @ nationai policy in intercourse with each other, especially with contiguous nations that will establish commerce on an equitable recip- rocal basis, were adopted. Propositions 24 and 25 by the Chicago board of trade, relative to the uniform grading of grain and the Butterworth Dill, were adopted. A resolution that the so-called Butterworth bili now pending in Congress is emphatically bad, and would cause irreparable injury to the busi neas and agricultural interests of ‘the country was adopted. A resolution was also adopted favoring a law reducing the postage on letters for local delivery to 1 cent. Congreas was rec- ommended to revise the present census and statistical legislation and to make immediate provision for future enumerations with a view to better service and greater efficiency. ‘This resolution, offered by Mr. Wolfe of the New Orleaus board of trade, was adopted: That, in view of the money stringency now threaten- ing the country, and which stringency will be enhanced by the increased demand for money to pay duty on goods now in boud required by the tariff law to be withdrawn on February 1 next, Congress be petitioned to extend the time of withdrawal to April 1. A letter from the chairman of the committee on trusts was read, regretting his inability to be present, in which he says: “I think that di. vided as we may be as to the advisability of couraging such organizations, we can agree on one main question, end that is that legislati interference is not desirable at present. report was referred to the executive council. After adopting the usual complimentary reso- lutions, the bourd adjourned sine die. Last night the delega abanquet in the Hotek Royal. ‘The p) the next meeting will be fixed by the exccutive | committce ut its sersion at Washington in Jan- uacy. Washington will probably be selected. ‘The national board of trade y sidered the vote rejecting th dorsing the Torrey bankrupt its passage by Congress. resolution was then passed by a vote of yeas, 77; nays, 16. ‘Mr. A. D. Anderson of the board of trade of has been elected a member of the ex- council and also of the commitiee on extension. ‘he latter committee was autdor- ized to open en office for the board in this city whenever, in their judgment, they may think it advisabl ill and urging PARLIAMENT, King Humbert Opens It With a Speech on the Country's Condition. King Humbert, in his speech yesterday open- ing the Italian parliament, said he hailed with joy and confidence the new charaber which the country had elected, thus confirming the faith and decision of will, Italy was gaining for her- self increasing authority and respect abroad, which constituted the best guarantee of peace. “Faithful in her liancea, cordial in her friendships, and sincere in her desire to im- prove her relations with all the powers, Italy,” he said, “sees with satisfation all danger of international mae dissipated. Legis- lation to ameliorate the lot} of workingmen will form the principal part cf the work of the session; work in which all pets wes men will be ‘ble to'concur. The work of organ- ization being completed within tho lisnige of national defense, Italy feels sure of herself. in continuance he said: “Following the of may reiga Linve ulvoys eccured reepestf yf ve always secu for the power of the state which only those who are enemies of our institutions can fear or threaten. Asa jealous guardian of the rights ofall, [havealso guaraniced the rights of the religion of my ancestors, at the same time maintaining the liberty of conscience which honorably marks our age, but I prt. cm iy sovereign authority to «fer de in of that religion. The Italian monarchy is founded on plebiscites as well 28 traditions, is all of and lit le aE eS - rehy is apaling;ana Le cheayp. sundy tawstocme les | reform aiming at the welfare of the people, whose love is the foundation of the throne. great executive ability, of tireless energy aud | he goon had a complete force of workmen and | aturally ma nemies among Con- | books of the commiaion are open atall times | Maly made many enemies among Con- | Proposition No. 19, by the New York board An Important Bulletin to Be Issued by the Census Bureau. s in regard to the In order that this work might be as comple a8 possible, Mr. Porter secured the services of LL.D., who is one of the edi- ew York Independent, and has "ars given special attention to the sta- of religious denominations. Mr. Carr has made such progress with his work that he has been able to get together material for a preliminary bulletin, which will be issued in a few days by the census office. This bulletin is preliminary in the full sense of the word, as the statistics given only relate toa few of the 140 religious denominations, beside many in- dependent congregations which wre in. this country, and ar will be when the final bulletin is published. WAY THE INQUIRY WAS MADE. in exp! inquiry: “The only systernatic attempt ever made was in conne Aschedule was p: quiries and much valuable information ob- tained. Itisto be regretted tha: the returns thus gathered were not tabulated and pub- lished in the reports of the tenth censas. As the religious statistics found in the vol- y incomplete, | embracing only a few of the denominations, it seemed best that the plan adopted for the leventh census should be broad enough to embrace all religious bodies, large or small, and simple enough as to ite to make complete and accurate returns possible. The lan, if successful, will secure statistics for a asis for comparison for future censuses could be e . the location of congregations by cities, rs ane] states and territories, The uumber of cor The number of ministers. Fourth. The number of church caifi the number of halls, school houses and honves used ces of worship. fth. The value of church edifices, with their furniture, sites, dc.: Sixth. The number of members or commu- nicants. private DENOMINATIONS INCLUDED. The tables in the bulletin include statistics of the foll urch of North America, Church of usilem, Catholic Apostolie Caurch, Army, ‘Advent Christian Chure ntiste, Life and Advent ntists), Sevent Baptints, venth Day Baptists, General six Laptists, Christian Church South, ‘Theosophical Society and a in Christ. i bulletin will give statistics of all According to the figures » largest ship of any in the above liet. It is with 91,402 members: the Advent mn Ch ext with 25.816 mem- be Christian Chureh South with 13,004 members comes then the Seventh Dny Baptists with 9,079 members, and the Salvation Army with 8.6 SALVATION ARMY STATISTICS. In regard to the Salvation Army the statistics show that it has 329 organizatio this coun- | try, 40 church edifices. 287 halls, with a total | seating ea of 102.261, and that the church property is valued at £37. Of the denomi. rations enumerated in this bulletin the f ing are located in this District: One church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) with 9% members: cne orgunization of the Salvation Army with 23 members; one ical So- ciety with & membership ot 2 TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF. Stephen Sullivan Cuta Two Gashes in His ‘Throat With a Razor, Yesterday afternoon a young mar named Stephen Sullivan made an attempt to end his life by cutting his throat with a razor. Sullivan is twenty-two years old and isa bricklayer, but hag not worked at his trade for more than a yeat He lived with his parents at No. 140 L street northwest. In using the razor he cut two severe gashes across his throat, which would undoubtedly nave proved fatal had not Drs. Lochbochler and Herbert responded promptly and stopped the flow of blood. | After the doc- tors hay dressed his wounds the unfortanate man was removed to Providence fiospital. The police attribute his rash act to cigarette smok- ing and other bad habits. —_—_—_ He Wants the Parking Removed. Dr. Sowers, who was quoted by Mr. C. C. Duncanson yesterday at the hearing before the House subcommittee in charge of the District appropriation bill as being opposed to the re- moval of the parking on New York avenue, says that Mr. Duneanson has entirely mistaken his views on the question. For five years he has been working to have the parking removed, and he is more in favor of that reinoval now than he has ever been. A Young Men's League. A Young Men's League was orgunized at @ meeting last night in the chapel of the Memor- ial Lutheran Church. A constitution and by- laws were adpoted, the former declaring the objects of the league will be matnal helpf ners. It will also act as material and efiicient aid to the pastor of the charch in promoting the work of that already progressive congreg: tion, which now has in snecessfal ©; sta 2 two Sunday schools, a Chriviian endeavor #o- ciety und several mirsionary societies. ‘The primary and perhaps the most essential work Of the league will be to give a cordial reception to strangers dropping into the religious se vices and to see that they are made welcom. Besides this there are various other chanue of work in the church which will be gro benefited by the organization just compicted and from which excellent results are hoped. ‘The suggestion is somewhat of a novel, one in Washington and has not been generally tric ro. "The oficcrs elected last nig heretofore. t were William Stowell, president; Charles Paul, vice president; secretary, Albert ers aie sistant secretary, Mr. Derrick treasurer, Mr. Stoddard. : —_—_———— Mission Work in the Army and Navy. ‘The united christian commission held its first, annual mecting at Foundry M.E. Church yes- This is the organization thet was formed some tine ago for the purpose of pro- moting the moral, religious and intellectual ye oe Pretnt atthe, mecting Hew. ¢ lierbert One of the important inquiries that is being | » | Col. L, besides not complete as they | In his interesting remarks Mr. Carroll says | tion of the method adopted in this 3 also | ; | ation of their distress. | The 5 | MeMillan wi Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889, TROTTING HORSE BREEDERS. Annual Meeting of the Association in Baltl- | mors Results at Benning. The Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association of | Maryland and the District of Columbia beld its annual meeting at Raltimore last night. ictorBanghman of Frederick presided, while Mr. Benjamin White of this city acted as | Secretary, The meeting was largely attended and the interest displayed showed the advance which the association has RESULTS OF THE MEETING AT PENNING. The directors’ report related the results of ng September 17 and 18. Two thousand dollars had been given | ws cord of 2.52 had been mn | for two-vear- olds and 2.4: tour } axé races in th trot 2.31% bad been made, in the lame 224). was the best ! while in the # event Kokeland had amnrer's report shuwed the hand_previons to the fall meeting to have been £2,0%.15, the amount | paid in stakes, €1,150, leaving '@ balance of 115.01, | 7. The tr | amont of money ot Perenity erane, The association decided to open a faturity stake for fouls of 1899, entries to close January |1, 1891. ‘The first payment of 5 must accom ¥ the nomination, the second paym st be made before Ja third and final payment of } Pror to the race meeting in IS. Entries are fo be scnt to the secretary, Benjamin Whit | 1307 H street, Wasbingto NEW MEMBERS AND OFFICERS | The following new members were unani- y lected: John W. Shaw, Washingto Charles H. Swete, Hagerstown, Me.: W. | HL. Horner,106 arles street Baltimore: Joba 1. Diamond, shure nell, Petersville, M town, Md. Vice pretident; Benj. White, Mallory, treasurer: Edward Hart B. Helton, Wm om, mson, C. W. Baker, D. H. Rice, Robert Hough, A. M. Christie, ©) M. De Garmendia, J. “LW John board of directors. Phillips and John Waters, —_> IN HUMANITY'S NAME, | England Appeals to the Czar in Behalf of Versecuted Hebrews. The condition of the Russian Hebrews was consi last night by a mecting of influen- tial persons at the Guild Hall in London. It was called to take action to secure some allevi- rd mayor, who dover the meeting, made an wcldress, in which he expressed the hope that nothing the slightest degree hostile to the ezar would be | mid by the speakers. The hopes of the & | sian Hebrews, he said, were fixed upon who with one stroke of hi« pen could snnul th laws which oppressed them. The citizens of London were always really to take rt in defenserof religions and on the conclusion of the he was warmly | presi | tion would be adopted by the mecting that | sould convey to the government of cart est prayer for an immediate recon.idera- tion of the regulations affecting the Hebrew. in that conntry. The Duke of Wettminster moved the adoption of a resolution declaring that the renewed suf- ferings of the Hebrews in Russia from the operati it f plored, and that this last decade of the nincteenth’ century ligious Wibérty is a principle which ehould be | recognized by every Christian community as | among natural human rights, | RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED, In asking the adoption of his resolution, the | duke pointed out that the persocutions to which the Hebrews were subjected in Kassin were withont parallel in any t in America, or © be declared, were a esting monument to the infamy of their inventor, Count Ignatieff. He said he believed that 1 | czar was a humane man, and that he excelled | in all the domestic virtues, but dhat he and t ezarina ignorant of the conditions unde which the Hebrews eked out their miserable | lives. | (Cheers.} Lord Ripon, in seconding the Dukelof West- minster's resolution, stid that those prese did not desire to jeopardize peace by fussinens, but the resolution was an appeal from English public opinion to the czar. |" Rev. Hugh Price Hughes and a numb | others supported the resolution, which was adopted. A cormitiee was then appointed to | convey the views of the meeting to the czar. | MEASURES TO BE PROMULGATED. | The Russian government will probably pre- muigate the new anti-Semitic law at the begin- ning of the coming year. One of the most im- portant clanses of the new measire forbids the selling, leasing or mortgaging to Hebrews of any real catate in any part of the empire, Hitherto such @ regulation hos applied only te Poland. Another clanse provides that Hlebre thali be dispossessed of any real estate th |may hold. in the past Hebrew merchaista, alter paying the commercial tax of the ind guild for ten years, have been allowed to par- chuse real estate outside of the limite as to the Hebrew populace. The new law -Is this privilege and compels them to rll all real estate that they may huve acquired. Hebrew artisans are also to be deprived of cer tain rights énd are to be kept strictly witha he limits assigned to the Hebrew population. Repressive measures will be taken aguinst Hebrews infringing the new law, aswell as against Christians who may be found abettn, them. | Women's Misstonary Work. |The Women’s Home Missionary Socicty of the Washington city presbytery held their quar- terly meeting this morning in. the Church of | the Covenant. The churches of the presbytery were well represented, delegutes being there from the churches at Lewinsville, Manansas, | Falls Church and Hyftteville as well as from the city charches. | The report .of the treasuror stated that the | receipts since the last meeting amounted to | $876.45, and that boxes had been sent to teachers and_scLools consisting of clothing, | books and Christmas presents for scholars | Yalued at £068.81. aap mecting was ad@rensed by Dr. the new secretary of the Presb; terian board home missions, and for mauy years eynodical | missionary in the west. Dr. | Say sateen or cocoa | het ‘on | Zo hemes eens tel tnaete haces ee address @ mecting this evening | in the Fourth Church. 58 Swift's Specific 8. 8. 8. cured me entirely of ma curial rheumatiem after I was made physical a wreck. JOHN H LYLES, Sorento, 11. {$1,000 will be paid to any chemist who will find @ analysis of SWIFT'S SPECIFIC 8.8.8. one particle ‘of mercury, todide of potash or any poisonous sub- stance. I was cured by Swift's Specific 6.8.8 of the want form of bicod poison, DH. Kars, ‘Mt. Vernon, Ill. a ose