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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-15
WITH FLAGS AND TORCHES.
District Republicans Celebrate the Re-
suit of the Election.

SEVERAL THOUSAND MEN IN LINE - IMMENSE
rHEoSas OF SPECTATORS - AFTER-ELEcIIoS
SATIRE SHOWN BY TRASsPAREScIEs-scESEs
AIoSa TIE LrSE-DErAIIs OF TIE PARADE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-15

quated and should be improved. At a small
cost much more might be done to prevent the
spread of disease germs. Certificates of death
have been furnished for fifty-eight persons who
died without regular medical attendance"
RECOMMENDATIONS.
The health officer asks for an increase OF
clerical force in his office. and recommends
that the appropriation for removal OF garbage
be increased from $4,000 to not less than
$4,000. The establishment of a suitable city
wharf is strongly recommended. At such a
wharf all fish, oysters and produce coming to
the city by way of the Potomac should be re-
ceived and inspected. The present fish wharf
Is disgrace to the city, and the oyster wharf
is in but little better condition. The Commits
sioners are urged to ask Congress to designate
some piece OF property belonging to the Dis
trict or to the United States. for this purpose,
1t Is asserted that for an expenditure of $40 600
a revenue OF from $1,000 to $4,000 can be OBJ
tanned annually from wharfage. Special atten-
ton Is called to that grievous nuisance known
as the James creek canal, and it is stated that
a continuation of the work of arching
it from where it was left off to where il
empties into the channel of the Eastern branch
would be an important step in the interests OF
the health OF South Washington.
DISPOSAL OF TIE DEAD.
On this subject the health officer says tina,
the days OF cemeteries are passing rapidly by
and that ere long the few established crema.
tories will be largely multiplied, as science has
shown that burning merely produces quickly
what putrefaction takes long time to accom-.
Plish. Cemeteries in the immediate neighbor.
hood OF cities, he says, are unsafe. The hope
is expressed that it will not be long before 9
crematory is established in this community.
BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES..
The number of births reported during the
year was 3,670. Last year the number was
372S. OF the births this year 1,04S were white
males, 9S7 white females, $50 colored males and
sos colored females. ''The status ON the col
ored race in the United States, and especially
in the southern portion thereof, assumes grow.
ing importance as q social problem as the year.
go by. The birth of $40 Legitimate colore6
children in one year, of whom lat were borr
dead, by mothers mostly of school girl age, un.
married and very often homeless, calh
for more than passing. notice. Thu
coiored population of the District Of
Columbia now numbers about $4,000. II phil
anthropy has any practical method with which
to deal with q social evil such as this il, widf
field for it's application is here presented, espe
cally If the social condition of the colored race
in this District n an index Of the country d
large"
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02
DEMOCRATIC VOTERS!
You Must be ON the New Great
Register.
The following notice has been publish
ed by the County Clerk:
OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK,

OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK, [
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 29 1881
DEAR Subsection ], 1,227, Political Code, pro-
vides, among other things, viz: mo person
shall be allowed to vote whose name is not on
said register in use at the Precinct" You are
requested to at once register all persons entitled
to the same. and on October 2, 1883, deliver the
names so registered at this office. The same
Code requires the County Clerk on the first
Monday in October to prepare q list of voters
for printing Copies of which will be dis
tributed to the various officers Of election, for
use by said officers on election day, and as the
time granted by Section 1,115 is limited, it Is
imperative that you should promptly comply
with this request. Very respectfully,
G. II. DUNsMOoR, County Clerk.
Since the new registration began in
March last, according to the orders OF
the Board of Supervisors, the names OF
"a 900 electors have been put on the list.
The Great Register will 60 to the print
ers on the I'd Of October. All voters not
already on the new roll opened in March
last should enroll themselves at once.
Remember all registrations prior to
March l, 1888, are Cancelled. All voters
must register for the coming election.
Use Neidt's No. to spray your trees E. G.
N0dt ~ Co Savanth aud Rnvla aypnup p. O,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02

Cfanberf1es.
The finest of the season at Seymour johnson
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02

Use Neidt's No. 8 to spray your trees. E. G.
box 1888.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-02

friend.
The services of Mr.. John Roster were
enlisted in catering to the guests present
in an elegant wedding breakfast. During
the entire afternoon the Mott residence
was thronged by hundreds of the friends
of the family. Both bride and groom
are natives of the fair City of the Angels,
the heads of the two families coming here
at very early date. Mr.. Mott arrived
in this city in 1882 from New York, OF
which State he was from. Mr.. Leck settled
here at still earlier date and has
resided in Los Angeles continuously
since 1S49. During all these years both
families have been very prominent in all
matters, social and otherwise. The
young people have grown up together
and it was very happy day in both
households when the engagement OF the
young couple was announced. AS fol
the bride, she is one of the
most amiable, lovely girls not only ir
Los Angeles, but in any community. Hel
sweetness of disposition, and her many
graces of person and intellect have wor
for her popularity very rarely discover
able. This fact and the equally notable
one that Col. and Mrs. Motifs friends
number legion, is we'll illustrated by
the following long list of
EXQUISITE WEDDING PRESENTS.
, Silver tea and coffee set, and china tel
and coffee set, friend.
Silver pitcher, Mr.. and Mrs. W. w
stow.
Bronze center table, Mrs, Miss ant
Mr.. Fleishman.
Fruit knives, Hon. B. D. Woolf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.
Meeting Of the Joint Committee on the
AQueduct Tunnel.


A regular meeting Of the congressional
joint committee to investigate the Washington
aqueduct tunnel was called for 10 o'clock this
morning in the Senate Judiciary committee
room at the capitol. At noon, however, q
quorum Of the committee had not put in an
appearance, so that it was decided to pos tpone
the meeting until tomorrow. The only mem
bers on hand were Senator Edmunds and Sem
ator Faulkner, the other members being Sena-
tor Dawes and Representatives Mcmillan,
Ryan and Clements. Senator Edmunds stated
to a STAR reporter that nothing has yet been
decided as to the course Of investigation to be
pursued, but will be as soon as the committee
has a regular meeting.
The committee of expert engineers has not
completed its investigation Of the tunnel lining,
Senator Edmunds said, and from tina nature Of
the task will be unable to present q report to
the committee for q good while. 1--WE are
going to make the investigation" he said 50
very thorough one, and it will Of course take
a long time to carefully examine four miles Of
tunnel lining" Senator Edmunds would not
occupy the attention of the committee in the
meantime, but such course will probably
be decided upon tomorrow, as the COM
mittee must find out not only the extent
Of the bad work, but by what combination or
deception the defective work was possible.
When satisfied on these two points the commit
tee will be able to recommend what measures
are necessary or advisable to be taken to make
the aqueduct serviceable, and Congress viii de-
pend upon this recommendation for further
Legislation and appropriation.
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From Wall Street To-day.

NEW YORK, Nov. IA, III a. m.-The stock mar.
ket was again weak at the opening this morn
ing, although the losses from last evenings
prices were confined 70 Is to 4 per cent only.
and many Of the lists we're unchanged. The
market was quiet at the opening. but il soon
developed marked activity, which lasted for
half an hour when the market became intensely
dull. The animation. however, was principally
confined to about half dozen stock, Reading,
Lake Shore, New England, Northwestern, St
Paul, Lackawanna, and Western Union, with
Union Pacific and Richmond and West Point
following. With the activity came more pro-
nounced weakness, and for a time prices de-
clined rapidly and Lake Shore retired IL per
cent Northwestern X, and Others smaller frac-
tions, but Nickel Plate I'd, preferred. sold at
40s4, which was 81 per cent below it's last pre-
vious sale and further declined a fraction.
New England was again quite strong and ad-
vanced n per cent in the face of the falling
market, though a portion of the advantage
was afterward lost. After the decline was
checked the list reacted slight fractions and
became very dull when all movement disap-
peared from the market and no further feature
Of any kind was noticed At ii O'Clock the
market dull and steady to firm at some-
thing better than lowest prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
A BUILDING BLOWN DOWN.
Several WOrkmen Injured, Some It Is
Feared Fatally.

DEDHAM, MASS, Nov. IA terrible accident
occurred in this town shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning, which may result in the loss of
several lives. The accident occurred at the
ice-houses Of the Peoples ice company, Of
which G. II. Weed, of this town, is president.
For some time workmen have been engaged in
constructing four additional houses under one
roof. The building is about $50 feet long and
100 feet wide. The carpenters had the frame
portion of the building completed and started
to board in the structure. A strong gust of
wind blew over from the sheet olpwater known as
Mirror lake, striking the partially completed
building. In an instant it was down, carrying
with it four men who had been working at &
height Of 60 feet, while beneath were five or
six more men who were knocked down by the
falling timbers. The injured are as follows:
Thos. Simpson, left leg fractured; Jos. Brand
ley, hip dislocated and hip-bone broken, bone
of right arm fractured and feared fatal internal
injuries; Geo. Leayitt, one arm and leg broken,
internally injured; Mr.. Woods, of Readville,
injured about the back; Mr.. .Crossman, of Hyde
Park, injured about the head; Mr.. Lyons, Of
Dedham, internal injuries, thought to be fatal; /;
Jos. Carr, Of Dedham, foreman of the Peoples
ice company, leg fractured; John Gaffney,
slightly injured; Jas Thayer, severely bruised.
The building was GO feet high and was located
in the northwest part Of Dedham. Simpson has
been taken to the Massachusetts, hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
A Fight on q Moving Train.
FOUR MEN WOUNDED. NONE FATALLY

FOUR MEN WOUNDED, NONE FATALLY.
MINYEAPoLIs, MINI, Nov. 14-The Jownafs
West Superior, Wis, special says: Last night,
as the Omaha train from Duluth was crossing
the bridge here, quarrel arose among several
occupants of the smoking car. A fist fight en-
sued, and then one of the combstants drew a
revolver and commenced firing. The shooting
became general. One man rushed into the
ladies' car and fired several shots, one of which
hit Frank Boggert, Of Superior, in the leg. In
the excitement the man who did the first shoot
ing jumped of the train and escaped, although
three shots were fired at him. -Four men in al
were wounded. but none fatally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
WEBB AND WHEATLEY.
Who VIII be Their Successors?
WILL THE PRESIDENT REAPPOINT wEBB2-DIS-
TRICT DEMOCRATS WHO FAVOR DICKSON TO sUo-
CEED wHEATLEY.

The President has not as yet given any con-
sideration to the matter of appointing sue
cessOr to Commissioner Webb. No one has
been suggested at the White House to succeed
him, and it is thought he may be reappointed.
1t is likely, however, that the wishes Of the re-
publicans Of the District will be consulted.
There is plan on foot among District demo-
Gratis to bring very strong influence to bear on
Mr.. Harrison, when it comes his turn to ap-
point, to induce him to select Mr.. William
Dickson to succeed Mr.. Wheatley. The propo-
sition is to start monster petition, to be
signed by every one in the District who will,
regardless of politics. It is not expected that
there will be any effort to secure the appoint
ment of democrat in the place Of Mr.. Webb.
The friends of MIR. Thomas Somerville are
talking of him as o successor to District Com
missioner Webb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
WILLIAM SHOWERS HANGED.
The Murder Of His Two Grandchildren
the Crime for Which He Died.

LEBANON, Pa, Nov. L.-At HOS o'clock to-
day William Showers was hung in the Jail yard
for the murder of his two grandchildren at
Annville, May IL, 1887. He was attended by
Rev. Mr.. Hell, of the Evangelical association
Of this city, and Rev. Mr.. Deitzler, his former
pastor, of the Lutheran church, Annville.
Passes were issued by the sheriff to about 400
persons to witness the hanging, and the small
yard was crowded. The sheriff and his depu-
ties marched on either side Of the condemned
man from the iron cell through the corridor to
the scaffold, preceded by the ministers. A
short solemn service was held in his cell and
again on the scaffold Just before the black cap
After the service on the scaffold the trap was
sprung and the aged murderer swung into
eternity. He made no statement on the gal
lows and showed great firmness throughout the
solemn ceremonies. Death resulted from
strangulation. Showers body will be taken to
Annville by his two sons, to whom he left a
letter Of twenty pages giving full instructions,
and, 1t is thought, a confession
THE CRIME FOR WHICH HE SUFFERED.
Showers was arrested at Annville, his home,
on May 80, 1887, and ON May 81 the bodi0 OF
his two little victims were found in drain near
his house. When his grandchildren, named
VIM. Keller and Samuel Speraw (both illegiti-
mate children Of his daughter) disappeared,
showers attempted to allay suspicion by a story
about having taken them across the mountains,
seven miles away, to be taken to Texas by
friends. The children were strangled in bed,
and when found in the drain near the house
had ropes around their necks. He had made
efforts to have them placed in orphans homes,
but failed, and his desire to get rid of them
ended in murder, so that he might then secure
the services of a certain woman as housekeeper
or wife, it is alleged. The woman had refused
to live with him while the children remained
at his home.
Rhovers vuas ahouf s;xtv-fva vaars old emaI,
in stature, gray haired, and slightly lame from
effects Of wound received. in the army, when
he was kicked by a mule. Notwithstanding his
age and infrmity, Showers, during his incar.
ceration in the Lebanon Jail, managed to es.
cape by digging through his cell wall and low.
ering himself to the ground by means OF
twisted bed clothing. A reward was offered for
his recapture and he was found several days
later by party Of young men in the woods
near Annville and taken back to jail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Allan v. Reed ha

NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Allan v. Reed has
been ordered to command the Richmond; Com
mander Geo. w. Sumner to command the Ga
lena December 1; Lieut.. Com. A. B. II. Lille
to duty at the New York navy-yard; Ensign
Chas. P. Plunkett as inspector Of steel at Pitts
burg. Capt. F. NJ. Bunce has been detached
from the command and placed on waiting Or
ders; Capt John A. Howell from the advisory
board and ordered to command the Atlanta
December l; Commander c. M. Chester from
the command of the Galena December /, and
placed on waiting orders; Lieut. VIM. NJ. Irwin
from duty in the bureau of equipment and re-
cruiting and ordered to duty on the south At
lantic station, per steamer, December /; En-
sign VIM. s. Simms from the Yantic and
granted leave Of absence for two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
A Desperate Shooting ARRAY.

SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., Nov. A-A serious
shooting affray occurred at Burke's mining
camp, in Northern Idaho, last night. Charles
Garrett, colored, and Joe Morgan, white, were
drinking in Angus McDonalds saloon, and en-
gagged in an alteration. Both men drew re-
volvers and opened fire. Though the COM
batants could not see each other on account Of
smoke, which followed the first few shots, they
blazed away until their revolvers were emptied.
James Shannon, Q bystander, was shot in the
stomach and cannot live; VIM. Lyman, another
spectator, was shot through the shoulder, and
CARROTS arm was almost shot off. Morgan
came out of the fight without . scratch, and
escaped to the mountains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
Thirty Belgian Miners Killed.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 14-An explosion Of fire
damp has occurred in the Frederick pit at the
Dur, in the province of Hainaut. Thirty miners
were killed.
killed. At the time Of the explosion there
were IS men in the pit, and out Of this number
only three escaped alive. The three survivors
are all more or less injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14

ANDREW G. CHAPMAN, who was yesterday ap-
pointed collector of internal revenue for the
district Of Maryland, which includes the Dis
trict of Columbia, is a native of Charles county,
Maryland. and a politician Of considerable
prominence in the state. At one time he rep
resented the fifth Maryland congressional dis
ton. He has since been chief clerk in the Office
of the collector at Baltimore. He succeeds the
late JOS. K. Roberts, who died some six weeks
ago. Mr.. Chapman was on the Maryland gu
bernatorial staff for a number of years with the
rank OF general. He was particularly promi-
nent during the administration of Governor
Carroll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
WEST VIRGINIA EXCITED.
Democrats Confident They have the State.
AN AGED MURDERER HANGED.
CHURCHILL NEARLYUPsETs THE TORE:
Major Logan's Arrest in Mexico.
THE WEST VIRGINIA RESULT.
Democrats Confident That They Have
the State and Legislature.
h to the EVENING STAR

Special Dispstch to the EVENING STAR
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. A.-Not for many,
many years have the people of this state been
wrought up to such pitch Of anxiety and ex-
citement as over the official canvassing of the
votes for governor and Congressman. The
counting for Kanawha county will be COM
pleted to-day. at which time the contest in the
matter of Judge A. B. Flemming, democratic
nominee for governor, will begin. He served
formal notice Monday on the commissioners of
election that he would demand q recount of the
ballots in Kanawha and Putnam counties ON ac-
count of fraud. On the other hand the repub-
lcans will contest the election in Logan county
on account of alleged intimidation
Though it will be late in the week, possibly
next week, before the official count will be
completed and the vote announced, enough is
known to make it appear certain that the DEM
about LOCO and the democratic state officials
$50 to 700.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
The republicans have undoubtedly elected
Atkinson in. the first district, but by very
slim majority. Wilson carries the second by
285, and Anderson the third by about 2OO The
fourth district is the only one now in doubt,
and official reports from all the counties but
Putnam, ROane, and Lincoln, give Jackson,
democrat, S5 majority, including the unofficial
returns from the three counties named:
An astonishing feature of the campaign is
that the tariff played so small part in the first
district, which is the largest manufacturing
section, and 30 much in the mining and agri-
cultural portions Of the state. Hon. Nathan
Goff, jr., has heretofore easily carried the first
district by 1000 or more.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The last legislature was very closely divided
between the two parties, the democrats having
only six majority. The republicans claim it
now, but there is little doubt of its being dem
union-labor state senator vote with the demo-
Gratis it would give that party three majority.
When the lines are so closely drawn some very
fine work is expected by both parties, and the
people are consequently much excited over it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
A German Ironclad Aground.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14.-The German ironclad
Kaiser, with Prince Henry of Prussia on board,
went aground this morning while entering this
harbor. Prince Henry was brought ashore in
a steam launch. He was met at the landing by
King Christian, Crown Prince Frederick, and
other Danish princes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
Chopped His Assailant's Head OFF.

CHICAGO, Nov. IA dispatch from Glad
water Tex, says: Last night George Roden
completely decapitated Nathan Owens. who
was trying to kill him. The trouble grew out
of Roden's alleged intimacy with Owens wife,
Owens entered Roden's bedroom through a
window, and was about to cut his throat with
razor, when the latter awoke and r1shed out
but was pursued and finally cornered at the
woodpile. Feeling an axe under his bare feet
Roden seized it and knocked Owens down and
cut his head off,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
Killed by q Brutal Pupil.

SrREAToR, ILL.,, Nov. 14-Miss Belle Bride
well, teacher employed in the grammar de-
partment of the Sickerman school, near this
city, died very suddenly yesterday Of hemor-
rhage of the lungs. 1t is stated that she was
endesToring to punish boy for insubordina-
tion, when he knocked her down and kicked
her in the breast, causing her death in i've
minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
A Mad Dog I'm indianapolis.

CHILD TERRIBLY MANaLED AND TWO OTHER
PERSONS AND MANY ANIMALS BITTEN.
INDIANAPoLIs, Nov. IA dog owned by Pat
rick Walsh went mad yesterday and attacked
Miss Cora Walsh, an eighteen year old daughter
of the owner, biting her on both arms. In at
tempting to rescue his daughter, Mr.. Walsh
was badly bitten on the hand The dog then
started on a mad fight through the city with
several policemen in pursuit. He bit fully fifty
animals and finally attacked q small child tear
ing out one Of the little fellows cheeks and
destroying an eye. After Q chase Of two miles
the dog was killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
Engineer and Fireman Fatally Injured.

DowNER's GROVE, ILL.,, Nov. IA fast freight
train running east on the south track of the Bur-
lington road last evening struck frog" and
jumped the track just in time 10 catch the
engine of a crowded suburban passenger train
which had just pulled out of Downer's. At the
end OF a minute there was not much left of the
passenger engine, and both the engineer and
fireman were so badly bruised and mangled
that they will die
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
ANGRY AT CHURCHILL.
He Almost Caused the Defeat Of tn
Government Last Night.

Government Last Night.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE government narrowly
escaped defeat yesterday after Lord Church
ills speech denouncing the jobbery and the
shameful waste Of public money in the court
Of judicature. The tory whips discovered that
they could not secure q majority among the
members actually in the precincts Of the
house. Thereupon Sir Richard Webster, W. l..
Jackson and W. II. Smith undertook to speak
against time, while messengers were dis
patched in every direction after members in
the clubs and private houses, with the result of
a narrow majority for the government when
the question was actually put. Official tories
are indignant at the conduct of Churchill.
They are now convinced that the unionist
alliance has more to fear from him and the
London tory members than from the liberal
unionists.
Tonight the union of the two parties will be
typified by the appearance of Salisbury and
Harrington on the same platform, for the first
time since their historic meeting in her majes-
tvs opera house.