Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1893, Page 6

Osiy 85 Face g2 $3 Rockers. Hiab Ba « 4 G 1.90. Osry S490 Excu Oxry B4.25 Enca CURTIS Osrx 22 Cane & Has: Con 13ra As De Li fe and erupens. coats sa pare, amblensished Lys” and “Ean F foods for the wrinkles, & 931 FS: NW. 2 ip shuts then Fake these two, for > FACH.€ FOR 93 The! 6 FOR ®. 9rn Axy N.Y. Ave J Ose Povso Or Frrsit GRAws KAM Ss! ves, ReG BEG SroKe Pe War Pax Yor To Hux Frox Dowsex. you desire aCARRIAGE of a of any Kind telephone Downey you todo se. Not only are his ost reasonable, Dut you get efyle ynee equal to that of the finest vrivate teaue Aeliable drivers, also foot wen uf desired. If you keep your own team Letter Bet us board and care fur it fur re Stables well deained, well A free from unhealthy ators eqquisite conditions if horses a9 expected to Le healthy and vigorous, eeonable term, Dowsers ‘Tetephome 653, Reposrrozy L Senzer oct Ash and 17th. Asp Srastss. : ST OPENED_COSTUME PARLORS. Waageacpioced Peasy Costumes for hire, Also ee ee = Ee Eat aw ade" — Sli Fy m - ee ae” - THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, #FEBRUARY 1, 1893—TEN PAGES. Sarsapariita, wherever use?, is always spoken of in herb line of TWhalebone x FR Farotd, Mo..sase, ins etter receatiy received: “It 2g4) ives me ploasuce to speak from personal knowledxe | of the wouderfa! cure, by the use of AYER'S Sarsa- Ep! varius, of abad humor ina child eleven years old. Corser Exeonrew, fot rite | With blotches and scabs, resisting all local applica- esses | ons, Very soon after taking AYER'S Sarsapartl!a the humor disappeares, the cure being complete. As 4 bicod purifier I consider that AYERS omEr Y Sansaparrra vs Standsat the head of the whole catalozus of such wat the sauuo popular prices, 25, Preparations, especially whea used ia coane:tion 1QCENTS. with AYER'S Pills.” “*There can be no question as to the superiority of AYER'S Sarsaparilla over ail othar blood purifiers. If this was not the case the demand for it, instead of in- creasing yearly, would have ceased long ag: many other blood medicines I could name. ‘NICKERSON, Charlestown, Mass. ‘Try one kind each dey. : LOH & F St: like so COD QHOES, oop Suro: G Only im ladies’. The sizes are somewhat broken. Your size may be here. If itis you get 8 85.00 or 84.00 Shoe CURES OTHERS, WILL CURE You. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. “0-— 09-0. o-0- 0 0 00 9 00 Irs A Werr-Woss Pan that leads to our store. it's the straight road to comfort and content- Hundreds and hundreds of Washington home-holders have trod- den it. OR ok NE QIXTy. se SIXTY, Some men’s bargainsalso. Cor- divap 5.00 Shoes for $4.00; $3.00 Calf Shoes for 82.25. Regular discount sale 15 and 20 per cent off on all Kinds except goods on bargain counters. Joux E. Liens, a! | ee e “Pace Curs- Ix Fors Ar B. H. Stixewerz & Sows. ‘roy ped the prices om almunst the entire stock ef Furs, with «view of moving them at alskin Jackets, raised rs and rolling’ colisrs, Follow in their footsteps. We know there are sowe folks who would rather do without than put $90_ themselves under obligatio: They'd rather be alive” than to ask for a money in- dulgence. We don't ask to be credited with any philanthropic mo- tives—but our Egvrrame Creorr Sysrex is purely and shuply a mannerism. Reaches the same end that cash does one. Sacques. Wert Now $3 and $10 Tew mish Wraps, Were $20 and Were 822. Jaci Worth $10 and —and gives you your own time todo fa cclione. = | - Ss itim. Tetums your Into eap- |B. uyeuetz & Sos, |= Nw Joo ‘tal —with thesame purchasing power. SS SSSA ASR EN SHS KARR ERRERA ERAS Instead of buyin FURNITUREpiece ~ [SSS A Ncnwenemeeeness as | at atime—CARPETS yard a DRAPERIES « pair at t SS Axornex Couw Wave Cosase. § 3 You w possess them all at once and PAY for tis tence 7 them piecemeal—by the week or BS redwent. month—as you have the money to i em spare. me = MWLETT ig |W ILLETE It snits ns—suits everybody who has ever tried it. There are no legal “L 0. 0." fences toclimb—It's an Detween ourselves—that time wipes i cat. Gar & Bro. Sewexers & Sivensanrns, 1107 Px Ave NW. | CALL ATTENTION To THEIR = Howse & Hennsasy, 917, 929, 921, 085 SEVENTH ST., e238 ©3G MASS. AVE. "PhiLE MODERN MIKACLES OF HEALING WHICH LATEST DIRECT IMPORTA. ‘are indispitabiy performed by Dr. M TION OF PARIS EVENING Kt Feoeive the closest Investig: FANS, RANGING IN PRICE FROM $5 TO $100. THIS ASSORTMENT 18 THE LARGEST AND MOST BEAUTI- FUL THEY HAVE EVER SHOWN, AND CONTAINS WORKS OF ART BY THE MOST CELEBRATED FAN PAINTERS OF THe Day. Loors Fixe Focr Waar OF THE CELEBRATED MAKE oF AY. SMITH, Now in progress at Tae Wares Snoe Hovss "| Has been unprecedentediy larze. In fact, way beyond oUF most sanguine expectations. ECTAL : ‘The number of ladies favored with feet «inail enoveh Attention is called to the elegant assortment of |, 7s Bomber ot et eee tnoetly Be aad) PARLON Bascertainly surpsised us. BANQUET AND ‘There are many especially neat, stylish and pretty les, which ure ioade by the of the finest selection of stock, shoes among these s: most skilled worku PIANO LAMPS: oor of ou: establishment. of finish and excellence ip our lamps are not surpassed arket bes! standard makes. OUE PRICES. M. W. Brvestoor IMPORTER OF POTTERRY AND PORCELAINS, 1215 F Aso 1214G Sz. Displayed on second. For durability, of workman the ‘They are melting away very fast, and ina few days your choice of selection will not be ear 4s good as at the present tin Remetuber, that it will be timpossiblefor us to dupli- cate these sainples prior to July 1. | Bythe way, DON'T FORGET TO TELL YOUR GENTLEMEN FRIENDS, ABOUT THE #6 FRENCi PATENT CALF SHOES WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT $3.75. es ATURAL BUNTC the worst aud pata lenal Aino for sate by all druggists. Suse “Black Swan” the leather im- RGES & Sox, Tae Warnes Saoz House, 1115 F Sz N.W. Fray Crawrorns New Suoz Srore, 731 Tm Sr. N. W., (SUCCESSOR TO JACOB BOOL). Raving purchased the stock of Ja salt tI II II Asstasees Sate or ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST FIT OF CRED! iPout at ridiculously low prices, FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS. Speeteeneateae aatine Goa SHOE BARGAINS FOR GENTS, LADIES, | \I eazly tomorrow if you want a bar- iscellaneous lot of 1 1 MISSES AND CHILDAEN. Mbiscetapecuslotof 1: dren's Shoes and Slippers chiiidren's AT 1203 F ST. III | I| iI iI H. COGGINS, Assignee, MOCKBEE & COS OLD STAND. jaZl-Im Reriarixa: REPLATING'! REPLATING!! Go direct to factory branca, S31 SEVENTH ST. N.W., Kasx & Soxss Mra Co. Faaxx Crawroxp, 731 71x Sx. 10 years with Jacob Bool. | | | | | | | | | | Factory. Baltimore. Md. ja 5.6 ‘ee S T. B. Towsen & Sos. 5, 6 As» 7 Doras Suors ‘DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, 1316 7TH ST. N.W. $4.50 4.000 doz. Best Whalebones, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12-in., ar Se. per doz. ORAN’S,, Unbleached 10-4 Sheeting. 13e. 3 4 9. y N W. Bleached 10-4 Sheeting, 17. 434 9rn Sr. D ” ‘Pillow Case Cotton, Se. FOR TEN DAYA ONLY, |? Drove Ginhams in 8 to 10-ra. enath, Go NEW STORE. NEW GOODS. Nu OLD ‘oCcK Apron Ginzham from 2 to G-yd. lengths, ———_— -_O2 HASD.___ei-Bt" | pettnante of Flannel, Oc. per 74. yants of Dress Goods very cheap. jest Cloaks at a bir sacrifice. 37, 50, 75e., $1 and up to $4 Lance line of Foz Cuoice METROPOLIS VIEW, D. C., BUILDING LOTS CALL ON W. 0. DENISON REAL ESTATE AGENT, 23 F ST. NW. Gusts Scrrs Scourep AND PRESSED FOR $1. Gents’ Underwear, Collars and Cus. Ladies’ Vests and Pants; also Cotton Underwear. ‘Table Linen, Napkins and Towels. Coats, SNe. 5 3 en Se Al and airing dome tm "Goods called for and Tinea Taleb hoae cal = ain ee = and $5 N. Butew se. M. * "Se bues rai peeks Tre J Che = eae yur PE EE A ae 1. Bait “ore, | | terms ot Bighest praie. WILLIAM SMALL, Fort 2B} | The chita’s hands, arms, feet and lege were covered 2d EDITION. THE LEAK WAS FATAL! son, Ind. Police. OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. LUAKY GAS PIPES IGNITED. The Explosion That Followed Serious!y In- jared Five Persons. Axpersox, Ixp., Feb. 1.—Natural gas ex- ploded in the house occupied by Ulysses 8. Brunson at midnight. The house was com- pletely wrecked and five persons were seriously injured. Ulysses 8. Brunson is badly burned about the j head. Mrs. Brunson was blown through a door and brnised as well as burned. She will die. Sarah Brunson, eleven; Mary Brunsos, seven, and Follie Brunson, three, were blown’ out of their beds and badly burned about the face and legs. A leaky service pipe caused the disaster. ‘Des Morves, Iowa, Feb. 1.—Fire last night partly destroyed the old Equitable block. one of the principal business und ofice buildings. It «pread from the second story into the third and fourth stories, Among other interests damaged was the office of the Dail The damage is great and_ especially Covered by insurance in almost every instance. peng ACE TO COMMERCE, A ME! The Norwegian Bark Lakefield Floating About the Ocean, Parcavenrara, Feb. 1.—The steamer Alle- gheny (British). from Cetie, reports that on January 20, latitude 35.08, longitude 34.47, she passed under the stern of the derelict Norwegian bark Lakefield, with mainmast and jibboom gone. sails on foremast banging in shreds, poop and house on deck completely gutted. ‘The vestel was floating buoyantly and showed a good side out of water. Her position i dangerous to homeward boyd sailing vos sels, IT BROKE U —— THE SCHOOL, Appears in the Old Moravian Seminary at Litiz. Lancasten, Pa., Feb. 1. Ethel Rogers, | a pupil of Linden Hall Seminary at Litiz, a Moravian institution and the oldest seminary for young ladies in America, died last evening from diphtheria, This is the sccond death among the pupils from that disease since Monday, the other Victim being Siiss Elizabeth Reeves of Philadel- phia, There has been a general exodus from the school, twenty-four of the fifty-six pup! many of whom reside in distant states, having eft for their homes, while a number of those remaining have expressed their intention of leaving als | Dipntneri POLICE RAID! — A COCKING MAIN. D Five Hundred “Sports” Sprang Through Doors and Windows to Escape. Suanorry, Pa., Feb. 1.—While Shamokin and Sunbury birds were in the pit in a public hall here early this morning the police made a descent upon the place, Five hundred sports jumped throngh the doors and windows to es- ape. Many bruised heads and broken limbs resulted. Numerous arrests were made. —_—- GOV. PENNOYER 1 EARD FROM. He Refuses to Allow State Cannon to be Used Inauguration Day. Sarem, One., Feb. 1—Gov. Pennoyer re- ceived a letter yesterday from adju ant general asking permission to x9 m5 ums: cannon belonging to the state for aw purpose of firing a salute on inauguration The governor sent the following ‘No permission will be given to use state n in tiring a salute over the inauguration I street’ plutocrat as President of the United States. ——= FIGHT D4’ OVERDUE, Steamer City of Sax Franctsco, Feb. 1.—There is still no news of the overdue Pacific Mail steamer Cit and any lady getting a pairof them saves from one to | of Peking and the non-arrival of the vessel is two dollars, as they are sold at less than cost toiuake | ceusing increased anxiety to those who have | friends and relatives on board and also to the | Pacitic Mail offcials, who are getting uneasy bout the stcamer, although they express the opinion that she will come into port all right. Tt was thought the steamer China, whi rived from Hong Kong and Yokahoma this morning would” bring some of the Peking, but she repérts that rhe saw nothing of the miasing steamer, and that she spoke no other vessel which had sighted her. The Peking is now eight days overdue and it is possible that the Pacific mail officials will send another steamer in search of her within a day or two. EES SE IN WALL STREET TODAY. Considerable Fluctuation in Whisky Trust, Which Was the Feature of the Trading. New Yous, Feb. 1.—The stock market was still under the restrictive influence of the break in distillers at the opening this morning and only two leading industrials showed any animation, but the railroad list, while quiet, showed 4 disposition to break away from this influence and displayed considerable strength in all portions. Distillers showed a loss of °¢ per cent at 36, but other stocks were generally ht fractions higher than lust evening. jatillers was feverish and unsettled, and after advancing to 373, was rapidly retired to $4. the lowest point yet attained; from this, however, it rose’ over 2 ‘per cent. Sugar was stronger than distillers, but moved in sympathy with it, but’ after selling down to 128 rallied to 129%. With the rally in the industrials more animation was shown in the railroad list at advancing prices, and gains extending to about £{ per cent were established in the whole list, Heading and the grangers being most prominent in the advance. Omaha was specielly strong, eontinuing its movement of yesterday, and advanced from 3) to 5194, leading it in point of activity in company with Reading and St. Paul. At 11 o'clock the market was fairly active and firm, generally at the best prices. ‘The business in stocks continued to dwindle after 11 o'cloek, but the strong toue remained unimpaired and acontinnation of the rally in distillers carried that stock to 98%¢, after selling as low as 34. Lead was the other indus- trial stock to show material improvement d at 50 it vas up 1% per cent. Consolidated gia Rained 1%¢, Colorndo fuel « like amount and ihattan, after opening at 159}, reached 16234. Small further fractional guins were mace in the entire list, but no feature of note was developed. Money on call was easy at 134 per cent, Prime mereantile paper, 44 per cent. Sterling exchange quiet, with actual business in bankers’ bills at 4 for 60 days, and 437!4a4873¢ for Posted rates, 486304883. ‘The clearing house statement for today is as follows: Exchanges, $152,013,302; balances, $6,839,353. ‘The subtreasury was debtor at the clearing house today $835,374. Government bonds have been dull and steady. Explosion of Natural Gas at Ander-| DIPHTHERIA AFPEARS IN A SEMINARY Cocking Main Broken Up by the Changes in Reading Rallroad OMclals. Parcaperraia, Pa., Feb. .—Mr. Charles @. Eddy has resigned the vice presidency of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company to be- come vies president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, vice Charies Hart- shorne, who will be made third vice president in place of Robert H. Sayre,who becomes fourth vico president. Mr. J. I.’Young, at prese | fourth vice president, will be made fifth vice resident. ‘The duties of Messrs. Hartshorne, iasre and Young are in no wise changed or disturbed. |The ‘operating department will be in charge of First Vice President Theo. Voor- hees, while Second Vice President Eddy will have general supervision of the traffic depart ment. —— Oregon for Annexation. Sarem, Onr., Feb. 1.—Both houses of the ature have adopted resclutions favoring the annexing of the Hawaiian Islands, tomes toasting FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ne and losis ot ngs"reported Uy? apecial ‘The following aro the the New York tock Mari rthwest. ‘Aunerica. | t. Paul De, Peat ie. 6 H General Bleck! 110%. 1715 Poa Hocking Val..| 205 "2 Th. Gens, Bees Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular call — 12 o'clock m.:_D. C. 2.658, 12. Cap. and N. O St. E . $1,000 at 10, 102; $1,009 at 102; 81,000 $ $2 3 Loan and ‘tract vernment Bon: 3% bid, 114g asl TBs bid, 14 asked, District of Columbia Bonds—20 rency, 111% bid. — asked. 1901, T00 bid, — asked. Miscellaneous bouds—Washington and George- j town Ratlroad 3, 1 140, | asked. relation fa 103 bid, | ight Inf: fantry’ Ist_mort- asxed. Washington Light sked. ton Eeki | peake and Pot: | asied. “Capitol aud’ North" Se, 1921, WL bid, — asked. road Convertible Blectri Metropolitan Rail- 105 bid, 11 Light Convertible 58,1 mn Security and Trust an Secarity Vid, — ask ls. bid, — asked. + 105 0 bid. — aske: mnbia, 769 bid, — ask West 100 bid, — asked. ersand Mechanics’, 165 Did. Is asked.” Co Capital, — bid. — asked. asked. 310 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, $2 bid, — Capitol and North U street. 35 KO bid, — asked. bid, ‘50 ask 3 asked. vid. — asked. Gas and Electric Li rt St s asked, US. Did, 149 asked. Pneamane Lincoin Hall, eamboat dry, — bi Compan 44 bid, 135 asker Co. * Trust, 140 bid, — asked. Deposit and hington Loan eat unset Febroar % May. Sus’ Provisions quite lard, refined, tern firsts, 10) alo. Washington and Maryland Railroad. Mr. Compton introduced in the House today the bill amending the charter of the Maryland and Washington Railway Company. Record of Deaths, During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today burial permits were issued from the health office for the following: White—Thomas H. Howell, 39 years, Rosa A. Gnutt, 58 years; Kate Henry, 41 years; Richard Skinner, 47 years. Colored —Horace Jobnson, 3 years; Florence M. Smith, 23 years; Catharine Keyes, 75 years: Hannah A. Warren, 40 pears; Armstead Fry, 62 years; James A. Burgess, 47 vears; Isaiah Bow- man, 10 months; Chas. Henson, 3 month: Queen V. Green, 8 months, and Minnie John son, 9 months. Ee Arrested in Ale: dria. Last night Policeman Birshall of the ninth precinct went to Alexandria and caused the arrest of a young man named Ernest Wilson, who lives in that city, and brought him here to await the arrival of the Marylandanthorities. Some days ago the prisoner, who was arrested some months ago for stealing a wvele, went out to Gleeson’s farm in Maryiand and got a position. Tho first night he was there it is charged he robbed William R. Frye of a gold watch and chain and other valuables. When errested he had the watch and chain on im, fe was brought here today and on account of his past record he was measured and photo- graphed for the rogues’ gallery. gee a iormer member of the Louisville bar, and who came from Glasgow, Ky. He was a “long-winded” talker, and when he azoso to make an argument he did not know when to stop. On one occasion he was making a speech before Judge Ballard in the United States court, He bad spoken several, hours, and the judge and everybody else were thoroughly tired ouaee they were he!pless. if At last Judge Ballard beckoned his brother, Jack Ballard, to him and implored him to sto} Lawless if he could. “‘Oh. that’s easy enough,” Tl stop him inside of curiosity to see how this could be accomplished, ‘as the orator seemed to be nowhere near the Washington Gas | tocks—Washing'on and Georgetown, | AN EXTRA SESSION, Rumor That Mr. Cleveland Will Call One if Sliver Purchases Are Not Stopped. The information comes very direct that if the | purchase of silver is not stopped by Congress | at this eession Mr. Cleveland will call an extra | session of the Fifty-third Congress within thirty days after his inanguration. poli ex sdemtos* me IN CONGRESS TODAY, 1 in the Senate and the im the House. The Fortifications Acconference with the House was ordered on the anti-options bill, and after some unimport- |ant morning business the fortifications bill was taken up and discussed. The Dill gave rise to the usual discussion as to the necessity of increased expenditures for coast defenses—Senators Hawley and Platt de- riding the utter insufficiency of the appropria- tions, and Mr. Gorman def the action of Congress and saying that iu his julgmen: Con- gress had been as liberal as it Ought to be in the experimental stage. At3o'clock the Senate passed the lar propriation bill and adjourned. = HOUSE, The Speaker appointed Messrs. Chipman Qlich.) and Lodge (Mass.) as tellers on the Part of the House during the counting of the electoral vote and the House then resmed the consideration of the sundry civil bill. The chair overruled a point of order raised against the river and harbor items of the bill aud they were taken under consideration, TEST WES Rese CAPITOL Tor ARIZONA TO BE RIGHTED. The republican members of the Senate will hold another caucus at an early day for tho Purpose of reconsidering the action of the other ff. when the bill for the admission of the here ap eveni was agreed upon. to be a feeling that Arizona was m | and that if the other three territ adi ted, the fourth oaght to be | Tu this idea Senator Cull. pears ated re to be ken in also, m is a moving spirit, THE SITUATION IN NEBRASKA, Sergeant-s has just returned from Nebraska reports the republican outlook in that state ver~ much [better than it has been up to. this |time. Under an arrangement — made [late last week the republicans are enabled to go into caucus, and this, he says, leads Mr. Paddock to believe that* he will ulti- | mately be elected to succeed himself im the Senate CAPT, ME The celebrated case of Capt. Edward P. involving a most law, bas at last Meeker of the marine cor | important principie of milita: been settled in favor of the gentleman named. | Capt. Mecks commanded the marines | on the U. 8. 8. Chicago while that vessel wa | engaged in the protection of American interests Jat La Guayra during the disturbances in that city in October last. ng Rear Admiral | Walker, who was then command of the naval force at Venezuela at the time wrote the following letter, dated October , y anding the ( chment of marinessent onshore last command of Capt. Mee e corps for the purpose of | United States cousnlate having broken stolen property which it was their duty to ard, having obtained — and quer until intoxicated, having q reiled and fought among themselves and having deserted their post for the purpose | of obtaining more liquor, proving themselves as a body unreliable and ‘worse than worthiess, you will detail detachment of blue “jackets under the command of a_line er of the navy for service on board the mail steamer Philadelphia tomorrow, and will hereafter never send a detachment of marines ont of the ship on duty without special orders from me.” PUPLISHED ON THE QUARTER DECK. The letter was published on the quarter deck of the Chicag with all bands at muster, Sun- 802, and was generally accepted as a reprimand to Capt. Meeker. ‘That officer was eubsequently ordered before a court-martial for trial. “The rest of the story told in the roview of Judge Advocate Gen- erel Lemly and the action of the Navy De- partment. ‘The judge advocate general held in substance that Admiral Walker had no power to court- martial Capt. Meoker after administering the public reprimand. In his indorsement on the case Secretary ‘Tracy says: “While concurring in the main with the conclusions reached by the judge advocate general upon the law in this case I do not deem it necessary to decide and therefore do not decide that a“ pub- lic reprimand by a commander-in-chief con- stitutes a legal bar to a trial and conviction by a court-martial for acts which were the occasion of such reprimand.” The Secretary then discusses the legal as- pects of the case and concludes as follows: 5 : and jadzment on its © Capt. Eawe Meeker, z C..are therefore set aside and the penalties remitted. Capt. Mecker will be re- jeased from suspeusion and restored to dut; ee DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. THE WASHINGTON AND CHESAPEAKE LEACH RAILWAY, On January 25 the Commissioners reported adversely to Congress the bill to authorize the Washington and Chesapeake Beach Railroad Company to extend its railroad into within the District of Columbia, Tae route proposed by the bill was fully set forth in Taz Stan of yesterday. The matter was recently called to the attention of the Com- mussioners, and the latter recalled their report for further consideration. ‘The bill is now before the Commissioners and a hearing will shortly be held thereon, ‘Those in tavor of the bill will havea hard time con- vincing the Commissioners that the entrance of this railroad in the manner proposed is a good thing for the District of Columbia, Capt, Lusk has written this indorsement upon the papers: “No steam railway should under any consideration whatever be granted a right of way through the public parks along Rock creek.” LIQUOR LICENSES APPROVED. The following applications for liquor licenses have been approved: Chas. A. Maxwell, B. & P. depot; David Kagle, 109 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Rodier & Gallagher, 102 6th north- west; Wm. M. Reagan, 943 B northwest; Louis Schmidt, 702 7th northwest. er oe Oysters May Now Be Expected. Now that the channel is open all the way to Norfolk it isexpected that an effort will be made in a few days by some of the oyster pun- gies to get up here with oysters from the lower Potomac. The Norfolk steamers are bringing up iarge quantities of oysters in barrels from Norfolk, but most of them are shipped’ from here to Philadelphia and New York. Several shipments of oysters have been received over the Pove's creek road from Rock Point. The oysters were taken from Rock Point to Pope's creek over the road, a distance of twenty miles, and they brought $1.40 a bushel. : : Complaint has been made to the health office that some shuckers are opening oysters that were caught before the freeze and mixing them with shucked oysters that are being received here from the south. It is sized that some of them gre unt for use and an inspector was notified into the complaint. 3 —.—__ Falls Church News. Correspondence of The Evening Star. Faris Cuuncn, Va., February 1, 1893, ‘Mr. ME. Church has sold the Duncan farm. fronting on the principal street of this village, to Jobu T. Aril of Philadelphia for $18,000. Dr. Doernstein, who holds @ position under Uncle Sam, I believe, and who bas been in Europe for some time to attend to an estate there that has falien to him, will return home ‘Templars had an election elected are as SS ‘Kimbail; assistant, Mr, Cert M. Rathbun; ‘M. Garner, deputy 4 fo] Arma Valentine of the Senate who | CANADA AS WELL AS HAWAIL Big Project. e ASTATENENT THAT THE DOMINION WILE s00N BE ASKING FOR UNION WITH THE UNITED STATES—THE MATTER MAY SOON BE DISCUSSED IN CONGRESS, Don M. Dickinson came to Washington bur- riedly last night to look after political matters | which are interesting bim, He was on the foot of the House this morning talking with emocrate abozt the silver question and | the annexation of Hawaii, His interest in both questions is extremely active. He is working | With all his might to secure the repeal of the law for the purchase of silver, and is advocat- | ing the annexation of Hawaii and something | more, | _ It is perfectly safe to say that the Hawaiian | situation is thoroughly understood by him, and that be bas been informed on it for some months. Moreover, there is | another very important question intimately | associnted with {t which has had bis attention, | a8 well as that of President Harrison, and in | which some developments are expected at an early date. Itis the annexation of Canada. This matter has been indefinitely discussed for years, of course, but what is going on concerning it now is definite and looks to a speedy solution of the question. A Sram reporter was informed today that Mr. few men who are taken into the confidence and that it is expected tha: in ashort time Canada will come to usas has Hawaii. There will probably be a discussion of the matter in open House before long. 2 Loss OF GOLD, HEAVY Important Changes in the National Finances Since January 1. The statement of the public debt to be issued this afternoon will show that a namber of important changes have occurred in the | nati ces since January 1. The princi- pal of these is the heavy loss of gold, The gold balance in the treasury today, |imeluding the legal tender reserve, is 109,900,000. a decrease of nearly $11,000,000 | compared with the balance of January 1. This | is the lowest point reached lance for many years, the “free amou ing to less’ than $10,000. The near- est point to this was in July las | when the balance fell to #110,445.0 the | minimum record to that ce DECLINE SINCE DECEMBER. It was near the same figure early in Decem- ber last, bu | maximum re | balance was = »st constant, It begins to look a the next administration will have to meet the problem of utilizing the €100,000,000 | gold reserve fund in the current business of the | SD EXPENDITURES. | ‘The receipts for January were $35,209,972, of | Which $21, 6 was from customs, being the largest monthly income ‘from that source in the last two yeara, While the ceipts were unusuclly large the expendi | were correspondingly heavy,the princi, | being $13,038,000 for pens € | for interest on the public debt. | payments for January wore nearly $2,000,000 less, however, than those for December. The disbursements exceeded the receipts by | nearly $2,500,000, and it is expected that the | cash balance Febraary 1 will show a decrease of 500,000, The pension | January 1 It then amonuted to $131,650,- | 000. Therefore, while there is no increase in the debt itself, there is less money onpand lable for its liquidation, BANK NOTES AND COINAGE. The total amount of netional bank notes out- standing today is £174,238,621, an increase of inage at all the mints during January was 7,657.000 pieces of the value of $4,531,900. The total gold was 171,000 pieces of the value of $3,150,000; 2.024.000 pieces of the value of 21,264,000, and. minor coins, 5,462,000 pieces of the value of $87,900. ‘The coinage inch dollars and 4,639,000 one-cent pieces, = fassi candi nannet ‘The Patent Commissioner's Report. The commissioner of patents has submitted his annual report to Congress. The urgent re- quest for space is again dwelt upon at some | length and « recommendasion for an increased force of examiners is made. Also for an annual appropriation of $25,000 to begin the pub- | lication of a digest to classify the patents, The report shows that there lis been @ great improvement in the patent office under the workings of the classified service rules and says that the appointment of commissioner and as- sistant commissioner should cease to be politi- cal, their salaries should be increased and they should hold their offices on the tenure of good behavior. a Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fec have been filed as follows: Ti. A. Myers to H. R. Myerset al, pt. 3, sq. 8—. Ellen M.Ware to Holmen Vail, sub 27 and part 28, sq. 154; @—. C. Ford to W. A. Rich- ards, lot 19, sq. 653; $2,500. George Homer to rie Harrison, lot 8, blk. 25, Brookland; » FF. Newlands to G. Fardon, sub 67, sq. 151; $1,840. C. Wilson to FP. E! Davis, sud 11, *q. 412; @—. M. Biumfeld to same, sub 57, 9q. 597: &—. | J. A. Chryster to Saran McC. Spofford, one-third im 1, 2, 17 and 18, eq. 1072: ¢—. terest in subs 20 to 36, sq. Call to E, K. Ober et al., pt. sq. 990; 3: A Cold Wave Coming. ‘The weather bureau has sent out a cold wave bulletin. Temperature will fall about 20 de- grees by S p.m. Thursday. paenesrd jarriage Licenses, Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to the following: Joseph Hayden and Lena Tolliver, both of Orange county, Va; John A. Bennett and Mary . Sauter; George E. Long of St. Mary's county, | Md., and Lillian Nuilof Prince William county, Va.; Jolin Haile Davis and Mary Lawrence Me- Falls; James R. Earley and Luey Clatterbuck, both of Kuzletown, Va.; Charles Deane and Sallie House, both’ of Fairfax county, Va.; Abraham Brown and Rosetta Howard; Julian Fogg and Bessie Myles, both of Alexandria, Va.; John Armstrong and Annie Cox, both of Falmouth, Va.; Jacob G. Hutchins of Atlanta, Ga., and Mary 'M. Dowling. — Real Estate Matters, Daniel & Armat, real estate brokers, have sold for W. L. Kennedy of New York 22 lots in square 208, on the south side of It street be- tween Ith and 15th streets northwest, for $99,836.40. The purchaser is a capitalist, who proposes to sell the property. Two of the lots are 24x95 and the balance 22x95 fect to an alley. =e Sirver Porcaases.—The Treasury Depart- ment today purchased 512,000 ounces of silver at $0.8380. The offers were 1,328,000 ounces. ce aE A New Fisu Statiox.—Commissioner McDonald of the United States fish commission see A SEES New Banxs.—Applications for authority to organize national banks have been filed with the controller of the currency for “The Farmers’ National Bank of Osage,” Iowa, by E. 8. Fonda, Ia., and his associates; “The W. C, Hargrove, Suipiur Spriage fer, and bis & ve, Suiphar * associates, and The First National Bank of ‘Springs, ‘Iex., and his associates. * Soeriae pean Navat Oxvens.—Paymaster J. R, Stanton hhas been ordered to the Mohican. Assistant LH. to ' | Dickinson bas been discussing the matter with | ut the decline since thon has been | | that amount compared with the balance of | ded 864,000 souvenir half | Winnsboro,” Tex., by W. C. Hargrove, Sulphur | [; A NAVAL OFrrCrEs ViEws, Don M. Dickinson's Visit Starts Talk om | How Little Prepare! We Are for Actuat War One of the best known officers in the mary im conversing with a Sram ey eumme.! up d Hawanen sitmats “ usual force and interest “There is av dersta: ng.” oad the Ament tha’ pa ° ing and naval - ad ° > adjacent to ¢ , do comprehend t “ thereof, and bow can sin. ore * F taking money thi we tone " efense are co red ant England is wrapt up in money © but she has never Lo f being in @ tit be vob a i) the world | “England hns us almost completely cordoned | Dy fortified camps and naval stations she should get the Haway winuds we J pletely surrounded. hem-nr! an ‘ | by her n force great rice ‘ wom varent t et me res quotat . | Navel A an . ad English war ; me “We | must show ourselves A able co | deal the fi oe we . Ve nuust show ourselves ’ cruisers from th “ta the me Je whaps hay jast to see how i le to inflict at short steam up through the putty forts that gu landscape even, THE Te “Ah,” but the patriotic torpedoes in the bay w« * Torpedoes and a f | their actual eff | keep back mewai im | fenses than auything wat de aed for them ix stop Farragut in the Miss rh fre theoretically beautiful All that is conceded is pedoes have an effective wo yards. “But be protected !:y upon the other for were in the bay the blow them up ins two torpedo boats that woul as such by any othe steam launches for the = imi “Lave talked with many gresemen and they say hever engage in another | ternational matiers will be country can expect as without a powe side of the argn were, Tam reliaiy ned, w utes of ove with Chile a d in forty-eight he We should never that one last link in the chain of 0 bax welded almost erown test against the annex fall that’s neval bi itenyway? Hi lands yet hers? tne France's protest against her occupa dn't we prc We could have done so just Egypt? Why nexed Cypress? as consisten| ENGLAND WANTS THE IsLANps “Mark my word, Eagland wants ¢ She may yet get them, too. They an sary to her for ber to maintain her in the Pacific as Gibraltar in the Mediter: “In twenty-four hours after a declar war there would be no no tant the United ¢ British sions. Esquimault i but a few hou ! Seattle and Tacoma, One gunboat every town on Paget sound in rai days. They couldn't get to Portland, for nature has made ber impreguable from the sea by gis ing ber a river that they n't get up ine hurry, The American war vesaels hav outuumbered in the naval bet tle that would at once ensue at Honoluln, tue British war vessels there would steam for han Francisco to arsist th t Dattle sisips that were blockading that port. The Monterey would give them gallant batile, mght sink ons or two, but in the end would ‘succumb to s- perior force. This would setile the Pacitic Coast, for it iv absolutely defenseless. In tho meantime the armed forces on the lakes would spring up as if by magic, our defenseless dealt with with cnst ry British vigor an side of one week could take any te he ‘crushing blow would have been dealt—not in days or wooks, but in hours. “These statements may at first glance wild. Lat where are our forts, our rat torpedoes, our army, our rifles and «mail arias, our navy? Would a general think of goiug + war with infantry only? Can wehave a navy « unarmored cruisers’ We must have battle ships, rams, belted ernisers, torpedo boats and other arms of the service. We will bay nay in case of war, I have beard many say. Hew many weeks oF months would it take to negow ate such a purchase?—and Charleston and New Orleans are but thirty hours from Bermuda, WHAT THE PEOPLE WOULD Do “If war should Le declared, our Lelpiess o: dition would become eo apparent that the who.e ie, even the western would vo frenzied with Outraged indignetion. 'T emert with all confidence thut if a weck after the d leration of war the remarks of men in the tional House of Rep ti¥e8 against Hav al and military appropriations were published coliective form and scattered broadcast, thi. they would be hanged— that’s the word. a -—in the streets by the infuriated — ‘nited States can no longer to restrict ber naval and military preparations, and if anybody thinks England would not grasp tha sh of a country hanging of ine