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proclaimed the will « forgery or at least ob- we Bes tained by undue influence on the part of Mrs. Remedy for coliis, coughs ant the of the throat and lungs, Ayers Cherry Pectoral is un! rebreane | 2d EDITION. 22888 Senator brought f Washington. Thi: — — | Fee ae ares jiked” Mra. Debonal. Finally verness, na! ii resent FATAL GAS EXPLOSION | zstiizstis, rturacd: & Wankington. "After | the death of ‘the Senator the governess eud- denly returned to Indianapolis and told a queer ia ean ———— | story. Sho mid she ‘hod 9 dram in wich . ie saw na nade i { i be ized Three Lives Lost by the Collapse of 12 ee en, cen a Pittsburg House. versally recommenda by the profession up the phiewm, soothes infa.nmation, allay? pait symptoms and induces repow vreuimenta it affords apacty © = prompt and effectire } ful In bronehit and | retary, into signing a legal-tooking document. Although none of this\could be admitted as | evidence iu court it gave the lawyers clue from | which they based the foundation of the charge | of forgery. Ewerorsct Mepicrse | | ~ aac ev cnce ius | A POLMTICAL QUARREL'S FATAL END. ——.— - AND COMMERCIAL. | K j : 2 0 a Ao of Maurice Bernhard His Mother's az New Vou Stace "seatee ca aryPoried OF vocal Ayers Cherry Pectoral has hai a wonderfal effect | FINANCIAL te curing my brother's child-en of a severe and dan gerouscold. It wae truly astonishing how sveedity | ; | Sizevo"c mom & Mecart they fount relief, aad were cured, after taking this | Champion. | preparstion. "Mis ANNETTE N. MOEN, Fountain, | om | - —— if Mine > COLD WEATHER IN EUROPE. | Ares i S23 THREE LIVES CRUSHED OUT. cae a8 ie Caray Prcronat, iS Natural Gas Explosion Causes:s House fn Pittst urg to Collapse. Prrrspcne, Ps., Inn. 7.— Three persons were killed and several badly injured in a natural | gas explosion on Sarah street on the south side 10 Prepared by Dr. J.C. ATER & CO., Lowell, Maas noorepes PROMPT TO ACT, SURE TO CURE. pEEy! i | about 6 o'clock this morning. Ke The dead are: Thomas Duffy, mill worker, | 31 aged thirty-two; Mre. Duffy, hia wife, and a| ¥- | three-year-old daughter. | op— Liver Orr. Scacests | The injured Doffy’s nine-year-old son, | Con-Liven | badly Pes illiazn Harzis, badly burned: Mrs. William Harrie and child i | The house destroyed was a two-story brick, located at No. 1010 Sarah street. It was occn- pied by the Duffy and Harrie famili@, the first Washington Steck Exchanze. Sales—Regular call, 12 o'clock m.: W. and Q. R._ RK. Rights, 2 at 795 Government Beads—U. j U3 did. 114 asked UL 3. 48, registered, 198; % 48, coupons, 1907, te before you fear consumption when you begin eget thin. Consumption is only one of thedangers | named occupring the second floor. The Duffy | "iit. Cerambia Bunds—nyear fand, 66, oultnsins, family were asleep when the explosion 0¢- | yy99 god, 185 bid. — asked. Water stocks, te, curred. The Hurrison ferily were awake. At | 6 Mr. Harrison started to the cellar for coal, and struck a match and the explosion followe | The foree of the explosion was so great the currency, 1901, 116 bi gold, 190%, 119% vid, ‘arrency, 1i@ Bid, — asked. Tency, 118 bid, — asked 1901, 100 bid. — asked. asked. 30-year fund. 63, ed. Water stock, 74,1993, 8.088, 1984, fund, cai G'S, Peg. S1Ga, 1843- Scott's Eraulsion of Cod-Liver Oi makes the thin plump, and the plump are almost tafe. Lat us send yous beckon CAREFULLIVING-tree, | honse ae well as everything in it was demol- | “Wish titeny Monds--Washingion and George: ished. town Kallroad Convertible 6a, 131 bid, 143 The dead were removed to the morgue and | ask . Masoni Hall Association Sa, 106 bid, — | the injured to the hospital. ae = — on bg ue Iagantry am oe The neighborhood was shaken by the ex- - , ee ms . cs SCOTT & BOWNE, | plosion. ‘Those on the street saw the house | Ffetry $s io bia, anced. "Waal ‘caning. ! totter for a moment, then the roof fell in, then | (on Gas series Bde iat bide caked, Weaning: (Chemists, | the right wall collapsed. The upper floor was | ton Gas’ Co. Convertible 1901, 152 bid. — ask ‘crushed in and fell, carrying it to the first, | Kekingion Halirosd es. 4. Yor asked. agnes 82 South Sth ave, New York. | which held. and this alone saved Harris’ life. | | peake ané Pot ‘elephone 58. — re Meanwhile tho Barvest of death had been | a#ked, Capitol aad ortm O sirect Railroad = of Coa-Liver | awful The Duffy family was wiped out of | 5°. uerihie Gk ie i 7 Your druggist keeps Sco-t's Emuls Toad Ceavertible és, tos bid, UL 8. Elec ie hight Convert! bia, 130 asked. a Security wud Trust 54, 1986, A. & O., 109 asked. P. & A., 100 bid, —asked. American S rit) apd ‘Trust 58. 196, A. & ©, 100 bid, — asked. Wasbington Market Co. imp. 6a, 103 bid, — asked. asked. existence sare the young son, and he may dit | The second floor, the brick wall and the r | orushed the ceiling as though it was paper. | | Thomas Duffy, his wife and the babe in the | jeradie by her side were awakened only to be | ow everywhere do. MeDonald, the Senator's third wife. In the | Its ig | fer American Secarity and Trost 5s, | | crushed and buried in the ruins. | Washington Market Co. exten. 6s, 102 bid, 110 | Mrs. Harris and her child were found and | asked. Washington Market Co. jet 6a, 1892-1911, 103 “ = —— | taken out. ‘They were cut and badly fright- | vid. — asked. M®* “2381L0Ws soormsa svn proeeng | Nattona! Bank Stocks—Bank of Wasnuy ian Deon need for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS | of MOTHERS for thelr CHILDREN WHILE TEETH NG with PERFFCT SUCCESS. It SOOTHE < GUMS, ALLAYS all vag Syrup” and take wo uther bind. at ty FNS, SPA8us. ST enhess, optuim habit: SCRELE SITUS DANCE DRUNK ted. Dr. Miles’ Nervine ER & STEVENS, ‘Wt and Pa ave Pree samplen HEM the to purchase for other hese things of uson | ppp | | Lmowsici. |a brother of Napoleon the | Lucien’s second wife was the widow of the | Security aud TTuat. 125 bid, 132 asked. Natiom Wm. Harris was taken out easily, but it took | twenty-five minutes te dig to where the Duffy | were imprisoned. They were alive whon ched, but died as they were being taken out. > ING BIS FOR SLANDE! MOTHER. Maurice Gernbardt, son of Pants, Jan. 7. | the actress, Sara Bernhardt, bas challenged the | editor of La Vie Parisienne for publishing an | articie reflecting slanderously upon his mother. Maurice was recen fore the public in counection with suit instituted by his wife for separation of goods, that is to give her full con- trol of her private fortune without its being held ‘subject to her husband’ debts. This petition was granted on December 12 last. The alleged ground of the petition was that Maurice had not been successful in private speculations. Maurice wife was formerly the Princess Therese Jal She is a grandchild of the ste; mghter of Lucien Bonaparte, who was firs. Prince Paris stock broker, Jouberthou, one of whose ughters married a member of the Jablonow- e Editor | asked. Bank of the {ep asked. Metropolitan, 275 vid. — ask: iid, —asked. Second, 155 bid. — asked. a sand Mechanics’, 199 bid. — asked. Citizeu: — bid. — asked. ‘Columbia, 160 bid. — asked. — asked. West End. 196% bid. 11014 ‘Traders’, 135 bid, ~ asked. Lincola, 160 \. — asked. Rallroad Stocks-—~Wasiington and Geetgetewn, 800 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 51 bid, —- asked. | Rock Creek, 106 bid, — asked, i asked. ld. | ton, = ski asked. “Columbia, 145 | Ue Did, 8 asked. Lincoln, 8 bid, asked. German- Ameri . ‘Title Insurance Stocks—Columila Title, 67; bid, ‘7iq_auked. Rea! Estate Title, 125 bid, — asked. Gas and Electric Light sto . 48% bid, 50 asked. U.S Light, 188 bid, Georgetown Gas, 454 bid. — ‘asked. mericau Graprophone, 2 ake and Potoniac, 40 bid, 50 a4 bid, — asked. — Wasiington Market, 16 € Pennaslvawi, aneous Stoc! bid, 16 asked. “at Falls Ice, — bid, — asked. | Bali Run Panorai —asked. Pneumatic | Gun Carriage, ked. Lincoln Hall, 65 bid, — asked. “Ivy Clty Brick, — bid. 90 aake Safe Deposit and Trist Companies—Waskingtc | Lean and ‘Trust, 124 bid, — asked. American | Safe Deposit and Trust pierce 195 bid, 133 asked. Baltimore Mack: BALTIMOKE, Jan. 7.—Fiour dull, unchanged —receipts, 5,768 bar hipments, 105 barrels; | sales, 750 barrels. Wheat quiet—No. * red spet, | yatvy; January, i: asked: February, 77% | May, st%(asisg; etewmer No. 5, red, "s Ap- | ceipis, (ski family. The Jablonowskis are of illustrious | | Polish ancestry. —_— —--— | om10 REPUBLICANS DISPL | | ‘They Do Not Like Secretary Fost: 3,834 “bushels: Steck, 1.214.644" buanel Steward. | sales, 'S1,600 bustiels. Milling wheat, by sumpie, CREDIT | Special Dispateb to The Evening Star. | ary, 49xadoh%: February. 49\a49%; March, 4904 Lemurs, Oato, Jan. retary of the | 45); May, 50%a6v%,; steamer mixed. 48%" bid: | Treasury Poster has put himself in bad repute | Tecelpts. 12,168 bushels: stock, 21 sales, 150,000 bushels. White corn, | with the active working element of his party | 5]:" yellow coru, hy sample, 52. Uats sie Does not tmpose the stznine here by appointing a democrat named Hamlin | 2 while western, #a4i; Ne. ¥ mixed western, 3:4, * | asked—rece'pts, 7,000 bushels 150.160 bush- ener Steward of the Toledo Insane Asylum. ee coe Se Ler haeh eo s Secretary Foster is a trustee of that institn-| busmela May steady — good t aoice Uumothy, f cotumbia that | 42nd for more than « month it hae been | 1es0aie00.” Gram freights stealy. unchanged, ar Met, snd yes } . { Cotton nominal—middting, 10%. Provisions firm, lay ta the yoar except | kKows that ke was laboring with his colleagues | Coton, noininal—middiing, 10.4. Provisions firm, | in the board to secure the position for Hamlin. Sa20; store-packed, 16418. "Eggs strong | Great promure was brougnt to bear against this i active—-B0a8l. Coffee steady and active—IN0 cult, One entire | DF party leaders, but Mr. Poster insisted and | cargoes, fair, 15: IT. Sugar strong— o pacior furnttnre, | carried his point. granulated, 4%. Copper tirm—tta Whisky podtes in Wilton Rog Tapestr Gov. McKinley wrote him that if no repub- | unchanged. liean fit for the place conld be found he would | | prefer that the democratic incumbent be left | ) undisturbed, but in spite of this he was sup- lanted this week by Hamlin, and Secretary Faster is being roundly berated’ by his party as the result. | Gov. MeKinley says that he has been asked | to demand the resignation of the republican | | trustees, but he will not doso. He does not | conceal the fact that he is displeased with the Foster. | | Awa sequel of this rumors are current that | the Toledo Insane Asylum ix supplied with nat- ural gas by a company in which Mr. Foster is largely interested and also that flour is bought | larg for that institution from a mill in | which Mr. Foster has some interest. It ha € that Mr. Foster Gut, ke. Every ‘orthetn Central stock, 109%; Bal Southwestern Arsts, 106a106% comes, 314 ust; do. thitd incomes, 87a! | solidaied gas bonds, 105; do. stocks, 584 a5 DISTRICT IN CONGRESS, THR COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY. Senator Higgins thie afternoon eubmitted the report on the bill to aliow the Columbian University to choose its secretary and treasurer | from among persons who are not members of the board of trustees. The purposes of the measure which are stated in the report have 7 : (When was wl mator Higgins eee ero eee im ome Ge | asa thal (0sBe: paakeh: taneiaially. % | was no objection to this request and the me: Several persons have been | ure was passed without opposition. ERLIN, Jan. 7. ow a a ya to death at Hora and other places on the | ‘TBE TABERNACLE SOcIEtY. ' ee nee ait, the This aoa mt%im £2) fenator Vanco introduced this afternoon a 2 | | ~ hae ane epayred parting prs oan bill to incorporate the Tabernacle Society of 2 f rom Lo ab, are fro 5 satel ; ‘ tof € Th at oe TT tT | Canal traffic haw been nearly stopped by the | the Distric Pticong gy Saw a cat ic cold wave and many men employed on the canal boats are out of work. A large Spanish steamer ia icebound on the} Ibe, beiow Hamburg. The German maneuver- | ~juudron is ieebound in Wilhelms Haven. Hamburg tbree ice-breaking stcamers Com Mra. Florence 8. Vance, Mrs. Kate Kt, Mann, Miss Fannie Whelan and Mrs. Rafail Acosta, COLORED PEOPLE AND THE WORLD'S FAIR. Mr. Kyle presented in the Senate today four RE OFFERING THEGE ¥FERLD CMILDREN'S 1x8 | EVER LADIES, MISSES’ AND | aA heuw betes eoalile Go exthe ufone oy petitions which were nuimerously signed by Sas, the Hartz district the troops are drilling | colored persons in the District. The signers Prat 3 | im enow shoes. rayed that Congress passa bill directing the baad During a fog three steamers were wrecked in Ceara of managers and control of the govern- the ice in the Seheld. + Paurs, Jan. throughout | France ‘remains exceedingly cold. In Mar- seilles there is skating, which is very unusual om the Mediterranean coast. warked prices om any ment exhibit at the world’s fair to collect, compile for publication and publish facts und statistics pertaining to labor produets, | individual and intellectual development of colored race in this country, the sume to con- me instances gf Yunall | + the prices are cut im halt, ines, & arenas Merwe oe oe | All the hyacinths and other plants cultivated | stitute a part of the government exhibit, par-trin bow at Ollioulles, near Toulon, for export to Eug- THE SATURDAY MALY HOLIDAY. or For-trimaued Wraps n0W. ee 40) land and America have been frozen. Since yesterday Senator McMillan succeeded in overcoming the objections of Senatora Hoar and Platt to the bill making Saturday « half holiday for bankers in the District and this after- | Boon called it up for action. Senator Hoar explained that he now understood the intention ‘of the substitute and he withdrew what objec- tions he held. ‘The bill was then passed without objection. A GARBAGE COMPLAINT. 0 Fiala or tamed Wraps now med Wraps now Sample Wraps, sizes 3, 34. 35, Saunple Wraps, stzee 34, 36, 38, now Misses’ Wraps now #4 50 te CRildren's Jackets now $7 to Special Dapateh to ae es ime rs very | (BICAGO, Jem. 7.—Henry L. Tolman, micro- ‘The assortment of Wraps to be found here fs very | scopist expert in handwriting, of this city Bas | | been summoned as witness in a celebrated case . | involving the genuineness of the will of the late| Mr. W. J. Morris of 1214 L street has written | Senator McDonald of Indiana, The case comes | #0 Senator McMillan complaining biterly of the | up for trial January 28, at Nobleville, where 14] geaeeee Letina wy o ‘asta Siren a: | » jong: of ict m- | =n onachange of venue from Indian Inndoters "to" Shay “tbe satis ss w " "a services were called or for incom] service. B.. gor yet ag) ee motel he | te chan ‘teak’ Mae Gontrester to pula on ee | will, also a photograph of five of Senator | simple assertion of Dr. Hammett that the serv- | McDonald's signatures on letters and checks | ice has been satisfactory and this statement is ‘Commisrioners, ——— SENATOR McDONALD'S WILL. Efforts to Be Made to Prove That It Was Forged. 14.00 | Jerge amd st prices never before equaled for similar qualities Crosixe Ovr Sarre Or Rewxayrs. ‘about which no question is raised. He ®pproved pro forma by the arses | hae etmdied thee tioveaghiy wget tien ee | Tite be asserts to be a chance for municipsl DURING OUR SALE OF Goops AT A DIS. | handwriting on the will and bas come to the | Tascality. COUNT oF @ FER CEST FOK CASH WE | conclusion that the signature on the will isa| HEARINGS BEFORE TBE SENATE DISTRICT com- WAVE ACCUMULATED & GuEAT MANY — | forgery. MITTEE. MEMNANTS OF ALL KINDS, AND IN OMDEK fo CLOSE THEM OUT, FOR THEY MUST BE SOLD, WE WILL, UNTIL FUR- ; _ In an interview be said that the imitation was | aclever one; the forger has caught Senator Me- | Donald's characteristic way of holding bis The following dates have been set by the Sen- THER SOTICE. MAKE “A piscouxt | Donald Characters wal ae ie | which will’ take 230 pm: a a te Fide of it, “The “writer of theve signatures | Monday, January 9, Eos 5 railroad; ODS ARE EDIN PLAIN FlouREs, | Mat done the same in is execution of the Toaeg sane Saree charities; aT THE Bi Ah PRICES. AND THE | One (iing has been omitted which nature repens Lp oe REDUCTION ONE FOURTH OF THE could supply—ihat ir, age. “The writer was a | Pisin me ~ PRICE MARKED ON THEM FOR Cast ia eee Younger person than Senator —_ ‘Thursday, Sumary 12, Brightwood ad Ly BE GREAT INDUCEMENT TO ; ‘ ecratarna” . | 2S uh le Anew hier | od: = “Yuen the wil of Senator MeDevald Paicmpt ein asp yg y tor was W. M. Suuster & Sows, | probated at Indianapolis the sensational de-| =” be tteip arse Dog cay se ooh 019 PENS. AVE S. w. | ¥elopmeats came thick and fast. The estate | Committee for an opinion on the Campbell A DISCOUNT OF 10 PER CENT ON OUR REGU. | Was not large—#100,000, only $40,000 of which | cense bill, the District Commissioners have writ- Las STOCK STILL CONTINUES | wae of by the will. The document | ten a letter fg Bg — - ~~~ | turned mto court gave the entire estate| to this one, they A NOOSTCRA BITTRES MAKES KEALTH. AND | to the widow, leaving only small — leg-| the bill introduced. the last PS yr gt Se jacies to Malcolm and two _ favorite| Mr. Atkinson or the Ask pour - | grandebildren. Instantly Malcolm McDonald | been reported to the THE QUARANTINE BILL. braska, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and Wash- ington and were placed on file, Mr. Platt (Coun.) introduced 2 Bat j ‘a temporary government for , End it was referred to the committee on tersite- ries. He remarked that the nresent govern- ‘ ment of Alaska was very erude, inefficient and | abnormal. ‘That there ought to be an improvement on that government was undoubted. The bill which he introduced had been prepared at the Department of the Interior on con- wultation with the present governor of Alaska. While it was in many ta great improvement on the present law of the government of Alaska, it had some features: which he did not think he was in favor of. ‘THE QUARANTINE BILL. The Senate then resumed consideration of the quarantine bili and reached the section au- thorizing the President to suspend immigration in his discretio: Mr, Kyle (8.D.) moved to strike out “‘yellow “and insert “other contagious or infec- | tious disease,” and he spoke of the prev of the typhus fever in Mexico. After a desultory discussion the amendment was agreed to, and then eection 7, as thus amended, was agreed to. ‘Mr. Squire (Wash.) offered an amendment to | the fifth section providing that the act sballl be | executed through the supervising surgeon gen- eraiof the Marine Hospital service, and he spoke in expianation and advocacy of it. Mr. Harrie (Tenn.) opposed the amendment, declaring that it was intended, very largely, as a mere legislative compliment to a set of physicians who were somowhut jealous | of their position. If the bill prased as it| now stood the marine hospital service would | perform all the duties required at the hands of | medical officers. He added, with some show of acrimony, that the national board of health (while in existence) had been crippled, em- barrassed and starved to death by the active hostility of the Maritime hospital service. Mr. Chandler (N. H.) gave it as bis opinicn that the marine hospital sorvice was sufficiently recognized in the bill, being mentioned in two Places, He did not think that the accomplished and efficient supervising surgeon general of th marine hospital rervice should ask the Sena’ to turn from the consideration of the weightier matters of the bill in order to pay him a com- pliment. In the course of the discussion Mr. Chandler spoke of Dr. Wsman's coming to the Capitol tohave the amendment offered and passed, but Mr. Squire contradicted that statement and said that Dr. Wyman had told him or- | pressly that he would not come to the Capitol. “Well,” persisted Mr. Chandler, “I know that siuce yesterday Dr. Wyman bas been oxe cised over this subject." What (be asked) did Dr. Wyman want? Did he want the earth? Did he want to bo made Secretary of the Treasury ROUSE. No miscellaneous business was transacted by the House this morning. The District of Co- lumbia appropriation bill was, after the ap- proval of the journal, considered in committeo of the whole. DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS, A Lively Debate in the House on the Sub- Jeet. In the House today Mr. Dockery called up the District appropriation bill for considera- tion. By unanimous consent the first formal | reading of the bill was dispensed with. Mr. Dockery stated that the total amount recommended to bo appropriated for the gen- | eral expenses of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1894 in the bill is, exclu- sive of the water department, $4,892,061.97, of which sum the general government is re- quired to pay #2,£46,030.98, that being one-half of the whole. ‘The total amount recommended is €1,533.350 lens than the estimates eubmitted. The amousit appropriated for the general ex- penses of the District of Columbia for the cur- rent fiscal year is $5.105,708.97, being $213,647 more than is recommended in the biil for 1894, ‘and the whole amount recommended in the bill, cluding the water department, is $212,616.36. less than was appropriated for the current fiscal ear. YS, Henderson af Towa was recogaized in bebalf of the minority of the committee. WANTS THE DISTRICT TO PAY THREE-FOURTRI Mr. Otis of Kansas (populist) moved an | amendment requiring the District to pay three- | fourths of the amount carried by the bill and | the United States to pay one-fourth. ‘Mr. Hemphill promptly met the amendment with the point of order that it changed existing legislation. Mr. Otis then entered into an argument in favor of bis amendment. was timply the statement that he favored the | amendment and wanted it to pass. He read to the House an anonymous communication to him objecting to the government paying one- half of the expenses of the District as favorit- ism to real estate owners. “Who is the author of that statement?” asked Mr. Hemphill. “‘An ‘impartial citizen,’” replied Mr. Otis, And then the House laughed. Mr. McRae of Arkansas, who was in the chair, asked to have read the organic act b; which the partnership between the govern- | ment and the District is provided. | Mr. Dockery gave it as hiv opinion that the motion of Mr. Otis is in order. Mr. DeArmond of Missouri called attention to a ruling of Speaker Crisp in the last session upholding a similar point of order. ‘Mr. Dockery said that while he thought Mr. ‘amendment way in order he did not agree with the motion made. It is true taat the appropriations carried in the bill will still leave a surplus in the United States treasury of $570,000 to the credit of the District, but that of the District to the United States, which at | the close of tho fixcal year will reach’ $974,34: If Mr. Otis’ amendment prevails it will create a deficiency of $378,000, Mr. Dockery would therefore oppose the amendment at this session. I. JOUNSON ON LOW ASSSSEBE Mr. ‘fom Jobnton of Ohio asked Mr. Dock- ery if he was aware that for tho past year the District governmont has been engaged in ef- forts to decrease the revenues of the District through a low asscesment. Mr. Dockery replied that this was not the point at issue. ‘Mr. De Armond made an argument against the government paying any thare of the ex- penses of the District of Columbia at wil, on the ground that private interests of the citizens of the District of Columbia are favored by thia plan and that the taxpayers of the country foot the bills. ‘MR, HENDERSON DEFENDS THE DISTRICT, Mr. Henderson of Iowa vigorously opposed Mr. Otis’ amendment for the reason that it would overthrow the existing form of govern- ment for the District .as provided in 1878. H said that the advocates of this amendment have not studied the situation and are not aware of all the facts in the case. He said that the citizens of the District ably would not object to total taxation if the government and government inter- ests were taxed. He refuted the imputation of Mr. De Armond that residents of the District are the sole beneficiaries of the bill. Millions of citizens of the United States annually visit this city; the children of 20,000 clerks, ever: tin the Union, at- tend the schools pro’ by this bill; the pov- erty stricken of every statefind help and rei in the charitable institutions; the police and titieen of the Union who saay De temporary itizens jon who. ly Fesident in this city. . ‘MR. COMPTON INDORSES MR. HENDERSONS RE- MARKS, Mr. Compton of Maryland desired to rein- if Mr. De Armond was aware of the gross in- ee ay Intead tp imply that the citizens of tis District fied the ‘taxes of 2 of the ; cod Bre for'the forsmmmesiand the otetateo hs gorersinest Mr. denounced the of ore Barer tome | government has His chief argument |»: surplus will be applied to the indebtednesss | P Sp seeenee o THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY! T! 1898—SIXTEEN PAGES. to have the. within their and not ask the government for # cent. ‘MR. OTIS’ MOTION DECLARED IN ORDER. ‘Mr. MeRae in the chair ruled ‘that the mo- which not for the reasons advanced by the committee. He would oppose it because the people of the District are now unjustly taxed, and some of the citizens Ly A ps times as much tax as others. ‘The operation of the amendment would edd Breatly to the burdens of a part of the tax- vers, ‘The firstetep is to arrive at @ proper of assessment and then discuss what share the United States should pay. WANTS THE DISTRICT TO PAY EVERYTHING, Mr. De Armond offered asa substitute for Mr. Otis’ amendment a proposition requiring the District to pay the whole of the expenses. Mr. Breckinridge of Arkansas opposed any a4 change in the ratio of payments between the United States and the District of Columbia. There has been no consideration of the ques- tion of the the intense confusion which would result from this change at this time. To pass this amendment would throw the finances of the District into serious complications and in- volve the business interests, Mu, REMPHILE ASKS SOME YERTINEST QUES- Troxa. Mr. Hemphill said the present system was ad6pted in 1878 after careful consideration, and 8 proporition to change it has been negatived by every committee sitting since that time, Before any such step ix taken careful consid- eration should be given it by a commit. tee of this House. No showing has been made by the advocates of the amendment whether there is money enough in the treasury to the credit of the Dis- trict of Columbia to pay three-fourths of its expenses. What is to become of the fire and police departments if thereis not money enough to poe a them? Do the gentiemen ask that the oftizens of the District of Columbia shall pay one-half of the cost of echool books for the children of mem- bers of Congress? If the District pays the —_ entire amount the city should have its own government and manage its own affairs, It any one wants a change in the ex- isting system let him introduce a resolution to investigate the subject and let a committee carefully consider the relations of the District to the United States. Mr. Compton called attention to the fact that the feé-simplo right in, every atreot and side- walk in the city now rests in the federal gov- ¢rament and yet it is proposed that the govern- ment should not pay 1 cent for it. MR. DE ARMOXD WANTS TO PUSH THINGS. Mr. De Armozd objected to postponing cun- sideration of the question of the relation of the District government to the United States. There is no time better than the present. He Saw no reason why the people of the District of Columbia should not pay the entire amount for the support of the public schools. Let members of Congress pay for the tuition of their children in this city and not require the taxpayor of the country to 5 ade this capital and not the People of this city. Mr. De Armond said there is uo town in the Union where the people are taxed less than the residents of this efty. Mr. Stout of Michigan was not ready to say that Mr. Otis’ amendment is the way to effect reform, but it is pertinent for this House to consider the fact that the country may demand that aless portion of the expenses of the Dis- trict shall be paid by the United States, THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED. After spending half an hour in endeavoring to raise a quorum, the vote stood 36 yeas and 94 nays, whorsupon Mr. Otis withdrew his point of no quorum, and his amendment was de- feated. The reading of the bill by sections then proceeded. GOING FOR THE BOARD OF REVISIOX, Mr. Tom Johnson of Ohio offered an amend- ment abolishing the board of revision of tax assessors August 6, 1892. and declaring void the reductions of assessments made by that board. Mr. Compton raised a point of order against it, which was suetained. ‘Mr. Johnson then offered as a substitute an ; amendment simply abolishing the board of | revision created August 5, 1892. Mr. Johnson reviewed the work of the board of equalization whereby they reduced the as- sessments, taking off something like $50,000,000, making a bad state of things worse. Since then a board bas been organized to still farther reduce assessments. is is for the purpose of reducing the revenues of the Dis- trict. Further then this the reductions are not likely to be made equitably. WHY THE PARTNERSHIP WAS MADE. ‘Mr. Bynum of Indiana said that the present combination between the government and the District of Columbia was effected to relieve the citizens from municipal government. If the radical chnnge in the ratio of payments which is proposed should be made the muni- cipal control and government should be re- turned to the people. He believed that this city cannot be kept up except yy the means now in use. If this city is to be maintained as the capital of the nation with the dignity which is necessary, the government is bound to contribute. This closed the debate on the subject, and Mr. De Armond demanded a vote on his ‘sul stitute requiring the District to pay the whole of the expenses. On a rising vote there were 30 yeas and 78 nays. : ‘The question recurred upon Mr. Otis’ amend- ment requiring the District to pay three-fourths of the expenses. The yeas were 31, nays 68. Mr. Holman of Indiana voted with Mr. Otis. Tho point of no quorum was raised by Mr. Otis and tellers were ordered. ‘Mr. Johnson said that what is needed is not a reduction of assessment, but an equalization of assessment, The people are not taxed equally. Some interests are favored in assessment. There is a flagrant injustice done. It is dis- honest to allow ong rection of this city to be asseseod ouly one-tenth of the real value of the roperty. . Mr. Johneon said the first public utterance of the board of revision was to the effect that they roposed to defeat the law by reducing assess ments instead of equalizing them. THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED, The amendment was defeated without di- vision. NOMINATION, It Will Be Reported Favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee. ‘Tho charges against Mr. McComas have been fully investigated by the Senate judi- ciary committee. ‘There was no testimony which in any measure substantiated the charges, but, on the contrary, the testimony tended to show that there was no foundation whatever for the charges or insinuations; On Monday the committee will report in favor of Mr. “MeComas’ confirmation and he will probably be confirmed —_at the next following executive session. It is probeble that there will be no further opposition, though. Mr. Vest is not quite eativ- fied yet and may make a fight. At all events, _ oppotition, if there is any, will not amount anything. a SS eee Inducements Offered Ives to Go to Paris. A special tothe New York Press from Chi- cago says Frank Ives, the champion billiard player, yesterday received three offers from Paris to go there and give exhibitions at 600 franca; of @96in American monoy, per dar. Should his match with Roberts fall through it is likely that he will again locate in the French capital, : ant aes Getting Worse. From thé Yankee Blade. Mrs. Ficklewife (of Chicago)—“Desr me; how awfully rich Mrs, Tenanfour must be!” Miss Wilbetoo—“Do you really think #0! Mra. Ficklowife—‘Yea. You know she has and like us have to think ourselves well off we keep one.” cee. ‘The bankru; case of Mrs. Charles Stewart Parnell came up in the Brighton county court, England, ooh Poly Counsel for Mra. Parnell submitted a acheme by the terms of which client will be paid in fall immedi ‘Topeka, Kan., is filling up very rapidly, and ft is couimated that fully 10,000" will de in town on I | THE INAUGURATION, ‘THE WISHES OF MESsRs. CLEVELAXD axp stz-| The Secretary of War sent to the Senate YRXGON TO BE CONSULTED—FULL List oF Tax | today « communication from H. Kyd Douglass, BANQUET COMMITIEE—THE tnogvors cLuB To | *djatant general of Maryland, suggesting that COME Ix FORCE—vinorsta TROOPS comrNa. | Congress enact a law to provide for encampment of 100,000 United States and state One of the busiest places abont town just | troops to be held at Chicago on the occasion | now is the headquarters of the inaugural com- | of the world’s Columbian exposition, Adjt. Gen. mittee, in the Lenman building. To judge by | Douglass says that such a feature would add to the life and activity about the rooms and the | the attractiveness of the fair and show to amount of business transacted in the course of | a day a casual observer might be led to think that some big firm had opened up permanent | offices instead of its being a business that be- | gins and ends all in less than three months. It is no small affair to make all the arrange- ments for an inauguration. ‘There aren thon- sand and one details to be attended to and there can be no delay. Everything has to be done right away, for the members of the com- | mittee feel that the 4th of March is drawing rapidly near, and they are all working bard to make Mr. Cleveland's inanguration the biggest and grandest that ever has been held, Unless all signs fail, the crowd that will line Pennsylvania avenue on tho 4th of March will be unprecedented in ite proportions. Accom- modations must be provided for every one, and this is but onc of many branches of the work that the executive committees has in hand. NUSTLING BUSINESS MEN. | Fortunately the committee is made up of | hustling business men, who are devoting their | ‘own time and interests to the work of the in- auguration. Up tonow the chairmen of the various . subcommittees, upon which #0 much of the work ‘devolves, have bad to labor alone and practically unaided, but at the meeting of the executive committee at 3 o'clock this afternoon the subcommittees will be appointed in full. The book containing the lists of all these committees will be published next Tuesday, but this doex not mean that the lista will then'be finally closed, for the chair- men will have the opportunity’ of using their discretion in adding such names as they may think advisable up tothe last moment, BUSY SECRETARIES. The routine business of the committee is going through with the regulatity of clock work. Mr. J. Fred Kelley, the secretary of the committee, and Mr. W. Cranch McIntire, the corresponding secretary, are at the head- quarters almost all the time, and are working like beavers. With’ Col. W. H. Clarke as the assistant secrotary, Mr. W. J. Faherty, assistant to the corresponding secretary, and Mr. Percy G. Smith, clerk to the transportation and public comfort committees, the executive committes has a staff of astistants: that would insure the rapid and careful trans- action of the business of any big firm or corpo- ration. WISHES OF THE PARTIES MOST INTERESTED foreign visitors what this country can do to Provide against foreign enemies, and thinks that Congress should aid the enterprise by ap- Propriating $1,000,000 for this patriotic pur- pose. It would also be a source of instruction to troops in military tactics. The views of Maj. Gen. Schofield are attached to the communication in a letter written by him to Assistant Secretary Grant of the War De- partment. Gen. Schofield says that Is 5,000 regu- lars could be spared from their duties to par- ticipate in tbe movement, and in connection with the state troops would equal in numbers a large army and” doubtless constitute the most interesting and imposing of all displays to be made at the exposition, but be thinks that the encampment of so large a body would make it difficult to find territory for | them and involve much expense and | require provision for drainage, water sup- pi fe IF ground could be erenred, | 1 says, the exercises of ‘troops would be | confined to elementary maneuvers upon the | parade grounds and marches inreview. It would | 4lso be impossible to give subordinate com- manding officers and staff officers in the | limited ‘time euggerted the necestary instruc tion to make such maneuvers effective. In| short, concludes Gen. Schofield, it is not be- lieved that for the mensnrate with the necessary expenses in- volved. Hence, if the proposed mensure is farried out it should be mainls: if not solely, for the purpose of adding a grand and imposin feature to the exposition. . A VACANCY IN THE PAY CORPS. A Good Berth Placed at the Disposal of | President Harrison. | Lieut. Col. W. R. Gibson of the pay depart ment of the army was placed on the retired list today, thereby creating a vacancy in the list of majors in that department. This is regarded asone of the most desirable places at the dis- posal of the President and it is safe to say that there are at least 1,000 applitants for it. The gossips have it that the recent retire- ments were hastened in order that President Harrison might have an opportunity to pro- vide some especial favorite with a good perma- nent berth. It is intimated that Private Secretary Halford | is to be given the appointment, but this report cannot be vented. | wovant. Copies of the following letter bave been sent by the executive committee to Mr. Cleveland and to Mr. Stevenson: Dear am directed by Mr. James L. Norris, chairman of the executive committes inaugural ceremonies, to state that in the efforts to be mae toward — perfecting all arrangements in relation to the part taken by the citizens of Washington with reference to the ceremony of your inaugu- ration as President (or Vice President) of the | United States on March 4 next it 1s the earnest | desire that any wish you may have in the prem- ises shall be provided for, and it is therefore respectfully suggested that you will, if you deem it advisable, communicate from time to | time your pleasure in the matter. I ata, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant, Wat. Cuaxon McIxmng, Corresponding Secretary. ‘THE 1nOQLOIS CLUB. Representative Walter C. Newberry of Chi- cago has written a letter to the inaugural com- mittee on behalf of the Iroquois Club of Chicago, asking that that famous organization be assigned a prominent place in the in- angural parade. This club is one of the most prominent democratic organizations of the northwest and is purely a national club, hating nothing todo with local elections. It has been in existence since the ‘Tilden campaign of 1876 and will be represented Mr. Halford says he has no knowledge what- | ever on the subject. President Grant estab- lished a precedent of this kind in the case of Maj. Sniffiu of the pay corps, who was one of | his private secretaries at the time of his ap-| poirtment to the army. ‘| et, TO COME BEFORE THE HOUSE. Some Measares to Ue Given Time by the Democratic Managers. It is proposed by the managers of the House to give Mr. Enloe a day for the discussion of his report and resolutions on the Raum inv gation. It is their intention also to give a day for the consideration of the proposition for th election of Senators by the people. The idea is to have both measures passed under the sus pension of the rules Monday week. ‘The committee on rules will report aresolution | | giving a day for the consideration of the Torrey | bankruptey bill. The friends of this measure are still hopeful of passing it through both houses before adjournment. Next Monday will be District dey in the House. ——_-e-+____. NO FURTHER EXTENSION. The President’s Civil Service Order Yester- day Exhausts Mis Purpose. It is stated at the White House that the at the coming inauguration by 150 of its mem- bersand a band of fifty pieces. They will | come on from Chicago in a special train and will be quartered while in this city in the parlorsof the Arlington Hotel. They have asked a position at the head of the parade on the ground that theirs is the ouly club organization in the country of a purely national character. They are well drilled in Parade tactics aud will appear in line uniformly dreseed in black, with black sills hats and umbrellas, VIRGINIA TROOPS ComIxG. Brig. Gen. Chas. J. Anderson, first brigade Virginia volunteers, has written to Chairman Norris asking for information that will enable him to provide quarters during the inaugural ceremonies for the second and fourth re; ments, Virginia volunteers, and several de- tached companies, in all about twenty compa- nies averaging forty-five men. Col. Berret and Mr. Norris called upon Maj. Gen. Schofield, chairman of the reception com- mittee, at the War Department today to confer | with him on the final preparations for the work of recoption prior to and during the cere- monies. THE PROMENADE CONCERT. Mr. Ralph 1. Galt, the chairman of the com- mittee on promenade concert, is a busy man these days preparing for the big social event that takes place on the Monday evening after the inauguration, The court of the pension | office is to be used for this purpose, but aa yet few of the details have been definitely | setiled. The concert will begin at 8 o'cloc! and the proposal has been made that later the evening it be turned into an informal dance. ‘This will probably be done. as it is thought it would add a great deal to the attractions of the affair. COMMITTEE ON BANQUET. Commissioner John W. Koss, the chairman of the committee on banquet, ias completed the selection of his assistants and the full list of the committee is as follows: John W. Ross, chairman; Duncan S. Walker, | Joseph J. Darlington, Caleb C. Willard, Robert | christy, John B. Carmody, ‘T. A. Lambert, | ard C. Wood, John 8, Muller, 8.W.Talloch, Chas. H. Fickling, Samuel M. Yeatman, Wm. ‘Tindall, Osceola C. Green, E. G. Davia, John IL, Buschor, Harrison 8. Barbour. The inaugural fund was increased today by} four subscriptions—Messre. Riggs & Co., $500: Mr. Geo. W. MeLanahan, $100, Frank Hume, 2100, and Jas. L. Norris, #200. A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION. The president of one of the leading banks in the city deserves the credit for a suggestion that may blossom forth and bring good fruit. In previous inaugurations the receipts from the sale of ball tickets and privileges have been more than enough to defray all expenses and have usually lefta handsome balance, which has been turned over to some form of charity. With an inaugural ball and a promenade con- cert as well thin year, it ia ex; that the surplus will be @ very considerable one. This, it is suggested, should be made the nucleus for a fund which shall be used eventually for the erection of public ball, which cs Delong to a iy. te the surplus is large enough it might be used for the urchase of a piece of ground on which the is to be built from the profits of fitture celebrations of a similar nature, in- creased by contributions and otber- wire. No of the echemo have been decided upon, and of course no action has been. taken in the matter aff yet. but the proposition has received the potas wal aol comm mendation of all the of the committee to whom it has been suggested. . See Rear ‘The Condition of Mr. Blaine, Ata late hour this afternoon a Stan reporter was told at Mr. Blaine’s house that the ex-Sec- retary was slightly better. ‘There bas been no great change in his condition during the past twenty-four hours, but such as there Proving. ‘It was stated at the Kenna residence at noon President will make no farther extension of the | civil classified service and that his action yes- | terday in placing the letter carriers and the | employes of the weather bureau under the civil service regulations exhausts his purposes in that direction. This disposes finally of the government printing office and other similar civil service questions so far us the present administration is concerned, ene THE FEDERAL TREASURY. The House Ways and leans Committee Awaiting Secretary Foster's Reply. The reply of the Secretary of the Treasury to the inquiry of the ways and means committee as to the condition of the federal treasury has not yet been received, but is expected about the middle of next week. A great deal of labor is involved in getting up the information asked for and it takes some time to do it. It is believed that when the re- ply is received it will be found very complete ‘and will disclose the exact financial condition of the government, Secretary Foster bas assured Mr. Springer that the statement will give all the information there is in the possession of the department. When the re- ply is received the subcommittee appointed by the ways and means committee to mako the investigation will get at their work and make the investigation as thorough as possible. paecisisonibe Recs General Land Office Exhibit for Chicago. Assistant Commissioner of the General Land Oftice Manning P. Rose is busily engaged pre- Paring the exhibit of that office at the world’s fair. ‘The exhibit will embrace maps and plans ehowing the public lands, | their location, character, products, &c., the timber, mineral and agricultural resources | of the various sections of the country. It is proposed to place before the public information | as to the development of the country from its infancy up to the present time; to show the country’s growth by cession and purchase; the development of the acquired territory; the advancemeut in the rectangu- lar system of surveys adopted by the govern- ment, exbibiting the extent of the surveyed | and ‘unsurveyed portion of the public land im sta and territories. The lo- ation of the agricultural lands di posed of and in the jon of wi Powsenei tual settlers will also be shown, together with the location of discovered and’ actually dev oped mineral lands, tbe lands segregated to | railroads and the development or settlement of adjacent territory. ———— Held for the Grand Jory. Peter Jefferson was givena preliminary hear- ing today on a charge of entering the store of Richard Johnson in rear of 16th street. It was alleged in the warrant chat be carried off a of shoes and some tools. He was held in security to await the action of the grand jury. guns ~ steht” ‘The Sale of Bay Ridge. ‘The Bay Ridge property, which is to be sold January 27 to foreclose « mortgage, will, it is said, be bought by a syndicate. The board of directors will be made up of two directors from Washington, two from Philadelphia and three from Baltimore. ——_—>—__ ‘To Take Testimony in San Francisco. In the caseof John F. Olmstead agt. Eliza al Absolutely Pure Acream of tartar baking powy der. Highest of all in ieavening strength.— Latest United States Goverm ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co., 106 Wall St., N. Y. THE BKIGHTWOOD RAILWAY. | The Commissioners Send an Amended Re, port to Congress, Tas Commissioners thie afternoon sent te Congres their amended repcrt upon the bil to charter the Brightwood Railway Compa ‘The most important change over their report, which was published at the time ix Tur Stan, is that they recommend that thy railroad shall rim on Brightwood avenne to the intersection of Marshall street with said Brightwood avenue. In the old report they recommended that it should run to Wallace street where it intersects with Bright wood avenue. They also recommend that it shall ran westerly along and over Marshall street to Kenyon street. le the other report ther recommended that it should ruu to and slong Kenesaw avenue, and it was this portion of the route that the resi- dents of that street so strongly obgected to. The Commissioners aleo stipulate that when- ever it crosses a steam railrond it shall depress OF raise its tracks, as required. as WILLYUM'S SORRY PLIGHT. Cireamstances Fix His Mother-in-Law With Him for Lite, From the Detroit Pree Press “The old woman's right,” he sid madly, as he sat down ona truck on the station platform and dangled a battered tape measure. “Who's right?” asked the station agent. My mother-in-law. She ‘lowed she couldn't get through a car door, so I drove nineteen miles over ligre with the ‘old woman's tape line and sized uSthe door myself,” vel! he's right. Four-foot woman, three-foot ¢ | door.” “Reckon we could squeeze her in,” suggested the station agent sympathetically. “Sqteere? Great day'n mornin’! Squeere? There ain't nothin’ in the state of Michigan could equeeze that Woman but a house afire or | an earthquake. Tve heard of moth the man with the tape line, dejectealy. never heard tell of one that growed to’ man before!” ‘Yours that kind?” asked the agent. U bet she ix, She come up to the farm gust fer a visit, ordinary «ized woman. in the cate, easy as you please, and now she's sweded up ft to bast. on Growed so tat try air. I never seed the like of it, ‘kon she's over 300 ponnds, and still growin I ham 't got a pig on the farm that's kep with her. So: last night, save J, “Ma, ain't i: about time to be got youne ““Willyam, my son,” says she, “I shall spend my days with yon.” “ma,” says I, ‘cheer up and pack T'm too stout, Willyum to move,” ‘You kin travel,” says I. ‘There ain't * car door in the country,” says she, “that I could git into.” And now blamed if the old woman ain't “That's pretty bad,” waid the station a The ‘welortanate sontu-daw didn't anewer, He folded up the tape line an@ put it in. bi pocket. and after a moment's pause be wud re- signed! ~“Reckon TR move along. get home before dark. because if the old woman pe line like as not she'll bust the pounds off the kitchen if she rares around fer it Ta kinder fixe to el From the Toronto News ‘The recent utterances of Boston clongymen in reference to the statement of Mr. Moody that the steamer Spree was saved by prayer recalls an incident that } d many years ago on the steamer ran Island from Halifax. There were «large number of clergymen on board going tow church «yuod. The weather became ¢o rough that the gravest anniety was felt by all on board as to the safety of the boat. “ When the storm was at its worst one of the ing to Prince Edward clergymen approached the captain and asked him if the dang “My deur sir, e anewer, “all we can do is to put our trust in Providence. “Good heavens! wid the parson he greatest dismay, “has it come toltbaty” © ——_—_-ee—— Not So Bad As It See From the Detzuit Free Press The young man was talking to a very plous acquaintance of bis, “Miss Pollins told me today you were at ber house last night.” abe said. oy be replied, “I premme, of course, you had a very pleas- ant time; she’s such a charming girl.” ~Lovel: Tnever bad a better time. You see, there was some one playing the piano in the back parlor and Miss Fannie and T quietly stole out into that big dining ropm they have, and in abouta minute I slipped my arm about her w: 3 “Sir!” and Miss Prim almost had « fit, He was cool as n cucamber, “I snid,” he went on, “that I slipped my arm about her waist aud she put her soft white bund on my shoulder “I beg your pardon.” interrupted Mis Prim, “bat I cannot permit this conversation to con. tinue. If Miss Pollins thinks no more of her- self than to permit such liberties from « gen- tlemaa, surely he should think enough of bim- self not to tell of them.” ess ‘The young man enickered. “Of course. of course.” be said, “bat wait till you hear it alt.” “No, sir; mo. si: od. be per- “I shall not bear it, sir,” and in high dad- geon she arose to q “My dear mis,” he said very “we were only beginning to waltz, body was looking at us." g contritely, and every- My father wrote always with a quill ; and biue ink, and never, I think, fised a lead pencil. His handwriting was considered extremely aaa- cult to read by many people, but I never found C. Hutchinson today a motion for commission ment charging Adam C. Walden with violating ssiatnto by permitting ting prisoner to escape 2nd ME Chaguas for the guvernane”