Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1895, Page 8

8 THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1895—TWELVE PAGES. GOSS OS SONS OHO NHHSS GOBG > Presenting A New Feature. synonym for the best. prices. mand today. possible latitude. SHOOSOH SOONG HOTHODHHOSH HOOSSH HSH SOSHSSHOHOHHOOOSOODOOOHHOIGSSD Ever since we have been in business our rep= utation has been identified with the very high- est type of custom tailoring. clientage that appreciates it. But we are in all things progressive. What the people require our enterprise never falls short of providing. There is a demand for pop- ular-priced tailoring—an unfilled field for good, © honest, to-order-made garments at fair, honest = ‘ Such facilities we have placed at your com- Without discussing the relative merits of ready-to-wear and to-order garments—if you prefer to have your clothes made to measure— you will find here—from now on—an unmatch- able variety of fabrics to select from—and a corps of artist tailors ready to do your bid= ding. Your tastes will be permitted the widest Your judgment will be un= hampered by any advance deposit. ceptance shall stand solely on your satisfaction. Under the new order of things we offer Suits to order from $15, rousers to order from $5, guaranteeing perfection of fit—correctness of fashion—neatness of finish—or no sale. All we ask is that you will investigate. Saks has been a And we’ve attracted a e y SOSOOOSb096 Your ac= @ | @SO0008 Gane AND COMPAN -—U) Penna. Ave. and Seventh St. SO5CS 096 C069 SOOSSSSSSS SOOO OOOSS @ POOSOSSHTOL 2) 88 gees sSeatbeleeteetoete Seaton A ssFit? Subject. “THE FIT” of a Shoe —is by all odds the most important consideration, when you aze Shoe-buying. No matter how cheap or how Pretty a Shoe is—if it does not fit it will be a constant source of misery to you. Our new Spring Shoes — aside from being —excep- tionally attractive — for thelr beauty of style, excellence of materials. and price - worthiness —are made on perfeet - fitting shapes. — No Shoe is given shelf room in our stores before its fitting qualities have been properly peaaay ontees TN a tested. Besides,—a sufficiency of x Capital and our enormous output — with plenty of store room,— enable us to carry in stock enough sizes. and Widths to fit all shapes of fect. Last,—but by no means Teast,— we employ only Ex- pert Fitters. We have no salesman in our employ who has not had at least 5 years’ Shoe experience,— leave it to any of them and you will be SURE of a perfect fit. poate oak otoete TAKE AS AN EXAMPLE Our New $3 “Gem” Shoes For Ladies. WE HAVE TE ere pene Sosioaoate OR CONGR: On Comimon-sense Shape— Wide Square Toe, Medium Square Toe, Narrow Square Toe, Medium Round Tog, Pointed Round Toe, Needle-point Toe, PLAIN OR TIPPED. SIZES: From 1 to 9. WIDTHS: AA TO EE, With Low Heels, Medium Heels, High Heels, or Louis XV Heels, With Kid or Cloth Tops, Black or Tan Color. Reetetoate Soe Seete an ee Ey eS This is only one of our Mines. — It requires Capital and Room to carry such a variety. — It will give you an idea why we can serve your Shoe wants more satis- factorily than any other house in town. Wun. Hahn & CRY POT G5 9ES 9S E655 90GF FSSSSOO8O8 2That Desired Clearness of$ 4 ° oe 3 l ° 3Comp €X1ion $ 3 Can never be obtained by internal @ 2 medication. The use of so-called ca "* — beautitiers — ‘skin eo re harmful. TI usu- e asize the trouble. The 3 trie remedy can be had if you'll but g $Consult a Dermatologist. @ ° 2° A record of ten years’ practice in os 9 = alizing Ch age logy is °° = ee ol itfieul causes we @ b4 peclally sollelt. Consultation free— i. 2 Thodest. $ MERTZ @ sDR. HEPBURN, ttibine. 3 mh2-e03m,28 » x 4 Cee ee VV FESS FTE SESE SESS SS 53.50) S4o $3 Any pair of our Men’s $5.00, $6.00 or $7.00 Calf, Cordovan or French Patent Calf - Shoes for $3.50. Ladies’ Shoes for $1.00, $1.50, $1.95, $2.45, $2.65, $3.50—worth from $2.50 to $5.00. Youths’ Shoes, $1.25— Worth $1.75. Boys’ Shoes, $1.45— Worth $2.00. Ten’s Shoes, $1.65— . Worth §2.50. THE WARREN SHOE HOUSE, Geo. W. Rich, gig F St. 127-70d The Latest Spring ‘“Dunlaps” —are already to be seen on the street, gish.”” tien—don't have to buy. Willett & Ruoff, le D. C. Agents for Dunlaps,"* moa 905 Pa. Ave. Artists, Architects, lowest prices, Draughtsmen. Our business 1s not cont ed to this particular Ine of goods. We have Lamps, Onyx Tables, Brenzes and other beautiful orn: ‘nts. For the building trade, Paints, Olls and Glass. Let us mwke you an estima: Geo. F. Muth & Co., Successors to Geo. Ryneal, Jr., mb4-24d 418 7TH ST. N.W. A Trunk That Isn’t “Smashable’”’ Whether you are going to do little or much a traveling should determine the sort of trunk you ought to buy. Those who travel Most get the strongest trunk to be actors, drummers, &c. Ours at $6.50 Is stronger than others’ at $9, yet we them—good, strong cre This $6.50 Trunk hi as low as $3. tom, two tr: S, genui lock bolts; {8 canva a ind muslin your Name on It free. Repairing, too! Kneessi, 425 7th St. mh5-25d had— have amps all around, y lined. A Trunk Strap and (Co.'s ir RELIABLE SHOE HOUSES, j&| 930 and 932 st. i¢ 1914 and 1916 Pa. ave. 1 $ Ladies Are $ Often Deceived f by the catchy offerin as regards S name a low price and give a } tee. What good is a guarant you wish the machine repaired, you the makers have failed or that’ the tore i r bundles them? THE “PARA- KNOX HATS —need no Iauding. They have justly earned the title of ‘King’ of Hats, and they are obtainable in Washington of_us only. Young’s best world. New York Hats are “popilar-priced”” hats in dere only. F Stinemetz &, mb5-20d 1237 PA. AVE. th th no lon GON" is the best constructed, most dura- ble and finest finished machine tn the world for $23—sold with OUR 5 years’ guarantee that’s us good as gold. See it. standard SewingMch.Co. 5a 9TH ST. (MASONIC TEMPLE.) mb5-28d Soe sp soso sett tseses$ We Never Sell Fruits, Vegetables, Poultry, Hothouse Dell- cactes, etc., that we can’t guarantee to be the freshest, most delicious the market af- fords. We've had long experience—and ¢ ercise sufficient care to handle the best of e e cee . «THE POPULARITY gor Ir Poe ceoeccemovevoeeeeele = ~everything—and only THE BEST. Prices 2 always right. 4 Cannon & Chandler, 7T, 78, 79, 80 and 81 CENTER MARKET. . . . * not only the game, but the hat—the $ St. Andrew Golf Hat—soft, low crown, | f nam nn iz . a ¢ Toll brim, A new idea in golf headwear | Sensible People Dye Early. : —and an {dea that is “taking.” You bd They don’t wait till the garment is worn Mtow—we will simply remind you-the }] threadbare before having | it dyed. Sensible quickly appreciate the clever manner— < celebrated Stetson Hats are here. ° e‘and clean all inanner of things “dye. +] able” and “cleanable.”” Charges modest—de- : JOSEPH AUERBACH, : Here ‘and called for anrwhere, ° Men's Suits cleaned, Le sSpecial Agent for John B. Stetson & Co., Phiia. ¢| 1. HY POSEY: 1119 14TH St. mb5-3m g : : 623 Penna. Ave. : . im, 24d S: > Se reccecoccccceccccccce 3 $1 Is A Big Price To pay for a POOR pair of glasses. It’s & remarkably LOW price to pay for EYEGLASSES or SPECTACLES, such as we sell—iitted “with our ' FINEST i S—accurately adjusted to the eyes after a careful examination with- out extra charge. McAllister & Co., Opticians, 1311 F STREET. (Next to ‘Sun’ building.) mh5-28_ PSSOSOCSIOSSS ISS INOS PLPLIOOOHSOSHOSOEOO COS © 2999000000 9000000CCCSCES SOSVOSOSO That Small Speck On your tooth demands immediate attention, or it'll develop into a large cavity. Let us fill {t. The op- eration will be painless, the filling lasting and will save the tooth. Charges moderate. Extracting with- out pain, 50 cents. Evans Dental Parlors. (27 PA. AVE. N.W. mh5-24d Headquarters f Children’s Shoes. Py For Tired, Weary Mothers ——— =nhothing is so strengthening and ex- hilarating as THOMPSON'S COCA. Ww Teen coca leaves were first the natives of South America e exhaustion on thelr long as bearers of heavy burdens. Wine is made of coca leaves und native claret. Superlor as a spring ‘tS pint BOTTLES ONLY 75¢. = 703 Thompson, 73, vis2aPHARMACIST, PODS PPODOD OGY DORM OOOO. a “4 204 10TH ST. Paints, _ply Roofing al. sel SSSTOTSETSO90E65555 200006 SSOSSOCOSOSOSESOCOSCS .W., CAR- ire Brick and Clay, Asbestos, Lime, Cement, two and three- that we haven't—there’s no price higher than the lowest. $1.00 SHORS, 6's TO 8s. There’s nothing you want 1.75 SI INFANTS’ SHOES. tis: Edmonston, 1334 F St. ‘White © Brass ( Bedsteads. ‘The prettiest and most cheerful of beds. A big lot of them here now—and we've put prices on them that'll make the buying easy for you—and the selling quick for us. Couches Are good companion offers. We'll have ome special Couch prices to tempt you THE HOUGHTON CO., mb5-20d 1217 F ST._N.W. NAILS IN GROWIN. soreness afterwa: are probab FROF. J. J. GEORGES & SON, 1115 PA AVE. Hours, 8 to 5:30. Sundays, 9 to 1, 127-104 ly the most painful and hard- est to cure of all foot troubles—yet we cure thea permanently without pain or Wall Papers. We have the largest stock of paper hai in the city, and which we are offering at great! redvced prices, HORACE J. LONG & CO., mhl-6t 524 13th st. and 1302 F at. o.w. “FOR YEARS I have used Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for ali forms of throat and lung troubles occuring in my family, and ft has never fafled to bring 1mme- @iate and permanent reliéf. In a severe attack of bronchitis, my wife took nothing but Ayer's Cherry Pec- toral, and her recovery was so rapid as to surprise everybody: ~I never lose an opportunity to recommend Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and it mskes friends wherever introduced.”"—G. CARLSON, Merchart, Gothenburg, Neb. They’re Special —these clegant Sterling Silver Czarinas at $1 and upward—“Special”’ because they will not be bere long at the prices quoted. ‘The designs are choice and have brought higher prices—do so every day in other stores. Satin and Velvet Ribbon. Worth looking at. M. Goldsmith & Son, 911 PENNA. AVE. wh5-3m a a EM Cereal Flour Is the Best. G7It your grocer docsn’t handle it, drop , we'll see that you are sup- LACAN, S.W. It i cane uy One Of Those Wade & Butcher JRaZzors, REDUCED FROM $2 TO 99c. KOLB PHARMACY, LEADERS OF LOWEST PRICES, COR, 7TH_AND E STS. N.W: It If you had taken two of Carter's Little Liver Pills before retiring you would not have had that coated tongue or bad taste in the mouth this morn- ing. Keep a vial with you for occasional use. LADIES TAKE ANGOSTURA BITTERS @ ly when they feel low spirited. It bright up immediately. IT WAS PENSION DAY. Many Veterans Victims to Sharks and Their Failings. Yesterday was pension day, and the “pension sharks” were out in full force, with the usual result—drunken gatherings and robberies. Almost before daybreak there assembled about the pension agency a crowd of men, some of them pensioners and others who had no business there other than for the purpose of getting what they could from some of those who spend all their pension money in riotous living. The saloons in the neighborhood of the agency were open for business early in the morning, and the sign “Checks Cashed Here” was the drawing card. Then, too, some of the saloon keepers had on their counters a free lunch, calculated to cause a second appearance for a drink. All day long groups of men stood about the streets, some sober and some drunk, and when time for closing ‘the office arrived there were still many of them unpaid. But these men found no trouble in getting all the liquor they wanted, and to some of them, it is suid, money was advanced, so that when they get their checks they will simply have to turn them over to the persons who advanced them money and liquor. The police work is always greatly increased on pension day, and yesterday was no exception to this rule, for last night some of the police stations were over- crowded with prisoners, and at the sixth precinct it was found necessary to put several men in each cell. A number of them were found lying in the streets, speechless from an overdose of rum, while cthers who wandered all the way down to South Washington and called on the fe- male residents of alleys, not only lost or spent their money, but were thrown out to get along the best way they could. Several of the women were also arrested, and this morning when the “Black Maria” had finished its work the horses were glad enough to get a rest, for it was necessary to make several trips in order to transport all the victims. There were seventy-two in all, and ten of them were women. Besides these pension victims there were in the crowd a number of tramps, and Judge Kimball's procession, which was composed of persons of all sizes and colors, was the longest one that has appeared since the Christmas holidays. There was one man in the party who had not recoy- ered from the effects of his spree and his coat looked as if he had slept against a whitewashed fence. One after another the prisoners walked to the rail and plead to the various offenses charged against them, from standing on the sidewalk to vagrancy and suspicion. Many of them plead guilty and went back, while others were ready to deny the charges and make an effort to get out in order that they might again go with the old pensioners to the drinking places. This morning about 1 o'clock Lieutenant Boyle was disturbed by a party of drunken men who stopped in front of his house. There was one pensioner and three companions, and they remained there so long that the lieuterant got out of bed and had the quar- tet arrested. The court fined the men $5 each. Case after case was a repetition of the pension story, and very few of the victims managed to escape punishment. In the cases of the tramps some of them were sent down to work on the farm, while others were released to leave the city. a Chickamaugua Park Dedication. Upon the invitation of Secretary Lamont, and in accordance with the terms of a con- current resolution, accepting the same, the following named will represent Congress in the dedication of the Chickamaugua Na- tional Park, September 19 and 20 next: The Vice President, the Speaker of the House, Senators Palmer, Pasco, Mills, Proctor, Squire, Peffer, Bate, Blackburn, Caffery, Manderson, Mitchell (Wis.), Morgan (Ala.), Berry, Cockrell, Davis, Daniel, Gordon, Hawley, Quay and Sherman. Members of the House joint committee: Kilgore, Mor- gan, Wheeler, Cox, Maddox, Grosvenor, Kiefer, Strong, Avery, Alexander, Bing- ham, Boutelle, Culberson, Draper, English, Harrison, Hatch, Henderson (lll.), Hender- son (Ia.), Hooker, Lapham, Mallory, Mar- shall, Reed, Sayers, Sickles; ‘Talbot, Tars- ney, Van Voorhis (Ohio), Wilson (W. Va.). + e+____. Ransom Now Mexican Minister. Within two hours after Mr. Ransom of North Carolina ceased to represent that state as a Senator, he had qualified as United States minister to Mexico. The ceremony took place in thé roofn of As- sistant Secretary Uhl at the State Depart- ment. Mr. Ransom left for home today to put his personal affairs in shape, and will return to Washington in the course of three weeks to receive his instructions before going to his post. William Crichton of West Virginia, appointed secretary of le- gation at Rio, also took the oath of office yesterday. —_—___-e-___—_ Critical Condition of Dr. Coumbe. Dr. J. T. Coumbe has been lying danger- ously ill at his home for the past ten days with Bright’s disease of the kidneys. He has had the constant attention of Drs. Robert Reyburn, W.W. Johnson, Dr. Busey and H. H. Barker, who entertain little hope for his recovery. ———-_— "Naval Orders. | Lieut. Commander W. I. Moore has been detached from the coast survey steamer Patterson and ordared home on two montis’ leave. GERMANY’S AGRARIAN PARTY It Would Gladly See a Tariff War With the United States. Increase of Duty on Cotton Seed Oils Demanded—Other Claims Which Will Not Be Granted. The claims of the agrarian classes in Germany are commented on in a report of Special Agent Mattes to the Agricultural Department. The agent contends that they would hail with joy a tariff war with the United States. “The agrarians,” says the report, “‘well understand that our agricul- tural products are becoming more popular every year in Germany, in spite of the many indirect and false attacks made upon them. The German industrial interests will use all efforts possible to prevent altera- tions affecting commercial relations with other nations. More stringent regulations the food laws or stricter enforcement are regarded as almost impossible.” The erection of state grain elevators and mills is another agrarian scheme, intended to better their own condition, no matter at whose expense. This measure is equal- ly opposed by grain dealers, millers and bread-purchasing classes, and the official agent predicts it will not pass. Anything, says the report, is welcomed that creates a false impression about America among the people. The agrarians are also de- manding an increase of duty on cotton-seed oils, but ofl manufacturers constitute the principal advocates. According to this, the duty is to be increased from 98 cents per 220 pounds to $2.30. There are eight principal ofl manufactur- ers located at Manrfheim and other Ger- man cities who manufacture peanut and sesame oil, and who claim that cotton-seed oil ruins their business, though Agent Mattes claims these factories make be- tween 7 and 8 per cent interest on an origi- nal capital of $3,000,000. These oil manufacturers claim that inas- much as peanut and sesame oil pay a duty of $2.30 per 220 pounds, cotton-seed oil should pay a like amount. This would en- able the manufacturers to better compete with the imported cotton-seed oil. Cotton- seed oil cannot be manufactured in Ger many, but is imported from English col- onies and the United States of America. The oll is used for technical purposes and the manufacture of oleomargarine. An en- ergetic protest against the measure is pre- dicted, as the poorer classes would again have to pay the additional increase of duty. The report concludes: “All the ef- forts of the agrarians to bring about legis- lation discriminative against foreign agri- cultural products will be futile. What the outcome will be relative to the prohibition order against American live cattle and dressed beef remains to be seen, but peti- tions are daily forwarded to the capital praying for cheaper meat.” —___+-2+___ BOGUS BUTTER EXPORTS. How Oleomargarine is Shipped as But- ter to South America. The dairy interests of the country are jeopardized, it is claimed, by the practice of merchants shipping oleomargarine to South America and West Indian ports, the packages being so branded as to indicate that the contents are butter. Under recent decisions of the internal revenue bureau, it is asserted, shippers can send oleomarga- rine out of the country in such a manner as to permit it to be sold as butter. The result has been in some cases to greatly in- jure the butter trade. A statement just issued by the New York Mercantile Ex- change says: In July, 1391, the oleomargarine men pre- vailed upon Internal Revenue Commission- er Mason to rule that the “case” in which the tins of oleomargarine were packed was the “package’’ referred to in the iaw. As soon as this interpretation was given the oleomargarine exporters ceased to brand the tins oleomargarine and branded them butter and the outer case oleomar- garine, and from that time until the spring of 1894 90 per cent of all the oleomargarine cleared for foreign markets was so marked. All sorts of frauds were used, such as “Western Dairy,” “Si ik Creamery, “Garden City Creamery,” “Empire Cream- ery.” In the spring of 1894 a committee was appointed by the New York mercantile exchange to look into the matter and found that outside of the clearance of oleomar- garine there was no regard paid to the law and all of the exports were branded butter. The committee waited upon Com- missioner Miller, called his attention to these abuses, gave him proofs that the statements of the committee were correct, and he ruled that the case was not the package referred to in the law, but the tins were, and that the oleomargarine exporters and manvfacturers must cease branding their goods butter or any name that in- ferred butter in any language of the islands or countries for which goods were intend- ed, such as “‘burre” for goods intended for the French West Indies Islands and “‘man- tiquila’” for goods for the Spanish Islands and South American countries, but he did not rule that they must brand it oleomar- garine, nor has he so ruled up to this time, and large quantities of oleomargarine ere being shipped marked with favorite terms by which butter is known, such as “Fancy Goshen,” “Extra Elgin Creamery, “I. X. L. Dairy” and other marks that signify butter and nothing but butter, and these goods are leaving New York so marked this week. In some cases the tins are entiraly blank, with no mark whatever upon them, while the case is branded oleomargarine, and butter, labels are sent by express or mail 0 ports of destination and there put uy: e importations of butter into Brazil are $6,000,000 annually, and into Rio Jan- eiro, $2,500,000, and since the introduction of olecmargarire the prejudice against our butter has become so great that our ex- ports to Brazilian ports for the past year will be less than ever before, barely reach-* ing $100,000. South American countries are now sending their butter orders to Den- mark, that government guaranteeing the quality and purity of its goods, and a purchase in a Danish market means to the buyer a delivery of what he pays for. ————_———_e.—______ WARNER MILLER’S POSITION. The Political Hatchet in the Mohawk to Be Dug Up. Ex-Senator Warner Miller of New York will return to public life and politics. He has made a statement in which he refers to his poor health and straightened cir- cumstances of the past two years, and says: “Today I am rich in good health and have got money enough in my pocket to buy the next meal, and I propose to have something to say about the politics of my own party in this state. The old wixwam will be set up in the country of the Mo- hawks. Scattered members of the tribe will be called together. The hatchet will be dug up, the war paint got ready and every preparation made for an active catn- paign not against republicans, but against the common enemy.” Regarding the Windsor Hotel conference of anti-Platt_ men, which he attended, he says: “The Windsor conference was called for the purpose of discussing police bills and other reform measures now before the legislature, and to determine what could be done to promote their speedy enact- ment into laws. It was not called as an anti-Platt meeting, and was not such. Any one having broad experience in political af- fairs knows that it is impossible to organ- ize a political party upon so narrow a ques- tion as opposition to a single individual, and the meeting referred to had no such object in view, and I know of no such movement on foot in the state. “I repeat that the Windsor conference was not an anti-Platt meeting. There is no need of any division in the republican party today, if liberty is conceded to every member of the party to express his views, and to have such influence as his ability may entitle him to. The republican party is not an autocracy, but a democracy, in which everything must be free for con- sideration until finally determined by the regular chosen representatives of the par- ties acting through primary conventions. “If Mr. Platt agrees with these views of the methods of management, as I believe he must, all will be well; if the legislative measures which do not square with the principles of the party are forced through simply to give patronzge to the party and to individuals, there will undoubtedly be a break, which nothing can heal. I am not a believer in the power of patronage to control a party or politics. The patron- age is committed to a party as one of its great functions, and when used wisely it will help the party greatly, but when it is not thus used it always tends to disinte- gration and defeat. The party which exists solely for the purpose of distributing pat- ronage has no sufficientcause for exist- ence and should be buried as soon as pos- sible.” FOR WOMAN’S RIGHTS. Justice Brewtr on the Legal Status and Progress of Woman. ‘Two hundred pairs of kid gloves were in momentary peril of splitting yesterday afternoon in the hall of Columbian Uni- versity during Justice Brewer’s lecture on “Women in Court.” The audience was com- posed largely of women, who were natu- rally much interested in the subject. Jus- tice Brewer handled his theme sympa- thetically and amusingly, telling many good stories and keeping his audience in con- tinual good humor. He. urged, in a plain, genuine way, that woman was entitled to a legal status corresponding to that of man. “No one can be insensible,” said he, ‘“‘to the fact that as respecting the sex there is silently but surely going on a vast social change. The place she is to fill in years to come is one very different from that which she has hitherto occupied. We often hear the assertion that it is the glory of Chris- tianity to have elevated woman; to have opened before her many a hitherto closed door, and to have given her earthly life a dignity because it has given it a higher value and a larger usefulness. One thing that better illustrates this change is the modification in the laws respecting her. For the laws of a nation are the evidences of the thought of the nation and the prog- ress it is making in civilization and cul- ture.’” The old common law of this country and England in reference to the rights of women was compared with the present; the husbands of a century ago were compared with the husbands of today, to show what tremendous gains had been made for woman in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. “The more closely,” said Mr. Brewer, “the two lives run into each other, the more of mutuality in education, in toil, in counsel and in business, the better for the two. Hand in hand they went out of Eden, and hand in hand they must traverse the earth to the paradise of the future.” ——>_—_—_ CHARGED WITH THEFT. Several Old Offenders in the Toils Today. Alexander Robar, a little man, who lives near Accotink, Fairfax county, Va. had his hair cut and whiskers trimmed, so that he would look his best when he came here yesterday to get his pension money. He got hts check cashed, and he also got some- thing to drink. Having money, he found no trouble in making friends, and one of his newly made acquaintances, it is charged, was Thomas Brennan, one of the strangers in the city who have been living on the charity of the Central Union Mis- sion. Like many of this class of persons, he was willing to drink with the pensioner, and then, it is charged, robbed him. A pen- knife, pocket book and silver watch were the articles alleged to have been taken from the pensioner, and Policeman David Ham- ilton had the alleged tramp in court this morning on the charge of larceny from the person. Witnesses were heard, and Judge Miller held Brennan in $500 security for the action of the grand jury. He was committed to jail in default of bond, and Robar will remain here to pros- ecute the case. 3 Charles Watkins, another pensioner, was in court to complain against Daniel Wha- len, but he was so drunk yesterday that the court had to rely on the testimony of out- side witnesses. These men were together at Pennsylvania avenue and 3d street yes- terday afternoon, and when Whalen was arrested by Policeman Hartigan for at- tempting to rob the pensioner the prisoner resisted and fought the officer nearly thirty minutes before he received assistance. ‘There was no proof that Whalen actually took money from the pensioner, and Judge Miller gave him ninety days for having made the attempt. William, alias “Monk” Robinson, was also a prisoner accused of theft. It was charged that he stole a bolt of cloth from in front of H. H. Hough’s store, No. 1624 7th street northwest, and the proof was against him. As he had been convicted be- fore, the judge held him for the grand jury. He was committed in default of security. en HAD A PISTOL. Resisted Arrest in South Washington. Last night while the colored people of Anacostia were discussing the sad occur- rence of yesterday William Wright, a South Washington colored man, did his best to give Policeman Muller a dose of the treatment given Reuben Foster by Po- liceman Green. William Wright is a big colored man, who is not a peaceable citi- zen when sober, and last night when he got drunk he went through Cullinane’s al- ley and made an effort to have the houses vacated. When he threw a missile and struck a small child the women in the al- ley began screaming “murder” and “po- lice,” and Officer Muller was soon on the scene. The appearance of the stalwart po- liceman was a signal for a general stam- pede, and Wright and his companions de- parted. It was learned that prior to the brick throwing*there had been trouble in one of the houses and the officer waited in the house some time to learn what he could. While there the word was passed, “He's outgide,” and the officer knowing some of the alley population would warn the outsiders started out to make an ar- rest. Wright was standing near the door and when the officer started out he (Wright) pointed a pistol at the officer and said: ‘“‘You ——’—,, I'll blow your head off.” Being taken so completely by surprise the officer stood for a moment and looked at the man with the pistol. Then he jump- ed to one side and made a break for the colored man. The latter was then unable to shoot the officer, and he made an effort to escape, but the officer's club brought him to the ground. Then the colored man was placed under arrest and taken to the fourth precinct station. Even then he had no idea of being locked up, for as soon as his name, age, residence and occupation had been registered he made a break for the door, and would probably have reached the street had not his head come in con- tact with the club of an officer who had just entered the building. Three women and two men, colored, and the policeman appeared in court this morn- ing as witnesses in the cases of assault and concealed weapons. Notwithstanding the fact that the pistol was dropped by the prisoner when the po- liceman knocked him down, he denied that me had ever had the weapon in his posses- jon. - But there were several witnesses who saw him have the pistol, and one of them also said that he had a razor. Judge Miller sentenced him to twelve months in jail and fined him $200, or four months additional. ——>__ THE ANTI-LOTTERY BILL. It Was One of the Last Measures Signed by the President. One of the last measures signed by the President and one in which a great deal of interest has been taken is the “anti- lottery bill.” The measure is a brief one of but four sections, the most important of which is the first. This specifies that any person who shall cause to be brought with- in the United States from abroad for the purpose of dispcsing of the same, or de- posited in, or carried by the mails of the United States, or carried from one state to another in the United States, any paper, certificate or instrument, purporting to be or represent a ticket, chance, share, or in- terest in or dependent upon the event of a lottery, so-called gift concert, or similar enterprise, offering prizes dependent upon lot or chance, or shall cause any adver- tisement of such lottery, so-called gift con- cert, or similar enterprise, offering prizes dependent upon lot or chance, to be brought into the United States, or deposited in or carried by the mails of the United States, or transferred from one state to another in the same, shall be punishable in the first offense by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, and in the second and after offenses by such imprisonment only. The other sections of the bill apply to the act all provisions of existing laws for the suppression of the lottery traffic or the traffic in cr circulation of obscene books, and extend the powers conferred in section 2, chapter 908 of the Statute of 1890, to all letters or other matter sent by mail. +e +_____ They Were Congress Heights Children The school children who called on Senator Gorman yesterday represented the school at Congress Heights, and not Brightwood. They were marshaled by Mr. T. C. Elliot. FOR OVER-INDULG ‘CE Use Horsford’s Acid Phosphate. Think of your head in the morning after a night's bard labor, and take Horsford’s Acid Phosphate for speedy relief. FOR NO EUSEL OIL. If headache, backache, sore throat and coughing give you reason to fear the prevalent ‘will be glad you bave read. t mes, for, of course, you are in search of a remedy. LET YOUR SEARCH END HERE AND DON’T WORRY ANY LONGER. ‘Wheezing, stiffness and other gri miscries are pat te rout by Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, 2 tonic that soon makes the body strong enough to fight tts own battles, Draxgints and Brocers sell it. Illustrated pas} Will be sent by the Zi DUFFY MALT WHISKEY C0., Rochester, N. ¥. =, GOT THEIR CADETS NAMED. Eighteen Representatives Took Quicy: Advantage of a Law. By the shrewd move of including a Mtth amendment in the sundry civil appropria- tion bill at a late. moment, eighteen Repre- sentatives, who will come to the next Cons gress, will probably find that they have no appointments of cadets to the Naval emy at their disposal. As soon as it was known that the appropriation bill had been signed, including, as it did, the provision that members of the Fifty-third Congress, whose districts were not represented at the academy, might fill the vacancies, was a rush of papers to the Navy Depart- ment. Time was an object, for it was necessary for the outgoing members to make their nominations before the hour of noon, when they ceased to hold office. Secretary Herbert received the nominations presented before 12 o'clock, numbering eighteen, and the appointments will be made out as soon as they can be prepared for signature. These nominations as naval cadets are as follows: By Mr. Van Veorhis, principal—E. B. Fenner, Rochester, N. Y.; alternate, Wil- lard Hooker, Rochester, N. Y. By Mr. S. B. Cooper—Warren Windom, Orange, Texas; alternate, Harry Jordan, Beaumont, Texas. By Mr. W. T. Crawford—Garlend 8. Fer- gvson, jr., Waynesville, N. C.; alternate, Arthur M. Parker, Flat Rock, N. C. — Mr. Goldzier—C. O. Addison, Chicago, i. By Mr. Coffen—W. G. Haas, Cheyenne, yo. By Mr. Bynum—Oscar Schmidt, Indian- apolis, Ind. By Mr. Martin—P. J. Coyle, Peru, In- diana. By Mr. Fithian—James E. Matthew Ol- ney, Illinois. By Mr. Williams—Thomas H. Daily, Ridg« way, IL By Mr. A. H. Taylor—F. Louis Field, Evansville, Ind. By John D. Alderson—Charles W. Beirne, Lewisburg, W. Va.; alternate, William L, Burke, Hinton, W. Va. By Mr. Foreman—Charles W. Foreman, Nashville, IL By Mr. Capehart—Robert’O. Brown, Ravenswoods, W. Va. By Mr. Champ Clark—D. D. White, Dan- ville, Mo.; alternate, P. F. Ehrhard, St. Charles, Mo. By Mr. Ikert—T. J. Morris, Wellsville, Ohio. By Mr. Hunter—O. 8. Bird, Paris, IiLs cadet-at-large for Illinois. By Mr. Caminetti—James T. Farley, Jack- scn, Cal.; alternate, M. G. Perkins, Oroville, + 2. HE HELPED WILKES BOOTH. Death of the Man That Assisted the Ansussin to Escape. : ‘Thomas A. Jones, who was noted as the man who helped John Wilkes Booth and David C. Herold to cross the Potomac river five days after the assassination of Presi- dent Lincoln, died at his home, in La Plata, Md., last Saturday night. During the war Jones owned a farm on the banks of the Potomac, bounded on one side by Pope’s creek and standing on a high bluff. Through connection with enoth- er southern sympathizer on the Virginia, side of the river, Jones was able to keep up communications with the other side, and Jones’ ferry became a very popular rendezvous for those who desired to cross the line. It was also used for the smug- gling of mails to and from the south. Jones also made a regular business of aiding the blockade runners. A few years ago, after keeping his secret for many years, he pub= lished a book in which he described hig share in the escape of Booth. He told of the flight of Booth and Herold into Mary- land by way of the navy yard bridge, their taking refuge in the house of Dr. Samuel ‘A. Mudd, near Bryantown, Charles county, on the morning after the assassination, and the ‘setting of Booth’s broken leg by Dr. Mudd, who entertained the fugitives until night. Booth and Herold left Dr, Mudd’s house, in the northeastern part of the county, Saturday night, on horseback, for the Pope’s creek ferry. They went to Col. Samuel Cox, the foster brother of Jones, who hid them and sent for Jones to aid them in crossing to Virginia. Jones gave them a boat and in other ways ren- dered them valuable assistance. After the assassination Jones was arrest- ed and imprisoned in the old Capitol in this city, but the federal authorities were unable to connect him with the affair and had to discharge him. Fer a number of years after the war he held office either under the state or general government. He was employed in the Washington ravy. yard, and was displaced during the Har- rison administration. After that he was made a justice of the peace in Charles county, st Position he held at the time lea of his d BREAKING OF A GORGE. An Immense Mass of Ice Sweeps Down the Susquehanna, The gorge of ice north of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge, which has caused so much anxiety among the people of Havre de Grace and Port Deposit, Md., for the past several days, gave way at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The hundreds of visitors and citizens of the town saw an immense mass of ice, three-quarters of a mile in width, two or three miles long, and from a few feet in thickness to twenty feet, begin moving, first slowly, then, under the immense pres- sure of the great body of water behind it, to run at a thrilling speed. The dreadful, grinding noise caused a lady from the connie who came to see the sights, to fain| The mass had run but a little while when the water began to rise, and before many minutes nearly the whole of Main street Was covered with water ,and ice. Then came a loud crash, as the lumber shed of the Rowland Manufacturing Company, with its piles of lumber, was knocked down, and the lumber moved from its foundation. Nearly every fence, outbuilding and any- thing that was movable was swept away by the strong current and ice, and in many instances ground to kindling wood, while cellars were flooded all along Main street. Then the water began to gradually sub- side, until last night it was off the iter part of the street, and was still falling. Boats and ice were on the street in the greater part of the town, and many ladies and gentlemen had the odd experience of being rowed between rows of houses, whose occupants looked out of the second-story windows. The ice, snow and debris came down in great masses, pilling twenty to forty feet against the piers of the Baltimore and Ohio bridge and on the head of Garrett Island, then making its way along the Harford side to the main channel, which turns to the bay below. Considerable damage was done to wharf property, as well as to the Susquehanna Tidewater canal ice piling over the latter to a height of ten feet. The fish sheds of Colhoun & Hogan, at the head of the canal lock, are consider- ably damaged, and a portion of them car- ried away.