Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1892, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY; MAY 20, 1892—-TEN PAGES. DISTRICT MEASURES PENDING. Local Legislation Awaiting a Chance on the House Calendar. The Millions of Dangers Water Contains and the Rapidity With Which They In crease—Don't Take Any Chances. SOME IMPORTANT BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT OVER PROM TIME 70 41E—BILLS TO BE CON- Few people have any idea how impure even the purest drinking water is. The very best water known is full of germs. They are the most prolific crertures of which we have any knowledge, for a single one may be the ca tive parent of more than sixteen million fi hundred thousand descendants ima day. They are also possessed of great vitality, for they can be carried great distances in water without los ing their power of producing disease. v frozen or even boiled without being de- stroyed. They may be kept dried for years, and yet when pliced in a suitable medium will fe and produce fermentation and de- are the great producers of malaria, .p and most rerious diseases. : “Bat,” yon say, “what can be done to avoid them since the nnot be killed by boiling’ ‘There is but one thing which will effectively destroy them, and that is coming in contact with spirits. A small amount of pure spirits in the water will effectually kill them and de- stroy their evil effects, but it should be borne in mind that nothing but the purest and best spirits should be used for this purpose, and that nothing is equal to whisky. "Not the or- dinary whiskies which are upon the market, but something far above them—something which is highly indorsed by the scientific world. Such a whisky is Duffy's Pure Malt, which is today more popular than ever before in its history, and which is doing wonders to destroy the germs of every disense. There are hundreds of families that nse it constantly in connection with their drinking water, both at the table and between meals. Beware of any druggist or grocer who seeks to offer you something he says ix “Just as good.” Duffy's is the only pure medicinal whisky upon the market, Outfit that very properly contains a supply of e Hires’ Ret Beer whfth adds to the enjoyment of all the other Gainties, and makes a picnic a picnic indeed, A 25 cent package makes § gallons of this ery popular beverage. ‘Don’t be deceived if a dealer, for the sabe " tells i be as good as the genuine Hinge recom Twit ‘Berta scawer all loguiree if stamp ie tncloced for epi.” ‘Thave a positive remedy for the above disease: by its ‘use thousands of cases of the worst kind and of long ftanding have been cared. Indeed so strong is my faith ON MAY 20, 1506, THE DISCOVERER OF AMERICA DIEP AT VALLADOLID, SPAIN. WHILE BE WAS ON HIS FOURTH VOYAGE T9 AMERICA QUEEN ISABELLA DIED, AND HIS GREAT SERVICES AS AN EXPLORER WERE THEREAFTER UNREWARDED. OTH- ERS APPROPRIATED THE FRUITS OF HIS DISCOVERIES, AND HE DiED IX COMPARATIVE OBSCURITY AND WANT. ¥OU WHO HAVE BOYS TO CLOTHE WILL BE REWARDED IN MORE WAYS ‘THAN ONE IF YOU PURCHASE THEI CLOTHING OF US. YOU NOT ONLY GET THE NEWEST AND MOST FASE- IONABLE GARMENTS AT MODERATE PRICES, BUT THE FABRICS ARE SE- LECTEDSPECIALLY FOR THEIR WEAE- RESISTING QUALITIES, AND ARE WELL AND THOROUGHLY TAILORED, THUS GIVING THE GREATEST POSSIBLE AMOUNT OF SERVICE, AS WELL AS TO LOOK STYLISH. OUR ASssoRT- MENT OF DOUBLE AND SINGLE BREASTED TWO-PIECE SUITS, SUITS WITH VESTS, JUNIOR SUITS, SAILOR SUITS AND ROYAL MIDDY SUITS WAS NEVER IN BETTER SHAPE. THOU- SANDS OF THE RICHEST AND CHOICEST DESIGNS FROM ALL OF THE BEST MAKERS. THE LIGHT SHADES OF TWEEDS, CHEVIOTS AND HOMESPUNS ARE PARTICULARLY STYLISH AND DRESSY, TASTEFULLY TRIMMED, THOROUGHLY TAILORED AND FAULTLESS FITTING. DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THE SELECTION OF WASH SUITS. IN FACT.IF YOU WANT YOUR BOYS CLOTHED PROPERLY aT MODERATE COST BRING THEM TO vs. Aventcax Crormens, 1200,1202 & 1204 F S:N.W. A fresh supply just recetved from the springs No. 2 and No. 2 by the agent for the District of Columbia. W. & THOMPSOS, Pharmacist, ey 78 be SIDERED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE—THE | PROPOSED PLAN OF STREET BXTENSIONS—THE WOMAN'S REFORMATORY. ‘The late District days in the House have been singularly unproductive of resulta. It haa be- come almost an impossibility to retain a quorum for more than five minutes after the District committee obtains the floor, and the few members who remain scem to do so with obstruction as their main purpose. ‘There is no lack of material on which the House could work on District days if it felt so disposed. There arc eighteen bills on the calendar from the District committee patiently waiting to be reached. Four of these bills must be considered in com- mittee of the whole, as they carry appropria- | tions, and fourteen areon the regular House | calendar. Some have been reported for such a j time that track has almost been lost of their j characteristics, | At the head of the list is H.R. 6646, providing “That the act approved March 1, 1889, entitled ‘an act to reappropriate to pay for alley con- demmed in square numbered 493’ b&mended by striking out all thewords after the enacting clause and in lieu inserting, ‘that, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, be, and the same hereby is, appropriated m sufficient to pay, with interest, at the rate of 6 per centum per annum from August 6 | in the year 1870, to the date of the approval of | this act, the persons entitled to the amount awarded by the jury of condemnation for the Jand taken for an alley through square num- bered 493, in the city of Washington, in the District of Columbia.’ ” THE WOMAN'S REFORMATORY. The second bill is the one-providing for a re- formatory and house of detention for women, which was considered last District day without result. The bill appropriates $200,000 for the purpose. THE EXTENSION OF STREETS. In many ways the most important bill on the calendar is the third on the list, which is H. R. 7584, providing for a permanent system of highways in the District outside of the city his bill directs the Comminidners to pre- pare a plan for the extension of the streets over the whole District as neurly in conformity with the strect plan of the city as ix advisable and practicable. The highways are not to be Jess ‘than ninety feet nor more than 160 feet wide, except in caso of existing highways. plan’ is to be prepared from time to time in sections with reference to the areas which have streets opened to public use and where areas are covered by existing suburban subdivisions not in conformity with the general plan of the Whenever the plan of any section ehall | chiet of engineers, who are to make necessary | alterations. When a majority of the commis- sion approves the map a copy is to be filed in the offee of the recorder of deeds, and after such filing no subdivision of land ix to be ad- mitted to record unless in conformity with the map and approved by the commissioners. To carry out the provisions the bill provides for two civilian assistants to the Engineer Commig- sioner. ole eaghin Peay np boy ema penses with any in any existing eubdi- Vision the commissioners are to apply within thirty days to the Supreme Court for condem- nation for the securing of the necessary land. In cases where the highways laid down on the map do not lie within existing subdivisions the commissioners are to apply for condemnation and opening at any time when, in their judg- ment, the public convenience shall require it. The court, however, is to decide whether the necessity exists, The bill provides for regular condemnation proceedings and directs the jury in cases where only a portion of a tract be taken to as- sess benefits as well as Further, the Dill provides that one-third of the amount a as for each highway is to be THE ARMY OF VETERANS. ‘The Official Estimates Far Bolow the Actual Number Coming. TALK AT GRAND ARMY HEADQUARTERS—OLD SOLDIERS WHO WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THEIR COMRADES HERE—POSTS THAT WILL GO INTO CAMP—HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS COM- 1x. Official estimates of the number of people who will be, here to attend and witness the Grand Army encampment will almost certainly fail to reach anything like the true figures, for thousands of the.veterans and many thousands more of their relatives and friends are coming without giving the appropriate committee due notice. These folks are corresponding with friends in this city and are making arrange- ments of which the authorities know practically nothing. That this is so must be evident to any one who spends an hour or twoat De- partment of Potomac headquarters. There may be heard references to the coming of this Tembers will ocow ¥ some comrade’s honse or will eamp out on bis lawn or en an adjacent lot. To accommodate the great multitude which is undoubtedly coming will require no end of makeshift, but everybody's comfort seems to be assured." Several local veterans who con- versed with a Stan reporter last night said they were constantly in communication with friends who were anxionsly awaiting the arrival of the | py day on which they were to start for Washing- ton: some of these they would care for person- ally. while others had to be referred to the com- mittee. TO ENTERTAIN THEIR COMRADES. “There will be seventeen members of my old regiment in my house,” said one comrade to Tue Stan reporter. “They wrote me to find quarters for them aid I have done it. ‘They wrote individually and from all parts of the country and I decided to surprise them by keep- ing them under my own roof. Maybe you think that won't bea great reunion. I have only seen one of the crowd since theday of the grand review, but they seem to have found me out somehow and I am going to do as very other local yeterans will—make the bovs that Washington has not forgotten the Union soldier.” “How the old fellows are coming home,” re- marked a sleeve-empty officer. ‘They ‘have been scattered throughout the length and breadth of the land, but distance is not going tobe a bar. T know of three who must journey from British Columbia to be here in September, and but a little while ago I heard a comrade say that “one of his guests has his residence in Honolulu. Only yesterday I received a letter from Jamaica, written by a man_who served in my company for two years and whocommanded it when I was promoted. Fora long time I have been under the impression that he was dead, but now he sends to let me know that he has resided in Jamaica ever since 1874 because the climate was the one in which a bullet- pierced Jung seemed most at “home. Badly wounded as he is he is coming to the eneamy ment, as he says, “to tramp for the last time on the only avenue im the world, to greet once more thousayds who can never be forgotten and to worship the old flag inits undefiled temple.” HOW THE VETERANS WILL COME. Such information as has been received from the rural and thickly populated districts of the states indicates the probability of there being in attendance upon the encampment every member of the Grand Army who is physically able to get here. Financial: dis will cut no figure whatever, for thouss:da of communities are doing as was commonly doge during the war— they are taking up suiscr'ptions or holding concerts or festivals or fa.cs. Churches an halls are rent free for these: purposes; every one concerned donates his or her services, and the gross results in eash are to be invested in Uniforms and railroad tickets for the adornment and transportation of those who threw aside their opportunities for the acquirement of wealth when thoy took up the musket. The lovers of the Union, all over the country, are | H insisting that every old ‘vet shall see Wash- ington once more before tho bugler blows “taps.” Out in northern Ohio a wealthy farmer proposes to pay the railroad fare and expenses of ten soldiers who are employed as laborers in his neighborhood, and his example is stirring up others to do likewise. charged upon the land benefited by the laying out of the highway. The charge for benefits is to be by the same jury and the cl is to be alien upon the property and is to collected as special improvement taxes, paya- bie in five annual ins nts with interest at 4 per cent. provisions of the bill in regard to the parment for the property are somewhat pecu- iar. It provides ,that when the court shall have assessed the damages on any parcel of land it shall decree that the payment be made either to the parties or into court. Upon the presentation of this decree to the treasurer of | wil the United States he is to report the same to Congress for the necessary appropriation. If Congress, however, does not make the neces sary appropriation within ninety days after convening or after receiving the decree, being im session, the proceedings are to be deemed abandoned and the land freed from any claim on the part of the government. THE CARE OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN. ‘The fourth bill on the calendar appropriating money is the bill providing for the care of de- pendent childrer and creating a board of chil- dren's guardiars, This bill creates a board members are to be appointed by the judges of ‘the Police Court appoin and ing Criminal Court, the assent of a a int- ment. However, ve at least three members of each sex. d is at such rates as may be upon. The bill states specifically the children who can be cared for by the board, which is to have ample powe: ra of; ‘ip over the children, and may, in its po rere by ee public institutions, in private families, of bind them out as appren- ‘These are the four bills on the calendar of the committee of the whole and which provide for the expenditure of money. jsomancenbarbace SS SEES FINES AND IMPRISONMENTS. Effect of the Recent Decision as to Jury ‘Trials in the Police Court. Under the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the District regarding trials by jury main in prison for a much longer period than New Srnaixe Goons ofraielgrgcect teas Reaiee twat Drew foot Serves, “Bedford Cords, Camel's Haire, Scotch Cheviots, Hgmespuns, Henrletten eee, China Subs. Black Brews Guede in great WASH GOODS. LINEN Goops. * Hitnecieched Uinor hheyas usd Siva Cassa gists Browse Dalz Cloths and Nepkine, has | excellent. ‘TO GO INTO CAMP. Some of the posts propose to bring with them complete camp equipment so as to be indepen- dent in every way. They will secure camping privileges in convenient locations and will eat and sleep under canvas. Commissary supplies will be purchased raw, and are to be worked up by cooks who wilt accompany the parties. Several local Grand Army men have procured tents and will pitch them on vacant lots and on parking adjacent to their houses, These tents be used a8 sleeping places only, for the meals are to be served in the houses. Quite a large propottion of those who have requested comrades resident here to look out for quarters insist upon tents, hard tack, coffee and bacon. Much of the edrrespondence as to accommo- dations finds its way to committee and Grand Army headquarters through Senators and Rep- resentatives, and several of these have been and are very active in securing the best that is available. “Four hundred thousand strangers in the city” is a reasonable estimate, say those who ought to know what they are talking about. eat a tis For suburban villas and small farms north and west of the city, see Benjamin, Room 1, No. 612 F street northwest.— Advt. fot ew el Istenzsrixe to ladies, A. Kaufman's “ad.” on fourth page.—Adet. fa GEORGETOWN. CANAL MATTERS. On last Saturday, just above the log-wall level, the first break that has this season given the canal officers any trouble occurred, and for two days, owing to the necessary draining off of the water, no mules were able to pass the point. Now, however, the stream is iteelf again and boats are oncé more pulling up at the town's landing places, Among the boats that have arrived since the break are the F.-Flannagan, M. E. Grove, Geo. 8. French, Dakotah, Antetos, Hilda Chaney, Suite Rob, @. A. MeInhaney, G. H. Keady, ‘Savannah, ' Wheatley Bro’ No. 111, Judge Hagner, Round Top Cement, Bradley Johnson and Dr. Knott, A RUNAWAY. Yesterday a team of horses belonging to Michael Heiss of Fairfax county, Va., became frightened near the new observatory, rushed down 324 street extended, turned into 35th and continued their mad dash till the fence on the south side of M street fmally impeded their progress, Both animals were badly injured. ‘TO PLAY FOR CHARITY. On next Wednesday at Willard Hall three of ye the gentlemen who took part in the recent Rus- sian benefit will again appear in the cause of | lot charity. play presented, and numerous the “Who is to Win Him?” will be the as the rehearsals have been formance is ex] to be ‘Two destitute widows will receive the proceeds. Messrs. H. H. Darneille, Thomas Durant and Douglass will “represent George- town. IMPROVING AKALOSTAM ISLAND, The Cotumbia’s trackmaster, Prof. Thomas H. O'Neill, has a force of men at work on Analostan Island preparing the bicycle track for the contests by the L. A. W., which are to take place in July. The embankments and curbs which surround tho track will be raised NOTES. W. M. Caton has sold to F. E. Craig for $1,600 part of lot 177, square 84, Shepherd's sub in Beall’s addition. FE. 8. Libbey haa sold to Mary lot 209 of Stans" obs tm square 7 td to Marea members of Mt Nebo Encampment and Central Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., and the congrega- Me EB f i | im i f i 8 ‘4 H it F ! : i F 4 a: { ‘M. Libbey lot 210 of the same sub and square. a H. Griffin buys from the same party 21. THE CONVENTION CLOSED. LAWYERS AT THE BAT. Finishing of the Business of the Episcopal | A Great Game of Ball to Be Played at Mar- ‘Delegates—-Bishop Paret's Closing Speech. shall Hall. The annual convention of the diocese of | Judges Miller and Kimball of the Police Court Maryland, which hae been in session in Epiphany | are among the judges who have accepted the in- since Wednesday, adjourned last evening to | vitation of the lawyers to attend the annual . WHY THE SUN SHINES. Seoncs at Siouz City and in the Surreunding | A Body That t Too Intensely Mot to >: Countey. Biase. A Pret. ©. A. Young, t= Chicago Trivane, =” Aispatch received from Sioux City, Iowa, care ee ‘sina y or that and it frequently develops that its | J. P~ | bring ed solution of the prob- ‘meet next year in Emmanuel Church, Baiti- more. The discussion of the proposition of- fered by Mr. Abert that laymen should be given a place on the standing committee was closed by the adoption of @ resolution referring the whole matter te the committee on canons with instructions to report as soon as possible and to make such changes ne it might seem desira- ble. “ This was done and the committee will re- port ut tlie next session of convention. DEPUTIES TO THE GENERAL CONVENTION. The election for deputies to the general con- vention resulted as follows: Ballots cast—Clergy, 111; lay, 90; total 201; necessary to a choice, 101. Minister»—Rev. Dr. J. 8. B. Hodges, 155; H. Elliot 160: Rev. ‘Dr. Kev. Dr. John ‘Clergy—Dr. thar C, Powell, Dr. Julins E. Grummer and Peregrine Wroth. " Laity — Lloyd Lowndes, Calderon Carlisle, Joha L. Mascn, R. and Sam- uel K. George. ‘The bishop was authorised to appoint « ste. rotary ata salary of $1,000. Rev. Dr. Wm. F. rand presented to the convention @ portrait of th® late Bishop Whittingham, painted by Huntingdon. presentation wax made on behalf of Mr. Blanchard Randall and a number of other laymen. ‘The committee on episco} library were made the enstodians wy sre Committees-were elected us follow: Missions—Rev. Dr. Dr. George W. Di a Powell, Messrs. lor, Samuel T. Hough, C.'T. Boehm, T. M. Gleun. Religious instruction—Rev. R. H. Paine, Rev. Alfred Harding, Rev. Frederick Gibson, Rev. C. Ernest Smith, Messrs. Wm. Woodwaed, Edwin Higgins, Robert Atkinson and Lawrason iscopal library—Bishop Paret, ex-officio resident; Rev. Hall Harrison, Rev. D. J. H. ecleston, Rev. ‘T. W. Punnett, Rev. Win. M. Dame, Mesars. Chas. F. Taylor, H. ¥. Thomp- son, Chas. H. Wyatt and J. Leroy White. Convontion treasurer—Edgar G. Miller. BISHOP PABET'S SPEECH. Before adjournment Bishop Paret made a brief speech, in which he alluded to the Chris- tian feeling shown by the members in all the | disenssions. In speaking of the difficulty be- | tween the rector and vestry of the church at | Oakland, he said that he knew that many. mem- bers of the convention had been anxions to bring abont a discussion of the somewhat ng between rectors and had spoken to him on the subject, and he had that they postpone all discussion of he matter un: some future time. Patience and careful consideration woukd be necessary to Jem as it presente iteclf at could be gained either clergy by precipitate of the present, and nothing yy the or the action, ent 9 he continued, | “believe that the clergy will stahd by one another in anv quarrel that may arise between arector and his rectory, and that the bishop will side with the clergy m such caees. This ief should not exist. ‘There should be no separation betwen laity and ele ‘The Iat- ter, so far from endeavoring to gain advantages over the former, should really sacrifice their ambitions and their feelings in order that they may do their duty in the offices they fill. It is not true,” he said, “that the bishops of the chureh love the clergy better than the laity. The laity are the greater part of the church, while the clergy are but its officers, com: missioned with caring for the souls of those in their charge. There should, therefore, be the heartiest co-operation between laity and cler; in the great work which the church has to The diocese of Maryland,” he said, “is the strongest fort of the church in the United States, fe had beon informed that the proportion of communicants to the population is larger in Washington than in any other eity,and next. t0 Washi is greatest in Balti- more. Instead of’ glorying in this strength they should but use ft for the pur of fur- ther advancement, and laity and clergy should vie with each other, both in forbearance and in their efforts for good.” The* advised that in making contracts between rectors and vestries they be of the most definite character. Nothing, he said, should be left to chance. * Fu ture misunderstandings are to be avoided. pecan tak fh Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as follows: Mary L. Chopin to R. M. Libbey, sub 5, lot 158, &c., B.'s add. to Georgetown; $—. R. M. Lib- bey et al. to Mary L. Chopin, sub 209, sq. 87, Georgetown; $—. Same to Eleanor H. Griffin, sub 211, do.; €—. Same to Marcia M. Libbey, sub 210, do.; 8—. Elizabeth Richards to M. M. Dean, sub 80, sq. 106; $2,200. W. M. Caton to F. E. Craig, part 177, sq. 84, Georgetown; $1,600. John T. Arms to J. H. Lewis, lot 64, block 30, Long Meadows; $800. W. Galt to M. W. Galt, lot 18 and parts 1 and 2, aq. 43; 8, M. W. Galt to W. Galt, pt. 1, J. A. Cahill to 8. Oppenheimer, subs 27 to 36, aq. 1029; 3—. AP. Fardon to Mary E. Bulger, 17, block 8, Washington Heights; $3,510. isa’ C, Groff'to Una B. Sweatman, sub 42, 8q. 836; 8. Blanche Carter to T, H. Clarke, part 11, sq. 369; $—. T. H. Clarke to Blanche |. 322. plank shad excursion to Marshall Hall tomor- row, and in order to attend the session of the | court tomorrow will convene at 8 o'clock. As | published in yesterday's Stan, most of the | indges of the United States Supreme Court and of the Supremo Court of the District, as well aa the judges of the Court of Claims and mem- bers of the cabinet, have accepted the invita- tions. If the weather is favorable tomorrow the steamer Charles Macalester will take one of the largest crowds to Marshall Hall that ever at~ tended a lawyer's excursion. ‘With the exception of the excellent shad din- ner which Col. McKibben will prepare the feature of the excursion will be a game of base | ball, which will be played after dinner. Messrs, Aley H., Mullowney of the Distriot attorney's office and Mr. Joseph Shillington will act as captair of the nines, which will be named after the two common law authors “Blackstone” and “Chitty. ‘The nines as made up a BLAcksToxE. Tobriner. -Right field Following this contest the In composed of Mesers. J. E, Padgett, E. B. Hay, Thos. Fields and Leon Tobriner will rendér several selections, and the others will amuse themselves at games of cards, quoits and ten pins. The commitice in charge of the excursion is composed of Mesars. Calderon Carlisle, Edwin Forrest, Samuel Muddox, Thos. Callan, Ric Smith and Simon Wolf. age A Legion of Honor Banquet. ‘The PastCommanders' Assembly of the Ameri- can Legion of Honor held their regular quar- terly meeting Wednesday evening last. After an early adjournment the members repaired to Fick's Cafe, where they enjoyed a bountiful ban- quet. . There were present and contributing to the enjoyment of the evening: Grand Com- mander Clements, Grand Secretary Willis, Past Commanders Corey, Abbott, Schwickardi, Col- Jette, Heffernan, Brunn, Neill. Skerrett, ‘Thoraas, Mundheim, Lord, Carsells, Dunster, Rodbird, Steinle and Mayfield, and Meesrs, Jacobs and Fred en nt etre Nominated to Copgress. Eighth Indiana district—Elijah V. Brookshire (dem.), renominated, Sixth Ohio district-—-John M. Pattison(dem.), | renuminated. easier It is Not a Machine. The Towa Stato Republican Association held a meeting last night and authorized a denial of the statement that the association As a “‘ma- is booming Congressman Henderson for governor of Iowa, Marriage licenses have beeny issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Miles Hill and Estella Ford; Patrick A. Quigley and Mary E. Prendeville; Anthony Jones and Martha Johnson; Robert I. Nevitt and Annie A. Scrivener; Clarence A. Harding and Nettie Roys; Chas. T. Rose and Clara E. Folwell; Samuel D. both of Au Martha Carpenter; John L. Holmes of Prince William county, Va.; Frank A. Morton of Pittsburg, Pa., and Carrie A. Cox of Alleghany county, Pa.: Joseph H. King and Mary Anna Kamphans; W. M. Smith and Anna J. Stewart; James Boyd and Ell Green; George C. Corliss and Kate C. Collins; Daniel G. McVay of Wheeling. W. Va.. and Della Allin Fnry; Seipio Bryunt and Ella 1, ee Two Sudden Deaths. Yesterday at the Hotel Hanover, corner of 8d street and the avenue, Lewis P. Allen of Poughkeepsie, N. ¥., who had been sick there for some time and under the attendance of Dr. Carlisle, died very suddenly. He was an old soldier and a pensioner. Yesterday morning Robert Gates, colored. aged sixty years, was found dead in his bed at 2476 Phillips eonrt, between 2th, 25th, M and N streets northwest. He had been sick for three weeks but had no physician. geomiont ia ‘The Spear Assignment. A bill in equity was filed @ few days since by W. P. B. Schmidt of Baltimore against Hyman Spear, dealer in furniture at 1117 and 1123 7th to set aside an assignment for the benefit of creditors, &@., through Mr. J. Altheus John- son, the grounds being fraud, &c. The de- fendant demurred to the bill on the ground that the complainant being a general creditor he was not entitled to the relief, asked the ap- intment of a receiver. &e. This was heard this morning, Mr. Leon Tobriner appearing for Carter, lot 4, #q. 4! J. A. Cahill to R, L. Hall, ‘trustee. sub 41, eq. 1029; . F. O'Connell to J. J. O'Connell, sub 511; #8,500. Nellie A. Brown to’ W. the defendants, and the demurrer was argued. Justice Hagner sustained the demurrer, denied dismissed the bill. the prayer for a receive ego street northwest, Henry Posternock and others | the last eaye: aot onlay stage of water the Floyd | ertificial light. Hence has arisen « rather com- dered te gia sheesh on ashen ounmah ba eupiend ab pastoral insignificanee. apcaecupng ee wok ah stance. The sun shines simply because it is hot—tre- wmendonsly 90. The sun does not shine as fire | fies and glow worms do: thef give light only, without much beat, emitting only rays that affect the eyes. The sun sends off rays of all kinds—not only such as are visible, but others which are invisi- ble and yet are powerful in their action upos ‘& photographie plate, and still others which are water immeuse amanat idly Inst night, but bp he apy es banks,and a is stl covered, bus wae most part. The scene which Throughout the flooded district of destruction and damage. word light--form but a small whole radiation, | Now, only very . | height extended from Court bluffs and from the suburb ef Lynn to the souri river. sis miles long and a mi | distance of a mile and ¢ half above the mouth of the Floyd the bottom is ‘A large portion of the inbabitanta are ple, who are employes of packing houses, Toads, &c. There are many throughout this region. SCENE OF DESOLATION. iit remembered that over all this ares for siz or eight streets from the river the water wes far above second-story windows, with a swift current and the wind blowing a burricane. | hot?” Everywhere fences, out! sidewalks, wooden pavements, ‘railroad tics and timbers are wattered about the contorted and overturned dwellings. pare? with cedar ndreds of thousands them away. In some masses of debris piled on eral thousand people closel eeding floods to search for missing ones. O¥LY A FEW HOMES HABITABLE, Only a few on the outer edge of the flood will be able to occupy their homes at present. The streets are an impassatle mire, Door yards are filled with mud and driftings, What houses are | £08 . not wrecked and carried away will be almost | 210,‘ =? win uninhabitable, Furniture is destroyed and in the houses lost. The resening rd at work. One lady named Mra. ed uixty-seven years, was found up to iter at 7:30 this morning. had puta trunk ona tableand sat on it for twenty-four hours. She will recover. Foreman Pecout of the Leeds engineer works said: “The flood struck here at 5:55 o'clock. One of the boys saw it eoming and told me. I warned the men and they fied. By ‘the rescuing boats were sent out and in by the crowd on shore. Bob Harvey, an old boat- man, went out ina boat after someone, who could not be rexched. The boat disappeared and was not seen again.” SEEKING THE DEAD. fing. waa Earnie, fw the sun's surface, then, a Ho. is toe hot A pa) very essence of combustio: burning is that two or more chemical Gomsetn are en- tering into combination with other duc heat in the process, a ty ink eivith the hea 4 and combint drogen ston that main! gg -) of houses. Sev- cach followed the re- Whe: coml oxygen compan- us, themselves are attracted b) on 0 = molecules, and glow and shine for a while until cousumed and converted by the new union tory searching the houses remaining for sick and dead people and bringing to shore the valu- | w) ables of their poor occupants. ‘The high wind which swept the whole valley all day made it next to impossible for rescue or the most ex} rienced boatmen to bold out more than trips. Several persons have found overturned houses where they spent a night terror, and this addition bas been made to ist-of ‘dead: A. G, Anderson, 1 ; C. Millard, ‘Thomas Fitzgerald, laborer; Hoblitz and Peter Rasmunsen, wife and As the water recedes the list of deaths certainly ke increased. ‘MADE MAD BY THE SCENES. Oscar Anderson, who workec alll day yester- day like « hero, and who witnessed the drown- ing of little child, torn away from its mother when the resening party had almost reached her, lost his reason, and is raving today about the beautiful baby that swept under the muddy waves, ‘© trains have left the city yet, except on the Mwankee, Dakota. line. ‘The ‘old cattle and ns were all prac bat thoes which came to'the Union yards’ by te consolidation with the Central remain in condition. ‘The water in the streets six fect, and by night it is hoped flooded district may be out The Missouri river, over ies banka, he Masoud i int anc e ,which iis camnge, dive dus conte, In the Floyd bottoms are the packing nd most of the manufacturing plants of the city and the little homes that naturally luster about the workshops. The Providence wi brought the flood in morning instead of at night is alone responsible for the oompsratively small lows of life. About 400 head of cattle and 600 head of hogs were drowned at the stock yarda, TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE. PONGER COATS AND VESTS Are lying tm wait for purchasers at geal of protection, and i appears to a well-talanced mind and an unprejudiced eve that thet goal Hee some whatin thie direction re day we * them men ee er ee Sy nnghie dade” winces under our $7.50 Lash, because the SUITS OF CLOTHES Toman sh tet beure knack tee whe joupousrly dew: 2. article, bt don't get uf —to the b ot the wise 40tke of Washimern. and scores « triumph. a chaos ed ams Reate displayed in show windows of no small preventone Sooo diamenctonn. toed eaten Coenen OTHER SUITS POR MEN, an. Yeu will £ eeec anon WShEAR BE a al Seam ake ad Se pe a to am oe pa = cana 2p 16. Be vevtand checks ida) merits e dette, lot 35, bik. 43, Holmead Manor; $3,375, Lizzie Murphy to D.C. Murphy, n. 36 11, sq. 331; & nrietta Pendleton to A. Nailor, ff, 6. 362, aq. 254; $1,000, “D. W. Magrath to .'H. Dushay, subs 123 to 126, sq. 1004; $—. ‘T. B. Brooks 'to same, subs 109 and 110, do,, Lucie M. Brown to same, subs 111 to 114, do.; 8—. C. W. Franzoni to same, subs 115 to An Alley Mission Mass Meeting. ‘A gospel mass meeting will be held at First Congregational Church on next Sunday after- noon at 8:90 under the auspices of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the interests of alley mission work. Several of the city pastors will speak and the indies will also represent the 2 THE WORK OF BELIEF. A public meeting was held at the court house at 6 o'clock last evening, which was attended by all the wealthy men of the city. Committess of workers were appointed for alll features of relief and sufficient monoy subscribed to meet immediate nocessities. Itis true, of course, thata thing can be heated, tnd that to temperasare beyond any known limit, by passing througi i: an electric current of sufficient intensity. The carbon filament in an electric (incandescent) lamp is not “burn- ing,” but is made hot and luminous by the cur- rent flowing through it. , Who are dissatisfied with Marionette B. Smaliey to same, sub 119, do.; 8—. i subs 120 to 122, do.; &- same, sub 118, do.; €- Sprigg Poole, 's. 3¢ 21, M Carry to Harrietie Maxwell, lot 46, bik. 48, Hol- mead Manor; $2,362.50. F. E. Davis to W. E. Wright, subs 74'to 76, aq. 779; 8. W. E. Wright to Frederica K. Witman, sub 57, 6q. 891; 84,800. W. Kesley Schoepf to Mary A. Jordon, part 3, block 39, north grounds Columbian Uni. versity; $—. Same to Mary H. Barker, part + &.. G. W, Simpeon to 0. N. Walket,/eub 30, ‘44; $1,600. Amy Wheeler to J. W. ie Bloomingdale; $2,000, A. 9 HH. Manogue, lots 93, 38 and md parte 77 and 92, aq, 45, and lot 85 and 417, Georgetown: Tots 26 and 83 and paris Hana, a and lot 35 and 86, do.; @—. G. W. Crop- ie M. Shiclds, lots 26 and 33, 5; &—.. Nellie M. To the Editor of The Evening Star: As many suggestions have been made relative great need of the work here. Surprising Their Pastor. Rev. Sterling N. Brown, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church, was surprised last night by the young people of his congregation, who, under the auspices of the Plymouth Relief Club, crowded his house, bringing ice cream and cake. During the evening the club presented ‘to the pastor an order for a $40 suit of clothes. Se Accident on the “Blue Line.” ‘The “Blue Line” limited express train, which left New York at 5 p.m. yesterday, stopped at Elizabeth to pick up acar from Long Branch carrying the mayor of Philadelphia. A delay im attaching the car blocked the road. The Roselle local, which left New York at 5:13, dashed around the point. Before r Wi Re Sees as ‘abumpers, ‘The platform was the cars huddled together and were from a piting up by aheavy meat —_—_+190 ‘Methodist Editors Elected. At yesterday's session of the Methodist con- to preparations for the national encampment of | sium, the Grund Army of the Repablio which is to be held im thiseity in September you will please allow me to draw the attention of the Grand Arniy readers of your valuable paper to the and desirability of their owning their own hall. It appears to me that if some of the ni Ff it i | iit i E {fy ie i ox ion of the solar heat as yatsttbegs weclnisin at Geese t is generated by intense electric currents q ite surface. ttike too long to the principal halls of it with tables and { f é l i another hall, where and fitted out. So it ofthe overwi floods workingmen’s quarters at Sioux all were fod and clothed and honsed tis not the intention to ask for any outside aid, Only four bodies have been t ! i Hie 5 Editors Junketing in California. ‘Tho national editorial excursionists arrived at Fresno, Cal, yesterday. ‘The mercury was in the nineties, but in spite of the heat all en- Qpera House. Mayor Cole and « delegation of citizens met the trains carly in the day at Bakesfield and extended Freao's welcome. ‘The py ty Heh iin 10 Psx Cext Discovsr Fon Casu. Diaswoxn Jeweuny. M. W. Gare, Bro. & € JEWELLERS AND SILVERSMITES, TEMPORARILY aT 1437 Prxsa. Ave, Cor. L5ru Sr., BEG LEAVE TOCALL ATTENTION TO THE MOST COMPLETE AND COMPRE- HENSIVE STOCK OF DIAMOND JEW. ELRY THEY HAVE EVER EXHIBITED, EMBRACING THE MOST UNIQUE AND OKIGINAL DESIGNS IN RINGS, PENDANTS, BROOCHES, &e., IN ALL COMBINATIONS OF COLORE® aND FANCY STONES. THEIR STOCK HAS BREN PRE- PARED WITH A VIEW TO MEETING THE DEMANDS OF THE PUBLIC GEN- ERALLY AND CONTAINS A GREAT VARIETY OF THE MOST DESIRABLE ARTICLES, AT ONCE ATTRACTIVE AND INEXPENSIVE. 10 Pex Crxr Discovsr For Cass. my7tr No Svcu Bancarss ‘TO BE HAD ANYWHERE OUR STOCK IS LARGE. OUR PRICES LOWER THAN THE LOWEST. We have e full line of MIXED CHEVIOT BUITS 7, 96, i charge you 30 FINE DRESS SUITS at $10, @12.50, @13.50 and $15. You cannot duplicate these any where for less ‘Uban 50 per cent more. yery large. Inorder to reduce the same we have Prices cut down 25 per cent. t will be to your adventare to look at our stock be fore you purchase elsewhere. Taz Loxpox een Livenroot Crormse Comranr, ‘7TH AND G STS.