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AUCTION SALES.
nUNCANsoN BROS, Auctioneers.

hCNCANSON BROS, Auctioneers
KNABE UPRIGHT PIANO,
ONE CAkYkD-LEG SQUARE PIANO,
MANTLE AND PIER u Ikk0RS, PARLOR SUITES,
WALNUT CAAMBEE sETS. WALNUT MAkD-
CASES. DISKS HAT Racks. 'ENaRivINGs,
sfEADs. BUREAUS, wAsHsTANDS, HAIR
AID oTaEE sTAITRESSEs, FEATHER BIDS.
SION TABLES. DINING CHAIRS. CHINA AND
GLASSWARE, COOKING AND HEATING
STOVES. BRUSSELS AND OTHER CARPETS,
RUGS. &C., &c.
Also, BY ORDER
A. A WILSON, u s. MARSHAL.
LOT GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
JEWELRY, KINGS. &c,
AT AUCTION.
On TUESDAY MORNING JANUARY THIRD 1888.
commencing at Ten O'CLOCK. will sell Mt our
spacious Salesrooms, 9th and streets NV, gene
raj assortment OF Household Effects, to which
spectfully call the attention of buyers. 1t
EOLEY, Auc;ioneer
viii sell large stock Of Groceries, corner Of North
TsIIoi ana r. streets n W., commencing TUESDAY,
JANIARf THli.D at len A. NJ. The stock consists
SUGARS. about 5000 frst-class Cigars in different
pranus LOT of Tobacco, shelving Counters, one la ge
meat Conee Mill, Cleaver and Knives Scales. nifty
EaIlon Coal on Tank, and many other articles usually
round n grocery store his stock is all fresh and is
not on hand more than three months. IT.
FyNREAsURY DEPARTMENT. DECEMBER 2S.
Il lSSI-Ibere will be sold at the auction rooms,
corner 81 9TH and ID streets northwest, at ELEVEN
O'CLOCK A. NJ. THURSDAY, JANUARY FIFTH,
1883, one horse belonging to this Department Terms
% sac; 10 the highest bidder for cash. c. s. FAIR
CHILD, Secretary. 1t
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Three Hundred silver Dollars.

THE EVENING NEM NEARS GIT TO THE
NEwsBoys.
The New Year distribution OF bright silver dol
lars TO The EVENING STAR newsbOys took place by
appointment at O'Clock this morning In the base
ment OF The EVENING STAR building. Friday az
ternoon, when the boys came for their supplies of
papers, each was given a check emitting him 70 a
share IN the distribution OF silver this morning
In order 10 prevent undeseTving boys from crowd
Ing out those who were entitled TO the collars the
doors OF the room where tine newsboys assemble
were closed after they were all In, and the checks
We're then given out These checks were made
payable 10 bearer AT O'Clock this morning. At
that hour the room was again filed with happy
lot OF uTchins. They were ranged In line. and one
at a time laid down their checks on the counter.
and received In return standard silver dollar. As
the boys received their New Years gilt they went
whooplng out or the door, and filled the neighbor-
Ing streets with their happy shouts Some, who
pave been schooled by adversely, and rendered
somewhat distrusjful by experience with the
world took the precaution TO bite their dollars or
ring them upon the pavement, TO test their gen.
uineneSs Three hundred silver dollars were dis
triDutPd in this WAY
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Boyd's directory for ISIS Just issued. contains
5000 names Mr.. Boudlnot who is In charge OF
the canvass In this city for the BCyds Directory,
told STAR reporter that las; years directory con-
tained -, 2s3 names 1T Is the CUSTOM" he said.
ain other cities 10 compute the population BY al
lowing 81 Tor every name IN the directory We
have always reduced the ratio here aad allow ed
but three 20 each name. We have done that be.
cause the conditions here are different from those
In other cities. Here there are a great many
single men and women IN the Departments or per-
sons who have no families here. Then. TOO there
Will be found many cases where several
persons in the same family are in the
Government service. and the names OF
all go into the directory Allowing three 70 a
name the population OF the District according 20
the canvass for Boyds Directory. would he
- ESQ. Mr.. BoudinoJ was himself aStonisGed At
the large increase In the number of names In the
directory. 81 do not understand it," ne said. II
do not think that such an increase in the pOpula-
ton during the year is possible. The canvass has
not been any more thorough this year than In past
years lt Is always as thorough and searching n
we can make IT. and covers the same period almost
10 day. II begins the same week each year and
vasser has a certain district aud takes each
square at a time, going 10 every house on the
square fronting on the street or on the alleys II
there are four openings 20 an alley lie goes into
the alley each time he comes TO IL 10 make sure
that he has canyassed every house."
Mr. VIM. Dickson's new directory has not vet
been Issued, though the canvass Is about COM
peted. Mr.. Dickson told a STAR reporter that
there would be over 10000 names In the directory.
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NOR EENT-G2s II ST NV, THREE STORY
hriek. Is rooms mod. iurs at sij rer month also
+lit q - lsr-stYTy Lrcs, rUOisls. mol inns
a. So Per month. Inquire Of A. EBERLY's sons,
slS sth u. NV az at.
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w hsn baby was Eick. We gave her Castoxia.
When she was child. she cried for Castoris.
When she became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children. She gave them CastoriA
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I'OR RENT-23lI u ST. MA HANDSOME
tiiF e-s'ory 1d ascrle ut press brick front House
newly llperet ard painted throughout. uine rooms
Alc bath. vii he rented % a csreful and permanent
t-aaat very low. Owner 6O6 llth 81. d:SI-.}t-
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E,oR REST-DANENHowER X soy. 1Il5 F ST.

nor EENT-
n i+3 ST .6r mod inns S:12
lS l3th It NV. bT. water and l4trObe "a
.Os 81 ne, ia7 anu water.
All Il store and 1NtIrCs.
CHARLES b. CiYWOOD.
DBL IT. Basement. Sl6 + 81. l..
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b. III WARNER 4 CO.. Ole F stn.w.

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$50 kn.w .SrSstgre.AG42 lie II St W, br. 1920
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so 81 n.w-id floor. b liz 81 4rs --..-..S
1915 Il. ST.. II STA Ole. DraYers' avs
30 - NV Once pos 10Th Il. 3r....1
dii-3t@ As. CAYWOOD. 9th and X SITS NV.
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Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
SOME HANDY ANTiDoTES
Which . Hospital Surgeon Recommends
in Case of Poisoning.

Some time ago young woman On FiTst
street Guarrsled with her husband, and in
order 20 brighten him swallowed q dose q
"Rough on Rats" She had taken poison
before, but Of q different kind and only
enough TO make her ssnsiblY Ill at first
she denied 70 her better half that she had
taken poison, but as tbs pain became more
and more intense she grew alarmed, and
finally acknowledged what she had done
The husband then started for doctor. On
the way be met policeman and tod hiEn C
the matter and asked him also % 20 for q
doctor. Instead the officer pulled the alarm
box and summoned an ambulance, and hal
the poor woman taken 70 hospital AIthe
way from tie house 20 the hospital shs called
On ;he doctors 70 save her. She wau.ed 10
hive ''for her baby's sake" Sooa, however.
after bang admitted 70 ths hospital size
6iei
Had the police oEcer who called TIE a-z-
bulance FOR this poor woE1zz, ss4d TIE hes
pis2l surgeon as ke signed tEe death CERT
CATE known lttie more ao0-@ vEzt 20 e
IN cases Of emergency al g ii..ls KS c. IT,
civil se-vIce eztechlsza, her lie might hare
been saved IrdeeS rEzry czsss that eosns
TO Is might De saved Il tie Pers1a frs &C.
formed o1ly knew few c3s1.-2crF ll1cs tAszsI
iake cases o. Poisoning, fcE Instance As :
ruls there Is Il eysry bcsssean5i aai fsc.oT7,
O. as least within easy rea-a, simple AZ
ecscuTs anCdo:es. These re.zss1lss are O.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13

infinite value Warm water and mustard
can always be got, as can also sweet oil. but
ter or lard. For poisoning BY bug poiSons,
blue vitriol, mercury, lead water, Saltpeter,
sulphate of zinc or like substances, milk or
white of eggs in large quantities Is always to
be commended.
For poiSons ike rough on rats, Paris
green and Fowler's solution of arsenic, one
should tickle the fauceS of the victim with a
feather, or induce vomiting by copious
draughts of salt and water. which should be
followed by good sized doses OF sweet oil or
milk
"Where oil vitriol, muriatic or oxalic acid
is the poison, one can easily help matters by
scraping some plaster from the wall aud dis
solving it in water and make the patient
drink it. Soap dissolved in water is also
good in these cases. When caustic poisons
are taken, then water and vinegar, or lemon
juice and water should be given.
MANY suicides seek til desired end by
means Of carbohc acid. In such cases give
the person drinks of glutinous character
Flour and water, for instance, Is especially
desirable.
For chloroform, choral and such things,
douse the head, chest and face with cold
water and keep working the arms to promote
artificial respiration.
'Laudanum, morphine and opium are also
in great favor with suicides. Induce vomit-
ing and give all the strong coffee you can
get down them. And so l might go on All
these things have named, you will see, are
nearly always at hand and can be employed
with good results, il only until the doctor
comes. They are things the police ought to
know at any rate. New York Mail ans
ExnresS
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
AFTER FIFTY-THREE DAYS.
Zacher, the Caledonian Faster, Prevailed
Upon to Partake Of Food.

RACINE, Wis, July 12.-John Zacher, the
Caledonian faster, after an abstention from
food for fifty-three days, has at last been
induced to eat His story is most re-
markable one and although much has been
said the true reason for his wonderful fast
was not positively known until today.
Some time during last March or April
Zacher and his father had some difficulty
in reference TO wages or distribution OF
property. This so worked upon Zacher's
mind that he became morose and evidently
led him to undertake 10 starve himself.
The arrangement of father and son was
complete; for during the entire time of his
fast Zacher's father has never visited him,
nor even inquired after his health. An
old friend of the family learned the facts
and arranged for a meeting between
father and son, which took place yester-
day. The two talked long and seriously
over their difficulties. and finally matters
were settled. Then Zacher declared he
woold eat and eudeavor TO live. Accord
ingly he was given few spoonfuls OF milk
although he did not retain ii, and AT inter
walls during the afternoon took milk with
pulverized crackers in it This did not
seem TO give him any pain, but he could
not retain particle of the food. He seems
unusually bright and feels certain that be
will live. Z.cher presents revolving ap-
pearance. He has not shaved since ne
commenced his fast, and bis hair and
beard hang down over his face He is ter
ribly emaciated being reduced from $50 TO
ninety pounds. His eyes are dull and
heavy, the lids dropping down over them
as though there WIS not sufEcien. strength
to hold them IN He reminds one O. a
person in the last stages Of consumption
His skin IS dry aud like parchment while
his bones pro.rnds prominently from ali
turn taken by the case local physicians
say that il is probable that with proper
care the patient viii live, and ultimately
recover his wasted health. The local pro-
fession CO not lock upon his fasi as AZ alb
solutely genuine Lone insisting tia, &c mus
have taken substantial uourishr1snt, be
cause 10 would have been absolutely iEn-
possible for him 10 have lived 50 long
fhose who have been with him constantly
say be has taken no nourisAmelt for
6fry-shree days.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
Mattresses Filled with Air.

"What is that mattress filed withf' asked
customer in an uptown store
Nothing" replied the salesman. ave
have mattresses filed with hair, excelsior,
feathers, straw and corn husks, but that par
ticular one is empty" The gentleman pressed
with his hand on the mattress IL seemed
softer than one filed with hair, and resumed
its original shape better than one filed with
feathers. 1t was made of steel wire twisted
and interviewer. 1t was covered with tick
ing, and did not look different from an ordi-
nary mattress. The pillows were of tho
same material
This new method Of upholstering has
been successfully applied to covering chairs
and sofas, as well as bed furniture Physi-
clans have pointed out the general unhealth-
fulness of pillows and mattresses which are
stuffed with feathers, hair or similar soft
materials, but they continue 70 be used,
mainly because there is no substitute that il
free from objection. When the padding is
fresh and new it Is admirable, being light,
elastic, porous and cool. With Use IL absorbs
gases and vapors, and becomes unhealthy.
1t affords lodgInent for parasites, and il
liable to become infected with germs Of dis
ease. After a period Of use tho filing re-
qUires renovation or renewal When over
hauled by She furniture man there is 70 Ger
tainty that the material Is not mixed with
that from other sources. or replaced by an
inferior quality. The danger Of infection is
Of course the greatest among the lower
classes. The material used to Gil cheap mat
tresses are such inferior substances as shaw
ings, cocoanut fiber, corn husk, shoddy re.
fuse and even old rags. Many Of the sub
stances are used over aud over again, and
are filthy and dangerous To health
Metallic mattresses Gre to do away With
ell Of these objections. They will no: afford
Judgment for moths, bugs and other insects.
or for the germs os snlGll pox, scarlet fever
or the Group. They arc well ventilated and
with thin covering are cool IN summer, b1.s
with a blanket laid On them become warm N
winter. They arc especially desirable ia
hotels, boarding houses and hospitals, WHARF
& person Is IN doubt Is 70 the last occupant o.
tie bed. TIE braided wire i sad 70 b an
excellent covering for easy chairs and sofas,
and in time it may be usei 20 upbolster sea:s
in cars and public buildings. '--'ew YORK
Nail and Express.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
NEW YORK AQUEDUCT lNVESTlGA
1tON


New YORK, July l2.-The aqueduct in
vestigation committee resumed its work
today. Commissioner Christopher C..
Baldwen was the first witness. He said
he had been appointed commissioner IN
1884 by Governor Cleveland TO fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Mr.. Lane,
and at that time he was president OF the
Louisville g. Nashville railroad, which Pc
sition he then resigned. Lawyer Board
man questioned the witness regarding sew
eral stock transactions in which he had
been engaged with Herman Clark. The
witness answered several questions salts
factorily regarding his relations with Mr..
Clark, but objected to being Intercepted
concerning his private transactions, which
included the purchase of Terre Haute and
Louisville q Nashville railroad bonds.
Mr., Boardman said he wished to show
that the commissioners relations with
Heman Clark were of such a nature that
he could not deal with him in his official
capacity without being Influenced by them.
The commission allowed the line of ques-
tons, but said Mr.. Boardmau must en-
deavor to show that Heman Clark was IN
tereSted in all the stock transactions IN
quired about. MIR. Baldwin had, IN 1872
with other gentlemen, made large pur-
chases of bonds of the Louisville q Nash
vile railroad The president and vice
president were interested for the company
in the purchase Nearly 81, 900 were
sunk in this deal and the company repudl-
ated the action of their representatives ana
brought suit against Mr.. Baldwin and
the others to recover the losses sustained
Mr.. Baldwin had settled with the railroad
company by paying over 100000, and the
others forfeited similar amounts.
int no vii remarked that
if Mr.. Boardnan was trying to show that
Mr.. Clark mad helped him out of this diff
Guilty he would say such was not the TACT,
and save further inquiry. lie admitted,
however, that Mr.. Clark purchased the
stock of the Mount Morris bank, of which
they were both directors, to the amount OF
500, 900, which the witness about this
time offered for sale. The Mount
Morris bank discounted the paper of
Governor Hill. to which allpsion has been
made during this Investigation. Mr.
Baldwin said he had been partner in the
firm of Rathbun q Co., stock brokers,
since his return from Europe IN 1884. Her
man Clark was one of this firm best GUS
toners, paying them many thousand DOL,
lars year in commissions. Witness Sald
he did not know that the firm OF O'Brien
g. Clark had been formed for the purpose
of taking aQueduct work until the CON
tract bids were opened. lie had not
favored, at any time, giving all the work
to 0 Brien & Clark, and had voted Tor
Brown, Howard q Co. on each contract
that been awarded them.
The examination of Mr.. Baldwin was
suspended for a moment to allow ex Sec
retary McCulloch, of the commission, to
testify in relation to the minutes kept by
him at the first and second meetings OF the
board. Nothing more of general interest
was elected.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
1Hs NATIONAL coMMlrIEE.

ne INA IIfNAE SONlut
NEW YORK, July 12.-The national Re
publican executive committee was called
to order soon after IL O'Clock today by
Secretary Tassett.
j. S. Clarkson, of Ohio, was chosen tenn
porary chairman.
The committee then at once proceeded
| with the election of a treasurer and SER
geant-at-arms. w. w. Dudley, of In
diana, was elected treasurer, and Colonel
Swords, of Iowa; sargeant-at-arms.
At the conference of the Republican ma
tional executive committee with the pres-
dents of the Republican state leagues and
their committee held tonight, the follow
inv was adopted:
Resolved, That the national Republican
committee recommends to each of the
state central committees of the several
states that they organize the state league
organization of the Republican clubs and
give them such aid and support as may be
within their power.
Secretary Humphrey, of the league, said
tonight that the national committee had
requested that as far as possible
all public meetings through9ut the the
direction of the leagues and local clubs.
This would not conflict with the work of
the national and state committees, who
generally had charge of national and state
speakers and their appointments. Mr..
Humphreys said: The national league has
a special campaign committee who are to
have charge of special campaign work
to be undertaken by league clubs
as follows: General w. w. Dudley, of
Indiana, chairman; James P Foster and
a. B. Humphreys, president and secretary
of the national leagues; w. A. Mott, of
New Jersey, and w. w. johnson, of Mary
land. General Nathan Goof, of West Vir-
svlyania, chairman and secretary of the
congressional committee, conferred with
the executive committee today regarding
work in congressional districts.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
THE FLOODS SUBSIDING.
Over Three Million Dollars Damage on the
Upper Ohio and Tributaries.

MARQUETTE, Mich, July 12.-At 40 last
evening a dense cloud passed over the city
and out over the lake. 1t was not felt on
the ground. Five minutes later the water
in the harbor fell SO quickly as to be no.
ticeable by those on board vessels at an
Choir. The fall was p inches in few
minutes. The lake and bay were calm at
the time, Alter thirty three minutes the
water returned again. 1t is believed that
a cyclone passed near here
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 12.-The waters
that have been sweeping the valley of the
Monongahela and the valleys of its tribu-
taries for the last sixty hours are again
falling into their natural channels. They
leave in their track scenes of desolation
aud ruin that have never had their coun-
terpart in the same localities. From Pitts
burg to the mountain fastness of Randolph
county, ". Va, towns have been ravaged,
manufactures have been inundated, boats
have been sunk, houses and lumber have
been tloated Off, fields with their wheat in
shock and growing crops have been de-
vaStated, families driven to the hills for
shelter, and II many instances the accumu-
lations of years of toll and self sacrifice
have been lost in an hour. The losses en-
tailed by the food will not fail less than
81, coo, 000 a large proportion of which falls
with crushing effect upon the people of
the thriving counties of Monongahela,
Marion, Taylor, Harrison, Lewis, Bar
bour Upshur and Randolph in West Nir-
GINA,
In Pennsylvania the losses ale in the
counties of Allegheny. Washington, West
moreland, Fayette and Greene, the heav-
lest being in Allegheny, Washington and
Fayette. These losses fall most heavily
upon the owners of local property, rail
road companies and farmers. Notwith-
standing the suddenness of the coming of
the water and the area OF distribution the
losses of floats, barges and smaller river
crafts have been comparatively small and
nearly about all the owners are congratu-
lating themselves on their good fortune.
In Pittsburg proper much of the loss has
fallen upon the owners Of shanty boats
and boat houses. These are for the most
part insignificant. The owners of mill
property win loose largely and have to I'M
dergo no end of Inconvenience on account
of the invasion of their mills by the water
yesterday morning putting out the fires
and rusting and almost running the valu-
able machinery. Little lumber or other
movable property has been carried away
from the city. but from points above mil
lions OF feet of valuable timber and lum-
Der have come down and been carried off
into the Ohio, total loss TO the late
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-13
ponelne AMoR.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 12.-Bill Ander-
son, negro q years Of age, was brought
here from Macon county today. and lodged
in the county Jail for safe keeping. On
last Friday j. n Knowles, one Of the
most respectable citizens Of Macon county,
was awakened by screams coming from a
room occupied by his two daughters, one
grown and one 10 years ofage. He quickly
started toward the room, and negro
dashed past him and disappeared.
The elder daughter of Knowles, on
going to the room to retire, had discover
ed the negro, Bill Anderson, lying on the
bed with her younger sister. where he had
been for some time. Her screams fright
ened him and he ran. He was finally
caught and carrie to Tuskegee, the county
seat on Monday and lodged in Jail
Threats Of lynching were loud, but it
was thought nothing serious was going TO
result from it. Today, however, a mob
began to form, with the avowed
purpose of lynching. the prisoner.
So evident was it that the
local military would be insufficient to pro-
tect him that Sheriff Pinkard hurried him
off to the train and brought him here to-
night, where he is now confined Although
fully identified by both of the daughters
of Knowles, the negro stOutly declares his
innocence and claims he was not in the
vicinity at the time. The chain of circum
stantial evidence wound around him is SO
strong as to preclude the possibility of an
acQuitIal.