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Hint for the holidays, Colgate's Perfumes. GUARDING THEWHITE HOUSE EXTRAORPINATvY FRECM'TIOXB TO SE CI'RF MR. CLEYELAXIVS SAFETY. laP-j: FOTtrE OF ARMKD POI.tFF.MKN ON PFTT pat anp Btoirr, alybrhrir bothuki morb DANOKKOU-s TH.\S AN OCVASION.M. CRANK K.VF.R AFFF.ARS WH \T M^ FKIGHTFNED THinHKit* ?F-T TEMCORArH TO THE TRIBTNE 1 -oraohtns'ton. Dec. 11.?By tho President'a or t.r f\ ?.-rdinary prdloo vlgilanee has recently v^o n'ani!o.?ted In and arotin.1 the White House. ?,? f.i : haa occasl->ned much onmrnent here. Trie r " ',irf,? 0" duty at the Executlve Man aior. baa been materlally inereased. and the dl? rection.5 to the patrolmen and sera-oants have t^n ma 1? BaOCh strirter. It has neen said that ? |jgtc Becrttary Thurber became alarmed at ?oT.e trlnea ajid that it was at his request that 'tt,? ^Yh.:e House guard had been augmentecl. There la n. doubl that Mr. Thurber is respmsi y, ? - - preser.ce of a^me unsightly stove hfa.ff4 aentry boxes whlch for the flrat time '.n MCent yeara dot tne lawn and provoke unfavora ble erltlciem both from artlBlt.' and old ggahkme I AJgaericana who res-ent the idoa of WTT iBClIni M* c-',e*' Executlve with armed wen ni tu in-TPas- the patr-d force *ere Isaued yual before Mr. Cleveland came in jnrr \\ . o> early last week. tofore an ocoaalonal poRcetnan was to be ptea patrolllng the Whlte H i*f- fronnda, aa la the eaae et other important pubitc polnts tn the ggnital n ?*? been decldediy the exceptlon -jj, the War ol the Rebellijn to _ ..an taro local gua-Jiar.s of the peace or. duty there al one time, day or ntght. unleta Bjanc partlcular functlon was gotnj on whlch tUra trowd. Presidenta llayes. Gar flfi | Harrlson reqalred no blg force f', , \ er did Mr. Cleveland In his tirsi ^rl ? o* wlntei tbe forea was aomewha: aug pjmi i Sow, aecordrngj to Pollee Bupertntend r. ? a report, 11 i? over s:x tlmea larger tiiar ? l I dettlled for duty at the Capltol and t?] aa -arge as tha- aaaagned io the deteetlve aff.ee of :he Dlgtrlcl pollee. TV\ ENTY-8EYEN MEN ON DUTY ? .-? ni guard a: the Whlte Houae o imbara ajrenty-aeven m?a twenty-flve patrolmea and two aergeenta. The force Is dlvlded int j day and night aauada emeh under pommar.d of a ger ?eant Ail aro held under atrirt dlaclpline. Tho r,a-'. men are dlatrlbuteel tbrough the grounda vA .? . ? ? -o Executlve Manalon. They are f. | K .j praaence, neat unlforma , ? pluck and faltbfvlneea on duty. Il ,. . alght i wadays to Bnd feaar or Bve tnd , Fix j- dicome-n atanding in froni on; ai the eas: and weat ends of tne Whlte ? us. on the aouth lawn may be fo:;nd ad Stlonal bluec a-b pacing thei- beat* The faeti Svecauaed no lltUe apeculation here. There v* , . oe fauit-flndlng on the part of ?he!l*:al auth rltlee, rhe large detail of men for 5neExecu?v; Sana;on materlally.reduetng.tbe lim-ed 'nu.nher of patrolmen pr-uided by < -? Jrew^o? general duty. thereby havlng cartaln Sortlona of the clty miproperiy protected. } s ?: aon why the White House guard ahouM Ininrser than uaual la atnown. WotbtoiTha. bap pen.d to oceaaton appreh-nalon on the part of the Pwldent SOW and then B s-ng.e crank ap wa- a- the Ex-ntive Manaloti But the rogu C?7orre otjratehmen and meaaeiigerg la more iYenuate for auch emergenciea, and they l.l , areful watch on ail guaplcloa. characters. I . b fall to prove that Ihere havo boon even - of anvthlng r-B*mbllng an organiaed na pon"e Whlte House or lts Inmatea. and l .n can De fanded why ar.v dlaordera L- V* ant"cipate.-i. Mt. ClevelancYi onpopu > arnong the leadliig men of his party ia : k ? ?.: rjg lv ivToT healtate to condemn the Pres.dent. , threateaed phyeieal violence. THE DIBTRICT FORCR CRIPPLED. Tbe Durtrtel pollee la relatively a amall force. Contreag ; rovldlni atinually for a numher of men . - to meet the requlfements. U hlle - ely Bfnall In population. AYashington rea Major Moore. the Superln .. . . urgeaeacbyaarthal more men - ? pioyed. In his repon to the Dlstrlct Com .' .... . ,yearbawtIiBBtaBtbBtB?gomany Imen ar? deUlled for ggrvtce at the whlte . ,he duty reaulred m J?^XrReeenuJ mnot he efnclently performed. Kecenti> s^ystfaWtfsra^ ?? . . ?:.?.?,?%.?., ,h. w.l?r f.:rct * '??;-. t ~ ..nth.r ?niir e Is *hat tne h"tesi Lome Of the aoifliera or marlne., on duty i aoltol This would r?-lleve the clty for.es '. . - ? aSictTy mlMtar/ establlahment at the : - :^'Kdentab,entonadu,klngexpe^ ? micht S auppoaed that the number of men ^?"i.., it rhe Exo-utlve Mans'.-n would be re rreturna-thal la. tw-nty-seven mm II " .; .'h =v-ri-<dghTo1 and lnapprooiative ! -. Va' Mr Tburoeri penonaJ geeuHt, and ?,?SL! vulgar intrualon are ntit almost S^porLS^e tbe eountry;. welf.ra aa even the prt- Sent'g can poaelbly be. ?* PFIIEF FOR BEEF EXPORTER3. m . rTABT btORROB KIBtlWBl to march I the , BCimoaa or m crrtificatiob ordbbl Waaaataatea Dea E-Secr?tary Motton of the : to^herr tra?- muat foiiow -he enforcoment irtngtneummleerufteauoaehowini - Ii t,r ??nor'atlon :s sound and - meat offered f"r "?VV #? on aceount of v n-ie to be made January j. ?*" though irg. Quantlty of bev on h^r.' ? mcl ^ - rt r3? & Srtffi -aaaiffftbas a*t ? . i reveaal th?- des.ruct.^n ui ? i tra'!- _ ? AJro THE MOVROK DOCTRIKR. rv U -Bt atar H01 arfU prehaWy , .,. ,..n,,; ., ?- r.-,'F^n introiuoed by Mr celiom on tbe Mearoe Doctrtae. M> "? J M ? ...,,,?n tha, thl. reaolution. wordeu aa U la UUni ! .- th!t Covernment gSKATR ASSIGNMKNTS IdS.TSSEU a, Dec. U.-The Republlcan eommlttee i; .,;; ja, penai I cotnmitee vacanMes he.. meattng ihla afternaon and dlacu-aed the Bj ? - aaalgamenta of Ser.atoral No dehn.te con were reached, bul 'he f5*?Pr^aw.*B&mra ti.. :... of cbalrmanahlpa Indleated in last atga a Cb ? . Pi eaa dlapatchea COLLARS l CUfrS I ? Y I BAYARD MAY BE CBNBURBD. PROBABLE ACTION OV THE FOREION UE LATIOXS COMMITTEE. l.IVET.Y TIMES EXPErTEl) | \ THK HOIBK WHKS THE P.E801 .ITION COMggl II' FOK DIS CVSSION AOAIN THK AMP.ASSAH' >lt II AS NOTBIXa TO SAY. WashirRton. Dec. 11.?The r.so'ution of Mr. Bar rett, of Massachu*etf?. proposing to tmpeach Amoas aador Bayard, was the chtef subject of gossip among members who came to the Houae to-<1ay. The out onme of the matter was gencrally dlacuaaed. and whlle opiiiions aa to the fiimi oatcaaan aUffar, a ma lorlty soem to be of the oplnion that the Commit? tee on Korolen Affalrs, wh?r. appotattofl. a lll brltiB- In a raaetattoa aoverely eaaaaarlag the Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Frw membera thlnl; Im peaofeaaaat Ukely. lt it holleved, boarerer, that ti?e reaohathaa, when II aga'.n cimes before the Houae, will no* be plgeoaaheied ln the committee, and a ilveiy. debate l? look-d for ?ii?:i it oofaea up for flnal a.tion Manv member* who dld no; get a i'hanee to speak yeaterday are looking Into the mat? ter and preparln* to dlscuaa It. I/ondon. Dec. 11 ?Inlted Statea Ambassador Bav ard steadfastly decllne? to glve an lntervlew to any body on the auh.lect of the reeolutlon of lmpeach menr latrodaced by Congresstnan Barrett in the n ioaa of RegweaeBtattvaa ??letdaj He has in formeJ all callera that he had nothing to aay "The St Jataea'a Gazette." rommenting on the a: tack made upoa Amtkaaaador Bayard la the Houae of ltepreaentatlvee, says: ".VIr. Bayard may (i-cline to retaln hla post after the atta.k that was made ttpon him in I'ongrees yeaterday, and if he reslgna !i will he regretted here, as be !s a t'.ne rxample of a dlgnifled, upright and eioquent Am?it''an statesman But his allegeri lndiscretion waa bo dellberate thnt we doubt whether he had not contemplated Its probable result. We ahouM raaaat any Brltlsh Min later maklng a ?pee.-h in a foreign countrjr attaeking a vltal part of our pollcy." ?'Tne Olobe" aaya: "Mr. Bayard permltted him self to Indiaige ln freedom of apeech abottt hls own countrymen. ruier* and politl-s that would have b*en imnossible for a diplomat of the <j!d Wortd, an?l we thiuk the Repuhiican ina.1orit> are reaaouabl.v THE EXGINEERIXO PERSONNEL BII.L. IT HAS SIANY QOOD FEATt P.KS AND WIU. (iHEAT I.Y gnUEROTMBN THB OORPg Waaadagtoa, tite. h (?pectal).?A careful aerutiny of the Naval Etiglneering Personn'l blll, lntroducoj by Baaator Suuir? yester^ay. thows hat II ls ont of the beat-drawn bills that have ever been prea '? I on naval affalrs An Incroaee of the corps .ommlssloned otflccra la provlded for. This num ber was allowed by the Naval Committee of the I.IId Congress nn?n the need for engineers was less than lt is now; so 'hat in this respect the de I mands of the eng'n*ers ?ctm moderate. The posi I tlve rank and titles of the llne officerg are asked j for. Since th' rr.od-rn warahlp Will have a flreroom ; for-e almoel equal in numher* to that of the derk ? .-oiitlngent, and ainre !t la propone^ to allow *ix ;een admirale for ihose above the protectlve deck. iiie eng!neer> of the N'avy ask Ihat thelr ihlef of I buraen be knowr is ihe Naval Dlrector-Oenera) of j Engtneering. and that he ^hal have the rar.k of rear-admira! To reliere h!m of o.irt of the dutlea whlch are eomprlaed ln hl? work lt Is propose 1 that IWO a??istant '.n-jx-ctnrs-genera; of engineerlng. ?? ho Hhai: rank an rommodore. ;.. allowed. The seope riiii power of the bureau hav? been inrre.ised. foi everything relating to hydraulie, pneumatlc ."team, electrtc and other mechanlcal appllancea la pla ? onder the p"o*lnce of th - department. The engi Deer alone ?- capable of k^eping thes- appllanees ln tepalt and ord^r. and it t.- now propaaed to makt him responslble for their condirion. Tlie engineera demand control, aubjeoi to the authoiity of the commandins oftieer alone. of the entire eng.neer force, and that these men shall be placed uader contro! of offirfrs who understand the sfverlty of thelr labor and the dlfflcultlea under whlch they work. A naval engineerlng experlmental scbool Is sug gested. which the engin?er? belleva BhOUld be esiab llabed ar New-London. There Is urgent necesslty that surh a aehoot, whlch would ?lso glve post graduate inst'uctlon to the asslstant engineera. ahould be organlz'd without dclay. There are many Importan* martne englneering questlona to be aolved at such an Institutlon. and if onos established Wlli make Xew-l^ondon the centre of mariue eneineerlnK Infiuenca ln the Cnlted Statea. C>ne of rhe most lrn;>ortant pro\-is;ona of the 1,11! .a the fducatlonal feattire. Reallz-.ng the fact that the .Nava, A<-ndemy at Annapolla la unahlo even to gra luate a suffloient ntimber of oadeta to BUt> j y .x.st og racanelea ii ia pi , m I ? ? .-all on th lead.nc acientlflc Inatltutloni ol the <-ountr\ for aaatstan.-e in thia matter. Those rolleces whlch estat,.:sh a r-ourse of engineerlng aatiafactory to th- Secretarj of th? Navj shali be etnpowered I graduatr men who aball be appolnted cadet en? gineera. rheee youag men will be aenl ? aea and to some poat-gra'iuare S'-hnol of Inatrnctli two years. an^i will thrr. c-omp-te with the Naval A<-ademy gradua:es for eommisaions in the Xavy The vaiioua scientitir collagee ln the country have already been arouai l to the ln-., ta ? of this mea8jre. and they will actlvely eo-operate a Senator gqulre In maklng this hill a law. The land-grant collegea rea;ize the Importance of the educatlonai feattire of thla meaaure, and ln rernrn for the aprroprtatlnns glven to them by the Gov ernment 'hey ptopose to aend forth the best of th-:.- yoting men to secure commlsalon? ln the Navy. Senator Squlre sa\-s thla educatlonai feature la founded on patrlotism and common sense A radical ch?nj;e is BUggeoted in the ma:in?r Of appointin? thi tadeta of the engineerlng brancfa al the T"nlted States N'aval Acadrmy As then aeemi a dlslnclinatlon on the part <>f Miese young m-n to choose the engineering profeas1on.lt la pose.l that the appolntment of Nava! . ? . eerlng cadets be veated in the Benatora of the s< \ ? ra: States. the delegates from the Terrltorlea and four appolntnieti's-at-lar^e by the Preaident, II belng rompulsory 'o appi>!nt one realdenl of the Dlatricl of c^olnmhia. As the Benatora would have an h, polntment every four years, :? wo'ii! g . ., , of cadet etigineers numbering about twenty-four annualiy. ln order to relleve th?- englneen i ? tl aea these cadets who have finlshed the preaciibed rourse at AnnapolW should he ordere 1 to the Nava. Araderr.y wtthotn dei?\ foi the re'pilred examli-a tior.s prellminary to promofloti to the grade o' us B:stant englneer. THE WOOL MBBCMABIS1 MBUOBIAL THEY ASk OONOBggal TO COME TO THEIP. REI.IEF AND P.ESTOP.F. T1IE M KINLCY r?fTIES Phlladelphla, Dec. 11.?At a meetln* to-day of the Phlladelphla Wool Merchar.ts- ABBOClatlon the fol W>wing memorial was adopted: To the honorabie the menibera of the Cnlted Statea flenate and liuus- of Regreaentattvea in Congreaa A?sembled. Oentlemen: The Phlladei;.hia Wool Merchanta' Asaoelation earneatly petiMona your honorable boaies ?hat wltnout delay you re-enat-t that portton of the tarlff law of UM with reepect to wooi and woullen.^ caiied Behedule K. in order that the revenue ther from m*y provlda the Treaaur\ agalnst the ne fl< lencr whlch threater..-* the Oovernmenfa financla. p^altlon: In order that tne great number of farmet* and wool-growers ma> obtaln fatrly remuneratlve prlcea for their product unil preaerve ;heir alreaily depieted flock* from deatructfon; in order that thi* country, ao well adapted tur ral^lng all deacriptlons Of woo!. may produce al leaat a falr pioportloti uf that neede<l for our home IndtiBtry; ln order that the great number of toliers ln our woollen factorles may obtalti a falr wage for their labor, BUCh as w;l! !>ertTiit them to llve better ttian the impoverished workmer. of Kurope; and In order that the mtli owners may have a falr return for thelr oapbal. and preserve plar.ta from bankruptoy Which have so far tlded over the depreaalon of ihe last : w 0 :->-;*r In the hope of aome r?-turn of tha i;i> of prosperlty. This petltlon Is reap-ctfuiij preeented b> an afsu ciatiJn of wool mercaanta of Phlladelphla, wr.o beg your honorable bodlea and the Executlve, who has so latelv asaured the Congreaa that he la wiliing to co-operate with C'ongreas ln Itu efforta, to effeci auch ieglslation aa will relleve all dnanclal atrlngenci and iirovide lor an lncreafeii revenue It waa directed that a copy be s-nt to Benator Quay, with a request that ? . fore the Senate. ar.d that som- r,r.- <.: thi Phlladelphla Rei reaentatlvta in the lowet Houae ba requested to read lt before thal body, and '.hat W.Ottl c tpte* ol tha memorial be printi tlon among wool dealera and manufacturera. It la probab a meetlng ol teatlle manufacturen will ahw be aaked to Indon ? the memorial A FHIEND OF MISIC. Lo^ger-All y.ur haardail uae rhe piar.o in th? carlo'r iray I not have the key. too, for an hour? jAnd'lady-^'ertalr.lv. At ?t,m ttmeT Codger?From - t.. 3 when l take my afternoon nai> -(U'icb fur Alle. STECK The Old Rellable. Of 40 Years* Renown. Standard of Perfect Workmanship. Independent Iron Frame, Pat., Insures Ideal Musical Tone and Marvelous Durability. Only Planos Improving with use. Sold, Kented, and Hxchanged. Cash or Time Payment. STECK HALL, II East 14th St. PIANOS QU1ET DAY IN THK 8ENATE. MR. DUBOIS BRINCS rP HIS AMENDMENT TO THE RULE& IT PROVIPER FOR THE DIVl'RJgdlI1UN nF ABTBO PRIATION Hll.I.S gfJt AU.KN PAYP HI* B* frTECTS TO A.MEP.K AN PEEKER3 FOR TITl.ES-EltECTION Of THREE BTATtTgg PkOPOaSD Washington. Dec. 11?The Henat* was ln session to-day for only an h.iur and a QUarter, anl lt then adjrumed tiil to-aiorrow. Three propoaltloaa were latrodaeed ln honor of distlnguished men of the paat The flrst was for the purchase of I '-. ? etatu- of th- French nove'.i-t VlCtor Rugo, to be phaCad ln the new Ubrary Butldlng in Waablngl ? now almost flnlshed The second wns for a $.ri".nrtr> monumen' to the nava'. bero, John Paul Joi ' be ereeted in Mfaahmgton. The thirl araa to authd-lze the plncing of ,( atatua of Preaidenl Praaklin Pierce ln the grounds of the publlc bulld ing at Coucord, N. H. A raaolotlon caiiing on the bVeretary of War for eopiea of all reeorda In hla ofllee rei.uinp to rall roaaa ln Tanneaaee aelsed by tbe mlUtary a Uea hgrtng the Clvll War waa offered by Mr. Harrta d>em , T-nn.i an l agreed ta Mr. Coekrell iPem., Mo.i preaented the memorial of the Kaneau CHy, Mo., Board of Trade a*kinsr reae to Ktnnt belllgerent righrs to Cuba, anl it waa referred te the Committee on foreign Rela tlona Th- reso:iitior. herei fore offargi by Mr. I (Rep , Idaho) propoalng an amerdment to th so as to dlatrlbote penerai approprlatloa b:.:i-? among the mmltteea whlota have eharge of the aubjecte, was taken up, and Mr Dubi la made an argumi itst favor The proa dttoi b aald, waa not new or Btartllng. II pr vldi I - mpl for the dlatrlbutton of the p-nerai approprlatloa bi. .- among ih" commlt teea of the Benate, thus glvlng to thoae who are ln tereated In glven eubjecta the power to reporl on the amounta to be approprlated That arai there was in lt. I'n ler tbe preaent ayetem, b< eo much waa left to conference committeea waa no means by which the Benate or the cou'.d know wbal an approprlatloa blll ei n untti after Congreaa a IJ i irn i. By the plan he propoaed aendlng th- Naval Appropriatlon b:!! to the Committee on Naval AfTairs th. Indlan Ap? propriatlon b.l to the Commlt ? ?? Ii llan Affalra and bo on?the preaenl ayatem of ondue rrowdlng at th- eloaa of a aeaaion could be avolded It ahould a.so be taken :nto conslderattor thal mem? bers of the Approprlatlona Committee aere i ? '? ing men anl weri a wayi expected to lead in de luto. bo ? ? elr tlaae abou'.d nol be engroaaed by eOmmlttee work Another vlew whlch Mr. Dubofci save eapreaalon to waa that the younger Benatora (wh i had no chance lo gl %pproprlatiC?fj| Committee) an ? i have .1 chanei te take leadlng parti ln the buetneaa of the Benate and the of ru.ea which he propoaed would glva that oppor tunity tD them. Mr Sherman {Rep., Ohlo) aald tha* he agreed with some cf Mr. Dubole'a remarka, bul nol with them. There wete certaln approprlatlona whlch, he thought. ought to be aeai to tha omm ^tee having eharge of the subjeet-matter. aa for instanre the appropriatlon blll for the Dfattrtct ?'? Columbia BtMMild be aent to the Committee for the Dlatrtct of Columbia. but he Ii 1 m t thlnk thal 'he Army Appropriatlon blll anl th-? Nava'. Appropriatlon blll Bhould be referred to the Committeea on Mil.tary Aft'airs and Navai Affalra. After aorae furthei lii tealon :he reaointlon w\? again iaid on the table, as Mr. HilMDem., N. Y> aa:d that be dealn ? ite it. The oalendir araa then taken up, the flrat raatter on lt belng :ti? ? ?ffen J 11 Mr Uk (Pop., Neh I on I?eeen - lt to be -i.? sense of the Benat tha i of th" .- ? ? .;! | j.; omptl) r ? igi ae t he r ? ^ uba. Mr Allen ma le remat ? . ? ? tnmlt led l J4oni * Docl the 1 ?emo ci atlc or the Rei arty, There ah luld be tld. no divialon of the ni ' - gainal foreign ln\ irton lt had * mi i 'h n?. Ur. Alli -.< an Amei citlaei be une an Engl ih lord or a I l untry, and he inetai .ni aae thi ? ? ? of Baron on Mr Ha tneyei New-) ?rk, alth iugfa Mr. Allen made the miatake ol .;:. ii.iv ? mej : o be an An ? nl Sew-York. He all aferred to 'Ameriran women willlng ,o t - ? eraaelveB on tltled n inta '-on. tne East." (Laughter). Xo aetlon araa tak-ii . . :? olutlon, whlch remalna on tl Mr. Hlii (Dem., N. I hla reaolution of he amendmi rtt of 1 ? i ulee b) pr - .. i ung for cloaun and thi ? luntlng and it waa lald I Ai : 1" i m thi Bei . ??. Al I .'??? \> n: i hi loora ? the A mtll to-morrow. The Popullata -? ? ? .... mornlng Ii th? mm ???? r in of Senator Stea in . T:.. . . ling Senator Jonea of N-'. ? la Tl t genei dtuatloi leflnlti , ? ? part) araa n ? ? ? ..? ; ublli ment that th ibandon l tlel. and to make no nomlnal na foi Benate fl A,,- denied by one of the men a: tn.s eonfi ta | - ? i. practlcall] agree I thal >? 1 ' of Nebraaka ahall be thelr candldate foi P ; ro tempore, bul ao .'.'i ?<~ indl latea or thi eleetlve of!' es a- ? l progi ltnin-- :. . : been arranged Tha oonferen ?? of thla n more to do with >mn tl.taaignmenti in any g elae, the Po| - i get ai goo i u-'>ik:'',o-:.' ? to ommll ? ?? i ; aalble and be aame cha ? ? , have ?:,. ? | ndei the Demo ratlc admlntatratlon of the rienute _ ^.v <>Ut KLBCTIOB BBT 8BTTLBD. COI.ONFI. BRADLET, Of ORANOB COI WTT, PATB A WAGBR HE i>u-T MNKTKKX IKAH- AOO a ragcr of nineteen years' al aa Juat been paid to ex-Bupervlanr Petei B, McQregor, of the town of Hamapo. Roekland County, The i was ma le when CotOttel -'?' ??'- Bradley, l ange County, ran for the A?embly n neteen yeara ago for the tlrs: 'ime. Th- i 'ylonel foarod ba would not be elected, bul Mr M Qregor, wl a personal frlen i of hla f*H aure be woul I made a w,?ger ol a handaome pocketknlfe on reaull Colonel Bradlej wai ? ted, and Mr. M i Iregor a on tbe b< The two men dld no; meet agaln for i neti ?. vrai* untll la-f faii, when botl happened to I delegatea to the Benatortal Convention whlch re nominated s*-tiato! I^exow. Then tha matter waa :a'.K>-! over. and aa a reaull Mr. MctJregor has iii.^t recelved a handaome k;. f>- fi? >m Colonel Bi i ? in TWABD, TUH MVBDBBBB, BABOBD Illnnaapolla Di . 11.?"Keep up your courage, boya; pall her tlghti la Qoodby." vvitu worda upon bia lipa and a mal upon h;.- face, Harry Haywai I waa 2:0) o'cloch 'hi'- m irnlng Haywai i apem the tlme ght wll !. !??? rd Good hl bi Iher, Au and a atenographei He k?; last. talklng volubl) to the end lii- tleath araa inatantaneoua. Thi body waa burted In bah a i >meteiy. baby growth The kaby'f mission is growth. To that little bundle ot love, half trick, half dreom, every added onnce of flesh means added happiness and comfort! Fat is the Bgnal of perfect health, comfort, good nature, bahy beautv. Scott's Emulslon, with hypo f>hospintes, is tlie easiest i'at-food >abv can have, in the easiest form. It supj)lies just what he cannot g-et in bil <-r linary food, and helps him over the wcak places to perfect growtli. 7Ar AXb OUT OP C0N0RBB8. the national ctvtl bervic1 rrtorji abrociation to mkkt todat. a pbofobttkmi "..> pkkbiom boldir>ui and BAimBM who WFttK COBFIKBD IN oinfkIi BjRATfl PRIBOKfl BTBPHBB B0NBA47B CABS- BAVAL M ATTKUS- BOOBB AJTOINTMF.NTS Washlnittor., Dec. U. Tbe BaUoBal Clvti Bcrvtee Keforaa Leag m wlll beM Ita Ifteenth annual meet inx in Waehlagton teHggwrow and tho foUowIng day. Carl Bchura aill dattver ibe pre.?i lents annual addreaa at B poblle meeting to-morrow evenlna. atid ilurlng tho oejinlons paper< wlll be read by a num ber of prnrr.inent member". amon? them helns tho followlng: "Buperanaaatloa in (he Clvll E " ? by WUIIam Dtadley roolke, of Indlana: "Tbe Rftgn and Overthrow of an Offlce-Holdlng Oligar bj Charlea i Bonapart. of Baltlmorc; "The Ne of ThorouRh and I'.-rmanmt lleform in th" Coiuular gervlce." by Jonathan A. I.ano. prosident of the Boaton Mfrchants" Aaaoclatlon; "Tho Appolntmenl end Tenure of Poatmaatera." by Blcbard Henry Dana, of cambri 1*.-. Maae., and 'The Intereal Worklnstmen in t'lvll Bervlcc Reform," by Herbert Wolsh. -if Phlladeipbta. Mr. Hainer (Rep., Neh.) has totreduced a bill in th? Houae suggestlng somethtnp now In tho way of penslon legislatlon. The measure proposes to pro vide for those BOldlerfl and aaliors who were eon flned ln ('onfe-l^rato prlsons by jcrantmjt them a penslon of 12 for eaoh day ooaBaed In auch prlsons. an ! |g addltlon a penslon of II- a month for tho re i maimier of thelr llvaa The mor.thiv peaetona are to ' date from tbe passag.- of the a-'t. A preatnble to 1 the bill aaya that manv nfnVers. aoldlers and aaii ?ra ..ii-l maiinea if the Kodoral Army an>l Navy were ? conflned in .'onfederate prlaons f?r a great leng'h ! of tlrm-. BUffering nnusual hardehlpa and contraet ln?j dlaeaaea an l dieabr.ltiea dlfflcult to prove under ex'stir.K penslon laws. This legUuatton la therefor* propoaed for the purpoae of dolng Juatlce to a spe clally deserving claaa of aunrlvbii veterana of the war. - Mr. Fisher rRep . X. Y). speak.ng of his resoiu I t:->n effered in the Houae yeatarday dlreettng an ) investlgatlon of the, oondirion and the conatructlon ! of the battle-ablp Texas, mld that It was reporto.l j that there araa grave defeeta m tbe reeeet He tbotaght thar the pubac, our ablpbulMera and ee ly our naval eohatructora shouid know the exaci condltton of the veaael, ao that lf ahe is de fgctlve tbe defeeta ahown car be avolded in tne future. He Intmds to preaa the mai er before the Commlttee on Saval Affalra, to whlch it waa ferred, and If , m ?:?? to br'.ng out ail the racta . . . th. - ? how and whera her plana arere ta ned, thelr coat and a fuii hlatory ol th. ahlp_ - phen Bonaal, of Rarylano, tranaferred during tbn rr- o.ss of Congreaa from the place of Be. retarj ? . --. ? ? ,- m i Ir . to thal ol r-' irv of Legatloo at Toklo, Japan, appeara ro have run ?? ? anag In tbe Commlttee on Forelgn Re i.it.otis of th.- Benate. Mr Bonaal araa Indoraed bj Benator Oorman, amnnit otbera, for a forelgn mla Blon, hi? preference being the Secretaryahip of the Negation a; Rome. He recelved thar al Madrld. bul laal Bummer waa tranaferred to Toklo and H. , Clay Armatrong was sont ro Madrld ln hla 1 Thla nomlnatlon, with other* waa taken up D) .... hla mornlng. when tb? atatemeni was made tbai the vaiu. - tne ? arrvicea of Mr. Bonaal a: Madrld had become Im palr. ! ? ??? ng to eertaln acta o( hla, and thal tnia Oovernment had found it neceaaary to m..ke the tranafer to Japan. No partlculara wen glven anu tii.mmlttee aeemed to be Ignorani of tho nature of the report. It waa declded thai no act on Jhouljl be taJien untll tha commlttee was aeqiialnted wttn ,,,i the facta and th. Btate Departmen: wlll be re queated ro la] them before the commlttee. with? out knowlng whether there had been complalnta ol a aerioua eharacter or not. th.- eommlttee. II la underatood. tool the genera! grotind thal lf there were reaaona why Mr. Bonaal could nol aeoep ably tlil tho placf at Madrld thoae reaaona wou.d doubt U, apply al Toklo. Tho raae waa. therefore, beM up untll .nformatton is glven tho eomm Tha w.ir Departmen! has laaued tnotructlona to I offlcers in romm.ml of beadQuartera ln tho large 1 citlea thal tnagaainea and perlodlcala aenl to en ? Usted mer. at the rarloua forU and poets, .. contrlbuted by eertaln aocieUea cluba, .?-. for :he henefit of aoldlera, cannot be s.-nt un leea regular poartage la pald. For aome time paal retlgloua organlaattena and cluba whl-h aubecrlbe ? for tbeae tnagaatnaa have, after reading them, I ttirnci them over to army ottl-ers In the varloua citlea lo bo sont to onliste-l m.-n for thelr ? talnmenl and beneflt. This matter has been for : warded to thom nnder the panalty frank. thua rvoldtng poetage. whereaa the law a rlctly pt th.it only mattera pertalnlng to offlclal bualneaa car, ;,.. *ent thia way. e*ree poetage on 'his "lass o? matter ir. this eaee has l-e.-n in rogue under a half .....' that rree poat ige 'cord? I tho pect to theae perlodlcala any more ? ibould bo granted to p ibllahera. Ko ?' a m done to the i 1 through her receal groundlngin tbe Yar.ir-c-.--K ang r. ;? -it re *lved at the Navy tment from her commander. Tho aeddentoc curred aear Han-Kow, Th- Concord ran on a \ mud hank on tbe eventnir of October ?t and waa obliced to remaln tb? . X- mornlng m of th-- Monocacy, whlch waa near by, A native Diloi waa ??;? ihe time. and aa -her, -. the n. if. r wlll be taken by the Departreent. In a< ?i lan a with an arrangement made uut week, Becretarj Herbert to-daj gave a bearlng to aentatlvea of tho cramp Bhlpbulldlng Com? pany, of Phlladelphhaj the iTnlea Iroi Worka, of .?1 ?(..- Newpoii Heara Bhlpbulldlng Drj lo k Company, of Newpoii Newa Va. with reference to the Wda reeentl) aubmltted for 'ho con atructlon of battle-ehlpa Noa I end *'. one of whlch Kearaarge. Tha occaalon for the rh" sr--.it dlveralty ln plans aubmltted, ilarly bj the Cramp Company, which offered ., onatruci for the amount approprlated hv Con ? no two Bhlpa arlth armor and another thua glving one . tban the ippi loi pr ivlded for il tbe prlee Intended for two Tbe NewpBrt Newa Company wia tha loweat bidder on the piana pre pan i by the Department, the I'nlon Iron BTorka I nezl In thbi claaa, at!-! tbe Cramp Company Plana of thelr own aubmltted by the Ban Francta. - and Phlladelphla flrma dlffer materlally fropa me Departmeni plana, and tbe queattor. whlcb iry Herberi '.^> en leavorlng to deel le ; whether tho Qovernmenl would be the gatner ln the adoption of ac\ of theae ln preference to the De? partmen! apeelflcatloni Thoae preeenl ai *ho bear ' Ir g were Prealdeni C. H Orcutt, of the Newporl Newa Company; Charlea and Eiw.ml t'ramp. Phlllp Nlxon <-f tne Creeoeni Bhlpbulldlng Company, .'ani den N -I Her.ry Bcott, of th.- i'nlon Iron Worka; . htef Conatructor Hlchborn, Bnglneer-ln-Chlef Moi vIKe ''hi-' -ii Bampaon, Chlef of the Bureau of Ord ronatructor Taylor and <-hlef Rngineer Pern The repreeentatlvea of tho cramp Company took op th^ entlre tim>- glven to the !-.? .trin?j. the other Intereat. I partlea atatlng that thei a mld aub mli the matter without argument. Cramp n.ikr-i for a fee da>V time, whlch waa givei te pi aenl further argumei i In writlng. The offlclal report on the flie on board 'he L'nited I .-,. r .?-?: Olympla, during her reoanl rojrage from .San Francl* o to Yokoboma, has been recelved al tii- Navy Department, it ahowa that after kaav Ing Hon ilulu tir. broke o-it no leaa tban four oif tlmea ln the coal bunkera of the veaael Kortui a ? ?: l ?? aui imatl. lemperal ire ln . maera worked perfectly, p.tm tach n ?? wa ? auppreaaed bg taklng out aa much of the ..... ai poaaUY.e, and then aendlng itreama of the real 11 la ftated ln the report that the ? '.. v- :?- ? .i :-??>; h\ apontaneoua eombuatlon, .i ? -.-io quallty of th? coal m h Olympla waa atored Then waa no danger at an) ? me ii i no damaae reeulted The repori la made li taln J .1 R< < i. 'to i ommander of the Olympla. _ itanl Poatmaater-Oeneral N> .1.-1.n has to N-w-Votk Clty on mattera conneeted with illway mail "imt. ITesjdent to-day s.-nt to tho Bjgnata tho nomi nationa ??' varloua poatmaatera indtan agenta reg of iin.i offlcea, .?!??.. appointed during th" re I Congreaa Inenided In this n.-: ar.- thoae of I John il Brickenatein of Pennaylvanla; Arthur P. Si a 'Hampa ilre te be eaamln ehief In tba Patent Offlce, who were aenl to tbe Ben? ate iu-' Pebruary, and upon whoae nomlnatlona no v* i- tnk.-i!_ C. f Parkar, af BurUngtoa N. .i. his been ap pointed prtatlng .-.-rk. al i aaiary of IdJM i^-r ar.num. to aucceed Jehi H Rogen, of New-York, and i'. il Brtttaa. of Mlchigaa.'tally clark, to aue eaed f Hoaford, of Mlchlgan, reelgned Th. ;,. , . ? , i gl j- ? reai F l. \\ anaer, ol t'lne i,ii i N .1 wj.-i appointed I ?? ;>'.u.-.- In th- il iu?e documentH tom Menjamin Faii. of Waahlngi ?n, ? i ? .-i.i\ ,i|-|. out-1 DepartRMntal Meaeenaer I tbe Houae ol Repreeentatlvea at a -ii. ir\ of R.0S9 pai aanum, Ha .u hon ln indi.ma nnd for aev eral yeara paal haa been prlvate aacretar] to ea Kepr -??n'atiii- F-lden. of New-York He aucceeda Colonei Comba of Miaaouri, who hi- h..-i the place laal twent) yeam W l> ChapptK, "f aflchl ... araa to-daj appointed l .? ILTO .-i.rkshiti un? der the Cterk ->f tne il< we He ao reeda Auen J. H.ioker. of Mlaetaelppl. The S.-ni.cM nf tbe Int.-nr t-.-lay gtnl to the ita 'h.- draft of .i bill prepaead i>? the Ceeaaala sioner of Indlan Affnir? 10 prohtbit the aale of ln toxlcattng drlnk-. t-> lndlans. nttdar penalty ofataty i|?\s imprl-onment and i flne .f pot ;.-sn than gjaa Bxceptloa la made where auth irlty in wrlting la givtn by the Wat DepartgtaaC VEBV POPUIAR PERFUMES * Nada Rose Vio-Violet eWe Will Blot the Record* 2 THESE MERRY BUYINC DAYS J OR BE EVERLASTINGLY BLOTTEO OUT OF RETAIL ?r significance in the trying of it. A regular " rush line M of spark r ling HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS without a sint?Ie footpad design w or make in the whole round-up ! You haven't a table idea unrep resented in the circle of our possessions. Side Tables from . . $6.25 up ^ Parlor Tables . . . $1.45 up K Tea Tables . . . . $3.85 up J EXTENSION Tables . $3.75 up J Now read down this list of good things: Handsome Brass Lamps . $1.45 Pretty Tea Tables (reed) 2.45 Large Divans (reed) . . 9.45 3-door Mahogany Book cases ..." ... 25.50 Onyx and Brass Tables . 3.30 Inlaid Frame Parlor Sets 23.00 Leather Couches ? ? ? 14.35 Inlaid Mahogany Tea Tables 6.00 Morris Chairs. 7.95 ? CARPETS, ? Axminster Rugs (to fit any^ f room) . . . $19.00 up ? ? Kelim Rugs, 9x1a (new* .! fabric) . . . $14.95* t Tiger and Leopard Skini ; Rugs.$4.95; ? Xmas ofier on Wilton Vel 0 I vet Carpets, with border, ? ? made, laid and lined 89C. ? Real CURTAINS, Brussels Lace Cur t tains. . . . $5.50 up ? Real Egyptian Lace Cur * tains. . . . . $3.65* ? Real Erench Velour Cur- ? I tains.$25.00; I SOFA CUSHIONS, l \'elvet or Satin. X OIK tWll l"PORT4TIO\ ? t i t U DESKS as you'd expect thrm from Kris Kringle's land or some other beautiful place, rang ing from $4.25 to $30.00. Rookcase and Desk combined .... $11.85 Quartered Oak Rockers.$2.00 SPECIAL FOR TO-DAY ONLY! (No mail orders accepted.) Pier Glass in oak or cherry.$7.35 BAUMANN BROS., f> ?>>, ?4, t>U East 14th St.t M _ ...? ? ..,1 11.1 \f\t vnKK ^L ,v5 HEAB FBtOi WQVAME, BMir 1*0RK Credit (iiven to Responsible Persons on Reasonable Terms. UA0I8TBATB JfO/T* BIDB Ot IT. KH POPITIOSI WITH RCOARD TO NEWSPAPERS THB v*K OF rORCl Bt Poi.KEMKN. E lltor of The Ti. Bir: I notlca in your paper of thla date that you . ne for reaentlng engrtly eertain a.'.egel -T- ol mj conduet, and you further aay that l an reported to have declared thal all newapapera ... md thal auch a renark wll! mirprtoe Sea YJ rkera and ea um tl em ra wonder whnt ipera Mi afott ha- been ln the habit of i idlng ; i never made auch a -v. Uration. It la true ? aald, and repeai II bere that it la lylng lor orter or a publlaher ol a nearapape* to de llberately a'.ter or "eut" or ao < ange a atneaaaen* , r Intei ??? ib to g re the al i an ei I or Inter vjevj ., . lifferent neanlng, wii.cn l kaow la very frequentlj done t l have been a eonatant read-r of The New York Trlbune alnee II waa founded ln If44 i have "The ktell and Bapreee" lefl at mv boene md II la tnj wrstani habit to read ? The Bun' whl * afalnea for ai " I to aometlme* :? i i other newapapera aa I naajr have oe.-aniun. I ?) ., aay, ?He la underatood :o have demed pen court thal no reapectaJMe woman : go an. in the atreeta alone af nlght, ?>>it th-re i . peraona who Ii - ">? v thal they hoard hlan glve ex| - i - ? ?'?""' " -N,nv ' . thal no man, a >man oi ? ? ? '? ?: al any tlme or place, undei an) clr umetances, heard tne an) Buch Btatement. And whal la euuall) true 1 ? ? ?? th it an) p? i ? ?n a/h i knoa-a i . ,. me - apable ol maklng any auch neni ln publl n li prlvati tgaln you aay, "Hi la reporti I to have aald alao tiut .i woman arho ventured oul ol itoora a>one after nlghtfall deeerved to be arreMed I mane ih.. aamc anawer to that atatemeni thal i have to your thlrd < harge i bava tald repea i tl Ink, In vlew of the numeroua aa thal have been I'oran both n"';> ai a women ln thla rlty, In las ;ighl wlthln the laal few months, that ll ? inaal foi anj woman to a<> oul unatten l< ? 5. Vou aa) "He I >? led thal Ir. i a man who waa brutally clubbed b) polUemei ? thi wa> to the atatlon he remarked that the p< men had the rl?ht to klll the man If neci-aaary in ? ; i gel him to the atatii n There ai ? peraona. ?? a/h i Inalai thal he artuauj um language." l preaume you refer to a caae brought ? !, October laat, al the Jeffemon Markel Couri The facta ai aa followa A pollreman at tempted to arreal a peraon, and the peraon ao at I tempted i" t" arreated made an aaaau.l upon the and reslBted untll it reaulred the comblned efforta ol four polleemen to aubdua him and brlng him 10 the xtatlon-houae Aftel ' tl ..natlon had been held ln reapeel to the caae for whlch h? had been arreated, the defendant who had un rl ,[.-. everely rlubbed, aaked me if the. - had an) rtghl to club him ln that manner ! 1 replled to hla queatlon aa foltowa: "Ii ?j* you: duty when the ofllcera arreated you to quietl) lub m ? and ge along; and If you dld reaial them they had i tighl to uae Jual ao much force. and no Riore, a- waa neceaaary to overcome your realat anc%" I w .11 nol fnrnl.ih you arlth any extended ex tracta from the authotitlea on thal aubject, aa l preaume ?? arouM nol be dealrable, i>ut I heg to call your attentlon to the he.idnotea io nom.- af the lead i - aaea on thal a ibject, and you can read them at your kelaura and know whether I made proper anawer lo hl? queatlon. and whether I aould nol bava been Juetifle 1 ln u*in* the very language attrlbuted 10 me 1 will call vour atten . ? ? . i fieci lon Bi ' ? I anal ( ade of thia Btate: \ poltoe atHeer when mak ng an arrestt may r?'i>e| foi ? arlth (oi ??. hiui he miiHt not eaceed the aacee all ? of tbe ? aee. i im ra Haa, I Phlla ?il People ra Buah, l Wheeler CT. <\ Il7-lg?; I'lcmenta va State. 60 Ala. UT A party ma> u?e whalever force la neceanary to arreal an ofTender aKalnat law elther w'.th or wlth oul proceaa I'eople va Adl.r I I'arkera C. C. M9; People \a Wolven. : N Y l^g. (??i?. K?; People va Ardle, 1 Wheeler C C i"i A part) aaaaOed tnay uae eufftcient force to de- ' fend him.-felf, even to the kllllna of hla aaaallant. Bhorter va l'aople. Z X. Y. l*i tCoaii of Anpeala); FOR EVERY MAN. ONLY ti. W. Hi I AHrxtKi M. U. Hualou. Nau. THK MOsT IRfJBBf ITRCTAUBI I* tMF.RK A. < lu.r roiiaulting |ili> alclMii to the Peabody M.-iil. ii I lumliutr ..??.-.,.,,.mi-i in :-"'? to whom waa awaideJ ;h- t.olU Medal bv tha NhIImiimI Mrdli-ul \ Nxorla il.iu for tlu- PrUM Kaau; on Kihauatrd \ I tniit>. Atruphy. lurii-.i.-ric Itrvaaaand I'hvi l<-nl l)elillll>. and ail lllaodbes and Hinkno. ..' Maa. jnrrrg?ae>ai tha roaogr 'he inta.iie-a?.>d ?n<i avwaaiXiO i a?itattoa ka ajaaaaa or bv leit-r. PrtMBwetua with tesrlm nlaw V1>VV I-arge bovk. Tho Beteaaw of I.lfe; ***?*<, ,r s ? l f l*rt>arrvation. tbe aalae aaaaa, Wl u,. t-? vaiuahi* pr?acrlpU. ns f..r aeute and chr^ulc diaraaf.^, full gii; only I?r. P?rker'? ?.>rln are the best. on tba auhjectg tre-at-d, r\ .-r puuliahed. an.l have Hn -n -rmous nale through-nit thla ommry and Englnnd. Kead them nnw, and learn M be atroiin. vlgroroua and mnnl). Hrnl Tli>a?-lf. - Medtead KeVt-w Tha PaabegJ Medl<-al Instltiita hat Imltatort. but no ?fjala. ? Hoeton Herald. Sick Headache Powiiively C'aaretl by llu.e llttle Pflla. They alao relieve Dlatreag .'rom Dyspepgiap Indlgeation and Toc Hearty Eattng. A porfe< t retnedy for Dlzzlneas, Xauaea. Drowalneaa, Bai Ta*:e ln the Mouth, Coated Tong.-e, Paln in the Side. TORPID EJVBR They rog uiato the Boareka < %ktkii RRteicnra co.. x y. CARTERS Bittl |IVE ITTLE IVER PILLS. Yantiiie's Yotmg-lloTea: niixod, with greetl t?*a Havor. A illlMtil?? Mend. ttl ? B1B lil'.i i IDW At People va Bullivan, ? S Y W> (t'ourt of Apnealst; Kvers va I'ooole. S X V. *~< Pafteraon va. People, 4* Karbour ?'.-'.: People ra l.imh. .'.4 Hurhour ti2: People v.s Auatln, 1 I'arker IM; Poonle va Cole, 4 Parker 3.V Ail of whioh i" reepeetfulry suhmltted JOHX O. MOTT No 67 Fasf 77'h-st , New-York. T'eo. 1'. lgSfj. preaoherl the goapel to your tribe ten yeara ago?" "Oh, yea! 1 reiuember him very welL He waa Ue licloua. -iLlfe.