Evening Star Newspaper, May 4, 1893, Page 6

Avzes Sacsepari's, whecever used, is always spoxen of in termsof bighest praise. WILLIAM SMALL, Fort ‘Pairteid, Me.,says, in a letter recently received: “It fives me pleasure to speak from personal knowledve ofthe vondertul cure, by the use of AYZR'S Sarsa- parila, of s bad humor ins child eleven years old. ‘The child's hands, arms, feet and lees were covered ‘With Sloteues and scaus, resisting all local applica- tions. Very soon after taking AYER'S Sarsaparilis ths Bumor dis:ypuared, the cure being complete. As! 8 Ulva! purifier I consider that AYER'S Sansaparmia Stands ct che ues! of the whole catalogue of such preparaciar, especially when used in connection with Ss Pitie.” ~*Thare can be no question as to the superiority of AYVER'S Sarsayarilla over all other biood purifiers. If ‘this was not the case the dewnand for it, stead of in- erezsinz yoariy, would have ceased long ago, like so many other bioo! medicines I could name."—F. L. NICKERSON, Charlestown, Mass. CURES OTHERS, WILL CURE you. Prezared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. ANY PERSONS ARE BROKEN, DOWN FROM dears. Brown's tron X i¥ THE Vani u aad well-t Sows sootaing Syrup. fc Soot et tae cbt, soft Rs tae swim. fs the best reaiedy & battle. Sw ws ws SS Win Do. Sse s it will buy adress, or a hat, or a box of clirars.us a set cfcur Porte as bes Artificial Teeth—whtels ss Wears cui, bats go out but the tee fant: you wet the 8 beck. Ls jomrequire filiinss,extract- ins, crowning—anything den —we cam serve you SPRPS RES ERT RET ee ETS S. Desrat Assos. 401 7TH ST. NLW. Raitimore offices No. 1 N. Charles st. pom BOL I06@ -HEPYOELTCONOO ¥:0:0°0.0:0:0°0 Crzanixe Away Tur Cc LOCDs. confound CREDIT owt Most folks dread dett—and is they don’t anew the di Devt is a suey Dackward. CREDIT—the rieiat kind. aie Caro Sysrex “0: = help. HT looss upon your income as assets—as xvod as the casa in gard. Debts sictm cred:t—inveigles you imwe buying beyond ar meany boned without an andersiandin, O: CREDIT plansout periodical pay- Vooco ments of spectiied amounts. The O: advamage oar SQUiTABLE oon ahs CKEDIT SYSTEM sTords you is the privileze oc saying how much and uo often. ‘Yakes your-word [ov as its oniy security. 508 "e must bes safe—easy—sensible — «ov00 way to saruisii a house—because so 9{)° juauy prudent people pin their faith 20,2 You won't Gnd a better nor “Oe igaer sors of FURNITURE— oo CARPE TS—REPRIGERATORS— BABY CAKR!AGES—MATTINGS S STOVES to bus from. boron No favors tor cash here. "Or No tas fur accommodation, ponies Hocse aso Henemaxs, . 919, G21, 623 TEE ST. * apty wu6 MASS. AVE. N.W. Tes Pen Cexr Ove For Casa wi A VIEW OF CLOSING OUR BUS.NEsS IN THE NEAR FUTU WE WILL UNTIL FURTHER NOT! OFFER OUE WHOLE STOCK OF GOODS ATA DISCOUND OF TEN PER CENT FOL CASH, AND ALL WHO WISH TO TARE ADVANTAGE OF TiIs DIs COUNT FOR CASH ARE KESPECT- FULLY INVITED TO CALL AND MAKE HEIR SELECTIONS. W. M. SHUSTER & SONS, 919 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE epii-tt Beauty Balm, SHE WONDERFUL CoMELEXION BEAUTIFIER. ‘Ye fs absolutely pure and coutains nothing that Gould injure cae most delicate «ni. BEAUTY BALD is indorsed by society ladies and Qe leading starsof the stave, includine Annte Pi es. Jobusions Bennett. Marie f =, Waris Burroughs, Feabe Davis, ida Mulle, Mane Fanoni, ke. Al:rie Tempest thus writes NEW YORE, aralcolor. It is superior to any face preparation with Wich Ihaveever met. Truly yours, MAKié: TEMPEST. BEAUTY BALM isinstancaneous in effect, yet the Buse itself is invisible. it imparts to the rouxuest ‘kim adeliciousiy soft appearance and the natural wlor of healthful yout. It removes zedamss, freckles tad dlotelies of all sorts. PRICE ONE DOLLAZ A BOTTLE. BFAUTY BALM is for sale in Wasiington at all wuding druzzists, hair dressers, costumers end deai- ein toilet preparations FENNO LABORATORY, Sole Proprietors, 106 North €thst., Philadelphia. by mail promptly filed. We will Orders by prowptly A pay Bhasscass Jewerry Masvrscrenrsa Esrasuicuaesr, | 531 Szvexma Sx. N.W. Precious Stones se* by expart cewelers. in! Repair Work # special feature. ate EADIES. THE BEST AND ie Ancoaturs Bitters. Iteifect 208) THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. ©, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1893—TEN PAGES. WILL DISSOLVE THE REICHSTAG.| LIVELY TIMES IN THE STREET. The Kaiser Waiting Only for the Army ‘ Five Failures of Stock Brokers Announced 2d EDITION. "=" roo { | ‘ Bzguis, May 4.—The discussion of the army | New Yong, May 4.—Stocks began to climb | MERCY DENIEDHARRIS sine ono priya morta nf must eps Herr Richter, leader of the radical party, de-| morning and in a few minutes it was apparent clared that the party would not accept the com-| that the scenes of yesterday were to be re- | Promise agreed upon by Freiberr von Huene, | the chief objection being that the concession peated on a larger scale. Fi nits : — ‘There was intense excitement even before the | of the two years’ active service limit woul Gov. ower Refuses to Interfere subject to cree poss will of fee May | | in His Behalf. market opened as there were ugly rumors fly- which wouid be enabled after a period of five gee ee j Years, to demand a new increase of the army, | _.) nen mameriee did open nations — : | ncab fo comel aia conceninns | oe th, tet ek ened Lang on the part of the reichstag. of |MANY FAILURES IN WALL STRERP, | Her Bieter vigorously” ansiled Chancellor 8% Beary as, Festerday. The entire stock list + | Coprivi, for atiempting, as Herr Richter de-| wi “benred’ dowh from 1 to 4 points below | Suriberl it, fo syemanize over the relcbetag by'| Sottria! securities with the exoeption of Chis pasting the opinions of military experts. If, | cage Ewa parton ep’ err itichter argued, the opinions of military | Chicago gas opened st 7nd jumped to 72, from which figuze it fluctuated to 71, 713g and 70. Sugar opened at 895¢ and fell to 889; in a minute. Whisky trust stocks were little dealt in and remained at from 23 to 23%. ‘The great | anes |The Kaiser Ready to Dissolve the! Reichstag. experts were intended to override the views entertained by members of the reichstag then parliame representation would be a farce, | | Herr Richter protested, in vehement ianguage, against what he char: —<—_ = erized as the slighting | and i a tiers, hu remarks uttered by Chancellor Capriviregarding | ©** drop was in cordage preferred, which BISHOP LAWRENCE NOW. | the laborious studies which the committecof the | oPeRed at 83 and dropped to 68, a falling off of er cent in ten minutes. pile smpension ‘of Henry Allen & Co, of ie core « - » | Exebange place was announced at 10:30. MERCY DENIED CARLYLE MAREES.| gig) Nort ichter io the ete ncellor.” | Their liabilities the? assigued to Win. 0. Hams | military: strevgih of Germany should be as | Hin. with a preference of "$13,000 to Minnie L. reat us the popu‘ation of Germany permitted | Little for money iosned. ie, it meant a doubling of the sof Germany, and it meant the empire on the high road to reighstag on the army bill had devoted to the |», question. | - , Gov. Flower Refuses to Extend Execative Clemency. | Aunasy, N. ¥., May 4.—Gov. Flower has de | nied the application for clemency for Carlyle | P |W. Harris and Harris will be electrocuted | /rins, Miliiarize caer tie wook beateosl ae id »ppianse. | | during the week beginning Monday next. | Hore Richie to provide a few hun- |, Henry Allen & Co.'s aian 1K REASON j dred thousands for i and scientific | Smssnment of the Arm Was In denying the ahi ary swallows a | filed tue foliowing m: mili ‘ { | Exchange piace was At the convolidaced | of B. F. Beardsley and as Prussia already was. | wate on 52 Broadway were annoa et Erussis, ” continued | Feary Allen & Co.'s ani 0 announced, change the suspension . L. Bradford of No. porandum: noun. of liabilities e nes a | spewaer Was again inverrupted by " te Piers (er eg nar pacino eaperted ase on the part of the opponenis of | 2 tae latex 3a the Harris es: i beyond reasonable Bi day. Both partn ottices toda: Gan alow Sed accompanied by uprcar and cries Sy y endeayering 10 ‘The surinkeg been steadily prc ane of the spc ie catine of Hen to be due to.an attempt to bull cordage stock gainst the desires of the powers that be. ‘The of cordage preferred siock on Saturda: j which has caused so muck adverse criticisin, came most inopportunely for the eordage pie. | dienry Alien & Co. was a popular house with |w large — patror ‘The — much-talked-of “Phunger” Par iri supposed to have been one of the firm's | st customers, Some of the New York element also coaducid tbeir siosk operations through the firm, E. Berry | Wail having charge of this department. CAUSED 4 SMALL PASIC. the anuounce:ent was made from the he room wes thrown into a panic. In the various erowds half a dozen prices pre- raighten out maitere, a the | ose who disse of its supporters i trom his utter- What is the with nothing zo poisoning, and in values simee January has ressive, until the price of i ¢ been ext mm half. Allen & Co.'s failure is said 10 a man DEPOSITION TO THE BiLi g states t F tue Peutsche which wumbers avout si conclusive im esiablisain: the defendant. With F) and the courts, stance: the guilt of at of the mg the na- e ere, I suould tual Von Hinene » the army billon the should be men and that y should bave Upon the deiasion pili tack upon the army leueece luis Fox Gs Ng 8 ‘ : vaiied at the same time sumo stoc! — ee | Even the most cool-headed of the orokers were the radica! ter ‘ carried away by the ati scene for a time, measit 0 th ye sors usscill stita ed tint the | stock exci ed upou was | gunrd of the em. | would adopt | ig ce ered: y thick of the leading in- ered a and fast abont” the im anc the enand Lie that so tar as he x banks are corse. if it curing house CAMEYLE HARRIS. | hoch jhave promptly refused to e N eeaehe a Ahasiaed ¢ ents of Mer it not b for the t Chan- bere 1) concerning bis sued 9 ¥ pou we tria A would anced the 1 ot have ‘y iiad they bee: and the second appli stew by Le and rary suit ma exer. of furtive le | besides min | terested y | tained in sae aa ce of the © meet i ball and that eto2 Anou his cHSTAG. Caprivi an: ped the re had si every doubt COLLIDED IN THE DARK. ‘nish’ entifactory a con -enlie ‘ raced was | Doabl About the Fate of a Schooner Run | [Ce » Gee bah Shao tn ‘ ‘at ial “her | Bown by # Bricist: Ste ox a use Con fed mmysell Ottis pottilegte of ite pieeindaid aareantan, Idition in any ‘way zequites inspcetion by the nd appointed Ho: | Sieating Rots. Rochester to RAILWAY STGONS AFFECTED, that ex woday. Ske rep while | ‘There does not seem to be any bottom for 0 yhead last nicht sho collided with au | siock prices. Liquidations have broken subsequenti; unkrown seaooner. Those on the steamer fear | zt in new spots, more especiaiiy in the HURT RATHER THAN HELPED aannis. that the schooner went dowa win ail on boa: group. As for the industrials the most Every opportcnity was afforded at ithe hear- yi yenred a few minuies atier the ac- ‘dispo seems to be vo sell. | ing to invite evidence upon the questioas at 0 response was made to the sieam- i the failave | issue. but a carefa! examination of the test c eee . to 85, Chicago mony taken ean lead to but one conclusion * sustained damage forward and | gus to 69%¢ and cotton oll to 33°, of her | Preag ilies Snes tans Sefendeat een - | some of her bowplates were stove in. Her|” ‘The desire to sell has spread to holders of tirelf failed to establish — aileged feet, ferehold is full of w. rail ocks. Burliagion, and Quiney broke that Helen Potts was ad tt = to $3, St. Paul to 714. p paced a Pigalle parece rovdipatias CABINET WORKERS QUIT. Island to 762 and Michigan Con é. duced to prove that she ever mor- | ¢, * a i These prices of railway stocks ine {pine. except on a few occasions for | Cineinuati Threacened With an Extensive | of unrwhere trom 1 to 4 per eent for the day loli’ panpes Madeed, fue casei Strike of Furniture Yen. Sust before 2 o'clock cali loans jumped to 20 : en in conncetion with} CixersNati, May 4.—Cincinnati is threatened the general demoral- certain afidavitefiled after the determination of the case by tke courcs, supported more sirongiy | than before the theory of the defendant's guilt, | with the most extensive sirike ever known | among the furniture manulactuzers. Forty of ‘The evidence of Dr. Kinmouth, Miss factories and these em- Waddeli and Mies Jackson mizht all be | out 10,000 men. considered as establishing that Miss Potts| ‘The trouble grows out of the s ; Was a morphine cater, but the testimony of | cabines work factory? | [all there together would weigh little against | The tius. 3-0" desi demard for ; the afidavits of her scuoolmates and! nine hou * pay, whiel was He oue of her teachers as to her utter-, ances on tho night when ste ports Th took the facal pill. supply a most im- portan: link fa the eaa'n of evidence, and their cetiracy Was NOt as-aiied im any manner on the | bearing vefore the revere. ——. financial the zesponstbiltiy of ident of the Mr. company that waer the DANGER AT SY. LOUIS PAST. | gi na A'len & a [tirm, 2 sre Allen | The River Has Begun to Failand There is niebat or tie No Mors { . in oF ‘Whe ehisting lous siPite ky, the mazu- | ses are determined and | slowly ng has shown a tall of fo: highest mack. It is thonght the river will to fali and all danger of a ood at | at umes Natio; v WASHED AWAY A TOWN. * the stock lores, ed to take a more ME. COUDE Destruction Caused b; Lewiston, Gb « Frequent Exchange of Koring Sea Tribunal j Pants. May 4.—Mr. PL ert contfaned | his argument in behalf of the United Siates | today before the Gering sen tribanal of arbi- tration. i Mr, Coudert analyzed the joint report of the | c: commissioners appoinied by Great Britain and | cpariee Puts the » Good Humor, ses nearest the ak have been sw 1 the loss to the aty alone will foot up $60,060. The situation becomes more aiarming hourly. is pouring. the United States to-nseeziain the tacts in Fe- | 5+ is impossibie at this hour to estimate the See re enn nce nt "S| toe of proverty, nt it is known that the loss in its prover protec.ion a svation, Logan couaty will run up into te thou- ! Mr. Couder. urged taat the pelagic sealers, in killing 2 gravid female. de- mals,and then freq ax the zesult of sroyed three ani- FEADIUL oF Porrsvinie. f4., last night's heavy ay 4.—L rains the town of Shenan-| excited by the discovery this consequence of | moikers by the pelagic seaers, and caused con- siderable merriment among the listeners, |. There wasa frequent exchange of repartee between Baron de Courcel, president of the zibunal, and Mr. Condert. — Law their goods, and uaye fed to the hills, The collieries along the creek ordered their men out hoisted their mules. « All the collieries above Shenandoah from Yatesville down the valley to Girardville, in- ehtding the paexer coilicries, will be disastrously affeeied should the dam burst, besides the en- \ DEAD CE ELECTED. { He is Chosen by the Episcopal Convention | Bishop ef Mi achusetts. | Bostox, May 4.—The Episcopal convention iar cail-—i2 o'clock m.: U. S$. Elec- mv. 5s, $509 at 135. Metropolitan R. K., Elecitic Ligat, i0 at 148: Lat 145. | today chose Dean Lawrence of Boston (the tire Mahoney valley will suffer great loss, eS a ee ee | Broad Churchmen’s candidate) as bishop of the Spas ee ‘Trust, 19 at 1 divcese of Massnchusetts. THREE FAILURES IN NEW YORK, | Government Bonds—U. S. 4s, registered, 1907, May wid, 134 asked. 12s Wid, 113% asked. District of Columbia Bonds—ge-vear tuna, 1860, golds 194), bid, — asked, Water stocks, 7s, + 1901, S48. coupons,” 1907 Bishop-clect Laws | Amory Lawrence He is forty-two yes | Brookline. g the class of 1571. prosecuted hi | Episcoyal sehoois His law Siump in Prices in Wail Street. New Yorr, May 4.—Messrs. B, L. Smythe & Co., banker: brokers, of No. 51 Exchange place, this morning announced their inability to meet their pecuniary obligations and have suspended Messrz, Allen & Co., whose failure was an- @ made an assign- r creditor: and are ‘aiew will be made dsley has just Go. Cony Nidated exchange. | Eekingion Mailroud ca, — bid, nt Boetonian. ; of age and was Lorn in | aated froma Harvard in On leaving eo} theological ties ver and Puiladeipiia. was taken a: the Cambriige Jheo- | logteal ool, Irom which he was grad- { Uated in 1875." He was appointed to the re { torship of Grace Chureh.witich post he vevsincd for several y He ‘became the of hom! and pastoral ex: mater, the Cambridge echocl, and im 15% ter stock, +8, 1905, asked. 8.658, vi, fund, cur- aBked, Shs, reg. Yi0s, "is Compa ny ed Chesa- 58 | guns. ‘Ihe test of the Cubic German sinoke "| mortar shells, and that Peake and Potomac Telephone 658, — bid, 105 asked. Capitol and North O Street Railroad’ ist 5s, 1921, — bid, 105 asked. Metropolitan Rail- oad Convertible 63, — bid, 125 asked. U.S. Electric Light Convertible 53, 134 vid, 1363 asked. Wi con Market Co. iinp. és. 193 bid, — asked. Washington Market Co. ist 6s. 1592-13!1, 108 bid. — asked. Washington Market Co. exten. 6¢, 1¢3 id. 108 asked. American Security and ‘rust 5s, 1905, A.&0., 109 bid,— asked. ~ American Security and ‘Trust 56, 1005, F. & A. 100 bid, — asked. American Security ‘and ‘Trust Ss, 1906, A. & O.. 200 bid, — asked. National Bauk Stocks—Bank of Washington, bid, 400 asked. Bank of the Republic. 270 bid. 255 asked. Metropolitan, 368 pid, 200 asked. Central. 300 bid, — asked. Second, 155' bid. 164 asked. Farm- ers’ and Mechanics’, 135 bid, 165 bid. 150 askec.” Capital, West End, 117 bid. — asked. sked. Citzeny 180 bid, 137 asked. ‘Traders, 110° bid, 153 bid, — as! 855 bid. — asked. Capito! ana North O Street, 38 oid, — asked. — Kock Creek, 100 bid. — aaked. “Metropolitan, 95 id. 100 asked. Columbia, 60 bid, 90 asked. Georgetown and Tenleytown, — bid. 45 asked. insurance Stocks—Firemen's, 42 bid. 50 asked. Franklin, 58 bid, — asked. Metropolitan, 71 bid, 85 askeil. Nngton, — did. *i80 asked. Corcorar asked. ' Columbia, 15% bid, 1 bid, Sic asked. People's. 53, Ye Vid, Wie asked. Commerc! German-American, 200 mid, — asked. Potomac, — bid, — asked, ‘ Title insurance Stocks—Coiumbia Titie, 7 bid, asked. Keul Esiate | _ ‘The sailore of B. L. Smythe & Co. of No, 42 | 8k d. nen- Linco i ompanies—American yoatad “Crust. Muy bid. — asked. Wasa- on Loan anc ‘irus:, 159 bid. 160 asked. Nae mia! Safe Deposit Grust Co, — bid, — askeu. asked *Ex. div. and Wasuiuzion suie Deposit, — bid, — | Baltimore Markets. \dy, unchanged —re wares Wireat firime:—No. 2 rea, | spot, eaiGe7 Je 65,2 jeuly, No. 2 Ted, Fail ig —re- ts, 40,000 bushels: bushels. ‘Corn steady — J eetpis, 11 stock, 53 tM | mx roe | bus » Bake ‘No. 2 mixed io. Z waite western, 4ladz; 9534 a36—receipls, nels. Rye que bay qui | otny, | vort ‘twinal—middling. | meas pork, 18 lard, renined. 12. | ter stiti—creamery. taney. . salt 1 choice, Sass mutation. 2. Eggs steauy—i4. Collec steady—iio cargoes fair, o. Ty 15%4a15%. gar strong and active—greawiated, 5%. Copper ! efined, il. Whisky uncianged. Pea | nts Gnehangea, ! 2 Shy ABI5¢: i nern Central eTM secoud | Consolidated CHICAGO. — Wheat—May, 717¢; Jaiv, i143 " May, 43; JUN, Lar + K.vs—Maj, ey i210; Septemuer, en THE RUSSIAN TREATY. Why There lias Been » Delay in Issuing the Fermal Proclamation. It is learned Pre ue devay in the issue mation in regard to ireaty with Russia is du the treaty pr of the the ext: rrival of assan government in accordance with the The Haseian @ by she mini dif not 4 De- ormality of dinio- will oe faithtully maue ane: observed All the Oficial tn, ae Sta egard to It Deparment. The from the United states egusui gene dated April 29, forwarding a con; of the proe- jamation issued April 28 by the goveraor ge eral of Cuba, de. | tingo de Cuba in as ‘general says be takes th: some bands of men ving viseu in arms against | tne government in the hamlets of Purmo and | Velusco, near the n : ‘The jroclama: means are now | for the immediate suppression of According to the general, these ba: ince af s ‘Ihe governor twonbie. the information on the subject of the od revolution now in the | possession of the secret, The de- | partare of the U.S. from the | West In [fares ico knew vessel to reniaiu. re Was NO neeessity for the | “A NEW PRESIDENT, “Mr. George T. Hu ya Washington and when the president a president to } } ng the time. Mr. Hart,who ed with railroad time w: with tha | Suet au even. has ae fer many the W rlort e voard i meet for some dn: r action 18 certain. the matter to a thoroughly, tend that aon. be suid about the matter. in ver, ever Mr. Hurt may return o position either as president or general man- ager will be found ior him, Mr. Dune ntions for the presidency are too nto need any explanation. He has many yexrs conneered, taking an pierest in’ the affairs of ine road, aa fas {oa inrge extent throagh nis work that the cable was so successfu!ly inid, —— GUNS AND MoRrans. bu Sper sbis after- hid been de- nuded to take riain when he | it wa | | Work on Modern Ordnance at the West Point Foundry Gen. Flagicr, chief of ordnance of the War Departmeni, bas been informed that the West Point foundry bas completed five of the cieven eight-inch guns under contract, and are now at work on the pivots of the remaining «1x, which are tobe deiivered. commencing August, 1 at the rate of one every three months. Sampies of smokeless powder furnished by Mr. Howard Leonard of Vermont have been tested at the Sandy Hook proving ground and given unusually satisfactory resuits, Waen used in a3.2-inch fieid gun a charge of one | pound nine ounces gave a velocity of 1,910 feet asecond. The result of the test leads the de- ifle and satis: 4d. tory for use in both the less powder for th eech-loading Tiiles has been co! iy Hook, but the depariment has received no advices con- ting its stabiluuy or unitormiiy. ‘The bureau bas also been informed that the g Stecl Company of Pittsiurg is working on 131 out of the 255 twelve-inch dech-piercing the pistes for their have been shipped to Sandy negie company. ~o=. ASticut Fine took place from a defective reception te | Hook by the aiternoow —, asked. Lincoin, 106% vid, — asked. Columbia, | Railroad Stocks—Washington and Georgetown, | greement, and aanded to our} St urg ou the cceaci exchange of ratifications Russian on the even tothe m.-| and the | will be based apon it. | action because of | ing taken by the government | Daniop Wil Succeed Mr. | A COMPARISON MADE, the Two Administrations. A statement prepared from the recordsof the | Post Office Department shows that during the | first two months of the present administration appointed was 3.894, as against 5,104 made dur- ing the first two months of Mr. Harrison's ad- ministration. The number of appointments made during the last two months to fill vacancies caused by resignations and deaths was 2,685, a8 against 1,608 made during the corresponding period of the last administration. | The number of removals made during the last two months is shown to have been only 1,209, while the number of removals made during the first two months of the Harrison administration reached 3,496, ‘The excess of appointments four years ago Was therefore 1,210 and the excess of removals 2,287, while the number of appoin'ments made oF resignations and deaths was 1.077 more than four years ago. | dv'view of the may misstatements whieh have been made in the press concerning the number and causes of changes beng amade in fourth-ciass post offices the foregoing figures are regarded as interesting. ects at LATE HAWAIIAN NEWS, Received From Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands can be thrown from here upon }and made public today. Mr. Carter, tho jast | remaining member of the annexation eommis- |sion, which reached Washingion February 3, left the city last week toreiurn home. Mr. Thurston, the head of the commission, is still in this country, but has been for a month past at Chicago in the discharge of his duties ax commissioner to tie world’s fair from Hawaii. Dr. Mott Smith, whom the dispatebes say Mr, Thurston is to sneceed as dipiomatie representative of the provisional goverment to the United Staies, has not been in Washington for several weeks. Whatever comimunications aave been re- ceived at the State Department from Special Commissioner Blount are kept a profound secret, so that whatever news me may bave to impart will provabiy be old by the time the communications are made public by request of Congress or otherwise. Persons with wom Paul Neumann talked while he was in Washington recently as attor- ney for Queen Lihuokalani, judging from zhis statements then, are not — satistied “by the statement’ that he iss aban- |doued the queen's cause. upon her | retusal to accept n pension irom the pro- | visional governme:. . relying instead upon the [hope that the United Staves will restore ber | to her throne. Mr. Neumann’s position while here was that the queen was entitled to the use of the crown lands during life or the payment of a pension commen- curate in sume degree with ihe revenue derived therefrom by the government. Upon the subject of the resioration of the monarchy be was emphatic. “That will never be,” ne gaid. “lt is idle io talk of such an event.” ‘Ike people do not want or ask for itand the United States will not be a purty to such a movement, and without the as- sistance of the United Staves the queen cam never aguin oceupy her throne.” ses eo THEY ARE DUCTORS NOW. Medical and Dental Graduates from Colum- bian University Receive Diplomas, ‘The annual commencement at the close of the | seventy-firet ses=on of the medical and dental departments of the Columbian Uni place this afternoon ai 2:20 o'cloel | Opera House. ‘kere weve thirt the president of the university. The award of media! prizes was made by Prof. W. W. John- | ston, M.D, and « ard of the dental prize J. Hall Lewis, DD. 8. begua 0: dir. Louis F. Weber. There was . and the whole occasion Krowt, ab, Wm. S Washi Thos. a. Gritin, | the exercises of the after- Overy n,” Perey Gaunt; by i | Dootéger; march, & Exiwin CHriati y Prof. Henry C. Thompson, .s.:southern vutrel, “Comic,” Voelker; aledictory by Edward “G. Seibert, M.D. > aisia, Jean M. Missud; award of mnedical prizes by Prof. W. W. Jol: award of dental prize by Prot. : Par La benediction; march, THE GRADUATES. ‘The graduates in medicine were: Louisa M. Blake, New Jersey; Fred M. Uogan, District of umbia; Frauk C. Boyie, District of € i Jas. BR. Churek, Dis- fobert A. Daniel, District Harper, Wisconsin; 2 cits; Lincoln John- w York: Fred P. Jones, Ohio; Jas, T. rict of Columbia: Arthur Jordan, assius M.Ketchaw, Missouri; Her- pp, Michigan Deane C. Howard. Van Buren Knott,lowa; w York; David Lobo, ew J. Nelson, Virgini y York: Sofie Nord. co G. Probe Edward G, Seibert, ‘owle, Massachusetts; Herbert Wisconsii Wooster, ‘own, am NS. Cogan, Dis tL. Nail, Kentucky; taint undergraduate Willis Pomeroy, D. he foil ats stuc . Conant, Maine; Be:tie ward Y. Davidson, Vir- Elliott, Sowih Carolina: Pennsylvamin: W. Ashby Orange C. Giliilaud, of Coltmbia; 8. Crush, V: adolf HL. Frankland, Vit now; Tomas A. , Virginia; John W. G Tinoi Francis § District of | Coltimina; James ‘sas: Charles | J. Hopkins, Distne: Hassachusetts; William A’ Kinnan, Michigan: Alice K. Koogle, Ohio; Kate E. Lozier, Connection mn D. Maynard, New York: George N. MeLougnlin, Tennessee; John W. Morgan, Disirict of Columbia; Macga- ret 5. Potter, Pennsyivania: George T. Prewitt. Texas: Homer L. ing. Kanses; Lemuel ion, Tow ‘y €. Stanton, Iowa; Join of Colanbia; William w York: Richard Washington, znbia: Gotilied Webrie, Wiscon- in: Thomas A. Whittington, Nebraska. ‘The following dental undergraduates passed [a satisfactory examination in the primary branch | Columbia Low, 91 Jobn H. Galloway, lowa; Walter A. riet of Columbia: harm K, Petty, District of Columbia: T. Guy | ton, Vermont. ee Admiral Hopkins Here. | Admiral Hopkins, K,C. B., in command of | the British fleet now at New York for the *, | partment to believe that this powder will be | Columbian review, arrived in Washington this | afternoon on 2 brief official visit to the British legation. During his stay in Washington be | wall call at the White House and will be pre- | vented to the President, probably by Sir Julian | Pauncefore. ——_——__+e. Dies for the Souvenir Quarters. United States Mint Director Leech has re- turned from Philadelphia, where he staried the work on the dies for the souvenir quarier dol- lars. ‘These coins will have avon their face the | profile head of i-ubeila as a young queen. The design is attractive aud the coin, | ful example of the engraver's ari. the total number of fourth-class postmasters | No Light Can Be Thrown Upon the News| No light from a source connected with the the news received from Honoiuiu yesterday | MRS. OLMSTEAD’S WILL. ‘The Fourth-Ciass Fostmaster Records of | Mr. Davis? Argument in Support of the Document. | ME GAYS THE INCIDENTS BROUGHT UP as TES- TIMONY AGAINST IT ARE APSURD—2m. wenp | MAKES AN EXPLANATION AS TO HIS REMARKS CONCERNING XR. MATTINGLY. Shortly after THe Stan's report of the Olm stead will case closed yesterday afternoon Mr. John S$. Webb concluded his argument in ve- | half of the caveator, Mrs, Linda Hutchinson | Ball, and was followed by Mr. H. E. Davis for the caveatee, Mr. John F. Olimstead. Mr. Davis, who was speaking when the court | adjourned for the day, told the jury that he | Pure | Was not going to call upon them to exercise | ~ their predilections or their prejudices asbe-' A cream of tartar baking pOWe tween a man and some women, but todo jus der. Highest of allin leavening tice. It was not strange that Mr. Olmstead, in | Stren rth — atest Gnited States Goverar his capacity of confidential real estate agent, ™ent Food Keport, came to know much about Mr. Hutebinson’s ‘ property, and wien Mr. Webb became older be Boyal Baking Powder Coy 106 Wall &., 8. ¥. would hesitate to accuse two of the most re- | Speetable members of the bar of a conspiracy | SSS torob « dying man. The only witness who! OW 4 Rior Was avexTED. could throw light on the main issue, the trained | ¢ietzens Who nurse, had disappeared. No efforts ad been | made by the caveators to find ber, and! strangely enough she hed been last seen in the nome of a patient of Dr. Sowers, | Some one, intimated Mr. Davis, ind | drilled the colored farm servants, who were | brought on the stand at the last moment, éo tell of an apocryphal visit made by Mr. and Mrs. | Olmstead to Sitka farm, with the inference that he had then stolen Mrs. Hutchinson's will. ‘Their testimony pinced Mes. Hutchinson in the light of accusing her daughter of abetting her husband in the theft of ber mother's will. The only witnesses, said Mr. Davis, who told of any unpleasantness between husband and wife wer the servants from the kitchen, who bad seen Mrs. Olmstead crying. Referring to the fact | that Mrs. Olmstead had not revealed the con- tents of her will to ber husband, be claimed that it was an every-day occurrence that a wife | should made a will without revealing the con- Were Mode Indignant a Policeman's Erutaliiy. ™ To the presenee of mind of Officer Herbert of the sixth precizet a riot was averted thie afser- noon in the neighborbood of the District build- ing. V. H. King, a police oficer of the third precinct, made an asseult upon drunken men from Baltimore of @ chnracier winch aroused the indignation of the citizens who saw it, ‘The affair started in Sea's saloon on Peansyivania avenue, Emery Cole, a stonccuiter trom Balti. more, was drinking at the bar when King, wiso was in citizens’ clothes und who was said to oe under the influence of liquor.came into the place and became insulting. Cole suggested a game of cards, woen, 1t is said, King, wacpping ‘out his revolver, declared that he should not pe. Hot words easued.and King, making jimseli known, ut Cole under arrest. On | tents toany one. [the way to the station house HD. AMIR, WEBE MAKES AN EXPLANATION. Mason, an additional private, came Upon the opening of the court this morning |and ‘seeing the prisoner "str under the tightening graxp of the nippers, of- fered to assist ing. tits offer was accepted Jand while the two men ed the prisoner throug the street King assaulved bim most brutally. He would hick bim in the abdomen and then hit him with ail his migbt in the face, while the poor, hel Mr. John 8, Webb, counsel for the cavestor, said tha: be wished to state that in his address yesterday he bad no desire to reflec: upon the hovor or integrity of Mr. W. F. i. Such a purpose was never in his mind. He bad, in common with the remaining members of the bar and community, the highest respect and regard for Mr. Mattingly, and he would be the Iasi man to impute 1 him any improper or unprofessional motive. What he had desired to impress upon the jury was the fact that the will drawn up for Mr. Hayward M. Hutchin- son and he signed did not represent the testator’s wisnes, Mr. Mattingly stated to the court that a reading of Mr. Webb's remarks, as reported in Tur Stax, in reference to himealf bed both pained and rised him. was, course, | fratified to leafa this morning from Mr. Wedd that nothing unprofessional, dishonorable or dishonest had been imputed to him, and he therefore bad nothing farther to say. Judge Cole said he was sure that Mr. Webb | bad no desire to reffect upon Mr. Mattingly in the siightost manner. wburely net, sour honor,” remarked Mr. ME. DAVIS RESUNES. ‘Mr. Davis then resamep his argument in be- half of the caveaiee, Mr, John F. O'mstead, He | referred to Mr. Olmstead’s iong intimacy with | Mr. Haywerd M, Hutchinson.his kindly services during Mr. Hutchinson's last illness, and asked | the jary if it were possibie that Mr. Hutchinson could “have spoken of Mr, Olmstead as —— rascal,” as Dr. Sowers had testified he did. After Mr. Hutchinson's death, Mr. Olmstead, im the protection of his wife's inher- ii . bad only do: what any other man have done nuder the sume eireumstances. No doubé it pained Mr Syren Institute estgai proceedings sue Gidagaimei her moter, | rs But such were the everseiay occurrences | OBIS went in the saloon to get a glam of coda of life, and painful as they naturaily | WAS? ‘ en " afer the trouble began and told sioners thn: unless something diately there would be a riot. Policeman King and the stonecutter were placed in adjoining cells, but neither of them were in €or to @onverse with the other. | Thood was streaming from the latter's mouth and face, while the biood from an ugiy wound | on the policeman's hand gave his colle reddish | hue. | “I've got £15 in there,” said the sionecutter, “and Iam willing to pay both fines if you will let ue go. Idon ¢ want to prosecute him.” “I'm not drunk.” said the policeman, “I were, they had to ceeur, and he cculd see Mrs. | ,, What became of 0 | Olmstead coming out of the storm aappy in the ; Persone who witnessed the affair say there ght tha: the pistol, but the officer had no weapon © erallshe bad doue what was and right. Storms were not pleasant, | 242 When be reached the sixch preciney ba: withont ei there would be mo. bright SE ities UT I 4 DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, SMaitingly's con- — m m with the case, Mr. Davis said Mr. Webb und berated him for what he Lad done, but Mr. giv bad acved oniy as un honorable man ied te in every instance, | Sir. Stastincly had token possession of Mra. | Oltusvead’s will, as was most proper, and bad | piaced at im his ante, wuere it remained until he filed at in the tice of the ter cf wilis Mr. John S. Webb examined the will, and, sending a copy of it to Mre. Bail, | | advised thut it Se coutested because of ite un furuess. Yet, chey had yermitied the will to THE CONTAGIOUS HOSPITAL SITE. The Commissioners have not as yet deci@ed upon asite for the Contagious Disease Hos- pital. Yesterday afternoon they discussed the matter wich Mr, Archibald Hopkins, who rep- resented the Daisy Chain Guild, but came to no conclusion. it is understood that Mr. Hopkins favors a site within the eity limits while the Commissioners prefer to go outside Today the Commissioners addressed General Wyman be probated, 1 had = not contested |and Surgeon General Sutberiand and’ Drs, jit uutil more than two years | Magruder, Toner, Sowers, Billings, Buser, W. | Laver. ‘The caveator had given | W. Jobnson, Bayne, Walsh, Groff, Lovejoy, | asm reason for her tardiness in contesting the | xill the smability to obsain the mecoeeary evi- | dence. out they possessed no evidence now that nt Contes | they did ‘mot have at their command atthe| The ‘ineullessunes ions abapaahes " jrobatiag of the will, aud the real reason | ——e. for coutesting it was vo get Mr. Olmstead out | eswntion requiring an Persea tis 1 WAY. pt running with the land deeds: THE cutaRen ov comsrmacs. of lots in the subdivision of Columbia Heiguts Notwithstanding the retraction of Mr. Webb wean need —— this morning in reference to what he had said of Mr. William F. Mattingly, Mr, | ""* THE M4@0OR LICENeE arrLicaTioss mvsr Wevd did sar, Mr. Davis contended. that a - ‘Mr. Olmstead conspired to obiain possession of | At the board meeting of the Commissioners Hayward bod greece estate. A cor-|beld late yesterday afternoon the Commis- spitucy required three or more parties, and | moners passed the following order: Mr. Webb furnished thenecessary partics in the | “srgya tenes te following oF ©, 2000. ewe Persons of Wm. F. Mattingly and Gen. Jeffrics. | repealed all other laws rerpecting the eine Mz. Webb might retract until doomsday, but na Mr. Davis insisted the fact would nevertheless | MMOxicating liquors, prosecutions will be begun King and Poole, inviting tiem to mect the Com= missioners and give their views on the subject. and after Say 38, 189%, against all ercoue remain thet the case of the other| °@ = : i side rested on their contention that | h°,ersated in ths liquor traitic. who shall not Mz, Olmstead, through Gen. Jeffries fist | ung wee sep tentions voter and Mr. "Mattingly secondiy bad | ™¢ . endeavored so seh Hayman = — - aches bennetoa ther "not hore segeuarnee is death-bed by _palming upon | BO Ber him a will which did not represent “bis | #%¢ the legal representative of the Liquor men & chance to be heard upon the question. Up to this time, however, the attorney bas not pre- sented himself. Yesterday the Commissioners decided to settle the matier. Co umis- and Shepard ‘he ‘Court of ae an of Court of Ay and asked when it would be posible Jor ube court wisnes. ‘That was their scheme, aud | that one laving failed they had en- | deavored to show oy the relation of petty in- significant incidents that Mr. Oimstead domi- cerod and terrorized his wife to such an extent | ast she was afraid to do what she liked. But even” thet was not enough, and’ they 4 had, Sylenvred "Go, oor hat re (fone Se, stows of Sua iy oe | Olnst was mentally incapxble | E meet | making a will. The resalt was thas | Afi ou May 22, Commissioner Hows explained ius interview with the judges and the Comm.s- sioners at once decided to issue the order. Cas'T APPOINT 4 GAS INSPECTOR Now. Attorney Thomas today held, in an opinion to the Commissioners, that they bad no power to appoint an inspector of gus fitting until the beginning of the next fiscal Year, OF to any jt comp:inics for Sf wucd oficers un sivance ofthat Gane A SEARCH WARRANT NECESAAry. Attorney Thomas dissents from the opinion of es-Attorney Hazelton in his opinion of the case of @ pawnbroker who holds a pin stolen without jurisdiction of this court and refusing io give it up uniess paid the amount advanced on the same. Mr. Thomas ears. if the aid of the ice in matter as Wo get posses- 5B Saw ABOUT WKS. cnacn at ae pin, © search warrant should be After recess, Mr. Davis took up the issues to| sworn out charging the pawnbroker with re- be tried by the jury, and explained to them | ceiving stolen goods knowing them to bave that the law favored a will between husband | been stolen, Without such warrant Mr. Thomas and wife. A man had a right to ap-| thinks the right of the police to proceod m the peal to his wife's affection for bim in ease questionable. | the other side had songut to make Wm. F. Mat- jingiy, as honorabie and upright man as ever hived, as black as any wretch in the penitentiary or in the lowest slams, and as for the caveatec, John F, Ckustead, “he out demned damna- tion,” according to the other side. Kererring to the retention by Mr. Mattingiv of Mrs. Hutchinson's will, Mr. Davis said he had kept it because it was miade througi a com- pact entered into between Mr. and Mrs, Hutchinson, and as an houor- able man and lawyer he desired to see that the wishes of his employer, Mr, Hutchin- son, were cartied out. ‘That will hud been re~ turned to Mrs. Hutchinson two months later, and Mr. Mattingly had then retained a copy for the same purpo-e. Mr. Davis had not conciuded when, at 12:30, a recess was taken until } o'clock. “hester Hopkins Beatiy, District of | | Songster, District of Columbia; Wines E.Thorn-_ ich’ it is fue at 425 Sth street southwest yesterday | hoped will be minted vy July 1, will be a bewuti- that she make wil Jn hie favor, and if the CITIZENS APPRECIATED CAPT. BOSSELA. | Wite did make such a will in answer to the hus-| A delegation from the Northeast Washington |band's appeals, the law decided it to be [anaier /Aassnes seer steven apt. under his compiete dominion, cont hor | Boseell this afterpoon and presented bim inclinations. and he obtained a will from the | With @ series of resolutions, adopted wite in his favor through such domination, the |&t ™ recent Of the associa | Taw declared it bad. tion, setting forta the appreciation be was | © good one, but’ if the iusband placed his || Mr. Davis then minutely discussed the inei-| held in by that body. The delegation con- | dents upoa which he claimed was based the | *isted of Mesers. J. HL intern ot contention of the caveator, that Mr. Olmstead | King. Loring Chapetie, Jacob Frech, Evan B. was a domine overbearing and tyrannical | Tucker, S. W. Brandis. W. J. Frizzell, A EL da, husband. He reierred to the majority of them | Holsten and Josiah Gillard Millard. |as too absurd for serious cousideration. The BUILDING PERS. | Sites sald, bad brought the moet sate people to prove tuat the married life of Mr. | tows: John A. Carr, fou dwellings, Sth and Mrs. Olmstead had always becn a most # b Solar Soe petting preincel jel | Street, West Brookland, €7,200: J. HL. Lewis, ‘There was onc iact, said Mr. Davis, which he | #ix brick dwellings. 712 to 722 1 strest north- Was willing to place agains: all else on the other | east. £12000: W. A. Lee Leitch, one brick and that was the statement which Mra, | dwelling, 1697 3ist street northwest, 86,500. Olmstead made to Mrs. Brown, that she in- MISCELLANEOTS. tended to leave everything she had to her hus-| The District Commisiouers have Gesignated band, Mr. Davi | the sewer on Virginia avenue between 4!y and Mr. Ds u - 6 3 r. Davis then spoke of the alleged testa. sole waseanprangeg tg Fee mentary incapacity of Mrs. Olmstead, and suid ington Sewer Company's apraratus for cleane that there was nothing to sustain that claim. | ae ing sewers, ard the test ts to take plnce tomo | Marriage Licenses, Tow alternoon at 3 0 clock. | Marriage licenses have been issued by the | Ed. . Daisy. 107 Hi streo: northwest, hap p> clerk of the court to tho following: | Plied for a retail liquor Iicense._ lw Sait ant | fos Futons rene perc yy | Prince William counts, Va; Luther Hogers | 1 the Cireuit Court, division 1, Judge Hage and Mary E. Vendlewn, George F. Hutton and 2er, the following jurors w mocepeed: ©. i. Alice Jackson, Bowie G. Mills and Ada M, | Howell, Jas. Fuilalove, W. i. Wright, U. 2, airs, boil of Fredericksburg, Va; Dernard 8. | Hilton and A. MeCkosne~. Clark of New York and Montrose Cuthbert El- Cirenit Co: sion 2, Judge Burner | Hott: Langran Lewis and Florence Keed: MO. | accepted: F.2 Gregors, cames Puscpniccuy urkholder of Staunton, Va., and 8. Howland | George E. Johuvon, Juaa S. 10: ‘weurge. [of Alnbama. ° [Siteatii Building permits were issued today as fel- I