Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1893, Page 6

6 AYERS Sarsaparills, wherever used, is always spoken of termsof highest praise. WILLIAM SMALL, Fort Fairfield, Me. ,says, in a lette- recently received: “It gives me pleasure to speak from personal knowledze Of the wonderful care, by the use of AYER'S Sarsa- Parilla, of abad humcr ina child eleven years old. ‘The child"shamls, arms, feet and legs were covered ‘With blotches and seabs, reststitfe all local spplics- tions. Very soon after taking AYER'S Sarsaparills the humor disappeared, the cure being complete. As abiood parifier I consider that AYER'S SARSAPARILLA Stands atthe head of the whole catalogue of such Preparations, especially when used in connection with AYER'S Pills.” ““Therecan be noquestion asto the saperiority of AYER’S Sarsaparilla over all other blood purifiers. If this was aot the case the demand forit, stead of in- creasing yearly, would have ceased long ago, like so many other blood maticines I could name."—F. L. NICKERSON, Charlestown, Mass. CURES OTHERS, WILL CURE YoU. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. THE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEALING WiHIcH are indisputably performed by Dr. E Pink Pills sbould receive the closest tnvestigu- tion by sick people and their frieuds.jaZ}-ma&wly IF YOUR BACK ACHES. OR YOU ARE ALI. Boron ood for nothin, ttle general debility Brown's Yron Bitters will’ cure ‘you, Strong. cleanse your liver and give = good tite—tones the nerres. TF THE BABY is CUTTING TEETH end use that old well-tried remedy, flow's Soothinz Syrup for children’ ts foothes the child, softens the gums, im, cures wind colle ami te the beat remedy inerhoes. Twenty-five rents a bottle. Err? Angostura Bitters are the best remedy for moring indigestion. Ask your @raggist for the ine, prepared by Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. i Index to Advertisements. ACCOUNTANTS. AMUSEMENTS... ATTORNEYS. z AUCTION SALES. BOARDING... BICYCLES... 2109 06 WB a0 00 «0 co 10 wo So» THe EXCURSIONS, fe. FISANCIAL........2...... FOR RENT (Offices)... FOR RENT (Taw FOR RENT (Houses FOR RENT (Rooms) . FOR RENT (Stores)... FOR SALE Horses and Vehicles FOR SALE (Bicycles) FOR SALE (Houses) . FOR SALE (Lots)... FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) .... FOR SALE (Pianos). HOTELS 3 LADIES’ GooDs LEGAL NOTICES. LOCAL MENTION LOST AND FOUND. MANICURE MARRIAGES, MEDICAL SETE ETE BERCEOERSvevenon tvs Suevevanawwuwumswe wees a MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN .. NEW PUBLICATIONS. NOTARIES PUBLI OCEAN TRAVEL... POTOMAC RIVER BOATS... PIANOS AND OKGANS. PERSONAL... PROFESSIONAL PROPOSALS. RAILROADS. : SPECIAL NOTICES. STEAM CARPET CLEA SUBURBAN PROPERTY... UMMER RESORTS... WANTED (Help) WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations) WANTED (Miscellaneous) CAPITOL TOPICS. Joint Republican Caucus. ‘The republican members of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fitty- third Congress will meet in joint caucus in the hall of the House of Representativs on ‘Tuesday evening, the 19th of September, at 8 o'clock p. m. for the purpose of appotating the usual congressional committees ant for the transaction of such other business as may be brought before it. JOHN SHERMAN, Chairman Senate Republican Caucus. T. J. HENDERSON, Chairman House Republican Caucus. Confirmations. ‘The Senate in executive session has con- firmed the following nominations. ‘Walter Alien, to be melter of the mint at Denver, Coi. Collectors of internal revenue—James Butcher, first district of New Jersey; . W, Hull, tenth Ohio; R. T. Cook, district of Arkansas; P. B. Trammell, district of Georgia; R. O. Randall, district of Alabama; J.T. Essary, second Tennessee; ©. P. Bond, th Tennessee. Miepstnasters Maryland, J. L, Nock, Suow Hill; J. N. Benson, Frostburg. Massachs setts, E. E. Harwood, Worcester; J. W Coveney, Boston; J. W. Ellam, Southbridge. New York, H. B. Graves, Geneva; A. T. Sullivan. Brooklyn; C. W. Dayton, New | York; Ellis Williams, Granville; Hudson | Ausley, Salamanca. Pennsylvania, Cath- | erine "J. Piatt, Watsontown; —Dimick Edinger, Stroudsburg. Also a few minor naval nominations. —— ae YELLOW FEVER AT BRUNSWICK. A special to the New York Herald says: Latest developments prove conclusively that & gross wrong has been done by the local authorities In Brunswick in concealing the fact that yellow fever existed there. Notwithstanding the positive denial of leading men of that city the board of | health “threw up the sponge” today and Row pronounces the yellow fever epidemic. Eleven new cases is the record for today, | making sixteen in all. ‘No deaths have been reported today, but weveral sufferers are In a dangerous condi- tion. ‘The city 's depopulated, hardly eight hun- red whites remaining. ‘Many of these go to St. Simon’s Island at night. It ts feared the latter place will also become infected. Great precaution is being taken by the health authorities here to prevent a single | son getting into the city who halls from runswiek. All mails are disinfected, and | engers on every train are examined be- fore being allowed to enter this city Few persons remain in Brunswick tonight. ‘The extreme heat of yesterday will lkely result In an increase of new cases by to- morrow. The action of Surgeon General Wyman and his department is commended, while Rothing but indignation ts heard for the lo- eal authorities of Brunswick in concealing | cases which resulted in quarantine being Faised against the town, endangering other cities from infection. It will be a lucky thing If neighboring cities escape. Mayor Lamb of Brunswick has wired the Mayor of Savannah that the fever is epi- demte. sew ‘The Mt. Pleasant Drum Corps. A feature of the Grand Army section of he parade today was the appearance at the head of the line of the Mount Pleasant Zouave Drum Corps, composed of boys be- tween the ages of nine and fourteen years attending the Mount Pleasant public school. They wear the full French zouave uniform. roster of the corps {s as follow: Drum major, Creighton Churchill Alvin Quinter, fife sergeant; Eddie Rufus Darby, Laurie Hyde, Clarence James, Kalph Sears, Merton ‘Smith and Ernst Wall; trumpeters, Herbert Berliner, Mox Court, Jamie Churchill, David Hill, Harry Landon, Ernest Loeffler, Neil Mc- Donald and Allen Walker; snare drummers, Andrew Loeffler, drum ‘sergeant; Henry Andrews, Willie Ballard, Harry’ Lange, Henry Lehmann. Charlie Noble, Willie Quinter, Arthur Spear and George Zellers; iY s drum, Perry Miller; cymbals, Morris rgeon; color bearers, Morgan Stinemetz 1 Elliot Brewer, director, J. C. Churchill; imstructor of trumpeters, George F. Fried- mann. Entered the Highest Class. Robert S. Hume, son of Col. Frank Hume, s successfully passed full examination for Fance to the senior class, Phillips’ Acade- my, Andover, Mass. He was a pupil of Prof. Charles B. Young, Emerson Insitute, this city. and by him was specially prepared for Andover's highest — | persuaded to THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTO: . D. ©, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1893—-TWELVE PAGES, 2d EDITION.) IN BOILING ASPHALT. Horrible Death of a Workman .at Philadelphia. Le WESTERN OPINIONS OW STATE BANKS. Nothing Heard of the Missing Valkyrie. PERIL OF FOREIGN DELEGATES DIED A HORRIBLE DEATH. A Philadelphia Workman Burned in a Vat of Bolling Asphalt. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18—Wm.Graham, aged twenty-eight years and unmarried, fell into a tank of boiling asphalt at the works of the Barber Ashphait Company, here he was employed, early ais morning and was burned to death. Workmen hur-ied to his aid, but death was almost instantaneous and when the body was recovered the legs and arms had been burned off. The trunk was covered with the boiling substance, and it little re- sembled a human body. — STATE BANKS OPPOSED. \ Views Obtained by Newspaper respondents In the West. CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—In view of the prob- ability that Congress is to take up the question of a repeal of the 10 per cent tax on the state bank circulation the Tribune has undertaken to get the sentiment of state bankers on the matter. Correspondents at a number of cities, chosen at random within a radius of 500 miles from Chicago, have been instructed to interview officials of all state banks on this question of a repeal of the 10 per cent tax. The sentiment is emphatically opposed to the repeal of the tax and to the issue of state bank notes. It is so emphatic as to be almost unanimous. Even in western cities, where it might be supposed the desire for a state bank circu- | lation would have considerable hold, there is marked disapproval of it. ‘The sentiment of the officers of the state banks of Chicago is thoroughly in accord with that of the state bankers throug’out the west. Cor- —_—__ NOT YET SIGHTED. Nothing Seen of the Yacht Valkyrie te Noo: NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—The Valkyrie has Rot been sighted up to noon today. Her designer, George I. Watson, arrived on the steamship Furnessia yesterday, and this morning said he was not alarmed at her non-arrivel. Mr. Watson said that the reason the Val- kyrie had not been spoken was because she had taken a southerly course, far out of thes track of the steamers at this time of the yeur. THE POPE AND AMERICA. Mgr. Satolli Defines the Papal Policy Toward This Country. NEW YORK, Sept. 18—A special from Dubuque, Ia., says that Archbishop Ireland, in responding to the sentiment, “The hier- archy of the United States,” at the banquet following the ceremonies yesterday of the investure of Archbishop Hennessy, said in. the course of his remarks that he was glad that the storms had been succeeded by an era of mildness, charity and mercy. ‘This was taken as a reference to the ad- vent of Satolli, and the cheering was ter- rifle. He alluded covertly to the opposition he had encountered from the hierarchy, and bade the young priests remember that the prejudice of Americans against the church | of which they had complained was a prej- udice that the church itself had aroused. He was prepared to follow the words the pope's messenger had just uttered in Chi- cago: ‘Go forward, holding in one hand the bock of Christian truth and in the other the Constitution of the United States. ‘The archbishop drew a picture of the church a quarter of a century hence, and saw It with an aggressive, well equipped hierarchy, established in the confidence of the American people. ‘Mgr. Satolli, in a response in Latin, sald that the church proposed pot coercion, but liberality; not the subversion of popular government, but allegiance to its Consti- tution, within whose lines it would seek the Propagation of the faith in America. He referred to the pope's warm friendship for | this government, and extended greetings ‘on his behalf. ae AGAINST THE LORDS. National Liberals of London Favor Abolishing Hereditary Legislators. LONDON, Sept. 18—The London section of*the National Liberal Federation at a meeting held today unanimously adopted a resolution declaring in favor of the abol!- ticn of hereditary legislators. The resolution was drawn upon the same lines as the recent manifesto issued by the National Liberal Federation, declaring that the question of ‘nending or ending the house of lords may displace for awhile in the house of commons all other subjects of reform. = = QUARANTINE RAISED. Action of Portuguese Health Authori- ties Regarding New York. LISBON, Sept. 18—The health authori- ties have raised the quarantine against ves- | sels arriving from the port of New York, which had been established in consequence of the reports of appearance of cholera in Jersey City. The decree declares that both New York and‘ Jersey City are free of cholera. —-—__ OYSTER VESSELS ARRIVE. The Captains Predict That the Season Will Be a Good One. BALTIMORE, M4., Sept. 18—A fleet of oyster vessels—the first of the season—nas arrived with loads averaging 150 to 200 bushels each. The vessels were from Ches- ter river, Herring bay and West river. ‘The oysters were of good quality and sold for from 8 cents to $1 per bushel. From m- dications and the reports of the captains of the vessels which arrived the present rea- son will be a good one. The severity of last winter interferad greatly with dredging, and thereby saved for this season thousands upon thousanis of bushels. —— ad STRIKERS REMAIN FIRM. ‘They Resist the Louisville and Nash- ville € LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 18—The Louts- ‘Wile and Nashville shopmen to the number | of 90, who have been on a strike for the | past two weeks, were invited to return to work today by the company, but declined | in a body. A meeting was held, and it was resolved to resist the 10 per cent cut to the bitter end. The Louisville and Nashville | brought a few mechanics to town to take | the strikers’ places, but these have been | leave. No violence of any | kind is anticipated. ——— New Men for the Naval Academy. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 18—Seventecn | alternates are expected to report at the Naval Academy today for special examina- tion. The present fourth class has eighty- eight members, thirty-four of whom were admitted last May and fifty-four in Septem- ber. They are quartered on the Santee and | are being prepared by officers for the bat- talion. > Fell jeep and Overboard. PATERSON, N. J., Sept. _18—James | Egan, thirty-two years ol, of 71 Paterson avenue, a machinist, Thursday in the Pa river. While watching his lines he fell asleep, rolled Into the river and was drown-1 pody was | found this morning hanging over the preci- pice at the Passaic Falls. QUIET WEDDING IN LONDON. Miss Helen Murphy of San Francisco Married to a South American. LONDON, Sept. 18.—The marriage of Miss Helen Murphy of San Francisco to Don Vicente I. Dominguez, son of Senor L. L. Dominguez, the Argentine minister to Great Britain, took place today, the ceremony be- ing performed by Cardinal Vaughan. The wedding was private. There was only one bridesmaid, Miss Isabel Murphy. The bride was given away by Sir Charles Rus- sell, the attorney general. he was attired in a plain white satin dress trimmed with lace, and wore a veil of Alencon lace. After the church services a reception was given at Thomas’ Hotel in Berkely square, which was very largely at- tended. Don Vicente and his bride subse- quently departed for Hastings on the En- — where the honeymoon will be pent. The cceremony fas performed at the Catholic chapel of St. Peter and St. Edward in Westminster. ———— EMBEZZLER WEEK CASE. Documents Sent by the State Depart- ment to New York, NEW YORK, Sept. 13—There were re- ceived at the district attorney's office to- day from the State Department at Wash- ington, D. C., several documents relating to the absconding lawyer, Francis H. Weeks, who was recently arrested in Costa Rica. Assistant, District Attorney Lindsay said i. Papers contained affidavits in the com- plaints of Baroness von Linden, who lost $160,00, and of Mrs. Nicholas Fish, who lost $74,000 through Weeks’ peculations. He also said that he had received a dis- patch from Consul General Williams at San Jose confirming the news that President Rodriguez of Costa Rica, in his proclama- tion Issued September 16, the seventy-sev- enth anniversary of Central America’s in- dependence, re-establishing habeas corpus and granting amnesty to political exiles, inserted a clause in which he alludes to the case of Francis H. Weeks, and particularly reserved from any benefit under the new. order, the right to extradite wit! ao within forty ee NEW GOVERNOR GENERAL. The Earl of Aberdeen Sworn in at Quebee. QUEBEC, Sept. 18.—In the presence of Sir John Thompson, the premier, n large and brilliant sssemblage, the Earl of Aberdeen was today sworn in general of Canada. ahs aod The ceremony took place in he legisla- tive council chamber in the provincial par- lament building and the outh of office ke administered by Chief fustice Sir Henry my @ Supreme court. The weather was cloudy and threaten‘ng. —_—_ NOTHING NEW AT BRUNSWICK. A Savannah Soctety Sends $500 to the Sufferers, SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 18.—Up to 1:30 p. m. today no report has been received of any new developments at Brunswick. The Savannah Benevolent Association has made - dohation of $00 for the Brunswick euf- —__-___ SHOT TO SAVE HIMSELF. Story of a Tax Collector Who Killed at CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., Sept. 18—Early this morning J. G. Sisler, tax collector in Dunbar township, fatally shot’ John Vaulla, a Hungarian coke worker. Sisler says the shooting was done in self-defense; that he was set ufon by a pack of dogs; that one of the dogs bit him, and when he shot it about twenty-five Hungarians attacked him with stones and clubs. Sisler was roughly handled by the mob, and believing his life was in danger fired ‘into the crowd. Sisler | then started to Uniontown to give himself up. John Spok says Sisler deliberately shot Vaulla. Sisler bears a good reputation. Vaulla leaves a large family. + RACE RIOT NEAR WHEELING. “ Try to Whip American Workmen but Fatt. WHEELING, W. Va., Sept. 18—A riot oc- curred at the Big Riverside mill when the men went to work this morning. About twenty Hungarians gathered and attempt- ed to take the jobs from the Americans. A ficht ensued, in which a large number Participated. Stones and clubs were freely used. Two ‘Hungarians, whose names are unknown, were seriousiy hurt, and half a dozen men recetved bad injuries. None of the foreigners got work. ————— Mra. Binine Going to Paris. LONDON, Sept. 18—Mrs. Blaine, widow of James G. Blaine, formerly American Sec- retary of State, and her daughter, Miss Hattle Blaine, who are accompanied by the daughter of ‘Senator Don Cameron, left Bridge today enroute to Paris, The party spent the summer in Bridge. ee A Herd Blow on Lake Michigan. CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—The northwest gale which started in at midnight Friday, blew Itself out yesterday afternoon. The ‘losses to navigation caused directly or indirectly by the storm will exceed $90,000, ‘Trefethen Again Put on Trial. BOSTON, Sept. 18—Albert Trefethen, who in May, 1892, was convicted of the murder of Miss’ Deltena Davis of Everett, and was afterward given his lease of life by the Supreme court, was placed on trial for the second time in the superior court, East Cambridge, today. © . Death of a Leading Cecil County Man. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. ELKTON, M4d., Sept. 18.—James A. Lewis, ex-associate judge of the orphans’ court for | Cecil county, and ex-member of the Mary- {and legislature, dropped dead this after- noon at his residence on Howard street He was sixty-three years of age, and a na- tive of Cecil county. MR. GLADSTONE’S PLAN. He Will Not Appeal to the Country for Several Yenrs. A London dispatch says regarding Mr. Gladstone's plans: The Marquis of Sulis- bury’s great rally of peers against the home rule biil has accomplished what the union- ists least intended. Instead of discouraging Mr. Gladstone, the action of the lords has aroused all the old man’s pugnacity. He has accepted the gage of battle thrown down by the upper house, and he is now de- termined to make the fight all along the line. They have invited a life and death struggle, and he has shown his readiness to meet them on their own ground. In the first place Mr. Gladstone has de- cided not to dissolve parilament after pass- ing two or three measures from the New Castle program. His purpose now Is to car- Ty out a series of sweeping radical reforms on a new line of policy, which he will an- nounce in an address to the Midlothian committee in Edinburgh on September 27. ‘This statement will be the program of the government until the next general election. Definite information as to the items was spzead among the liberal and radical mem- bers yesterday. The most {mportant meas- ures to which Mr. Gladstone will commit himself in his Edinburgh address will be the parish council's bills, the disestablishment of the church in Wales and Scotiand, the electoral registration reform, the “one 'man one vote” bills and proposals for bettering the relations of landlords and tenants in in London. All the measures indicated in the above list will be pushed forward with all possible dispatch in the house of com- mons, and until they are disposed of there will be no appeal to the country if the cab- inet.can prevent It. Such 2 mass of legislation can hardly be finished before 18%. In other words, M>. Gladstone plans to leave the home rule bili on the shelf for at least two years more. Most liberals and radicals think he has chosen the best course that the government ean follow. They say that the lords will not assent to one of these bills as it will be sent to them from the house of commons. Every one of the reform measures, despite the strong public demand behind it, will be rejected or distorted in the upper house. —-- soe Postmasters Nominate: ‘The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Postmasters—California, dard, Tull Thos, C. Stod- Charles —H. Myers, Neigh; ‘A. Rodwell, slue Hills; Wm: Alameda, Nebrask: Rushville; George V 1. Rhea, Holdreg J. 4. Martin, Powers, Pierce. Also twenty-eight recess appointments of postmasters. E ss Miss Blanche Mattingly, the soprano of St. Patrick's choir, will leave for New York at an early with a view of undergoing an examination for a scholarship in the Conservatory of Music in that city. early all the| members of the dominion cabinet and a! IN WALL STREET. Prices Open Lower Despite Satur- day’s Bank Statement. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Sept. 18—Nothing of suf- ficient Importance was developed in today’ market to change the character of specu- | lation or to increase the volume of business. ‘The largest operators are inclined to attack prices and restore the bear prestige, but hesitate because of the uncertainty of what is likely to take place in Washington. I vestors are willing and anxious to buy, but hesitate for the same reason. Trading under these circumstances 1s naturally confined to the room, and is be- coming more and more restricted. An oc- casional shaking out of some long stock lends an alr of legitimacy to the proceed- nes. London was dull and lower, with no im- portant orders on this side. Foreigners still cling to the belief that silver legislation of the right sort is by no means assured, and prefer to keep their money at home until the signs change. a In spite of the good bank Statement last Week initial prices on this side were from 1-4 to 1 per cent below closing figures, and declined still further during the morning. The industrials continue the most attract- ive to speculators and munopolize most of the trading. Sugar sold down 1 per cent, to % 1-2. General Electric holds well in the neighborhood of 47, fluctuations today being within half a point of that price. Chicago Gas sold down to 57 3-8, and immediately re- covered 1 per cent, to 58 3-8. In the regular list Loutsville and Nashville made a gain of 1 1-2 per cent, to 55 1-2. St. Paul advanced 1 1-4, to 61, and Atchison lost The clearing house loan committee can- | celed $150,000 additional certificates today, and indications point to the early retire- ment of a considerable block of these obii- gations. ‘The daily statement of clearances shows exchanges, $60,831,097; balances, $4,569,572, and the subtreasury debit balance, $1,085,871. St. Paul's report of earnings for the sec- ond week this month shows a decrease of $77,000, but as usual of late, the announce- ment had no effect on the price of the market. Money continues to find its way back to New York in considerable quantities, but borrowers are not as plenty as they were and interest accounts profit little by the replenished stock of currency. Commission houses are carrying a very limited amount of stock, and consequently do not need much money in the present apathetic state of speculation, and individuals are afraid to trifle with a commodity that has recent- ly proved so fickle. Money will soon be a drug in the market unless something favorable occurs. very soon to bring it into speculative channels. Brown Bros. advanced sferling rates to 4831-2 and 486 1-2. ‘The last hour was characterized by no special feature and the volume of business dwindled almost to the minimum, with prices slightly in ‘advance of the opening. ‘The London Market. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. LONDON, Sept. 18.—One huridred and four thousand sovereigns were recelved by the Bank of England today, chiefly from Aus- tralia. Bar gold was in fair demand for Germany at 77 shillings, 9 1-2 pence per ounce. Silver was up to 343-8 pence. Both Paper was 66 pence and weak. The stock markets were very dull, considering the ap- proach of autumn. Leading financiers ex- pect no movement till Christmas. The In- dia council is quietly issuing fourteen hun- dred thousand sterling of 3 1-4 per cent de- denture for the purpose of providing funds here instead of forcing the weekly drafts on the market below the minimum. The issue is not well received. Seige ee FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. wine are the o} Fr n thee en ‘orlces Uf ns New York stock ‘by Corson '& Macartney. American Snear pid: =) merican Tot 4 American Cotton Oti. Atchinon: Shimon Tota a Southern Pacid Texas Pacitie Wabashrccc Wheel. & ie pid Western Union Tel. Wisconsin Central. ision Markets. Special Dispateh to The Bvening Star. CHICAGO, Sept. 18, 1893. Closine. Phe ws ay eS a Dec. at May 3 5 w. Lard—Oct. 8.80 8B) 8. 8.77 Receipts in Chicazo—Wheat, 343 cars; corn, 1216; oats, 557 ; hogs, 26.000. as ~s0e- Haltimore Market BALTIMORE, Sept. 1 super, 2.00a2.35; do. ext 2.90; do, family, 8.20n3.50; winter wheat patent, 3.70a3.85: spring do. do., 4.154440; do. do. straight, 3.75a. ceipts, "11,729. barrels; shipments, sales, 900 barrels. Wheat "BSS 052 bushels: els; mill mixed. stock, 683,842 bushels: sales, 125,000 fag wheat by sample, 70a72%. Com spot, 49% asked; eptember, 4 ake 48% asked; year, 46% bid—receipts, 2 shipments, 61,429 bushels; stock, sules, 7,000 bushels: coro yellow ‘corn by. sample, 2 white western, 86a27; No. 2 mixed western, 29%sa | 33—receipts, 36, bushels: shipm ‘stock, 2, fock, 14.438 bushels, Ive—good to. cholee | hts “dull_—steam to cork for orders, 2.8d. asked vents; flour, 15 cents. Cotton nominal— M4, ‘Butter firin—ercamers, fancy, 27a 25026; do. imitation, 2022; 20; good to choice, ITal&: store packed, 16018, Eggs firm—18. Coffee firm —Rio cargoes, fair, 19%; No. 7, 184als\. Other artl: | unchanged. i RALTIMORE, Sept. 18.—Virginia threes, 65 Baltimore and ‘Ohfo, 71 ask Southwestern firsts,” 104. bi asked; do. third incomes, 614” bld: Consolidated Gas bonds, 109 bid; do. stocks, 57'4 asked. i DISCUSSING THE TARIFF. Baltimore and Ohi ‘40. first. Incomes, "80 The Ways and Means Committee Gathering Information. The hearing before the ways and means | committee today was opened by John W. | Stewart of New York, sales agent for Lister & Co. of Bradford, EngianJ, makers of seal plushes. The tariff of 18%, he said, | raised the rate on these goods so as to make it almost prohibitive, and deprived | the government of a large revenue. The domestic production began in 1889, but the goods made here were inferior Under the prohibitory duty domestic manufacturers raised the price. Before 18 nin= factories had been started, some vy persons fre abroad, who had transferred their works her to share the large profits. The compe- tition proved ruinous, and a majority of | manufacturers failed. In concluding, Mr. Stewart said that if the duty was changed he hoped it would be made more equitable. W._H. Bent of Taunton, Ma spoke for the Mason machine works 1 the Cotton Machinery Manufacturers’ Association. Ue Tejuested the retention of the present duty on cotton machinery, stating that any re- duction would greatly injure the industry here. He asked the committee to sparc | chem all it could, and to give them as much as was given to other industries where the cost of labor in the production was so large. | Joseph Nimmo of Long Island, and Mr. | Parker, a farmer, spoke in behalf of the agricultural interests of that section. ee More Gold From Europe. NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—The steamer La Touraine, which arrived Saturday, brought 6,212,000 francs, and the steamer New York $12,000 in gold. | officers were: R. | under command of Chief Parris and headed ‘soon occupied, = LT if iRiat THE PRESIDENT DELIVERING HIS ADDRESS. AN iA A CENTURY. (Continued from First page.) were as follows: Col. Clay, Lieut. Col. Mosher, Maj. Henderson, Chief of Ord- nance Pelxotto, Capt. Newmeyer; aids, Singleton, Huyck; non-commissioned staff, Sergt. Maj. Renny, Quartermaster Riggs, Ordnance Sergt. Roginski; Hospital Stew- ard Williams and Sergt. Bugler Freedman. In the absence of the adjutant of ‘the first regiment, Capt. Newmyer was detailed. In the’ wake of the second regiment | tramped the first separate battalion, with | Col. J. H. Campbell in command. The | four companies of this battalion were com- manded by Lieut. E. L. Webster, Lieut. | P. V. Meredith, Lieut. C.H. Hill and Capt. F. T. Webster. Foliowins, with all the pomp and circumstance of war, rolled along battery A, Capt. H. G. Forsberg in com- mand. Bringing up the rear of this was the ambulance corps, with Lieut. James A. Watson in command and Second Lieut. Verdi. ‘The rear of the third division was brought up by the cycle company, com- manded by Capt. C. R. Story. ‘The Fourth Division. Other divisions may have made a better showing, numerically speaking, but none did more to excite the interest, admiration and enthusiasm of the great crowds that thronged the streets than did the fourth or firemen’s division. Though not an exten- sive one, it was exceedingly interesting by reason of the bright and handsome uni- forms of the sturdy marchers, and fur- nished material for a comparative study of the progress of the. times in the manufac- ture of apparatus for tighting the fiery ele- ment. Mr. James H. Richards, president of the Washington veterans, was marshal of this division, and was assisted by Mr. John Daley. ‘Headed by the Laurel, Md., Band, the Washington veterans, seventy strong, lead the division, drawing their old Colum- bla suction and hose carriage. The follow- ; ing are the officers of this association: Mar- shal, John W. Thompson; engineers, Julius Stroble and George Keathley;John J. Pea- body, secretary. ‘The Brooklyn veterans, 100 strong, every man over the age of ‘fifty, and each of whom has served for five years or more, followed. They wore the regular uniform and cayried torches. ‘The Freeport Cornet Band of twenty-one pieces, under the leadership of John Pow- ers, headed this body of veterans. The Brooklyn men were officered as follows: President, Aaron J. Michaels; vice presi- dent, Peter C. Brown; marshal, John H. Bergen; financial secretary, Wm. J. Flem: i secretary, Joseph H. Downing; treas- urer, Peter Wilson. This organization, which is the only one of its kind In Brook: lyn, was organized January 11, 1887, having | been disbanded in 1869. Headed by the Third Virginia Drum Corps, thirty pieces, under command of | Sergt. Crouse, the Hydraulion and Reltef companies of Alexandria came next in line. ‘The Hydraulion company carried their hose carriage, supply Wagon and engine, and the fifty men in line were officered as follows: Foreman, Geo. W. Petty; as- sistant foreman, J. Cris. Gill; marshal, B. |B. Smith. This company was organized in 1827 and served with distinction in the great patent office fire of 1878, taking great satisfaction ‘in the fact that they reached the scene of action on that occasion some time before the Anacostia company arrived. In the parade today they wore a uni- form consisting of black pantaloons, blue shirt and white helmet, and were well re-/| ceived all along the route. ‘The relief Hook and Ladder Company, also of Alexandria, wore a very becoming uniform, consisting of cream shirt, black pantaloons, and regulation fire hats. The M. Latham, foreman; Wm. Rogers, first assistant foreman; Wm. Chancy, second assistant foreman. Nine- teen men were in Jine. . On the extreme left of the division came a portion of the district fire department, by Hibner’s band. Chief Parris was accom- panied by Howard Wright, while Assistant Chief Belt, who immediately preceded the engines, was accompanied by J. T. Rossiter. ‘The companies, each having the full com- plement of ten men, followed each other In thelr numerical order. No. 1, engine and hose carriages. Fore- man, Charles Boss; assistant foreman, S. E, Mastin, No. 2, engine and hose carriage. Fore- man, P. W. Nichols; assistant foreman, Conrad Weitzel. No. 4, engine and hose carriage. Fore- man, W. 'T. Sorrell; assistant foreman, James_Keleher. No. 6, engine and hose carriage. Fore- man, J. W. Lenman; assistant, foreman, John Smith. No. 7, engine and hose carriage. Foreman, Frank J, Wagner; assistant foreman, P. R. Noone. Truck A, Hook and Ladder Company. Foreman, 8. R. Henry; assistant foreman, J._E. Hooper. Following came the supply wagons of the department. AT THE CAPITOL. An Immense Throng Attend, the Cere- montes at the East Front. Every window on the Capitol overlocking the east was crowded with people before 12 o'clock. The east porticoes cf the House and Senate, which were free to the publf{c, were like pyramids crowded with gazers, some, who got there in time, sitting on the steps, others standing on the abutments and crowded behind the balustrade of the porti- coes, and hundreds sittlag un high places with their feet dangling in the air. AN ad- vantageous points of view were octupied at an early hour before noon. By 1 o'clock nearly all the immense space in the grounds of the Capitol at the eastern front was occupied by thousands ef spectators. Many stood in the sun. from U o'clock until 2. The day was beautiful and bright for the ceremonies, but the power of the sun was great, and about five thousand um- brellas were holsted over the heads of the populace and furnished a shelter for them- selves as well as a screen to shut off the view of those people who did not have them. A very large proportion of the as- sembiage were women and not a few were children, some bables in arms. The many colored ‘bonnets and dresses gave a gay aspect to the crowd, which was of a very different character from that of the usual crowd that stands for the gratification of curiosity. The driveways leading to the Capitol were crowded with carriages for a considerable distance. ‘Tickets of admission to the grand stand were in great demand and the were though the pri ones availed themselves of thelr special ad- vantages over the common run of citizens | by being more deliberate in coming. For picturesqueness of the scene those who had to stand below had the advantage of those on the stand. Looking toward the building from the east the scene was striking. The Grand Stand. First the draped stand formed the base of a great terrace, extending to the line of the second story of the main building. Here and there were the clusters of col- ored lamps. The columns were decorated with flags. The statues which stand on the abutment of the main staircase were draped with black and flags, and there were arches of white lamps between the columns. This great terrace was the foun- dation for a living terrace, composed of Gistinguished persons and the higher grades of officials, and the many ladies accompany. ing them. For two hours the buzz of voi filled the air. About 1 o'clock the chime: in the library building were sounded. Greeting the President. About 1:30 the loud clapping of hands was heard on the stand. This was followed by cheering. The applause was taken up by those in front and soon the whole assem- | | history of legislative bodies in blage was cheering, clapping their hands or waving their hands in the air. This greeting was for the President, who ap- peared and proceeded to hie seat on the front of the grand stand. Before taking his seat he removed his hat to the mul- titude, and again he was cheered. He was followed by the members of the cabinet, the generals of the army, the judges of the Supreme Court and members of the cen- tennial committee. The Senate and House then marched in a body to their places on the northern section of the grand stand. The Vice President. The members of the Senate, preceded by Sergeant-at-arms Bright and Capt. Bas- sett, marched to their places. The Vice President was escorted by Mr. B. H. War- ner, and the Senators followed in couples. ‘The Vice President left the line of Senators as soon as the platform was reached, and was escorted down the line tg the central stand, where the President ‘and cabinet were ‘seated. He shook hands first with the President, and then with the other oill- cials, and as’ he appearad at the front, a wave of applause was started by those hearby, which swept over the vast assem- At 2:07 Bishop Paret stepped in front of the platform and read one of the prayers of the Episcopal service and followed ft by the Lord's prayer. His voice could scarcely be heard beyond a radius of 20 feet, but his white and black robes could be seen from every point and caused a hush to fall the chorus, but these for some reason were not executed. Upon the conclusion of Mr. Gardner's re- marks, he introduced President Cleveland as chairman of the ceremonies, As the President arose and removed his hat, tak- ing his stand on the familiar spot grhich he ocenpied twice before, the crowd !mme- diately in front broke iaco a cheer that was taken up by the throngs beyund. When the enthusiasm had subsiled, the President | The President's Address. The President said: While I accept with much satisfaction the Part assigned to me on this occasion I can- not escape the sober reflections which these ceremonies suggest. Those who sup- pose that we are simply engaged in com- memorating the begianing of a magnifi- cent structure devoted to important public uses have overlooked the .aost useful and improving lesson of the hour. We do in- deed celebrate the laying of a corner stone from which has sprung the splendid edifice whose grand proportions arouse the pride of every American citizen, but our celebra- tion is chiefly valuable and significant be- cause this edifice was designed end planned by great and good men as a place where the principles of a free representative gov- ernment should be developed in patriotic legislation for the bene‘it of free people. If representatives who here ussemble to make laws for thelr fellow-countrymen for- get the duty of broad and disiaterested patriotism and legislate in prejudice and passion or in behalf of sectimal and selfish interests the time when the corner stone of our Capitol was laid and the circumstances surrounding it will not be worth commem- orating. € The sentiment and the traditions con- nected with this structure and its uses be- long to alll the people of the land. They are most valuable as reminders of patriotism in the discharge of public duty and stead- fastness in many a struggle for ‘the public good. They also furnish a standard by which our people may measure the conduct of those chosen to serve them. The inex- ‘be in a position to see the bells as well hear them, and when the sha@y spot came full, the crowd overflowed into ¢ gunny street, where they stood throughout ‘The first concert upon the chimes was given at 9 o'clock and continued until near ly 11 o'clock. ‘The program was as follows: National peal changes rung on thirteen belis; “America”—My Couniry “tis of Thee “Ring Out Wild Bells—Mrs. Abby Mutcht son Patton; “Old Coronation,” “The Sweet Bye and Bye,” “Blue Rells’ of Scotland,” “The British Grenadiers,” “The Hells uf Shandon, y Marylani.” De ‘Suwanee River,” Maria.” “Columbia, the ep het ‘as in Dixie.” ~ Black Joe,” “Haste to ‘Ron- “What Fairy-like Music,” “Na- tional Salute,” the thirteen belis being struck in unison forty-four times, At 1 o'clock another concert was given ‘upon the chimes and by this time the crowd had grown to large proportions. The plaza in front of the Capitol was rapidly Alling up with people and hundreds of parasols and sun shades dotted the scene, orable application of this standard will al- ways supply proof that our countrymen realize the value of the free institutions which were designed and built by those who laid the corner stone of their Capitol, and that they appreciate the necessity of con- stant and jealous watchfuiness cs a condi- tion indispensable to the preservation of these institutions in their purity and in- tegrity. I believe our fellow citizens have no greater nor better. cause for rejoicing on over the crowd. The sun was clouded dur- ing the prayer, thus tempering the heat that beat down on the uncovered heads of the throng. Bishop Paret’s Prayer. Direct us, O Lord, 4n all our doings, with Thy most gracious favor, and further us with Thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued and ended in Thee we may glorify Thy holy Name, and finally, by Thy mercy, obtain everlasting life: through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. (The bishop here recited the Lord’s Prayer. Almighty God, whose kingdom is ever- lasting and power infinite, have mercy upon this whole land; and so rule the hearts of Thy servants, the President of the United States and all others in authority, that they, knowing whose ministers they are, may above all things seek Thine honor and glory; and that we and all the people, duly considering whose authority they bear, may faithfully and obediently honor them, in Thee, and for Thee, according to Thy bless- ed Word and ordinance; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who, with Thee and the | Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Most gracious God, we humbly beseech Thee, as for the people of these United States in general, so especially for their Senate and Representatives In Congress as- sembled, that Thou wouldst be pleased to direct and prosper all their consultations, to the advancement of Thy glory, the good of Thy church, the safety, honor and wel- fare of Thy people: that all things may be so ordered and settled by thelr endeavors, upon the best and surest foundations, that ace and happiness, truth and justice, re- iigion and piety, may be established among us for all generations. These and all other necessaries, for them, for us, and Thy whole church, we humbly beg in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our most blessed Lord and Savior. Amen. Almighty Father, from whose goodness it comes that this House has been and is the center of a powerful and happy nation, most heartily we thank Thee for all Thy loving providences to these United States: And this day especially, that Thou hast. So guided the wisdom and overruled all the’ errors and prejudices of our great national counsels and decisions or these one hun- dred years. Accept our thankfulness, we beseech Thee, for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. © God, who holdest in Thy hand, but hidest from us, all the issues of the future years, we beseech Thee to continue over these United States Thy watchful and re- straining love. Guide our statesmen and our magistrates and judges to all that is needful for us, In peace and truth and richt- eousness. Restrain them, we beseech Thee, from all injustice, oppression or wrong. May the truth and justice of God and the welfare of the people rule all their actions. ‘And If it be Thy will that at the end of another century these walls shall still be standing, grant that they may stand with our nation’s truth and honor steadfast and untarnished. ‘All which we ask for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ‘When the benediction had been pronounc- ed Mr. Lawrence Gardner stepped forw:td to the edge of the stand and delivered his introductory remarks. He was accompa- nied by the chimes playing “In the Sweet Bye and Bye. Chairman Gardner's Address. One hundred years ago George Washington, the first President of the United States, standing on this hillside, then almost a wilderness, laid the corner stone of the per- manent home of Congress, in whose majes- tic shadow we are now assembled. Our written Constitution, the beacon light of Lawrence Gardne: every freeman, was then but an experi- ment, of which the creation of a national capital, under the exclusive control of the legislature, was the most novel feature. Washington city was a name; the United States “a federation of fifteen states, sparsely populated, bounded on the west by the Mississippi, and with no port upon the great gulf. How conditions have changed since Wash- ington last stood near this hallowed spot. Today the population of the country ex- ceeds that of any English-speaking people; its area has been enlarged from $27,000 to 3,604,000 square miles; its boundaries are hed by the two great oceans. Today we more than realize the hope here expressed by Washington, before an assemblage small in numbers but stong in that faith that overcometh all human obstacles. As the country grew so grew its Capitol. Year by year, Stone upon stone, until, on this its hundredth anniversary, it shows | forth the most magnificent structure of F . crowning the most beautiful city | of the world. Gentlemen. of the Senate and House of Representatives, as we now commemorate the laying of the corner stone of your legis. lative home it is meet to give thanks for the pre-eminent part taken by Congress in the wonderful development of the system of government to which the United States | owes its sure and rapid advancement. To Congress the country is indebted for the fundamental acts which rounded out the frame of the organic law and gave life and vigor to all its parts. A study of the iN lands and times will disclose none the superior of the American Congress, whether in intelli- gence, patriotism or in purity of purpos Ladies and gentlemen, I will not detain you longer. Under the direction of the joint committee of Congress I have now the pleasure of introducing to you as chair- man of ceremonies the worthy successor of Washington, the President of the United States, Grover Cleveland. Some surprise was expressed when the first musical number on the program was omitted. This was scheduled to be a ren tion by the Marine Rand of the Tannhausa: overture, d the prayer was to have been foliowed by the Dudley Buck Te Deum by this centennial than is found in the assur- ‘ance that their public servants who assem- bie in these halls will watch and guard the sentiment and traditions that gather around this celebration, and that in the days to come those who shall again commemorate the laying of the corner stone of their na- tion’s capital will find in the recital of our performance of public duty no less reason for enthusiasm and congratulation than we find in recalling the wisdom and virtue of thoes who have preceded us. ‘The President Lustily Cheered. The President spoke without notes, oc- cupying about five minutes. He tumed frequently about and spoke quite as much to those on the stand as those on the plaza. Cheers punctuated his periods frequently, and as he finished the crowd applauded again. The fact that a cog had been slipped in the musical machine was made more apparent when the President's address was followed not by the rendition of “Lakme” by the band, but by the “Star Spangled Banner,” rendered by the chorus. ‘This song was scheduled to follow the oration by Mr. William Wirt Henry. The Marine Band had not put in an appearance at the stand up to this time. The chorus was‘a bit weak at first, but soon it swelled as the scores of singers gained confidence. The last verse was greeted by hand clapping by those on the stand. After the President's brief address there was music by the band. Then the orator of the day, William Wirt Henry of Vir- ginia delivered an oration, which was both lengthy, learned and ornate. Its text is printed on another page. “The Star Span- gled Banner,” sung by the grand chorus, followed, aftr which Vice President Stev- enson was introduced and made an histori- cal and interesting address,which is printed elsewhere. The presiding officer of the Sen- ate, with a brief interlude of music, was followel by the presiding officer of the iouse of Representatives, Speaker Crisp. Address of Speaker Crisp. Mr. Chairman—When the corner stone of this great Capitol was laid, our Constitu- tion was not six years old. Government by the people had barely reached the experi- mental stage. There were but fifteen states 4,000,000, and the House of Representatives, for which I now speak, was composed of only 10 members. Today, 100 years there- after. our Constitution still exists unim- paired; government by the people has been firmly established; our population exceeds 67,000,000, and the House of Representatives is composed of 356 members. During the century which has passed since Washington stood where we now stand, the world bas watched with wonder and amazement the marvelous growth and development of our country. When that century began we were “weak in resources, burdened with debt, just struggling into political existence, ‘and agitated by the heaving waves which were overturning Eu- ropean thrones.” Its end finds us strong in resources, strong in wealth and credit, strong In numbers, and strong in the affec- tion of an intelligent and united people. In all that constitutes real greatness the United States is today the foremost nation of the earth. In behalf of all present Tam sure I will be permitted to say we devoutly thank Al- mighty God for the wisdom and patriotism of the founders of our government. We thank im for the peace, the prosperity, the freedom, and the happiness of our peo- ple; and we do all most sincerely and fer- vently pray that our Constitutional Union may, endure forever. The exercises were so prolonged that only an enumeration can be made of the closing observances. They consisted of the | rendering of the grand choras, “The Heav- jens are Telling, from Haydn’ oratorio: | “The Creation; a judicial address by As- [fociate Justice Henry Billings Brown of the United States Supreme Court, a closing speech by Commissioner Myron Parker for the District government and the rendering of “America” by the Marine Band, chorus and audience. The text of the addresses delivered by Justice Brown and Commissioner Parker ‘will be found elsewhere in The Star. THE MELODY OF BELLS As Chimed Out by Skillful Hands To- 7 Sweet bells in tune made merry music on Capitol HN today, awakening unwonted echoes through the broad plaza of the cast- \ern front and the quiet and shady streets of “the Hill.” The sparrows vnder the eaves of the Capitol found their noisy chat- tering outclassed by the harmonious din, and beat a retreat to the Botanteal Gar- dens. the grounds east of the building, and which, like the frisky little cotton-tail that it 1s, may often be seen jollying the stray dogs through the shrubbery, lifted its head from its burrow and straighiway made a | bee line for the western front, streaking it lke an arrow across the lawn. The old Scotch gardeners working In the grounds paused in delighted wonderment as the hotes of “Bonnie Doon” rang out, and from far and near, from northeast and south- east, the people came trooping io the musi ‘The chime of thirteen beils, representing the thirteen origin mounted | on the unfinished front of the Congressional Library building, and was operated by Professor John It. Gibson | of the Metropolitan M. E. Church, this city, and Professor Paul Stoffer of St. Al- phonso Church, Baltimore. The bells were | in full sight of an interested audience lined | up against the low stone wall of the Capitol | grounds, and grouped under the trees and ‘The Congressional rabbit that haunts | like gigantic black toadstools to the people who looked at them from above. ‘The mul titude overflowed upon the lawns and made themselves comfortable on the grass be- neath the trees while they listened to the music of the bells. The afternoon program was as follows:“Centennial Peal,” changes, Tung upon thirteen bells; “My Country, "Tis of Thee”—America; “The Bells,” march— Battmann; “Robin Adair”—Keppel: "La Marseillaise”—Rouget de I'isle; “Belleve Me. If All Those Endearing Young Charms” —Tom Moore; “Chimes of Cornevilie”—Plan- quette; “Rose Marie;” “Was ist des Deuts- chen Vaterland”—Reichardt; “Way Down Upon the Suwanee River"—Foster; (a) "Monastery Bells;" () “Ave Maria Stella”— Vely, DeBeriot's “Fifth Air;" “Die Ka- pelle” (The Chapel)—Kreutzer: “Guide Me. Oh, Thou Great Jehovah"—Flotow; (a) Prayer from “Zampa”—Herold; (>) “Wed- ding March”—Lohengrin—Wagner: “Ring Out, Wild Bells"—Mra, Abby. Hutchinsor. Patton; “Heimath’s Klange"—Silcher: “Oft in the Stilly Night"—Moore; “Hear the Music of the Belis:” “The Sweet Bye and Bye;” “Le Carillon ; My ' Maryland: salute, peal, the thirteen bells being struck in uni son forty-four times. ‘The Evening Concert. ‘Tonight from 6 to 7 o'clock another eon- cert will be given, at which the following Program will be rendered: Change pesl on national airs. “Rally "Round the Flag, Boys,” “Aull Lag Syne.” “Carry Me Back to Oid Virginny,” Foster; prayer from “Der Freischstz,” Von Weber; “Oh, Summer Night,” “Don Pas- Schubert; “Camp. Christy; “Bonny Bive Fiag.” “ “Robin Adair.” “De Ber- fot’s Fifth Air.” De Beriot; “Those Even- ing Bells,” Tom Moore; “Home, Sweet — Payne; “Old Folks at Home,” Fos. “oft in the Stilly Night,” Spangled Banner,” Key; change salute, ‘The members of the committee District Commissioners to the the respective cities were turned loose nak different times during the , according to the distances to be tra’ b Quite an amusing feature of the day wan more an@ Ohio depot by Mr. Ed. Hay and driven at once to the position assigned him in the line. The Frederick @Md.) fire depastment at the eleventh hour decided not to take part in the exercises. The committee received « letter this morning to that effect. The only reason assigned by them was that the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, the only route by which they could reach Washington, de- clined to give them special rates. The Vet eran Fireman's Association had gone to sonfe expense and a great deal of trouble in the preparations for their reception. This body would have added considerable to the parade, and among the firemen no little re- gret was expressed at their absence. Among the members of the Brooklyn Veteran Volunteer Company who particl ited in the day's parade were: Messrs. W. . Butler, W. F. King and Geo. V. Zundt. Brooklyn’ detective; P. J. Kehoe, who i connected with the office of the superin tendent of police; Jas, Cunningham, E@- ward B. McLaughlin, David S. Simpson. Thos. Ryan and Peter Fitzpatrick. The Brooklyn “vets” have a “mascot” with them in the person of little Johnny H. Bergen, jr., the son of the marshal. _ IDAL COUPLES, An Interesting Scene at the National ‘Today. Cupid went on the rampage today at the National Hotel. A triple wedding was performed by Rev. Dr, Addison. The con- | tracting parties were L. J. Ludwig and Miss | Mary Kirk, Joseph H, Keller and Bfiss Maggie B. Drake, James W. Atkinson and Miss Fidler. These ladies and gentlemen were members of an excursion party which came to Washington from Richmond, V: to see the sights of the city and to do the centennial celebration in particular. The ceremony was conducted in the main parlor of the hotel and in honor of the event It had been lavisnly embellished with plants and flowers by the proprietors. The officials and attaches of the house gath- ered round, scores of the guests lent their presence and a young lady volunteered @ wedding march on “he plano, After the ceremony the happy couples were given an elaborate dinner. There were neither bridesmaids, best men nor orange blossoms. The affair was ‘imple. The trio will return to their homes in or their bridal tour. es ZELAYA CHOSEN PRESIDENT. Meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nicaragea. The New York Herald's Managua, Nica. ragua, correspondent cables: The constit- uent assembly held its first regular session Saturday. Its first act was to issue a ae cree liberating all political prisoners, It then received from its junta govern. ment authorization to conduct the govern- ment affairs of the republic. then formally elected president of the republic and Gen, Ortiz vice president. They will hold office, provided not overthrown by a new revolu- tion, for five years, when a new constitu- tion’ will be adopted. Peace prevails throaghout the republic and there is every probability that it will | im the shady walks. Everyvody wanted to| continue