Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1895, Page 10

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GROGAN'’S MAMMOTH GREDIT HOUSE, : 819-821-823 TIH STREET NORTHWEST, Between H and I streets. (Clearing Out -S-A-L-E- Our great —~ a veri Removal ple “mec ‘Thi ee © © stock excepting M-Conneli’s Filters \ Per-Cent Off 20 Marked Prices!! For Cash Only. ee — in addition to that, this morning e+ we set aside five tables whose eu- ++ tire contents you can choose at eee will for 39 Per Cent Off 40 Per Cent Off 50 Per Cent Off REGULAR PRICES. . W. BOTELER & SON, 923 Penna. Ave. JaT-4i3m \ ta OC — Get the Best. THE CONCORD HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO., @T Penn. ave., adjoining National Hotel, Horse Blankets and Lap Robes at low prices, olé Closing Out SILVER Table Ware. We are giving up Silver Table Ware— don’t Intend to keep It any longer. At utter Dishes, $2. 0 Water Pitehers, $5. 2 Water Pitchers fiver Salvers, $3.50. ver livers, $3. ver Tea Sets, $15. $i Water Set, 4 pieces, $15. JacobsBros., DIAMOND HOUSE, 1229 Pa. Ave. JaTod 1 i = The Monumental. Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons. A GREAT SALE OF RIBBONS. ‘Wo will sell for a few days the following great bon bargains: No. 2 Ribbon for...... 10. and 12%3¢. Ribbon for. Se. Kibbon for....... B-Inch S. & G. G. Ribbon for. Ginch Black All-stlk Moire.. Hats. Our Trimmed Hats muct all go this week. We have divided what we have left into three parts, & follows: $4.00 HATS FOR $2.00. $7.00 HATS FOR $3.50. $8.00 AND $10.00 HATS FOR $5.00. Untrimmed Hats. We have also divided our Untrimmed Hats into follows: $1.25 AND $1.48 HATS FOR 500. 939 F Street. ja4-50d ‘Take Your Courage In Both Hands, And have your teeth attended to. Per- fect th cannot be expected unless the teeth are healthy. It is our business to make them so. We operate painlessly and price our work moderately. Our seale of charges puts skillful and expert within the reach of even the leauest TS. Advice gratis. ‘Evans Dental Parlors, 1217 PENNA. AVE. >Saoe Fhe NW, vA ommeommrmaa = | (Appliance. We carry a complete line of (III nges, Gas Radiators, Gas Hea ‘It Pays Us to Seil Low. Gas Appliance Exchange, 1428 N. Y. Ave. 4 as-csa Se a THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1895-TEN PAGE THE CAUSE REVEALED Discovery of a Subtle and Life. Destroying Acid. LODGED IN THE BODY The Way by Which It Gets Into the System—Some New Scicatifie Facts of Great Value and Interest. “Any man or woman who can go through the trying winters and springs of this climate without suffering from rheumatism or neuralgic pains of some kind is devidedly fortunate." It was Dr. Hamilton, the popular physieinu, who declared this while talking to wome friewis at the club. Con- tinuing, be said: “What ft is that causes these pains has teen @ greater mystery to paysiclans aml scientists than almost any other question. Some have de- claved that they are the resul:s of @ severe cold, others that imprudent exposure bas caused th and still others that they atise from blood polsou- wz. a “In order to obtain, If possible, a correct thecry of rheumatism and all the aches and pains which accompany it, certain authorities in Washington have taken ateps to ubtain the views of the phy- sicians of America apon the subject. ‘These views are of @ varied nature, but so overwhelming 2 proportion hold to one bellez as-to ivave but little doubt that it is a currs:t one. This belief, brietly stated, is that urfe eld in the bloel causes rheum- atism and that it is only by removing this poisonous acid that rheumatism or neuralzic troubles, ia all thelr terrible forms, can be cured. ‘This being true, the important question arises, ‘How docs the uric acid get into the blood, and how can it best be removed?” “Urle 1d finds its way into the blood because the kidneys are weakened and cannot throw. it from the system. Restore the kidneys and you will restore the power that ‘will force the urie acid from the body and thus banish the rheumatic agonies which It causes. “This is reason; it is sclence; it 1s true. No one whose kidneys are in a perfect condition was ever troubled with rheumatism, and no rbeumatic sufferer, however slight the pain may be, has perfect kidneys. The conclusion of the truth is inevitable. Perfect kidneys mean freedom from rheumatism. “phere never was, and probably never will be, but one remedy that can, in every case, drive uric acid from the blood. That remedy is Warner's Safe Cure. It cures rheumatism by eliminating the dexdly urle acid. It banishes pain by removing the cause. It acts directly upon the kidueys. Within an hour from the time it is taken its influence will be felt. It sustains the organs that sustain life, the forces that make the blood. For ladies during the severe ordeals through which they are com- pelled to pass it is invaluable. For the nervous’ troubles of youth and the debillty that precedes old age It has no rival. There are thousands of nen, and women, too, Who are in perfect health tuflay whotly by reason of its great power, and it is the most potent remedy the world bi known." BOUNTY ON SUGAR. The Court of Appeals Yesterday Sua tained the Lower Court. ‘The Court of Appeals yesterday, in an opinion written by Mr. Justice Shepard, af- firmed the judgment of the court below (Judge McComas) in the case of the Miles Planting and Manufacturing Company of Louisiana against the Secretary of the Treasury and the commissioner of internal revenue. The case was one in which the company, manufacturers and planters of sugar, sought by mandamus to compel the Secretary and commissioner to carry out the regulations provided for by the Mc- Kinley tariff act, granting a bounty to pro- ducers of sugar. Judge McComas, in the court below, refused to grant the manda- mus, holding that the recent tariff act had repealed the McKinley act. That decision the Ccurt of Appeals yesterday affirmed. ‘The court heid that the three questions at issue were whether the case is one in which a mandamus could be ordered, whether the repealing clause of the law now in force had the effect to at once re- peal the sugar bounty clauses of the Alc- Kinley act, taking away all claims there- under, and whether the bounty law was constitutional. ‘As to the first question, the court holds that the matter has already been sufficient- ly passed upon in the cases of Seymour agt. state of South Carolina, and Inter- national Construction Company agt. La- mont, the latter case having already been affirmed by the United States Supreme Court: Respecting the second question, the court says that the repealing clause of the recent tariff act is not only a direct repeal of that part of the McKinley act which granted a sugar bounty, but is also an ex- press prohibition-of any further payment ef such bounty. Referring to the question as to the con- stitutionality of the bounty, the court says that no amount of incidental public gocd or benefit will render valid taxation, or the appropriation of revenues to be de- rived therefrom, for a private purpose. If Congress be conceded the power to grant subsidies from the public revenues to all objects it may deem to be for the general welfare, then, says the court, it follows that this discretion, like all admitted powers of taxation, is absolute. Such a doctrine would destroy the idea that this fs a government of “delegated, limited and enumerated powers,” render superfiuous all the special delegations of power contained in the Constitution, and open the way for a flood of socialistic legislation, the specious plea for all of which has ever been “the general welfare.” Such a doctrine, says the court, it can- not subscribe to, and it fs still less able to subscribe to a doctrine that legislation may be enacted by Congress “in pursuance of a national policy analogous to that adopted by Germany and France,” or any other government on the face of the earth. In conclusion, the court says that “if there had been a practice by Congress, unl- form and generally acquiesced in, our opinion ts so clearly against the validity of this act (the McKinley bounty clause) tMat we could not be controlled by it in the performance of our duty. No time, no acquiescence, no estoppel runs against the people under the protection of our written Constitution. It follows that the judgment below must be in all things af- firmed, and it is so ordered, with cost to the appellees.” In a concurring opinion, Mr. Chief Jus- tice Alvey says that while he fully con- curs ir the aflirmance of the judgment be- low, he does so upon the distinct grounds that the sugar bounty act was expressly repealed by the tariff act of 18. Even were not that so, he says, the case, as pre- sented to the court, showed no sufficient foundation for a writ of mandamus. He explains that he did not deem it necessary, for any purpose of the case, to discuss and decide the constitutional question of the power of Congress to provide for the pay- ment of bounties in such case as that pro- vided for by the tariff act of 1890, the chief justice explaining that he prefers to ex- press no opinion upon that subject. ———___+-o+___—_. DISTRICT IN CONGRESS. For the District Courts. The Attorney General submitted to Con- gress today an estimate of an appropria- tion of $4,155 to pay the chief justice and associate justices of the Supreme Court of the District for increased salary under the get, of 1891, from July 1, 189% to April 2, a Stamp Robbery Case. After The Star’s report of the trial of William B. Smith, charged with the theft of 70,000 2-cent stamps from the bureau of engraving and printing, closed yesterday afternoon, a number of witnesses were ex- amined. When the trial was resumed this morning several witnesses gave their testi- mony and then the government rested the case. Mr. O. B. Hallam addressed the jury on behalf of the defendant. —__——-__ Funeral of Gretchen Rogers. The funeral of Rhea Gretchen Rogers, the little daughter of Mont. D. Rogers, took place Monday from the home of her parents, 1499 Rhode Island avenue. The interment was at Rock Creek, where. Dr. Stakely of the First Baptist Church read the burial services. The loss of the littte girl, who was a woman in miniature, has proved a Severe blow to both parents and a wide circle of friends. Mrs. Mont. Rogers, the mcther, fs also fll, although her condition is not considered dangerous. CATCH OF SEALS. More of These Animals Taken This Year Than Last. ‘The State Department has published an official report from United States Consul Roberts at Victoria upon the seal catch of the British Columbian sealing fleet last year. The figures were compiled by Col- lector Milne. The consul says they show the catch to be the largest ever mado In a single year and that the fear once enter- tained that the hunters would be sertously handicapped by the compulsory use of the spear has been overcome. The white hunt- ers have quickly learned its use and now are as skillful with it as the Indian. The catch was not so fatal to the females as was once claimed, the statistics showing the proportion of males caught to ve much larger than expected. The total Canadian catch was 94,474, and of those taken in Bering sea 11,705 were males and 14,636 fe- males. The catch in 1898 was 70,332. In addition this year 578 skins taken by Amer- ican schooners were landed at Victoria, bringing up to 95,043 the total number of skins landed the The sealers took 4§,- 993 skins off the Japanese coast, 26,341 in Bering sea, 11,708 off the British Columbian coast and 7,487 off Cooper Island. The re- port states that the Bering sea ventures were barren of profit except to the crews, who made fair wages. An intimation of further claims against the United States is found in the release of tne seized schooners Favorite and Wan- derer without any formal investigation and the prompt filing by ineir masters with Col- lector Milne of claims ‘or damages. —_——_____-e.—_ GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. Inaugoration of 0. Vincent Coffin at Hartford. HARTFORD, Conn., January 9.—The in- auguration of O. Vincent Coffin of Mid- dletown as governor of Connecticut took place in the hall of representatives at the capitol this afternoon. There were present the members of the senate and house, the retiring gcvernor, L. B. Morris, the staffs of both governors and prominent politicians from all parts of the state. Gov. Nelson's Message. ST. PAUL, January 9.—Gov. Nelson's message was read to the legislature at 10 o'clock. He refers to the terrible forest fires of last September, recites the measures of relief and calls on the legislature to re- imburse the state commission for extra ex- penses incurre:l. The state grain inspection law of two years ago 1s approved; a fund for th2 protection of the farmers from the ravages of the chinch bugs and other in- sects advised, and amendments are recoin- mended to the state laws providing pro- tection for fish in international waters. —__—_—_ CAN'T PAY FHE MONEY. Controlier Bowler’s Decision on the Commissioners’ Request. Judge Bowler, controller of the treasu! recently received a communtecation from the District Ccmmissioners, saying that the period of five years during which the H. L. Cranford Paving Company were under obligation to keep in repair certain streets, improved under contracts made by them with the District Commissioners, has expired, and saying also that all repairs, except some to the surface of the streets, which cannot be satisfactorily made in winter,have been made by the contractors, the contractors are ready to make any re- pairs demanded by the Commissioners and they ask immediate payment cf the amounts retained, being willing at the same time to enter into an agreement with good and sufficient sureties to execute the additional necessary repairs whenever called upen by the Commissioners to do so. ‘The Commissioners asked the controller whether they are authorized to pay the contractors the guarantee fund upon the execution of the bond. : 3owler replied to their inquiry as “By the provisions cf the act of June 11, 1878, providing a permaneat form of government for the District of Colum- bia, ten per cent of the cost of all new works shall be retained as an additional security and as a guarantee fund to keep the same in repair for said term (five rs). 2 . provision 1s made for substituting a bond in lieu of the retained ten per cent. If the repairs have all been made it is the contractor's right to receive the ten per cent at the piration of the five years. If the streets are not in proper repair it is certainly the duty of the Commissioners to withhold the paynient of the ten per cent until the streets are in proper repair. As Congress has made no provision for substituting a bond for the retained ten per cent, it is not within the power of the Eommissioners or of the consroller to change the lew, which Congress I I am, therefore, clearly of the opi it is not within the power of the Commis- sioners to pay the retained ten per cent upon tue execution of the bords proposed. ————— Presidential Nominatio: The President today sent the following nominations to the Scnate: Pcstmasters-W. Ray Simpson, Delta, Col; James H. Finn, Jewett City, Conn.; Henry L. Kilgore, Belfast, Me.; Elmer E. Harris, Springvale, Me.; Me'thew G. Smith, Abington, Mass; Jchn S. Fay, Marlboro’, Mass.: John I. Bryant, Fairhaven, Mass.; ‘Albion T. Clark, Lebanon, N.H.; Frederick K. Wright, Wellsboro’, Pa.; Elwood Hum- mel, Hummelstown, Pa.; W. W. VanEman, Grove City, Pa.; Robert 8. Link, Abbeville, S.C.; Charles T. Madden, Mendota, Il; HH. Alderson, Wilson, Kan.; Jos. V. Har- M. HW Ahdianola, Neb.; Wm. Lee Richey, orgetown, Ohio. Geers trent. Cel, Geo. H. Burton, tispec- ter general, to be colonel and inspector general; Maj. Peter D. Vreem, inspector general, to be lentenant colonel an in- Spector general: Capt. Ernest A. Garling- ton, seventh cavalry, to be major and in- specter general; First Licut. John A. John- ston, cighth cavalry, to be captain and in- spector general: First Lieut. Jos. A, Gas- ton, eighth cavalry, to be captain; Second Lieut. Thos. Q. Donaldson, jr., seventh cavalry,to he first Heutenant; Second Lieut. George McK. Williamson, sixth cavalr; to be first leutenant. First Lieut. E. D Smith, nineteenth infantry, to be captaii Second Lieut. B. T. Schenck, twelfth ti fantry, to be first leutenant; Sccon Lieut. Sam’l A. Smoke, eighteenth infan- try, to be first lietitenant; Second Lieut. F. H. Alibright, ninth infantry, to be first Heutenant. A Acts Approved. is ‘The President has approved the act to exempt the articles of foreign exhibitors at the Portland, Ore., universal exposition from the payment of duties, and the act amending the act in regard to the con- struction of a bridge across the Mississipp! near Jefferson, Mo. —_____+o+—___—_ Pay Director Washington’s Fancral. The funeral of Pay Director Washington will take place from St. John’s Church to- morrow afternoon at 1 o’clock, and the interment will be at Arlington. At the re- quest of the family, there will be no mili- tary display at the funeral beyond the de- tail of eight bluejackets as bodybearers and a bugler to sound “‘taps” at the grave. ‘The death of Pay Director Washington of the navy will result in the following pro- motions: #ay inspector L. G. Billings to be pay director, Paymaster George E. Hen- dee to be pay inspector, Passed Assistant Paymaster l. C. Kerr to be paymaster, Assistant Vaymaster Z. W. Reynolds to be passed assistant paymaster. This will leave a vacancy in the pay corps to be filled by appointment from civil life. —___—__-e-_____ Navy Department Promotions. Promotions in the classified service of the Navy Department have been made as fol- lows: Pickens Neagle from $1,600 to $1,800; Alexander Legare from $1,400 to $1,600; ‘A. Dunn from $1,200 to $1,400; E. W. Calla- han from $090 to 31,200; Milo Sutliff from $1,000 ‘to $1,200; George F. Cahill from $900 to $1,000: E. R. Gow from $720 to $900. "These changes are in consequence of the recent resignation of Mr. Richard Porter, son of Admiral Porter, and the death of W. W. S. Dyer, clerks in the Navy Department. Mr. bigalls Willing. Special Dispatch to the New York World. SEDALIA, Mo., January 8.—Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls, who is here tonight, au- thorizes the publication of the following statement: “I am_not a candidate for the Kansas senatorship. I will not raise my hand to secure it, but what is to be will be, and no man will throw away a United States sen- atorship.” CARLISLE, IN CONSULTATION. He Wants an Effort Made to Resurrect the Bill, : At 2:45 Secretary Carlisle arrived at the Capitol and held,a consultation with Speak- er Crisp in the latter's room on the subject of the defeat of!the currency bill, Mr. Car- Usle, it 1s understood, was very urgent in his request for. an immediate effort to resurrect the measure, : Representative Bland, the exponent of the silver element in the House who aided in the defeat of the rule, said: “The vote undoubtedly means the aban- donment af all hope to pass the Carlisie bill in its present ‘form. “But it is too soon to say that it ends the possibility of any legislation by this Con- gress. As long as-the effort is made to give @ moncpoly: to national banks and ex- clude silver the plan will be fought. There may yet be time to frame a measure ade- quate for the present situation, but it is certain that any such measure will give proper recognition to silver.” The views of Mr. Bland and his associates led many members to believe that the re- verse of teduy might yet be turned into vic- tory by making concessions to the silver men. Their votes would be much more than sufficient to carry the rule and the bill, It would be such a radical step, how- ever, in bringing silver into the question, that the conservative men did not regard the plan as feasible. It was, however, the main topic of pros- pective action. On the republican side the opinion was general that the defeat of the rule ended all chance of currency legislation in this Congress. Mr. Reed would not enter into a detailed discussion of the turn of affairs. His face assumed a serious aspect as he re- ferred to this “last conspicuous showing of the inability of the majority to discharge the grave duties imposed upon them.” ee STREET RAILROAD DIRECTORS. ‘The Annual Elections Held by Several Companies Todny. The following board of directors was elected this-afternoon by the stockholders of the Washington and Georgetown Rail- road Company: Henry Hurt, Charles C. Glover, George T. Dunlop, Archibald H. Lowery, John G. Parke, John R. McLean and Robert Beall. The choice of ofticers resulted in the se- lection of the following: George T. Dun- lop, president; Charles C. Glover, vice president; C. M. Coomes, secretary and treasurer; C. C. Sailer, general superin- tendent, and D. S. Carll, chief engineer. Mr. Dunlop, in his annual report to the beard of directors, stated that there had been a substantial increase in the receipts of the road during the past year. He re- ferred to the change that has been made in the system of issuing transfers, and further said that with an increase in the discipline and efficiency of the employes there had been fewer accidents and less money expended for damages than ever be- ‘ore. During the twelve months not an in- stance had been recorded of the cutting of a cable. The whole cost to December 31, 1804, of changing the motive power from horse to cable and of reconstructing the central power station was $3,605,450.29. President Dunlop stated to a Star re- porter that the Washington and George- tewn road is not considering any plans for a transfer system with the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home and the Belt line com- panies, as has ‘been published. “It was the proposition of the Eckington road that we,,should transfer from our Georgetown te their G street line at 15th street,” sald Mr Dunlop, “and they dis- continued the “attangement. There would be no sense if’ tfansferring their passen- gers to our 14th ajreet line, for the reason that the Beltline, which is allied to she Eckington, rans ‘parallel and but three blocks from J4th street cable. ‘Then, again, Why should we transfer with the Belt line at lith street and Penn- syivania avenue, in order that passengers raay reach the’ bureau of engraving and printing tromj thé eastern section of the city, when tHe Mckington road transfers passengers at, Jlth and G streets to the Belt, line, and thestatter goes direct to the bureau? 2 “As I said before, the Eckington road, or its allies, parallel ‘our lines in every direc- tion, except [o, Gecrgetown, and they terminated the arrangement to reach that territory. Weare most certainly not con- sidering any proposition to transfer with any read.”” Directors of the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railroad Company were elected this afternoon to gerve for the ensuing year as follows: Robert S. Carswell, C. B. Calvert, Wallace Greene, Andrew Glass, H. K: Gray, Richard A. Johnson, D. N. Newbold, John Ridout and W. Kelsey Schoepf. The election of directors for the George- town and Tenleytown Railroad Company resulted as follows: H. Bradley Davidson, J.C. Davidson, L. W. Ritchie, Spencer Wat- kins, P. Watkins, M. W. Offutt, George E. Emmons, H. M. Earle and J. B. Hen- derson. The board elected George E. Em- mons president, Edgar P. Watkins, vice president, and J. C. Davidson, secretary and treasurer. —___ WON'T TRY AGAIN. No Further Effort to Be Made for Fi- nancial Legislation. The opinion is practically universal at the Capitol that no further effort will be made by the democrats to secure financial legis- lation, but that they will proceed to dispose of the appropriation bills and other routine matters as speedily as possible and that nothing of consequence will be done during the session. Few, if any, express any doubt that there will be an extra session of the Fifty-fourth Congress. Mr. Hill and a few others in the Senate think that all effort to secure finan- clal legislation should not be abandoned, but the members who are willing to go ahead are few, and those who have any hope of success are still fewer. Senator Manderson said to a Star re- porter that he regarded the action of the House as settling it definitely that there would be no financial legislation at this “session. It might even be, he said, that they would not get through all their ap- propriations. He thought the session would end with a fiasco, and that the next Congress would be called together in spe- cial session, —_—_____-e-+__ Assessments Stand. A typographical error in yesterday’s Star made it appear that the assessment on the ground located at the southeast corner of 10th and F strects northwest had been re- duced from $4 to $3 per square foot. The assessment of $9 per square foot was un- changed,and it so stands. An error was also made in the new assessment on the prop- erty located at the northeast corner of 15th and F. The ass2ssment for this cor- ner was not reduced and stands at $12 per square foot, Farmers and Mechanies’ Bank. Directors of the Farmers and Mechanics’ National Banit ‘were elected yesterd.y as follows: M. J. Adler, A. B. Jackson, 8. ‘Thomas Brows ‘thomas Knowles, Philip May, Sam'l "Palmer, Geo. W. Cissell, Sam'l D. Wine and H. M. Sweeney. Mr. Palmer fills the wacancy caused by the death of Mr. aC. M. Matthews. He served out the unexyited'term. ww = = THE ONWARD MARCH ir =f of Consumy is stopped short by Dr. Pierce’s Gola Medical Discovery. you haven't Beyond reason, there's com- plete recovery and cure. In those scroful- Pus conditions! of the blood which invite Consumption} in c= lingering Coughs, and Weak Lungs, medicine is a pre of ree N.C., writes: daughter was first ‘tacked with pnou- monia and pleurisy in very bad form and B was then taken with a very bad cone which kept growing worse and worse, until fa ‘ly it seemed as though she had consumed! edi. cal Dit ihe ‘Miss M. H. SNEED. new better, She hasn't felt any return of lung disease in over ST ths, - She was nothing but a skele- ton when she took the first dose, and to-day she weighs 135 pounds. GOOD LOOKS DEPEND UPON THE HEA condition of the vital organs. The face la the thermometer of the sufferer from Kidney or Liver Complaints. Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy cures these and restores good. looks. WANTS IMPROVEMENTS. Norih Capitol Association Speaks of Bad Streets. ‘The Commissioners gave a hearing this morning to a delegation from the North Capitol Improvement A’ssociation, urging upon them the necessity of placing upon the schedule of streets for improvement the following streets, and that Congress be asked to appropriate for the improvement of said streets: North Capitol street, from O to Florida avenue; O street, from New Jersey avenue to ist street east; P street, from North Capitol street to Florida avenue; Ist street west, from Pierce street to Florida avenue; 8d street west, from P street to Florida avenue; Q street, from 3d strect to Florida avenue, and N street, from Nerth Capitol street east (grade). The delegation consisted of Messrs. Geo. C. Esher, Earnest Dahle, Lorenzo Stelzle, Allison Nailor, Thomas Heany and. John Keefer. Mr. Allison Nailor acted as spokes- man for the delegation, and presented a set of resolutions which were unanimously adopted at a recent meeting of the North Capitol Improvement Association. He said that the majority of the members of that association are property owners who for ten years cr more have been pay- ing taxes upon property in the locality above referred to, and have seen little or nothing done toward its street improve- ment. This section, he said, is now well built up, and the health and convenience of its residents require better streets than the combinations of mud and dust which are now required to do service in that re- spect. Mr. Nailor further urged that the Commissioners be requested to direct the Eckington and Soldiers’ Home Railway Company to pave between their tracks on North Capitol street between New York avenue and O street; and that their at- tention be called to the necessity for the elevation of the gutter at the northeast corner of P and North Capitol streets, in which there is a pool of water, and to the necd of repairs to the pavement at the same point. The Commissioners promised to give the matter due consideration. TO EXTEND THE NAVY YARD. A Bill to Purchase Additional Ground for That Purpose. Senator Butler today introduced a bill to authorize the purchase of additional lands for the use of the Washington navy yard, and to extend the Hmits of the yard. It appropriates $10,000 for the purchase of the plat of ground which is described as fol- lows: “Lying east of and fronting on M street southeast, known as square 853, and containing 63,286 square feet.” It is pro- vided that the Secretary of the Navy may, tf he deems it for the best interests of the government, proceed to acquire title by condemnation under the act of August 1, 1888. The second section of the bill is as follows: “That all that plat and parcel of Jand in the city of Washington at present belonging to the United States or the Dis- trict of Columbia, and bounded on the east by the west line of the navy yard property, on the north by the south line of M street southeast, on the west in part by square 853 and in part by the east line of Sth street southeast, and on the south by the Eastern branch of the Potomac river, be reserved and set apart for naval purposes, and shall become a part of the navy yard property adjoining.’’ The bill was referred to the committee on naval affairs. eee Medicnl Socicty Officers. At the stated meeting of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, held cn Monday, the following oflicers were elected for the year: Samuel C. Busey, M.D., president; Geo. L. Magruder, M.D., Th U. McLaughlin, M.D., vice presidents; Cc. W. Franzoni, M.D., treasurer; Thomas Cc. Smith, M°D., corresponding secretary; Samuel S. Adams, M.D., recording secre- tary; Edwin L. Morgan, M.D., librarian; board of examiners, C. H. A. Kleinschmidt, 8. 8S. Adams, M.D., G. Acker, M.D., D., W. Sinclair Bowen, M.D.; board of censors, E. F. King, M.D., sony T. Winter, M.D., ‘W. Richardson, ‘ce. eae Site for a Printing Office. Mr. Bartlett introduced a bill in the House today authorizing the purchase by the government of square 574, to be used as a site for the government printing of- fice. The square faces on B street betveen ist and 2d northwest, and the price named in the bill is $2.85 per square foot. 2 Pensions Granted. Among the pensions granted today were the following: District of Columbia—Charles Brandt. Maryland—Silas Thompson, Golts, Kent county; John Conway, Baltimore. Virginia—William James, Bealton, Fau- quier county. —_-- 2+ _-_____ Suit for Divorce. A petition for divorce was filed today by Lola against Oscar V. Shomo. The pa- pers in the case were withheld frcm publi- cation. ——— Naval Orders, ° Captain A. 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The assertions already made by people connected with the revelt in Turkey are so numerous and-so shockingly erroneous that it is truly im- pcssible to answer them all. It is not true that the governor of Bitlis recruited sol- diers amongst the Kurds. It is not true that women and children were massacred. On the contrary, they were protected by the soldiery, as it was the case, for in- stance, with the women near Ku Ruzart. All cattle were also restiiuted to their own- ers, in conformity with strict orders from the Bitlis authorities. The assertion made that six villages were burnt is simply pre- posterous, as no six villages are to be found round about the place where the revolt first broke out. In that region there are no more than ten villages, some of which were set on tire by the revolutionists themselves, who acted exactly according to Rev. Cyrus Hamlin’s prophetic statement of the 23d of December, "93: “The Armenian (Huntch- aguist) bands, organized all over the em- pire, will watch their opportunities to kill Turks and Kurds, set fire to their villages then make their escape into the moun- tains, &c.’ “It is net true, either, that garments of priests and objects belonging to churches were publicly sold at Monsh. In order to further show the efforts of the revolu- tionary Armenian party in fomenting troubles in Turkey, suffice it to cite the letter that the Armenian newspaper “Tro- chuk,’ which is published in London, in- variably gives to its emissaries of sedition and revolt. The stamp of the paper hat in the center a hand holding a flag crossed by a dagger, with a red cap and a pen.” . Revising the Naval Code. ‘A raval board, composed of Commander R. Bradford, Major R. W. Huntington, marine corps, and Lieutenant T. M. 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