Evening Star Newspaper, March 17, 1891, Page 5

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A-scrofulous tendency may be successfully combatted with it, and it isa capital thing for fectie | chiidrea. eels | “Take time by the foreloc! To Swoxers. <i well marked Se Teast | fa eee Stee eee | eae from the actton ‘and so Prevents proper dugestion been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MIT- LIONS of MOTHERS fo: their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, wits PERFECT SUCCESS. ItSOOTHES the CHILD, SOF TENS the GUMS, ALLAYSall PATX, ned is tie Lest remedy for Drugeiste in every part of the “airs. Winslow's Soothing vents a bottle. "and take no other troubled ‘Yousness resulting from Nerwork will be recieved by takine BROWN'S THON BITTERS. sine as trade mark and crowed red lines gn | A SPECIFIC FOR ANY are, DISCOUNT FOR Casi. ‘We shail continue the sale of goods laid out on our ‘second flcor at above discounts until closed out. We do not care to move ther to our new store, No. 1215 F et. ; hence the sacrifice. ' It will pay any one wishing to purchase DECORATED CHINA ‘To ste the assortment. A few Nice Dinner Sets, Lamps and Plates aimorte them JUST OPENED on our first floor a large assortment of Noveities in Decorated China. | |. W. BEVERIDGE, No. 1000 Pa. ave. é yROM ALL ing matter. Concentrat small easy to take; no pain; no te Liver Pulls CRUDE AND TRMITAT. | fel medicine only very “no riping. Carver's Lit Canmaer & Ler Will offer = creat bargain in Marseilles Bed Spreads, extra heavy and full size, and will sell they last at @1each. ‘This is the best offered tm these xvod, and boardins otel keepers should avai them- se. ¥es of this chance. | Silk Drapery Nets at 7ie.. | 1.Wand 2a yard. Choice Shantomg Pon oes Gray and Bias a Browns, Tans. Modes, ‘chuice patterns only 18c. yard" APRONS. We sell a cond quality Ging’ yards in each and well made, made goods to go out of the store. New Mattings at last year's prices. CARHARY & LEIDT, i 28 7th and 706 K sts now. SHARDT. cuAS. BATS j Jur 2d EDITION RIOTING IN ALSACE. | Trouble Caused by a Frenchman Without a Passport. HEARTY GIVEN GLADSTONE. Reports That the Orange and Lemon Crops Will Be Short. STOCKS HEAVY AND DULL. | A RIOT IN ALSACE. The Arrest ofa Frenchman Without 9 Pass- port Causes Trouble. Loxnox, March 17.—A riot of quite a serious | character is reported to have occurred on Sat- urday at Hagenau in Alsace. made by the police to arrest a Frenchman who had come to visit some relatives in Hagenau, but who was unable to show a passport. ‘The Frenchman's friends rallied to his defense and the clamor attracting a crowd, the police were compelied to use consilerable vio-~ lence in dispersing them. The Frenchman was sont back across the frontier after a brief tention, it being apparent that he had no improper motive in hig visit to Hagena Alsace is generally ina very peaceful cond ti but the same cannot be said of Lorraine, where the people have never given up their attachment for France and their determination to be reunited to that country. ——— CHEERS FOR GLADSTONE. He is Given a Hearty Send Off on His Departure From London. Loxpox, March 17.—Mr. Gladstone and Mrs. Gladstone started for Hastings today, where Mr. Gladstone delivers an address at the an- nual meeting of the home county's di the national liberal federation. Mr. proposes to be back in time for parliament this evening. As soon as Mr. Gladstone was discovered making his way from his carriage to the plat- form he was tendered s tremendous ovation. Cheer after cheer went up; hats and bandker- chiefs were wildly waved, and as the great com- moner entered the railway carriage the im- wed closed in behind, und, breaking through all barriers, swarmed and surged about the waiting train. Shortly after Mr. Glatstone had taken his seat the executive committee of radicals also passed through the lane made for it by the people, and, ranging itself before the open car- riage window at which sat Mr. Gladstone, ceeded, through present him with an address which felicitated bim upon the hopetul indications of a liberal triumph in the approaching elections. number of the extra enthusiastic admirers of Mr. Gladstone, not content with demoral- izing the depot with their outbreak of admira- tion, scrambled up fou top of the cars of the train which was to take Mr. Gladstone out of town, and there they stood and yelled and cheered and waved until the train, starting suddenly, threw several of them down "upon the __ tracks sad platform. ‘Two men were so seriously in- that they had tobe taken to Charing Cross Hospital, and several others were badly hurt and bruised. ‘The railroad station fairly shook with cheers as the train bearing Mr. Gladstone moved out of the building on its way to the seaside. INJURED BY THE STORMS. ‘The Lemon and Orange Crop of Italy Wil) Be Very Short. New Yonx, March 17.Some excitement has been caused in the foreign fruit trade in this city by reports from Italy to the effect that the orange and lemon crops have been destroyed ot Italian chamber of commerce, who at present is at Sorrento, Italy, has written a letter here in which he says that the damage to the orange and lemon crops has been enormous and was caused bya gale of wind which swept all the leaves off the trees, | leaving the oranges and lemons without pro- | tection. The crop, he estimates, will be re- duced about 75 per cent. There are from 60.000 to 70,000 boxes of winter-cut fruits stored there, jeaving about an equal amount on the trees fit for shipment. died CONFINED TO SMALL FRACTIONS. The Movements In the Active Stocks Limited —Prospective Gold Shipments. New Youx, March 17.—Thedirm tone in the stock market prevalent last evening was carried over into this morning’s dealings, but while there was more activity than usual of late the movements in the active stocks were confined tosmall fractions as arule. Opening prices were in most cases slight fractions better than | those of last evening, and further improvement was made, but these gains were all lost with something in addition before the end of the hour. The feature of the dealings was the | activity ig Ontario and Western, whieh | advanced % per cent to 17%, the moving causes being the possibility that the New York Central would be ‘compelled to | acquire the roud. In the downward movement | Mobile and Ohio, sugar, New England, Atchi- | son, Burlington and Missouri Pacific ied, the losses from the highest point in those shares | being from 3 to % per cent. Union Pacific and St. Paul were very active, bat moved within | narrow limits and were rather better held than | the rest of the list. Tho activity dis | appeared from the market toward 11 o'clock, | and at that time its tone was firm, with prices | generally fractions below the opening figures. Money is easy at 25/3 per cent. The an- nouncement of the engagement of 21,000,000 in gold for export caused the renewal’ of the movement in the stock market after 11 o'clock, and Burlington end played’ considerable activity, dealt in reached at the lowest prices of the morning. ieidelback, Iekelheimer & Co. bave ordered $1,000,000 goid bars for shipment to Europe tommorrow. —~— 1T LOOKS LIKE FELTON. De Young Withdraws From the California ‘Contest—Choice Probable Today. Sax Fuaxcrsco, March 17.—Mr. De Young | hes withdrawn from the political fight and his supporters will all go to Feiton. This means | his elcction without doubt and without pur- chase. Every indication is that Felton will be elected today. eco In Honor of St. Patrick. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evenins Star. Loxpox, March 17.—The Me this evening at the Cannon Street Hotel in honer of St. Patrick, while the Parnellites celebrate at the Covent Garden Hotel. There cities. Ix SEW York. New Yous, March green flag of Ireland, along with the municipal and national flags, are displayed conspicuousiy on the city {AS BACNTS BOOK DEFARTMENR, oe Easter, Winch ccomes.on the Sith of thas hall fagetafY today. The board of aldermen elt no meeting att of respect to the day. et, March 17.—-'this is a gh Ckureh and there a panegyric on the patron saint of Irelad was pronounced by Very Rev. . J. Donahue, chaneslior of the archdiocese of deserving boys. Bishop ki Sit deliver © lectare im Bt. John's Church. pasar tennis Cartwriget, 146: pees ie Young Mitchel! to Be Paid 62,000, An attempt was | Dist ro- | office of U. 8. treasurer. The outlook today is rthyites dine | {8 o will be rival dinners in Dublin and other | $¢4me ‘FF? iii ae Recently the Commissioners referred to the Attorney for the District for his opinion the at of Congress relstive to the direct tax, and re- quested a statement of the nature of the Dis triet claim to the benefits of the appropriation. Assistant Attorney 8. T. Thomas reported to- day upon the question prosonted, saying: “I have carefully examined the act of Congress ‘spproved March 2, 1891, for the refandment to the several states.and territories of the United Btates the monies collected under the direct tax act of 1861. The should first ntcettain the aggregate of this tax collected from the eitizens of the Dis- trict of Columbia (the record of which I take it is upon tho books of the ‘and then make requisition therefor on the, urer of the United States, who is directed to pay over the amount to you. This money is to be held im trust by you for the benefit of those m8 whom the tax was collected or their legal representatives. You | are conatituted sort of court to examine claims to this fund, and whenever satisfied that claimant has proved his case it is your duty to pay over to him or her the amount ae the same shall be certified to you by tne Treasury | Department. As stated in the act all claims not filed within six years are barred and th monies attributable ‘thereto shall belong to the rict. I believe Ehave now covered all the points on which you desired information. I would jest that in order to facilitate the exami- nation and settlement of claims undor this law it would be well to have blank forme for proof | ae ME. HUSTON TO REMAIN, His Last Resignation Had a String Tied to It Like Those That Went Before. The muddle over the United States treasurer- ship has taken another turn from up-side down to top-side up, and until there is another shake up Mr. Huston will remain in office. The ac- ceptance of his third resignation had a string to it, seemingly, and it will probably take a fourth resignation now to get him clean out of office. ‘Though his resignation was accepted before the adjournment of Congress and Mr. Lemeke was called back from New York to be offered the appointment, Mr. Huston seems | now to be no nearer being relieved from the custody of the government's millions than he was many months ago, when the curious little comedy of retirement was begun. When Mr. Harrison talked with Mr. Lemcke about taking the office to relieve his brother Indianion ir. Lemeke had been about to start on a trip to Em for his health. There was some doabt about his being strong enough to undertake the responsibilities of the office without first having some opportunity to re- cuperate. It was thought, however, that the matter could be arranged. Mr Lemcke went to New York again, taking the matter under advisement, and it is now understood that he soon sail for Europe and that Mr. retain, for a while at least, the Huston that tiere will not be a change made in the office, but of course the President cannot tell at what moment Mr. Huston may send in another resignation with a request for prompt action, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ‘New York Stock Market. me ‘The following are the opening and closing prices st the New York tock Market, as reported. By opeeial Wire to Corson and Macartney, 1419 F street. 0. | ¢. || Name | 0. 27 7 ¥.&N.E.... 3 neh aa Pre... ‘Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular call—12 o'clock m.: Washington Gas Convertible 68, $6 at 135; $92 at 135: $70 at $185; $300 at 184; $6,000 at 13434. Washington Gas, 25 at 4%. U.S ight, 1 at is2. American Graphophione. 20 at 7 aids 10 at 6. Government Bonds ‘448, 1991, coupon, 102 bid. U. 5. 4346, 1891, regaterea, 102 bid. U. S. 43, cou; 1907, 121 bid, 1u8\ asked. €.S. regis- tered 4s, 1907, 122 bid, 1254, asked. District of Columbia bonds—Per imp. 6, 1891, gold, 191 bid, — asked. Per imp. 7s, 1991, cur= Feney, 10ty bid. — aaked. Market atock, Ts," 1808, Gurren Gaye Wid. 20-year fund, a, 190e gold, oly bid, ied. 2-year fund, 5a, 1599, gold, 106 bi jund, 66, gold, 1902," 116 ‘bid, — asked. Water stock, 7s, currency, 1908, 18% bid, 140 asked. 3.656, 1934, fuimd, curreney, 116¥ bid. 119 asked. vellaneous Ingion ana George- town Iuilroad, 10-40, 68, 101 bid, — asked. “Wash- ington and G wh Rallroad Convertible 64, bid, 129 asked. Masonic Hall Association, 58, 1005, 106% rd gt mae Hasnes Company, Ist mortgage' 105 —asked. ‘ash ington Market 7 lnp. 68, 110 bid. — asked. Atuerican Security abd Fust Company. 3,100 bid, — asker v ington faniry Ist mort re, id, ag Washington Light In- 1904, 95 bid,— asked. Washington jompany, series A, 6s. 119 bid, aeked. Washington “Gas Light Company. ‘series B, Gs, 119% bid. — asked. Washington Gas Com- pany Convertible 68, 120 ‘bid, 725 asked. tional Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 450 $00 asked. Bank of Republic, 270 bid, 300 asked. | letropolitan, 275 bid, 300 asked. Central, 300 bid. Second, 186 bid. — asked. Farmers and Me- chanics’, 190 bid. — asked. Citizens. 170 bid, 190 asked. Columbia, 16) bid, 110 asked. Capi: tal, 121 bid, 126 asked. West’ End, .6 bid, 100 asked, Lincoln, | ‘Traders’, 1183 bid, 120% ase 102 bid, 104), asked. ‘Ratiroad ‘Stocks—Washin, $20 bid, 250 asked. Metropo Columbia, 6 bid, 73 asked. tol Street, 56 bid, 4 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ jome, 553; bid, Georgetown and Ten- leytown, 5¥3¢ bids O33 asked. ‘Insurance: Si Franklin, 52 bi asked. Nation: 18 bid, 190 ‘orcoran, lumbia, 14% bid, 15° asked. an-American, 380 bid, — asked.“ Potomac, 83 bid, 100 asked: Riggs, 3 bid, 814 asked. People’s, 5% bid, 5: asked. Lincoln, 53, bid, 6 asked. CSmmercial | O4,Did. 05 aaned, * “"hitle’ Insurance Stocks—Real Estate Title, 128 bid, — asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 6% asked. Gas and Bleecric Light Stocks Washington Gag 44% bid, 4544 asked. Georgetown Gas, 48 Bid. U.S. Electric Light, 115 bid, isy asked. TelephoneStocks—Pennsyivania, 2% bld,—asked. fe and Potomac, 5s bid, 63 asked.” Ameri in GFaphophone, t bid, ¢ *tiscellaneous Stocks Com- Washington Brick Ma- pany, 17 bid, — asked. €niue Company, 380 asked. | Great Falls Ice Company, 165 — Bull Kun Pano- rama Cotmpany, 17 bid,—asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage, % bid, 7% asked. Sate Deposit abd ‘Trust Cony Safe Deposit, x43 bid. — ask Safe Deposit 1es—National Washington ‘ompany, 110 bid, 185 asked. Wasil- jugton Loan and ‘rust Company, 9% bid, 913 asked. Ameriwan Security apd Company, 65% bid, 69 asked. te SSE Baltimore Markets, me ‘84; steam 6 thern gtaded: Fo iS will, loeek raded N a No. 7. iniXed, 63yjaiv. Hye quiet—choice, luc, soa9T; comMOD ora. w. Am Opinion om it From Assistant Attorney _ ‘Thomas. | has won twenty-four pr | togue Trott’s past history and antecedents © | now wears the red Louisa J. Gwinner has ine ‘Tracy for $6,000 lot 9, square GER Oh Shee er Dd. THE ST. BERNARD'S DAY. Sir Bedivere is King—Scenes at the Dog Show. Sir Bedivere is crowned king again. The crown was alittle piece of blue ribbon, it is true, but it was tied onf to his collar this morn- world, or as much of it as taker an interest in canine matters, that that magnificent St. Bernard is without a rival in his class. He walked forth from the judges’ en- closure this morning ina proud and haughty manner that showed he knew he was of noble blood. ‘THE Doo SHOW. But there are other fine dogs as well on exhibition now in this city for tho first annual dog show of the Washington City Kennel Club opened this morning. To all thore who cause to go uear the riding academy today it was very evident that the dog show was open and that the mouths of about 500 dogs of all sorts and sizes were open also and actively engaged in the congenial task of making as much noise as could possibly be asked of them. The dog show is @ success, for a finer exhibition of ani- mals has certainly never been seen in Wash- ington before. ance today, and notwithstanding the fact that it was the first day everythiug was in the best of running order. There was no confusion except that minde by the dogs them- selves and everything was arranged to make it as comfortable us possible for man and beast. The collection of dogs isa large one and it any place smaller than the riding academy had been chosen for the exhibition it would have been crowded beyond all reason. As it is there roomy aisies between the rows of benches and a large space is left in the middle of the building and railed off into two inclosures, where the dogs are brought before the judges for trial. ALL SORTS oF Doas. There are all sorts of dogs except mongrels and undesirable beasts, and the general com- Pany of the canines is very select indeed. There are all the sorts of dog that an ordinary person ever heard of, and a good many sorts that vome people’ n heard ‘of. are great Danes and bloodhounds a: : number of St. Bernards and mastiffs, and then there are dogs #0 that one could hold one of them in his hand and have room enough left for another. There are dogs from the Alps, from New Found- lund, from Terra ‘del Fuego, _ hairless dogs from Mexico and there is a bull dog from Yele that for pure ‘dnadulterated and arnitie gated ugliness stands without a peer. The name of it is the Graven I and it looks it. The bench is covered with the Yale blue and a Yale ulster for the dog's noble figure is tacked up on the wall behind. | That dog reully seoms to be afraid of its own face and has a quiet and subdued air about it that is con- spicuous by its absence in the case of its neigh- bors, some saucy little fox terriers. Mr. ¥. W. Sacket of New Haven, who owns the {image has shown. great consideration. in not leaving a mirror in sight of higpet. G. Image ; esi Eng and is tagged in the cataloy , mnuueot of the Columbia Athletic tered asa bull dog. According to th are unknown. While all the little dogs are barking and yelping away for dear life, a half a dozen big Newfoundlands lie back in conscious dignity and even manage to sleep. ‘DOGS THAT DON'T CARE. Itis very interesting to watch, the way the various dogs behave under the circumstances. Some are nervous and excited, while others are staid and sedate. Under the latter clnss come most of the reliable prize winners that have been in any number of bench shows before. Mrs. W.'T. Hildrup of this city has in a fine big Newfoundland that doesn’t seem to be worried a little bit. * Francis B. Lori has a splendid big deer- hound, lace,” and F. I. Keys of Linden, Montgomery County, Md., has entered a magnificently bred pair of’ Gordon setters, wee é ‘Eldorado. and a large number of entries by Wash- od many of the prizes inside the District. Among the most popular dogs in the show are the bright, saucy ‘little fox. terriers. Col Morgan of Cedarcroft, Gaithersburg, Md. has entered a number of fine ones in this class. Col. Morgan was consul at Melbourne under Mr. Cleveland, and whilc there Sir Wilham Clarke, Bart., presented him with some speci- mens of the breed that started Col. Morgan’s kennels. Miss May Huyck has a ver, Pomeranian in the exhibition 4 great deal of favorable comment. THE ST. BERNARDS. The St. Bernards were the first to be judged today and they passed in review before Miss Anna H. Whitney. Sir Bedivere came in first among the rough- M Moore's Alton pretty pet it attracts a coated ei while a ribbon. —__ Real Estate Matters, Edward J. Hannan has purchased for #12, 031.31 of M. I. Weller et al. lots 4 to 6, square ‘0. | 987, 195 feet 4 inches on 9th and 58 feet on D street northeast. Morrison emote has bought for 9,000 of E. B. Stocking sub C, square 761, 17 by 98 feet on A between 2d and 3d streets southeast. W. F. Hewitt has bought for $7,250 of ©. V. Trott parts 64 to 66. square 237, 20 feet front on 13th between T and U streets northwest. J.C. Parker has bought of Clara P. H. Stili- well for $6,000 sub P, square 446, 18% ‘by 100 feet on 6th between O and P streets no: Eva H. Bendheim has bought for $4,200 of P. F, Nelligan Parts 61 and 62, aquare 638, 18 by 9% feet on E between North Capitol street and New Jersey avenue northwest, A. Wood has purchased of J. D. McGuire for $4,000 sub 151, square 155, 22 by 100 feet on Kt between 17th street and New Hampshire ave- nue northwest. F. H. Suell has bought for $20,500 of P. E. Waggaman, trustee, and sold on private terms to Amanda M. Dean lots 9 and 14 to 18, block 12. Le Droit Park,on Florida, Le Droit and Harewood avenues. Carrie L. W. Curleton has bought for @8,500 of Joseph Richmond lot 1, block 41, Columbian University grounds, 50 by 160 feet, corner 14th street extended and Binney street. L. 8. (ee has bought for 11.500 of L. A. Barr et al. sub 23, square 91, 19.79 feet front on 20th between Ki and 8 streets. D. I has bought of A. H. Nixon for ects Tow 30 and” Pleasant and 60, D. and L.’s sub of Mt. t. Pe egy ag for eS chapman sul juare 340, feet on och Dotwoen A hud N streets north west. * R 20 feet front on East Capitol street between 16th and 11th streets northeast. Eleda A. Grover has ton for 4,000 sub 173, feet on Pierce place yuare abe ig tween 14th ing ont at the dog show and it told all the | re was quite a large attend- | P ° | his rthwest. | be, TRE FORT OFFICK SITE. ‘The Opinions of Owners and Others as te the Value of the Ground. ‘Thompeon—resumed, its seasion in the old Cireuit Court room this morning. Allison Nailor, jr., testified that the lots in square 328 on the north front were worth 23 per foot outside of improvements, and Harvey's corner $80 per foot. The north side of the avenue wns 25 per cent more valuable. It was true that F street property was selling for nearly doubie as much as the avenue property, Dut he thought the avenue property would come up, for it was the finest street in the . Taggart Mr. Natlor said the square between 13th and 14th streets was con- templated once for the it office, but he had got more from a. private individual than he | would have received from the government. Hix attention was called to a sale in March.1890, and he said he knew of a case where #30 per foot was paid for F street property then which would now bring #90. AN UPWARD TENDENCY. He eaid all property on the avenue near 14th street had an upward tendency. He had offered 4 price for a piece of property which wns three times as much as he would have given a year =. This section he regarded as the heart of the city. | He did not think the power house would de- teriorate values, for there would be little or no noise about it. It was true to some extent that the liability to overflow had affected the values, but these overfiows were so seldom they had not much effect. He thought that some of the large buildings on F street did not pay more than 23¢ to 4 per cent. He would give 23 foot for the avenne part of the square adjoining the post | office site. He declined to state for what busi- | nese he would buy it, but was satisfied it would Pay 5 per cent. MR. WALKER'S PROPEETY. John N. Walker, owner of parcel 7—sixteen feet front on C street, adjoining the aliey on the east—was next examined. He valued it at £30,000 and it had been rented to Miss Burke for 3100 per month. In consequence of the | post office agitation he hd lost some rent, He ad been offered #125 for the rent of it by letter of Mary Turner. It is a three-story of twelve rooms and would cost to ¥ from 85,500 to £6,000. By Mr. Taggart—Bought the property in Mav, 1887, at the rate of $1.64 and the building then cost $5,000 or $5,100. He had offered to sell to the Secretary of the Treasury, he said, for $24,000. MR. STEPHENSON'S VIEWS. Mr. W. J. Stephenson testified as to parcels nine and ten, at the corner of 12th and C streots, the first being 40 feet 1 inch by 100 feet and the other 90 by 175 feet. He considered Property on 12th street more valu- able than on 434, 7th or 14th streets, They could not use 6th street beenuse of the Pennsylvania railroad. Square $23, in his opinion, was more valuable than the Nailor (square 255), for the reason that 12th street was more of a business street than 14th street, and Nailor’s square had a reservation before it, whereas this opens on the avenue. By Mr. Garnett—The location of the station house improved the street, for it cleaned out disreputable people and 12th street property uch soete valuable than 11th street, for it was a thoroughfare to South Washington. MR. COHEN'S GROUXD. Mr. J. W. Cohen testified that he owned parcel five, seventeen feet one-half inch by one hundred feet, on C between 11th and 12th streets, occupied by a three-story building used bya blacksmith. Last July he was offered $12,000, which he refused, but offered it to the Secretary of the Treasury at $11,000. He had not, he said, heard then of the sale of the Nailor square and now withdrew the offer. ‘Mr. Hammond had a lease for three years from Jaly 15, 1889,at 830 per month. To Mr. Taggert witness said that Mr. Dun- canson offered Mim 26,000 and $10,000, but he never authorized him to offer it to’ the govern- ment. ‘MR. BAKER'S TESTIMONY. John A. Baker testified that south of the avenue was the place for heavy business, 9th to 15th and B to Pennsylvania avenue; that for business and the produce’ dealers was worth double a stand on F |atrect. He said he owned the p- lerty occupied by Donglas and McShane | and bad leased those piecos for ten years. He also owned rights of way in parts 2 and 14. On lot 3 was a two-story ware house and on lot 4, at the corner, a four-story ware house, 60 de- signed as to form four stores. He looked on the corners on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, 9th, 10th and 11th, as the most valuable in Washington, excepting the 15th street property. The Nailor square was about two feet higher than square 825. THE OUTLOOK IN OHZO. *. Thompson Thinks It is Bright for Re- publican Success. Mr. Thompson of Ohio, whose term in the House ended on the 4th of March, hes just re- turned from Ohio to lool after some of his “left over” business in the departments. “Politically,” he said toa Star reporter to- it from a republican point of view We are going to make one of the most thorough canvasses of the state this year that was ever made at any time. The republican convention will proba- bly be held early in June and the campaign will open with the convention. McKinley will be our nominee for governor There is no other man in the field. The democrats will nominate Campbell and the ht will be made in earnest from the start. fe shall make it such a campaign as is rarely had ard that means that we carry the state, as we always do when we make the right sort ‘of fight. We feel that we rather ne- glected things before, taking too much for Granted. This time’ we shall make an active campaign in township of the McKinley can doa great deal for him- self." He will speak ry county and the effect of that sort of a campaign will be felt. There will be a number of local issues, ing out the city governments, the action of the democratic legislature and the like, but national issues will enter into the contest . The democratic lies about the tariff bill be answered. democrats have been talking a great deal about that measure, and their talk has been ina measure effective, because thore has been no earnest effort of defense, the idea being thatno defense was necessary. ‘The tariff und the work of this Congress gerierally will be made intuee of the campaign, and McKinley will certainly doa in elect “That will make him a candidate fore the national convention, will it not?” “Ishould think so. There is an idea that national issues should not be dragged into local fights, but it is on these issues that we are either democrats or republicans, and for a man igher ambition acampaign largely ——--_—___ THE NEW ORLEANS TROUBLE. ‘Temporary Quiet in Official Circles, but It May Not Last. A feeling of quiet has tqmporarily come over the officials here in to the New Orleans is a feeling of wonder just what sort compose the Italian fea tl day, “things in Ohio are in pretty good shape | The | declaration that durit The Work of the Administration and of (Congress Reviewed. ‘TEE PRESIDENT eats THE WoRK OF THE COXORESS ‘JUST EXDED HAS BEEN OF 4 MosT IMPORTANT Mr. 'T. C. Crawford reports in the New York Tribune today a recent interview he had with resident Harrison. He writes: Standing upon the rag in front of the open fire with his hands deeply buried in his pockets, the President talked in a direct and forcible fashion about the work of the admin- istration during the winter, the Congress just gone, and incidentally upon the work of the fature. The President was firetasked what he thought of the work of the Fifty-first Congress. He said: “In many ways it has beens most re- markable Congress. Its work has been of the most important character. The work has been done in the face of tremendous criticism, and the legislation evolved has been the outgrowth of fierce contentions. The result is one that will stand well in history, and one which the country will approve. The principal of major- ity rule has also been asserted in a marked de- gree,and.an adherence to that rale is, in my judgment, the one principle which will pre- serve the institutions of our country.” The President added, in following out this line of thought: “That the majority shall rule is an underlying principle of our institutions. It is what has contributed in the past to our secu- rity, and it is tho only guarantee in the fu- ture for our safety. ‘The minute you pass from that and concede the minority rule you go to chaos and confusion. Some of the fiercest of contentions in Congress have been made in the vain attempt uy the part of the minority to control the action of the majority.” ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE ELECTION BILL. The President was asked if he thought the republicans would make the issues involved in the election bill prominent in fature cam- paigns. ‘Ihe President said: “You will find therein the same principle—a guarantee of the rule of the major twill not do for the people of any section to say that they must be lot alone, that it is a local question to be scttled by the states of whether we shall have honest elections or not. Thie might be suid if it were not for the fact that the princi- ple is at issue in national elections, and that the inequality upon the floor of the House of Representatives is so great that it cannot be ig- nored. Whether it shall become a dominant issue in the immediate campaign or in the near fature is a question for the public to deter- mine. It depends upon how much the public conscience is quickened regarding the principle of right in a question of whether the northern part of the country will consent to such in- equality of representation in the administra- tion of national affairs. Thisattempt upon the part of the minority to rule the majority constantly appearing in various parts of the comptry. | Takemy own staie of Indiana. There we ve such a gerrymander that if we were tocarry the state tomorrow by the popn- lar vote of 10,000 majority we could not secure more than two, or possibly three, omta- tives in Congress and the democrats would have control of the legislature. There the will of the majority is overruled and by an improper manipulation the rule of the minority is possible. These are questions for the | people to take up and determine. It question of sectionalism; it is a question of principle and of business honesty. ‘The prin- ciple of majority representation has to a great degree prevailed in Congress during the last two sessions and therefore will have a good influence upon the public in calling their at- tention to the importance of this issue.” EXTENDING COMMERCIAL RELATIONS. I asked the President if he was pleased with the aid given by Congress to the shipping in- terest of the country with a view to the carr; ing out of the reciprocity policy of the adminis- ‘tion. fs nota) Preside “Yer, 1 am very much please at was yy Congress was about all I thought Rarely and all that could be safely accomplished ax a preliminary step. In attempting anything new it. is im. it to be conservative and to avoid ex- tremes. I have always thought it best to begin with the steamship lines. They afford swift and rapid transit. They have the | earryiz the, government mails and jare” important elements in bringing us in touch with ‘countries “with which we are secking to improye our relations, The importance of this is shown in the enlarged commerce which always follows the establish- ment of new steamer connections between dif- ferent countries. The people of this country have long regarded the South American coun- tries as remote, This is on account of their not being provided with easy and rapid methods of communication with this country. Whether it will be practical to go beyond the steamer lines and give aid to the sailing vessels will be for the future to determine. I am not now prepared to say whether this will be wise. The step thus far taken is quite within the limits of our present resources. Senator Frye noted the other day the fact that our rev- enue from foreign mails provides today a sur- plus of over $1,500,000. We do not care to make money out of our postal service, and this isa sum that can properly be used for the en- couragement of quick means of communication with the south. The theory of the postal service is not a money-making one. Where it can be conducted without a los it is, of course, well. Bu: that question has ne been considered in the Victory of the de- partment. It arm extended to in the most distant and barren regions. I re- member noticing several years ago on entering on horseback the Yellowstone Park the working of the star route service. Here the representa: tive of the Post Oftice Department penetrates into the mountains for four days’ ride with only two stations for mail delivery, often carrying through not more than a single letter. It is this sepa of extension of service which justifies the government in making expendi- tures in the direction that no private enter prise conld afford to go.” THE REAL MEANING OF THE NEW NAVY. ‘The President was asked about the new navy and the criticisms which had been directed against the sums of money expended upon it. Particular reference was made to the recent the late war of the re- bellion a nary, ras ba it up without any great joss, . ugh we no preparatory schools and no established navy at ire time the war out. ‘The President said in reply to this: “There would be no justice in maki comparison between that time and this. had no‘navy.. Itistrue that war our navy was the best that that period represented. But the times have changed, aud the conditions today are vastly. diferent. in mnery an building has been s0 great that no nation co upon short notice hi ii f i ¥ t BB 5 iE | effect on the efficiency of the ef iat a weer I t ix not always eT Pasa mn ger for the of silver as can silver. Ti farther Sinied ita Sepreciated della i FI easy Itis j i i i | e & i [ i | i i ? ki wi currency.” The President T believe that this : He was asked about the criticisms st the policy. where it there ie mo teal advantage because the English merchant can still undersell the American merchant on account of his being able to duce at home cheaper and because he has, bet- ter transportation counections with the South American countries than we have. ‘THE FUTURE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. The President said in reply to this that under the McKinley bill he had full authority to give the American merchant such advan- tages as would enable him practically to stand upon a footing with the English merchent, as far as the cost of production waa concerned. Under this act the American merchant can get Taw material, for the duty is not charged where such material is imported to be manu- factured into articles for exportation, the American merchant will be able to, sell at same point of advantage as the English merchant, with the additional advantage of free entry into ports where treaties are made. As to the improved means of communieation, he would soon have the same advantages through the establishment under stimulus of tal subsidies of American steamship lines. ese steamship lines will be constructed in the seme way as were the modern steamnehips in England. They would be so built as to wailable as cruisers in case of a war, and would therefore be valuable auxiliaries to the navy. At the close of the telk Iusked him what he thought of the future of the republican party. The President said that there was already a strong reaction in favor of the party, and that the future would show that it was upon the side of food government and modern progress, and weil merited the confidence of the cou: i expressing phatically: “I think it the chairmanship of the apologetics tor the re- publican party.” tee LETTER CARRIERS DISMISSED. A Little Detective Work Shows That Some Have Been Doing Wrong. There is n decided sensation at the city post office. Fourteen letter carriers bave been suspended for fifteen days and three have been told that their services were no longer required is | *2der any circumstances. This is the result of the action of the free delivery division of the Post Ofice Department and not of the offi- cials at the local office. Four reasons are given for the suspension and discharge of the carriere—ioitering while out on routes, skipping boxes, drinking while on duty and in uniform and diverting the sup- ply of car tickets into other than the legitimate channels, Some of the carriers are charged with only one of these offenses, while it is un- | derstood that several take in two or three or them. even all of WHAT LED TO THIS ACTION. ‘The discoveries that led to this wholesale action on the part of the department came about in rather a curious way and indirectly through the workings of the eight-hour law. Letter carriers come under the provisions of that law and it is necessary to arrange their trip schedules with reference to the time limit, for the men insist that their working time shall be eight consecutive hours. They are paid for all overtime and in a large city like Washing- ton, where many of the routes are a long way from the office, this overtime pay runs way Up into the thousunds every year. ‘The officials in the free delivery division have been for some time past of the opinion that there was more being paid out for overtime than was absolutely necessary, and it was de- cided to try afew experiments in detective work. As usual with all experiments of the Serermment they were, tried on Washington, ough it was Fecognized all ‘that’ any remnants that might exist eens they email ‘as compared with some other cities. A LITTLE DETECTIVE WoRK. A man was sent out from the department os tensibly asa repairer of letter boxes, but in reality for the purpose of shadowing the car- riers. His apparent labors gave him an excel- lent opportunity to watch on his report to the superintendont of the free delivery division, and transmitted to the Post- ae a ‘that =) rouble arose. le is opportuni- ties, and soon found that some of the men had a little way of jing into res- taurants or corner groceries and there dallying with the liquids. Others, a few only, for, in fact, this sort of men is very rare on the carrier force in Washington, would loaf along their routes and, as a result, would not only have a comparatively easy time of it, but they would also have a good lerge bill for overtime work, for which the government would have to pay.” A few were found to skip boxes on their collection routes, a matter that would soon havea decided post office, and others were found were in the habit of “knocking down” a few car tickets. CRIBBING CAR TICKETS. Men whose routes are at a considerable dis- tance from the office are supplied with car tickets so that they may ride and get to their routes in about half of the time. But it wasa very simple matter to t a ticket, walk, use up more time and then have a bill for over- time. And this is just what was done in a few cases. ‘These are all com; gressions, of course, and reflect but little on the goneral eficiency and standing of the force, which ranks among the very best in the ‘ The punishment that has been ‘meted owt is somewhat in the nature of a warning and it is probable that an account of the occurrence Will be sent to all the large offices in the coun- try to be pasted up where all the carriers may read and ponder. ponder. Postmaster Sherwood had nothing to do with the dismissals or # He is now work- ing hard for his men and hopes to have the three who were removed granted the privilege of resigning. ———_-2-+—_____ THE ITALIAN NAVY. It is But Slightly Inferior to Any People who like to discuss distant possibili- ties are today talking of what Italy may do if the United States fails to properly apologize for the lynching of the Italians in New Orleans. of the diplomatic and naval circles are aware of the fact that Italy is only slightly inferior to any of the great Euro- 7 Hi ! itt teh men, and it was | trie) . SS their attention. tie lan of ir. King to we this property by the erection of houses, vr While the Turners realize that they must seek a new home, it happens that at the same {ume another important German aation finds itself withont an abhling place. The Schnetzen Verein have about concladed the negotiations for the wile of the Sebuetzes Park on Tthstreet road. This well-known re- sort is to pass into the hands of and the twelve acres included witain ite bounds are to be subdivided into city lot. It has been suggested that these two organi- zations ae well a other German societies might ces and erect « building in the ould be as of the different organizations be « uarters for the German remdente of the city. The have not as yet taken shape, but it seems probable that some definite result will be reached. —_— WHAT THE POLICE THINK. Recent Actions of the Commissioners as Viewed by the Blue Conta There are many rumors afloat in police ele cles concerning the action of the Commission- ere overruling the recommendations made by the police trial comms tee. ‘The disposition made of the findings of the trial committee has caused a great deal 0! dis eutisfaction among the members of the force, who generally express themselves as believing ‘that the members of the trial board better an- derstand how to dimpose of cases of violations of the rules than the Comminioners, They claim that the reviewing board saould have no right to increase the findings of the court, as the Commissioners are Present. Very few of the findings of the trial board stand after going through the hands of the Commissioners. The testimony is first heard by the metabers of the trial board and is afterward read and signed by them. After this Maj. Moore reads the testimony and sends the papers to the Commissioners with bis approval or Cisap- Proval. The Commissioners seldom act upon the sug- gestions sent them and either decrease oF in- Crease the penalty as the case may be. many of the men to the conclision that the Commissioners have in contemplation a ation of the police department The case of Lieut. Boteler is given ax an ex- ample. After the proof had been heard the dismumal of THE BOTELER CASE. It is Said the Licutenant Will Be Tried om board room were tightly closed and the repre- sentatives of the press denied admission. It was after noon when the hearing closed. No- body seemed inclined to talk. Commissioners the clined. When the new trial will take place is ot yet known. ansicetipeaenninins W. AND G. CABLE ROAD. ong, Se cast side of the Garficld etatue, thereby doing away reverse ourve gn the west of the ‘statue. ueetion of furnishing water to new power house not yet been setticd. ‘The Commissioners ore rather adverse to the proponi the y & private be carefully