Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1891, Page 6

NITTAN | FS" betty 3 Set 2d EDITION. |A* REST IN CALVARY. jee te ae | [Continue from Fifth Page] Te secant Parone ted by Chet’ — United States and minor courte.all in carria, Lient. Gov. Clayton, headin; B, ninth battalion; artillery, and the Baking Powder ROYAL is the only one made free from lime, alum, and all extraneous substances, OSMAN DIGNA ROUTED sitios = te mesos ‘atassea Sr ate | puaos and lei ed Ue ie, military, fraternal and civie, and who ng into the city on special reak. began to form, the ‘liery of the i FIeTm DIvEsIoN. The fifth division was strong in numbers and representative in character. It was com- the position, and knew that many of my brother lawyers bad interested themselves in Tokar Captured by the Egyptians Tetnion of" woverai | manded by Maj. Chan. Tainwaler and com- inoracaasa oemerteecee| and ABSOLUTELY PURE. It isin every way After a Fierce Battle. is to 12th and Pine streets, | sisted of civie societies, mercantile, historical what surprised. I can't tell exactly when I : 2 | si wont of Lith Son 14th, for = | dou” comers “alt io ae tntoteto ce ‘f° shall serumic my new office, and Ihave no plans : ° il ° Ww 5 —— | acme erably over a. mile. The | sociation of Missouri wearing mourn. . Nis: Gate tes ‘been‘tn Ontera condty, Ma, superior to every similar preparation. ITNESS : EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE | crowd © Incrense in proportions every jing badges and crape armiet, marched EX-GOVERNOR FOSTER. in 1841, and is now in his fifty-first year. He *| moment, xcellent order was preserved, | behind the chief of staff. a silent tribute to the . MR WENDow’s sv served t hroughont the rebellion, enlisting in q em oar Grp ee meer bed competed act daa inte seigty 3 August, 1802, with the Seventeenth Maine Ar- The United States Government tests (Chemical Di- I find the Royal Baking Powder far superior to the Ex-Gov. Foster of Ohio Nominated to Be Secretary of the Treasury. belonged to the Department of After the war Mr. Cole studi relieve tillery, whieh the the Potomac. to ive solemnity that prevailed. Owing and sue for peace an to the fact that as victor mourned the Threatening Rise if the Ohio vision, Agricultural Department) show Royal Baking Powder a cream of tartar powder superior to all others others. It is pure, contains none but wholesome in- | the oppre gredients, is of 23 per cent. greater strength. j to the fact that cach division comma: ir he’ ; : 1967. He went at once ncinnati. been given sapreme command of his own | Teonmsch” had gone from sight. Thoy wore | ®812F SKETCH OF HIS BUSINESS AND POLITICAL Virgini is in leavening strength.— See BULLETIN 13, AG. DEP. XV, M.D. ci cqtinfene, the procem "farming the | hes oid excess unorband situcied | CAREER way te sazD anovr ra arrome| eet Yipes Mero he” practiced hs prev = = < Bey bec orrara or a & How cand , tedious one, | general attention. Also in line were society | MKT aT THE cAPITOI—MEMBEAS OEXERALLY | dridge county for four. years. He came to P. 599 Public Analyst, Dominion of Ca i, g . less coufnsion being created | of German war veterans, several turner s0-| pprinvg HIS aELECTION a oD OME. Washington in 1868 and has since practiced law STOCKS ARE DULL BUT FIRM. the failure of the militia companies | cisties, lodges of the Knights of Honor and pee here, m before the & rt of the < i The Royal Baking Powder is perfectly healthful, and aa other hories to find their right postions | the members of the Historical Society, Ex-Gov. Charles Foster of Ohio was today Duties ee Onn ae Ce es ae ee The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure. It is sauep rar iE SC A pas THE TAKING OF TOKAR. Osman Digma’s Foliowers Kouted After a Desperate Fight. Avagrre, Eovrr, via Scaxzr, Feb. 21.—A se- | vere engagement was fought at Tokar on | February 19 between the Egyptian troops who recently left El Teb aud Osman Dig- na's forces. Nearly one thousand lives were lost in the battle which followed the appearance of the Egyptians at Tokar. ‘The Egyptians made their advance from Afafive duriug the early dawn of the morning of ‘Thureday last. The enemy was sighted near Tokar, and after an exchange of shots be- tween the skirmishers of the enemy and the advance guard of the Egyptians. the latter pushed forward through the beushwood surrounding Tokar and neighborhood in order to seize the old govern- ment building, now little more than a tumble- down ruin, but which forms a strategic point | where a force of infantry could hold ont agaiust heavy odds. The dervishes seeing the | object of the Eg: advance in that direction, made a Tush for the building, and surrounded by a compact mass of Arab riffe- men poured hot fire into the ranks of the ad-| vancing Egyptians. The latter. however, were | not to be checked in their advance, returning | the Arabs fire as they advanced. G8 The Egyptians fixed bayonets when within | easy distace of the enemy and bravely charged | upon the defenders of the old ruins. For over | an hour » desperate band to hand bayonet to | | order east and things considered, however, matters might have been worse, and when the signal was given for the infantry of the first division to march to the Union depot to act as special preliminary escort to the remains at leant a semblance of at of the line from the points where the divisions were to join each other bad been secured. ‘THE CASKET PLACED ON * & CAISSON. A few minutes before 11 o'clock the caisson— one that had been specially brought from Fort | Leavenworth—and drawn by four coal-black horses, was drawn up in front of the main en- trance to the pot, and amid the roar of the artillery the cusket was ten- derly borne from the train by sight members of Ransom Post and placed on the carriage. It was draped with stars and ripes, ity feet with the Union Jack that cov- the caisson containing tho remains of Gen. righting Joe) and Gen. George ck of Chicarnauga). Under infantry the caisson was n to the point at which it was to take min the parade, while the relatives ther members of the funeral party were to carriages, which: followed the caisson ata distance of a few blocks. THE PROCESAION STARTS. ‘The last stage of the journey to the grave was now about to commence. Having assared | himself that the divisious were in such shape that no delays or hitchos would occur, Gen. | Merritt gave the signal, there was a double salute of artillery and ut 11:15 the head of the er J column began to move on Pine street. spear and «word fight followed du | of Police Halligan, with fifty picked men, led which the Egyptian troops fought | the way. the most determined gy. The Egypt ‘Then came Brig. Gen. Merritt as chief mar- cavalry made a brilliant eharze ou the derv-| hit and staff followed by Br ishes, who retired in disorder, ae &| Forsythe in command of the crushing defeat. The dervishes numbered at | ‘This was composed of troops BD. Teast 2.000 fighting men. About an equal force | K of ‘the seventh cavalry, th of Egyptians succeeded in reaching the shelter | Wounded a” Berk te. te of the building before the Arabs surrounded fuk ton Os them for the attack. After the retreat of adios, « atte the dervishes the troops found over | Inamediately 7@@ dead around the position men c ssacadl aatlane tioned, while numbers of dead Aof the fourth under command of Maj. were Tying bushes around the | Edward H. Williston, and of the companies of builJings. Ne vE of importance | igjantzy from th mth, tenth, twelfth, who was preseut at_the battle fell upon the | rtecath infawicy, com field. Osman Digna did not take y Col. Edward Townsend. Be- part in the t. but watched its pro- the infantry eame the caisson, the gress from a point of vantage near) stately eval biacks m slow and impres- At rt seeing that his fuithfal | sivety, as though appreciating the greatness of ‘trous, defent. | him for whoa: they were performing the last | thirty | office. On either side of the caisson, yptians si Afatite and will advance | mrin today. _ THE O10 KIVEK RISING. Inhabitants of the Lower Portions of Cin- cinnati Driven From Home. Crsersxatr, Ouro. Feb. 21.—The river passed the fifty-foot mark at7 o'clock this morning and merchants and resident: preparing for the rixe. At 12 o'clock noon it 6 fifty-one feet oae inch and rising at the ‘0 inches an hour. rts from sbove ave that considerable as fallen within the past twenty-four fig: Saray and Monongahela are ‘The ocenpants were busy all day yee moving their good: higher nd will suffer no . ‘The of the shanties on Rat and rows were forced to abandon their quarters late yesterday afternoon. They re- tained in the house to the last minnte, and only concluded to «eck shelter elsewhere after the water had covered the floors and furniture commence floatin Some of the inhabitants on both sides of the river above and below Cincinnati are alarmed at the continued rive, und are moving their stock and portable goods to higher ground. ‘The water has completely submerged the auxiliary pumps at the water works and the supply to the elevators in the city will be eut off. Kiver men say the indications are for considerably more water. ‘Ihe different railroad lines entering the city sre taking the necessary precautions for a flood and trains are running regularly on all roads and there will be no interruption to travel un- til the gauge marks fifty-five feet. This stage will somewhat interfere with railroad traffic. —— A SUSPICIOUS VICTORY. California Athletic Club Directors Will In- vestigate Certain Cireaistances. Sax Fraxctsco, Feb. 21.—Immediately after the close of the LaBlanche-Mitchell fight last night the directors of the California Athletic Club held a meeting for the purpose of award- ing the victory. The circumstances of the fight, however, were so suspicious that the directors decided tomake no award and postponed consid- eration of the matter until next Monday night, when a meeting will be held for that purpose As the articles of agreement say that the fight imust be won to the sati«faction of the club, ali bets remain open until the directors’ decition —— A DULL STOCK MARKET. Little Trading in Any of the Stocks—Prices ‘Are Maintained. New Yorx, Feb. 21.—The stock market pre- sented the same dullness this morning. and even the rials, which yesterda @ featuve of the tra neglected. The same were so marker Mobile and Ohio rose muterial change took in the later dealings. general, wus to be the market was very siieant changes from ening priccs. Silver opened at 4; highest sale, 97; lowest sale, 961¢: last vale, 96. THE Wak Insurgent Versels Scattering Along the Sen Const. Bvesos Avars, Feb. 21.—A dispatch received here from Valparaiso aays that a government steamer has arrived there from Arica, a mari- time town in the province of Tarapaca, where she landed troops. The steamer reports being pursued by the rebel ships Huascur and Esme- rakia and had « narrow escape from being cap- tured. The insurgents have captured the steame> Consino. ‘Three regiments have been sent to rotect Tacne. The government is sending fresh troops to recapture Puagua. The latest news received from the rebels squadron is that the insurgent vessels are scattered aloug the coast, but Valparaiso is not in a state of blockade. ere anaes Western Hospitality, A western society journal says: “Two distin- guished burglars went through cur town last night. They didn’t remain loag enough to giro them @ reception such as their position re re She was Wise. From the Chicago Times. 2 ‘What is the trouble between you and your husband?” “He makes me jealous of certain ladies.” “In what way?” “He mentions having met them when I wasn't with him.” eq Pott —they are not the ones to be afraid “Who, then?” “Those whom be doesn’t mention.” Gi in the bottomsare | )UIe, the dead soldier and thisinscription: of the first battalion thirteent! States infantry; our first colonel and true friend.” through Chic! Champion Hill, Vieksburg, Jackson, Collins- today were Rev. Dr. Ryan of Covington, Ind. F. A. Kerst of St. Paul: A. T. Sterling. Chicago; J.C. Helm, Deuver, and W. Howdry, Leaven: fore andi behind, forming « complet marels d twenty-four membe: d that it perform this duty ASSOCIATES OF THE LATE ¢ ~The veterans were in their uniform of blue, but there were ten of their number, five on either side of the casket, that attracted notice le attention. Each wore on his breast a <ome purple badge with a photoBraph of regiment United Only the solemnity of the occasion served to restrain the spectators from venting its enthnsiasm on this select contingent, nearly all of them white haired, some feeble . and weak, for they were nearly all of the a Oe, nt eee aa | rental of gallant band that followed it the bases: houses slong those | “Uxele Billy,” aa they familiarly called hjm, Payou, Arkansas saw d Missionary Ridge when the gallant eenth did héroic service, Among those surviving and participating worth. CLERGY AND PALLBEARERS. The caisson was followed by a number of local clergy of all denominations in carriages and after them came the pallbearers that had accompanied the remains from New York and the honorary pallbearers selected ia this city. ‘These were: Military—Maj. Gen. John P. Amos Beckwith, Maj.Gen B. Smith, Maj.Gen. Jno. W.Turner, Bvt. Maj.Gen. Willard Warner. Brig Gen. John W. Barrige. Commander Charles Cottor, U. Citizens—Judge Samuel ‘Tr: Col. George E. Leighton, Col. Charles Parsons, Byron Sherman, Daniel kh. n, Thomas E. Tutt and R. H. msey. Close behind “these were th surviving members of the personal staff of the dead general, Gen. Amos Beck- with, Col. Jeuny, Col. Dayton, Col. Hitchcock, Col. J. Bacon and Col. Julius Pottsman Sturgeon, ‘Ta and Tourtellotte, as well as the survivors of the western sanitary commi- Dr. ion, Carlos 8. Greely, J.B. Johnson and ‘James E. Yeat- Then in carriages followed the and the New York party, while army committee, Gens. Schofield. Miles, Slocum, Andrews, Heward, Randolph, Lieut. Kinzbury, Capt. Andrews and Capt. Barrett “brought up the — rear, here were 1,000 troops in this division, with the band; 290’ cavalry horses and 240 artillery horses. ALONG THE LIE OF MARCH. ‘The weather was clear and dry, enabling the approach of the cortege to be seen-2 long dis- mee abead on the long. wide avenues tray- reed. Sidewalks. windows and roofs were vast reas of spectators. Profound silence prevailed as the eaisson passed from block to block. Men bared their heads to the biting wind aud many an old veteran wns not ashamed to let tbe tears chase each other down hiv cheeks. Particularly were the outward manifestations of grief up- parent on Grand avenue, the favorite prome- nading ground of Gen. Sherinan when he ro- sided in this city; and to nearly every resident of whieh—and éspecially to the little boys and girls, for whom he always had a pat on the heed and aking word and # sarile—he was person- ally known. One could not help contrasting the sad scene of today with that witnessed on the same avenue during’ the national Grand Army encampment of 188%, when the gencral, who bad been viait- ing frieuds, was the center of a gamboling crowd of little tots. Some of them doubtless looked down from their windows with tear- stained laces as all that wax mortal of their old friend passed by tod: SECOND DIVISION. ‘There was a slight break between this and the second division, which was composed of com- manderies of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee and the Loyal mu. Tt was headed by ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes, as commander-in-chief, and staff, and com: prise legations of the Missouri commanders, headed by Maj. L. In- verill; Ilinots commandery, headed by Jud; Walter Q. Gresbam; Kansas Commandery, Gen. J. M, MeCook: indiana Commandery, Gen. Lew Wallace; Town Commandery, M. Hoyt Sherman, nephew of the a Wu cousin, Gi cius Fairchild; Nebraska, Brevet Brig.Gen. Asa Cook; Ohio Commandery, Liout. Cot G.C. Dawes; Pennsylvania, D.M. MeGregg; Minnesota, Licut, W.Lochrans. A delegation of 100 members of the Army of the Tennessee from Chicago brought up the rear of the division. ‘The companies for the most part appeared in uniform with white gives, the insighia of the order, without roseties, and a band of crape en- cireliag the left arm. ‘THIRD DIVIRION. ‘The Miinois contingent of the Grand Army, headed by Department Commander W. L. Lis- tin and staif, iad the right of line in the third division, and was followed b; sion, and. w d by department de- aud some forty Missouri poste. “The Sons of Yeferans of the sate were represented by large delegations from over twenty camps. Rassier was marshal of the ‘which had over 5,000 in line. ; FOURTH DIVISION. Nor was the foliowizg or fourth division less imposing than its predecessors. It was com- manded by Gov. D. B. Francis and was headed Chief | had SIXTH DIVISION. In the sixth and last division wore the city | officials, headed by Mayor Noonanand City Con- | teller Gen. John D. Stephenson, who was a corps commander under Sherman; the ci council and honse of dglegates, all other city departments and rds, the — mer- chante and mechanics exchanges, all in carriages. From beginning to end the procession was, weveral miles in length and #0 the cortege slowly wended its way to Calvary. With, perhaps, the possible excep- tion of the demonstration that accompanied the interment of the remains of Ulysses 8. Grant, it was the most notable tribute to the memory of an American that the country has ever witnessed. The route—west on Pine to Grand avenue, thence north to Florissant avenue, thence west to the cemetery—was fully five and a helf milos in length, but at no_point was there a perceptible dimiuntion in the un- broken line of spectators. . THY WHOLE CITY ON THE STREETS. It seemed as though the entire population of the city were on tho streets, yet at no point was there cither disorder Or unseemly con- duct. Everything was in_keoping with the solemnity of the occagion. The guns wore fired by the battery; church bells were tolled as the caisson passed by, and the bands played the dead march in dirges and the old familiar “Marching Through Georgia” to slow time. At O'Fallan Park the twenty-five veterans of Ran- som Post, who by this t weary, were relieved by a aw: val. ‘There was _a halt when the intersections of Grand and Easton avenues were reached, and here the Grand Army and ether military societies not under arms dispersed and the members joined the throng of pedestrians that led tp the cemetery. ARRIVAL AT CALVARY CEMETERY. It was nearly 2 o'clock when the head of the column reached Calvary. An immense crowd had already passed through, but a large force of police had kept open the route to the grave and prevented intrusion upon the rpace re- quired by the family. Outhide the gates the cavalry and artillery deployed to the right and left. Gently the veterans of tho thirteenth lifted the cnsket from the caisson, and tenderly, with slow and measured tread, they bore it up the way of the first dolor through the Way of the Bethany and to its crossing with the Holy Rosary. Here they laid it down upon'a bier, Father, mother, son and babe were united in death. The bier had been placed directly in front of the grave of the little Wille, who died at the age of nine years in 1863, and many of those in the immediate vicinity were profoundly affected when they read the inscription that the father ‘himself had caused to be engraved: “Our Little Sergeant Willie. From first battalion, thirteenth United States infantry. In his spirit there was no guile.” To the right was the grave of Mrs. Sherman, sur- mounted by a handsome monument; to the left that of Baby Charlic, who died in South Bend, Ind., in 1664, before his first year of life had passed. ‘THE NURIAL SERVICE. The wind whistled through thelifcless branches of the trees, but every head wasbared and bowed as Father Sherman stepped to the head of the casket. The fortituds of his sisters deserted them in thie trying juncture and they gave | way freely to their grief in cobs and moans. ‘The W. L. I. Parade M 2 The Washington Light Infantry will have its customary parade. The command will leave the armory at 3 p.m. and will proceed down Pennsylvania avenue to $d stfeet and then re- turn to 15th street. The route will then be to Katreet, to 19th, to Pennsylvania avenue, to 15th street and to the armor ——— CONDUCTOR CURED OF FLIRTING. The Nickel-Taker a Street Car Escorts a ‘Man in Female Garb to a Show. A respectable young woman aften happened to get on a car on which was a very gallant con- netor, says a Montreal spbcial to the Chicago Herald, who always made some remark to her about the weather. One morning the young Jady took the car to come to the city. The con- ductor was unusually friendly and asked her if she would goto the theater with him that night. ‘The young woman could hardly believe her cars, but replied: “Oh, yes, with pleasure.” The conductor then appointed a meeting place near one of the city theaters. ‘When the young woman's brother came home that he dress in her clothing and meet the con- duetor. ‘The F acquiesced, kept the ap- pointment and was met by the gallant condue- tor with expressions of the greatest joy. Then they went to the thealer. ‘Theeonductor bought two of the best eeats in the house. As soon as they were seated the condnctor wanted to kuow what made his companion s6 quiet and implored her to take off her veil. ‘The hayhful person at last dil take off the véil and disclosed a very maseuline visage. “I'll have you arrested,” panted the conduétor, and, leaving the theater, nght the aid of the police, but was only Inughed at, eens. = SECRET [AIL OF INDIA, Britons Perplexed by 2 Strange Occult Phe- nomena Ainong the Hindoos, From the Providence Journal. What is known as the “secret mail” of India has for more thar a gencration perplexed the English mind, aad is still a profound mystery, although numberless attempts have been made to explain it. Every one who hias lived long in Asiatic countries is aware that the accurate knowledge of important happenings at a dis tance is often possessed by the natives a con- siderable time before it is obtained by the gov- ernment, even though specidl facilities had been provided for the transmission of the news, This was frequently and conspicuously illus- trated throughout the Bepoy rebellion. Hap- penings occurring hi of miles awa were usually known in the baznars hours and sometimes days before the news reached the authorities, and the information obtained was regarded as so trustworthy that the natives speculated upon it even to the full extent of their fortunes. Indeed, upon une occasion the “secret mail” beat the government courier by taily twelve hours, olthough every endeavor had been made to secure the swiftest dispatch. ‘The Hincoos themselves ray, when they con- sent to talk about it at ad that. they depend neither upou horses nor mea ped have no se- cret code of signals, but that they do possess a system of thought transmission which is as fa- maillar to them a3 ir the electric telegraph to western worl one may accept —— that - i in the evening she told him and she suggested | 4, od nominated to be Secretary of the Treasury. Gov. Foster was born in Seneca county, Ohio, April 12, 1828, and received his cducation at the common schools and finished at the academy at Norwalk. He first tried his for- tunes in merGantile banking business and never held a public office until he was clected |to the Forty-second Congress. He was re- elected tothe Forty-third, Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses. He has also held the office , of governor of Ohio Jand his ‘administration was one of marked ability. Hefound the state treasury ina depleted condition, but by careful inan- agement he paid the deficiencies and left tho office with the state finances ina healthy con- dition and a surplus in the treasury. He since been e1 in business in Fostoria, Ohio, his home, where he has a con- trolling interest in a bank and where he also in- duiges in farming. He is also engaged in several other business enterprise, all which are prosperons, and’ he is reputed to be a man of considerable means. He has. served upon one or two Indian com- mirsions, the last being that which made the negotiation for the purchase of the Sioux lands about two years ago. ‘Mr. Foster is thoroughly posted in Ohio poli- tics and has becn shrewd enough to keep free from the entanglements of factional fighis there. He was a candidate for Congress last fall, bat was defeated with the other Obio republicaas who attempted to run in democratic districts. FAVORABLE COMMENT AT THE CAPITOL. Favorable comments are passed upon. the se- lection of Mr. Foster for Secretary of the Treasury. He is of course well known and it is generally believed by men in Congress that he will make a good business Secretary. id The free coinage men would have liked the ointment of one more friendly to silver, but ey are not dissatisfied with Mr. Foster, know- ing that they could not get'a free coinage man. They much prefer him to a Wall street man. Mr. Maish of Pennsylvania, who served with Mr. Foster in the House, sa: the leading men on the republican side. was largely instrumental in —_bring- ing about the compromise which led to the senting of Mr. Hayes in the White House. His memorable specch induced southern men to cease their filibuster. I do not think that the President could have made a better selection within his, party. He has demonstrated’ his business capacity by his private suecemses.” ‘Mr. Dorsey, chairman of the banking and currency committee, said: “It is an excellent selection. It was a difficult thing for Mr. Har- rison to find a man to fill the placeof Mr. Windom. “I think the selection of Mr. Foster is the best he could have made. Foster is a man of good ability and fine. business capacity. “He is a clean man; haa a good, calm head on him, and will make a fine Secretary of the Treasury.” TRY OMI DELEGATION PLEASE ‘The Ohio Congressmen, in which state Mr: Foster lives, spoke of him as » man of strong personal worth, large experience as o successfl business man. and well ac- quaintei with pnblic affairs. He is, it is said, thorough’: in accord with the President's financial policy and a conservativ> man, whose opinions are all favorably to a sound, stable currency. ‘The Fepublicans generally cxpressed themselves ax well satisfied with the Prosident’s selection, and those democrats who were seen said they had nothing to sny against it, conced- ing that the President had a right to select ad- visers who were in accord with his policy. ir. Foster, they said, was a thorough repub- lican and a’ strong party man, but they had nothing against him personally. ‘Representative McKinley of Ohio said: Mr. Foster will demonstrate the wisdom of the Presi- dent's solection. sound on finance and an able man.” Representative Thompson (Ohio) said that Mr. Foster was well equipped for the place: He was, Mr. Thompson Geel a believer in a ‘sound, stable monetary system, thoroughly in accord with the President's policy, a financier of splendid ability and well versed in public affairs. No one man in Ohio, Mr. Thompson said?has more influence in the tate than Mr. Foster:and he predicted that it would be entirely satisfactory to all the people of Ohio. Mr. Breckinridge of Kentucky said: “I.ex- pect it isa very good appointment.” Mr. Hitt—“I do not know him well, but every one spenks highly of him. y he is a man of ability aud will make an exceljent Secretary. He is strongand tafe. That is the important thing in thet office.” Mr. Farquhar said, “Who, Foster? Why, that good. nt! ‘There ‘can be no doubt about that appointment.” IN BLAINE’S RECIPROCITY CLUB. It May Compel the Annexation of Cuba to the United States. ‘Special to the New Yor: Herald. Wasmuxotox, Feb. 20.—Is Secretary plotting to annex Cuba to the United States? Is the reciprocity clanse of the tariff act but thé cover ton deep-laid scheme to put the planters of Cuba in a position where they must throw oft, the Spanish yoke or calmly await industrial union ‘These are sensational questions, but there is remarkable combinstion of facts to justify answering them both in the affirmative. Briefly outlined the sitaation is something like this: The reciprocity clanse of the tariff has been used to make a treaty with Brazil, which has vast areas capable of sugar production. If Cuban sugar eannotenter the United States free of duty after January 1, 1892, by a reciprocity treaty between tois country and Spain, it will be driven absolutely from the Ainerican market by the high duty which will ruixo its prices above the sugar of Drozil and Mesico. Spain is del from making an a1 ment under the reciprocity clause of thy tan because she has treatios with Enropeat na- fonserhich bind her to give them all: the privileges of “‘the most favored nations.” Bhe find their crops ing on their handy and thei: tations the useless ref. of starving sed Rballions ‘workmen. Independence. cf annexation will become cssential to exlit- ence of the “Queen of the Antilles.” : ‘CUBA To BE OURS. If this country demands a fair reei; in trade with Guba it forces Spain into « most am- baoeg ith when ke groper bi eres own "Ie would Mave tande be ditereons Feciprocity had been accomplished ashe there were any differenco it wee ‘thet he} = bellion Severe in is hands without’ legis- |" lation ith to coerce Spain in‘o Seoae see ‘the of sides at 1705 N street. MEXBERS OF THE BAR SATISFIED. ment: Mr. R. R. Perry—“It is an excellent sppoint- ment; coula not have been better. I was at Mr. cellent lawyer, arid can good prosecuting officer.” gxiustice Harper suid he wae glad that 9 Dis- rict gan was appointed and he thought the President had made an excellent sclotion, “He's a good lnwver,” said Mr. T. C. ‘Taylor, “and no one will dispute it, although I have never been very well acquainted with him.” = “Mr. Gole iva kind hearted, affable gentle- man and a thorough lawyer,” saild Lawyer Campbell Carrington, “and he will no doubt make an able nator.” It's a mighty good nomination,” said Mr. ee assistant, sy for the Leng “The appointee is not only an excellent but be Taleo @ first-class lawyer.” pe Mr. George F. Appleby: “It is excellent— good, could not have been better.” ‘The office is paid by fees, but aniount for sal- aty is limited to $6,000 per annum. There are four asbistants with salaries of $8,000 to $1,500, aclerk and a messenger, but of late years politics has not gov the selection of the forec in the offi mn A ‘WASHINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. A Groat Many Out Marketing Notwith- atuuding the Bad Weather. ‘The lenten season is evidently noticeable in the increase of attention paid the fish stalls in the market houses. While there is a larger supply aud greater demand than last week the prices differ. but little. The shad are tho most popular and are'in better condition and the prices are a shade lower, with a downward tendency as the season for catching them advances. The first shad received are never in first-class condition, but-improve continually after first appearance. A fine specimen can now be had at 75 cents to $1.00 und the smaller ones proportionately Iéss:' Quite'a variety of fish are to be foun and no Lenten observer need suffer for any- thing wanted in this special line of Lenten food. Eggs took a big dip daring the week on ac- count of the open weather. any dealers who paid 17 cente for them found them retailing at 16 to 17 in some of the retail stores afterward, the wholesale price having dropped down to 14 cents. Tho muddy. condition of the roads has caused = falli Off ini country receipts ‘and the price has ad vanced again and they are at 18 cents retail asa rule. Botter weather will make bet- ter roads and with that wil! come a larger sup- ply of eggs and, doubtless, must lower prices. ‘There is little change in the poultry tine, though there is a large lot of damaged atuff on hand. While the demand is not great the sup- ply. of real sound stock is limited and for tis will re main at 18 to 20 cents, retail. Good fresh butter sells at good inferior stock is very dull. The better grades of creamery are firm at 30 to 45 cents a pound. Other marketable articles usually in demand, such as vegetables, fruits, &c., remain abou: the same. THE LAST ONE. Why They Call the Young Man Jack Astor. From the New York Televram. Some of those persons who have been privi- leged to enjoy the acquaintance of John Jacob Astor. whose marriage to Mise Willing has ere- of it. are very much amused by the adulation which the scion of the Astor family is at pres- ent revefving. It seems ridiculous to them that this youth should be placed on a pedestal and worshipped, for his most conspicuous characteristic. consists of an absence in his make-up, both physical and mental, of those h forth admiration. In pe pearance John Jacob ia tall, not ‘divinely tall,” as Tennyson puts it, but superiatively, puinfuliy tall. He reminds one very foreibly of along, thin wax t.per. It is paw rg by,those who know him well that his similarity to a thing of wax does not end with his phy appearance. However that ma: be, there is ho denying thet he is not an intel- lectual giant. Strange as it may seem, when he was ut Harvard a few years ago, be did not make a deep impression either among students or professors. He was not even cultivated to any great extent by the fast set, which always contains toadies. _ He remained at Harvard for two years, vot as a regular undergraduate, but ‘ax a*4ipectal ‘gtudent,” that is, one who is not ‘obliged ta; pass examinations for admission into college and who does not belong to a class. Since his departure from the clitwic shades of Cambridge he has lived chiefly in. New York, where he mry be seen almont any day strolling along the 5th avenue, invariably attired in a dark snit and wearing a silk hat which serves to empbasize his talluexs and his thinness, His face beurs tho stamp of the Astors, From the New York World. A few minutes before Secretary Windom en- tered the banquet hall at Delmonico's that fatal night he met Bill Nye in the lobby of the hostelry. For ycars the late Secretary and Nye were tho closest of friends and many a {Joke tap toun dlsonssed between thous, “Do you ktiow, Mr. Nye,” remarked the Sec- retary, “that overy time Iseo you I think of Senator Wade and his experience. What, have you never heatd the story?” the Secretary tinued.” “Well, it's so good I'll tell it to Wade, as youtemomber, was devoid of on his hend -And always wore a wig of raven Black. One day, Just after he had concluded s very stro ps in he was upon in the lobby of the Capital ‘by a yous woman. ‘Senator,’ bogan the young woman, ‘T’have listened to word have utt with the greatest of interest and he ten, Se eee Would you object to Sit jag 78 Me ere eto Ws rebel. ey Aire Say af answered, 4 suis wae last story told by the dead Sec- ee ee Admiration for Wealth. $The simple truth is that while the, qdmire- States Supreme Court. Mr. Cole is an affable gentleman and casily approachable. He re- The following are some of the expressions by members of the bar upon Mr. Cole's appoint- Mr. A. A. Birney—“I am heartily gratified; it ina oxcellent appointment and one of our ated so much interest both in society and out | MO” powder offered to the public. Henry A. Late Chemist for T have found the constituents of undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking der to be of a high degree of purity, free from adul- teration or admixture of deleterious substances. J. W. Mattet, Ph. D., F. R. S., Prof. of Chemistry, University of Virginia. Morr, Ph. D., I have knowledge. U. S. Government. Royal Baking Pow- 3 ; ; H i ; H i ; ; & free from every deleterious substance ; purest in quality and highest in strength of any baking powder of which Wa. McMurtrir, E. M., Ph. D., Late Chief Chemist Agricultural Deparument, The Royal Baking Powder contains no impurities, adulterants, or unwholesome constituents whatever; superior to any other powder which I have examined. Wi.us G. Tucker, M. D., Ph. D., New York State Analyst. A REAL ESTATE MAN’S FLIGHT. —_ 2 Robt. E. Clarke Has Loft His Business and Home—Many People Sorrewing. There area number of people who ‘would like to see Robert E. Clarke, He has been the representative in this city fot several months past of the Southern Land Exchange, the Newport: News Development Company, the Metropolitan Co-operative Bank of New York, the Southern Land Company of Baltimore, Landover Park near this city and other companies and enterprises. Today be cannot be found at his office in the Atlantic building, and those interested in the companies which he operates are unable to find any of bis books and papers. Before leaving the city. which he did early Thursday morning, he de- stroyed all his books and left his safe empty. Mr.Clarke is a young man of pleasing address and versatile talents. He is about thirty-five Years of age and has devoted the greater part of his mature years to the stage and has been connected with several companies of barnstormers that have invaded the country towns. He landed in this city last May and began to teach music. October he went into the real estate business, but it was veloped. not until December that he de his peculiar methods. HIS EXTENSIVE ADVERTISING. He then branched into an extensive system of advertising and patronized the papers in this city and throughout the country. He paid cash when he was obliged to, but otherwise he believed in the credit syatem. Somo of the news- pes throughout the country would no déubt like to see some of Mr. Clarke’s money. His local enterprise was Landover Park, a tract of land on the Baltimore and Potomac rail- road, about eight miles from this city. It is stated that he never secured the deeds to this property and that his first payment, amounting to 8500, was made by meaus of a check dated February 20, and which, upon pre- sentation at the Columbia Bank, was returned as not good. A number of checks bearing the same date has been presented at the bank. . It i# said that he sold quite a number of lots in Landover Park and alsoa number of shares in the Southern Land Company of Baltimore, as well as shares in other companies which he represented. It is believed that he has taken with him a large sum of money. EFFORTS TO BRING HIM BACK. Efforts will be made to secure his return this city. Hehas, however, » good start. left his home, 8063 I street west, early Thursday morning and, wife says, without telling her was going away. During the da: Feceived « letter from hits which hed been mailed in Baltimore, st affairs were in such 'a con mained here he would be landed in the peniten- He also intimated that he might be brought home a corpse. ‘Those who know Clarke have mo idea that he will commit suicide. His wife, who has one child, is left, she says, entirely’ without money, her hurband even taking her jewelry. Claims that she docs not know what to do and how she will tive, Clarke has not been living extrayagantly during his residence in this city, and if he has taken with him all the money that he is snp- to have gathered together his rief career bere he is now better off finan- cially than he has ever beer: before in his life. MBS. BALDY IX CHARGE. Mrs. Baldy'of Baltimore, tho president of the Southern Land Company, was today in posses- sion of Clarke's office. She found nothing in the safe and says that she is en: tirely ignorant of Clarke's methods. The jolders of the company and persons who have invested money with Clarke have been coming in, and Mrs. Baldy says that she is gradually getting some idea of the situation. As soon as she can find ous how ao we endeavor to adjust the affairs company fie pt them i te, Owing to the fact that he destroyed all his books and papers and that he was given full swing, it is dificult to form the amount of his lic here and elsewhere. E rebee - B é con- | schemes Tair | Tooking at RISING SUN INFLUENCE, What an Effect » Little Hoosier Town Has Had on the Country. From the New York Telezram. ‘The little town of Rising Sun in Indiana, made familiar to New Yorkers as the scene of Bob Hilliard’s predicament in “Blue Jeans,” |Temerkable hamlet on the Ohio river. Its original postmaster, John Lanius, away back in the forties, started the mail delivery idea. The bunch of letters received each morning from the Louisville packet was sorted on the dock Postmaster Lanius’ silk tile. With his burden of mail he stamped pomponely up the one street of Rising Sun, leaving the iettergfor the persons to whom they were addressed. The next day he stood at the dock ready to receive the answers and put them in a bag for the Cincinnati packet as they were brought | down to him by the writers. He was probably | the first letter carrier. His successor, Samucl F. Covington, whose son, John I. Covington, is in charge of the insurance ¢:pattment of the American cotton trust in this city, has as great | an honor. He first ted to the depart- | ment at Washington the idea of traveling post | offices. It wax in 1846 and Postmaster General Cave Johnson held office under President Polk. Postmaster Covington was a man of unusual | energy and ability. He hstened to the com- plaints of the Rising Sun merchants because of | the delayed mails. j Every day a Cincinnati t, carrying the Rising Sun mail, steamed down the river with- out stopping until it reached Madison, Ind. There the pouch for liising Sun was landed to await a Louisville packet, which touched at Rising Sun the uext morning. So it was with | the towns between Cincinnati and Nadiovn, and- great was grumbling of the people Yhereat. Postmaster Covington wondered wity | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. The following are the opening and cloning prices: the Lor sigh Market, at reported Special ornon and Marariney. 141¥ b street. Can ‘Gen. Pac EO. Lake Shore, Louis. & Nai Mantattan Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Kegular cail—12 o'clock m: Washington Gas scrip, #15 at 125. National Ufion Insurance, 19 ts. W Gas, 10 at 40%: 25 at 40s, Y 4 ‘Trust Company, 10 at 935; : 10 at yonds—U. amend t 4308, INDI, 0% us regis us 4s, coupe Disinet of « Bonds—ter inp. 6, 1591, gold, li bid Per imp. asked. Market stock, 75, clon, sz guid, 101 5 fund, Se, 1509, 10; bid. Freacy, 129 bid, 1s waked. — aa ‘ater stock, 7%, Currency, 198, 138 bid, 140 anked. 3.658, 1924, fund, currency, 117 bid, Lisi asked. Miscellaneous Bonds —Washington “ana George town Kailroad, 10-20, 4, nd Georgetown asked. Masonic Hail Assoc Rasked. Washington Mark ivan, man sppointed by the department might not | take the mail at Cincinnati, sort it on the wa: down stream aud drop a pouch for each town into a skiff sont, douen case to San 8 os the | packet je wrote about it in his paper, Tie tmdlana Bind,'apd then sande’ tho whgues” tion in a communication to Postmaster Gencral | Johnson. His suggestion was adopted and put into effect at once on the river packets. The | merchants of Rising Sun rej ‘greatly. when ‘on June 6, 1846, they read in the /ndiana Blade | the announcement that a traveling postmaster would mail thereafter accompany cach between Louisville and Cincinnati, authorized | to open pouches and receive, sort’ and deliver mail en route between the two cities. government has no record of these facts, as the pers of the department of that period were | Rertroyed by Are, but the searchers inte the | history x failway mail a may -, Bod o! ments by ing pon j Peaaerneaieian THACKERAY’S TOAST. An Hlustration of the Novelist’s Affection for His Daughters. Ast mortgage Ga, 108 bid, — Ket Company, imp. 64, 112 bid. and ‘Trust Company, ington Light Infantry ist mortgage, a, 194, 100 bid. asked. Washington Mar= Anericsu security 3s, 100 bid, 10) asked. Wiashe Washington Light Infantry 24. aaked. | Washington Company, series B, Gs, 17% bid. — asked. Waste ington Gas Company Convertible @, 125 bid, — anked. National Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 450 bid, 5 asked. Bank of Kepublic, 2:5 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 270 bid, 300 asked. (Central, 300 bid. uskea. Second, 188 bid, — Farmers apd Me vid, — asked. Citizens, 120 Wa, umbia, 152% vid, 15; asked. Capi tal, 121 bid, —asked. West End. S74 bid, omy asked. Traders’, 11; bid, 119}; asked. Lincoln, 160 Did, 105 asked. Katlroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 25) bid, — asked. bid. LIsy asked. Metropolitan. 111 Columbia, 67 bid, 73 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 521 bid, 86 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 5. bid, 60 asked. aud Ten- bad, A very pretty incident is recorded of Thack- | is&> eray during his American tour. While in Bos- ton he spent much of his time as a guest in the family of George Ticknor, and it was there the ineident occurred, says the Yonkers Statesman. On New Year eve he and Ticknor sat smok- ing together in the library. The latter's wife was also present. The daughters of the house had gone toa party. They sat taiking till 11 o'clock, when Thackeray arose and said he would go to his room. ni Fou sre not going to retire yet?” inquired ost. “No,” was the answer, “for always at the birth of a new year I'drink to the health and happiness of my daughters, but I do not wish to keep you up so late.” “Pray, stay with us and we will join you ina health to your absent ones.” ‘Thackeray replied that he would be delighted to do so if it would not trespass on their hours of rest. He satat the side of the great fire- place and looked two or three times at the clock upon the mantel to note the flight of the minutes. “Db not trouble about the time,” yourself said Mrs. Ticknor. “I will let you know wen} it is 12 — xo | At the moment the new year began Thackera} took in’ hia hand a glass of sherry, rose to his feet, and said in tremulous tones: “God bless my motherless girls! God bless them and all who are good to them !” the wine, he is eat eee eet ‘the room, leaving his friends in tears. See BOUGHT A GHOST SHIRT. ‘The Experience in the Metropolis of # Cof- feeville Youth. A tall, red-headed young farmer with freck- els on his face as big asa copper cent, entered the union depot | : iE E it i e ’ F f ff ti i f i | i ate 8 Ht a i f oe tie cietics and even the Prussian government opened newctiations with tha dlecorera of the Telic and some very large sume were fered and 1