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A FAMILY AFFAIR.


hO" 10 ~tt SO"etnlnS NVtMhnBs
This is subject which has asitated the mind Of the
pubic ever since the days Of Adam and until our en-
trance into the field Ii thought possible to
cure that desirable end The R. w Bell Manufactur-
ing Company of Buffalo. NY. have in measure. be-
come phanth -opiss and periodically present to pa
irons valuable pre- sents aggregang in each disriou-
ton over 100000. Think of it 100000 given
away to patrons with practically nothing In return.
Now. you can easily secure of these presents,
which are of the best quality and of the highest vaue
These presents consist of 10000 gins, including 55
Upright Concert Square and Grand Pianos 100 mag
hicen mt Organs; % elegant Parlor Suites; 20 elegant
chamber Suites; 200 solid Gold Watches both ladies'
ala gents; 100 Diamond Ear-DropS and Rings; 200
silver Plated Tea sets: 100 handsome Silk Dress Pat
terms; 90 Sewing Machines and numerous other val
uaDie articles for household and personal use, aggre
Eating 10000, with u value of over Sl25,OOO. Now
how can you do better than take OF one these
pFeSentSs \ Oh can easily secure IT, rs an opportu-
nifty is given 10 every secure one of these val
uanie gIits The idea of course may be seihsh one
IN giving away these presents. but you can readily
see the value it will be eventually in the way OF adj
vertisinS French Villa Soap The r. w. Bell Manu-
maturing Company have purchased from Mlchaud
Els Ereres of Paris France the sole right to use the
formula for the manufacture Of French VITA soap
IN this country Ii requires large outlay 10 Introduce
an article fer every day use and II was decided That
the most satisfactory 10 do was to have patrons
sing its merits To do this necessary TO make it
an object to patrons which object is accomplished by
Offering these valuable presents Don't catch the idea
that poor soap turned cut in order TO make for
the expense of these grand distributions The article
we'll worth the money it costs and the presents are
thrown in gratuitousiy. Ii no. lottery scheme,
and everybody has a chance to secure a handsome
present. they distributed TO those having the
highest number of wrappers The presents are all of
the BEST the highest prices being paid by US in order
10 secure the best known and most reliable goods in
the market. 1t is expected, of course 10 have the
outlay i'm the way of made good in the future
increased sales of French Villa. which will undoubt
edly the result its quality becomes known.
Now, if you want one of the presents you easily
get All those who participated former distri-
buttons more than pleased at the results, and
they are now steadfast friends OF French Villa.
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Dbl uD.

ABRAM. On February 18th, 1888 at l2:loA n.
RICHARD ABRAM, ia the dfty-ifth year Of his sgo.
Funeral from his late res deuce, 233 New Jersey
avenue northwest. Friday, February 18th, l6S6 Il
p N.
BEACH On Monday. February 18th. 1855, g Gar.
{. BEACH aged fty-three years
Funeral from the residence OF his sisters No al
6ls street southwest. on Thursday, 18th ins 1855,
at 10 O'Clock q. m. Interment at Alexandria, Va
Friends and si good padabs invited. -
HALL AT his residence near Beitsville, Primo
Georges county, Nd, on Monday February 10, 1850,
al HAS p. M, JOHN q. HALL, aged Forty hfso
years.
funeral At St. Johns church, Beltsvtlle on Thare
day. the 18Th, az IL O'Clock Friends snd relativO
invited without further notice -
KEYS At l:30 O'Clock q m., February 17th, l60e.
q tns rss,9encs Q. nef SOD, tyso 9rss. nSssnSA
COUNTY. Va, aged xxty-nve ye.rA
1he remains VIII be taken 70 Virginia to-noss0w %
interment.
STEWART. On February 17th, 1o00 - two oc1ock
q m. AUl MARY ~ STEWART, widow ~ she 49,
eorge w. stewart, IN the stxty-eighsh ysar o. -
age.
Funssal FROM the rssiden. Of her sonin-asw Dr.
q r. Feuwick, No 6Ol 9Th street. soushwest Frida0
morning at 1910 o'clock- ReQuiem mas g 9
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Family or seven Burned to Death.
THE HIRED MAN THOUGHT TO HAVE MUIR

Family or seven Burned to Death.
THE HIRED MAN THOUGHT TO HAVE MUIR
DERED THEN AND THEN SET FIRE TO TIE
HOUSE.
Abram Ehle, with his family, consisting o
his son and daughter-in-law, their three chill
dren a widow named Mrs. Kennedy, seventy
years of age, and a hired man, lived q short dis
lance from st. Cloud, Mich, on the Sheboygan
and Western railway. Monday morning the
neighbors discovered the house in ruins, aud
the burned fragments Of some OF the family
were seen in the smoking embers. An hour
later the entire neighborhood were gathered in
the vicinity, and the remains Of seven persons
were taken from the ashes. This accounted
for all In the house but the hired man.
One neighbor recOliected that the man was q
very disagreeable fellow and could not get
along we'll with his employer. Immediately
the report spread that the hired man had
butchered the entire family, and then set tire
to the house to conceal his crime. Whether
such q crime was committed can never be
definitely known. Unless the man escaped
death and makes o confession further search
will he made for him.
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I'd EDITION
--latest kilograms to The Star.
Incendiary Utternnces OF the Prison.
Hrs, Which Stirred Tn the Riot.

AmccnOA8ry GttefNOCeS Oh the Prison.
ers, Which Stirred Up the Riot.
LONDON, Fec. 17.-Mr. Poland, in the exam
ination of the socialists, asked that ali the pris
oners be committed for trial. He said the pros
ecution had nothing of a political nature
In 1t, and urged that the men
be prosecuted for msdemeanor. This he
continued, consisted Of the utterance by the
different defendants of expressions and senti-
ments with the intent to provoke breach of
the peace. These utterances were made at
the meetings held at Trafalgar Square
and Hyde Park on Monday of
last week. Burns, at the Trafalgar
square meeting, said 10 the assem- blage: "Unless
We get bread, they will get Lead" and "the
next time we will sack the bakers Shops 1t
was Burns who suggested to the mob to march
through the West End. When the mob arrived
at Hyde park, Burns again addressed the rioters,
and said: I'VE have shown what stones can do.
We will try powder and shot, If they don't ac-
cede. and there will be revolution" Champion,
In his speeches TO the rioters on the same day,
urged his hearers to influence the police and
army TO join the people. Williams. in his
address. urged the people to organize, saying
he was unwilling TO have starving men to con-
front the sOldiery unless the former were orga-
nized. Hyndman said: "Let us show a firm
front. Ii peaceable means fail, l will be the
first to summon
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CITIZEN.


According to official reports OF the signal SER
vice l34 people were killed bya tornado onJnly
26th, 1876, near Erie, Pa and 65 were killed
by another at Marshfield, No., April 18th,
1850. Some oil the 800 tornadoes reported from
1874 to 1881 were almost as destructive. In
the Dill now before the House of Representa-
tves, favoring the extension OF the signal SER
vice reports Tor the relief farmers. il Is pro-
posed to forecast "cold waves, rains. storms
AMI marked incemencies" oil the weather The
the usual methods Tornadoes require special
attention and high degree OF scientific ac-
curacy for their prediction. Danger signals
ought 70 be he'd at telegraph stations not
later than April LIST, lSs6, Otherwise many
lives will be unnecessarily lost
WILLIAM A. EDDY,
Tornado reporter signal service, IS. army.
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~ sne roitot Oh HE EVENING STAE
bill was introduced into the House OF Rep
resentatives yesterday by Mr.. Herbert,
which should receive the early and earnest at
tention Of Congress. IL is "a bin for the judicial
ascertainment Of claims against the United
states. by reference to the court OF claims.
IL Is similar 70 o bill which was introduced into
the 4Sth Congress by Mr. Garrison n. Potter,
Who had given diigent study 10 the subject
Ihe passage of u bill OF this general nature Will
relieve honest claimants OF y great wrong. and
rid Congress OF . serious burden and scanoalous
reproach. As Mr.. Potter well said, when re-
porting the bill from the civil service COM
matee; 1T 10 hardly too much Ia say that a
person with q just claim upon Congress might
almost ~ well abandon rs pursue il, aud that
persistent aud needy, need be without some
hope Of success"
CITIZEN.
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The wrestling match between Sorakichi,
the Jap, and Lewis "the stranger" at Chicago,
and ended by the latter deliberately breaking
his antagonists leg. The Times, In its de-
scription Of the "match," says: Immediately
Lewis saw his opponent in his lying position,
he bounced upon him, and furnished the most
Chicago gathering, not excepting . prize BUTCH
ering contest kneeling down over the pros
trate form Of the Jap the 'strangler' dsliber-
limbs. He intended and endeAvoesd Ia most
cool, deliberate and brutal manner 70 break
Sorakichi's Leg. The wife Of the Jan, who, by
the way, "a . strong Irish woman, throateued u
shoot Lewis TOR hls cowardly conduct toward
her husband,
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A Husband ButchereSi.
HIS BODY FOUND HEADLESs AND pISMEM-

BERED-THE wIFE's STATEMENT.
Says dispatch from Norfolk, Va: Ann Fow-
Ter, the young colored woman who is charged
with butcnering her husband, Caesar Morris. at
their home in Norfolk county, Va was visited
At the Jail yesterday. She says she left the
house on Saturday for the purpose OF cutting
kale on neighboring farm, and, returning yes
terday, found the house locked up. She in
quired at a neigi.bor house ii Cesar had left
the key there and was informed by the people
In the house that they had not seen Cesar since
Sunday. She next equested two men to go
with her to draw the staple which held the
door, and when this was done the bed and floor
were found covered with blood, and the body,
headless and dsmembered, in the fireplace.
She steadily denies knowing anything of the
murder, yet her assertions as to visiting neigh
bors houses and inQuiring for her husband are
denied by the neighpors. Sheriff Lesner is of
the opinion that the woman committed the
murder, but undoubtedly had accomplish,
and that the crime was perpetrated on sunday
night The alleged murderess is a well-propor-
toned, fine looking coored woman, nineteen
years OF age.
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A New Telephone I'm the Field.

test Of the new instrument was made this
afternoon at Wizards hotel, under the direc-
ton Of Count Eugene Mitkiewicz. who has
charge of the new enterprise. The inventor,
Mr.. Turnbull, Of Baltimore, was present. and
explained the workings Of the instrument to a
group OF capitalists, newspaper men and others.
The other end of the line was at the Saith
sonlan institution, and messages spoken almost
in whisper could be distinctly heard. The in
ventor claimed that the results would be better
over greater distance. He said electricians had
told him thatit was possible To telephone across
theAtlantic over the cable with his instrument
The diaphragm OF the transmtter Is O thin
sheet OF wood. Inside are suspended six cylin-
drical pieces of carbon, the lower ends resting
Oh q carbon bar, through which the current
passes, The Earring of the carbon pendant t.
caused by the vibrations OF the wooden dia-
phragn make the breaks In the circuit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-17
Even II You Buy A Dozrs

common porous plasters-which you get for song
at of the Cheap John druggists-yOu have merely
Plaster is worth them all The reason is this:-Ben
sons is the only plaster in the market that is
honestly and Skilfully made, and scientifically med
Gated. Others than nominal limitations of
Bensons They are cheap because they possess none
of the ingredients which render BensOn's valuable.
The latter are prompt to act pleasant to wear, and
cure in few hours ailments which others Will not
relieve The public especially warned against
called "Capsicin, "Capsicum,' Capucin o. st aps-
cine plasters as worthless articles intended to de
Ceive. ASK for Bensons and look for the Three
Seals" trademark and the word "Capcine cut in the
center 12s,m,w.
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Interior Department Changes.

The resignation OF Edward Ferguson, pension
agent at Milwaukee, Wis, has been accepted to
take effect February %.
The resignation Of Edward L. Carson, Indian
agent at Ouray, Utah, has been accepted.
ferred from the Pension To the Indian office
and promoted from 81 400 to 81 800.
Henry G. Duncan, OF West Virginia. has been
appointed a special examiner In the Pension
office at 81 400 per annum.
Maj. Thomas ReddingtOn, of New York, the
boOkkeeper in the office OF the Commissioner
Of Railroads, has been notified that his services
are dispensed with, to take effect on the 10th
instant, with leave OF absence until the end of
the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-17

QUEEN CHRISTINA ILL.-It Is rumored at
Madrid that Queen Christina is suffering from
the effects OF premature childbirth. Her sole
attendant is an Austrian physician. DIR. Riedel,
the queen refusing 10 See the doctors attached
To the household. The conservative and lib
spanish physicians attend the queen Ia her ac-
couchement. The reconciliation between ex.
was effected through the urgent solicitations OF
senior Canovas del Castillo, who, ii is reported.
is preparing Tor the installation OF Isabella -
regent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-17
DEAD BABE
Two Women Arrested on Suspicion of
killing 1t.

Georgeana johnson and Emma Rhodes Young
colOred women, were arrested this afternoon by
Sergeants Bayle and Brosnan, of the seventh
precinct, on suspicion of numbering the
child OF the first named and were locked up at
the seventh precinct station.
They were living in two-st6ry frame in the
alley between Sd and 4th and G and II streets
northwest ]. II. Harris stepped in the room
to collect a bill OF Mrs. Johnson and asked to
see the baby.
She said that II was asleep, but he came in
and found it dead. The child was found lying
on mattress on the floor. and it appeared to
have been crushed to death,
The baby was about a year old,
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District Government Affairs.

HOW TO CLEAR OFF THE SNOW.
Mr.. Benjamin +. Pope, 935 F street nor Invest,
writes to the Commissioners, suggesting that
the police direct all persons clearing snow from
the streets to stack the same in solid pyramids
the sidewalks, each pyramid to have base not
larger than five feet by two and halt and a
height that that win not exceed eight feet The
greatly obstructs travel and is nuisance In
every respect, he says.
REPORTED TO THE COMMISSIONERS
superintendent Powell, of the public schools,
in a note to the District Commissioners, states
that at meeting of trustees of public schools,
held the 9th instant, the committee on teach-
&C, reported fay py the nemination Of
division 8. grade 2, school 4, made vacant by
resignation of Miss Ida Howgate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Gen. N. g. Me1gs ct al petitions that u street.
between 9th and 10th streets northwest may
be graded 70 conform to the usual grade at that
level.
Mrs. NJ. s. Pomeroy, president of the National
Association for relief of Colored Women and
Children. has forwarded to the Commissioners
matron OF the home Of the inadequate drain
age OF the new building.
Mr.. H. Browning, chairman of the citizens
flood committee, has sent bills of owners Of
steamtugs to the Commissioners, amounting to
$3.50, Tor breaking ice on the Potomac river.
y: "A: Judson, manager OF panorama,
requests permission to place and maintain
light, at their own expense at the corner of 18th
street and Ohio avenue.
ostuluel ~. rainier, LIZA 2SGl street north.
west, requests permission to construct q railroad
switch upon the property recently purchased
by him for August Nibleim, of Milwaukee Wis.,
to connect with the tracks of the B. & Z, r. r.
Messrs. VOgt 4 Haas, 71S 7th street, askper-
mission to erect time ball on the awning front
of their premises.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as fol-
lows: Chas. E. Kern, erect q tw0-story dwelling,
Il, between 4th St. and New Jersey ave. d. ":
$4,000. Mrs E. Frazier, repair frame, Hamil.
ton road, county; $500. A. p. Pardon, repair
six houses, E st. s.w. (Howard row. 81 500
Richard ROthwell, erect q two-story dwelling
u, between 18th and 18th sts. s.e.; $500. r, E
Sinclair, erect twO-stOry stable, alley between
q and r SITS. NV; $500. Mrs. {. He'll, erect a
two-story dwelling, 4As st., between f aud G
sts. s.w.; p, 500 James II. Noonan, erect a
two-story dwelling, alley between NJ and N and
Goth and 21st SITS; $500. jeremiah Murphy.
erect two two-story-and-baseme dwellings,. Sd,
between II and sts NV; $500. N. J. Lown,
erect four three-story.and -basement stores and
dwellings, Sd and High sts.; $4,000. Emma
]. Trott, erect q twO-story and cellar dwelling
9th, between r and streets northwest; 81, 600.
{. V. Trott, erect two-story and cellar dwell
in. 9th, between II and streets northwest
$4,000. Thos. hughes, erect six twostory and
cellar dwellings 5tn, between A and streets
northeast; $16,0UO. Washington e. George
town r R Co., repair brick stable; $500. b
SUNNY, repair brick dwelling, ego 10th street
northwest; 81 $50.
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Slight Loss Of Northern Rangers.
THE LOSS TO CATTLE MEN FROM THE COLD
SAID TO BE LESS THAN IrSuAI

CHICAGO, Feb. ia prominent Montana
cattle man arrived in the city yesterday and
during an interview told a reporter that
there had been very little loss upon
live stock of any kind in that
section up TO the present time. A few of the
calves that were born during this winter had
succumbed to the severe cold of January, but
as the periods during which the Their
mometer registered below zero did not
extend much outside of that month, De-
ssinber having been very pleasant, and Feb
ruary being tempered with warm "chinook"
ar currents, the effects upon live stock were
favorable than otherwise. Should existing con-
o1tlons continue the loss of northwestern range
cattle this season would not reach the average
OF 8 per cent, which cattlemen expect to expe-
r1ence every winter.
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A NEGRO TREAcHERoCsLy KILLS HIS FRIEND
AFTER TRIVIAL Quarrel
Monday night, at Charleston, w. Va, two col.
ored men, named VIII Holland and Bob VIII
liams, went into n saloon aud took several
drinks. Williams became Intoxicated and Hol.
land proposed a game Of cards an order TO win q
large sum OF money which Williams had on his
person. Monroe Burton, a mutual friend, Oh
jected 10 Williams being taken ndvantare az
ana ne became IN consequence involved In Q
quarrel with Holland. the latter started to-
ward the door as though he intended going out.
but suddenly turned and drew pistol and at
tempted 10 shoot burton but the pistol did not
explode lie then went out, and meeting O
friend ON the street. sent word to Burton that
ne wanted 10 see him. After time Burton left
the saloon and started home. lie met Holland
on the street and asked him To he friends. For
an answer Holland drew his pistol "A second
time and hred. The bullet striking Burton In
the abdomen. inficting a wound nom which
he soon Alter died
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Removal OF sand from the sph,.x.

From the London Times.
Operations have been lately begun for
the purpose OF clearing away the mass OF
sand, which has accumulated during GEN.
turtles around the famous statue OF the sphinx.
Brugsch Bey, broths r OF the distinguished
Egyptoiogist, has charge nj the work,
which Is being carried out according To a plan
proposed by Signor Maspero, aud will, IL e. ex-
pected, be finished by Easter. The portion OF
the statue al present above ground il about 40
feet. II is supposed that as much more. at
least, Is buried in the sand. and the amount OF
sand 10 be cleared h estimated at 10000 cubic
meters. A small tramway is being constructed
10 carry away this mass OF sand 20 a distance,
ana 100 laborers are employed the task
When the statue has been laid bare 10 the level
OF the foundations "A broad circular walk will lie
constructed around IL, and high wall will be
built TO guard against future eucroacbment< az
the sands OF the desert.
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Washington stock Exchange.

The following changes from yesterdays quotations
on the Washington Stock Exchange noted to-day:
D e per imp. g., 1881, coin, 114ls bid. 115 asked
asked a 50year fand. sseos. 1924, currency, 114la
bid: so-yesr fund IS, 1902 coin. 1os bid. Metro:
politank stock 1854 bid, 81 asked. North Capitol
and street X. r., Al bid, So asked Washington
Gas. 81 bid 3Sa4 asked Columbia ms, IL bid 1Zla
asked Masonic Hall bonds. 1O4 bid. National Metro
politan Bank, lao bid. Citizens National Bank los
Did. Penn Tel Co. AS bid 49+a asked. Cnesa-
tric LKhl, IS bid rs asked
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The CnaFKeS AGAINST AFcn1tect Clark.
HE Is TO HAVE A HEARING NEXT wRDNEs-
DAY.
The Seer etary Of the Interior will give hear
ing on Wednesday next to counsel represent
ing Architect Clark in the case of the charges
preferred against him by the stonecutters'
union and which was publicly investigated last
summer. The Secretary has just had an OPP
portunity Of reviewing the evidence in the case
and after hearing from counsel he will report
the matter to the President with his opinion
based upon the evidence.
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News Briefs.


The Journal de ~. Petersburg sa, Russia viii
not permit Prince Alexander TO place the Bull
garian army In subordination to the Porte
A revolution is IN progress I'm Uruguay.
NJ. Rosseau, the commissioner sent by the
French government To report upon the Panama
canal, Will leave the Isthmus tomorrow. II il
believed his report will be favorable.
W. III. crane. OF Robson and Crane who vas
quite i'll in Chicago last week. has recovered
The conductors and car drivers OF the Brook
Ign street railways are organizing under the
auspices of the Knights of Labor,
The Pugsley bill for non-partisan election
commissioners In cities passed the Ohio senate
yesterday. The concurrence of the house Ii
conceded. The bill Is intended especially for
Cincinnati.
Thomas Jackson, colored who was reputed to
lie over 1o4 years old, died in the county
said to have been slave and earned his free
dom from Gen. Jackson, after whom he was
named.
The railroad commissioners bill was yestsr.
day defeated i'm the Virginia Legislature.
The New York fund for Mrs. Hancock now
stands at S25, 565 George Small of baltimore.
yesterday contributed $500.
Queen Victoria has returned to Windsor from
the Isle oil Wight.
Rev. Father OConnell, OF oswego, n. Y, has
been convicted Of various crimes and suspended
from the priesthood.
Dublin tradesmen refuse to attend the lord
mayors banquet because Of his opposition To
Parnell.
Philadelphia street car companies are die.
movement for organization among their EN-.
ployes, and claim to be fully informed OF all
transactions at the secret meetings.
The damage In Boston by the Hood Is roughly
estimated at 81 100000.
All the four Vanderbilt brothers gave 81 600
apiece Monday 70 the Hancock fund and it
Five of the New York aldermen who voted to
grant franchise for the Broadway railroad
have been subpened TO appear before the state
senate investigating committee, but cannot be