Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1891, Page 5

‘THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1891 PURIFIES, VITALIZES, INViGORATES AND ENRICHES THE BLOOD. HAS CURED OTHERS. WILL CURE YOU. Scorrs Exretsiox or Cop Liver On, WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES. sceTT’s EMULSION. scoTrTs PALATABLE. EMULSION. SCOTT'S EASILY DIGESTED. EMULSION. sooTTs EMULSION. ScoTrs THREE TIMES AS EMULSION. scorrs EFFRCTUAL EMULSION. SCOTTS ASTHE PLAINOLL. EMULMION. scoTT’s EMULSION. SCOTT'S THE BEST REMEDY EMULSION. SscoTTs FOR scorrs SCOTPS COUGHS, COLDS, — EMULSION. scorrs BRONCHITIS, EMULSION. EMULSION. WASTING DISEASES, EMULSION. EMACIATION, EMULSION. EMULSIO’ SCROFULA, EMULSION. scoTTrs RICKETS, EMULSION. scorrs EMULSION. scorrs CONSUMPTION. EMULSION. 8 ME* *E8sLow's sooTnine syRUP Tiss been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MIL- LIONS of MOTHERS for CHILDREN WHILE ‘SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the GUMS, ALLAYSall PAIN, and is the best remedy for DIARRHEA. Sold by Drag-sts m every part of the world. Be sure aud asi Jor “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup,” and take no other Kimd. 2 cents Lottie. aldIy. Masry Persoxs Are broken down frotn overwork or housebold cares. BROWN'S IRON BITTRES Rebuilds the system, aida divestion, Iie and cures maria, Get tue geauine. TELL POSITIV put Ht pal SLY CURE SICK HEADACHE strats “Une pits gum Saw a i, ‘dome. Seal dose. i price. “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious sunnver by” Grasrys Dovpix Stores: a 22 | tral committee still claims Ingalls’ certain Fy Handsoue Gak Suites; resular 202 These will sarprise you, ert ik century, bronae trina es Thin china, cit 0% Kuncy Cake’ and ‘Everything in ‘Pia Ware Nenana: we dob) Teav: live we will refund the We feo! uepen Sad we den’t propose to dri Tend te Go. business rarbt oF anoney thine or anyte: ¥ 1 ot une foe Sanyrodyteway ‘not at ai. Don't = Stores, me orl, MATTING, fon installuents. Ivers thing cheap for cash. ALWAYS COMES ptly relieved by ‘PAIN IN TUE SIDE NEARLY fron a ds peo “Dont tones tits ruere liver and - Couews Tanouxa Srone, | and would stand by the caucus nominee. and | and the engine and baggage car went down and 2d EDITION. PARNELL TO BE SUED His Former Associate, Dr. Tanner, Charges Him With Libel. PROSPECTS OF THE HOME ROLE PARTY Death of Baron Haussmann, Foun- der of Néw Paris. THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP. WILL SUE PARNELL. Dr. Tanner Says That the Other Has Libeled Hin in His Speeches. Loxnox, Jan. 12.—Dr. Charles ). Tanner, M. P., has written a letter to Parnell in which he notifies him that he will bring snit against him for » basing his claim on the alleged libellous language attributed to Mr. Parnell when referring to Dr. Tanner during the course of speeches made by Mr. Parnell while recently campaigning in North Kilkenny. [n the utter- ances Dr. Tauner complains of Mr. Parnell is | said to have reflected upon the former's ability ‘a8 a physician. bee BARON HAUSSMANN DEAD. He Demolished Old Paris and Built the Present Beautiful City. ‘Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. Pants, Jan. 12.—Baron Haussman, whose name will remain forever associated with the architectural history of Paria, has succumbed to the infirmities of age and died in his eighty- second year. Since he served as directory of the credit mobelier, to which he was appointed in 1871, and his term as a member of the chamber of deputies, to which he was clected in 1881, he has not been prominently before the public. ees THE IRISH SITUATION. Mr. O'Brien Inclined to Ask Concessions of the MeCarthyites. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evenin: Star. Loxpox, Jan. 12.—Every day’s developments strengthen the belief that Mr. O'Brien has come to the conclusion that if home rule is to be saved the MeCartbyites must stand ready to make some concession as well as Mr. Parnell. This they at prescnt seem disin- clined to do. In case they should permanently refuse to accept the temporary retirement of their old Jeader as a sutlicient atonement of his sin against the decalogue the McCarthy organs admit that Mr. O'Brien wili be forced to re- main in the Parnell camp. ‘The reception of Mesurs. Healey and Barry in | Paris was not of a cordial character, and they, with Messrs. McCarthy, Sexton and Condon, retuyned in so dejected a mood that it is doubt ful Whether they or any others of their party will attend any futare Boalogne conferences, the Pail Mail Gazelle declaring in their behali that they have no money to spend in Sittings to and fro across the channel. Mr. O'Brien's move- ments will probably be decided by the result of his expeeted interview with Mr. Dillon. aes THE KANSAS SENATORSHIP. ‘Chairman Buchanan of the Republican Com- mittee Confident of Mr. Ingalls’ Success. Cacaco, Jan. 12.—A special dispatch to the Daily News from Topeka, Kan., says: Eighty of the ninety-one alliance legislators have arrived in Ithough the legislature does not con- Tuesday noon. They have been inter- viewed by Chase, the people’s party chairman, who said that all of them were opposed to Ingalls | Chairman Buehawsn of the republican cen- election, and bases his beltef on an alleged di- Vision within the alliance ranka. RAN INTO A RIVER. Accident to @ Passenger Train Near Crom- well, Conn. Hanrrorp, Coxx., Jan. 12.—A passenger train leaving Middletown at 6:30 this morning over the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad ran off a bridge near Cromwell broke through the ice and into the river. ‘The train hands were in the baggage car and they with the conductor, engincer and fireman were precipitated into the river. The conductor was neerly drowned and some of the train men were injured. No lives were lost outright. At last accounts physicians were working over the conductor trying to bring him to. pelt nial THE POPULAR FRENCH LOAN. Twenty Times As Much Money As Was ‘Wanted Offered the Government. Parts, Jan. 12.—Though only 141,000,000 || francs were required by ihe new loan the enor- || mous sum of 2,340,000,000 francs was deposited SS ELEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST. | (Two doors south of F st.) Branch of 8. Cohen & Co., Boston. ‘Water tocall attention to afresh importa- tion of Rvening Trimmings which have just Deen Received direct, and consist of all the very. Iatest extreme novelties of the European markets. All evening shades are represented in Pass menteries, with and without jeweled effects, suchas Pink, Light Blue, Heljotrope, Mais, Crean:, &c. Als combinations of Silver and Ostrich Tips im Maia, Licht Blue, Heliotrope, &e. We ask an inspection of these goods, as they are novelties such a8 have never been offered in Washimgton before, and the prices at which ‘they are sold are as low as the New York priees. New Feather Trimming in all shades and in Atflerent widths. Feather Edues im every color and different ‘Widths and We have aim: received another advance ship- mentof Black Silk Passementeries, Fringes, ae. Plain Biack Braids are being used toa large extent for trimming Cioth Suite and we have ae. be. Gold ap4 BBver Brakis im all widths and best waaty. $.COHEK & CO., 23 lth ot. ow. A ORCA DirrERs the work! as thezteat reatur of De, Siegert ss tue cay genuine. At in subscriptions. The consequence is that sub- seribers for single bonds will receive only a fractional sum and applicants for large sums will be allotted about 5 per cent of the amount applied for. Eighty-five per cent of the de- posits will be réturned at once. Serious Damage Caused to the Buildings of the Roberts Iron Works. Bostox, Jan. 12.—Fire this morning gutted the brick’ boiler shop, destroyed the wooden machine shop and damaged the main building and offices of the Roberts Iron Works Com- pany at Cambridgeport. The company have just finished taking stock, which was estimated at $82,000. Much of this is ruined by fire, while the remainder is damaged by water. The is $7,000. ‘The loss on operating ma- chinery and tools is estimated at $25,000, with S10. imsurance. These will req consid. erable time to replace, as they were of apecial construction made to 01 insurance on rder. the buildings is$ 210,000, which will probabl, cover the loss fms < eee eerieaee EUROPE'S SEVERE WINTER. Intense Cold Prevatls—Wiid Animals Driven From Their Homes, Loxpox, Jan. 12.—In Great Britain and former, but continues in the latter territory, and mails seriously delayed. Especially is this the case in Germany. : ‘Viexxa, Jun. 12.—The rigor of the winter has riven tho bears forth from their hibernacle, x appearance in northern lungary. So are the unimals that the; donot hesitate te enter the villages in sear. ‘Vresna, Jan. 12.—Information received here from Serajevo, the capital of Bosnia, show that serious disaster has visited Livno. be prolonged Im many places express trains are blockaded | Substituted. The popalar PREPARING FOK THE FIGHT. Dempsey, the Pugilict, and His Friends Arrive at New Orleans. New Onzzaxs, Jan. 12—The Dempeoy. party arrived this morning, but he is receiving no callers. Dempeoy will witness the mill tonight between O'Connell and Conley before the Audubon Club. Poter Jackson arrived this morning, haying come from San Francisco in- eognite, Kilrain and Muldoon are on their way here. Frank 5a local elub may offer. From his utterances Corbett does not take kindly to mecting the eet acloed ot sports will be in ar! some time’ tonight, "Fitzsimmons, after a fourteen mile spin, got down to expects to enter the nearest him think he win in ten rounds and # good deal of money at odds of one to ten has been placed that way. Most of the n and western men here sre for Dempsey, but his backers are chary of giving odds. Local speculators generally favor itzsimmons, but want odds. Some $10,000 has been placed m the hands of Bud Renaud to a part of it on Fitzsimmons at odds of to 50. There is absolutely no question as to fair fight or police interference. On the contrary, the mill will be ae protection and a cordon of bluecoats will wurround the ring to preserve order. McAuliffe this morning an- nounces that he will meet Carroll for a purse of 210,000, which will undoubtedly be offered by some local club. OVER 20 HORSES PERISHED. Stables of the French Amusement Company at Chicago Burned. Cmrcaco, Jan. 12.—The stables of the French Amusement Company, a traveling circus, were barned this morning und twenty-live or thirty horses perished. ‘The loss amounts to about $40,000. Efforts to arrest the progress of the fire wore fruitless from the start. ‘The build- ing was formerly used for a packing house by Liddy, Mc. Nell & Liddy, and its greasy condi- | th y ion helped to feed the Hames. While the fire- men wore heroically trying to save the horscs the roof and upper floors gave way and fell to the basement, but they eseaped without injury. PADLEWSKI CAPTURED. He Confesses That He Killed Gen. Seliver- skort. Mapai, Jan. 12—The latest information given out by the police officials according to dispatches received .from Olot is to the effect that the man arrested on suspicion of being the murderer of Gen.Seliverskoff is really Padlewski. ‘The prisoner is said to correspond in appear- ance exactly with the description of the mur- derer given out by the French detectives. It is also said that the man arrested admits that hecommitted the murder, adding that it was for a “political object.” He says that he failed in his plan to embark for the United States at Barcelona owing to the passport regulations being so strictly enforced at that port. Conse- quently, the prisoner says, he returned to Olot Veeanse’ he thought he would be safer there owing to the absence of railway communication with that town. Padelweki declares that the killing of Gen. Seliverskoff was not a crime, “not a criminal murder,” but a political act. He claims that he was betrayed to the police by a customs offi- cer who represented himself as being a mem- ber of a secret society. ‘The prisoner is per- fectly calm and collected. ‘The prisoner asserts that he arrived in Spain December 5, and after visiting several of the principal towns went to Olot at Christmas. He appears to be awell educated man, and speaks several languages. He converses fairly well in Spanish, and seems to realize the fate that awaits him if convicted of the murder of Gen. Seliverakotf. ——__ GEN. MILES’ TERMS. He Says That the Indians Must Come In at Once. Sr. Lovrs, Jan. 12.—The Post Dispatch has the following special: Pine Ridge agency, 8.D., via Rushville, January 12.—Gen. Miles deter- mined this morning not to parley nor confer again with the Indians and sent a messenger to the hostiles camped at the mission stating his terms. He said they must come into the agency in small squads snd go into camp on their grounds near the friendly Indians. It is learned from official sources that this is Gen. Miles’ final action. If the Indians no not accept those terms Gen. Miles will go after them and there will be » fight sure. ‘The Indians are at the mission, six miles away, and Father Juts made arrangements with Gen. ‘Miles for a conference with morning. It is expected that the Indians will come in today cither as frieuds or hostiles and. the con ference will determine which. ge ALL BUSINESS COMPLETED. The Western Railways’ Advisory Board Finishes Its New York Meeting. New Youx, Jan. 12.—The full advisory board in the pending railway conference met at the Windsor Hotel at 10 this morning. On being uestioned some of the members said that n Tefnite course had been decided upon for ti day and that the questions to be settled would probably be referred toa subcommittee with wer to act and report. Others thought that all business would be finished by the before its adjournment, in which case two or three days will still be required. Russell Bage stated that the advisory board has appointed six commissioners instead of four, as originally intended. ‘They are Walker, Findlay, Fairthorne, Smith, Vining and Mi ley. Walker waa appointed chairman of the board of commissioners. ‘The board adjoarned at 12:20, having com- pleted all business before it, and will hold its next regular meeting in Chicago in April. The commistiouers are all in service already in charge of various associations. i ‘The board adopted a resolution dividing the territory of the association into five divisions, as follows: Transcontinental, southwestern rail: way and steamship, western pansengers, western freights and tran-Missouri. It is understood that Mr. Midgeley will retain the western freight, Mr. Fairthorne, the southwestern rail- way and ip; Mr. Finley, western pas- senger: Mr. Vining, the transcontinental, and Mr. Smith the trans-Missouri. ¥ Another resolution was adopted directing the commissioners to take up at once and in- vestigate what economy may be introduced in curtailment of outside expenses incident to and freight business and to report at or the carliest pomible date, at a special meeting | ¥4 if necessary. ae eas Beraharit Has the Grip. Special Cable Dispatch to The Eveninz Star. Panis, Jan. 12—The spacious but dingy Porte St. Martin will not be opened to the | Strect, yublic this evening, owing to the fact that the senescent aarrk ke been attacl . Shor it~ sition bother piece will be sing and. perfecting the plans absorbed ir tad; cS ing. P of a magn. ont mancies she to build in the neighborhood of De Boulogne. more active. The Fitzsimmons been holdirg ont for odds of 10 to 7, but today they lowered them somewhat, and several bots of §to4 were made for large amounts. Itis the opinion that if Fitzsimmons wins at all he 8o before many rounds are fought. ————_ and © streets, and in which the rails of the Eckington electric railroad were to be ‘Tt was at this ‘that the late Gen. Wilcox met the accident weight yesterday and Tifa pounds. Thove | and Ga e chiefs this SUPPOSED TO BE A ROBBER. A Man Arrested for Disordérty Conduct Held om a More Serious Charge. Seturday night, about 8 o'clock, Policoman ‘Weedon of the first precinct arrested = young man named Carroll on a charge of disorderly curdact. The prisoner wotld have been tried remembered that Carroll threw away a necktie while on his way to the station, but the tie was returned tohim in the station and he de- assaulted a resident of Anacostia named Wm. Carden. ‘The last-named person, it is claimed, met Carroll and inguired of him where 18th street was. Carroll walked with him to 13th street and while standing Just where it is charged be robbed Connors he put his hands on Carden's shoulder. The latter, however, objected to his familiarity, whereupon Carroll dealt him a severe blow on the side of the head, knocking unconscious. Carroll then ran across theavenne and some young man cried “Murder.” Oteer Weedon. ‘who was attracted by the cries, pursued Carroll and had to handio him in a rough manner before he landed him in the police station. When these additional complaints were made estorday the charge was changed to larceny ma the person and a charge of assault anc! battery was also preferred. ‘This morning he was photographed for the rogues’ gallery at police headquaters. ‘This afternoon in the Police Court Carroll lead guilty to the charge of robbing Mr. nors and the court heard the testimony in @ assault case. In the larceny case ho was held in #1,000 bail for the grund jary and a two month's sentence was imposed for the rs age Suit Against the District. Mary M. Albright, by J. McD. Carrington, today entered a suit aguinst the District of Co- Iumbia to recover $2,500 damages. She states that November 11 last, while walking on the sidewalk of 5th strect between N and 0, by rea- son of an obstruction which defendant had allowed to reniain for months, sho fell and was badly bruised and hurt and has been prevented from following her employment of solicitor, &. Seb lees An Assignment Made. An assimiment for the benetit of creditors has been made by Fannie Gaseenbeimer to Sol- omon Livirgstone of the stock of china ware, housefurnishing goods, &c., at 1304 7th street northwest. Preferences ure made to M. Scul- ley & Co. of £200: ; F. Green- apple, €235; B. Heckinger, $175; F. M- Baker, oe New Officers Elected. ‘The following have been clected as officers of the Bakers’ Beneficial Association, No. 1, for the ensuing year: President, John A. Schurger; vice president, Henry Arnold; recording secre- tary, Paul Burk; finaucial secretary, Henry E. Gross; treasurer, John W. Miller: finance com- mittee, John Banf, Chas. Stein, Gottlob Hurle- baus, William Speckman and Chris. Hobein. ‘The National Fair Association at its annual meeting at Shea's Hall at noon today re-elected the old board of directors as follows: J. C. McKibben, Wm. E. Clark, James Laneburgh, John F. Olmstead, W. 8. Hoge, George B. Re- Rouben F. Baker, T. C.' Murray, Robert James L. Barbour and Frank Hume. Mr. 0. T. Thompson was re-clected treasurer. ‘The Warhington Brick Machine Company today elected trustees for the ensning year as follows: T. L. Hoibrook, A. Pollok, Wm. F. Mattingly, Geo. H. B. White, C. J. Bell, C. F: Muedonald, Nath’l Wilson. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Volta Graphophone Company, held in Alex- andria today, the board of directors was elected and organized for the year as follows: A. Mel- ville Bell, president; J. G. Payne, G. Hubbard, C.8. Tainter, Geo. W. Browa, C. J. Boll, treasurer; J. H. Saville. ‘The only change ‘in the board is the clection of Mr. Brown as a director in place of Mr. Austin Herr. ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Now York Stock Market. ‘The following are the ‘and closing tag Now York Glock Muriet as retorted hy opeeka Wire to Corson and Macartney. 1418 F strvet. ne IN THE SUPREME COURT A New Move by the British in the Bering Sea Controversy. JURISDICTION OVER HIGH SEAS ‘That is the Only Point at Issue, So Great Britain Claims—The Equities of the Case Out of the Question—An Important Brief— —_——_—— In the Supreme Court of the) United States. Ex parte. Sir John Thompson, K. C. M. G., Her Britannic Mo- Jesty’s Attorney General of Canada. ‘The Boring sea controversy took an nnex- pected turn today. It has heen evident for some time to those who have been watching the progress of the controversy that her Britan- nic majesty's government was busy with some plan for « speedy conclusion of the diplomatic bickering. Sir Julian Pauncefote and repre- sentatives of the Dominion government have been in communication and there has been considerable quiet activity. It had also be- come evident that they could not expect to No. —. Original. settle the matter by the prolonged corespond- | cist J ence in which there is no agreement upon the basis of negotiation. ‘The question hae sud- denly been transferred from the field of diplo- macy to the United States Supreme Court. Sir John Thompson, her majesty’s at- torney general for Canada, through Mr. Calderon Carlisle, the American coun- sel of tho British logation, and Mr. Joseph Choate, acting as his associate in this case, made a motion in the Supreme Court today for a writ of prohibition commanding the United States district court at Sitka to annul the pro- ceodings by which the scaling craft W. P. Say- ward was libeled in 1887. There were two “ang- gestions” for the prohibition filed. One is merely a formal “suggestion,” made in bebalf of ‘Thomas Henry Cooper, an English subject, owner of tho libeled craft. The other, which brings tho whole disputed question concerning the alleged jurisdiction over Bering sea before | ¢h. the court, is made in behalf of Canada by Sir John Thompson, with the fall knowledge and consent of her Britannic majesty, the purpose being to appeal from Mr. Blaine to the Supreme Court to settle, once for all, the dispute. AX UNEXPECTED MOVE. This move on the part of the British govern- ment appears not to have been expected by Mr. Blaine, and the Attorney General was taken by surprise when the motion was made by Mr. Choate. ‘The Britiah government has probably had the matter in contemplation for some time, but all parties concerned have conducted it with so mueh secrecy that only those interested for her Britannic majesty have been aware of it. The move was probably thought of as far back as last spring, when it was announced that the negotiations between the United States and England were ended. The fact that tech- nieally there are no negotiations now pending makes more possible the success of the coup, and it was probably with a view to this action that it was allowed to become current, in an Unofticial and unauthentic way, that negotia- | / tions had been broken off. Lord Salisbury has evidently become con- vinced that nothing can be accomplished in the ordinary course of diplomacy. as Mr. Blaine’s correspondence indicates a disposition to maintain the rights of the United States. ‘Great Britain therefore decided to put an end-to:the controversy if possible by get- ‘ting decision of the United States Supreme Court upon the question she claims to be at issue, namely, whether or not the United States can have jurisdiction over any part of the high seas. The question is cleverly pat be- fore the court so as to render a decision on this particular point unavoidable, and the case being once decided against the United States, they hope there will be nothing for Mr. Blaine to stand on for further contention. The idea gf taking the case from the uncertain and dilatory court of diplomacy to the court of justice is new and is regarded as very clever. NOW THE CASE CAME UP. The caso came up in this way: On the 9th of ‘| July, 1887, the schooner W. P. Sayward of Vie~ toria, B.C., was captured by the revenue eut- 4er\Rush, Capt. Shephard, for killing seal in sé, When the capture was made the schooner wason Bering ses, fifty-nine miles 453 | from'any Mind, and there were 477 seal skins on. ‘Washington Stock Exchange, Sales—Regular call — 12 o'clock m.: People’s Fire Insurance Company, 50 at 54. Washington Gas, at 40%. American Security and ‘Trust Company, 4.at 63." Washington Loan and ‘Trust Company, Government Bonds—U. 8. 43¢8, 1591, ree 10344 bid. U.S. 41¢8, 1891, coupon, 1W5y bid. U.S. 1907, 121 bid, 1224 aske U.S 48, coupe i bid, 138 District of Colunibia Yonds—Per imp. és, 1901, gold, 1003 bid, — aaked. Per imp. 76, 189i, cur Tency, 101 bid, — asked. Market stock, 7a,” 1892, currency, 1013 bid. 20-year fund, 1s92gold, to0x, Did. 20-year fund, 63, 1899, gold, 106 bid, — as! Water stock, 76, 1901, currency, 129 bid, 133 asked. 30-year fund, §, gold, 1902, 115 bid. Water stock, Za, currency, 193, 133 bid, 140 asked. 8.658, 1994, fund, currency, 14 asked. Miscell souds—Washington George- town Itailroad, 10-40, 63, 100 bid, 185 asked. — Wash- ington und Georgetown Raflroad Convertible 6a, 105 bid, — asked. Masonic Hall Association,6a, 1993 13 bid. | Washington Market Company, 1st mort- gage 6s, 105 bid, —asked. Washington Market Com- pai D | 118 asked. American Security ‘and ‘Trust Company,5s,100 bid, 108 asked. Washi ton Light Infantry “ist mortga; 1904, 96 bid, Washington Light Infantry 2, 74 "19M, 93 bid, 1 asked. jon Gas Tight Company, series A, 63 116 bid, 132 asked. Washington Gas Light pany Gs, 1165; bid, 123 asked, onal Bank SivckiBank of Washington, 440 bid, 500 asked. Bank of Republic, 260 bid, 25 asked. Metropolitan, #70 Did, 300 asked. " Centrat, 200 Farmers and Mechanics’, 190 vid, 198 ask th me’, 150 Dict, 180 a8 ‘Columbia, 151 bid, 160 auked. Capital, 120 bid, 12537 asked. “West End, 96 Did. 100 asked. ‘Trader, 129 id 13: asked. Lincoln, 10534 bid, 113 make 90 bid, — ‘asked. Haroad Stocks Washington and Georgetown, Mo bid, 4 asked, Metropolitan, 110 bid, 185" asked. Columbia, 67 bid, 73 asked. Capitol 50 bid, 59 sg bid, oo ni bid, 22 Arlington, 163 cy asked. Corcoran, 66 bid. Colum! ba asked. American, 165 bid. Potothae, Posple' 6¥ bids 53 usted. ‘Linco, Oxf tha 0 ne bid, SH aaked ‘Commercial, 4 bid, 434 aske pig am ith ~< bid, 63, asked. cal stocks Washington Gan, asked. Georgetown Gas, 48) U 105g LJ beeen 2spta, ny ivabi, 26 — ako Ameri- Market Pu ie. ced. Hetate Title, 195 | oni rd. ‘The schooner was taken to Oonolaske by the Rush and from there to Sitka, where she was libeled by the United States district court for taking seal within the jurisdiction of the United States, in violation of section 1956 of the Revised Statutes, the allegation being that Capt. Geo. R. Ferry, the master, had killed some thirty odd seal at the place of capture, 57 degrees 43 minutes north and 167 degrees 51 west, 59 miles off Cape Cheerfal, between Oona- laska and the Prybyloff Islands, in violation of the statute mamed. Upon this allegation the schooner was libeled. IN THE SUPREME count. An appeal was taken by the defendant in the ‘eaxe to the Supreme Court, and the case is now on the docket of the court as No. 1037. An ap- from the district court of Alaska to the jupreme Court will not hold, no provision in the act establishing the court being made for it, but up to this time that fact seems to have es- the attention of Attorney General Miller and the case had not yet lien dismissed. ‘The appearance of the British minister and the attorneys in the Supreme Court room when the court was opened cansed a stir of excite- ment and provoked whispered speculation as to what could be up. The first move made in the case was in the form of « motion by Mr. Choate to dismies the appeal in case No. 1037, made in dehalf of the appellant. This looked like an abéndonment of the case, and doubilees gave Attorney General Miller some satisfaction. But the surprise which followed immediatel Mr. Chonte followed bis qi i td ehes i ing the Lu The highest authorities on international law are quoted to sustain position that no nation can exercise juriaic- ion beyond the limit of one marine league from its shores, execpt in cases of piracy. Corre- spondence from the archives of the United States Department of State is quoted to show that the United States always recognized and insisted upon the enforcement of this principle of international law as against all nations that have at any time attempted to sct upaciaim to such jurisdic- tion. “It is argued that no nation could exer- ‘over the Bering sea except by other nations. It ix not con- that Russia ever had snch jurisdiction, she had, by the consent of other nations, 4x disputed ‘that any cession of that right of jurisdiction was ever made to the United States »y Russia. CEOGION FROM RUSSIA. Herein answer is made to the contention of Mr. Blaine that Great Britain sequiesced in the claim of Russia before the sale of Alaska and the Alention Inlonds. In substance, it is urged that if Russia ever bad jurisdiction over these ing at all that abe hed it wos not by virtue of ing ai it |—it was not by virtue he Tends and consent of other T possessions in the Aleutian Alaska, but by the nations. Then the treaty between Rusa and the United States is quoted from to prove that the only cession i ie to the United Statos was of the territory of Alaska and ‘he Aleutian, Inland and “the waters n On these points the brief says: ‘The proceeding here sought to be prohibited isan attempted exercise of jurisdiction. not under the general law maritime, but under » municipal statute. In order to sustain the jurisdiction in this case, therefore, it must nec- cwrarily appeat that the act committed by the master and crew of the Sayward, for which the condemnation and forfeiture was sought, was an act in violation of the laws of the United States, done and committed in a place subject to their legislation and judicial jurisdiction.” ‘The statute is quoted and it is claimed that the court must determine what are the “limits of Alaska territory and the waters thereof” and what is “the dominion of the United States in the waters of Bering sea.” EXAMIXING TUE TREATY. The treaty is then examined without any reference to international law to determine what it purports to grant and convey from Russia to the United States. On this point the rief say ‘The subject matter of the cession is declared in the firet article of the treaty to be ‘all the itory and dominion now possersed by his said majesty on the continent of America and in the adjaceni islands; and no attempt is made to describe by metes and bounds the “territory” and ‘dominion’ which are the subjects of the cession, but they are described as ‘being con- tained within the geographical limits herein set forth.’ ‘The plain meaning: of the langu: therefore, is that all the territory and domi of the Emperor of Russia on the continent and inthe adjacent islands will be found within those geographical limits. THE CESSION OF TERRITORY. “The second article refers to the ‘cession of territory and dominion made by the preceding article,’ and proceeds to specify what are in- cluded in said gestion; but there is no attempt to include anything which is not on the conti- nent of America or in the adjacent islands, and no dominion in the waters of the sea is men- tioned or referred to in this article. * * * ‘The meaning and purpose of the sixth article, which declares ‘the cession of territory herein,’ that is, in the preceding article, to be free of reservation, privileges, grants or Byany asockted companies, Dusan or any on ME. BLAINE NOT SURPRISED. He Says He Had Contemplated the Applica> tion to the Sapreme Court. ASran reporter saw Secretary Blaine at his residence this afternoon and asked him what he had to say in reference to the petition of the Canadian government in regard to the Bering ‘eca controversy filed in the Supreme Court this morning. The Secretary had no information ‘as to the filing of the papers and the reporter showed him proofs of the account of the filing of the application, which appears in today's Sran, on the subject. He read the matter carefully half throngh andsthen mid: ‘This issomething that has been thréatened for some time, and of which I heve | been quite aware. It is therefore no surprise | tome, as Thad anticipated it I have nothing whatever to say on the subject now. I probably bave something to say officially Inter, and #0 I do not think it best to talk for publica” tion at this time. You may say, however, the Department is not taken unawares.” ‘The reporter asked: “Do you care to say whether or not this case in the Supreme Court will have the effect of transferring the scene of the controversy from your department to a a smiled a deep, i z 0 Ree a deep, meaning smile. cked up a uewspaper that lay on bu . _, “I would prefer to remain quiet on that | subject just now. There will be something official to say later on. T.can say that thin is no ‘coup’ on the part of the British govern- ment in the least. “Good morning.” The subordinate officials in the State De- partment were wholly surprised at the turn Which affairs had taken. The’ news of the filing of the papers in the court was news indeed to and caused general wonder as ‘the outcome. “Mr. Partridge, the of the department, | said that he had heard nothing whatever of the matter and cared to express no opinion of the merits of the claim. He did not think, how- ever, that the filing of the case would’ have the effect of settling the controversy, and in- dicated that in his judgment the department had plenty of powder left with which to tight the maiter to an issue. STREET APPROPRIATIONS. Atthe time the current appropriation bill for the fiscal year became available the Com- missioners ordered that only two-thirds of the amount appropriated for the streets should be expended. This reduced the amount of the — appropriatio r street improve- ments about $217,000. Anticipating a greater deficit Capt. Rosse!l has written 4 letter to the Commissioners request ing them to take su ith reference to the amounts of mot nt out of the different appropriations of appro-| propriation bill as will avoi: deticit due to revenues of the District falling behind what had been estimated at the time the appropria- tion bill was passed. THE ANACOSTIA RAILROAD TRACKS. Several important matters coming in to- gether this morning requiring the immediate attention of the Commissioners caused an early session of the board. The first case was that of the Anacostia ruiitoad, affecting some mnc adam removed while the company was lay its new tracks. The macadam was pile up on the street until the police or dered it removed, as it was an ob- struction. The railroad company, it appears, did nothing toward removing the material but allowed anybody to take it away. One per- son gathered up quite a quantity of the mac- adam and hauled it to the District property yard. ‘The question to be settled was, would the Commissioners hold the railroad company responsible for the macndam. Attorney Thomas, who was present, decided it would he unwise to do any such a thing, us it would be impossible to trace the amounts carried away and the Commissioners will do nothing in the matter. APPLICATIONS FOR LIQUOR LICENCES. The next thing to be decided was an impor- tant matter to the retail liquor dealers of the city. Ina great many cases all over the city saloon keepers find it impossible to obtain a majority of the rosidents unless they cous themselves and fomil Commis sioners were — undecid 3 to the law on = the case and —_ submitted question to the attorney for the Distric for his opinion, ‘This morning Assistant Attor- 8. T. Thomas rendered an opinion on the case in which he holds that the applicants for retail liquor licenses if residents of the square on which the saloon is located have « right to sign theit own application. He also states that ti? wife of the applicant has the same right to sign. THE 400 nuLE. During Commissioner Hine’s term of office it Was agreed between himself and Commissioner Donglass that the best way to reduce the num- ber of liquor saloons in the District wae to other, or by any parties,’ is made perfectly plain by the addition of the words ‘except pri- vate individual property holders:” and the last clause, which declares that the cession ‘conveys all the rights, franchises and privileges now be- longing. to Bussia,’ is limited by the words ‘in said territory or dominion and appurtenances thereto.’ - “It remains whether the limits tn the eee artis sins i imite’ in iret withii walsh the terctbory end domision on mooeeee nent of America or in the adjacent islands are to inelude in the i and no explana- tion or qualification is. suy a. But when the western geographical limitis described care ig taken to repeat the language, introducing the description ‘within which the territories and dominion conveyed are contained.’ Eacl course carries with it an explanation and the presen! a ‘no room for — and dis- tinctly negatives any plication of an attempt to convey any portion of the high seas, for the said western is drawn, not so as to em- a of the high seas, but, as ex- pressed apt language of the treaty, ‘so as to include in the territory conveyed’ the whole of the Aleutian Islands east of that meridian.’ “From this,” the brief continues, “it is clear that the treaty does not purport expressly to convey any dominion in the waters of Bering sea, and if any dominion in said waters passed said treaty it must have been passed as an incident or appurtenant to the territory on the continent and in the adjacent islands under the Jaw of nations. “It is clear, therefore, that the laws of the United States, inclading the treaty as such, do not determine what waters of Bering sea ‘are subject to the jurisdiction of the United tes.” THREE MILES AXD NO FURTHER. ‘The brief says, therefore, that we must turn to the law of nations to determine the limits of is no occasion for submitting the case to arbi- ion. direction of Mr. Attorney General might instruct the Uniied Btates district ‘Alaska to have the district judge limit their number. Accordingly, at a board mecting, at which all Commissioners were present, the sul discussed and although Col. Kobert ob; it, it passed and the num ing to the rule were to limited to 400. beer claimed that the rule so far as it applic to this year a dead letter, as it was only in- tended for last year, in fact nothing in the order which was issued in accordance with the above, signitied that the rule was to operate more thant the year in which it was issued. ‘The opinion of the assistant attorney, Mr. S. T. Thomas, was asked for and that gentleman gaid orally in the board room this morning thAt he did nos consider it was applicable to the nutber of li- censes issued this year. Commissioner Doug- lass declined to say anything on the subject. ALDING PERMITS were issued today as follows: N. J. Smith, one frame dwelling on Galveston street, South $3,000; Sarah E. Keen, one brick & | Brookland, welling, $82 8 street northwest, $8,000. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. H. D. Cooke, for the property owners in the Burleith subdivion, has requested the Com- missioners to furnish them with 50,000 brick for laying pavements in that subdivision. Mr. Moseley of 1 Q street northwest, ina letter to the Commistioners, complains of the dangerous condition of the sidewalk in front of his premises and requests that it be re- paired at an early day. ‘The revignation of I. B. Hancock, a private of the Metropolitan police force, his buen ac- cepte Ses ee DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, A Hearing Im the Case of the Washington and Western Railroad. The railway subcommittee of the House Dis- trict committee will give a hearing on Wednes- day at2 p.m. on the proposed charter of the and Western railroad. (CHANGES IX THE W. AND G. ROUTE. ———co ANavat Exaumaxe Boaxp.—The board ap- pointed to examine members of the naval con- struction corps for promotion, consisting of dent), Bowles and Hanscomb as members, with Mr. M. Hosier as reorder, met today at the Navy Department and started on the cxamina- tion of Assistant Constructors | bills reported sidered. STORES IS RELEASED. Sedge Montgomery Sustains the He Should Not Be Deliversd In the General Term room this morning Judge Montgomery rendered bis decision in the case of George M. Storrs, arrested bere by Private Detective Williams on a bail piece trem Westchester Co.,N. ¥., where he is charged with libel, discharging the petitioner. Mr. Storrs was arrested here about throo weeks «ince end through Memrs. Cook and Cale sand out « writ ‘of habeas corpus, that the arrest was 1 before Judge Montgomery gave Meal, an Mon bail, Mr. A. R Riddle appeared for Pranris Wanga, the surety. The hearing was continued over several days, and the petitioner clainsed that the papers were irregular and did pet show that there was a bail piece, nor that Mr. Williams bad the requixite authority. Judge Monigomers sustained the position of the titioner, that e papers did pot show which be should te Seiivered up = _ THE NEW HEALTH Law. Money Needed by the Health Omcer te Carry Out Its Provisions. Health Officer Townshend addreaned a letter to the Commimioners today requesting them to ask Congresdfor an appropriation to carry out the provisions of the law to prevent the spread of contagions diseases, as the number af cases reported has been so lange that the work of attending to them has been done to the det riment ot otber work of the department. Last Wek there were mecenty-ome cases reported Since Saturday morning eleven cases bave been Teported, there boing five cases rach of searket fever and diphtheria and one of membramans croup. — ANEW ASSISTANT RACT ATTORNET. Hugh T. Taggart Appointed te the Vacaney. Today. ‘The vacancy in the district attorney's office caused by the death of Mr. Coyle, has been filled by Mr. H.T. Taggart, who has been em Raced] as special amistaut in the Potomne fits and other cases, taking his okt place. -_ DISTRICT DAX, Bat the District Got No Show in the House ‘This Day. Today was District day in the Hoase by the Tules. but up to Inte in the afternoon even « very lively investigation would have failed to discover the fact. Mr. Grout and a lange nayy- ber of the members of the commiticr were on band and it was hoped that consiuerable bust hese would be transacted. ‘The silver pool business, however occupied the attention of the House up to2 o'cloch,when Mr Cutcheon jamped in with the army appropri. ation bill. Objection was made by Mr ¢ others, and Mr. Cutelcon explained wit heat that there were five appropriation and yet to be cow Pending the question uf consideration it was moved that general debate. the bill be limited to one hour ridge moved to amend by substituting three hours. A roll call was ordered on the amend ment, It is exceedingly unlikely that the District will get any part of the da; — — To Re Kxamined for Promotion, The following named officers have bees ordered to Lieut. Col. John C. Bates, twentieth infantry, president of the examining board, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for examination for promotion: First Lieut. Jonn K. Waring, sec: ond infantry; Second Lieut. Thos. H. Wilson, second infantry; Second Lieut. James M. Arra- smith, second ‘infantry: Second Lieut. Wan. HL Jobnston, jr.. sixteenth infantry. The following-named officers have been or, dered to report to Col. Ed twelfth infantry, president of the examining rd at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for exausina. n for promotion: Second Lieut. Woodbridge nineteenth infantry; Necond Licut. Ed. Root, thirty-second mfantry; Second at. Harry'C. Male, twelfth ini Second t. Edgar S. Waikor, seventeenth infantry The following-.amed officer have been or dered to to Lieut. Col. Lalthett 1. Liv- ingston, third artillery, president ot 1 «board at Washington 4 a trict of preame H. Cochran, seventh Elmore F. Taggurt, econd Licut.Samson L..Faison, © been port to Col. Chu. E. Compton, president of the examining board at Fort Sherman. Idaho, for examination f Geo. K. MeCunne- ccond Lieut. Alfred brouck, jr. fourteenth infantry; Second Licut. Clatles MeQuiston, fourth infantry. ‘The Blodgett Property. Today there was placed on record a deed from J. Johnson, trustee for the heirs of Blod- gett, to W. P. Snyder of Philadelphia, convey- ing title for a nominal consideration of lows 4, 10 to 13 and 15 to 48, sqaure 510, fronting on P street between New Jersey avenue and street, and lot 11, block ¢, Le Droit Park (the MeClelland jot), corner of Harewood and Flor- ida avenues. A deed from Mr. Snyder conveys to the Columbia Improvement Compeny, in- corporated under the laws of New Jersey, the same property, the consideration being #20,000 and £950,000 int the stock of the compans. mnpcene “ae Found Guilty of Housebreaking. In the Criminal Court, Judge Haguer, today Joseph Lambert, who claims that he is « rail- road man from Bridgeport, Conn., was tried for housebreaking and the larceny of an overcoat from the residence of Henry Rothchild Novem- ber 15 last. He was found guilty on the count charging the offense in the night time. Krer Ur Twat Rasrisc Coven at the ot breaking down your Langs an: : Une amicted hmmediately resort at once to Dr. D. wary 7, ISL, Donnie ® Cb NCIS MEGEE and JOANNA both of Wask into c. Rev. Father a G¥oncL. COTTER,