Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1892, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1892. ————— Svrencon TO ALL OTHER MEDICTN! PURIFYING THE BLOOD STRENGTH Avex Sansaraniiea 1s THe STANDARD SPECIFIC FOR SCROFULA, CATARKE, RHEUMATISM AND DEDILITY. Cones Ornens WILL CURE You, “Aut Sur Lacks Or Beavry 18 A LITTLE PLUMPNESS.~ This tea frequent thought and a wholesome one. All ofa baby’s beauty is due to fat_and nearly all of a woman's we know it as curves and dimples. told in s What plumpness has todo with health » Uttle book on CAREFUL LIVING; sent free. Woald you rather be healthy or beautiful? is the proper answer SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 132 South 5th av New York. Your dragist keeps Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver ps Fstows soormse arncr Hias been need for over FIFTY YEARS by MIL. S WHILE TEET Tt SOOTHE the 1 PAIN, URALGIA, — DIZZINE: sleeplessness cured, TEVENS. oem and Pa. 9 V mam” Ware makes a bold bid for a jon of the silver-plated ware trade, y wren its meri 38, Dr: T™ ScHErLEE & S rEw & NEw LUMINTw™ CUMINCM™ ARE. ARE Silver-plated ware eventu- “Aluminum” does not. tderably hichter, is wore hapes and is also mort of “*Alumi ite inexpensivenesc, for altho: wer-plated ware it is sold 1 We are est to introduce about haly its pi itn Washington. Our imp Pon Bon Boxes and Dishes, laces, Brace lets, Jewe! Cases, Card Cases, Comb and Brush Cases, Purses. € Cigar Cases, ‘Trays, Mateh Saf pick Holders, Indi Individual Butters, Napkin Rings, Wine and Water Sets, Butter Dishes, Combination Ver Salt and Putter Sets, . Hand Mirrors, Drinking ‘These are now onex- Dibit aud will be prices to introduce th: R. Narnassos. S18 Tra. le FURNITURE—CARPETS OR DRAPERIES— and Waar 1s Tae Marrex: — Why don’t you @o ahead and ‘The cash? —Never, mind that—yoa don’t need it. Onr EQUITABLY CREDIT SYSTEM is as good ssabank account to you. Don't judge it by your ow. anybody's clse—experience with other “part payment” plens. OURS is a HEL. nota hindrance, We don't te you all up in lezal bow-knots. simply tyou wilt plain understanding between us th pay a little at the and we leave it to you w time you purchass— er it shall be weekly oF ssc £ the balance. Just remes ber weakest man in the id cam lift ton of coal—bucketful ‘That's what am EQUITABLE CREDIT SY: TEM docs-makes easy litts of otherwise be burdens, what would A chotre here is mate from a com plete stock. Hovse Asp MASSACHUSETTS AVE Henze. out Wannes Stor Howse 1115 F ST. Nw. Basstrnck asnap this timesare. Inst rs. ceived a lange lot of Laties’, Boys’ and Youths’ Oxford ‘Ties and Slippers at leas We are offerins them as for Boys Slippers worth $1. 73. Ladies’ Patent Leatuer Oxfords om worth $2 #100 for Boys’ Straight Goat Oxfords worth #250, Almoone lot of Laiiew French Kid High Button Shoes at $2.05 worth $6.00, Men's French Patent Calf Shoes, Bais ant Congress, for $3.75, which were made up ty well tor 00 Taz Wanans Suoz Hovse, 1115 F Sraser N SOSHERY PISS, BETESSS as” ¢ ‘We have s complete stock of them for every society, suitable for Xinas presente. SYECIAL DESIGNS OF PINS, BUTTONS AND CHARMS MADE TO ORDER. REGALIAS, BANNERS, BADGES. S. N. Maven MILITARY AND SOCIETY FURNISHER. 2 79m st. Nw. ao SEE Be 2d EDITION. ‘THE OVERDUE UMBRIA |Over Ten Days Since She Left Queenstown. | The French Government Going Slow on Arrests. NEWS FROM THE RIO GRANDE NOTHING > OF THE UMBRIA. It is Now Over Ten Days Since She Left Queenstown. New Yorx, Dec At 1:30 o'clock nothing had been hea: the Umbria, which is now | ten and one-half days at sea from Queenstown, the longest she has ever spent on the passage. She had on voard when she left Queenstown > parsengers and 250 men, including officers, ngineers, firemen and servant. Of her pas- pgers 130 were in ber saloon. non H. Brown, the agent of the Cunard line in this city, is not nervous regarding the bris. It is probable that her due to an aceident to her machinery and to the rough weather. ‘The steamer is under command of Capt. Hor- | atio Mckay, vice commander of the Cunard fleet 4 one of the most careful commanders afloat. | The Cunard people have every confidence in bis ability and discretion and | the Umbria could not be in better banda. Mr. Brown said this morning there wei good reasons for her delay, which should no anxiety to any one. we decreased the speed of vent damage, and so secure for passengers as much comfort as possible. Another and powerful reason for slowing down might be the necessity for economy in the use of coal. It wax quite possible, in Mr. Brown's opinion, that Capt. McKay had found that the cal was getting iow and that, anticipating a longer vovage than usunl, he had ordered the | speed of the steamer lessened. ‘The fact that the Umbrin is overdue causes | anxiety among those who have friends aboard, | and a number called today at the Cunard office | tor Their fears were quieted by t's confidence in the staunchness of the | ship and the ability of the captain. | ———— CRISP’S TRIP. SPEAKE Mr. Cleveland Does Not Expeet a Consulta- tion With Him. New York, Dec. 28.—Speaker Crisp arrived in the city this morning at eight o'clock. Con- | siderable interest attaches to his visit to New York at this time, a# it has been publicly an- nounced that he was coming to confer with President-elect Cleveland in reference to Mr. Crisp’s re-election as Speaker of the House and other matters of national importance. After breakfast Speaker Crisp left the hotel alone. He did not go to Mr. Cleveland's house, if he went anywhero else to see Mr. Cleve- he failed in nis object, for the next Presi- nained home all the morning. Mr. Clevelana was seen soon after 11 o'clock. and asked about the expected conference which he was to hold with the Speaker. ‘The President-elect smiled in a weary sort of amanuer as he replied: “I know nothing of any conference to take place between Mr. Crisp and myself beyond what I have read in the news- pers. ‘They seem to know all about it. The Speaker has not told me what he was coming to New York for, if ne has come. Mr. Cleveland declined to eay whether he ex- pected a cull from Mr. Crisp today, but left it to be inferred that he did_not. ther would he say what subjects would most likely come up for diseuswion in case he and the Speaker did | meet. Politicians say that the Milis men are making | 0 ope | tion that the latter has come to New York to jaesure himself of Mr. Cleveland's support. | Speaker Crisp is strongly in favor of an extra session of Congress and is quoted as saying that he would, while in New York this time, frankly lay his views before Mr. Cleveland on | the subject, —_>__ | Mextcan TROOPS AGAIN ROUTED. The Rebels Victorious and Guerero Said to Be in Danger. Lareno, Tex., Dec. 28.—News was received | here last night that Mexican soldiers, 250 | strong, and revolutionists, 300 strong, fought | on Monday at Las Animas, Mexico. Thirteen [soldiers and a score of evolutionists were | killed. Many were wounded. ‘The revolutionists were commanded by Gen. Estrada and the Mexican troops by Gen. Garcia. ‘The Mexican troops were routed. It is suid that the town of Guerero is now in danger of being captured by the revolutionists, ARKIVAL OF THE SEVENTH. Sax Aytosro, Tex., Dec. 28.—Three troops of the seventh cavalry, in command of Capt. Jackson and Capt. W. S. Early from Riley, Kan., arrived here Monday and ‘left yesterday for the turbu- tection on a special train. They ded immediately to the vicinity of Ci ‘ex., sixty miles overland. ‘There are 160 men in these troops and they are all tried |indwn fighters. When these reinforcements | get into tue field the number of United States | troops in active service in the border section | wall be suo. | She Keaches Baltimore After a Hard Fight H With the Ice. | Baurimonx, Dec. 28.—The bay steamers all i report heavy formation of ice in the tributaries | | alone THE SUE HAS A STRUGGLE. | of the Chesapeake bay. Some of the landings could not be made yesterday. the Sue, from Washington, arrived several | hours late, having had a rougilstruggle with ice | mm the Potomac river. She was unable to make Ler landings and bas been temporarily with- diawa from service ‘There does not, however, seem to be much fear of the harbor freezing up. 28.—Mr. Robert T. Lincoln, United States minister to England, returns to his post today ow the White Star steamer Teu- tonic. pore SE naan | Baren von Puttkamer Hurt by Burglars. | New York, Dec. 28.—Baron von Puttkamer, |a Prussian, the nephew of the Princess von | Bismarck, is in the hospital suffering irom in- juries received from burglars this morning. He was hurt while trying to prevent burglars breaking into Charles H. West's store, where | be lived. 4 pene ee Cholera’s Progress at Hamburg. Dec. 28.—Cholera continues to claim new victims, ‘Iwo new patients were re- MR. CRISP DIES?T SEE MR. CLEVELAND | -y | therefore insisted, they declared, on such satis- cause | Capt. McKay might | the bont to | the | a fight against Speaker Crisp's_re-elec- | CHECKMATED RIEOT.— | How Andrieux Prevented the Government’ Arrest of Himself. i Panis, Dec. 28.—The effort of M. Andrienx | to draw Premier Ribot into a duel has failed, and it is not considered likely that M. Andrieux will resort to violence, was at first intimated. There is no disguising the fact that M. Andrieux has gained | much admiration by the boldness and success | of his course. There is no doubt that the gov- jernment intended to order arrest ona charge of treason, the arrest to be effected #ud- denly, and to strike terror into the plotters for | the overthrow of the administration. M. Andrienx checkmated that scheme by boldly proclaiming the government's intentions | and purposes, a claimed, to silence him in the | task of exposing the Panama frauds by com- | mitting him toa dungeon. He also proclaimed that he bed made sure of the security of the evidence in his possession, or under his control, so that the purpose of the government would be defeated. ‘This, it is believed, made the ministry besi- tate in their purpose of arresting M. Andrienx without having clear and unanswerable evi- dence to establish a case against him. |The ministry feared that the publi would interpret. a hasty arrest, — with- ont positive evidence to sustain it, as proof that the statements of M. Andrieux as to. the | motives of the government were true, and this | would mean the ruin of the cabinet. | When M. Andrienx arose on Monday morning, | still at liberty and without the threatened order | having been exceuted, he determined on a still | | bolder move, and that was to give M. Ribot the | choice between aduel ora retraction of the | | words in which he had acensed M. Andrieux of woring to excite disorder and virtually of | | being an instigator of insurrection, Andrieux | }eent achallenge toM. Ribot on the ground | stated. The premier replied, through bik secretary, | that his utterances had not gone beyoud leg:ti- | | mate public criticism. Andrieux, not satisfied with his reply, sent two | friends to the premier to demand satisfaction. The friends represented that M. Andrieux con- | sidered M. Ribot's words as implying that he, Andrieux, was guilty of a criminal and ignobie act, and was seeking an illegitimate manner to arouse disorder and bloodshed. M. Andrieux faction ax a duel would giv | | | | | { M. Ribot replied quietly that he had nothing to add to the explanation already given through his xecretary. except that he considered that the explanation ought to have dissipated any doubts of Andrienx’s as to the sense in which the words, which Audriux considered offensive, bad been used. M. Ribot did not speak apolo- getically, nor did he offer any retraction, or {even propose to mitigate or extenuate ‘the meaning of what bad becn said. He decline | at the same time, to discuss the matter any fur- ther. | M. Andriux now states in a letter to the news- papers that M. Ribot's words could be taken as | equivocal. M. Andriux adds: “They are not acceptable to me, but I thank my friends for the measures that they have taken toward dis- sipating doubts as to what M. Ribot meant ” he incident is considered ended. It is not | understood that the government has abandoned its purpose to make arrests, although none have as yet been announced. MANY LEGISLATORS IMPLICATE: | The Figaro states that a book containing | copies of letters has been found in the office of | | the Panama Canal Company which compromises a large number of senators and depnties. ‘The book in question contains copies of corre- spondence with Herz and Arton relat-| ing to the sale of votes in the sen- ate and chamber of deputies in behalf of the Panama cansl schemes. There are letters manding money, together with dates on whic! payments were made. The book in question is | one of the most Iuable pieces of evidence that has yet fallen into the hands of the gov- | ernmen, ard will be made the basis of | additional prosecutions. It establishes beyond | | doubt that Herz was not 2 mere blackmailer, | but was an active go-between in the corruption of segislators, having apparently been treated | wits implicit confidence by Keinach aud other SOCIALISTS ACTIVE. | ‘The extreme socialists are now taking an active part in the Panama confusion. Allemane, Guesde and other leaders advocated @ union of all factions of the party with a view to common action. ‘The meeting was attended with great excite | ment, some speakers denouncing the efforts of | the reactionists to take advantage of the | troubles of the republic in order to establish an empire or monarchy, aud others urging that | prompt action be taken to overthrow the bour- | geoisie and establish a genuine popular govern- ment. A motion was offered to the effect that the | ple whould be summoned to the Palais Bourbon om the day that the chambers again reassembled, and that an appeal should be med to the army not to take arms against the people. i Several speakers denounced the motion as | popular untimely, and likely to injure the cause by rallying the bourgeoisi port of the government. 1 part of the extremists does not cause any serious anxiety to the government. BARON DE REINACH WAS NOT POISONED. ‘The rumors concerning the death of Baron de Reinach were proved this morning to have been baseless. Dr. Brouareel, who had charge of the autopsy, deciares that the analysis re- vealed not the slightest trace of poison and | | that the baron’s death was due to natural causes. ——>—_ COLORED DUCATORS, Annual Convention of the Association Be- at Wilmington, N.C. The American Association of Educators of | Colored Youth opened its sessions at Wilming- | ton, N. C., yesterday. The association is of | national character, the membership consisting | of white and colored educators of national | reputation. Ex-Mayor Hall welcomed the avsociatior. in behalf of the city; Prof. M. C. 8. Doble, euper- intendent of education, for the state; Prof. J. B. Dudley for the teachers, Rev. A. E. Tor- rence for the churches and John C. Dancy for the colored race. Responses were made by Prof. J. M. Greg- ory, president, of Washington, D. C.; Vico President J. H. Johnston of Prof. H. E. Webster of Georgia and Prof. W H. Council, Alabama. ‘ | ‘The expressions of ex-Mayor Hall in his ad- | dress, referring to the fact that in the state of | North Carolina efforts to suppress popular edu- | cation among negroes had met with deter- | mined and rkillfal opposition upon the part of | the leading men of the state, was met with a | very warm approval. Sines The president of the association, in his | speech, expressed the hope that the many laudabie endeavors respecting education and advancement made by Chnistian men and women of both races im the south would receive the pubiicity and consideration it deserved. | This remark was happily received. | A noticeable fenture of all the speeches made | was the many expressions respecting the mani- | fest interest of the south as well as the north | in negro education, Both the northern and southern states are well represented. ‘The association will be in session four days. coe > Western Drummers Elect Officers, The fifteenth annual meeting of the Western Commercial Travelers’ Association convened at St. Louis yesterday for the purpose of electing | a president, vice president and a board of direct- | | | | $37,750.29. Of this balance $28,787.29 is in | | 8 to 1523, | Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Co..— bid, 134 asked. IN WALL STREET TODAY. The Coal Stocks Were Unusually Active This Mornin, 25 New York, Dec. 28—The stock market opened strong and moderately active. The improvement in prices ranged from 3g to 34 per cent. New England led, with sales up to 4644. Manhattan was easier at 147 and 148, and Northern Pacific preferred was offered for sale at 47 and 471. The market reacted slightly after the open- ing in sympathy with a decline in Northern Pacific preferred from 473, to 46 and in Man- hattan from 1473; to 1464. The weakness was of short duration, however, buying orders for considerable amounts having been placed right | through the list. Manhattan got back to 14794. and Northern Pacific preferred rallied to 46%. New York and Northern preferred dropped from 28 t 258, and recovered to 263. ‘The coal stocks were noticeably strong. Rend- ing rose from 51% to 52%, owing to the ar- Tangements made with the Finance Company of Philadelphia for handling the company's coal. Lackawanna, on the rimors of « possi- ble extra dividend of 1 per cent, advanced Jersey Central rose 12g to 125; Delaware and Hudson, ly to 13134; Distilling and Cattlefeeding, 13 to 6434; Chicago Gas, % to 8714; W. U., 1k; to 95 and Gencral Electric, %¢ to 112%. Tennessee Coal and Tron was a | notable exception, declining 1 to 24%. At 11 a.m. the market was strong. The stock market was less active during the next hour, with « reaction of ai, per cent from the best figures. Tennessee coal and iron wats an exception, rising from 34% to 363. The preasure to sell Northern Pacitic preferred con- tinned and the stock declined to 4 At noon speculation was quiet and steadyain tone. The sales of listed stocks up to noon were 158,335 and of unlisted 5,815 shares. Money on call is steady at 546. Prime mer- | cantile paper, 5a8. Sterling exchange ix easier, | with actual business in bankers’ bills at 485, 10234 for sixty days and 4873 ;0487 for demand. — Posted rates 48644048814." Com= | me bills, 4843/0185 and 4874874. Clearing | tatement for today ix us follows: Ex- 135,695,888; balances, $2,258,143. Government bonds haye been steady, State | bonds have been neglected. Railroad boras | have been firm. Northern Pacific consol 53 were heavy, selling down to 6U!,, the lomest price yet touched. Bar silver, 82, garrett FINANCIAL A COMMERCIA pening and closing prices of larket, ay reported b: 1419 F etroot. The following are the 0} the New York Stock Mi. ©, Tide | 1 | a cave rey 8 W | wi Sales—itey ar rey 50 at 13 ples Fire Ins., S. 48, registered, 198; +S. 4s, coupens,” 1967, Bonds—gnvear fund, 58, | asked. Water stocks, 7% | w-seat fund. 65. | 1699, goid, 1 currency, 190 cul Feg. dts, “1893- Washington and \, Did. — asked. Washing. | ton and Georgetown’ Ratlroad Convertible 63, bid, — asked. Masonic Hall Ass'n 5. 1 hed. Washington Light Infantry Ist Gs, 1904, Y5_ bid, — asked. Feake and Potomac ‘Telephone 5s. — bid, 105 asked. “Capitol aud North O- Street Railroad. ist Js, 1921. — bid, i9o asked. Metropolitan Rail- | road Convertibie 6s, m4 bid, liz asked. U. clectri Jagat rity | 1008, Ane On, 100 bid — aakedk. | Washington Market Co. imp. 110 bid, — asked. Washington Market Co. exten. 68. 1¢¢ bid, — i. Washington Market Co. ist 6s, 1892-1811, 103 ‘asked. ational Bank Stocks—Bank of Washington, 8: bid, — asked. Bank of the Repablte. 270 bid. — | asked. Metropolitan, 255 vid. —- asked. Cenirai, 300 | bid, — asked. Second, 160 ‘vid, — asked. Farm- | | ers and Mechanies, 19 bla, — asked. Citizens, —bid,— asked. ‘Columbta, 160 bid. 185 asked. sked. West End, 108 bid, 110g bid, 125 asked. Lincvia. 1005, Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 200 bid, — asked. “Metropolitan, 75 bid. — asked. bid, — asked. Capitol forth G bid, 40'asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ vid, — asked. Georgetown and Tei Vid. 59 usked. Rock Creek, 100 bid, Home, leytown, | = waked. insurance Stocks — Firemen's. 45 bi Frauklii, 45 bid, 51 asked. Metropolit 50 asked, bid, 58 Arling- asked. National Union. 0 bid, bid. 19) asked ton, 130 asked. Corcoran, 70 bid, — asked. "Columbia, 14% bid, 16 asked. Riggs, ; bid, — asked. People’s, 6 bid, 6% asked. Lineoi asked. Commercial, '5 bid, —~ bid, — asked, Poto- ks—Columbia Title, 7 bid, Sasked. Real Estate Title, iz» bid, — assed. Gas and hieetric Lyht stocks —Washington Gas, “6 s%, asked. “U. % klectric Light, *134 bid, 142 Georgetown Gas, 45 bid. —asked. Leiephone Stocks — American Graphophoue. 2 bid.z-, asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, 44 bid,5035 asked. Pennsylvania, 33 bid, — asked. Miscellaneous Stocks —Pneumatic Gun Carriage, 269 bid, 75 asked. Lincoin Fall, bid, 65 — aske Interocean Building, 80 bid, 100 asked. Brick, — bid. 90 asked. Safe Deposit aud Trust Companies—Waskington Lean and ‘Trust, 135 bid, 140 asked. American Security and ‘trust. 135 asked. ” National Se *Ex. div. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Dec. %8.—Flour dull, unchanged <receipts, 7,162 barrels; shipments, ‘108 barre! heat qui 5 4ga75%; Decemt Nai6%; Januars, 75% ebruary May, 80',480%; steamer No. 2 red, ceipts, 30,106 busaels; stock. 1, wales, 421.008 bushels.’ Milling wheat, by sainpl T4ait. Corm firmer—mixed spot, 454245),; yea 4$3'5 bid; January, 47.a47 9: February, “@ May, 604, bid— receipts, 12,565 bushels: stock, ous 1,000 bushels. White corn, by ‘sampi yellow corn, by sample, 49450. Oats quie 2 while western, 42443; No. 2 mixed western, 5a334;—receipix, 20,000 bushels: 1uy,544 bushels, “Kye steady—No. 2 56458 ts," 4,651 bushels; stock. 151.430 busmela, aty—good to choice tiinothy, 14.50a15.50. freights dull—steai Liverpool, per Cork for orders, per quarter, 24. —tniddling, 10%. Provial anged. Butter firmer—creamery, tancy, 3043} ry itton ‘nomin: un- do. fair to choice, 2742, | Eggs trm—2iav8." Coffee | frin—Rio cargoes. fair No. 7, 167,17. Sugar aiet — granuiated, ‘Copper “unchanged. | hisky unchange | BALTIMORE. Dec. 28. — Baltimore and Ohio stock, 9 asked; Northern Central stock, 70 bid; Baitimore and Uhio Southwestern firsts, 103 bid; do. firat incomes, 60% bid; do. second’ incomes, 294431; do. third incomes, Sax%: Consolidated gas bonds, 115% bid; do. stocks, 534,059. ‘ — An Appreciative Jury. This afternoon in the Police Court Judge Miller discharged the jurors who have served | during the October term of the court. i} In discharging them the judge thanked | them for their faithful attention to their duty and complimented hem for the able and impartial manner in which they d: xd of the cases called to their attention. | nent republican Senator. | charge A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH. But Now Capt. Collins’ Resignation Kelieves the Tense Situation. Capt. J. W. Collins has resigned hie positions as assistant in charge of the division of fisheries of the United States fish commission and representative of the commission on the board of control and management of the government exbibits at the world’s far and | | Will now give his excinsive attention to the du- i ties devolving upon him as chief of the depart- sment of fisheries of the world’s Columbian ex- position. This brings to an end the trouble which has existed for about two years in the fish com- mission, and which culminated last autumn in the suspension of Capt. Collins as assistant in charge of the division of tisheries. The captain, however, kept his place on he world’s fair board as the government representative. At the time Fish Commissioner McDonald suspended Capt. Collins he made charges against him, but what they were has never been made pnb those charges yet in his possession. It is well understood, however, thnt the trouble originated in an attempt to get Commissioner McDonald ousted and to have Capt. Collins in his place. Just who is behind this plan appeared, but if there was ever a chance of #e- curing McDonald's removal it disappeared when the election returns were received. McDonald was a democrat, appointed by Cleveland, and a good official, and Harrison he would promptly have put back by Cleveland. Ana was made to get the republican national committee to call for McPouald’s removal, but it failed, and had the committee asked for | it the President would not have granted it, for he is known to have said as much toa promi- THE MAN FOR THE PLAC One thing that made the situation more com- plicated than it otherwise would have been was the fact that Capt. Collins was the best man to be bad to take charge of the government fish exhibit at Chicago. Col. McDonald admitted this, as it is understood, and others who were interested did the same. The work of prepar- ing the exhibit went on, but it was not pro- gressing satisfactorily, owing to the lack of harmony and co-operation. At length Director General Davis of the world’s fair wrote a letter to President Harri- son complaining of the condition of affairs, and saying that the exhibit ought not to be injured by any misunderstanding between McDonald and Collins and rather taking sides with Collins in the matter, and charging that McDonald was not keeping his promises in regard to the fish exhibit. President Harri- alled Capt. Collins to Washing- » from Chicago and had a talk with hira, The result was that Senator Stoclbriage ef “Michigan, chairman of the Renate committee on fisheries, and « friend of both McDonald mediator. The whole thing was put into the Senator's hands to arrange an amicabls settle- ment, for tie President and Senator Stock- bridge and = Commissioner McDonald all “wanted Capt. Collins to_ retain of the exhibit. After several interviews Senator Stockbridge drew up a plan, under which Capt. Collins was to retain control of all the government exhibit except that of the live fish, which was to be under the con- trol of Commissioner McDonald, who was to appoint a man to directly oversce that branch of the work. There were objections to this from both men, but it was hoped that a settlement could be made, and Senator Stockbridge was convinced that his efforts would succeed. He was mis- taken, however, for Capt. Collins sent his letter to the President today. Senator Stockbridge was surprised at this action, when he learned of it, but he remarked that no doubt the President would at once accept the resigna- tion and that a new man would be appointed to represent Capt. Collins on the government | board. -e- HE IS STILL IN IT. | The Race for the Nebraska Senatorship and Lambertson, Genio M. Lambertson of Nebraska, appointed and confirmed as assistant secretary of the treasury before the Christmas holidays, has not indicated when he will assume the duties of his new position. He has not yet qualified, and the fact that his ealary at the rate of $4,500 per year is going to waste causes some com- ment at the Treasury Department. His absence is explained by a story which has been wafted in on the crest of the cold wave from the far west. It is that he has formally entered the race for the Nebraska senatorship. When Gen, Nettleton remgned as assistant secretary Sen- j ator Paddock, so the story goes, anxious to have a clear field, urged upon the President the appointment of Judge Lambertson to get him out of his way ‘The appointment was made and now Mr. Lambertson, it is alleged, uses the prominence his recent appointment gives to become a candi- date for Senator against Senator Paddock. -e- A New Spanish Minister. The State Department has received informa- tion of the appointment of the Marquis Bendana as the Spanish minister to Washington to suc- ceed Senor Dupuy de Lome, who was ac- credited to this capitala few montha ago. ‘The change is simply the result of a change of administration in Spain and Senor de happened to belong to the defexted par successor is a grandee of Spain und is quite prominent in the diplomatic servi He was formerly minister to Turkey. Senor de Lome has many friends in Washington and his early recall is the subject of general surprise | and regret among them. can eS A Deficiency for Court Expenses, Thero will be a deficiency in the appropria- tions for expenses of United States courts for the current fiscal year. and unless Congress speedily makes provision for it there will be & general reduction in the force of assistants to United States at- torneys soon after the new year sets in. In anticipation of this probable reduction a great many of these officials have already forwarded their resignations to the Attorney General. The acceptance of these resignations will de- pend on the action of Congress. Pi WAKELY ANSWERS SULLIVAN, The Ex-Champion’s Backer Tells Ugly Things About the Big Fighter. When John L, Sullivan sont a broadside at Jamex Wakely the other day it riled the ex- champion’s former backer. Some of the things Wakely said about John wouldn't look well in print. “Of all the ingrates who ever lived on this earth Sullivan is the worst,” was Wakely’s opening remark. “He is the biggest no account champion this country ever had. For twenty- five years I've been dealing with fighting men and Ican say now truthfully that Sullivan is the only one among the lot whose word I wouldn't take, He doesn’t know what it is to tell the truth. “Sullivan,” he continued, “hadn't manhood enough to mention my name when he spoke of one of my backers putting up some other fel- low’s money in the stake. I knew the shot was intended for me. I will say first of all that Sulli- van lies. I put $2,500 of my own money in the matchand crippled myself financially by betting onhim. I'm kicking myself now for not real- izing before the fight that Sullivan compares to Corbett as a brewery wagon does toa pneu- matic tired sulky in the matter of speed. T'll bet $5,000 right now that Corbett can lick him The President has | never | if he had been removed by | Pt | began and Collins, waa eailed in as | Ohver Beaumont addressed the court, , in four rounds. moved to the hospital yesterday and one death | the surplus fund, 34.000 having been paid out | check the disease, but it is feared that the seeds | in accident claims. During the past year the | of death sowed last summer will yield a fruitful | membership of the association haw increased thanking him in the name of the jury and, in | vecurred. Every precaution has been taken to | to beneficiaries of deceased members and 6,500 | conclusion, he presented the judge a handsome | the Kilrain fight gold-headed cane bearing an appropriate inscription. The thanked” the harvest iu the spring. eee Another Deputy of the Dalton Stripe. Corvervittz, Kaxs, Dec. 28.—Foliowing close upon the appointment of Bill Dalton, brother of the noted Dalton boys, as deputy U.S. marshal, comes the announcement of the appotmtment of Bull Lipsy to « similar postion. ee eee Chicago After a Washington Landmark. Curcaco, Dec. 28.—An effort is being made by many prominent Chicagoans to vay Inde- pendence Hall of Philadelphia and the house where Abraham Lincoln died in Wi and the Surract Tavern im Maryland, where the conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln was hatched, with a view to transporting them to Chicago | for exhibition purposes. | 22, making a total membership of 2,220. The new officers are: President, D. W. Caruth; first vice president, Geo. "D. King, Omaha, Neb.; third vice president, K. L. Barton, Kan- sas City; fourth, H. Z. Churchill, Little Rock, Ark.; fifth, A. Lucas Hunt, Chicago; sixth, . D. Laidlaw, San Francisco. The new board of directors consists of the following: I. R. Trask, Murray Carleton, George W. Wilson, M. H. Steek, John B. Denver, George Roth, Adrian De Tong. Aa SW Bee OS Elected Father Henrich’s Successor. John Duss, a former trustee, has been elected president of the Economite Society of Economy, Pennsylvania, by the bourd of elders to succeed the Inte Father Henrich. While Duss is a firm | jury for their kind remembrance, On behalf of the jury Mr. Eesumont then mted an umbieila ‘to «wh ot tue bailiffs, | . M. Hooe and J. M. Botts, and amu to the | | PFovecuting attornevs, Mr. A. R. Mullowney and Mr. LL. Pugh, jr. ‘aia ove aa Wanton Shooting at Wilkesbarre, Pa. ‘Thomas Ford, a mine boss, while on his way home at Wilkesbarre, Pa., early yesterday | morning, met three men and s woman who were acting ly. One of the men out a rer ealver, About the mallet epi One night before way saloon. I stPack him on the shoulder with a light cane, but didn’t hurt him, I tell you he always was a counterfeit. Why in the seventy- fourth round of his fight with Kilrain he was only too eager to give Kilrain $1,000 to stop after he had him licked to all intents and Thave no particular fondness for Cor- tt, but Iwill say for him that he could have licked Sullivan: best day that worthy ever saw. TSullivan is talking his hat about being drugged. Any man who saw the fight knows that, He was whipped bys man ‘who could give him carde and spades at any time. “He has never been able to get along with » TRE FINANCIAL SITUATION. | Seeretary Chas. Foster Does Not See-n to Be i} at AN Worried. | HE HAS HAD No CONFERENCE WITH MONEY MAG- NATES—SOME FINANCIERS, HOWEVER, ARE APPREHENSIVE OF TROUBLE UNLESS THE SHER- ‘MAN SILVER ACT 18 REPEALED. That the Secretary of the Treasury is not Specially alarmed at the condition, of the na- tional finances, immediate or prospective, is demonstrated by the fact that he bas left hia Post of duty for the holidays, and has as yet found no occasion to confer with the monev magnates of Now York, an expedient usually | resorted to by his predecessors when there was the least danger of @ financial panic. He was in New York Saturday, Sunday and Mond Private business, and would have bad no ai culty whatever in arranging for a with bankers and financiers general thought it neceseary. | THE GOLD PALANcE. While there, however, be made the following statement in regard to the recent reduction of | the gold bainnce: “In the three weeks during which 212,000,000 have been sent abroad. all of which was taken from the treasury, I have had the offset of $8,000,000 accumulation. The gold in the treasury when the big shipments mounted to $125,009.000. amounts to $121,000,000. | While I have not | made any promises to get any more gold in the | treasury on March 4 than $120,000.00, 1 believe | that the shipments of gold to Europ | lighter during the next two mor is within the possibilities of the leave $125,000,000 in gold for my control. é | “While I shall not utilize | the resumption act of 18 jeffecton January 1, 1879, there is no doubt among the legal counsellors of the government | that the Secretary of the Treasury is empowered | under this law to well coin bonds to secure gold whenever it becomes necessary to maintain re- sumption. The maintenance of the credit of the government has been always thought best subserved by paving bonds in gold, and that the provisions of which went into | will undoubtedly continue the c | only law which binds the : | Treasury to any severe task is the S | silver law of 1890, wherein it is literally com- | manded that he shall keep gold and silver coin | on a parity | EFFECT OF THE SHERMAN Act. | In financial circles generally there is said to | be @ decided apprehension as to the ultimate effects of the Sherman silver act. One of the opponents of that statute says that the only evi- dence lacking that it is operating to the detri- ment of the business interests of thi? country | isa premium on gold. It is known that tinan- | cial institutions controlling large amounts of | money, as wellas many capitalists, arereluctant | to part with their funds in ordinary investments | because of a fear that the United States m goon a silver basis inthe near future. The same sentiment is said to prevail avrond, Europe being intent on selling all the goods it can to the United States and exacting prompt Payment in gold. These circumstances are mentioned as proof that our gold is already being hoarded. ‘the banks naturally hold on to their gold. They are compelled to retain a certain reserve and in view of the growing dis- trust try to keep as much as possible of it in gold. Trust companies, saving banks, insur- ance companies and individuals are under no such obligation; according to all accounts they are as conservative as the banks. The only remedy for the existing state of af- fairs, according to many financiers, isa repealof the Sherman silver act. Many thoughtful people are of opinion, however, that such action would be altogether too radical a step to take at the present time without putting something in its place that would recognize silver as money. A ge question a study made the following statement today to a Stak reporter: CAN'T KEEP UP THE PRICE. “A two years’ trial of the Sherman silver act | has demonstrated very clearly that it is impos- | sible to keep up the price of silver by any art | ficial means. It is a well-known fact that the production of, silver is not now anything what it might be made. ax many of the mines are either cloged or are not being worked to their fall capacity, and it will be seen that with the con- stant improvements made in reducing ores, be which hitherto unproductive mines can’ be worked at a profit, and with the discovery of es from ti regulating the price of si chasing any quantity per month. The present tendency of silver is to continne to fall in price, and nothing short of an international free coin- age agreement can restore it to its former place a8 a precious money metal,” “The tinancial situation is an interesting one any way you look at it,” said a treasury official toa Stax reporter today, “and the lawmakers have # large contract on their hands at present and for some time to com ——_o—____ THE CHILE INDEMNITY. | | | | ver by pur- The Matter Will Probably be Referred to Congress. from Chilo in settlement of all damages in the Baltimore riot in Valparaiso are now in the U. S. Treasury to the credit of the Secretary of the Navy, but judging from present indica- tions. a long time will elapse before any part of the sum is drawn out for the purpose of distribution among the claimants. This probable delay is mainly due to the opinion of several of the government's legal advisers that the Secretary of the Navy nor any other federal official bas sufficient authority fo disburse the fund in a way that would fully and effectually protect the government from the demands of such of the claimants as might be dissatis- fied with their allotment. Secretary Trac; has expressed grave doubts on this subj himself and, therefore, hesitates to assume the responsibility naturally placed on him. It was at first thought he would appoint a board of naval officers to consider all the claims on file in connection with the Baltimore affair and to report plan for an equitable pro rata distribution of the fund. A discussion of euch a course | developed all sorts of pbssible legal complica- | tions and technicalities, with the result that it has been temporarily abandoned, and the Sec- | retary has practically concluded to ask the | President to refer the matter to Congress with a view to the enactment of special legislation which will insure the distribution of the award in proper legal form and at the same time re- duce the prospects of tuture litigation in regard thereto toa minimum. ‘There are said to be no precedents to guide the Navy Department in this matter. ee at ABLE FINANCIERING, How Representative Bacon Saved a Bank ‘That Was Almost Wrecked. If Mr. Cleveland can get a Secretary of the Treasury capable of such a feat in national finances as Representative Bacon of New York has accomplished in relation to the bank at Goshen, N. Y., in which he is interested, the administration will be safe. When Mr. Bacon returned from the Chicago convention he went directly to his home to seek needed rest. The first thing’ when he arrived in his town he was met with the an- nouncement that the cashier, on whose bond he was as county treaburer, was short in his ac- on the inside of the bank had been spending money faster than the bank could make’ it, and that ‘there was a financiai crash imminent. | Without going to his home Mr. Bacon took the reserve and 50 per cent of its capital stock was He at once acquired enough of the gone. stock to place himself in control. got rid of & ‘man who has made the silver | e to time, it is foolish to | The $75,000 accepted by this government | counts and had gone; that a number of others. matter in hand. He found that all the bank's | again on its feet, and more than that, is He) Ste ees had related the story, that the bank was today (the vessel's) nearest | | | Committee Headquarters Formally Operted— | Executive Committee to Organise Today INAUGURATION PREPAR. Col. Berret, chairman of the inaugural com- | mittee, has not ax yet received any official in- formation from Chairman Harrity to the effect that twenty-one members of the original committee had declined to serve. Col Berret told a Stan reporter — todi any new appointments to do so by Mr, Har- nal committee was appointed ty, and Col. Rerret said he did not think that it lay within his province to make any appointments unless notified to do» Mr. Thomas J. Luttrell. who was appointed to ed towerve. In lis letter to Col. Berret be said that he did not care to fill a vacancy, inas- much as be had not been originally appointed « member of the committee. Col. Berret says that as the original lby Mr. Harrity, Mr. responsible iu that bh 1. His place has been 1 pointment of Mr. BL © executive committee ing this afte: au at 3 Kelly, it understood, will be elected secrs tary and W. Cranch MeIntyre the ing secretary of the committee yond this have not as yet. T mmit- ttrell had bs De » definitely arranged will be held in the new headg the Lenman b: New THE COMMITTEE'S MRADQUARTERS. The b ters havg ail been furnished and were opened up for occupancy today. The rooms are in the second st oceupying a l they are all ¢ ¥ of that hey the building, aS admirat le meeting place. Themain ro mely dup. Down thecenter runs a long | exte able which will accommodate all th members of the exec around are numerous «mai Back this room are rooms fitted up in much the ner, which can be used for ¥arious subcommittees find it meet at the tume. There plentiful accomm: for ¢ just off the main front ro apartment that can be used as a_priv by any of the chairmen or by ( the marshal of the parade | necessary to come over from New York to c fer on matters connected with the insugurat today received « letier from mmissioner of public buildings | and grounds, calling his attention to the tact that in the act of Congress, 184, making pro- vision for the care of the reserva’ sin the District, it was forbidden to use the tions or to erect t says that os nas Congress m after the holidays he will call this maiter to the attention of gress and he does not expect to have any difii- culty in securing the necessary permission from | that body. No ANXIETY AS TO FUNDS. Although the contributions to the inaugural fund have not yet begun to come in with any degree of regularity, there is. ne felt but that the necessary sum will soon be pre vided for. It is intended to raise abont £25,000 and some of the prominent memberg¢ of the committee, a8 w other well-known local democrats, will probly go deep down into their pockets to bring up the requisite wealth il, it is not desired that the bulk the money should come in large | tions, but ‘rather that a larger number of | sub- ribers should promise smaller sums. These ! ributions are not perma’ gifts, as is {the case in such matters usually, for the re- ceipts of the inaugural ball and the sum that comes fr the sale of stands and other privileges is generally more | than enough to refund has been offered. ¢ n considerable sums left over and as a rule | these have been donated to some worthy local charity it sacred coucert should be given on the Sunday evening preceding the maugu- | ration this will still further raise the amount of which the committee will have on the good ride | of its books. | PROBABLE WORK THIS AFTERNOON. | The meeting of the executive committee this | afterncon promises to be an important ¢ | much of the preliminary work of organi | will probably be done and a number of « men of different subcom: be pointed. A committee, it is almost certain, will be ap- pointed to secure quarters for the inaugural i. This means that they will be cal | to cee the Secretary of the Interior to secure permission to use the pension office building | for the great social event of the inauguration | as it has been about decided that that is the | best and most suitabie structure obtainable for | the purpose. | Speculation is rife today appointed at the head of | the mittees that play such an i ! | to who will be fas sabcom- portant part in the auguration keep their actions very secret so far, but there ina general impression that Mr. EB. Hay,whobax officiated before as head of the floor committee | for the ball, will once more be assigned to that |service. Another appointment that is looked upon as reasonably certain is that of D. Larner as chairman of the mmittee on public order, while Mr. | L.P. Wright will take charge of public com- fort. Mr. H. L. Biscoe, it is believed, will be put at the head of the committee on transporta- tion, while Mr. Frank A. Richardson of the Baltimore Sun will be made the chairman of the press committee. | Most of these gentlemen, if not all, have | served in like positions on previous occasions, and it is thought that the experience they have derived in that way will make them valuable men in tmportant positions for the coming in- uguration. r. -e- NATIONAL QUARANTINE Bi The Measure Agreed Upon to be Reported Nest Week. The subcommittee having charge of the sub- ject of establishing a national quarantine, Mr. Isadore Rayner of Maryland, chairman, hav agreed upon a bill which they will report to the fu:l committee at its next regular meeting after the recess on Friday week. ‘The bill agreed upon is a combination of introduced in the’ House by Rayner. It = the national quarantine system into the nds of the hospital service of the revenue marine. Its leading provisions are: J. That wherever state quarantine regulations exist the Rospitul service of the revenue ma- rine, under the direction of the Treasury De- —-. shall have the power to enforce the ws and regulations of the different states. 2. Where there are no state quarantine regu- lations or where, in the opinion of the marine hospital service, the quarantine —regu- lations of the stake ure net sulti- cient to prevent the introduction of contag’ous disenses into the Uniid States the Marine Hospital service shall report the | facts to the Secretary of the Treasury, who, if in his j niitis necessury or proper, shall order the Marine Hospital service to make such additional rules and regulations as are jmecessary to prevent the Introduc- ltion of such disenses into the United | States from foreign countries or into oue state from another state. If in such event the state or municipal authorities shall fail to ent such rules and regulations then the Pre ident : aj i i i | | Hi l fF if a iif i 3 i a RE Sar are Ss Sag, vacaney on the general committer, las de- | “| who was am subserip- | ed upon | work of making the arrangements for the in- | If anything detinite has been done | as vet by the powers that be they have managed to | Senaior Harris’ Senate bill and of the measure | marine shall obtain and publish stat+t cal in- | formation of the sanitary condition of f reign | Richost of ail tm Slave Goren nnwemt ROYAL. BAKIN POWDER OO. 105 Wnt NY CONDENSED LOCALS, Yestrnpay in the case of Willard M. Sisson against M. Judge Bradley made ay onde for alime to the wife and €50 Yastermay Oi H. Upperman found a t Sbertuaa and r Sappington of 1405 while vetting friends at volork fell dand ing rope throws to Miu CwAaiir Lee, for striking James Neil with « in Jndge Miller's court {the Ambosh schoud surprised their janito: ' Mr A. Ar hease o r es at the ne had set the shaw ings on «don Sar sa committes of emplorves of the Columbia railroad waited on Mr. TJ the foreman, and p he presenta 2 to by Mr. Kiny Josnra ODoxxeat adge Kimball's ¢ day law, of hi was fined $25 for yin jolation of the Sun W. J. Keer, charged with violating the Sun. | day law in the » was fined $39 to. day in Judge art. Joseph Hell, & witness, was placed under artes erjury. NMENT. FLOUR SUBJECT Te In answer to an ingairy of Flour Inspector F. D. Shoemaker of Georgetown, dated March POTION homas informs the under the provisions of | all flour shipped into t pufactured in the District ts subject to District inspection THE ROAD IS LIANLE In the District appropriation bill approwed | July 14, 189 pvision de for the wid. ening of High street, ongetown, and the Georgetown and m railroad w made table for ot ont of paving the * would added 0 «the §=6roadway the ax the result of an opinion subm this morning Assistant trict Thy ix fully lint m of « a not hav Provide for the collection of ne-half of the extra paving. ENCROACHMENTS ON WENO, Bright wood avenue or 7th street extended by ab: property owners Mr. 8.1. Thomas, the assistant torney for the District, save that it the secon ne he thas thnd oo= casion to exami he says, the matter, The avenue, is the property of the District, baving been bought and paid for by it Prom the public records it that the avenue is W feet wide, be use, ane was public thoroughfare. Tt is the authorities to keep it free fromm obstruction, and if « private party encroaches upon it it is purprestore which may a fed or remedied by indictment as ® pab- lie nutwance or by ‘oceeding in equity uld be notified to re by a certain time, and move their obstructions i if fail to remove them — wi tne time specified the offending partie should be proceeded aguinst. As the District owns the avenue, M eve that the I States would be the proper party to institute | the proceedings im equity. A PTRE LIMETS MRARING. At noon next Wednesday the Commissioners Will give a hearing to (hone interested im the matter of the extension of the fire limits so.ee to include Eckington, PERMIT WORK ORDERED, The following work has been ordered done under the permit system: Morris street to be graded. sidewalk, curb and cobble gutter to be Naa 8 in square 815 to be paved it le xidewaths eouth sideof Nbetwemn ‘Bd and Kirby streets northwest. RETURNED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. ‘The Commissioners today returned to Chair- man Hemphill of the House District committee Houre bill 9850, introduced by Mr. Camp- bell, for the regulation of the sale of liqnor in the District, with the statement that they have already expressed their views the subject in their reports upon Renate bill 2845 of the present Congress and House bili« 10045 and 10056 of the preceding Congres, either of which woul! be more satisfactory than the one under consideration. omas is inched to be Albert Olsrewnki ax an assistant engineer has been app ‘The application of Wm. A. Brewing Company, for a wholesale liquor license has been appre ved. Jamer Daly and Joseph T. Dadiey, sentenced to the work house, were today pardoned by the | Comminnaonern The resiguation of Dr.W. ML Sprge physician to the poor, was today aceapted by the Com- mirnioners Private Wm. Dubois of the police force bn ing been found physically disqualitied for se: ice bas placed uj at the rate of 550 per Dr, Blanchard W the will of the late Pr. Ferdinand Blonehard filed this morning. It is « typewritten paper dated Jeuuary 2 lust, and be directs the sale of his herbarigm, medical books and in- struments at once, leaves bis note and sorap books to Mra, Alice F. Steveus of Pew Vt, who he makes hf literary executrix the remainder of hie extate to hix wife. who be ing orders from the ‘Ireasury Department pro- bibiting the importation of rage from certain foreign ports, Importers were notified a» fast ie i rE t rs 1 i