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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04

General Harrison Has 1850 Vtsttorss
he TALKS TO THKh ABOUT THE HOMESTEAD LAWS
WHILE rHs THERMOMETER REGsrsks 20 IN TIRE
SHADE.
delegation from Montgomery county, IND,
numbering nearly 1000, and nom Clinton county,
numbering 500 called on General Harrison yester-
oay' whlie The mercury stood at 90 degrees Five
brass bands ana drum corps furnished music for
tine persplr1ng pilgrims. Both delegations were
headed py small club OF twenty veterans OF the
IippeGanoe campaigns. Some minutes before Gen.
sral hsfris9n appeared. the small platform In
veterans, and when General Harrison came there
was scarcely standing room LETT for him.
general in behalf Of the MOntsomefy County dele.
gsaon, ana Judge j. C. suit for CLINTON County.
General Harrison, In response. touched upon our
he: "some OF you have achieved success In the
mecnanlcal arts some In professional pursuits
~ oPa more 9, yGg come from taat nrst great pursuit
express the thought that you have common inter-
ests; that these diverr pursuits bound together
monious and amazing growth under that protec-
ave system to which your representatives have
referred and you wisely demand continuation Of
tnat policy Tor their further Advancement and de-
yelopment. tAppiause.I You are In large part mem.
bers o. the republican party You have IN the past
ballots to the great victories Which is has won.
Among the great achievements Of our party.
think we may worthily mention The passage OF
Homestead law"
Az the conclusion Of the speech-making each one
OF the 11ppecanoe veterans was introduced to the
General, who then went through the la nd-shaking
ordeal with the entire twenty hive hundred or more
people. The effects OF the extreme heat and the
exertion were visible on the General At the finish
Among Gen. Harrfson's callers In the afternoon
were Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, the well-known Iowa
lecturer, who was accompanied by Chaplain Losier,
OF Mount Vernon, Iowa, the author Of many we'll
known war songs and campaign ballads. Gen.
Jas. Barnet, OF Cleveland, ana Hon J. s. Kills, OF
Columbus, Ohio, were also callers. Gen Barnet
IS at Indianapolis to arrange q day for the recep-
lion OF LOCO uniformed veterans of the late war
from Cleveland. No daJe has been assigned, but
IL will be after August 20
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IxrAxr1LE SKIN DISEASES.

CURED BY CUT1CURA RENEDlES
Our oldest child six Of when an infant
months old attacked with yirulent, malignant
skin DISEASE All ordinary remedies failing, called
family ply sciAn. who attempted 10 it; but 1t
spread with almost incredible rapidly until the lower
portion Of tine little fellows person from the middle
Of his back down To his knees, solid rash ugly
painful. botched and malicious. We had no rest at
night, peace by day. Finally. were advised to
try the CCTIcURA REMEDIES. The effec. simply
marvellous. In three four weeks a complete cure
wrought. having the little fellows person As
white and healthy as though he had never been at
talked In my opinion your valuable remedies saved
ms life. AMI to-day he Is strong healthy child.
fStly we repetition Of the disease having
CURED
GEO. b. SMITH,
Atty at Law and Ex-Pros. Atty, Ashland. o.
gratefully aeknovledge cure of Eczema, Salt
Rheun, head, neck face, arms and legs for
tern years able to walk except hands and knees
for year able 10 help myself for eight years
tried hundreds Of remedies; doctors pronounced my
case hopeless. permanently cured by the CUTIoURA
kkNEDIks.
WILL MCDONALD.
2542 Dearborn Street. Chicago, Ill.
Sold every where Price. CyTIcURA, SOC SOAP, 25c
RssoLvESI, 81. Prepared BY the POTTER DRUG AND
CHEMICAL Co. Boston Mass 3y3l, al I. g.,
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The Princess OF Wales recently appeared at 4
yefs In London In bustleiess gown, and some two
dozen leaders Of fashion have since followed her
example. The dress was not nat In the back,
but was made TO curve gracefully by the ala OF
TWO small reeds, the uppernsose one placed about
eight inches from the belt line AtNeWpoft the
hustle Is stu very generally worn, although two
Or three prominent ladies' MIS-. Ofme Wilson and
MIS- Henry Ctews, have appeared at the Casino
~ morning gowns OF flannel, with broad sash tied
o. the oack, and without either reeds or Dnstle In
the drapery. The latest bulletins from Long
hustle ~ retaining all its prestige. At Nara
gansett. however, Il has been discarded with bath
ing solts. although worn on al other OCCASIONS
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Does Not Want Com mutatiOn.
A CONDEMNED MCRpEKER WHO RELIEyEs That DEATH


ENDS ALL AND WANTS TO BE BLoTTEp OUT.
del who lis TO be hanged at Newcastle next Friday
or wife MURDER still processes himself DESTROYS for
the time TO come when he "shaif enter the king
dom OF NothingneSs." He maintains that death Is
humiliation, aud counts its coming as a release
from unwelcome life With each DIghtfall he
marks on one OF the square holes on the cell door,
In this way keeping with evident delight OF hts
departing days He dlscourages his counsels
Efforts for reprieye, declaring he will have none
time he hears Of respite he Will die by hls own
hand. He says he does not want TO be driven to
the act, but would rather the law should take It's
course.
He appears perfectly sane and Is q keen contro-
versialist, deeply read In German agnosttcism.
He expresses no regret over theckilling of his
wife and child, but is sorry that he did not sue
coed In his attempt at suicide and
that he did not kill Superintendent Hillsey, OF the
Arlington mills, whom he says he would be
tempted to Kill II he now had the opportunity,
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NJ. APPLETON BAKER.

You can have a beautiful complexion by using the
Recamer Cream. provided you avoid all cosmetics IL
will remove the damage caused by cosmetics twill
remove pimples liver sIots, black heads. tan slblIl
and redness Of the shin Any Of these imperfeciiOus
womsn's face is equivalent TO painted sign, say
fng This woman is unclranly in her personal habits;
she does not think II worth her lie TO make herself
attractive" send Tor Tree san of Recaluier Pow
der Harriet Hubbard Aver. 81 Park Place, New
York. aplS-6m
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Atty at Law and E1-PrOs. Airy, Ashland.
FOR On PEOPLE

In old people the nervous system is weakened. and
tha must De strengthened. One OF the most promi-
rent medical Of the day, in speaking Of the
prvalenee of rhe troubles among the aged says:
the VARIOUS pains rheumatic other which old peo-
PIE often complain Of and which materially disturb
their comfort result from disorde-ed nerveA" There
1t v In nutshell-the medicine for old people must be
anerve tonic Old people beset with constipation
fs,ueney. drowsiness. diarrhea Indigestion rheuma-
tsm neurA.gia These diseases Of nervous origin
Psne's Celery Compound that grea, nerve tonic is
almost .peeihc these disorders and by resulat
ins influence the liver bowels and kidney removes
the disorders peculiar old axe Old people ind it
stimulating TO the vital productive ape
lite. and prUu.oter of digestion
Soil BY druggists; Ell six for Is. Send for eight
yae paper. with testimonials from nervous, de-
balisted AID AGED people, who bleas Pane's Celery
Compound
WELLS. RICHARDSON CO.
Burlington. Vt
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TOMMY WARREN KNOCKS OUT JOHN MGILL IN sHol
rAI-r I-rII

TOMMY WARREN KNOCKS OUT JOHN M'GILL IN SHORT
ORDER AT DULUTH
CHICAGO, August A dispatch from Duluth,
MIMI, says: Tommy Warren defeated John Nc
GIL last night in a rafting fight OF two rounds.
The inst round was In Warreh's favor, but fn the
second he was staggered by d rght-hander on the
neck He recovered quickly however responding
with swinging left on McGill's ear, which dazed
him, and following IL with straight left which
sent McGnl 10 the floor. In ten seconds McGiu
arose and was met by Highlander in the face
and a left-hander In the jugular. which laid him
out for twenty-three seconds. The referee at once
awarded the fight and stakes to Warren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04

A IL PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH DYSPEPSIA
"A OiArrhosa. Collie aud all kinds OF indigestion will
TIkA BITTEkS e
q, hhe en!y genuine 10 Manufactured by DR. j. O. b.
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The Wife for the Czarcvich.

from the LONDON world.
The Prussian princess who is spoken Of both at
Berlin and at St Petersburg, very eligible wife
for the czarevich is the Princess Margaret, the
youngest or the four sisters OF the present emperor
who was born In April, 1872. She Is the goddaugh-
ter OF the queen OF Italy. The panslav party in
Russia are DESTROYS that the czarevich should
marry one OF the daughters OF Prince Nicholas OF
Montenegro, OF whom two are being educated at
St. Petersburg, as they are furious at the idea OF
the German influence, which has preponderated At
the Russian court for the last thirty years. being
renewed at the present Juncture.
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AYERS Ham VrooR

Ashoers she hair soft, plant and glossy. pro-
notes fresh sro~th. and cures eruptive dis
esses OF the scalp Mary A. Jackson, Salem,
nAss' writes; Il have used Ayers Hair visor
Tor nuraber Of years, and II has always gwen
me satssfsetion- II is an excellent dressing.
prevents the hair rom turning gray, insures
It's vigorous growth. and keeps the scalp white
and Clean
Several months $40 my hair commenced
falling ont and IN . few weeks I vas almost
bald Ibousht bottle Of Ayers Hair yisor
and. After using only part of IT, my head was
covered with . heavy growth Of h. .r.-Thomas
Maneay. Sharon Grove KY
AYERS HAIR vIGOR,
Prepared by Dr.. J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell.
Mass. sold by Druggists and Perfumers. ja23
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AFrn TIE NEW YoRE bosTAu CAR MANA0KR&-
CorOner Nessemer,i In New York yesterday resumed
the inquest In the case OF Ma Levy, the wealtpy
LADY who was run over and ktiied by bo0ean cat
In ga street AZ the last session he held Manages
Mclean, OF the 23d Street Railroad Company. IN
$500 bonds on . charge OF manslaughter, and
contempt unless be produced book OF the COM
pany containing uss a the accidents that have
occurred on its hne2 YESTERDAY AcLeanS counsel
pOrarfiy restraining him mon intervening WITH
MCLEAN. Ths inquest VS. Adjourned untA Mon
oay.
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District Government Affair.

UNDERGROUND AND OVERHEAD WIRES
the commissioners have received Q letter from
mission TO lay underground cOnduits from LIST TO
10th street. the north side OF New York avenue and
under the Sidewalk on the west side OF 18th street.
from 10 streets The requisite permission for
THIS VIII doubtless be granted They also ask per-
mission TO erect posts using overhead wires along
the route recently recommended to be lighted by
electricity and published heretofore in THR STAR
They also ask permission to run overhead lines on
9th street, and from the center Market down 7th
to and along the wharves. The company seem
very anxious to get the permit for these overhead
wires, as after the 18th OF september all new lines
OF wires Will have to go underground, as Congress
has provided. The Commissioners, it Is under
stood, VIII not grant the permit.
THE HRRDICS ON II STREET.
the committee appointed by the citizens OF East
Washington to ask the Commissioners to grant
the Herdic Phaeton Co. permission TO run their
coaches on street northeast [north side) between
North Capitol and 18th Streets until the south
side IS improved oy aSphaltum, wrote 70 the Com
matter has been referred TO Captain symons for
report.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued to-day as follows: w. II. Coulter, SIX
frame dwellings from 1915 to 1925 9th street
extended, 10000; b. F. Leighton and others, one
s. 900; c. c. Meads, three brick dwellings from
1OO6 to 1910 south Carolina avenue southeast,
$500; A. Bates, one brick dwelling and store al
800 oath street northwest, $500; Woodward &
story and cellar brick addition TO their store at
the corner OF 1lth and streets, at cost OF 600
MISCELLANEOUS.
During the month OF July there were 1.6O7 dog
tags issued, reduction OF 267 for the same month
OF last year.
month Of July there were $50 new buildings
erected.
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LassOOed HIS Baby Sister.

NEW BRUNSWICK. N j.. August 4.-John owens,
seeing the cowboys here practlclng with lassoo,
and enraptured with the glory OF their life, made
Assoc Tor himself and shared his baby sister.
The little one Is nearly dead. Tom Carroll, an
other 10y, was nearly killed by his companions,
who with a rope and dumb-beils, tried to play at
hanging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04
A slCKENING MOLOCAUsT.
Seventeen Persons DuYaeA % Death On
Q TeAeMeme IAilOH shop.

A six-story building In the rear OF No. 1877 bow
cry, New York, was burned yesterday afternoon,
and seventeen OF the inmates Who were mostly
Polish Jews met q horrible death. The burned
building was dilspidated structure behind Harry
Miners Peoples Theater and the notorious "w hite
Elephant" saloon, and the only entrance 70 &c from
the street was through a narrow alleyway. The
occupants were tailors, who worked for the cheap
ready-made clothing houses. and when the flames
broke out on the frst moor there were about 80
men, women and children In the building. The
IRE started about A:l5 caused by the explosion
OF an OIL stove In the rooms OF the anitess In an
instant the ames had possession OF the stairway,
cutting on the escape Of all those On tSe nocrs
rushed down through the flames with clothes
ablaze and hands faces and bodies burned SIX OF
them were so severely burned that they were
IRE escapes on the front and rear OF the house,
perpendfcularly from ladders running down the
the inmates had tried to escape by them the
flames had assembled through the house and were
rushing from the windows 50 that descent by the
IRE escapes was impossible One man, already
half burned TO death, leaped from a NTH
story window . mangled mass OF nesn
and blood In the little court yard. Others
the nreiaen arrived promptly, the flames
had already done their deadly work When the
nre was 50 far subdued that the nremen could
enter the building, they encountered scenes that
made them sex with horror. They searched moor
by floor as they assembled, and on the third moor
found the burned bodies OF a man, woman and a
boy. on the fourth Door they found Ave bodies so
badly burned that It was impossible 20 tell
whether they were those OF men or women on
the NTH door no bodies were found, but
on the sixth there lay on the floor nve
more bodies and they also were burned
% that II could not be told whe her they were the
bodies OF men or women. This made thirteen
bodies found In the building. That OF the men
who leapcd from the ffth-story window increased
the death list 10 fifteen. Two OF the injured died
during the evening Among those burned 10 death
was MIA Gruft, aged twenty-five, and her chill
dren This was the most distressing feature OF the
holocaust. In the dreadful panic, IL appears that
mrs Gruft gave birth 10 a child, and mother aud
babe were burned 10 a crisp. Her two small chill
dren, aged seven and four, We're victims by her
side, while the father and one child escaped. Last
night the police put guard on the bereaved
father. who was almost insane with grief, and IL
was feared he would commit suicide.
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okDEks HAVE BEEN ISSUED for the repairing OF
the training ship Portsmouth at the Portsmouth
n. H. yard. 1t is estimated that the work will
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Ruined by Betting ON Horse Races.

NEW YORK, August Abraham McGoode q
cirgar manufacturer OF Keep street, Brooklyn,
has disappeared because OF financial troubles
brought about by gambling and wagering money on
horse races. He has liabilities OIL about 81, 600
Pauline HeIibrun has got an attachment against
his property. She loaned him 81 800
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-04

DETROIT, August 4.-One Of the most terrific
thunder storms ever experienced here spent
It's fury last night. After very
oppressive day from the heat lightning began
20 play az about IL p. m, and continued almost
1ncessantly until 3 a. IN. to-day. The rain
fall here was greater than ever before, being
$50 In less than four hours. The total damage by
lightning and wind Will aggregate about 81, 600.
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EXCUSED BECAUSE OF TEE HsAr-secretaYy
Endcott to-day ordered that the clerks OF the Wal
department be excused at O'Clock ON account OF
the great heat
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A thirsty tramp has been making the rounds OF
the city for the last few days. engaged in novel
scheme for ''ratsinR the wind" He has o letter
already to mail which Will bring him the funds he
30 much needs but he has no stamp, and would
madam or SIR DO kind enough to give him one?
He Would much prefer the coin necessary
At hand give him two centa It viii
readily be seen that he has to make but few appi.
cations In order to accumulate the price OF drink
de was quite neatly c0rnered IN Q DOWNTOWN
place OF business the other day. Upon hearing his
stamp upon the letter and give 1t to the carrier on
his next trip. But It was imperative that Il
should get TO the ONCE right away, urged the
stamp. collector. The clerk informed him that the
carrier would be around In few minutes, but the
tramp would not surrender the envelope, which
was part OF his stock In trade, ana departed to
seek q more verdant victim.
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Deeds in Zee have been filed a. follows: Z. Nash
to Ann n. c. Nash, pit So $50; E. N. Wilson ct
Al to Emily n. Page, lot 81, blk. I, Trinidad;
s50S.7d q. z. Moore to A. Eberly, pit. Q, 50. SIS;
$500 Jennie Conron to q. T. Sutherland, pit 8,
SO. 2Ss; =. Matilda Rutherford, same property;
- w. A. Test TO same, same property; - A.
Diitz 70 A. b Dent, sub 90. %. oA2; sl,650 H. X.
Taibert 70 Abbis A White. same property; -
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WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

TIE DESERTED WHITE Hopsx.-Nether the
President nor Col. Lamont were at the White
House to-day, the former remaining at Oak View
considering bills
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From the Minneapolis Tribune.
Gov. Jerry Rusk was at the camp meeting at
Mona on Thursday and was the central figure In
quite SCENE The arrangements were similar to
those At our Lake Harriet on the 4th OF July, and
the governor found himself In the crush with hia
wife and party OF friends and the gate closed
down. He demanded egresA which was refused
by the authoritiees Notwithstanding he was gov.
ornof OF the state"
~ am not here - governos, but as cifi-
zen, with certain inalienable rights, among which
are liberty, &C, and II you do not release me from
this connnement win tear down your partition"
he quietly remarked.
Being sttn met with refussl the graduate nom
the lumber woods took hold OF the gate. tore II
from It's hinges and threw II into the lake, inyit
ing bis friends out into the free cir. SNOW have
me arrested. and VIII cheerfuily pay my me u
nave broken the law N tearing down your gate.'
The authorities allowed the governor 20 pass 20
avoid scandal" The scandal would have been,
probably. that Il Uncle Jerry had been interfered
with somebody would hare got licked. and, con-
stdertng the law o. avsrAges In forcs. &c y thely
that u would not haye beoh Gov. Ruak
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a Pric.sly Garb Aids a Tn,cs.

sNlNDLk BIT fkkTkNDkD CLEkGNNAN.
E. c. Barrow was swindled out OF a. 900 nj oue
bee yesterday 10y pseudo priest In clerical attire
calling himself the Redemptorist Father HAYES of
Baltimore. He asked Mr. Barrow 10 procure him
c4o0 sterling In English gold and bank notes as
be was about sailing for Liverpool Mr. Barrow
TOOK the money In the shape desired 20 81. Pat
TICKS presbytery ana was met the door by A Law
brother OF the order. who when ne asked for Father
hayes showed him into room where his sc-
quaintance OF the morning was awaiting him
The swindler had arrived at the presbytery but a
lew minutes before ana announced himself as
Father Hayes, Of Baltimore and had asked for the
father SUPERIOR evidently well aware that the lat
ter was not In town. Mr.. Barrow produced the
money he had brought and counted IL out 20 Tie
stranger, who placed IL In his pocket saying: Il
suppose you Will De satisfied with a check Of this
house on their own bank" he replied afrrma.
lively, and the swindler lert the room. saving ne
would bring the check That was the last Mr.. Bar.
row saw OF hin. After waiting fifteen minutes MI
Barrow grew anxious. realization OF the actual
situation OF Affairs flashed upon both him ana the
lay brother. search OF the surroundings and
then OF the church with which the pnesbytery
building Is connected was at once made but in
vain. In the church, however they found the
hat aud cassock, which the swindler had dis
carded as soon as they had served his purpose.
WRITING wIrH HYDRorHoRIA.-Ihe New York
World says: "frsnk Member, German employed
al Schneider's brewery, New brunswick " J. las
oia-biting, barking, &C. While playing with a
dog several weeks ago he was bltten on The wrist.
The wound was cauterized and the man appar-
entity was well until attacked a few days ago lie
Is rapidly getting worse, though the wound has
been opened and recauterized. Drs H. X and Y
y. Baldwin are In constant attendance but can do
nothing Tor the patient, who is seized with spasn
after spasn
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I'd EDITION.
Latest q5leglanS to The Star.
a DEATH FROM LEPROsY.
There Was No TAint I'm the Victims
Family and No COmtaRiOm.

ST. LOUIS, August A special from lie Grande,
Iowa. gives particulars OF the death OF Mrs. Helena
Heverson OF that place, from leprosy The case has
attracted considerable attention. The victim was
born in Norway twenty-nfne years ago. There
was no trace OF the disease in the family for sew
eral generations, and no exposure or contag1on,
and the physicians attribute the case 10 one OF
leprosy's freaks that OF skipping several genera
tons The woman located In Iowa In 1856 was
married, but had no children. She
nrst complained Of illness In Norway,
September iss5, the pains complained OF being
cratic In chest shoulders, and arms The disease
was obscure until last June, when it began TO de-
veop rapidly. death following yesterday.
IL is the second death from leprosy IN Iowa, both
Of the victims being from Norway.
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The Connecticut Canvass.
POLITICIANS VINO THINK THE STATE WILL GO DEMO
CRATIC THIS FALL

fVLiilCiANS WHO THINK THE STATE WILL GO DEMO
CRATIC THIS FALL
MI. Mcconnell, OF the House stationery room, Is
one OF the democratic workers In Connecticut, He
has been actively connected with every canvass
In that state for years. In conversation with q
STAR reporter he said: "Why we are not uneasy
about Connecticut Our party is In better shape
there than I've ever seen It. The democrats are
there thoroughly understand the tariff question in
all Its details. The Mills bill does not hurt any OF
our industries and II helps two or three OF them
Connecticut Is good for Cleveland and Thurman.
Senator-elect Barbour, member OF the national
democratic and campaign committees, who has
spent considerable time at headquarters confirms
with his opinion Mr.. McDonnelrs estimate OF Con-
necticut. He says the democrats are In hne fight
Ing trim there.