Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1893, Page 6

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This was in 1884, and during all these years I | have hardly felt a pain.” VALVES Portieres, £2.90, # Lace Curtains, Sx pate, Rags, S3e.. $1.71 Boxrixas Axo Fiscs t colors.) e. yard. | _“Aftersuitesing severely for many years from rbeu- matism, Iwas induced to try AYER'S SARSAPA- KILLA, and received immediate benefit."—D. 8. WIN- CHESTER, Holden, Me. AYER'S SARSAPARILLA, Prevared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. | coRES OTHERS, WILL cURE You. IS NOW COMPLETE. GHORT BREATH, PALPITATION, chest, weak or faint spells, &c., c' ew Heart Care. Sold at 5 SCHELLER & STEVEN! DERN MIRACLES OF HEAT ssvutably performed by Dr. Williams’ Pink thelr frien PAIN. IN ‘Dr. Miles For Moxpay. NOVEL REFECTS, BY/GHT AND PLEASTNG— PRICES EVEN MORE FIFASING. HERE STYLE AND ECONOMY GO HAD IX HAND. EVERY | fs | MMENDS IT, AS WELL as! a23m&wly CRAWFORDS PRICE THAT 2 BEAUTY AND STYLE UF DESIGN OUR PATTERNS OF STLKS FOR SPRING WEAR We have the excinsive agency for La- dies’ Celebrate ST. 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Colors: Light b' cardinal, oid ro~ Mair-cloth Parlor Saite, 7 pieces, $22.50. Solid Oxk Bed Room Suite, bevel giass in bureau, Six-foot Oak Extension Table, $3.50. Woren Wire Springs, $1 Brussels Carpet. per yar: Ingrain Carpet, per 40-pound Hair Ma W. H. Horantox Mere 1218--1220 F S: N.W. 0-4 want—but not a penny onotes to sign—weekly cr monthly payments. at We make and lay all carpet free of cost—no charge for waste in matching figures. pRerren B. ROUGRT GN 9 Hoves To Travet 9 Sovanes Yestennax Ex Poreavenema closest investigation by sick | { GROGAN'S | ORED | worse gorge than ever. | streams a1 2d EDITION. MANY SHOTS FIRED. Riot Among Strikers and Non-Union Miners, THE SITUATION AT PORT DEPOSIT. Cherokee Strip Boomers Growing Impatient. ANOTHER SENATOR CHOSEN. A HUNDRED SHOTS FIRED. Riot Between Coal Miners and Strikers in Pennsylvania, Prrranvre, Pa., Feb. 20.—A serious riot oc- curred this morning at the Catsburg Coal Com- pany’s mine in Monongabela City between the strikers and non-union miners. Over one hun- dred shots were exchanged, but fortunately no one was injured. ‘The mine has been in partial operation with colored men for several weeks and the strikers have become discouraged. This morning 150 sgrikers, made up of Italians, Hun: garians and Frenchmen assembled ‘at mouth of the pit and when — the | colored miners, numbering sixty men,appeared | for work, the strikers drew their guns and re- volvers and opened fire upou them. Most of the negroes were armed and the fire was returned. Fora few yates there w: perfect fusilade and over one hundred 4) were exchanged ‘The negroes boing outnumbered three to one | then became frightened and fied to their homes. It was then found that no one had been in- jared. tuted at their success the strikers drove id Hill, the watchman, from the mine; after whieh they marched to ‘the house of James Jones of the mine owners and ordered him to he appeared a number of shots were in the air to intimidate him, but he not y stood his ground and soon succeeded in dispereing them himself. No arrests have been mude, but information gainst the leaders. An applic jou for deputios will at once be made to the sheriff of Washington county. ‘The situation iu the pool is_growing serious. | The men have been on strike for nearly six | mouths and are becoming desverate, as the operators have decided tostart their mines with non-union men. AG > FROM FLOOD. a Little Change in the Situation at , Port Deposit. Special Dispatch to The Star. Exxtos, Mo., Feb. 20.—This morning found but lijtle change in the situation at Port De- posit, which is becoming more se- rious exch hour. The river still continues to rise, and all the northern part of the town is under ten feet of water. | are holding a private consultation with Judge Huge | THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, FEBREARY BOIES GIVEN HIS CHOICE. It fs Said That He Can Have Either of the Cabinet Offices Left. Cmrcago, Feb. 20.—A Times special from Des Moines says: Don Dickinsen has been authorized by Mr. Cleveland to offer the port- folio of the navy or that of Attorney General to Governor Boies. The portfolio of Secretary of Agriculture was offered to the governor January 13, but was declined by him on account of his position with re- gard to the fight for Senator in Iowa. sis) Peasant VERY CLOSE TO CIVIL WAR. Arguments That Caused Governor Lewel- ding to Yield. Curcaco, Feb. 20.—A special from Topeka, Kan., The facts as to how bioodshed was averted in Kansas are now coming to light and it develops that it was a much closer call tha. most people are aware of, as Gov. Lewellingre- tracted his signature to the peace measures [ithintwenty minutes after he bad signed em. Upon hearing of his intentions Mr. Cubbison of Wyandotte went to him and said, “Governor, do Tunderstand that you wish to take your name from this paper?” ernor answered that he had signed it under duress and under mistaken ideas, Doster | is said to have been with him and told him that | the populists would never forgive him and pos- sibly he would not escape serious trouble, 80 he decided to withdraw from the agreement. Mr. Cubbison then said to him: “Governor, if you withhold your signature from the paper there will be 1,000 men killed within twenty minutes, and’ you will be one of! them. "The house in ready to fight for ite rights. It will tolerate imprisonment | no longer. It has been hard to hold the mem- | bers back. The sergeante-at-arms are well armed, and the sheriff cannot gontrol hia men on the outside much longer. The fight will begin as soon as you say so, and it wil! begin in this corridor in front of your face. ‘Think what you are doing.” Gov. Lewelling reached out his hand and } said: “Give me the paper. Let it stand.” This alone averted war. See BIG BLAZE NEW YORK. ‘The ional Wall Paper Company's Factory Burned. New Yorx, Feb, 20.—The National Wall Paper Company's factory at 425 West 33d street, consisting of six floors packed with stuck, was burned to the ground exrly this morning. The loss to the stock is eatimated at $150,000 and on the building at 250,000. ‘The damage to sur- rounding buildings by falling walls is about £2,000. No one was injured. > READING'S AFFAIRS. Counsel for the Company Appear Before the United States District Court. Purmapexruia, Feb. 20.—At 2:30 John/ G. Johneon and Thomas Harte, counsel for the Reading Railroad Company, came to the United States district court and Dallas. It is supposed that the application for @ receivership is now being made. —— FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following are the oponinc and closing prices of the Now York Sto rgported by special Toe blocks of ice are floating through the streets, making navigation in boats dangerous. Houses have been washed from their foundations and | are floating about. The weather is intensely cold and the! ground is covered with several inches of, now. Should this weather continue the | blocks of ice will freeze and cause a| ‘The Italian workmen | at the quarries are suffering from the effect of the tlood.” Their houses age been flooded and some carried down the river this morning. wernl of them could be seen huddling around log fires on the hills, The general opinion was expressed by river men Monday that the water will reach a stage of fifty-six feet. The indications above are iil favorable to a rise, while the southern still full, Crversnati, Onto, Feb. 20.—The river has assumed the threatening aspect. It continued to rive daring Saturday night and all of 8 day. From noon Suday to 3 o'clock this morn- | it rose just 1 foot 45, inches. | The tlood has now created real alarm. Trade | and traffic is interfered with. Newport is al- | ready suffering in the lower streets. Mill ercek | ix flooded almost to. the top of the banks and | some cellars on the | et. At So'clock this morning the Big Four and Chesapeake Ohio trains were the only ones running into the Grand Central depot. The “Baltimore and Ohio _south- | western. does not come in farther ‘The Cincinnati than Sth stree a ne and the| is making its depot at MeLean ave | Ohio and Mississippi at Mill str The Big | Four and Chesspeake and Ohio trai ace running like boats through a |foot of wnter at the foot of Smith, | Mound and other strects. The switchmen, | clad in rubber boots, are working the switches | &O. Ist pa. Con. Gas... Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—Regular call -— 12 o'clock $1,000 at 1127. V 5 Scrip, $30 85 at | 3: 10 | — asked. — asked. of abla Gonds—20-vear fund, 5a, idl, 106 bid, — asked. Water stocks, 74, 1901, 11735 bid, — asked. Suey i. Gs. |THE HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE. | rivers and harbors nearly fonr million dollars, | swelling the bill so that it already amounts to ‘he | geologienl survey.” athe ee 7 1893—TEN PAGES. ‘others who rich to to rho wish to the bill, that the it absolutely necessary jucr legislation il houtd aot be amen dize the chances of the A RAILROAD CHARTER, Mr. T. C. Dickmson has written to Senator McMillan asking that before the Senate Dis- trict committee take any action on the bill to , amend the charter of the District of Columbia | Railroad Company he be given a hearing on the measure as attorney for Mr. George Hahn. THE PAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGE. * Mr. Cockrell introduced in the Senate this morning a petition asking for an appropriation | of $40,000 to defray the expenses of che Pan- American Medical College, which will meet in | this city next September. | TRE SOLDIERS’ ROLL. Senator Hale will offer the following amend- | | ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill: | IN CONGRESS TODAY. The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill in the Senate, MR. WOLCOTT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY in the | | 1 FilibusterIng Atterapted House Today. It is Passed Under Suspension of “For eleven Capitol policemen, to be borne * the Rules. upon the Senate roli as the soldiers’ roll, not to be removed except for cause.” TRE DRUGGISTS’ CLAUSE. SENATE. R.S. Wagner & Co., 2030 14th street, have ‘There was a delay of over twenty minutes this | Darra pant amp seria mo i e pro- = ritednteg ames Oe ES nid Ngee er wictnaiin ena | House bill wide 5 CHAIRMAN HEMPMILL's EFFORTS, prsied = oe fordaapeiaed Acces Chairman Hemphul! will endeavor to gather a | ‘capracys quorum fora meeting of the House District Houee bill to limit the jurisdiction of the dis- | Committee Wedne=day. There are several bills of trict and circuit courts of the United States | local interest which deserve a place on the was reported adversely from the judi- | House calendar, there to take their chances of ciary committee and was placed on the calen- | being called a for passage upen opportune dar. Messrs. Pugh, Coke and George, mem- | occasions which may present ing the last | bers of the committee, dissented from the re- | days of Congress. | | Mr. Hemphill desires to secure favorable ne- In presenting concurrent resolutions of the | tion from Congress upon the bill to establish a legislature of North Dakota for a constitutional | free library and reacing room in this city. amendment to have U. 8. Senators elected by | He is also awaiting a favorable opportunity the people, Mr, Hansbrough said that in view | to call up the conference report on the bill to of the fact that that legislature had been for | establish a uniform system of suburban streets, several weeks endeavoring to elect a U. 8. Sen- oe - tor, and had failed to do so, he was heartily in | PIGEONS TO TELL THE STORY. favor of the new plan, ‘ The sundry civil appropriation bill was taken | Feathered Messengers to Be Released From up. being open to general amendm | the Inaugural Parade. Mr. Morrill (Vt.) offered an amendment, | One of the most interesting features of the which was agreed to, appropriating $8,000 for | ; ; sited by : the cost of collecting, transporting and’ taking | 1*™sUtal parade will be provided by that por fas care at the Columbian exposition of the display ton of the District National Guard of agricultural colleges illustrative of tho land engineer corps which has charge of the grant policy of the United State@ He also homing pigeons that are being used for offered an amendment appropriating $25,000 military purposes. It is proposed to for completing the public uilding at St. | sccumulate here a large number of fine birds whose home lofts are in Baltimore, Phila- delphia, New York, Richmond and other cities. These birds are to be carried in the parade | and at various points along the line of | mareh will be released, either singly or in Sigil Goptscotatlins: | couples, until the corps reaches a point imme- eT Alliscs wait fat’ there would probably | diatel a front of the pe eters | be no great increaso of appropriation, at most | $tand, when as mans. as from thirty to itv o <2 ase songht cnly Wo Gia Manihot cout with: | oe Sones eens wel Leone eee ee bitds is to be tho. bearer “of & meenage, which ee eee will give broadly the circumstances attending ‘Mr. Gorman (Md.), a member of the com- t fn his release. mittee on appropriations, eid that the condi- Albans, Vt. | Mr. Allison (Towa), in charge of the bill, said that the amendment’ was one of half a dozen | similar ones which bad been before the com- | mittee on appropriations. “The eommitteo had recommended none of them. Mr. Harris (Tenn.) inquired as to their | a ENGINEER HERING HERE. tion which confronted the country was such | that he did not sce how the Senate ee ' could possibiy increase expenditures. Congress | He ## Going Over the Pians for the Pro- | had been exceedingly hberal in regard Posed Intercepting Sewer. to public buildings. In his belief Congress has! The report of the board of sanitary Leenngt nh ene itought = go. There engineers and their recommendation for was already $11,000.00 authorized to be ex- | i Taased" for auiie wena We are, Me, | 8cneral plan of sewers for the District of Co- Gorman continued, in front of «condition | Mmbia is still fresh in the minds of the read- serious and alarmiag and which had brought/ ers of Tue Sran. For the purpose of Senators together Inst Saturday to provide | carrying out this general plan Congress in against disaster. | appropriating last year for the current expenses Tam a firm believer that we have only | a touched “the borders, of this trouble uy | of the District inserted a clause under the head that the real trouble is that the revenue | f #ewers appropriating €30,000 for the com- laws do not produce sufficient money to|mencement of main intercepting sewer pay the expenses of the government as|to run from the Potomac _ river now fixed. a believe — ao July | near Easby’s Point to near the inter- next extraordin: action will have to taker i, 7 by th men who control the financial establish- | forthor wrovided that the detailed: piste ot tate tien or enw Congas will hnve 10 reasocul | EOF Mhvtld be approved bya comealting ex and meet it by making adequate provision. —- ad comet d | This body, im opposition to the earnest |g pome,time ago the President merrier ral | priations, increased the appropriations for | Fone tine for him to approve the plans which | have been completed. ' THE INAUGURATION. ‘Other Organizations Coming. Advices from New York state that arrange- ments are nearly completed for Tammany’s part in the ceremonies incident to Mr. Cleve- land's inauguration. Three thousand mem- bers will go to Washington Thursday, March 2, on special Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio railroad trains, Mr. Croker, Mayor Gilroy and other big mea will stop at the Arlington Hotel. Headquarters will be at No. 1331 E street northwest. Daniel ‘M. Donigan will open them February 27. In the parade Tammany will march in four divisions, led by the delegations from the second district, which gave Mr. Cleve- land the largest majority; the fourteenth, which polled the second highest vote; thesixth, which gave him the greatest percentage of the registration, and the twenty-fourth, which cast the second highest percentage of the possible vote. The executive committee met at the wig- wpm in Fast 14th street Saturday afternoon and selected Gen. Josiah Porter as marshal for the state of New York inject to the approval of Chief Marshal Mar: eMahon. Each assembly district will have one aid to the mar- shal. Mayor Thomas F. Gilroy, grand sachem of the Tammany Society, will ride at the head of the Tammany corps with the other officers. ‘Tho first division will carry the grand banner of the Tammany Society. The third division Will bear the grand banner of the political or- ganization. Kech of the three thousand Tammany men Will wear a beantiful budge of silk in colors. It will be twelve by two and one-half inches in size, surmounted by an American eagle. Under an Indian beet and the words “Tammany Hall’ is a handsome flag with the famous Tam- many tiger showing bis teeth. Beneath this in fancy letters, is the inscription, eure ni | tion of Cleveland and Stevenson, March 4, | 1893,” and a pictare of the east front of the Capitol at W shi ington. THE mogvors CLUB. The itinerary of the Iroquois Club of Chicago for their proposed trip to Washingion has been received here. The club leaves Chicago March 2, at 2 p.m., 200 «trong, and with a band of fifty Picces. and wili arrive here on a solid yestibaled train at 4 p. m. on Frida! ch 3. They will make their headquarters at the Arlington, using the large banquet ball as their ren vous. Theitinerary states that on arriving at Washington they will be received by the Young Men's Democratic Club. gressmen Newberry and Durborow are mem- bers of this organization. VIRGINIA'S REPRESENTAT! A Richmond dispatch sa Lee of Virgin mand of the third division of military in the Cleveland inaugural parade. This division will be composed of the Virginia, the New York and the Marviand troops, incliding the seventh New York and the fifch Maryland regiments and the forces of ail the other sy!vania. It ix not known yet how many of the Virginia troops will attend the inauguration, but the Fitzhugh ex.-Gov jpumber of those who originally intended to | Participate will be increased by the knowledge that ex-Gov. Lee is to command them. Gen. Lee commanded the third division at Mr. Cleveland's first inauguration. The ex- governor would like to have a large cavalry escort, bat as the Virginia cavalry regiment, pon being denied the honor of special escort to the President, decided not to attend the in- auguration, Col. Wickham will not order any troop to attend. It is likely, however, that many of the troopers wili go as individuals, Gov. McKinney has decided to attend the inauguration. He will be accompanied by bis staff, who will be in full-dress uniform. INAUGURAL NoTES. The governors who have accepted invitations are those of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecti- cut, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachu- setts, New Jersey, South Carolina, New York, North Carolina, Onio, Virginia and Wisconsi By direction of Gen. MeMahon the state exeou- tives will head the military from their resvec- tive states, An invitation has been extended through National Commander W. H. Tucker to the Union Veteran Legion of the United States, by the inaugural committee, to participate in the parade, and the local encampments now bav $44,008 000, Today Mr. Hering strived. He called upon | themaiter under consideration, with probably a Mr. Felton (Col.) stated some facts in rela-| CAP Lusk, who has charge of the construc- | favorable result. ‘The chief obsiacle in the way tion to the public “building at San Francisco, | HM and maintenance of eewers, and had! ofa full representation upon this occation i ja long conversation with him concerniny the work mapped ont. Later be repaired | |to the office of the superintendent of | sewers, and, together with Mr. McComb, the | | plans and profiles were carefully gone over. | | Mr. Hering. however, when approached by a} | reporter of Tue Star said that he hed not be- | showing the neces fixed. Mr. Cali (Fla.) deprecated attempta to epread the idea of a panic. Such an idea, he thought, had no just fountation, Still it was not wise, he said, to increase appropriations. y of having a limit of cost ‘The vote was taken and Mr. Morrill’s amend- | * rs y famili: | ment was agroed to--vens, 25; mays, 20, aie Ca et AGAINST THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. sf é | Mr. Wolcott (Col.) moved to reduce the | amendment fo: topographic surveys from £200,000 to 100,000, and advocated the adoption of the amendment givin called “the peculi i If auy one examined tho Commander-in-Chi rt Says He ts Not Seeking Re-Election. | Commander-in-Chief Weissert of the G. | the large number of one-legged and otherwise disabled veterans in the order. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTER. At the meeting of the executive committee Saturday afternoon everything was found in readiness for a complete report to the general commities tonight. Mr. Weller, from the committee on public comfort, reported that there would be re- quired for his messengers 150 badges and £1,520 to mect expenses, and the amounts were appropriated. ir. Henning reported that he had received 3,500 ball tickets from the bureau of engray- has been invited to take com-_ States except Penn- | Mi as Ponds—Washington and town ad Convertibie 6, Ke asked. Washingt Rage 6s, 1004, 100 Tn! nort ight 124 bid, — asked. Washing- | geological map of the United States he would see that the “.argest marking of surveys was ia districts where congressional representatives made the moxt suse,” graphical survevs had been distributed poiiti- cally and not geologically. The survey had already expended over In other words the topo- | | is not looking for a second term. In fact, he | says he is not a candidate for re-election. Gen. | Weissert was in the city yesterday, and in con- | | versation with a reporter of THe Srar re- garding his telegram to Congressman O'Neill, which bas brought out considerable eriticis ing and printing. and at the utmost they were | only able to deliver 1,000 aday. Mr. Jas. L. | Barbour reported that the ball room illumina- tion will be the finest ever seen 1m this city. Chairman Murphy of the badge committee said that both dies of the bronze medals were broken, and the medals as finished neither come up Fresh Air and Exercise, Getalithat’s possible of both, if in need of flesh strength and nerve force. There's need,too, of plenty of fat-food. Scott's Emulsion , of Cod Liver Oil builds up flesh and strength quicker than any other preparation known to scix ence. Scott's Emulsion is constantly sa Secting Cure of Consumption, Bronchitis and kindred diseases where other methods © AL. Prepared by Scott & Bowne. N.Y. All drureieta, ——_ SILVER. GOLD AND | Some Interesting Figures in Director Loedh’ i Report. | a STATEMENT TRANEMITTRD TO CONORTS® TO- DAY —-TME OCTPCT OF PRECIOUS METATA DURING THE LAST YRAR-TME DRAIN OF GOLD FROM THE UNITED STATES—SILVER AND SULVER COINAGE. | Mr. E. 0. Leech, the director of the mint, | today transmitted te Congress a report on tie production of the precious metals covering the lendar year 1892. The value of the gold product from tho mines of the United States was approximacely $33,000,000. about corresponding to the aver age prodact of recent years, being slightly less than the product in 1891 and somewhat larger than the product of the two prior years. The product of silver from our own mines fs placed at 58,000,000 oances, of the commercial the average price of silver during the Year, of $50,750,000, and of the coining valae in silver dollars of €74,939,900, his is a falling off of 330,000 ounces from the product of the preceding vear. 1 or reports tha* there was a dimin- ct im each producing state ry of the United States except tn . the two large silver- cal and ter | Montana and Colorad: | producing sections, In the former the product increased about 1,000,000 ounces over 1591. In Colorado the | returns show an increased silver product of | 3,000,000 ounces. | cst failing off was in the states of Idaho and the territory of Utah. Nevada the silver product fell from Nevada an in 3.500,000 ounces in 1891 to 2,244,000 in 1892. in from 4.035.000 ounces in 1891 to 8,164,000 Tiat in 1892, and m Utab from 8 1891 to about 8,000,000 in 189 Of the silver product of the United States about 26,423,000 ounces were extractet from milling ores (silver ores proper), about 24,733,000 ounces from lead ores and about 6,844,000 ounces from copper ores. The value of the gold received at the minte during the year was 249,888,783, which was a failing off of €21.026,899 from the deposits of the preceding vear. ‘The amount of silver purchased by the gor- ernment during the year uyder the ma’ rovisions of the act of July 14, 129,727 fine ounces, costing $47 average of 87's conta per ounce. silver 6,333,245 silver dollare were coined during | the year. | Tie total amount of silver purchased under | the act of 1890 to December 31, 1892, ag- Rregates 129, 2 fine ounces, costing @124,- 652,429, an average of % cents per fine ounce, OF this 102,947064 ounces, costing $96,499, 989, remains in the treasury in bara, PURCHASES OF SILVER. The director recapitulates the purchases of silver by the government since February 12, 1873, ax follows: 50,000 ounces im | COURSE OF SILVER. The course of silver during the calendar year 1892 was almost continuously downward, reaching during the year the lowest price on record. The highest quotation was at the com- mencement of the year, #0.95.9 per fine ounce, d the lowest, August 12, £0.43 per flne ounce, daring the year of nearly 13 cents an ‘The average price for the year was $0.87.5 per fine ounce, corxace. The coinage of the mints for the calendar year was very large, aggregating 90,873,134 aie ; | to expectation nor fol-| pieces, of the nominal value of $48,389,780. | with the water up to their knees. ‘The depot | 19" Gas Rae oe OTe went Sone | $7,000,000; and, at the rate at which the work | in some quarters, the fact stated above was de- ‘lowed the design that The committee had | = follows: we How Lose | master at the GraudCentral depot said: “No | American Secutity and Trust oa, 1905, &, & 0-100 | haa been c ou, it would take thirty- | veloped. Gen. Weissert says ho does not know | furnished. Mr. Murphy said the contractor Value. ‘ome into the depot at a stage of ‘inerican Security | eight years to complete the topography alone, »| where the story that he was looking for a desired to furnish a cheaper medal—oue of How Lexa Was dy Tae Me FOLLOWING OF FFRY 200 TO APPRECIATE -_ 1 Bolil Oak 3p THE Suite 2 Chairs » | 1 Wire Mattress... -- 200 | 1 Shuck Cotton-top Mattress 200 | Tes Wises Gis Bs 1 Koeke: o 1 Tubie...... 1.30 ss 1 pate Pillows 2.00 1115 F Si. N.W,, 1.00 1 Pillow Sham Holder... ; Has Sust received several more cases of those Beauti- A Sample Shoes of the celebrated make of A. F. Smith. Thess should have come on January 1, but owing to the bad weather and arush of bustuess at the factory they have been delayed till now. ‘These samples are superior to any we have hereto- | fore received and ladies wearing 3, 3% or 4shoes IF BOUGHT FOR CASH. Bry 3p. m. Monday. Before 10a. m. Tuesday. Before 9 a m. Wednesday... Reorran Price, $37.50. ‘These prices mean the sole purpose of having Fou call, select or examine oar stock. But | 60649 wo dollars ona pair. You know our prices on samples are below manu- Please look at the advertisement and read it ‘Well, as to Keep this any lenzth of time would should not fail to call early if they desire to save from | | CT NO 0 oY Sal turn ' boats cank yesterday and Inst night, the oc- in some cases barely escaping with ives. ‘Towns adjacent to Huni- | of hundreds of dollars. If the river continues W-five feet’ in the river. At fifty-five feot | the water will cover the lower end of the plat- form. but it will take 2 foot or two more to bring it up to the gates.” Hextixetoxs, W. Va, Fi ‘b. 20.—The Ohto | river is now higher then at any time since the disastrous flood of .1888, ‘The wind is blowing a fearful gale, and the | waves are ten io twenty feet high. ‘There! has been much damage to wharf boats and other floating properties. Nine small honse | not so highly located are suffer- ing very much. Houses have been upset and wiped away at Ceredo, involving the lo: to rise much longer Huntington will also be in danger. sa VERY ANGRY “BOOMERS.” They Will Enter the Cherokee Strip With- out Permission From Congress. Curcaco, Feb. 20.—A special from Kansas City, Kan., eay Cherokee strip niatters have taken a new and the publication of the fact that Congress is not likely to ratify the treaty in time for homesteaders to put in bid, — asked. | a, — asked. Chesa- | Ke and Potomac ‘Telephone sa. 96 bid, 102 ed. Capitol and North O Street Raliroad ist . 1M bid, — asked. Metropolitan Rail- rtible 63, 10s bid, — asked. U.S. “at Convertible 53, 125 bid. — asked. shingtoh Market Co. itup. 63, 103 bid, — asked. shington Market Co. exten. 68 103 bid, — ashington Market Co. Ist 63, 1992-1921, 108 asked. ‘ational Bauk Stocks—Bank of Washington, 815 bid, 110 asked. “Bank of the Republic, 265 bid. asked, Metropolitan, 25 pid, — asked. Central, 200 bid, —asked. Second, 156 bid. — asked. Farm- ics’, 190 bid. — asked. Citizens, Columbia, 198 bid. — asked, Capital, 125 bid. — asked. West End, 115 bid, 125 ‘Traders’, 110 bid, — asked.” Lincoln. 100 — asked. Railroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, 2S) bid, — asked. — Metropolitan, 90 bid, — asked. vapitoland North O Street, 40 bid, — asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 30 pid.’ — asked. Georgetown and ‘Tenleytown, 25 vid. — asked. Rock Creek, 100 bid, — asked: Columbia, 50 bid, = aske Insurance Stocks — Firemen's, 42 bid, 60 asked. Franklin, 54 bid, —asked. — Metropolitan, 65" asked. Natioual Union. 15 bid, 20 asked. Arjinj ton, 178 bid, 150 asked. Corcoran, 68 bit, — asked. Columbia, 154 bid. 18 asked. Rigen. 8 bid, Sig asked. People’s, 53; bid, 6 asked. Lincoln, # bid. 11 asked. Commercial. 5 bid, 6 asked. German-American, i% bid, — asked. "Potomac, 75 bid, 90 asked. Insurance 'Stocks—Columbla Title, 6% bid, 14 asked. Real Estate Title, 125 bid, 135 asked. Gas and Elecitic Light Stocks— Washington Gas, 5a, 192 road Conve El i Wa: Ww and, as to the geologics! part of the work, no man could figure out its completion within a century, nor its cost within anything like a hundred million dollara, HOUSE, Mr. W. A. Stone (Pa.) started the filibustering this morning—his object of attack being the New York and New Jersey bridge bill. Before the reading of the journal he raised the point that there was no quorum present and a call of the House was ordered. One hundred and seventy-eight members responded to their names, whereupon Mr. Dal- zell (Pa.) moved that the House take a recess until 1 o'clock. ‘The motion was defeated—2 to 168, Mr. Dockery (Mo.) moved to suspend the rules and approve the journal, FILIBUSTERING COMMENCED. ‘Mr. W. A. Stone demanded the reading of the journal in full, It was noon when the reading was concluded, and then Mr. Stone demanded a second. The motion was seconded—0 to 168—and was was recognized, and under then agreed to. Mr. Geary (Cal) instructions from the committe: on commerce moved to suspend the rules and pass the New York and New Jersey bridge bill. Mr. Stone demanded second. It was or- second term originated. It did not have his authority. Speaking more directly to the point he said “Ihave never even thought of such a thing. I will not be a candidate and under no circum- stances would I accept another term if it were offered to me without solicitation. I am satis fied with the honor that has already been paid me by the Grand Army in electing me com- mander without opposition, something unparal- , leled in the history of the organization.” Regarding his telegram to Congressman O'Neill Gen, Weiseert said that in his recent travels he bad received not only hundreds, but thousands of compliments for the stand taken by him, and was imformed that the headquarters were litereliy flooded with com-| plimentary epistles awaiting his home-coming. Gen. Weissert has just. received official noti- fication extending an invitation to the @. A. R. to participate in the Cleveland inaugural cere- monies, but he will not be able to atiend. He hes designated Gen. Faunce, commander of the department of the Potomne, to take command of whatever posts participate in the parade. GRAS TE DE CHAMPION OUR WHIST win. ‘The Contest Saturday Night With the Wil-| mington Team. Tho whist contest Saturday night at the Cap- rittania covered with bronze. The contractor was telegraphed for, and deavor to force him to fulfill his contract. Mr. Alex. Porter, secretary of the general committee, desired ‘information in regard to the way the governors and their staffs were to be received. Col. Corbin said that in the invi tation extended these distinguished people it incurred by the committee; that they wonld be afforded attention and be ‘met on arrival, but nothing further. Capt. Hell, from comfort at the ball, reported that he was confident that everything would be im better shape than ever before. Mr. Holiz- man offered a resolution, which was adopted, that as the amount now in sight was sufiicient a guarantee fund the subscription books be closed after the 24th instant. TAMMANY AND TRE JACKSON DEMOCRATS, The following letter has been received from Tammany by Mr. James I. Norris as president of the Jackson Democratic Association; Wash- ington, D. C. Dear Sir: The kind offer of your association rr. Murphy will en- | Was distinctly stated that no expense would be | to receive the Tammany Society of this city on | (eee ooee 90,873, €48,989,780.92 The coinage of the year included 950,000 Co- go halt so a oan ju addition to coinage, gold ilver | bare were manufactured as follows: Goia.. €23,200, | Silver 7,391,296 Gold were exchanged for gold coin, for | use in the industrial arts daring the year of the | value of $5,739,184. IMPORTS AXD EXPORTS, The imports of gold aggregated $18,165,056, and the exports $76,785,592, a net loss of gold of $58,570,536. , aggreguted $31,450,008, 34 ‘The silver im and the exports $37,541,301, an excess of silver exports of $6,090,383. ‘The director reviews the recent movement of | gold from the United States, commencing ia | May, 1888, During the last year, that is, from February 19, 1892, when the inst mo its arrival in Washington to take part in the | ment commenced. to February 15, 1893, the «: inauguration ceremonies and conduct our mem- | Ports of gold from the port of New York has bers to the quarters provided for them has been | #Sgregated #90,728,88%. received, and at the meeting of the executive | The amount of gold nsed in the industrial committee beld on the 11th instant the same | arts in the United States during the last calen- rt ! 9, Sncemean wetenntn wetees naa et wersnese)| Soups ‘Sie oping: sie) {Og irice to) town 19) cae ee Batra eet ioe ane ea ital Bicycle Club house, between twelve of the | Ms Teferred to me to answer. Sar rear wae O19,208000, of which 620,006,708 not . 2 ‘The Tammany Society is very much indebted | 3°48 new bullion. pay us. are at Bankrupt Prices, rent farms in Kansas and Oklahoma out of | ig‘asked. Georget»wn (as, 48 bid. 95 asked. See wirky gueees C. Bi, C. players and twelve representatives of | to your amvelation forthe Lied offer ae have| ‘The amount of silver used was $9,350,000 | which to make a living during the coming year. | | Telephone Stocks— American Graphophone. 2 ULES SUSPENDED. as whalaon Wika Kae, + the |e odie ? | (coining value), of which @7-594280 : We bave nlso received another lot of Gentlemen's $6 |" ‘This utter disregard of Congress for the ne- | bla, 25 asked, pennsylvania, =,zbld, 60 axed. | Mr. Covert ‘.) said that for many years parep-g lon hi ae . a. : pose 4 eo —J rad sed io wa ion on por aeons = j hear mepetoented Roe bullion as hie hesnpea otomac, 40 bid. ‘ Cay players bya score of 1, 398, | our arri ash allow ) ; Mastscs, French Patent Cals Shoes, which we are selling at cessities of the people bas caused great indig- ‘inca neous Stocks Washington Market, 15 | there had been a demand for a bridge across | “*Pi! : y ‘i Leearstedeut, i Marna Ress. Have you s desire to prove our assertion that our 32ige. Mattings are worth... 13%e. a 18e. - = Ae these foods were brousht over as ballast aud are below regular prices BUT Now, If you destre great value, Bar Ccnunars, $4.00 ro 350.00. SPLENDID VALUE, PATENT HURS, ANY CLASS WHEEL YOU WANT, And as wo represent them. Ber: Bex: Ber Now: BSFORE SELECTIUN Is BROKEN. VERY LATEST DESIGNS IN Caaeers Aso Ouctoras W. H. Hovenros Mrs. Co. 1218-1220 F Sz. N.W. ALL MAIL PROMPTLY ANSWERED. ‘ei8.2t | $3.75. Tar Waanes Sno Hovsz, 1115 F Sx N.W. 928 Tru Axo 706 K Sr. N.W. Will offer a line of GENUINE KID MOUSQUETAIRE GLOVES that have never sold less than 61.75 per pair at 98c. Blacks and colors. ONE HUNDRED EXTRA HEAVY AND SIZE WHITE CROCHET BED SPREADS at $1.00 xace Prepare for the inaururation. ains in Blankets, Comforts and Table Linens. ts (828 7th and 706 K st. a.w. LL PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH nation here and a permanent organization has been perfected with the avowed determination to go upon and oceupy the lands of the strip immediately without awaiting the action of Congress. ‘A general mass meeting of all “boomers” has been calied to meetat Cole, just over the line south of this place, on next Wednesday at 12 o'clock to set the day for the invasion and to perfect a systematic plan of procedure. fhe thousands of “boomers” waiting here are very much aroused over the dilatory tact of Congress, and they have fully determined to go upon the lands in utter dis- regard of the consequences. ‘Tho misery and want that will bé the result of their not going upon the “strip” in time to make a crop has been fully discussed and they have made up thei minds to go ahead without the con- sent of Congress, TEE EE NORTH DAKOTA'S NEW SENATOR. N. Roach Elected Ballot This Morning. Brwancx, N. D., Feb. 20.—W. N. Roach (dem.) of Grand Forks was elected United States Senator on the sixty-first ballot. ‘The new Senator was formerly a Washing- tonian, having been born kere. and is well known to many of the older residents. He was the cashier of the Citizens’ National Bank until —asked. Great Falls lee, 103 bid, 135 asked. 1 Run Panorama, 20 bi asked. Pneu- matic Gun Carriage, .60 vid, — asked. Lincoln Hall, 75 bid, — asked. Swiss Steam Laundry, 40: bid, 55 asked. Safe Deposit and Trast Compantes—American Security and ‘Trust. 136 bid. 18634 asked. National Safe Deposit and ‘Trust Co., 140 bid. — asked. Washington Loan and ‘Trust, 135 bid, 168 asked. ~*Ex. div. ——— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE. Feb. 2, — Flour dull — western super, 1,852.10; do. extra, 2243.10; do. family, 8.40a8.75; winter wheat patent, 8.90a4.25; spring Wheat patent. 4.25a4.40; spring wheat straight, 8.S0a4.25—receipts, 11,92 barrels; shipments, 1,216 barrels; sales, 425° barreis. Wheat irregular and lower—No. ¢'red spot, 75a754; February, 754754; March, T5yaT3\; May, iSigaiey; steamer No. 3, Ted, Ti adked-—recelpts, 2,184 ‘busiels; stock, 1,162,754 bushets; sales, 212,000 bushels. Milling wheat, by sample. i5ais. Corn _easy—mixed spot, 4:4 adi7y; Febraary, 47%(as% March, $81;a45%; May, he got into some difficulty on account of out- side speculati He warried a daughter of the late Dr. Lieb- ermann, bes og three —. before her death. Two sons are now at George- ‘owe and maintain a good standing. After his trouble here he went west an: steamer mixed, 45a454—recetpts, 59.407 te, 17,143 bushels; stock, 760,562 11,008 bushels. White corn ‘by ellow corn by sample, 50a51 Oats eady No. 2 walie western, sings: No. ¢ mixed western, it io —recei 6,000 ishels; stock, 199,577 bushels. ceipts, 2.935 firin "and. steuly<good tor choice fy 15.50% 1680, Grain freighs tirm—steamer to Liverpool, per bushel, 2% 4.; Cork for orders, per quarter, ¥.44d.u28.6d; “Cotton, 17 cents per 100 four, 9 cents’ per 100 Cotton quiet—mid- Toone ‘shoulder sides, 12543 pickled Fured smoked snoujders, “ate: lard, refined, 18%. Butter slow- a ry 38, do. faut 10 choice. 26433; do. imitation & 44; do. good to choice, 20a:%; ‘fine, :3 Fair 0 quod, | 18a3i;' store-packed, 19820. ‘Sugar steady and active strong—refined, Tigatita, the Hudson river and the necessity for the es- tablishment of the structure had been conceded and admitted. The sole purpose of the bill was to carry out charters recommended by the statos of New York and New Jersey. Mr. Dalzell (Pa.) was opposed to the 1 tion because it was vicious in itself and because it proposed to put obstructions in the navign— tion of the Hu xe! river. to pass a mongrel charter. The legislation was = road At was ays Te mn by the government without a corresponding advantage to the United States Sx ‘Mr. Stone, in the measure, declared that ‘the of the bill meant that no bridge would be built across the Hudson river. the measure not being able to muster sufficient force to call for the yeas and nays. PAYMENT OF WAR DLAIms, ‘Mr. Stone (Ky), from the committee on war claims, moved to suspend the rulesand pass the bill for the payment of certain war claims, small in individual amounts, but aggregating Congrees was asked | ‘The score by sections was as follows: Section A—C. Bi. C.—-Barrick, Bingham, Law, Wooten, 473. Wilmington—Betts, Moore, Reed, Tatnall, 463. Section B—McKeo Borden, W. 8. Dodge, McComb, Stephens, 470; Eradford, Fullenwiler, | Mode, Swift, 466. The Naval Rendezvous Hampton Roads. ‘The Baltimore, San Francisco, Charleston and Yorktown sailed from St. Thomas, W. L, yesterday under command-of Rear Admiral Gherardi and are due at Hampton Roads on February 25. Upon the arrival of the squadron at the roads Admiral Ghérardi will come i to Reeds from Cadi, acting as convoy to the Columbus cari in March, "ul STivein the road In accordance with orders recently issued, Admiral Gherardi, on his arrival in this country, will assume command of the combined fleet. ———-e-—___—_ ‘The Salem Church Revival. Last night closed a ‘successful series of revival meetings at the Salem Champlain avenue northwest. We leave here on Thursday, March 2, vin Pennsylvania railroad aud Baltimore and Ohio railroad between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and ex- pect to arrive in Washington between 5 and 7 p.m, sane day. I+ is probuble we will have five or six trains on each We therefore accept your offer in the be carried out. Very traly, Jamas J. Mantis, Chairman Committee of Arrangements. QUARTERS POR THE MILITARY. The question of quarters for the spirit | - “ of friendship in which it was tendered,but with | The stock of gold in the Unitea States feil the understanding that we do not expect it to | Off during the ‘last calendar year $39,000,000, STOCK OF MONEY IX THE UNITED sraTER. ‘The total metallic stock on Jannary 1, 1898, was estimated to hare been: ' Gold. - %649,768,020 Silver > 598, 365.965 #1, 248,158,955 while the stock of silver increased $46,000,000. ‘The amount of money in circulation (exclu- sive of the amount in the treasury ) was $1,G11,- 321,753 on January 1, 1893, an increase of $18,- 928,124 daring the year. WORLD'S PRODUCT OF GOLD AND SILVER. ‘The report presents the revised tables of the juct of gold and nilver in the United States for the last three calendac years as follows: