Evening Star Newspaper, March 12, 1894, Page 6

6 THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, MAROH 12, 1894-TWELVE PAGES. Cottons From the Continent —«t PERRY'S. WORLD'S FAIR. Received Highest Awards At The it HEY HAVE “SAILED THE OCEAN 9 m a eet daa aes Gan nt ad World 8 Fair eas regiment of them. pte 2 iS % lr AYER’S PILLS. A French Orgaudies, PRIZE MEDAL) } aT | | WORLD'S FAIR. | ‘S The Best Family Physic. French Percales, French Satines, French Plumetis —the best we could fiod im all the vast col- lection the market contained. Every gullery of picturds has its masterpieces. That te what these are—rich im effect—artistic in BROWN’S TRON BITTTERS CURES DYSPEPSIA, Malaria, Bilfousress and ral Debility. Gives strength, wids digestion, tonex the nerves, creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing Mothers, Weak women and children 3 execution—limited im quantity—exclusive in pattern—superior in quality—cheap in price. French Lawns Are sheer and fine, If THE BABY IS CCTTING TEETH BE and use that old well-tried reinedy, Mrs. low's Soothing Syrup for children’ t with an organdy finish. coothes the child, softens the gums, allays all Pink, Ilue, s Wind Colic and Is the best remedy for ‘k and Gray ‘Twenty-fve cents a bottle. myl-ly stripes avd small vos. 4 fair appraisul of Bde. a yard. They French Organdies. New—light and dark WoopDBURY SOAP FOR THE SKIN sealp and All druggists. The reating the skin. ocd-ly ebintz flowered patt complex f 20 soars’ experience t on Dermatology with every i Who Doesn’t this quality w are 30 inches wide and book pades Ulumisated in Know Our Butter? Rovelty patterns—37M%e. a yard. The purest, creamiest and sweetest butter pos- French Percales. | eivte to produce—recetved daily from Pennsyl- vania’s famed creameries. Same low prices as The more spring ke st gete the more at- | ever, ~Meltlaaa™ butter a specalty, metive these shirt waist cloths are. You cs caeer bah ees on toa gations te. | 0S es Opater. fore Pink, Bloe. Lavender and doeper oth & Pa. ave. ’Phone 271. shades play bide and seek over the light and are dark ground colors. 32 inches wide—25c. a yard. Have You an Article of French Satines. Jewelry to Be Repaired? Lf so, bring it here. I's a specialty of Refinement is a French characteristic— ours. We'll fix it x. thoroughly moderation f¥ a prime attribute of refine- Toe oP a Bag eo . Me ; S-day clocks ment—so you w find these Satines pictur- ! * cleaned, 5c one-day clocks, 50c. tat maleic tel gous Tey ae |» G. Hines, 521 oth St. harmonies of color. 81 inches wide—S5c. a __mb10 bs yard. ee een ‘htly » aged by Water will be cleared out at sda low prices. OPERA GLASSES, 5 LANTERNS und all kinds of Plain colors are 20c. ouly a yard. French Plumetis— Mustrated dotted Swiss—pictured and pat- terned in a score of clever designs. They run throug the whole color alphabet. 30 fuches wide—SUe. a yard. | «Goods Slig’ {Dam OPTICAL GOODS are in the sale at Prices for which such goods were never before sold. C7 We've 1214 F st. Claflin Optical Co., 1214 F St. N. W. moved temporarily to Ha the eholeest while you are about it. Folks tell us we are showing the most bril- Mant line in many seasons. They must be atrong effects, @urs—that is a polut worth remembering. PERRY’S, Ninth And The Avenue. Established 1840. then. They are exclusively No Sifting of Ashes When cot the CONNELLSVILLE CRUSHED COKE. Y. fou get full benefit. of the fuel without that. Fine gray ashes are gil that's left after combustiou. The purest fuel, best heating fuel and cleanest fuel you'll find. 40 bushels at $4 equals a ton ay Telephone 995. aaa HE BEST REGULATOR OF THE DIGESTIVE ns. also best appetizer known, is Angostura Bitters, the genuine of Dr. J. G. B. SIEGERT & si At all dealers’, sees see eeeee Not more than one of each be sold to a single cus- pecials’ FOR SOME BOLD ROBBERIES. i 2 Two Hauls of Valuable Jewels Made by Thieves. The most excited man in Washington Saturday night was Edward Hayse, who keeps a boarding house at 915 E street 6S z stop during their engagements in this city. He had been robbed of his diamonds, and what made his loss seem more distressing was the fact that a man had played “Jack herein named are new, designs co : | the Slasher” on him only a few weeks ago. = these goods just ¢// A well-dressed man who called at the oF Sour tmouey re =| house twice during the week Is suspected, =| although there is ro definite proof against | Hairvins */ any particular individual When Mr. i 2 — —_ Hayse entered police headquarters Saturday LE ng Silver Top, | evening to tell of his misfortune the of- i ficers suspected that he had a complaint of @ much more serious nature to make, but when he said, “I must get my diamonds back,” the nature of his visit was apparent. Mr. Hayse had been in Baltimore during the day, and when he returned home bi: wife went to their room to put away his overcoat. She had spent most of the after- noon in the room and had locked che coor when she went to dinner. It is thought Very cut design — Plain—with turquoise sets a tne one that the burgiar was locked in and that he SN sone steviane sue 3; Was secreted in the closet, where he ran- 2) VER. “Special” goc. sacked a trunk, afterward going to the }e, BX BEST PLATED SILVER. 4 yg drawer of the chiffonter and taking out, E) “Special” “price 49¢- aiamonds that cost Mr. Hayse $710. | When Mrs. Hayse went to her room and | found the jewel bag in the chiffonier empty she was much surprised. The drawer had been opened with a skeleton key and the burglar had disappeared. A hasty search | revealed the ransacking of the trunk,which | was the only evidence of the appearance | | of the intruder, with the exception of the | Boston Variety Store, Emmons S. Smith, Mi ta ie) 4 JOS-F07-7 ENNA i Y. missing di: jonds. | eens Se I | the alsainae etalrs, commstad of aiipaic| 10: ' i ns@#O|' of diamond earrings, a watch and chain, ——___—__— several diamond rings and three bracelets. | terGowns A strange man was seen about the house during Saturday, and the guests thought he Are cleaned and “done up" equal to new HERE GUN Saturiay, a1 ' Thee and trance reeee., So if you can't afford | “The police have a description of the mys-| pestal_our wagon will call-and you wit look | terious man and the missing jewelry, and | Anton Fischer, s?.i'hi- Te 12 eee You Would Be j Very Ca officers in other cities have been re- | quested to use their best efforts toward the | |man’s capture and the recovery of the jewelry. ‘There was a robbery committed at one of the hotels last week which was Just discov. ered Saturday afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Ander- gon is the one who loses by this operation. A sneak thief, it is thought, entered her room etther Thursday or Friday and carried of her jewelry, which is valued at about 3400. There were several pairs of sleeve ons, a pair of earrings and numerous ther articles among the stolen property. Saturday night burglars entered the um- ‘e deserve your ( brella establishment of B. B. Chase & Com- WN work saves had- ? pany, No. 441 lith street. An entrance was { en teeth. BRIDGE ) effected by forcing the rear window, and substitutes for the { the burglar stole cloth and umbrellas valued \ 00. r wns, $5. Ex- ) @t more than $100. Friday evening there was a criminal act committed by a bicycle thief. Mr. Hugb Langer of 1001 F street left his wheel in front of his place of business. and when he gut ready to use it he was surprised to find it gone. These cases have all been reported to the lice, and the detectives are at work en- deavoring to find the thieves. John R. Hart, a stranger in the city, tried his hand at. stealing a bicycle last night, and got arrested. According to his statement he is sixteen | years old, and has a good home at No. 53 E ew York city, but he e for no cause what- night he wanted to raise o take him home. Instead of taking 1 that would bring him the price ad ticket without causing much suspicion, he rode off with a new pattern Victor belonging to Dr. Ricker. Then he called at Higham'’s Licycle store and want- ed to sell it, but Mr. Higham sent word to | police headquarters, and Detectives Rhodes |and Gallaher arrested the boy. He will be | tried tomorrow. ain jout pain, 50 cents. Evans Dental Parlors, i217 Pa. Ave. N.W = bach Burner Makes More Light and yet kek tracting with does not fncrease your gas Dill. It burns the entire flow of gas, letting none escape, as does the old style The “Welshach’ tached to any without altering the pipes, and it costs but $2.25 Each. Vee burns, is easily at- ppliance Exchange, | Gas A —————— 1428 N. Y. Ave. Local Pensions. | _ —-— | Among the pensions granted Saturday AA aa ne 4a ae ee neem e | were those to Jeremiah Enright, Harson | : 2 >| Holter and Isabella Righter of the District | Ss Ip action | pecia] Reductions On ¥ | of Columbia; Sidney D. Raymond, Balti-| 1 } more; Enoch Noyes, Port Deposit, tary {Musical timore; Ann Hilza Janney, . 3rouker, Freder- | nnapoiis; Wil- a., and Abijah . Now ot buys a dolla anything to be ‘st-class music store, + ete. uctious to Teach- redu © mes &c., |} we at Ee itr. = Es Har. ~- ican —e . City. Mary- Deborah 1; minors of Joshua reester. S NATIONAL HOTEL | Commodore Erben, ~~ northwest, where many theatrical people | _ only for the use of the government. | us—the salt habit. evening paper), and took a small packet | tom his waistcoat pocket, which he un- screwed. It contained a white. granular substance. Taking a pinch between his | fingers and thumb, he swallowed it. “Ex- use me, sir—is that salt?” I asked, leaning rward excitedly. He smil and point to the article (in che paper). “Have some?" | he said. I took it. —— +04 -___—__ PROMOTIONS Naval Officers Who Desire to Retire With High Rank. A Grand Shifting Among Commodores and Admirals to Oceur—In Com- mand of Active Stations. The plan whereby two rear admirals in the navy were to advance their own retire- ment from active service, so that Commo- dores Joseph Fyffe and Henry Erben might be enabled to retire with the rank and pay of rear admirals, has fallen through. The two commodores named retire in July and September of this year, respectively, and, in the regular course of events, they will go on the retired list in their present grade. Admiral Gherardi, who is the rank- ing officer in the navy, is a great friend of Commodore Erben, and is willing to make |a personal sacrifice to serve him. He will | retire regularly on account of age next No- vember, but is eligible for retirement now under the thirty years’ service law. The retirement of two admirais before the first of July next would insure the promotion of Commodores Fyffe and Erven to the va- /cancies, and enable them to retire with the |rank and pay of admirals. The retirement of Admiral Gherardi would help Comio- jdore Fyffe, but alone would not benefit He was willing, now- ever, to retire in the interest of Fyffe if some other admiral also near the retiring age woukl retire in the interest of his triend, Commodore Erben. Admiral Greer is next in ne to Admiral Gherardi, and will retire a few months later. He is similarly eligible for retire- |ment at the present time under the thirty years’ service law. The plan was proposed to him, but he would not listen to it. Ad- miral Greer’s refusal to enter into the ar- |vanwement is said to be based on the idea that its acceptance would prevent him |trom being the ranking officer of the navy |for the few months that will intervene be- tween the retirement of Admiral Gherardi jand his own retirement. Another Plan. It is therefore settled that Commodore Fyffe at least will retire in July, with his present rank. Commodore Erben, whose regular retirement does not occur until Sep- tember, has not yet abandoned hope of | reaching the higher grade before retirement, He has abandoned all idea, however, of gaining It through the voluntary retirement of the necessary number of admirals, He is of opinicn that the same object can be accomplished, with the President's as- sist: in another way. In April next the President will have the appointment of two admirals in consequence of the retire- ment of Admiral Benham — com- manding the Brazilian fleet, and of Ad- miral Irwin, commanding the Pacific squadron. According to the usual practice in the navy of promotion by seniority, Com. modores Ramsay and Skerrett would natu- rally succeeeded to these vacancies, but it is held that the selection rests entirely within the discretion of the President. Thise claim has induced the friends of Commodore Erben to apply for his ap- pointment as an admiral to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Admiral Ben- ham. They show by the records of the ravy that Commodore Erben is entitled to this preference by reason of priority of ser- vice. Admiral Walker (recently promoted) | and Commodore Ramsay entered the service | on the same day and were promoted to the various grades on the same date up to the } | ! H | | grade of captain, which Admiral Walker | oO. reached five months in advance of Commo- | dore Ramsay. These two officers entered | the service as midshipmen October 5, 1850. | Commodore Erben entered the service as a | midshipman June 17, iS48, nearly two years before the officers named, and was senior to them in rank up to the reorganization of | when Erben, Skerrett, Fyffe and’ Stan-| ton were “passed over” in the interests | of Walker and Ramsay, who were appoint- ed commanders over their heads, and have kept above them on the list in the various higher grades ever since. The friends of Commodore Erben contend that he was not fairly treated when Walker and Ramsay were jumped over his head, and claim 40 | have the written admission of those Ceca men to that effect. Coming Admirals. ere | Admiral Walker has always resisted the | claims of Commodore Erben for preference in this matter. It is understood, however, that Commodore Ramsay has frequently expressed the opinion that Commodore Er- | ben had not been justly dealt with. It is! therefore assumed that he will cffer no ob- | jection to the proposition to make Com- mwodore Erben an admiral on the retire- ment of Admiral Benham, April 10, especial- | ly, as even then he (Ramsay) could be pro- | moted on the retirement of Admiral Irwin, | five days later. Commodore Skerrett, who | is next in line to Ramsay, will undoubt- | edly oppose this plan, for the reason that {t will postpone his promotion from April, | or the retirement of Irwin, to Septem. ber, on the retirement of Erben. Commo- | dore Skerrett, who was recently in com- mand of the Pacific station, is now in com- | mand of the Asiatic station. Commodore Erben is in command of the European sta- | tion, The Chicago, which is his fiagship, | and thé only ship on the station, was at | ! Smyrna at last reports. Active Commands. Commodore Wm. A. Kirkland will sue- ceed Admiral Irwin in command of the Pacific station, Commodore O. F. Stanton will succeed Admiral Benham in command of the South Atlantic station, Commodore R. W. Meade will succeed Commodore Stanton in command of the North Atlantic station and Commodore Thos. O. Selfridge will probably succeed Commodore Erben in command of the European station. Admir- al Walker, who is now president of the board of inspection, will suceeed Capt. | Phythian as superintendent of the Naval Academy in June next and Commodore Ramsay will probably continue on duty as chief of the bureau of navigation until his retirement. TO UTILIZE POWERS. |More Rumors of Electr! at Great Falls. A report comes from the Great Falls that a large corps of United States engineers were there on Saturday surveying on the Virginia side. It is said that their object as to ascertain what amount of the prop-, erty about the falls was owned by the gov- ernment and what by private parties. It comes, too, from a reliable source that | there are to be active times soon ibout the falls. There ts a big project on foot, it is said, in which not only American but French and English capital will be inter- | ested. A plan of gigantic proportions, in which from $3,000,000 to $1,000,000 will be involv. ed, is under serous discussion. An electric plant sufficiently large to f h light not ight Plants only to the cities of Georgetown and Wash- ington, but to Baltimore, will be construct- ed, it is rumored. rthing is being done with as as possible, it has jeaked out that the Benj. Butler heirs will not be | workers in the proposed project, those in- terested at present in the undertaking being | engaged in negotiating for their right and title. While it is partly admitted that the gov- ernment has some right to the power cf the Great-Falls, it is-claimed that it is lim- ited and could not be used for other thin government purposes. For instance, if the government should establish an_ electric plant on the public property near the falis, none of the power derived therefrom could be used for private puzposes. The govern- ment's interest, the butler heirs sry, is strictly local, in other words, can be used | | — London's Fad for Eating Salt. From the Pall Mall Budget. Coming home upon the Underground the other evening, I read in an evening paper of a new habit which threatens to decimate People carry salt crys- tals about with them, at which they con- tinually nibble. In time they lose their hair and eyelashes. Looking up from m: suddenly I saw this startling inte! e confirmed. A man in the opposite corner laid down his evening paper (it was the best The German steamer Lining, bound from Dantzic to Amsterdam, has been si collision with the steamer Lincol of the crew of the Lining went down w her. h An Important Arrest Made in New York City. Trying to Arrange Matters So as to Give Effeot to the Findings. The Prisoners Carried Enough Ex-/ Mr. McCreary’s Bill Only One Step in plosives to Blow Up a Block the Final Settlement of of Houses. Matters. NEW YORK, March 12—An important} Secretary Gresham and Sir Julian Paunce- arrest was made by Policeman Connors of | fote, the British ambassador, are very the West 25th street station this morning busy these days and have many long con- which may lead to the discovery of an sultations in their efforts to arrange mat- anarchist plot to blow up Harlem. Con-| ters so as to give effect to the findings of cerning the arrest the most profound| the arbitrators in the Bering sea case. The secrecy is being maintained by the poiice. | bill recently introduced in the House by This morning Policeman Connors was) Representative McCreary at the instance patrolling his beat leisurely along St.|of Secretary Gresham is but one step in Nicolas avenue, when he noticed two! men | the road leading to final settlement. That in the shadow of Amman’s hothouses, act-| measure, which defines the limit of the ing in a suspicious manner. In the neigh-| two zones within which seals may not be | sition, in which the color is fresh and te { additional buildin borhood are the finest apartment houses in Harlem. . The men did not see the policeman until he was within a few feet of them. One of them carried a bundle under his arm. They were conversing in low tones when Connors made a dart for the man with the bundle and grabbed him by the collar. The other man dashed away in the dark- ness. The man whom Connors held tried to pass the bundle to the other man be- fore he rav, bul was prevented from Going 80 by the policeman. “What have you got in that bundle?” asked the policeman. “Oh, it's oniy a bundle of clothes,” an- swered the man. At the station house the man acted in a thoroughly nonchalant manner and gave his name as John Kelly, fifty years old, and his address as 583 Grand street. This is all he would say. The bundle was laid upon the sergeant’s desk. Wher the latter unrolled the piece of newspaper he staggered back and nearly fell off his chair with horror, The package contained nine loaded paper dynamite car- tridges and three dynamite bombs, All the prisoner would say at police head- quarters was that he and the man who escaped were hired by a stranger at Grand street, East river, late last night to take the package containing the dynamite cartridges up to Westchester. He claimed man who hired him was a perfect stranger to him, and that the man who helped him to catry the stuff was also a total stranger. The bombs contained enough dynamite to blow up a block of houses. —— ae, A TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION, The Proposed Celebration of the 19th Birthday of Gen. Dow. The 20th of this month will be observed | in this city as Prohibition da; in honor of the ninetieth birthday of Gen. Neal Dow, the great apostle of temperance. Arrangements for a mammoth mass meet- ing, to be held on the evening of that day- at Convention Hall, are being made by the representatives of the various tem- perance organizations in this city. The idea of such a celebration originated with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. A special meeting to make arrangements was held Saturday evening at the head- quarters of the W. C. T. U., in the Central Union Mission building. Delegates were present from the W. C. U., Anti-Saloon League, Royal Templars, Sons of Temper- ance, Rechabites, Jonadabs, Y. M. C. A., Su = colored; Christian Cross, while other organizations to be represented in the celebration include St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society, Father Mathew Temperance Society, United States Congressional Temperance Society, St. Aloysius’ Total Abstinence Society, = Paul's Temperance and Reading So- ciety. Mes. M. E. Griffith, president of the W. Cc. T. U., presiued, with Mrs. H. A. Gillen- water, secretary of the Anti-Saloon League, as secretary. It is proposed that Rev. L. B. Wilson, the president of the Anti-Saloon | League, preside. Program and Committees. Speakers of national and local pzromi- nence will be invited, and there will be a { biegrhphical sketch of Gen. Neal Dow. THE big Moody choir will sing, and the High School cadets will be invited to offici- ate as ushers. It was decided to extend an invitation to the Maine congressional delegation, and one of the latter will be asked to read the biographical sketch of Gen. Dow. The following committees were appointed: Hall.—A. N.Canfield,James L.Ewin and R, A. Dinsmore. Press.—A. L, Keene and Mrs. M.E. Griffith. Program.—R. A. Dinsmore, A. Canfield and Mrs. M. E. Griffith. —R. A. Dinsmore and A. L. Keene. Decorations—John R. Mahoney and Messrs. Reagan and Campbell. Ushers.—Prof. C. M. L. Sites. Courtesies—The highest rank- ing officers of the different organizatio: Badges.—Prof. C. L. Sites, Jesse C. Suter and John R. Mahoney. The committee on program will meet early next week and arrange the work as- signed. Another meeting of the joint com- mittee will be held on next Saturday even- Ing at 7:30 o'clock at the W. C. T. U. head- quarters. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS. Mr. Max Weyl's Works in Oil Show Continued Development. The exhibition of oil paintings by the well-known landscape artist, Max Weyl, Was opened this morning at the art gallery of V. G. Fischer. In this exhibition there is an unusual number of pictures which are not only strong in technique, but pleasing in subject. Mr. Weyl versatility in his work. He has, perhaps, been best known heretofore by his forest interiors and his low flat meadows, like that in the Corcoran Gallery. In some re- | Spects he has taken a new departure, which shows evidence of continued development | in his technique and wider range in his choice of subjects. In an “Autumn Afternoon” he treats bis Subject with a strength almost equal to Diaz, without veing in any way imitative. in this picture a sloping hillside is seen, cn the brow of which a clump of trees with brown autumn foliage is g the distance a glimmer Morning” presents g grac der, and the treatment verging n the impressionistic. A Ittle landscape, “Near Ocean City,” shows a clump of trees which appears to move, the coloring being of a peculiar gray green, which Corot loves to paint so well. Nothing could be stronger in contrast to this than “The End of Duy,” ene upon the Potomac which the sky is superb in its colormg In “A Path by the itiver” a point of land extends into the water, beyond which there is a misty zon, and the whole picture appears tid suifused by a poetic atmosphere. A pictu treated in his old style bears the titi “Through November Woods. It very strong in treatment and shows a b: ful P flat green md trees rising above them. There are several views along Rock creek, in the y of Washington, glimpses of the Potomac and its marshes, and beautiful woodland in- teriors painted at different s year, trom early spring until ber. The two principal canvas: a twilight scene in an old Mary orchard, and “By the Brookside’ there is a stream in the foreground bor, ing a dense grove, suffused by a tender green light with patches of blue sky shin- ing above the tree tops. The last work should be of particular interest to art students and connolsseurs, as it illustrates in a striking manner the principle which Mr. Hopkinson Smi pressed in his recent interesting lec art: That to paint a lands eft it should be done in one sitting. Th atmosphere, sunlight and shadows of a certain hour of the day cannot possibly be presented if not painted out of doors and at one grasp. —— The Postnze Stamp Contract. Secretary Carlisle has replied to a resb- lution of the House asking for information regarding the printing of postage stamps by the bureau of engraving and printing in- stead of by private concerns, the bureau pi gations now except the adhesive stamps; that there is no reason why the stamps should not be printed by the bureau, and serts that it would be better to bh work done at the sea! r Secretary says thei that there will bi ve this The and facilities a in the estimates are necessary, even if the stamps are not printed by the bureau. that the} Endeavor, T. | Epworth League and Golden | St.| the navy, just after the war, in July, 1868, | C¥Prian’s Total Abstinence Society’ and| ville, Pa.; shows remarkable | in | ort- | ty} . feathery He says that) } s all the government obli-| taken at all, or only under certain condi- tions, applies solely to vessels sailing under the American flag. As soon as it is enacted into law a bill of similar tenor will be in- treduced in the British parliament. That body is not now in session, but it will be in a short time, and it is believed here that there will be no delay in securing the neces- sary legislaticn. Further than this, it will be necessary to negotiate a treaty between the United States and Great Britain to make biading the results of the arbitration, and to this end efforts are now in progress. The principal object to be secured from our point of view is a binding agreement as to the punishments to be meted out to offenders, and especially to bring within the reach of our laws the pelagic sealers under the British flag. It would be of little avail to seize these craft and carry them to ports only to have them discharged by the judiciary. And as Congress has no power to legislate in the case of British subjects, it becomes necessary to seck au- thority by treaty for the seizure of offend- ers of this nationality. The Modus Vivendl. There is some question as to whether or not the modus vivendi will continue in cperetion even after the enactment of the legislation now pending in Congress and to come before parliament. In some quar- ters the view is taken that this agreement will continue in force until the very last measure necessary to give effect to the arbitrators’ findings has becn adopted. If this view should prevail it would bear v hard upon our interests, for it would cblige the North American Seal Company to confine their catch to 7,500 skins, to their sever? loss, and would also deprive our government of the bonus of ten dollars per skin which it would receive from the 50,000 skins that might be taken in other | circumstances. This sum, aggregating helf a million dollars, would go a long way toward defraying the expense of maintain- ing the fleet of naval and revenue marine vessels on police duty in Bering sea, and besides it is a question whether the gov- ernment would not be liable to the Seal Company for its losses sustained by reason of the undue restriction upon its operations imposed by the modus vivendi. rr ooo PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. i | A New Consul General at Samoa—Nor- folk’s Collector—Other Offices Filled. The President today sent the ‘ollowing nominations to the Senate: James H. Mulligan of Keatucky, to be consul general of the United States at Apia, Samoa. Postmasters—David C. Fassett, at Cam- bridge, N. Y.; Jos. F. Hall, Batavia, N. | Edgar’ L. Brady, Washington, Pa.; Cherles M. Lee, Tunkhannock, Pa.; Alvin <. Lin- derman, ‘Tidioute, Troy, Pa.; William R. Dawson, Pa.; John Havilani, Phoenix- Nettie S. Johnson, Atheas, Pa.; Emma Ritter, Muncy, Pa.; David Ul. Me- Carty, New Kensington, Pa, Walter T. Lyon, Selma, Cal.; Seymour MeWilliams, Abingdon, lil; John Brodie, Valparaiso, Ind.; Wm. Jay Shields, Roches- ter, Ind.; Harvey . Harris, Michigan City, In homas J. Davis, Creston, Iowa; Wm. Centerville, lowa; Malvina Thomp- . Lebanon, Ky.; James W. Moore, Hen- derson, Ky.; Marietta Bedell, Franklin, La.; James E. Lutz, Yale, Mieh.; Daniel F. Bom- merscheim, Three Oaks, Mich.; Thomas H. Maynard, Clore, Mich.; John C. Dick, Buchanan, Mich.; Henry J. Berry, Keno, Nev.; George P. Burridge, Painesville, Ohio; Smith N. McCloud, Marysville, Unio; Geo: W. Finney, Dennison, Ohio; John A. Fiat- tery, Oklahoma, O.'f.; Geo. E. Masters, De Smet, S. D.; Robt. N. Locke, Percy, 8. VD. Dick Hopson, Sherman, ‘Tex.; Oscar HM. Royal, Wolf City, Tex.; Lee T. Savin, Clif-| Ransom Jackson, Barapoo, | ton Forge, Va.; Wis.; Antoinette W. Brewster, Shulisburg, Wis, asury.—George T.. Miller of Nebraska, to be surveyor of customs for the port gf Omaha, Neb.; Leroy H. Shields of Virzinia, to be collector of customs for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va. Interior.—Edward A. Pueschel of Califor- |nia, to be receiver of public moneys at | Visalia, Cal.; Samuel LeMer of Californta, | to be receiver of public moneys at Stock- | ton, Cal. | To be registers of land offices.—James W. | Smith of California, at Stockton, Cal; Jas. | Graham of Idaho, at Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. | War.~Capt. Carle Woodruff, second ar- | tillery, to be major: First Lieut. Alex. D. Schenck, second artillery, to be captain; | Second Lieut. H. C. Schumm, second ar- | tillery, to be first eutenant. ———-e-____. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. Mr. Hemingway's Amendment. | Mr. C. B. Hemingway has proposed the | following amendment to the board of trade sessment bi | “No piece of real estate shall be assessed | at less than the highest price at which it shall have been sold, unless a notable de- | preciation in its value since said sale shall | be established by proof taken and recorded by said board of assistant assessors. No plece of improved real estate shall be as- ssed at less than ten times its full cur- rent annual rented value. No piece of land shall be assessed at less than twenty times its full annual rental value, ex- e due to the improvement No piece of real estate shall be d at relatively less than neighboring estate, the value of which has been de- mined by the capitalization of the rents payable or the prices iately paid therefor.” A Complaint Answered. The Commissioners, in a reply to W. M. Galt relative to his complaint of the con- | dition of the public scales at 15th and H streets, state that they cannot expediently authorize any expenditure for the tmprove- ment of the scales at present, but that appropriational provision has been made to> lowering the scales to proper grade thereot. se | } | during the next fiscal year, and that the work will be done as soon after the first ee July as possible. A Protest. ‘ The Commissioners today received a long petition representing the majority of bust- hess men on 10th street between D and E streets p-otesting against the granting of a liquor license for premises, 426 10th street northwest. | The owners of property abutting on alley |in rear of New Je-sey avenue and Morgan | Streets northwest have petitioned the Com- missioners to have the alley paved under the special permit system. Fence Will Be Removed. Mr. L. Cabell Williamson, president of the Young Men's Christian Association, has notified the Commissioners that the ob- struction of the minor street in square 161, by the fence whieh incloses the grou used by the Young Men's Christian Assocta- tion, would be removed within thirty days, and that negotiations are pending to sur- render the entire grounds to the lessor. aa es a PROBABLE, A CHANG Thought That Warden Burke's Resig- nation Will Be Accepted. Although the justices of the Supreme Court of the District have in the matter of the wardenship of the jafl ade public nothing as to the result of their inquiries there is but little doubt that the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Burke will be de- termined on if, indeed, it has not been al- ready. It is well known that some of ft justices have canvassed the names of per- who would in their opinion fill the To- sition creditably, but as to who will eventu- ally be appointed is past finding out, at least at this time. Although there will |pcobabiy be a change in the wardenshi | there is little or no grounds for the rumo: that other resignations will be asked fer. In case, hi 4 change is made in the fs but Mttle doubt but o changes will be made, as the new man, Whoever he may be, will have friends he would like to have around him. IN DEMAND|TWO DYNAMITERS CAUGHT|THE BERING SEA SITUATION|THE CAUSE OF DEATH An Inquest Today Over Thomas Patterson, the Horse Owner. Trying to Find Who Struck the Fatal Blow — Conflicting Testimony— Several Men Implicated. After a week of intense suffering Thomas Paterson, the negro horse owner of Ben- ; Bing, died at the Emergency Wospital yes- terday about 10 a.m. as the result of an assault committed upon him on the night | of March 3. Coroner Woodward held an autopsy in the afternoon and concluded that death was due to peritonitis, caused by kicks in the abdomen, indicted, it is thought, by two negroes, Henry Dasher | and Casey Brooks. Paterson, with a party of friends, on the night in question, started to enter a ea- loon kept by a man named Collins, on 18th 1-2 street. Several negroes were indulging in a game of crap at the time, and in opening the door Paterson stumbled against | the party. That caused a juacrel, but no blows were struck until the horse owner left the establishment, when the gang of crap shooters attacked him with bricks. | During the fray Paterson was felled, and then Dasher and Brooks Kicked him un, mercifully, Although the entire attacking party ran away, every member of it was | arrested during the night. The men were | Oliver West, Charles Armst=ad, Charles Tillman, Arthur Clayton und Albert Cole- man, and they all stated that Dasher and | Brooks were ‘alone guilty of the assault. |The latter, however, asserted that every | one of those mentioned had a hand in | the affair. | Coroner Woodward conducted an inquest shortly after 11 o'clock this morning at the Emergency Hospital. Assistant District Attorney Armes and Stenographer O. P. Derby of the district attorney's office were presen The first witness called was Dr. Pyle of | the hospital staff, who described Patterson's | condition when he was brought there on the |night of the row. Georgianna Smaliwood | and Nettie Jackson, both colored, testified | that they saw Brooks waiting outside the saloon with bricks in his hand; then a crowd rushed out of Collins’ restaurant, but they couldn't see whether or not he was hit or | kicked. They heard a man ery, “What have ; I done to you? For God's sake don’t kill aa ate Patton saw Brooks strike a man several times, but she knew nothing of the disturbance inside. When he fell she thought he was dead. Two of his friends tried to raise him. Charles Armistad was in the crowd at the time of the assault. He saw Brooks leaning against a whisky barrel inside the saloon witb a brick in his hand, but did uct see a blow struck. Later Henry Dasher ness is one of the men suspected of having participated in the affray, and he under- went a spirited cross-examination at the hands of Mr. Armes. Other Witnesses. Walter Mattress, James Robinson, Lige Whitehead,TomCotman and Will Knauaer, all of whom work at Benning, were with Patterson on the evening of March 3. Their testimony was to the effect that the de- ceased visited Collins’ saloon, engaged in an argument with some unknown persons, was struck in the face by Brooks, and few minutes later received a blow from a brick thrown by another man. The wit- nesses, fearing injury, ran down the street. The Autopsy. Deputy Coroner Schaeffer, who performed | the autopsy yesterday, stated that he dis- covered peritonitis of several days’ stand- ing. The body also bore @ bruise on tne left eyebrow and cheek, a scalp wound three inches back of the left ear and a cut on the lip. There was no fracture of the skull, the brain was normal, the heart, lungs and abdominal organs appeared sub- stantially healthy and there was no evi- dence of typhoid fever. I'wo teeth had been knocked out. Contradictory Testimony. Oliver West, a bootblack, who stuttered badly, was standing outside the saloon just before the assault. He overheard Patterson say that a man inside had cursed him, and that he was waiting to see the person. A moment later Patterson emerged, was struck by Brooks, and a few steps farther down the street a man named George jones hit him in the head with a brick. The statements of this witness contradicted the others to a very great extent. Dasher then testified in his own behalf. He stated that on the night of the assault /he was in Collins’ saloon. Patterson en- | tered and stumbled against some men who | Were shooting crap on the floor, With an | ath he ordered them to get out of the way. | That started a row, which the witness tried |to stop by saying, “Let the old man alone; he is drunk." The deceased was incensed lby the remark. Later he went outside, was struck by Brooks and then by George Jones. Casey Brooks closed the proceedings by taking the stand. During the row he told the crowd in the saloon not to trouble | Patv.rson, as he was drunk. In reply the | dead man applied a vile epithet to witness. In order to avoid trouble he went outside and waited for his friends. Patterson came A moment later, George Jones felled the deceased with a brick. The jury then retired to discuss the matter. Three Men Held. The jury late this afternoon returned | verdict holding that the deceased came to ‘his death by reason of injuries inflicted by | Henry Dasher, and holding Casey Brooks (and George Jones as accessories. Brooks and Dasher were thereupon re- moved to jail. Jones has fled from the city, and as yet it has been impossible to locate | him. —_— Personal Mention. First Assistant Postmaster General Frank Jones returned at noon today from Chi- | cago, where he went in connection with | the work of redistricting the postal system of that city. | Simms left today for an outing of sev- | eral weeks on his orange plantation at El | Dorado, Lake county, Fla. |, Secretary Lamont has returned to Wash- ington from a short visit to New York, and |was at the War Department this morn- ing. Assistant Secretary Uhl of the State Department has returned to Washington jfrom New York. decease Le ae 4 Restored to Citizenship. The President has granted a pardon to Haworth Randall, convicted in Illinois of having counterfeit money in his possession, and to Thomas Atwood, convicted in Utah of adultery. These convicts have ready served out their sentences, and the pardon is solely for the purpose of restoring their citizenship. He has also pardoned Walter J. Pittman, convicted in Alabama of counterfeiting, to take effect on the expiration of his term of imprisonment, thereby restoring him to citizenship. —-———-e-_____ An Assignment. e ment for the benefit of creditors to Wilton J. Lambert of the stock and fixtures of the Metropolitan Book Store, 915 Pennsyl- Ses a aw Faroe stock, | &e.. foo! 847, es e ities are —-_—- _—_ Hishop Matz Not to Be Trausferred. It is said here that the report that Bishop | Matz will be transferred from Denver to St. Cloud is incorrect. Neither Monsignor Satolli nor his secretary 1s in the city, but at the legate’s house it was stated that the transfer had not been made and :t was be- lieved was not in contemplation, ‘he re- port originating with persons desirous of having Bishop Matz moved. — The Patent Office 1 irr. The Senate conimittee on printing will resume its inquiry into the patent office lithographic contract at 10 o'clock on Wed- nesday morning. ee, AGE A le te The Condition of Mr. Willard. There is very Mttle chance to he noted In the condition of Mr. Joseph C. Willard. He is mich the same as he was on Saturday, os far as his attendants can see. He does not | grow stronger, and he is believed not to be | weaker. He had a slight attack of faintness | yesterday, but he has been practically free from these sinking spells for several days past. | dropped a bottle in the gutter. This wit-, out and witness struck him with his fist. | First Assistant Secretary of the Interior | Annie C. Chapman has made an assign-| Cetting — Thin is often paneer ee getting ill. If loss of fles! can es arrested and dis- ease baffled the “weak spots” in the system are eradicated. Scott's Emulsion is an absolute corrective of “ weak spots.” It is a builder of worn out failing tissue—nature's food that stops waste and creates healthy flesh. Scot Pre es foot £ Bowne. Chemists, meh TELEGRAMS 10 THE STAR SOMEWHERE A LEAK. Advance News Obtained of Govern- . ment Crop Reports. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 12.—The Vost- Dispatch today makes the following staie- ment in double-leaded type “Last Friday a cipher telegram was re- ceived in St. Louis from Chicago saying | that the report from the Department of Agriculture would estimate the fa>mers’ reserve of wheat at 125,000,0% bushels. Another telegram said that the report would be bearish on wheat aad bullish on corn, “The report when made public confirmed | both these hints. The amount of wheat im | the hands of the farmers remaiaed at | 125,000,000 bushels or of corn at 589,000,000 bushels. This is bearish on wheat and bu ish on corn, “How did the information leak out? Have the speculators paid ageuts in the depart ment?” ———_> YOUNG NEGRO FIENDS. Out of Pure Deviltry They Torture a Boy at the Stake. CAMDEN, N. J., March 12.—A horrible cutrage was committed in this city yester- ; day afternoon by two colored boys named Corrad Cook and John Ellis, who seized Charles Tinney, a white boy aged eight years, and tying him to a stake at 7th and Mechanic streets, piled brush wood around him and set fire to it. The agon- izing cries of the lad attracted the atten- tion of a colored man, who rescued him from his awful position, but not before he bad been probably fatally burned. The doctors say that if they succeed in saving yousg Tinney’s life it will be necessary to amputate both his arms. Cook and Ellis ran away, but were afterward ar- rested. Pure deviltry is the only motive assigned for the fiendish act. The police kept the news of the outrage quiet until they ar rested the perpetrators. hess CHATTEL MORTGAGE “SHARKS.” A Orusade Begun Against Them at Milwaukee. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 12.—alder- | Man Cornelius Corcoran has inaugurated a crusade against the chattel morigace | “sharks,” who infest the city. The chattel mortgage men charge interest at the rate of ten per cent a month, or 120 per cent o year. By means of extra charges and com- missions the victims are bled until their |last dollar is paid over. The incomes of | Some of the sharks are estimated at from | $25,000 to $30,000 a year. The proposed ordi- mance will require each chattel mortgare tan to pay a license fee of %, to keep a co record of all transactions, and all charge not more than ten per cent a ear. Violations will be punished with fines | of from $1 to $30. —— FIGHTING COL. BRECKINRIDGE. Beginning a Hot Contest for the Lat- ter's Seat in Congress. LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 12.—A special to the Times from Lexington, Ky., says: “At 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Lexing- ton opera house what promises the hottest | congressional campaign known in the | land district since 1878, will be duly inau- gurated in a speech by Wm. C. Owens of Scott county. Owens was the first to enter | the race against Congressman Breckinridge and will be the first to open up the fierce | battle for the seat in Congress now occupied | by the defendant in the celebrated breach of promise suit now in progress at Washing- ton.” a NEW SPANISH CABINET. Senor Sagasta Completes Its Recon= straction. MADRID, March 12—Premier Senor Sa- | gasta has completed the reconstruction of | the cabinet. The ministers of war, justice, | foreign affairs and marine are not change’, but Senor Salvador takes the place of Se- nor German as minister Joined the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 12—The Charleston, W. Va., Gazette has made a ninety-year contract with the Associated Press. Ser vice of report begins tonight. | > — Mr. Armour’s Denial. PORTLAND, Oregon, March 12.—P. D. Armour of Chicago denies the report pub- | Mshe@ in San Francisco that he imtends to | give $500,000 to establish a manual training | School in San Francisco. -_ Mer. Santelli Dined at Poughkeepsic. POUGHKEEPSIB, N.Y., March 12.—Rev. James Nilan, the rectot of St. Peter's, thi | city, gave a dinner at noon in honor of Mer. Satolli, who dedicated the new stations of the cross in St. Peter's Church yester- day, and Archbishop Corrigan. epenllinpienian- CONVENTION OF WORKINGMEN. The Report of ©: to Be Held Here Not Credited. A dispatch from Philadelphia a few days &go stated that a movement to hold a big convention of workirgmen in this city on April 6 and 7 to protest against the pas- | sage of the Wilson bill by the Seuate has | been inaugurated in that city. At a recent meeting of delegates, representing about fifty of the largest manu/acturing establish- ments of the city, employing about 20,009 operatives, it is stated that letters were read from workingmen, representing mill employes in many of the large cities of the east, indorsing the proposed couvention nd promising to send delegates to ix, Negotiations, it is stated, are already in progress with the railroads for special rates from Philadelphia to this city, and if the fare is placed low enough, it ts said 5,000 men are expected to go to the capital a Soching Known Here. A well-posted labor represeniative in this city said to @ Star reporter today that he had not heard of such a movement, and did not believe that the Knights of Labor had anything to do with it, even if the fects were as stated, which he douw Me raid that Mr. Sovereign. the grand master work- man, is a free rand does not b- in as much protection even as th bill gives. It might be, he tho scheme of the manufac wi of influencing sentiment in Con reve Wien nt, er: s. The manufacturers would have o pay all the expenses of such a convention, as the werk- ing people are too poor to imlulge im the luxury of attending conventions, Maryland Appticntions, Among the applications Sled at the Trens- ury Department today wes that of Alo E. Tull of Marion station, Ma., to be lector of customs at Crisfield, ML, and Jol A. Benson of urs, \., to be oe lector of customs at Baltimore.