Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1893, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE. -—_ + | Chief McKane of Gravesend Sen-| tenced to Imprisonment. 1 PONISHED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT. A $250 Fine Added for Election | Day Actions. MAY APPEAL THE CASE. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Dec. 14.—Judge Bar- Nard’s decision in the case of John Y. Mc- Kane, charged with contempt of court on election day in Gravesend, was made public this morning. McKane and his associates, Judge Newton, James Cropay, N. L. John- son and another, are found guilty of con- tempt and sentenced to thirty days’ im- prisonment and a fine of $250, the full penal- ty of the law. ‘The proceedings grew out of defiance of the injunctions secured by W.,J. Gaynor the day before the election from Judge Bar- nard to prevent interference with republican watchers at tne polls in Gravesend. When Col. A. 8, Bacon, the Rev. R. J. Kent and others went to Gravesend, Cores with the junctions, on election morning no = a was paid to the papers. McKane said: “Injunctions don’t go here,” and the men ‘were set upon, assaulted and arrested. Justice Barnard makes a sweeping denun- lation of the election day proceedings at Gra’ and says that the election was @ fraud all the way through. He also rays that the registry is fraudulent, and that the Gaynor men who went there to copy the lsts were arrested without warrant of aw and were locked up on false charges. When John Y. McKane heard the decis- icn in his case at his oifice, he locked his doors and thereafter refused absolutely to fee anyone Several beg men guarded the door leading into his private office. McKane and the others were not locked up today, and they ‘Will not be in danger of arrest until Justice Barnard’s order is finally entered. Mr. Lamb and Jere Wernberg, Mr. Gay- Ror’s lawyers, said that they would prepare the order for entry tomorrow. It may not be entered, however, until the next day. After it is entered the only thing that will Keep the men from being locked up is for them to get a stay Lawyer Roderick says he will promptly spel for a stay. If the stay is granted cKane can appeal to the general term of the Supreme Court and then, finally, to the Court of Appzais. —_—_>____. MR. STEVENS TALKS ON HAWA! He Tells of the Work of Americans on the jand. PORTLAND, Me., Dec. 14.—Mr. John L. Stevens, minister to Hawaii under Presi- dent Harrison's administration, addressed the Portiand Club last evening on Hawail. “For more than sixty years,” he said, “our great statesmen, without a single ex- ception, have seen the great expectations of the Hawatian Islands. The best of the residents are American in sympathies and 4m business relations. The natives now number 34,000 and are decreasing at the Fate of about 1,000 a year, and at no dis- tant day there will be none. Those who are now left should be treated with con- sideration. No greater evil could be inflict- == ee ex the Sg of the a ° charge has been rej made by Charles Nordhoff and Claus Spreckles that the missionaries and teach- | ers have taken unlawfully the lands of the natives. “During my residence of four years there I had a great chance to investigate, and found the indictment most unjust. The Ratives are a good-natured, sturdy people, but they think very little of tomorrow. ‘These islands have been fairly won by sev- enty years of work of American men and women. Shall they now be forced into for- eign hands? It is to be hoped that the American people will be true to their pres- ents instincts, education and blood. This is no fancy sketch. It is to be hoped that & just people wi"! put an end to this wrong. It ts not pleasant for me to be obliged to Speak these shameless truths against the authorities at Washington. Even had Blount been impartial the time he allowed for his work was too short. He confined himself to a limtrel flell of observation. He did make a brief junket- ing trip with Soreckels to Spreckels’ plan- tation. Of the larg> .oly of influential men he cared not, to obtain information. He sew fit to ignore most of his country men. The pelicy in tis matter for the last fift- years has been the same with the whigs. democrats. republicans and also of | the Cleveland? administration of 1885-"s0. | I simply stand in ine of a Jomeerstic wt | ministration with William 1. Marcy xs | Secretary of State m *Sot. and T chink veu will believe ia preferrirs: the statesmanship of Jefferso1, Jackson, Marev. Grant. Fiaine and of Clevelan] of 188) who followed the star of American duty in lighting the way to tuat of that to Cleveland and Greshara in | —— MR. BINFORD'’S CHARGE. That He Was Offered 8500 Not to Vote for Lee. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 14—It has been Yumored for the past few days that Mr. Binford, the member of the house from Henrico county. in which Richmond is situated, had been offered $500 to vote for Mr. Thos. S. Martin for United States Sena- tor. Mr. Binford was asked by The Star cor- respondent this morning about the truth of the matter. He said that the Martin managers had op- posed him before the democratic nominating convention, and after he had been nominat- e4 in spite of them, they offered to con- tribute $00 to his canvass if he would Promise not to vote for Lee. The proposed investigation {s still in obeyance. Mr. Nicol of Prince Wiliam introduced @ bill in the House today repealing the charter of the town of Potomac in Prince ‘William county, and providing that it shall become a part of the Dumfries esterial district. Referred. ae Mr. Fentress of Portsmouth introduced ® bill in the house this morning extend- ing the time for taking oysters in the waters of the commonwealth from the Bist of March, as at present, to the 15th of May. All exceptions as to particular lo- ealities made by the present law are re- tained by this bill. Before the oyster Jaw was pressed two years ago, the taking of oysters stopped the 31st of May. which Sor the law to March 31. The bill was pe ee TRIAL OF THE NEW YORK. The Crack Cruiser Proved Worthy of Her ie. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Uncle Sam's crack cruiser, New York, has shown that she !s worthy to bear the name of Uncle Sam's @reatest city. She returned from her sea trial this afternoon with a record of steadi- ness and behavior that reflects credit upon her designers. her officers and her crew, for the trial board put the men as well as the ship through their paces. The vessel proved to be very steady in the sea. She made 16.0 knots an hour. This is less knots than she did on her run from Hampton Roads last September, but, as the ship has not been out of water for seven months and her bottom is foul and the coal used is of poor quality, compared with that used for speed tests, the run was considered satisfactory by the experts. After these evolutions had been satisfac- torily performed the vessel was run full tilt ahead, and her engines were suddenly stop- and backed. to demonstrate her ability to stop her headway. The big mass of iron and steel quivered like a leaf and came to a ndstill in one minute and fifty-two sec- onds. The projectiles for the big eight guns are two feet long and weigh 20 pounds. They fired with charges of 104 pounds of powder. ‘When all was ready the signal ‘was given | by Admiral Belknap, and one of the big| eight-inch guns in the forward turret went | off with a roar. The shell struck thé water | @ mile away, and, exploding, threw a mass of water fifty feet in the air. The concus- | sion at the moment of firing broke the glass | over the chart desk on the bridge, and also the dial of the electric indicator connecting | with the engine room. ‘The other bir cun in the forward turret was then fired. The tur- | Fet revolved and the guns worked weil. | THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, I893-SIXTEEN PAGES. TALKING ON TARIFF. No Serious Opposition to the Bill Among Democrats, The House Will Take the Regular Holiday Recess—Plian for Majority to Remain Silent. There is considerable talk about opposi- tion among democrats in the House to the tariff bill, but as far as can be discovered, there is nothing serious in the matter. Up to this time there has no such opposition developed as promises to be successful in amending the bill, except perhaps in one particular, which would not necessarily be objectionable to the committee, and it is net believed that there will be more than three of four democrats who will vote against the bill when it comes to the final question of its passage. The bill will not go into the House before Tuesday, and then it will have a single internal revenue feature on it, so as to make germane the internal revenue measures which it is intended to add to it later. There will be practically no time for its consideration before the holiday recess and the probabilities are that it will not be taken up before that time. Holiday Recess. The democrats entertained an idea at one time of not taking # recess except on Christmas day and New Year's day, but on intimating this they were informed by the republicans that if they attempted such @ thing they would be compelled to furnish their own quorum,as republicans would insist upon a quorum of democrats being present all the while if any business was to be done. This ended the question of sitting during the holidays and the recess will probably be taken on Friday. There is a movement on foot among democrats to have debate on their side curtailed by members of the com- | mittee and others refraining from general discussion. Refrain From Talking. The suggestion made which meets with some favor is for one or possibly two long speeches, going fully into the whole ques- tion of the measure, to be made, and then after that for the democrats to refrain from general debate and say what they have to on the subject during the debate under the five-minute rule. This would leave the gen- eral debate to the republicans and would Save a great deal of time, it is believed. The committee have placed the bill beyond the reach of urther changes until it reaches the House. They have not yet taken any further action on the subject of raising revenue from internal sources, but it is en- trely probable now that they will have to so back to the proposition for a whisky tax, and that the supplements to the customs bill brought in later may contain an in- dividual income tax and an increased tax on whisky, and possibly an increase on cigars. ————__— DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. The Regulations Waived. Application was recently made to the Commissioners by the Washington Gas Light Company to lay a main from the German Orphan Asylum up the Good Hope hill, thence into Bowen road and thence into 30th street. The plumbing regulations prohibit the opening or laying of gas mains at this season of the year, but in view of the fact that over 100 men will be employed to do the work the regulations were waved and the permit issued. She Wants Transportation. Mr. R. G. D. Havens writes to the Com- missioners today as follows: “Will you please give a charter to some- thing, if it be a wheelbarrow company, which will furnish transportation for our part of the city? The Eckington line has a track, but no cars to speak of. I can walk to the treasury in less time than I can go by that line, the cars often running over twenty minutes apart. I have to start at 8 o'clock to get to work at 9; but, if I were able to walk, could walk in thirty minutes. They seem to have no regular schedule and each car seems to wait until all the seats are full, and often twenty people standing, be- fore it can start. We are disgusted with a company which gives us transportation till it has sold off its real estate and then drops it. Is there no law compelling transporta- tion companies to transport?” A Protest Received. Hon. W. 8S. Stenger, George McGowan, Michael J. Ryan, Hon. John Cadwallader, W. Redmond Wright, Henry Flanders, Joseph. P. McCullen and Clement R. Wain- wright of Philadelphia and Hon. Eckley B. Cox of Luzerne county, Pa., are here today protesting against the appointment of John R. Reed for collector of the port of Phila- delphia. The three gentlemen first named had a conference this morning with Secre- tary Carlisle. They asserted that Mr. Reed was very unpopular outside of Philadelphia, and that their protests as Philadelphians expressed the opposition to him in the city. One of the trio added, with grim humor, that Mr. Reed's appointment woud create further dissensions within the party, and that it would result in three factions, where there are now two. “The democratic party in Pennsylvania, Mr. Secretary, said he, “isn't large enough to stand that.” The other members of the delegation will have an interview with President Cleve- land this afternoon. SS es Ww Filed. The will of the late Henry Weaver was filed today. He leaves to his wife during life nis real and personal estate, and then to his daughter, Mary Ann E. Hall, and acknowledges holding his wife’s money from the estate of her father and mother, and her dower money from the estate of Horatio Barnes, etc., the whole, $12,250.34, to be paid her. To Angelina Drinkhouse and Thurdon Barnes, he leaves $500 each. His wife is named executrix. The will of F. A. Baker was filed today. He leaves to his sister, Mary Ann Weaver, $2,000; brother-in-law, Henry Weaver, $2,000; to the American Bible Society of New York, $400; Protestant Orphan Asylum, $100; Aged Women’s Home of Georgetown, $100, and $100 each to his nephews and nieces. He directs that a tombstone be placed on his grave, and the burial lot kept in repair, and names Rev. Philip T. Hall executor. The will of the late John Henry Wright filed today, leaves his estate to his wife, Elizabeth Wright, and daughter, Lottie E. Wright, and names the first as executrix. —-. Miss Briggs Protests. Miss Emily E.Briggs, better known to the public as “Olivia,” writes the following let- ter to the Commissioners: “I do protest with my whole soul and body against the fresh legal planting of the saloon on the corner of 7th street and Penn- sylvania avenue southeast. The city gov- ernment, with the aid of God or the devil, I know not which, has kept this manufactory of poverty, crime and vice flourishing for twenty-one years to my positive knowledge, for I have seen the school boys come and go forth from the place in increasing ratio,and in all this time in deflance of law. The stat- utes declare 400 feet must intervene between this monster of temptation and the school house. In order to make this number the path is ‘zigzaged,’ instead of using the straight line, as the law intended. The law also says property holders in close proxim- ity must sign the petition. I own the land opposite. I have never signed a petition. I would as soon sign my own death warrant. In ¢ompany with other women and alone I have pleaded to have this place closed, as ] have to pass it at night if I go the nearest way to my house from the street car. I not only plead for the youth, but for myself and every other forlorn woman who has to travel at a late hour alone. More than one thousand children of the public schools face this standing menace which the law pmo- vides (if it exists) for the destruction of their morals, thus paving the way for an early death. —___ Antl-Option Bill. Mr. Hatch has introduced his anti-option bill in the House. It differs from the anti- option bill of the last Congress mainly in the exemption of legitimate dealers in farm products from tax and the reduction of the tax on dealing in futures from $1,000 to $500 and the tax on sales about one-half. J tom House Appointment. Secretary Carlisle today appointed Edwin H. Correy of ‘w York deputy collector of customs at New York at $3,000 a year, vice Charles A. Burr, resigned. FINANCE AND TRADE. Looking for a Continuation of Lowe Railway Earnings. OTHERS EXPECTING HIGHER PRICES, Strong ‘Bull’ Pools Formed ‘in the Industrials. GENERAL MARKET REPORTS. pen Raat Ree Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Yesterday's im- provement in the speculative temper ex- hausted itself with the close of the day and was replaced by a decidedly blue and pes- simistic atmosphere in today’s market. Traders seem confident that the series of decreased earnings reported by all the larger systems of railroads throughout the country will continue for some time to come and that higher prices for the present are seriously handicapped by actual condi- tions. The listing of several millions of 2dditional bonds by the governing commit- tee at yesterday's session was used as a further argument in favor of the bear posi- tion. While the room is prepared to see a gen- eral crumbling away of values many strong and well-informed interests are equally sure that in the present state of the money market, the recognized scarcity of stocks for borrowing purposes and ‘the low stand- ard of value no material decline can result without serious loss to those who engineer it. Strong bull pools have been organized in the industrials, noticeably General Electric, and prices are to be advanced at each new indication of prosperity. The releasing of more than one hundred millions of currency in payment of January interest, and which it is but reasonable to suppose will seek re- Investment, is one of the strongest bull Points in the present situation. In the meanwhile the market continves narrow and professional, and defies analysis of its erratic movements from day to day. After a fractional improvement at the cpen- ing prices sold off on selling by the room. New England was weak and active un the liquidation of a short-waisted bull pool, the price dropping 2 1-2 per cent to 271-2, from which price it recovered fractionally during the afternoon, Louisville and Nashville lost 1 per cent to 49, and the grangers were barely steady on a small volume of business. St. Paul was bought during the afternoon on the report that the next statement of earnings will show an increase. General Electric sold down 1 1-4 per cent on rumors that the improvement in the company’s business was by no means as sure as the pool in the stock assert, and that a probable reduction in force is con- templated later in the week. Chicago Gas continues strong, and ad- vanced 1 per cent to 68 1-2 ona limited amount of buying. The bond market was dull and firm with Ro specidl feature beyond a loss of 1 per cent in Reading bonds, which was regained on later trading. Sterling rates were a trifle firmer, and Were posted at 485a488. Money is unchang- ed at 1 per cent on call and 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 on time. The clearing house statement shows: Ex- changes, $76,168,088; balances, $4,165,111,and the subtreasury’s debit balance, $560,038, The market rallied slightly during the last hour, and closed dull and irregular. —_—>___ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sales— regular cull—12 o'clock m.—Lincoln tonal Bank, 6 at 95. Washington Gas. 23 at > Chesapeake “and Potomac Telephone, 1) at + fonal Safe Deposit, 3 at 126; 3 at 127. Fra Pag ee iS as presiatered, 1907, a nS. 4 HP, bia. 8, Coupon, 1148, District of Columbia Bonds. —20- bid. Water stock Ts, 1901 year fund 6s, gold, 115 bid. paren TS bid. 3.858, “funding, currency, 107 Miscellapeous Bonds.—Washington and George- town R. R. conv. 64, Ist, 146° bid, 155 usked, Washington and Georgetown R. Kt. ‘cony. 6s, 2d, 146 bid, 155 asked. Masonic Hall Association Ss. 102 bid. Washington Market Company Ist Gs, 105 bid. Washington Market Company imp. 68, 105 bid. Washington Market Company ext. @s, 100 bid, 105 asked. American Security and Trust 5s, 1905, A. and 0., 100 bid. American Security and ‘Trust 5s, 1905, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust 5s, 1906, A. and 0., 100 bid. Washing- ton Light Infantry Ist 68, 99 bid, 101 asked. Wash. ington Light Infantry 2d 7s, 99 bid, 101 asked. Washington Gas Company 66, series’ A, |. Washington Gas Company 6s, series B) 120 bid. Washington Gas Company conv. 68, 135° bid. ington R. KR. 6s, 100 asked. Chesapeake and Po- tomac Telephone 5s, 96 bid, 108 asked. Capitol and North O Street R. R. 5s, 90 bid, 100 asked. Metropolitan R. BR. conv, Se 100 bid, 105. asked. 5x, 108 bid. ear fund 5s, 106 urreney, 115 bid. 30. ‘ater stock 7s, 1908, fonal Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, 300 230 bid. Metropoli- bid. Second. 182 bid. d 175 bid. Citizens’, 140 hid. Columbia, 120 bid. Capital, 110 bid. ‘West End, 9 bid, 110 asked. ‘Traders’, 100 bid, asked. Lincoln, 93 bid. Ohio, 70 bid, 85 asked. Raflroad Stocks.—Washington and asked. Metropolitan, 80 bid. 92 3 asked. Cy lumbia, 70 asked. Capitol and North O Street, 26 asked. Eckington and Soldiers’ Home, 26 asked. Insurance Stocks.—Firemen's, 29 bid. Franklin, 46 bid. 52 asked. National Union, 18'y asked. Ar. ington, 150 bid, 160 asked. Columbia, 14 bid, 15 asked. German-American, 150 bid. Potomac,’ 85 asked. Riggs, 7 bid, 74 asked. People’s, 5° bid. 5% asked. Lincoin, 7% bid, 77% asked. Commer. cial, 5 bid, 514 asked. ‘Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 115 Mid, 125 asked. Columbia Title. 7 bid, 71 asked, Washington Title, 5 bid, 7% asked. Gas and Blectric Light Stocks. —V hincton Gas, 50 bid, 50% asked. Georgetown 50 bid, 60 asked 8. Electric Light. 113 20 asked. T -ks.—Pennsvivani asked. Ches- apeake and Potomac, bid. asked. Ameri- ean Graphophone, 2 bid, 2% asked. Miscellaneons Stocks. —Washington Market, 12 Did. Great Falls Tee, 110 bid, 140 asked. "Bull Run Panorama, 28 asked. Pneumatic Gon Car- riage, .80 asked. Lincoln Hall, 100 asked. Inter Ocean Bunding, 100 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companies.—National Safe Deposit and Trust Company, 16 bid. 135 asked. Washington Loan and Trust, 16814 bid. American Security and Trust, 127 bid, 135 asked. —.— Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Dee. 14.—Flour steady, unchanged —receipts, 14,444 barrels; shipments, 5.002 barrels: sales, 500 barrels. Wheat quiet and lower—No. 2 red. ‘spot, 65a65%4: December, Aiad51,: G5ta65I4! May, 70%a70%: steamer bid—receipts, | 24,257 bust bushels; milling wheat by sample, 66. Corn eax; mixed, spot, 48a42'4; new and old December, 4: 42%; “January. 42%; February, 42% ‘asked May. 44% bid; steamer mixed. 42’ bid--receipts, 59,199 bushels; ‘stock, 528,255 bushels: sales, 19.000 bushels; white corn by ‘sample, 3 yellow corn by sample, 40n44. Oats quiet and steady—No. 2 white western, 35a35%4; No. 2 34 asked—stock,' 152,971 " bushels. 0. 2, 52-recetpts. 101 bushels; 65,401 bushels. Hay quiet and steady, demand active for ct good to chotce timothy, S14.50a815.50. t freights quiet, unchanged. Cotton firm—middling, 7%. Butter firm—creamery. fancy. 80031: do. fair to chotce, 27028; do. imitation, 24025; ladie, fancy, 22023: good to cholce, 19221; rolls, fine.’ 22223: do. fair to good, 1920; store packed, 16a17. Other articles unchanged. BALTIMORE, Dec. 14.—Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern firsts, 104; first incomes, 60 bi second incomes, 21427; third incomes, 6 Solidated Gas bonds, 115; do. stock, 54 Chicago Grain and Provision Markets. Reported by Silsby & Co,, bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. ig CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 1893. —__—_—_—_- FORD’S THEATER DISASTER. A Special Senate Committee to 1 vestigate Each Particular Case. The Ford’s Theater disaster occupied the attention of the Senate for nearly two hours this afternoon. After a great deal of de- bate, touching nainly upon the terms of the resolution, a select committee of five empowered to investigate the Hability of the government in law, equity wend justice on account of the collapse of the bufiding in June. The resolucion, 2s finally yassed, empowers the committee not only to decide upon the general question, but also to in- vestigate each cnse and to make a report awarding damages for each individual in- jured or killed. There was a disposition on the part of | certain Senators to confine the committee to the special investigation into the liability of the government, and at one time the reso- lution was so amended, but it was finally restored to its original condition, and then Senator Dolph wanted to have the resolution amended by striking off the other end, assuming the liability and instructing the committee to investigate the individual cases. Considerable feeling was evidenced on this point, and it was asserted by Sen- ator White, Senator George, Senator Daniel and others that such a resolution would open the flood gates to every form of claim based upon the negligence of an agent of the government. The resolution was passed at 2:45. COMMENCING WINTER RACES. The Much-Discussed Meetin: at Ivy City Today. The much discussed winter race meeting of the Engeman management was inaugu- rated at the Ivy City urack this afternoon. The attendance was about 500 and, with rare exceptions, was composed of gambiers, touts and others of like character. That is, it was an ideal Guttenburg and Gloucester throng. Thanks to the determined opposi- tion of the district attorney and the police department. the meeting did not by any means open under the auspicious circum- stances hoped for by the philanthropic Engeman and his associates, and it was fre- quently remarked that the meeting could not succeed in the face of continued oppo- sition by the authorities. ‘The great grand stand was deserted save by three or four women. Driven by the law out of the betting ring by District At- torney Birney’s survey, a tent about sixty by thirty feet was set up in the infield near the half-mile post for the accommoda- tion of the bookmakers and speculators. A wide board walk was laid from the end of the grand stand to the tent. The tent was erected just outside the dead line, or mile limit; but it is inside the law as con- strued by the district attorney and war- rants will be sworn against the bookmak- ers, and they will be tried. Fourteen book- makers did business on the track events and one each on the New Orleans and St. Louis races. There was also a combination book. J. F. Caldwell wielded the flag and Major Wheeler and Secretary Sass occupied the judges’ stand. Intoxicating liquors were sold on the grounds, it being claimed that the District Commissioners had granted the management a license. The track was heavy and the piercing cold wind caused the shivering jockeys to wear gloves and heavy underwraps. The Races. First race, five furlongs—Chas. Wilson (Morgan), 6 to 1, first; Fartarian (Lamle), 1 to 3, second; Miracle (H. Jones), 8 to 1, third. Time, 1.02 1-2. Second race, five furlongs—Commodore Roughan (J. Murphy), 12 to 1, first; Johnny (Ballard), 6 to 5, second: West Park (G. Taylor), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1.08 1-2. WOMAN’S HOME MISSIONS. Openea Regular Quarterly Meeting of the Soctety Held Today. A meeting of the united branches of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the presbytery of Washington was held this morning at the West Street Church in Georgetown. Mrs. Hamlin, wife of the pas- tor of the Church of the Covenant, pre- sided. Over 100 of the most earnest work- ers in the cause were present. Reports were read by the various committees con- nected with the society and a flourtshing condition of things shown. Considering the times the treasury was considered to be well equipped for the work it had before it. Mr. McAfee Aguinst Utah Statehood. The principal speaker of the day was Mr. McAfee, a gentleman long engaged in mis- sionary work in Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. He came to Washington for the purpose of opporing, on religious grounds, the admigsion into the Union of the first- named state. The speaker said polygamy was etill practised there to an alarming ex- tent, though apparently it had been sup- pressed. He had been brought in personal contact with the barbarous custom. Under- neath an apparent friendship the Mormons harbored an intense hatred for the Christ- jans or gentiles. Mormon's in the Majority. ‘The Mormons are in the vast majority. On the admission of the state they would elect from their own ranks their lawmakers and run things regardless of the religious institutions that the United States have been a hundred years in building up. Missionaries were often not tolerated there. One, of his acquaintance, a woman, had, on scores of occasions, been assailed with bad eggs. The meeting was the jar quarterly one of the society. Contributions were made. In addition to their work among the Mor- mons, the society is doing much toward en- lightening the redman, eeioeess The Merchant Tailors’ Exchange. The regular monthly meeting of the Merchant Tailors’ Exchange held last even- ing was largely attended. Delegates to the ninth annual convention of the Merchant Tailors’ National Exchange, which meets at Pittsburg February 6, 7 and 8 next, were elected as follows: Delegates, Geo. 0. Wood, F. C. Losano, Owen Owen; alternates, W. H. Cranston, Jno. A. Griesbauer and E. H. Snyder, —_—- Death of Capt. J. M. Peyton. Yesterday morning, at his residence, 626 13th street northwest, Capt. J. M. Peyton, a well-known citizen and Grand Army man, died of heart trouble, leaving a widow and five children. The deceased was a veteran of the late war, enlisting In 1861 as sergeant of company C, ninth Illinois cavalry regi- ment, and later he re-enlisted as captain in company I, 148th Illinois infantry. For tweive years he was a clerk in the eastern division of the pension office. He was a member of Kit Carson Post, No. 2 G. A. R., and of John A. Logan Command, Union Veterans’ Union. The funeral will take place from his late residence tomorrow af- ternoon at 2 o'clock, under the auspices of Logan Command and Carson Post. His Arm Cut of. Correspondence of The Evening Star. BOYD'S, Md., Dec. 13, 1893. Mr. Frederick Hayes of Barnesville, this county, while feeding a hay cutter on his farm about 9:30 this morning, had his arm caught in. the cutter and had it cut off from the fingers to the elbow inch by inch. When it had cut to his elbow, the elbow went in between the rollers that feed the cutter and his upper arm was mashed from elbow nearly to shoulder. It took two men to pull his arm out of the machine. His farm is about one mile from Barnesville. ——__ Personal Mentio: Ex-Secretary Charles Foster is in the city for a few days. He paid a pleasant visit to the Treasury Department today and was warmly received by such of his old associ- ates as still remain in office. Most of his ume pent in a reminiscent nat with Secretary Carlisle. ——_— + 0+ To Protect Graves. Today Mr. Morrill introduced in the Sen- ate the bill intended to promote the anat- omical science and to prevent the desecra- tion of graves in the District of Columbia. ] Goods resery- | ednow on emall deposit will be Gelivered any time before Christies. W. B. MOSES & SONS, Furniture, Carpets, Upholstery, &e., | 11TH AND F STS N.W. Presentable \Creations Are here on every hand. The Sante Claus of the Furniture trade has been here alveady and has left us in position to attend more successfully than ever to your wants. This season's productions are especially rich, and our stock offers you wide variety for choice. Let’s Run Over A brief list of suggestions or “‘things you can get" with a very little money; ‘There are more of the Onyx Top Gilt Tables for *$5.50 There are more of the $10 on White Mahogany Chairs tor...... Perprerererey And more of the $11 More of the Brocatelle or badhersmeestengen § Bo!) MORE IDEAS PARLOR FURNITURE. $16 Sn 870 Suites, mabogany finish frames, highly polish- Severed in brocatelie: fore: 34.9.7 5 Same in Silk Tapestry for $45.00. See the new pattern Gold $24 Crotonne Couch for $16. $18 Cretonne Couch for $10. The BOX COUCHES, cov- font, orn ce S115 $24 Corduroy Couch for $16.75. $19 Spring Edge Couch, in silk tapestry or brocatelle, for. . $11.65, SEE THE $20 BOOK CASE, ‘With doubie glass deor, mir- ror one drawer and Adjustabie shelves, forse, BLZ2LO AND THE HAT RACKS. The $10.75 one for $6.50. ‘The $18 one for $11. Ask to See Our incomparable stock of ROCKERS. Every sort “under the sun” {s here—a room 25 by 100 feet filled with them. We have Wood Seat Rockers from $1.10 up. And here's a “lender: Quartered Oak High Back Rocking Chair, with spring seat, covered in beautifully colored silk tapestry, for... Smyrna Rugs Are appropriate presents. $3.00 Bere are some el values: ears Now. 18 by 36 in. Mats. $1.00 21 by 42 in. Rugs 1.50 26 by 52 in. Rugs. 2.25 30 by 60 in. Rugs. 2.75 36 by 72 in. Rugs 3.90 4 ft. by 7 ft. Rugs. 6.25 6 ft. by 9 ft. Rugs. 15.00 T ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 25.00 9 ft. by 12 ft. Rugs. 32.50 Bordered Carpets Are ‘specialties’ with us, you know. ‘These ar> all we have made up, so be quick, if you want one: PPR oo pape? FE ssss 8 MOSES£0xs Largest Exclusively Reta!l Furniture, Carpet, Up- bolstery, Drapery and Wall Paper House in America, What to Buy. ‘There's a Golden Rule in Christmas buying: “Give to others what you Ike yourself.” Don't force upon them things of foolish beauty, apologies in tseless art; give things of lasting quality, with all the beauty one «an find. Good Kid Gloves. Buy from Louvre Glove Co. ‘The Only Exclusive Glove Store in Washington. Gloves sold with guarantee, and anywhere size or style should be wrong can be exchanged after the holidays. What 60c. Wili Buy. Pure Silk Mittens that were 85e. 97¢. Will Buy $1.25 quality Ladies’ 4-button Kids, all colors. $1.25 quality Ladies’ 5-book Kids. all colors. $1.25 quality Ladies’ Fur-top Kids. $1.25 quality Ladies’ Best Silk Mittens, black. $1.26 quality Gents’ Dressed Kids, colored. $1.25 quality Gents’ Undressed Kids, black. $1.25 quality Gents’ Lined Dogskin Gloves, col- ored. $1.25 quality Gents’ Lined Kid Mittens, colored. $1.25 quaity Misses’ 4-button Dressed Kid and Suede Mousquetaires. $1.25 quality Misses’ Fur-top Kids, colored. $1.25 quality Misses’ Fur-top Mittens, colored. $1.25 quality Boys’ French Dressed Kids, colored. $1.25 quality Boys’ Lined Kids, colored. $1.25 Will Buy Ladies’ $1.50 quality 4-button Dressed Kids, all colors. Ladies’ $1.50 quality Fur-top Lined Kids, Gents’ $1.50 quality White Kids. Misses’ $1.50 quality Fur-top Dressed Kids, For $1.37 You'll Get Our $1.75 quality Ladies’ Dressed Gauntlets, all colors. Our $1.75 quality Ladies’ 4-button Dressed Pique Kids, all colors. Our $1.75 quality Ladies’ 7-hook Dressed Kids, all colors. Our $1.75 quality Ladies’ S-button Suede Mous- auetaires. Our $1.75 quality Gents’ Dressed Kids, all colors, Our $1.75 quality Gents’ Fur Top Lined Kids. Invest $1.45 and Purchase Ladies’ Wool-lined Far Top Mittens, reduced from $1.85. Ladies’ 4-button French Dressed Kids that were $1.85. Ladies’ 7-hook Lined Mocco Gloves, former price, $1.85. Best Quality Reindeer, former price, $1.85. ents’ Best Quality Dogskin, former peice, $1.85. ts’ Best Quality Buckskin, former price, nts’ Best Quality Driving, former price, $1.85. Gents’ Best Quality Lined Kid Mittens,” former price, $1.85. For $1.85 You Can Buy Our Very Best 4-button Ladies’ Pique Dressed Kids, ali colors. Oar Very Best 8-button Ladies’ Mousauetaire Dressed Kids, all colors, Our Very Best Ladies’ Our Very Best Ladies’ Oar Very Best Gents’ with lambskin. Lined Mocco Gloves. Lined Mocco Mitteus, Russia Calf Gloves, Ined Our Very Best Gents’ Reindeer Gloves. lined with woo Our Very Best English Dogskin, with double Our Very Best Buckskin, lined with wool. Evening Gloves. Ladies’ 12-button Suedes. reduced from $2.50 to Ladies’ 16-button Suedes, reduced from $3 to Ties 20-button Suedes, reduced from $3.50 to Remember that we gladly exchange any gloves when sizes o~ color should not suit. at any time | after the holidays. Louvre Glove Co.,, 37 F st. X. NEAR TENTH STREET. ‘The Only Exclusive Glove Store in Wassineton | t Cad KP KEPKPKPRKRPK PK PEPKP EP KING’S PALACE. KPKPKP KPEPKPEPKPKPEKP KP wea nati tt Bi wth Aha Nw Tn son A GREAT SALE|OF WRAPS. ‘We haven't gained our reputation as the great Millinery and Cloak House of Wash- ington through nothing. We're emphasizing the fact that we are such every day, by the remarkable values in Millinery and Wraps that always await you. The rest Week will be made remarkable : $4.98 capes and coats satin lined, blacks and blues, worth $15, for. 38 Ladies’ Plush Jackets, Best quality, all silk “salt plush,” satin lined. All sizes. Worth from $10 to $20, for... sees Misses’ and Children’s (4 to 16 years) plain and fancy, all-wool cloth coats, with plain or fur $8.98 $5.98 $3.98 $9.75 $6.50 lined tallor-made, worth $15, for..... Beaver Cloth Cape, Worth collar and cape, seal fur trim- throughout, med,worth $10, for. Ladies’ All-woat or Plain Chevron Cloth Jacket, full 84 inches long, Worth cape and collar, umbrella back, trimmed with seal fur, tailor-made, worth $10, for. oe Hats Reduced. Felt Hats, all desir- able shapes and colors, sold everywhere for $1.50 and $1.75, feavorro * $6.98 29C $1.48 $2.48 , s Rats, for - Handkerchiefs. 500 dozen of Lacies’ Pure 14C .18C 21C 45C KINGS. 3 ae See eenesensensees India Lawn Aprons, with wide hems, insert! above, wide strings, worth 85 cents,” for. Handsome Aprons, with Swiss embroidered inserting 1-8 of yard Pride above bem, worth @9 cents, >IERCE’S. E i A] t alata uy 33 i i j : g é E 5 i : i i att 5 ‘t i i E i ‘ ? ® » PIERCE. “Where Quality's First: Profits Second.” Sra Sz & Pa. Ave, Manger Space Ba 66 AR 99 POTTERY PALACE, HALF ‘Washington's Millivery and Cloak House, 810-812-814 77 Sz. Fla a, Jeweler, S31 Tub st. aw. Friday it PRICE. Were $2 To $30. Remnant Sale| Now $1 To $15. At Muddiman’s. }OMORROW'S REM- | NANT SALE offers “Christmas shoppers” & splendid «pportunity to buy “Gift” Parlor Lamps at near- ly half price—not “ancients,” * but the latest and most beau- Uful styles known to the Lamp world. A few other housebold necessaries will also be offered at ridiculously low prices. Early shoppers will secure the plums. Read every item: “Gift” Lamps Down. 8 Statuary Banquet Lamps reduced from $7 to $8.75. One Pittsburg Banguet Lamp reduced from $4.25 to $2.75. One Rochester Bangnet Lamp re- duced from £4.50 to $2.75. One Yale Banquet Lamp reduced from $3.50 to $2.50. ‘Two Crystal Banquet Lamps will be be closed out at $3.50. Two Plano Lamps reduced from $7.50 to $5.50. Necessaries. 3 Handsome Tete-a-Tete Sets will be closed out at £3.50. ‘One new Kise Coal Stove to be closed out at $3.50. 3 Asbestos Heating Stoves, slightly shopworn, to be closed ont at $3.25, Several styles of Gas Globes, few of each style, will be closed out 2 for 12th St, BET. F AND G. 614 Flanagan, Jeweler, 531 7th st. ow, Shultz & Bauer ‘Pianos cur. | For Sale Cheap, Easy Terms | anioux the foremost. The desigus ere funprovements of value—the tone isp to the voice—The “Shultz & Bauer” } We save vou 25 to 8 per cent. dla-tf ae As the that wi han artistic and beautiful— manuf the = erful and symphook, and on account : im many of the best bomes im this city | i ] The Piano Exchange, | ie the Shultz & Raver Piano ts ed of best materis]—coptains all singing qoelity is rdmirably adapted C7 Le sure to get our prices before bay ing — 913 Pennsylvania Avenue. Flanagan, Jewater. | S81 Th st. nw We bave laid them all out to them- Selves and thelr regular prices are plainly marked. Cut them exactly in Wilmarth & Edmonston, Crockery, &c., 1205 Pa. Av. ae KIRWS Exhibit DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND di2ve24 106 EB. Baltimore st., Flanagan, Jeweler, S81 Teh st. ow. Exclusive Fur Store. WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF FURS SUITABLE FOR Christmas Presents. Circular and Box kets, Military, ay Childress | Holes. 9 Kubes, Mufs, 30 Per ¢ Cent. ‘Below Retail