Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1894, Page 2

2 LATE NEWS BY WIRE. Latest Plans for Holding the Big Prize Fight TEASING A RAILWAY FOR A DAY. Only Persons With Tickets to Be Allowed Aboard. SHERIFF BROWARD RETURNS. ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 19.—A special from Jacksonville says the Duval Athietic Club has leased the railway to Mayport, Fla., for January 25. In case the governor stops the fight at the arena the fight will occur @t some point on that road. The club will allow no one on the train without an ad- mission ticket. In this event the fight will take place under a tent holding 6,000 per- sons. It will be impossible for the governor to stop the fight. The tip will then be given as to the loca- tion on January 24, and the battle will be} fought to a finish on January 25. Both men are training hard, and the town is full of sports. Mitchell is growing in favor im the betting today. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 19.—Sheriff Broward returned from Tallahassee this noon. He went to get full and detailed in- structions as to his duty. He says Gov. Mitchell is highly indignant over the de- fiant attitude of the club, and says that the fight will be stopped at all hazards if pos- sible to do so. The sheriff says the fight ‘will not come off here in this county if he can prevent it, and he thinks he can. A rumor that the city chief of police had sworn 400 special deputies to arrest the militia if they interfered in the contest, as the city had given a license for it, has €aused some commotion, but while not fenying it, city officials laughed at it. The club people say that they will pull e fight off in secret, but seem exceed- be anxious about it. lack Dempsey will second Corbett. | Bets are 100 to 60 in favor of Corbett. See SAE TERNS, RECRUITS FOR HAWAIL. @t is Claimed That Ca: Rhodes is Really an Agent of President Dole. aecial Dispatch to The Evening Star. HAVERHILL, Mass., Jan. 19.—President Dole of the provisional government of Ha- wail has at work in several of the New England cities men who are recruiting forces to sail to the seat of the Hawalian troubles at once. Agents have been ap- Pointed in the various cities. A short time ago Smith Hills, a local ho- tel clerk, was appointed local recruiting Officer by one Capt. Rhodes of Boston. Rhodes told Hills to go ahead and secure all possible signers to certain contracts which he furnished for recruits to go to Brazil. Many flocked to the office of the agent and signed the contracts. Hardly had the men signed the contract than the Yeport was circulated that the men were mot told their proper destination. Instead ef going to Brazil they were to go to the Hawaiian Islands. The story was started by a local militia- man, who went to the agent and said that while he was willing to earn the promised amount of money by fighting for it, he did Rot care to go to Brazil, as he feared the climate and the yellow fever more than the fighting. He was told not to fear, the destination would undoubtedly be far from Brazil, and in_the South Sea Islands. The man then enlisted and straightway told the story of the real destination. Hills, although he first claimed that Rio Costa is the destination, has admitted that the expedition is for the reinforcement of the army of President Dole. ‘The captains of the various militia com- es are fearful that many of the volun- eer state militia will desert and try to win fame and fortune in Hawaiian war. A company of forty-six has been organiz- ed there, and Agent Hills stated last night that -he expected orders at any moment from Capt. Rhodes to bring his men to ‘WILL GO TO AN ASYLUM. Habeas Corpus Proceedings in the Case of Prof. ortlidge. CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 19.—The habeas cor- pus proceedings to secure the removal of Prof. 8. C. Shortlidge, the slayer of his wife, from the county jail to an insane asylum were heard in the office of the jail this morning by Judge Clayton. No re- porters were admitted. The members of the | commission, the attorneys, cororier and all | the important witneses in the case were present, but the complete nature of the evidence is as yet unknown. Judge Clayton, however, decided to re- lease the mer on bail in the sum of $15,000, he will be removed at once to an asylum. The bondsmen accepted are V. Cooper, Samuel Rhodes, Walter ¥, Hopps, George Drayton, Maj. Shortlidge of Wilmington, Del., and Joseph Shortlidge of Concord. The two last named are brothers of the prisoner. ———— CLAIMED TO BE A MONOPOLY. Case of the Government Against Philadelphia Sugar Refineries. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19.— Argument was begun this morning before Judge But- ler in the United States circuit court in the proceedings brought by the govern- ment to have set aside as illegal, the merg- ing of the Philadelphia sugar refineries into the sugar trust. The government claims that the Sherman anti-trust law has been violated and fur- ther contends that the American Sugar Refining Company is a monopoly and that |the contracts made with the Philadelphia refineries were in aid of a monopoly. The answer of the trust is that it is not a monopoly and that the Sherman act is unconstitutional. The defendants in the suit are the E. Cc. Knight Company, Spreckels Sugar Re- fining Company, Franklin Sugar Refining Company, and Delaware sugar house, all of which have their principal places of business in Philadelphia. A host of counsel is engaged in the case and the argument will continue for several eee ATTENDED BY MANY MASONS. Funeral Services Over the Rema‘ Capt. Babcock of Richmond. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. , RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 19.—Capt. Alex. G. Babcock, the distinguished Mason, was buried this afternoon. The funeral took Place at the Masonic Temple at 2 o'clock, and was one of the most imposing and sol- emn Masonic events in the history of the crder in this state. There were seventy- five active honorary pall bearers repre- senting almost every Masonic order in the state. = Mr. Wm. B. Babcock of Washington, D. C., a brother of the deceased, attended the services. The obsequies of the Kadosh were held over the remains last night at midnight. This was the first time that these services were ever held over the body of a Virginia Mason, and only the fifth time they were held in the United States. They are cu- larly impressive and solemn, and last about three-quartezs of an hour. At the conclusion of the obsequies this aftegnoon at the temple, which were very lergthy, the casket was conveyed by Dove under whose auspices the services were held, to Hollywood cemetery, escorted by Richmond Commandery, No. 2, and rep- resentatives of the Commandery of St. An- drew’s, No. 13, where the remains were laid to rest with the usual Masonic cere- monies. The services were attended by a throng of people. —<—— CLEANING ALLEYS. The Commissioners Answer Some Questions From the Appropriations Committee. The Commissioners have made the fol- lowing response to the request of the com- mittee on appropriations for the District of Columbia for a report why the price of cleaning improved alleys for the current year is greater than for preceding years, and for an estimate of what the work can now be done for by the District: “The principal reasons why the cost is greater for the current year than hereto- fore are: First, the hours of labor are now lmited to eight per day, whereas they were formerly ten. Second, the contractor is now obliged to clean the alleys once a New York and there embark them for other As the laws now are the men can- mot enlist until they are on the sea. The local company include well — militia- LEON BANKS. ites of the Amount Ob- tained by Highwaymen. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 19.—According to Manager Sanford of the Adams Express Company, that company has ceased carry- ing much money on trains and as a result the bandits who looted the safe in the ex- press car of the northbound Kansas City, St. Joseph and Chicago Burlington train last Wednesday night only secured $500. According to an officer of the Burlington Toad the haul was little less than $50,000, &nd the same authority asserts that the two robberies which have occurred within @ short time have netted the thieves nearly $100,000, as the two trains held up carried the bulk of the valuable express matter out of this city. It is now known positively that the men who did the job Wednesday night are the same ones who held up the Burlington “Eli” a few days before. The railroad com- pany is so positive of this that it declines to offer any further reward than the $2,000 mow standing. The men have been tracked to this city, where all trace of them been lost. cincinnati MeNAMARA UNDER ARREST. The “Ex-Priest” Charged With Mali- cious Slander. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 19.—J. V. Me- Namara, “late priest of Rome,” who caused @ riot, in which one man was shot and sev- eral injured by stones, by a lecture in which he denounced Catholicism, the sister- hood and the women of the church, is und arrest here, charged with maliciously slan- dering Mother Rose Vincent of St. Therese Convent. TROUBLE IN KENTUCKY FEARED. Neo Attempt W: Made to Evict Miners as Promised. MIDDLESBORO’, Ky., Jan. 19.—Today ‘Was set for the eviction of miners at the Mingo mines. Twenty United States mar- shals were on the ground, but the miners absolutely refused to move, and should vio- lent means be adopted, trouble will ensue. Six hundred Clear creek miners have noti- fied their Mingo brethren that they will help them at a minute's warning. ee Seabees Am Associate of Lincoln. CHICAGO, Jan. 19—A special to the Herald from Jacksonville, IL, says: John Haley Spears, an associate of Lincoln and one of the founders of the republican party in this state, died at his home in this coun- ty yesterday, at the age of ninety years.. He was born in Kentucky, but removed to this state nearly seventy-five years ago, when all about here was a wilderness. —-_—_—__ A Millio ire’s Wife Leaves Him. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 19.— John H. Gay, 3r.. three times a millionaire, a son of ex- Congressman John H. Gay, sr., of Louis @na, yesterday filed application for divorce on grounds of desertion. Mrs. Gay returned to Louisiana about a year ago, ostensibly for her health. Yesterday’s proceeding is} the first intimation that her long visit was made for any other reason. Gay owns val- uable sugar plantations, timber lands and various kinds of property in Louisiana, Missouri and other sections of the south, | besides a $¥),000 residence and other proper- ty here. | e —-_ Eleventh Death From the D. L. and W. Wreck. | HOBOKEN, N. J., Jan. 19—Charles E. | Mincher, a clerk, aged twenty-six years, of Summit, N. J., one of the victims of the re- cent wreck near Hackensack, died of in. ternal injuries at St. Mary’s Hospital this morning. This makes the eleventh death | due to the wreck. Engineer Hoffman of the Dover train, which caused the recent wreck, had so far recovered from his injuries this morning that the physicians in charge consented to his removal to his home in Summit. He ‘Was conveyed to the depot on a cot in Morgue Keeper Crane's ambulance and oc- cupied the same cot en route to his home. His wife accompanied him. week, as often as the weather will permit, A GHASTLY FIND. An Old Soldier Hangs Himeelf in the Home Grounds. An old soldier, inmate of the Soldiers’ Home, made a ghastly discovery . while strolling through the southeastern part of the grounds about noon today. He was crossing e. gully between the two hills not far from the spring when his attraction was attracted to the form of a man sus- pended from a limb of a tree. A rope around the man’s neck was vis- ible from a distance, and the other end being securely fastened to the limb of thé tree, made it evident that the man was dead. The soldier who made the discovery walked nearer the ghastly find, and dis- covered that the body was that of a Ger- man named Fred Brockmeyer. The deceased was an old man and had |’ served many years in the service. He had been an inmate of the home for several years and was a favorite with his comrades. He was not a drinking man, but recently his peculiar actions had attracted the a’ tention of those about him and they con- cluded that his mind was unbalanced. When word of the sad occurrence was sent to the main building the body was lowered and removed to the hospital, where it will be viewed by the coroner this after- noon. . ee eee THE INCOME TAX BILL Delayed Because It in Not Wanted as an Amendment to the Tariff Bill. ‘The income tax bfil, from present appear- ances, may not be reported to the House until after the tariff bill has been dis-| posed of. The sub-committee having in charge the preparation of the bill submitted @ rough dratt of their work to the demo- cratic members of the committee several days ago. This draft has been partly con- sidered by the full democratic majority and is subject to considerable revision. As it stands it r2presents simply the views of the sub-committee, the majority of whom are favorable to the income tax proposi- tion. It is expected that when the Dill receives the approval of all the democratic members of the committee it wili be oe in many particulars. ‘he material parts of the measure have been published trom time to time, and all that remains to be done is to settle upon the method of enforcing the law. It is be- Meved that the delay in reporting the bill arises from a desire to prevent its being added as an amendemnt to the tariff bill. The action of the committee in voting sev- eral days ago to report it as a separate measure is regarded as an indication that these gentlemen feel that its incorporation in the tariff bill would jeopardize the chances of the latter's passage. If, there- fore, the income tax bill is kept out of the House until after the tariff bill shall have n disposed of the danger of making it @ part of that measure will be obviated, ae te eee can be discussed on its erits without in any way affecti tariff bill itself. a rae A leading member of the committee is authority for the statement that it is not likely to come before the House for ten days. His explanation is that the commit- tee are so busy preparing amendments to the tariff bill and their time so fully occupied defending these amendments that they are in no condition of mind or body when their labors in the House are finished to consider the income measure. Oo DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. A Lamp Wanted, An application was made to the Commi sioners today by Mr. Henry E. Pellew on behalf of St. Mary’s Chapel on 234 street between G and H streets for a public gas lamp in front of the chapel. Anacostia’s Protest. A copy of the resolutions recently adopt- ed by the Anacostia Citizens’ Association, in which protest is made against taking up the pavements on Lee, Adams and Taylor streets and transferring the old brick to Jefferson street extended, has been received by the Commissioners. Request Refused. The request of W. J. Frizzell for a public hydrant on Mt. Olivet road has been re- fused, on the ground that no necessity ex- ists for the same. >—- Mrs. Penn's Answer. In the case of Mame La Zelle Penn against Alexander G. Penn for a divorce, in which the husband has filed an answer with during the months of December, January and February, as shall be directed, whereas formerly the cleaning was only required orce in two weeks during said months. Third, the more efficient service now re- quired, and the diminution of hours in which to render it, involve the:employment of a larger force than heretofore for the cleaning of corresponding areas. “The Commissioners are satisfied that the work is now much better done than prev- jously, and that it could not be satistactor- ily done for the rates heretofore given. As to your request for an estimate of what the work could be done for by the District, the Commissioners are of opinion that it would cost 53 2-3 cents per one thou- sand square yards, at a daily average of ninety-six thousand square yards for the eight months in summer and winter, and 59 7-8 cents per thousand square yards for two months in spring and two months in the fall. The superintendent of streec and alley cleaning states that it is almost impossible to definitely give all the reasons for this difference in price with reference to the seasons, but that in practice suffi- cient causes for it are found to exist. He cites, however, two important reasons, viz.: That in the two fall months referred to householders residing along these alleys are in the habit of placing in them ac- cumulations from house and yard cleaning, &c., and during the winter ashes and oth- er refuse collections aside from garbage are, to a great extent, retained in boxes and barrels until favorable opportunities offer in the early spring to dump them into the alleys, and thus make necessary the employment of extra men and carts to remove them. ———_—_. SUICIDE OF A JURIST, Jadge Thompson of the Massachusetts Superior Court. BOSTON, Jan. 19.—A dispatch from Glou- cester to the City Press Association states that Judge Charles P. Thompson shot him- self in the temple while sitting in his li- brary at 10:15 this morning. The members of the family, the dispatch says, decline to talk of the matter, but the report of the suicide is verified by a neighbor who was called in at the time. Judge Charles P. Thompson was born in Braintree, Mass., July 30, 1827. In 1874 he was chosen Congressman from the Glouces- ter district, defeating Gen. Benjamin F. Butler. In 1876 he was House chairman of the committee to investigate the Florida elec- tion case and brought in a minority report thereon. He was twice a candidate for governor upon the democratic ticket. He was ap- pointed judge of the superior court by Gov. Robinson and was one of the ablest jurists on the bench. He had been ill for some time. a THE ROUSE RIDGE RIOT. ‘Two Prominent Whites Victims of the Fight. AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 19—The riot at Rouse Ridge, near Jackson, S. C., twenty miles below Augusta, in which negoes made war upon whites, was worse than at first reported. Paul Green is dead and Henry Green will die. Both are prominent white | men. | ‘The trouble grew out of an attempt of a| constable and a posse to arrest a negro| desperado named Jude. The negro had an| itimation of the coming of the officers and | had about forty of his friends in ambush about him. Eight or ten whites were dan- gerously wounded. Several negroes were Wounded in the pitched battle which oc- | curred, but none were killed. The officers were betrayed by a white man, whom they | claim they know, and there are strong sus- | picions that there will be a lynching in| that vicinity. | fe Eas | He May Not Return. Mr. F. C. Partridge, United States minis- | ter to Venezuela, is in the city on leave of | absence and there is an impression that he will not return to his post. He was for- | | merly private secretary to Secretary Proc- | tor and afterward was solicitor of the State | | Department under Secretaries Blaine and | Foster. He was appointed to his present diplomatic office by President Harrison | about a year ago. a cross bill, Mrs. Penn this morning filed an answer to the cross bill. She denies that she has ied an impure life, and all charges of adultery as unfounded. She admits join- ing the theatrical company known as the “Girls of California,” but says that it was with her husband's consent and for the pur- pose of aiding him in making a living, and states that he got her to return by repre- senting that the child was sick, and when she reached here it was well. She denies the_charges in which the names of Thad- deus Stebbins and Joseph J.ear are given. As to the averments that he has used per- suasion and effort to induce her to mend her ways, she states that she has no wrong- ful ways to mend, and instead of making any effort to win back her affections, he has done all he could to destroy and crush her affections and hold her out to the public as base, without principle, low and vile. petted sean For False Arrest. The suit for damages by Wm. B. Prigg against Lansburgh & Bro. for $25,000 for false arrest in November, 1891, was taken up in the Circuit Court, Justice Bradley, yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Cook and| Sunderland for plaintiff, and Messrs. Worthington and Heald for defendant. The Plaintiff was a clerk in the store, and in November, 1801, was arrested for the lar- ceny of $4 and the embezzlement of $27.73, and on going to the Police Court a nolle pros was entered as to the first charge, and Judge Miller tried and acquitted him on the second. powcmneh Many Public Bequests. The will of Anna E. Smith, filed today, dated August 3, 1891, names Martin F. Mor- ris, executor. She leaves to the House of the Good Shepherd, Little Sisters of the Poor, St. Ann's Infant Asylum, St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum, St. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, St. Vincent de Paul's So- ciety, of Georgetown College and the College of Jesuits of Woodstock, Md., $1,000 each; to Mr. F. Morris (who is named as ex- ecutor), $5,000; for religious services for the repose of her soul, $1,500. Her furniture, books and dresses are to be divided between relatives and friends and the balance of her estate to Justice Morris. i THE COURTS. Equity Court—Justice Cox. Today—Gordon agt. Davidson; sale rati- fied nisi. Albertzart agt. Gerecke; pro con- fesso vacated, leave to answer. In re Mary F. Kengla (lunatic); H. W. Green sub- stituted as committee. Otto agt. Wilson; B. F. Leighton appointed trustee. General E. G. and I. Company agt. American Gas Company; exceptions to answer and de- murrer and cross bill sustained. Murphy agt. Kirby; demurrer sustained, bill dis-| missed. Circuit Court, Division 1, Justice Bradley. Today—Berlin agt. Stahl; rule on 4d fendant. Nevins & Son agt. Scott & Com- pany; default. Prigg agt. Lansburgh; on hearing. f Circuit Court, Division 2, Chief Justice Bingham. Today—Douglass agt. Albree; on hearing. Probate Court—Justice Hagner. Today—Estate of Wendelin Neff; will ad- mitted to probate and letters testamentary to Mary J. Neff, bond $100. Estate of Bridget Kelly; do., do. to Catherine Car- michael, bond $500. Estate of Geo. Taylor; do., do. to W. H. Myers, bond $200. Estate! HE EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1894—TWELVE PAGES. STAR READERS AND THE POOR. Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat- ter How Little. Subscribers to The Star who desire to take part in the general movement to re- Heve destitution in the city can send their contributions to the general committee through the collectors of The Star wher they call to make their monthly collections. It is desired that all who can shall make a contribution every month for three months. Let every one give something, if It is on!y a dime. The contribution should be place) in an envelope with the accompanying coupon, properly filled, and handed to [he Star’s collector. Those who desire to do so may seni the envelopes directly to The Star office instead of waiting for the collector. ‘. COUPON. THE STAR 8U! BERS’ FUND. wu o 2 W = 0 my Cut out this coupon, fill up the blanks and place it to- gether with the amount of your monthly subscription im an envelope to be handed to The Evening Star col- EACH MONTH FOR lector when he calls. MOUNT TO BE GIVEN THREE MONTHS. NAME___ FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR. LIEUT. GESSFORD ATTACKED. Sergeant Daley Gives Some Out-of- the-Way Testimony. Police Sergeant John C. Daley caused a sensation in, the Police Court today when he appeared on the witness stand and gave evidence in a lquor case. The defendant was Capt. Ned Faunce, who keeps a sa- loon on Water street, not far from the oyster wharf, and the charge against him was selling liquor on Sunday. Lawyer C. Maurice Smith represented the defendant and sat at the counsel table and listened attentively to the officer as he told of his visit to the place on the 17th day of De- cember, when he saw glasses on the bar and the bartender at his post of duty. When Mr. Pugh had fintshed with the sergeant, Mr. Smith proceeded to attack the witness on cross examination which he started by asking: “Have you ever been arrested?” “Oh, yes,” was the response. “For what “I was charged with perjury.” “And were you held?” “I was heid by this court on a charge ‘No, charge when they heard the evidence of the drunken lieutenant and I understand some of the jurors saw him drunk.” “How long has Lieut. Gesford been on the sir, The grand jury ignored the force?’ was Mr. Smith’s next question. “I don’t know,” was the officer's response “Isn't his record good?” “No, sir,” said Sergt. Daley. Other Testimony. Policeman Kneffer gave corroborative testimony. He saw a keg of beer on tap, so he said. The defendant denied the charge. The room in which the officers were, he said, is his oyster bar, and he denied that there were men standing at the bar, as was stat- ed by the officers. “When the officers came in,” said defend- ant, “they were in citizens’ clothes, and I asked them what they would have, telling them I was not serving liquor.” “Why did you ask them what they want- ed if you were not selling drinks?” jut there working for drinks.” “And,” interrupted Mr. Smith, “he looks ke a man who would enjoy a drink on the quiet.”” “And he knew where to look for it,” add- ed Mr. Pugh. After recess counsel called several wit- nesses to show that no liquor was sold in the place on Sunday and that the custom- ers were in the oyster and not in the drink- ing bar. proof was closed and counsel pro- ceeded with the argument. The Argument The case was argued briefly by Mr. Smith for Capt. Faunce and Mr. Pugh for the prosecution, Mr. Smith arraigning Sergeant Daly in the severest of terms because of his testimony and reflection on Lieut. Gess- ford, contending that Daly’s action in the case on trial, as in almost every other sim- ilar case, was due alone to Daly's desire for promotion. The jury retired at 2:40, with the case. tage GOOD COOKS ARE BORN. They Are Also Made, as is Shown at the Original Pure Food Exposition. Housewives are interested in good food That is evident from the crowds of ladies that throng the original pure food exposition at the Washington Light Infantry Armory in Albaugh’s Grand Opera House. Yesterday the attendance was unusually large, and it is evident that the interest kecps up. Of course there is something new each day, as the fertile brain of Mrs. 8S. T. Rorer devises dainty dishes and new combinations, and shows how these creations of the kitchen can be drawn out of the oven or off from the stove, if only there is a practiced hand or eye to determine the right time. Mrs. Rorer, however, demonstrates that good cooking is not merely due to a genius for that sort of a thing, but is rather the re- sult of patient study and knowledge. This is one reason the ladies flock to her lec- tures. They realize that they are getting in a few moments what it would probably take them hours to dig out of a cook book and then they would not be satisfied. This afternoon Mrs. Rorer’s subject will be poultry, and she proposes to show the details of dressing and roasting a turkey. She will initiate her audience into the mys- teries of French fried chicken, giblet sauce and cream mushroom sauce. This evening Mr. F. Pohndorf will lecture on “The Na- ture and Uses of Wine.” ———. No Trouble at Pine Ridge. The commissioner of Indian affairs today denied the published statement that the In- dians at the Pine Ridge agency were dying “like sheep” from the effect of the grip and that they were suffering from the cold weather on account of the lack of clothing. | Daily reports have been received at the Indian bureau from the physician at the of Wm. Richardson; letters of administra-| marked mortality among the Indians from tion to Charles L. Sturtevant, bond $500. Estate of Wm. Greaves; do., do., bond $500. Estate of Ephraim Latham: order to show cause. Estate of Sarah of Josephine McDonald; do. Estate of Lin- coln S. Bradford; letters of administration | to Mary V. Bradford, bond $3,000. Estate of James F. Beavin; do., do. to R. S. Cain, bond 8300. In re Nelson W. White; Ame: fean S and T. Company appointed guard- jan. Estate of Anna E. Smith; will filed, order of publication. Court of Appeals—Chief Justice Alvey and Justices Morris and Shepard. ‘Today—Cornish agt. Marshall; motion for writ of certiorari denied. Mehler et al. ast. Cornwell: argued and submitted. McAleer et al. agt. Schneider: do. United States ex rel International Contracting Company art. vamont, Secretary of War; motion to ad- vance granted and assigned for February 8. Diep a ene Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the ther- Ludwig; petition | for letters of administration filed. Estate| the grip or other causes. The commissioner agency and no mention is made of any) FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. ok al ae szvagal ge ca Chics & i Shicaro 8% Cate and Ey oo FB 4 co an Delaware & Denver Dis & he il Fei a 16 a by i 12 int oH 16 16 20 «19% Wabash Hemi ig ik Ee em Tel. ny Wesieru Union Wisconsin Central. Silver Washington Stock Exchange. call—12 o'clock _m.—Washington (6s, $700a100; 3000100. Auseri- uaz, National Safe Deposit, i Bonds.United States 4s, ser. R, % bid, 113 usked. 4s, ser. C, 1907, 112% m4 dane District of “Columbia, Bonds —20-year Fund. 5a, 1849, 105 bid. Water Stock currency 78, 1901, 1 bid. ' 30-year "Fund. te, lyoz, 1d bid,” 117 currency 7s, "1903, 120 bid. Fund. currency 3.658, 1924, 109 bid, 111’ asked. Miscellaneous Bonds.—W ou and Ast, ‘vy-'29, wa Lightiagateg, 1st, can Graphopl 5 ‘sul se. 1907, 112) fon Light Infantry, 1st, 6s, 1004,’ J. & 105 anked. Washtagtou Light Tnianiry: tou fs asked. Gas Company, ser. A, 6s, 1902-'27, 115 bid. Wash- 1904-"29, 116 ington Gas Company, ser. B, 6s, bid. Washi nid. ekington Telephone 5s, asked. Capitol and North U Street railroad Ss, 8) bid, 92 asked. “Metropolitan railroad cony. 68, 102% vid, 100% asked. United States Electric Light conv. 5s, 117 bid, 125 asked. National Bank Stocks.—Bank of Washington, ) 350 asked. Bank of Kepublic, 200 bid, asked. Metropolitan, 260 bi 300 asked. . Second, 132 179 bid. Citizens’, 130 asked. 103 asked. Jou bid, 7s, 1805, M. & N., 97 bid, 290 bid, Columbia, 55 Street, 35 35 asked. bid, “70 asked: Eck! Georgetown Insurance Stocks.—Firemen’ Franklin, 46 Tenallytown, 35 asked. bia, 48. 52 sched. “itetropotttan. 72 ed. Title Insurance Stocks.—Real Estate Title, 112 bid, 125 asked. Columbia Title, 6% bid, 7% asked. Wahsington Title, 7! sas and Electric ht Stocks. —W: Gas, 4 Did, 4 etown Gas, bid, 6) ask United States Electric Light, 118- bid, 125 Telephone Stocks.—Pennsyivania, * bid, 47 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac, *44% bid. American Gi aplop id. 2% anked. - ra} » 2 bi Miscellaneous 8 —Washington Market, id. Washington, brick Machine, 85 bid. creat Falls Ice, 114 bid, 140 asked. Buil Run 15. bid, ‘20 . Pmeumatic Guo 56 asked.’ Lincoln Hall, | 100 Building, 100_ asked.’ Ivy City Brick, 100 asked. Norfolk ‘and Wi on Steamboat, 100 Safe Deposit ‘Trust Safe Deposit and Trust ben ee Bind bid, 131% asked. Wi ron Loan ai it, Pe 125 asked. American Security and dia, asked. * Ex. Div. a Raltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 19. and _un- changed—receipts, 16,065 barrels; shipments, 5,798 bas Wheat ‘dull and 2 red 641; 264%: January, 644a( , asada milling wheat, by sample, bushels; stock, 1,283,073" ushels. Corn firm—mixed spot > tee 41 ‘ebruary, 41%4a41%: March, 42 bid: May, 43% bid; steamer mixed, 39%: by sample, 40a42; do.. 131,151, bushels; 1,288,272 bu: bushels. Hay ute to 15.50. Grain freights steady, . quiet—middling, 8. Provisions steady—mess 15.50; bulk meats, loose shoulders, and clear rib sides, 8%: shoulders, 8%: tholee, Spa23; doe taaliation, ce, 3 a a Y good to choice, 15a16; rolls, fine, fair to good, 11a! slow—L4al5. ‘Coffee q No. 7, 18%. Sugar 4 steady — 9 Virginia 38, 69a60%; Baltimore and Ohio stock, ostaath “Norinern ge | stock, Sa ‘Balti- 10 os 3, Sidi cit Gonda is eats to sat Base, ——— Chicago Grain and Provision Markets, Reported by Silsby & Co., bankers and brokers, Metropolitan Bank building. CHICAGO, Jan. 19, 1984 Openine. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat—Jan. 3 Be sg ES me | 7 8 aa UR ue ue 8.Ribs—Jan. 6 ea7 $e et 6. 6.47 - 647 6.4 6 670 652° 6.60 rk Cotton. ZeL 7380 783 ie Gh EM 8.06 7-96 | sax RS 8.24 B16 Sis a Government Receipts Today. The receipts from internal revenue today were $415,915; from customs, $551,402. a ee THE WATER STANDS And Creates Unsanitary Conditio: the Potomac Flats. The Potomac flats are unsanitary. ‘That is the result arrived at by the health department, and immediate steps will be taken to have the sanitary condition im- proved. Some days ago the Commissioners were informed that irregularities existed in the surface of the Potomac flats, which held water until it became injurious and a men- ace to public health. It was contended that the sickness in the neighborhood was the result of this condition of affairs, and the Commissioners were urged to have the matter investigated at once. Accordingly they wrote to the health officer and re- quested him to make a full inspection and report. Accordingly he sent one of his inspectors to the locality and the report was sub- mitted to the Commissioners today. It says: “I inspected the flats within referred to and found a number of places where the material deposited had been either insufti- cient in quantity or improperly leveled. said that the Indians were provided with a/ Thus depressions in the surface exist, col- sufficient amount of clothing earlier this year than ever before and that they are in a comfortable condition. that they are living peaceably on the reser- vation, —_+-2.__—- Labor Complications. The Secretary of State has called the at- tention of the Spanish minister, Senor Mu- ruaga, to the report that Cubans are com- ing into this country under contract, in vio- lation of the law of the United States, and requested him to instruct the Spanish con- | sul general at Havana to put a stop to it. | Secretary Gresham has also been informed that a number of Spanish soldiers, who are | also clgar makers, are coming to Key West, | Fla., to work in a cigar factory at that port. The fact that these men are also soldiers adds complication to the already mometer at the weather bureau today: 8 a. m., 42:2p.m., 50; maximum, 50; minimum, 40. complicated condition of labor affairs at Key West. No trouble has/| flats would be improved by filling been reported among them this winter, and | depressions and , leveling the si reports received from time to time show | the proper grade. | lecting and retaining water at rain falis. | In my opinion the sanitary condition of the these to The Commissioners will call Col. Xrnst’s attention to this matter at an early day. — ‘Women’s National Indian Association The Women’s National Indian Associa- tion held a regular meeting this morning in one of the parlors of the First Congrega- tional Church. The meeting was not a pro- tracted one, but a number of important matiers were taken up for consideration and the members had an opportunity to listen to an interesting discourse from Col. T. H. Anderson, ex-minister to Bolivia, on the subject of South American Indians. Snot eRe TENT More than 100 members of the New Eng- land Tariff Keform League met in ton last night. A number of speeches were made, urging the speedy passage of the Wilson bill, Mertz’s January Clearing Sale ‘Win be in force Saturday, Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday. We have many odds and ends every year that we wish to close out. and when we reach this conclusion we put prices on them that muke them sell readity. We have also reduced a number of staple articles to make this sale more interesting. ‘These goods, if vou do not use today, you ‘will probably use tomorrow or day after, if not day after, next week or week after. ‘They are staple goods, und it will pay you to buy now at the prices advertised. Staple Medicines. Fellows’ Syrup of Hypopbosphites..92 cts. Mertz's Improved Syrup Hypophos- phites Carter's Liver Pills. Lester's Liver Pills. 49 cts. 12 cts. 12 ets. Marcband’s Peroxide Hydrogen, a PRRRPRER F RRRRRRRRRR RRR RE 100 2-grain Quinine Pills. 100 8-grain Quinine Pills. 100 Compound Cathartic 100 Lady Webster's Pills. Toilet Articles. Reg. Price. Spec. Price Absorbent Cotton, pound pack- ages... 28 2 iT 21 Perfumes & Toilet Waters. Lundborg’s Swiss ‘Was B0c. and Te. Lilac, 4¢c. and @e. ‘Crabapple Blossom and others. A full Mune of Fine Toilet Waters and Colognes. Queen Anne Cologne, 43c. and Sic. Was 0c. and $1. Violet Water, S3c. and $1.05. Was 0c. and $1.25. Purple Lilac Water, 58. and $1.05. Was Jockey Club Water, 53c. and $1.05. Was Ge. and $1.25. Pinaud’s Quadruple Extracts, Sc. Roger & Gallet Iris Blanc, Te. Large Bars Casile Soap, 39¢. Special Reductions - TOMORROW S.Kann, Soms Go., 71 Market Space, p GREAT CLOSING SALE Bargains we have got for tomorrow. mostly tans and cloths, with 14 and 16 years, Sold for at ee military capes, 1 We close them our” $2.65. One lot of Bleck Reaver Conts for Ladies. All Sizes. Full lencth, reefer front, with butterfly cape, entirely plain. oid for $10, We close them out mi One lot of eB Jackets, brown, Back, tan, gray end novelty cloths.” Cut from #12 0 Newma: vy cloaki lot of a Jackets, um- = reefer fronts, bigh collars. $10. Re to Balance of our sii 88. Jersey Waists. 22. 34 nud 36. “s oncaeaad in Ralance of our Ladies" ‘Waists, navy and cardinal. ‘aghmere black, on a on Balance of oor Ladies’ All-wool Flannel Waiste, Pleated and Jabot front. Colored and Si26. pairs of Fancy 10-4 Double Blankets. We at ‘black. BLANKETS. 100 close © pairs of the 104 Wool White Blankets that we close at 985, J 114 Mohawk White Wool Blankets, re $1.89. 10 pairs of 11-4 All-wool California Blankets, slightly soiled. We sell at SO pairs We close 8 pairs of 12-4 All-wool California Blankets, Gre clap border, slightly sofled. We sell at one, SID). MEN'S FURNISHINGS. 1 LOT OF SOILED CHEVIOT OUTING SHIRTS MEW! MEW) MENT Men's Farnishines of all Kinds. A clean sweep in everything, beth soiled and co conds. Men's Derk Onting ‘Shirts, all sizes, also Fancy Chevlot, soled. . ‘i Men's Extrn-quatity Unlanndered Shirts, slightly soiled, et » Ys Fine Peperell Jean Drawers, the genuine stuff, at n Ui, Men's Heavy White Duck ‘Overalls and Jumpers, slightly solled, at Ne Men's Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers, extra We, in. a Fancy Iaundered Outing Shirts, all sizes, a 456. Men's Fine Quality Laundered White Shirts, all 196, Men's and Boys’ All-wool Scotch Gloves at $ 9 cts. Bottles, tied with ribbon, of Anne Cologne. Were 63 cts. Now Pharmacy, uth and F Streets. Ladies” inck” ana Navy roliing fr, Jabot front, . Sines 32 to 40, We if i i 7ll MARKET SPACE. ae eee }We Want Ladies 1 , To call and examine the several good ¢ things we are offering tomorrow “and. Monday ONLY. Large 10-qt. Japenned CHAMBER PAILS, 19c.; were 2¥0.— 4 also 25e.; were 80. LARGE HAM BOILERS, 2%.; Were 4c. Large boxes Maron's Blacking, 4c. ENGLISH DECORATED DINNER sets, 100 4 pieces, $6.98; reduced from $10. 4 ‘Washington Variety Stores 1 mm 824 7th St.No We Hair Arranged Prettily sees Seta as scimnrie AND THORDUGR wars S. Heller’s, 720 7th St. 19