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CITY AND DISTRICT <aT No other l>-i;.« r published lias anything lik® half :i« many reader* ui the city of Wash¬ ington mil has The Ktemino Stab. and no other one haa yet supported it* claim* by an affidavit of ita circulation. BURGLARIZING THK CAPITOL. A Man Armtfd on thr Char(e of Break* Ins I nto the Building. A yoonc man named Sam'l O. Walker was In the Police Court yesterday afternoon, charged with housebreaking in the night Tbe young man was charged with feloniously entering the United States Capitol with intent to commit a felony. Walker was arrested about U o'clock Sundav night by Capitol Policeman Butler in the room occupied by the House committee on alcoholic liquor traffic. He had in his pocket a bunch of keys and one of them fitted the door of the I room. The policeman had been detailed to watch the room and was only out of sight ot the door a few minutes. His attention was attracted to the room by seeing the gaa lighted and when he knocked at the door the prisoner opened it. When questioned he .aid he was waiting for Sam Long and that Bam was going to get out some bills for a Con¬ gressman. He was taken to the police station and locked up. Judge Miller required him to give bonds. ^ SMALL CATCH KS OF FISH. Th« Effect of the Recent Gale on the Potomac. The steamer Frances arrived at the 12th street wharf last night from a trip to the fishing shores down the river as far as Potomac City and brought what fish had been canght during tbe two days previous. Capt. l'aaseno said that the catch Monday and Tuesday was very small, oung to the heavy gale that visited the river shores. Before the wind storm some good catches were made, but the heavy northwest wind drove the tisli from the shore, so the hauls were poor. There was only one shad aud less than a hundred herring brought np. Capt. Passe uo said that in one haul made in the creek opposite Potomac City 10t! tine carp were caught. They weighed from one to six pounds apiece. As soon as the wind dies out Capt. Pasaeno thinks some large catches will be made. Bockfish are much more plentiful than fisher¬ men thought they would be. although they are not yet being caught in large numbers. Cat¬ tish and eels ar« plentiful and thousands of .mall fish are being caught that aro thrown away because they are not lit for the market. How to Drciw Oiir School Children. To the Kdltorof ImEvijwsSth: Every parent is puzzled in a greater or less degree with the above problem. In these later days of extravagance the care and expense im¬ posed upon the parent of dressing his or her children as finely as the children of other peo¬ ple of equal intelligence and respectability has become a burdensome and abnormal tax upon the pocket of the father and the ingenuity and tune of the mother. If the child is dressed (or overdressed) to satisfy the pride of its patent it too frequently happens that the only other result is to stimulate the vanity of the '.-hild and the envy of its playmates. The child believes itself to be better than ita fellows, simply bocause of its fine dresses, when, as a matter of fact, it mav be intellectually and morally of a much lower grade. Its less finely dressed school mate, on the other hand, feels that its merits are not recognized under its more humble garb and a feeling of discon¬ tent arises, and this causes both factors to grow np with distorted, embittered and er¬ roneous ideas of life. "Fine feathers make line birds" is still shown to be a ruling impres¬ sion by the habits of modern society, and yet how disgustingly false do we know it to be. Shall we continue to educate our children in these beliefs.' I propose as one step of reform that we adopt some system of regimentals in the public schools, not of the guy military order but some quiet, tasteful pattern, con¬ structed for economy and service.some light- shaded woolen goods for winter and some com¬ fortable gingham for summer, with hats of conventional pattern, leaving off of the heads of the girls the silk, velvet, feathers, Ac., and saving ourselves the expense, time and annoy¬ ance of struggling in this disgusting ef- | fort at competition in fiuery. At graduation the boy or girl may then "comeout. as it were, with a higher appreciation of what he or she may enjoy, and with an experience of school days which has repressed this abnormal growth of precocioUMiese. creating the stronger and truer belief that dress is really of secondary importance; that standing ar.d excellence are d«rpendent upon character, fostering the ideas of equality and brotherhood and avoiding all jealousies, envy, vanity and mortified pride, which grow out of such artificial caste. For the reasons given above 1 do not dress iny own children as fiuely .is is the custom of others of equal means and of many others of less means, but it is not an easy tasK to consistently keep to this policy without giving rise to some dis¬ content iu the child, so long as the bulk of so¬ ciety continues to indulge its children in ex¬ travagant display. There are doubtless many parents who feel as I do. aud it seems to me that a uniform dress in the public school would be productive ot great good in relieving the abuormal results that are rapidly growing into habit and la) ing the foundation for future misery. Patau Faxiliab. Celebration of the Quadri-Centennlal. To the Editor of The Eve* wo Stab . A world's fair has nothing iu common with a proper celebration of the quadri-centennial of Columbus. The writer believes that a com¬ memoration of Christopher Columbus should be of a more dignified character than that of a world's fair. In what might be termed a Col- umbiad there is ample room for the various elements of history, poetry, the arts, sciences, geographical details, nautical and scenic rep¬ resentations to contribute to the commemora¬ tion of the great discoverer of our western hem¬ isphere. Our aborigiues will form a picturesque feature in the Columbiad. You will readily perceive that to bring these various elements to bear upon such an eveut as the discovery of America will give occasion for the manifestation of the highest skill and taste by professors and proficients in many of the professions and oc¬ cupations which are devoted to musical, artis¬ tic and scenic representations, and that Co¬ lumbus and no other person or party would be the object upon which their talents would be bestowed. I need scarcely say that the capital, the city of Washington. 1). C., possesses all the facilities for accomplishing the purpose in view with becoming dignity and eclat. There are the representatives of the nation.the Pres- ident. Vice President, the cabinet, the inem- bers of Congress. Supreme Court and other dignitaries representing the people, the minis¬ ters and ambassadors of foreign nations, the Capitol and public buildings, museums, galler¬ ies. Ac..and all things suitable to make an im¬ pressive display in the capital of the United Slates, in the District of.Columbia. It would seem that this is a legitimate object for congressional action and no jealousies or dis¬ putes could srise from a Columbus memorial in Washington, leaving the question of a world's fair to the disposal of whom it may concern. Tseodgbe Boukne. 9C Broadway, New York. Marriage Licensee. Marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk of the court to Aaron B. Shepherd and Irene A. E. Hanes; John Morrison Slarrow of Baltimore. Md.. and Mamie F. Gordon; Mar¬ shall J. Weaver of Lexington. Va.. and Anna Hachael Schoppert ot Howard county, Md.: John L. Thompson of Leesburg, N.C., and Nannie P. Price; Wm. Alien of Spotsylvania county. Va.. and Dora M. Mudd of Alexandria. Va.; CastlemanP. Bosa and Maggie t. Hibbs; General Lee Nelson sud Felicia Bichards; Menry Hogansand MildredI'artwnght; Charley Walker and Munue Brown; Henrv Jackson and Kate Franklin; Peter Table and Hattie John¬ son. both of Kichuiond. Va.; Jamee Thorp and Lacy An" Kindle, both of Fauquier county, Va. Anacostla. Mr. 3. S. Reagan, late postmaster for this village, left last night for Asheville. N.C.. ac¬ companied by his sister. Mrs. Shreve. Mr. Keagan has been poorly for several months and goes south in hopes of recovering bis usual vigorous health. Mrs. Shreve will re- Main a few weeks with him. Trying to Break From Randall's Island. Between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday morning a desperate attempt was made by six prisoners to escape from Randall's Island. The leaders of the mutineers were Frank MeClellaa and Jaa. Beilly. They knocked down the night guard. Jonah lietcham. and bound and gagged him and escaped. In a half hour all the guards knew of. the escape and a search was made in the darkness of the fog and night for the desperate men. After au hour's search the two men were found It wae an hour after tfc* that the i.alning ftttu were found. THK nvili SERVICE INQC1RY. Mori- Testimony lakru Vestrr<l»y Con¬ cerning Campbell and Bailey. XL rixruu, uiu i ontbadictoby STATE¬ MENTS.XL LTX1X TELLS ABOUT TBI PBOMO- HO» or BIT. B. D. BAILET.KB. BilLXT'l COM¬ PETENCY AS A iTUOOliraU. After Tbb Stab's report closed yesterday Mr. Campbell's examination wax continued at con¬ siderable length. Before they had got well into the examination the witness had com¬ pletely lost his bead and answered questions at random. He told the story of his copying the papers for Mrs. Smith ss it has bean told sev¬ eral times before, with the important excep¬ tion that he said he had made the copy as a pastime before Mrs. Smith saked him for them, and that he had them in his drawer when she Asked if he had any sample questions he could give her. He was questioned closely as to his reasons for making the copy. He looked per¬ fectly blank and said he had no reasons, but just did it after office hours, while waiting for the mall to be sent out. After a deal of questioning on this point, during which he appeared to be entirely be¬ wildered. the witness' attention was called to the fact that there was a direct coutrudictiou between the story he told Messri. Lyman, Oberly, Roosevelt and Thompson at different times and his testimony on the stand, as he had formerly said that he made the copy at the in¬ stance of Mrs. Smith. APPEARED not TO COKPBXHE>D. He did not seem at all to comprehend the difference, and nearly every member of the committee and Messrs. Oberly and Lyman be¬ sides took a turn at trying to make him under¬ stand. After awhile he said vaguely that he guessed he could not have it understood the question; that the story as he told it to the com¬ missioners at different times was correct. Ihroughout the examination he appeared to be at a loss to comprehend the drift of the questions aud had no power of language to answer them. Only ut one time, when Mr. Ly- m»n ipuko to him with impressive calmness and deliberation.did he appear for a moment to comprehend what was going on. SECRETARY DOYLE. Mr. John T. Doyle wss next examined and corroborated the testimony of Oberly and Ly¬ man as the investigation of the Campbell affair made by Oberly. The prosecution then said that their case was dosed on the first charge and the com¬ mittee then took up the second. THE SECOND CHARGE. This charge is that one Edwin D. Bailey, in violation of the civil service law, which inhibits the promotion of persons in the classified service until examination, was promoted by the said commission without any examination to test his fitness, as required by law. from a clerkship ti> the position of stenographer, an important p.ace m the said commission. when it was notoriously known at the time that said Bailey was not competent to till the said position of stenographer; that this proinotiou was made when there were several other clerks in the said comimsion who were expert stenographers, aud, under the principle governing promotions, undoubtedly entitled to the said position. Mil. LYMAN EXAMINED. Mr. Lyman was first examined. He testified as to the promotion of Mr. Baiiey to be stenog¬ rapher. Said that he was competent for the position; that he had been longest iu the serv¬ ice and was in everv way entitled to the pro¬ motion. He regarded Bailey as an expert stenographer. The position was provided for as a fourth-class clerkship, with the additional requirement that the clerk should also be a stenographer. The work required was more that of a fourth-class clerk Cliau of a stenog¬ rapher. Mr. Bailey was efficient both as clerk and stenographer. He said that no ex¬ amination was necessary for this promotion, but tests of Mr. Bailey's qualifications were made. Ho thought Mr. Bailey could pass an examination as stenographer. DOES NOT CONSIDER HIM COMPETENT. Mr. Morgan, ex-stenographer of the commis¬ sion. testified that he did not regard Mr. Bailey as un expert stenographer. He did not think he could lake testimony. He had Dot re¬ garded him as a stenographer in the proper sense of the word. On cross-examination by Mr. Lyman witness admitted that he had left the commission be¬ cause he felt aggrieved that his work as stenog¬ rapher had been taken away from him and given to some one else, llis commission read that he was stenographer of the commission and his name had appeared under this title iu the fourth annual report. Mr. Lvman asked Mr. Morgan if hf recollected that he told Holt* that the latter ought to have the appointment. Morgan replied in the negative, but said he was perfectly willing to say so now. The ap¬ pointment of Mr. Bailey had created a gnat deal of surprise and comment among the clerks in the rommission who knew anytning about stenography. In answer to direct questions from Mr. Lymao Morgan stated that he had never told Mr. Bailey that the latter was en¬ titled to the place, nor had he ever told Messrs. Jehusou aud Wallace, clerks in the commission, that Vtailey ought to have been appointed. Mr. Morgan wa3 very positive in these assertions, although Mr. Lyman said that he proposed to bring evidence to contradict him on this point. Witness said that his only acquaintance with Mr. Bailey's qualifications as a clerk was de¬ rived from having been required to take dicta¬ tion from him, a thing he had objected to doing. MB. BAILEt'g EXAMINATION PAPERS. At the close of the examination of this wit¬ ness Mr. Roosevelt wanted to take the stand for a moment, but the committee was anxious to adjourn. Mr. Roosevelt said he had the ex¬ amination papers of Mr. Bailey to show that he had passed an examination for stenography and had made a percentage of 78. He wanted to put this in evidence to answer the opinion of Mr. Morgan. The committee said that could be done today and an adjournment was then taken. DRIVING OTHERS' HORSES. A Law Wanted to Protect Teams Left Standing on the Street. The district attorney has been requested to make an effort to secure the enactment of a law for the protection of horses and vehicles in this city. The object of securing such a law is to prevent persons from driving off with horses and vehicles left standing on the streets by owners. Daring the past year or two boys have had a good time at the expense of the owners of such teams and to the detriment of the livery stable keepers. As the law now stands, according to the decision of t.»e courts, it is not necessary for persons to go \m livery stables. All that is necessary to se¬ cure the use of a horse and buggy is to drive off with one left standing on the street. Mr. Gait, the tlour and feed merchant, recently bad an unpleasant experience of that kind. Tues¬ day afternoon he left his horse and buggy standing on the street while he went Into a house. The animal was a spirited one and hard to manage. Wtien Mr. tialt came out the horse aud vehicle was gone. Their disap¬ pearance was reported to the police. After 1 o'clock the next morning a policeman found the horse and buggy near 9th aud E streets, where it had been abandoned. The norse had been driven almost to death and the buggy was covered with mud. Should the offender be captured be could only be prosecuted for fast driving or cruelty to animals. Some months ago a couple of small boys drove off with a horse and wagon from this city. They made no attempt to sell it, but merely went off for a trip through the conntry and were found more than sixty miles from Lere in Virginia They were arrested and brought back here, but on investigation the attorney found that there was no law that applied to the case. In many instances vehicles have been taken as far as Biadensburg and then abandoned. A Petersburg Belle Elopes. The north-bound fast train from Petersburg yesterday morning had as its passengers an eioping couple, who came to Washington, where they were married at noon. They were Robert L. Alley, a well-known citixen and the son of Capt. William E. Alley, and Miss Kitty Friend, a daughter of Thomas Friend of Petersburg. Miss Friend is an attractive and accomplished young lady and a favorite in society circles. She is only about seventeen years of age. The bridal couple returned home last night and were met at the depot by several of their friends. A O. Leonard A Co., shoe manufacturers of Chicago, have been forced to make an assign¬ ment by the dishonesty of the foreman, vho hasted. John Mahooey. for fifty years a fox hunter at Media, I'a., is de^d. A Dxxr-^ATKD Cocoa cruelly tries the lung* and wastes the general strength. A prudent resort for the afflicted is to Dr. D. Javne's ex¬ pectorant, » remedy for all troubled with asthma bronchitis or any pulmonary agecUoa. IX MONTGOMERY COUNTY. The Now Court linu'c A Meetlnj of| th« tirange. Corr»»i>ood«nc*of TMltuinlTM. Rockvillz. February ML The public meeting of Montgomery county grange, held at Olney today, w*» well attended and the proceeding* wore of an interesting character. An address waa delivered by Worthy Master Brigliam of the National grange, which was listened to with marked at¬ tention. Itemarks were made by other promi¬ nent members of the order. A line lunch was served. Daring the thander storm Monday a large stack of hay on the farm of Mr. Chandler Keys near this place was struck by lightaing and set on Are. The top Of the stack was torn off and the fire extinguished by buckets of water be¬ fore any great damage was done. The building committee named in tho law authorizing the erection of a new court bouse at this place will hold a meeting berj next Tuesday and begin their labors. It u under¬ stood that nothing will bo done toward the demolition of the old building until after the adjournment of the March term of court, and in the meantime an architect will be employed, the plau of the building adopted, contracts given out and bonds issued by the county com¬ missioners and told to pay for the building. Notwithstanding the delay is: the passage of the bill to lease the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the Washington and Cumberland railroad company, and tho complications likely to arise by tho decision of Judge Alvey in the Wash- ington county court, the friends of the road in this county seem to have an abiding faith in the ultimate success of the project. Should the receivers to bo appointed by the court recommend tho final sale of the property of the canal it is thought that the Washington and Cumberland company will be in a position to bid higher for the property than any rival corporation. S.AM. DISTRICT GOVERNMENT. TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION. In their animal estimates for the improve¬ ment of streets tho Commissioners recom¬ mended an appropriation of T4.000 for tha ex¬ tension of 1 7th street. When the bill went be¬ fore the House for action the committee to which it was referred cut it down to 91.(MM). This amount, it is held, is insufliient. mul Mr. Cliapiu Brown in a letter to Senator Plunib re¬ cently called attention to it. The letter was forwarded to the Commissioners for report. Capt. Rossell, who has charge of such matters, recommended today that an additional $3,000 be appropriated, as the street in question is built up and worthy of improvement. DISMISSED. Private C. F. Clark of the metropolitan po¬ lice force, recently tried for intoxication, has been dismissed. The police trial board recom¬ mended a tine of f50, but the Commissioners thought the offense serious euough to justify his dismissal. MISCELLANEOUS. Raymond Horsman. a cook at the Washing- ten aisylum. has been dismissed. GEORGETOWN. Funeral of C. Frank Shekell..The funeral of the late C. Frank Shekell took place yestei day afternoon from the Masonic temple. The various Masonic bodies of which the de¬ ceased was a member attended. The rites of the Knights Templar Wbre performed over tho remains at the temple at the cemetery. Ihe remains were laid at rest with the rites of tho Blue lodge of Masons. Rev. Dr. Fullerton of the West Street Prosbyterian church and Rev. Dr. Rice of Dunbarton Avenue M.E. church performed the services of tho church over the diad. The pall bearers were Messrs. F. W. Storch and H. W. Griffin from Potomac com- muadery. No. 3. K.T.;S. C. Palmer and Frank Thomas from Potomac R.A. chapter. No. 8; Chas. Demar and Dr. T. O. Loockerman from Potomac lodge. No. 5. Tho remains were in¬ terred at Oak Hill. Personal..I>r. Samuel Ingraham of New York, who has been the guest of Mr. G. W. King for several days, left yesterday for liis home. Mr. and Mrs. A B. Jackson, accom¬ panied by their eldest daughter, left yesterday for Fortress Monroe for the benefit of -Miss Jackson's health. The Theft ok a Watch..Harry Plm-nix. a young colored boy, was arrested yesterday for the theft of a gold watch aud chain from Harry McKnight Temperature and Condition of Water at 7 A.M..Great Falls-temperature. 30: condi¬ tion, 14. Receiving reservoir.temperature. 48; condition at north connection, 1G; condition at south connection, 10. Distributing reservoir . temperature, 48. _ ALEXANDRIA. R«l«>rt»a for The Ev*nino Stab. The Yiroinia Conference..The Virginia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, which opened its session h'-re today, is one of the least numerous of the conferences of that church. It is a comparatively new body, being only twenty years old. Until tho separa¬ tion of tho M.E. churches Alexandria hud been since 1794 wart of the Baltimore conference, but after the division there were two churches- one on the east side ot Washington street ad¬ hering to the Baltimore conference and the one on the west side to the Virginia conference. This continued many years, but when these churches, which had during the war been occu¬ pied by the military, resumed worship many leading Alexandrians withirew from the church on the east side of the street, now known as Trinity church, and united with the M.E. church south on the west side of tho street Soon afterward many ministers of the M.E. church south united with a separate Balti¬ more conference and the M.E. church estab¬ lished a Virginia conference, so that there are now two Baltimore and two Virginia confer¬ ences and the conference uames of the two M. E. churches in Alexandria are reverted, the M.E. church south on the west side of the street being attached to the Baltimore confer¬ ence and the Trinity church on the east side to the Virginia conference, which meets there to¬ day. Bishop Fitzgerald presided. The opening services were of the most solemn character. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper being ad¬ ministered, roll called, preliminary arrange¬ ments for the sessions of the conference made, committees appointed, Ac. Rescued from Death. Young Markell Fields, son of Mr. H. C. Fields, fell overboard yesterday eveniug near the foot of Prince street and was rescued just as ho was sinking for the last time by Mr. Wm. Havdeii. Notes. . Messrs. Marbury aud Armstrong have purchased the old Burtleman residence on King street near Burke A .Herbert's bank and will establish their office there. The house is a three-story brick, with small yard, two blocks from the Washington ferry wharf, and sold for *900. The Sunday school union of the M. E. church held a meeting at Trinity church last night and the Sunday school inter¬ ests were represented by llev. I)r. W. L. David¬ son of Cincinnati In the gardens hero mag¬ nolias (laurel) and all other spring flowers are in full bloom and dwarf pears fully formed have made their appearance. Irrigation and Political Geography. An interesting problem relating to the water supply of several of the western states was briefly referred to by Prof. J. T. Rothrock at the meeting of the Academy of Naturul Sci¬ ences in Philadelphia Tuesday. He called at¬ tention to the fact that it /as not so much extent of acrcage that made western farm land valuable in many states us it was the accessibility of water for purposes of irrigation. He said that Kansas, Nebraska and Utah are dependent upon Colo¬ rado for their water supply, the latter stato being the water shed of this district. Colo¬ rado is now growing and being improved to such an extent that she needs ali her water for herself and the problem arises as to how the surrounding states and territories are to bo supplied. This question is now under consideration by the irrigation committee of the United States geological survey, but Prof. Rothrock doubted Whether they would be able to solve it under the existing arrange¬ ments of the boundaries. He urged that Con- Kess should be appealed to in order that the undaries of the states and territories might be so modified as to conform to the mountain ranges and natural water sheds. In this way the water supply of the various political di¬ visions might be equalised. To Limit Horse Racing. The New Jersey house had a hot debate yes¬ terday over the bill to limit horse racing to thirty day* on any track in the state. It looked like a hand-to-hand combat be- tween the Monmouth Park racing association and the Linden Park blood horse aasociutiou on the one side and the managers of the Clifton and Uuttenberg tracks on the other. The bouse voted down the motion to refer the bill to the attorney general, killed all dam¬ aging amendments and advanced it to third reading. The wife of Robert Ray Hamilton has de¬ cided to contest the letter's suit for divorce. The Reading railroad has ordered fifty new locomotives, which will be paid for oat of the proceeds of the new ear trust loan. The Chicagoe again defeated the Phillies yesterday by ft NNt of t to 4 LINCOLN'S GRANDSON DYING. Young ..Abe" S|.,^ Sinking at Ills Home In London. Abraham Lincoln, the fifteen-rear-old son of Robert T. Lincoln, American minuter to Eng¬ land, now lying at the point of death in Lon¬ don, hie father'a only eon and, with the ex¬ ception of Minuter Lincoln, the only de¬ scendant of the martyred President, his grand¬ father. Minuter Lincoln married in 1869 Miss Mary Harlan, daughter of ex-Senator Harlan of Iowa, whom President Lincoln appointed his Secretary of the Interior, although he did not take office until President Johnson's adminia- trmtion. The frnits of this onion are three children.a handsome girl, the eldest child, now budding into womanhood; Abraham, the dying boy. and a second daughter, still younger. i oung Abraham was born in Chicago, where his father was practicing law. He was a sturdy little fellow, modest, like his famous irraud- fnther and father. When his father was Sec¬ retary of War, from 1831 to 1886, little Abra¬ ham. a lad of nine years, on his arrival here, wiw. considered one of the picturesque features . at '^e capital, for ou all fair days he C?Ui. , 8een darting about the smooth streets ® °.n bis bicycle, which he rodo with much skill, in company with the young sons of 1 resident Garfield and Attorney (General Mac >eagh. Soon after Minister Lincoln removed to London young Abraham's health became impaired and he was sent to the south of France in the hope that he would be benefited by the climate. The treatment of the French physi¬ cians, however, proved disastrous to the young invalid and he became much worse. He was tuken to Versailles, where an operation was performed for an abscess. Then he rallied nnd was removed to his father's home in Lon¬ don. Becoming worse, however, another op¬ eration was performed last week for the remo¬ val of the abscess, which had formed again, and it was hoped that the lad then had a fair c.'iance of recovery. For several davs, however, lie lias been lingering between life and death. MARRIED TO A RUFFIAN. A Daughter of Refined and Wealthy Parents Seeking a Divorce. The divorce case of Hattie Condon against William Condon at Cincinnati has devel¬ oped a strong collection of facts. In 1878 ^ illiam Condon was tried for the murder of Lou Perry, a notorious woman. He was acquitted on technical grounds. At this time he attracted the attention of Hattie Jones, the daughter of weal¬ thy and refined parents. Infatuated with Condon she soon had him madly in love with her. Finally the girl became weary of her love and made up her mind to cut him. She met him for the purpose of saying good-bye. While they were talking a man whom Condon sus¬ pected of being his successful rival happened by. Condon sprang ou him and stabbed him nine times, rendering him a cripple for life. Miss Jones was persuaded to marry Condon to avoid testifying against him. The state had no witnesses and he was never tried. The couple lived together a short time, then sepa¬ rated, but no action for divorce was taken until now. DRUGGED BY HIS BARBER. A St. Louis Man Chloroformed and Robbed While Being Shaved. Emil Graf told a peculiar story in the first district police court in St. Louis yesterdny. Graf was arrested about 4 o'clock on the after¬ noon of last Thursday. Patrolman Alexander found him in the barber shop of Fredk. Sumann, at C07 South Uroadway. Ho had an open knife in his huud and was raging up and down the room like a wild man. He claimed that he had been robbed and wanted Sumana to give him back his pocket book. The patrolman thought the fellow was drunk and arrested him. He swore today that he went to Sumann's barber shop to get shaved and was drugged in the chair and robbed. He alleges that chloroform was put to his nose and lie thought it was a new kind of perfume. Su¬ mann was arrested. . . Redisricting Oblo. The redisricting bill, giving the democrats fifteen and possibly sixteen out of the twenty- one Ohio congressional districts, passed the house yesterday afternoon. There was little opposition by republicans, only one Bpeecli be¬ ing made against its passage. The bill will be called up in the senate today. As it now stands li'itterworth is thrown in a strong democratic district, while Kennedy is faced with a demo¬ cratic majority of 3.100, M.Kinley bv 1,800, Coopei- by li.OOO. Williams by 1.800.'Booth man by 1,000, and Pugsley by 1.500. Messrs. Thomp¬ son Grosvenor. Wickhani and the two Taylors are placed in big republican district*. .-. «»» -. Frazer Snediker, a well-known horseman of Newark, N.J.. shot himself before a mirror Monday night and died instantly. L L A AA A A AAA A A ogo G G G G GG GGG CCC CO C OO cco DDI* D D D D DD DDD OO O O OO O O OO K K K K KK K K K K RRR R R RRR R R R a OO O O O O O O OO 8«8 S K KE "8Sa KKK 8SS8 DDD D D D D D D DDD Ss»S b8Sg .W1 ~ In this Department we are showing all the leading novelties for the spring in Camel's Hair, Sebastopol, Armour Cloth. Melrose. Biarriti and Diagonal. black Striped Novelties. Black hide Baud Henriettas. Black Hindo Cloth, with Gray Side Band. Silk Warp Drapd'Alma. Silk Warp Royal Serine. Silk Warp Henriettas, $1.25, (1.40, $1.50, $1.75 and 4','. (The $1.25 quality Is a special drive, and is well worth 41.40 per yard.) All-wool Henriettas, 4G-inch wide, 75c. All-wool Henriettas, best Quality, $1. Lupin's Caahmerea. 75c.. 87Xc.,$l, #1.25. $1.50. Lupin's Novelties in Black Stripes, ic. Silk Warp Garrotte. Nuns' Veilluifi and Tamise. Blnck Moliars, 50c., 75e.t $1. Cre am do., extra fine, i 1. Boidered Silk Grenadine for Veils, 44-inch wide $3.50. SCOTCH ZEPHYR GINGHAMS. We have Just opened several leading novelties in these goods, consisting of Checks, Stripes, Plaids and Embroidered, 25c. to 40c. Black and Black and Widte Sateeas. E. G. DAVIS, Market Space, corner 8th st. Best Quality. Lowest Prick. ITALIAN OLIVE oil. GOLDEN CLING PEACHES. ITALIAN MACARONI. ENGLISH JAMS. PETITS POIS, igiTRA FIXE. FRESH SALMON. FRESH LOBSTER. K. W. BURCHEU. «C 1325 F St. B.W. ^POLLO. Co brewing of the BARTHOLOMAY BREW RoclwaterT N.Y.. and guaianteed to be of sis ,i"« Uf!ty' 'specially adapted for bottling pur- P©®*.* and laiiiiiy m»e. Our ikwr lias the liltruest tmti. zuoniaia lor ttapanty from miaiy tlcal chemist* and Ja mromiucuded and iLdoraed by many prumiueut Physicians, We invite a trial order from any oSJi, de¬ siring a palatable and healUiiul drink at houie. Our VukVity* loU<,W*' DtLlVKRED TO AN* PART OF A t'ollo, pint caae, two dosen bottles a I 50 jsoiiennau. *. .* V?i! Ba\aruu, » « l-jf® Slock Lager," - - ?-j}9 A discount to the trade. avr> n »rT^.,BAhiUOW)MAT BREWING CO. 308 hu|l,!1',uu""1ent Washington Branch, _Teisphone call No. 441. n27-''m Poor Rubber Goods ARE DEAR AT ANY PRICE. Get the Beat. RUBBER COATS, GOSSAMERS, BOOTS and SHOES, ETC.. AT GOODYZAR RUBBER COMPANY. . 30W MELVILLE LINDSAY, Hum AUCTION' SALES. TMl* Pf;?vt3Wrr.°JjY SAi"K <-»F i i-Vt HULD1XG Lor >KAR I'KNSsVLVANU ** **JI* AX1> N t.AK c STKUI KORIH. Thursday An ernoo.v tebkiary 555S" JJw»tia|25 feel n 3d street liid running beck to an SJJ- This property ia weU looted in an improving section of the city, being near FcnnvlTuu avnin, convenient to street cars, cburvhes and business center, one ox the few unimproved lota in this section. Gu*-third casti, balance in out and two >*srs troni day ol sale, notes to liear inn reet at 0 per Cent per annum, and secured by deed of trust on the property, or all cash, at option of purchaser, or such 'ua> be announced at »*le. A depoalt of $.00 required at tune of sale. Cou\eyaDc- -purthaa-r's coat. Terma to be compiled I-iT fL.lOdsys, otherwise riirht reserved to resell at nali and «.» of defaulting purchaser after Ave days' public advertisement of such resale in some news¬ paper published in Washington, D.C. Title rood and abstract shown at sals. f-'-'-dfcds DIXCAXBOX BROS.. Auctioneers. SEO. W. 8TICKNET, Auctioneer, 930 F St. r"?TEE8' SALE OF VERY VALUABLE PROP- veii H7H- IMPROVED BY SIX¬ TEEN 1*U hlOKl HOUSE!*, FOD> ROOMS iAC'U, 8ITVA1E OX N A V Y COURT. RE \R OF MJXH HTUIIT,BEIVUK Q AMD I SOUTH- X^T1 ajX.?,3t,*.S5?,i" deod of tmst recorded in liber t r> "fo-. one of the laud records for the District of Columbia, and at the request of the Party secured thereby, we will offer for sJ- In froit oMhepremieea on THPR8DAV. THE TWfcNTY-sKV POVR^cL^kWS^ 'W'o^thVli-past fv «i»- 7^K 5:?1- the following described proper- t>, situate lu the city oi Hashiu*fton, District ol 1J0- w't: Lot* 97, yti, X>, 100. 101 lt>° UV.-100- 1<J7. 108. io:V 110, 111 .nl F in squares?!?* " recorJuJ subdivision of luu B to «Jn^x,1.^,Tr'y fold subject to a deed of trust to secure «400 on each lot, with interest at tbe rate of mf«!Silferj?n /U1.li,per aul?ui11- P»>'«ble seini-annually. of the purchase in excess of said deeds of trust In cash and the baiauce in tJ mouths. with 'M»e of six per centum per annum. ae- ei J^ ..,! of trust on the property Hold, orsll w?f n'tfi i option of purchaser. 950 deposit on each lotill be required at time oi sale; all conreyancimr Silf*cf«Jl,l*»t purchaser's cost Terms to be con* plied with in lu days or resale at risk and cost of de¬ faulting purchaser after five days' advertisement ui the XsVeninir star. fl4-eod4ds JOHX & SWORMSTEDT.# __ . JOHN T. ARMS. { Trustees. TO.nOKKOII. pOLEV, Auctioneer. 1HNOTl?7J?E .STOCKoF DRY GOODS. CLOAKS, MPvIotu *C, COX'I AIXh.D IX STORK 908 snfn NORTHWEST W ILL HE kkmSi^uAKVI-v^v- ' "Nhm ixu Monday, Rwm rtiS "1'0t 11 H'A 1 HALF-PAS f DIHPusLD OF. AT bAMt HOLU ^The stock consists ill part as follows: Silks. Velvets, f.lfffe1'- Cashmeres, line Dres« Goods. Cloth and Laasimeres, Manneis. Fur-. Table Linens. Towels. U n deri»«r tings, Blankets. Comforts, Spreads. chlrfl nS:i5^er,r^*,ii-lil<iim Corsets, Handker- fifJSi ymbrellaa. Rubber Garments, Jeraeya and Cott^na. Sateens, Sc.. Ai. In ot ^ mentioned will do well aale, as the tfoods must bt* sold without .?' consequence of a change in business. w FULKY. Auctioneer. J^LXCANUOM BROS., Auctioneerm. UOSOF?sLch^VhCOX8I8TIXG OF r.tji.ti' CHAIR>, MAH. HALL STAND AND i»?vi£ra h,II>KJiuAKD, tXTKNSlON TABLK, TlPKKs "rCHjA^A>iKSE PUK- sitI.rvS* \tHh iiTo»vN OTiiK u CH A M Stl8v?8i\^n KATuli, SAFL, DhL h- bELS OTHEK HUOS. liKLssELs AM) OTHEKCAItPt lS THliOUUHutT THt HOL'sF Ho«^Dvn,T,i?.^k,V!r'K? V?*b"w"2uit: NORTHWEST' MA&OACULSETIS AVLXLE vRUixiiilDAY M0BNINQ, FEBRUARY* TWEXTT- f.Vj1 l tf' comnienciny at TEX O'CLOCK. I will sell whieh *b0Vt'"u»'"tJ residence the articles named and ».£ h. 0 uesrly uev- DUXCANSOX BUo.-i.. - Auctioneers. ftATCLIFFE, DARR A c6.,Aucti sneers. ALCTION SALE OF THE EXTIRE CONTENTS 4%'»£tA'rHEK PILLOWS AND BOliiTERS cuAMi,Lu a>d FU?HTHX 1iiiAJ.IOK:'IXU' iEBHt'ARY TWENTY- f;.n ..i.'.iK" U-Kluui"f «t ' EX O'CLOCK, we will S,iuiSrU .ul1 ut the residence above n.en- t!». » « irni f'¦ c ' couta«'ed thtreiu, bcinK the effects of a liult declining housekeeping, and to which we invite attention. '**-** RA1CLJFFE. DARK A CO.. Aucts. JT. DYER, Real Estate Broker. . 1304 F st VALUABLE RESIDENT PROPERTY'. BEINO \n 1444 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE XORMiWKST a*. i-HAV' FEBRUARY lUtMY-UOHlH th! ?r , ,^1VE O'CLOCK P.M.. we shall sell in front of the premises Lots and in square 11, l, nJK- -JU '*®t front, rjuiuiuir back Ijo teet to a 'JO-loot alley and contaiiiinK 3712- teet of irroumt, improved oy "a substantial, convenient and well-built l>n< k house l i i VJL« ."uilt by day work >, containing 13 ro< ,nis r ' ~ al;<l store room-, butler's pantr\, bathroom, private and servants' ciosela. L«. k jor.-;.. &i.; llnished throughout in natural wood: has ois n alTrSlSli Jr",eMU; su»'erior plumbing and all modern improvements. This house has been built two years, is iwlvaiitaire- tion of inv»»tora*,r SC°U Clrrle Wor,!,J tbe ._,0t^nd°^7th.1,,,eCt'On We,,Desd*>- Thursday, the ««Ler,r1.?i.8*.'e i srd made known on day of .lav of in ..1° oom,llert wi^ Within tell days troni day of s^.li, otherwise i roperly to be resold at risk and cost of defaulting purchaser. ioOo down on da. of "".'l:, Allconyeysncintr, sc., at purchaser's cost J-^idi J AL'l ER D WILLIAMS * CO.?AucU. T1 HTlttl; It A v s. 1HOMAS DOWL1XU. Auctioneer. CATALOGUE SALE or CHOICE PARLOR AND CHAMBER FURXITURE, BRONZES, PORCELAINS, BRIC-A-BRAC. ARTICLES OF VIRTU, OIL PAINTINGS AND WATER COLORS, ELEGANT CANDELABRAS. DECORATED DINNER AND TEA 8ERVICE, ELEGANT ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SILVER PLATE A SMALL LOT OF RARE CHINA FROM THE CHINA CLOSETS OF THE GREAT EASTERN. SUPERB WINDOW HANGINGS, M0QUET, SMYRNA AND BRUSSELS CARPETS, AND OTHER ARTICLES OF VALUE. TO BE SOLD AT THE ELEGANT RESIDENCE No. 1447 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.W. ON TUESDAY MORNING MARCH FOURTH. 1800. COMMENCING AT HALF-PAST TEN O'CLOCK. The house will be open for inspection day prior to !L l"* l-b-tUs fJlHOMAS DOHLINO. Auctioueer. frfcUFECTLY NEW L'PUIGHT MOHUlS PIANO AT ^ ALCTlON vt0n 8ATUHDAY. MAKUli f lKST, 1890,at TWELVE M. within tuy ss<es looms, I will ^ell one New seveu- ^ Morris Waiio.a s|;lc!iilid liiStruiiteuU 1- -1-dt THOMAS 1 OWLi:>(ji, Av:ct. KATCUFFE, DARR A CO., Auctioneers, til!0 Pennsylvania ave. n. w. NEARLY' NEW THREE-STORY AND BASEMENT BliICK HOUSE,WITH ALL MODERN IMPBOVF- -y,ENiS. NO. 30"-' OhlUUI SOOT11EAS1, AT AUtl ION. uOn MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH THIRD. AT H AL1 -PAS 1 t OI K O'CLOCK, we will oiler lor oale in front oi the premises Part of Lot MS. Square 7:4(1, Improved by s nearly new three-story snd basement brick dwelling, coutaiuiug- eitclu rooms, with all mcsl- ein conveniences. 1 las sale presents an exccleut op¬ portunity io secure a home or lor an investment i'erius: (Over and above an incumbrance of $:J,000 which has three years to run from Juiy l.», Ism.i cssli. i er.-ns to lie complied with in HI teen uay* ln.n. day of sale, otherwise the rmht is reserved to resell the properly at llie risU an I cost ol the delaultinir l>ur- chsser slier live da) s' public ad%ertiseu.ent in some ue\.drui>er published :n Washington. D.C. A del osit oi * loo required at time of sale. All conveyancing Ac . at purcluMi 's cost. i»->-«l MA1CUFFE, DARR ft CO., Aucts. Q.EO. W. STICKXEY, Auctioneer. 030 F St. By virtue of a deed ot truit, recorded in Liber No. 13**8. iolio 3o(i, one of the land records of the District of Columbia, and at the request of the party secured thereby, I will offer for sale, in front of the premises ou MONDAY, the TWEN1Y-FOURTH DAY Ol* FLBRLAKY, All. 1890, AT HALF-PAST rOl'R O'CLOCK P.M.. the iollowiux-dei>cribed property in the county ol Wa«hiUKion, D.C. known and described ss LoU numbered from one (li to forty-four i44) in J. C. Lewis' BUlalivision of part of Pleasant Plsins. situate ou the north of SprliiK street, at the point of union with 14th street extended, excepting the nor tioh of lots « to yl inclusive, lwivtofore alienated, beinir the property conveyed by deed recorded iu Liber l--'i, foiio 308. and by deed recorded in Liber 1271 folio 43V. 1 'leriua of sale: One-third cash and the balance in one (1) and two (2i years with interest at the rate of six (Ol per centum p. r anuuiu. or all caah.at theopUon of the purchaser; *^60 deposit will be required st tune of sale. All couveyanciu* and recording at pur¬ chaser's cost. Terms to be complied with in flltoeu days. If terms of aale are not complied with the property will be resold at risk snd cost of delaultiuir gurcbaaer alter live days' advertisement in the Even iir Star. C. M. ARMSTRONG. Trustee. Fl 2-eotods 13 Eaat Fayette at. BituuorTMd. WTHE A BOTE SALE 18 POSTPONED ON AC- oountof the weather to; SATURDAY. MARCH FIRST. 1890. same hour and place. n;&-tll.thftf C. M. ARMSTROXG. 8UMCANSON BROS.. Auctioneers. USTEES' SALE OF BK1CK HOUSE AND LOT ON NINTH STREET BETWEEN H AND I BTRAETS NORTHEAST. BEING HOUSK NO. 806 NINTH STREET. wo- By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded In Liber No. 1377, folio 00 et acq., one of the lsnd records for DU'rici of Columbia, we will sell on THURSDAY SIXTH DAY Or kiAiiCH, A.1J. 1«<*>, rlVtl O CLOCK P.M.. in front of the premises, a.l that niece or parcel of jpound and premises situate, lyln* and beintf m the city of WashiiiKton, in the District 6f Co¬ lumbia. known and distinguished as Lot numbered fifteen (15k la Lauckton's subdivision of square cum¬ bered nine hundred and thirty-three «933>. together with all the improvements, ways, easements, riwhts. privileges and appurtenances thereto belonsiu* or in any manner appertaininir. l^rins: one-liall casti; balance in one year, note to be rivsn beanmr interest pa) able semi annuslly from d*y Of sale, and to be secured by need of truatoE premises sold, or aU cash, at option of purchaser Purchaser's cost. A deiHjsitJf WOO required at the time of sale. Terms tobecom- plied with in fifteen daya, otherwise the Trustees ra- TJ?51 PfPsrty at the risk sad oost of the defaulting purchaser after five days' ad- ^^aenieut Ujjome nawapaper pubind'ed in ui Vu- SMMt IqhH AUCTION1 J? ALES. If TIKI: IIAY: |>HOMA8 DOWLIKG, Aurtx RIGt'LAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AM> PERSONAL EFFECTS AT MY AUCTION BOOMS SATURDAY. MARCH FLEST, 1800. AT TEN O'CLOCK. _ EMBRACING IN FART. On* Fine Piano. >»ntil French Plats Mirror*. tve Handsome Parlor Suite*, Art Squares, Smyrna Kuin. Brunei* aud Ingrain Oil lltUnMW Table Oo-erm. Dining Boom and Chamber F«ru>- ture of e»ery description. Lounge*. Couch w, Easy Chairs. Cooking and Hotting Sti »..*. Ac., Ac. _ Also Omo Weslejr Richards Br. .vii-loading Shot Gua. ALSO, AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. One Brewster Brougham m fine condition. Horses, Carriages, Bturgies, Wagons. Harness. Ac. Also, AT TWELVa O'CLOCK. Pair of Fine Carnage Horse f27-2t One Fine Driving Horse. ¦p ATCL1FFE. DARR A CO.. Auction. T nl'STEES' SALE OF FOUR TW(VSTOHY AND BASEMENT BRICK DWKLLIMiS, SOS. 70S. 706, 709. 711 SIXTH STREET MOKTHkAST. By virtue of four certain deeds of trust, duly re¬ corded respectively in ijorr 137s, folio l«O.Lit»r loVS. folio 1ST. Liber 137*. I >ho ITS. and Liber 1378, toUo lsl ets<-q..ot the landrecords of Uie l»s tnct of Columbia, and at the request of the party se¬ cured thereby, we will ofler lor sale at public au.tlou lu trout ol the respective premises on TUESDAY, ELEVENTH DAYOFMAKCH.A U. ISS'O. at F1YA O'CLOCK P.M.. all those certain pieces or parcels of land and premises known and distinguishiil as and being lxits numbered One Hundred ana 1 weiity-tour (124», One Hundred aud Twenty-five (125), ( lie lttui- dred and Twenty seven (1 ~7» and line Hundred and T wenty eight (128) of the National Capital luvest- i:ient company's subdivision Lots in squsre numbered EUht Hundred aud Fifty-nine iS.V. d, the same is duly record'-d in book 16, pe^-e S5. one of the iand rei-ords in the surveyor's office of the iiistnvt of Co¬ lumbia, together with all the ea-cm.nts. l:i redita- n.ents and appurteuanoes to the same belonrng or in anywise appertaining. . ... Terms: One-ball cash, balance in six and twelve months, secured by deed ol trust on the prrnrees s< id. lor which the note ol the purchaser, besrinx interest from the dsy of ssle at the rate of ti rei cent per au- nqui, will be taken, or all cash, at the option of the purchaser. If terms of sale are not complied with lu ten days from day ol sale tne trustees leserve the rnrht to resell the property at the risk and cost of tiiede- faulting | urehaser alter hve days' public advertli*- ment ol sin h resale iu son.e new h*per i>ubiishiU in Washington, D.C. A deposit ol SlOt' will t*- tequired oil each lot aCtime of mile All couveyauciug a^d re¬ cording at fHchaser s cost PRESTOS S. SMITH. < T_ltl. WALTER E. V. RIGHT. > 1 n'1 rrr-dAd» bio Fit, n.w. fJtHoMAS DOWUNU, Aucttoueer. TRUSTEES* SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON NORTHWEal CORNER OF TENTH AND It STREETS NORTHWEST. By virtue of a deed of trust dati d 25th day of Sej_ leiuU r,1884. and dult recorded in Liber S* 10: «. folio 47s et seq., one of the lsudre<'urdsol the District of Columbia, and by direction of the party xi-uml thereby, we will sell at public suction in front of the premise* on TUESDAY, ELEVEN1H MARCH, 18i»0, at HALF-PAST J Ol li O'CLOCK P.M.. the fol¬ lowing-described real estate, situate in the city of Washington. D.C., to wit: The southernmost twenty (20) leet tront by the depth of lot one <1) m square three liuudr.-d and thirty-hve t335i. improved by a three-story Brick Dwelling. wltn store, slid a brick stable in the rear. Terms: one-third cash, balance in one and two ears, w ith iuterest,and secured by a deed of trust on he property, or all cash. Conveyancing uid recording at cost ot purchaser. A dej*>sit of $200 will be re¬ quired at tliiie ol sale. A THO*. BRADLEY,'. Tr, f27 diils O. C. GREEN, { trustees. I T HOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer. IMPORTANT SALE ELEGANT THREE-STORY DOUBLE BBICK RESIDENCE, WITH FINE STABLINO, NO. 1730 N 8TREF.T NORTHWEST. ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH TWELFTH, 181H), AT THREE O'CLOCK, in tront ot the premises, 1 shall sell sub Lot 'SZ ami west 12 feet 0 inches of Lot 23 in square UH. jU leet tront by an average depth ot 134 feet 0 inches to 2c-loot paved alley, uud contains (1.803 square feet, ihe improve¬ ments consist of a Three-story Double i>r*ck Resi¬ dence, containing 20 rooms, not in* lu..ing basviuiiit, which has ti rooms. The House I.a* every modern con\i nieLe.-.liaving a tine dancmir 'a.uii ti.d conferva tory, elegant and costly chandelier^, is atrans'ed tor carriage entrance from N street, built lu the most per¬ iod manner. Its location cannot b^- >urj eO. and is considered one of tlie most tUorous-nly complete pri¬ vate reaidences in this city. T he siabiing i> coniii.o- dlous ami pertoet and ironts on aVO-bol alley, 'iiie residence will be . pen to inspection three da)s prior and up to the hour ol sale, lloui 11 a.iu. to 4 p ui. Terms: * i.r».liOO cash, the residue in hve jei.ra. or longer it desired, bearing interest at j i**rtcut per annum, pa>aMe semi-annually and sc.'ure.i by a deed o! trust on Ihe property sold. All coliti) aming and ro ording at purchaser's cosi. 11,000 de] o«n a ill be require*! at the tinieol sale. 'liaOMAS uoiVUNti, (27>llt AuctloUeiT. CtHANCERY SALK OF VALUABLE IMPROVED / Itr.AL Eh'iAiE ON 1 Ml. 1.1.1' BtlWEl..\ ElUHTEr.N'l a AND N1NE11 .I STU M REE I ^ NOR 1 HWEST, KNOWN AS >o. 1S12 I STREE1, BElNti Hit i..ii t. RESIDENCE <-i tii.NERAL HENRY K. CRAIG. L.S.A., DECEASED. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of the District ol Columbia, passed in equity cause No. ll'J72, of Jane U. Hawsins and otli« rs ugamn H'-nry Knox Craig ami others, the undersi/ned as trustees will sell at public auction, in front ol tne premises, on TUESDAY tne i i.N 1Y-F1F iH DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1SS10. at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., all that pie. c or parrel ot ground lying, lie'.ng in the city ol YVashiny- ton. Ins tnct ol Columbia, anu known as jot numbered twenty-two (22) 111 M|Uare nun.beieUoue hunureu anil live HO.".p. fronting lort> (40) leet on I atrt and rt:n- iiim.- back that wiuth an aversge depth of one i.tiu>ired and forty (140) feet to a piiblic alley, and is ii iprove«i by s three-story front buiid;ng uiiu basement aud a two-story imr k buiidiiut with basement. '1 he buildings, wbicu are situated in one of the most select locations in Washington, were erected under the supervision ol the late Oen. henry K. Iraig, aud contain a large saloon liarlor 10 feet by o'j leet, iargi dining room aud small library or breakfast room and also six large and three small chambers, oftu e room, bath rooms, t ine cellar, servants' rooms, ciosets anu closets tor trunks. Ac.: also lucnace and luel rooms, Ac. The Iront building is thirty (30) leet wide. Terms ul sale: (in -third ol the purchase money cash, aud tlie balance tueroof inaix, twelve, eighteen aud twenty-four months Iroi.i day of sale, and to bear interest tromday of sale, .or which purchaser will give his promissory notes. No deed will be given until all purchase money aud interest be paid 4200 Oepo- lt will lie required as soon as pro|«rtj- is lid, oil. Terms of sale must be complied *ith within ten dajs aiter da> of sale, otherwise the property wiU be rrso.d at ihe risk and cost ot delaulting purchaser. All cou- veyaneiiu- at purchaser's cost. All taxes and assess¬ ments Will be pal.I to day ol sale. WILLIAM J. MILLhR. \ 480 Louisiana avenue n.w., f T_.,_ JOSEPH J. DAltEl.<(iTON, [ Irus^t*' 410 oth street n. w., J T. E WAGGAM.cN. Aucttoueer. f27-dAds r I'HoMAs DOWLING. Auctioneer. VALI ABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, No. 3516 PROSPECT A\ EN I E, OKORUElOWN, D.C, AT At Ci ioN. On TUESDAY. MARCH FoiJRl H, 1890. at FOUR O'CLOCK. 1 will sell in trout of the premises part of lot 33 in square No. 33. iroutuig 20 leet on tne south side of Prospect ave. be'wueu Fayette aud Lingan sts.. by a depth of 110 leet, improved by a nearly new Br.ck Dwelling House, No. 3510 Prosioct ave , con¬ taining 7 rooms with bath aud all modern improve- III <>1 its 'ierias: One-third cash, l*lanc© in one and two years, with notes bear.nf interest and secured by A deed ol trust, or all cash, at option of purchaser. A de¬ posit ol $ 100 will be required at the time of sale. Ail conveyancing and recording at puri ua*<-r'« cost. THOMAS DOWUNU. fM_7t Auctioneer. npHOMAS DOW LING, Auctioneer. IMPORTANT SALE OF NINETEEN BUILDING LOTS IN SQUARE 020. On MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH. 1810, at Fol.'R O'CLOCK P.M.,on the premises I snail sell at public auction lot- 47 to i>2 inclusive, lronting 111 t.-et U inches each ou the east s.dt ot 1st street by a depth ol 10.1 leet to an alley, aud lots 53 to 05 inclu¬ sive. fronting 1H feet 0 inches each ou the soi.tn side ol Pierce street by a depth ol 125 feet to a wide all y. This property is l<«ated in square 020 and bounded by E aud M and 1st and North Capitol streets north- went. lenns: One-fourth cash, the residue in three equal payments at one, two aud three years, with notes bear¬ ing interest and secured by d<*ds of trust on the prop¬ erty sold. All conveyancing and is cording at pur¬ chasers cost. A deposit ot *100 will be required on each purchase at the time of sale. 120-dts THUMAs DoWLING, Auctiouer. FAMILY SUPPLIES. Great Reduction In Prices N. A. POOLE'sTCASH STORE. Granulated Sugar, 0^c. 7 lbs. Oat Meal, 25c. « .. Roiled oats. 2oc. 7 '. Best Laundry Starch. 2oc. Best California Hams, 7c. Best Pork Roast. Sc. A Full 1-iue ol t ine Groceries Retailed at Wholesale Prices. Goods delivered to all parts ot the city free. Term* cash. N. A. POOLE, fe27 944 Louisiana ave. AVE HAVE ONLY one MOP.E cab LOAD OF those CHOICE BbitBANK POTATOES to sell at 75c. per bushel. Also Best .sugar Cured Hams. 11 and 12c. Sugar c tired shoulders OHc. Uran ilia ted Sugar 6w& 10 lbs. N. Y. Buckwheat 25c. 4 lbs. Rice 26c. I H. YtAl.KER A CO.. f2C-0t M4Q-4S-50 L*. sva. PROFESSIONAL. MME. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS OF LIFE. All business confidential. Ladies and gentlemen 50 cents each. 4OS L St.. between 4th and otlibts. u.w. tlO-4w* MME. RAPHAL. THE CELEBRATED CLAIRV0Y- ant and Astrologist, the seventh daughter, born with caul, has wendertul healing power, oivas names and lucky dates. Don't tail to see this lady. Room 10. UiOFau U.W. f»-aw* PROF. CLAY. THE OLD-ESTABLISHED ONLY reliable genuine and natural-born Clairvoyant, Astrologer and Medium in this city, has located per¬ manently in private parlors at 503 12th at. lew. Prof. Clay was born with veil and wonderful prophetic gift of second sight; reveals every hidoen m> atery. Unas lost or stolen proivrty. brings separated together, causes speedy mat nages, gives suocees in bnsineva, removes all lainily troubles, evil incueuces: confidential advice on ut-naione, divontt, law vuiu, spbculatioiu. love or any th: by you sie in uoubt of. Never beeu known to tail: succeeded w here all others have failed. Sittings, 50c. Hours V a.in. to SUKI pjn. Sundays. a ton jim. tib-itr MME. DREAMER, THE OXLY WONDERFUL Gifted English and German Astrologer in the city. Tells all events ol Rle. oan-e heurs. V ajn-to I* p.m. On bundaj' liom 10 am. to kiJU p.m. 4^1 OUi n.w. fl-lm* BICYCLES. 1CYCLES lOR BOYS AND GIBLK-THS "uaxelle" is the only high-gnda, low-pnc.-d safety Bicycle yet ottered to Uje Rule folks. For mt tut xuaiiuuciori* 1110 £ it zlw. dlu linT CRAWFORD ft OOL UaUTIVO OOMBIN ATIO* "DART" AAFKTX »«, OO MM MM i, O O V V M V ¦( O O M 1!M M _ n Ik It II li V< O U OO M MM M KB figs im RUB B I SBB« KBB ; 8f £". n r* 5 r* r* ». 8 S J*» 1! 6"*5 sk ?"2 S i uu "mi* u * UN OI V v D 8*8 p r?5 T C;" t_ °oo° li: is i O : THE EVENING STAR If offered to the piA> lie, in (food faith and with confidence, as TUB BEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1M THE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, M way be truthfully Mid that it ia without aa equal in thu respect any where in the world. The* averments are borne out by the figures given below, which are compiled from the .worn weekly statements printed in the paper on each Monday in the year, and condensed from the sworn tabular vtatcmenta showing the average daily circulation of the paper during the year 18*9. published in Tax Stab on th« 18th of January, 1890. Briefly (tatod, the points upon which tho above claim u baaed are theee: That. 1. The Mar kM threw Umes Ike cl m- I Alton el aajr elber payer la Batklap ton! i. The Star** circulation In Baahlnp ion ta double thai of nil the other Ball? paper* published In the rt(T Belher!t 3. The Mar haa a larger circulation In the cltr where printed In proportion to rending na< | tug population, than any paper In the world ! SI 4. The Stsur ha* the largeat regalar and permanent home circulation of any two-cent afternoon paper In tho Culled BtateaIt! 1 In support of these claims and to show th« constantly increasing circulation of the paper, attention is invited to the figure* following: mailt ciRcruinox is 1RKVS6 «7-8»-ae. 1883, IMS®. 1NN7. 1SNH. IVSfl. Jl*.. UO,4M( '23.3NS 2.",, 170 OT.S41 Feb.. .2-2,049 -21,3-21 itWiM *7,1B1 -2B,'2t»e Kik ..M,M# M,W4 -2U.OOO 27,4MO 34,700 Ara.. i«.»i #4,W» U,»} »,iw W.siJ Mat..34,474 «,S5» ii,T4i M,7ti W,«lf Jlxe..'21,033 -23,00-2 23,110 >27,443 SO. 173 JCLT..01,*aB J3.IMI !M,S7» N»M3 M.liM A ro...-21,443 «,;«« MMf -23,3-21 -2N.303 StPT..«l,#:iS *2*2,302 SM.W) II.MI «s47N OCT...81,407 >21,701 -24.S07 2.>,W4«i 30.3-20 NOV...'2-2,040 *23,031 -23.B07 -2N,M4 31,033 Dae...-23,000 24,OS7 -20,400 -20,73*2 31,033 Av'ge.*2*2,1'23 W,Wj Sli,4M 07,©tfj 30,« Increase 1,330 1.SU3 1.30S 3,008 Of this remarkable average aggregate ol 30,090 copies circulated daily, no more than 1,102 copies are sent out of the city by and 1,106 go to suburban places, by express, railway trains, etc., leaving as a net circulaboa in the city proper the PHENOMENAL PltO- PORTION of 92*, PES CENT, or AN AOO LE¬ GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number, 21,142 were delivered dally by regular curriers at tbe homes of permanent sub¬ scribers. The remaining 6.740 copies represent the sale* over the office counter, at the news stands, and bj newsboys. But of thu latter number a very large proportion is supplied regularly to per¬ manent residents of the city hving in lodgings, Ac. (not householders), so that its whole circula tiou may be literally said to be in the family circle. While its aggregate circulation there¬ fore gives Th* Stab a distinctive and encioMs position in modern journalism, the fullness of Its home circulation, the extent to which It is relied upon by member* of tho household, and particularly by the pur¬ chasing portion of the community, are the marked characteristics of tbe paper, to which no other dally Journal now published can furnish a parallel. This is no idle boast on the part of the paper. It is a well established fact, demonstrated to the full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter¬ prising business men of Washington, who seek and know where to find THE LARGEST KETUKNS FBOM THE MONEY PAID OUT FOB ADVERTISING. This is proven by tba growth of The Stab's advertising patronage. Nothing can more surely illustrate tha esteem in which «ny article is held by tba public than a constantly increasing demand for it.day by day, week by week, month by month, and year by year,.in the face of ad¬ verse claims and pretentions competition. Tba figures following tell the story on this point: Kunaaa of xiw advkktisim^kts riumv n 18S5-S6-87-S8-8U. 18S3. 1NNB. 1*4*7. ISM. 1WO. Jan *2,7S3 3,-200 3,013 4,070 4,3s0 Feb. ... '2.S-24 3,004 3.MT 3,0*4 4,300 MAit... 3,ION 3,800 4,BOO 4,003 3,404 Armi.. 3,070 4,333 3,473 4,MB 3,884 Mat . 3,SOS 4,107 3^t03 3,171 B.033 Juki.3,474 3,038 4,3-22 4,000 3,300 Jclt...3,003 3,-233 3,3s I 3,013 4,481 Aco.. ..-2,000 O.MM-2 3,170 3.308 Heft.3,810 4,008 4,317 4,004 Oct.. ...4^14 4,870 3,313 3,410 KOV....3JJ40 4,*230 3,038 4,080 0.10T D*c 3^33 3,800 3,003 3,007 3,703 Total 41,400 43^10 34,038 34^01 But it is not alone ia number* that the increase of advertising is shown. The larger space required for advertisements daring tba year 1889 as compared with thai occupied ia 1888 is even more striking. The Average daily space filled by adveitlas menu in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 column* for the year; whereas for th* year 1889 tbe daily average was 29.75 columns, or 93U3 columns ia the aggregate, being a total gain over the pre¬ vious year of 1444 columns: And this, it must be remembered, consisted exclarively of tba ordinary everyday business advertising, nothing in the way of tax sales, poll lists, election returns, etc., such as occasionally swell the bnsinees at political organs, being included ia its .co¬ in conclusion, it is only naeeanay to say in proportion to the extent aad high of its circulation. Tax Stab's advertising i take rank with the very loweat in th* country, aad to add, finally, that *very statement hereto fcade can be abundantly verified. THE CIR¬ CULATION OF THK PAPEB 18 8WORX TO| ITS PRE88 AND CIBCULAllOX BOOMS ARB OPEN TO THE PUBLIC* AND IT1 BOOK! 1CAT BX INSPECTED BT ANT ONE HATIMQ AM MTKBKBT a theib eiamqutiox.

D r?5 T SEO. t li€¦ · ington mil hasThe Ktemino Stab. andnoother one haayet supportedit* claim*byanaffidavit of itacirculation. BURGLARIZING THK CAPITOL. AManArmtfdonthrChar(eofBreak*

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Page 1: D r?5 T SEO. t li€¦ · ington mil hasThe Ktemino Stab. andnoother one haayet supportedit* claim*byanaffidavit of itacirculation. BURGLARIZING THK CAPITOL. AManArmtfdonthrChar(eofBreak*

CITY AND DISTRICT<aT No other l>-i;.« r published lias anything

lik® half :i« many reader* ui the city of Wash¬ington mil has The Ktemino Stab. and no otherone haa yet supported it* claim* by an affidavitof ita circulation.

BURGLARIZING THK CAPITOL.A Man Armtfd on thr Char(e of Break*

Ins I nto the Building.A yoonc man named Sam'l O. Walker was In

the Police Court yesterday afternoon, chargedwith housebreaking in the night Tbe youngman was charged with feloniously entering theUnited States Capitol with intent to commit a

felony.Walker was arrested about U o'clock Sundav

night by Capitol Policeman Butler in the roomoccupied by the House committee on alcoholicliquor traffic. He had in his pocket a bunch ofkeys and one of them fitted the door of the Iroom. The policeman had been detailed towatch the room and was only out of sight otthe door a few minutes. His attention was

attracted to the room by seeing thegaa lighted and when he knocked at the doorthe prisoner opened it. When questioned he.aid he was waiting for Sam Long and thatBam was going to get out some bills for a Con¬gressman. He was taken to the police stationand locked up. Judge Miller required him togive bonds.^

SMALL CATCHKS OF FISH.

Th« Effect of the Recent Gale on thePotomac.

The steamer Frances arrived at the 12thstreet wharf last night from a trip to the fishingshores down the river as far as Potomac Cityand brought what fish had been canght duringtbe two days previous. Capt. l'aaseno said thatthe catch Monday and Tuesday was very small,oung to the heavy gale that visited the rivershores. Before the wind storm some goodcatches were made, but the heavy northwestwind drove the tisli from the shore, so the haulswere poor. There was only one shad aud lessthan a hundred herring brought np.Capt. Passe uo said that in one haul made in

the creek opposite Potomac City 10t! tine carpwere caught. They weighed from one to sixpounds apiece. As soon as the wind dies outCapt. Pasaeno thinks some large catches willbe made.Bockfish are much more plentiful than fisher¬

men thought they would be. although they arenot yet being caught in large numbers. Cat¬tish and eels ar« plentiful and thousands of.mall fish are being caught that aro thrownaway because they are not lit for the market.

How to Drciw Oiir School Children.To the Kdltorof ImEvijwsSth:Every parent is puzzled in a greater or less

degree with the above problem. In these laterdays of extravagance the care and expense im¬posed upon the parent of dressing his or herchildren as finely as the children of other peo¬ple of equal intelligence and respectability hasbecome a burdensome and abnormal tax uponthe pocket of the father and the ingenuity andtune of the mother. If the child is dressed (oroverdressed) to satisfy the pride of its patent ittoo frequently happens that the only other resultis to stimulate the vanity of the '.-hild and theenvy of its playmates. The child believes itselfto be better than ita fellows, simply bocause ofits fine dresses, when, as a matter of fact, itmav be intellectually and morally of a muchlower grade. Its less finely dressed schoolmate, on the other hand, feels that itsmerits are not recognized under its morehumble garb and a feeling of discon¬tent arises, and this causes both factorsto grow np with distorted, embittered and er¬roneous ideas of life. "Fine feathers makeline birds" is still shown to be a ruling impres¬sion by the habits of modern society, and yethow disgustingly false do we know it to be.Shall we continue to educate our children inthese beliefs.' I propose as one step of reformthat we adopt some system of regimentals inthe public schools, not of the guy militaryorder but some quiet, tasteful pattern, con¬structed for economy and service.some light-shaded woolen goods for winter and some com¬fortable gingham for summer, with hats ofconventional pattern, leaving off of the headsof the girls the silk, velvet, feathers, Ac., andsaving ourselves the expense, time and annoy¬ance of struggling in this disgusting ef- |fort at competition in fiuery. At graduationthe boy or girl may then "comeout. as it were,with a higher appreciation of what he or shemay enjoy, and with an experience of schooldays which has repressed this abnormal growthof precocioUMiese. creating the stronger andtruer belief that dress is really of secondaryimportance; that standing ar.d excellence ared«rpendent upon character, fostering the ideasof equality and brotherhood and avoiding alljealousies, envy, vanity and mortified pride,which grow out of such artificial caste. For thereasons given above 1 do not dress iny ownchildren as fiuely .is is the custom of others ofequal means and of many others of less means,but it is not an easy tasK to consistently keepto this policy without giving rise to some dis¬content iu the child, so long as the bulk of so¬ciety continues to indulge its children in ex¬travagant display. There are doubtless manyparents who feel as I do. aud it seems to methat a uniform dress in the public school wouldbe productive ot great good in relieving theabuormal results that are rapidly growing intohabit and la) ing the foundation for futuremisery. Patau Faxiliab.

Celebration of the Quadri-Centennlal.To the Editor of The Eve*wo Stab .

A world's fair has nothing iu common with a

proper celebration of the quadri-centennial ofColumbus. The writer believes that a com¬memoration of Christopher Columbus shouldbe of a more dignified character than that of aworld's fair. In what might be termed a Col-umbiad there is ample room for the variouselements of history, poetry, the arts, sciences,geographical details, nautical and scenic rep¬resentations to contribute to the commemora¬tion of the great discoverer of our western hem¬isphere. Our aborigiues will form a picturesquefeature in the Columbiad. You will readilyperceive that to bring these various elementsto bear upon such an eveut as the discovery ofAmerica will give occasion for the manifestationof the highest skill and taste by professors andproficients in many of the professions and oc¬cupations which are devoted to musical, artis¬tic and scenic representations, and that Co¬lumbus and no other person or party would bethe object upon which their talents would bebestowed. I need scarcely say that the capital,the city of Washington. 1). C., possesses allthe facilities for accomplishing the purpose inview with becoming dignity and eclat. Thereare the representatives of the nation.the Pres-ident. Vice President, the cabinet, the inem-bers of Congress. Supreme Court and otherdignitaries representing the people, the minis¬ters and ambassadors of foreign nations, theCapitol and public buildings, museums, galler¬ies. Ac..and all things suitable to make an im¬pressive display in the capital of the UnitedSlates, in the District of.Columbia. It wouldseem that this is a legitimate object forcongressional action and no jealousies or dis¬putes could srise from a Columbus memorial inWashington, leaving the question of a world'sfair to the disposal of whom it may concern.

Tseodgbe Boukne.9C Broadway, New York.

Marriage Licensee.Marriage licenses have been issued by the

clerk of the court to Aaron B. Shepherd andIrene A. E. Hanes; John Morrison Slarrow ofBaltimore. Md.. and Mamie F. Gordon; Mar¬shall J. Weaver of Lexington. Va.. and AnnaHachael Schoppert ot Howard county, Md.:John L. Thompson of Leesburg, N.C., andNannie P. Price; Wm. Alien of Spotsylvaniacounty. Va.. and Dora M. Mudd of Alexandria.Va.; CastlemanP. Bosa and Maggie t. Hibbs;General Lee Nelson sud Felicia Bichards;Menry Hogansand MildredI'artwnght; CharleyWalker and Munue Brown; Henrv Jackson andKate Franklin; Peter Table and Hattie John¬son. both of Kichuiond. Va.; Jamee Thorp andLacy An" Kindle, both of Fauquier county, Va.

Anacostla.Mr. 3. S. Reagan, late postmaster for this

village, left last night for Asheville. N.C.. ac¬companied by his sister. Mrs. Shreve. Mr.Keagan has been poorly for several monthsand goes south in hopes of recovering bisusual vigorous health. Mrs. Shreve will re-Main a few weeks with him.

Trying to Break From Randall's Island.Between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday morning a

desperate attempt was made by six prisonersto escape from Randall's Island. The leadersof the mutineers were Frank MeClellaa andJaa. Beilly. They knocked down the nightguard. Jonah lietcham. and bound and gaggedhim and escaped. In a half hour all theguards knew of. the escape and a search wasmade in the darkness of the fog and night forthe desperate men. After au hour's search thetwo men were found It wae an hour aftertfc* that the i.alning ftttu were found.

THK nvili SERVICE INQC1RY.Mori- Testimony lakru Vestrr<l»y Con¬

cerning Campbell and Bailey.XL rixruu, uiu i ontbadictoby STATE¬

MENTS.XL LTX1X TELLS ABOUT TBI PBOMO-

HO» or BIT. B. D. BAILET.KB. BilLXT'l COM¬PETENCY AS A iTUOOliraU.

After Tbb Stab's report closed yesterday Mr.Campbell's examination wax continued at con¬siderable length. Before they had got wellinto the examination the witness had com¬

pletely lost his bead and answered questions atrandom. He told the story of his copying thepapers for Mrs. Smith ss it has bean told sev¬eral times before, with the important excep¬tion that he said he had made the copy as a

pastime before Mrs. Smith saked him for them,and that he had them in his drawer when sheAsked if he had any sample questions he couldgive her. He was questioned closely as to hisreasons for making the copy. He looked per¬fectly blank and said he had no reasons, butjust did it after office hours, while waiting forthe mall to be sent out.After a deal of questioning on this point,during which he appeared to be entirely be¬

wildered. the witness' attention was called tothe fact that there was a direct coutrudictioubetween the story he told Messri. Lyman,Oberly, Roosevelt and Thompson at differenttimes and his testimony on the stand, as he hadformerly said that he made the copy at the in¬stance of Mrs. Smith.

APPEARED not TO COKPBXHE>D.He did not seem at all to comprehend the

difference, and nearly every member of thecommittee and Messrs. Oberly and Lyman be¬sides took a turn at trying to make him under¬stand. After awhile he said vaguely that heguessed he could not have it understood thequestion; that the story as he told it to the com¬missioners at different times was correct.Ihroughout the examination he appeared tobe at a loss to comprehend the drift of thequestions aud had no power of language toanswer them. Only ut one time, when Mr. Ly-m»n ipuko to him with impressive calmnessand deliberation.did he appear for a moment tocomprehend what was going on.

SECRETARY DOYLE.Mr. John T. Doyle wss next examined and

corroborated the testimony of Oberly and Ly¬man as the investigation of the Campbell affairmade by Oberly.The prosecution then said that their case

was dosed on the first charge and the com¬mittee then took up the second.

THE SECOND CHARGE.This charge is that one Edwin D. Bailey, in

violation of the civil service law, which inhibitsthe promotion of persons in the classified serviceuntil examination, was promoted by the saidcommission without any examination to test hisfitness, as required by law. from a clerkshipti> the position of stenographer, an importantp.ace m the said commission. when it wasnotoriously known at the time that said Baileywas not competent to till the said position ofstenographer; that this proinotiou was madewhen there were several other clerks in thesaid comimsion who were expert stenographers,aud, under the principle governing promotions,undoubtedly entitled to the said position.

Mil. LYMAN EXAMINED.Mr. Lyman was first examined. He testified

as to the promotion of Mr. Baiiey to be stenog¬rapher. Said that he was competent for theposition; that he had been longest iu the serv¬ice and was in everv way entitled to the pro¬motion. He regarded Bailey as an expertstenographer. The position was provided foras a fourth-class clerkship, with the additionalrequirement that the clerk should also be a

stenographer. The work required was morethat of a fourth-class clerk Cliau of a stenog¬rapher. Mr. Bailey was efficient both as clerkand stenographer. He said that no ex¬amination was necessary for this promotion,but tests of Mr. Bailey's qualifications weremade. Ho thought Mr. Bailey could pass anexamination as stenographer.

DOES NOT CONSIDER HIM COMPETENT.Mr. Morgan, ex-stenographer of the commis¬

sion. testified that he did not regard Mr.Bailey as un expert stenographer. He did notthink he could lake testimony. He had Dot re¬garded him as a stenographer in the propersense of the word.On cross-examination by Mr. Lyman witness

admitted that he had left the commission be¬cause he felt aggrieved that his work as stenog¬rapher had been taken away from him andgiven to some one else, llis commission readthat he was stenographer of the commissionand his name had appeared under this title iuthe fourth annual report. Mr. Lvman askedMr. Morgan if hf recollected that he told Holt*that the latter ought to have the appointment.Morgan replied in the negative, but said hewas perfectly willing to say so now. The ap¬pointment of Mr. Bailey had created a gnatdeal of surprise and comment among the clerksin the rommission who knew anytning aboutstenography. In answer to direct questionsfrom Mr. Lymao Morgan stated that he hadnever told Mr. Bailey that the latter was en¬titled to the place, nor had he ever told Messrs.Jehusou aud Wallace, clerks in the commission,that Vtailey ought to have been appointed. Mr.Morgan wa3 very positive in these assertions,although Mr. Lyman said that he proposedto bring evidence to contradict him on thispoint.Witness said that his only acquaintance with

Mr. Bailey's qualifications as a clerk was de¬rived from having been required to take dicta¬tion from him, a thing he had objected todoing.

MB. BAILEt'g EXAMINATION PAPERS.At the close of the examination of this wit¬

ness Mr. Roosevelt wanted to take the standfor a moment, but the committee was anxiousto adjourn. Mr. Roosevelt said he had the ex¬amination papers of Mr. Bailey to show thathe had passed an examination for stenographyand had made a percentage of 78. He wantedto put this in evidence to answer the opinion ofMr. Morgan. The committee said that couldbe done today and an adjournment was thentaken.

DRIVING OTHERS' HORSES.

A Law Wanted to Protect Teams LeftStanding on the Street.

The district attorney has been requested tomake an effort to secure the enactment of alaw for the protection of horses and vehiclesin this city. The object of securing such a lawis to prevent persons from driving off withhorses and vehicles left standing on the streetsby owners. Daring the past year or twoboys have had a good time at the expenseof the owners of such teams and to thedetriment of the livery stable keepers. As thelaw now stands, according to the decision oft.»e courts, it is not necessary for persons to go\m livery stables. All that is necessary to se¬cure the use of a horse and buggy is to driveoff with one left standing on the street. Mr.Gait, the tlour and feed merchant, recently badan unpleasant experience of that kind. Tues¬day afternoon he left his horse and buggystanding on the street while he went Into ahouse. The animal was a spirited one andhard to manage. Wtien Mr. tialt came outthe horse aud vehicle was gone. Their disap¬pearance was reported to the police. After 1o'clock the next morning a policeman foundthe horse and buggy near 9th aud E streets,where it had been abandoned. The norse hadbeen driven almost to death and the buggy wascovered with mud.Should the offender be captured be could

only be prosecuted for fast driving or crueltyto animals. Some months ago a couple ofsmall boys drove off with a horse and wagonfrom this city. They made no attempt to sellit, but merely went off for a trip through theconntry and were found more than sixty milesfrom Lere in Virginia They were arrestedand brought back here, but on investigationthe attorney found that there was no law thatapplied to the case. In many instances vehicleshave been taken as far as Biadensburg and thenabandoned.

A Petersburg Belle Elopes.The north-bound fast train from Petersburg

yesterday morning had as its passengers aneioping couple, who came to Washington, wherethey were married at noon. They were RobertL. Alley, a well-known citixen and the son ofCapt. William E. Alley, and Miss Kitty Friend,a daughter of Thomas Friend of Petersburg.Miss Friend is an attractive and accomplishedyoung lady and a favorite in society circles.She is only about seventeen years of age. Thebridal couple returned home last night andwere met at the depot by several of theirfriends.

A O. Leonard A Co., shoe manufacturers ofChicago, have been forced to make an assign¬ment by the dishonesty of the foreman, vhohasted.John Mahooey. for fifty years a fox hunterat Media, I'a., is de^d.

A Dxxr-^ATKD Cocoa cruelly tries the lung*and wastes the general strength. A prudentresort for the afflicted is to Dr. D. Javne's ex¬pectorant, » remedy for all troubled withasthma bronchitis or any pulmonary agecUoa.

IX MONTGOMERY COUNTY.The Now Court linu'c A Meetlnj of|

th« tirange.Corr»»i>ood«nc*of TMltuinlTM.

Rockvillz. February MLThe public meeting of Montgomery county

grange, held at Olney today, w*» well attendedand the proceeding* wore of an interestingcharacter. An address waa delivered byWorthy Master Brigliam of the Nationalgrange, which was listened to with marked at¬tention. Itemarks were made by other promi¬nent members of the order. A line lunch wasserved.Daring the thander storm Monday a large

stack of hay on the farm of Mr. Chandler Keysnear this place was struck by lightaing and seton Are. The top Of the stack was torn off andthe fire extinguished by buckets of water be¬fore any great damage was done.The building committee named in tho law

authorizing the erection of a new court bouseat this place will hold a meeting berj nextTuesday and begin their labors. It u under¬stood that nothing will bo done toward thedemolition of the old building until after theadjournment of the March term of court, andin the meantime an architect will be employed,the plau of the building adopted, contractsgiven out and bonds issued by the county com¬missioners and told to pay for the building.Notwithstanding the delay is: the passage of

the bill to lease the Chesapeake and Ohio canalto the Washington and Cumberland railroadcompany, and tho complications likely to ariseby tho decision of Judge Alvey in the Wash-ington county court, the friends of the road inthis county seem to have an abiding faith inthe ultimate success of the project. Shouldthe receivers to bo appointed by the courtrecommend tho final sale of the property ofthe canal it is thought that the Washingtonand Cumberland company will be in a positionto bid higher for the property than any rivalcorporation. S.AM.

DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION.In their animal estimates for the improve¬

ment of streets tho Commissioners recom¬mended an appropriation of T4.000 for tha ex¬tension of 1 7th street. When the bill went be¬fore the House for action the committee towhich it was referred cut it down to 91.(MM).This amount, it is held, is insufliient. mul Mr.Cliapiu Brown in a letter to Senator Plunib re¬cently called attention to it. The letter wasforwarded to the Commissioners for report.Capt. Rossell, who has charge of such matters,recommended today that an additional $3,000be appropriated, as the street in question isbuilt up and worthy of improvement.

DISMISSED.Private C. F. Clark of the metropolitan po¬

lice force, recently tried for intoxication, hasbeen dismissed. The police trial board recom¬mended a tine of f50, but the Commissionersthought the offense serious euough to justifyhis dismissal.

MISCELLANEOUS.Raymond Horsman. a cook at the Washing-

ten aisylum. has been dismissed.

GEORGETOWN.

Funeral of C. Frank Shekell..Thefuneral of the late C. Frank Shekell took placeyestei day afternoon from the Masonic temple.The various Masonic bodies of which the de¬ceased was a member attended. The rites ofthe Knights Templar Wbre performed over thoremains at the temple at the cemetery. Iheremains were laid at rest with the rites of thoBlue lodge of Masons. Rev. Dr. Fullerton ofthe West Street Prosbyterian church and Rev.Dr. Rice of Dunbarton Avenue M.E. churchperformed the services of tho church over thediad. The pall bearers were Messrs. F. W.Storch and H. W. Griffin from Potomac com-

muadery. No. 3. K.T.;S. C. Palmer and FrankThomas from Potomac R.A. chapter. No. 8;Chas. Demar and Dr. T. O. Loockerman fromPotomac lodge. No. 5. Tho remains were in¬terred at Oak Hill.Personal..I>r. Samuel Ingraham of New

York, who has been the guest of Mr. G. W.King for several days, left yesterday for liishome. Mr. and Mrs. A B. Jackson, accom¬panied by their eldest daughter, left yesterdayfor Fortress Monroe for the benefit of -MissJackson's health.The Theft ok a Watch..Harry Plm-nix. a

young colored boy, was arrested yesterday forthe theft of a gold watch aud chain from HarryMcKnightTemperature and Condition of Water at

7 A.M..Great Falls-temperature. 30: condi¬tion, 14. Receiving reservoir.temperature. 48;condition at north connection, 1G; condition atsouth connection, 10. Distributing reservoir.temperature, 48.

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ALEXANDRIA.

R«l«>rt»a for The Ev*nino Stab.The Yiroinia Conference..The Virginia

annual conference of the Methodist Episcopalchurch, which opened its session h'-re today, isone of the least numerous of the conferences ofthat church. It is a comparatively new body,being only twenty years old. Until tho separa¬tion of tho M.E. churches Alexandria hud beensince 1794 wart of the Baltimore conference,but after the division there were two churches-one on the east side ot Washington street ad¬hering to the Baltimore conference and the oneon the west side to the Virginia conference.This continued many years, but when thesechurches, which had during the war been occu¬pied by the military, resumed worshipmany leading Alexandrians withirew from thechurch on the east side of the street, nowknown as Trinity church, and united with theM.E. church south on the west side of thostreet Soon afterward many ministers of theM.E. church south united with a separate Balti¬more conference and the M.E. church estab¬lished a Virginia conference, so that there arenow two Baltimore and two Virginia confer¬ences and the conference uames of the two M.E. churches in Alexandria are reverted, theM.E. church south on the west side of thestreet being attached to the Baltimore confer¬ence and the Trinity church on the east side tothe Virginia conference, which meets there to¬day. Bishop Fitzgerald presided. The openingservices were of the most solemn character.The sacrament of the Lord's Supper being ad¬ministered, roll called, preliminary arrange¬ments for the sessions of the conference made,committees appointed, Ac.Rescued from Death. Young Markell

Fields, son of Mr. H. C. Fields, fell overboardyesterday eveniug near the foot of Princestreet and was rescued just as ho was sinkingfor the last time by Mr. Wm. Havdeii.Notes. . Messrs. Marbury aud Armstrong

have purchased the old Burtleman residenceon King street near Burke A .Herbert's bankand will establish their office there. The houseis a three-story brick, with small yard, twoblocks from the Washington ferry wharf, andsold for *900. The Sunday school union ofthe M. E. church held a meeting at Trinitychurch last night and the Sunday school inter¬ests were represented by llev. I)r. W. L. David¬son of Cincinnati In the gardens hero mag¬nolias (laurel) and all other spring flowers arein full bloom and dwarf pears fully formedhave made their appearance.

Irrigation and Political Geography.An interesting problem relating to the water

supply of several of the western states was

briefly referred to by Prof. J. T. Rothrock atthe meeting of the Academy of Naturul Sci¬ences in Philadelphia Tuesday. He called at¬tention to the fact that it /as not so muchextent of acrcage that made westernfarm land valuable in many states usit was the accessibility of water forpurposes of irrigation. He said that Kansas,Nebraska and Utah are dependent upon Colo¬rado for their water supply, the latter statobeing the water shed of this district. Colo¬rado is now growing and being improved tosuch an extent that she needs ali her water forherself and the problem arises as to how thesurrounding states and territories are to bosupplied. This question is now underconsideration by the irrigation committeeof the United States geological survey, butProf. Rothrock doubted Whether they wouldbe able to solve it under the existing arrange¬ments of the boundaries. He urged that Con-

Kess should be appealed to in order that theundaries of the states and territories mightbe so modified as to conform to the mountain

ranges and natural water sheds. In this waythe water supply of the various political di¬visions might be equalised.

To Limit Horse Racing.The New Jersey house had a hot debate yes¬

terday over the bill to limit horse racing tothirty day* on any track in the state.

It looked like a hand-to-hand combat be-tween the Monmouth Park racing associationand the Linden Park blood horse aasociutiouon the one side and the managers of the Cliftonand Uuttenberg tracks on the other.The bouse voted down the motion to refer

the bill to the attorney general, killed all dam¬aging amendments and advanced it to thirdreading.The wife of Robert Ray Hamilton has de¬

cided to contest the letter's suit for divorce.The Reading railroad has ordered fifty newlocomotives, which will be paid for oat of the

proceeds of the new ear trust loan.The Chicagoe again defeated the Phillies

yesterday by ft NNt of t to 4

LINCOLN'S GRANDSON DYING.

Young ..Abe" S|.,^ Sinking at IllsHome In London.

Abraham Lincoln, the fifteen-rear-old son ofRobert T. Lincoln, American minuter to Eng¬land, now lying at the point of death in Lon¬don, i« hie father'a only eon and, with the ex¬ception of Minuter Lincoln, the only de¬scendant of the martyred President, his grand¬father. Minuter Lincoln married in 1869 MissMary Harlan, daughter of ex-Senator Harlan ofIowa, whom President Lincoln appointed hisSecretary of the Interior, although he did nottake office until President Johnson's adminia-trmtion. The frnits of this onion are threechildren.a handsome girl, the eldest child,now budding into womanhood; Abraham, thedying boy. and a second daughter, still younger.i oung Abraham was born in Chicago, wherehis father was practicing law. He was a sturdylittle fellow, modest, like his famous irraud-fnther and father. When his father was Sec¬retary of War, from 1831 to 1886, little Abra¬ham. a lad of nine years, on his arrival here,wiw. considered one of the picturesque features

.at '^e capital, for ou all fair days he

C?Ui. ,8een darting about the smooth streets

® °.n bis bicycle, which he rodo withmuch skill, in company with the young sons of1 resident Garfield and Attorney (General Mac>eagh. Soon after Minister Lincoln removedto London young Abraham's health becameimpaired and he was sent to the south of Francein the hope that he would be benefited by theclimate. The treatment of the French physi¬cians, however, proved disastrous to the younginvalid and he became much worse. He wastuken to Versailles, where an operation wasperformed for an abscess. Then he ralliednnd was removed to his father's home in Lon¬don. Becoming worse, however, another op¬eration was performed last week for the remo¬val of the abscess, which had formed again,and it was hoped that the lad then had a fairc.'iance of recovery. For several davs, however,lie lias been lingering between life and death.

MARRIED TO A RUFFIAN.A Daughter of Refined and Wealthy

Parents Seeking a Divorce.

The divorce case of Hattie Condon againstWilliam Condon at Cincinnati has devel¬oped a strong collection of facts. In 1878^ illiam Condon was tried for the murder of LouPerry, a notorious woman. He was acquitted ontechnical grounds. At this time he attracted theattention of Hattie Jones, the daughter of weal¬thy and refined parents. Infatuated with Condonshe soon had him madly in love with her.

Finally the girl became weary of her loveand made up her mind to cut him. She met himfor the purpose of saying good-bye. Whilethey were talking a man whom Condon sus¬pected of being his successful rival happenedby. Condon sprang ou him and stabbed himnine times, rendering him a cripple for life.

Miss Jones was persuaded to marry Condonto avoid testifying against him. The state hadno witnesses and he was never tried. Thecouple lived together a short time, then sepa¬rated, but no action for divorce was taken untilnow.

DRUGGED BY HIS BARBER.

A St. Louis Man Chloroformed andRobbed While Being Shaved.

Emil Graf told a peculiar story in the firstdistrict police court in St. Louis yesterdny.Graf was arrested about 4 o'clock on the after¬noon of last Thursday. Patrolman Alexanderfound him in the barber shop of Fredk. Sumann,at C07 South Uroadway. Ho had an open knifein his huud and was raging up and down theroom like a wild man. He claimed that he hadbeen robbed and wanted Sumana to give himback his pocket book.The patrolman thought the fellow was drunk

and arrested him. He swore today that hewent to Sumann's barber shop to get shavedand was drugged in the chair and robbed. Healleges that chloroform was put to his nose andlie thought it was a new kind of perfume. Su¬mann was arrested.

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Redisricting Oblo.The redisricting bill, giving the democrats

fifteen and possibly sixteen out of the twenty-one Ohio congressional districts, passed thehouse yesterday afternoon. There was littleopposition by republicans, only one Bpeecli be¬ing made against its passage. The bill will becalled up in the senate today. As it now standsli'itterworth is thrown in a strong democraticdistrict, while Kennedy is faced with a demo¬cratic majority of 3.100, M.Kinley bv 1,800,Coopei- by li.OOO. Williams by 1.800.'Boothmanby 1,000, and Pugsley by 1.500. Messrs. Thomp¬son Grosvenor. Wickhani and the two Taylorsare placed in big republican district*.

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Frazer Snediker, a well-known horseman ofNewark, N.J.. shot himself before a mirrorMonday night and died instantly.

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In this Department we are showing all the leadingnovelties for the spring in Camel's Hair, Sebastopol,Armour Cloth. Melrose. Biarriti and Diagonal.black Striped Novelties.Black hide Baud Henriettas.Black Hindo Cloth, with Gray Side Band.Silk Warp Drapd'Alma.Silk Warp Royal Serine.Silk Warp Henriettas, $1.25, (1.40, $1.50, $1.75

and 4','.(The $1.25 quality Is a special drive, and is well

worth 41.40 per yard.)All-wool Henriettas, 4G-inch wide, 75c.All-wool Henriettas, best Quality, $1.Lupin's Caahmerea. 75c.. 87Xc.,$l, #1.25. $1.50.Lupin's Novelties in Black Stripes, ic.Silk Warp Garrotte.Nuns' Veilluifi and Tamise.Blnck Moliars, 50c., 75e.t $1.Cre am do., extra fine, i 1.Boidered Silk Grenadine for Veils, 44-inch wide

$3.50.SCOTCH ZEPHYR GINGHAMS.

We have Just opened several leading novelties inthese goods, consisting of Checks, Stripes, Plaids andEmbroidered, 25c. to 40c.Black and Black and Widte Sateeas.

E. G. DAVIS,Market Space, corner 8th st.

Best Quality. Lowest Prick.ITALIAN OLIVE oil.

GOLDEN CLING PEACHES.ITALIAN MACARONI.

ENGLISH JAMS.PETITS POIS, igiTRA FIXE.

FRESH SALMON.FRESH LOBSTER.

K. W. BURCHEU.«C 1325 F St. B.W.

^POLLO.Co brewing of the BARTHOLOMAY BREWRoclwaterT N.Y.. and guaianteed to be of sis

,i"« Uf!ty' 'specially adapted for bottling pur-P©®*.* and laiiiiiy m»e. Our ikwr lias the liltruest tmti.zuoniaia lor ttapanty from miaiy tlcal chemist* andJa mromiucuded and iLdoraed by many prumiueutPhysicians, We invite a trial order from any oSJi, de¬siring a palatable and healUiiul drink at houie. Our

VukVity* loU<,W*' DtLlVKRED TO AN* PART OFA t'ollo, pint caae, two dosen bottles a I 50jsoiiennau. *. .*V?i!Ba\aruu, » «l-jf®Slock Lager," - - ?-j}9A discount to the trade.

avr> n »rT^.,BAhiUOW)MAT BREWING CO.308?» hu|l,!1',uu""1ent Washington Branch,

_Teisphone call No. 441. n27-''m

Poor Rubber GoodsARE DEAR AT ANY PRICE.

Get the Beat.RUBBER COATS, GOSSAMERS, BOOTS and

SHOES, ETC.. ATGOODYZAR RUBBER COMPANY.

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AUCTION' SALES.TMl*

Pf;?vt3Wrr.°JjY SAi"K <-»F i i-Vt HULD1XG Lor>KAR I'KNSsVLVANU

** **JI* AX1> N t.AK c STKUI KORIH.Thursday An ernoo.v tebkiary

555S"JJw»tia|25 feel n 3d street liid running beck to an

SJJ- This property ia weU looted in an improvingsection of the city, being near FcnnvlTuu avnin,convenient to street cars, cburvhes and businesscenter, one ox the few unimproved lota in this section.

Gu*-third casti, balance in out and two>*srs troni day ol sale, notes to liear inn reet at 0 perCent per annum, and secured by deed of trust on theproperty, or all cash, at option of purchaser, or such

'ua> be announced at »*le. Adepoalt of $.00 required at tune of sale. Cou\eyaDc-

-purthaa-r's coat. Terma to be compiledI-iT fL.lOdsys, otherwise riirht reserved to resell atnali and «.» of defaulting purchaser after Ave days'public advertisement of such resale in some news¬paper published in Washington, D.C. Title rood andabstract shown at sals.

f-'-'-dfcds DIXCAXBOX BROS.. Auctioneers.

SEO. W. 8TICKNET, Auctioneer, 930 F St.

r"?TEE8' SALE OF VERY VALUABLE PROP-veii H7H- IMPROVED BY SIX¬TEEN 1*U hlOKl HOUSE!*, FOD> ROOMSiAC'U, 8ITVA1E OX N A V Y COURT. RE \R OFMJXH HTUIIT,BEIVUK Q AMD I SOUTH-

X^T1 ajX.?,3t,*.S5?,i" deod of tmst recorded in libert r> "fo-. one of the laud records forthe District of Columbia, and at the request of the

Party secured thereby, we will offer for sJ- In froitoMhepremieea on THPR8DAV. THE TWfcNTY-sKVPOVR^cL^kWS^ 'W'o^thVli-pastfv «i»-7^K 5:?1- the following described proper-t>, situate lu the city oi Hashiu*fton, District ol 1J0-

w't: Lot* 97, yti, X>, 100. 101 lt>°UV.-100- 1<J7. 108. io:V 110, 111 .nl

F in squares?!?* " recorJuJ subdivision of luu B to

«Jn^x,1.^,Tr'y fold subject to a deed of trust tosecure «400 on each lot, with interest at tbe rate ofmf«!Silferj?n /U1.li,per aul?ui11- P»>'«ble seini-annually.of the purchase in excess of said deedsof trust In cash and the baiauce in tJ mouths. with

'M»e of six per centum per annum. ae-

eiJ^..,! of trust on the property Hold, orsllw?f n'tfi i

option of purchaser. 950 deposit on eachlotill be required at time oi sale; all conreyancimrSilf*cf«Jl,l*»t purchaser's cost Terms tobe con*plied with in lu days or resale at risk and cost of de¬faulting purchaser after five days' advertisement ui theXsVeninir star.

fl4-eod4dsJOHX & SWORMSTEDT.# __ .

JOHN T. ARMS. { Trustees.

TO.nOKKOII.

pOLEV, Auctioneer.

1HNOTl?7J?E .STOCKoF DRY GOODS. CLOAKS,MPvIotu *C, COX'I AIXh.D IX STORK 908snfn NORTHWEST W ILL HEkkmSi^uAKVI-v^v- ' "Nhm ixu Monday,Rwm rtiS "1'0t 11 H'A 1 HALF-PASf

DIHPusLD OF.AT bAMt HOLU

^The stock consists ill part as follows: Silks. Velvets,f.lfffe1'- Cashmeres, line Dres« Goods. Cloth andLaasimeres, Manneis. Fur-. Table Linens. Towels.Underi»«r tings, Blankets. Comforts, Spreads.chlrfl nS:i5^er,r^*,ii-lil<iim Corsets, Handker-fifJSi ymbrellaa. Rubber Garments, Jeraeya and

Cott^na. Sateens, Sc.. Ai.In

ot^ mentioned will do wellaale, as the tfoods must bt* sold without

.?' consequence of a change in business.w FULKY. Auctioneer.

J^LXCANUOM BROS., Auctioneerm.

UOSOF?sLch^VhCOX8I8TIXG OFr.tji.ti' CHAIR>, MAH. HALL STAND ANDi»?vi£ra h,II>KJiuAKD, tXTKNSlON TABLK,TlPKKs "rCHjA^A>iKSE PUK-sitI.rvS* \tHh iiTo»vN OTiiK u CH AM h»

Stl8v?8i\^n KATuli, SAFL, DhL h-bELS OTHEK HUOS. liKLssELs AM)OTHEKCAItPt lS THliOUUHutT THt HOL'sF

Ho«^Dvn,T,i?.^k,V!r'K? V?*b"w"2uit:NORTHWEST' MA&OACULSETIS AVLXLE

vRUixiiilDAY M0BNINQ, FEBRUARY* TWEXTT-f.Vj1 l tf' comnienciny at TEX O'CLOCK. I will sellwhieh

*b0Vt'"u»'"tJ residence the articles named and».£ h.

0 uesrly uev- DUXCANSOX BUo.-i..-

Auctioneers.

ftATCLIFFE, DARR A c6.,Auctisneers.ALCTION SALE OF THE EXTIRE CONTENTS

4%'ȣtA'rHEK PILLOWS AND BOliiTERS

cuAMi,Lu a>d

FU?HTHX1iiiAJ.IOK:'IXU' iEBHt'ARY TWENTY-f;.n ..i.'.iK" U-Kluui"f «t ' EX O'CLOCK, we willS,iuiSrU .ul1 ut the residence above n.en-

t!». » « irni f'¦ c ' couta«'ed thtreiu, bcinKthe effects of a liult declining housekeeping, and towhich we invite attention.'**-** RA1CLJFFE. DARK A CO.. Aucts.

JT. DYER, Real Estate Broker.. 1304 F st

VALUABLE RESIDENT PROPERTY'. BEINO \n1444 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE XORMiWKST

a*. i-HAV' FEBRUARY lUtMY-UOHlHth! ?r ,

,^1VE O'CLOCK P.M.. we shall sell in front ofthe premises Lots and in square 11, l, nJK- -JU'*®t front, rjuiuiuir back Ijo teet to a 'JO-loot alleyand contaiiiinK 3712- teet of irroumt, improved oy "asubstantial, convenient and well-built l>n< k housel i i VJL« ."uilt by day work >, containing 13 ro< ,nis

r' ~ al;<l store room-, butler's pantr\,bathroom, private and servants' ciosela. L«. k jor.-;..&i.; llnished throughout in natural wood: has ois n

alTrSlSli Jr",eMU; su»'erior plumbing andall modern improvements.This house has been built two years, is iwlvaiitaire-

tion of inv»»tora*,r SC°U Clrrle Wor,!,J tbe

._,0t^nd°^7th.1,,,eCt'On We,,Desd*>- Thursday, the

««Ler,r1.?i.8*.'e isrd made known on day of

.lav ofin ..1° oom,llert wi^ Within tell days troniday of s^.li, otherwise i roperly to be resold at risk andcost of defaulting purchaser. ioOo down on da. of"".'l:, Allconyeysncintr, sc., at purchaser's costJ-^idiJ AL'l ER D WILLIAMS * CO.?AucU.

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1HOMAS DOWL1XU. Auctioneer.CATALOGUE SALE

orCHOICE PARLOR AND

CHAMBER FURXITURE,BRONZES, PORCELAINS,

BRIC-A-BRAC. ARTICLES OF VIRTU,OIL PAINTINGS AND WATER COLORS,

ELEGANT CANDELABRAS.DECORATED DINNER AND TEA 8ERVICE,

ELEGANT ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SILVERPLATE

A SMALL LOT OF RARE CHINA FROM THECHINA CLOSETS OF THE GREAT EASTERN.

SUPERB WINDOW HANGINGS,M0QUET, SMYRNA AND BRUSSELS CARPETS,

AND OTHER ARTICLES OF VALUE.TO BE SOLD AT THE ELEGANT RESIDENCE

No. 1447 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.W.ON

TUESDAY MORNING MARCH FOURTH. 1800.COMMENCING AT HALF-PAST TEN O'CLOCK.

The house will be open for inspection day prior to!L l"* l-b-tUs

fJlHOMAS DOHLINO. Auctioueer.

frfcUFECTLY NEW L'PUIGHT MOHUlS PIANO AT^

ALCTlONvt0n 8ATUHDAY. MAKUli f lKST, 1890,at TWELVEM. within tuy ss<es looms, I will ^ell one New seveu-

^ Morris Waiio.a s|;lc!iilid liiStruiiteuU1- -1-dtTHOMAS 1 OWLi:>(ji, Av:ct.

KATCUFFE, DARR A CO., Auctioneers,til!0 Pennsylvania ave. n. w.

NEARLY' NEW THREE-STORY AND BASEMENTBliICK HOUSE,WITH ALL MODERN IMPBOVF--y,ENiS. NO. 30"-' OhlUUI SOOT11EAS1, ATAUtl ION.

uOn MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH THIRD. ATHAL1 -PAS 1 t OI K O'CLOCK, we will oiler lor oale infront oi the premises

Part of Lot MS.Square 7:4(1,

Improved by s nearly new three-story snd basementbrick dwelling, coutaiuiug- eitclu rooms, with all mcsl-ein conveniences. 1 las sale presents an exccleut op¬portunity io secure a home or lor an investment

i'erius: (Over and above an incumbrance of $:J,000which has three years to run from Juiy l.», Ism.icssli. i er.-ns to lie complied with in HIteen uay* ln.n.day of sale, otherwise the rmht is reserved to resellthe properly at llie risU an I cost ol the delaultinir l>ur-chsser slier live da) s' public ad%ertiseu.ent in someue\.drui>er published :n Washington. D.C. A del ositoi * loo required at time of sale. All conveyancingAc . at purcluMi 's cost.

i»->-«l MA1CUFFE, DARR ft CO., Aucts.

Q.EO. W. STICKXEY, Auctioneer. 030 F St.

By virtue of a deed ot truit, recorded in Liber No.13**8. iolio 3o(i, one of the land records of the Districtof Columbia, and at the request of the party securedthereby, I will offer for sale, in front of the premisesou MONDAY, the TWEN1Y-FOURTH DAY Ol*FLBRLAKY, All. 1890, AT HALF-PAST rOl'RO'CLOCK P.M.. the iollowiux-dei>cribed property inthe county ol Wa«hiUKion, D.C. known and describedss LoU numbered from one (li to forty-four i44) inJ. C. Lewis' BUlalivision of part of Pleasant Plsins.situate ou the north of SprliiK street, at the point ofunion with 14th street extended, excepting the nortioh of lots « to yl inclusive, lwivtofore alienated,beinir the property conveyed by deed recorded iu Liberl--'i, foiio 308. and by deed recorded in Liber 1271folio 43V. 1

'leriua of sale: One-third cash and the balance inone (1) and two (2i years with interest at the rate ofsix (Ol per centum p. r anuuiu. or all caah.at theopUonof the purchaser; *^60 deposit will be required sttune of sale. All couveyanciu* and recording at pur¬chaser's cost. Terms to be complied with in flltoeudays. If terms of aale are not complied with theproperty will be resold at risk snd cost of delaultiuirgurcbaaer alter live days' advertisement in the Even

iir Star. C. M. ARMSTRONG. Trustee.Fl2-eotods 13 Eaat Fayette at. BituuorTMd.WTHE ABOTE SALE 18 POSTPONED ON AC-

oountof the weather to; SATURDAY. MARCH FIRST.1890. same hour and place.n;&-tll.thftf C. M. ARMSTROXG.

8UMCANSON BROS.. Auctioneers.

USTEES' SALE OF BK1CK HOUSE AND LOTON NINTH STREET BETWEEN H AND IBTRAETS NORTHEAST. BEING HOUSK NO.806 NINTH STREET. wo-

By virtue of a deed of trust, duly recorded In LiberNo. 1377, folio 00 et acq., one of the lsnd records for

DU'rici of Columbia, we will sell on THURSDAYSIXTH DAY Or kiAiiCH, A.1J. 1«<*>, rlVtlO CLOCK P.M.. in front of the premises, a.l that nieceor parcel of jpound and premises situate, lyln* andbeintf m the city of WashiiiKton, in the District 6f Co¬lumbia. known and distinguished as Lot numberedfifteen (15k la Lauckton's subdivision of square cum¬bered nine hundred and thirty-three «933>. togetherwith all the improvements, ways, easements, riwhts.privileges and appurtenances thereto belonsiu* or inany mannerappertaininir.

l^rins: one-liall casti; balance in one year, note tobe rivsn beanmr interest pa) able semi annuslly fromd*y Of sale, and to be secured by need of truatoEpremises sold, or aU cash, at option of purchaserPurchaser's cost. A deiHjsitJfWOO required at the time of sale. Terms tobecom-plied with in fifteen daya, otherwise the Trustees ra-TJ?51 PfPsrty at the risk sadoost of the defaulting purchaser after five days' ad-

^^aenieut Ujjome nawapaper pubind'ed in ui Vu-

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AUCTION1 J?ALES.If TIKI: IIAY:

|>HOMA8 DOWLIKG, AurtxRIGt'LAR SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITUREAM> PERSONAL EFFECTS AT MY AUCTIONBOOMS SATURDAY. MARCH FLEST, 1800. ATTEN O'CLOCK.

_ EMBRACING IN FART.On* Fine Piano. >»ntil French Plats Mirror*. tveHandsome Parlor Suite*, Art Squares, SmyrnaKuin. Brunei* aud Ingrain Oil lltUnMWTable Oo-erm. Dining Boom and Chamber F«ru>-ture of e»ery description. Lounge*. Couch w, EasyChairs. Cooking and Hotting Sti »..*. Ac., Ac._ AlsoOmo Weslejr Richards Br. .vii-loading Shot Gua.

ALSO,AT TWELVE O'CLOCK.One Brewster Brougham m fine condition.Horses, Carriages, Bturgies, Wagons. Harness. Ac.Also,AT TWELVa O'CLOCK.Pair of Fine Carnage Horsef27-2t One Fine Driving Horse.

¦p ATCL1FFE. DARR A CO.. Auction.T nl'STEES' SALE OF FOUR TW(VSTOHY ANDBASEMENT BRICK DWKLLIMiS, SOS. 70S.706, 709. 711 SIXTH STREET MOKTHkAST.By virtue of four certain deeds of trust, duly re¬corded respectively in ijorr 137s, folio l«O.Lit»rloVS. folio 1ST. Liber 137*. I >ho ITS. and Liber1378, toUo lsl ets<-q..ot the landrecords of Uie l»s

tnct of Columbia, and at the request of the party se¬cured thereby, we will ofler lor sale at public au.tloulu trout ol the respective premises on TUESDAY,ELEVENTH DAYOFMAKCH.A U. ISS'O. at F1YAO'CLOCK P.M.. all those certain pieces or parcels ofland and premises known and distinguishiil as andbeing lxits numbered One Hundred ana 1 weiity-tour(124», One Hundred aud Twenty-five (125), ( lie lttui-dred and Twenty seven (1 ~7» and line Hundred andT wenty eight (128) of the National Capital luvest-i:ient company's subdivision Lots in squsre numberedEUht Hundred aud Fifty-nine iS.V. d, s» the same isduly record'-d in book 16, pe^-e S5. one of the iandrei-ords in the surveyor's office of the iiistnvt of Co¬lumbia, together with all the ea-cm.nts. l:i redita-n.ents and appurteuanoes to the same belonrng or inanywise appertaining. ....Terms: One-ball cash, balance in six and twelvemonths, secured by deed ol trust on the prrnrees s< id.lor which the note ol the purchaser, besrinx interestfrom the dsy of ssle at the rate of ti rei cent per au-nqui, will be taken, or all cash, at the option of thepurchaser. If terms of sale are not complied with luten days from day ol sale tne trustees leserve the rnrhtto resell the property at the risk and cost of tiiede-faulting | urehaser alter hve days' public advertli*-ment ol sin h resale iu son.e newh*per i>ubiishiU inWashington, D.C. A deposit ol SlOt' will t*- tequiredoil each lot aCtime of mile All couveyauciug a^d re¬cording at fHchaser s cost

PRESTOS S. SMITH. < T_ltl.WALTER E. V. RIGHT. > 1 n'1rrr-dAd» bio Fit, n.w.

fJtHoMAS DOWUNU, Aucttoueer.

TRUSTEES* SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVEDPROPERTY ON NORTHWEal CORNER OFTENTH AND It STREETS NORTHWEST.

By virtue of a deed of trust dati d 25th day of Sej_leiuU r,1884. and dult recorded in Liber S* 10: «.folio 47s et seq., one of the lsudre<'urdsol the Districtof Columbia, and by direction of the party xi-umlthereby, we will sell at public suction in front of thepremise* on TUESDAY, ELEVEN1H MARCH,18i»0, at HALF-PAST J Ol li O'CLOCK P.M.. the fol¬lowing-described real estate, situate in the city ofWashington. D.C., to wit: The southernmost twenty(20) leet tront by the depth of lot one <1) m squarethree liuudr.-d and thirty-hve t335i. improved by athree-story Brick Dwelling. wltn store, slid a brickstable in the rear.Terms: one-third cash, balance in one and twoears, w ith iuterest,and secured by a deed of trust onhe property, or all cash. Conveyancing uid recording

at cost ot purchaser. A dej*>sit of $200 will be re¬quired at tliiie ol sale.

A THO*. BRADLEY,'. Tr,f27 diils O. C. GREEN, { trustees.

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THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer.

IMPORTANT SALE

ELEGANT THREE-STORY DOUBLE

BBICK RESIDENCE, WITH FINE STABLINO,

NO. 1730 N 8TREF.T NORTHWEST.

ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCHTWELFTH, 181H), AT THREE O'CLOCK, in tront otthe premises, 1 shall sell sub Lot 'SZ ami west 12 feet0 inches of Lot 23 in square UH. jU leet tront by anaverage depth ot 134 feet 0 inches to 2c-loot pavedalley, uud contains (1.803 square feet, ihe improve¬ments consist of a Three-story Double i>r*ck Resi¬dence, containing 20 rooms, not in* lu..ing basviuiiit,which has ti rooms. The House I.a* every moderncon\i nieLe.-.liaving a tine dancmir 'a.uii ti.d confervatory, elegant and costly chandelier^, is atrans'ed torcarriage entrance from N street, built lu the most per¬iod manner. Its location cannot b^- >urj eO. and isconsidered one of tlie most tUorous-nly complete pri¬vate reaidences in this city. T he siabiing i> coniii.o-dlous ami pertoet and ironts on aVO-bol alley, 'iiieresidence will be . pen to inspection three da)s priorand up to the hour ol sale, lloui 11 a.iu. to 4 p ui.Terms: * i.r».liOO cash, the residue in hve jei.ra. or

longer it desired, bearing interest at j i**rtcut perannum, pa>aMe semi-annually and sc.'ure.i by a deedo! trust on Ihe property sold. All coliti) aming andro ording at purchaser's cosi. 11,000 de] o«n a ill berequire*! at the tinieol sale. 'liaOMAS uoiVUNti,(27>llt AuctloUeiT.

CtHANCERY SALK OF VALUABLE IMPROVED/ Itr.AL Eh'iAiE ON 1 Ml. 1.1.1' BtlWEl..\ElUHTEr.N'l a AND N1NE11 .I STU M REE I ^NOR 1 HWEST, KNOWN AS >o. 1S12 I STREE1,BElNti Hit i..ii t. RESIDENCE <-i tii.NERALHENRY K. CRAIG. L.S.A., DECEASED.

By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Court of theDistrict ol Columbia, passed in equity cause No.ll'J72, of Jane U. Hawsins and otli« rs ugamn H'-nryKnox Craig ami others, the undersi/ned as trusteeswill sell at public auction, in front ol tne premises, onTUESDAY tne i V» i.N 1Y-F1F iH DAY OF MARCH,A. D. 1SS10. at FIVE O'CLOCK P.M., all that pie. c orparrel ot ground lying, lie'.ng in the city ol YVashiny-ton. Instnct ol Columbia, anu known as jot numberedtwenty-two (22) 111 M|Uare nun.beieUoue hunureu anillive HO.".p. fronting lort> (40) leet on I atrt and rt:n-iiim.- back that wiuth an aversge depth of one i.tiu>iredand forty (140) feet to a piiblic alley, and is ii iprove«iby s three-story front buiid;ng uiiu basement aud atwo-story imr k buiidiiut with basement.

'1 he buildings, wbicu are situated in one of the mostselect locations in Washington, were erected underthe supervision ol the late Oen. henry K. Iraig, audcontain a large saloon liarlor 10 feet by o'j leet, iargidining room aud small library or breakfast room andalso six large and three small chambers, oftu e room,bath rooms, t ine cellar, servants' rooms, ciosets anuclosets tor trunks. Ac.: also lucnace and luel rooms,Ac. The Iront building is thirty (30) leet wide.Terms ul sale: (in -third ol the purchase moneycash, aud tlie balance tueroof inaix, twelve, eighteenaud twenty-four months Iroi.i day of sale, and to bear

interest tromday of sale, .or which purchaser willgive his promissory notes. No deed will be given untilall purchase money aud interest be paid 4200 Oepo- ltwill lie required as soon as pro|«rtj- is lid, oil.Terms of sale must be complied *ith within ten dajsaiter da> of sale, otherwise the property wiU be rrso.dat ihe risk and cost ot delaulting purchaser. All cou-veyaneiiu- at purchaser's cost. All taxes and assess¬ments Will be pal.I to day ol sale.

WILLIAM J. MILLhR. \480 Louisiana avenue n.w., f T_.,_JOSEPH J. DAltEl.<(iTON, [ Irus^t*'

410 oth street n. w., JT. E WAGGAM.cN. Aucttoueer. f27-dAdsr I'HoMAs DOWLING. Auctioneer.

VALI ABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY, No. 3516PROSPECT A\ EN I E, OKORUElOWN, D.C,AT At Ci ioN.

On TUESDAY. MARCH FoiJRl H, 1890. at FOURO'CLOCK. 1 will sell in trout of the premises part oflot 33 in square No. 33. iroutuig 20 leet on tne southside of Prospect ave. be'wueu Fayette aud Lingan sts..by a depth of 110 leet, improved by a nearly newBr.ck Dwelling House, No. 3510 Prosioct ave , con¬taining 7 rooms with bath aud all modern improve-III <>1its'ierias: One-third cash, l*lanc© in one and two

years, with notes bear.nf interest and secured by Adeed ol trust, or all cash, at option of purchaser. A de¬posit ol $ 100 will be required at the time of sale. Ailconveyancing and recording at puri ua*<-r'« cost.

THOMAS DOWUNU.fM_7t Auctioneer.

npHOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer.IMPORTANT SALE OF

NINETEEN BUILDING LOTSIN SQUARE 020.

On MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH.1810, at Fol.'R O'CLOCK P.M.,on the premises I snailsell at public auction lot- 47 to i>2 inclusive, lronting111 t.-et U inches each ou the east s.dt ot 1st street by adepth ol 10.1 leet to an alley, aud lots 53 to 05 inclu¬sive. fronting 1H feet 0 inches each ou the soi.tn sideol Pierce street by a depth ol 125 feet to a wide all y.This property is l<«ated in square 020 and boundedby E aud M and 1st and North Capitol streets north-went.lenns: One-fourth cash, the residue in three equal

payments at one, two aud three years, with notes bear¬ing interest and secured by d<*ds of trust on the prop¬erty sold. All conveyancing and is cording at pur¬chasers cost. A deposit ot *100 will be required oneach purchase at the time of sale.120-dts THUMAs DoWLING, Auctiouer.

FAMILY SUPPLIES.Great Reduction In Prices

N. A. POOLE'sTCASH STORE.Granulated Sugar, 0^c.7 lbs. Oat Meal, 25c.« .. Roiled oats. 2oc.7 '. Best Laundry Starch. 2oc.Best California Hams, 7c.Best Pork Roast. Sc.

A Full 1-iue ol t ine Groceries Retailed at WholesalePrices. Goods delivered to all parts ot the city free.Term* cash. N. A. POOLE,

fe27 944 Louisiana ave.

AVE HAVE ONLY one MOP.E cab LOAD OFthose CHOICE BbitBANK POTATOES to sell

at 75c. per bushel. AlsoBest .sugar Cured Hams. 11 and 12c.Sugar c tired shoulders OHc.Uran iliated Sugar 6w&10 lbs. N. Y. Buckwheat 25c.4 lbs. Rice 26c.

I H. YtAl.KER A CO..f2C-0t M4Q-4S-50 L*. sva.

PROFESSIONAL.MME. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS OFLIFE. All business confidential. Ladies andgentlemen 50 cents each. 4OS L St.. between 4th andotlibts. u.w. tlO-4w*

MME. RAPHAL. THE CELEBRATED CLAIRV0Y-ant and Astrologist, the seventh daughter, bornwith caul, has wendertul healing power, oivas names

and lucky dates. Don't tail to see this lady. Room10. UiOFau U.W. f»-aw*

PROF. CLAY. THE OLD-ESTABLISHED ONLYreliable genuine and natural-born Clairvoyant,Astrologer and Medium in this city, has located per¬

manently in private parlors at 503 12th at. lew. Prof.Clay was born with veil and wonderful prophetic gift ofsecond sight; reveals every hidoen m>atery. Unas lostor stolen proivrty. brings separated together, causesspeedy mat nages, gives suocees in bnsineva, removesall lainily troubles, evil incueuces: confidential adviceon ut-naione, divontt, law vuiu, spbculatioiu.love or any th: by you sie in uoubt of. Never beeuknown to tail: succeeded w here all others have failed.Sittings, 50c. Hours V a.in. to SUKI pjn. Sundays.a tonjim. tib-itr

MME. DREAMER, THE OXLY WONDERFULGifted English and German Astrologer in the city.

Tells all events ol Rle. oan-e heurs. V ajn-to I* p.m.On bundaj' liom 10 am. to kiJU p.m. 4^1 OUi n.w.fl-lm*

BICYCLES.1CYCLES lOR BOYS AND GIBLK-THS"uaxelle" is the only high-gnda, low-pnc.-d

safety Bicycle yet ottered to Uje Rule folks. Formt tut xuaiiuuciori* 1110 £ it zlw.dlu linT CRAWFORD ft OOL

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THE EVENING STAR If offered to the piA>lie, in (food faith and with confidence, as TUBBEST LOCAL ADVERTISING MEDIUM 1MTHE UNITED STATES. In point of fact, Mway be truthfully Mid that it ia without aa

equal in thu respect any where in the world.The* averments are borne out by the figuresgiven below, which are compiled from the.worn weekly statements printed in the paperon each Monday in the year, and condensedfrom the sworn tabular vtatcmenta showing theaverage daily circulation of the paper duringthe year 18*9. published in Tax Stab on th«18th of January, 1890.

Briefly (tatod, the points upon which thoabove claim u baaed are theee: That.

1. The Mar kM threw Umes Ike clm-IAlton el aajr elber payer la Batklapton!i. The Star** circulation In Baahlnp

ion ta double thai of nil the other Ball?paper* published In the rt(TBelher!t3. The Mar haa a larger

circulation In the cltr where printedIn proportion to rending na< |

tug population, than anypaper In the world ! SI

4. The Stsur ha* the largeat regalarand permanent home circulation of

any two-cent afternoon paper In thoCulled BtateaIt! 1

In support of these claims and to show th«constantly increasing circulation of the paper,attention is invited to the figure* following:

mailt ciRcruinox is 1RKVS6 «7-8»-ae.1883, IMS®. 1NN7. 1SNH. IVSfl.

Jl*.. UO,4M( '23.3NS 2.",, 170 OT.S41Feb.. .2-2,049 -21,3-21 itWiM *7,1B1 -2B,'2t»eKik ..M,M# M,W4 -2U.OOO 27,4MO 34,700Ara.. i«.»i #4,W» U,»} »,iw W.siJMat..34,474 «,S5» ii,T4i M,7ti W,«lfJlxe..'21,033 -23,00-2 23,110 >27,443 SO. 173JCLT..01,*aB J3.IMI !M,S7» N»M3 M.liMAro...-21,443 «,;«« MMf -23,3-21 -2N.303StPT..«l,#:iS *2*2,302 SM.W) II.MI «s47NOCT...81,407 >21,701 -24.S07 2.>,W4«i 30.3-20NOV...'2-2,040 *23,031 -23.B07 -2N,M4 31,033Dae...-23,000 24,OS7 -20,400 -20,73*2 31,033

Av'ge.*2*2,1'23 W,Wj Sli,4M 07,©tfj 30,«Increase 1,330 1.SU3 1.30S 3,008Of this remarkable average aggregate ol

30,090 copies circulated daily, no more than1,102 copies are sent out of the city byand 1,106 go to suburban places, by express,railway trains, etc., leaving as a net circulaboain the city proper the PHENOMENAL PltO-PORTION of 92*, PES CENT, or AN AOOLE¬GATE of 27,882 copies! Of this number,21,142 were delivered dally by regularcurriers at tbe homes of permanent sub¬scribers.The remaining 6.740 copies represent the sale*

over the office counter, at the news stands, andbj newsboys. But of thu latter number a verylarge proportion is supplied regularly to per¬manent residents of the city hving in lodgings,Ac. (not householders), so that its whole circulatiou may be literally said to be in the familycircle. While its aggregate circulation there¬fore gives Th* Stab a distinctive and encioMsposition in modern journalism, the fullness ofIts home circulation, the extent to whichIt is relied upon by member* of thohousehold, and particularly by the pur¬chasing portion of the community, are

the marked characteristics of tbe paper,to which no other dally Journal now

published can furnish a parallel.This is no idle boast on the part of the paper.

It is a well established fact, demonstrated tothe full satisfaction of the sagacious and enter¬

prising business men of Washington, who seekand know where to find THE LARGESTKETUKNS FBOM THE MONEY PAID OUTFOB ADVERTISING. This is proven by tbagrowth of The Stab's advertising patronage.Nothing can more surely illustrate thaesteem in which «ny article is held by tbapublic than a constantly increasing demandfor it.day by day, week by week, month bymonth, and year by year,.in the face of ad¬verse claims and pretentions competition. Tbafigures following tell the story on this point:Kunaaa of xiw advkktisim^kts riumv n

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Jan *2,7S3 3,-200 3,013 4,070 4,3s0Feb. ... '2.S-24 3,004 3.MT 3,0*4 4,300MAit... 3,ION 3,800 4,BOO 4,003 3,404Armi.. 3,070 4,333 3,473 4,MB 3,884Mat. 3,SOS 4,107 3^t03 3,171 B.033Juki.3,474 3,038 4,3-22 4,000 3,300Jclt...3,003 3,-233 3,3s I 3,013 4,481Aco.. ..-2,000 O.MM-2 3,170 3.308Heft.3,810 4,008 4,317 4,004Oct.. ...4^14 4,870 3,313 3,410KOV....3JJ40 4,*230 3,038 4,080 0.10TD*c 3^33 3,800 3,003 3,007 3,703

Total 41,400 43^10 34,038 34^01But it is not alone ia number* that the

increase of advertising is shown. The largerspace required for advertisements daring tbayear 1889 as compared with thai occupied ia1888 is even more striking.The Average daily space filled by adveitlas

menu in 1888 was 25.10 columns, or 7779 column*for the year; whereas for th* year 1889 tbe dailyaverage was 29.75 columns, or 93U3 columns iathe aggregate, being a total gain over the pre¬vious year of 1444 columns: And this, it mustbe remembered, consisted exclarively of tbaordinary everyday business advertising, nothingin the way of tax sales, poll lists, election returns,etc., such as occasionally swell the bnsinees atpolitical organs, being included ia its.co¬

in conclusion, it is only naeeanay to sayin proportion to the extent aad highof its circulation. Tax Stab's advertising i

take rank with the very loweat in th* country,aad to add, finally, that *very statement heretofcade can be abundantly verified. THE CIR¬CULATION OF THK PAPEB 18 8WORX TO|ITS PRE88 AND CIBCULAllOX BOOMS ARBOPEN TO THE PUBLIC* AND IT1 BOOK!1CAT BX INSPECTED BT ANT ONE HATIMQAM MTKBKBTa theib eiamqutiox.