Evening Star Newspaper, January 13, 1891, Page 6

ciry AND DISTRICT. 2The way to advertise is to put your an- nouncement where it will be seen by the people you want to reach. Tux Stan reaches every-| held its regular meeting at Carson's Hotel last | vestigation was submitted to the House yes- in Washington, and all advertisements | night, Mr. John F. Cook presiding. The fol- | terday. dod in its columns are regularly and carefylly read by all members of the household. THE LAW AND THE FENCE. Legal Aspects of the Le Droit Park Contro- versy. The records show that the injunction in the Le Droit Park fence cace, made October 25, This enjoins Thomas E.Wag- a F. Waggaman, Henry D. Boteler, E. Banes, their agents, associates, and assigns, until the final hearing of the case ing the complainants _put- up and maintaining the fence | from tearing it down. The case! went to the General Tern on a demurrer of de- | fendants in which they claimed that the street | jas publi property and the fence could not be | maintained. The court overruled the de- | murrer, thus sustaining the complaints that the street was private property and at the same time gave Wagzaman leave to answer. There have been no further proceedings and consequeutly the injunction stands. | Members of the bur look for some very inter- | the case and one some- | tended that others are | not enjoined from tearing d this fenee, yet | they would be guilty of violating the spirit of the order_ “Persons and their accomplices so offending | would be liable to arrest for destroying private property, for iarceny in taking and carrying away such property, for damages sustained and then an ample law for conJemning private property for public ures in this District, and the parties who tore down this fence should have proceeded in the District courts.” WILL THE FENCE BE REBUILT? Lawyer A.S. Worthington, who is counsel for the fence party, was seen by a reporter yes | terday and asked what steps would be taken re- | garding the rebuilding of the fence. “Lam simply considcring the matter, ~“Lean't say anything at present, for it ‘would be bad policy for a lawyer to advertise | is pl vance for the benefit of the other , by a person in a posi- tion to know that the fence will be rebuilt, and from the tone of his remarks it is likely be done shortly. “They would never have torn down the fence.” he said, “if any one had been on the ground, for somebody would have been shot. ‘The people mean business and they intead to rebuild the fence.” A FORMAL ORDER. ‘Tus Stan stated Saturday that Commissioner Douglass, acting in conjunction with Col. itob- ert, had ordered the major of police to see that the much talked-of fence across Linden street ia Le Droit Park which was pulled down was not replaced. ‘The order was by telephoue and Major Moore wishing some paper on which to base his action, requested the Commission- ers to issue a formal order regarding the above. ‘The Commissioners issued such an order yes terday. one ae ‘The Copyright Bill. ‘The copyright bill may not bave such plain sailing after ail. At 2 o'clock yesterday Sena- tor Flatt took the floor and explained that he had not cailed up the bill in the morning on ac- | count of lack of time, bat would do so at the | t opportunity, whereupon Senztor Paddock announced that he should antagonize that and every other bill wun th- prre food bill, and | Senator Plumb also upbraided Senator Platt | for allowing the Aiaswo: th bil! to take prece- dence of the copyright bill. and said that his (Plumb’s) agreement to voie for the copyright bill might be now considered as canceled. — Neminations Confirmed. ‘The Senate yesterday confirmed the following nominations: Postmasters: Arkansas—J.C. Grubbs at New- port. Nebraske—O. F. Smith at Fairbury. ‘Texas—G. N. Arnold at Dublin, Herman Seele at New Braumfels, Wm. Pilley at Will's Point. Obio—A. B. Mason at Anburndale, J. R. Cr at Jemestown, J. A. Birkimer at New Lexing- ton, A. E. Nishwitz at Tippecanoe City. West Virginia—H. C. MeWhorton at Charleston, T. F. Stone at Raven's Wood. Virginia—T.” 8. Browne at Waynesborough. Washington—S. H. Keeler at Fairhaven. Vermont—W. A. Densmore at Lydenville. Missouri—Benjamin Sharpe at Welisville. Colorado—W. 0. Stevens at Delta, Joseph Meridith at Rico. Connecti- eut—H.'S. Ives at Plantsville, J. B. Baldwin at ‘Terryville. Ilmois—J. C. Martindale at Ful- tou, J. Q. Adams at Marengo, *. J. Bunting at Mamence, J. B. Parkinson at Savannah, Thomas Diller at Sterling. New Jersey—Fred Boor- man at Bayonne. New York—W. L. Halstead at Mount hisco. J.L. James at Walden, A. J. Toftat at Whitehall. Georgia—Laura A.\i at Forsyth. Florida—R. C. ville. Kentucky—Emily T. Helm at Elizabeth- town. Iowa—A. W. Jameson at Ockley. Min- nesota—Charles G. Mullen at Madelia, W. H. Davey at Moorhead, H. M. Serkland at St. James. Horace C. Pugh, Indiana, consul at Palmero. Oristes G. Bailey: regisier of the land office at Bloomington, Neb. Naval—Sec- ond Lieut. J. G. MeWhorter, United States marine corps, rst lieutenant.’ Ensigns A. C. Almy and I. H. Miller to be lieutenants junior grat Lieut. Albert lieutenant com- mander. Lieut. Henry T. Mayo, junior grade, to be lieutenant. 'y Orders. Capt. Charles 8. Smith, Ordnance Depart- ment, has been ordered to proceed from this city to the United States proving ground, Sandy Hook, N. J.,on public business in con- nection with the test of ordnance. By direc- tion of the President First Lieut. Millard P. Waltz, twelfth infantry, has been relieved from farther duty at the Cathedral School of St. Paul, Garden City, Long Island, N. ¥., and will join his company.” A board of officers has been appointed to meet, at the call of the president thereof, at Fort Keogh, Montana, for the exam- ination’ of such officers as may be ordered before it to determine their fitness for promo- tion. The detail of the Board is as follows: Col. Peter T. Swaine, twenty-second infantry; Maj. John A. Wilcox, eighth cavalry; Maj Philip F: Harvey, surgeon: Capt. Heury eighth cavalry; Virst Lieut. Euclid B. . aseixtant surgeon; First Lieut. William H. Keil, adjutant twenty-second infantry, re- corder. Second Lieut. Geo. P. Ahern, twenty- fifth infantry, will report to the board for exam- imation for promotion. Capt. Edgar Z. Stecver, third cavalry, has been detailed for duty a United States Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for assignment to the eharge of the Department of Engineering, and | will report secordingly by February 1, i8d1, to the commanding oilicer of the school. The following-uamed oflicers of the Ordnance De- eed bave been reiieved from their nt ties and assigned to Ordnance duty, as follows: First Lieut. John T. Thompson, on inspection duty at the Builder's Iron Found:y, Providence. BL, as assistant to Capt. Jobn E. Greer, Ord- nance Department; First Lieut. Chas. B. Wheeler as assistant at the United States prov- ing ground, Sandy Hook, N. J.. with station at New York ‘City. Leave of absence for one menth on surgeon's certificate of disability with m to leave the United States has been granted Prof. Samuel E. Tillman, United States Military Academy. —soe Bismarck on African Settlement. In the latest interview accorded to Herr Max Rewer, «German journalist, Prince Bismarck, fier speaking of his early education and de- ¢laring that the philosophy of Spinoza intlu- | by the managers of the world’s fair for colored | Carson and others, were directed to present the | | neigh. THE COLORED MAN'S CAUSE. Various Committees Appointed by the Inter- state Civil and Political Association. The Interstate Civil and Political Association lowing new members were admitted: Rev. T. G. Steward, C. 8. Morris, A. G. Davis, Wm. C. Beckett and Rev. G. W. Lee. Col. P. H. Car- son called attention of the artociation to House bill 5967, introduced by Mr. DeLano, to provide for the erection of a reformatory for girls, and requested the eppointment of a committee to wait on the District committee of the House to urge the passage of the bill. Mesers. John F. Cook, P. H. Carson and Dr. Farley were named as the committee. Recorder Townsend called gttention to the fact that no provision had thus far been made exhibitors, and that no invitation hal been ex- tended by the managers of that fair to the col- ored inventors, artists and skilled mechanics to display their handiwork. He hoped that the attention of the director general of the fair, who is now in the city, would be invited to this | matter by this amociation, whereupon J. E. Bruce offered a resolution authorizing the ap- pointment of a committee of three to wait on Colonel Davis and lay before him the wishes of the colored people in respect of thie matter. The chair appointed Dr. Townsend, W. H. Smith, assistant librarian of the House of Representatives, and by unanimous consent the president of the association was added to the committee. The following committee on membership was also appointed: W. H. Out- law, P. H. Carson, J. E. Bruce; also a commit- tee to prepare en ‘addrces setting forth the ob- Jects and purposes uf the orgunization con i r. J. M. Townsend, J. E. Bruce and The committee to present memorial nrging the passage of federal elections bill, W. 5. thomas, W. H. Ontlaw, R. K. Washington, J. M. Townsend, Cook, J. E. Bruce, P. H. ste from Illinois, the Dis- | and other points where | 2 been obtained. A series of revolutions were presented by J. E. Bruce, re- | citing that the object of the association Ind been misrepresented by certain irresponsible | t ippli nfl if for good in this Diszri chargi the association with being inimical to the ‘ad- ministration. They denied that any such pur- pose existed snd Condemned the authors of thes» statements. ‘The resolutions were unan- imously adopted. peel ows IT MAY FRIGHTEN TIMID MEMBERS. A Pamphlet Witff Startling Pictures Cireu- lated et the Cupitol. A startling looking pamphlet was sent around the Capitol today. It was entitled, “The Stricken Nation,” and recounted the terrible fate of this country at the hands of the malig- nant Britisher in the year 1893. The story is intended as an awfal warning to Congress on the subject of coast defenses. The front of the book ir devoted toa pic- turesque aud vivid picture of the destruction of New York. In the foreground a very de- moralized statue of liberty, armless and totter- ing, looks out despairingly. Every ship, and there are a number of them on the bay and river, is sending up sheets of flame, while New itself presents the appearance of a 0 in active operation. On the rear cover still more depressing picture represents o1 own proud city sinking the shells of our « from over the ‘The Capitol is | far gone. The statue of freedom on the | ome has toppled, while sheets of flame are issuing from the dome. The building itself has beer. turned completely around by the foree of the bombardment. Tie poor Wach- ington monument bas been broken off like a = ly. If this pamphlet doce not have the desired effect our legislators are not sus- ceptible to fe e+ = GEORGETOWN. CLOTHING YOR THE POOR S¥EDEV. There has a steady drain upon the stock of cast-off clothing at the police station until there is nothing left to give to those who are in need. Oficer Frank Burrows, who attends to the distribution of articles of clothing to those who are in actual need, desires the above fact to be generally known, and hopes that those who are charitably disposed will give as- sistance. Sores. At the ninety-fourth monthly meeting of the Citizens’ Equitable Building Association held at Cropley’s Hall leet night thirty-nine shares of stock were sold at an average of $173 per re. Sergeant Trunneil of this precinct while suf- fering with an attack of vertigo # day or two ago fell to the ground and badly sprained his ankle. He was reported as being somewhat better this morning. ANACOSTIA. JOINT INSTALLATIO: There will be a joint installation of officers of John A. Logan Post, No. 13, G. A. R., and John A. Logan Kelief Corps, No. 7, W. B. C., next Wednesday evening. THE SHAKESPEARE CLUB. The Anacostia Shakespeare Club met last night in the parlors of Mrs. Capt. Grant on the Heights. The rooms were prettily decorated with cut flowers and music was furnished by local amateurs. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burr, Mrs. G. W. Fisher, Miss Nettie Messer, Mrs. Ryder, Mis > Mrs. Richard’A. Pyles, Mr. and Mrs. Griswold, Mr. and’ Mrs. M. G. Lec, Prof. Clare Messer and others. It was decided to meet next at Mr. Messer s studio. PERSONAL. R.P. Logan has accepted the position of city editor on the Charleston, 8.C., Sun.——- Miss Aunie Simpson entertained a large party of friends Saturday at her home on Jefferson street. Among those present were Misses Lucy and Annie Loeiller, Miss Helen Simpson, Miss Lizzie Wood, Miw Helen Watt, Mr. and Mrs. Watt, Mr. Ralph: Raiding, Mr. William Meltey- nolds, Messrs. Frank und Carl Loeiiler and others. There were games, dancing and re- freshments.—Miss Sadie Anderson, who has been ill fox several weeks, has fully recovered. i sociable . ‘Those attending were Mies Belle Dodge, Mise Florie Etzler and Miss Leona Barber, Messrs. William + Martin, William Fisher, Vernon Etzler and Walter’ Etzler.—~Mrs.’ Alpheus Davison of Anacostia Heights left last Monday to attend the funeral of Ler mother.——Missiettie Corn- weall and Mr. William West were quietly mar- ried by Rev. Dr. Richardson at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage last week. Only immedi- ‘ate friends were present.——Lieut. Ecktoff. the station house clerk, is back from bis annual vacation.—Mra. Daniel T. N. Skanks, who bas -been in attendance upon her sick mother at Smithsburg. Washington county, Md. has re- turned.——Dr. Watson has moved back into his old home, Monroe and Bridge streets. NOTES. . A dangerous tumor was removed from the little daughter of Mra. Susan Henson yesterday by Dr. Torrey.—The Anacostia Citizens’ As- sociation met in the police station last night Fisiay ‘evening’ witbeat and adjourned. till transacting business of import.—Mr. Welling has been superseded as postmaster at Surratts- ville, Prince George's county, by Emanuel Knowles.—-Mr. Henry Miller of Lambeth, London, is in town negotiating for several lots ‘on Shannon place, for the purpose of starting enced him more than that of Hegel, told Herr Bewer bow he gradually became a lawyer, en- Joyed himself as a student at the beer tables and on the fencing floor, and declared that he had unlimited confideace in Baron Wisemana, who, be said, never caused Germany any difti- culties ‘The prince thought that Emin Pasha was, perhaps, a more clever man than Baron Wiesmann, but, be added. he lacks the animal energy necessary for dealing with African mat- ters. “Prince Lismarck referred to Zanzibar as “fruit that would bave fallen ripe into our bad England ever needed our diplomatic as sistance. Zanzibar, with its bankers, excellent Berbor und civilization, cannot be replaced by Bugamoyo. czar failed to make a Koui; of Liban, nor was Denmark able to arg of Gluckstait.” resolution Carolina the Unit the senate of North Y unanimously instructing States Senators from North Caro- of finan- Ocala piat- line to secure if possible the ial reform contemplated in form. laps | adult it tchool. Mr. Earls riding school. ane Gt, Sanday School Union. A very interesting meeting of the Sunday School Union of this city was held at the Calvary Baptist Church last evening. The sub- ject for discussion was “The Adult Department im the Sunday School,” upon which two in- structive papers were read, one by Mr. L. D. Alden, president of the union. and another Mr. BK. Edward Earl, orimtendent of the | days. THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, THE BALLOT BOX FRAUD. Report of the Congressional Investigating Committee Submitted. The report of the Ohio ballot box frand in- The report, signed by all the members of the committee, begins with a synopsis of the voluminous mass of evidence taken during the investigation. ‘The committee then report the following finding»: We find: First. That said alleged contract was prepared by Richard G. Wood and that the several nignatures appended thereto are forged. Second. That no one of the persons whose names appeared on said alleged contract had or have, either directly or indirectly, an unlawful, corrupt or improper or any other connection with or interest in the ballot boxes which are said to be the subject of said contract, and thet there never was any other contract relating to said ballot boxos in which these per- sons were in any way interested. ‘The report also finds “that J. B. Foraker and ‘Murat Halstead aided in uttering said forgery, Mr. Foraker by exnibiting the paper to several | persons and thereafter delivering it Mr. Hal- | Stead, and Mr. Halstead aided in uttering said forgery by publishing the forged paper on Octobér 4, 1889, in the Cineinnatl Commercial Gazette, but we find that neither of said parties, Foraker and Halstead, in uttering said paper knew the same was a forgery.” ‘The supplementary report, signed by all the members of the committee except Chairman Mason, reports the following additional tind- in ‘We think that the conduct of Wood during the negotiations with Gov. Foraker, und also pending the execution of their agreement, dis closed his depravity. ¢ also believe that a careful scrutiny of the face of the forged paper must have shown its false character. ‘The high stations attained in public affairs and in public confidence by the Persons whose names wore forged should have Suggested verification of the corrupt paper be- fore it was uttered or published, formation ‘as to its real character was near and easy of accest, as disclosed by the report of the com- mnitiee. The publication of the false paper in the | Commercial Gazette, showing Mr. Campbell's name, and supressing all other signatures, was almost as bad as the original fabrication of the paper. It was a spoliation of evidence. The entire incident the committee have been in- structed to investigate is an example of pol ical methods deserving the condemnation all parties and all good of . G. Tuner, Was L. Mr. Mason, in a minority report, says that he cannot agree with the additional findings of his colleagues. German Trade With the United States. ‘The trade reports for the final quarter of 1890 show that Berlin’s American trade as com- pared with the preceding quarter has increased $204,181. Frankfort’s trade with America for the same period shows an increase of £27,291. ‘The United States minister, the Hon. William Walter Phelps, as soon as the consular figures were received vent them to the foreign oftice and called attention to the gratifying aspect of affairs. Bricklayers’ International Union. ‘The twenty-fifth annual convention of the Bricklayers’ and Masons’ International Union was called to order in Toronto yesterday morn- ning by President Heartz of Denver, Col. Fully 400 persors, from all parts of the United States and Canada, were present. Speeches of welcome were delivered by Mayor Clarke, on behaif of the city; President Davidson of 'the ard of trade, on behalf of the commercial men of Toronto, and by othery, to whick Presi- deut Heartz, ex-President Darrah of St. Louis and Delegates Campion of Cleveland and Me- Dermott made suitable reaponses. Western Kansas iavaded by Wolves. ‘The wolves now invading western Kansas from. the Indian territory are causing the farmers and stock raisers of that section immense losses. Near Liberal a score of the saveg muds attacked Mrs. A. J. Garvey and six old boy, and after biting the woman scvercly carried off the child before her eyer. The boy was shortly afterward rescued, but his injuries + there is no hope of recover; are suck Foreign Topics of Interest. Senhor Soveral, secretary of the Portu- guese legation at London, has been ap- jointed minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain in succession to Nenhor De Freitas, who was recently recalled by the Portuguese government. Dom Pedro, ex-emperor of Brazil, is translat- ing the “Arabian Nights” from the original into the Portuguese language. ‘The bishop of Peterborongh has been ap- inted archbishop of York. He is one of the few Irishmen who have risen to prominent itions in the English hierarchy. He is a rilliant orator and his eloquence i; such that not only are enormous audiences attracted by his sermons, but his speeches in the house of lords are eagerly read. Among the most famous of these latter were those in which he defended the Irish church ngainst the disestab- lishment movement. His selection for the ex- alted position left vacant by the death of the learned Dr. Thompson is generally commended. The Temps of Paris publishes advices from St. Louis, Senegal, in West Africa, which state that after the French troops under Commander Archinard had captured the fort- ress of Niora,a stronghold of the Sultan of Ahmadous, they rpecdily achieved another vietory over the sultan’s forces at Youri. The buttlejield at Youri is thirty kilometres south- west of the fortress of Niora. ‘The Russian government has ordered 6,000,- 000 roubles’ worth of its treasury notes to be destroyed. a A Disappearance Like Benwell’s. Sir Charles Tupper, Canadian commissioner at London, has been communicated with by friends in England of Wadsworth, who mys teriously disappeared from Wallaceburg, Ont. Sir Charles cabled Lord Staniey yesterday for further information, ying relatives in England were getting distressed over the case in view of EKenwell’s murder. Wadsworth left England four months ago with £3,090, with which he pro- posed purchasing « farm in Canada. Wads- Worth E described sa a gentlemanly man of middle age, bis hair turning gray. lena aa Maryland Oysterinen Going South. A number of Aunapolia oystermen were en- ‘gaged yesterday in laying in supplies and other- wise fitting out their boats preparstory to leav- ing for the oyster grounds of North Carolina, where they will engage in the tonging business. There are eight boats, and they will leave in a Hicet. Each of thee boats fs mouned. by trom four to six men. The reason for their leaving is the scarcity of oysters in the Chesapeake. is expected that more boats will leave in af PIRES SERS Shot Dead at the Altar. Ayoung bride was shot dend Sunday night as she stood at the marriage altar in Merion county, Ala. George Estes and Fannie Hogan were being married ata country church in the presence of a few relatives and friends and just ag the ceremony was concluded a shot was fired through a window and the bride fell dead, with a load of buckshot in her body. discarded lover, who once told Miss Hogan Singular Man in France Who Can Make His Body Rock-Like. From the Cincinnati Inquirer. One of the most remarkable human curiosities ever seen has just been examined hy M. de Quatrefages, the French naturalist. He iss provincial named Simeon Aiguier and is thirty Years old. Aiguier, thanks to his peculiar sys- tem of muscles and nerves, can transform him- self in most wondrous fashion. He has very Properly dubbed himself “L'Homme-Protee.” At one moment, assuming the rigidity of » statue, his body may be struck sharply, the blows falling on a block of stone. At another he moves his intestines from above and below and right to left into the form of » large foot ball and ts it forward, which gives ia Ge appeitenecct aedemais: shoet nee sonage. : He then withdraws it into the ike 's eave’ Gud the, Retlow look of bis ly immediately reminds one of a skeleton. Aiguier successfully imitates g man subjected to the tortures of the rack, as/aleo «man ing and assumes a strikingly cadaver- ous look. What most astonished M. de Quatre- fages was the sto} of the circulation of the blood, now on the eft aud now on the right side, which was effected by muscular contruc- jon. ‘Tho Khediva of Egypt. From the London Star. ‘Miss Kate Marsden, the missionary to the lepers, who is now traveling to collect informn- tion about the stricken people to whose service she has consecrated her life, was invited, dur- ing her brief stay in Alexandria, to be presented to the khediva. Her highness the princess Emineb-Hanen, the khediva, is the daughter of the late Prince El-Hamy-Pasha and is the mother of two fine boys and two pretty girls. She isa fine-looking woman of about thirty years, with bright brown enough to interpret the th put in words to her Unglish visitor. Sho has &n importing figure, which was, on the occasion of the presentation, draped to advantage in a well-made black gown. The palace of the khedive isa peculiar structure, painted e tirely white, surrounded by a court prettily decorated with green creepers, and paved with culiar mosaic made of stones in two colors, all turned on their sides. ‘The maids in at- tendance in tho inner hall were all simply drossed alike, in plain black and white dresses. Not a man was seen about the palace, whose furnishing is extremely plain and simple, the only pretty room being the central one, in which there were lovely mirrors and candela~ bra and beautifully inlaid and polished floors. ‘Che royal lady graciously welcomed the plainly dressed woman who came before her in a coi tume unlike anything ever seen in the pres- ence chamber before, for Mise Marsden, to quote her own words. was limited to choice be- tween “three severely plain uniforms, one of which was crushed, the wecond very ‘creased snd the third on ‘my back, its freshness all gone, likewise some of its buttons.” But the meeting was pleasant. ‘Tea was served in ex quisite little cups with no handles and th plain woman in the travel-worn gown and heavy boots was made to forget. by the cour- tesy of her royal hostess, that she was not in full court dress. eyes, exprensi ughts ake could not sa Bolled to Death in Lye. John Whiteman fell into a vat of boiling lye Sunday night at the Indiana Paper Company vats at Mishawaka, Ind. He managed to keep his head above the boiling lye and_sereamed for help. When rescued the flesh feli from his bones and death was instantaneous. Mary Anderson’s Mad Lover. James M. Dougherty, the odd-looking crank who imagines that Mary Anderson is madly in love with him, was placed on trial yesterday in Brooklyn for the murder of Dr. George F. Lloyd, the young physician at the inswxe | asylum at Flatbush, where Dougherty bad been utined. The defense, which wiil be insanity is to be opened today. os An Ohio Republican Creates » Sensation. Representative Parker of Cleveland, a repub- | lican, created a sensation in the Ohio house esterday by offering a resolution severely con- demning the government's administration of the Indian affairs and calling upon Ohio's Rep- resentatives in Congress to secure the transfer of the Indian affairs from the Departinent of the Interior to the War Department. gin Tivte learn ‘The Alliance Active Alabama. President Adams of the Alabama Farmers’ Alliance has issued an address to the members of the order in the state, which is accepted by politicians as a notice to the democratic party that the alliance will cut loose from it, as Adams urges the -members that the time has come for them to asvert their political rights and assures them if they stand together they can elect their candidates. ——___see— Ame! ives Chanler Not Seriously Ill. Miss Gertrude Rives, a sister of Mrs. Amelie Rives Chanler, who is reported seriously ill in Paris, says the reports about her sister's con- dition are greatly exaggerated. Son Wealth of Virgi Colored People. The figures from the census office received at Richmond yesterday show that the assessed values of real and personal property of the colored people in tho sixteen cities of the sinte are $3,234,549. ‘The sixteen cities probably represent fully half of the wealth of the colored people of the whole state. Strike of Telegraphers Threatened. The New York World's Minneapolis, Minn., correspondent telegraphs that the telegraph operators employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.Paul railroad have agreed to strike, the company having declined to rescind the order of a reduction of salaries. Chief ‘Thurston hus issued a circular asking contribu- tions from all telegraphera in aid of the strikers. Troublesome Cracked Silver Coins. From the Sew York Tribune. ‘The stamping machines at the government mints, embodying as they do all the best in- ventions obtainable, do not do their work with absolute perfection in every instance. Occasionally a silver dollar is turned out with a trifling defect, and then the coin generaliy causes more trouble, many times. over, than it is worth. This imperfection is a slight crack in the edge of the coin, which is likely to es- cape the notice of any ordinary scrutiny, but, like the rift in the lute of which the poct sings, it makes the dollar's music muie. . ‘The commonest way to text a silver coin to find out whether it is a counterfeit or not is to drop it on a table or counter. If it hus a clear ring it is supposed to be good. As a matter ot fact, some counterfeit coins now current, which are made of antimony and tin, have a sound almost identical with that of a real silver dollar. What makes this test «till moze uncer- tain is the fact that a real silver dollar with the little rift sounds us if it were lead when drop; ‘The opening destroys ite Jingle just as a crack runs the msness of a bell. When one of these defective dollars gets into cirealation it, xprends discord everywhere it oes. ‘The child takes it to the corner grocery for nome bread and in sent back without the food.. Sometimes the man who has it refuses to take it back and then, likely enough, the man who thinks he has been swindled comes down to Commissioner shields’ office she should never marry any one else, is sus- pected of the murder, but has not been srrevted. Judge Nelson in the United States circuit court in Boston. yesterday grunted a rule to show cause why an injunetion should not issue in a suit of great interest to lamp manufacturers throughout the country and of especial interest gave a school, showing school had increased Baptist ‘tha Pidoand the whol wonderful ‘h the thi departments, primary, intermediate and adult, mcet in different rooms, and in their services ore of ‘the ae hl It oted that Mr. Earll’s aK 's paper be printed : to partis The suit, which ot e = i 1 i | 4 i f u ‘ F Ei & é F if {i it if i Hf i ji RET, it Frank F. Mitchell of St. Louis, s gambler, shot and instantly killed Dolly Mayo, an in- mate of a bagnio, shortly before 2 o'clock D.C, TUESDAY, "JANUARY. 13, 1891. ri Loaisiana Authorities Consulting as to Their Powers in the Case. Attorney General Rogers and Gov. Nicholls of Louisiana were in consultation yesterday to ‘decide if the state had grounds to interfere in the Dempsey-Fitssimmons mill upon the grounds that » glove contest couldn't bea fight to a finish or be so interpreted by the last legislature. They refused to be interviewed upon the consultation, but Attorney General Rogers was instructed to interview the mayor today, and if he agreed to stop the fight before it come under the state's strict construction that a glove contest was only upon points of skill, the state wouldn't interfere. The mayor stated last night that though he was not in yy a ac any fight and would assist the Yak if called spon ith the police. The attorney general sayshe will immediately take steps to forfeit the charter of the Olympic Club and other similar clubs for violation of the state laws. Interesting Notes Fron? Berlin. A dispatch from Dusseldorf says that the Ger- man Iron Works Union has appointed a com- mittec to visit Mr. Phelps, the United States minister in Berlin, to arrange for a substantial testimony of gratitude to the American Insti- tute of Mining Engineers for the courvesy shown to the 150 delegates of the union who visited the United States in October last. The American doctors who went to Berlin to study the Koch method of treating coneump- tives have tendered a banquet to Minister Phelps in recognition of his services in secur- ing lymph for visiting physicians. The honor, however, was declined. In the lower house of the Prussian diet yes- terday Herr Miguel, minister of finance, an- nounced that the secret of Prof. Koch's lymph would soon be published. caer Se Rearranging B. and O. Wages. The committee of varidii¥ classes of train- men who have been in Baltimore for the last four or five weeks on the question of wages have reached a satisfactory scttlement and the committees have returned home. All hands ac- cepted the company’s proposition andeverybody left satisfied. The advance given was not what was arked for, but was considered satisfactory in view of the condition of the business. ‘The Pasenger conductors’ mileage was, reduced .000 miles a month, with sume pay; freight con- ductors were advanced from $2.75 to $2. brakemen from $1.90 to $1.95 per trip. 'The in- crease of pay allowed by the company are brie! as follows: Heretofore a passenger conductor to j make $100 a month had to ran 6,000 miles; now his run will be 5.000 for the same pay. The eame applies to passenger brakemen. Freight con- ductors have in the past been paid £2.75 for # of 100 miles; uow they receive $2.90, an freight brakemen are increased from £1.75 $1.45 per trip. ‘The same relative applies to local freight and work-train con- ductors and brakemen. i Championship Fight at New Orleans. ‘There was a fighting fight at the rooms of the Audubon Athletic Association in New Orleans last night between Doc O'Connell and Eddie Conley of Boston, Mass., for a $1,000 puree and thew elter weight championship leit vacant by the death of Paddy Duffy of Boston. Conley was knocked out in the seventh round. After falling; Conley rolled over and as seven was counted alcud he attempted to arise, but his legs were gone and down he went, compictely Dexten. He was prononnced a brave and nice lictle feliow by neariy all who suw him battle A Koyal Stamp Cullector. From the London Star. ‘The Duke of Edinburgh is a greet stamp col- lector, and has stamps which are worth a very large sura of money. Officers in the nuvy who know his roya! highness’ weakness tor these valuable little pieces of paper collect those of whatever foreign station they may be at and send them to the royal admiral. There is one private collection ii England which has been at £50,000: and even the heads of | the magnificent house of Rothschild are not_above investing conniderable suns in the purchase of rare and valuable stamps. The German stamps of the old pattern will be of no value in eiress lntion after March next. A completo set of them will. however, be very useful in a collec- tion, and efforts are being made tosecure these, for many of cur best known collectors. Determined to Be a Bride. Patrick Kelly was to have been marrief toa widow (Mrs. Joyce) at St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton, Pa., last evening. When Kelly reached the church door he was arrested on a charge of having engaged himself to Mary Shaughnessy and ocen 3240 from her. Kelly was taken to prison and it was announced to the throng that had assembled in the church | that the ceremony had been postponed. ‘The widow hurried before an alderman and secured bail for Keliy. The guests were reassembled and the wedding was solemnized. = clarcscttcis ‘The Sequel to the Catherine Row. The row at Catherine, Ala., December 30, originating in a business dispute between two merchants, one of whom, Wm. Bruce, was a re- publican, and resulting in the arraigning of the blacks and whites against one another, and the subsequent forcing of Wm. Bruce, who is a nephew of Judge John Bruce of the United ‘States circuit court, to leave Catherine, and the resignation of the negro postmaster at that place, was followed yesterday by the arrest of eleven persons under the charge that they cid on the 30th of December, 1890, enter into acon- spirucy to prevent one Grau Bennett from occupying and holding office under the United States, ‘The parties ere Edward Taylor, A. A. Wooten, C. B. Wooten, Wall Gambate, Dr. Jas. King, Crenshaw Abrams of Marengo county, Jobn 8. Lyles, Frank A. Evans, Edwin G. Bell, , W. W. Winburn, all of Wilcox county. The arrests were made on warrants sworn out by a post office inspector and the ac- cused were bound over in $600 cach to answer to the United States grand jury toe XK. Hornbostie Fails, E. B, Horrbostle, broker, of New York failed yesterday. He has been a member of the stock exchange since May 3, 1869. His office is at 906 Broad street. Do You Wast To Mazz $1,000? 8.8.8, Swift's Specific 8. S. 8, cured meentirely of mer- curial rheumatism aiter I was made physical a wreck JON H LYLES, Sorento, Il. $1,000 will be paid to any chemist who will find on Reval Highest of all in Leavening Power—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, ABSOLUTELY PURE ng Powder AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. THIS EVENING. FUTURE DAYs. Aur. DARR & CO. Auctioneers. ASSIGN! SALE OF ENT! BREL AN ELET! SE SPEGTAC: DB EVERYTHING CONT, ‘LRY SIORE OF THE D FIRM ENING. * contin ne disposed of. Gouls sod te se during day. Ladies capecially invited to the sai. by onder, jalzat 0. &. DUFFY, Assicnee. TOMORROW. D. K. Vazzuasenux & Co. 1022 CONN. AVE. GREAT KEDUCTION IN GENUINE ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS. ‘To reduce our fabulously large stuck of ‘TURKISH and PERSIAN RUGS and CAR- PETS we will offer to the public ap incom- Parable opportunity only for a week, com- mencing next Nonday. ‘These choice and valuable goods are marked down at such prices that beat the auction bar- | wains and will startie the public. We save you auctioneers’ fees amd considerable disadvan- tages 08 well. ‘To wivean idea of our unosual barsains for ‘next week we mention a few prices: CARPETS, SIZE 13x9. Reduced to $52.50. DAGHISTAN RUGS, SIZE 9x38, Reduced to $15. BOKHARA RUGS, SIZE 5.6x2.6 Neduced to $13. PERSIAN CARPETS, 1252, $60. BOKHARA CARPETS, 10x7, 950. SMALL DAGHISTAN RUGS, 6x36, 86.50. Call and see them before buying elsewhere. “GRAND ORIENTAL BAZAAR,” 1022 Connecticut ave. n.w., $103 D. K. VARZHABEDIAN & CO, ‘WW ALTER B WILLIAMS & 00., Auctioneers, ES, WINDOW PIER MIRRC ai | (THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, FINE CHINA AND GLASS WARE, SILVER-PLATED WARE, FINE BILLIARD TABLES, FINE MOS- LEK SAFE, &.. AT AUCTION. contpneinest HALES TEN DeLee eee pr ee i arent eonioeel alseaee teat A ‘AN: D STAIR CAR MAHOGANY CENTER TA BAss FIRE SEI, HAND: AMOG, K RS. LIGHT 1S. LARGE QUASTITY ING TAB O¥ COOKING UTENSIL BY JIARD TABLE, COM. 3 NEW MOSLER NATION SAFE. WITH R (LATEST STALE), OF! ke. K ‘six inches front by the Wh eyUare even lun ty of Washingt bya brick ctw of the parchase money in id the balance in equal installuents im one and safe, With 8.x Per cent interest from day of sale to be sccured Ly dewd of trust on the prop of the purchaser. JOHN 8 CLARKE, Trustee. OS.. Auctioneers. “m2G-dkds CHERRY CHAMBER Seis. | _ it , Aactioncers, 2) | Cuney vane ave. ww. GROCERIES, HEN e Ans, StakCa. SOAP. nalipiNe TOBACCS, CIGARS. “VINPOAR. MeOr Antien Obal “Oi cea RIG MATO PROPOSALS. as fies Saw ferent oe temo $ foe IS Jounte, Px! RED FU Rake oe ine, one hae at crower Vineinia Pine seconds, | etree teres uyen a) Offi remerves the Sect any and ail bids and so waive infects Feguiat dealers Warre, Howann & Co., MTH ST. AND MADISON AVE., NEW YORK, SARATOGA, NEWPORT, LONG BRANCR, #8. AUGUSTINE AND 1730 MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, ILL, Have open at the ARLINGTON HOTEL Fora short time only Lmported Costunes, Dinner amd Ball Gowns, Wraps, Bonnets, dc., at 4s13-5t_ LESS THAN PARIS QosT. Ms. feu M formeriy of ington ladies. Costiiaves time in ect Mt at inoderate price. Galt Fesn FRONTS FLON TST Always tir order ty plain coutatue car x MLLE. M. 3. PRANDI'S, 1320 F st. now. (Mrs. Harrison's), Importer of at the above mentioned sale having ply with the ters of sale, I as trustee are! said property known, pe depths thereot Pine French iat Goods. _d3-Im™ a ington, D. Aa OF JAN! prewises, at 4:30 ir’ cash: balance im equal install- wo Yeurs, With G percent interest util yaid, to be secnred by deed of ports sold of all canis at ution of yur. » be pand when the property is &e., at purchaser's cust ‘oaiplied with in 10 days the Tight to resell said proper:y after ec Motice at detaatitung purchaser » risk abd ‘A. Coaka. D NTEENTH, DOK. Lmhall sell at 1th st. and ire und ederis of Te suf convenience of oF SAFE. (COMBI- 2E OLDE SMANN, Ass! rLaeL, Attorney, *) IMPROVED PROPERTY > MIDGE ST! NORTH rite of adecree of the Supreme Court of the Dis- uunbig. Pased ip the cause of iicks et al. SSB, equuity dos day’ of trust upon t y of thepurcimser. A’ deposit ‘of €100 will be required at the tune of sale. All conveyancing at com of chaser, and it termus of saie are not. ¢ in tendays the trast reserves the rigit te Feeell, after threedays' advertisement in the Evening Star, at the HED | Snot ant Kk 3()4 LTH ST, opr GO 4 Wesistue Morte Evening Dresses and Kidiag Habits ces Troma BU Up. “al ACCORDION PLATIING, | Saat ATEMIALS FOR MAKING PAPER FLoweua iiamp Shader: bc.s Poraee bor enerce hae Pesan eae : Becher seta, bee = oa | ADIES” OLDSTYLE SEAL Sea Fe ced teres, tate newest shsien CUNSTNGHAR Tas tht Laan SRENCH DYEING. SCOURING AND DRY CLEAN- ‘ng. bstablishimveat, 1206 New York ave. few glass Ladies" and Gents’ work of every cewr sh, Velvet AKULINE. Liki Matson’) rieee, ty NDON FISCHEN | ANitsiment aod | and Gents ity. Thirty-hve years experien erate. Goode tailed ftorend Seaver L1-WOOL GARMENTS, MADE UP OR RIPPED, A Get. eoe8 mourning banks A. FISCHER, a4 208 Gwe BICYCLES. os ‘PME WSOL COLUMBIA BAPETY BICLCLE Mas arrived. It ina beauty and puts all others to sleep. ‘Call and ave it. GRO. 8. ATWATER® CO., _ 363 1424-28 Penn. ave. [{WENTY-PIVE PER CENT OFF Tinie ecko bore und caer BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES For cash. ETC. On WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FOURTEENTH, at TEN O'CLOCK A... we scall soll at Festience Nos | 1230 iu street n. W. thie above collection of Lousekeep- | | ing articles partialiy «asumerated aud worthy the at tenticn of buyers. WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO. DARE & CO. Auctioneers, SSA, OF Mts UF PIcE BS Bir . PENNSYLVANIA AVE. N.W.) OPENING SALF. AT OUR. MORSE, CARILAGE AND HARNESS MART, LARGE AND ATTKACTIVE SALE OF. HORSES, CABEIAGE HAKNESS AND STABLE iy ° i FOURTEENTH, 1891, ELVE KM. | ad. Coupe Wor ka. ‘Xo Top Business | ys ent several new (Cutlersand ves: sctvahncies of every Bind A number of Work sul Dryving Horses, Single snd Betla Harness, 00 dozen New Halters etic). it stant To HIS SALE WE INVITE GUNPRAL ATTEN. sabe ab GS SAL cite REGUL AM j RALCLIPEFE, DARE & CO.. i Auctioneers. _ 210-3 | RAtcurE, Daz & Co rok and cust of the detuuit haser. . Tn vas RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Aucts.—" jas-itds \WALTEE 5. WILLIAns & 00., Auctioneers. UNIMPROVED PI STREET ls DSTKUET NOKTHWEST, AT On SATURDAY, JANUARY SE) HALF-PAST FOUR rent 0. the premusie su ad cot 6100 down on ds Waltkh Bb WikLiAsS. CONTENTS OF DWELLING NO. NEW YORK AVENUE NOMTHWEST. PIANY. Pas BED, ENTIRE Ni oo SCE NORTE EST, AT AUCTION. Tota above nu sed dwelting all th me. “s = famed therein, to whica the « Ftrninhing tscailed. "RATC Boon eet ‘Auctioneers. LECTHOPATHY. DK. GARBER, 207 rrr ST. ¥.. positivel’ Cures the most cour licated came OF nervous diseumes. ‘nd all stotun. h, Pheu matic ubd constitutional aGections. lectro-spuge Lotus, the iuost powerta! wervitie and touie treaticeat Known to science. Unly 30 cote Hours: ® to.40 a.m. ca AND AND MBCHANICATS Sleciricity given st cur wellequijped. insti* Sew ww. Opa al spn AL SSAGE with awsnes Sansa, eee a“ PeoERsstON aL MASSAGE CAN BE OBTAINED Fy — ‘best of medical reverence by aj pip) JRATCUIFFE, DARE & 0O., Auctioneers. analysis of SWIFT'S SPECIFIC 8.8.8. one particle of mercury, fodide of potash or any .poisonous sub- stance. ‘T was cured by Swift's Specific 8.8.8 of the worst form of blood poison. D. H. KAIN, : Mt. Vernon, DL. 2 8.8.8. Moer Wosrny Booxs Fon Purcuse CHOICE AND POPULAR ALTO SONG. i Risse at fet eae THE SONGS OF IRELAND. a Tag Sim ett eeseg ot a oa ea : operas. Price of Each Book, $1. Cioth Gilt, 62 | Any Book mailed, post-patd, for retail peice, Ov pirtue certain deed of trust, | oaPatyor amy, Ab. iieS ard aulyrecopunl in Liber wil any tinve polar to TO Clee uae Samaras, FUTURE DAYS. TEES SALE OF VALUABLE I. ESTATE ‘S71 WEEN Vil O8 THIRD. INIA AV! . BUREST, WASHINGTON CLEY. Dic Te WES: ‘SOUTH the ‘No. 11.4), at foizo 2283 et geg., ane oF the records: for the District of Columbia, and at the request of te ae Fond ig reeerces ta care ia ‘ATCLIFFE, DARE & 0O., Auctioncers, R ati 82) Penna. ave. aw. ASSIGNEE'S SALE OF ALL FURNT' SILEST BETWEEN THIR: FOCMLEEN Ti STREETS Nox