THE EVENING STAR PUBLISHED DAILY, Except Sunday, AT THE STAK BUILDINGS, Borthwost Oorner Pennsylvania Ave. and 11th St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Oompany, S BH. KAUFFMANN, Prea’t Tre Evasive Sram is served to subsertbers in the efty by carriers on their own account. at TO cents pa Week. or 44c per mouth Copies at the counter, 2 tare Trepeld 0 casts Pinout $2 Office at Wankungton, D. C., ae «lass mail matter re Weeetr Scan—pul sae anges. Si monten, Sbeunte $8- All mail subscriptions must be paid im advance; fyayer sent longer than is paid for ‘Kates of advertixing made known on application SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL REDUCED PRICES ON GAS STOVES: Two-boie for 0 Two-hole for ® $4.82. 81.50 One-hole fo oe. Oil Stoves Way Down tory Prices. «A. 425 Moved from 1 Be Boars ar 41.1 VIRGINIA BOARDS AT 81.15 16-FOOT BOARDS AT $1.15 EVEN SAWED BOARDS AT $1.15 SOUND DRY BOARDS AT 91.15 PER 100 FEE’ LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER, LUMBER AND MILL WORK, aug 6th et. and New York ave. n.w. Kee orer YOURSELVES AGAINST TY- ‘wo-hole for PHOID AND MALARIAL FEVERS. The ALVAREZ DISINFECTANT COMPANY is pre- yared to fumiuate and d ¢ all premises invaded Es Typhoid and other malignant and coutagiousfevers A QhV Abed Ask your d CLOSET AND See 88 EDD tt 0, LAITKOBES, RANGES, GRATES, FURNACE WORK. 3528 qs 10 ARCHITECTS AND BUILDERS Wi | are prepare ou short notice to furnish the | has delayed in. vest quality of Red Blate f Kooflug purposes, |. RICHARDS & CO., Coutreet for Cool bi iurpiea fuel for the term: ending June 30, 1 Mem bers tu possession of the ‘irade ending Aprii 30, 1501, can obtain information by calling Upon apy officer or member of the committee, as given on the back of their book By order of the Committee, or ern J. W. HARSHA, Secretary. PANY, 1001 F st. ‘u.w. CAPITAL €1,00U,000.00. This company tssues, certiticaies of deposit bearina | feposited for | interest a follows: On all amounts ninesy days or more, but leas than «ix months, 3 per ui per suum: $4 per cent on deposits for more deposits of one year or loner. necured ikvestments for sale. Money loaned. b. H. WAKNEK, President, ¥. B. ROBISON, Secretary. DIRECTORS Charies B. Bailey, George F. Schafer, dauwer L. arbour, John A Hanuiton, ic. 3 homas Se ville W. Clay. Joun A. Swope, om J. >. Sworusted! 2 J. Daring ws, Hattersley W. ialboth, John Joy kdeon, Georwe Truesdell, Charks J. }salsner, B. H. Warner, Albert F. Fox, A.A, Wilson, ©. Coreen, 1B. Wine, Wulltam Bb. Gurley, SW Woodward, J b. Larner, Chas. Ben) Wilkinson, A. 8. Worthington. HARTERED BY CONGRESS 1818 FEANKLIN INSURANCE CO. of Washington, D.C. CAPITAL AND SUKPLUS...... Has never contested a loss by fire, but always makes prompt and Liberal adjustments, DR. DAN'L B. CLARKE, Prest GEO. E. LEMON, Vice Prest. CHAS S. BRADLEY, Treas. 1 FENWICK YOUNG, Secy. WILL P. BOTELER, Asst Secy. Je25-3m HEAPEST FUEL IN THE MARKET. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF COKE. Inorder to reduce cur large stock we will deliver uutil further notice best quality Coke for domestic | Vurposes at the following LOW prices: ‘25 bushels Uncrushed, $1 bushels Crushed, # 40 bushels Uncrushed, 2 40 bushels Crushed, @3.30. 0. BUY QUICK AND GET THE BENEFIT OF THE KEDUCTION. JOHNSON BROTHERS, Exclusive agents Washington Gas Light Co.'sCoke. Also the most extensive dealers in all kinds of Fam- dy Fuel EQUITABLE CU-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, “EQUITABLE BUILDI " 1003 F ST. ASSETS #1,119,062. Otfice hours, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m daily. On the first Wednesday in each month the office will be | open from 6 to S o'clock p.m. Advances will be made prumptly at 7 o'clock. The 19th issue of stock is open tor subscription. Shares are 82.50 per month. $1,000 advanced on each share. Pamphlets explaining the objects and advantages of the Association are furnished upon application. THOMAS SOMERVILLE. INO. JOY EDSON, See'ry. , THE SHOREHAM. Table ¢’Hote Dinner 81 ~ PERSONAL. WILL PAY #150 CASH TO ANY ONE SECUR- DE Ine B KUVEFLent position paying trom 275 per month. Address POSITION, Star othce. auld-ot* YOUNG LADY WHO HAS PASSED THE CIVIL A service wilt wive $0 canb and baif of first mbt wary for & permancut Governinent Vosition payin 875 per month. Address J.X., star otf auld ac MIBPLEAGED GENTLEMAN Mi very weil to do, would Like to df disporition from 30 to 36 year: trimony: uo delay im sus WE, Btar offs. VIL, SERVICE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS aud Answers Send 1c. to B. W_FLYSN, A. M., Ivy Institute, 328-Lin Southwest cor. Sth and K sts. n.w. UTHOKIZED PRIVATE DETECTIVE AG) : ZA Wilts & Co. Communications promptly at Vended to sud strictly conidental Office open all hocra, WM WILLIAMS, Mauawer, U6 Fat uw. my4-16m* A SQOREICH, LAWYER, 124 DEARBORN 8 o Chica Fears’ succomful practice, advice Hee. Be publicity. ‘Bpecial fuctlties i maby states woi7-tth&e-ly (OW iS THE TIME. WE WILL PAY “BIG AN Mones" for First-class Becoud-band Clothing, ad- Gress of call at JUBTH'S OLD STAND, G1UD ab » my LOST AND FOUND. OST—IN GEORGETOWN —A LIBERAL REWARD | jue disco! 4 will be paid for the return of a Poll Parrot to | pay all vutota S256 M atreet, ate OST—AT LINCOLN MUSIC HALL LAST EVEN 4 iuy.e Pair of Dark Moroceo-covered Opera iS Muse ave me. aud rec ST—A PAIK OF GOLD EYEGLASSES, 13 4 bear Ceuter Market this mormuug Finder return same to 1410 N.Y and wet the reward, 1t° IST —ON AUGUST 15, ON BOUNDARY ST_ BET. Ls 7thand "6th or on Téth, a Buudle containing Lady's Pink Dress, Fancy Work, ki fluder wil be Lberally rewarded by leaving ita Pet mw. GW. BALLOCH. Ta Liberal reward fc ost —< 15, A SKTTER PUPPY white, spots. Keward paid if re | turned to 1726 1 st. uw. ae OST--THE PARTY FINDING OPEKA GLASSES LRirtte Haste all, Grow. seate 2 anda be je. ae. 7 aule-2t* OST—AUGUST 12-IkISH SETTEK BircH LWrice Pectand Breast: Tac 255, Auitatie re ward if returued to PAKK HOTEL, 7th and Boundary, aulo-at* ont AUGUST 11; BLACK AND TAN TERRIER, ‘aura, one No. Seen with two boys ou Hse ‘mw Reward for his return to 26 I at aw. OST_850 REWARD—ON THE 11TH INSTANT, me Diawond Rink woink frou Lausbursh & rv. 's to Penusylvanigavenue. The above reward will be pad if returned to EDL1H LANGTON, 30. aw aul OST-a SCOTCH TERRIER NINE MONTHS ‘old, with short ears aud tail. weariug red leather coliar aud ribbou; answers to the name of “sin.” $5 reward for bie return to Ectiugton mansion. aud T sta we. acl hed on Friday—@1 = |__ on T7—No. 17,016. SPECIAL NOTICES. BOs cueat orrer Commencing August 18 I will offer our entire stock of Second-hand Square Pianos if ther vaiue. large accumulation which our trade has vrought us. The decrewmin, This will be a rare opp Who want Pianos for practice pu de not feel that they can ailord the luxury of anew or expensive instrument. sale a good Fiano can be hud as low as #40, e those we have held at 8200 wil OUesch. All prices ob @cash basis, but reason. an be arranged for if desired. he be offered at ‘Those who call early PEL have choice from upward of fifty FREEBORN G. SMITH, BRADBURY PALACE OF MUSIC, => AUGUST 15, 1890,—ALL, PERS ing claims agaist Couiby Greenwell will birye Shem within thirty days to THLO. BURNS, ‘ON, AUGUST Mita FIRE INSURANCE CO. Kellogg Building, 1416 F st Gentlemen: I wish to express my thanks to you for | prompt and satusfactory payment of ail my for loss aud damage by fire to my carriage factory on ight of July 24. © y was the first to settle aud in less than jours from the breaking out of the tire your check for two thousand (82,000) dollars, being the total amount of your policy, was handed me. ork incident to restoring my building nding you this letter, ‘ours, respectfully, CHAS. ©. WALTER. SGTON CITY OWNERS WHO DE “> sire to have their Lots lees’ ton City (Bowie station) can do so now, | about to be made. Address SURVEYOR, Star office. “tat Hunting- Ww, as a UTES Is orner of 446 st. NING, August 19, at ‘i take action to.recover the 10 per avcu off our wages by HB, Moulton, By onder fi< TEMPORARY OFFICE OEIHE or com | © = Lagan 7° aaean TON A. SEITZ 15 NO LONGER IN ploy.” We give this notice to the pub- JULIUS LANSBURG STEST BOAT ON ‘had #< BioLths, Dut less than ayear, and 4 per cent on | TO RIVER VIEW And the Grand Balloon Ascension And Parachute Descent, SUNDAY, AUGL Boat leaves at 11 am, FOR SALE—BUSID vanimave. ; all offering WE lers, axree to close cur Stores August ut 5 o'clock: S10CKS BOUGHT AND SOLD. Farmers’ and Mechanies’ National Bauk. Metropolitan Railroad. Washington and Georgetown Railroad, Judsou Pneumatic Railroad. Wasiungton Gas S Washington Loan aud Crust, Wastungton Gas Bonds, Hysienie Tee Bonds. wenmatic Gun Carriage, GURLEY & STEVEN! ‘ON GROVE CAMP GROUND. ‘The eightcenth annual camp meeting will e415 EVENING and continue until the Serviecs at 9 a.n., 11 a.m., 3 p.m.and 8 p. ople’s meeting at 6:30 p.m. WOODW AkD, President, WASHINGTON, D. €., AUGUST 8, 1890. Dr. W. B. POMEROY, n.w., Will be absent from the city for twenty <—S evenin Wishing to retire from ac day sold ail wy in ts fn the firm of B. K. Co to Sir. Lewis G. Tewksbury, Bapker and Broker, of New York city. Bong service at 8 pan. after will be conducted in the wkabury & Co, A will remain in Mr. Hibbs needs no his iutogrity and ability fs well but I take pleasure in recomiuending my #uc- public yeneraliy as recommendation, eMSOFS to my p being im all respects worthy of their confi B. K, g => OUT-OF-TOWN BUSINESS A SPECIALTY. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, CORNER Vi ats. ‘unday school, Kev. R. 8. MacArthur, vary Baptist Church, New York August at 1] a.m. and at 8 p.m. . BKANCH, corner 13% and D .W., Kev. ‘Theron Outwater, pastor.—Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; preacuiny, 1} au. and S p.m. MEA CHAPEL, ‘corner 5th and P u.w., Charles E. Fair- ian, superintendent. Suuday school, 4 p.m, All are cordially invited to these services," gu2-4Ot @.=> METROPOLITAN WESLEY A. M. E. ZION Bee ince, Dae der RH. G. Dyson, pastor.—Preuching at 11 @ m. by Kev, Richardson an at 8 p.m. by the pastor. it? < RYLAND M. E. CHURCH.—DR. PRIC: pastor. Preaching at 11 a.m. by Rev. W, Orem. Christian Endeavor Union Praise Bervice ut 8. A cordial welcome to all. it? WAUGH M-E. CHURCH, 3D AND A STS. ne, Key. Alex. ©. Gavson, D.D., past M. L. Hawley at 11 am. Rev. John Suttell at 8 Prayer meeting Thursday 8 p.m. t FOUNDRY M.E. CHURCH.— 9:30, SUNDAY chool ; 11, sermon by Rev. W.E. Perry, D.D.: Frayer meeting on Wednesdsy = POLITAN M.E. CHURCH, COR. id C sts. n.w., Rev. Ge Dorey, D.D., pastor.—Preaching tomorrow at 11 o'clock a.m. by v. D. M. Browning, pastor of Douglass Memorial. r Spm. ii, Suuday school at urch and 10th st. 11 a.m, end 8 p.n preaching by Kev. W. J. Thomp- sou, Wednesday, 8). i, Missionary prayer meet- ing. ive - REV. G. W. ENDEKS, PASTOR OF Bo Gites Latheran Chirk York oe, Ga Preach in Dr, Doier’s Church, cone: 11th ‘and Hf sts, ‘1D w., tomorrow (Sunday) at 1) au, it Be SEGYND PALTIST CHURCH, 3D 8ST. N. Sw. Bishop Johnson, D.D., pastor. 1 #,m. kev J. E. Purdy. p.m, 88, lyccum. 8 p.m., Rev, Satterfield of North Carol: iw z ASBURY M.E. CHURCH, CORK. 11TH AND | ae pastor.—11 a.m. in., SermORS bo tue pastor; Sund: rsonage collection morn- jug and evening. it = CHRISTIAN CHURCH, VEKMONT AVE. bet Nand 0 sta —sorvicen at 11 win, abd S Key. Tru pan. Preachi ernor of Ind ‘Sunday sc! 9 sion school at 5:30 p.m. Young people's Tym. Allare invited. | Fe TEMPRRANC MEETING—GOOD TEM- “S viare’ Hail, corner 4% at, and Pa. ave, TU- MOLROW EVE Chauibers, Messrs, Hartsuc Pubsic in? 1 1 WAS MOVED ce, Anacoxtia. Meeting will KAY at soclock p.m, Mr B. 8. steele and Dia) 5. H. Walker will speak. At 5 o'clock Mev. Dr. Hershey and Dr. E. W. Kirby will speaic it se SHIELD OF HONOR—MT. VERNON Lodge, No. 1, meets every TUESDAY at 8 Ramat le, Droit Building, cor. Sth and F sts. nw. oubers of other lodyes in the order are cordiatiy im: Vited to attend. By onder. ty 5. SOWERBUTTS, Rec. Sec. ATTENTION, SIK KNIGHTS—FALL IN— “B~ Neison Division, No. 2, UL KK of bP, are red tousselble at the Jane Moscley wharf, footot xth st. on WEDNESDAY, Auust San, Sharp, in fatigue Uniform, cout aud cap, for the pure Pose of attending our excursion in ® body. See ad? By order of the Division, aul6-3t WALTER 8. GRIFFITH, oe MASONICTA | srECIAL | coma : “S~ tion of Hiram Lodse, No. 10, F.A.A.M., will be belt at their Hall, corner of 19th st. ‘and Pa! av on LUESDAY, August 19, L8Y0, at 7:50 o'clock p. the purpose of confertiug tie thisd deqree. Aull uudance of the members is desired. Brothren of ster lodues are fraternally invited. By order of the M. WM. HOSTUAKD, sec'y, aul6-2t A STATED MEETING OF MITHRAS Lodge of Perfection, No. 1, AAS, will | be Beld at the Cathedral of the lute, 1007 Gst-n-w., ESDAY EVENING, August 19, at 7:30 Uclock? Work 9° et seq. AH. HOLT, 32¢, euls-3t ‘Secretary. Be, SPPGAL MPETING OF MITHRAS Lodge of Perfection, No. 1, A.A-S.Re ik edral of the Kite, 1107 Gat in w. MONDAY EVENING, August 18 at 7 o'clock sharp. Work 6” et seq. By order V.M. A. H. HOLT, 329, auié-zt "* Becretary, ? ,PENNSYLVANIANS, ATTENTION! ilere will be a meeting of the Pennsylvania Regub- lican Club at Graud Army Hall, MONDAY EVENING, August 18, 1890, at 7:30. It is required that every voter's name shall be on the assessor's list by SEPTEMBER FOURTS, after which there will be 30 days for the payment of taxes, Pennsylvanians residing in this city who have been dropped from poll lists should at once ace that they are properly registered and taxes paid, either by ap- plying to the assessors in their respective districts or to the Campaign Committee of the Pennsylvania Club, INO, L RANKIN, 16-20 a8 enke President. ae rH TW PARCEL DELIVERY © 814 Fet. nw, Bagwsge transferred from lesidences to and from Depots, 25 cents. Parcels called for und delivered, 10 cents. Telephone, 659. wy 22-3m. See If MAY CONCERN.—THE PUB- ic is notified that I will not be responsible for debts contracted by are. Mary, A. (or T) Poltner bet hier, B. 1. the ‘former ha left iny bed of her own volition. "J. We PALMER. Mite DR. GUSTAV! Beart B17 Toth NEW YORK CENTRAL'S STRIKE, The Switchmen at Buffalo Went Out mea from the Ere street yard ta th Buffalo yard to teke the place of strikers, The pre edand asked the superintem- Mpls Bow men as they were unwitl mg to take the sof union strikers. Ti TWO CENTS, | the ‘superintentent retused to do and the switchmen’s union ordered allout. This com= dent te Washington News and Goin [SENATOR QUAY'S PLAN Index to Advertisements, = pare 11|He Introduces an “Order of Busi- AMUSEMENT! ARCHITECTS. ATTORNEYS. Page 14 . AUCTION SALE: Page 15, ness” Resolution Today. BICYCLES. Page 11 CIrv ITEMS ‘tare'16|MR. EDMUNDS OBJECTS TO IT. COUNTRY BOARD..... Pages 5 and 14 Ret ~ ne The Resolution Provides for a Vote i ace 1 at Page 1 on the Tariff Bill August 30. Paxe 1 Puce ————— “pase £OR RENT (Rooms). -Page 2) ANTI-LOTTERY BILL IN THE HOUSE. FOR RENT (Houses). Page FOR RENT (Sons) Page a nae FOR SALE di “Page FOR SALE Tome Page SENATE. FOR SALE (MisceLLaNgovs) GENTLEMEN'S GuoDs. In the Senate the consideration of the hiver *g HOTELS, “Page 6 | and harbor bill was resumed this morning, the HOUSEFURNISHINGS . .Page 14| pending question being on the amendment ee aoans Pare 13 | proposed by Mr. Frye to the Hurlem river spiny — item. LOST AND FOUND. -Pawe 1 | “Paso 5 | Mr. Hawley offered an amendment to the Page 14 | amendment, providing that the new bridges wPage 5 | Shall be without any draw spans or draws or Page 5| Openings. He said that the whole proposition Page 15 | was distasteful to him in some respects, but Page 14 | that the amendment offered by him would give POTOMAC RIVEK BOAT! Page 14 | the people of New England ered AND ORGANS, Page 14 A CLEAR STRAIGHT RIDE INTO NEWYORK pinecnttny ua city without any Jraw bridges. And that they PROFESSION PROPOSALS, RAILROADS. SPECIALTIS,, SPECIAL NOTICES. “page 13 | Could stand their share of the money thrown away on the Harlem river as well as the rest of the people of the country. ¥age14/ The most sensible thing he believed would -Page 1 be to fill up the whole of the Harlem river and SUBURBAN PROPEI -Pare 8) have a grand boulevard there, on SUMMER RESORTS, ‘Page 14 which more passengers and freight would ++-Pare 2 | be carried than all the boats that might float as there. That was what the chief engineer had ont 2 | told the committee on commerce, and that was “Page 2 | the “bottom judgment” of the New York Cen- “page 2 | Tl Railroad Company, if it would only say so, New York needed no more wharfage. = She had yet a good deal un- Tes Geax Cuz cr lows: Tae Eyanrwe STa® |i ica seat Blies coulalinaeapy, « Chuaaead will be sent by mail to any address in the | miles of wharfage on the Hudson and as much United Btates or Canada for such period as may | More on the East river and Long Island sound, i WHAT NEW YORK NEEDED be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. ausintaxdbac rou (Wherever tacei Glee bee Sa But all such orders must be scoompanied | ben filled up they had been built upon, and if by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, a8| the Harlem river and flats were filled up they no accounts are kept with mail subscrip-| would be built upon. It would come to that tions. gp in the end. No big water way through the Has heart of a big city had ever existed or ever Pexsions ror Drsrnict Pgorie.—Pensions | would if its purposes could be accomplished have been granted to residents of the District | Otherwise. of Columbia as follows: Increase—John P. ‘MR. REAGAN OPPOSED THE WHOLE ITEM Driver. Widows, &c.—Jennie, widow of Geo. | #8 a chimerical scheme. The draws would have W. Anderson, ‘Takoma; widow of | to be open perpetually, so that railroad travel James Noonan, Mexican war; minor of Thomas | over the bridges would be impracticable. W. Hineline of the navy. It seemed to him that the whole project was ; | im the interest of speculation in building lots. wate Soreeaae s BILvER Preeti and would be a serious injury to the prosperity csterday’s offers for the sale of silver to the | of the city of New York and to the commerce ‘Treasury were at rates ranging from @1.14 to| of the country. He trusted that the item $1.15}4 and the department accepted all offers | would be struck out. i at prices below $1.15. Itisnow understood! Mr. Washburn moved to lay the pending that hereafter the same publicity will be given | amendments on the table. tothe government's silver transactions as is MR. FRYE FAVORED THE AMENDMENT. now given to its bond operations. Mr. Frye, chairman of the committee on Rermep.—Surg. Gen. John Moore was today | Commerce, suggested that the Senators from placed on the retired list of the army on| Connecticut and Texas (Mr. Hawley and Mr. account of age. He will probably be suc- | Reagan) seemed to underrate the importance ceeded by Col. J. H. Baxter, chief medical | to commerce of the improvement of the Har- purveyor. lem river, Even now when the Harlem river = was navigable for only two or three miles there Our or tHe AnMy.—The President has ap- | was freight carried there last year to the amount Proved the sentence of dismissal in the case of | of 3.500.000 tons and of a value of Capt, Alonzo E. Miltimore of the quartermas- | £120,000,000. Such a commerce was not to be ral epeaant tiger cently convicted | 820Fed. The Harlem river was not to be called by court-martial ‘of falsifying hic esounte, | &™ud hole. It might be considered, therefore, nhs ets ‘ll tak fied the Slat ine | t2St here was a waterway that could be made wee fe effect on the Sistin-| of very great importance commercially, a liana gttnenrioes ancaageraneoeeteiseooe ; with se lamage ver-river com: Tus Preavewrs Cattxns today included | ooo» by rail. ‘There would be faconvenionen Speaker Reed, Senator Higgins, Representa- | and delay and all that sort of thing. His own tives Morrill, Perkins, Lanham, Morrow, Neid- | tirst view of the question had been that of the ringhaus and Butterworth and Judge Boarman | Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Hawley), that of Louisiana. it would be better to fillup the Harlem river : == than to have itimproved asa waterway. But Pensonat.—Hon. Chas. A. Russcll of Con-| seyowsrnance BAD COME FROM NEW TORE, necticut has returned to the city and is quar-| trom boards of trade, from chambers of com- Saree MeMullen | merce and from the press which were entitled re .—N. C. Hui 2 7 és bell of Sacramento, Cal., is visiting his brother | ‘® Consideration. The bridge matter, he sug- at the Fredonia.—Mr. Ad. Moos and daugh- | 8¢sted, might be permitted to wait. The first ter of Pittsburg are spending a few days at the | *PPopriation made for the improvement of Hamilton House.——Mr. T. V. Walker has re. | the Harlem river had been made over ten years turned trom a visit to relatives and friends | “8° ($350,000), with a proviso that the title to throughout the south and he is sojourning at |the lands" should be given to Washington Grove.--—A large party of naval | the United States without expense. cadets of the "9 class gave unelaborate ban- | 1¢ had taken nearly ten years to obtain that quet last night at the Arlington Hotel. | title. Two years ago the appropriation had Henry W. Oliver of Pittsburg, Mr. been made available. aud another ap- Mrs. Ben Blanchard of Hutchinson, propriation had been added to it and Maj. B. R. Corwin of Brooklyn # plan adopted by which the Robt. J. Kleberg of Santa Gertrudes, Tex..are | Oost OF THE IMPROVEMENT WOULD BE quartered at the Arlington. Messrs. Christian 2,200.00, and Chas, Neidringbaus of St. Louis are visit- | At the rate at which appropriations were being ing ea ae Ee Re arc made it would be six years at least, if not Normandie, who has been confined to his room | **¥€® oF eight, before thut improvement would for the past week with malaria, has recovered | be completed. andis able to be about now.—Daniel G, | When the committee on commerce struck out Gillette of New York and T. B, Casey of Minne- | the House item it did so with the understand- apolis are at the Shoreham.——Edward P, | ing that the conference committee to which the Stone of Sioux City is at Wormley’s.——F, J. | bill would be referred would consider care- Thorp of Chicago, Leonard Myers of Philadel: | fully what ought to be done: his own judgment hia, A. Victoring of Troy, N.Y., and M. Salis- | Was that that was a better place to settle the ury of San Francisco are at the Biggs | Question than on the floor of the Senate. House.——S. C. Coyle and daughter of Mc-| So far as he was concerned he recognized the Keesport. Mr. and Mra. Edward F. Ernst of | importance of the travel between the west, the St. Josep ir. and Mrs. Wm. Dilworth of | north and the east to New York city. He be- Allegheny, J. H. Laine, mauager of Strauss | lieved himself in solid bridges, although the orchestra, and George H. Koppe of Cincinnati, | feeling of his section of the country wonld be and W. J. Gullagher of Chicago are at the | against solid bridges, because all the lumber Hotel Randall.——Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roberts | aud brick and building materials of of Pittsburg, Amasa Thornton of Now York, A.| New England would be carried through L. Wood of Macon. Ga., Dr. F. Yarnall of St. | the Hariem river. He had no doubt that the Louis are registered at Willard’s, —W.E. Davis | People ot New York themselves would demand of Chicago, G. W. Kline and J. P. Lawrence of | 80lid bridges ther less than ten years, He the navy, Kk. H. Banning of New York, F. G, | Was perfectly willing, however, that either of Cornell of Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alb- | the amendments should be adopted and that jer of Tacoma are atthe Ebbitt House.——Hon, | the whole matter should be left to the confer- Robt. N. Yardley of Pennsylvania has returned | €uce committee. to the city aud is at the Ebbitt House, — MR. HISCOCK: ARGUED wv. G. W. Euders, pastor of Christ's Lutheran | that it was fair to assuine that the city of New thurch, York, Pa., is at 16 Grant pluce, Tock hehuiood 4 3 J. Felix Smith of Richmond, Frank Chapin | YOrk had no desire to impede, or obstruct, or and Mrs, John Queen of New Orleans, Lu,, are | ‘ivert railroad traffic, and it was aiso fair to at the Langham.—J. W. Crawford of Sait | assume that his distinguished colleague (Mr. Lake City, G. H. Towle of Boston, 8. C. Moore | Evarts) would be quite as jealous of the cum- of Findlay, M. M. Knapp of Chicago, O. Strait | mercial interests of that city as any gentle- of Fort Scott, Kaus., and L. W. Harper of | ™n from any other state “could St. Louis are at the St Jamex——j|be He would ike to have Mr. and Mrs. D. Rogers of Worcester ure at| Mr. Hawley’s amendment voted — on, the Hotel Johnson.——Messrs, H. Meitzler, R, | 8° that there might be an expression of the P. Dayton, J. Eder, P. Royston, W. Keegin, E. | Senate in regard to solid bridges, Lothrop, B. Cornwell, F. Wagner. W. W. MR. EVARTS REMARKED sehen Salfttoy rs Pheer pee ae Hagens that Mr. Frye had said something which he and family le jay antic City, where i 5 they will remain for the rest of the summer. | (lt. Evarts) had intended to say, and which = he would therefore omit. The people of the War Department Changes. city of New York and the railroad companice Wm. D, Mackenzie, Illinois, appointed clérk | interested in the matter had been giving the nae estion a most intelligent examination for at $1,000, quartermaster general's office, Lafay- | (unt pty oth ania, aice os be aa: ette H. Montgomery, Kentucky, ap-| lightened by the Senators from Connecticut Pointed copyist at $900, depot quarter-| (Mr. Hawley), Massuchusetts (Mr. Hoar) and master’s office, Philadelphia, Daniel J. | Texas (Mr. Reagan), who assumed to know . ‘, better what the interests of New York were Carr, Pennsylvanin, clerk at $900, | than the people themuclves knew: Signal Office. Frank ae Wisconsin; | He begs to inform those Senators that one Simeon I. Neal, Texas; Louis B. Mowry, jr., | result of giving this additional wharfage to the South Carolina; Wm. H. Stovall, Tennessee, city of New York would be to reduce the cost and Leslie L. Barton, Kentucky, appointed | of wharfage of vessels from their respective clerks at $1,000. record and pension division, | states from @15 to $7, and who, he asked. could Mortimer A. Downing, Missouri, appointed | estimate the importance of that reduction to type writer and stenographer at $900, depot} the commerce of the country? The Senator juartermaster’s office, Philadelphia. Harry | trom Texas had spoken of the Harlem river as Chapman, New York, promoted from copyist | » mud hole. at $900 to clerk at $1,000, judge advocate! Mr. Reagan—I did not say anything about its general's office, being a mud hole, Post Office Department Promotions, bees hard phi to) ) The following promotions have been made 4 REAL ESTATE OPERATION. in the clerical force of the office of the first as-| Mr. Hoar (in noticing Mr. Evarts’ reference sistant postmaster general: Chas. W. Appler of | to him) stated that all that he had said on the Maryland from $1,400 to $1,600; Wm. Schofield subject was that he was perfectly willing that of Mississippi from $1,200 to $1,400: Miss| the excavation should go on, but that he Kittie J. Laws of Iown from $1,000 to $1,200; | thought —— which would affect Cari 8. Orleman of Florida from €900 to €1,000. | railroad tra ought to be embodied ere in a separate bill, when statistics Nominations Today. could be brought before the Senate, and when ‘The President sent the following nominations | the opinions of experts could be obtained. Ht to the Senate today: had said that one single of what the Sen- War. Jedediah H. Baxter, chief medical ator from New York had attributed to him. Purveyor, to be surgeon general, with the rank moni cee ier de ceed of brigadier Lorain sa : TO THE EXTENT OF OBJURGATION. ‘Treasury—] n J. Rosepan nnsylvania 7 —! Senator will pardon to be assistant surgeon in the ‘marine, hospital i aes tas watned service of the United States, [Continued on Fivth Page.) pletely blocks freight trafic by either road a® : ae | his terminus, RIGHTS NOT YIELDED There are upward of 200 men in the moves ment anda freight blockade at east Buffalo is imminent. The closing of the West Shore road for freight is the most serious aspect thus “ . . far. as it completely cripples the Central's That is What Lord Salisbury Claims | tacititios for forwarding ‘recht. "There was § the worst tangle of trains and engines im of the Seal Fishery. the Central depot this morning that bas been seen since the strike began, @ nee week ago this morning. West Shore and Central: . on engines crowded every track from the north BIG FIRE TODAY IN PAWTUCKET | the south side of the depot and tora lome die. tance east. The Belt line tran due at 8 o'clock snl stopped at Chicago street and the passengers 4 walked in, as they did from the same train Ins® The New York Central Switchmen | Saturday morning. All passenger trains om all roads entering the Central depot were . behind time this morning and. the big at Buffalo Strike. train house presents ws confused « spectacle as at any time since the strike began. ‘The Michigan Central through train, due to leave here at 6:30, got away at 9:15 and other BAD COLLEIONS ON WESTERN ROADS 5 Er cersara hear Gagek melee easy tion could be had at the Central offices, Sn- rintendent Burrows and ‘Trainmaster Ma- READY TO ARBITRATE. Fouey were out at cast Buffala. Ove of the men about the depot was ashed what caused Salisbury Claims England Never Cone | the «witchmen to go out. ceded the Mare Clausum Point. NOT TAKE STRIKERS’ PLACES. ae all there is to it,” was the repli “A crew of men were ordered around here from the Erie «treet depot last night to take See ener Loxpox, August i6.—Lord Salisbury’s last | dispatch to Secretary Blaine relative to the Behring cca dispute bears date of er tagte | the place of strikers in the train house, They After quoting from historical documents the | came, but did not jike the job, and sent a dele= dispatch coucludes: These show that England | gation to Superintendent Burrows aning hom refused to admit any part of the Russian claim | to send them back to the Erie street depot, asserted in the ukase of 1821 to marine juris- | netinged Sang eclen een oe =. i | jetailed to take the p diction and the exclusive right of fishing | Deine detniled | to tae ie ee Boe throughout the whole extent of that claim, rows was determined that they should act as from Behring straits to the fifty-first parallel; | he desired and they struck. I guess the rest of also that the convention of 1625 was regarded the men were with them and still stand by * tof | them. So don't be surprised if you hear some- ny both sides nes rewuncistion om the pert of | ting trop.. 1 son's bnew sapiens sneak See Russia of that claim in its entirety, end that | goin going out. I only know theewitemen though Behring straite was known and specifi- | aro out at Black Kock and east Buffalo on both cally provided for Behring sea was not known | the Central and West Shore road by that name, but was regarded as a part of the | Atelephoue message from Black Bost stoned Pacificocean, Her majesty’s government always | that the Central switchmen had struc! | there this . but that the firemen were claimed freedom of navigation and fishing i | sti/ ut work. ‘The West Shore ts not affected nt Behring sea outside the limit of a marine Black Kock. The strike of the West Shore men league from the coast, It is impossible to | is greeted with joy by the old strikers, who see admit that the right to fish and catch seals in | in it = _ pe for the suc Baad hae wd | movemen \ ola the high esse can be held to be abandoned by | government is ready to refer the question, | Nicyel Plate and Michigan Central had struck with the issues dependent thereon, to impartial | clear to Chicago. Up to noon, however, thie arbitration. i report had not been verified. Sax Franorsco, August 16.—H. Leibs, presi _ WAITING FoR PoWDERLY. dent of the North American Commercial Com-| New You, August 16,—Vice President Webb pany, said today: “A report from our agent says | of the New York Central received @ dispatch that up to July only 20.000 sealskins ffalo th: wath ciated had been taken and that the — seal | *0™ East Buffalo thie morning, : i that the freight conductors and yard ewitch- rookericn hed been, simost, deserted. | 1 | men at that point went out this morning on is closed to all nations during July. Augustand | ttike. Mr. Webb said this morning that Le September our seal will become extinct. This | B84 epi a oe mpage ayaa oe 4 state of affairs is due to poachers who kill the | tat Be was waiting to confer with hima. females of all ages, while the commercial com- | * ™- Mr. Powderly had not yet pul ap- pany is allowed to kill only young males.” pearance. a HUSTLING THE FREIGHT ALONG, A DAY’S MISHAPS. Sprixoriep, Mass, August 16.—The first through freight from the west since a week last Patel basemen oh else 026 | Tneredey passed eastward on the Bovton and Albany yesterday, consisting of fifty-four re- AtToy, ILL, August 16.—The most serious | *er#tor cars, : wreck that ever occurred in this vicinity hap- oe a ie en aie pened last evening on the St, Louis, Alton and | | AtBaNr, N.¥., August 16.—So far as _ ew Springficid railroad near Clifton Terrace. This | York Central road's business 1s concerned the road 1s building an extension trom a point | *Tike here is broken, for west Albany, where seven miles above Alton to the village of Elsah, | te big blockade of freight has held since inst on the Mississippi river. Tbe men working on 1 A —, —_ pone go woe this extension go out from here on a construc- | Toad. awd ME Bissell this mormirg) ape tion train every morning and return in the aad = rang bad a phew enye | evening. It has been the rule to leave a man | Welsh care botore uk » ge § stationed at the switch when the construction | New York an jalo are going throug’ train goes up at night to watch for | "6! the passenger train which ix due to pass there |_| There have been two or three narrow escapes at6p.m. This precaution was forgotten and | from severe accidents occasioned by the greem when the work train returned, as it was past | hauds. The passenger trains are arriving bere time for the passenger, the men supposed that | OW time, and it looks ws though the predictiom it had passed and the work train started toward | Of the road that the strike is over is true, The Alton. The passenger train was half an hour | *trikers, however, are confident that such w= late, and the two trains, running at the rate of | not the case, and the hourly bulleting 20 miles per hour, collided on # curve on the | declare that this is only the beginning, bluff. It is miraculous that both trains did not | The leaders say that they are ouly waiting tor go over the embankment into the river. Both | orders and then there will be « general shut- engines were completely wrecked, as was also | down. A good deal of comment was caused the car on the work train and mail car on the | this morning by the editorial article of Mr, passenger train, The passengers all escaped | Powderly in the organ of labor. It is said that with nothing more than bruises, The others | ite general tone is of the acceptance of defe + fared worse. Both engineers jumped and | and an intimation that no aid will be receiv saved themselves. The list 0% killed and | from the firemen and engineers. In one place wounded is as follows: Mr. Powderly says: “That the canse of themen Killed—Peter Smith of Springfield, Charles | is just we know, but we also know that the fact McGee of Alton, water carrier on construction | Of its justice dues not insure its success, trai; James Murray of St. Louis, laborer. In another place he su True wisdom Wounded—Frank Lee, Springfield, engineer | Would couusel other organized bodies on the on passenger train, right leg badly crashed; | road to help us, but we cannot with any cer~ Joseph Daly, Alton, conductor, hips dis- | tainty count upon its pressence now.” Whether located and back sprained, may not re-| the strike is over or uot, 1 is a singular fact cover; M. S Seymour, Alton, superintend- | that the road us brought more Pinkerton mem ent St. Louis, Aiton and Springfield rail-| here today. There are now stationed bere a& road, face badly cut and left leg injured; | least 450 of these guards, H. W. Cassidy, Alton, legs badly cut, back NO STRIKE THERE. sprained and internal injuries; Patrick Me-| Cmrcago, August 16,—There has been no ces: Gallagan, Alton, left leg and ribs broken, seri- 4 ous; John King, Jerseyville, newsboy, con- | tion of work in the yards of the Lake Shore tusion of hip and temple; B. Powell. severe | 84d Michigan Southern railroad in this city internal injuries, may die; J. C. Owens, mail | and the switchmen profess ignorance of auy messenger, internal injuries in right side; | order to strike. President Newell says there Henry Unterbrink, Alton, fireman on construc: | ix and will be no trouble with the Lake Shore tion train, foot badly ‘hurt and legs cut; | employes. Michael Cantrili, Alton, foreman, hurt very at oLevetax badly, may die; John McGaifeny, head and : , legs cut and shoulder dislocated; George Gor- |, CLEVELAND, August 16.—General Superin- man, Delhi. shoulder dislocated; Richard J, | *udent Wright of the Lake Shore and Michi- Lessen, right leg bruised and spine injured; | gan Southern road says there is positively no Charles Foss, right leg cut and iuternal inju- | truth in the report that the brakemen on the ries. line will strike. He states that the men are ail A TERRIFIO COLLISION, satisfied, and if they were to quit work be Karamazoo, Micu., August 16.—The North | would kuow it immediately, Shore limited on the Michigan Central road,con- SSPE TERE sisting of baggage, buffet coach and twosleep-| | ___A Carrier Pigeon Found. ers, with seventy passengers and eighteen train Warren Hall, 223139 12th street northwest, hands, was badly wrecked at Augusta, 14 miles | found carrier pigeon on Capitol Hill, newer ’ t crashed into | the library, this moruing, with the mark “419 freight No. 81. The limited train was running | H” ou the brass anklet. It was very tired and 60 miles an hour, but Engineer McKoberts re- | had au empty craw. Ithad doubtless made « versed the engine and put on air brakes, The | long flight. train crashed along through six loaded ayn, camouaae froight oars and, after jumping the track, Taylor Renominated. smashed through an oil house. The engine} Creyeraxp, August 16,—The deadlock im tipped bottom upward and the train pushed e , on through the wreck. ‘Fireman Robt Gregg | te twentieth district republican convention Was pulled out from the debris dead and Eee | ¥88 broken this morning, when Hon, V. ATay- gineer McKoberts is believed to be fatally in- | lor of Cleveland was renominated for Congress Jared. Matt. School of Toledo had an arm in- | on the 381st ballot, jured. G. C. Morris of Detroit, chest and ribs ———— fractured, Conductor Crofoot had a knee From Wall street Today. ene oes of peer scalp wound. New York, August 16.—The stock market C. 8. Keene of Chicago, head cut. Ex-Mayor Howes of Battle Creek, side aud back injured. | *** soapee gs mere porecey-hdrgrenr yee The other passengers escaped with slight | business and « decidedly strong front, and in scratches and bruises. most cases the highest prices for the week were See LTE reached. The opening prices were from to Mrs. Lincoln Reaches Chicago. 4 per cent higher than last evening's YS Cutcago, August 16.—Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln | the only Promivent exception being sugar, and daughter Sarah arrived here yesterday pacers lode § feed —— nd the trading " as activi strength in si Homme: aon ind registered at the Palmer | Thich wore advanced rapidly from 115i, 6 cl ‘thized closely and every- old home in iowa, where they expect to remain | 117%. Stocks sympai y : for the remainder of the summer. ‘The date | *hiMg traded in made fractional gains, Atchi- : son led with cent, Rock Island and of their return to Engiand is at present unoer- | [9% Jed, with, J percent, Hock Island and _ following. Be ag ee ge “ye = Fire in the Pawtucket Mills, % at 82, made further dip to 81%. Silver *Wooxsocker, ILL, August 16.—Fire broke | Shened st 11G:s. | Hugboss sale, 117%4; lowest out in the Pawtucket mills this morning. ‘The | *!®* 1154s: closed at 116%, ee loss is roughly estimated at from $150,000 to Fastern ‘Competition. 300,000. Fully insured in the Manufacturers’ — . X. ¥., August 16.—Seventy- Mutual. The works were principally owned | Fort Niagana, N. ¥., by Boston and New York parties. All the old | four men have reported to take part in the an- works, covering about three acres, were | nual rifle competitions for the department of burned. New buildings, covering an acre, | the east and division of the Atlantic, United Were saved, but ins damaged condition, The | Staten army, which begius on Monday, They Tealydavroyed Al teooat printing er |epronemt the Set. socon. third, fourth and chines and 500 brass rolls engraved were lost. th, four companies of the ff ~4 and one company of the sixth infantry and the Rocurstrr, N.¥., August 16—The repub- | engineer ‘The cavalry jus separate = licans of the thirtieth district today nominated | Petitions in the west. Liedt Guy i Hon. Jobn Van Voorhis tor member of Con-| 'Wélfth infantry, son of Gen, Boward, is ee eee range officer. ithout a dissent ve rej Sa. sented” the district in the Forty-sixth ‘and Adhice tn Indian . Forth-seventh Congresses, Ampwort, LT., August 16.—The Indias Died of Cholera. militia were paid off and discharged by Gov. Camo, August 16.—At Mecca yesterday deaths | men to test the validity of W: from cholera numbered forty-seven and at/ will not be considered by the Indian courts, Jeddah twenty-four. Their ‘

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