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6 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1893—TEN PAGES, Avews Pus Are unsurpassed for the curs of constipation, bilious- ess, jaundice, vertizo, sick headache, indigestion, sour stomach and drowsiness, Their sugar-coating ‘makes them easy to take, and beins speedily dissolved on reachtng the stomach, permits the {all streagth of the ingredicnts to be rapidly assimilated. ““Having for years used AYER’S Cathartic Pills with reat benefit, [have no hesitation in pronouncing them THE BEST pills that can be found."JOHN HAZELTON, Upper | Queensbury, §. B. “‘Thave been the victin of Dyspepsia and Rheums- tiem for years, so bed that my hands are crippled ‘and I suffered periodically from severe headaches. Until Ietely when these headaches came on Iwas obiiged togive up work. I have tried many medi- cines, but withoat any benefit, until about a year ago degen taking AYER’S Csthartic Pills regularly, and Bow my digestion is creatly improved, the headaches ‘virtually cured and my general health better than for Years."—Mrs. EMMA McCARTY, Colon, Mich. ‘Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Get the Best. LUTZ & BRO., DELICACIES OF THE Angostura Bitters to secure A ra Pee, vmasatnctured oy Tetra L 13 coca ew ao eno er sets SS dat wri S i909 0 OS® aCeregavennrecagiveyys s EHENGEIIEeERIEIISWEWH WES MISCELLANTOUS MONEY WANTED AND TU LOAN | NEW PUBLICATIONS. . NOTARIES PUBLIC. OCEAN TRAVEL OFFICIAL NOTICES. POTOMAC RIVER Bu. PIANOS AND ORGANS, PERSONAL... PROFESSIONAL . PROPOSALS, RAILROADS. Prtatt 6 WANT=D (ielp> WANTED (Houses) WANTED (Room). WANTED (Situations) __ WANTED (Miscellaneous) Hep bo te 9: ‘The receipts from internal revenue today ‘Were: $845,968; from customs, $407,758. Mr. John G. Thompxo Mr. John G. Thompson, an old employe | of the coast survey, died’ at his residence, | 11 9th street. last Friday. His funerai | takes place this afternoon from the Sixth | Street Presbyterian Church and the arrange- ments are in the hands of Dawson Lodge and Eureka Chapter, F. A. A. M., of which he was a member. The interment will be | made at the Congressional cemetery. —————__+o+___ South From Bering Sea. The sealing season has ended and the | United States fleet in Bering sea has start- | ed southward. The fish commission steam- er Albatros, one of the vessels engage! in maintaining the modus vivendi, arrived at Union, British Columbia, yesterday, four- teen days from Unalaska, and is expected to reach Port Townsend on the 22d instant At the time of her departure the Mohican and the Rush were at Unalaska while the Corwin and the Ranger were cruising near the seal islands. ———_———_ + No Change of Troop: It is stated at army headquarters that | mo change whatever is contemplated In the detail of United States troops at the world’s fair, and that the project of sub- stituting two companies of the fifteenth infantry at Fort Sheridan for the two companies of the third infantry now on duty at the world’s fair has been abandon. @4. The officers and soldiers now at thi world’s fair have expressed a desire to remain ‘there till the close of the exposi-/ tion and the department has decided to} comply with their wishes. eee Wants Sea Duty. Commander W. M. Folger, formerly chief of the bureau of naval ordnance, has ap- plied to the Secretary of the Navy for the Fevocation of his leave of absence to take effect November 1, and that he be given sea duty. On the Ist of January ‘last he was granted leave of absence for one year, | with permission to go abroad. He now voluntarily relinquishes two months of his leave. ——— Army Orders. First Lieut. Grabam D. Fitch, corps of engineers, is relieved from duty at Port- land, Ore., and will take station at San Francisco, Cal. By direction of the President so much of War ent orders as details Second Lieut. George W. Gatchell, fourth artillery, @t Norwich University, Northfield, Vt, is Fevoked, and he will join his battery. | By direction of the President First Lieut. | Henry C. Keene, jr. twenty-fourth in- fantry. is detailed as professor of military Science and tactics at Norwich University, Northfield, Vt. By direction of the President Second Lieut. Charles S. Farnsworth, twenty-fifth | infantry, is detailed as professor of military @cience and tactics at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D. A ward to consist of Capt. Geo. Ruhlen, Qeeistant quartermaster; Capt. Edward BR. Fratt, twenty-third infantry, and Mr. Harry RB. Wood of El Paso, Tex., ts ap- painted to meet at El Paso, Tex., for the aryome of appraising the site of Fort Bliss, of absence for two months ts grant- 1 Second Lieut. Wm. H. Wilhelm, tenth Infantry ‘The extension of leave of absence granted Samuel McConthe, fourteenth ta still further extended in- two ieavs of absence for four months ts granted Capt. Thomas H. Barry, first in- » Canadians. THE CONCORD HARMESS. | | erd, last night, attempted to shoot her, and, fantey (eave of absence for one month and fit- tae 4mys i granted First Lieut. Gustave w_& Stevens, first artillery. Tha iemve of absence granted Maj. Fran- ot Meves, filth cavalry, is extended seven Amys -e- tance of Absence for Odd Fellows. Raneatary Curlinie has Imsued an order grroting ve of abmence to the colored 4 Faiveme in the treasury on the occasion OY nett lortnentuing celebration. 2d EDITION. ANARCHISTS’ FURY. | | They Murder a Woman Who Had) Revealed Their Secrets. TRAGEDY OF A MINING TOWN. The Victim's. Husband Probably | Fatally Hurt. A DEADLY PLOT UNVEILED. PITTSBURG, Pa. Sept. %.—The little | town of Calamity, two miles distant from | West Elizabeth, was the scene of a trag-| edy last night. Mrs. August Reese was instantly killed and her husband received probably fatal wounds. Reese {s a coal miner and with his family resided in a small frame house near where | he is employed. Last evening a number | of guests, among them Noel Marson and a man named Brice, were at the Reese resi- dence. During the evening all drank freely of liquor. About 9 o'clock a quarrel started and the guests were ordered from the house. This started a fight, in which blows were freely exchanged. Suddenly revolvers were drawn and in the first volley of shots Mrs. Reese was hit | with a bullet and expired almost imme- diately. Her husband was also shot, and, having been previously beaten with chairs and clubs, is so seriously hurt that his re- covery is doubtful. Marson and Brice, who | are charged with the murder, fled. Marson | was captured and locked up at West Eliza- beth. All the persons involved are French Another version of the tragedy is that it was the result of a feud of long stand- ing; that Brice and Marson, who had been drinking, demanded admittance to Reese's house and when refused forced the doors and made a murderous attack. DIED FROM FRIGHT. Terrible Experience of a Michigan Girl Whose Lover Tried to Kill He ADRIAN, Mich., Sept. 25.—Nelson Kuh- ney, aged twenty-two years, while out driv- ing with his sweetheart, Miss Maud Brain- failing in the attempt, fired a shot into his own head, and died almost instantly. The girl was so frightened that she died this morning, it is said, from the result of her experience last night. During the night she said that without warning Kuhney drew a revolver and pointed it-at her. He pulled the trizger, but the cartridge did not explode. She then threw the lap robe over his head, and, al- though the horse was on a run, she jumped out of the buggy. Kuhnev also jumped out and dragged the girl back to the buggy and again attempted to use the revolver. A passerby interfered and the girl again broke away. Then Kuhney Placed the revolver to his own head and fired. He died almost instantly. After the shooting Miss Brainerd passed a restless night, vomiting and purgiag. Early this morning she was taken with sinking spell, and before help could reach her she died. ‘There !s no doubt that her death was the result of fright from her awful expertence with Kuhney. a WIDE-SPREAD ANARCHIST PLOT. Existence Revealed of a Secret Bohe- mian Society. VIENNA, Sept. %.—The grrest Saturday of fourteen anarchists here, and the cap- ture yesterday of sixty-eight members of a secret society at Bsuenn, the capital of Moravia, has revealed the existence of a wide-spread anarchist plot. Today seven more members of the gang were taken into custody, and the proof inct all the persons arrested is said to be overwhelming. All the persons arrested are known to be anarchists o% the worst type. Among the mass of papers seized were documents showing beyond a doubt that the members of the club were afMili- ated with a Bohemian secret society known as the “Omladina. ‘The police got an inkling of the existence of the conspiracy through a brawl that oc- curred between a number of anarchists and certain ‘advanced socialists, the trouble growing out of the refusal of the latter to assist in causing explosions. The clue thus gained was closely followed with the result that the anarchists who wer? masquerad- ing as members of a literary society were captured. Tt is charged that the Czech agitation in Bohemia and the consequent suspension of the constitutional law in Prague and the towns in the vicinity bad much to do with the existence of the plot, although there is yet no evidence to connect any of the Czech leaders with the conspiracy. It 1s more probable that the anarchists were about to take advantage of the political turmoil in Bohemia to start a campaign of terror jainst the government. Among the men arrested is a leading man- ufaeturer of bombs, who lives in Prague, and an anarchist named Stulka, who ts well known to the police. Stulka is a skill- ful mechanic. In addition to the papers seized, the police took possession of a number of bombs. Some of these were made of tin. An exam. ination of the contents revealed that they were charged with ecrasite and pleric acid. | A large, finely fintshed steel bomb was also | found. ‘This contained a liquid that has not yet been analyzed. An oblong tin box was found, the contents of which were appar-| ently ‘intended to have been exploded by electricity. Conducting wires were attached to the box, which contained several glass plates and ‘small quantities of ecrasite and picric acid. | this will render” the task of* tloating GROUNDING OF THE CAMPERDOWN. ‘The British Battle Ship Said to Be « Dangerous Position. VALBTTA, Malta, Sept. 25.—The British battle ship Camperdown, flagsnip of Rear Admiral Markham, grounded this morning at the entrance of the harbor. Efforts to float her have thus far been unsuccessful. She is in a dangerous position. ‘The Camperdown 1s the vessel that re- cently during the mapeuvers uf the British fleet off Tripoli, Syria, ran into and sank the battleship Victoria, causing great loss of life, among the drowned being Vice Ad- miral Sir George Tryon, commander in chief of the Mediterranean squadron. The Camperdown sustained considerable dam- age forward in the collision, «nd shortly after her arrival here she was placed in dock. Her repairs had just been completed and today she: started out on a trial trip, and had proceeded but a short distance when she struck bottom. The accident fs attributed to the bseak- ing down of her steering gear. Two tugs have been dispatched to her assitance. The vessel is aground on a hard bottom. There | fs no tide to spgok of in this harbor, more than ordinarily difficult. ‘The Camperdown ts a sister ship of the Howe, the stranding of which at Ferrol, Spain, is still fresh in the memory of news- paper readers. The construction of the Camperdown’s keel is the same 1s that of | the Howe. The latter, it will be recalled, was only floated after much labor and great expense. Later.—At about 2 o'clock this afternoon the Camperdown was got afloat. It is be- | leved that she will go in dock again to have her bottom examined. LONDON, Sept. 25.—The admir.lty 1s put- ting the best face possible upon the ,round- ing of ¢he Camperdown. The ctficials min- imize the danger to the ship. They sey that her position ts not at all serious and that she is sure to be floated. It was found this evening by divers who had been sent down to examine the hull of the Camperdown that the vessel had sus- tained only slight damage, owing to the Prompt measures that were taken to get her afloat. The divers are now engaged in Patching up the damage. Se WAR ON TURF GAMBLERS. First of a Series of Mass Meetings at Freehold, N. J. FREEHOLD, N. J., Sept. %.—A large union meeting of the several religious con- Bregations was held here last evening in the Presbyterian Church for the purpose of stirring up the interest of the moral com- munity in the crusade against the race tracks and gamblers. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Ministers’ and Citizens’ League of the town of Freehold, who are making an earnest and vigorous protest sgainst last winter’s legislation, and are appealing on every hand to the public sentiment to se- cure the repeal of the race track laws. The a was addressed by RK. V. Lindabury of Elizabeth, who. conducted the suit now pending before the supreme court against race track acts. The speaker addressed a large audience un “The Condi- tion, Cause and Cure.” * He told how New Jersey fcr 200 years had been quoted for the purity of ita courts and laws, until “Jersey justice” had become a familiar epithet. But Christians grew to be Indifferent, and while they slept the gamblers were wide awake, and at last cot control of the law makers, not for fun, but for gain. The cure is for every moral m: to took to the primaries and ses that g men are nominated, and for the women to use their influence for good over the voters. The meeting was the tirst of a series to be held every two weeks. ——__ EFFORTS TO GAIN SYMPATHY. Sensational Statements by David H. . Posto: jurderers. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 25.—Col. H. Clay King, the murderer of David HH. Poston, who is now serving a life sentence in the Tennessee penitentiary as a punishment for the crime, has issued an address to the Public in which he makes some sensational charges. He alleges that his conviction was brought about bya —- between Judge Julius J. Dubots of Shelby county criminal court. and the relatives of Poston. Dubols, he asserts, used every means in his power to secure a conviction in order to placate the Postons, who were his political enemies. King also charges that Mrs. Gideon J. Pillow and David H. Poston, the murdered man, were criminally intimate. ‘The publication of the article has caused @ sensation. King wrote it for the purpose of arousing public sentiment in his favor in ie hope of securing a pardon, but he will fail in his object, as Gov. Turney was a member of the supreme court ‘when Kin, death sentence was affirmed. — SIXTY LIVES LOST. News Received of the Burning of a Russian Steame: VICTORIA, B. Sept. 3.—Th Northern the burning of the Russian steamer Al- phonse Zeevecke, with the loss of sixty Itves. —_—_.- __. NO CHOLERA ON BOARD. The Augusta Victoria Leaves South- ampton for New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 2%.—The steamship Augusta Victoria left Southampton for New York yesterday and is due next Sunday. General Passenger Agent Emil Boas sald today that the steamer sailed by instruc- tions of Surgeon Gen. Wyman of the marine hospital service. The vessel was found to be in perfect sanitary condition. Capt. Barens has received orders to turn about and go to Hamburg should any suspicious sickness break out during the voyage. On board are 117 first cabin, 160 second and 64 steerage passengers. —_——-__ Smallpox in New York. NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—Three more cases of smallpox were reported this morning. When the prisoners were searched by th> police it was found that Inside the lin-| ings of the overcoats wern by Stulka and man named Hahrels were attached strong plated wires with hooks at the ends. It is surmised that these were de- vices to allow of the suspension of bombs. in Stulka’s room were found rolls of zinc nd lead and xlass and metal cylinders. The police declare that the conspiracy | they have unearthed is the most formidable plot the anarchists have ever concocted in Vienna. Every one of the men arrested | had in his possession bombs or cartridges | that were ready for use. The discovery has caused much excite- ment in. official circles. The police are searching in every direction for other mem- bers of the gang. It is believed, however, that the many arrests made have effec ually put an end to the operations of the conspirators. | —__ PARA TO BE BLOCKADED. Alleged Purpose of Admiral Mello, Lender of the B: jan Insurgents. NEW YORK, Sept. %—The Herald’ Montevideo, Uruguay, correspondent cabl Admiral Mello, commanding the rebel | fleet of Brazil, has renewed the blockade of | Rio Janeiro, so the latest dispatches from | that city state, and is now organizing a squadron to sail for northern ports. It ts reported that the destination, first of all, is Para. Ruy Barbosa, who recently escaped from Rio Janeiro, has published a letter, in which he says that the navy, under Mello, is de- | fending the rights of the Brazilian people against President Peixoto’s = military tyranny and despotic rule. ‘The Newark Off for Rio. NEW YORK, Sept. %.—The U. 8. cruiser Newark, Capt. S. W. ‘Terry, left her an- chorage off Stapleton, ‘S. 1., at 11:30 o'clock this morning for Rio Janeiro. She expects to make the run tn twenty days. > Not Challenged by the Valkyrie. NEW YORK, Sept. %.—Lord Dunraven's brother-in-law, Mr. Kerr, this morning denied the rumor cabled from London that Lerd Dunraven has challenged Royal Phelps Carroll of the Navahve to sail a race for the Brenton’s Reef cup in America. LONDON, Sept. 2.—Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll, owner of the American yacht Nav- ahoe, dented today that he had received a cballenge from Lord Dunraven or iny other yacht owner to sail a race for the Brenton’s Reef cup. vr The total number of fourth-class postmas- ters appointed today Is ‘fty-four. Of these nineteen were to fill vacaneles caused by death and resignation, and the remainder by removals, W. M. Baldwin was appointed at White Top, Va, vice W. H. Weaver, removed. T. C. Fox was made postmaster at Foxville, Md., vice A. H. Bushman, removed Will Pay as far as Possible. Secretary Carlisle has notified the Attor- ney General that the treasury will pay all expenses incurred in the deportation of Chinese under the Geary law to the full ex- tent of the funds available for that purpose. This action makes no particular change in the situation, and none is expected until | Congress acts, elther providing means for | the enforcement of the law as it stands or | by its amendment so as to extend the time | for registration. ‘The Case of Capt. Higginso: The statement that Secretary Herbert has acknowledged that he was in fault in re- Heving Capt. Higginson of command of the Atlanta Is dented at the Navy Department. It Is stated that subsequent events demon- strated the wisdom of his action in hasten. ing the departure of the Atlanta to Grey- town in spite of Capt. Higginson’ repre- sentation that she was not in condition. et Gen. Grant’s Lenve. Gen. Grant, assistant secretary of war, "gone away on a three weeks’ vaca- tion. He will visit the world's. fair and then to Minneapolis. Present indica- tions afe that there will be no change In the office of assistant secretary during his absence. Secretary Lamont evidently, rec- ognizes the value of his ability and ex. petience and is in no haste to make a change, especially. as he finds so. much difficulty in procuring a capable substitute. Another War Veteran Dend. Comrade G. G. Norton of Lincoln Fost, G. A. R., and tate captain of the second Colorado cavalry, died this morning at his residence, No. 10'P street northeast. Cupt. Norten was a gallant soldier during the late war, and was an active, energetic worker in his post. His funeral will be in charge of Lincoln Post, G. A. R., and bis remains enterred in Arlington. See funeral notice in Star hereafter, — Burial Permits. During the twenty-four hours ending at noon today burial permiis were issued from the health office for the following: White—Chas. Jacoby, 74 years; Robert B. Fogle, 62 years; Christian Schifferlin:, 6 yeafs; Mary E. Paxson, 62 years; Ann C. Edmonston, % years; Amelia EB. -Hatx, years; Chas. O'Donnell, 36 years; Julla C. Haywood, 48 years; Ida G. Dicderick, 14 months; Heard K. McCalley, 16 months; Frederick Herbert, 9 months. Coiored—Mary Hall, 50 years; Cornelia Wood, 20 years. ‘The Marton to Return. Orders have been issued by the Navy De- partment for the return home of the wood- en ship Marion, now on the Asiatic station, and she will start for San Francisco in about a month. She Is one of the oldest vessels in the navy, and her crutsing days are about over. Inasmuch as she cannot Pacific steamer last night brought word of | 90 IN WALL STREET TODAY. Indications of a Foreign Demand for Gold Soon. Spectal Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—Today’s market opened dull and lower with no noteworthy feature to influence the course of prices. The London market was inactive, with lim- ited selling orders on this side. The shak- ing out of long stock, which has been no- ticeable during the last few days, has given the bears more assurance and turned the sentiment of the room toward lower prices. ‘The volume of business is too near the min- imum to make any radical change in val- ues and the element of uncertainty 1s too widespread to make an aggressive cam- paign feasible. ‘The ‘steady advance in sterling rates is attracting unusual attention at this time because of the impatience of foreign in- vestors and the fact that rates are now within one-half per cent of the exporting point, Brown Brothers posted rates, 48a 1-2. Germany is in need of gold and must get {t from England or the United States, but which country will begin the contributions {s still a subject for speculation. A prominent foreign banker is quoted as saying that unless some {mmediate step is taken to adjust our money policy London will soon begin unloading all the securities purchased after the defeat of the silver element In the House and on the assurance that the Senate's sanction would follow im- mediately as a mere matter of form. The delay has been productive of considerable distrust abroad and foreigners are daily i additional symptoms of impatience, and have already begun a lmited lquidation of-their holdings. London will demand gold in payment for these securities and should Germany's de- mands have to be met at-the same time our gold reserve would again be in danger of depletion. Lazard Freres announced positively that they would ship some gold abroad during the week, but no amount was named. While prices are insensible to the excel- lent condition of the local national banks there js at least one encouraging fcature that may be attributed to that source,vis.,the daily cancellation of clearing house certifi- cates. ‘The loan committee retired $105,000 additional today and have called for $400,000 for fomorrow, The transactions on the wing house lay were: Exchanges, $60,043,539; balances, $3,452,809, and sub-treas- urer's debit balance, $821,1. * ‘The London Market. Spectal Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. LONDON, Sept. %5.—The Victoria Conver- sion loan for £2,000,000 4 per cent at % is a great success. The lists are closed, and are already fully covered. Conso's were dul- Ush today. Americans have been flat, hut Partly recovered. Bar gold is still wanted. and 70,00) pounds in from the cape was bought today for the continent. Silver 1s unchanged and weak. Rupee - eer pee Paper is un > IAL AND COMMERCIAL, lng, the higheat Pony eee =a Correspondents Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call—12 o'clock m. om, $1,000 at 111. West End ‘at 100." Lincoln National Bank, Blectric Light, Oat 2. jovernment “Bonds. U.S. 4s, registered, 1907, 110 bid, 111 asked. U. 8. 1pon, f " HO bid, 11 ask 4s, coupon, 1907, 110%, District of Columbia Bonds.--20-year fund 5s, . 1001, currency, 108. bid. . 112 bid. Water stock 7s, (08% Se 3.658, funding, currency, “Miscellaneous Bonds.—Wasbington and George- town R. R. conv Gs, Ist, 125 bide 135 beth Wash- = et and Georgetown R. R. conv. 6s, 2d, 125 bid, & asked. Masonic all Association Sa, 100 bid. Wasbington Market Company Ist 6s, 100 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 68. 100 did. Washington Market Company extended ‘6s, 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s. 1005, A. and O. 100 bid. Amorican Security aud ee Ue Amocrte '¥ aud Trust’ 5s, 1905, F 1906, “A. und 6., fontry st Gs, 98 id. American Security and Trust’ 5s, 100 bid. Washington Light Tn 98 bid. Washington Light Infantry Washiugton Ges Company 6a, series Washington Ges Company Ge, series Noashington Gas Company conv. 6x, € ienupeake and Potomac’ Tel- gpbone Ss, 108 asked. Capitol and North O Street R. R. 5s, 103 asked.“ Metronolitan R. R. conv. 6s 100 bid, 104% asked. U.S. Electric Light conv. 5a, 110 bid. Bank of Washington, 24 Ts, A. National" Bank Stocks. 820 Hid. 380 asked. Pank of the Rennblic, 210 hid, 200 asked. Metropolitan, 265 Md, 296 aeked. Cen: tral, 280 bid. Farmers’ and Mechanics’. 170 bid. 200° asked. Citizens’, 180 asked. Colninhia, 120 Md. 180 asked. Conital, 115 bid, 185 asked. Wet Fnd, 97% bid, 100 asked. Lincoln, 105 asked. Oe, 8 sete ri ‘tocks.— Washington and Georgetown, 275 Md, 260 asked. Meropolitan, 100 naked. Co- Inmbta, "50 bid. 80 asked. Capftol and North 0 Street, 29 asked. Eekinzton and Soldiers’ ome. 30 carretown and Tenallytown, 42 asked. 100 bid. Stocks —Firemen'’s, 4% asked. Frank- in, 48 bid, 85 asked. National Union, 19 asked. Arlineton, 190 asked. Corcoran, 70 bid: Columbia, 1? bid 16%. naked.” Rigzs. 8 neked. People’ bid. 5% asked. Lincoln, 7% bid. Commeret asked, © Tnmuranee Stocks..-Renl Fetate Title, 125 Columbia Title, GK MA. 6% asked. 8 and Rlectrte Light Stocks. Washington Gs Wid: 5A asked. Georgetown Gas. 50 hid. 1 Miebt. “111 bid, 117 asked. ‘Stocks. Pennsvivanta, Did. Chesa- tomac, | 34 Wid. Graphonhone, 2 bid, 2% Eront Tetle Too, 42. asked. American ton Market, 16 Tl Tun ‘Pan- inn Carrtage. .25 hid. Tincatn all, 95 asked. Inter Ocean Building, 100 asked. Deposit _ané Trust Compantes.—Nattonal Safe oait and Trast Comnany, 190 bid. 120 asked. Washineton Lann and Trnst. 119% hid, 118 aeked. Amertenn Seonrity and Trust, 119 hid, 130 asked. Ex dividend. ' ae Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Special Dispatch to The Rvening Star. CHICAGO, Sep+. 25, 186° Opanine. Highest. Lowest. Closing. a free my Ra. oR zat me Pork—vet Y 1.05, Keceipre in Chiraro—Wheat, 300 orn, 1-15 eceiite in Chicne—Whest, 260 care: 015; oats, “510; hogs, "8,000. 5 eres * ‘Baltimore Markets. RALTIMORE, Sept. 25.—Flour ftrm—western su- per. 2.00a2.35; do. extra, 2.40a2.90: Uo. family, 9.20a8.50; winte do. do. wheat patent, 3.7083. 1ad40; do. do. straight, 3. 19.081 barrels: shipments, 70, 646 barrels, Wheat weak No, 603% 089% ; ", vember, T8M4a73%: steamer No. 2 ted, a7 celpts, "88.561 bushels: shipments. 24,000 bu: stock, .492 bushels: sales. 96,000 bush: mill- tog wheat by sample, 70a7l. ‘Corn dull—mixed, nd September, ‘49% asked: October. 453; Fear. 47% asked- receipts, 23,776 bushels ‘k, 228,485 bushels: white corn by aumple, 55a : yellow corn by sample, 5854. Onte. strong, nd inquiry No, 2 white western, 37ia38: NO. 32.188 haahels 415035 —recel Stock, 267.044 bushels. Rye 2 receipts, 700 bushels: stock, bush steay. good to choice timothy, | $14.50a$1! hel. cotton Cotton nom- Grain relghts dull—stenm to Liverpool per 1444.: cork for onlers per quarter, 28.34.: per 100 pounds, 250; flour Tie. tnal-mMddling. $1514, Provisions steady — pork, 18.50: lard. redued, Ile. Bntter firm—cream- ery. ‘fancy. 28: do, fair to choice, 24126: do._iml- tation, 22: Iadie, fancy, 20; good ‘to ebolce. 1 store packed. 17. Exgs’ very firm—19e.. Coffee qui et Rio Cargoes. fair, 184: No. 7, 174. Sugar stranggranniated. 34%. Copperaten dy, unchanged. RALTIMORE, Sept. 25.— Virginia consols, threes, Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern firste, 1 solidated Gas bonds, 1100110; do. stocks, 5614058%. = is < Renl Estate Matters. James G. Jester, real estate broker, has be repaired within the 10 per cent limit, she will be condemned and sold to the | sold for Crandall Mackey to Mrs. Anna E. Ball, lot 10, square 791, !mproved by new white brick dwelling 203 C street southeast, MR. STEWART’S TURN (Continued from First page.) it, running comments. This sentence occurs in tt, as coming from the President: “When the squeeze comes, the men who stand in the way of legislation intended to Preserve public confidence will lose sight of their local theories and sentiments and be willing to join the opinion of those who know best what should be done.” It he had had the knowledge which Washington had and had known the peo- ple as Washington knew them and as Jackson he would not have uttered the remarks which I have read, and would not have talked about the ignorance of Con- gress. But his environments have been peculiar. The President's Biography. Mr. Stewart read from the congressional directory of the present session the Presi- dent's blography—making amusing or sar- castic comments upon it as he read. When he read the sentencé that Mr. Cleveland had, when sixteen years old, become a clerk and assistant teacher of the blind jin New York city his comment upon it was that Mr. Cleveland had not entirely got over that habit. (Laughter.) When he read that Mr. Cleveland in 1855 had gone west in search of employment, he sald: “Let us see what his idea of the j West was. It was Buffalo, N. ¥., where he |aldea in ‘the compilation ‘of ‘the American herd book. He went west,” said Mr. Stew- art in a tone of great contempt—‘west to Buffalo.” (Laughter.) Mr. Stewart's resolution would have gone to the calendar at 1 o'clock, but Mr. Voor- hees consented to let it go over until to morrow and let Mr. Stewart continue his speech as if it were on the resolution. A great deal of this speech, was devoted to a bitter attack upon President Cleveland asa man who had no collegiate or other train- ing that could have fitted him for his high position. Mr. Stewart rather surprised the Senate by suggesting that he would yield the floor now to the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cameron), who desired to address the Sen- ate. He would go on with his speech again whenever the Senate would let him, for he had not yet got to the main part of his Speech. Senator Cameron Against Repeal. Mr. Cameron then proceeded to address the Senate, reading his speech rather rep- idly and in low tones. But Senators from both sides of the chamber got seats close to him, and listened with evident interest and curtosity. He declared himself cp- posed to the repeal bill, and said that his | vote against it needed no defense. The | burden of proving their case rested on the supporters of the bill. The Sherman act had in no way, he said, injured ihe state of Pennsylvania, and its repcal would be injurious as contracting the currency. At the conclusion of Mr. Cameron's re- marks the Senate was addressed by Mr, Bate (Tenn.), whose speech will be found elsewhere. THE HOUSE. Very few members were present when the House came to order this morning. ‘A roll call would not have been responded to by more than half a hundred Representa- tives. ‘The Speaker laid before the House a com- | munication from the Attorney’General (in response to a resolution) giving the instruc- tions issued to United States marshals, &c., in regard to the Chinese exclusion law. Several leaves of absence were granted, among them one which provoked some mer- riment. As read by the clerk it was terse, merely saying Mr. Tarsney requests leave of absence for one week. World's fair. The House proceeded to consideration of the report of the committee on accounts, granting the committee on naval affairs an additional clerk. A Call of the House. No quorum voting, there being 94 votes in the affirmative and 74 In the negative. On motion of Mr. Cummings (N. ¥.) a call of the House was ordered. One hundred and eighty members respond- ed to their names, and further proceedings under the call were dispensed with, and the question recurred on the report of the com- mittee on accounts. The report was agreed to—yeas, 105; nays, ‘The printing bill'was then taken up. Mr, Meiklejohn (Neb.) offered an amend- ment providing that the public printer shall pay not greater prices than fifty cents er hour for time work to printers and book- binders. (In the bill the limit is fixed at forty cents per hour). The amendment was lost, as was also another fixing the limit at forty-five cents. Against the Pension Bureau. Mr. Morse (Mass.) took advantage of the latitude allowed in the committee of the whole to make some remarks on tie present conduct of the pension bureau. He charged the commissioner (apparently with the ap- proval of the Secretary of the Interior) of assuming legislative as well as judicial wer in overriding the laws of the country. le declared that there was no authority in law for suspending a soldier's pension in the absence of any evidence of fraud, neither had he any authority for reviewing the acts and decisions of his predecessor. Such conduct on the part of the President would subject him to impeachment. He charged the pension bureau with is- suing pensions to applicants known to be dead in order to swell the list of pensions granted, and which cost the government nothing. He denounced the present prac- tice of the pensionbureau in employing secret agents or spies, who approached pensioners in the garb of friends, and elicited from them statements, which were made a pre- text to stop their little pension. He said such conduct was unworthy of a great de- partment of the government and was dis- honorable and unjust. He had not the slightest doubt but that when the loyal and patriotic people of this country were heard from in the coming election they would rebuke the administra- tion for its unkind, unjust and unpatriotic conduct toward the defenders of the flag, and toward the men who sprang to the de- fense of the country when the life of the nation hung trembling in the balance and who saved us a nation among the nations of the earth. a CHARGES DENIED. A Petition for the Removal of a Lunacy Committee. In the lunacy case of John Roney, filed February 26, 1891, Mr. John A. Clarke, for John C. Entwisle, the committee, has filed answer to the petition of Jane Quinn for ment, ete. This is the third petition of the kind filed against Mr. Entwisle. ‘The latter admits that he received from one Wm. Myrray a paper purporting to be Roney’s last will and he has the same sealed, but does not know the contents, and he has also received certain fire Insurance rollcles. He asserts that the proceedings under which he was appointed, March 9, 1891, were all regular and were with the full knowledge and consent of Jane Quinn (and asserts that his sureties are responsfble business men. He asserts that the $5 per month allowance for Roney’s support would. be ample were it not for her and her children lving upon it, and also she occupies the house rent free. He denies that the prop- erty is worth $14.00. He dentes that he ever insulted the petitioner and asserts that she is plotting to gain possession of the es- tate and is continually telling Roney that the estate is being mismanaged. He denies that he has ever been under the influence of Madam Wolt and asserts that ihe charge ts made for the purpose of creati: a! Pe Ing prejudice ——__ Vice President Stevenson's Trip. Vice President Stevenson leaves tonight for Allentown, Pa., where he will spend tomorrow, along with other persons, as the guest of ex-Gov. Black. The agreement un. der which the debate in the Senate Is now Proceeding leaves things in such shape that the presiding officer can easily get away. and the Vice President, taking advantage of It, goes, as he says, simply for a day of recreation. se Presidential Nominations. The President today sent to the Senate the following nominations: Charles M. Caughey of Maryland to be United States consul at Messing, Aeaty. John C. Kelly, collector of internal rev- enue for the 3d district of Iowa. = First Lieut. W. P. Edgarton, second artil- lery, associate professor of mathematics at the United States Military Academy (to correct date of his appointment). ————_+o+____ Interior Department Changes. The following changes were made in the Interior Department today: Patent Office—Appointment: Edwin E. Survey—Resignation: H. E. Harris, Iowa, copyist, $720. Geological past Clemont, Feusier. California, topographer, ‘$1,200. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. It Was District Day, but There om the House Calendar. Today was District day in the House un- der the rules, but it was not claimed by Chairman Heard for the traasaction of any District business, for the simple reason that there are no District biils on the House calendar. The Commissioners have not yet reported upon any of the House bills which have been introduced at this session and re- ferred to them for their opinion, conse- quently the District committee has not been able to take action upon any of the meas- ures and have them placed on the calendar. The committee will have a meeting next Wednesday, by which time it s thought that several bills will have been reported by the Commissioners. + oe SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTIONS. Seuator Chandler Reintroduces His Bill to Alter the State Regulations. Mr. Chandler has reintroduced in the Senate the bill he introduced during the first session of the Fiftieth Conxress, which is intended to alter the rezulations enacted by the legislature of South Carolina pre- seribing the times, places and manner of holding elections in that state for Repre- sentatives in Congress. “the bill requires the county supervisors of registration dur- ing the months of July and Augnst, 184, and in the same months thereafter in any year when members of Congress are to be elected, to make a new and complete regis- tration of all the electors qualitled to vote for Representatives in Congress. The cer- tifleate of registration provided for In the general statutes of the state shall not, in the clection of Congressmen, have attached any property qualification, and all regis- tration records are to be public. The xov- ernor of the state ts directed to appoint four commissioners of election, two each of the two principal national parties, for each county for the election of Congressmen, and the congressional polling place in each pre- cinet isto be located at a place different from that where other elections, save those for presidential electors, are held. Each ballot is to be properly ‘stamped, and the commissioners are to have full power to call to their aid United States marshais and thelr deputies. County boards of canvas- sers of elections for Representazives stall have only ministerial powers, and shall not act as judicial officers. Arrest and im- prisonment on the day of election for Rep- resentatives in Gongress of any qualified Voter for the refusal, failure or neglect to pay his poll tax is prohibited. The remain. der of the bill, which Is very voluminous, is given up to details and the Jefinition of certain offenses and punishments. ee EPIDEMIC DISEASES. The Augusta Victoria Now on Her Way to New York. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hospital service has received a cablegram from Surgeon Pettis at Southampton, Eng- land, stating that the steamer Aug asta Vie- toria h: ¢n aliowed te proceed on her vayage to New York. One of the steam- ship's crew, a fireman, had been found to have the cholera after the ship left Mam- burg. The man was taken off at South- ampton, the ship disinfected, and, atter being detained in quarantine for forty- eight hours, was allowed to proceed. A dispatch from Brunswick, Ga., last night stated that there were two new cases of yellow fever and one death. Brunswick Fever News. BRUNSWICK, Ga., Sept. %.—In an inter- view today Surgeon Faget stated that while the air was poisoned and the fever was in an epidemic form, he expected that a ma- jority of the cases from now on will be of 4 mild type and the fatality small, a thor- ough organization of physicians and nurses having now been rerfeeted to handle the epidemic. He says, further, that frost may be expected here within twenty-five days. Dr. Fi says the relief now being fur- nished to the poor will aid greatly in pre- paring their bodies to resist the ravages of the fever. INEFFECTUAL EFFORTS. No Progress Being Made on Repeal in the Senate. The experience in the Senate this morning indicates how ineffectual are the efforts that are being made to lengthen out the hours of the day during which the silver discussion in the Senate may be disposed of. The Senate met at 11 o'clock this morning in accordance with the agreement that dur- ing this week they are to meet at that hour and adjourn at seven. Mr. Stewart immediately took possession of the floor to discuss his resolution, declaring the inde- pendence of the three branches of the gov- ernment, and so consumed the extra time which it was designed by the repeal men should be given to the discussion of silver. Such a course as this can be, and probably will be, followed by the silver men and no more progress with the silver debate can be made during the day from 11 to 7 than was possible during the shorter sessions. It simply resolves itself to this that the longer the dally sessions the more time will be taken up in the discussion of matters not relating to the Voorhees bill,and the length- his removal on the grourd of mtsmanage- | ening out of the day doesn’t help the repeal cause at all. ———_+-e+_____ THE SCHOOL BOARD. Considerable Interest im Regard to Filling the Four Vacancies. Who will constitute the new board of school trustees? That is the question uppermost in the minds of a number of people. ‘There are four vacancies on the school board and the friends of the old trustees are working hard for their reappointment, while the new applicants are waging a lively cam- paign. The most prominent of the new applicants: is Mr. Paul T. Bowen, who ‘s well known as a friend of the workingmen. ‘very tall brings a number of recommeniations for Mr. Bowen's appointment, but it is about settled that he will not get one of the offices. ‘The great disadvantage under which he labors is that he is not a resident of th district in which there ts a vacancy. While there is no law compelling the “rustee to he the district he represents, Of Years and the Comiminnen cy aeumber hp ote ted mmission=rs are loath It 1s understood that at the next meet- aogitet a all of the vacancies will y le real intment Cornish, Whelpley and W ae pointment of a prominent town. This afternoon a citizen in George- delegation, consisting of J. A. Taylor. R. V. Ervant, H.C. Robinson and W. A. Creditt, representing the colored clergy of the city, called upon the Commis- oan a interest of Rev. Walter H. Brooks, whom they urged as trus' place of Mr. Cornish. a ara —___ Increasing the Naval Force. The gunboat Machias is being fitted ou for service on the Asiatic station. This Is in accordance with the policy of having a strong and effective naval force in those waters, which has already been demon- strated by the dispatch of the Baltimore, Concord and Petrel to that station. The Machias is at present in commission, and it is reported will be able to sail in the present fall. ‘The Machias is deemed to be specially well adapted for work in the China rivers. American interests in China de- mand often the presence of a government vessel far up the China streams. As the Chinese rivers are, many of them, shallow in places, It becomes practicable to reach points far distant from the coast only with lght-draught vessels. The draught of the Machias is not much more than ten feet. mmole ‘er Movements, The issue of standard silver dollars the mints and treasury offices for the seen ended September 23, 1883, was $469.55; for the corresponding pertod ‘of 1892, $741.68, The shipment of fractional silver coins from the Ist to Zid instants aggregated mes. Controller Eckels has authorized the Mil- Waukee National Bank of Milwaukee, which recently s1 Slee ly suspended, to reopen for nee o De of Mrs. F. J. Haig. After much suffering, endured patiently through a long pe-iod of helplessness, Mrs. Amelia E. Haig died yesterday. Mrs. Haig Was the wife of Mr. Fred J. Haig, formerly of the staff of the National Republican of this city, and afterward clerk to the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. Mrs. Haig had great ability as a vocalist and had her life been spared would surely have achieved eminence in church and. con- cert. In her domestic life she was most admirable, and her decease 1s sincerely ze- gretted by a great many friends. The funeral will take place from her late resi dence, 137 11th street northeast, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. itmer and the ap- | SEES DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Various Bills Sent to tho Commissioners for Their Action. fjoner Powell is Unwilling to ction Another Reason for the Continuance of the Trolley. The Commissioners received this morn- Ing from the District committee several bills upon which early reports are requested. House bill 22% relates to the opening, widening and extension of existing alleys, and authorizes the Commissioners to open, widen and extend existing alleys to a width of not less than forty feet nor more than sixty feet, and to run straight through the square from street to street, under the pro- visions of the act of July 22, 1982. Another bill upon which the report of the Commisioners is requested is House bill 2294 to regulate water main assessments in the District of Columbta. ‘This bill provides that after its passage assessments levied for lay- | ing water mains in the District shall be at the rate of $1.25 per linear foot against all lots or land abutting upon the street, road | cr alley in which a water main shall be laid, provided that no lot shall be taxed twice, and that corner lots shall be taxed only on their front, with a depth not ex- ceeding 1 feet; any excess of the other | front over 10) feet shail be subject to the cver rate of assessment. Perhaps the most important of this batch of bills is the one known as House bill 3323 | for ‘the relief of owners of corner lots and other purposes. ‘This bill, which was intro- | | duced by Mr. McKaig by request, provides | | that where special assessments were made during the administrations of Mayors Bow- | jen and Emery of Washington, and Mayor Sweeny of Georgetown, and paid and sub- sequently taken up by the board of public | works and no credit given for material, such as was given for those which were completed after February 21, 1871, shall re- ceive the same treatment accorded persons: who had received two-thinis of the amount so paid by them or a credit on what is held to be due by them. Corner and Interior Lots. It also provides that the assessments made upon corner lots having a frontage on two sides, being assessed from five to eight times the amount of interior lots, shall be 80 revised as to be charged double the amount of interior lots adjoining, and the amount so overpaid by said tax pavers | abote double the amount charged for inter- | for lots, based upon square feet, shall be re- funded ‘in drawback certificates, which shall be receivable for all arrears of general taxes due and unpaid to June 30, 18%. This bill provides also that triangular lots be charged at the same rates of corner lots, twice the amount of interior lots; also lots with three sides, and the difference shall be refunded in drawback - certificates receiv- able as above. ‘The bill also contains a proviso that when Property has been already provided with sewerage and paid for, uo other assess- ments for the same purpose should be made against the same property, unless requested | in writing by the property holder; and wien | ny improvement has been made without | Such request either for paving or sewerage, | all such assessments shall be refunded in drawback certificates, receivable as above. The last section of the bill provides that assessments for paving all avenues and streets which were laid :mder special uct «f Congress shall be revised under the acts of Congress approved June 79, 187, and June 2%, 187%, and be refunded in drawback cer- tificates, which may be found and made re- celvable as above. An Unsa jary Condit he The attention of the Commissioners has been called to the condition of L street | between 6th and 7th northeast. The street is in an unsanitary condition and water stands in some places continually. If something is not done to correct the .evil Mr. John R. Collette, who writes the letter, believes much sickness will result. Maxsachusettx Avenue Extended, ‘The Commissoners this afternoon sent to Congress with their approval the joint reso- | @0 0 $200,000 three times as An incident of conspicuous gallantry an@ benefit to the federal cause in the late war Was recalled by the introduction of a bill by Representative C. W. Stone to pay to Rear Admiral John Russell, retired, the highest pay of his rank, to take effect from the date of his retirement. On the night of September 13, 1861,, Rear Admiral Russell, then @ lieutenant in the navy, organized a force of 1) men, and at its head destroyed the rebel cruiser Judah, manned, armed and of several batteries, and twenty of them were killed or wounded, including the leader. Lieut. Russell served through the war and subsequently was retired as reat De Armond’s Graded Income Tax. annum, the amount to be ixed each year by the Secretary of the Treasury, the amount of revenue to be equal to the amount appropriated payment of pensions. for that year. the rate of tax assessed upon ‘ing from $10,000 to $50,000 as a incomes of from $50,000 to $100,000 twice as large, on incomes comes of from $200,000 to $500,000 large. on incomes of from wo five times as large comes in excess of $1,000,000 large. peck Commercial Travelers Ask Pacilities, ‘The Travelers’ tive Rayner of Maryland, relative to a amending the interstate commerce law, a4 mitting the railroads to issue an inters changeable 5,000-milage book, with a larger allowance of baggage, and the bill has been introduced by him in the House of Repre sentatives. a ee THE SAN FRANCISCO. ing, and here and there some rope, there is really nothing of any importance to be done. So the ship is practically ready Sea service. 4 a The present program is for the fan Frans cisco and Kearsarge to cruise among the San Francisco will then Rear Admiral A. E. K. Benham. Capt Francisco after a three years’ cruise im which was on her deck. repaired for and made months will be required before the work lution making Massachusetts avenue through the Naval Observatory grounds a public street. Unwholesome Food Condemned. Last week the food inspectors condemned 380 pounds of meat as well as @ quantity of fruits and vegetables. House-to-House Inspection. The work of the house-to-house tnspec- tion will probably be finished this week. Then the extra inspectors, who were ap- pointed for this special work, will be dropped. “The Dog Catcher Busy. -Poundmaster Einstein last week captured 123 dogs and 2 horses. During the week 336 dogs were killed, many of them having been sent by owners rather than pay the Ncense tax for them. Evi ¥ Opposed to the Trolley. Capt. Powel is against the overhead trolley. Today he put himself on reconi in an indorsement upon the protest of Thos. P. Woodward against granting to the Ecking- ton and Soldiers’ Home railroad permission to lay cobble stones between the tracks of the road on New York avenue between 7th street and Florida avenue. Capt. Powell in passing dpon the paper says: “A permit was given the company to temporarily pave with cobble between tracks; this is now being done. The law Tequires that the overhead trolley shall be removed within a certain time. I think it is unwise to revoke the permit and require expensive permanent pavement between the tracks. That would be an additional reason for continuance of the overhead trolley.” In Behalf of Mr. Cornish. A committee called on Commissioner Ross last week and presented a letter urging the appointment of Mr. Louis A. Cornish as school trustee, which was signed by the following: Hamilton Rucker, Charles H. Wilson, James H. Bundy, J. B. Baldwin, T. W. Dodson, John F. N.’ Wilkinson, Wm. H. H. Hart, Eli H. Hughes, Joseph D. Jones and others. Notes. The Humane Society, through Harriet Loring, chairman of the committee on fountains, has requested the Commissioners to put up a drinking fountain for horses in I street next to the corner of 7th street southwest. The demand for this fountain is represented to be very great. James H. Grier has been appointed super- intendent of the construction of the school building on Vermont avenue. A building permit was today granted to Winfield Offut to erect a house at 10 R street northeast, to cost $3,000, A Car Fender Exhibition, The Commissioners have not given up the idea of a street car fender that will do all the work required of it, and on Thursday next there will be an exhibition of several new fenders on New Jersey avenue be- tween B and C streets northwest. The ex- hibition will take place between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, and the Commissioners will attend in a body. The charges against Private M. E. Hagan of the police force for non-payment of debt have been dismissed for want of prose- cution. Private W. W. Mendenhall, ‘recently tried the police trial board for non-payment debt, has been ordered to pay up. Private S..L. Browne of the police force, | recently tried for absence from duty with- | ‘out leave, has been fined %. ‘The Commissioners have ordered a ce- ment sidewalk to be laid on the south side of K street between Mth and 15th streets northwest with the exception: of that pe tion In front of St. Matthew's school, the pastor of which church objects and protests against the new sidewalk. ———- Death of Mrs. Adelia Saxton. The sudden death of Mrs. Adelia Saxton, wife of Frank G. Saxton, was a great sor- row to her many friends. Mrs. Saxton, in company with the Legion of Loyal Women, of which organization she was senior vice president, attended the Indianapolis en- campment and world’s fair, and on her re- turn stopped to visit a sister at Corning, N. Y., where she died of heart disease last Sunday morning. A telegram summoned Mr. Saxton, who had only started that morning for St. Louis and was reached by | the sad message In Chicago. Funeral serv: ices were held in Corning on Wednesday afternoon. A handsome testimonial was | sent by the legion, which will probably arrange for suitable memorial services at its meeting this evening at Metzerott’s Hall. _ A Pocket Rook Snatcher. Arthur Lee, a colored boy, charged with snatching a pocket book from Miss Ryan of P street, plead guilty in the Police Court | this morning and Judge Miller committed West India Islands throughout the winter months. Both vessels, it is said, will re« iy to relieve the Chicago flagship of the European station. 3 Crittenden Watson is commander, : An Old Warship. Asiatic waters. A few Gays after leaving Yokohama she encountered a ran short of fuel and made voyage under suil. A boa vice again. She ts one sels left, and ts exempted completed. Her commander, Capt. George F. Durand, has been ordered before a re turn to northern waters m the early spring. The San Francisco is tiying the fag ‘The olf warship Alert has arrived at San was obliged to jettison be ordered to determine oii Eaten pate, il Sad tiring board. request of thirty-five delegates as provided in the constitution, met at the Iroquois Hotel this morntng to consider matters af- fecting the present administradon. | l i been illegally expended of keeping the accounts; or used; the money is ted and finance committee; also, authority and upon whose order is drawn from the treasury. Second, to investigate and consider standing of the league with reference publication of the magazine Good whether or not said magagine is the ty of the league; whether or not #1 paying basis; whether or not the under any obligations for its whether or not it is advisable to Said publication; to investigate and 4 whether or not arrangements can be for the publication of matter relating t@ Toads in some other papers or magazines. Third,’to amend the constitution laws so"that the powers and duties ecutive and finance committees shall fined, determined and made that a time and place for Meetings shall be made more ie tl it is on & i 3 & bit by- en de ii i against Col. Chas. L. Burdette of Conn., the president, and it is said both hig friends and opponents primed for the | fray and that @ very interesting session may be looked for. Delegates ara present from nearly every division in the country. | They Steal Bicycles. i John Wheeler, a co pieyele rider, wiv! wanted to take a ride on an iron horse, hed no such vehicle of his own, and so he rode off with a wheel belonging to Air. Sallade. “I didn’t intend to steal It.” said the boyy “Lonly wanted to take a ride. But he went in the acighborhood of Bem Dakin’s bicycie establishment, and through the efforts of Mr. Dakin his arrest was ae complished. Detective Boyd was iso instrumental im making the arrest, and the boy was af ed in the Police Court this morn! Miller heard the case and gave W er one month tn jail. arlie Robinson and Henry Smith, «mall, red boys, could not ride Mr. J. M. Bere ger’s bicycle, and so they stole the from his wheel. They were arrested apd the lamp was taken from under the coat of one of the boys. The grandmother of one of the youthful prisoners appeared on the witness stand, and when asked what she did for a living she answered: “I wash and iron like a dog.” The boy@ were fined $ each. ——_ Pawnce Bill's Parade. The Pawnee Bill wild west show that i now exhibiting at the corner of New Yorke avenue and North Capitol street, gave @& street parade this morning that attracted large crowds of interested onlookers. The line of march was along the principal | streets and avenues of the city. The parade was an unusually creditable one, made up as it was of cowboys, Mexican vaquerca, wild west young ladies on horseback, Ime dian braves and Indian squaws, a veterem stage and a bull wagon and various other features that constituted a living of life on the frontier In the earlier cruder days. The parade was enlivened uy the music from a band of handy Mexicam cow punchers, who proved to be almost a# expert with the horn and the big bag drum as they are with the rawhide lariat, > Death of a Pension Clerk. Mr. Webb C. Wilkinson of the pen: bureau died yesterday at his home, No. 1th street northwest. He had been fll for two months. Deceased was fifty-seven years of age and leaves a widow, two Qaughters and a son. Mr. Wilkinson wae a clerk in the eastern division, pension pice. was, appointed from itinols Mag 4, Iss, and at the time of his death a $1,200 clerkship. Anacostia Citizens, The Anacostia Citizens’ Association bee elected officers as follows: Prestient, R. By Buckley; Vice president, Carroll W. Smith} secretary, G F. Waison; assistant sec- retary, . Kraemer; treasurer, J. Ne Minnix. Hereafter the association will meet on the fourth Friday of each Committees will be announced at the him for the action of the erand jury. meeting.