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Two days ago there arrived In this city s'vio.
toria, " . female trapese performer. who was ct
one time considered to be ct the head OF her
profession. She was Ill, delirious, and was sent
to the Charity hospital, - she was not known
to have any friends here. Yesterday morning
she died, and when the fact became known
Signor FarAnta At once called at the Charity
hospital and informed those In authority there
that he would take charge Of the body ana de-
fray the funeral expenses. which he did. At
O'Clock yesterday Hfternoon the funeral took
place, and Victoria, the only name abe was
known by, was inferred in Greenwood GENE
terry. SiKnor Faranta and few OF his friends
followed the remains 20 the grave. But little
could be cleaned OF the history OF the deceased.
She ives native OF Philadelphia, Pa, and sew
eral years ago passed through the city on her
way 70 Mexico. signor Far~nta saw her there
about two years ago and she was then In good
circumstances financially. She wore diamonds
in profusion and was believed TO be worth
about Gle, 600 In money. Reverses, however,
came and her money took wings and she
started on her way home. On reaching this
city she became III and died, q stranger and
alone, and but for the generous charity Of Mr..
Fsranta would have nlied pauper's grave In
pOttaFsR 60ld.
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TO EXAMINE THE TUNNEL.
A Meeting To-day Of the EnEineers who
are to Investigate the Work.

Gems. Duane. Abbot and Comstock, Of the
board OF river and harbor and fortincation
engineers, met in this city to-day, preparatory
to making the examination of the new ressr-
voir and tunnel Of the water works extension
required by the act of Congress. Coils. Houston
and Mcfarland, the remaining members OF the
board designated to make the examination,
Will arrive tonight. The meeting to-day was
simply preliminary, involving an examination
OF the law and Of the plans under which the
water works extenson has been carried on.
full meeting of the board will be held to
morrow, and the intention Is to make the eX.
animation and report to the Secretary OF War
the result and conclusions without delay.
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TJNHOMAS BOWLING, Auctloneer
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE UNIM-

By virtue of decree of the Supreme Court ofsn4
the District of Columbia, in Equity cause No. .
tifs and Mary Blanche Hardin ct al are defendants
l Will. on TUESDAY, THE TWENTY-FOURTH
DAY OF AUGUST, 1856, at the hour Of HALF-PAST
FOUR O'CLOCK ?. NJ in front of the premises offer
four (24) In square numbered eight hundred and six
y-nlne (o6Sl in the city OF Washington. ID. c.. and
known as the north seventeen feet Of the said lot
fronting on Seventh street southeast, and running
back seventyve (75) feet by the said width of seven
teen feet.
Terms Of sale prescribed by said decree are One
third cash. an1 the balance In twelve and eighteen
months the deferred payments to be secured by
deed upon the property Sold deposit of $50 must
be made when the property is struck of.
JOHN w. ROSS, Trustee,
au1ZdtEdS 40 9TH street NV.
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CAPT. SOMKkS FATE.'Oroner Holt, OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,, was notified yesterday That
the body OF Capt John Somers, commander OF
the government supply steamer John Rogers
who was drowned at Black Rock on Thursday
night, has been recovered and he at once de.
parted TO see about the proper disposal OF the
remains. There 10 very little doubt that Capt
SomerB committed suicide.
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I'd EDITION
--latest kilograms to The Star.
AN IMPENDING CONFLICT.
Russia's Claims i'm AEghnnistan-Whs
h Said I'm London.

AsusSAAS Claims I'm AfGhNntstAn-Wh0t
II Said I'm London.
LONDON. August 1.-THE Pau Mall Gazette
says 1t Is glad the Afghan commission has been
recalled, rs 1t will hasten q settlement Of the
question of the ownership of Khamiab, which
Hussia claims by direct negotiations between
London and st. Petersburg.
11e 81. james Gazette says the question Is as
Iar rom settlement as 1t was fifteen months
ago. Russia claims Khamiab, and the Afghans
refuse to give it up. A conflict is likely to oc-
cur at any moment,the Gazette says, and 1T rests
with England to say what it will and can do to
prevent It's allies from being plundered. The
task OF Lord Iddesleigh, foreign secretary, will
pc easier when he is relieved OF this useless and
embarrassing commission.
The Globe says that nothing would suit
Russia better than to keep the Khamiab Ques-
ton open to revive when 1t suits her.
THE QUESTION CONSIDERED IN CABINET.
The cabinet sat to-day from noon until two
o CLOCK. The queens speech was considered
and approved. The Afghan difficulty was also
discussed. It is understood that COL Ridgwa
Of the Brftish-Afghan commission, has been
recalled because he felt that the difference be.
tween Russia and England had better be dealt
with by the foreign Office.
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auto Superintendent
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
Schedule in effect SUNDAY, MAY 3oth, 1885, unit
further notice.

further notice
Leave Washington from Station. corner Of New
1000 m IS Fest Limited Express FOR Pits.bur9S
a ass
For Cincinnati. Louisville and St. Louis daily at $50
pm and 1910 Pm with through coaches and Pal.
in s MhGns ana ST.
Louis arsvins In CINCINNATI next morning at 7:4S
Eo, pi.,sbnTgh At 1000 and ss5 Pm daily; to
lo E and Sleeping Cars to pittsburgh
ssS Iass sa5
s%s ssa9 sss
iD o si SIS ana Isin
So saS soS 1873 ss
For shsns9dSsh Valley Railroad and points South
Washington to New Orleans $50 p. m. sleeper to
For Annapolis $40 Am. and 1910 and 4:3O pm,
s sns 7 SS pm oa SUNDAY; ana isS
tan Branch S:A5 an: daily. except sunday and bsi
sa for p daa
On sunday stops at all stations For G.ithersburg and
sand. 9os a $40
40 pm daily except Sunday.
cept Sunday
Trains arrive from the West daily, Gao. 100 am.
lag. $50 and 1890 pm Little Rock Express.
From Annapolis $50 am. and so and 6:25 n pa
Sunday, 1895 am, 835 pm.
From Harper's Ferry aud Valley Railroad, 7:2O a
m daily, and $50 pm. daily, except Sunday.
From Frederick and intermediate points, 1925 q m
and S:l5 pm. daily, except Sunday
Trains leave Baltimore for Washington at BIO
$50. 100 300, 800 and 1890 NJ, 1915 2:3O. g. L.
sos ann On 4:a sSns $685. sS
Ali trains nom Washington stop at Relay Station
except l:25, 3:l5 and GAO pm.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore and
OHIO Ticket Ohice-W ashington Station, 6l9 and
1851 Pennsylvania avenue, corner Of l4th street,
where orders will be taken for baggage to be checked
and received at any point in the city.
B. DUNHAM. c. K. LORD,
Gen. manager, BaltlmOre. [iy17l G. z. A.
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A Talk WITH Mr.. POWDERLY-THE WORK 10
BE DONE AT RICHMOND
Grand Master Workman Powderiy, In an In
terview with Herald correspondent at Soran-
TOE, In reference to the annual convention Of
the Knights OF Labor, 10 be held In Richmond
In October, said: "The principal work will oon-
sist In stecttng such Regulation - VIII bring
the Industrial people In closer relationship,
now i a. w gather local assemblies: that are
sucn legislation a will bring the trades closer
together and nearer TO those who are not for.
tunate enough to have learned trades. Our
insurance laws will undergo an entire revision
a COMMITTEES on revision Of our laws and con-
sututiOn are now In session at Philadelphia
they win present to the general assembly 1t
nlcnmond. There are number OF changes 70
ES oSg p, parts Of the law which re-
made maoe In the laws BY which the general
i is m ME Turner Is well as myself,
board. Mr.. Turner can employ q force in his
office Of at least thirty or forty persons To do
50 that he has no time to give such matters q
the executive board has to deal with. The
duties OF the general master workman are more
that II the general master workman remains q
member OF the executive board he cannot
attend to his duties as head OF the order. The
with men in every calling In life. Statesmen,
clergymen, ecOnomists-all come to him 70
give ana take advice. He ought TO have time to
attend to such persons. The work the Knights
OF Labor is performing cannot fail to have its
eject on those not connected with the order.
some provision must be made by which the
omcers OF the organization can cooperate with
other men and women In doing the greatest
good for the greatest number"
"Are you going to take definite action In re-
gard TO strikes AT the coming convention?"
Il mink We will. II Will be necessary for our
convention TO do SO. At the Cleveland conven-
ton we placed . check on boycotts and
Strikes-sO much 80 that few have occurred
since then. No sooner did our order place its
strong hand on the strike and boycott than the
employers Of labor began to strike and boycott.
over two hundred lockOuts have occurred since
The employers got the idea that members OF
our organisation could not strike without vio-
opposed strikes; always Will, except as q last
resort; but the action Of some employers of
labor since the Cleveland convention has made
IL absolutely necessary for US TO take some
action 20 protect our own members. Whatever
legislation Is enacted will be judicious and well
regulated, whether 1t relates TO the strike or the
boycott"
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The Niagara falls Cranks.
PROPOSING DOUBLE-BARREL RACE THROUGH
THE WHIRLPOOL. Rapids

PROPOSING DOUBLE-BARREL RACE THROUGH
THE WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS.
A race between the barrel men in the Niagara
whirlpool rapids is contemplated if Cooper Ora
ham gets though alive on Thursday. The rail.
road suspension bridge people refused to let him
drop of the bridge, and, in order to Guido Haz-
lett and Potts, he proposes to so through the
rapids that day with his head out of the man.
hole of the barrel. This, Graham says, is more
dangerous than dropping from the bridge. The
police have not yet determined to stop him.
On Saturday Potts and Hazlett will 60 through
the rapids are reached, and having no harness
inside to protect them. Promo and Becker, the
men who are going through in a cushioned
beer hogshead, have been challenged by the
other team to q race through the rapids for
$500 side. Promo and Becker have arranged
for their trip on Sunday, and have not accepted
the challenge. An effort is being made 10 get
the five barrel men to have q race through at
once.
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Gen. Aueur's Assaflsut.

PARDoNED BY PRESIDENT ARTHUR TWO YEARS
BEFORE HIS TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR
KILLING "sAXY" BUTLER EXPIRED.
Wm Pope, the negro who shot Gen. Augur In
West Washington, was convicted In the Crimi.
nal Court of this District for granddaughter In
the killing Of John F. Butler, and was sentenced
to six years in the Albany penitentiary May
Sd, 1880. Application was made for his par
don January oath, 1888, but the Attorney
General refused to recommend it. He was par
doned by President Arthur April oath, 1884.
A telegram from Albany last night says: VIM.
Pope was confined in the Albany penitentiary
for three years. His devoted sister, whose home
was in Washington during that time, came to
Albany and hired out as q servant for the sole
purpose of being within reach OF her brother,
whom she visited once q month. He was sem
fenced for six years for manslaughter. and Was
imprisoned in Washington for about I'VE
months before he was brought to Albany, pend
Ing fight made for q new trial by his counsel.
He was kept at work In the shoe shop while In
the penitentiary. By good behavior he sue
ceeded in making friends, who secured his par
don by President Arthur. He was committed
to Jail in Washington on Dec. IL, 1885, was
transferred to Albany on May Z, 1881, and was
released April 6, 1884.
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BOSTON'S BIG DEFAULTER.
Gray Says He Used the 100000 I'm
Building Operations.

BOSTON, August 1.-THE managing directors
upon the books Of the corporation in relation
to the shortage of VIM. Gray, IT, the late treas
urer, but at present the exact amount OF his
defalcatton cannot be learned with certainty.
IN an Interview this morning with two
Of the principal directors, who are anxious that
their names should be withheld, the following
facts were learned: Last Friday the deficiency
directors and on Saturday Gray came the office
and was confronted with the charge. He
acknowledged that he had embezzled the funds
Of the corporation to the extent of between
$4,000 and 5000, 900, but as to the use to
was, Building operations" This accounting
Is believed to be true by the directors, who
say his operations of this character in Roxbury
have been notorious. 1t is also believed that
Gray has told the truth regarding the amount
embezzled, and the directors do not expect to
find that 1t will exceed 100000
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AMERICANS GETTING ALL THE NACKEREI
THEY WANT INSIDE THE THREE-MILE LIMIT.
A Halifax special to the New York Tribune,
August 18th, says: The dominion government
is being bitterly attacked by the press OF both
political parties for Its lack OF efficient protec-
ton to the fisheries. A correspondent at the
North Bay says: On Saturday there was feet
of $50 sail off Miminegash, full two-thirds of
which were Americans. About sundown a
cutter came along, hoisted flag and fired a
gun. She chased a schooner ashore but It
proved to be q Nova Scotian. The cutter BUSH
ness II q farce. The Americans do as thew
please. They were Oh here yesterday Sunday
evening and they are here this Monday morn-
ing. What sort OF projection ID this? 1 hope
that some OF the United States memory war now
said to be in the bay will blow the cutters To
the devil. They are an arrant humbug and
meetings should be held At once throughout
the provinces to let the government understand
that the people are not TO be hoodwinked In
this fashion. ''SOW Jacobs, in the schooner
MOllie Adams, has just arrived here He has
his seine within two miles of the shore OF
Little Miminegash he put the mackerel In the
pocket hanging from the vessels side and put
out to sea and came back aud have again but
missed. The fish to-day are plentiful In two
fAthoms OF water, and we can gaze on the
Americans filling their vessels eth mackerel
inside the three-mile limit and no Canadian
cutter In sight,
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Killed BY q Blow with the Fist.

CHICAGO, August 17.--Dr. F. L. Trowbridge
had street alteration yesterday with Frank
Packard, q barber. A blow from Packard's fist
laid the doctor fiat on the sidewalk. He imme-
diately lost consciousness and died few min
heart disease superinduced by Packard's blow.
Packard claims that Trowbridge was drunk.
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ssTHK LADIES or rHE WHITE HousE."-The
motion ON behalf OF Laura c. Holloway, Of
Brooklyn. for preliminary injunction against
the publishing firm Of bradley 4 Co. 70 pre-.
Q book entitled "The Laaies ol the White
House; O., In the Home of the PresidentA was
circuit court ia Philadelphis yesterday. The
complainant prepared . book, which was pub.
lished by the hrm In 1663, and she complained
Of the came book, with further information
about the ladies of the White HOUSE since that
time not written By heEuelf
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The Disorder in Ireland.
CURSINQ THE QUEEN-MoRE RIoVIN0 AMI

SHOOTING.
In Belfast yesterday occasional shots were
fired in the city throughout the day and even
Ing. The men from Queens island, while
marching home, sang mo Home Rule for Ire
land" This maddened the Catholics, one Of
whom broke through the military Gordon and
hance. He was seized by the police aud carried
on to jail. At Dungannon yesterday bands OF
the town shouting for nome rule and cursing
the queen. A riot broke out and several per-
sons were injured. There was rioting at LurRan
on Sunday, during which isolated shots were
fired aud the police We're Missed. Troops are
now kept In the towns under arms.
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MEDICAL. sc.

- fiace, ilth ST., between and G St. ne E,stah-
ishd 1902 Special treatment for ladies desiring re-
liable services Advice free and confidential anti 2t*
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The IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Alexander Sullivan said In Chicago yester
day that he expected there would be about
1900 delegates present at the Irish National
League convert ton. As to the outcome of TIE
convention Mr.. Sullivan said IL would be Ike
Its predecessors, and would iudorse Mr.. Parnell
the Irish leaders may determine upon. M.
Finerty ridiculed the idea that ParneIl would
be embarrassed by the resolutions and speeches
Redmond, the Irish delegates, lett New YoriI
for Chicago last evening In Chauncey n, De.
peWs private car.
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au162ts
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A Richmond Romance.

MARRIED DESPITE PAPA AND THE POLICE
Allie Stage, yo6ng man well-known In bust.
ness circles in Richmond, Va, has made q TO
mantle entrance into married Life, clipping with
Miss Jennie Powell, daughter OF Lemuel Pow.
ell, commission merchant. Mr.. Powell opposed
the attention paid his daughter by Mr.. Stagg,
and some days since drove him from his door.
Last Sunday Miss Powell rode out with q beau
who was in good standing with her father,
This was Q ruse TO throw the old man on his
guard. Stagg and his promised wife took the
train Thursday for North Carolina and were
married In Milton, despite the efforts of the
trate parent who invoked the aid OF telegraph
and police in order to prevent the match.
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THE WHITE HOUSE,
House Cleaning While the President II
AWay-lmprOvement 70 be Made.

The annual overhauling Of the White House
has commenced, now that the President and
Mrs. Cleveland have departed for their vaca-
ton. Some time ago the carpets and curtains
were removed, thoroughly cleaned and care
fully packed away, and the whole building is
now receiving o thorough renovating. The
work of repairing and improving the
conservatory is progressing rapidly. The
entire exterior Of the building 10 to
receive reeve new coat Of white paint
the east room and in the private parlors Is to
be reprinted. This was not done when the In
sive improvements during President Arthur's
administration. One of the features at this
annual house-cleaning is the taking apart OF
fully cleaning them, piece by piece. Very little
refurnfshing Is needed. but new curtains for the
east room will come from abroad and the prt-
vate dining room will receive O new carpet.
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~ AUGUST IA, 1885.
Sealed Proposals will be received this Office ntl
TWOOCLOCK p NJ, SEPTEMBER FOURTH, 1885,
ior the brick work for extending the fourth floor in
the new Pension Building.
Plans and description Of the work to be done can be
seen at this Office. NJ. c. MEIGS,
aul7 -eO6t Supervising Eng and Architect
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from The New York Sun.
On Saturday last. on the three-Quarter track
at his farm at Tarrytown. Mr.. Bonner, In the
absence OF John Murphy, her trainer, drove
Maud s. mile to wagon in 2:14L, which is the
fastest time ever made to wagon. The remark.
able features about this great performance are
that the mare trotted without toe weights and
carried about thirty pounds more than reeula-
ton weight. Mr. Vanderbilt, when he owned
her, drove her in 2:151a in double harness.
which lS the best performance ever made in
that way OF going, but on that occasion abe
carried toe weights to steady her gait.
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A VICTIM OF STRONG DRINx.-Coa. Cecil
Valentine. OF Hackettstown, N. J., died ct the
Toronto (Csnada) general hospital SUNDAY
OF Pythias, and TO several parties no said be
was commissioned by the United States govern
ment TO visit Canada to investigate the nshery
dispute. He had been drinking he8vily.
Nothing IL known Of him ct the State dspeft-
ment
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Washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from yesterdays quotations
2. g. 4lss., 1891; coupon. llll. bid. ILL., asked
D. c. per imp; IS. 1891. coin l12la bid. 5O-year
2O-year fund, c.. 1890. currency, il34 bid. 80
year fund. 6s 1902. coin. l2Y bid. Washington and
Georgetown R. R. bonds, lit bid. Columbia r. r.
stock; 40 bid Washington Gas, 1884 bid Arlington
ms, 166 bid. Columbia lns, 1874 bid. Riggs ms, 3
peake anu POT. Tel. Co.. 70 bid. 10 asked.
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General Foreign News by Cable.

TRIESTE, August 17.-Since the last report
there have been ID new cases OF cholera and
seven deaths in this city, and one new case at
Eiumo.
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MARSHALL, TEX, August livery unfavor-
able reports are coming in from every part Of
owing either to the rains or extreme hot
weather, is shedding its forms rapidly. II this
continues long it will entirely destroy the top
third,
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

L,,oR SALE-THREE-SToRY FRAME ROOMS;
II lot 1Sx9J side alley. VIII pay 10 per cent on
price asked, $1,000. A. p. HILL & CO., 1888 st
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Tobolf Petsreon ana two women, Chr1stina
Foudeu and Christina Hansen, al 6Wedsa,
were drowned In Raxitan by Sunday evening
by tho oapGising Il boaA
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LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS.-The acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has appointed David r.
Spaine to be assistant lighthouse keeper at
Point Iona, CAL, and Walter Young to be sec
ond assistant keeper at Farallon, Cal.
CAPT. r. F. BRADFORD has been detached
from duty as member of the board of inspection
and survey. 3Oth Of Sep TENDER, and ordered as
captain OF the Portsmouth, NH, navy YARD.
John Hughes, by his will, filed with the regis.
ter today, beQueaths his property to his wife
during life, and to his children at her DEATH
He leaves $26 to his sister, Virginia Payne,
ana $1OO TO his grandmother, Inex Hughes.
Dimfnishing the Garfield Monument.
A Cleveland dispatch says: A rumor about
TWO months ago that the foundation Of the Gar
field monument was unsafe caused quite local
sensation, and q committee of engineers was
appointed TO investigate the matter. The COM
mtttee's report was fled with the trustees OF
The monument fund, and AZ nothing has since
been heard from 1t 1t was supposed the rumor
was unfounded. It now transpires, however,
that 1t was decided At the time Of the investi-
CATION TO reduce the height Of the monument
from go feet, as originally designed, to 100
feet This reduction In height the contractor,
Mr.. simmons, claims, was decided upon by the
trustees, and that 1t will lessen the cost of the
monument about 500, 900. which sum will be
expended In decorating the interior and beau
tfying the grounds.
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Taking Measures to Foreclosc.

NEW YORK August 1.-THE first mortgage
bOndholders of the Chicago and Atlantic rail
road met to-day in the Office OF the Farmers,
Loan and Trust company. Holders of bonds to
the amount of 50, $40 900 out OF So. 500, 900
trustees were instructed to declare the princi-
pal OF the mortgage due and to take proceed
fngs In foreclosure. james H. Benedict, John
j. McCOok and George Sherman were appointed
as a purchasing and reorganization committee