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IiATK DEPARTMENT NEWS.
SurnniNTU.sur.NT McDonald's Hei-oiit.
Dr. .McDonald, Superintendent of Ilia Money
Order System, has Issued Ills aunual report.
Udn. Knott's rini'OHT. Second Assistant,
rostmnilcr General Knott 1ms submitted his'
annual report. Expenditures amounted to
STl,45l.84i. Estimated necessary for next
year, $34,878,043,03.
STOtiUKEKi-Ens and O.VfOEits. Tlio follow
ing storekeepers and gnugers wcro appoint
id to-day lu North Carollua: Henry Pee
Stone, Stony Hldgc; Willlauf II. Ilranon,
llamptonvlllo; William 1'. Wald, Dcllaplaue.
Tnn Whitb House Oaixaiis. Among tlio
President's callers to-day wcro tlio following!
Tho Bishop of Albany, tho Bishop of Dela
ware, Gen. Tompkins, U. 8. A.j Commis
sioner Column and Hcprcscntntlrcs Hopkins,
MeAdoo. Allen, of Mississippi, and T. J.
Campbell,
Kcscunn Fiiom the Ick. The Navy De
partment lias been Informed that tlio whaling
echooncr Jano Gray, which was abandoned lu
tho Ico In tho Arctlc,has been dcllrcrcrcd to her
owners through Lieut. Emory In command of
tho Thetis. Lieut. Emory raised tho schooner,
patched her up, put n crow In command and
eont her to San Francisco, whoro sho was
turned over to her owners without any demand
being made for salvngo:
iMroiiTiNO JtnxtOAN Cattle. Tho follow.
log telegram has-been sont to the Collector of
Customs at El Paso, Texas, by tho Treasury
Department: "Upon recommendation of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, tho Depart
ment's Instructions of tho 2.1th of October am
amended so that cattle from Mexico may bo
Imported at Lanorla, Hereford and Hucnoe
Ayres. Tho Arizona customs ofllccrs aro to act
as quarantine officers under tho supervision
of the veterinary surgeon at Arizona."
Navai, OnuEns. Ordered: Sallmaker John
Watson, to tho receiving ship Vermont, Capt.
Allan V. Heed, to command the Klclunond.
CommandirGcorgo W. Suiimor, to command
tho Galena, 1st of December. Lieut. Com
mander A. n. II. Lllllo, to duty nt tho Navy
Yard, Now York. Knslgn Charles P.
Flunkett,': as inspector or steel nt Pltts
bure, l'a. Detached Captain F. M.
Bund, from tbo command of tho
Atlanta, 1st Dcceni';.sr, and placed on waiting
orders. Capt. John A. Howell, from tho Ad.
vlsory Board on the 80th Instant, and ordered
to command tho Atlanta, 1st December.
Commander C. M. Chester, from the command
of tho Gi lcua, lit December, and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut. William M. Irwin,
from duty In tho Bureau of Equipment and
Kccrultlng, and ordorcd to duty In tho South
Atlantic Station, per steamer of 1st Decem
ber. Ensign William S. Sims, from tho Yau.
tic, and granted loavo for two months.
Minor and Personal.
Surgeon General Hamilton arrived last
night from Chicago.
The following has been received at tho Ma
rino Hospital Bureau from tho yellow fever
district: Thrco now cases aro reported at
Gainesville, Fla., two colorcdand ouo whlto.
Tho national bank notes received to-day for
redemption amount to $178,000.
THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Col. Wilson, In chargo of public buildings
and grounds, has written the Commissioners,
stating that bo would like for tlicm to Indlcato
which of tho spaces, under tbo opinion of their
attorney, belong to tho class over which they
claim tho right to aulhorlzo adjacent property
owners to encroach. Col. Wilson somo tlmo
ago told tho Commissioners that If they In
sisted In allowing bay windows and other pro
jections on theso reservations ho would relln-
qiusn contra) ol tlicm, wnlch action would
cuusotbo District to bear tbo expense of taking
euro of and Improving tbcui.
The first annual report of tho National
Tompcranco Homo has been submitted to tbo
Commissioners. This Institution Is conducted
tinder tho supervision uf the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union at 329 MIs
lourl avenue. Tho officers of tlio
Institution aro: President, Miss Lavlnla II.
Chase; vlco presidents, Mrs. E. 1).
Kubsell, Mrs. J. V. Newman, Mrs. C. N. Whit
ney, Mrs. Acnes ltowan, Mrs. Fanuio C.
Smith, .Mrs. 0. Evelyn Gilbert; recording sec
retary, Mies Louise S.Wclghluian; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. G. Lawtou Morcauf finan
cial secrotaiy, Miss Helen KIrby: treasurer,
Miss Lena Ilansmann; audllor, Mrs. Fannlo
C. Smith; board of trustees, C. N. Whitnoy,
chairman; H. 11. Moulton, William F. Swltz
ler, Itobcrt B. Vance, Tbeodord Hausmaun,
M. D.; resident superintendent of tho Home,
Edgar Griffith. '
Tho homo was incorporated November 12,
1887, and Its object Is to euro for soldiers und
sailors and civilians of limited means. With
tho donations of money, furniture, &c, und
an appropriation of $2,600 from tho Govern
ment, tho Institution has lioen enabled to' do
much good work, and caro for 730 persons.
Liquor Iilconses Issued Till Your.
Tbn whole number of applications for bar
room and wholcsalo liquor licenses recoived
by the Commissioners up to tho present time
Is 1,054, against 1,473 up to the same dato
lost year. Tho number of applications ap
proved Is 728; disapproved, 182; suspended,
11; unacted on, 133. Of tho l,0."il applica
tions, 701 aro for bar-room llccmcs and 333 for
wholcsalo licenses.
This Is tbo largest number of licenses that
wcro over rejected before, arid tho Commis
sioners aro determined to rofiso the applica
tion of ovcry one who has been convicted of
Sunday selling. Thcystato tint If tho present
law is not sufficiently sevcro toillscotirairo and
actually stop tho salo of liquor uu 2u"dav,
they will ask Congress to pass a'law making
tho penalty $250, if necessary, to accomplish
this end.
Building l'ermltw Issued.
Permits to build havo been granted to M. E.
Brudshaw, to erect four dwellings, 007 to Oil),
Inclusive, C street northeast, to cost $8,000 ;
S. M, Plumloy, framo dwelling, corner of Fif
teenth street nnd Kcnesaw avenue, Mt. Pleas
ant, $4,000 ; A. Bchrcnd, three dwellings, 401,
403 aud 405 Lord's alloy, $1,800 j W. C. Cur
tis, framo dwelling at Hennlugs, $700 ; J. II,
liidcr, frame dwelling nt Bcnntngs, $050.
Various Local Muttum,
Superintendent .Miles, of tho District Fire
Alarm and Telcphouo Service, has nodded
tho Commissioners that tho patrol system has
been completed In tho Third police precinct
and works satisfactorily.
Charles Vrathcr, watchman at tho femalo
workhouse, has applied for an incicaso in
salary.
The residents of II street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets not only complain about tho
oltenslvo ordors from tho Georgetown Medical
Collego, but they havo also notified the Com
missioners that thoy do not bollovo that n dis
secting room should bo permitted in n thickly
settled locality of valuablo improvements as
exist lu the neighborhood of this place. At
tached to this statement nro the signatures of
11. O. Towles, 01 1 II street; J. A. Walter,
treasuror of St. Joseph's Orphan Asy
lum; William Gait, Ninth street;
M, 1. Callan, 003 II street; J. L. Barbour,
It Ninth street: W. G. Palmer, 029 II street;
Mary A. Dnshlcl, 018 II strcotj J. J.Holllstcr,
6 Grant Place; P. M. Dubant, W. L. Cheny,
012 II street; Thomas E. Franco, 025 II
street; Mrs. E. 11. Morgan, 023 H
street; W. II. Homalnc, 035 II street; Mrs.
Mary J. HickotU, 033 II street; Mrs. M. J.
Lowry, 025 II streot; Morris Kctcliom, 025 11
street; C. C. Duueanson and others. Tim
question has boen referred to Health Officer
Townshciid. This movement, It has been
learned, will bo general and apply to all dis
secting rooms In thickly Buttled neighborhood.
Citizens' Association No. It, In Northeast
AVashlngtnn, is not satisfied with the Com
missioners' schedule of street improvements
for tlio next fiscal jcar. Tho Commissioners
havo been Informed of this dissatisfaction, and
mcy were mis mnmiUE prcsonteu witu it copy
of n list of street Improvements prepared by
this association on September 18 last, nnd
recommended to tho consideration of tlio
Commissioners.
This list Is ns follows: Streets to bo paved
with asphalt: H street northeast, betweou
First and Boundary strcoU; Eighth street, be
tween Massachusetts nvonuo and II street;
Seventh streot, H to Boundary; Ninth btreet,
East Capitol to O streets; First street, from (3
to F sheets; Second street, from F to 11
streets; A street, from Heveuth to Ninth
streets; Massachusetts nvctltio, from North
L'?.'tol to Fourth streets; Fifth sliect, from
K to C streets; I street, from Sixth to Seventh
streets.
To bo graded and regulated: G streot, from
Sixth to Seventh streets; Eighth street, from
I to 1C streets: Fifth streot, fiom E to 1C street;
Sixth street, from II to K streot; Ninth street,
from O street to Maryland avenue; O street,
from Flist to Eighth street; Boundary street,
from First to Eighth street; Eleventh street,
from C to I street; Twelfth street, from .Mary
land nvonuo to Boundary; Fouitb street, from
O to H street,
The
AWAITING HIS WEDDING DM,
How tho Hon. Joseph Chamberlain
Kills tho Time
THE EVENT TO OCOUR TO-MORROW.
Tho Guests llxpoclml-ArrniiRcmcnts for
tlio lloiioymoon,
Tlio ilnto of tho Chnmhcrlain-Etullcotl
wedding litis been finally fixed. As wns
stated by Tin: ISvknino Post last week
It will take plnco to-morrow. Tito de
cision was not reached until yesterday
afternoon, however, mid Mr. Chamber
lain nt once cabled tho news to his friends
in England. The hour for tho ceremony
is 2 o'clock In tho afternoon. Tlio wed
ding will tako place nt tho Endicott man
sion on Sixteenth street, only a short
distance from tlio Arno, where Mr.
Chamberlain is occupying luxurious
bachelor apartments. On tho conclusion
of tbo ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Chamber
lain will bo driven to tiiu 1). & O. Station
and v.ill tako tho limited express for tho
North.
The invited guests, outsido of tho fam
ily circlo, which will number eight or
ten porsons, will bo tho President nnd
Mrs. Gleveland, Mrs. Folsom and her sis
tor, Mrs. Harmon; Secretary Unyard and
Miss Bayard, Secretary and Mrs. Fair
child, Secretnry and Mrs. Whitnoy, Sec
retary Vilas and Miss Vllns, Mrs. Vilas
not being sufficiently strong to attend;
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Dickin
son and a fow Intimate friends of Miss
Endicott, in all about forty persons.
Mr. George A. Gardner and daughter
and Mrs. MV P. Mason and daughter, of
Jioslon, relatives of tho family, aro al
ready here, and Mrs. Knovitt Scars, an
other sister of Mrs. Endicott; Mrs.
George Dexter, n sister of Secretary
Endicott, and Miss Clara Payson, his
ulcce, arrived this morning. Apartments
had been prepared nt tho Arno for tho
visitors from Now England,
Tho Endicott mansion wns built by
Senator Pendleton.' It adjoins Mrs. D.
P. Morgan's elegant rcslilenco on Six
teenth street, and is within a stono's
throw of Mrs. Gen. Sheridan's housoand
tlio Louisu Home, both often pointed out
to sightseers. It is thrco stories high,
gets all tho charm of tho sunshine
through its eastern, southern and western
windows, and is tho cheeriest of any of
tho modern mansions in tlio vicinity.
Tho hall is broad, and tho stairway, all
finished in oak, is a most picturesque
feature
Mr. Chamberlain has a wide acquaint
ance in Washington, nnd lias been busy
since his return in caning upon tlicm.
Ho arises early, nnd, niter a slmplo
breakfast, goes out for n walk. In tho
afternoon ho calls, and dines out in tho
evening. He passed last ovcnlng nt tho
Endicott mansion. In his promenades
he woars a closc-ilttiug frock coat, over
which is a slate-colored overcoat, has
oyo-glassc8, a silk hat, trowscrs of a
modest color, nnd bright tan gloves and
a cane with a big silver knob.
RUN DOWN' IN THE FOG.
A Railway Trftln Crashes Into a Wagon
und Kills tlio Ill-Ivor.
The 0!$ 'MWl "to "Alexandria pulled
out of the.Sixth street .depot this morn
ing in a denso fog!
Tho engineer, Jerry Desmond, could
not see a hundred feet in front of tbo
pilot of his engine No, ."09. In tlio en
gino cab were several zincs for tlio elec
tric batteries in tho flaguinn's little box
at tho corner of Twelfth street and Mary
land avenue, and ho slacked up his en
gino as ho reached Twelfth street, and
the llrctnan handed out the zincs.
Tho llngman, Charles Clovelnnd, low
ered tho gates across Twelfth street, and
just as ho was doing so he beard a team
of mules drawing a dirt wagou coming
soutli on Twelfth fetrcet at a lively trot.
A second later lie saw tho team through
the fog, and saw that tho driver couldn't
stop his horses before tho train passed,
nnd he raised tho gates part way so that
ho could pass in front of tlio train.
Tho driver, an aged negro, named
George Washington, whipped up nnd
his mules had just pulled the front
wheels of tho wagon onto the track
whon tho engine struck tlicm. Dan, tho
rear mule, who was nearest tho engine,
was stiuck and Injured so seriously that
ho was shot. Tho wagon was knocked
against tho galo on the west sido of
Twelfth street and both tho wagon and
gate converted into kindling wood.
Tlio old man, who was driving tho
wagon, was knocked into tho street,
and when ho got up out of tho dust blood
was gushing from his mouth and noso.
Ho was taken to his homo, on Virginia
nvonuo nnd Twonty-llrst street, in the
police ambulance, unconscious. Tho
wagon belonged to Contractor Lyons, and
was engaged in hauling dirt to tho
Washington Monument grounds.
Superintendent McKcovor, who was on
the ground a few minutes after tho acci
dent, says that tho englno was going very
slowly when tho accident occurred.
Ho says that thcro is a ateep upgrade
nt that point, ami that southbound trains
along thcro can bo stopped insido of ten
feet. Tho thick fog tills morning pre
vented tho engineer from seeing tho
wagon until just tho instant of tho col
lision, Tho flagman goes on duty nt 0 o'clock
in tlio morning and works until after- 8
o'clock at night, and when ho goes away
there is no ono nt tho crossing until ho
comes again tho noxt morning. lie gets
$40 a month for his fourteen or fifteen
hours' work.
All night long until half past twolvo
trains are running nt intervals of about
forty minutes, and at none of tlio cross
ings on the western portion of Maryland
nvenuo to tlio bridge nro thcro watchmen
after about 8 o'clock at night.
- -
Murrlnjro T.lcmmcit,
Edward" F. Lewis, Cambrldgo, Md., ond
Alice .1. Smith, city; Itobcrt 11. Vayuo aud
Allco M. E. Ullbcrt ; John II. tllbbs and Eliza
beth Jones; Samuel A. Lclsbcar and Mury L.
Neltcr ; Frank II, Miller und Mary O, Van
lloren ; Samuel Gray and Mllllo (Jiirnett ; Ca
leb Cornollus I.aucushl, I'rtuco (icorgu Couutv,
Md., and Mary Jano Columbia Ann Field ;
Frank 1). Donovan and Alice A. Cullcu ;
Thos. B. Muller, Old l'olut Comfort, Vn.,uud
Eva C. llcntzlcr, city; Elwood Chllds aud
Hilda Wilson.
TUB I'OIIUT UKCOIH).
Circuit Court ilustleii Cox,
Dewalt vs. Doranj verdict for plaintiff
$050. Cuiikel vs. Ileald, executor; verdict
for defendant. Thompson vs. Barber A Boss
(two cases); judgment set usldp. Ityncal, jr.,
vs. Chase, and (homwell vs. Clurke; judg
ment by default. Berry vs. (Irulf, und Mo
Graw vs. same, consolidated aud placed on
heating.
l'.qiilty Court Jiiitlco Cox,
Hume vs. Kfcfc; refcieuee to auditor or
dered, rainier vs. Fleming; tlmo to tako
testimony limited to forty days,
WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING,
TIIK llllDOM-imil.li MUUDEIl.
Testimony ItoKnnlhi,. tlio Killing of
Initio I.ucnn by Albert Oroon.
Tlio case of Albert Green, now under
going trial for tho murder of .Tames Lu
cas at a colored " broom drill," in Sep
tember, 18S7, was resumed in tho Crim
inal Court this morning, tlio testimony
for this Government belnit still In prog
rcss. Hiram Jones said that ho saw Green
stnrt toward Lucas with his hand in his
hind pocket, and then rush at him with
his list doubled up. Ho did not seo any
blow struck. Tho crowd closed around
and he got out of tbo way.
Samuel Carter saw Green making to
ward Lucas with Ills hand to his hip
pocket. Lator ho camo back, and found
Green sitting with his hands to his ab
domen. William Lucas, tlio brother of tho de
ceased, took James home, and from thero
to tho Frcedman's Hospital. His brother
weighed 140 pounds. Ho found no
weapon on blin.
Sarah Chlnn saw two men on tho
ground, ono over Iho other. Mr. Colo
man, the tltlHtoMlf tlio church, took hold
of ono of thcin, who said that beforo ho
would' tako anything off tho so ho
would cut his heart out and go to jail
for it.
Olllcor G. W. Howell found firrnn nn
der tho bed when ho arrested him. Ho
denlcdliavingbcount tho church ntall
tho night bofovo.
Irene Itollins, who was passing by tho
church, testiiled to some of tho Incidonts
of tho nifair.
Mr. Lipscomb bore offered tbo dving
declaration of James Lucas, which "was
at oncu objected to by Mr. Lowis on tlio
ground that tho statomont was not n
purely voluntary narrative, as It was in
response to questions asked by Mr. Lips
comb. Mr. Lipscomb was placed on the wit
ness stand, and stated that tho questions
asked were with rogard to tho other de
fendant, hnd tho answers to those did not
nppear in the record. . Mr. Lowis then
objected that tho wholo of tho declaration
was not given.
UUITK A SCAMlAIi.
Why One of tlio Swell Ilonrdlnc-IIousra
Hud to Close.
Ouo of tlio swellest city boarding
houses has just been broken up, under
circumstances decidedly peculiar, says
tho correspondent of tho Pittsburg
DUpaleh. bevernl of tbo most prominent
olllelals of tho Departments, with their
families, were among its patrons. A few
days ngo they wcro informed by tho
lnndlady that sho had decided to go out
of tho business for a fow months, and, for
that interval, they would havo to find
other quarters, after which sho wouid
be glad to havo tlicm again.
The proceeding was so remarkablo as
to excite curiosity, and inquiry dovelopcd
the fact that tile wholesale, enforced
exodus was for tho purpose of getting
rid of one gentleman and his family for
whoso board and lodging not a cent had
been paid for moro than six months.
The delinquent is ono of tho highest
olllelals in the Departments, nnd nothing
deters mo from giving his unmo except
tho fact that he will at nil events go out
of oflice tho 4th of March, or soon there
after. Had Cleveland been re-elected,
common justico would havo demanded
his exposure, and moro especially as In
tlio ordinary, or extraordinary, courti of
events ho would in all probability havo
been elevated to a Cabinet position. .
His'lttitdludv-hns boon almost ruined
financially by his refusal to pay, and yet
nu DToicstcn-inuignaniiy against ucmg
forced'to shift his quarters. . When suit
was threatened for tho amount 'of his bill
he coolly said that such a proceeding
would bo oxpensivo nnd not remunera
tive, as ho hnd not n thing in the world
that tho ofllcors of tho law could iay
hands on to satisfy tlio claim. For suc
cessful dead-beating, tills caso seems to
be unparalleled.
LORD SACKVILLE'S AUCTION.
Local Tradesmen Sulci to bo Much On
lioncil to It.
Special to the ,N, V. World, .
Washisoton, D. 0., Nov. 13. Local
tradesmen aro up in arms because Lord
Snckvillo has advertised that next Mon
day ho will sell nt auction his horsfcs and
carriages, a largo assortment of valuable
household effects nnd tho contents of n
well stoeked wine cellar. It .is tlio pros
pect of tlio wino salo that disturbs them
more than anything else.
Tlio ground of complaint is that theso
goods were Imported from Europo, frco
of duty, under the Treasury regulation,
which exempts from duty all articles
imported for tlio pcrsonnl or family uso
of foreign Ministers or Charges d'Affalrcs,
and it-is not fair, tho tradesmen contend,
that thoy should bo disposed of nt a pub
lic salo here in competition with those
imported in tho usual way and upon
which duty has been paid. If It had
bocn known that any such uso was going
to bo made of Lord Snckvillo's effects,
thoy say, thoy would never have been
admitted frco of duty.
Social nnd Personal,
Tho dollgutful soirees and muslcalcs, at
'which Mr. and Mrs. V. V, Cabell, of Norwood
Inetltuto, aro wont to entertain their filcnds
aud friends of their pupils during tho season,
will begin November 28. Dancing from 8 to
10:30 will bo a feature of this first of a series of
pleasant oventngB "nt homo."
Tho Washington Argo Literary Association
gavo their annual hop at Sheldon's Hall last
night. Thoro was u lsrgo attendanco ana a
merry time was spent. The reception com
mittee cousistod of Jacob O. Cohen, Louis
Hirsh, Andrew Hellbruu, Sol. Louis, Simon
Lyon; floor committee, Ilavld I.. Goldman,
Nathan S. Meyer. 11, Itothschlld, Z. Schlos
berg, Louis Llndhclmcr,
Tho Light Infantry will bo tho guests of tho
National Fcnclblcs nt their fair to-night. A
very pleasant hour can bo passed at. tho
ltlllos' Arinory,whoro tho fair is being hold.
Thcro aro any number of pretty things on sale,
aud thcro Is dauolug every night.
Miss Suslo Brown was married to Ensign
Henry I.. Cliase at St. John's 1. E. Church
yesterday. A distinguished company wit
nessed tho wedding.
Mrs. Sidney Everott has returned from n
delightful European tour.
The widow of Ocn. Dunn has taken posses
sion of her rcsldeuco on Ithodo Island avenue.
.Mr. and Mrs. Warder returned last ovcnlng
from Ohio,
Tho wlfo of President-elect Harrison will bo
ono of tho guosts at tho marrlago of Miss Hello
Vnjen and .Mr. Charles 8, Voorhocs, son of
Senator Voorhces, this evening at Indianapolis.
Itoiil 1'otilte TrnnfT.
Androw Dlltz et nl. to Edgar C. Wolford,
$1,531, sub lot !, srjuaie 013.
John A, 1'rCKCOtt otal., trustcos, to Harrison
(lordon, $1,100, sub lots 47 and 48, block 7, T.
andll.'ssub Mount l'lcasuut and Pleasant
Villi IIU
11. II. Warner ot ul, to tlrccn Clay (loodloe,
MOO, paitlotS, W, aud W.'s sub "Cuokhold's
Delight."
ousioA. Hertford to Thomas s. lliompson,
WSS, lot'JO. S. I'. B.'s sub .Mouut Pleasuutuud
I'leusiint Plains,
Tlio Govurnnrslilti f 0"I'"1
Lonjion, Nov. 14. It is hollevod that tho
government has decided to cancel thonppolnt
inont of Governor Blake, of Newfoundland to
the governorship of (jiit'ciilid I" defcrenco
to tho opposition manifested thero to It.
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"Evening
TIE COURT MUCH STARTLED.
Aiigineer Coryell Declares Lack
Confidence in Maj. Lydcckcr.
Of
MOKE WORKMEN
GIVE TESTIMONY.
Tho CiiiiRrpMlonnl Invctltntlnf: Com.
iultco l'nll lo Moot its liitoixtrd.
"I had no confidence in Major Ly
dcckcr. perhaps tho feeling Was recip
rocal. To tell tho truth, Tnovcr had
any confidence-in him." Tills startling
assertion camo from 3Ir. Georgo II, Cor
yell, tho civil cnginoor employed on tlio
aqueduct tunnel, and was uiiulo at this
morning's sosslon of tho court of in
quiry. Frank Thompson, n bricklayer, was
tho first witness tills morning, Jie gavo
testimony as to tho nature ot 'tlio brick
work and tho mortar. Tlio former ho
pronounced good, but said that nt Hums
tho mortar was Inferior, containing too
much sand in its composition. When ho
found this kind of mortar ho complained
of it. He also described tliolmodo of
packing where it was dry packing, and
also when tho stono was laid In tiiortnr.
"Wcro thcro nny spaces lofUovor tho
arch?" asked the president.
"Nono that I know of."
Latterly ho had worked on tbo Hock
Creek shaft. Explaining tho work hero,
ho said! ,
"Ono day Inspector llrlggs- camo
around nnd looked at the work, lie
scorned suspicious of something, and
said: 'Well, tho boys did pretty w.ell last
night.'
" 'Yes, said I.
" 'What time did thoy quit?' said he.
"I replied I did not Know, nnd ho got
a ladder nnd commenced to poke around
up there, and found n pretty good-sized
hole."
"What do you call a 'good-si.ed'
hole?" asked Col. Cralchlll.
"Oh," replied tho witness, "about big
enough to hold a Government wagon.
It took thrco days to 1111 It up."
Witness testified that Sub-Contractor
Palmor pushed tho work so hard that it
was Impossible to do good work. AVit
ncss said Col. Klrlln came into tho tun
nel ovory day about 10 o'clock. Tho
packers, who wcro putting lu tho dry
pocking, usually kept a little mortar on
hand, nnd, as the witness described it,
with an expressive gesture, "when wo
would seo n light coming, wo would
throw on a little mortar."
"Did Col. Kirlin over find any dry
packing?"
"Yes, ho did. Ho would raise a little
row and wo would pull out a fow stones
and put In mortar.''
Wltnoss admitted when closely ques
tioned that thero was a deliberate and
sustained attempt to deceivo Col. Kir
lin, becauso tho contractor rushed tho
work so rapidly that thcro was no oppor
tunity to do it ri'gbt... "Witness said ho
"was jawed overy day for D,,t getting
tho work alone fast enough."
Mr. Georgo II. Coryell was noSit sworn.
Hu wns employed by Capt. Svnions In
October, 1884, nnd worked until Feb
ruary, 1888, as a civil engineer. Ho
stated that beforo ho enmo on',' duty ho
looked through tho records of -tho work
at tho olllco. Ho found them in a great
state of disorder. There wera left no
reliable data upon the work, and every
tlfng had been left in tho greatest con
tusion, jtowovor, no consuou witn
tho former cngineors,. ny finally went
to work tomako aresurvoy df'tlio surface'
work. Ho found all tho lines of tho
orlginnl survey wrong.
Heforring.to the dniiy work upon tho
tunnel, he said thero should havo been a
Government Inspector to look after tho
mortar. Ho inspected the. mortar at
times when he could do so.
A largo amount of testimony ns to tho
technical engineering of tho "work was
given by tlio witness.
Upon several occasions ho bad discov
ered bad brickwork. Ho reported tho
matter to Capt. Spmons nnd Maj. Ly
dcckcr and had tho work done over.
Sometimes the packing was tlono accord
ing to specifications, and sometimes it
was not. Ho had noticed times when
not enough mortar was used nnd
called attention to it. Ho had rcccom
mended tho discharge of Inspector Lu
cas, but it was not done
During tho testimony tho witness ad
vanced tho theory that tho lining was
insufficient to stand tlio pressure of tho
water. Tho tunnel should havo been
lined with iron, he thought.
junj. iiyuocKcr nut not go down m tlio
tunnel very often. Capt. Symon, how
over, mado frequent trips over tho
work. ,
Upon cross-oxainlnntlou it was shown
that witness had verbally recommended
the dismissal of Inspector Lucas, nnd
Mnj. Lydeckcr asked thnt the recom
mendation bo inndo in writing, but wit
ness declined.
"When asked bv Lieut. Townsend If
ho thought Maj. Lydcckcr had as much
conituenco in mm timing tho latter part
of his tenuro of olllco, witness replied,
tlio words with which th(s account
opens.
At 1 o'clock a recess was taken until 2
o'clock.
Tlio CoiiRroHSlonal Investigation.
This morning at 10 o'clock was tbo
hour set for tho beginning of tho tunnel
investigation by tlio Congressional Com
mittco appointed for that purpose. A
llttlo after 10 o'clock Senators Edmunds
and Faulkner, of tlio committee put in
nn npnearnnco, uut tno members ap
pointed by tho House did not Arrive,
Senator Edmuuds related to Tiik
Kvknino I'ost roportor thntfahc couldn't
tell what action tho Congressional Coin
mittco would take. Thooxpcrts ap
pointed by tho commlttco wcro making a
thorough investigation, and would not
bo nblo to present their report for somo
timo to cotno at least two or thico
wcoks. fc
"They havo four miles of '.tnnncl to ex
amine, nnd you can imagine" tint to do
it thoroughly will rcquIra;(ionio llttlo
time." .
Tho committee will meet- la-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock. ,,'
Mr. McMIIlin slated whon ho was
last in tlio city that ho thought tho com
mittco would begin tho examination of
witnesses, and it is moro than probable
thnt that will bo done. g
Senator Edmunds nald to-ilav that Iho
committee- had not yet determined on
the witnesses to bo summoned,
" iff-
To KuiihIih Clly for Nlmjij Cent".
New Yomt, Nov. 14. Tlio irutk Hues aro
realizing but nlucty cents on crcnv p.isscLgcr
thoy laud nt Kansas City. When iho branch
roili!" Sjt full riles and u comi,iiMm of fBou
n!t .i Uicli0t ls H .Vn"iU.ca" riMiJIly bo seen
that thero Is very llttlo left to (igtiru on.
Only l'ntir Month, .More.
,!?M?i0rmlml.',twou,t.,)a much longer so
li,! ""."?',?' "Vm fcr "u-fuhln1 for liar
uv ' s?"etitlously reiuritMi Hliudruek
v chster as ho went back n 1Q i.0ii,.,. 1 0urt
JBL S KU JL
NOVEMBER U, 188S.
ritlllTl.NO tIIKFIjAMKS.
Tliillllns Uxporionce of tlio .Settlers on
tlio Diikutu l'rnlrlin.
Ituito.v, D. T., Nov. 14. A nrnirlo fire
j swept over a largo tract of this county,
along tlio north lino of Sanborn and tho
soutli lino of Deadlo counties Monday
afternoon and night. A largo amount of
hay nnd grain in tlio stack was burned
and a number of lino trco claims wcro
badly dnmnged.
Great fears aro felt for tlio safety of
Aberdeen. A small prairie fire, which
stinted early yesterday afternoon to tho
westward of the city, lias assumed alarm
ing proportions. Tho wind, which until
dark tended to carrv thollames in rim nn.
poslto direction, has turned, and Is now
sweeping tlio lire through the tall, dry
pralrlo grasH toward the clly. Tho sight
was at tho samo Unto grand and terrible.
Tho sky was illuminated almost as
blight as day, and citizens profited by the
light to mitko preparations for saving
their effects In enso tho flames cannot bo
stayed at tho edgo of tho city. Tho flro
brigade was out and endeavoring to fight
uncle tho flames. Several plows wcro put
nt work to endeavor to plow n flro strip
ns close to tho advancing flames ns
possible.
Wet blnnkets were placed on tho roofs
of houses on that sldo of the town to
ward which tb'o ilro is advancing. Tho
smoke and giaro of tho flro rendered
horse almost unninnngcnblo, and tho
work of removal was attended with much
dilllculty. It wns feared that nil efforts
to light the lire would bo unavailing un
less the wind should again veer and nid
the ntlempts being made to stay Its prog
ress. THE OUNTTHOIiUfllSTS..
The Sixth Ciincrumi of n llUtliiKiilslicil
lloily of Sulmitlsti.
Tho second day's session of tlio Sixtli
Congress of the American Ornithological
Union was held at tho National Museum
to-day. The membership of tills asso
ciation embraces tho most distinguished
ornithologists ot this country, and tlio
sessions of tlio congress nre of unusual
interest to scientists and naturalists.
It was organized in lSSJ". Tho oilicers
aro: Dr. .1. A. Allen, of tho American
Museum of Natural History, New York,
president; Dr. Klliott Cones, n most fruit
ful author, and slnco 1'rof. llatrd's death
tlio highest authority on the ornithology
of our country, nnd Mr. Robert Hldgwuy,
au author und specialist of AVnshington,
vico presidents; l)r. C. Hart Meriam, of
tho Agricultural Bureau, secretarv; Mr.
William Duteher, of New York" city,
treasurer.
Tho leading papeis to bo read will bo
by Dr. Cones, l'rof. "W. 11. Harrows,
dipt. Charles E. Ueudirc, Drs. .Meriam
and Itlley, Mr. Bradford Tnrney nnd Mr.
Walter 1 axon. Dr. and Mrs. Cones enter
tained tlio congress last night in their
West End home, from 1) tn 11 o'clock.
To-night Dr. Meriain and Mr. Honshaw
will entertain the visitors.
Yesterday's session was merely formal,
being devoted to tlio reading of minutes
of tbo precceding congress nnd a report
summarizing tho history of tlio union,
nnd tho report of tho treasurer.
A commlttco was appointed to securo
incorporation of tho union under tho
District statute. Tbn old otllccrs wcro
elected, wllll the exception of Mr. Cham
berlain, who. liuvllitr left Cnmuln. u-im
succeeded on tbo council tv-.JIr. 31'ell!
wraith.
Papers were read to-day as follows;
"Tlio 11111 of, Snail-Eating Birds," by
l'rof. AY, B. Barrows, and "Note on life
Nesting Habits of Leach's 1'etrel," by
Dr. L.1 11. Bishop. y -
Thorcport ot tlio commlttco on tlio
migration and geographical distribution
of birds was submitted by tlio chiilrmnu,
nnd after lunch n paper was read by
l'rof. ,1. W. McGce on "Tho Eastern
Margin of tlio Habitat of tlio American
Meadow Lark."
An Uxcltlni; Scent) lu Church.
Ni:wlIri.vi:N, Conn., Nov. H. Thcro was
nn exciting sceno In the Congregational
Church at New l'roslon, Conn., last Sunday.
For somo tlmo thcro has been bad feeling be
tween tho ltcv. C. II. Chllds, the pastor of tho
church, and tho ltcv. Henry Upsou, who was
Mr. Child's predecessor as pastor, but who
now teaches school In tho town.
On Sunday, ns .Mr: Chllds wns about to com
mence his sermon, Mr. Upson ascended tho
pulpit, caught .Mr. Chllds by tho anu,,aud
snld: "You shall not talk to these pcoplo
until .vou npologlzo for your conduct towaid
mo. 1 am ouo of your congregation, and I
demand an explanation."
Ho then denounced .Mr. Chllds in very so
vera terms, nnd charccd that ho had attempted
to ruin bis (Uptun's) business nnd depreciato
his character lu tho community.
-uj u iijuiueui. iuu cuiigrcgaiiou was unmo
founded. Finally u dozen young uieu rushed
forwurd nnd forcibly pulled tho excited Mr.
Upson from tho pulpit and removed him from
tho church.
"Our Slur"" Warmly Wulcomcd.
Nr.w Yoiuc, Nov. 14 .Mary Anderson, who
appeared for tho llrst tlmo slnco her return to
America at Palmer's Theatre, last night, un
der tho management of .Mr. Henry K. Abbey,
received n very warm wclcnmo at tho bauds of
her old friends, who filled tho theatre to over
flowing. .Miss Anderson's roio was tho dual
ouo of Ucrrnhnc and Perditiu, lu "Tho Win
ter's Tale," and sho rendered It with nil tbo
graco and strength for which she Is famed.
Among tlio noted persons present wcro Cicn.
Sickles, .U. Coipielln, (Jen Borneo l'oitcr,
John (lllbert, and wores of other representa
tives of tho most critical, artistic, literary aud
social circles. .Miss Anderson was called bo
toro tho cm tain again and again, and llnally
expressed. In a few well-clioseu words her
pleasure at tho kind rcceptlou given her.
liiiynur AVimls u ituciiiiut,
BAj.TiM'om:, Mi Nov. II. It is announced
that tho friends ot Hon. Isldor ltavnnr uim
was defeated In tlio Fifth Congressional dis
trict by Henry Btoekbrldgo, Jr., havo discov
ered errors lu tho count, which will overthrow
Stock bridge's slhn majority ot 80. Au appeul
will hu mado to tho courts for tho puiiioso of
securing a recount of tho ballots.
Tho ltesult Katlafiiotory tn Mexico.
Crmn-Mnxico, Nov. 11 (via Galveston).
Seuor Dubluu, tho Mlulstor of Finance, says
thu election of Gen. Harrison will bo Iwutllclal
to Mexico, and Setior lfarunda, Minister of
Justice, thinks Hint a Itopubllcuu Administra
tion In tho Utiltcd Status will Increase tlio
commerce and Imjtuony between tho two
llepubllcs;
A t'lnt Airiiliisl ferdlnnnd.
Viknna, Nov. 11. A newspaper says that
Capt. Ilemborer, of tho Turkish Police, has
arrived at Sella to warn l'rlnco Ferdinand that
a plot Is hatching against him among tho lltil
gurlau refugees at Constantinople.
lliirnod III a Cnstlo,
lltntMN, Nov. U.-Tho Cubtlo ot Mbeu
wcrdn, near Hallo, Saxony, has been burned
tothnciouiid, Thucustlo physician, his wife,
and child and two servants wcro binned to
death.
Tiulgo Thimiiiiii'n lllrlliilny.
Count nun, O., Nov. ll.-Judgu Tuurinau
yesterday celebrated tho seventy-fifth anniver
sary of his birth. .Many personal friends
called to cougratulato,
Klmttoil lllsluip or I'u ml tin l.ao,
Fond lie I,.w, Wis, Nov. II, Tlio ltcv,
t',l",,f,c ; 5'mftoii. of Itoston. u ytcniay
elected Dlsliop of Fojn lu Lac,
EFFECTS OF
An Interesting Session of the Episco
pal Council,
A NDMBER OF ADDRESSES DELIVERED.
Whnt Has neon Done liy tho Church In
llnyll mill Llherlit.
At this morning's! session of the Epis
copal Missionary Council Bishop Whip
ple presided. The proceedings wcro
opened with morning prayer by Bishop
Coleman, of Delaware, assisted by Hev.
Mr. Mott, assistant rector of Epiphany
Church.
Hev. Edmund Abbott introduced n reso
lution, which was adapted, authorizing
Iho preparation of an address to thu
church at largo, setting forth tlio needs
nnd alms of church missions. The reso
lution .was ordered to bo printed ond to
bu read In tho Episcopal churches.
After tho adoption of tlio resolution
Bishop Williams took the clinlr, relloving
Bishop Whipple, who Introduced n reso
lution expressing sympathy with Btshop
Edwin G. Weed in Florida.
Itov. Charles II. Malcolm presented
the eighth annual roportof the American
Church Building Fund. Tho report
shows that forty-seven applications for
aid were made and reported to. Loans
to iho amount of $405,00 wcro mado in
sums from $200 to if;i00. Flvo special
funds aro now controlled by tho com
mission. Bov. Dr. Elliott, ot Ascension Church,
who was appointed umemborof the com
mittee to consider tlio report of tho
Board of Managers, submitted yesterday,
reported favorably on the appointment of
u icpresentativo of tlio colored poopju on
tho building commission. Tho commlt
tco also recommended that thu children
bo instructed in mission work, nnd that
tho contributions taken up during Lent
bo devoted to that work.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
commending tho mission work' of tho
women of tho church.
Bov. Mr. Hally, colored, son of Bishop
Hally, of llayti, addressed, by permis
sion, tho council on tho subject of tho
work carried on by his father.
Blshon Whitnker. ot 1'ennsvlvania.
mado a report from tho committee ap
pointed lo deviso means for improving
nnd increasing mission work.
Tlio report was followed by a general
discussion, which was indulged in by
members oi tho council. ltcv. Mr.
Thompson, who litis carried on tho mis
sion work in China for n number of
years, addressed the council on tho mis
sion work among the Chinese. Ho ad
vised the council to stick to thu uiis&loii
work in China.
Ho was followed by ltcv. Mr. Moore,
au African missionary at Cape Palmas,
who gavo a graphic account of tho mis
sion workiu Africa. His rcmarkB Wcro
interspersed with bright und witty hay
ings that caused tho members of tho
council to laugh immoderately. He said
that tlio China mission might bo, bad,
but tlio mission in Africa was worse.
In speaking of Liberia ho said: "Wo
havo n republic theru like von have hero:
wo -lcl oui IVidcrt and hn hn: n Cab-
I timt -rm, Dim i.L 1. ...... .. .!!.!.... l. ...... ....
. .,.. MilOUU tiujmvu IIUllLU). UIUJU us
ypu havo in tho United States.".
JO ti
, Tho council then look
o'clock.
a recess until 3
TIIK INAOfiimAIi llAIjIi.
Tho rineo of Ilolclhtir'lt Not Yot J)e
olde'il. Postmnstcr Boss culled on Postmaster
General Dickinson yesterday and laid tho
local poslolllco removnl beforu him.
His decision is expected the latter part
of this' week. Iu case tho removal is
mado before President-elect Harrison's
inauguration tho project of using tho
court of tho Pension Olllco for the ball
will have to bo abandoned. Mr. Dickin
son lias never boforo had the matter of
ilcially boforo him, and what ho is to de
cide isvliethcr tho postOIUco can bo con
tinued iu its present quarters or not.
Kloctlnu Kchous,
Nr.w YonK, Nov. 14 V special to tho
World from Klchmoud, Vn., says nlnety-livo
counties und cities beard from officially out of
112 In tho State, glvo Cloveland a majority of
ii.WJil. Tho others .will probably reduce tho
majority 1,000 or 1,200.
New Youk, Nov. 14. A special from Louis
ville to tho il'orWsajs Speaker Carlisle's of
ficial clerk figures out a Democratic majority
of live lu tho House. '
Nkw Youk, Nov. 14. A Times' special
from Sail Francisco says the First Congres
sional district is no longer In doubt. J, J,
Dcbavcn, Hep., is elected by nearly 200 ma
jority. Tho total voto of Tennessee Is about fill.",.
000, thu largest by 35,000 ever cast lu tho
Stuto. Tho Prohibition voto Is (1,000. Cleve
land's plurality will ho alniut 17,000, and Tay
lor's, Hum., for Governor, over Hawkins,
ltep., about 15,000.
Nkw Youk, Nov. 11. Tho World' Charles
ton, S. C, special says; "S. W. Mclvlnley will
contest the seat lu Congress, awarded by tho
returns to Congressman Dibble, from thu llrst
district, noil T.K. Miller will contest Congress
man Klllot's seat from tho seventh district.
Mr. Miller claims that a lareo number of lto-
publlcait ballots wcro destroyed.
lluiii'd in th Itulns.
Dediiam, Mam., Xo? 14. About 10 o'clock
this morning tbo Ico houses ot tho People's
Ico Company fell to tho ground, buryiug
ueurly a dozen men In tho ruins.
Tim JMuto r it 1'iteilM.
London, Nov. 1 1. Tho estate uf tho lato
Tom King, the once-famous pugilist, is valued
at & 1,4 72 pounds. "i
AT TjIKHIlTKhS.
Dr. J. O, Merrill, U. S. A., is at Wormloy's.
ltlshop Qulutard, of Tennessee, is nt tbo
Khbltt.
Geii, C. II. Tompkins, U. S. A., is ut tho
Khbltt,
Myrou II. Dang?, of Now York, Is at Cham
bcrliti'p. H. Tninabo and 11. Takogl, of Japan, aro at
thu Arlington.
He l'.ev. A. N. Llltlcjohn, of lirooklyu, Is
at Wormloy's.
GovfK. K. Jackson, of .Maryland, and wlfo
arc at thuF.hbltt,
.1, O, Ariuonr, of Chicago, sou of Philip Ar
mor, Is nt tho Kbbltt.
Among tho arrivals at tho F.bbltt yesterday
wcro twelve bridal couples.
C. t. Woolworlh, of Now York, a largo
paper mauufacluicr, Is at tho Hbbjlt,
Dr. (icorgu llos, uf Jtlclimond, n well
known plijslelau, Is nt the F.bbltt.
Henry l Adams, uf Now York; V., 1. Hell,
of Connecticut, aud James Miner, und. family,
of New York, are at tbo ltlj;i:s. jjf
O. L, Wocrncr, of NoAV York; K. W, Fur
bush, of lloston, and Allen N. tkntou aud
family, of Georgia, uro nt Wlllurd'J'
John It. llciinott and Miss Dennett; of Now
York; Mrs J. II. Itlchurds, of, Wtishlugton,
Couii., and Mr. Vf, II. Husted, off llrouklyn,
aro ut Wormloy's. Jf
Wdrs. Woodfln, wlfo of GovfVoodlln, of the
Soldiers' Home nt lliiiiinlon.wani)iiiiiiiiiliil Itv
LJff3. .Major Thompson and MfSjJlH- ballet,
are ut tbo bbltt.
AN IMl'UUTANTJIIHilSlON.
How thu J'riiccrds of nn Insurance
Tollry Ciiu tin Vnltl.
Ill 1HS1 Thoinus L. Humo died, totally
Insolvent. It wns fottud that Just prior
to his death a few months ho had ob
tallied thiee policies of Insurance
amounting to $25,000. and that about 0
yearn prior to his death ho had obtained
a policy of $10,000.
All theso policies named ns beneficiaries
tho widow otllumo or his widow and cull
Jrcn. Tho administrators and creditors of
.Mr. Humo Immediately after his death filed
faulty bills to subject payment Of proceeds of
tho policies to lltiinn's debts.
This was on tbo ground that tho premium
had been paid with money which should havo
been applied lo payment of his debts, and that
tlio Issuance of tho policies in favor of Mr.
Humo and tho children, and tho application ot
Hume's money wns, In tho eye ot tho law, a
fraudulent transfer mado by nu Insolvent
creditor.
At tho original hearing ot too cnuso nt
Special Term Supremo Court I), O., a decroo
was passed giving tlio proceeds of thu pollev
Issuod nbout nlnu yenrs beforo llutno's death
to tho widow. Tho beneficiaries named after
deducting tliorcfrom all premiums paid with
Interest from date of payment, which wcro to
go to tho payment of debts.
Iho Supremo Court of tho United States by
an unanimous bench, Chief Justico Fuller de
llvcilngthu opinion, on Monday afllnncd tho
ilecreo below so far as tho same awarded thu
proceeds of policies lo Mrs. Hunin
nnd her children, nnd reversed
that portion of tho decree nwanllne;
tho premiums paid and Interest to administra
tors and creditors, so that the bcnellclarlos
named iu tho policies rccclvo tho entlro pro
ceeds. Tho Court held that tho policies having
been originally Issued in tho nomo of .Mrs.
Humo aud lior children, wcro at no tlmo a
portion of Mr. Hume's estate, and there
fore could not havo been tho sub
ject of n fraudulent transfer by hlnli
aud children nnd decreasing tho proceeds of
tho other policies, as well ns tho pre
miums paid on nil tho policies after 1874, nt
which dato the llovornmont found Mr. Humo
Insolvent to the administrators for payment of
11 moo's debts. On appeal to tho Court In
Hanc, a decrco was passed awarding tho pro
ceeds of all tho policies.
m
Ureinc Lord Nuokvlllo's ltcitpiinlntmant.
Nr.w Youk, Nov. 14. Tho Herald's Wash
ington correspondent telegraphs ns follows:
" Thcro Is tho hlghost authority for tho state
ment that nu cITortls being mado to securo the
reappointment of Lonl Snckvillo as Minister
to this country when tho Hanison Admlnlstru
tloucomcslntopawcr. Thonrirument hi favor
of tho movement Is that tho llrltlsh Minister
was sacrificed lo satisfy-n political exigency ;
thnt tho masultudoof his u"cuso was gi catty
exaggerated by reason of tho political condl-
Y in MWJ vaio.v. in. iuu umu, aim mat ino
deliberate Judgment ot thu American pcoplo,
...... w,v ti.uiiui ouiui iiutu ueeu uispassiouaieiy
looked at, will bo favorabloto his reappoint
ment. "It Is known that Lord Sackvlllo Is a party
to this scheme, but certain of his friends havo
Itltr.l'.wtnfl t hnmi.ti-.. 1.. .!. ....... ...lit. .-I.-.
................ ui.uiiK-a iu iuu mutter, wiui wuab
success can only bo conjectured."
Olmrloreil lu Vorniont.
New Youk, Nov. 11. A special from Mont-
poller, Vt., to tho Herald says : "Tho act In
corporating tho Nicaragua Canal Company
passed tho Legislature to-day (Tuesday). It
Is tho 6amo act which was introduced Into tho
United States Sonato last session by Senator
Ldnnuids. Acting on the advico of Mr. Kil
miiiidi, who drew tho bill, tho parties inter
ested lu tbo outorprlso decided to ask tbo Ver
mont Legislature for u charter."
Tho flrmit J'alr lit San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tbx., Nov. 14. Tlio Inter
national Fair was opened yesterday by u rues
sago from President Diaz, from tho City of
Mexico. Tho .Mexican Hag was solutcd by tho
battery on tho ground, nnd tho Moxlcan bond
played "Hall Columbia" and a medley, airs of
both nations. A reception of distinguished
visuurs iuok piaco las; ovcnlng. Tho day's
proceedings wcro marred by rain, and tho ex-
""" " UU IMUIU UUUI1
fiT tWO. Wliotl tt. ( linr
3ll)Ittflv rpnilv In i tl.tv
hoped tlio charactciistlc
weather will bavo lcturuud.
' nil I
Utu-fri a fcloiunshlp Cmpanj's onico.
Nnw Youk, Nov. 14. -A ilro started nt 1
o'clock a. m., in tho olllco of tho Cuuo.il
steamship Company at I'ier -10, North J.'lvcr.
It was confined chlelly to tho uppcr-plirt of
tho building.- but. lu their efforts lo pnt It
out'.'tUu firemen damaged tho freight ou tho
dock by water about W.000. John Stllson, a
llrcman, felt oft a ladder aud was suvercly In
jured. Tlio cause ot tho flro is unknown.
Tlio Utes to Ho to Utnli.
Dknvkii. Coi.., Nov. 14. Au Igauclo, Col.,
special to tho says tho A'ciesSouthcm Utes and
tho commission have been In session for the
past two days and have agreed upon tho terms
of a treaty for tho removal ot tbo Indluus to
Utah. Thu Utes commenced signing tho
treaty this ovcnlng and appear to bu well
pleased with tho terms agreed upon,
A Now York Lawyer in DlnKrace.
NcwYoitK,Nov. 14. The Star says that Law
yer John F. Kavanagh, of 82 Nissau street,
uas leu me city, auu is under charges of for
gery In connection with applications for robato
of tax assessments on city property belonging
to his cliouts. Tho amouut Involved is not
stated.
Fl.VAXt'lAL AXI COMMKHMAIi.
The Slock unit Alnnoy Market,
Nnw YoiiK,Nov. 14. Money. '(71,21 ponceut.
Kxchango steady; posted rates, 4&5(J4S31; ac
tual rates, 4S4J(ji,-ISli for sixty days' aud 4S3
4SS for demand.
Governments quiet: currency lis, 122 bid;
4s coupon, 1271 bid; 4js do., 1081 hid.
The stock market opened dull aud almost
stagnant, but after tho llrst flvo minutes thero
was au active selling, and dining tho llrst
hour prices declined j to j per cent. Lake
Shoro was especially hammered. After 11
o'clock tho market was llrmer, and under tho
lead of New York aud New England, which
wns uctlvely bought, prices recovered Bharply.
At noon llgures were at or near the closing of
last night. Tho market at this wrltliig Is
Obl-UUJ.
Tho Wttftlilnctnii Stocks,
Miscellaneous liouds W. is G. It. It,. 1101;
.Masonic Hall Ass'n, 100; Wash. Market Co,,
110; Wash. Light Infantry, 1st, 1)2; Wash.
Light lnfautry, 2d, 15; Wash.- Gas" Light
Co.. ISi.
National Hank 'Slocks 11 mk ot Washing
ton, 200; Hank of Hupubllc, 170; Metropolitan,
VJS; Central, 200: Second, 127; Farmers' and
Mechanics', 102; CllUeus', 125; Columbia,
110.
Hallrnad Stocks Washington and George
town, 2011; Metropolitan, 100; Columbia, !I3;
Cap. it North O St., ; Anaeostla, 10.
lusiiraucu Stuoks Klromcii's, ! Franklin,
.IS); Metropolitan, Tit; Nutlnual Union, luj;
Arlington, ; Corcoran, 50J; Columbia, 121;
Geruiuu American, 155: Potomac, 02J; Itlggs,
Gas and F.loctrlc Light Stocks Washington
Gus, 403; Georgetown Gas, 44; U. S. Fltctrio
LWit,-.
Telephone Stocks Chesapeake A Potomac,
Miscellaneous Stocks Washlnuton Market
Co., 14; Washington Ilrick Machlno Co., 100;
National Press Ilrick Co., ; Great Falls lea
Co., IHO: Hull Jtuu Panorama Co, : lieul
Kntiito Title Insurance Co., 117; Columbia
Title Insurance Co., Oj; National Sate De
posit Co,, ; Aineilcau Graphophouu Co., 13L
llilliul r.innlts IshiiviI,
Hurlal penults havo bocn Issued durlug the
past twenty-four hours by tho Health Olllco;
Georgo M. llryan, 85 yoars; John F.vaus, 32
years; Martin lllooui, 47 years; Charles W.
Holmes, 32 years houlso liartlgau, 4 months;
and tbo following colored: .Mary Gaslclus, 0
months; Thomas Turner, 40 yoars; Solomon
Gibson, 20 years; Mary J. 1'. Lewis, 81 years;
Ada Harris, 1-1 yuais; Henry llurrls, 74, years.
I.nutil Wrutlicr Indications,
Fair; folluwrd by ruluThuriihiy.
Tuimici-uluro lu-d.iv . Da. in.. i'J: rj m.Klh
i it. m. prices w. u.. Slj; N. Y.V., 10S;
N. J. C, '.: 111. C, 115J; .Mich. C.,83; N. P.
20J; pfd., 00$; IT. F.,111; Mo., 70: Texas, 2113
C S., fisl; I), .t II., 118; I)., L. W., 1303;
Krlo. 27; pfd., 02; K. ,fc T., i:jj; L. 8., 90; L. 6
a., uij; .. i iuv;: u. a v., Ij; r. .11,,
371: Heading, 47JJ It. I., 107; Omaha, 37j; pfd.
10li; St. Paul, 0.1J; C, 11. ,t (J., 1101; P., b, Ji
K., 218; Mau., 10JJ; O. A N., U2J.
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