Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-13
A Gradual Disarmament.

| Gradual Disarmament.
BILL WHICH THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION
LEAGUE WANTS CONGRESS TO PASS.
At meeting of the American Arbitration
| league, last evening bill ito promote peace
among the nations by the establishment of an
international tribunal or some fixed principle
of arbitration" was warmly discussed and cor
daily endorsed. Hon. A. H. Pettibone, of Ten
| nessee, who was present. said he would urge its
passage in the House at an early day.
The bill authorizes and requests the President
to enter into negotiOns with all governments for
| the establishment OF some international tribu-
nal or some fixed principle of arbitration, and
/ 10 invite all the gOvernn rents of North aud
south America, and, in his discretion, any
| other governments, to send delegates to an in
ternatonal convention, to be held in Washing
ton October 10, 1887, TO consider the feasibility
ana practlcablllty of gradual and general
disarmament, to commence in 1892, the fourth
| centennial of the discovery of America and
end Oh the last day Of the present century.
The Man Found Hanging to a Tree.
| In TIE pockets of the man found hanging on
| tree near the Centerville road, in Prince
Georges county, Md, yesterday, as stated in
THE STAR. were found two leather pocket
books, a piece of tobacco, a comb, ninety-five
cents in change, and card with the name of
George Griedler on il. The man seen in
the neghnorhood the evening before and had
had evidently been hanging all night.
n B.
Smell yesterday dismissed the case against +.
II. Hiss, of SIS 18th street, charged with hay-
building line. Assistant Inspector of Build
ingS King made the complaint. MIR. Hiss it APP
peared, bad converted a bay w ldow into a show
window The court held that Mr.. Hiss had of
tended against no law. All the building reguIa-
tionS had been complied with when the house
was built and no alteration in the house had
been made. The trainers of the building regula-
tiOns. while limiting newly-built show windows
to four feet, had neglected to make any pro-
-i-5.. civ
apparently intended for dwelling houses to
show-windOwS used In fact for stores. He thought
the law should be changed.
PROPOSED ABATTOIR FOR DISTRICT BUTCH
ERS.-A bill was introduced in the Virginia
senate yesterday by Mr.. Meredith to incorpOr-
ate the ConsOlida ted Abattoir Company OF Alex
andria, Washington and Georgetown. The bill
gives the company the right to establish and
erect between the city of Alexandria and the
District of Columbia, upon the Potomac
river at any point within the county of Alexan-
drla- stables, Sheds yards, pens, scales and q
building or buildings to accommodate all ami
| mails which may be brought there for inspec-
ton, sale or slaughter. The incorporators in
the bill are Francis Carter, Thomas Adams. c.
III. Snow, L. A. Marstelar, Lewis f. Tavenner,
| ". T. Clark and George L. Watkins.
A STOLEN DIAMOND RING.-Some days ago
Mr.. W. III. Wilson, who lives at No. 1913 Massa-
chusetts avenue, reported that he had been
robbed of a number OF books by his son, who
was arrested by Detectives Raft and Block who
also recovered the books. 1t was then reported
that young Wilson had stolen his sisters
diamond ring and sold it to Peter F. Schmitt,
the eweler, Tor 90 cents. Mr.. Schmtt was then
arrested. and charged with receiving stolen
goods. This morning in the Police Court
Schmtt was fined $50, and the case against
young Wilson was continued on his personal
recogniZance.
b. AND o. TO THE WEsr.-Travelers to the
west, northwest and southwest can consult the
agents of the b. and o.. railroad, 619 and
| 1851 PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and station cor
ner OF New Jersey avenue and street.
CHICAGO To
| Louisville S14.5O, to st. Louis $3.50, to Gin
einnati S11. to Indianapolis S12 and Detroit
SD. with corresponding low rates to all other
| points. Fast limited express trains, with
through parlor and sleeping cars to destination.
| hours and st. Louis, % hours. Limited for
! Chicago leaves Washington at 9:43 a. M; for
Cincinnati and ST Louis pm. daily.
CLARA NORRIS ENGAGEMENT.-The sale of
| seats for the engagement of Clara Morris next
week at the New National will commence at
LIE box office tomorrow Thursday morning
The repertoire will be: Monday and Thursday,
| Miss MutOn;" Tuesday, IL Article Az" Wed.
| nesday, New Magdaien:" FRIDAY. Alike ), Sat
| urday matinee, Camille. Saturday night the
company will appear in 1.-THE Mountebank"
FAsrTRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN WASHINGTON
| AND ANNAPoLIs.-To accommodate the rapidly
more and Annapolis, in addition TO the regular
schedule, the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
has put on a new train. leaving Washington at
sam, baltimore, 9:O5 am, arriving in Annap-
oils at 10 am Round trip tickets, $500.
REDUCED RATES TO WESTERN POINTS VIA
| Pennsylvania ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS tick
cts by this line are quoted as follows: Chicago.
Sl3 Columbus S1O.5O;Cincinnati, S1l; Louis.
Vile s14.5O; Indianapolis, $12; st. Louis,
| Pennsylvania railroad, the company claim, is
unexceiled. There are four fast express trains
daily from Washington to the west. The linn
| lted express, which runs daily between Wash.
| ington, Baltimore and Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago, Columbus, and Cincinnati, is one OF
the most completely. appointed passenger
trains in the world, mbracing as 1t does all the
comforts and conveniences of a first-class hotel.
| The train Is composed exclusively of dining
| Sleeping, parlOr and smoking cars: meals
| served at the uniform rate of 81. Secure your
| tickets west by this train, if you desire to make
| travel a pleasure. Agents Of the company can
be consulted before you purchase tickets 10 the
| west from Washington.
THE IMPROVEMENTS OF srREEr.-General
| Grant, who always felt deep interest in the
| prosperity and growth OF this CITY, once said
| with a clear forecast of the future that the day
| was surely coming when street, from the
| Treasury department to It'll street would he
the Wall street of the national capital and it is
| quite apparent that this prophecy is rapidly
| approaching fulfillment. Many large business
nrms like Moses q Son. Woodward & Lothrop,
baltimore Sun and others are occupying or soon
| will occupy spacious and massive buildings on
this street. Sundry capitalists In view OF the
probability OF the occupation by the government
OF square 4O6, bounded by f, F, 9Th and 9th
streets, tor the purposes of the Post Once de-
partment, have made large investments In F
| street property, and but few choice locations
| between 10Th and 9th streets are now in the
market. One Of the best remaining unappro-
| priated lots Is 918 street, with q front OF
| bout % feet and a depth along a public alley
50 feet to a 30fOot alley. This lot offers I'M
| Usual advantages for remunerative investment
| as, by reason of its size and location, q large
| building, say six stories every room with out
L elevator nj tine