Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1891, Page 6

6 CITY AND DISTRICT. > Tur Evexrvo Stan is everywhere recog- nize? and admitted to be. in every quality, the leading and favorite newspaper of the National | Capital, alike in the counting-room, the work- shop, and the family circle. Pretty much everybody in the District reads it regularly. It is therefore much the best advertising medium in the city; and, in proportion to circulation, its advertising rates are also much the cheapest. DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS, Differences Between the Conferees Discassed in the House. 2R. M'COMAS EXPLAINS THY Sev! ISSUE AND HOW THEY MAY BE MZT—MR. €8: XON'S PROPOSED INSTRUCTIONS—ADDITIONAL CONFEREES APYOIsTED. rt on the District appro- 6 a matter of fact, was no report at all, was presented yesterday evening e House by Mr. 3s. As fully re- ted in yesterday's Sran, Mr. Plumb stated points of difference between the conferees and the Senate agreed to insist on their amend- ments and ask further conference. The House took the ame action, although some few new pints were brought ont and it was disclosed that a proposition hax been advanced in the erence committee to partiy solve the liquor ion by raising cense to $1,000 and use the r: of taxation from 5 to however, would clearly der in the House. THE ASSESSHENT QUESTION. Mr. McComas in his statement of the points of difference between the House and Senate conferees remarked that there were six points. rst was in regard to arseasmeat. It is very evident,” said Mr. McComas, “both to the Senate and House conferees, that of property in this District is \just, and that probably the ‘0 provide, by a bill such as is on the calendar of this House, for a fair as- sesament of the property of the District, and thus dispose of the first important point of ference between tho House and Senate con- ferees. AL POINTS AT The -onference re; priation bill, whi else to TEARING UP THE STRESTR The next point, according to Mr. McComa was the House proposition to stop the tearing up of the streets for conduit purposes until the sof the agree not to go ond the needs of the electric light and tele- phone companies in this use of the streets of city, in that P ‘of the streets uniil ‘comrnission shall report to the next Congress. 1 think the e hopeful of reaching some reasonable agreement with the Senate ee on that s1 2 a regard to free school books Mr. cally the same ex ‘Mr. with the main apply in the school books. ld be reached on but the House conferees would in- agreed t all of those wh ad The content: WATER MAIN. min rey d to the payment in 1 installments of the Dis- e cost of the forty-eight-inch main from the water fund was touched on next. ir. McComas explained that the Senate conferees argued that as the half of the tunnel was paid in installments the main which took the place of the tunnel should be paid for in a like manner. and also that it would add only abont £20,000 a rear to the water fund expenses. could easily be met from the first. Mr. McComas saui that the arguments of the Senate undoubtedly had great force. THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK. In regard to the Zoological Park Mr. Me- Comas said: “The Senate conferees insist that the annual appropriation of some ninety odd thousand dollars. such as made last vear for a ‘zoo’ park,should be paid entirely by the United States, and no; paid one-half by the District and the other half by the United States. It is s contention with which the House is familiar. Personally I have always believed it, butasa conferce of the House, knowing the decided vote that had been here- tofore taken upon it, I, of course, felt it my duty in the conference to follow ou: the inten- tion of the House and declined to agree with the Senate on that subject. They insist strenu- ously that the annual maintenance of the living animals of the ”* Parkis akin to the expen- diture in the Smithsonian Institution for the dead specimens, under whose charge they are, the living and the dead exhibits being in the charge of that institution. ‘THE FUXDING OF THE BOxDS. The funding of the bonds falling due in 1891 was another of the points of contention. In regard to this Mr. McComas said: “It is said by the Senate conferees that this large sum of money in annual installments is required to be paid, and it could regularly be paid, out of the fund of the treasury from time to time, without the expense of issning bonds, nout putting them on the market, as they ald. after all, be bonds of the United Sta simply by ¢ debt and charging 3 per cent we woul bing without cirexmio- tion the same thing as we would by issuing and delivering 3 per cent bonds, which are lly government bonds, after all. Now, the Hone ‘conferee the very decided opinion of the District of Columbia committee, have insisted that the plain way was to issue bonds at the rate of 2°¢ or 3 per cent interest, they therefore declined to agree with the trict’s half of McComas then said that in regard to es, und especially in regard to liquor es, the committee might take the liberty of raising such licenses, by which an increase of the revenues would be obtained direet, plain eComas then moved that the House its disagreement and ask further con- SON PROPOSES INSTRUCTIONS. Mr. Cannon said if the conferees really Wanted instructions he was willing to make a martyr of himself and instruct them, and he offered the following: Kesolved, That the conferces are instructed to insixt that as to the Senate amendment num- dered 12 cident to the Zoological jl to amendment numbered 121, the; insist upon a substitute providing for a refund- ing of the debt of the District of Columbia, due in July, 1891, in new bonds bearing 2:¢ or3 per cent interest; That the rate of taxation in the District be increased to $1.75 or $2 on the hundred dol- lars’ worth of property, as may be necessary; aad ‘That the liquor license privilege in the Dis- triet of Columbia be increased to not less than. $1,000 per anuzan. MR. CLEMENTS’ EXPLANATION. ‘Mr. Clements gave financial statement in regard to the revenues and the appropriations of the District. The bill, he explained, as it went to the Senate, provided for appropriations sich would exceed the revenues by 3100,000. ‘Ihe Senate had added a large number of items, still further increasing the deficit. The Sen- ste, however, had provided the remedies of erediting back to the District the amount for the water main and for the Zoological Park and in another proposition to meet the maturing District bonds by an appropria~ tion to be repaid from the sinking fund. — Mr. Clements continued that the only hope in sight wes by means of new assessment of Teal estate. He thought somethin i- bie “could be ‘agreed ‘upon by the conferees in this respect, as all were the need of achange. “Either,” mid Mr. Clements, “the outside taxpayers inust pay oF the rates of District taxation must be raised or the appropriations must be cut down.” Mr. Clements «tid not see any serious objection to crediting back to the District the amount paid for water main ond charging the sum to the water rates. He thought that the Zool: Park, however, should be partly paid for b: Zoologis or else merg tional Park. The motion to disa- gree and asks further conference was then agreed to. ‘The Direct Tax Bill Passed. The House yesterday, by a vote of 172 to 101, passed the billto refund the direct tax col- lected from the loyal states during the war. ‘The amount involved is about £17,000,000. ‘The District of Columbia will cet about $49,437.33. An amendment was adopted providing that no money shall be paid to any siate or territory until the legislatare aball have accepted by resolution the sum aj ted im full satisfaction of ail claims against the United States on account of the levy and collection of the tax. Messrs. Caswell, E. B. Taylor and Osies were appointed conferees. y2 House | ng the greater pro- | . 30 much thereof us relieves the Dis- | WOMEN ON EDUCATION Eloquent Speeches on the Subject at the Woman's National Council. THEIR STRUGGLES TO GET IT. But Now They Are Beginning to Be Con- sidered Equai Intellectually to Men—Great Development in Kecent Years—Mrs. Lease’s Attack on Senator Ingalls. Education was the general subject of the meeting of the Woman's National Council at Albaugh’s last evening. The program of exer- cises was an attractive one and included the ng of a number of papers by prominent women from all parts of the country who are aterested in the cause of education. ‘The attendance was the largest that any of the meetings have yet called forth and a good many local teachers were present to find out what other people think on the subject in which they have all more or loss of a share. ‘The exercises were opened with a waltz over- ture by an orchestra under Prof. Bernay's lead- ership. terday afternoon offi- cers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Miss May Wright le fae diana] resident; Mre. PEM Dietz, Gly: mer, president of So- ronis, N. ¥., vice presi- Gent! Mes Rachel’ For: ter Avery, | Philadel- <phia, correspondin; Niecrctary: Mra’ Teabe S Davis, Yi cording secretary: Lilian M. N. Stevens, ine, treasurer. The stitution precludes the re-election of offi- cers to succeed them- ELLA DIVTZ CLIMER. selves, #0 that all these arenew in their respective ofices. Mrs. Gracey of Roch- 2 ester, ¥.¥ e theWomans issionary So~ |eiety of the Methodist ouncil, conducted the ti solutions were passed at th nig looking freer open- ing of educational in- stitutions to women, #0 that they may perfect themselves in ” every branch of learning; that the council petition tha: RACHEL FOSTER AVERY. given a place in ational Divorce ue; also on the rious com inion of ereed and on the inter- national Sunday school lesson committee: that M.E. church asking the admission of women the general conference of the M. E. and indorsing the general features of 0? orgarization outlined in President Willard address. ‘A resolution was adopted requesting the United Stotes government officials who have women equs! wages for equal work in the gov- nment departments and to consider efficiency rather th: in payment of those employed. It was resolved to invite the Indy board of ‘olumbian exposition and the jon to assist in the preparations council in 18%. Letters elizabeth Cady Stanton and John Greenieaf Whittic On motion of Mrs. Sewall, Miss Anthony and Miss Eastman were made honorary and per- tual members of the executive board of the National Woman's Couneil in the capacity of honorary vice presidents. MRS. LUCINDA H. STONE. Mrs. Lucinda H. Stone was the first speake> of the evening, taking for her subject, “A De- mand for Women in the Faculties of Coeduea- tional Colleges and Universities.” “We are coming to finer evolvements of justice,” said Mrs. Stone, “or else this counci! never would have been called. Ever since the beginning of time Adam has come first and Eve must wait for her sbare. Yet, wha good for one half of the wh; good for the other half. In human life there is one law governing all existence, not one-half of it. There is no great nor small in God's economy, but only one law. I know a better day is com> ing for Woman, and, consequently, for man. Blessed are the eyes of those who are able to stand on the mountain tops and see the light of that better day. It is to greet sach quite as much as to speak upon the subject given me that I am here in attendance upon this council. It seems needless for me to argue the merits of my subject. ‘Be ye workers together with Goa.’ MUCH CAN BE ACCOMPLISKED. “There is much that ean be accomplished by such a council as this. ‘There is but one thing more ennobling, and uplifting than the friend- ship of women and that is the friendship and fellowship of women and men. Whatever is best for the interests of humanity must be done by men and women both.” “In speaking of the subject assigned to her Mrs. Stone told of her own persoual experi- ences atthe University of Michigan, now a coeducational institution. She was first called to one of the younger departments which was really a feeder to the univer-ity. She saw then acon Why the same principles might not | be applied to the university as to the academy. | She pursued the same studies as the young i no disticnlty in keeping up with 1 she expressed the desire of go- she wax laughed at. at this point and the remainder er will remain unheard until it ap- 1 records of the council. . Lucinda H. Stone cf Kalamazoo, Mich., as acquired in educational circles by her bi lectures given at various times at most of the colleges of the northwest. She is the wife of a Baptist minister. Both of them are edueators. Mrs. Stone during her summers has frequently gone abroad with companies of young ladies on historical tours as a finishing Touch to their education. Mrs. Annie Nathan * Meyer treated the sub- ject “A New Phase of the Higher Education of Women in’ America, Barnard College.” Mrs. Meyer, @ young and pretty. woman, was greeted with loud ap- plause as she came for- ward to begin her paper. { “Aftiliated colleges are not indigenous to Amer- ica” was her first sen- tence and it seemed to strike her hearers very favorably. “The necessity for them here arose from a demand for a standard institution with which it is connected and gives ecperaara beginning to make itsin- “Bernat is to make fluence felt in New York, and parents who were formerly unwilling to’ send their daughters away to college for four yong sre willing to send them to college in their city and al- Jow them to start out on other pursuits: in life than society and philanthropy. Barnard re- fnses admission to students except in laboratory work and post-graduate studies. I do not believe in that specialization that begins in freshman year. Iam in favor of throwing ‘open all pursuits in life to women, but I would wish that they might be fully equipped for these pursuits. “Barnard is but one and one-half years and it is impossible to say what its future be. Women are no longerin » pioneer state, and it is not necessary for us to take whgt is not desirable. ‘The best is sure to come to us, but there are those who would have the march of civilization stop, while one-half of the human Tice, catches up with the other half. Jot us therefore, look to it that we build wisely an strong.” ' Mrs. Meyer was liberally applauded ts the @nished, and her eddress tna‘ora most favorable impression upon the audience. Mrs. Anna Nathan Meyer was the first woman to pass the rigid examination of Columbia Col- lege and by her sabsequent hard work Barnard College was founded, of which she iv now oLe of the directors. Unlike the majority of women on the platform with her aud associated in her public work, Mrs. Meyer is not a suffragist. She has brilliant ‘literary talents and is now editing a volume entitled “Woman's Work in America.” She is a cousin of the late Emma Lazarus, whose writing on Jewish themes gave her a high place in contemporaneous litera- ture. ‘MRS. ANNA GORDON GULICK. A missionary in Spain for nineteen years, Mrs. Anna Gordon Gulick read # charming Paper on a “Woman's College in Spain.” This institution is the creation of Mrs. Gulick’s own devoted work, together with that of her mis- sionary husband. “But we must come down to modern times,” said Mra. Gulick, after a delightful description of Spain as it has been, and she went on to talk of Spain as it is, which is hardly what it ought to be. “For 300 years,” said she, “ignorance has hung like a pall over the land, but within the past twenty-five years there has been a marked improvement, and the liberty of speech and the liberty of the press are now recognized never to be denied again. nthe public wehools the children are taught reading and writing and to pray, that is they learn to say their prayers. In addition the girls learn a little sewing and that is all. ‘They the matter in their control to pay men and | ay not know the eapitals of Europe, but will know how to walk well, to dance and to dress prettily.” Then Mrs. Gulick told of the success of the move for the higher education of woman in Spain, and said that in the girls’ college there are those who will receive their degrees In 1892. She asked for the interest of the women in America for their sisters in Spain. Mrs. Alice Gordon Galick is a missionary in the American board of foreign missions of the Congregational Church. Her husband is li Wilham H. Gulick, son of one of the earliest i Mr. and julick keep archool in San Sebastiano, a pretty summer resort on the Bay of They have now forty or fifty pupils. wish to enlarge the usefulness of this school, and Mrs. Gulick’s presence in this coun- is to work up popular church interest in undertaking.” Sirs. Gulick and Mise Anna Gordon, the private secretary of Miss Willard, are sisters. DR. HELEN L. WEDSTER, Dr. Hélen L. Webster, who has received the degree of Ph. D., has been a professor at Vassar, and is now in a chair at Wellesley and makes a specialty of comparative philology, should be capabie, a any one will) admi knowingly and ‘snecessfally the subject, mans Progress in Higher Education.” proved lst night that she could treat the sub- Ject interestingly as well. here are two facts notable in the recent said Dr. Webster. “she no longer feels that it is neccesary to be idle in order to be respectable, and women have grown in the feelings of friendship and rood will toward other. ‘Two hundred nnd fifty years New jand waited to learn that women were eager and capable of the highest mental training, but the question soon rose a3 to what would be the result if Bostor women should become wiser and better educated than the Boston men.’ She spoke brietly of the foundation of women's colleges und continued that in the west the higher education of woman has been well. fos- of education for women MMS. ANSIn N. SeEvER. and the English system of attiliated colleges. Girton College was the first in England, founded in 1857 in corinection with Oxford. In this country the institation dubved the Harvard Annex was 0 in 1878, It is difficult to define an affiliated college,xince the three in this country are entirely unlike. Bail T should define it us an institution that ex- ists for the purpose of extending to women the same advantages enjoyed at some neighbor- ing college by men. It combines the best ele- ments of a coeducational college and a separate college for women. It establishes @ standard of education the same for both sexes. The question is not whether coedueation ought to Le the most simple and naturel method, but whether itis. Ispeak, I will admit, as one of the unenlightened, but I must think that the woman who is educated at a separate college gets ber education in a more simple and natural way than does her sister who has heen educated d, and there are signs of encouragement in the south. She sketched the history of female collegiate education in Europe. One of the greatest needs in America is a higher standard of education; not more ambition, but ambition’ more wisely directed: net moro work, but work more judiciously used. The tru> student will be satisfied with knowirg fully and well some one line of study. There is need for workers, not to study the already known, but to. braneh out into new lines of investigstion, who shall add to the wealth of the world’s wistom. ELIZABETH T. KING'S PAPER. A paper on “*iVomen in the Medical College of Jobns Hopkins University” by Elizabeth T. King was read by Isabella Hamilton. ‘The paper described at some length the work of the school and the status of women there, and also spoke of the efforts that are being made by omen to raise the addition to the endowment to open the institution in a. manner commensurate with its foundation. ‘The oper ing of the school will surely come, but it will hexten if women but continue their interest and increase their ¢ in the work. i abet T. King is the daughter of Mr. Francis King, one of the wealthiest citizens of Baitimore. “With Miss Mar in the work of founding the College at Johns Ho} Miss King has beew a hard worker, exe interest and financial helping of leading women of tl ry. Mf at the head of the board of ladie In appearance Miss King is plump and petite ct expression, fromes a tace witha gentle, « the founding of th De trained in the m. ing supported in furtheri ig the some of the college, wkere women can profession, and ix be- timore. ‘MARY A. RIPLEY. 5 A brief address on the subject of women in the public schools was made by Mary A. Ripley, who for twenty-five years was the principal of ahigh school. She began by stating that she had notes in her hand that proved that in many localities there was legislation against married women as teachers, and that teachers oa mar- rying were expected to resign at the end of the term in which the marringe took place. Her address was a protest aguinet this class of legislation and she said that the superintendent had no right to gobeyoud the question of the ap- plicant’s personal fitness. dt did not concern the employing superintendent whether or no the teacher be a mother with a well-managed Lome. We co not diserizinate against women in other Pursuits simply because they are married, and congenial work is the right of every one.’ ‘The fact that © woman has a husband who ia abundantly able to support her is no reason why she should be sbut out of her vocation ns & teacher. Poverty is not @ qualification. Neither is poor health. The schoul is not an asylum for those women who are unable to earn their living in any other way. 388 8: 1. OBERMOLTZER. Miss 8. L. Oberholtzer spoke on the matter of school savings banks. She described the his- tory of the movement in other countries and'in America, and told of the advantages that would accrue from following up the plan of savings banks for children, banks received de- | arr b 1 cent and upward, and the books are ‘ : wept by the teachers. ‘The discussion of the education question was rht to a close by Mrs. F. Eastman, Janghed at. rs. E. Lease of Kansas, member of the Farmers’ Alli- ance, the farmer woman and the lawyer of whom ‘MRS. Many P. Eastuax. it is said it she can Keep an audience of male members of the alli- ance spellbound and in a trance by the magic of her voice for hours, was the last ‘of the evening. And how she didspeak! MRS. LEASE’S ATTACK ON SENATOR INGALIS. “Lady president, friends and fellow-citizens,” Fe i I Bie fi] i fil i i H E i Q: t 3 it z i # LgtEE | g F i j i ? i iG i i j i EY E 1 i i ai | E ett, whom she | She is most enthnsiastic in | the project by pub- | lic spirit aa weil as private munificeuce in Bal- | “ THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, ‘D.C... WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1891. are of their hard-earned homes by an infamous ‘system of mortgage foreclosure. WHY WOMEN JOIN THE ALLIANCE. “Do you wonder that the women of the west are joining with the Farmers’ Alliance and the Knights of Labor? My only wonder,” she said, ‘is that there are any women who have not joined in this most noble uprising. Why my ds the political Johnstown flood that overwhelmed the west last November was brought about by the women of the alliance. ‘The women of the alliance defeated that man who has represented us for eighteen years in the and who never once in all that time has been identified with any movement for the interest of the You say you admire him because he is smart. Yes, so he is. A man must be smart to be such a consummate rascal as John J. I 2 This aroused a good deal of excitement in the qudlonce and hisses were heard on all. rides, mat Willa ways calm courteous, culled the people to order and stated that the Women of the council had not been told of the character of the remarks that would be made and she requested that those on the Stage would refrain from any further person ties. “These are not personalties,” said Mrs. Lease. “This is history. Why, this very day that man refused to meet me. giving as his ex- cuse that Indians and women are the onl; creatures on the face of the earth who scalp dead men.” ‘This was about the end of the alliance woman's display of orotorical fire- works, for a few moments later the boll rang on her and she was obliged to close for the time being. When quiot was restored Miss Willard made few announcements and the meeting was concluded with the benediction by Rey. Anna H. Shaw. At the moeting of the executive committee of the council yesterday afternoon the fifty societios represented voted unanimously in favor of Miss Willard’s plan of organization, with an upper and lower house in the council, as outlined in her address read on Monday. “PLOTTING AGAINST CANADA.” Alleged Conspiracy Between Americans and Canadian Annexationists. The Toronto Empire, in an article hoaded “More Startling Revelations,” says: “That a deadly plot to coerce this Dominion into annexation has been on foot for some time, and that the conspirators were a band of un- principled scoundrels, not ashamed to try and compass the ruin of an independent country, was established beyond question by the revela- tions of Sir John Macdonald in Toronto the other day. Astonishing disclosures made by Sir Charles Tupper in a speech at Wi sor complete the chain of evidence, and the correspondence read by Sir Charles Tup- r. Ina letter sent to Erastus Wiman of New ‘ork by Edward Farrar the latter sets out at length his labors and wished for annexation indi schemes which he and the United States allies of the Canadian traitors have in view, and with refreshing candor ad- mits the efforts he madeat Washington to force on annexation by preventing any measure of reciprocity, good or bad, being favored by Con- gress. There has come to light also a letter from Mr. Hitt, chairman of the forsign relations committee of the House of Repre- ives, valuable for the light it throws ‘on the designs and operations of the Canadian conspirators, indicating co-operation of Waxh- ington politicians with our domestic traitors | and expressing the pleasure which an enterpris- | ing American ‘citizen naturally feels when sees the rich domain almost within the grasp of his country, with mean-spirited tools ready and willing to bring abont the acquisition, aud not even stipulating that a price should be paid for their national inheritance. ‘The Empire closes its article thus: “We leave these facts to the judgment and patriotism of the Canadians for them to deter- punishment which the leaders of the opposi | must expect to have awarded them. Lo: formers doubtless have hesitated to accep’ first revelations, hoping against hope that some explanztion or disproof would Le forth- coming. ‘They need wait no longer. ‘They have been betrayed by recent leaders and left alone | to trend the patk of honor and principle as best they may. At no period in the history of ing country has it stood in sore: trial and in greator danger of its very existence than it does now, and we appeal to loyal men | to wink their party differences and to inflict so crushing a blow on the perpetrators of a | wicked conspiracy that it shall be a warning to | every traitor and an enconragementand an in- spiration to the true sons of Canada. BANKER COWLES GOES FREE. The Judge Discharges Him Without Any Trial Being Held. Fresh mystery was added to the Cowles mur- der case yesterday by the discharge of the ac- cused banker. 8. B. Cowles, president of the | Pacific Bank, was under arrest on a charge of murdering his wife at their home in Clark county, Neb. He asserted positively that he | Was innocent and offered $5,000 for the arrost and conviction of the murderer. ‘This was con- sidered a big bluff. Circumstantial evidence gainst him was very strong, and notwithstand- ing his wealth, social influence and life long integrity, public opinion was against him. He was called into court yesterday for a hearing and without a thing bearing the least semblance of a trial the judge ordered him | discharged. He demanded hearing, saying that was the only way he could clear away ‘sua picion. ‘Ihe judge said it was unnecessary, ns | he knew he was innocent and accordingly dia charged him. ‘This has given rise to a belief that some secret information has reached the court and the perpetrators of the crime are known. Mr. Cowles declares he does not know why he was dismissed without « full triai. ——+e- Seara to Play Campbell. Richard D. Sears, the unbeaten champion at lawn tennis, who resigned the national cham pionship, left Boston yesterday for Magnolia Springs, Florida, where he will participate in | a tennis tournament for the tropical champion- ship. He will probably play doubles ‘with Oliver 8. Campbell, now national champion. a oe Domestic Tragedy in Chicago. Joseph Hamer of 761 Weat 20th stroct, Chi-- cago. fatally shot his wife and dangerously wounded his mother-in-law last night. Mra. Hamer separated from her husband. but had returned to his home with her mother to get her clothing, when she was shot. cack etc aol Revising the Mining Laws. Gov. Pattison returned to the Pennsylvania senate yesterday with his approval the conent- rent resolution authorizing the appointment of ‘8 commission to revise the mining laws of the bituminous and semi-bituminous coal regions. chew theron > renee tr The McKinley Bill Sustained. Judge Blodgett at Chiengo yestor.lay decided the case of Marshall, Field & Co., against John ‘M. Clarke, collector of customs, involving the validity of the McKinley bill. He said: “The best disposition the court can make of the ‘mat- ter in to affirm the decision of the appraisers at New York and allow the case to go directly te wever, ‘the Supreme Court. I will say, ‘that with the chain the court was much im of reason advanced by the appellant, and it might be dificult for the argument to’ be met by theother side, However, the McKinley bill has become the operating mec! by whieh the government collects its duties, and l- verse decision in this case might seriously dis- Sezenuy the écicting eetangomant of this ser- viee. There should be ting of facts that this court found the case of sufficient importance to warrant an appeal to the Supreme Couft.” peal was prayed. “Elder” mcpemoce Farmers’ Alliance men: of Iowa, the Dakotas and Nebraska ence at Sioux 4 5 i! i i | mine what is the measure of guilt and whut the | ‘The Connecticut Senate Refuses to Recetve| Highest of all in Leavening Power—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889. Reval ABSOLUTELY PURE His Message. Gov. Bulkley of Connecticut sent to the senate yesterday a meseage renominating O. R. ‘Frler as insurance commissioner and appoint- ing W. Sidney Downes of Derby and R. B. Chalker of Saybrook, fish commissioners, and T. R. Trowbridge and George B. Martin, har- bor commissioners of New Haven. The com- munication was not received by the senate. ‘The senate adopted and sent to the house» reply to the inquiry of last week whether the senate was intending to proceed to business. The reply says there is no need of answering until the occasion arises, but says the senate is ready “to discuss in conference any matter Proper, to be considered in such manner.” The jouse has not yet acted on the reply. Gov. Bulkle xY sent a mensnge to the house saying that he sent to the senate Febra- ary 19 the renomination of Judge Loomis to the | supreme court and no action had been taken | upon it by that body. He also sent to the house the renomination of Judge Sanford of New Ha- ven tothe superior court. Both nominations were referred to the joint standing committee on executive nominations to be raised. QOY. HILL SAYS BULKLEY 16 NOT GOVERYOR. A requisition, signed by Morgan G. Bulkley as governor of Connecticut was presented to Gov. Hill yesterday, who declined to honor it on the ground that he did not ize Mr. Bulkley as governor of the stato of Conneo- ———+-e+-_—____ CHARGED WITH MURDER. ‘The Elliotts Will Be Vigorously Prosecuted for Shooting Osborn. Ed. Osborn has filed an affidavit against W.J. and P. J. Elliott, charging them jointly with murder in the first degree in the killing of A. C. Osborn in Columbus on Monday. The agiant is the present mayor of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and a brother of the deceased. He sayt he proposes to push the prosecution. An array Of distinguished lawyers will be employed to Prosecute the case. A large number of wit nesses have been cxamined by Coroner Eagan in the inquest on the bodies of the two mur- dered men. The majority agree upon the statement that Patey J. Elliott killed Osborn in McDonald's hat store and that Hughes, the inoffending bystander, was struck by a stray ball from W. J. Elliott's revolver. Nearly a the witnosses swear that W. J. Elliott began the fusilade by firing upon Osborn, who stood in kets-less than ten feet the first shot took effect in . Tt was further testified that W. J. Elliott took refuge behind a woman and fired over her shoulder, and that at this junc- ture Hughes dropped dead. Osborn in the meantime retreated to the hat store, followed by Pat, where he received his death wound in the heart. — CONCERNING MEISSONIER. Personal Traits of the Great Painter. Paris Cor. N. ¥. Tribune. Inever knew a dwarfish man who was not vainglorious and self-assertive, and I think that in. these respects Meissonier was most remarkable. Militarism was the fashion when he was at his apogee. He flattered himself that nature had tended him to be « great captain. He wal admitted to follow the emperor's staff on horseback at reviews and sham battles. He was | offered the pick of the imperial stud, but pre- ferred to have his own thoroughbred. I fancy that he affected a cavalry walk. In the country he dressed like an English groom. Having a massive head, flowing beard, long backbone nd slender, bowed, short legs, the close scant jacket and tight trousers gave him the afr of . caricature. Ihave seen in Bavaria legendary dwarfs in carved wood exactly like him. He had hands of singular beauty. He kept them limber and sensitive and in ready obedience to his brain by the intelligent care he took of them. His valet carefully rubbed them and exercised the fingers several times a day. % The arms were alvo rubbed gna put through a special gymnastic, and he | quently was visited by a manicure,who sweated | his hands and arms, and thea exercised them | and attended to the and nails. The sweat- ing was done by holding the members to be treated over a steaming pan of water, wrapped up in flannel, When they were rubbed, cold water was poured upon them. after which there was another steaming and rubbing. Each hand muscle was carefully attended to. There was no sign of gout in any of the articulations, and the age of eighty his painting and hand- g were as firm as when he was young He carefully gloved his hands out doors to keep the fingers tactile and by means of bracelets worn under his sbirt-sleeves drew— or thought he drew—fores from the trunk into the arms and their manua! extremities. ‘Thongh he kept « chef, he was not a glutton- ous or an epicnrean feeder. Indeed, he never minded what food he took when he was e1 ona picture, The thinking out of his paintings and the preparatory studies were always labor- ious. He first drew each detail and painted as much of it as was toappear on a sepurate panel or canvas. Sometimes he m his figures or horses in wax. ‘To find more oe! work one should go to Portugal and look » the small colored wooden images done for shrines there in the sixteenth century. It annoyed him to be called from his easel to his meals and he was wretched if he did not always feel that in doing his best he had done splendidly. Indeed, he had a passionate desire for perfection. It revented him flooding the market ‘when he Became the rage VIRGINIA NOTES, The grip is again raging in Portsmouth. A gambling den was raided by the police in Richmond Sunday, and after a long search the dice used were found concealed in the mouth of one of the parties arrested. Rev. Joseph f. Massey, brother of ex-Lieut. Gov. John £. Massey, died near Charlottesville, He was « promineat ‘Buptist minister, as is his brother ‘The second farmers’ institute began yester- ‘day in Charlottesville with a very large attend- ance. Ttaiph Beaumont, secretary of the National Alliance, is delivering addresses through the state. ‘Two thousand men will soon be put to work on the dry dock to be built at Newport News. A committee from the Massachusetts legisia- ture is in Iiemond examining the workings of the Iichmond gas works. Their visit is the resnlt of a measure pending before the Massa~ chasctts legislature to allow manicipaiities and towns of that state to own their own gas manu- factures. A notorious gang of horse thieves of ‘the Vir- ginia und Tennersee border contemplated res- ju ike Wockingtn Wide the Abi jon il, but th ‘ashi sg les were out and the jail protected. It is now thought ‘that the acreage tobacco this year will be less in the state than at any time since the war. Rey. Francis H. Nichey, who died at his home in Woodstock Saturday, was the father of Dr. 8. O. Richey of this city, and was at one time stationed in this city. In fencing in the 17,000 acre sheep farm in Botetourt county 100 miles of ee = ivided into 3,000- Baking Powder AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALES. TOMORROW. UTURE DAYS. WEES 800. auctioneers, MOST EVERY THIN nObSEROLD Wit PARLOR AND BED ROOM SETS, DINING AND | KITCHEN FURNITURE, ‘Be. ke. Ve OCLC ALSO, ® re K. Di TAPEWINIES, BUOSSELS AND SUNERAL | VERY rise VELVETS, CARPETS, RUGS, &e. It WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Auctioneers, 20th and D sts., facing Penn. ave. On TOMORROW MORNING, at ELEVEN O'CLOCK A.M. and THREE P.M., continuing daily at same hours, we will offer at public auction at our art Fooms, corner 10th street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest, the most magnificent, costly and im- | mense stock of Japanese objects of art ever offered in this city. ‘The stock comprises Antique Satsuma Porcelains, 150 pieces of **lieal” Hand-carved Japanese Ivories, JAPANESE IDOLS (very old specimens), All-beaded Portieres and Tanterns, lovely and exquisite Silk and Gold | Ewbroideries, « very besutiful apd artistic col- lection of Screens of every description from 2-fold | Fire Scroens to the largest imported. Also 200 genuine Japanese Brouzes, Tea Sets, Tete-a-Tete Sets and After-dinner Coffees, Imari Punch Bowls, Fruit Dishes, kc. ‘The finest display of modern Satsuma and Tyson Wareever seen in thiscity, large Umbrellaa, 1,000 Lanterns for decorative purposes, 2 lovely In- laid Cabinets in the natural wood, Tea Pots, Chocojate Pots, Cracker Jars, Koros and medium size Vases of every description and known variety of Japanese Por- and absolutely to the highest bidder. We Lave gone to great pains to make every provision for the comfort | of ladies attending this sale. Be kind enough to note time of sale—11 a.m. and 3 p.m. every day this week. fe24-5t WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO., Aucts. &CO., Auctioneers, 420 Pennsylvania ave. n. VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON MARY- LAND AVENUE BETWEE: RATCUIEPE, Dak ‘oh the porta sideof % gyenne and haproved by a Two-story i property, or all cash, ut the purc deposit of #300 require! at tune of Sule. coupued with in iteen “days, otherwise the | Feserved to resi | the deraultin pure | tm'sou.e newspaper f SETA 100) shares American Grapho- G1 shares National ypo-raphie Block Sere ar ENR Oe cae \TCLIFFE, .. Auctioneers, R* PARE SO Veonay tania se. VALUA DWELLING HOUSE, Xo. 9} STKEET, CORNSK OF 0 AND COLUMBIA STREETS NORTHWEST. AT AUCTION. On MONDA, "ERNOON, MARCI 1801, at LUCK, ad fuvughout and extra” bath and eae ail the lies of cars, mink ny it easy Of access und evress to and trou tho ear? Of the city. all places of siuusement and the esecut® derarincats: sh'a word toe? unseual oppurtunity for investment or home for one's own tse. “Terme of sale (over and atove au inciumbrance of 95.000, whieh has over two yours to Fun, with mteres: 06 percent peranniin): One-half cash ia She year, secured by deed of trust, with interest at cent per aunuin, or all (over st above, the said G50) stay be patd in cast at the purcusser'suption, ft of $290 required at tue ot pale. Tehuse to be complied with in Sitcou day's or rich is reserved to Fevoll at the risk ant cost uf the detuultine purchower, ‘Ailconveyancing and recording at prurclueser's coats MATCLINEE, Dai & CO. fo2t-dbds ‘Auctioncers. W“TRE B. WILLIAMS & 00. Auctionsers. TRUSTEES’ SALE OF WELL-KEPT HOUSER UHITURE BRUSSELS AD CRE ETB. BEDDING, &e.. AT AUCTION. By virtie of a dood of trust dated January “27, A.D. Uw, and duly recorded in Liber No. 1300, folio 104 ‘ot seq.. one of the land records ior the District of Co- Tumbia, and by direction o: tne party We shaii sell at public auction at No. 22182 Hi street, northwest, on FHIDAY, FEBRUALY EMESTYSEVERTH, AD. 1601. °c cing at EN U'CLOC! 1 feuds ineutioned an the sched le attached to said deed or trust i PLUSH yaya MOCK ES, h aie DBO TRENSEN, PORTIERES. TINGS, WINDOW SHADES, DOOK Mt D MANY OTHER ALLICLES’ MENTIONED IN SCHEDULE, TOO NUMEROUS TO -ENCMEIe ARENEARLY NEW AND WORTHY TUE ATTENTION OF BUYERS. ane A OUGLARS 8, 1640 3 WILMAR THe t Trustees, WILLIAMS & CO., Aucta, (PHoMas E. wagcama: y ° Pe STREET BETWEE TS NORTHWEST, ABLE DW: BUSINESS iORTH SIDE FUTH AND 1 2OMAS Down 181, commenin, 3800 BUSSLLS, INGKAIN AND RAG CARPETS. Jo RS ANGGASE TABLE, LOUNGES. cE KING REFRIG! w T_AND FAINTED CHAMBER FURNI- TUide, IN SEPARATE PIEC MATTRESEs AND PILLOWS, WALNUT EXTEN- SION TABLE, CHAINS, COOKING STOVE. KITCHEN REQUISITES, be. Terms cost. e252 | F, Wanues JOHNSON, Auctioneer. by public auction at the store of HK. . 2218 Pennsyivania avente porthwest, com mons TUESDAY, AUCH THIMD. at TEN | (CLOCK A.M. is stock of Forfeited Pledges from | Warehouse and yards | east of the B. aus 0. rai ial celuin, the wholo of which will be sold unqualifiediy | } of salen | Chaser's cost. EES Wet ei ‘x OF IMPROVED ‘HOUSES NUS. sdlitorobew eee ‘Auctioneer. LE OF FURNITURE TO CLOSE AN ESTATE. Du FRIDAY, FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH, ft TEN O'CLOCI ‘ “AUCTION SALE OF FORFEITED PLEDGES. Nos. 4845 to 106.024 inclusive. Sale to consist of sd Gents’ Chota Silks, Rooks, Fisted” Ware, Clocks, Guns, vera, Unteetisg, Canes, Musical and Sunetcal Bed Spreads and Table Linen, Mirrors and Pictures: ae a a pine Came Chancel Rervire st clock wntii all lots are sold. a se Feo f024-70" F. WAKKEN JOHNS (PHOMAS DOWLIN: F Pawnbroker. IN, Auctioneer. |. Auctioneer. | ASSIGNEES: SALE OF BUILDING MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE PST ABLISH ME OF W. C. LEWIS & CO., Nos. 108-116G STREE’ NOMIMEAST, On FRIDAY, FEBRUARY TWENTY-SEVENTH, 2801, commenting at TEN O'CLOCK A.M., at the jos. 108 to 116 @ st, butiding 1 Hole Covers, shentos Painta, Chinmey Crocks, Tarred Feit, THOMAS bow aN RATCLIFFE, DAKE & ©O., Aucnoucers. VALUABLE SURURBAN BUILDI WASHINGTON HEIGHTS NEA wr UE EXTENDED BY A On PRLDAY AFTERNO& SEVENTH, at HALP-PANT F Offer sor sale, an iru SarrLaeway opportunity but seld cure's lot in bdivosion ty" Pahl Tern: Ome-taatd to resell at the ‘and cost o: tue defauiting purchaser aiter hve. Oldest ! Largest } Cheapest ! Best! The Evening Star is the Oldest and most firmly estab- lished newspaper published in the District of Columbia, having won the high position it holds in the confi- dence of the people of Washington by forty years of faithful and unswerving devotion to their interests, without regard to any other influence or con- sideration whatsoever. Tne Star is the Largest paper published in Washington, with a general equipment and printing facil- ities three-fold greater and better than those of any other Washington paper; and, having the full Day Reports | of both the New York Associated Press and the United Press, supple- mented by an unequaled service of Exclusive Special Dispatches from al. prominent points in America and Europe, it prints more and fresher Telegraphic News than any other Washington paper can possibly sup- ply, furnishing at the same time a advertiseinent. {2 soiue newspajer publisved ia eshington, D.C. A deposit of ez. 0 required at thue sale. Ali couveyancine, recordin. we.s at Dur. lxiads" RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO., Aucts. RATCLIFFE, DARR & CO Auctioncers, wu ania ave. nw. IMPROVED MOSCRERT + BEING HOUSE AND PREMISES Do. 1245 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTHEAST Virthe of a deed of trust to us, 1880, snd recorded in liber No Sea. one of the lan? records of the District ot Columbia, And at the request of the bolder thereby, we will se bite anes lt “ities ot cu from tnwe of falcor and in uf Sersule soul revord ‘They draw. their pay in the shadows of the nicht’ comeon it 8 = enna: Ist of the month comes uyon them like a nieht- and they are haunted by Don’t you know, ‘They rise up in the chilly warisents of the nicht and tear their bairin Snancal, if they buy ou in- stallnents, Don't you know. You are honest and expect to pay any debt. you may contract, hence you must help to pay for eoods thishon- veg for nothiny, if you buy on imstaliments, in@w. very tinu that jnakes a calculation Jor losses and E honest people enough to inake it up. bo, in every in Stance You pay tor Waut souwe one wise vot tor wothiog: “ityou Way on instulliuents— don t tor, and we offer them c W for cusn. We tat ‘ WE HAVE LAID OUT A LARGE LINE OF GOODS: ON OUR SECOND FLOOR WHICH WE DESIRE TO SELL BEFORE REMOVING TO OUR KEW STORE, NO. 1215 F ST. TO 1214 @ 8T. N.W. 20 PER CENT 18 THE DISCOUNT, BUT SOME greater amount and better quality of Local, Domestic and General Intelli- gence, and a lurger quantity aad higher grade of Original and Selected Literary Miscellany than any papet in the District. Being delivered at the homes ot regular subscribers for the trifling sum of ten cents per week, THE STAR is much the Cheapest paper published in the District, quantity and quality of contents heing considered. Tae Srar’s circulation in the City of Washington is more than three times larger than that of any other newspaper, and the number of its readers more than five times as many, It is therefore in that (or even greater) proportion the Best advertising med- ium in the District. On this point there is no ground for argument or doubt, even. It is the common testi- mony of the business community, and OF THE GOODS WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. MOST OF THE GOODS ARE CHOICE BUT BROKEN ASSORTMENTS. IT WILL PAY ANY ONE WISHING DECOKATED CHINA TO SEE THIS ASSORTMENT. mu. ‘Revenivor, IMPORTER POTTERY AND PORCELAIN, om 2000 Peansyivania ave Last Ware generally admitted. Note This Point. ‘Tue Srar gives the exact figures of its circul-tion every week, and cheerfully opens its books and press and delivery rooms to any person having interest in the correctness of its statements, so that its patrons know precisely how much publicity they are getting when they buy space in its columns, ~