Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1891, Page 5

Tue Besr PROTECTIOX AGAINST SUDDEN CHANGES IN THE WEATIMR 18 TO PURIFY THE BLOOD ayER's SAPARILLA IT VITALIZES AND ENRICHES THE LIFE CURRENT AXD MAKES THE WEAK STRONG. HAS CURED OTRERS, Teteien nor QUREN oF ALE WOMEN Dn Power tT he above in an extrac: {rgin a New Jersey Indy's let- BUPPERT Thine vues SFivunsredet letters which cometothis onnent core Biggin sperialin da PaeeKies wu CLE UOWNESS,. cn paveny veseiee iH WORMS, ESS, Be° MME. A. RUPPERT, F st. n.w., Washingt 929 on. D.C. Opem also Wednesday snd Saturday eveniiy tli ® pm fol8 = WSstows SOOTHING SYRUP Has teen used for over FIFTY YEARS by LIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE CURES WIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRHEA. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and aak for “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing ” bottle. {het want building up BROWN'S IKON. BITTERS. It's pleasant ie, Cures Indigestion Biloumness, Alt deniers Heep i ILIOUSNESS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, HEAD. Besse, 2a SAP SER iver « Ocr Avratcas Hoses AND HOW TO FURNISH THEM.” Vistrors To New Yors ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO CALL AND IN- SPECT OUR STOCK AND PRICES. LARGEST DISPLAY OF RELIABLE FURNITURE TO BE SEEN IN AMERICA. Twelve Show Rooms filled with the latest produc- tions of the Furniture and U; Art from the recognized manufacturing centers of Europe and America, including lines of our uwn manufacture. Both city and country houses can be furnished quickly frou our vast assortment, and at prices which will be found most reasonable. Special display of English BRASS and IRON BED- STEADS (our own direct importation.) WOO RRR NX X ERE Hoo Rk BRS FURNITURE MAKERS AND IMPORTERS. 61, 6, 6 WEST 23D ST., NEW YORK. NOTE.—The central location of our establishment (adjoining Eden Musee) makes it easy of access from all parts of the city. fel6-w,s.m-13 Dovers & Bro. In conpnection with thetr COTTON UNDERWEAR AND CORSET SALE, Cffer about 30 dozen Ladies’ Genuine PERIN'S FRENCH KiD GLOVES AT 30 CENTS PER PAIR. ‘These Gloves are never sold less than $1.50 per Pair, but the stitching on the becks prevents them from moving as rapidly as we would like, hence the Price. We also call attention to the following items: 30 doz. STAMPED SHAMS, new patterns, now 19c. 1¢-yand 3c. STAMPED BUREAU SCARFS, 250. 2yard 4c. STAMPED BUREAU SCARFS, 35e. Look at our line of imported GERMANTOWN, SAX- ONY and SPANISH YARNS. Just added an assortment of LINEN CRASHES and TURKISH TOWELS. DOUGLAS & BRO., 512 NINTH ST., INTEROCEAN BUILDING. FIRST HAXDS. ‘Wo MANUPACTURE more Tranks then any Other cea’ he city SELLS. This, of course, jeu advantage to us as we buy all the raw Sock in large quantities for spot cash, direc: frow the larzest producers, and havins all the latest factiities for nuswufscturing we are en- a ke Trunks of a scperior quality ‘There is not a week in the year travelers tell ts how porohastnue factory sell you Tray- 4 at prices that ality cam be purchased TOT @ PPP kh A MM MM = Bre PA HE A RANE Sgt i mH Sch SAE Sy ? BA AMMA SS AVE. AKGE WHITE ASPal “ uikuas AsPakae ckWa As Tis. es Deiicate and deltes pe — Tae delicious, Im >. W. EUKCHELL, ies tes, ec, T. Kees, w EARS rocg UW KALE. avi ae . ETAL xD x x '* PHY EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON: D: QOQOeV”C_C]]}]] eee r * 2d EDITION. FATAL PRIZE FIGHT. A Hard Blow With the Fist Breaks a Man’s Neck. INSPECTOR BYRNES MADE A KNIGHT. Meeting of the School Superin- tendents at Philadelphia. STOCKS ARE DULL AND STEADY THE BLOW BROKE HIs NECK. Fatal Termination of a Prize Fight at Nel- sonville, Ohio. Convmnvs, Ouro, Feb. 25.—There was a prize fight at Nelsonville last night between Dave Seville of this city and ‘Tom Tracey of Toledo. When time was called for the nineteenth round Tracey, who was getting the worst of it, came forward, saying: “I ean't see any longer: hit me if you want to,” whereupon Seville hit him in the jaw, breaking his neck. ‘This after- noon Seville and Tom Mi BALLOTING FOR OFFICERS. ‘This Morning’s Session of the Pennsylvania G. A. RK. Axtoowa, Pa., Feb. 25.—This morning’s ses- sion of the annual encampment of the depart- ment of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, was principally oceupied in balloting for officers and hearing reports of th numerous committees. But three officers are elected up to this writing, Lieat. George Boyer of Harrisburg being chosen department commander over Gon. Taylor of Lewistown. Rev. Sayres_was chosen chaplain by acclama- tion and Dr. A. 8. W Coatesville, surgeon general. "It is unoflicially announced that Capt. Mackie of Post 400 is elected vice commander. The tellers are busily engaged on the votes, but no result will be announced before tonight, Commander-in-chief Wagner of Philadelphia, Senator Gobin of Lancaster and other promi- ap4 | nent members of the G.A.B. spoke at the camp fire last night. ‘The Women's Relief Corps and ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic held sessions this morning. a ae TO BECOME A KNIGHT. Police Inspector Byrnes of New York Re- warded by King Humbert, New Yonx, Feb. 25.—The King of Ital¥ has conferred the order of knighthood on Police Inspector Thomas F. Byrnes. The parchment conferring the order and the large gold cross have been received by the Italian consul in this city and will be bestowed on the inspector in a few days. The recognition is attributed to the fact that the inspector has assisted many Italians in this city aud has also rendered valuable services to the Italian gov- ernment by arresting brigands who had_ es- caped from Italy after the commission of serious ernnes. Reese Bak STOCK MARKET DULL. A Large Volume of Business at the Opening, but it Falls Of. New York, Feb. 25.—The opening of the stock market this morning was made at ad- vances over last night's figures of from 3, to 1¢ per cent generally and was accompanied by volume of business to which the market has been a stranger for more than a week. This was owing. however, to the selling by the traders induced ‘by the higher ices and the general dullness, the Pority ‘of the list being as neglected as usual, the activity being confined to about a half dozen shares, among which St. Paul, Burling- ton and Lackawanna were most prominent. The wenkest point in the market was the sugar stock, which at 701, showed a decline of 1! ing figure, but it yy Burlington, which lost 1% at 82iy, Atchison, Lack»wenna and Rock Island each Inrge fractions bu’ the other movements were insignificant through srmpa- thy with the downward tendency in the leaders. Dullness again intervened toward the end of the hour, and while the decline made uo further progress’ there was no recovery, and at 11 O'clock the market was heavy at the lowest prices reached. Money is easy at 2234 per cen*. ‘The volume of bu in the stock market gradually dwindled after 11 o'clock down to ths usual narrow limits, and while there _pre- vailed s firm tono only slight changes in quotations were made. St. Paul and Burlington retained some of their activity, but all the others became exceeding! dull. “Silver was more active, however. 601 large blocks changing hands, and it shared the general improvement in the tone of the market. No other feature was to be noted, and at noon ft wae intensely dull and stendy at small fractions below the opening London Enveloped in an Atmosphere Dan- gerous and Gloomy. Spectal Cable Dispetch to The Evenins Star. Loxpox, Feb. 25.—The fog which has been continuous here since Sunday is getting be- yond jesting. For an hour or two yesterday the sun peeped out of his murky surroundings, but the mist and darkness soon settled down again and the atmosphere was as dense as before and so continued during the night, being this morn- ing ws thick as the proverbial pea soup. Not ouly ie the center of London enrapped im this dangerous and gloomy pall, but the suburbs are equally darkened aud the trains to the out- lying districts have been placed under a gen- eral embargo. Existenee in the English me- tropolis under existing conditions is not exhil- arating, nor do meteorologists hold out any im- mediate prospects of relief. ——— ON THE CHEROKEE STRIP. Booners Invading It at Their Peril in Small Namber .. Kaxsas Crrv, Feb. 25.—Pcople continue to go into the Cherokee Strip thongh in small numbers. Daring yesterday afternoon the fol- lowing dispetch was received from Washington: “Settlers on the Cherokee Strip are there at their peril. Signed: Grozox Cuasvixa, ‘Assistant Secretary Inierior.” A troop of Cavairy will go into camp at the Chillaces schools teinorrow and begin the work of ejecting the boomer nae SS Fight for the Bantam Championship. Sax Jose, Cat., Feb. 25.—Dan Hawkins de- feated Dan Mahoney last night in a prize fight of twenty-nine rounds for the bantain weight chempionehip of the Pacifle coast. sbexaniebesrccattrs ‘Twenty-one Firemen Overcome, MoxtuzaL, Feb. 25.—Intense excitement was caused during the progress of a fire in the Bon twenty-one firemen from the building in an unconscious state from the denseness of the smoke. All the men were taken to the hospital, where it was said they would recover. ‘The damage amounted to about $30,000. —- een Paid Fire Department in Baltimore, Barrixonz, Feb, 25.—Both branches of the council have passed the ordinance making the five department practically a full-paid organiz- ation. Nine of the eompani base bali player. the cou; and they remained SOP TEE somvons President MacAlister Addresses the Superin- tendent's Convention. Puutapeiruta, Feb. 25.—At this morning's onal Association, ‘MacAlister, ex-superintendent of the public schools in this city and now president of the Drexel Institute, made a most interesting Dr. took for _ his sul “art Edu- cation in the Public Schools.” He said: “The social t of the last half centwy shows a steady growth in the recognition of public school as one of the most important ii stitutions of en society. To the thought- fal man the future presents a number of social problems of the greatest import.” “{ndividual freedom from class and pro- scriptive tyranny has, in a broad sense, been veenred. Public inion, the ite of the majority of individual opinion, has bocome the sole basis af social order, and ‘henco the bind- ing force in modern society is what the ma- jority of the people think or believe. “We need to bring the full significance of this tact before us and to consider that under this social dispeneation all the baser clements ‘of human nature are given as free play as are the higher elements. | “The social condition of man has now | reached a high degree of complexity, and con- sequently we must ize the supreme im- | sahomyd of training in all that makes for the ighest intellectual culture and refinement in human life. With the absence of the militant wer in our American state we base our insti- jution entirely upon the dominance of moral and spiritual faculties among men. “Success dan be hoped for only asall the higher faculties of men are brought into play upon | the side kay ice and of virtue. To state tl oblom in a few words, our duty is to organize Tic forece thet make for right Living, thet thoy he’ dominant power ‘In tho sev: being proper, comprebension of ‘what is in in public education at the present time. prone vl MAY LOSE HIS SEAT, ‘Mr. O'Brien Must Pay the Costs in His Suit Against Lord Salisbury. Lowpox, Feb. 25.—Mr. O'Brien has been served in jail with a debtor summons for the £8,500 coste awaried against him in his libel suit against Lord Salisbury in 1889. Unless Mr. O'Brien shows cause within three weeks why he should not be declared a bankrupt for non-payment of the amount his parliamentary seat wil ‘The cabinet are di the personnel and scope of the labor commission ordered by par- Hament. The scope will include almost every branch of labor question, the causes and remé- des for strikes aud the’ conditions alao of the agricultural interest. ‘The Dockers’ Union has disapproved and goueluded to disregurd the strike of the steve- jores. In a letter to the Times Sir G. 8. Baden- Powell (conservative), M. P., who has just re- turned from a Canadian trip, says both’ parties in Canada are loyal and ¢ the present agitation will be a system of modi- fied reciprocity, as Ci would not consent to the loss of her foreign markets. ir. Parnell decides to send delegates to “4 thoy will represent hi and the funds they collect will be sub; t to his control in furtherance thercof. He is being | strongly urged by friends to send such » delga- iow. tion. It is stated that the Italian government has been assured by Germany and Austria of their approval of the rapprochement between France and Italy. ‘The arrangements for the conversion of the Cuban debt are to be consumated within the next ten days. A new loan of £20,000,000 is to be effected by the Spanish government. Hon. Cecil’ Rhodes, premier, and Sir Henry Loch, commissioner-in-chief of Cape Colony, who have been negotiating in regard to the boundary disputes with Portugal, have reached @ satisfactory conclusion. Portugal is awarded # large area north of Tette, having proved her prior occupancy of the territory ‘The press of Paris having attacked Count Von Munister because of his having escorted Em- press Frederick to Versailles, he refuses to give Say farther information to reporters about her loings. A large number of dervishes are pushing for- ward from Karsula to assist Osman Digna. Inthe annual statement of the naval estimate issued today an increase of £358,000 is called for. A large saving, it ia claimed, has been elected by the admiralty insisting upon the rapid building of war ships instead of ‘waiting for possible improvements. An interesting contribution to military criticism has just been made in the shape of & comparison by the Emperor William of the abilities of Napoleon land Hannibal. It is contained in a letter from the Kaiser to the French strategist, Gen. Boisdeffer. Gen. Bois- deffer has frequently expressed his high inion of the Emperor William's military ability and originality. He does not think the ‘emperor is hostile to France. A Berlin dispatch says that although the Duchy of Luxemburg is not to be formally {incorporated with the German empire at pres- ent, it will be represented in a diplomatic way %, aE the representatives of Germany abroad. The board of directors of the State Line Steamship Company have announced that the sum of 490,000 will be required to meet the liabilities of and to provide working capital for the company, and that if the stockholders are not prepured to meet this call they recommend that the comyany go into liquidation. ‘Two clergymen were devoured bj wolves while sleigh riding near ‘fmesvar on Monday. Two night watchmen of that city were also eaten by wolves. ‘The failure of Prier, Wotton & Co., lumber merchants at No. 77 Grace Church street, E.C., is announced. Their liabilities are estimated at £390,000. ‘The liberal electors of the Forest of Dean di- vision of Gloucestershire have asked Sir Charles Dilke to be their candidate for parlia- ment at the coming general election. bir Charles Dilke has replied that he assents to their proposition provided he has fair aseur- &nce from a mujority of the liberal electors that his candidacy will receive their support. A MINISTERIAL CRISIS. ‘Cabinet Council of Five Hours Held in Brns- sels. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. ‘Buvssers, Feb. 25.—A change of ministry is now considered imminent. A ministerial council was held thi¢ morning and lasted five hours. es ae FLOODS IN MISSISSIPPI. Twenty Days’ Rain Causes the Tombighee River to Overrun Its Limits. ‘Wasr Porst, Miss., Feb. 25.—The Tombigbee river is on o tear from the late twenty-day rain and the whole country for many miles each side of the river is flooded. Grest damage bas been done to, stock and crops and many houses have been swept away. The eastern part of the | “3 damage has been state is under water and the has rained almost coustantly for ty days. pe TO PUT THINGS IN SHAPE. A Meeting of the Committee on Constita- tion of the American Association. Sr. Loum, Mo., Feb. 25.—President Von Der Ahe, os chairman of the committee on con- ‘stitution and bylawsand tosettle up Thurman's ‘business matters with the American Associa- tion, has called a mocti for at the Neil House ng o'clock in the consis Secours Market last night by the removal of | Le J Curcaco, Feb. 25.—A special dispatch from Ann Arbor says that James L. Babcock, tho young man whoee unole, in 1888, left him « for- ‘tune of $500,000 on condition thathe marry writhin Sve yearn is about to take a wife, The bride elect is E t the outcome of | tomorrow at Columbus for 2/| No. % . The Hard at Work om the District Appropriation Bu. The conference committee on the District ap- Propristion bill has been in session all the afternoon and it is thought hes made considerable progress, The District “ppropriations bill when it finally emerges from the conference will probably be & surprise to If it is not an fail and what may be — hich has may find themselves this time in paragrap! stroet improvements an ——_—_e— A PRESIDENT PRO TEM, Senator Frye Most Likely to Succeed Senator Ingalls. There was o little talk around the Senate to- day about the election of a president pro tem. to fill the vacancy caused by the rosignation of Senator Ingalls. Nothing definite seems to be in circulation, but the weight of opinion is evidently favorable to the nomination of Senator Frye. No other Sena- tor has any well-defined candidacy and the gos- sips say that no other Senator will be serioual, considered byacaucus. Someof Senator Hoar's supporters are, however, eat advocating his selection as @ solace for the defeat of the DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. ANOTHER ASSESAMENT BILL. Mr. Butterworth bas introduced another bill in relation to the assessment of land in the District, or rather he has slightly amended/his previous bill on tho subject and reintroduced it. ‘The first two sectionsure not changed materi- ally. ‘The third section is made to provide that the current selling value of land, exclusive of distinguishable improvements thereon, be held to be not less twenty times the current annual value of the land. exelusive of its imps monts, unless it shall be shown asa fact that its current selling value is ‘The other amendments are of minor importance. tei ial Si DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, AN APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED. Health Officer Townshend has recommended the appointment of Dr. John W. Chappell as physician to the poor for that portion of Wash- ington weet of Rock creek, with office at Ten- leytown. BUILDING PERMITS were issued today as follows: J. H. Lewis, one brick dwelling, 1100 K street northeast; @8,£00. H.W. Coftin, one frame dwelling, Meridian Hill, $2,000, ‘and two on Missouri avenue, Meri- dian Hill, €6,000. MISCELLANEOUS. The alleys in square 643 have been placed upon the provisional schedule for improve- ment by grading, regulating and paving os boon as funds become svailabfe, Pe —__—>— A Cold Wave Coming. The chief signal officcr has ordered the hpist- ing of the cold wave signal, and says that the temperature will fall to about thirty degrees by 8 o'clock tomorrow mcrniny FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. New York Stock Market. ‘The following are the opening and closing prices ie teeth ao ee BP ee Sales—Regu : Gas Convertible 66,9042 at 1253. Columbia, } > at 15. Columbia Title Tnaurance, 108 ai 6: Government Bonds—U. 8. 4is, 1891, remstered, it % bie uv ‘ 1083 bid. U.S. 438, 1891, coupon, 102 id, 1213¢ asked U. 48, coupon, 1907, 1903, 8 Tegistered. 1907, 12034" bi ae coupon, bud ny ‘asked. . District of Columbia bonds—Per imp, ¢e, 1891, gold, 100 bid, 101% asked. Per imp. 7s, 189i, cur Feney, 101% bid, — asked. Market stock, 74, 1892, currency, 102% bid. w-year fund.68, i20z,gold, 101 bid, — asked. 20-year fund, 58, 1899, yold, 1063 bid. Water stock, is, 1901, currency, 129° bid, 133 asked. M-year fund, 63, gold, Water stock, %, currency, 136 bid, '140 asked. ete, toy, fund, currency, 11644 bid, 119 asked. Miscellaneous Konds—Washingwon and George- town Hallroad, 10-40, 66, 101 bid, —- asked. Wash- ington and Georgetown Kallrcad Convertible 6s, 144 bid, 140 asked. Masontc Hall Association,5s. 1998, 105 Did, 107 asked. Washington Market Company, Ist mortgage 68, 108 bid,—asked. Washington Mar- ket Company, imp. 64, I1z bid." AmericanSecurity and ‘Trust Company, 58, 100 bid,— asked. Wash- ing ton Light Infuntry 1st mortgage, 68, 1904, 98 bid. Washington Light Infantry 2d, 7s, "1904, 96 bid, ed. “Washington Gas 1902, 1161 hd, — waked. pan; Wash- ington Gas Company Convertible @, 125% bid, aske National Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 450 bid, 500 asked. Bank of Republic, 265 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 270 bid, 80 asked. Central, 300 bj Second, 185 "bid. ni chanics’, Citizens’, 170 bid, 180usked. Columbia, 15334 bid, — asked. Capi- tal, 120 bid. — ask West "End, 971; bid, 99 asked. Traders’, 1173 bid, 1203 asked. 101 bid, — asked, allroad Stocks—Washi and Georgetown, 220 bid, — asked. Metropoiltan. 112 bid, 118 asked. Columbia, 663 bid, 78 asked. Capitol aid North O Street, 63 bids — asked. Hckington und Soldiers? Home, 57 bid, 60 asked. Georgetown and ‘Ten- ‘efnsurenee Stocks —rirciien's, 47 bid, 62, asked. insurance remen’ Franklin, 52 bid, — asked. Metropolis P ag bid, Six asked. People’s, 54 bid, 54 aabSat “'Eincotn, 8 ‘bd, 6 asked. Commercial 444 bid, 436 asked. tle’ Insurance Stocks—Real Estate bid, 129 asked. Columbia Title, 6 6 ‘Gas and Blectric Light stocks” Washi Gas, 414 bid, 417, asked. Gi Gas, suid. U.S. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.—Cotton F—midiDing, 9%. Flour oa vase Scrat we aloe Cofa—youthern. ‘western Loagaivayg; May firm, scarce; white, lass; 5. asa; along with items for | oultu: id pe Big Tr ©. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1891. Lively War of Words Between Representa- tives Funston and Butterworth. In the course of the general debate on the bila Funston made an attack upon hich would bring great relief to the agri- ure which wor rl ral interests.” ‘Members on both sides surrounded the two gentlemen and thoroughly enjoyed the scene. ir. Funston was emphatic and vociferous in his utterances, but the merriment was s0 great that his words could not be heard. He declined to yield to Mr. Butterworth, which Jed Mr. to warn him that he must either t out of the ring or let the gentleman from io got over the ropes. “BREAK awar.” Mr. Spinole’s quota of remark was “Break away, break away!” Mr. Butterworth, in reply, paid his respects to Mr. Funston, charging him, as chairman of the committee on sagneulture, with neglecting the interests the farmers. The gentleman was actively concerned about the anti-option bill. Helfa million formers bed asked the leman over and over again, as the committee, to get ‘up the consideration of the he done it? [Cries of ul, ‘Ho ‘had not bod tood trembling like an aspen leaf under the favor of the Speaker (general laughter’ and loud applause on the democratic wide). He Qtr, Butters rth) had at last the cor of oy habeas She V (Applause. Funston denied that he bad failed to do his duty in regard to the option bill. He had used overy means in his power for the p' of getting the option bill under consideration. r. Bland (Mo.) suggested that the gentle- man had voted to consider the subsidy in Preference to the option bill. This Mr. Funston denied. The gentleman from Missouri had stood here in favor of free coinage of silver ae he (Mr. Funston) did. The gentleman had attempted, day after day, to get up the silver bill, but he had failed. A gentleman who lives in a glass house had better not throw rocks at him. Mr. Bland replied that he understood that Kansas Senator hud come over hero and got tl gentleman to vote wt the silver bill. (Mr, Bland) had offered a resolution for the consideration of that bill, but the committee bt og = sae Pa ir. Hatch (Mo.), after deploring the condi tion of the farmers of nppeten Bg made a 5 h in favor of free coinage and a reductic OF taxation ieatdarear AND GOSSIP, Became 4 Law Wirnour S1oxatvre.—Theact restoring Tenedor Ten Eyck to the army and placing him on the retired list has become ® law without the President's signature by limitation. To Orex a New Day Doct —The new Simp- son dry dock, just completed at the navy yard | 4° at League Island, Philadelphia, will be for- mally opened next Monday. The single turreted monitors Nuhunt and Jason will be docked. ‘Tuxse Saw Tux Paespext.—Among the President's callers today were Attorney General Miller, Postmaster General Wanamaker, Sena- tors Hiscock, Washburn, Hoar, Jones of Ar- kansas, with Gen. Whittlesey, the secretary of the board of Indian commissioners, and Mr. Dakota, wile, with Geo. W. Cady and wife and Thos. Gear and wife of Cleveland, Ohio. Ortrcens Rerme.—An order just issued from the War Department places the following med officers on the retired list of the army: Capt. Philip H. Remmgton, _ nineteenth infantey; Capt, ‘Thomas I. mn, fifth fautry; Capt. W. H. Miller, cighteenth infant try: First Lieut: Frank 8. Rice. firstartillery: First Lieut. Francis Woodbridge, seventh infantry; First Lieut. George R. Burnett, ninth cavalry; First Lieut. Solon F. Massey,’ fifth artillery: First Lieut. George N. Chase, fourth infantry; Second Lient Julius H. Weber, eighth infantry, and Second Lieut. Charles D, Towsley, second in- fantry. Stven Puncaases.—The amount of silver bullion offered for sale tothe Treasury De- partment today was 1,213,000 ounces and the amount purchased, 603,000 ounces, as fol- lows: 42,000 ounces, ‘at €0.9798; 79,000 ounces, ‘at 0.998; ' 49,000 ounces, ' at 80.981; 100,000 ‘ounces, at 80.9834; 88,060 ounces at €0.98 1-5, 250,000 ounces at 20.96%. The director of the mint today an- ounced that the Treasury Department having purchased the full amount of silver authorize: tor the current month no further purchases will be made until March 2. Acts ApproveD by TRE Presrpent.—The President bas approved the act to authorize the construction of a bridge across the St. Louis river between the states of Wisconsin and Min- nesotu; the act authorizing the payment of the claim of Schuylkill county, Pa., against the United States, the act providing for a board to examine and report as to the physical condi- tion of Wm. C. Spencer at the time of his | has beer resignation from the army; the act for a public building in Roanoke, Va.; the fortifications propriation act; the regular army appropris- tion act; the act in regard to the division of judicial districts in Iowa. Pansoxat.—Osear Greenwald of Philadel phia, Louis M. Clark of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wachtel and the Misses Wachtel of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brownell of Providence, F. L.. Wilcox of Berlin, Conn., Col. B. A. Lovell of Boston, Chas. Pierce of Brook- vn, J. M. Shenk of Lebanon, U. de Montbrun of Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Bovle of England, J. Hallenstein of Melbourne, Mr. and Mrs. Fra L. Robbins of Pittsburg, Mr. and Mrs. J. Laventall of Albany and E. W. Strong of Cin- cinnati aro at the Ari \.——Mr. and Mrs, HB. Moore of New York, Mrs. Edwin A. Stevens of Castle Point, Hoboken, ‘Mrs. Thos. A. Butler and Mivw A. A. England of West | at N G. E. Miles | dise a Chester, B. B. Hill of Philadelphi and John M. Chapman of New York, Mr. Mrs. Rufus 8. Frost and Miss J. H. terson of WR. BR. J.T. Van Wych, Thomas P. Ochiltree, Elisha , jr, and H. W. Combe, New York, are at Cabela's, ——- Semen Fe Randolph obild: Melnt Phi Barker, Denver, C. B. Calvert and Z._ T. lelphia, Dr. Pinness Utica, N.Y, C.J. Hall, Atlinta, Ga., and W. W. jladelphia, are at the Peter Devitt,J.A. Merman, J. N. ip Mr. and Mrs. W. J. L. Blackford, New Y P. ea, N. ff i i L if “4 F FR : s | s aS ef fi iP 3 | Er if F Ri aa bee i yen By = : i i ? : £ iy HER POLITICAL STATUS ____LOontinued from Phird Page.) Literary Club, which has recently come into — of its mem! Dr. isa Hebrew. Mrs Franklin, whose first name is Je gnostic in belief. They bare » family, and their home is the resort of many of the cultured minds in of Baltimcre. ‘MRS. SALLIE F. CEAPIN. Mrs. Sallie F. Chapin, who ie leading tem- Perance worker, is best known as the authoress of the book, “The Rebel Boy of South Caro- lina,” which sought to explain the ition of the’ south Goring “the wer Diving. that stormy period was conspicuous amoi those ‘who cared for the sick and wounded confederates. Mrs. Chapin comes of Hu; not ancestry, and at her home in Charl ton, 8. C., attends the famous old Hugue- not church. There she is also a leader in the W.C.T.U. Some years ago the state organ- izations of the white ribboners of South Caro- lina and Massachusetts were holding sessions upon the same date; Mrs. Livermore, who was presiding at the Boston meeting, telegraphed Mrs. Chapin: thy heart is as my heart, | aad thy han The answer came back mm Mrs. Chapin with quick thought and characteristic. feeling, using tho motto of ‘For God and home and na- tive land, we give you both our heart and hand.” Mire. Chapin for quickness of repartee has been often likened to Gail Hamilton. Mrs, Josephine R. Nichols of Chicago is the well-known advocate of temperance hotels. During the last Paris exposition she was in charge of a booth where temperance li was distributed and temperance dri played. “She received a medal at the close of fair. She has a most pleasing presence and writes with refined taste on many topics, but mainly temperance themes. She is married and has a family Ng som vons and daughters. re. Mary t Ormaby of Kew York, whose sony was su! yesterday, ee of Boroeis. ‘She isthe widow ots Piscopal minister, was twenty years a teacher in the Seabury inary aud now writes per letters. Madame Demorest, the of the well-known fashion magazines, irs. Romilia Clapp, Mrs. Dr. Lozier, Dr. Bergholts and Mre. Helmuth, wife of Dr. Helmuth, are all here and are members of Sqgosis. “Mrs. Hester M. Pool, another mem- ber, will take Mrs. Jennie C. Croly's place as an essayist tomorrow evening, the latter being un- able to come here at this time. Tonight's Program. Ibe Program of the evening soasion ia as fol 8: General subject—“The organized work and ao! women.” cyte ts i t--Misses Meads, Law, Shepherd, Stidham. Prayer, L. M. N. Stevens. ne influence of women's associal *,"" Charlotte Emerson Brown. “What orgauization has done for English Florence Balgarnie, “The board of lady managers of the Colum- bian exposition,” Bertha Honore Palmer, Mrs. Charles M. Henrotin, Virgini Meredith. The Queen Isabella Association,” Dr. Julia ws. “The King's Daughters,” Mary Lowe Dickin- ton, IssbeliC. Defies fe ~The National Association of Loyal Women of American Liberty,” Mrs. I. C, Manchester, . Clay Evans and | T's Mrs. F. H. Eaves, Mra. H. R. Bishop. The Ilinois Woman's Alliance—Corinne 8. Brown. The National Woman's Press Associa- tion—M. D. Lincoln, Mary 8. Lockwood. ‘Wimodunghsis—Sary ‘Desa, The’ Rhode Island Woman's Council—E. 8. Burlingame. The Moral Educationa | Association ot Bos- ton—Mrs. Simons. Ladies’ Physiological Institute of Boston—Dr. Helen B. O'Leary. The National Christian League for the Pro- motion of Social Purity, E. B. Grannis, M. yuise Thomas. Woman's Health Protective Association of New York, Margaret Ravenhill. Discussion—The introduction of the new board of officers and closing of the first trien- nial mecting, Frances E. Willard. Benediction, Rev. Ida C. Hultin. ‘The Women Reporters. ‘The newspaper women from all parte of the country and many of them who have been busy each day at the reportorial desks below the footlights have been to the larger part of the audiences gathered at each session the most in- teresting feature of all. MRS. ANTOINETTE VAX HORSEN WAKEMAN. Mrs. Antoinette Van Hoesen Wakeman, who read a paper at the afternoon session on “What the Signs of the Day Signify,” has been one of the busiest workers each day. She has sent to the Chicago Evening Post, ou which she is an editorial writer and art critic, a couple of col- umns every day,with a sketchy, pleasant resume of the papers read, as well as chatty interviews, &c., with the leading women in the council. ‘Mre. Wakeman is attractive in person, dresses in faultless taste and in manner has the quick perception which in her business enables her to get right down to the news feature while other ¢lever women would be still thinking about it. Mra. Wakeman is the Chicago representative of the American Press syndicate, She has done sorts of newspaper work, from reporting to editorial work, and in each’ step har gaine’ ‘a Prominent position among practical jour- nalists. ‘M186 ELIZABETH G. JORDAN. ‘Miss Elizabeth G. Jordan, who is here doing & splendid report of each day's session for | the w York World, is one of the prettiest young women in newspaper lif. She is young, ‘energetic and brilliant to her finger tips. She n a marked figure at the reporters’ desk, quietly busy, but at the same time entirely conversant with everything going on. Miss Jordan is now the only woman reporter on the staff of the World. she in her newspaper training in Milwaukee, where for a year ube rtment of from this service, she worked ut chicago and St. Paul was in charge of the woman's de Peck's Sun. Graduating during the ‘next three suecessive periods in About & year ago, upor Cockerell of the World. she came e York and went to work on that paper. From the first she has d all sorts of ne jone paper writing, taking assignments like every other member of. the force, and. making a success oe owes time in World oe in charge woman's department and did tal mndence from Ne’ Lenox and other summer Miss ‘J . Mi is for big ite, like her Seach sarc Per utes 3 an editorial writer. resentative of the Woman's Press Club of Bos- ton, of which she is the president. She has a ome of So ae s writer. if wound * i>) without Sem ae ree f t if; fy li it st Albeugh’s. | proient thony, ¥ a Work from ins0 to 1890—Lucy Stone, chairman executive commitiee Woman in’ Jurispro- dence—Isabella Bovoser Hooker. Announce- ment of committees. At the evening session t: Mise Shaw jomorrow the literary fame of |i#to speak upon the subject of Indians ard the twenty-third—was no women. Music ts to be made | the sessions, and a num! | writtey especially for the convention. Fat tage ave bows Pot’ songs hove bee Tot songs an interesting convention ix sure to ensue. ——_ ALEXANDRIA. erry covxen. There were seven aldermen and twelve coun- cilmen present at the board meetings last night. President Marbury presided in the aldermen and Acting President Snowden was called to | the chair in the lower board. The ordinance granting to the United States all the rights of | the city over Wilkes street west of Alfred street, which could not be favor- ably at the last meeting be- jcause two-thirds were not present, was from the table and formally adopted | bya yea and nay vote. Mr. Kraft, from the | committee on general laws, reporte law relative to the obstru: ings by raiiroad ing the same that the fines city treasury, the state of street cross- with the design of mak- a *0 city might but tim | by Mr. Fisher to consider the mi | bill went over. ‘Three thousand dollars was propriated to meet a deficit in th Propriations for the electric light | alike uon. ordinance, ry lure in the fire Gepartment appropri ‘ermisaion was given Mra. Kate Ul Jor to put up two frame dwellings on the side of Henry street between Prince and Duke streets and bills of Kt. W. Wheat and others or- dered to be paid. UNITED STATES COURTS. The United States district court is in session terday afternoon the cases against A. J. Wed- derburn for technical violations of the pos- tal law; “not true bills.” Mr. Wedderburn had appeared to meet all the accuartions against him, but the grand jury held that there w: Bothing to answer. THE RATLROAD QUESTION. Capt. Herbert Bryant of the committee on Streets bas been furnished with « letter from the authorities of the Peunsylvania railroad to their attorney in thiscityin reference to the delay in the settlement of the quest pending between the city and the W Southern railroad. recent illness of Pre ident Robert has, it is said, postponed the co: sideration of the matter, but the subject w be taken up and proper orders made at an early day. 4A PLEASANT DINNER. The dinner given Monday evening by Mr. W. K. Davidson, in celebratiun of Washingtor and unique affair. After visiting old Christ Church and Washington Lodge in Masonic Hall, the guests, several of whom were from Wash- ington, assembled at the Exchange Hotel to enfoy Str: Duvidson's hospitality. the banquet decorated with pictures of George Washington and tropical and ering plan The menu souvenir card ood taste. The following were present Drs. D. H. Hazen, RB. T. Holden and J. Hendrickson of Washington Zimmerman, J. Geo. Young, M. P. Vincent of Alexandria, Leach and W. K. Davideon of Washing: Speeches, sony fh prevailed, and late hour the banqueters retired, all having had @ good time. ores. The funcral of Bessie Ratcliffe, the daughter of Mr. Frank Ratcliffe, came over from this |city yesterday and the interment was made here. Dr. T. M. Jones, who has been ill at his home on Prince street, has recovered and last night attended the mecting of the city council, where he represents the sixth ward, wsetintmtat saa sisi COL, O'BEIRSE DEAD. An Army Officer Who Was Well Known in ‘Washington. Richard F. O’Beirne, colonel of the twenty- | first infantry, United States army, a familiar figure in Washington for many years, died at the Ne ‘ork Hotel in New York city yester: was in command of Fort Sheridan, near Chi- cago, and at the time of his death was in New York on leave of absence to receive medical treatment for the disease from which he died. He was appointed to the full rank of colonel three weeks ago. Col. O'Beirne was born of American parents ina small town in Canada, October His father was at one time a well-known in Detroit, Mich. He was Gen. Le private secretars during the latter's, mey as Secretary of State under Presi Jamex Buchanan. At the breaking out of the civil war O'Beirne was appointed to a first lieutenancy in the fourteenth infantry, with which he served throughout the entire war. In 1879 he was made a major and in 18%4 lieuten- ant colonel. He took an active part in several Apache and Ute campaigns, He acted as aid to Gen. Schofield when the latter was in charge of West Point. He was also attached headquarters of the department and the rtment of the Paci lieutenant colonel of the fifteenth infantry he was assigned to the command of Fort Randall, Dak., and at a later period he was appointed | superintendent of the recruiting service and Pisced im command of David's Island, "New zouk harbor. He was married in 1870 to a iat ter of City Chamberlain Daniel Devlin. dno family of his own, but had adopted the three children of a near relative. His wife survives him. On receiving his appointment as colonel he was assigned to duty at Fort Sidney, e eee LIQUOR LICENSES, Those Approved Last Year and Those Esti- mated for the Current Year. Commissioner Douglass has had prepared the following comparative statement of the liquor licenses approved during last year and an es- timate of the number which will be issued thi year, together with revenue derived and ex- pected, and the revenue expected in the event of the pending high license bill becoming a law: The following is the statement: 1889-90— licenses, 693; total, 1,158. 1890-91—Wholesale nor bs 889269 less than lost licenses, $25. £9,400; 513 retail liquor lic: $100, $51,300: total, $60,700. wholesale liquor licenses, $800. 112,800; 513 retuil liquor licenses, $600, ,800; total, $420,600. 376 wholesale liquor licenses, $500, $188,000; 513 peel Rewer licenses, $1,000, $513,000; total, Wentworth C. Zenly of Lincoln, Loudoun HE ‘ago seems fo a ‘effect from bronchitis and’ many persons cought OS paeumonia. in of cases ten days the of sickness. Last week ‘were 129 deaths from all causes. Among were ‘the disease tak- other causes of nd $500 for | here. The grand jury returned into court yes- | birthday, toa number of friends, was an elegant | of Bright's disease. Until November last be | 1832. | judge Dane Wholesale liquor licenses, 465; retail liquor | Teowss licenses, 376, retail liquor licenses, 513; | Estimated revenue—376" wholesale liquor | 4 | the Department of the Potomac. The annual encampment of the Departmen’ | of the Potomac, © AR, is always an extremely interceting affair, and the one held last night: Every post in the department wae thoroughly repre: sented when the encampment was called to or der in the old Grand Army Hall et Tth and L ‘the professional circles | Will be a large namber of delegates present and #treets and every delegate was bound to have his candidate win. The big fight was for the department commandership, and this went to Capt. James M. Pipes. This was the result for which Capt. Pipes’ friends had been working | earnestly, but it was not what was expected by | the supporters of Senior Vice Commander Sdle- | mon E. Faunce. | The contest for the senior vice commander ship ended in the honor being awarded Andree F. Dinsmore. Mr. Dinsmore has an excellent | war record and bis permanent physical disn- bility testifies to his bravery. He was a mom- ber of the third Michigan from May, 1861, uptid May 81, 1862, when « bullet im bis left hip shattered the bone and rendered him of ge farther use as a soldier. The other officers elected were: Junior vise department commander, Alva §. Taber, Post 1; medical director, J. J. 'Purman, Post 2; iain, Kev. Levi H. York, Post 5; council of #@- ministration, Amos J. Gunning, Post 2, Wm. P. Seville, Post 3 You Post 4. Rieh- ard J. Beall, Post 11; W. I Peck, Post 18. for Arthur J. Hendricks, Post ® ms y, Post M:N. D. Adama, Post 6. obert Johnson, Post 4, tor alterna’ Wiblie Charged With Several Robberies. William Morris, alias Scott, alias Harry Will- inms, is now in jail awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge of grand larceny. ‘The detectives, who are further investigating the case, claim that they have traced a namber of robberies to him, to the grand jury \d they will all be presented - Stearns a War Department Clerk. Mr. J. J. Stearns, who was arrested in Alet- Andria a few days ago on suspicion that he was insane, isa clerk in the War Department. fe | is from Brookline, Mass., where his parents #e- | tide. The unfortunate man is being well cared for im Alexandria antil bis relatives take soue action in the matter. > ‘The Press Club Incorporated. A certificate of incorporation of the National | Capital Press Club was recorded yesterday The incorporators named are Samuel H. Kauft- mann, Fred. A.G. Handy, Thomas B. Kirby, haries A. Hamilton, Harry 1. Merrick, Maur- ice Splain, Walter Wellman, Sylvanus E. Jobe- Richard Lee Fearn, Howard N. Thompson Harry P. Godwin, who are officers and members Of the board of governors of the club. —_ ‘The Cattle Market, At the cattle market, Union Stock Yards,yer terday 108 cattle were on the market and sold as follows: Best sold from Se. to Sige; good, Adige. to 43yc.; medium, 4c. to #ye.: common, | 2ge. to 83,0, 157 xheep and lambs on the mar- ket and sold ax follows: Old sheep sold from ; lamba, to Gc. Cows and 0 45. Market for ail kinds of stock was brisk. > Marriage Licenses, Marriage licenses buve been immed by the clerk of the court to the following: Robert @ Armes and Julia A. Downing; Jobn Jefferson and Annie Jackson; Frank E. Fleming of Aw- gusta, Ga, und Lila Erwin; Edwin W. Hume | phrey and Lizzie M. Fritler, both of Stafford | county. Va.; Henry Chapman and Lue Kolling; |k » Harper and Carolyn Jucksc Mary Cartis; George C. Mar 3 Joeeph Pleasant « _ ‘The Tell-Tale Pocket Kutfe. John C, Warren, & colored man whe | drives a wagon for an 14 ands | ponkuife from the pocke 8 colored man named Jas. Taylor yesterday morning, and duy- ing the day he was seen treating a number of persons. When arrested in the afternoon by | Policemen Marshall the prisoner ouly had four teen ceuts in money in his pocket, but he had the tell-tale knife in his pome | He denied the charge when | the Police Court for an explauatio und the kuife in Boston. When ques the court Warren said that be broke | one blade was | Hix description of the condition of the ix was anything but perfect and pored a sentence of thirty da: Stabbing Affray Between School Boys. Joseph Jones and James Taylor, fifteen-year: old colored boys who attend school in the same building near 10th | rel y | the trouble was renewed. Jones cut Taylor om the arm in two places and inflicted such » ‘As | Painful wound thut he iad to be taken to the hospital. The case was heard in the Police | Court this morning and each boy told bis mde | of the trouble between them and Judge Miller told Jones tha: he must be taught better than to use kuives on his companions. ‘The said he would do what he could to stop such conduct and imposed a fine of $80 or ninety days in jail. _ j Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings at the signal office today: 8 a.m., 65; 2 p.m., 61; maximum, 62; minimum, 54. Avorp ALL Kise with using at once Dr. D. Jay y for coughs and ta beneficial influence on the lungs abd DIED. ALLISON. On February 24, 1801, 9t 8:22 pm. ETHEL 1. on’ douciter of dames Wand Gables La ‘liree uonthe and seventeen day. Ban arent rere Sest fanecnth **Thuuredag Mat 2p . " wily amvited.” (ich: mont, Vs., and Baithnore, Md-, papers please copy} GES. On Weinewlay, February Zp at 6 Hannint MANDEK, the Ueloved wife ronilenee, Sh New Yor: avenue at Sockek P : rapes (Pabiadeiphin, Pe. range ‘or LAAN. On W . Perwary 2, UMOL. at nits TSABELLS MARTON RUT LIAN: aemd tog ent pid eats ive Gaye, daciner of Feueral will take place from her parents, Bstreet eourhiwest, Friday at 2 pts Felatives Invited to stent SPINDLER. On Wednealay, F ata at he inte Pope, pe, west, ROBELT A BFINDLER, ety ‘Notice of funeral hereafter. Dowr Cuzar Yovrsexs. Tt pays to serure the best, and this {9 specially trae when life and Lesith are at stake. How eny manor trouble oreny similar aMfiction cau dose the stomach with of peo- amounts, ‘of money in dois it. Why not use ese genuine Caria- ‘Carleled, end can be obtained of eny reliable druggist? It ts the ‘has the water. iddmeys, the cqual. Iti