Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1894, Page 6

OUR 6.20 TRUNK WILL INTEREST YOU. ‘This Trusk has two trays, is cloth-lined Throughont, has frou bottom, bard-wood @lats, stesl clamps, three long binges, Brassed lock and side catches. WE GIVE YoU WITH THIS TRUNK A HEAVY, STRONG LEATEER STRAP, WITH LOCKING BUCKLE, AND MARK YOUR NAME ON IT PEE OF CHARGE. French Peas, MOZENS, FINS AND EXTRA FINS, SWEET AND TENDER. Fullest Natural Flavor. Just the thing for present needs. Special Sale by A complete line of Travelers’ Supplies Always on hand. TOPHAM’S, PRONK AND LEATHER GOODS MANUFACTORY, 1231 PENNA. AVE. N. W. Have the old Trunk repaired now. ‘Trunks of any size and style made to order. 1t 428 Ninth Street, it Wholesale and Retail Grocers, it Thorough Work— Economically Priced. ‘That gives the whole plan of our work. We have studied to do the finest work—experience enables us to do it quickly and our ideas of fairness make it economically priced. Artificial teeth, the best, $3.00. Gold and Porcelain crowns, $5.00. Extracting without paia, 50 ceuts, We ave just received advices from our New York mauufueturer thit We shall recetve another shipment of stylish Coats, Capes and Suite in the morning. These styles are “exelusive’” and wt!l be cootined to us in this city. We have never before Offered such fashionable spring gur- Ments for so little money. ‘Easter Gloves. All good qualities and popular lengths are here. A feature of the Evans Dental Parlors, 1217 Pa. Ave. N.W. mb20, Gi ig | Elphonzo YoungsCompn’y, Paap THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MAROH 20, 1894—SIXTEEN PAGES. f 9 AYER'S AYER’ Ss | SARSAPARILLA, WORLD'S FAIR, Was | eae 1893. Sarsaparilla Admitted at The The Best. BE FOUND AN EXCELLENT REMEL headie! Carter's Little Liver Pills. sands of letters from peo) prove this fuct. Try them, ! AYEN'S: | 3 | anne, |\World’s Fair WORLD'S FAIR, cyicago, | Get ‘13893. | Wit ‘Thou- who lave used them THE MODERN MIRACLES OF HEALING WHICH are indisputabl, performed y Willian Pink Pilis should receive the ick people and their friends. ja28-tudtuly S$ TRON BITTTER Malaria, Billousvess and General Debility. strength, wids digestion, tones the nerves, eres appetite. The best tonic for Nursing Mothers, weak women and children. a SURES DYSPEI IF THE BABY IS CUTTING TET BE SURE » that old well-tried y, Mrs. Wins. Jow's Soothi for children’ teettiing. It soothe s the xuins, alluys all | pain, nd is the best remedy for diarrhoea. cents a bottle. myl-ly Woopne ACIAL SOAP FOR THE SKIS 1 lp and sult of 20 book on D ¢ sts. The ears’ experience treating the skin. aa tology with every © re. A y we oe vw ve ee we wee Last Chance to Save 4 Big Money | DANO —weowe wee, | On all varieties of MUSICAL IN- STRUMENTS, SE Mt ke. 1 w such tes | such prices, You save | per cant if you BUY ‘ 'weanen~ stock jaxt now 13 the hundred dozen | Four-button Kid Gloves in new spring shades, which we tit to the hand and absolutely guarantee. nmiy $1 Per Pair. H 3 2 i Blocks FOR Men. Knox’s 1 it (0) |= most becouilug hats ever modeled vould wear « sill are wearing « Silk” this year and looking elegantly it C7 Full line of Men's Derbies from Stinemetz & Son, 1237 PA. AVE. HHI ‘Easter Parasols. Every suitable sort—plain, ruffed, Puifed, lace trimmed, &c. Exquisite Une of Moire Silk Parasols, piaim and few trimmed with black lace A feature of the parasol stock is the lot of the usual $2.50 kind, in plain and ruffled, for $2. Spring Underwear We didn’t put it balf strong enoush SU eR nt | | | : i PP Maat Fi ie H in speaking of those S0e. Silk Mixed = e is] Vests. Twico as good as the price Fl Co s indicates. Not all silk, although oor verin called so by many. Only 3c. | ae 1 ing. It es Sle Wi on age ' make i wie Be ie cee wake @ dnll room brighter and cosier famous Dr. Juezer Underwear, which for its sanitary and for its bygienic qualities hes no equal. Spring and Summer Waists are now ready. ‘Easter Laces. Put lace om your Coats, Capes, Dresses and Hats. A feature of the stock Is a line of Point De Venise ee and it is durabie and clean. We are offering some extraordinarily good ¥alues just pow— White Mattings, Sc. yd. ncy Mattings, 1c. yd. Ex. Fancy Mattings, yd. Jointless Mattings, 15e. yard, PPOCOCOOEOE OS wanes sie Ex. Heavy Jotntless» Mattings, Inch, worth Iec., at Se. yd. | Be. yd. .: V-ineh, worth I2e., at We. ya. | Extra-fine Cotton-warp Mattings, Vrineh, worth at 12e. yd. | aids d-quarter Oilcioth, 25 and 35c. Yankee Notions. e Carhart & Leidy, ©. De Long's Hooks and Eyes for Knox's Spring Blocks for men are the Dame Fashion. Many people who never “Knox mhld POPE EPESS SOOT SH IG HESOE LOSES There’s No Cooler} SFr 719 7th St. N. W. , UN? ww re we we ee ve ve v When You Take _ A Short Trip— 4 { 4 4 by 16 im. 18 in. 20 in. 22 in. 24 tn, 26 in. Tbe. We. $1.15 $1.30 $1.50 $1.90 —from 25 to 50c. less than you are — asked | elsewhere, ‘Tranks repaired and covered. Kneessi, 425 7th St. mbi9 25 Cents Is all we charge for removing a corn— and we" kk QUICKLY and AIN th: ow ll Au ‘a thorough treatment corns a of the feet for $1. mhi7 “an Parlors, 1115 Pa. ave. now ith dyspepsia find immed ca Bitters, of Dr. J. G. “afflicted DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, Buildings on § Street. The south side of S street between 1kth and 19th streets is about to be improved ! by the erection of a large row of houses by Walter Thompson. Previous to build- ing he has requested the Commissioners to lay a sewer in that square under the per- FIDODOS FHOODPOSSS SIS LOSS: Te. card (2 dozen). nfit system. 18e. Shell Hairpins for tte. dozen. Ae 06 Cleteg an Bee. %e. Safety Pins, 4e. paper. 928 7th St. & 706 K St. for the District, in an opin- a mate. te a | malo Bfion to the Commissioners, “holds that a _ | inas s the alley in square 104 ap- eee Hl | SECPCCS PROCESS ESOS OLE S SED | ee ts to ot no pantie DenbEE 20. sigh? Wm.H.McKnew,; |G Ve. ie = Gone Sing We cose A tie Gen | half of the real estate owners abutting | thereon should be first obtained. se Counts more than anything else in Waeskis Reperts = eee plumbing. We have experience and : fa - a aes —————— ] © © © © © reinforce it with the coustant study of} The reports of the food inspectors ‘or sos the improvements. Result: We produce| last week show the condemnation of 150 Happy Homies Use}: -> >: Sevtirasit or tiriaca "aars| pounde ot best, © pounds, of mutton, : eee the kind of work that it ts economical] pounds of veal, 10 pounds of sausage, “Burchell’s Best’? Flour. [+++ + to tare, so fet us do your PLUMBING. |Ehickens, 13 turkeys, 4 ducks 25 quarts The home is bappy because S. S. Shedd & Bro., | of berries, aw neads of lettuce, 415 ens there's never “sour bread’ or of cabbage, 104 bushels of a and‘) bush: ~otam a — in Ww els of miscellaneous fruits an tb any ral pair gel 432 Ninth St. N.W. as Last week Poundimaster wations TWO choke Stone. sinrpeane —} pounded 66 animals, of whi i _cimbloce Jobster VEX: TEE EXERT LIS *||} deemed and 1 sold. The Neola E uk aati ol 1 *;} the week amounted to $16. During t ee one ake ‘| Baldness is Curablel [| Meu "i doce were killed and 19 remained = ee ee $| Hundreds of unsolicited testimonials |* | in the pound Saturday night. ae W. BUMMER, 1h ¥ SEeEEr. $ prove that LORRIMER’S EXCELSIOR |*|| The report of Gwynne Harris, inspector mhld $ HAIR FORCER is the greatest ready f of marine products, shows the arrival at Baldness ever discovered. Tr awtll posttiv | ¥ ont last’ week of 11,10) bushels \ <6 | [4 Seas arisen, and atter ail {¢ | herring, 2.000 shad, 11 carp, 40 black bass | ) ne 5? | |e} ottier remedies have faited. ‘It cures bald |e | and 130 hickory jacks. Only 47 bunches {) | |*| patches, scanty partings, hair fulling out, |e | of fish were condemned. iM \( | \¢, dandruff, seurf, weak and thin cy shes |e The sanitary inspectors, in, their reports: Q | * and eyebrows. It will restore gray and je | for last week, show that 363 nuisances ix | je] faded to its original color. It will abso- |s\| were reported and 70 were abated. $ e un (oi 1(5) | ig) latelg produce a Iuausiaat growth “ot |e Coutenete kwardea: } ¢ Whiskers and Mustaches ou the smooth- | 4) |<§ | |e] est face without injury to the most deli |, | The Commissioners have accepted the >, es eve and of “CREAM | |o] cate skin. Its effects are truly marvelous. : meuay fe kardon. If every poi | bid of Buckley & Larguey e ‘) = 40K ts not ALL we is) « Contains no dye, grease or any harmful in- piiwclGad ta Ramein. aehtions "T and not give | redients, ¢ . sections 0, E ms. “We ||| |) “Price, Sec. and $3 por bettie. Prepared W, and have accordingly awarded them w ) have = au wiged all grocers \) e and sold by LORRIMER & CO., 16 contract for same. but NOT ONE has set Deeg called g ] (S| Pace st. ih te ecceen b Repairs Ordered. S on to ie 004d - im Vashingtem: RE < Sie | ‘ a we expect that A SINGLE ({ | ¢ e429 Pa. ave. : * | The three ofl lamps on the south side of () eee a ee ) ||: Pennsylvania avenue between 12th and < back se every home. ia |< | |e Secescecdces ‘i which m Blend’ bas been |)! | —— : 2 = 13th streets southeast have been ordered tried Is delighted with | it— ee SEE os to be changed to gas lamps. x| ———. unite with us in saying that = |<, Ladies—Look Lovely "The Comtiss nave ordered the re- 99 Have your Old Gowns cleaned HERE and yor | pair of the all ‘“Cream Blend” >) Bie ine Way ease ha Bate Oy athens x4 (\ Laces, &¢.. ‘without the lewst injury, Satisine:| Capt. Flebeger has recommended the Flour 2 | Hon guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Drop us | cancellation of the orders of the Commis- o} 4 Spear ae 906 GST. N.w. | Sioners of August 8, 1802, that all alleys in ( Sicha: Chat wait, tia takin: 1S) Anton Fischer, 314 PA AVES. | squares 281 and 564 be paved, the sweetest, the st, the (<5 | mb19 pat tease ria is Raising Hogs. be BREAD } es AWSO! vho claims the dis- tiscuite and ||) | @@eOeebO0ees0000000000008— | James H. Lawson, who claims the di than it is POSSIBLE for <, | g | tinction of being the first colored man to eres A Deadly Enemy: jenlist in the United States army during the ream 2 | a Pe « war, is now engaged in raising hogs Accept no sudstt- |” | Threatens All Who Live§ | tor a iving. Recently he was ordered to if he doesn’t keep it drop ( a ntinue busin 8, as it contrary postal and we'll mail you & $Weil. > |t alth regulations, and yesterday he i ae adees ( ais thas pctale Gaia 40 ie Sap, 1 to the Commissioners to. be == only wholesale tt. 13 on Ge te. lowed to continue. a Liver and Kidney di } a New Methe Ea r4 P B.B. rshaw& Bro., a4 Coe nee ee pe ctomach | The attention of the Commissioners has | WHOLESALE FLOUR DEALERS, ars 3¢ you live on tick food, yoor bioud n called to a new method of construct- | 1105—1107-1109 ITH Ss. BE. (1g is Tull of tr. | ing pavements the rails of street rail- | It AND 1m 1002 M ST. S. EL , - Otterburn 2 roads. Heretofore this ‘subject has been a - = elt “aes z. | vexatious one with th ° PSOSOSISE | 9 Lithia Water | There 1s not a 7 a | 7 = eee ecipeamamee? S SUTRALIZES this UIC ACID IN@ | whose tracks are pave a : povates and builds} | pave " : % Carriages For Easter. |s seat fave trouble: Oc keen ah mationery $ Leigger and the pavement adjacent thereto in 4 ©e* If you take a drive faster Sunday, re-| © Ey Halt-gallon b delivered, | Ore aitions : ee coo member, that our turnouts are the “sweil- | @ ey eee 3 | “he method consists of filling the << — — Reliable coach- | < z E. Barrett, Agent, @ | adjacent to the 1 with a compositi S22 “Crour facilities for properly boarding Ane | Sa 15th and’ H sts. @ | pared from genuine Trinidad asphalt, which °° © homes are the best in this country. | And Drew's Drug . Conv. ave. aud L st. @ | is poure i ition into the 1o w | spaces and tho Downey’s Hotel for Horses, |Secssescoessesceeesseoses See Ee ae, Televes a. muy | e —— | The Commissions ve not y ise ss =; | Physical Culture ed the building regulations relative to the eS rs construction of ratory to 4 3 oe IN NEW doing this they have addressed letters to | ha For Good Friday » Corset Co. ATTINE. | the authorities of a number of the large ipe > | Whe dacentas are ¢ cities asking for information voncerning * eeceee We will receive orders le ork here, and we" regulations affecting the construction of | ° ‘ 5 theaters. [bd ecccce Soca 2 ye erg sage we spec | High Schools Needed. eee *- night for the famous En- CULTURE ¢ , Ibe ee eee chen ‘SI . cut on physi The Commissioners have written a letter if . uM . 43 oifered for $1. See tt. to Senator Gorman requesting that items 4 e of $100,000 for the erection of a Western bs Hot Cross Buns. r i. C. WHELAN, Mer. High School and $95,000 for the erection of ry, « “ ae ada a Business High School be added to the “sees buns are very de- ' sl Agee t x _______] District appropriation bill. ca cesses us, and according to the || pebkeceaneuses a sae at eecece es eos Ste — - € Lectures on German Literature. eesaae oa S Ip Ss. & B. Ss. & B.¢ A series of most interesting and instrue- DSi EF Accept no substitute—Insist @ | tive lectures are being held at the Eastern i eeeeeoe of alt kinds of on basing the @| High School by Dr. William Bernhardt pe PY 944666 cots teas Se 66D anraresi bl 99 3| on the characteristic phases of Gen an Pi cecece IREVEPSI DIC @ | literature In the nineteenth century. "hat + > the lectures are highly entertainin, is > t | proved by the large and appreciative au. ‘ Cire iS ‘ $s Which greet the doctor each time. ; é = t Pess, $ The subject of the next and last ¢ arse . 4 because it has JUST ‘TWICE @ | in the series is “Victor Scheff2l und die , ‘ the se t as bus the @ | Nen-Romantik.” This will be delivered at ; 1 . rn High School Hall W : ? eee 21, at 280 p.m. All who are in- + =h $ : yi R 1 in Germ: nd the man work : in the High School are iaily tn- Puri asta Sic ONLY 5 ted to be present. Ye < S&B a > : — e condition of Louis Koszuth, the azed : es sa: “ nearia t w been criticalis mb) THO sy t 1 SAA ie , tamped into place. ation, Want Inf proved. Prof. J. J. Georges & Son, | A POLICY CRUSADE Another Effort to Weed Out the Writers and Backers, A Raid That Failed—The Shops Were Warned and Closed—Some Arrests, However. There’s money in the policy business, and there are many persons trying to get por- tions of the proceeds of the game. There are six shops in Virginia, three at Jackson City, two in Alexandria and one at Rosslyn. It is stated that there is a firm in exist- ence in this city, and the latest news is that a firm has opened in the vicinity of Hagerstown, Md. tective Lacy has been conducting a quiet | investigation of the policy business in this | city. It took the officer but a short time to ascertain something of the extent to which j the writers of policy books had been car- rying on their business, although the ar- rests had not been very numerous. Those who had been arrested d convicied bad in jail, but there were by far more writers outside of prison than there were behind the bars. And so he concluded to gather addi- tional evidence by arresting some of the | writers and get them to give evidence, or “squeal,” as the officers term’ it, un the backers. Mr. Mullowny expre: he backers of the sa desire to get at H ume, and he thinks if he succeeds some of them will go to jail. If they do it will be something different {from backers heretofore arreste]. A num- | ber of them have been in the toils, but it is | stated that none of them tenced to jail, and that ts, perhaps, reason why the officers have never suc- ceeded in weeding out the game. In cases of backers arrested in recent were ever sen- | | | (ing arrested, and even now a number of \old indictments are pending against some |of the very persons whom the officers ex- [pect to arrest as the result of the present Investigation. In these cases, however, it is stated that a letter on file in the district Lattorrey’s office shows that they were | promixed immunity for information given | iu certain other cases, and that {s the rea- go1 they have not been tried. Were Warned. Saturday two alleged policy writers were picked up, and they promptly “squealed” |in a manner that induced the prosecutor to accept them as witnesses. And just as promptly as they “squealed” they conveyed the i-formation to the policy firm and put them on the alert. Last evening arrangements were made for a wholesale raid on the policy people, but the police were not wholiy successful. The Jackson City shops closed down long before the regular hour, and there was not the regular number of writers found re- turning across the bridge. During the evening, however, George Gardner, seventeen years old, and John ‘Travis, son and son-in-law, respectively, of George Gardner, who is alleged to conduct one of the Jackson City shops, were rested and released on $300 collateral Several colored men and one colored wot were also arrested. Some of the latter w used as witnesses. Today in Court a continuance was granted in jease of the derendants named, and court fixed the bond at $1,000, The investigation is still in progress, and the officers expect to secure evidence against the several firms before their work is finished. I be the Police the the — AMERICAN REVOLU ION. Preparations for the Continental Congress in ‘This City. The national board at its st meeting i decided to hold the next continental con- gress in Washington city on Aprii 40, which will be the 105th of the inaugu- ration of Gen, shington as the first President of the United States. One of the questions to be considered is tae per- Manent location of the continental hall that was ed upon at the New York meeting. “w Yorkers think the per- manent hes of this great and growing so nould be in their city, as it is the metropolis of the nation, where everybody ce and much of the money tor any really noble building may have to come from and thy ask what city can be expected to do more toward an imp. and important building than New ¥ Th ¢ proposition to put W per c a permanent building but much more is neede soon as it is thougnt wise to dir enthusiasm of the toward this sub- ; ject as an incre ity much more vill be District of Columbia ed a committee to con- hitectural and financial ition. The committee- men are the civil engineer in charge of the | National Library, Mr. Bernard R. the treasurer of the Cosmos Club, Mam A. DeCaindry, and the solicite Interior Department, Gen. . ‘These einen wil deus ulate the v and wishes of the cit- of the Dist and have well iy to submit to the continental congress next month. New Officers, The election of officers for the enst | Year will be one of the conspicuous . Ho} well of the congress. Of course, the personnel j of the national board may have much to do with the ultimate location of the Conti- nental Hall, Th nt president-general is Gen. Ho of He | Was Gen 4 see- yond tern se, he lected | for a third. His predeces: ard | Webb, aiso of New Ye two terr If one of the p | dents succ © the oifiec [Th | the | residence on 16¢ nderson of th Street is still y sed; Gen. Joseph C lo Breckinri Unite et the Sons of mY M. spector gt } who is Columbia § can Revolution; vicago, UL, t ‘il-known jon. Henry nson of Haritc Other Possibilities. If the sv Is the president of one of th Ww num ns 0 th a Hon Conn. ed among the ommiunitics, ni, heir athan Connveticut lof him we get + 1 romt sever: ti lineal de Brother pr a me from whose atue is in our pitol Hon, Thomas yard, the United Stat aimba jor to England, who is of the aware Soviety, S.A.R.; Ca : int Sewyer,pr nt of the Califern Agerton.president. ¢ ty; Hoi Edwin t of the M ach of the vice . M. I J. C. Breck and Col. Anderson, are at the head of spective state sor of New York, Dis- of Columbia a: on. 1 Oregon and Wash- aps the come for | western m nator She } te hav aply honorsry office, or a New like Senator Proctor might) wish and would ¢ not let its or usefuln, name to distrib rk ¢ ling for a creditable ton | ble greeting of this disting men, They are Dr. J | medical professic \ for the legal professton, Mr. f Wight, stary of the bo: for our busine men: Mr. W. the Smithsonian Institution for our tifie organi: a Gen. G. H. § rhe caeet vas In Chicago, where the the delegates | the entree to their the banquet was a dream; th In the Jeity and at tt were 4 1 su | cesses, and ev went off with t utmost eclat; thirg to remereher done }ad the most far-reaching Agninst t or TraMe, Last evening, at the Luthern Memorial Church, the second of a s of convoc: > tions of the temperance societie of the District, by the Women's Chris n Tem- perance Union d in the form of a lectur Han Brown of Cinci em of Progress,” 1 urse, inter en {in « lyanceme an eloquent ap: s of Was ington to co-o7 the society for rit v trattie in the Dis- n of the liq Under instructions from | | Assistant District Attorney Muliowny De- | been given sentences of two or four months | the | years they seldom got into court after be- | COMMANDER. 0. F. HEYERMAN. The Loss of the Kearsarge to Be the Subject of a Court-Martial, The Secretary of the Navy has ordered a court-martial to convene at the navy yard, New York, on Thursday next, for the trial of Commander O. F. Heyerman on charges growing out of the loss of the Kearsarge while under his command. It is the in- variable custom of the naval service to hold the commanding officer responsible for all accidents to his vessel. It is the general understanding, whenever a ship is lost, that some one must be held up for it, and ex- cept in the case of the Dispatch, where only a court of inquiry was ordered, in nearly all other wrecks the captain of the ship has suffered a severe penalty. While Secretary Herbert has not yet fully con- sidered the findings of the court of inquiry into the loss of the Kearsarge, he has de- termined that a court-martial will be nec- essary to fix the blame. The following is the detail of the court- martial: Commodore C. C. Carpenter, presi- dent; Capt. Montgomery Sicard, Capt. J. O. Kane, Capt. Albert Kautz, Capt. B. F. Day, ‘apt. John J. Reid, Commande ank Wildes, Commander Nickolas Lud- Commander R. P. Leary, Lieutenant mmander J.D. J. Kelly, judge advocate. It is believed at the Navy Department that Lieut. Lyman, the navigating officer of the K arse, will also be tried by rourt-martial. The main reason for the eurly convening of the court in the case of Commander Heyerman is to permit) Ad- miral Stanton, who will be an important Witness in the case, to leave for his pro- posed post of duty in command of the South Atlantic station as soon as possible. To Be Tried on Two Charges. Commander Heyerman will be tried on two charge: | run upon a reef and stranded,” and the sec- ond being “culpable inefficiency in the per- formance of duty.” The speciileation under \ Port-au-Prince to B sarge he maintained* uefields in the Kear- course of west south- west three-quarters west, which course lay close to a dangerous reef and cay, sur- rounded by strong currents weil known to extst, and did neglect and fall to exercise proper care and attention in navigating said vessel while approaching said reef and ) cay, int he neglected and failed to lay a course which would surely carry tae vessel clear of said reef and cay, or to change course in due season to avert disaster, in consequence of which neglect and failure on the part of said Commander Heyerman the said steamer Kearsarge was run upon the north end of Roncador bank and was stranded.” | Specitientions to the Second Charge. There are two specifications to the sec- ond cha: ‘The first alleged that “well knowing the difficulty of sightire Roncador bank from |a safe distance after darkness fell and that the speed at which said vessel was then running would place her in the viein- ity of said bank at or about sunset,he fail- ed to increase the speed of the vessel, os it was his duty to do, so that said bank might be sighted in broad daylight and the said Commander Heyerman was therein and thereby culpably inefficient in the per- formance of his dut: The second specification is that the com- | wander, well knowing that at about suns the Kearsarge had nearly run her estt- mated distance from the 4 p.m. position obtained by the navigator to the position off Roneador bank, and knowing the diffi- culty of sighting the bank after nightfall from a safe distance, failed to lay a safe course to the northward before continuing westward and thereby stranded the vessel. +e W'S DECLINATION. DE! Why He Would Not Be Mr. Blaine’s Successor, The question as to whether the position of Secre of State was offered to Mr. Chauncey M. Depew on the resignotion of Mr. Blaine from that office is definitely determined by the publication by Mr. De- pew in his new volume of speeches of his letter addr to President Harrison de- clining the place. By way of introduction to the letter Mr. | Depew gives the words of the President in making him the offer. President Harrison sured him that he was the one man whose personal qualities, whose with the rank and file of the rey party and whose acquaintance with po- abroad would make him an to Mr. Blaine. “I can offer ken bread today,” he “but if I am re-elected it will’ be a loaf.” j Depew's letter of decliaation was as follows: litical leaders adequate suc only a8 West NEW YORK Math stree June 21, 2 our titer- en the most earnest thought sought the best in- formation on which to base a judgment upon the question @f Secretary of State. The offce ts one of the m tractive in the government, and ndered dou- bly so by the it. So prominent and tion with yourself and would be in ever r tender of ential a rela- our adiministration y most ugreeable to me. I throw nsideriag the eub- ject, the lar: 1 remunerative trusts which I mus gn, and view the ap-| pointment campaign. and above all other things, I am for r success in the coming , is of the intererts of as it may affect the present the first being “through neg- | ligence suffering a vessel of the navy to be | the first charge is that while en route trom | BY WAY OF FERRY Hearing on the Bill for Transportation Across the River. By Rail d Ferry to Mt. Vernon— Georgetown Objects to Obstruct- ing River Navigation. The proposition to furnish transportation by electric railway from the B. and P. depot and the Center Market to Arlington, | | Alexandria and Mt. Vernon by means of | | ferry transfer across the river was dis- cussed at a hearing before the House Dis- trict committee this morning. The advo- cates of the plan and those interested in it | 2ppeared before the committee to present their views, Among those present were President Ab- hott, Vice President Reed, Major Ander- son, the general counsel, and Messers. D. J. Howell, Geo. R. Phillips and D. W. Holden of the railway company; Major Strauss of Alexandria, Chas. Thompson, M. B. Harlow, James R. Caton, Jno. G. Beckham, Chi Bendh:im, James A. Clements, A. Warfield, L.W. Spear, Henry R. Elliott, M. L. Fox, Major R. S. Lacey, Dr. F. D. Hester, L.A. Littletield, Park Agnew, Dr. Cook and P. B. Simms. Maj. Anderson's Address. Maj. Anderson, addressing the commit- tee, stated that the military affairs com- mittee yesterday favoraoly reported the bill granting right of way through the Ar- lington reservation; the District: Commis- sioners have reported favorably upon the line of the road from the river front to the heart of the city and the unly point at is- sue now is the objection of the War De- partment to any railway crossing a portion of the reciaimed flats, the building of a ferry wharf and the running of wuik trains on the road. The department wants the road io skirt this reservation and cross the river at the foot of E street. This plan, said Maj. Anderson, is an engiaeering im- | possibility. Chairman Heard then caused to be read | a letter from the Secretary of War object- ing to the occupancy of any portion of the flats and suggesting that the road be lim- ited to transportation of passengers. Some Objections. Capt. Reed explained to the committee that the trend of the river would throw the full force of the current directly against the very point where the War Departinent pro- poses that the ferry slip should be located. Moreover, the river at tnis pomt has a bottom of solid rock and it would be tmpos- sible to drive piles there and construct a | slp. For these reasons it would be mapos- sible to follow the War Department's pian. Chairman Heard asked if the company desires the proposed privileges if the road should be limited to carrying passengers. Capt. Reed replied that the company is willing to confine the passage of freight- carrying cars to the river landing, stopping them on the river front. It is desired, how- ever, to carry milk, eggs and garden’ truck to the Center market, along the B street line. | } | | | | | i] | Georgetown Opposes. Mr. Marbury and Mr. King of Georgetown here appeared before the committee and stated they desired to oppose this plan in behalf of certain citizens of Georgetown. ‘They were not prepared today, however, to submit an argument, as they had not been informed of the hearing. The railway com- pany had so effectually covered its plaas and the newspapers had not given notice of the company’s efforts, said Mr. King, that the Georgetown citizens had not become aware of what is going on in time to take part in the discussion. Mr. Meredith remarked that he thought this statement rather odd; he had seen My King at every hearing before the Commis- sioners when this subject was discussed. Mr. King said there are etiticas from every Seaport on the Atlaniic coast against this project. No Bridge. Chairman Heard asked what business At- lantic coast seaports have in the construc- Uon of a railway in the District of Colum- bia. Mr. King replied that the sh'pping imter- ests object to the obstruction of navigation of the Potomac. Maj. Anderson suggested that this argu- ment does not apply to the pending propo- sition. There is no bill before tils commit- tee for a bridge which will obstruct naviga- tion, There has been a bridge bill before the commerce committee, but the company intends to withdraw it. There !s uothing in the plan for a ferry which will interfere | with navigation. Maj. Anderson said se | objection of Georgetown people te this Pien! is simply that the road does not run to | Georgetown, Mr. King and Mr. Marbury asked for a hearing at a later date to present their ob- Jections, and Chairman Heard set next Thursday at 1 o'clock for the hearing. Chairman Heard said that the Jeorgetown interests will confine their argamveat solely to the question of any possible obszruction to navigation liable to ensue from ine vse of the ferry transfer plan. The ques: a bridge is not before the comraitzee, ————— SCATTERI) A FLEET. Rio No Longer a Center for American untry nm par 1 for the future of the re- Our canvy: is extraordi- narily free from either defensive or ex- planatory matters and presents unusually aggressive stren One prommently identitied with railway managemen ing into the cabinet at this late h jin the bh of the campaign might } to raise new fssues in the few | stions ure as vet un-{ question did in any way ‘sion or e assment it | all the ure and pride nerwise attach to this-preat n do much m clive work | as I have been accustomed all my neart for your generous con nd valued friendship, Tam fully ced that it ism at this juncture to decline yoar v invitation to become ecretary Faithfully you | M. DE To his excellency Benjamin Hai President of the United States, SaaS GREAT THINGS EXPECTED, or 1 Bow Over Eall Proapeets, base ball adine on Imost as smooth as a s for the of ‘The field is billiard table; cinder paths have been laid and paint applied to almost every piece of | woodwork within the inclosure. Joyce arrived in Washincton yeste and in the noon practiced at the pari, zs in a very clever double p! nd innumerable remarkable pick-ups He is bat about twelve or fifteen same ning y 1 ns w . and after a few day aining will undoubtedly be in condit ) put up game at third b. > 'the day Wise and Joe Sullivan als resistere ail. Charles the only person at work in ing, 5 Menager of | th | fine weather and had t Ss practice on the ivipating. These pra thouzh “ach sition. pl advice working for his n ev anager’: words of en- being uttered ar agner came over from Phila- sterday. He te to make this me hereafter. At the grounds ng afternoon Mr. Wagner wa uted in the grand stand, watching e¢ movement on the field, and to doubt being an old pl: } ment, and I am st from, ally al the be of the season, ight games sch nt } dute | a | home ground: to Pleasant Appointments, There are still three college details to be made by the Secretary of War before the quota is fille The colleges have been chosen, but the officers to be detailed have re | rot yet been selected, The institutions | Harvard University, at Cambridge, Ma. nd Marshall College, at Lan- and Doane Coll at Crite, b. Harvard College will have military instruction as a pa t of its curriculum | for the first time. | | and the ships will be scattered north and | south, The San Francisco was the first to | the fleet, saying: | further ne | tion, supported by the Yantic. | narce instruction at the Washington navy Vesne! The American fleet at Rio, the tarzest as- sembled in a foreign port since the war, will be a thing of the past in a lav or two, get away, and she sailed Sunday for Blue- flelds with Admiral Benham aboard. She will stop at St. Lucia, near Rarbadoes, for coal. It was the intention of the Navy De- partment to keep the remaining vessels at Rio for a week or two longer, until it was certain that no further trouble was to be apprehended. But this program was aban- doned late yesterday afternoon mpon the re- | ceipt_of a_cablegram from Capt. Philip of the New York, the commanding orficer of “Rio harbor is clear of forelz war except the New York and Charleston. the Detroit will sail for Hampton The Portuguese vessel was the last to leave. Jt is reported here that Was a passenger on her. The fever is in- creasing in virulence and has reached the epidemic stage, so that the British steazacrs coming northward will not touch at Rio. It does not r that there remains an men-of- Roads. ppe essity for keeping an American man-of-war here, the insu, en put down, and a k eis would be injudictou: Upon the receipt of this dispatch § y Herbert sent orders to the New proc ction has r stay of the to i north to the West Indies. She will probably touch at St. Nicholas Mole or some other cable port and ve further orders. The Charleston was Mreeied to go south to Montevideo, where she will pr: ably get orders to proceed to the Pacifle station. The Newark, now at Montevideo, will remain there as the flagship cf the sta- 2 Naval Orders. monds is ordered to ord- Lieut. F. M. rd; Lieut. W. H. Driggs, who bas been on duty for four years perfecting the Driggs-Schroeder gun, is onlered to hold | himself in readiness for duty on the Colum- bia; Lieut. W. R. Rush ts ordered to ord- rance instruction, W yard; Lieut. O. W. Lowry to the Columbia; Capt. J. O. Seifria a member of the board of inspection and survey; Capt. G. W. Sumner is ordered to place the Columbia in com- mission April 9 and ssume command; | Lieutenant Comm: . Allibone is ordered as executive officer of the Colum. | Chief Engineer Audreade, Assistant Engineer W. H. MeGraw, Passed Assistant Engineer G. H. Shepard, Passed Assistant Engineer Martin Bevington, Paymaster John Furey and Surgeon W. G. Farwell are orde! to the Columbia April 2; Sur- geon B, S. Mackie will relieve Surgeon Far well on the Franklin, cara bees The First Match Gume of the Ye The Georgetown University base ball nine will open its season with a game tomorrow afternoon at Capitol Park with the Lehigh nine. Considerable expense has been laid out on the grounds to make them com- fortable. —-—__. Acting Mayor McClellan of New York denies the published report that he had made a speech in New York on Saturday referring disrespectfully to ex-Mayor Hew- itt. The second Dutch chamber has dissolved on account of the defeat of the govern- ment’s electoral bill. There is no change in the cabinet except that the minister of | foreign affairs, G, Van Tienhoven, has re-! signed, | for hers: | the Commissioners for their oval Bakinge "pure: A cream of tartar baking pow- der. Highest of all in leavening strength.—Latest United States Government Food Report, Boyal Baking Powder Co. 106 Wall 8:., N.Y, SMASHED THE WINDOW. Am Attempt at a Jewelry Robbery This Morning. This morning about 4 o'clock the smash- ing of & pane of glass in the window of Harry W. Peters’ jewelry store, 172i 7th street, aroused the proprictor, who in en- Ceuvoring to ascertain the cause therefor Ciscovered a man engaged in a bold attempt at robbery. The electric light made the street as bright as day, and Mr. Peters saw at a glance that the burglar was at work. Through the hole in the glass the burglar was poking a long wire, making an earnest effort to gather together several Watches and chains. Mr. Peters watched his movements, as well a& those of a man on the opposite side of the street, who Was watching for the police. tting his pistol and slipping on part of iis suit of clothes Mr. Peters made his way to the street, Let finding no officer of the law avout he start- ed to play policeman 4imsei The alleged burgiar made a bold dash for liberty when Mr. Peters notified nin by his presence that he was his prisoacr. Mr. Peters followed and discharged his weapon several times, causing considerable excite- ment, but he failed to attract a police:san. On Oth street he overtook the inan and placed him under arrest. On the way w the station he met Policeman Speer, to whom he handed over the prisoner, ‘The wire used at the window was found in the street. Harry Thorn was the name given by the young man, and he said he came here from Philadeiphi: This morning his alleged accompiice was in court, but when he saw the jeweler he departed, Thorn was given a hearing on a charge of burglary. He said the other man was a stranger to him and ne met him a short while before he went to the store. Judge Miller held him in x security for the action of the grand jury and he was committed to jail. a No Probability of Japanese Interven- ton. ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: Noticirg your editorial comment of what the Japan Herald says concerning the pos- sibility of the Japanese government inter- vening in the affairs of Hawaii for the restoration of monarchy, as a visitor to your country I will ask the privilege of ex- plaining what may not be generally known here, that the Japan Herald cannot speak in any sense officially for the Japanese Bove ernment. It is not published by the Japan- ese, but is published by foreigners, if she has wealth and time csough, wih do anything she can for Lhe good of the worid, but at present she desires ty secure justice elf, and she has no time to interfere in the affairs of other nations, circumstances there Under such 48 nO prospect that the Japanese government will be instigated by such representations as those of the Japan Heraid to become entangled in Ha- | Wallan affairs. If a person throws a piece of wood into the water and sends dog after it, the dog will obey and the person enjoys the sight, but Japan will not ve an actor in such @ foolish play for the amuse- ment of the Herald. If the Japanese people in the Hawatian Islands are deprived of their rights and privileges to which they are enutied under the contract between Hawaii and Japan, Japan will try to re- cover those rights. If the Japan Herald would further the de- mand now existing for a revision of the treaty, So as to secure justice for Japan among the powers of the world, It would be more entitled to the gratitude of the Japanese than by unwarranted interference in such matters as this. KINZA RIUGE M. HIRAL Club, The fifth family rocial of the Buena Vista Pleasure Club was held last evening at the spacious club house, 719 6th street north- west, and proved an interesting and enjoy- able affair. The club numbers about 700 members, and the socials and musicales are under the management of its secretary, Wm. F. Meyers, L. L. M. The program was a varied one. Mrs. John W. Collins and Miss Vardeile Walsh (from the Boston School of Elocution) were the prima donnas of the evening, and completely captivated the audience by their artistic rendition of several solos and recitations, respectivel: Mr. Rob. Dobbins gave excellent imita tions of “Fritz Emmet in Ireland” and Mr. John Noah of musical instruments, Mr. John Yenkoop sang comic songs, and Prof. Victor L. Posche contributed a fine recita- tion, ——__ The Belt Line's Northeast Extension, To the Editor of The Evening Star: I observe in Saturday's Star that the Dis- trict Commissioners will recommea’ an ex- tension of the Belt line railroad sd as to reach that large section of Northeast Wasi ington between Florida aveaue and th Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks west of Trinidad. The importance of this proposed action to hundreds of our citizens can hard- ly be overestimated. It supple ant that has long been felt, and it will to the convenience, but to the ma vantage of the many owners of homes in the territory thus made accessibi». thanks of our citizens should be tendered concise aD. sion, —_—_——_. An Examination Completed. A joint committee of the Massachusetts legislature appointed to examine into and report upon the subject of underground elec- tric wires, left Washington this afternox after carefully investigating the conduit systems used by the telephone and te’egraph companies, and making an exhaustive ex- amination of the underground trolley in use on the U street electric road. Th mittee will strongly recommend the adopr of similar systems throughout Massachu- setts wherever overhead wires are a source of danger. any So f Temperance, Good Will Division, No. 32, Sons of Tom. perance, held a public meeting on Munday evening at their hall, lith and Mf streets northeast. Among those taking part were the following: P, G. W. P. Maurice Mc- Grath, Francis M. Bradley ond W. S. Row. ley. Recitations by Miss Marlan Cartes Mr. Lewis, Miss Stricker and Miss Peck! Cornet solos and duets by Messrs. Gort- wells and Botts. The meeting was largely attended by friends of the temperance cause. —»———- Election of Officers. At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of Odd Fellows’ Hall, 7th street northwest, held last night, the follo officers were elected for the year: Richa B. Nixon, president: Joseph H. Daniel, vice president; John H. Seiffert, secretary: Andrew Jackson, treasurer. — Mr. O'Connor's Funeral. The funeral of Wm. J. O'Connor, eldest son of Mr. J. D. O'Connor, chief of the di- vision of the bureau of statistics, who, as stated in ‘The Star, died on Sunda brief illness, took place this m«< 9:30 from his late residence, 1 Young Mr. O'Connor had an large circle of friends in this already made a name for him engineer in the construction gua canal. exer elty, having elf as a civil the Nicara- The funeral this mor gz Ww very largely attended. The pailt were C. L. Beatty, H. Don Carpenter and Messrs. Foster. From the was taken to the Chi Conception, whe intern ent was at Mt. Meetings In commemoration of the proce lamation of the commune of Paris wer held yesterday in the French capital.