Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1893, Page 2

2 THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1893—TWELVE PAGES. McMillin and Payne as confrerees on the bart of the House. To Continue Employes. Mr. Richardson introduced a joint resolu- tion providing for the employment of Sen- ate and House clerks and employes during the interval between the sessions. He sent to the clerk's desk and had read a commu- nication from the postmaster of the House stating that it was necessary to continue the post office employes in order to handle the routine business of the office, and Mr. thardson claimed that the same argu- ments applied to the other employes of the House and Senate. Mr. Sayers, chairman of the appropria- tions committee, objected to the resolution on the score of economy. He stated that when the same proposition was made in the Fifty-first Congress it was objected to by the democratic members, and he thought it rather inconsistent in the demo- crats to favor such a resolution at this Mr. Kilgore (Texas) and Mr. Holman Gnd.) objected to the resolution, which was defended by Mr. Blair. Mr. Cannon sug- gested an amendment providing that the Fesolution be presented as a House resolu- tion instead of a joint resolution, and that the clerks and employes should be paid from the contingent fund, but the amend- ment was lost. Filtbastering Begins. Mr. Hutcheson (Tex.) began fiJibustering on the resolution, and at 1:20 the House set- tled down to roll calls. While the House was still discussing Mr. Richardson's resolution, Mr. Platt, one of the Senate clerks, appeared at the bar of the House and announced that the Senate had agreed to the joint resolution provid- ing for fina] adjournment at 3 o'clock this afi ‘The Speaker thereupon appointed Repre- sentatives Holman (Ind.), Turner (Ga.), and Dingley (Me.), to act with a similar committee from the Senate to wait upon the lent and notify him that Con- gress had finished its work, and was ready to adjourn. No further actioa was taken. Anothér Parliamentary Tangle. The House again tangled itself in a par- Hamentary skein. Mr. Rickardson moved to reconsider the vote by which his reso- Jution to pay session and per diem em- Ployes during the recess was agreed to, and to lay that motion on the table. Pend- fag this Mr. Hutcheson (Tex.) moved that the House take a recess until 2:5, and on this motion, no quorum voted and tellers Were appointed. Mr. Richardson thereupon withdrew his motion, but Mr. Hutcheson Fenewed it and insisted upon his motion that the House take a recess. This mo- tion was defeated by a vote of 179 to 3, the Speaker voting to make a quorum. Mr. Hutcheson continued to filibuster, and on a motion to adjourn, in which one or two voted “aye,” he demanded a divi- sion, but was not sustained. Mr. Richard- gon cut the Gordian knot by moving a of the rules, which was ordered, and the motion to reconsider the vote by which the House agreed to pay employes during adjournment, was laid on the table. The regular order was then demanded, and the committees were called for reports. ‘The House agreed to Mr. Richaritson’s motion providing for the retention of Sen- ate and House employes during the recess by a vote of 149 to 53. The Urgent Deficiency Bill. A message was received from the Senate @mnouncing that the Senate insisted on its amendment to the urgent deficiency Lill, providing for back pay of Senate clerks. The Time Extended. Just before 3 o'clock the Senate, still in executive session, adopted a resolution ex- tending the time of adjournment until 4:30) It was immediately sent to the House. ‘The resolution was in the form of a re- consideration of the original resolution to adjourn at 3. When it reached the House the House was wrestling with point of mo quorum raised by Mr. Hutcheson and the resolution for extension could not be laid before the House. More Filibustering. The chairman of the committee on ap- ‘propriations moved that the House concur fm the Senate amendment to the joint res- olution paying House mployes during the edjourmment of Congress. The amendment imserted by the Senate is the bene of con- tention in the urgency deficiency bill, viz.: The imsertion of an appropriation to pay Senate clerks for the months of Octover end November, 18W. Filibustermg began em the motion. The House Adjourns. ‘The resolution for extending the time mot having been laid before the House, the hour of 3 o'clock arrived and the Speaker | gnnounced that under the concurrent reso- lution heretofore adopted, he declared the extraordinary session of the Fifty-third Congress adjourned. There was no applause mor demonstration of any kind. The deti- elency bill has failed, likewise the resoiu- tion to pay the clerks of Members and Sen- eters and per diem employes during the month of November. The Senate Also Adjourns. One minute after 3 o'clock, standard time, the Senate came out of executive session, but when the doors were opened the official clock was found to be five minutes before three. Mr. Bassett’s stick, with which he annually turns back the hands of the clock, ‘was in evidence just under the dial. Senators Ransom and Cullom reported that the President had no further commu- nications to make to the Senate and the} Vice President read a brief speech in re- sponse to their resolution of thanks adop- ted by the Senate early in the day. Then just as the prevaricating hands of the clock pointed to 3 o'clock he brought down his gavel and declared the Senate ad- journed without day. 2 A Great Record. The advantages of expert service are every day becoming more apparent, and in no department of business activity are they more clearly seen than in the preparation of advertisements by a person specially fit- | ted for that work. The result is that th advertiser and the newspaper he uses ar alike benefited. That this is the experience of both The Star and its patrons is demon- strated by the fact that Mr. W. A. Hunger- ford, the chief of The Star Bureau ef Ad- vertisement Writing, reports that he preper- e4@ no less than eleven and a half columns | of fresh and readable announcements for the single issue of Tuesday last, October 31. It ts now regularly employed by some forty- five business houses and covers nearly every line of business. —_____--e+—_____ That Will Again. In the estate of Annie E. Northcutt, other- wise Kate Davis, otherwise Stella Horton, John McGrane, by his counsel, Mr. Bailey, has filed a petition for allowance of costs, &c. He states that a trilateral controversy is in progress—Mira Dugan, the proponent of the will of February 26, 1802, being the half sister, and named with Jos --. ann as executors. John McGrane, the proponent of the will of September 21, 19u2, in which he is named, with his brother Lawrence, since deceased, and Geo. H. Northcutt, who claims to be the son and svule heir. The farst claims that will of February has been fully established by the trial in April last, and the verdict is binding. Northeutt con- tends that Mrs. Dugan, in propounding the February will, perpetrated a fraud by con- cealing the fact of her existence, and Mc- Grane that in propounding the September will he was discharging a trust and is not bound by the verdict. Mrs. Dugan's contention was overruled on July 24, but on September 5, the court adopting her views as to the effect of the verdict, dismissed MeGrane’s petition, and | an appeal was allowed. —————__ Restraining Order Asked. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Leon Tobriner, fer Jacob Oppenheimer and thirteen others, filed a creditors’ bill against Isaac Levy snd 8. C. Mills, assignee, and Chief Justice Bingham made a restraining order against the sale of the effects of the stores of Levi, which had been assigned to Mr. Mills. They do not charge fraud in the bill, but allege that if the property is sold it will be sac- rificed, and ask that it be turned over to a receiver, with instructions to pay no debts | except rent and hold the proceeds for fur- ther action. —_. ‘When examined under a microscope, milk is found to con: of numberiess trans- parent giobules of very minute size, floating im a clear, colorless fluid. ‘ere composed of milk fat (butter), and they are each inclosed by a thin envelope of albuminous material termed casein. wid growth of the tinger natis ts con- sidered to indicate good health. The great school of Harrow was founded by Joi Italy in 1857 had ers and 3.07 at Education among the Hindoos has always been in the hands of the Brahmins. France had in 1387 8,545 schools, 136,800 teachers and 6,308,000 scholars. These globules | ! ‘LATE NEWS BY WIRE. | Reported Capture of Lobengula, the Matabele King, “ANOTHER ENCOUNTER WIFE FROOPS Capt. Burnett Treacherously Slain by a Prisoner. OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. LONDON, Nov. 3.—A special dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Johannsburg Says that 2,000 Matabeles were reported to be near Motibis, between Fort Tull and Fort Victoria, yesterday. If this report is true it shows that not all of King Loben- gula’s warriors fled to the north or north- West before the visit of the British forces. Fort Tuli is over 100 miles southeast of Buluwayo, King Lobengula’s kraal, while | Fort Victoria is about 140 miles due west of Buluwayo. The dispatch also gives details of the killing of Capt. British South Africa Company's forces, whose death has already been announced in these dispatches. Capt. Burnett was a well-known Mashonaland pioneer. He, with Hon. Maurice Gifford, was guarding two Matabele prisoners ina hut. One of the prisoners seized a loaded rifie belong- ing to a scout that had carelessly been left Within his reach and shot Burnett dead. Mr. Gifford thereupon shot and killed both the prisoners and set fire to the but, cre- mating their bodies. Lobengula’s Capture Reported. A dispatch from Johannsburg, timed 2:15 p.m., states that it is rumored there that heavy fighting has occurred in the |bush along the Shanani river and that | King Lobengula has been captured by the | chartered company’s forces. Confirmation of the dispatch is awaited. In the House of Commo: LONDON, Nov. 3.—In the-house of com- mons today Mr. Sydney Buxton, parlia- mentary secretary of the colonial office, said, replying to a number of questions on the subject, that the government had noth- ing to do with the reports of the troubles | with the Matables that had appeared in [the newspapers, which, he believed, were substantially correct. Sir James Ferguson, formerly ‘iamen- tary secretary of the foreign ice, asked if the government believed that there had been any needless bloodshed. Mr. Henry Labouchere, the well-known radical,who is bitterly opposed to the meth- ods of the British South Africa Company, wanted to know if the government did not consider the massacre of three thousand | men needless bloodshed. Mr. Buxton replied that he did not re- gard it as his business to say whether the killing of the Matabeles was a massacre or needless bloodshed. He added, however, |that he was glad to say the number of Africans killed was only five hundred. ———_—_ red. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. Engineer, Firema: a Brakeman Lose Their Lives. ST. LOUIS, Noy. 3.—The boiler of @ loco- motive exploded last night near the foot of | Neesho street. George Schader, the engineer, was killed instantly. Tom Scott, the brakeman, was shot into the air and landed a hundred feet e@way. He died almost instantly. Ed. Kope, | the fireman, was hurled seventy-five feet, |into the Mississippi. He sank at once and | his body has not been recovered. — SENATOR SHERMAN SPEAKS. Equal Suffrage in the South He Re- wards Most Import: SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Senator John Sherman made his first speech of the campaign here last evening, the city hall be- ing packed and jammed to the wallswith peo- ple and hundreds were turned away. He laid special stress upon the disfranchise- | ment of voters in the south and claimed it was the greatest question before the people. He urged the people to elect McKinley and thereby say to the country that the policy of protection shall be maintained. UNABLE TO AGREE. Jury Discharged From Considering the Hawley Murder Case. BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Nov. 3—At ll o'clock last night, after being out eleven hours, the jury filed into their seats and announced that they could’ not reach an | agreement in the Florenge Hawley murder ease. Judge Hammersley dismissed them. Mrs. Hawley is colored, aged thirty years, and is charged with the murder of Mrs, Mary Munson, in Shelton, in December, 1891. Mrs. Munson was a white woman and the paramour of the prisoner's hus- band. Jealousy was assigned as the cause of the crime. Hawley is now serving a life sentence for the same murder. ———_— THE NEW TARIFF BILL. It Will Be a Conservative Revision of the McKinley Law. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3.—Congressman Outhwaite, who returned from Washington this morning, says the new tariff bill, now _ being prepared by the democratic members of the ways and means committee, wiil be promulgated November 20. It will be a con- servative revision of the McKinley bill, he says. | —.—_ Russians Leave Ajaccio. AJACCIO, Nov. 3—The Russian naval squadron sailed this morning for The Piraeus. —_—_> Big Flour Shipments From Superior. WEST SUPERIOR, Wis., Nov. 3.--Super- ior has never had such a heavy shipment of flour. The total shipments for October amounted to 743,000 barrels, nearly one-half |of the entire shipments from this port for the year 1891. <r Farm: Sheppard Dead. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3.—Furman bhep- pard, a well-known lawyer of zhis city, died this morning. Mr. Sheppard served as dis- trict attorney of the city from 1869 to 1872. —_.__ ‘Weeks Again in New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Francis H. Weeks, the defaulting lawyer, who was extradited | from Costa Rica, reached the Penasylvania | depot at 12:43 o'clock this afternoon. ————__ Terrible Explosion on the Danube. VIENNA, Nov. 3.—A large quantity of | dynamite was on a dredger lying off Or- sova, a Servian village a short distance. from the “Iron Gates.” From some un- known cause the dynamite exploded today, killing two persons and terribly injuring eleven others. The er was wa into splinters. ————___ . FASHIONS IN SILVERWARE. Latest Art Designs in the White Metal for the Table. | From the Jewelers’ Cireular. | Entre dishes of polished silver Plate with beaded edge are provided in view of the hospitable sex son. The obsolete castor reappears in a sort of temple on one leg, with niches in which the glass bottles are enshrined like gods. Odd pieces of table and tollet silver are appreciated, such as hot water jugs, silver | bread platters, muffineers, toast racks and | egg boilers. Most beautiful silver bowls for cracked _ or flowers are eng this season. They ve waving shell-like ridges, wit | wrought broken edges. aed A curious piece was seen the other day. It was a botanic cheese pot, mounted lik | @ brass coal scuttle at an angle, on ard, with a rest for the cheese scoop. Gos ase as A Flower Rope at Dinners. A vogue in Paris is to drape pictures and screens and ornament the table with heavy ropes of flowers. Not only does this coil go on the table, but the floral rope is some- times attached across the backs of the | chairs about a round table, so that when the guests are seated they have the appear- ance of being united by a chain of blos- soms and foliage. A brilliant effect was produced at a dinner recently by the use of scarlet geraniums twined in this way in smilax and fern-leaf asparagus. a emis One of the wagons abandoned Sherman's army on its march to now owned by a Georgian, who on his farm. by Gen. the sea is is using it Edward Burnett of the, |NO FURTHER BUSINESS. The President and Oabinet Postpone the Hawaii Message. Mr. Cleveland Telis the Committee There Will Be No Further Com- munications—Cabinet Meeting. The joint committee of Congress con- sisting of Senators Ransom and Cullom and Representatives Holman, Turner and Dingiey waited on the President at the White House this afternoon at 2 o'clock and informed him that Congress was ready to adjourn unless he had further business to present for its consideration. He said he had no further communications to make at this time. The business of Congress did not require his presence at the Capitol during the clos- ing hours of the session, so he did not go up. The amended Chinese bill and other measures passed by Congress yesterday and this morning were received at the White House this afternoon and became laws by the President's approval. The usual cabinet meeting was held dur- ing the afternoon with a full attendance of members. It was decided not to submit any new business for the consideration of Congress. This disposes of all chance of final action on the Hawaiian question be- fore the regular meeting of Congress. —— 2+ ______ THANKSGIVING DAY. The President Names Thursday, the 30th Inst., as the Day. The President has prepared a proclama- tion naming Thursday, November 30, ss a day of National Thanksgiving and it will be issued this afternoon. ‘aid Diplomas to Worl Fair Artisans. In the House Mr. Springer moved to sus- pend the rules and pass a bill giving diplo- mas to artisans who designed the urtis- tie features of the world’s fair. He ex- Plained that this is provided for in the de- ficiency bill, but that the bill will fail. He added that it does not entail any cost to the government, but is simply a mark of compliment to the: men who designed and world's fair, ir. ‘gore of Texas opposed wor . Mr. of Texas the Ml ond Gendell a que ———-2-—____ THE ANGELINI SOCIETY. {interesting Talks by the Lady for Whom It is Named. Mrs. Luigi Angelini,who is engaged in the work of the Evangelical Church in Italy, gave an interesting talk before the Angelini Society yesterday afternoon in the chapel of the Church of the Covenant. There was @ large attendance. The officers of the Angelini Society in Washington are: President, Mrs. I. F, Ma farland; vice presidents, Mrs. J. G. Craig- head, Mrs. C. B. Brown, Mrs. Charles E, Fairman and Mrs. 3. H. Newman; secre- tary, Mrs. James S. Davis, and treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Randail. The meeting yesterday was opened by Mrs. Macfarland, as president of the so- ciety, who was folowed by Mrs. James 8. Davis, the secretary, in prayer. After the singing of an appropriate hymn by Miss Kimball Mrs. Angelini was introduced, und after stating that she was an American life has been spent in Italy proceed- ed to the interesting topic of her mission in this country . Mrs. Angelini in her address told at length of her personal observations during a recent journey through Italy, where the formation of the Angelini socie- ties has resulted, she said, in a great re- ligious improvement, no less than an eman- cipation of thought and action of the wo- men of that land, who heretofore have re- mained in a most deplorable state of igno- rance and subjection. The fruit of the work ig seen not only in the progress that the ehildren at the evangelical schools thus established make in education, but as abundant evidence testifies to the effect of the gospel as seen in their characters and conduct. Last evening Mrs. Angelini talked at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, giving a crit- feal analysis of Italien characteristics in the several sections of the country, each of which represents a separate and distinct elvilization She gave an extensive account of the work of the church. There are at present cver fifty churches in the country, 100 stations, and several colleges for boys and girls. Three graduates of the boys’ college are now preaching to their country- men in the United States, two of the grad- uates of the girls’ institution are also en- gaged in the work in this country, Gas Company. . Division 2, today the case of Chas. H. Poore against the Wash- ington Gas Light Company was un trial. This {s an action for damages received in falling into an excavation on M street near Half street southeast, between 10 and 11 o'clock in November, 1892, and the jef=nse is contributory negligence. Mr. W. A. Johnston appears for plaintiff and Webb & Webb for defendant. A verdict for $1,000 was given to plaintiff. —.__ TRY IT YOURSELF. Anybody Can Ascertain Another's Age by This Methord. From the Los Angeles World. ‘There was once a wise king who was aw- fully curious. He was possessed of a desire to know everything, and was continually asking questions, Indeed, his thirst for knowledge carried him so far that he want- ed to know the age of every person he met. But, being a king, he was exceedingly polite, and would resort to strategy to gain his ends. One day there came to the court a gray- haired professor, who amused the king greatly. He told the monarch a number of things that he never knew before, and the king was delighted. But finally it came to the point when the ruler wanted to know the age of the professor, so he thought of @ mathematical problem, “Ahem!” said the king. “I have an inter- esting suin for you; it is a trial in mental arithmetic. Think of the number of the month of your birth.” Now, the professor was sixty years old, and had been born two days before Christ- mas; so he thought of twelve, December being the twelfth month. “Yes,” said the professor. a i by two,” continued the king. “Add five.” “Yes,” answered the professor, doing so. “Now, multiply that by fifty.” Yes.” “add 115.” “Yes.” “And now,” said the king, “might I ask ‘what the result is?” “Twelve hundred and sixty,” replied the professor, wonderingly. “Thank you,” was the king’s response. ‘So you were born in December, sixty years ago, eh?” ‘Why, how in the world do you know?” eried the professor. “Why,” retorted the king, “from your an- swer—1260. The month of your birth was the twelfth and the last two figures give your age. ‘Ha, he, ha!” laughed the professor. “Capital idea. I'll try it on the next person. It's a polite way of finding out people’s ——____+ e+ _ _ IT DIDN'T WORK. The Woman W Not Unfeel bet She Didn’t Have Any Sentiment. Several! distinct varieties of soil clung to his garments, and eioquently proclaimed that he had lately walked through not less than three counties. The woman whom he met and accosted at the threshold of the lowly cottage had red raspberry stains on her apron, says the Detroit Tribune. “Madame,” he said, “I trust you will find it in your heart to assist a young way- farer.” The woman was silent. “Madame—" His voice was tremulous and low. = I was once the happy head of a fam- ie The woman's face softened. “——had @ beautiful wife. Ah, she—” Tears were standing in the woman's eyes now. “——was to my mind the sweetest and the best of wives. But the dream was rudely dispelled when——" The woman leaned forward and held her breath. aa father lost everything in a wheat pinch.” The woman gulped down a sob, entered the house and slammed the door. FINANCE AND TRADE London’s Purchases Stiffened Prices in Wall Street. BRITISH GOLD COMING THIS WEEK. Lackawanna Leads the List in an Advance. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Stock values im- proved from 1-8 to 1 per cent over night and continued strong on early dealings. London's apathy gave way to some spirited buying of our securities, principally St. Paul, of which 3,000 shares were taken for foreign account. The selling movement, traceable to operators in that market, is said to have been’ almost entirely for short account. British gold is now seeking in- vestment on this side, and is fully aroused to the importance of buying at bargain prices such as now prevail. ‘The market exhibits unmistakable evi- dences of bear manipulation and the next rally will probably be at the expense of ore who have been active in depressing values. There is no pronounced liquidation and prices hold up well under the marketing of large blocks of stocks. Two and three thousand shares have changed hands with- in the narrow limits of 1-4 per cent from the original sale. Surface indications, it is true, do not favor the bull side, but usually well informed operators predict that profits = they do come will come from that le. The large short interest, coupled with the fact that tomorrow is the last day that the stock may be purchased for voting pur- poses, made Lackawanna one of the strong- est stocks on the list. Opening at 173 it sold up immediately to 175 and then reacted and was well held at opening figures. Traders made a drive at Chicago Gas on enticipated reduction in service rate, re- sulting In a loss of 23-4 per cent to 64. Louisville and Nashville was again sold quite freely on the general unsatisfactory Sores et aire affairs, hfs resulted ye lecline of -4 per cent from opening fig- ures. St. Paul lost 1 per cent to 643-4 and Rock Island lost 13-8 to 673-8 The gross earnings of the latter road for the month of October show an increase over the cor- ees period of last ar ee jugar open at last night’s clos! ures, advanced 1 per cent to 101, ‘and im. mediately reacted to 97 8-4. General Electric yields easily under ee sure and sold down on limited sales to 4 1-4, a discount of 11-4 per cent from the open- ing. Sterling rates were reduced to 4811-2@ 4811-2 without any special activity. The tendency of the foreign exchange market is in’ the direction of lower figures and a further importation of gold. This view is supported by the fact that while our exports have increased, imports have fallen off, leaving the balance of trade in our favor. The bond market is being carefully scan- ned for bargains by foreigners who show @ disposition to realize on speculative hold- ings and invest the proceeds in mortgages paying a gair rate of interest. The bond market suffered severely from the unsettled period through which we have just passed and offered some rare opportunities to in- vestment seekers, which are not yet entire- ly exhausted, though from 5 to 10 per cent dearer than they were a few weeks The closing hour was dull and prices re- corded were generally in the neighborhood of the lowest for the day. The London Market. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. LONDON, Nov. 3.—Bar gold was only in slight demand today, at 77 118-4 pence; sil- ver was unchanged, but weak on American sales; rupee paper was 65 3-4. The markets were featureless, Americans opened dull and improved considerably, but closed under the best; they were influenced by Louisville and Nashville, The issue of 2,000,000 Indian treasury bills was largely applied for today. ———_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The following arethe opening, the lowest and the closing prices of’ the N PA ees vers Mosors, Moore & Schley. No. 80 tales ee Pe Jiinois Central. ‘¢ Shore. NA. & Manhattan uchizan Central Lo peaewan| Pacific. = Spi see by XV ‘ 8 Wabash 1s Wheelin & 1, i4 Wheeling & L. Western Union hacousin Central, Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular cal 44. National Union Insurance, 3 at 18. Columbia ‘itl Insurance, 50 at 6%. ‘Government Bonds.—U. S. 48, registered, 1907, Ill}, bid, 112% asked. U. 8. 4s, coupon, 1yv7, 11144 bid,’ 112% asked. Distriet of Columbia Bonds.—20-year fund 6s, 106 bid. Water stock 7s, 1001, currency, 116 bid. Taube currency, 120 bia, Sq, funding, sates Wus, currency, 1.658, ourrency, 108 bid, 108% ‘asked. mi Miscellaneous Bonds.—Washington and _George- jown R. R. conv. Gs, Ist, 125 bid, 137 asked. Washington and Georgetown R. R. cony. 6s, 2d, 125 bid, 137 anked. Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 100 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 63, 100 bid. Washington Market C ext. 6s, 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1805, A. and O., 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trust’ 6s, 1905, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, "A. and 0., 100 bid. Washington Light Infantry 1st 66, 98 bid, 102 asked. Washing- ton Light Infantry 24 7a, 95 bid. Weshington Gas Company 6s, series A, 114 bid. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B, 115 bid. Washington Gas company conv. Gs, 120 bid. Eckington R. R. és, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s, 103 asked. Capitol and North O Street R. R. by, 102 asked. Metropolitan R. R. conv. 68, 100 bid, 108 asked. U. S. Electric Light conv. 68, 108 bid. National Bank Stocks.— of Washington, 310 bid, 380 . Bank of the Republic, 290 asked. asked. Metropolitan, 265 bid, 290 asked. Central, 270 bid. Farmers and Mechanics’, 200 asked. Columbia, 145 asked. Capital, 110 bid. West End, 110 asked. Traders’, 110 asked. Lincoln, 100 asked. Ohio, 90 ed. asked. Railroad Stocks.—Wasbington and own, 280 bid, 330 asked. Metropolitan, 68 bid, 82 asked. Columbia, 70 asked. Capitol and North © Street, 25 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 85 asked. Georgetown and Tenallytown, 85 ssked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 38 bid, 45 asked. Franklin, *43 bid, asked. National Union, 19% asked. Arlington, 46 bid.Corcoran, TO bid. Co- ed. German-American, 140 § did. Lincoln, 6% lumbia, 13 bid, bid, 7% asked. Commercial, 5 bid. Estate Title, 107 asked. ask bid. Riggs, 7 bid. Peop! Title Insurance Real Stocks. bid, 120 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, Washington Title, 5 bid, 8 asked. Gas and Electric Light Stocks._Washington Ges. 45 bid, 45% asked. Georgetokn Gas, 47 bid. U. 8. Electric Light, 110 bid, 120 asked. Telephone Stocks,—Ch: peake and Potomac, 37 bid, 45 asked. "american Grapbopboue, 1% bid, 2% asked. Miscellaneous Stocks.—Washington Market, bid. 14 asked. Great Falls Ice, Bull Rua asked. asked: Inter Ocean Building, 100 .70 asked. Inter 100 asked. Ivy City Brick, 90 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 118 bid, 130 asked. Washington Loan and 100 bid, 112 asked. American Security and Trust, 216 bid, 120 asked, *Ex dividend. eae Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Nov. 3.—Flour dull, unchanged—re- ceipts, 12,620’ barrels: ebipmerts, 4,753 barrels; sales, 450 barrels. Wheat steady—No. 2 red, 654a85%: November, 651, 265% se, 5 usbel sales,’ $6,000 bushels: 65a67. Corn steady—mixed, spot, 45%a454%; No- vember, 45) year, 44043%; January, 44% | bid—receipta, bushels; “stock, 390,017" bush- els; sales, 6,000 bushels; white corn by sample, 46 old, 48845 Mow ‘corn by sample, 45% old, 41a43 new. Oats firm, good demand—No, 2 white fixed western, 34— Rye inactive bushels; stock, 249,483 bushels. 2, 53—receipts, Grain freights steady—steam to Liverpool, BEF bushel, 8a. Cotton norainal mi OM. itter , fancy, 20030; do. fair to choice, 20a28; do. imitation, 28024; Indle, Seg. 22; good to choice, 19420; rolls, fine, 21a22: do. fair to 18420; store packed. 16a17. Regs — 23024; , 24425. Coffee steady—Rio car- goes, falr. “19,01 So. 7, 18%. Sugar quiet— Granulated, 5%. Other articles uncl BALTIMORE, Nov. 8.—Baltimore and Obio stock, ‘TS; Northern Central stock, €8; Baltimore and Obio Southwestern firsts, 104; Arst incomes, 75; second incomes, 26: third prere ‘Consoli- Gated Gas bonds, 110; do. stocks, ————— Chicage Grain and Provision Markets. Qpectal Dispatch to The Bening Star. CHICAGO, Nov. 3, 1893. Opening. gs Lowest. Closing me ae we May Bie = 32 ay Pork—Jan. 14. 1470 1852 1458 Receipes in Onicare Wheat’ 170 eats? corn ‘201; oats, 212; hogs, 17-000. J FIRST LICENSE GRANTED. The Excise Board Commences Opera- tions This Afternoon. The first meeting of the excise board during the new license year was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. A number of. li- quor men and lquor attorneys were in tendance and a delegation from the anti- Nquor league, consisting of two ladies and two gentlemen, was on hand to see that no cases slipped through without a full state- ment of the facts. The first license granted this year under the new law was that of F. C. Sanders, 92 8th street southeast. The cases were taken up in the order of filing, and when there was any question re- garding a case it went over for future con- | sideration. It was evident from what Prest- |dent Parker of the excise board said that there was a disposition to reduce the num- ber of saloons in localities already overrun with bar rooms. This rule, it is believed, | will apply more particularly to those places in the division, or that locality, bounded by llth street on the east, 14th street on the west, Pennsylvania avenue on the north and B street on the south. ——.-__ DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Retail Allowed. Patrick Shugrue, 194 14th street north- West; Matthew Ruppert, 1003 7th street northwest; Maggie and John Roth, 340 10th street southeast; Patrick McDonald, 38 H street northeast; John Graff, 222 7th street southeast; Chas, E. Clark, 1250 lith street southeast; Cornelius Horgan, 74 New Jer- sey avenue northwest; Catharine Gleason, 7i4 9th street northeast; William Neuland, 483 Pennsylvania avenue northwest; Jas. Allen, 30 GG street southwest; Geaorge W. Bauer, 1148 ‘7th street southwest; Emile Wagner, 210 9th street northwest; Mary Martin, 1000 6th street southwest; Geo. M. Hall, 623 H street south- west; Hugh MsCann, 302 14th street north- west; Levi Woodbury, St. James Hot John T. Clark, 1022 7th street southwes' John C. Newemeyer, 12 4th street northeas' Sebastian Aman, 316 9th street northwes! James Hayes, 1743 E street nor:hwest; W! Nam Dietz, 1716 Penn. avenue northwest: James Richardson, 218 12th street northwes' Michael Hayden, 315 14th street northwes' Eugene L, Morgan, 3059 M street northwest: James 812 F street northwest; Frank C, Saunders, 2 Sth street southwest; Henry Bloss, 98 ist street northeast; Julis E, Junison. 310 6th street northwest. In all, twenty-nine applications for retail liquor Mcenses were allowed and none rejected. This ed a new record, —_— RUFFED GROUSE, 80 SAVORY! Sweet to the Tooth, Most Delightfal im Flavor is This Bird. From the New York Sun. Tetrao umbellus, the ruffed grouse; @ grand and glorious bird he is! Every good sportsman should, and no doubt does, congratulate himself that he lives in an era in which, with dog and gun, he may bring to bag game so worthy of his efforts and skill. For the ruffed grouse inhabits, in greater or less abundance, near- ly all the wooded lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean; as far north as the S6th parallel; on the Atlantic coast as far south as Virginia, while he is known to exist, near the center of the continent, as far to the southward as Texas. In most of the southern states he is not to be found at all. In the middle and western states he is the “pheasant,” but in northern New York and New England rejoices in the name of “partridge.” With what confusing misnomers have he and Tetrao Coturnix, varietas Virginiana—the “quail” of New England, the “partridge” of the middle, southern and western states, and the “dog- gone Bob White” of “crackers” and n —been dubbed! After all, “What's name!” In April the ruffed grouse bethinks him- selé of matters conjugal and, that he may select sweethearts to his liking, issues invi- tations for social gatherings by “drum- ming’—the sound surely familiar to the ears of almost every one who has ever en- jJoyed rural privileges—which is made in this wise. The cock bird, choosing a fallen log in the woods, stands erect upon it, with the ruff about his neck well raised, and his tail feathers spread to the widest; then, dropping his outstretched wings, he struts sideways along the log; presently he folds his wings and feathers and stands motion- less for a moment, then begins slowly to beat the air with his wings. gradually in- creasing his efforts till their limit seems to have been reached, when, by degrees lessening the pulsations, he brings the drumming to an end. At this season of the year he executes this tambour seul just after dawn and before sundown. At other periods there seem to be no special times of day for the performance, though those already spoken of are always favorite ones. The females never drum, but fly to him upon hearing the sound. The male is polyg- amous, and often it occurs that there is a battle royal between cocks at the drum- ming log. Upon such occasions the females take no part in the scrimmage, but look Peacefully on till the fight is over, to re- ward the victor with their love and favors. The “merry month of May” is the nest- ing season, and one often happens upon the nest, always on the ground, near the foot of some tree or under a fallen log. It | is constructed of leaves and herbaceous plants, and contains from six to twelve eggs. The “chicks” are active little fel- lows, and can flutter along a bit within ten days from the date of their leaving the shell; they can run, too, and when come upon scatter like so many globules of spilled quicksilver, and are equally hard to get hola How cleverly, then, does their mamma try to divert attention from them by fluttering slowly along the ground, as if wounded, that the pursuer may be al- lured in her direction. Like our everyday hen che looks after her brood and clucks them together, taking them upon occasion “neath the shadow of her wings.” So, too, do they wallow in the dust and pick gravel —their digestive pill. Poor things! trom the cradle to the grave are they beset by enemies, snares, and pitfalls; their journey through life is fraught with danger from crafty reynard, sharp-eyed and cruel hawk. cunning weasel, and fireside tabby. Let the latter stop peacefully at home by the and. irons, lap milk, and earn her living by ex- terminating the roderts in her master's barns and dwelling; for, if she be caught afield, let {t always be sportsman’s law to quickly and with certain aim, send ‘her to the back fence of the" hereafter. Brother of the gun! trample:down:'those long, low brush fences with their Joopholes, spring poles, and fatal horsehair nooses; break up those direful figure-4 dead-falls—even though the land be forbidden thee—for thine outs for thy fellows’, and for the sake of gener- ations to come, else will Tetrao umbellus be as the mastodon and the dodo of paleon- tology! 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