Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1891, Page 6

6 CITY AND DISTRICT. GF Awealthy London merchant gives the secret of his business success as follows: always feel happy when I am advertising, for then I know that, waking or sleeping, I hav strong though silent orator working for me; | one who never tires, never makes mistakes, and | who is certain to enter the households from whicb,if at all, my trade must come.” To | securé the services of such an agent as this | shrfwd merchant referred to, advertise in Te fexixa Sram. It is read by everybody in | jashington. NINE PRISONERS SENTENCED. Judge Miller Makes Short Work of the First | Procession Today. Nine persons formed the first procession of | men and women who marched from the dock | this morning and stood in line to be arraigned | before Judge Miller on charges of violating the city ordinances. | Mary McManus was the first selected for ar- | raignment. Mary is a middie-aged woman and @ was comfortably dressed. When asked, re you guilty or not guilty?” she responded: | “I guess I'm guilty of being drunk and dis-| orderly this time, but if your honor will let me | go this time I'll promise that I'l never get | drunk any more.” Five doliars or fifteen | days. Ed. Jones, a youthful colored boy, who has the reputation of being a member of the “Shot's alley crap shooters.” was complained | against by Policemen Flynn, who accused him | ©: calling him a bad name and striking him with astone while he had @ prisoner under arrest. ‘Twas my brother,” was the boy's excuse. | The excuse was not a satisfactory one and a | fine of $10 was imposed. Jaines Waters said he was from Philadelphia | and be felt sorry for himself. “It was a mis- hap, your honor,” he said. j at was a mishap?” | jrank too much rum and I only got | 3 ¥ xt 4 o'clock, but if your will give me a chance I'll go home.” “You will never get to Philadelphia as long | you get drunk,” said the judge, and then he sent the prisoner back to the farm. Bob Williams and John Henry, colored boys, were arraigned for violating an ordinance ¢ the District and they were fined $10 or thirty | days each. “Guilty,” was John Carrico’s plea to a charge of using bad language on New Jersey avenue. BK or two weeks. egular visitor. was only charged | with being drunk and disorderly. She was #0 | that it was not vagrancy that she plead y and accep got striking her, which h ing «ke could think of that direction were rt imposed double the up,” said George | ping off a drunk mal Meeting at Rockville—Im-_ provements In the Fair Grounds. Correspondence of The Evening Star Rockvie, February 18, 1891. The annnal meeting of the agricultural so- ciety of this county was held here today and was well attended. President Miller made a| brief report on the operations of the society for the past year, complimenting the members | on the fine results obtained daring that period and urging them to continue the good work. ‘The annual reports of the secretary and treas- urer were submitted and adopted. Mr. Wm. E. Mannakee read an interesting report on the condition of agriculture in the county, which was well received and ordered to be published. ‘The committee on crops and forestry was reor- ganized by the appointment of Wm. E. Mun- caster. Uriah Grifith, jr. Columbus Purdum, ¥. A. Dawson and Capi. John MeDonald. A reso- Jution was offered authorizing and requesting the board of managemert to make en additional entrance to the fair grounds on the northwest side. Mr. H. H. Miller offered a resolution in- structing the committee on crops and forestry to take into consideration the advisability of making an exhibit of the products of the county at the Columbian exhibition in Chicago. The ing the terms of the pr vice presidents to two Years was Te the salaries of the secretary and treasurer were uffer, vice presidents; ler, Fran *. Hutton, Wm. Dorsey, executive com- Work on the new third-mile track on the fair grounds is progresing us fast as the ather will permit. During the coming sum- le pens, stables and ected and everything lass condition for the September felling trees on the new es of that addition to Rockville, was badly ied im the left foot by an ax he was Endeavor” of h of Washi t Sunday night + the Christian Chu lace. ‘The exercises consisted of sing’ aver and addresses by members of the so- | Among those from Washington were D. leader, Philip Johnson, M. Stanley Misses Lena Summy, Ange Phillips aud rm personal and political friends s E. MeComas in this vicinity are ied at the mention of the name of gentleman for the | cgay of district at- Hix well-known ability, ate acquaintance with | rs would make him a wise selection BAM. eins E LATE PANIC. HURT BY Railway Securities Held by the American Loan and Trast Company Depreciated. Bank Examiner Preston last evening made the following statement regarding the American Loan and Trust Company of New York: “The closing of the bank was brought about by the | demands made upon it this morning—unex- pected demands—by certain savings banks. ‘The amount which it was asked to pay was be- tween €200,000 and $300,000. The company had not this amount, and while the ofticers were discussing what had better be done I came here and ascertained the condition of things. When I karned that the demands could not be met I took possession and since I have been endeavoring to learn the amounts of Qscets and liabilities. “When the business of the bank closed on Friday, the 18th, the assets were $2,168,033. ‘This statement was errived at after making cer- tain deductions on the bonds and collaterals held by the institution. The amount loaned on collaterals was $2,132,450. The value of the collaterals, as we have figured it out, is $1. 613.637. Ido not know the par value. The Test of the assets consists of the bonds now ‘owned by the company. All the collaterals ai secondary to notes, which were taken ae pri- marr indebtedness. “Some of the notes were owned by the di- rectors of the company. The other assets owned by the company absolutely are bonds of various kinds, mortgages, bills purchased, bills receivable, cash on hand and cash due from banks. The cash on hand on the 13th was ities may be paid tomorrow, which will reduce the deficiency to about £475,000. ‘The same people hope that the deficiency will be made good by the stockholdefs and that the institu- tation inay be placed on its feet again. If my sugement today proves correct the depositors will be paid in fall. The steps to have a re- ceiver appointed may be adjourned. ~The reason for the difference in the state- ment made now and that made in October is eccounted for by certain immatured loans which in October were counted good. They have since fallen due, and are not The} are charged to the suspense account. These have now thrown out. Certain rilroad seeuri- ties have become worthlessand other securities have been hurt by the December panic. | offi | only @short time ago was | Wh | is to be an o; American Base Ball Association In Open Warfare With the League. The HOW THE BATTLE BEGAN AND WHAT THE RESULT WILL PROPABLY BE—CONTRACT JUMPING BY WHOLESALE—THE MIGHEST SALARIES WILL GET ‘THE BEST MEN—PEACE WILL BE SECURED. There is now no more doubt as to whether there will be war in the base ball world this year. It is going to be a war to the regulstion Ditter end.” The announcement in Inst night's Stam that the association had with- drawn from the national agreement was fol- lowed this morning by further information to | show that the association has burned its bridges behind it and is now on the path of indepen- dence. At the meeting of the association yester- day afternoon a vote was passed declaring the office of president vacant and sending a notifi- cation to Mr. N. E. Young of this city, secre- tary of the national board of control, that the association had adopted a resolution with- drawing from the agreement that was to be the healing of the old wound and a tie to bind base b> into a firm uni to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Thurman’s involuntary retire- ment. Asa last stroke to the deposed leader, who, iy ailed throughout the country as the savior of base ball, a com- mittee consisting of Mosers. Phelps, Yon Der Ahe, Southerland, Elliott and. Johnson was ap- pointed to examine inte the accounts cf the posed leader. ‘THE INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION. It was decided that the schedule committee should proceed with preparations for a new arrangement of the schedule, and a report will likely be made toa further meeting of the as- ion to be held in Cincinnati ch. A rule was passed creating a gua: fund, to be composed of 50 per cent deposit on the capital stock of each club in the organi- zation, to insure their plaring out the seneon, so that the league will have no chance to weaken the ranks of the opposition by trying to buy out any of the rebeis, as was done last | Season. johnson and his Cincinnati Club were ad- mitted, and Johnson was elected to a place on the board of directors. He promises that he will eb in the line with astrong team and that he will ttle all difficulties in his own town, where it expected there may be some legal fighting. ‘The list of umpires for the season was com- pleted by appointing the following, two of whom have already bcen named: C. Jones, Chas. Snyder, John Kelly, J. FP. MacCullar. Among other minor details arranged was a rule that playersof the association should wear Jsand black while traveling. A vote of was tendered to President Krauthoff of stern Association for his stand in the suer-Stovey eases and the similai h came before the board of control and 1b led to the split. WHAT WILL BE THR RESULT? ‘There was the greatest harmony at the entis and the prospect is that the associa- tion is new ont of the union with a determina- tion to stay out. There are no discordant ele- ents in the ranks of the organization, and ore is every prospect, now that the guarantee on established, that the association gether as # unit until the end. the result? ‘There will probably disastrous strife than that of ere beiug no national agreement players and clubs in check there will counting on any man to stay where ns and contract jumping will be a favor- ercise for men of all grades. Salaries will go up high as the skies now that there n struggle for matcrial,and the bids that will be macle from one side’ and the Twill prove one of the most dangerous ures of the war, ending in a good many failures and not helping the general and final prosperity of the game in the least. The fight will (= conducted on different lines from those that marked the struggle of last season be- tween the league and Weckechoat, inasmuch as there is a different lot of men behind the re- bellion and there will be no players, who have shown their inability to condact such affairs, admitted to the councils of the association. WHERE CLUBS WILL CONFLICT. There are but two points at which the great rivals will come into active competition, Boston and Philadelphia, and in the latter ci there is no change from the conditions that have always existed. The war will be con- ducted on a line on salaries alone and there will be nothing to prevent a soaring of these figures into the realms of ruin and disaster. In the end, it is feared, the national game will necessarily suifer. The strife of last year be- tween the league and the players had at least the good effect of bringing out a great many new men, young players whose ability to take part in first-class exhibitions was shown, and who have now taken their pincer with the veterans in many eases. There was created an immense supply of talent greater than the de- mand. ‘This necessarily redounded to the benetit of the spo making the market easier and in causing some sort of a competi- tion among the players that hud the tendency to reduce the salary list. It is probable that it this latest war had not been declared the play- ing expenses of the average club this year would have been reduced to minimum and thus the game would have been helped a long way to becoming independent of assessments from stockholders. A CASE OF AUCTION. But now this is changed and withont any machinery to reserve men and to hold them to their contract it is going to be acase of auction and the highest bidder will take all the plums. ‘The next result, logically and practically speak- ing. will be that there will no longer be even a semblance of a division of merit among the clubs irrespective of the capital behind the stockholders, and the richer will grow and fat- at the expense of the poorer, so that in the if the cruel war is continued long enough, cre will be presented the spectacle of eight ams stretched out along the line in each or- ation in the order of the money that is md them and the ability to offer more y for an excellent © than he is y getting. Then by counting up the i from which « club can draw one can ily see at the i ing of a won just the Tin which the elzbs will finish and inter- est in the game will materially suffer. IF MAY BE PREVENTED. But it is not at all probable that this end will be reached, as the chances are that before this time—this chaos—comes there will be » new peace and 4 new truceand ® new national agreement and more machinery to keep it in- violate, which will be op apa with sus; again at the first opportunity The oddest feature of the fight is the fact thet the whole trouble comes from the very efforts of the various organizations to insure harmony and through the medium of the very means that were adopted to bring about this desirable end. It inthe board of control to wich all were looking with eager eres for the first signs of that millenium that bas been 40 wh whic long expected, and it is now the board of con- | trol to which sll are pointing the finger of scorn, to show that utter contempt with which it and its actions are received by at least one of the three parties to ite organization. News comes from New York that a deal has been fixed up between Boston and Cincinnati so that Mike Kelly will go to the latter city to manage the team and Arlie Latham will go to Boston. ‘The following list has been published of the players secured by the various asocia- tion managers, which will be found to cozutain some surprises. Among these is the name of taley in the Washington list, with catcher Owen Clarke. Boston—Murphy, Mack, Farrell, Radbourn, Hacdock, Madden, Daley, Brouthers, Nash, Strieker, Richardson, Brown, Duffy. niladelpbia—Cross, Milligan, McKeogh, Wevhing, Husted, ‘Chamberlain, Calliban, Brudiey, Meaken, Larkin, Mulvey, Corcoran, MeGeachr, Hoy, Scheibeck. ownsend, Robinson, McMahon, Healy, Kilroy. Cunningham, Werden, Childs, Gilbert, Shiudie, Griffin, Welch, Ray. Vashington —MeGuire, Clarke, Keefe, Bakely, Staley, McQuery, Dunlap, Smalley, Hattield, Beecier, Visner. St. Louis—Bovle, Munyan, Neal, Stivet King, Comiskey, Quinn, Lyons, Fuller, O'Neil or Seery, MeAleer, McCarthy. uisville—Cook, Ryan, Strattan, Daly,Ebret, Ewing, Taylor, Shinnick, Raymond, Tomney, Beard, Browning, Wolf, Weaver, st Cincinnati, Kelly, Harrington, Mullane, — McPhee, Tebeau, Deletanty, Holliday, rr. Columbus—O'’Connor, Doyle, Gastright, Easton, Baldwin, Beckley, mon, Kasam, om Croats, son. r ‘MR. THURMAN'S DEXUNCIATION. President Thurman of the base ball national = ‘NEW CowTRacts. ‘The following bulletin of contracts, &c., has been issued by Mr. Young as secretary of the board of control: Contracts for 1891: With Kansas ~*€ John Pickett Wm, Wilson. waukee—.A. end Boston—H. D. ough. Lincoln—Wm. With Baltimore—P.W.Werdon. With NB: Pfeffer, With Washington—J. P. Vier. With st. Paul—F. W. Ely. Denver—J. T. fe. Terms accepted: By Philadelphia A. A.—Wm. Calihan and EW. Corcoran, Services accepted: By Sioux City—A. ©. By Philadclphia—W. Shriver and ville—-P. Weekbeeker Phila D. By 8t. Louis—R Marphy and Jos. Hornt Edward ‘Morr, Pod Conway and. a, McCormick. Cleveiand—J. Faatz, LG. Twitchell, E - L and W. D. ley. By Syracuse—Wm. Casey, G. Brigga, F. Ely and J.T. Omaha— ” py ‘Sioux bs te D. Phalen and W. H. Milwaukee—W. J. Hoover, R. Wost- Minneapolis—Jas. hey and M. McQuaid. By Toate Pi Werder and Jno. Healy. By Al. Sauters, E. Green, Geo. Carman, J. Riddle, C. Snyder, A. Knox, E. O'Neill and J. Daily. ‘New York—Henry ODay. PT. y, W. L. Dela: , Dan Keele. By -W. L. Works. By Powell. By Lincoln—J. Hemp. By lake, T. J. haat ogy Soe A. C. Jantzen. Philadelphia A. A—J. Brennan, B. Conroy. 0. ——<_ THE Vall MURDER TRIAL. 4 Woman Present When the Wife Was Shot Testifies Against the Husband. In the Vail murder case in St. Louis yester- day Miss Lizzie McAtee's evidence was import- ant. She stated that Mr. and Mrs. Vail came to her father's house on Saturday, February 1. On Monday morning, February 10, witness, her father and Mr. and Mrs. Vail prepared to go to the depot. Mr. McAteo and Vail went down to the wagon, the witness and Mrs. Vail following. Vail had his hands in his pockets. He helped Mrs. MeAtee into the wagon, first placing his left hand on her waist, his right on her arm. When she got into the wagon she stooped down to fix the blanket on the seat when she heard the fatal shot. She turned around andsaw Vail with one arm around his wife's waist. They were three fect from the wagon and Mrs. Vail said: “Oh, Charlie, you've shot me.” He answered: No, Fanny, I have not; it Was an accident. The pistol struck the wheel.” HOLES IN VAIL's coat. ‘That afternoon the witness and her mother examined Vail’s overcoat. They found a hole in the pocket of the coat near the front corner and another in the lining of the coat, ten or eleven inches higher up. The coat was pro- duced in court and identified. Vail’sdemeanor toward his wife from the time of the accident until her death was cool end indifferent. His ther and sister came one night before Mra. ‘sdeath. The defendant went to the depot to meet them, taking the wagon. He walked back, arriving at the house ahead of the wagon, and, meeting the witness in the hall, told her to impress it on his mother and sister’ thgt it was anaccident. He said there were too many in the wagon, so he had to walk. There were four in the wagon and it was drawn by two horses. SUIELDED BY HIS WIFE. As to the relations between Vail and his wife, the witness said Vail always treated his wife With indifference. She was affectionate toward him, but he would ward her off when she ap- im. ‘The witness was resent when rs. George to her bedside and said: “Mary, tell was an accident.” The cross-examination by the defense was commenced, but nothing of importance elicited up to the adjournment of court. = a THE BIRNEY COLLECTION, Giving the History of Slavery, Presented to Johns Hopkins University. The Johns Hopkins University circular for the current month has the following in refer- ence to the gift of Gen. Birney to that institu- tion: “On January 15 the univei received from Gen. Wm. Birney of Washington, D.C., 9 valuable collection of books and pamphlets, numbering over 1,000 titles, representing the history of slavery. The nucleus of the collec- tion was formed by Gen. Birney’s father, Jns. G. Birney, candidate for the presidency in 1840 and egain in 1844. ‘This original colle: largely increased by Inter accossions, and it probably forms one of the most complete col- lections of ite kind in this country. It is to this library that Gen. Birney was almost wholly in- debted for the origina! matcrials which he used in the preparation of his work on the life and times of his father. Gen. Birney, on the 8th instant, wrote to Dr. Adams, asking what dis- position he could make of his books and pamphlets for the se of _ historical students. In reply it was suggested that hey should be placed in some neademic library where they could be utilized for the sturdy of slavery as.an institution. On the 13th instant Gen. Birney tendered his collection to the university, saying: “On reflection I have decided to ‘give my collection of books and pamphlets on slavery to the trustees of Johns Hopkins University foc the use of sti- dents, and expecially of the members of the Historical Seminary. I regret that it is not well arranged. Several years ago [had ail my mphlets bound in fair, chronological order. ly acquisitions since that time are neither bound nor classified, except partly by subject. Thad intended to clasmify and rebind, includ ing all to the present time. The present state of my health will not permit me to do this. I must leave this work tothe Johns Hopkins University. All Tean do now is to box up the collection as it is and send it to the university. Some of the titles are rare. ‘The file of Lundy's per is more nearly complete, or rather less incomplete, than any other in ‘existence. All known complete files were burned up in 1838 in the conflagration of Pennsylvania Hall. I hope my contribution will be but one of many similar ones. ‘The Birney collection has been placed in the alcove of southern history, the beginning of which was made some yearsago by Dr. J. F. Jameson, now professor in Grown University. Gen. Birney has since added to his gift 2 com- plete file of the Emancipator, the organ of the anti-slavery ty, published from 1833 to 1812 in New Yor! ae ee A CALIFOKNIA TALE, Or the Dead Sculptor of a Statue in Wash- ington Which Never Existed. The San Franciseo Examiner, whose editor evidently does not know that there is no statue of Lafayette anywhere near the grounds of the Agricultural Department, or even the city of Washington for that matter, yet publishes the following fairy story on its editorial page: “The recent unveiling of the bronze statue of Gen. Lafayette at Marseflies recalls an inci- dent of a similar geremony connected with the equestrian statue of the same great Frenchman at Washington—the superb work that fronts the east entrance to the grounds of the Agri- cultural Department. It is « story for an American to hoar with a blush of ‘shame—a typical illustration of the apathetic ingratitude of republics. “The statue was finishod by its designer, a gifted young Italian sculptor, but a penniless one, in 1348. On one excuse or another pay- ment was put off until it was placed on its ped- estal ready for dedication nearly three years By this time the artist had be- of hanting the co: tis importauities for relief and had sunk into absolute, pitiable poverty—in- deed, had become quite foigotten. “The unveiling of his work took place at last amid pompousceremonies and the booming of canuon, the ‘exercises’ costing more than the sum the needy genius ‘to be given for services. As the canvas were drawn aside amid the huzzas of the multitude » tat- tered, miserable object was discovered seated Pg ee rencl apparent sleeping peacefully, protected Uy its massive —_ ‘The committee ip gees mo Satine and angrily ordered the presimptuons trai to withdraw. But the sleeper did’ not stir, aud when at last a ladder was raised to expel the in- troduced s resolution the preamble of which sets forth that certain national banks in tho country are to loan money except upon contracts vate in gold, which course tenda to discredit the currenoy of the country, whether based upon gold or silver. The reso- lution, ‘therefore, provides that any national bank ‘attempting the currency of the country by than lawful money forfeit its charter. TO FORBID SELLING FIREARMS TO INDIANS. Representative Gifford of South Dakota yee terday reported to the House from the com- mittee on Indian affairs the bill to prevent the sale of firearms and ammunition to Indians. Th the bill says the Gommition Sata, ahaa cetiinsiien, eon aoe the uniform practice of the deslers and traders | py. slong the borders of Indian reservations to sell fire arms to Indians. In thismanner the latter are kept well supplied with firearms of the latest and most improved pattern. ‘Ihe com- mittee believes that in view of the late troubles with the Indians as well as the troubles of pre- vious years more stringent laws upon this sub- ject are required. It therefore recommends the pasaage of the bill. Representative Wheeler of Alabama yester- day introduced in the House a bill to provide for a graded income tax. PENSION FOR AN AGED WIDOW. The pension committee of the House has au- thorized a favorable report on a bill granting a pension of $12 per month to Lucy Wood of Vermont, the widow of a teamster in the war of 1812. ‘She is said to be 106 years of age. FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS. Senator Higgins yesterday reported favor- ably from the committee on claims the Senate bill to provide for the payment of the French spoliation claims in accordance with the findings of the Court of Claims, with an amendment providing that in cases where the original sufferers were adjudicated bankrupts the awards are to be made in favor of the next of kin, such awards not to be paid until the court has certified that the personal represent- atives on whose behalf the award is made rep- resent the next of kin. BULLION PURCHASES. In answer to a resolution the acting of the treasury has sent a statement to the Sen- ate, prepared by the director of the mint, showing the amount of silver bullion offered to the government from August 18, 1890, to Feb- ruary 14, 1891, the amount purchased during that period and the price asked and paid. ‘The acting secretary states that the basis on which he estimates the market price of silver is the daily quotations of silvor in London, New York and San Francisco. The market price the secretary estimates from a comparison of these prices and the prices at which silver is offered for sale to the government, the rule be- ing to accept the lowest offers, provided they do not materially execed the highest market price in the three named cities. Mr. Nettleton further states that no silver bullion has been purchased by the government outside of the United States, but, undoubtedly, large quantities of foreign silver bullion have been delivered on purchases to the govern- ment made from parties residing in the United States. Attacking Mr. Kyle's Eligibility. It is asserted by prominent attorneys and others in South Dakota that United States Senator-elect Kyle, in addition to being fneli- gible on account of not receiving a majority vote of the whole legislature, is not an inhabi- tant of South Dakota in the meaning of the term in the constitution—that he owns no prop- erty and pays no taxes. A Huronite in speak- ing about the matter says that Mr. Kyle was simpl, jonary or agent of a foreign a church society, subject to ite. call at any time: that he had no “fixed” habitation within the constitutional meaning, and declares that he was already under engagement to reside an the east as the financial agent of a western denomi- national colle; Shot Wi His Child in His Arms. George 8. Hess of Fulton, W.Va., was mis- taken for a burglar by hie two brothers-in-law named Ball at Pleasant Valley yesterday morn- ing and shot, dying instantly. Mrs. Hess had been in delicate health and ker husband fear- ‘ing the flood decided to take his family to the residenco of his mother-in-law at Pleasant Valley. ‘The party did not arrive at the Ball residence until after midnight, and Mr. Hess tried to arouse the sleeping family. With his little child in his arms he went upon the porch and called several times. The two young men of the family saw the form on the’ porch and thinking there was tobe a repetition of the attempt to enter made by burglars Inst Sunday night, armed themselves and went to the door. When they opened it Mr. Hess © und ut- tempted to enter. Ezekiel, the younger brother, fired, und Hess, still clasping hischild, fell to the porch dead.’ The child screamed: “Oh, papa is dead,” and the boys ran out and discovered what they had done. ‘The youn, man at once came to the city and gave himself up. Thefe was a verdict of accidental shooting. Recent Legislation in Kansas, The vote by which the bill authorizing women to voto was recently defeated in the Kansas house bas been reconsidered and the Dill passed. ‘The house in committee of tho whole has passed the uniform text book bill. The bill provides for a text book commission which is anthorized to compile a series of text books or contract for books already in use. ‘These books are to be furnished to the schools either gratuitously or at actual cost as the people dgcide at the regular election. ‘The state Appropriates $100,000 to begin busincss and is to be reimbursed by the counties. The Elder interest and usury bills have also been passed by the house. 7 —__—_—_+es__ Banker Cowles’ Case. C.B. Cowles, the Nebraska bank president, charged with having strangled his wife Feb- ruary 4, has been released owing to a technical defect in the information. A second informa- tion was immediately issued. Cowles made no effort to take ny 3 of his temporary dis- charge. The Pacific. Bank, which the accused owned, has been voli. Eighteen Locomotives D A careless wiper in the. round house of the Cypress yards of the Missouri Pacifie railway in Kansas City, Kan., set fire to a bunch of oily waste last night. The fire spread rapidly and despite the efforts of the fire department con- sumed the house. There were eighteen en- gines in the house and they wore also Among them were the engines used in the. ular ger service and the ofticials were The CeBMLGRE SD 1288 ‘Murderers of Lieut. Oneey. Lieut. Brysen, with a detachment of troops has reached Rushville, Neb., with the five In- the murder of Lieut. Casey. ‘They will taken to Fort Meade, 8. D., and hald ‘for muse 4 ———e+—-—___ Laa.—The Washington Herald offer the" boy orgie in the Distt who, ‘gets most votes in a r contest a handsome pair prghemdag tm ‘some young ‘of the contact 4 Unfinished business. Six yea and nay votesdec- orate the page of today’s issue of the Congres sional Record, the roll was called several other in if fF 3 itt SET FUTURE DAYS. ATCLIFFE, DARK & CO.. Auctioneers. R cet) ee (8), and fifty. “hue further reading of the be dispensed | three 223)" Levine Sireetnortiwes | REGUEAR, SALE, BY AUCTION OF | HoRSES. with. Not s single Senator ie ‘the least | of seven feet elit and one-half fpebes Ge feet SS, ROBES, MALTERS: attention in the world to it, and overy one who Saal tabrern ek aikt ana ane eet oops hundred ge ar Fantato reed it has itin black snd white be- | 3 woke ere em: gad Tonminy tak fo THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE MART, fore him, and can read as quickly and alley being fmproved by that ine four. 7 A ve gertainly ng ately an do. ecretary ot the | mic setyecesee oe ome membre LAT | ATURDAY, FEARS TESTE INST 1 Senate or as an; person can read it. No- of sale: One-third of the purchase money to | .,Stock of every kind can be entered at aiy time up to Tey S.USTio“ the. ust heed to th, and ot thie wii aay paymeuts potes of Purchase or pare | felOat NAYCLIFFE, ARR & CO., Auctioneer » when we are so near Stasera stall 2 ,O0.. Auctioneers. sion, if we want to get through with the bill we | interest at the isc ae sor estes persemunn Page RRATCUIPFEE, DARE & Co. Ayetioncers, | ought to consider it without consuming time sbicvenalanaually, and necured ty deed (trust on tl —_— | Task unanimous con- | Shesars’ ‘ir the tecmeol soeeen aa eee ee SPROUL ON OF TEE be SR ipa dave roms day of nie the Peopecey wl, be CONTENTS OF 1HE 13-200) Bye days’ potice ut such rensie in sous newspaper Pub: DWELLING HOUSE NO. $10 14TH ST. N.W., uh pont of rena handed 500) dtiare wa MONDAY MORNING. ipancanr ‘TWENTY. eaves raersenee ote rue ret OR A, aus oe POSALS FOR THE ELEGANT CONDITION. CONSISTS IN pEROPOSA OF THIS PART © Bee ATP RIVATE SALE 2 git | Parlor Suite, Walnut, Tennessee and White Marble ton, Pre SO THE DAY, THE | Chamber Furniture, Ons and Chariber RED AT PUBLIC AUCTION. Suiveniair"ant“Shh actress Woven Wire st. . Springs, Totlet Ware, Pillows and Bolsters, Rock- SAMUEL'P. BELL, . aw rs, M.f. Tables, Lace Curtains, Porters and erie au Pols, ling. Fine Wa'nut M. 1. Ripe | Sod bung haire tluaretee id ey fans OQRTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES- mg bask Sot tek i M' 3 7 . Oak Mirror Hack Mat Hack, Lange Canvas cmpiaan te ysiatiok: Aetwrwaniiaitne he] Seine eat cant hese as ing wi Senator from Kansas was | By virtue of 1 ¢gutained in a mortrare trom ney talking to somebody else.” Wilen 5. Calvert 10" Asa, i. Lintuicun dated LARGE CASE OF STUFFED BIRDS, _ The Senator from Kansas wae evidently | grivine Geuresscounyin tiers WE Ne trike | REPTILESAND ANIMALS CONTAINING OVER not abashed by the thrust which Mr. Cullom | 4. and by, said ge ed ‘the, = UGHOUT TI SE ARE 1 GANT “ap he meray il ent trope is | ee ifr cement | cAFaMLS OK ALLS EARLS nite deliberation snd. inteligibiy. ‘There fas been | Sagara sino Bape ute ce RHC RDAL: | ne attention of partes merase and dealer too much rapidity about it heretofore. I ob- | E5! ‘the y in crtrege imentione aoe as in good condition, serve some words have been skipped and mum- nip ig, more leas A im sand tort: i ad a bled r now report will Tead | sage . This RATCLIFFE, DAER & CO., with great care and great deliberation and with Eroperny dicen ec cecicegmuveedeenirontoct |! sive = metlonenis. all the elocution that can possibly be bestowed | tue turipike is ueer Collewe Station near team {[#OMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. be a to subdivision into bulldtnue Tote aut is « part THE ENTIRE CONTENTS ‘That shot was not aimed at the secretary: was simply Mr. Ingalls’ way of intimating that he did not think the report worth listening to. ; it From that time until 6 o'clock the Senate did little else then listen to roll calls and realize that a quorum was not present. At 6 o’clock a two hours’ recess was taken, and from 8 to 9:20 there wasmore debate of a profitless descrip- tion; then an adjournment was taken. pment eet eee TWO YOUNG SPORSTMEN. They Tackle an Old Blunderbuss and Bag a Bear. Game in this vicinity is very plentifal, writes L.C.B. from Andover to the Kennebee Journal. In fact, for deer and bear it is a veritable sportsmen's paradise. Go outside the village @ Imlf mile and yon can see deer tracks crossing and recrossing in all directions. I sporting tour than this. A tramp of two or three miles is all that is necessary to bring you into the very heart of @ splendid game coun- try. The man who cannot bag a deer or a bear must indeed be a poor hunter. Last fall, two boys, aged respectively thirteen and fourteon, started out from the village on “a grand bear hunt,” as they termed it. They were armed with one cur dog and an old-fash- ioned flintlock pistol. The first day they tramped ten honra without seeing any game and then camped out on the ground in the woods. In the morning they were up and off agein with unflagging zeal and courage. About noon they heard the dog harking violently, and retracing their steps they found that the canine had treed an immense bear. The boy who held | the pistol took deliberate aim and pulled the . A flush in the pan was the only result, and after ‘several ineffectual attempts to dis- charge the thing they held « council of war. In the meantime the bear showed a dispos: tion to come down ang takes hand in the di liberations. The boys hastily primed the blunderbuss, and this time it went off, knocking the younz hunter over backward and apparently doing n> damage to the bear. Again the boys gonsulted, and after about half an hour's work they sme- ceeded in reloading the ancient firearm. chance would have it tho next bullet struck th bear exactly in the heart, killing him instantly and bringing him to the grouné. He was a magnificent specimen, weighing 350 pounds, and his pelt alone brought the captors $15. That is the sort of boys they raise up here in A special dispatch from St. Louis says the biggest deal in electrical companies ever con- suminated in the west was completed yester- day. ‘Three million dollars was the amount paid by the Laclede Gas Company to purchase of all its rivals in electric lighting and secure complete control in St. Louis. Emerson MeMillan, president of the Laclede Gas Com- pany, announced that the company has pur- chased the Municipal Electric Lighting Com- ny and the Missouri Electric Light Company. For ihe former $2,000,000 and for the latter $1,000,000 was given. ——ree— Because He Was an Old Soldier. From the Providence Telegram. Some very good stories were toldat the camp fire in Infantry Hall last Saturday night and there was a very gratifying absenee of chest- nuts. The story that seemed to take the best was one told by Adin Capron about a Grand Army man out west who was on trial for stealing a horse, The charge was proven by the testimony of half a dozen _wit- ne Dut the prisoner's counsel made a shrewd reference to the honorable war record of his client. There were several veterans on the jury and the verdict brought in was: “Not friasicopcimnnded the fury orate andiont jc reprit jury severely, sent them back, to bring in'a verdict h the evidence. At the end of fifteen minutes ‘the jury returned with the simple verdict “not guiliy,” to which, ho ever, the foreman ided in an undertone: “ lucky he wasan-old soldier.” Com- mander-in-Chief Veazey clapped his hands and langhed immoderately at the story, ‘as much as to say: “Those are my sentiments. Hon. 8. C. Cobb died at his home in Boston last night, aged sixty-four years. His death is attributed to by arsenic, which he inhaled from the wall paper of his room. Mr. Cobb was mayor of Boston from 1878 to 1877. Capt. Win. A. Andrews has contracted with a Gloucester, build another Mass., firm to about fifteen feet im length all over, in wi he proposes to again attempt to cross the At- vee glans fi t New Glasgow, N. 8., has glass factory at New N. 8.; bas on account of over The hands have left for the United ‘Thomas E. Lambert, Boston of the New York Mutual Life Tosuranes’ Co died yesterday after a brief illness, Tass Yous, Coun: SWIFT'S SPECIFIC aa. CONTAINS NO MERCURY OB know of no better place in Maine for a week's | Iwelling and outbuildi or Taxes to be adjusted to the day of sal . balance inequal installments THE ALPINE, ferns : hind cash, in six and twelve montus trom day of sale, at purchaser's deferred installments, if any, tO NOS, 317 AND 319 455 STREEDNORTHWEST, interest frou day of sale and to be secured to the satisfaction of the i 2 = bed eae cheae aoe comsamee tae ac icaneme Z iN 40 BOO! OF HOUSEHOLD EF- Assignee of Mortgage, Baltiinore. L. 0. ROBY FECTS, AT AUCTION, EMBRACING IN PART: 0 train from Washington aks fain from : ae Plat will beehibitedat tine ufeaie, fe10,12,14,17&19" ORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE KEAL M ESTAT eoeY ‘WASHINGTON CITY ON THE By virtue of fe power contained ime rovtage from Witham N. “Culver: to John M- Orndord “of Wine Tan “Prince George's county. Hiber'J.WoB. No. f-tollo 10, e., the ede LACE KUSSELS PARLOR SUITE, WILLOW A LACE AND “OTHE Wi STAIR CARI NUT AND 07 ND FANCY ¢1 SDOW. BAL 8. HL ND OTHER CARPET: uiANGH SUMBLAC OF attorney of tile morizageo, will sell at pubic save at "WARE, ti veracale ad G.- rut is TING STOVES, REP iGE Ps ANIM IaiatPiveucLock | RICTULES, “AWNINGS. RITCHEA ‘the property in said mortage iuent SITES, &e. ‘To be sold at public auction joned ‘on MU on the above ment! FEBRUARY TWE! in sald tnortgasce ‘and distan vs irrop- | Brgmaiecs ONDA, NTY- erty ts about one ile trom Kiversdale Station, | THIKD, i801, corius nti at LEN O'CLOCK. Deal- Scvem mies from Washinton tty grand private buyers saculd ive this sale their at. mus the. Park and ethers. tention. trown Hyattsville, and isa part of the estate of the lute Charies i. Calvert ‘Terms: One-third cash, the reddue in six and twelve months, of all cash, at ‘de- ferred yO: z THOMAS DOWLING, _fer’ Auctione *PHOMAS__DOWLIN ‘he purchaser's option, the Tiumtallinents to bear interest. froin sale and to ve sec" The notes ol the. prare Ra tahantareiges pommeat Me See 2 posit p25 Hiwe of ails in tle citi a ron al own male, A piat wi be exited ox vet cocinclagencnad | sei oy pee ation Or G0 tern 4 One pear tives CHAKLES H. S,ANLEY, Attorney of the Mort- | Marci, 1. intl, ux " + 20n Courtland st-, Baltimons, sd Laurels Md. She recuiiees, Four Fish ‘U. BUBEY, Auctioneer. “Cake trans stow Wash- “A THIS EVENING. 4 oS or the anding, viecun 1 Of + asluna W:7ES B. WILLIAMS & 00., Auctionsera. CATALOGUB SALE OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIKTY-FIVE CHOICE OIL PAINTINGS Now ON EXHIBITION Dar, ati irests tet and bles : ince Veretaties en ST OUR CAINE BOOM, CORNNE WEN SERENE | Sie peomacteeed takes Sete eee issue to troops wencang July 1, ANUL. AND PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NORTHWEST. — | }eencne Ju:y 1. inl. ‘Froponais ‘tor beet and vase: PProjaman at vos SALE TAKES PLACE a ot United States in any, Er UESDAY, FEBI SEVENTEENTH, appropriation kwunted uF Cs TUESDAY, WARY, ee sormeation tay ve! outaimed” Ly HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK P.M., And continues each evening thereafter, same hour, DRY_GOODs. ‘until all are sold. Among the collection will be found ‘some rare and valuable old Paintings, also several European Exhibition Paintings and many choice specimens from American artists, which are to be sold regardless of walue by order of Andrew Martin and sev- eral other owners to cover advances, &c. Now Secs Gone full ime of Table Damasks and Napkins, ali crades, Linen Sheetings end Pillow Linens, Hemstitched Linen Sheets and Pillow Cases, Damask and Huck Towels. HOOF, BRO. & @., 1228 F st. ‘Terms cash. WALTEE B. WILLIAMS & CO., a fel7-tu, th,sat3m PENSIO} [208 PEN nd all other Blanks. $05-3m 6, WeGHOVE £ Cons Tubinbens 07 F stn. w. TL McQUEEN. for Legal Blanks sional Printing ine gine PINE Boo fole-St FUTURE DAYS. BENSINGEE, Auctioneer. WASHINGTON HORSE AND CARRIAGE BAZAAR. ghtUnbsy Sonat 2 pikes TWENTY: do Or Hol D MALES. pea CTR, we Dieses “Porstas wishing 10 purchase shyuld attend this sale. Ler, Mu Waron, ‘Sew Top Basinem Wagons, 3 ‘Bugyies, Road Carts, Harvess, &c., &c. PUBLISHER, ST. N.W. iy executed. -Pxiensive lineo{ AND JOB PRINTING ONLY. 98 GENTLEMEN'S GOODs. Faz Stock OF FOREIGN COATINGS, VESTINGS, SUITINGS, OVERCOATINGS AND THOUS. Bay Mare, Cart and Harness'to be sold for want of “feio.et 8. BENSINGER, Auctioneer. (PHOMAS DOWLING, Anctoneer. 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 influen@ or com sideration whatsoever. 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