Evening Star Newspaper, January 28, 1895, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1895-TWELVE PAGES. 8 SS = SPECIAL NOTICES. WE BELIEVE TH ARE MEN WHO'VE NEV EATEN DINNER HERE. We want to talk to them. Every man who dines with us says ours is the finest 50c.edinner in this country. It ay not be, but it's all any n would ask for. Our menu is filled with —that are cooked and served In ex- 4 to 7. Ladies” cafe, 2d floor. 434 st. ERS, COR. PA. AVE. AND 434 ST. WASHINGT! By watual ec existing Letween William TH. name of Poilock & €. Pollock, nnder the firnr tin, is’) y dissolved, William H. Martin from firm. Thomas €. Pollock wiil ‘bts due the firm and will pay ail the Hubilities of said_firn THOMAS C. POLLOCK. w25-2e° WM. H. MARTIN. TH 1110 F st. new general age it'in Wash 1 Ju: amd receipt PERSONS HAVIN Fulton, upon ws 1 pay up t at auction February GOODS ON DEPOSIT b Interest is due to call at the goods will ALL with HM. _ salnazee THe jock pi CHARLES B. 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Warfield Simpson, “Expert” Tailor, 12th & F. $26 Columbia for 1895. We have MODEL 49 now on the riders“ rture fr Shibition and over are right; the Come to’ and see it. 2 Tr Every& Ireland, oa" ot's ya. able Berkeley purest medicinal Whisky fn the “never adulterated. Only $1 RB. Old Reliable Berkeley Pure Whisky can also be bought of ‘Tharp, 6O¢ ave. wow. and at stand on F st. s. Tharp, 812 F St. N.W. —the world quart, 2a What We Don’t Know worth knowin: If shirt le to your time to b for you or The result will more th 6 for 39. ' I Wells, sais 2h. J$a20-L4d Caiicers _Jal-im “CURED WITHOUT THE TAMAR CNDIEN GRILLOD 89 Itue des Archives, Pa Sold by ail Druggists. GRILLON. -« mism3p New Patent Office Division. The Sccretary of the Interior has sub- mitted to the Flouse an estimate of an ap- propriation of $4,500 to establish a new division in the patent office, to be known as the classification division. It will re- quire the services of two examiners at* $1,800 each, two at $1,600, two at $1,400, thirty-six at $1,200, six clerks and two messengers. A Mutual Servic From Dorfbarbier. He—"I am very unfortunate; it seems I ean please nobody." ome, cheer up; I have no one to me, either.” ell you what—let’s found a society for mutual admiration. I, for instanes admire your beautiful eyes; and what do you admire in me She—"Your good taste.” COLOMBIA'S TROUBLE Troops Dispatched to Cauca to Re- store Order. NEW YORK MERCHANTS NOT FEARFUL Regarded as a Sort of a Political Incident. GENERAL FOREIGN TOPICS COLON, Colombia, January 28.--It Is re- ported here that serious troubles have oc- curred in the interior. Treops have been sent to Cauca, the largest of the depart- ments of Colombia. Two political arrests have taken place here. Later it became known that a revolt had broken out in the departments of Cauca, Bolivar, Magdalena and Anticquia. Owing to the fact that the telegraph wires have been cut no accurate particu- lars are obtainable. It is known, however, that martial law has been proclaimed at Cartagena, and vortion of the detachment of troops <1 at Panama has been withdrawn. inhabitants here are depending upon American protection. Some of the leaders of the disturbance have been The United States oaling here, and the pr New York is ex- ship has been ordered to Not Alarmed in New York. YORK, January Merchants of city who do business in the South i bic of Colombia are not articularly alarmed at what’ may be the consequence of the present reported revolu- tion there. 3 Mr. Charles R. Flint of the importing house of Flint & Co. of this city, in speak- ing of the matter, sald: do not think’ that the trouble will af- trade with this -ovntry very much. y to some extent, but not very great- is their y of changing politics, idea et hoiding political ‘meetings. American countries are ned to ecially since the harbor. Our it st, that there is inite idea of its sniura, on the w trouble there, but no @ extent could be given. “The three greatest American interests in Cglombla are the Panama. railway, ich Is owned nominally by the Panama y Ci y. but really now belongs to canitaiists in France, stock not being great extent in this city; the was recently built and with Car- on capital- Nerson Coolidge & ity, and the street railway of h is owned by capitalists in ented by M. C. Martin and Tunis GB “Lieut. Henry R. Lemley, the United States army officer who is reported to be the head of the military 2 Bogota, was stant sergeant-at-arms of American conference held mston.and there became acquaint- s Martinez Silva, who was Colombia representatives. Clin- ‘aldoron, the Colombia consul in this was also a member of the Pan-Amer- a congress,” . Consul Caldoron could not be seen tn this city today in reference to the matter. News From Cupt. Cromwell. The first official news of the revolution- ary outbreak in Colombia has reached the Department in a cablegram from Cromwell of the Atlanta, now at Colon. He says he has learned that a revolt has broken out at Beunaventura on the Pacific ecast of Colombia. Secretary Herbert, who had intended to send a warship to those waters, thereupon communicated by telegraph with the com- mandant of the Mare Island navy yard to learn how long it will take to put the Ben- nington in shape for sea. If much time is required either the Alert or the Ranger, how on the way to San Diego, will be or- dered to Colombia. RANDOLPH CHURCHILL BURIED. Remains Lid Away at Woodstock This Afternoon. LONDON, January 28.—The remains of the late Lord Randolph Churchill were cenveyed from the Churchill residence on Grosvenor Square to Paddington station this morning, and were placed on board a train bound for Woodstock, Oxfordshire, where they were buried t aiterncon in Bladon Chureh. Large throngs of people Witnessed the departure of the remains from Grosvenor Square with uncovered heads, in spite of a heavy fall of snow. The mayor and corporation of Wood- the iocul fire brigade, the tenanuy Blenheim estate, and the leading of th conservatives of the neighborhood, nearly all in mourning attire, met the train at the railroad 3 formed to e: aad & procession was xt the remains to Bladon Chureh, where the Bishop ef Oxford and the assistant clergy met it. The coffin was placed %n a catatalque in the center aisie. ‘the bishop recited the tirst portion of the in memoriam service, and the subdean of the, chapels royal, the Rev. Edgar Siep- pard, A., read the lesson. After the hymns had been sung by the choir and the people, a “dead march” was played on the organ. Memorial services in honor of Churchill were held today in West Minster Abbey, the use of that church having been granted by Lord Rosebery. The audience inciuded Lord Rosebery, A. J. Balfour, Mr. Henry Irving, members of parliament of both . many representatives of the Brit- istocracy, and a throng of the eral public. The dean of Westminster, the Very Rev. G. G. Bradley, and Canon Far- rar ofiiciated. SNOWING IN EUROPE. and Country Roads Scotland Blocked. LONDON, January 28.—There was a heavy snow fall during the night through- out England, and severely cold weather prevails. The snow drifts are six fect deep in many places. In Lincolnshire there have been cases of persons frozen to death. ‘The railroads and country roads in the north of Scotland are blocked with snow, and outdoor work in many parts of England has been stopped. NICE, January 28.—Snow fell here today, and is now lying thick around the town. Railways in TRY SUSTAINED. RIBOT’S ML ‘The Goblet Motion Rejected by 329 to 72. PARIS, January 28.—President Faure’s message was read to the chamber today. The chamber of deputies passed the am- nesty bill by a vote of 511 to 7. M. Goblet’s order of the day, asking the government for precise declarations in re- gard to its general policy, which was a test of strength of the, Ribot’ government, was taken up and defeated by a vote of 329 to Ye. Admiral Besnard has accepted the port- folio of minister of marine. To Succeed De Giers. ST. PETERSBURG, January 28.—M. Shishkin, who was assistant to the late M. DeGiers, minister of foreign affairs, has been appointed to succeed the latter tem- porarily. Saw the King of Servin. PARIS, January 28.—President Faure to- dzy granted an audience to the King of Servia. a First of the Kind. PITTSBURG, January 28.—The first Cro- tian Church in the country was dedicated in this city yesterday by Bishop Phelan of this diocese, assisted by a large number of ting priests. Addresses were mate in a n,German, Latin, Bohemian, Italian, nh and English. Rev. Father Bozic is the pastor of the new church. emy at. DAVID HAMPTON EXECUTED. Suffered Death for the Murder of An- netta Aherns. SING SING, Jarvary 28.—David Hamp- ton, the murderer, was electrocuted at 11:13 this morning. Hampton’s crime was the murder of Mrs. Annetta Aherns, a widow, seventy years of age, in her apartments in West 54th street, on the night of December 29, 1892. Hampton and his wife had at one time boarded with Mrs. Aherns, who owned the building in which she lived. She had uc- cumulated morey by renting out rooms, but being of a miserly disposition she kept most of her money in a cotton bag under the bed. Hampton knew this and one morning stole $85 and fled from the house with his wife. Mrs. Ahrens followed him vp and demanded that he return the money. Hampton was heard to say that if the old lady did not stop bothering him he would cut her throat. On December 30, 1892, Mrs. Ahrens was found in her bed room with her throat cut from ear to ear. On a washstand near the bed was a bread knife and a finger stall, which belonged to the murderer. This was all the clue the policemen had to work on. The knife was identified as one which Hampton had stolen froza a boarding house, kept by Mrs. Josephine Johnson. The morning after the murder Hampton went to Mrs. Juhnson’s house and showed her a roll of bank bills and gold. The money was in a white cotton bag, like the cre in which the dead woman kept her money. The next day Hampton met Joseph Papsico and tokl him he would pay his expenses if he would accompany him to Newark. He showed Papsico a roll of bills and the gold. The two men went to Newark, where Hampton pur- plete outfit of clothing. He on chased a co then disappeared and was arrested February 16. - = When the murder was committed Hamp- ton had a sore finger, and wore a finge stali on the wounded finger, $ ed on trial for the murder and sentenced to he executed last year, hut bis case was taken the court of appeals and when the de 3 down sustaining the action of the lower -ourt he was again sentenced to die to- day. ———————— MADE IT UNANIMOUS. How an Unprecedented Honor Came to Senator MeMillan, CHICAGO, January 28.—‘‘No, I don’t find my position as the minority of the Mi igan legislature particularly embarra since the election of United States Sen- ators,” said John Donovan, the only dem- ocratic member at Lansing, who was in Chicago last night. “Committee work keeps me hustling. Sometimes I will have three or four of my twelve committees in session at once and have to go from one to the other, spending ten or fifteen min- utes with each. The republicans treat me with a great deal of consideration, and my peculiar position is not as bad as I feared it would be.” “How did you come to vote for Mr. Mc- Millan?” was asked. “The Senator was the unanimous choice of his party to succeed himself. In the Senate he had voted frequengly to confirm democratic nominations by unanimous vote. T hed a high regard for him, and it seemed deserving that he should have the honor of an unanimous election. He is the only Senator ever elected who has enjoyed the distinction of being named by a unanimous vote. I was the only person who stood in the way of such an event, and, after a consultation with Mr. Uhl, who was nomi- nated by the democratic party, I decide’ to cast my vote as I did. Such a thing will in all probability never happen again, as it never had before. When it came to Mr. Burrows T steed on party lines, as it was my duty to do. ———— SEMINARY About $15,000 Loss by Fire at Gaith- ersburg, Md. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. FAIRVIEW BUR sD. GAITHERSBURG, Md., January 28.— The Fairview Seminary was last night consumed by fire. About 8:30 o'clock p ers by the building at the corner of Sum- mit and Frederick avenues discovered flames issuing from the roof, supposed to have caught from a defective chimney, and gave an alarm. Dr. Charles H. Wa- ters, principal, was at once about looking after the safety of the twenty teachers and boarding young lady pupils in their different apartments. The volunteer fire company quickly responded to the alarm, but the fire had made too great headway before its discovery to save the building. The residence of Mr. W. H. Talbott and adjacent buildings were by its hard work saved. The pupils all escaped from the building, and with the assistance of the citizens of the town saved most of their clothing and one of three pianos and a good lot of fur- niture. The building was a pretty three- story frame, known as the Summit House, until the establishment of the serainary there a month ago. It was owned by Mr. John B. Diamond, whose loss will reich about $15,000, with insurance in the Frederick Mutual Com; pany for $5,000. Dr. Waters, proprietor of the seminary, loses his entire schoo! ap- purtenances and considerable furniture, estimated at about $1,500, with only a par- tial insurane>. The seminary will resume its work to- night in temporary quarters at the Opera House, when Dr. J. H. McCormick will de- liver one of a course of lectures. Mr. J. B. Diamond will, at the earliest po:sible day, rebuild the seminary on the site of the structure destroyed. Se MILITIA SENT HOME. The 7th and 7ist Regiments and the First Battery Leave brook BROOKLYN, N. Y., January 28.—So peaceful is the situation here today that the authorities have relieved a portion ef the militia from duty, permitting the sev- enth and seventy-first regiments and the first battery to return to New York. The three street railway corporations in- volved in the strike report cars running on all but a few of the least important lines. The number of cars run today is reported to be 624, the usual number be- ing 1,000. It is alleged that twenty cf the strikers went back to work on the Brooklyn Heights Company's cars today. The managers of the strike profess to be- lieve that the companies ill yet be obliged to make terms, Se A Pennsylvanian Killed in Mexico. ZACATRAS, Mex., January 28.—Dr. John Pewell, a physician of Pennsyivania, who came to Mexico a few months ago, to take a position as surgeon and physician for an American mining company was accidentally shot and killed by a companion here while returning from a hunting trip. The man who did the shooting is also an American citizen. He is under arrest, pending an in- vestigation. —_~—___. To Be Offered Gov. Altgeld. ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 28.—The state- ment is made by one of the most prominent labor leaders in the United States that the positicn of president of the Universal La- bor Union which is now in process of or- ganization would be tendered to Governor Altgeld of Hllinois within the next few wevks. —— A Railway Car in Flames. ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 28.—The Air Line train from Louisville arrived last night minus the ccmbination mail and bag- gage car. The car caught fire about fifty miles east of St. Louis from an overheated stove and was entirely consumed. A num- ber of overcoats belonging to the train crew-and all of the baggage and mail were burned excep’ one registered mail pouch, which was thrown out by the mail clerk. ‘The car was detached and abandoned. a Rev. Dr. J. H. A. Johnson Dead. Rev. Dr. James H. A. Johnson of the A. M. E. Church died Saturday in Balti- more. He was a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1864, and was for- merly pastor of Ebenezer and Israel church- es in this city. The degree of doctor of divinity was conferred on him by Wilber- force University, of which he was a trus- tee for a number of years. THINGS IN A TANGLE Complications of the McKinley Pres- idential Boom. THE SENATQRSHIP COMES IN Foraker Men, Want to Know the Governor's Position. PROBABLE M’KINLEY PLAN Fresh complications involving the Mc- Kinley presidential boom are reported from Ohio. It was only recently that the McKinley people were demanding of ex-Governor Foraker some definite expression on the subject of the next presidential nomina- tion. Suspecting him of a desire to head the buckeye delegation to the next repub- lican national convention, they wanted to know if in such capacity he might be re- lied on to give more than mere perfunctory expression to instructions favoring Mc- Kinley’s candidacy. Their tone was full of suggestion and warning. They even broad- ly intimated that unless satisfactory as- surances were forthcoming Foraker'’s path to the Senate might be blocked. The name of Marcus A. Hanna, a rich manufacturer of Cleveland, was mentioned among those who, in McKirley’s interests, might, in certain circumstances, appear for the Sen- ate in opposition to the ex-governor. The Foraker people now make reply, and it comes in the form of a counter inquiry. They want some definite expression from McKinley on the subject of the scnatorship. Suspecting him of a desire to capture that prize for himself, they insist that he must outline his program. He cannot, they de- Clare, monopolize party favor at home. If he is in the field for the presidential nom- iration he must keep out of the tight for the senatorship. If he wents the senator- ship and intends to try for that, he must abandon his presidential aspirations, They have asked fcr an early reply, and are awaiting it with some impatience. In the event that one docs not come, or, coming, is not satisfactory, the promise is that the crop of knives ‘unsheathed and put to use will be the largest in Ohio history. MeKiniey and the Senatorship. Tais mention of McKinley’s own name in connection with the Ohio senatorship causes surprise outside of the state. The outside opinion has conceived him as having his eye fixed soleiy on the presidency, and as bending all of his energies toward strength- ening himself at home and elsewhere for a sturdy struggle for that ollice. But it said to be a fact that some of his home ipperters want him to try also for the senatorship, and are sounding sentiment on the subject throughout the state. They reason in this w: An election to the te on the eve of delegate choosing to the national convention would have a good ton his fortunes throughout the coun- Z would be in the nature of a fresh and substantial indorgement of him by his tituents. The'tasé of Gen. Garfield is Interest attaching to him at ) is déclared to haye been eased By his recent election H® stood before the con- vention not only as, the brilliant orator and experienced bolitigian, but as the man upon whom his people had showered hon- ors. He had resigned a seat in the House to accept one in ‘fhe Senate, and now it was proposed to élect him President and ave him forego his, seat in the Senate. The experfence was’ without parallel in Ameriean polities,,and it was dwelt upon by the orators in ‘the, campaign that fol- lowed, with good results. This presentation of the matter is sald to have made a decided impression on G MeKinley. Naturally he wants to advance his presidential Logm in every way, and is inclined to take the advice of his lieuten- anis as to the more important details. Moreover, the senatorship is failly in the line of his endeavor. He does not consider that Gov. Foreker has any vested rights in the premi ‘Then there is the question of possible failure in the presidential con- test to be considered. Suppose the national nomination is not secured, or, being se- cured, suppose success at the polis should rot follow. Hew snug a berth six years in the Senate would be in those circum- stances! How acceptable to a man, whose taste for public life and whose capn-ity for it are so pronounced, and so widely recognized! How much ‘more desirable in every way than a return to private life, or to a reappearance in the House after a season us the member from the Canton district! How Foraker's Friends Look at It. The Foraker people interpret this new McKinley maneuver as a confession of weakness on the part of McKinley. They believe that he is losing faith in his presi- dential prospects. They regard him as looking about for a scft place upon which to fall. The presidency, they deciare, never was reached by any such calculation. The case of Garfield did not come about by design. When Garfield was elected Sena- ter John Sherman was Ohio's choice for the presidency, and the whole republican machinery in the state was in motion to make him the candidate. Nobody dream- et—not even Garfield himself-—that events would take the shape they afterward did. The Foraker people assert that McKinley must go before the next national conven- tion on the record as it now stands. If Ohio has not sufficiently indorsed him by all that she has done for him then his case is hopeless. If his presidential chances can be injured by the few months of private life that would intervene between his re- tirement from the office of governor and the holding of the republican national con- vention they are too stim to be further supported and aught to be abandoned. Things Are in a Tangle. Affairs first and last are said to be in quite a tangis. Negotiations for an under- standing are sald to be on foot, but no pre- dictions as to the probable result are in- dulged in. Gov.Foraker has many qualities the McKinley people would be glad to util- ize. They admire his industry and aggress- iveness, and they concede his power as an orator. They would gladly put their whole éase in his hands if only they could bring themselves to believe in him. But this, so far, is what they have not been able to do; and they can plainly sce that nothing could be calculated to injure the McKinley case so mich as a half-hearted and feeble pre- mtation in the nominating convention. Besides, they are not so certain that Gov. Foraker has not his own eyes set on the vice presidency. Their idea is that he be very glad to run secénd on a ticket with Mr. Reed, representing the sol- dier element and wéstern sentiment on the pension question. And so they, in turn, are propounding this inquiry: Ought the Ohio senatorship to be made-a factor in a vice presidential boom? ‘And, if not, ought not Gov. Foraker so to declare? It will thus be seen that answers are in order on both sides. + + e.____ The Star's Grand Work. Washington Cor. Montgomery (Md.) Press. .The Evening Star newspaper of this city accomplished a grand Work in the cause of charity last week; ahd the good effects are still being felt." The Star occupies a position in this community unlike that of any other paper in the United States, if not in the world. It is subscribed for by al- most every white family in the District— there being not more than.3 per cent who do not take it, while more than 96 per cent look-for it every evening, except Sunday (on which day it is not issued), as a wel- come visitor. On Tuesday The Star made an appeal to thgse of its subscribers who felt able to do so to centribute a pound of something which could be made of immediate benefit to the destitute, and asked that the dona- tion should be sent to a place designated by that paper on the following Friday. When the date arrived the responses to the appeal came in such overwhelming quan- tities as to result in success far beyond the most sanguine expectations of those who criginated the plan. — A Busy Man. From the Chicago Record. “When I was down in Texas,” said the returned drummer, “I found just one busy man. He had the salt-rheum and a Water- bury watch. When he wasn't scratching himself he was winding his watch.” DISTRICT IN CONGRESS The Bond Issue Bill to Oome Up in the Senate Tomorrow. Senator Harris Gave Notice Today— Other Matters Affecting Local Interests Considered. Senator Harris today gave notice that to- morrow morning inmunediately after the routine business of the Senate he would move the Senate to take up and consider the bill providing for an issue of bonds by the District as a means of raising the revenue for a comprehensive extension of the street and sewer systems of the city. This is what is known as the sewer bond bill, or the street extension bill, as it has been variously called. It is precisely the same proposition as that presented to the committee on appropriations last week as an amendment to the District bill. This notice by Senator Harris, therefore, has caused quite a litUe surprise and in- terest among those who habitually watch local Jegislation at «he Capitol. Senator Harris, however, said today that it was thought advisable to obtain action by the Senate on this proposition to issue bonds for this purpose in advance of the action by the appropriation committee. The Senate, he said, would be called upon tomorrow to consider the bond bill as an independent measure from that em-. bodied in the amendment, although the two are precisely alike. Senator Proctor said that there might be in some minds an indisposition to graft such an important measure upon an ap- propriation bill as an amendment. But, he said, it seemed necessary to do so if the legislation is to be accomplished at this session. He hopes that the Senate tomor- row, or whenever it shall come to a vote, shall pass the bill with a gogd majority, and this, he thinks, in view of the noto- riety of the fact that a similar amendment is pending before the appropriation com- mittee, will be a sufficient warrant for that committee to report the amendment fa- vorably. The National Colored Home. Senator Peffer today presented another petition numerously signed by colored preachers and writers, praying for the passage of the bill to establish the national colored hore. The W. B. Todd Estate. Senator Martin today presented a long written report from the District committee urging the passage of the bill for the relief of estate of William B. Todd, in Senate 3 which was briefly sketched in Satur- day's Star. Rock Creck Railway Report. The Vice President today laid before the Scnate the annual report of the Rock Creek Railway Company of the District, showing its total receipts for the year end- ing January 1, 1895, to have been $31,58 The pasenger earnings of the road amount- ed to 38, and receipts from loans were $41,536.60, The cash balance on hand on the Ist of January was $1,093.82. A Gas Herring. The subcommittee of the District commit- tee of the Senate today granted a hearing at 2 o'clock to those interested in the pas- sage of the bill incorporating the National Electric Light, Gas and Power Company of the District. District Day Sct Astde. Under the rules this was District day in the House, but Chairman V on of the ways and means committee desiring the day for continuation of the debate on the sugar bill, asked that next Thursday be assigned to the District committee. Mr. Catchings of the committee on_ruies, however, said it is purposed to give Thurs- day to the Pacific railroad bill, and sug- gested that Friday be given to the Dis- trict committee. This did not suit Mr. Beltzhoover, who wants Friday for nis committee on private claims. Mr. Catch- ings then agreed to Thursday being allot- ted to the District committee, and this was ordered. ——__<_+o. THE ARMY OF TRAMPS. It is Now Twice as Big us the Regular Army. An interesting and suggestive lecture on ‘Whe Tramp” was given in Boston last week by Prof. J. J. McCcok of Trinity Col- lege, in the course of which he presented the following startling figuses: The army of tramps in this country num- bers about °46,000 male persons, eleven- twelfths of them under fifty years old, that is, in the prime of life. Five-sixths of them are able bodied; three-fifths have trades or occupations requiring skill, and more than nine-tenths of them can read and write. The political economist marks that this body of adult males bears no public burdens, while it costs the country, by the most careful and conservative computation, from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000; not so very much in a country like ours, but it is one- half more than our Indian department costs us, nearly one-half the cost of our navy and more than one-fifth that of our army. These idle men are withdrawn from fam- ily ties and have a most demoralizing ef- fect upon the communities that they infest. They are a rource of the spread of two contagious diseases, which should be check- ed as far as possible by regulations of law. Only nineteen of the forty-four states of the Union have tramp laws. There is not a tramp law west of the first tier of the trans-Mississippi states, nor in any southy ern state except North Carolina, A and Mississippl. The penalty for bel tramp ranges from three days in js five years in state prison, and there is an endless variety of fines. Opinions are di- vided as to the advantageousness of offer- ing lodgings to tramps at the public e pense. In many instances it has been fo’ practically impossible to get any work out of tramps. As to the remedy for the tramp evil, opi ions are divided. The labor colony is cer- tainly one of the foremost in the opinion of the authorities of mary foreign count a I would recommend a definite decision whether we shall continue in our present way. If we-do, then for all public lodgings given the tramp, require labor in return. Let the different counties and towns work together as much as possible. Call upon individual initiative and private benevo- lence as far as possible. oo Daily Transatlantic Mails. From the London Chrontele. The statement that it is intended shortly to have a daily mail from Southampton to New York is not so surprising when it is remembered that already four fi steamers leave Southampton dock for the Hudson. An American line steamer leaves every Saturday, and twice out of three times it is a seven-day vessel. The North-German Lloyd calls with fast steam- ers westward bound, and the Hambu American line calls also, so that a very lit- tle addition and rearrangement fs. neces- sary to have a daily mail from Southamp- ton with boats maxing the passage under seven days. It may be that part of the missing links will be supplied by the French steamers sailing from Havre, and we have heard something of a defection from the Mersey. But, however it is done, Liverpool is already being put on its met- tle, and intends to run passengers right alongside the ships or their tenders. As things stand, there is not very much to choose, taking the time of. the mails from the New York post office in Park Row to the London office in St. Martin’s-le-Grand. between the routes, and a regular daily mail from Southampton might go far to satisfy the full requirements of the mer- cantile community south of the Trent, more particularly if letters could be posted in the boat trains at Waterloo, thus sa ing an hour or two. But one very impor ant point must be kept in view in con- nection with the proposed change, and that is that none of the present boats sailing from Southampton are English. . ++ . That Dendly Color. From the Syracuse Post. McSwatters—‘“Is that boy of ours smok- ing those confounded cigarettes?” His Wife—‘No; he’s only warming his feet by the stove with his rubbers on.” ——+ 2+ —_____ Not a Good Iden. From Life. A Friend.—“If you love her, old fellow, why don’t you marry her?” Baghelor Doctor.—‘Marry her? Why, she is op of my best patients.” INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION SALES. BOARDING .. BUSINESS CHANCES. CITY ITEMS..... 23 COAL AND WOOD..... COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDS COUNTRY REAL ESTATE..... EXCURSION FINANCIAL FOR E! N FOR RENT (Flats) FOR RENT (Houses). FOR RENT (Miscellaneous). FOR RENT (Offices)... FOR RENT (Roome). FOR RENT (Stable FOR RENT (Stores). FOR SALE (Bicycles). FOR SALB (Houses). FOR SALE (Lots). FOR SALE (Miscellaneous)... FOR SALE (Pianos)... HORSES AND VEHICLES HOTELS LECTURES . 2 8 MEDICAL MONEY WA SONAL .... NOS AND ORG. POTOMAC RIVER RAILROADS fED (Miscellaneous). rED (Rooms)... WANTED (Situations) WINTER RESOR' ake kL eee ee a AN ANTI-DEBT SOCIETY. An Organization Formed in Kansas and Its Objects. From the Boston Transcript. ‘The Jatest scheme to ameliorate the con- dition of the laboring class comes from Kansas. It is a combination against debt, and is known and incorporated in the state of Kansas as the “Cash Purchase Asso- ciation.” The object of the associvtion ts to form “circles,"" as they are termed, of not less than five and not more than twenty families, every member of which pledzes himself not to ask for credit in purchasing the necessities of life, but_to pay cash for everything he buys. The members of these circles are assured a liberal discount on all goods purchased, which in a_year’s time will amount to a neat sum. The discount is secured by the supreme lodge, and the claims of the a: ciation are that they can save the average family from %# to $80 a y The organization has for its no man anything.” The financiai ment occupies Itself with secu! all purchases at stores uot doing a cash business. The discount is guaranteed to every member of the asso: The educational department is to teach peuple how to get the greatest amount of home comforts with the smallest expenditure of morey, time and labor; to inspire them with a contempt for the credit tem, which, the association holds, is the gr est evil of modern times; to impart a cor- rect idea of home life, economy, industry and sobriety. The benevolent purposes are: The culti? vation of mutual help and good neighbor- ship; to teach kindness and assistance in times of sickuess and death and to render all aid for the alleviation of the distress of a fellow member. The advantages of the benevolent idea are apparent. In times of distress the family of any member in good standing may borrow from the benevulent fund a sufticient amount of money to main- tain the expenses of the household for one menth; this money to ke loaned without Interest and to be replaced if the member ever becomes able to do so. In ca extreme necessity a second month’s supply of provisions will be furnished. It is the aim of the association to have its mcem- bers carry insurance when it gets once un- der way. None but people who have not become so deeply involved in debt that they cannot see any way put, and ho will pledge themselves to abstain from buying or ask- ing to buy goods on credit, are eligible to membership. A membership fee of $1 is charged, anda card eniitling the holder to the discounts on cash purchases is given to each member. The penalty of ng into debt after once becoming a member is dismissal from the cirele, to be placed in the rank of an applicant’ for m hip. Any person twice committing the crime of getting into debt will be expelled for all time. 2 — Government Architecture. By Glem Brown, F. A. L A.) From Public Opinion. Although a number of the buildings ere: ed by the United States in Washington city | ere designed by private architects, by far the larger portion of government archi- tectural work is performed by the super ing architect of the Treasury Department. He has charge of all post offices, custom houses and United States court houses. ‘These buildings are scattered from one end of the country to the other, where they | can sow broadcast the good or evil that | may be in them. Before February 20, INN, the legal e: t of the su- pervising tect depended on the appro- priation b' ear to year Committees Senate and House and private investigation have ciearly shown re that these government structures coms unfavorably with buildings of a character erected by private ind The following facts have been e () The architectural ser of the onice | costs about one-half more than the service | of the most Hed architect. @) The buildings have cost about 60 per éent more than private ones, which ns a loss to the guvernment of $67,000,000 sin the organization of the office. @) Their erection has taken triple and quadruple the time which it takes to erect private buiidings. ‘his means a loss of rent ampossible to estimate. G) The production of the inferior de- signs which are made in this office involv the ignoring of one of the greatest levers we have for elevating and cultivating the taste of the people. 5 ‘There can be no reason for such a state of things except improper busine meth- ods. Only men with a small practice can afford to accept the position of tending architect, and as the architect's time is: occupied with routine and clerical work, the most brilliant man would be unable to produce good results. The rem- edy is easy of application, Only the best men should be employed, and no man should have many buildings in charge at one time. The services of efficient men can only be secured in the way individuals ob- tain them, either by direct employment or by legitimate competition. In both ca: expert advice is necessary, and the merits of the selection can only be measured by the honesty, capacity, education and fitness of the parties making the award. The committees on public buildings and | grounds of the Senate and House, in co- cperation with the American Institute of Architects, drafted the Tarsney bill, which became a law February 20, 15: he ob- ject of this bill was to throw the govern- ment work open to competition. The law was not mandatory, and the Secretary of the Treasury had the power to continue in the old way or to make use of the new law. He declines to permit the law to operate unless modifications are made which he thinks necessary to perfect it. During the last session of Congress the McKaig bill was formulated on the lines suggested to overcome these objections. The Tarsney bill allows the Secretary to formulate his own regulations for competi- tion and the selection of competitors. The McKaig bill describes in detail the charac- ter of the jury and the limitations on the | competitors. Although either the present law or the McKaig bill if once in operation would produce results superior to the pres- ent work of the office, neither goes to the root of the matter. The beauty of government buildings is so easily enhanced, perfected or marred by the landscape work and the character and grouping of works of art which surround them that all these branches should be under the control of one department. We should have a department of fine arts, not to design, but to select and represent the government in all matters of art. This de- partment should he composed of architects and artists, nominated at stated periods by —— FINANCIAL. Washington Loan & Trust Co., OFFICE, COR. 9TH AND F STS. PAID-UP CAPITAL, ONE MILLION, Interest raw ox perosrrs. Loans made on Real Estat and Collaterals. Acts as Enecutor, Administrator, ‘Trustee, Guardian and Committee on Estates, Acts us Registrar, Transfer and Fis- cal Agent of Corporations. Takes full charge of Real and Per sonal Estates. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. Stor.ge Vaults for trunks, ooxes, &c., containing valuables, silver, bric~ a-brae, &e. Incorporated under act of Congress and subject to supervision of the comptrolier of the currency. Youn Joy Edson. -Preeldent Jon A. Swope. -Vice President H. 8. Cummings. Second Vice President Jobn RL Andrew John B. A. S. Worthington J. J. Darlington DIRECTORS. Bailey, Charles B., Barber, A, 1 Barker, Wilt . Ch Carmody, Clapp, Job Gran Cummings, Darlington, J. I E cretary {General Counsel Advisory Counsel sit. RECEIPTS. mbe renis, ete. DISKUI ional Safe Deposit, d@ Trust The Nati Savings ar Of the D CORNER 157H ST, AND NEW YORK AVE. 38 Chartered by res Peb., 189% Jan., 1867, and acts of Oct., 1590, and F diS CAPITAL, ONE MILLION DOLLAR Cc. T. Havenner, Investment Stocks, Bends and Grain bought and sold for Correspondents nd D. Bankers Deposits. stocks sand w York. Phil wi Sold. °E. EXDOWME m pol nced Gn stocks, eral. AS a class, have mor morey Us.n > sure peop’ ready 10 oe ni The Union Sevings Ban 1222 F STRE N. WL Tore Should Do So. (Four per cent i on savings accounts. Open uctil days, and Saturday evening Jal4-2ea the art associations of the count no way connected with politics. No plan should be selected for a build ne ot groun no piece of sculpture, painting or other work of art shovid be bought or re- ceived as a gift, until approved by partment. The selection of coins, stamps, notes and bon with advantage left to the s Only in this can ¥ ment archite beauty and educator. A utiful mcnume! ing constantly before the fail to cul ate the eye and mind, and lead unconsciously to the use of objects of art in dally surroundings. It is as difficult to estimate the value of beauty as a means of refinement as it is to estimate the value of refinement: and culture in improving the moral tone of the masses. This good effect of the beautiful is a fact, and the surest method of diffusing this refining element is by beautiful government buildings. Se SS This City Hends the List. Wash. Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch. Sirce Charles Dickens in 1812 styled Washington a city of magnificent inten- tions there have been wondrous changes. At that time the same author and traveler satirized New York qvite as keealy and truthfully for the pigs that roamed Broad- igns for do the gr way and the manifold crudities of the early generation. He made us very angry, but we e long ago recovered from his caustic criticism and recognized our then deservedne: The inaznificent tional capital have practical realization intentions of the na- been carried fast to in the development of as lovely a place as can be found on ves this this continent. brought furthe: At a later ti Every year and further to pe: e Dickens himself foresaw the coming metamorphosis; and I recall with annually increasing plcasure shak- ing hards with him on his last visit to the capital and hearing from his own lips’ unstinted praise of American pro- gre and cspeciailly of the municipal triumph of the American seat of sovern- rent,