Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1891, Page 1

Except Sunday, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave, corner 11th Street, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't ry by carriers, Seek. or 4 i the counter Shares SarvmpsT QUADRUPLE SmERT Sram 61.00 per Fear; ith foreign postage added, €3.(0. Che ‘All mati subscriptions be paid in advance; st veper sent loner than yeid tort Peres of advertising made known on apniication. Vo. 78, No 18,077. ening Star, WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2: SPECIAL NOTICES. Ce—ALL EX-MEMBERS OP L.A. ee a ever of forma SPECIAL NOTICES. So aa Wuarters Department of the Potomac. 0.4. R. the Potoo: : aX ‘Days of sulin atl landlines same 'b imsiant. new pest, at 1137 7th st. ow. on last year. formation apply to MONDAY EVENING, February 23, at 7:3 Le 21, 1801. vo Fe ae SORE “Keene O° By order of comnittes. [The Department, Foceopment eet Jn ad Penzay.vania ave. ‘scenton instent 1114 Feaaer-ven i Ty tyR EN Post g) A aA, Con vt ER THORITY GRA! JOHN M. Commander, "oy the coinperoner of tie fendak PECIAL, COMMUNICA- CORNER OF 16TH AND 8 STS. ‘Uealisis and opticians of Philadelphia, announce that their specialist om the eye will be in my store next ‘Tuesday ond Wednesday, February 24 and 25. Exauinatious of the eye free of charge. ‘This {sa choice building site. The frontage on 16th st. is 94 feet and on Bat. 102 feet. Adjoining this prop- erty on 18th st. we have for sale five lots, each 25 feet front, and five ad~ Pace 8 ese in ite banking uouse, coruer 0 PROIAL | SouMUNICA- Bybee of Washinton. Bs €.. £0. ro Ma ac iemnble ‘ZUESDAY: 2? EPH D. TATLOR, President, wid ry Sreiock pian., for the par 5 et Bons Suge vice P ON MARCH 1. A801. MERSHS. CHAS. EC | Kinng he Wilts, Meters ar inte brother, Ba eeaet red etna eciy-oecupied by. hue with « fut line of Fuucy ana | furs '0 attend. clotusme will be observed. | PT CATIONAL =e <@ 1 Voice aes Spiers in aprommened ler of the NAL. wu tnd q Z FA Y SUPPLIES Page Ty the sollewune tow pris EB. MAURICE (creme) Bes = pad rawr pesloiny Mounte FINANCTAL .. Page 1 uo Siet Georgetown, D.. vaniery. No. Z 4 A ene & SON, sera ca.20 ese Ne io _ ‘iy Site on — ate 1020-3 Tsi2, 1414 and 1418 Fa. ave. =" MEPS wor : Poy . .. reap we @ write insurance on life and on rropenty.. < p> ELSSIORARY ALK! Y = ig Sd Pose 3 ‘lao ineure rail, rer, Wm. C. Brown and Robert Massie, Page 2 UY REMINGTON TYPE. inate “in MEAL ESTATE we oll Brotlacs | volusicer mieisuarins Gidtttolantn pf sotetan ae ‘2ana3 investments, both houses and unimprove nary, at the 14 York ave., TUES- 3 WRITERS. Property in the city and (burbs. DAL, Tebenacy 24 recur soune Pace 3 “PARAGON” TYPEWRITER RBIB- af as PRATT a Sox wen's lueeting. You vi 7 fe ae 21-3 Sun building, 1315 Fst. ool in Sen Sebestion, | HOTELS. 8 BONS, our own menufacture, sre by oo Mission | LADIES" Tore . tT wurch, cor. ith . far THE BEST in the market. Sold ex- 2 FLATS org etna Feliranty, oe ‘TURES. pd hemes: nips. for, Jiekt usatceprar well vated: qSSCENTHAL, METHODIST: PROTESTANT | LOS Page 3 ‘ SEAMANS re Tent, $37..Weach. Apply or vernut WES- ee ey ee ry MANICURE Pare ogaerai co ZENS WLGOX. HoT Fas ave. aw sor ai fae eesioninut’” Preaching | MEDICAL Pare? 20am 46=« COR. 6TH AND F 818. 5.W. of the -onieren: ae a M. Strayer, ‘Page 5 oe | a oreeiSicasn BOLEe OF HIS IS 10 NOTIFY THE PUBLICTHAT | xoTaRrEy pes THOMAS P. MORGAN Te-7 HAS NOT | Seine Mutual Sevinse Investment Aeoeiatoos AU, mot be, rypvonaibie,for any deute iu | POTOMAC RI Pare = fevered his Felatious with the Mutual Life | SAE ‘the Mutual Savings Investment Amociation Haaet. Powelly os uy ity Oneiverwise, arcnce, company of ew sore. Uat, bas had iis | Sieca st mnecompany's oles, Nalh F tern. omar | ena tn ante ie Pare powers ehlarced. “Formerly ke worued throua the | {ters tse Sco loataut to macive ‘i Hetraary 2 1801- pet Neuere ‘geo. wo Baie f . St new lore.” Business solicited, liberal comuuamune | 028 . AA.SMITH, ‘A VINE PROPERTY. Page Paid. Office 1553 F st. (basement). fed-im Page Page Page SPIER Pace — = a Joining lots on S st., each having » ies! jeweler ani Optician, ELECTION OF DIRECTOR frontage of 22 feet. The property as Page ELECTI OF DIRECTO! ‘THE 1920-38 220 9th st. u.w., near Pa. ave. wa Mica ueeting fot tas election of seven a who’e givesan unusually generous ‘pase ‘wual rectors for the Columb fu: the ensuing year, company, 19th snd H ste, VO proxtho, between the hours of 1 clot pm. at Bor ks tor tie transter of stock will be closed from hoon Ste March 11, incisive, f frontaxe on both these streets. THOS. J. FISHER & O SxiOpfeet,. Yor particu shir, GE Of lot spoxiO0 feet, For particulars appiy to Ar, GEO. BOGUS. 501 veh at. B. we 1a TT Se OHTANT NOTICE GAS CONSUMERS. ‘offered ior cash. ISN'T IT SO? A purel of First-class Keady-made Ciothing 10r man OF boy suitable tor ail seasons. a8. ore exposed on the two fluors. Tlis is a Kood. c ‘30 _ per tesa enter, egy pwc to cir yas Duis during "TUE NATIONAL CAPITAL BASE NATIONAL BANK, F Leture the Sti of euch month, AND 1 Ue euuitied ty the discuunt of 230. MaACKeNZiE FUrOpeAn centers, s0Fe ock than any two tailoring ea tablishiuents in town. Attractive styles, an {deal fit and popu-ar prices. You are But expected to buy because you happen G. WARFIELD SIMPSON, “Expert in Trousers,” veh and G sis. feo. ‘PREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF comp. “or ethane piementgd 0) He Pecan ey hg Bee. cominiod kplan ings Be 3000 STILE, CORRECTNESS ‘ates of thet of forin and artenition to details in an areor cneraving, paper and /rintine are ea. Surizeu (0, culuuence te Dusiness of ential Yo shake weddines invitations therefore, {. baward 8. Lacey. Compe ect. , u my. a 5 a <r NEY & ROBERTS, Makers, Sciveal Bank of Was the ‘city. of SARAH BEBNHAR ee tikes meat Gan Uo. Vashingteu and D.strict of a aa SARAH BEKNHARKDT. we cusmess of tumsitec as peuvaled, in secs Bon Bip one bare cat atj-nine of te evioed _See pare 8. Amusements. fe17-0t_ eden the United Staten. iu Weatuineny waste > RECEPTION 73 : witures any band aun seat of office this litisday of Feb: | §-—@>YEDDING AND RECEPTION INVITA- NOTICE-THE COPARTNERSHIP HERE. ul Neatly — im inutatwon of engraving—can totore existing under the ru name of Shan- hardly the difference—st one tu the aban, - oe and price. = BYR ee claus or fel7-3m SF, tortie ad suttio with Haga kelly, << => ALL INTERESTED IN CHRISTIAN SCI | “20 Wil continue the business, To) ou HAN, - Sais bealime are invited to call at 1404 X.Y _ CoH é “—y 4 ron T the bite I co yun men: 2 eee ‘Talks’ Thursday evenings at Be'cloes. | my sacrcousrand sk or fwacout gate of the your c. ¥. ae ar aT erous patronage best he BK. BaoWd, - WE DENY NOTHIN i T EALDHIUE™ | Poet caiae votes tec ciosan We sceent the ver- SOMETHING NEW. 7 Hon sosmea D.7STEORT Ere, | ieshinrdas Unease Tes een a en eee conta z TAY : m i e su. 9. JOMSSON, ‘Vice Pree't. | Ferisction gustanteed or no sale. pint a3 2 ae © padeS yb, BALLENTINE, ‘seller ee . CHARLES | iat. Bookkeeper. Success — Bene NE WE gee tee Senees Tomeieg. Tp. 26 ELLERY & CO., < 8.E. & J. E. ROSENTHAL, ‘Men's Furnishings, Hats, or Ee One price. Le24-3m) SURF st. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF 1HE Buys and sells al) Local Stocks and Bonds listed on s SS Murkhoiders ofthe ‘Norfolk and Ws ~ the Wasuuneou Stock Exchames. a UG, Steamboat Company wil bebeidat Hor us in Typovraphic, Merganthaler, Lanston Type WEDS veer 4. Tw Zarek en eaT es Sst Se | Se SWEDSESDA.e Stent 4. wl, at ioe = POINTS! 4 (AX YOU SHOULD TAKE STOCK IN THE ui ‘evection of $ ctor ‘Loans money on local good securities. Soa soe the trnsametion of euy caeer beasinee teat ae CITY INVESTMENT COMPANY. en ne All sutscribers et in on the ground floor. Petit, Fheve ace no promoters’ shares. Furnishes information om sll local im cleertuly and without cuarge. EDELITY BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, 913 AND O15 F ST.N.W. ot poe ‘WM. E. CLARK, JOHN KEYWORTH, Secretary. ind larye dividends. can take one OF more shares. ,WHO 18 YOUR LAUNDRYMAN? TOLMAN STEAM LAUNDRY, ‘4a C st. nw. out. paid, semiannually oF oftener a8 the ‘Has the best plan devised for securing a Home. Quick watt wihons cxius ‘charge. ‘Tey Profits will perusit —_— our Pisa. A postal rum you Wil ung one ‘No wdiviaual lability to stockholders. NO AUCTION OF MOET. ‘of Uur Wagons to your dour. py flocs can be redeeuiel by the cOupany. —— Gall or sen tor prusteetiig. © HANK E COM SDE. TE McARDLE WistPMOvED TO Vie e et Tait CONNLCTICUT AVE. * FIC ‘Telephone, 220 Am" _ | 1233t No. 517 E. cor. Uth st. nw. NOLLCE OF KEMOVAL. Kk. F. Rieyel as rewoved bis wayon and car- Fiage suop from GION. X. > oth st. bet. Gand 8. LLe., where be Would by pieased to see Lis former trons ind others. Horse ‘m connection with ‘Wazon business. fe23-1W* AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST CO. » dibositony: feOte CENTRAL NALIUNAL BANK. The weather ia likely to be increasing cvoudiness and (ved! rains tonight; eust Co south winds; atightiy warmer Tuesday. THE McKINLEY TAY. Does not affect our prices on Lumber. ‘We intend selling at the old prices this sea- on and expect to double our sales. We guarantee our Boards to be kiln-dried, wang-sa wed and the very best made. $1.15 PER 100 FT. JUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDING,” 1008 787. Assets $1,155,208. 21 2 Eo. MELGsy By M.A. CLANCY, Ase't Clerk. Office hours from 4:30 p.m. dafty. On ‘ofice for eyeand eur dissaves to ihia ae to 4: : eoter eyecare” role Kat, fetes Wednecday im cach tucuth the ofice willbe | Bee guile our ievery Wednesday and oxen from to So'clock p.m. Advances will bemade | 'Tuia 2-Wv to 4:0 p.m. pon a < * ICE! ICE! COAL! COAL! AMERICAN ICE COMPANY, LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, Building Material, raverary ‘Shares are $2.50 per month. Office 10th and ste. new. Te 000 advanced on each share, ‘Branch office, 006 Fa-ave.n.w. 1 23 6th st. and New York ave. Pemupbicts explaining the ss.ows pany am the city he amocinton are furnialed ujon application. Heiets sold at office. “Contracts tusde for one ree aes THOMAS GOMEBVILLE, Prem, | Sléde L'M” WILLIS. Vico Pree. and Manager. | S> LINCOLN Pale For sale at $700 to #8508100 cas! JOEX JOY EDSON, See's. at <a ‘OPEN INVITATIONT TBBS, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES he Are invited to inspect my large stock of AMERICAN monthly ; size avout 1% by Mo; on srade. sewer, sidewalk aud yas; good title. A ‘on app: wat we on. WILLIAMS BKOS., Brokers. 31 ten ot. WATCHES 4 leg und Gentlemen, DIAMONDS e sisting Pa a tnd FINE TEWELEY, waich they can’ parhias os | Telephone 1207. Laws 0. TEWESBURY & CO. ceyzeurily vayiwenis and get possesion of articles —— ae uy bay — gif YOU WANI AN ADSOLUTELY PURE 1535 F ST., WASHINGTUN, D.c., ee ee a Titer Bake oes EE Pe “WAKIIDH. KAD CAREFULLY, Huudreds of cans baking powder, largely ad- vertu a8 below atachutely pure chiral a Ty cONSU mits as US s CARBONATE 10] ix" rok Usk, vevag full of of AMMONIA. Coosumere the “BEST™ shoud use Loetawe . i. HORN! relv-2w ;EEPING. OPENING AND ‘books for basiness housesapd “THE PARRISH BAKING POWDER,” Bi exclusively of HI Bt sone sear st stgna ae = SMO ACU oc PUT ‘Sold omiy. in cans by all seed rll Weight sua ny one St pa feil-tm" 2 & Fepnaylvanis ave. s.0. . M. 8¢! D fe eee pa A hg B. en ee Tgsuaied “ractice at Poreelata inlays, crea and betiee wees. t7-tim Sadia ‘Ride, driveor beep a ‘Then you uses Carriage; may need 6 pea ‘Ifyou don't you may want s Harness, Lap Robe, Whip or ‘‘eumething” for RBAN P! WANTED (Help). WANTED (Houses) BeGwIwavacaas WOOD AND COAL.. Statement of the circulation of THE EVENING Stak for the week ending February 21, 18v1: MONDAY, February 16, 1991... TUESDAY, February 17, 1601. WEDNESDAY, February 18, 1991 THURSDAY, February 19, 1891. IDAY, February 20, 1! SATURDAY, February 21, 1891 Total. Daily average.......... Corresponding week 1990. ++ 33,035 I solemnly swear that the above is a true and correct statement of the circulation of THE EVEN- iv@ Svar for the week ending February 21, 1891. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this twenty-third day of Febrnary, A.D. 1891. JOHN TT. C. CLARE, Notary Pabite. Deata or Ex-Mixister Kvuxt.—News is re- ceived here of the death in Japan in the latter part of January of Viscount Kuki, who was at one time minister from Japan to the United States. Sexaton Hiscock’s Diwxer.—Senstor His- cock gave a dinner Saturday night at the Ar- President Harrison, Vice President Morton, Secretary Tracy, Sena- tor Spooner. Senator Morrill, Senator’ Hoar, Senator Edmunds, Senator Washburn, Senator Stockbridge, Senator Platt, Senator Manderson, Senator Vest, Senator Allison, Senator Aldrich, Senator Sawyer, Senator Cockrell, Senator Faulkner, Dr. Bachus of Brooklyn, Mr. James K. Jones, Senator Pugh, Senator Frye, Se Chandler, Senator Doiph, Senator Hale, Se Hawley, Mr. McCook, Senator John P. Jones, Senator McMillan, Representative Belden, Sen- ator Gorman. Speeches were made by Senators Evarts, Vest, Morrill, Hoar, Faulkner, Ed- munds, Pugh and Allison. Persoxat.—Mr, and Mrs. G. B. Holbrook of Springfield, Cephas Taylor of Pittsburg, Walter M. Cooper and R. B. Mathy of Brooklyn, Chas. M. Swift of Detroit, R. W. Mackey and wife of New York, Andrew Carrigan of San Francisco, A. A. Caicaland T. C. Ferentes of Lima, A. J. Pollard of Boston, Wm. B. Kelly of Philadelphia, J. L. Beach of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. W. '!. Boker and Mr. and Mrs. 1. F. Baker of Utica, E. W. Strong of Cincinnati, J.A. Me- Kenna, and W. 8. Gray of New York, Kosinn Vokes, maid and Cecil Clay of London, Mr. and Mrs, Julien Bien, jr., of New York, W.A. Mer- rigon of San Francisco and H. H. Tockwell of Elmira are at the Arlington.——Mr. and Mrs. ‘Thomas E. Cable and J. ¥. Alexander of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Jennings, Mrs. Wm. Pomeroy and Mrs. E. M. Hall, } . Little of New York and Mr. ie.-—J. E. Austin and A. L. Cunningham of Néw York, John K. Page of Louisville, Wilmer Wright of’ Chicago and A. H. Bensen of Minneapoiis are at Cham- Verlin’n——E. J. Wale of North Caro- lina, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Leg- get, Winfleld Seott and Mrs. E. MacPherson of New York and G. Millhiser of Richmond Jonathan Howe of Boston, Wm. B. Aitken, & W. Collins, Mr. and Mrs.W. B. Fletcber,Robert M. Thompson, C. A. Brownand M. K. "Disney of New York, 'W. A. Ciark of Montana, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Barrett of New Orleans, J. A. L. Wacidell of Kuusas City, Frederick J. Enffily of London and L. Patterson of Philadelphia are at Welcker's.—-About 150 delegates of the Woman's National Council are at the Randall. James Smith, Hon. W. J. Flad, Hou. man, Hon. E. W. Lawbach and Hon. James Young of Easton, John W. Calver of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs.'H.A. Prichard of New York, airs. ‘D. W. Medbury of Chicago and 146 delegates of the Jr.0.U.A.M. are at the Randall.——Alfred A. Glasier of Boston, F. L. Caity of Mansueld, Mags., Lieut. E. H.’ Crow- der, U.S.A., E. W. Thorue of Milwaukee, Hon. Owen Scott, Bloomington, M., R. 8. Rockwell of Wisconsin, J. L. Schmittdiel of Detroit and R. Perry of Brooklyn are at Willard’, — J. It does not contain aimmunia v1 je3l-tr_|Gen. A. L Perry, assistant quartermaster = pd ae MI te, ‘THE eral, thal guest of a Van —. ° lockhoiders, 2 4 ean v. John ton, minister at Flanderau, 8.D., Of nie curecturs 10 servelcr Cor emtnst sueswectun | W. JI. Clagett of Idalio, J. A. Farrell of Council Beta te otice oF the con ania | Dlufts, lows, Wm. Douglass Ogden of Utah, W. R. Baker of “Topeka, Kun. field of Painesville, Ohi A. E. Hoyt of New York, Mr. and Mra. A. Schwoinzer of Chicago, Leroy Brainard of Portiand, Conn., of Cleveland, C. B. Olcott and wi Mr. and Mrs. Brad- eb orant | 1891. IN CONGRESS TODAY A Good Deal of Horse Talk in the Senate, ers A REPORT ON EQUINE DISEASES Causes Quite a Lively Debate as to Its Value to the Farmer. ALL QUIET IN THE HOUSE. SENATE. ‘The credentinls of Mr. Platt for his new sena- torial term, beginning March 4 next, were pre- sented and placed on file. Among the papers presented and referred were resolutions of the state senate of Texas favoring an amendment to the Constitution lim- iting the tenue of all federal officers toa reason- able term of years. Also the petition of fifty ministers of churches in and near Kansas City, Mo., against the open- ing of any exposition under control of the gov- ernment on Sundays. Also a letter from the peers te of state of — to — reaktee got regard to signing and affixing the great seal of the state to the cred tials of one Wm. H. Clagget as United States Senator.” Referred to the committee on privileges and elections. MR. GORMAX'S PREDICTION. Aproposition for printing 100,000 copies of the report of the Agricultural Department on “Diseases of the Horse” provoked a discussion, in the course of which Mr. Gorman inveighed against extravagance in the way of public print- ing, and predicted that in 1892 an increase of taxation would be necessary to meet the ex- penditures of the government. In reply to some remarks of Mr. Spooner in favor of the proposition Mr. Gorman was con- vinced that there was not a farmer in Maryland or Wisconsin who did not know more about the horse than did the men who got up that book. He was willing that 25,000 copies should be printed and distributed among the farmers (not among the race-horse men). ‘Mr. Power urged the printing of the larger number, not for the benefit of horse racers, but of horse raisers. PUT IN THE KNIFE TOO DEEP. Mr. Paddock expressed the opinion that the committee on printing in amending the House resolution by reducing the 100.000 copies to 20,000 had put in the knife too deeply, and that the derire for economy would have been better thown in striking out an appropriation of 600,00) for the ornamental work of the geolo- gical survey. Mr. Hawley advocated the reduction, and re- marked that the horse race was not an original race in America, but “the court knew” some- thing about it alrendy. ‘The House resolution proposed to spend $100,000 on the book at a time when the ex- penses of the government printing office had Tun up tothree millions a year. Mr. Cockrell in replying toa remark of Mr. Gorman’s as to public documents being on sale at ali. the sec- ‘ond-band book stores intimated that that could not be the case without the connivance of Sen- ators and Representatives. A SECOND-HAND BOOK STORE INQUIRY. Mr. Berry—Does the Senator intend to state that any Senator ever disposes of books issued to him for his constituents tosecond-band book c tores? Mr. Cockrell—I am not making that charge. But these books come from the quotas of Sena- tors and Representatives and they cannot come from any other place. Mr. Berry—If theSenator knows of any Sena- tor or Representative who has done such a thing, I hope he will make it public. Mr. Cockrell—If the Senator from Arkansas will inquire at the Sevate document room whether all the documents allotted tosenators have been sent ont by them, he will ascer- tain the facts. W! Representative from } ricultaral reports? Probably he has # clerk who tells him that he wants to distribute them, and he turns them over, franked, to this clerk. And so it is with many other public docu- ments. Mr. Berry—If the Senator knows of any Senator or Representative who does this an in- igation should be made and such Senator or Representative should be expelled. And any clerk who ity of such an offense should be charge is @ very serious one; and if the Senator from Missouri knows any facts of the kind the country ought to know them. Mr. Dolph acreed with Mr. Berry. and wonld offer a resolution of inquiry if he was sure that Second-hand vook deulers were out of that privileged class that would decline answering the questions of acommittee (an allusion to the correspondents who refused to say where they got reports of doings in executive sessions.) 50,000 corres AGREED To. Finally an amendment, offered by Mr. Harris, fixing the numbez of copies at 50,000 was agreed to—yeas, 42; nays, 14 Mr. Platt offered a resolntion (which was re- ferred to the committe on contingent expenses ) authorizing the committee on territories to visit Alaska during the recess and inquire into its resources and as to ite neod of a more effi- cient system of goverument—with power to employ a clerk and stenographer and to send for persons and papers. = Mr. Pierce offered » resolution (which was agreed to) instructing the committee on public lands to examine the questions involved in the recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company against Ransom Phelps and to inquire what legislation is necessary to pro- tect the settlers om the lands of the eowspauy or to remunerate them for the loss of their homes. ‘The conference report on the bill providing for the allotment of lands in severalty to In- dians was presented and agreed to. HOUSE, ‘The democrats this morning made no demand for the rending of the journal in full, and it was approved withont objection. Mr. Perkins (Kan.) prevented and the House adopted the conference report on the bill amending the act providing for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians. IRE DEFICIENCY PIX. The Honso then went into committee of the whole—notwithstanding the antagonism of the members of the committee on the District of Columbia—on the deficiency appropriation bill (Mr. Payson of Ilinois in the chai: , Ou a point of order raised by Mr. Clements (Ga) the clause appropriating €20,000 for the relief of the citizens of Oklahoma from the bill. cs ‘THE G.A.R. ENCAMPMENT. ‘The Department New Officers was stricken of the Potomac to Elect ‘Tomorrow Night, te Tomorrow night the annual encampment of the department of the Potomac will be held in | wuder Grand Army Hall, 7thand Letrects, At this gath- ering « new department commander and other officers will be chosen. * The candidates for the office of department commander, now held by Maj. Urell, are Mr. 8. E. Faunce, the present WOMAN'S WORK. Annual Meeting of the Woman's Na- tional Conncil Today. REPRESENTATIVE GATHERING Assembles in Albaugh’s Opera House—Miss Willard’s Eloquent Address as President— Mrs. May Wright Sewall's Report as Sec- retary—Other Interesting Addresses Mude. The first session of the triennal meeting of the Woman's National Council began at 10:40 this morning at Albaugh’s Opera House, where all the sessions are to be held. ‘There wasa large audience and not a few of the faces that looked toward the women on the stage belonged to theso-called stronger sex, though they did not dare to claim their superiority in the sacred precincts of the opera house, where woman. for the time being, reigns supreme. All around the auditorium were signs of woman's handi- work, und everything had a gala appearance. In the first place the stage was prettily dec- orated with au array of palins and other grace- ful potted plants running around \d the row of footlights. A CHANGE OF SCENE. On the platform where last week the Senator ran things at his ownsweet will today the scene was set as a drawing room and numerouschairs and lounges were scattered invitingly around, while in front was a reading desk, the only thing that hada business air about it. The boxes were draped with the stars and stripes from the ceiling to the floor and the galleries were hung with the national fing and also with the coate-of-arma of the various states. In the foyer the various journals of the land devoted to the interests ‘and enlightenment of the female sex had vet up branch offices and did a thriving business in the sub- scription line. Down in front, where the orchestra is wont to discourse sweet strains in other weeks when the andicnce is waiting for the curtain to go up, there were a number of small tables placed today and the press, was liberally represented. For this occasion, how- ever, the stereotyped phrase “gentlemen of the press” was out of piace, for it must be ad- mitted that the majority of the busy pencil pushers were women and at several of the tables the male reporters were in clover. MBS. MAY WRIGHT SEWALL. ‘Much of the credit for the auspicious open- ing of the council's deliberations is due to the able secretary, Mrs. May Wright Sewall, who hails from, the hoosier state anc presi- dent of the great Con- dianapolis. or- ganization is composed of men and women both, but has chosen Mrs.Sewall for its head, and under her able leadership the club has moved rapidly forward. She is a woman who is always interested in whatever is for the fur- ‘ therance of woman's welfare, and is recog- nized as one of the leading women of the country today. Sewall is also the chair- man of the committee on credentials and is one of the cleverest MOS. MAY W. SEWALL. and most faithful work- era in the council. The fact that seats were exchangeal for quarters and halves of dollars reliey what the pressure at the doors and there was not the same crowding for udmission that was noticeuble yesterday at the free religious serv- ices. Still” there was a very good attendance, most of the seats being tken when Mise Wil- lard rapped for silence and attention. MISS WILLARD'S GAVEL. The gavel that she used was tied up ina bunch of lilies; but the fact thet this removed much of the business-like look did not inter- fere with its efficacy. Miss Willard called at- tention to this womanly touch as well as to the suggestive title of the duet with which the ex- ercises were opened, “Eden Land.” ‘MRS. MARY RM. B. HITT'S PRAYER. Mrs, Mary H. B. Hitt, president of the nortb- western branch.of the Woman's Foreign Mis- sionary Society, led in prayer, at the conclu- sion of which the audience joined with her in reciting the Lord's prayer. © Mrs. Hitt's prayer was an appeal for forgiveness, for a blessing upon the women who were gathered with great hearts and willing hands in the in- terests of humanity and for a benediction upon their deliberations. Mrs. Mary H. B. Hitt is the wifo of Mr. Isaac Hitt, well known in this city, who isa Congressman Hitt, Mrs. Hitt isn graduate of the Woman's College in Cincinnati and has been for twenty years prominent in Methodist church work. Hor father was » distinguished minister and her mother was ly inent in the Methodist eburch of the old regi She was a brilliant Greek and Hebrew ‘# in Chicago and later and bor home is always the center Hud he pes of te wentarn department ry = Methodist colo ay ome She is = 7 an excellent pn fa mare awrepy. INTRODUCTION OF THE DELEGATES. ‘The introduction of the delegates was the next in order of business on the program, and ‘Miss Willard explained the nature of the of di tes present. nine ia hat et oS gates and thirty-o that sre i : ef i i f i E f i By i E i Hl i : a, ile He i i i i Hi i | tl nounced that the time had. ie acisd a mega Seg listenera n temporary Ciub of In- | in TWO CENTS. that che wished to remove all idea of women's secret, and the fact that they have come forth as’ they have is dae to the use they have made of this secret. She held with the president of the previous council that “‘a difference of opinion on one Question maxt not prevent us from working in those on which we can x from sexhood into buman- the correlated other half of the human race and said brute force, to my mind, means custom as to reason, prejudice as the antagonist of fair play, and precedent as the foe of common sense. This classification blots Out the sex line altogether; for, alas, what @| horde of well-meaning women it arrays against the ideas for which this conncil stands and buzza for the army of great hearts it sete in array among men as our valiant allies in the thick of the fight! NOTHING CONTRARY TO Love. It was s beautiful saying of the earlier Meth- odists when they avowed holy life: “I feel nothing contrary to love.” But the march of Christianity has given a wonderfully Practical sense to such words, and we actually meun here today that whatever in custom or law is contrary to that love of one’s neighbor which wonld give to him or her all the rights and privi that one’s self enjoys is but » relic of brute force and is to be cast out as evil. And because woman in some of our American commonwealths ix still so related to the law that the father can will away an unborn child, and that a girl of seven or ten years old is held to be the equal partner in a crime where an- other and a strouger is the principal; because she is in so many ways hampered and harmed by laws and customs ‘taining to the we reach out hands of help especially to her that she may overtake the swift-marching procession of progress, for its sake that it may not slacken its speed on her account as much as for hers that she be not left behind. We thus represent the human rather than the woman question, and our voices unite to do that which the dent of our New York Sorosis so beautifully said in a late letter to the Sorosis of Bombay: THE WORLD WAS MADE FOR WOMAN, TOO. “Tell them the world was made for woman, too!” Every atom says to every other one, “Com- bine,” and, doing so, they change chaos into order. When ever say to every other, and every workman shall say to every other, “Combine,” the war-dragon shell be slain, 'the poverty-viper_ehall be exterminated, the gold-bug transfixed by a silver pin, the saloon drowned out, and ‘the last white slave liberated from the woods of Wisconsin and the bagnios of Chicago and Washington. ORGANIZE EVERYWHERE. Let me then frankly say that I believe we organize @ miniature council in every town and city, confedersting these in every state and instructing the state council to send tional societies an upper house, whose concurrent vote should be es- sential to the enunciation of any principle or the adoption of any plan. The jent of thie ment, xs carried on women, duly organized any ant conducted in their interest as much as own and tending toward such mutual fellow- stip jong women, such breadth of knowledge and sympathy as should establish solidarity of sentiment and purpose throughout the nation of women workers, put a jum Upon organ- ized as against isolated efforts for human better- that of otherhood, training and tutoring women for the next great step in the evolution of bu- manity, when men and women shall sit side by ‘ide in government and the nations shall learn war no more. ‘TRE UPPER couxcH. The upper council, as it might be called, would, by this plan, consist of two delegates from each society, i ite Judgment, wae national in scope or value, one i- dent of that wociety, the other chews by ballot t ita last annual meeting preceding the session of the council, which I'would lave convened Liennially. ‘This upper council would answer tothe Senate of the United States and the lower council, made up of delegates chosen by the forty-four state councils from their auxili- aries, wi to jouse of Fescutatives. We showid thus bave an organise: tion thut would include all the various of women hitherto isolated (and as 1» conse- quence, in some degree provincial), while its ‘basis would be so broud, its aims so far-reach- ing and ite plans so unique that no other so- ciety could consider its realm in any wise en- crouched upon. THE LocaL CoUNCIL. The eame democratic basis of should extend to the local council—i. e., each should be made up of two from each local socie:y of women in the city, town or village, one being the F mmeg of said local society and the other by ballot of that society. The state council should be made ‘of two delegates each, chosen in like manner from the local councils, these to forma lower house in the state council, and = with one other representative of state eo 7 council in each 8 i i H i i H i bes i EE Steg i i H : i i i i [ Ht i ta Li : iH | north mine was gone through br sroupe | Hiscnmock hed, from ‘ike wounds HOMES IN SORROW. Widespread Grief Caused by the Nova Scotia Disaster. THE WORST OF THE FLOOD OVER. Scott Bishop Lynched for Killing Hugh Hammock, A REAR END RAILWAY CRASH CARRYING OUT THE DEAD, Recovering the Victims of the Nova Scotia Mine Disaster. Srarvo Hut Mixes, N.S, Peb. 23.—At mid. night ninety-four bodies bad been recovered and the total number of dead was thought to be ‘ove hundred and seventeen. A largel: attinded Public meeting was held last evening and ar: Fangements for a public funeral Tuesda, were completed. Chief In«pector d vee terday morning and, accomp went down into the mine. Mr. Gilpin shows, the explosion o-cared 7 6 balances. anil thet the force of the explosion in these balrnoes was vers great | Mont of the timber was knocked out. allowing the roof to fall, breaking boxes and mutilating men and horses. Two atuuil res were -mouldering in the debris, but were extinguixed at once without any difticulty by the searching party The explosion, Gilpin seve, did very ttle dam. age to property iu No. . having extended but a short distance beyond the tur ed all the deaths in that slope were from sufi vation by after-damp. MANAGER SWIFT'S BRAVERT. Manager Swift was at the bottom of No.1 slope about fifteen minutes before the explo- sion occurred, and intimated to one of the roadsmen that he was going into the place where the explosion occurred. He hes not been seen since. It is probable that his body will be recovered when some of the deterie is cleared up. A boy named Beaton heard the ex- Piotion and rushed off to the place whore be new his brother was at work and succeeded in carrying him out badly injured. His beroism is one of the chief topics of conversation. here were plenty of volunteers to searob for all bodies. Men who came to the pit as apec- tators divested themselves of their coats atl au hesitatingly went to the rescue of their fellow workmen. .TRE MOST DIGABTROUE EXPLOBION. Many ghastly scenes were to be seen, both om the surface and under ground. Several of the bodies were so fearfully mutilated that they were placed in bags and broucht up to the vur- face. The explosion is more disastrous te life than any other im the history of coal mining: on this continent. It is a singular coincidence that thedoss of life equals that of both Ford pit and Drammond colliery explosions. The number of lives lost at the Ford pit was fifey- three and at the Drummond sixty-four. The loss here, so far as can be iearned, is now placed At 1i7. Of these fifty-one were ‘married gen, who leave 157 children unprovided for. RELIEF FUND INADEQUATE. The relief fund of the miners, which bade balance of €7,000 at the beginning of the year, is unable to meet the claims that will be made. ‘The relief from this source at best can only be temporary. ‘Ihis is eo keeuly felt that e meet- ing of the mayor, town council and clergymen was held in the ‘company's office yesterday and it was decided to issue an appeal for aid to the public. re) of the mine yesterday port of the manager ’ ¥ which tells remarkable story. It ia dated February 16 and in it Underground Superit- Cbeasiness bed tendent’ Swit says that mu Mine Was examined and on complete examination made | and slopes and lendings. esies wrong. The awful fulfillment of 'Y came Saturday. Beott Isishop. Bishop made his and remained at large until Saturday night last, when be was captured at Ridgeway, N.C., by Ofticer Maxes, the town sergeant of Blackstone, to whieh morning. acted by oner was open threats of lynching him. Every effort was made by the anthorities to 12 o'clock today Bishop's body was still dang- Epesmteets thee It is Believed That the Worst of the Fleed te Over. Panxenssvas, W.Va., Feb. 23.—The worst @f the flood is now over. The Ohio has fallen two feet avd by tonight will have receded from ‘the business and factory sections of the city Riverside is still inundated and but few fam ilies will be able to return to their homes for two weeks. fens mene oy pte cared F j a] § fs i i ek i i F d f A HE i in 8 ad | f i g i i : 3 i i its f i a§ | 7