Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1891, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1891. CITY AD © Pair has motto of Tar Evrxrxe worth or more in return for eve always been the Stan. dealing upon which its A/lvertisers ceived” is th ness ix cor usually get Ty one red dollars tising column from ten to one h re invested ia its ad DUPLEX PERSONALITY. The Results of Dr. Elliott Coues’ Observa- tions of Mrs. Piper's Case. of The Evening Star rested to note your editorial of this y famous case of Mrs. Piper Which has been thoroughly investi the psy oth of this ntry and of En: ed report | of the London society, now before me, covers | feveral hundred pages and goes into the most | minnte detail. The facts in the case are estab- pical research land. The p | ne | great OUR DEFENSELESS CITIES. Gen. Hawley Tells What Might Happen in y held up to 3 zues a picture of the pitiable condition in which the United States | would be placed if attacked by a foreign power in her present defenseless state. Mr. Cockrell | and others thonght we need spend no millions for coast defenses and thought we could whip the world without those defenses. Mr. Hawley ridiculed this idea. This govern- | ment could not, he said, negotiate today with advantage. That was’ the Bible truth. Great Britain, on the contrary, had a magnificent harbor at Halifax protected by noble batteries and a noble fleet—the best in the world. There she could collect gradually ships of war to be inst American ports. She had another al station at Bermuda and another on the northwestern coast, so close to the United States that vessels in that harbor could throw shots across the line. lished beyond question, and the scientists are y with their explanation. I can pe sonally vouch for the reliability of the report, having myself investigated Mrs. Piper in Bos- | ton some years ago. I have hitherto written nothing for print upon the subject, because I | promised my friend, Dr. Hodgson, secretary of the American branch of the Psychical Society, through whom I had the Mrs. Piper, that I we sults of his own syst Yestigutions. they confirm my own impre ticular case and tend to the strong support of | those more general views pon such topics | which I have often given to Tux Staz and other papers. jed in- | protra are published | ions of this par- | THE JEKYLI-HYDE SIMILE. The Jekyll-Hyde simile, which Tux Stan uses in illustration of the duplex personality of | Mrs. Piper and “Dr. Phinuit,” is suiliciently | happy to givo a fair idea of the of course in the novel of that name t ts are all exaggerated and to some extent distort for the dramastic purposes of legitim But the underlying principle is th fiction as that now esta . T have maintained published my convicti single individual which onr personalit to the world to be, but that there is i art of us—and the most essential p fa and distinet inc mn. ame in that | » not the rs | pertonalit tobe such and such ers, is one th imes very ¢ true ood that “Iam I ward perso rent, fr at literall h this life, | fn emain but at all, by our Ome of th ing ‘to thi the soul s ences in the es OUR TWO NATURES. As I have said, our t natures, the eal and the physi that they a tha e persons thrown © uples per- | if not to | y in turn | king and 2 of the individu- | ter these circum- | Mrs. Piper is | ww her to | ows ne trom knows | i each individuality » sted in ord: urious fact th: alities knows the other on When, for ervon we kno! perso Wing the trance re mixed and ob- seured in every degree, but the dist «i perfect between the n DELUDED BY HER DOUELE. 1 do not suppose or admit for an instant that the Phinuit consciousness is another individual —that he is, as he claims, the ghost of a dead French doctor, who enters into and takes pos- | a of Mrs. per's person. Th: pro- | dy maintains himself to be sources of information and proclaim- ig her(him self to be in direct communica- with spheres supernal, whence he to the living from the spirits cad. In all the long, patient and cure- fully planned experiment: jed with Mrs. Dr. Piper-Phinuit nothing h eu discovered of nis (or her) scure 3 of information that may not sa d by the known facts of tel ight-trausference. ‘That is to say Phinuit™ knows nothing but what he is extract from those who interview him in the per- sou of Mrs. Piper. He “picks their brains,” @ common expression, and is often very adi im fishing for such information. But the most curious thing about it ix, he is able to get at things which are not consciously present the mind of the sitter at the time. or example: In the year 1850 perhaps I fell down and raised a” bump on my head, whieh somebody attended to for me: and Dr. Ph should inform me of the fact, and even give ti mame of the person (now dead, say) who. a Up my bruise. That would seem startling enough. and might pass for a message from an | identified deceased relative at tirst sight. But | it is obvious, on md thought, that I must | have known of the ac: i e wholly ob- literated from my normal consciousness that is to say, forgotten; but which, nevertheless, | © had never been effaced from my other and | deeper consciousness, but lay hidden and dor- mant there during the forty years, and which could be-at any time fished up ont of my sub- consciousness by the subconsciousness of an- other person brought into telepathic rapport. ‘That sueb, in general terms, is the true ex- tion®f the actual facts | have no doubt. | application of similar principles enables us to see our way pretty clearly into some of the ost obscure phenomena of mental and psychical activities ns those concerned in the Production of clairvoyunce, clairaudience and the like, including the whole range of the matters commonly called h: ¢ or mesmerie and those still more startling manifestations Known as phantasms of the living astral bodies and the Like. VERITY OF THE PHENOMENA. ‘Tur Stan will bear witness that for several years I have steadily maintained in public as in Private the actual verity of these strange phe- nomena as facts in nature capable of legitimate scientific investigation and reasonable expla: tion. Tux Sram may also not feel disposed to deny that I have generally received more kicks than half pence for my pains in bringing such things to publicattention. Now that the whole subject of psychic science bas received the at- tention which Ihave long insisted should be iven it, and now the subject has been estab ed tobe quite like what Ihave long per- sicted that it was, almost, if not quite, atone among the scientists of Washington, perhaps something like what the French calla “reclame tion” of my just dues im the premises may be conceded to be fairly in order. Let me add, for the benefit of those who may like to look further into such things for them- selves, that, aside from the publisted proceed- ings of the Psyehical Society and some other works from the same sources, one of the best books is Baron Du Prel’s “Philosophy of Mysti- cixm,” lately translated from the German by Mawey. underlying principles discussed in that work seem to me asound basis for psy- chical research. Very truly yours, Extiorr C very much like other people. | You b of persons i t times, | 5; erence to his conversation with Donaid when | the correspondence was exhibited. He said Donald picked up a letter while they were silver situation and seid: “That WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. Wars, he said,do not come after a year's agreement in advance. “They explode without notice. But you say that Great Britain will not fight; that she cannot afford to go to war with us; that we are of the same blood, the same language; that we have the same Shakespeare and all that sort of thing. But John Bull is He gets mad and an ass of himself like other people. He ts against robbery and sometimes he fights for the sake of robbery. “In twelve or eighteen hours Great Britain could assemble a fleet at Portland, in eighteen or twenty hours at Boston and in twenty-four hours, perhaps, at New York. What are you go- ing to do when y« is vessels in ald levy a tribute of 250,000,000 to $10,000,000 on the city of New York, and New York wouid be com- pelled to pay it. “In the meantime these jaunt sons of liberty’ by the 100,000 or the 600.000 re arming. but they would not be worth a sin gle last year's bird’s nest. You cannot defend the harbors of Boston, Portland, New York, Charleston, New Orleans or San” Francise ve no modern guns.” Dawes stated the rea tion of the appropriation had been recom- mended. It was that there was an unexpended balance on hand for the same works of 31,22 000, which, with the sum recommended, would make within $4,000 of $2,000,000 to be ex- pended. ‘The amendment was agreed to. ow. on why the reduc- BEY A WITNESS. He Gives the Silver Pool Committee Very Little Information. J. A. Owenbey, the much-wanted witness in the silver pool investigation, was brought be- fore the bar of the House late yesterday and was purged of contempt after he had explained that his failure to respond to the summons was due to lack of money for traveling expenses. Later he appeared before the committee, but the only information the committee got from him was that he knew of some dealings in silver and an intimation. Somehow he managed to withhold the names of men engaged in the deals. He said that he had personal knowledge | in silver daring the last accounts made up on the argo & Co. Jennings was} man who made them up. William A., the | id, were Jennings’ initials, at lenst ning him so, though he (witness) did not register him when he was born. HE EVADED THE QUESTIONS. The witness was asked a number of questions to find out if any of the names on these books . He evaded the questions, asked the definition of and finally did not know whether isecn the names of any Representatiy 2 with silver transactions. Before similar questions a# to Senators he his lawyer and then said # and volunteered the suggestion t mittee should have experts examine the oks of Wells, Fargo & Co. year. He ooks of the this testimony the witness at one time asked if his questioner meant “books of any bank.” Mr. Payne wanted to know after awhile what the witness meant by his ques- tion and finally learned that he referred to the ouks of J. M. Donald, cashier of the Hanover 1 Bank, anc of Hall, the assistant cashier. was asked if on any of these books there was the name ofany Senator or Represent- ¢ and after pondering the question a while he rephed that Donald held up some cor- respondence and raid it was that of a Senator. d to know whether by silver was t bullion certificates or warehouse re- rmed that in every case ver was intended to cover the broadest ound. HIS CONVERSATION WIT DONALD. ‘The witness was examined closely with ref- Owe: will do. mentioned the name, did he? ious to have me will state posi- a Senator's name. use for not being able to give in- a with «to oter questions asked id that the information was in his » of the books werg in Chicago and others were burned up. The books were ina safe deposit company and not accessible to him. jet access to them and put | could not get them. He did | the « He did not wa ther where b fter Stevens’ evidence before ‘The books referred to and he would not state ined unless compelied to do so. doing business in Chieago and interested with rm of Field, Wecher & Klin; re their books, accounts end stocks were d not remember what was in the and did not wa He said there were ome papers on the in his trunk, but that his irmak was in Chicag: ——— “Jahrmarkt” wend your way, You ll not regret the time You sta} —Adet. alee ALEXANDRIA, LAND VALUES. It was proposed to the managers of the Alex- andria and Washington railroad at the time that road changed hands, some fifteen or so | that the railroad company should | the open squares on the northwest of the near the depot, and on the line of the d then put up dwellings on alternate lots und either sell the same on the installment plan or rent oat the houses, the free passage 2 the railway to and from Washington for ten o be ineinded in the purchase or rental id that in this way the railway . at the end of the ten years, be paid the original investment, still have uuilt-on lots worth twice the original ney for the whole and have also create customers of the loc: verships, &c., prevented thix plan from being ¢: but it is now claimed that it would most successful venture, for single b lots now seil at prices which would. the 4 purehased an entire square of ground in that section. the unb: purch COUNTY ROAD ENTERPRISE. The awakening as to the construction of im- proved roads is now visible in all parts of 4 andria county. An improved thoroughia from Arlington to the Fairfax line through Carlin’s Springs is now to be laid out and Gen. S. 8. Lurdette, E. B. Vaneverg, H. H. Young, Kobert Walker und Robert R. Veitch will ex- amine the proposed route and report upon the same at the March term of the county court. For enother road over Arlington Heights dewrs. C. B. Graham, H.W. Smith and B. Ke OF LOCAL INTEREST. The East Washington Citizens’ Association Discuss Matters Pending in ‘Congress. The regular monthly meeting of the East Washington Citizens’ Association, No. 2. was held in the office of Messrs. Weller & Reppetti, 326 Pennsylvania avenue east last night, with President G. F. Dawson in the chair. After the secretary (A. F. Sperry) had read the min- utes of the last meeting, which were approved, the president called for reports from commit- tees. The committee on streets reported the condition of affairs in their department and said that there was an inevitable delay owing to the lack of District revenues. The commit- tee on street railroad then made its report throngh Mr. Weller. He said that the com- mittee had received a very favorable reception at the hands of the District committee, which manifested considerable interest in the bill for the East and West Washington Traction rail- road aa recommended by the association. They received a hearing, he said, of over three hours duration, at the conclusion of which the Dis- trict committee unanimously reported in favor of the projected measure, which was intro- duced into the House the following day by Mr. Heard. [twas returned to the District com- mittee and on Saturday was reported back to the House with # very able report and placed on the calendar, assurances having been given that at the first opportunity, when District affairs will be considered, the bill will be brought up for consideration, it having a host of friends on both floors of Congress. With ref- erence to the proposed amendment to the Wash- ington and Georgetown railroad the District committee, he said, was of the opinion that the East and West Washington railroad would nt them immediate relief and that it would be unnecessary to grant the Washington and Georgetown railroad an extension of their line to the new bridge. THE ASSESSMENT BILL. In accordance with the request of the asso- ciation Mr. Grout and Mr. Hemphill gave an extended hearing to the committee on assess- ments in the presence of Commissioners Doug- Jass and Ross and Assessor Trimble. The main recommendation of the association, said Mr. Weller, for a permanent board of assessors, was at once agreed to, but in the details several changes were made, some of them not in ac- cordance with the association's recommenda- tious, but they were based on mutual conces- i 8 the association was of the opinion that ous opposition to some of the details would be injurious to the passage of the bill. It has now been reported to the House, he said, and, having been placed on the calendar, awaits the first District day for its passage. AGAINST THE BUTTERWORTH BILL. Mr. Weller then stated that he had received a letter from Mr. C. B. Hemingway inclosing House bill 13106, to regulate the mode of as- sessing real estate in the District of Columbia, commonly known as the Butterworth assess: ment bill, of which Mr. Hemingway claims to be the withor. He requested Mr. Weller, after acareful and earnest consideration, to submit the bili to the association at its next meeting, trusting it would meet with its approval. Mr. Weiler then stated that he had spent several hours in examining the measure proposed and was compelled to say that he was astonished that suche bill should have received the in- dorsement of the various societies representing the labor element, inasmuch as the adoption of THEY WANT RAILROADS. Enthusiastic Meeting of Prominent Citizens in Georgetown. TWO RESOLUTIONS PASSED SETTING FORTH THE NRED OF STRAM RAILROAD FACILITIES—A LIVELY DEDATE—WHAT SOME GENTLEMEN SAID To A STAR REPORTER AFTER THE MEETING was ovER. The citizens of Georgetown want railroads. It is almost a matter of indifference to them what railroad they get or how many of them, but railroads of some sort they mus: have. ‘Mr. George W. King’s insurance office on High street, Georgetown, last night contained about fifty of the prominent citizens of Georgetown. They were there in answer toa call aad they wore there to express a firm desire for and an earnest invitation to any railroad to extend its tracks into Georgetown. There was a big table in the room and ina very short time John T. Mitchell was installed behind it as chairman, while H.R. Looker sat at his side as secretary. The others it ranged themselves along the wall, while Mr. King occupied the vantage Lied of a position behind the office railing. ‘The mecting was in earnest and did not waste much time in pre- liminaries. THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. Here are the two resolutions which were passed, the first without trouble and the sec- ond after some debate. ‘The first declared “that the honorable Com- missioners of the District of Columbia be re- luested to exert their influence in Congress in obtaining a permit or charter looking to the entrance of roads into this town and the con- struction of a bridge north of the present Aque- duct or Free bridge, and the location of said os or roads to be desiguated by the Commis- sioner.” The second read: “Resolved, That it is of vital importance to the welfare and business in- terests of Georgetown that there should be some steam railroad facilities here, and it is urged that Senators and members of the House who have charge of District affairs use their influence and votes to have the bill asked for by the Norfolk and Western railroad passed as amended and recommended by the istrict committees at this session of Congress,” and that “they also desire the passage of the bill asked for by the Baltimore and Ohio company to enter Georgetown. THE DEDATE INTERESTING AND LIVELY. ‘The debate on the resolution was interesting and at times rather lively. It disclosed the fact that the desire of the meeting was for more railroads. The two plana wiich have been ad- vanced lately, the Norfoik and Western and the scheme fostered by the Baitimore and Ohio, were both indorsed, as in a general way was the plan for any railroad into Georgetown. Mr. G. W. King thought the resolutions should be passed, in order to show the Commissioners that residents of Georgetown were in earnest in their demands for railroads. Ie did not speak from authority, but was of opinion that such a movement would brace up the authorities at the District building in their advocacy of the various rheasures. Mr. Boteler thought a stand should be made on one road. The Norfolk and Western had received the indorsement of the Commis- sioners and he thought the meeting, without wasting ammunition, should indorse this rail- this bill would be far more injurious to their interests than even the present mode of asses ment. As proof of this statement Mr. Weller submitted numerous illustrations, ridiculing its Chinese method of arbitrarily determining alues irrespective of the selling qualities of properties. The burden of the inequalities under this bill, he said, would fuil more heavily on occupants of frame dwellings, a large pro- portion of which are in the eastern section of the city and mainly occapied by the very class of men it is endeavoring to benefit. Whi could recognize some good features in a single ax method of assessment, the Butterworth bill absolutely no redeeming features. Its enactment would be ou a par with dacs Cade famous decreo that here- after a eup should contain one quart of beer. The only true valus of any- thing? whether it be real estate or personal property, is what it could fetch in the market; you cannot, said Mr. Weller, legislate values which do not exisc. He gave numerous illus- trations of this statement in accordance with the Butterworth bill. For instance, a house whick ordinarily rented at %12 per month would probably pay $1 on this amount every month as a tax to the government, allowing the owner about 6 per cent on his capital, or about percent per month. Under this bill the es Would be advanced to 34 per cent per fh, which would not only xbsorb the ow er’s income, but impose anadditional loss of $2 per mouth, so it would be to his advantage to give the property Of course, he con- the dmect of fi passage of ‘this bill would be an increase in rents; such increase would naturally have to be paid by the tenants. He stated further that this bill being favored by the laboring ‘3 it was entitled to the careful consideration of the association, and moved that it be referred to the committee on assevsments for an re he bill was then read by section: h elicited remarks from a number of the members present, and was then, upon motion, referred to its proper committee OPPOSED TO THE EXERCISE OF LEGISLATIVE POWER. Under the head of new business Mr. 8. C. Clarke referred to House bill 13999, introduced by Mr. Grout, and tendered a resolution in position to said bill. ‘The bill. it will be remembered, clothes the Commissioners with power to make regulations governing steam ailroads in the District which shall have the ume force and effect as if enacted by Congress. ‘The resolution ix eubstantially as follows: From mature end settled conviction of its incompatibili_y with republican governments this association is inflexibly opposed to. the exercise of legislative powers by executive ofticers, especially when such of elective and legisiate in conclave without public consideration or warning.” ‘The resolution winds up with a vigorous protest against the passage of the bill. Dr. John A. Carpenter seconded the motion made for its adoption, when the president, Mr. Dawson, expressed the opinion that the f the resolution required mature di which would necessitate its reference to some suitable com- mittee. e a lively discussion followed, i . Weller, Carpenter, h, Danenhower and others. The was finally referred to the com- roxds, and the meeting adjourned to meet again the first Monday in March. Among those present at the meeting were Messrs. Weller, Frei Sperry, Dawson, Car- penter, Danenhower, Cheseidine, Edwards, Anderson, Lehman, Copeland, Buckinghaw, Hallan. Gaddis, Jones, Rothwell, Green, Barnes, Guy, Plant and Bride. ee ee Why Mr. Depew Was Here. ‘The statements that Hon. Chauncey M. Depew of New York was in the city Saturday on a po- litics] errand connected with the succession to Secretary Windom is said by those who know the object of Mr. Depew’s visit to be erroneous. Mr. Depew made an appointment with Secre- tary Rusk on Thearsday to meet him at the de- partment Saturday morning on business con- nected with the shipment of Canadian cattle is country, and he was here solely on that business. ‘This appointment was made prior to the death of Secretary Window. The statements, it is said, did Mr. Depew injustice, inai g that he was here attempting to in- tluence the selection of a successor to Secretary Windom bofore the burial of that official. Serious Accident to Electric Cars. A-serious accident occurred last evening at the Crescent street croasing of the Old Colony railroad at Brockton, Mass. The electric road to Winitman crosses the railroad at thia point and as two cars, in charge of Conductor Fred Wool, were crossing the track the second car caught in the rails and the power eould not stir it. “At this time the 6:i8 train for Boston hove in sight and before the passengers could alight itch are appointed viewers and they, too, will report in Mareh. cousTY count. In the appeal against Knight A. Reeves, who had been charged with disorderly conduct on the train between this city and Washington, the warrant was quashed asirregtlar, with leave to the prosecation to renew proceedings. ‘The suit of Vauck against Seller for pogsession of real es- teresting lecture on the “Voices of the Assyrian Stories” was delivered by Mra. De- 1726 N street, Washington. Jan. 31, 1891. ‘Tuz Wasmrxotox Loan and Trust Co. pays interest. Capital, $1,000,000. B. H. Wanser, President —Adet. r y in “Monte Janes O'Neu. and compan: Cristo,” Elks’ benetit, February 4.—Adet. cutur Morgan at the Methodist evening. Glibert Walden, the eleeationtet, entortained an audience at Odd Felic-es’ Hall last Lee Camp Confederate Veterans night and made for the . Bedford Brown night on “The Heroie of the Confederacy.” & 4 ‘The county court, Judge Chichester, com- | learned that the ouly in} pleted its February term in one day's session. | John The “blessing of St. Blaise” was given at St. | for thirty-five patients, Today the first Mary's Chureh today by Rev. Father 0. Kane, | tients 8. J., this being the festival of that saint in the | Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and from the cars the engine crashed through them, derailing an electrie car each side of the track. railroad. ‘The Pennsylvania road had refused the road use of the Long bridge. as the projectors desired an entrance into Washing- ton. They were in earnest with their George- town scheme. THE MORE THE MERRIER. Mr. Theodore Kinz thought that the princi- ple “the more the merrier” applied to the case. He wanted the rond mentioned to come into Georgetown as weli as the Baltimore and Ohio and as many others as possible. Mr. 6. W. King expressed like kindly views toward projected roada. Mr. A. Greenless, who offered the second resolution, thought the meeting should do something definite. It ough: to express its opinion for or against the Norfolk and Western road. Kked that the bill chartering this nd pending before Congress be read. , it will be remembered, provides for arailrond from the Virginia side, across the river on a suitable bridge, and by way of Water street and a bridge across Rock creek to a eta- tion west of 26th strect west und between Penn- sylvania avenue and Virginia avenue. OUGHTN'T TO INDORSE ANY ONE ROAD. Mr. John Leetch thought it rather remark- able that persons who were not interested in any one road should come to the meeting armed with bills and resolutions in the interest of one specific rond. The Norfolic and Western plan had been antagonized by many of the best citizens of Georgetown. The bill gives the road Water street and provides that no other road shall come over that street without per- mission. By indorsing the bill, said Mr. Leetch, youantagonize other roads which are desirous of entra The meeting should simply, in his opinion, express its desire for additional railroad facilities and leave the choice open to mers and Congress, reed with Mr. Leetch. He ‘oads possible and did not think it wise to antagonize other roads by in- dorsing one. Reference was made to the Barge. Dock. Ele- yator and Railroad Company's tracie, and Mr. Mitchell stated that in his opinion if this com: pany did not do more in the future than it hud in the past their charter should be forfeited. Mr. Mitchell compared the company to the proverbial dog in the manger. Mr. Greenless disclaimed favoring any spe- cific railroad scheme. ‘The Norfolk and Western plan had been much talked about and he fought an opinion of the merits of the plan should be made by the meeting. ‘The discussion was continued in the samo strain for a few moments and afterward the resolutions were passed. THEY ARE IN EARNEST. Prominent citizens of Georgetown are un- doubtedly in enrnest in their endeavors for railroad facilities. At the close of the meeting last night Mr. Greenless said: “We must have railroads, we have indorsed the two projected roads and will indorse others as they come up.” One prominent citizen said toa Sta re- porter that Georgetown was the natural and coming railroad center for the District. He favored almost any railroad project which con tained @ plan for terminal facilities in George- town. He did not approve of making George- town a way station, but wanted the depote sit- uated there. Another gentleman said: “Lailroads will be the making of Georgetown. I approve of any plan for roads into Georgetown. I would favor a road which ran its tracks throngh uy back yard, end it isnot avery big back yard, either. * ‘The resoiutions passed last night will be sent to the Commissioners and to the District com- mittees. Among those provent last. night were 8. T. Brown, Willis Manogue, William Tenney, J. T. Mitchell, J. A. Baker, Mr. Libbey, Mr. Laird, Mr. Nordlinger, Mayhew Plater, H. B. Gilbert, C. B. Cropley, D. Fickling, Maj. George Hill, N. J. Laughlin, W. K. Grimes and A. J. Bare. Rais arse, Ald for the Destitute. The following subscriptions for the benefit of the destitute family in South Washington, mentioned in yesterday's Stan, have been re- ceived by Tux Stan: Mrs. P.M. D., $1; BE. 8, #1;C.K-8,, al. SOX EN, Profits in Wild Animal Breeding. One of Barnum’s big tigers died on Wednes- day. ‘The animal was given its breakfast and in the huge piece of meat which formed a part of its meal was a small bone which got stuck in the animal's throat, and before it could be re- moved the tiger had choked to death. The car- cass of the dead tiger was sent to the Barnum museum ct Tufts College. Thesame night that the tiger died there was quite an addition to the farnily of animals at the quarters. By the law of compensation a lioness gave birth to four beautifal exbs. ‘They are living and the own- He and hurting the passengers to tbe yund. All wos confusion for # moment and later it was jured are Mrs. DAwsoa, Miss Nellie Williams and 8. E. ‘of the commonwealth | Plummer of Brockton and Louise M. Sturtevant and Miss Ella J. Noyes of Whitman. Miss Daw- son and Miss Williams were most seriously in- jured. —-—_—+ee—+--— The Koch Institute in New York. The new Koch Institute for the treatment of tate was continued and several orders made in | Consumptive patients was opened at 196 Rast New York, yesterday. ‘The building is anew four-story brick structure, fitted up with all hospital conveniences, and has York city. The will be filled. Dr. Alezander 1 mo woe era of the show value them at $15,000. In speaking of the matter Mr. Barnum mid to @ reporter: “I have offered my partner, Mr. fn PHindelpha, adi wil bo roster oak and i worth aol- lar of that amount. Our birth early Sunday morning. A high wind pre- vailed at the time and the entire business por- tion of the city was threatened. The fire started in the basement of the Wilson Drug Company. Over the drug store was the Belmont. annex 4 MARKED IMPROVEMENT. Rapid Development of the Record and Pen- sion Division of the War Department, The rapid development of the record and pension division of the War Department t6- ward that condition that may be said to denote model government office is very strongly shown by the monthly statement of the work done in that bureau for the month of January, which was exhibited toa Stam reporter this morning by Dr. Aingworth, the army officer in charge. His sheet, which is & regular issue, shows that during the past month the communications received at the office numbered 52,888, and that there were replies sent to 53.007. This madea daily average of 2,094 receipts and 2,088 replies. The largest mail that came in was on the 27th, when there were 3,798 letters received. The tremendous increase, not only in the volume of work coming in to be done, but in the efficiency of the office to doit, is shown when it is stated that under the old sys- tem of conducting this work, which pre- vailed for many years,’ the — aver- age daily receipts ‘did "not amount to more than five hundred pieces, while the amount of work performed, as represented b} the letters written in reply, was eo far beneat this figure that the office was in a constantly increasing state of arrears. Today a letter from any source is answered within twenty- four hours, whereas it was formerly considered excellent time if a reply was sent out by three months of the time of receipt. The means by which this change has been sccom have been explained in Tux Staa before, and it only remains to say that every effort is now being made by the War \t au- thorities, and particularly by Dr. Ainsworth, to make this office, in every respect, a model of quickness, efficiency and economy for the World. It has been suggested, and this thought may be considered seriously ‘before long, among the exhibits presented by the War De- partment at the Chicago exposition there be a ‘anall section of the record and pension division juplicated, us showit TORTESR gov- eriment toward a system that shall not only be well nigh perfect, but shall be a complete refu- tution of the charge that all government work is based on the plin of “how not to do it.” somite tarda FOR STEALING A BICYCLE. Albany Penitentiary. In the Criminal Court today Philip Ferris, a young white man, indicted for the larceny of » bicycle, plead guilty. Mr. Clagett said that the accused and another man hired machines and rode off to Richmond, and that last fall so numerous were such cases that the stealing of bicycles appeared to be a mania. The prisoner said he was twenty ycars of age, came from Boston and had been in the city but a week when he took the machine. Jndge Hagner re- marked that tho facility with which the ma- chines could be taken and rode off doubtless accounted for the number of cases. In all new countries the punishment for horse stealing was more serious than for ordinary stealing, the cause being the facility with which they could be ridden off. He impored a sentence of eighteen months in the Albany penitentiary. In the case of John Harcourt, similarly dicted, he failed to appear and the recog- nizance was forfcited. Yaxx Hor and Omene, from Crystal Palace, London, Elks’ benetit, February 4.—Adct. abba ae Commending a Policeman's Bravery. Policeman Jacob Heller's action in arresting three armed burglars who were robbing the premises 921 Louisiana avenue Saturday night, as detailed in yesterday's Star, is receiving considerable praise. Dr. J. Eayre Hendrick- son in a statement made to Tur Star concern- ing the arrest says: “During the time the robbery was going on I was around on the other side of the store, and when I was informed that Officer Heller had se- cured the trio I was astonished and delighted. When I came around to where the three men were I foand them standing in a row and cov- ered by the officer's revolver. When Dade ar- rived at the station louse upon his person was found a black jack and a knife, showing he was pre} to make a desperate resistance. Itoccurs to me that this same officer arrested two men some two wecks since at Rudd's sa- loon, $81 Louisiana avenue, for larceny of some £20 from the person of a citizen, and also wai the heroin an arrest of some’ burglars a fruit store, 14th and F streets, some four months ago. ‘The citizens of Washington may congratulate themselves that they in the person of this officer so able and vigilant a jardian of thelr liven and property, “Oftcer Heller has a most creditable record in the United States army, where he long held the po- sition of first sergeunt, which had been awarded hita for his ability and merit.” Messrs. Hendrickson & Co. have written Tax Stax expressing their appreciation of Ofticer Heller's conduct. = New York's Proposed Tunnel Lines. ‘The New York and New Jerscy Terminal Rail- road Company filed articles of incorporation at Albany yesterday. The capital of the company is $100,000. ‘The road is to run from New York city toa point in the township of Kearney, N. J., county of Hudson, state of New Jersey. In New York city the road will begin at the easterly end of 14th street and run in a tunnel to the westeriy end, where it will go under the waters of the Hudson river to Hoboken. It will run in tunnels under Hoboken and Jersey City toa oint near the Hackensack river, thence under The inst-mentioned river to the junction of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and the Pennsylvania railroads,in the town of Kearney, N.J. “In New York city the road will have « braneh ing atthe intersection of Hud- son and 14th streets and running in tunnels under Hudson street to its intersection with Chambers street, thence south to the intersec- tion of Wall and Broad streets, and thenco underground beneath Broad strect to the East iver. ———<ee—____ Excitement in Louisiana. Homer, the parish seat of Claiborne, La., has been the scene of intense excitement for the past two days, On Saturday night a mob battered a hole in the jail and six men went through the passage to kill Link Waggoner, the desperaito recently captured and placed there for safe keeping. As coon as Link saw the six men were ater him he begun firing on them, having in his possession two six-shooters. He shot two of the men in the arms, defied the whole number and held them at bay. The mob was composed of gray-haired men and owng men. It seems that Waggon been placed in 9 voll, and did hur shooting from, the corridor, dodging in different apartments. In trying to pull open the door of a fellow- prisoner's cell the latter caught the door with onl hand to keep him out, when Waggoi drew a knife and cut off his fingers. ‘The sher- iff says when placed in jail he was searched aitd no weapons were found about him, and it is supposed hia friends furnished him with arms. Spank W: . the brother of Link, a4 ent back to the penitentiary last Saturday, he being an escaped convict. devel- opments are awaited. : tet asa sca ‘No Break in South Dakota. One ballot for Senator was taken yesterday in South Dakota, with the result nearly the same as Saturday. Independents gave Harden 42. The democrats aro still solid for Tripp. Among the republicans Moody got 35; Melville, 19; balance seattering. Cross, independent 9 votes, and it is ed thus ole wl fo is to the republicans with Cross out of the fight ix rumored that ten independents will. go Melville soon. If the republicans support him solidly this will elect him. Axx You Trovarzp ‘With anold sore, ulcer, FOR FIVE YEARS ‘or gunshot wound that re- fuses to heal up? Ifvotake I had a sore leg, which ‘8.8.8. amd become your would yield to no treat- former self. 8.8.8. has ment—until I took two cured many such cases bottles of 8.8. 8., which there has been no sign of return; this wis in 1886. ‘E.R Bost, « Mepton, B.C. ‘Books on Blood and Skin diseases free. 1889, Highest of all in Leavening Power—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, ing Royal Powder ABSOLUTELY AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. ‘THIS AFTERNOON. TOMOKKOW RUSTEES' SALE OF VALU. Teer INTHE ROnVHWESTS RATCLIFFE, DARE & CO., Auctionsers, i NORTH SIDE. 920 Penna. Herne hiy ak otro S _ PROVED BY ATWO-S. — KNOWN AS _PREMI NORTHWEST. LARGE AND IMPORTANT SALE OF THE ENTIRE FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS, &c., CON- TAINED IN THE ROCHESTER, NOS. e21 AND 623 THIRTEENTH STREET AND NO, 1222 G STREET NORTHWEST, COMPRISING IN PART: of Columbia, to wit: All that piece or parcel und known as ‘and being lot numbered two (2) in Blake and Kellev’s recorded subdivision of square a) nu ‘one hundred and ninety-ome (101), together COVERINGS, EEC Milt cate) weses uname ot en ee Menta, respectively: im coe (etwec) seitheGr | CURTAINE, PORTIERES, COUCHES, BED Wiinceladscet cece eevee | roupans WHATNOT, ENGRAVINGS, WAL- sale. ‘Terms of saleto be ‘with in ten dase trou > ligcntticad berrsey ea ‘of sale, of property will be resold. at risk and cost Gt Rcfauitine” purchase Ghee haar Ail couveyanciay and fecouine at Larchaner scout BEALVARD H. WARNER? Treseeee HENRY STRASBURG DUNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers. CHAMBER SETS, SPRING, HAIR AND OTHER MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BOLSTERS, BLANKETS, SHEETS, SPREADS, TOILET WARE, HANDSOME MIRROR, FRONT AND OTHER FOLDING BEDS, CHIFFONIERS, WAL- NUT AND OTHER WARDROBES, STOVES, BALL FURNITURE, SIDEBOARDS, EXTEN- SION TABLES, ROUND TABLES, BENT-WOOD CHAIRS, CHINA AND GLASS WARE, PLATED WARE, TABLE LINEN, LARGE PLATED COFFEE URN, SINGLE PIECES OF BED- STEADS, BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS, LEATHER- COVERED ROCKERS AND CHAIRS, MOQUET, BODY AND OTHER CARPETS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSES, RUGS, KITCHEN REQUISITES, RANGE, PLATFORM SCALE, &e., &., AT AUCTION. ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY FOURTH, 1891, BEGINNING AT TEN O'CLOCK, ‘We will sell at the Hotel Rochester, Nos. @21 and 623 13th st. and 1222 G st. n.w., all the well-kept Purni- ture, Carpets, &c., contained therein, to which the at- tention of parties rerurnisbing is called. It will first be offered as an entirety and should not & satisfactory bid be obtained it wall then imuediately Le sold in detail. TERMS CASH. RATCLIFFE, DARR & ©O., Jal9dkas THIS EVENING. ATCLIFFE, DARR & €0., Auctioneers, R Astra. CONTINUATION OF ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF WATCHES, JEWELRY, SILVEK AND PLATED WAKE, FINE UMBEELLAS AND WALKING AUCTION AT STORE OF VOIGT & HAAS, 713 5! ENTH STREET NORTHWEST, SATURDAY. THIRTY-FIRST, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M. And continuinzevh evenine during ‘the following TR grrertanitys to scare dpegegin ey ee ° y to secure: * wate CESDUPFY, Assienee. FUTURE DAYS. DPexcanson BROS., Auctioneers. F ONE OF By r ted i sell on SAT- UkDAY. FEBRUARY SEVENTH, 1891, at HALF- PAST FOUR Tore 3g 5 402, fronting 25 feet on B street, with depth of about 82 feet toa widealley. Improved by @ two-story frame dweliinz. ‘This property is in one of the best locations in the southwest, convenient & }o all sections of the city. op- and r 5 N'tva very desirable lot 3 Kom of the city. [erus: Oue-tourthecsh: balance fi one, two smd three years, notes to bear interest at 6 pet Cent Por annuta tro day of sale. payable semlabnually, aud | 307 wred Uy deed of trust on premises, orall cash, | _2*27-atds ——— rarchaser. poatt of $200 Pequitwd a Conveyanciuy, fo be complied with inten days, other: tis reserved to resell at risk and cost o: de- De purchaser after five days’ advertisement of Fesale mn Some newspaper pul in Wesuing- {[HOMAS DOWLING, Anctioncer. at AT AUCTION, TWO-STORY FRAME BUILDING, TO BE RE- MOVED TN UNE Week FhOM Day “OP DAY, FEBRUARY FOURTH, 1891, °K, on the prewiges,1 shall weil Praiue Jas7 1th st., to Le removed within one “THUMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. LE OF FORFEITED PLEDGES. . Auctioneer. such ton, D.C. ‘Asuford’s al feis-d&ds F LEWIS HOFFENMAIER, Trastee. DR SALE—ADMINISTRATORS' SALE OF PER sonal property of the late Jas. P. Owens at South (ACTION SALE ¥. WAKREN JOHN5v! ——_e Oldest ! Largest } Cheapest ! Best! The Evening Star is the Oldest and most firmly estab lished newspaper published in the District of Columbia, having won the high position it holds in the confi- dence of the people of Washington by forty years of faithful and unswerving devotion to their interests, without regard to any other influence or con- sideration whatsoever. i Tue Star is the Largest paper published in Washington, with a general equipment and printing facil- ities three-fold greater and better than those of any other Washington paper; and, having the full Day Reports of both the New York Associated Press and the United Press, supple- mented by an unequaled service of Exclusive Special Dispatches from al. prominent points in America and Europe, it prints more and fresher Telegraphic News than any other Washington paper can possibly sup- ply, furnishing at the same time a greater amount and better quality of I will sell by public suction at the oc: FULTON, 1218'PA. AVE: N. Woe comanening os TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THIRD, AT TEN O'CLOCK His stock of Forfeited Medico in safe departinent from Bo; $203 too. fing Sei-"oid style and rom No. 10 No, 34047, inclusive, tiew style. torre of Gold, Siiver aud Merial Cemed Watebes, Chains, Charus.” Lockets, searf Piny, Cul Tburtons, Cullat Bu:tons, Earrings, Lace Pin, Neck Chains, Pain Gord Solmusbia, W aud Set Kings, Coins, Diausouds Se ‘tors thereoi, offer for sale at Stones, loose and nouuted Sol. Miverware, auction on THURSDAY, THE ENTH DaY | _ Sale to coutinue iwurmings at 10 eieck eed evenings QF FEBRUARY, A.D. isst, AT HALF PAST FOUR | at 7 o'clock until all the lots are sold. Picket bouders: O'CLOCK P:M.. in front of’ the premises (if not sold | Please take notice. at private saie before that date) ail that Zot, plece OF parcel of ground lying amd beine in the city of Wash- ington. in the District or Cohuatia, and known, tad gwen sind described on te srotivl plat oF Plan of said city as and being the west” one-hal! of lot nicubered six (G),in square numbered two hundred and nfty- three ving w frontage on F street northwest of twenty-seven feet elit and one-half inches (7 feet ‘i ches), more or less, and a depth ot ove hundred and thirtecn feet eigbt and cueshalf inches (113 feet i inches), more or less, and runuinz beck to a thirty (30) toot alley’ and being improved by that fine four- sory and basement (rick house numbered 137 1° H. K. FULTOR, F. WARREN Jonson 327-7" ‘Auctioneer. 1 HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. THE ELEGANT TURNOUT OF HIS EXCELLENCY, SENHOR J. G. DO ALMARAL VALANTE, street northwest. MINISTER FROM Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money to ae hee iu cash and balvnce in one and two years, for COMPRISING: Chasers ball Ueigiven tated ots at of naiseed Castes, endidly Matched Thasets abail be given uated os aac rr . intrest atthe ate of elt er wenn iran Pay = pee ablesemi-annt y, secured by deed. rust on: = Sroperty sold, or ail casu at option of purcheser or pure Old, pertectly sound, chasers. If the ‘terms of save ar> not complied within fen days froin day of sule the property will be Tesolid at the risk and cost of defauitine purchaser after five days’ notice of stich resale in some newspaper Pub- Prompt and speedy drivers: Very Handsome Victoria, Superb Double Set of Stiver- = ao emeae. 0. +2 PMiated Harness, c tot twenty-five hundred (#2, Bilver-ncunted Coupe Harness, bereqtired. when the property ms necked Conveyancing, &e., atcost of parchanser- Inertect order: Robes, Whips, &e. To be sold in front of my auction rooms, 11th and Penn. ave.. on SATURDAY, JANU. MLRT 1 FiMST, Isoi, at TWELVE cock THT X.B. Can be. only, which can be lad st the oftice f the wuctomsers 3" THOMAS DOWLING, 026-a:s ‘Auctioneer. t¥-THF. ABOVE SALE 15 POSTPONED IN CON- fuenceof therain until WEDNESDAS. d FOULTH Te0is saune hour Cot eel place he THOMAS DOWLING, PROPOSALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY AT VIVA Fane NEL BE ae ENRY WISE GAUNET! 3th st. aw. SAMUEL P. BELL, Executor, ids — ks? Est. mew. Keal Estate Auctioneer. SALE OF TWO LOTS, EACH fY-FOUR FEET FOU! INCHES FRONT DEPTH OY ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY- FEET TO AN ALLEY | THT 1X T WIDE, IMPRO' E j D HANDSOME er had not | Sni.thene RTH SIDE OF Dp TWEEN DELAWARE AV! STREET EAST, GROUNDS. rt DARR & CO. Auctioneers, ee en PEREMPTORY SALE By virtue of two deeds of trust, recorded in iiber Xo. of the Dis- . OF THE ART GOODS, 41 4 : NORTHWEST, By" AUCTI aiisiosod THIS STOC! WHICH 1s SEW CLASS IN EVERY PART OF 2! pare. % ; TER Street distant 177 feet west irom the southeastcorner of | STEEL) ENGRAVINGS. crt said square, thence, wat with sald street v4 tect 4 CabrREr Hee AS A 3 EVER inches, thence north Ti an ;| DESCRIPTION AND. ‘DA GENEKAL ot the mata ook INA FIRST-CLASS ART EMPOLIOS, 7oC > ; parting to Ur, Veerhofs reoval to Lis new store be state ron ae Bitahcn stone, 'S SEVENTH otter Sauare Ob. Stn nt NORTHWEST, Boar NESDAY. £EB- orth lin street Wert | RUaRy Four’ ‘O'CLOCK IN witht said street 24 fee Isl iect | DRY AR SAME HOUR UNTIL foun alley sujreet wade, ae recorded in | Af 1s SOLD. the mide” the office of the survey« book 13, | ““Persous iu search ae pace 17, thence east 4 inches, | Persons, iu, at Fine Fite, * ‘itu the improvements shove Decinnings | jae terms: One-third cash, of ust be de- iGTON AND ee ie | WASERGTON Sup cponoomeny mastnoud se, cael, instaitinents, and three | “4. ‘SON. Auctioneers, will sell 100 Peers, for whieh notes on prop: | Safes (of stock (par valle #0) and of inte 20108. iP HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer Boors ‘ana Wis B TR SALE OF VALI ‘ hotly eat ey fot OCLOCE .M.. im front of tollowing ‘rea! estate, vis: improvements, Local, Domestic and General Intelli- gence, and a lurger quantity aad higher grade of Original and Selectea Literary Miscellany than any papet in the District. Being delivered at the homes of regular subscribers for the trifling sum of ten cents per week, Tue STAR is much the Cheapest paper published in the District, quantity and quality of contents heing considered. ‘Tue Srar’s circulation in the City of Washington is more than three times larger than that of any other |mewspaper, and the number of its KATCLIFFE, DARR &CO., uct, | Teaders more than five times as many, It is therefore in that (or even greater) there is no ground for argument or doubt, even. It is the common testi- mony of the business community, and generally admitted. Note This Point. ‘Tae Star gives the exact figures of its circul-tion every week, and cheerfully opens its books and press and delivery rooms to any persos having interest in the correctness of its statements, so that its patrons know precisely how much publicity they are getting when they buy space in its ‘cotumns. RRR RES