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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Stock


The following the opening and closing prices Of
the New York Stock Market, reported by special
wire TO Corson and Mccartney. 14l9 street.
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District Government Affairs.
CONGRESS MUST AUTHORIZE IT.

ITs
The Commissioners have written TO the presi-
dent Of the Electric Heat and Power Company of
the United States In reference TO their request for
permission TO lay wires in underground cOnduits
Tor the purpose OF lighting certain highways that
they will give no further permission for placing
wires underground in conduits for the purpose OF
electric lighting, or for the construction Of such
cOnduts, without special authority OF Congress-
THE COMMISSIONERS AGAINST THE STREET IMPROVE
MENT BILL
The Commissioners havc responded to the chair
man Of the District committee respecting House bill
Ss4S, "Relating TO street improvements In the d.
c." which was submitted TO them for their views
The bill provides for appropriations In lump In
stead OF specific localities as at present. and also
that Onethird OF the cost be assessed On abuuting
property benefited by said improvements. The
commissioners recommend adverse action on the
bill on the ground that 1t would be return to the
system In vogue under the old Board OF Public
Works, which was abolished when the present
form OF government was established. The Com
missionerS say that the present system works
well, and are OF opinion that with care in the Sc
lection OF streets TO be paved or improved other
WISE 20 as to subserve some well-digested plan In
dependently OF the mere wants OF particular 10
caities, the community Will be more benefited by
the law as II stands at present.
BUILDING PERMITS.
To-day Mr.. E. Kurtz johnson took out permit
to erect brick dwelling at 1000 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest, at cost OF $4O,0 The build
ing Is TO be three stories high with an attic and
basement, and located at the intersection OF Mass
architect and w. C. Morrison the builder. c. E
Mcdonald has been granted permit to erect one
brick dwelling at 1911 2lst street northwest, at
cost OF So, 600; A. g. johnson to build one brick
Olce at 1919 NJ street northwest, at cost Of $500
MISCELLANEOUS
Plumbing Inspector Robinson has submitted to
the Commissioners q draft OF bill relative to the
" Which ne se S to
considered by the Commissioners and forwarded to
Congress for their action.
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I'd EDITION.
Latest 1HlGglamS 10 The Star.
Hanged Hisnsela % q Bedpess.

BALTIMORE, May Prot Matthews schemeitz
a well-knOwn music teacher or this city hanged
himself to his bedpost this morning and was dead
when discovered. He was sixty-three years OF
age ami In comfortable circumstances having
made considerable money In his profession ne
had been drinking rather heavily OF late, but Is
not known 70 have had any reason for taking his
life
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A Woman Of Nerve.

From the New York GrAph1c.
Mrs. Jennie b. Browne Of New Haven, is q
woman OF nerve with no nonsense about her. She
was crossing the street the other day when two
runaway horses dashed AROUND the corner. and
were upon her before she could possibly get out Of
their way. She faced them squarely, threw up
her arms quickly and sternly shouted whoa"
the nearest horse tried 70 obey, reared on his
launches, and then swerved to one side, carrying
close that portions OF the harness tore the bangles
from her hat and the lace from the shoulder OF her
with hardly change OF face SAID TO friend who
had looked on: ut was narrow escape. Good
afternoon"
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MADAME DIss DEBAR IN THE TonBs.-Nadame
D,ss Debar, yesterday afternoon, proposed 90 de-
post 5000 with the city chamberlain of New
York In lieu OF bond. Judge Maritime, however
committed her on the conspiracy charge without
oall- The Madame had intended, as reported to
get out OF the way, leaving the general 20 shit
Tor himself The woman was taken 20 the Tombs.
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RoBBERIEs REPoRrRD.-W. q. Coleman, Of 800 A
street northeast reports gold scarfptn, valued at
IS, stolen on April 6-Oehlman Won inertia, l34:,
street northwest, reports that he gave his ser
want SO yesterday 70 pay express charges on q
package, which he did not do-Mrs. 8. NJ Cal
house was entered between and O'Clock this
morning and gold watch ana chain and breast
pin, valued at $40, were taken.--Frank Allen, Of
SOB street, reports that his shoe shop was en-
$3.50, were stolen.-W. b. Hibbs, Of sos Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, reports that sneak
thief stole from his house yesterday wOmen's and
childrens clothing worth $15-J. q. Ashton re-
ports stolen from No. 512 9th street northwest
three trowels and hammer, valued at -
Sweet Thing I'm Baseball Costumes.
Utica has female baseball clun, and seems TO
DO very proud OF It, for the Herald Of that city
says: ''rhc popular idea that girl cannot throw
ball al well "a boy 10 likely to suffer In this
locality this summer, for nine young ladies In
this city have formed baseball club. Tho Or
ganizat,on has been perfected, the officers duly
s inc ss 70 SasS
city limits has been secured, and e. soon - the
weather and STATE Of the ground win permit the
practicing will begin. The ground Is 90 arranged
that no one WIN ever discover II unless one Of the
young ladies betrays the secret OF coufse, the
young ladies wan attempt 70 win their hnnors ct
the bat In blue and white coetumA The Watat
IL looso-ntttng, blouSe-like garment Of DARK blue
eerviceaole cloth, trimmed with white braid. A
semi-skirt q the same pattern wtll 30 worn TIE
which, with black hose and . SofC felt cap.
VIII complete the uniform o. TIE Utica Female
Base-B BAN Club The progress o. tie club V1U -
looked Tor with the deepest intereetv
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M. Baaiuess fpavss..


q. W. smiley's London Special 20 the n v. Tribune
Mr. Blaine was last heard OF ~ Genoa on Monday
OF this week He had arrived on SATURDAY npm
Rome which he left on March 20 He ioitersc On
the way and the last hundred miles he trsvclsd In
driving along the Riviera from sesiia 90 eepoa.
HIS design then 90 continue HE drive over tho
Cornice road from Genoa 10 Nice, another hun
View Trick ta the ssssreea GOeas'' Trade
Prom the New Yort Tribune. to-day.
The green goods business has been damaged
80 much by newspaper exposures that some
OF the swinders In this city have Got out new cir
cuiars for ''fool-bait" They nov profess 10 deal
In hardware" which cannot be told nom gold
CON- Countrymcn are invited 90 travel 20 the
city and look At the new coins which ere offered
=. uempunz rates one OF the circulars was sent
ray Yesterday. The farmer WAS invited 20 deal
with Henry Dix. OF Nd avenue and 9Th street OF
makes a deal with the swindiers, he win bs
tempted with genuine gold dollars and than be
sent home with saichei fun Of lead pipe
Dr. Mcssiynass CaaAtaase.
HorS THAT ruE TWO LAsoR Pakuss wnl UNITS
ON CONGRESSMAN SMITH
DR. McGiynn said In Detroit yesterday that the
united labor party viii be In the held with pre<-
Dental candidate this fail, ana win poli q vote
that WIN awe the two old parties and probably
prove the death OF one OF them.
I'VE meet In convention at Cincinnati on tho
lotn ne said the same day that the union lator
party convenes The membership In this Il pr1n-
clpaiiy confined 70 the West. An endeavor win be-
mace 70 have them merge and become q national
party. They will probably nominate for President
SonSressInSn Henry smith, OF Milwaukee,"
English Fo0aSall Accaaeass.
From the London News
Serious accidents at football again cast renec-
ions upon that game as played In certain dis
tricts We reported yesterday the death az a
young man at Manchester nom the violence OF a
collision between him and another player The
game was played on Saturday under tho Rugby
rules and the victim suffered such injury 10 Inc
spine that he died on sunday morning We ne
ported In the same paragraph another collision be-
tween coventry players at Rugby, resulting IN a
case OF conclusion OF the brain and other serious
injuries" In addition 90 these cases we have now
70 note that at Bexham a schoolma sier who took
part ID one OF saturday matches IL lying danger
ously III In consequence OF injuries received In a
manner which one shudders 20 read OF IN the local
accounts OF the game. He had got the bali and he
was seized by two OF the Hexham Star players
ana thrown into the air. He fell heavily on the
BACK part OF his head and neck" He was taken
away In state OF acute suffering. Paralysis OF
the lower part OF his body resulted and his condi-
Ton Is described as critical IN the extreme As
thus played, football Is not 50 much lively 6 a
deadly game.
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Evznr FAamrn Knows

That weeds must Be torn up by the roots or
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with diseases which have their origin N de-
prHvsd blood Thscsuse Of the complaint must
be removed By Ayers ssrsapsrlla, or no perms-
neatours is possible Tryn.
c. v. Allen. Druggist Of Brunswick. Me-.
says: II have never Known Ayers sarsaparilla
fail To give satisfaction. In hundreds Of cases
within my knowledge IL has proved perfect
speciac for diseases arising from impurities in
the blood. I regard It - an invaluable spring
naedicina
AYERS sARsAPARILLA
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Sold BY AL Druggists. Price 81: six bottles, s5.
h3o WORTH IS BOTTLE
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Ias PRINCE MfERIAL o. asRnAxy rHRxAIxxEp.
London Special 10 the New Yorh Rvenins sun
ioe tonow1ns IL received BY special messenger
nom your correspondent az Berlin: There are
grave fea1 OF social uprising here An teloVrams
that have tried 70 get through the once here
have been stopped By the government, ana have
Just learned that my mail Is also inspected I
hope. however that this win reach won owing "a
the precautions taken. When the crown prince
rode out 70 the reviewing ground to-day. Nav i.
taken Noanted police rode beside sn sA sSs v were
they arrived az the corner OF Linden ana Fretrich
streets the police turned their backs 20 the prince
maneuver was kept up until the prince was safe In
when the car Of Russia was here. and seau
police acted In exactly the same way. Double
numbers OF police were al along the route taken
in citizens clothes patrolled the city. Particu.
larry noticeable were groups OF worktngmen VINO
were talking on the street corners
In Germany, and the authorities are acting with
the utmost vigor.
The movement began with the distribution OF
steps throughout Chariotten6urg and Berlin The
houses were searched for them. In most cases
when the police entered houses the inmates de-
stroyed the pamphlets VIII send the full text
OF pamphlet TOMORROW. IL begins as follows:
1.-The heir 10 the crown, Prince William although
appearing before the troops daily In Berlin Is a
man who is possessed OF the lowest and most SEN
sual character possible, Ask the daughters OF the
gardeners OF Potsdam who ruined them
and they Will answer you, Crown Prince Wilhelm.
A man who knows only enough 10 drill soldiers
has the fmperunence TO mix himself up with the
politics OF q nation the poorest workman OF which
has q greater feeling OF honor In his breast than
this :" (Here follow insulting epithets and
threats advising assassination, 6c.l
A man called karklinnis has been arrested by
the police, charged with printing the pamphlets.
He IL a socialist, and has long been suspected OF
completely In socialistic plots. lie owns a small
printing business In one VI the side streets In the
east OF Berlin. IL Is a socialistic neighborhood.
Although the pamphlets are dated zurich swift
erland IL Is believed that kakrlinnis printed them
here. have Just learned OF several other arrests
The AUTHORITIES are exceedingly Vigorous and
alert. Every channel OF information Is stopped.
An attempt TO send a telegram 10 America by a
been stopped. BIAkELY Hall
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woRcEsrEK, MASS, May IA letter u published
this afternoon from Prof. G., f. Stanley Hall OF
Johns Hopkins University, formally accepting the
ONCE OF president OF Clark University, lately
founded In this city by Jonas G. Clark.
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From the Chicago Journal
When Mr. Lincoln made his visit 70 Gen. Grants
camp at City Point Va. IN 1854 10 was met BY
the general and his stan, and upon beng asked
pretty badly shaken up on the bay coming down,
and / am NOT altogether over u Jet" "Let me
send for bottle Of champagne Tor you. MI. Presi-
best remedy I know for oeaa1ckneAp "No. no
my young friend,n said NJ. lincoln; sIve sen
many man In my time oeeslcx anhore tom drink
ing that very article"
Tho asgyegste nrs loss estimated foR April In
Sii.S24s5o compared With Vil75aooo Got the
same month last year
the strike aE The 1dgar Them1on steel wortA.
District HassH workman DoylA q the Knighfs
Hon }. q. AAana ssc1seeu q ne Kansas ms
nc1pal elections u that stAto, Which indicate that
abeus 10000 women voted
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RANGE OF The THIRNONgfKR-The following
were the readings at the signal once to-day; 4
m. 52; p M, ~; maximum, %; minimum, 40
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GEO. b SMITH. E1-Pros. Atty. Ashland. Ohio.

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proper but fesl cold this ear from that air
We have paid before for Irinters' 70 inform ths
public that O. o. Taylor Rye Bourbon Whisky 10
Druggists and Grocers or of the Sole Proprstor.
GRAVES SONS. Boston Unbranded cases II DE-
sired
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MINING COMPANY OFFICERS lsprcrTp-C w.
Moore, president, II. Y. Mullen, vice-president
and j. W. Quayle secretary and treasurer OF the
bogus Honduras Mining ana Prospecting Co. - ot
New Orleans were yesterday Indicted by the
United states grand jury, charged with devising
O scheme 70 defraud.
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IeooALA oft1 approach By advance picksts, .
sucn - Coughs. Colds. Hoarsene.s.
and Ches; pains. II these symptoms
'AsSs sse supprssssd by = promps use Of
bkssoS's PLAsrKR that terrible dis
sass fails to secure its victim In no
AS other disesss u prerentsoa Of such
great importance and In no other ex-
tsrnal remedy can % much conf
'SfiAs csncs be plesd - In BExsox's
fL<sxxk sp30
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w hen baby WAS sick. No gave her cas.or.a
When she Vas child. she cried for castoria
when she bccsne Mas. she chung TO Castorsa.
whsa sns lad children. she save them Czssor.s
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Bay City Tribune Apr1l 20.
little boy, cripple, was being wheeled past
a Center avenue store yesterday, when a gentle
man who noticed the unfortunate child said:
THAT little boys misfortune Is the result OF A
kiss. When he was baby his sister, on coming
into the house, went up behind the high chair IN
which he was seated, and. catching his head sud-
denly, gave it a turn and kissed him. The shock
injured his spine and he Is going through the
world a cripple for nfe."
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AMY oRDsRa-Post Chaplain John r. Dolphin.
recently appointed, ordered TO report for duty at
Fort smelling, Mimi. Thirty recruits have been
assigned TO the 18th infantry, thirty to the l5th
infantry, and thirty 20 the Rl3 infantry.
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Grsrs Suns Soor.rp
AND PRESSED FOR an
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hytsnng done N best nner Goods caleb fos sad
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Sales Of Real Estate

Sales OF Real Estate.
A. A. Tunstall has bought OF George A. Shehan
sub lot 81, 80. Ito, 2Ox9O feet, at the northwest
corner OF 10th and r streets northwest
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One Dead and Two Prisoner.
CUBAN TROOPS VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE WITH rw,
BANDIT CHIEFS.

CUBAN TROOPS VICTORIOUS IN BATTLE WITH TWO
BANDIT CHIEFS.
Key West special to the New York World, Mays.
The latest dispatches from cuba say that last
week the colonel Of the Guardia CIVIL on duty in
the province of Matanzas, received confidential
information that several famous bandits came to
the city of Matanzas nearly every night to
lodge. He consequently stationed troops along
the road where they were supposed TO pass.
This watch was kept MP with no result until 10
O'Clock Tuesday night, when i've bandits on horses
made their appearance In the center OF Matanzas
In q district called Pueblo Nueyo They were
halted by the troops, who ordered them to sur
render. They answered with volley from their
pistos and one OF the Oficers horses was instantly
killed. The troops then nred and one man was
killed, two MORALLY wounded and captured, while
two made their escape.
The body Of the dead bandit was Identified as
Manuel Martinez Marrero, chief Of . famous band
OF bandits and kidnappers which has committed
wounded men is the famous Alberto Alfonzo also
bandit chief who, though MORALLY wounded In
the head and breast, fought desperately. He re-
peatedly loaded and nred his pistol, and when
TO struggle until overpowered the other cap
tured bandit is in dying condition, and has been
identined as Aiado MIRANDA Gonzalez, a famous
outlaw. B0th OF the latter are under arrest In the
hospital and their condition - critical
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Tus GExurs. Ixroxrrp

IHR GENurSE lMposrxp
CARLsBAD sPRUDEL WATER
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NATURES WONDERFUL. REMEDY FOR LIVER
AND KIDNEY DIsEASES
APERFECT CURE
Constipation. Gout, rheumatism. DiabeteS and all
Diseases Of the stomach.
BevsPe OF limitations
1T has gven me better satisfaction than anything
which have ever ussd"-Prof Seegen. University Of
Vienna
Prof Hlawazsk
write for Dr. Toboldt's lecture on Carlsbad Water
and Salt read before tbs Ninth International Medical
Congress- mAsssd free upon application
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7HE NATIONS MONUMENTAL WORKS
l2e. Isl. ls3 PzESA- AVE WEST.
The largest and finest Display In the city Of
eTATUARY MONUMENTS AND GARDEN VASES
bracing GROUPS, sTATUETTEs, VASES and dAED
hECk1YEk6, by the best living Italian sculptorH
80 practical experience Of nearly thirty yuaFula
at the service Of the public.
mGIOI6m-i6 b. konENANIN Proprassor
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The DEATH ROLL for the past "a hours for burial
permits issued by the health ocer Is as follows:
months; David M. Lydan, months; Mary B.
Graham, 10 years; Ellie Glynn, 13 days; Oracle
N. Acker, IL years, months and II days Thorn
days.
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n BxIuvHs ,. 4 RAY WAS wHoNaYuILt CONVICTED
OF TEE MURDER or NEGRO
the President has granted pardon In the case
OF Fred N. Ray, convicted OF the murder OF negro
IN the Indian Territory and sentenced to be hanged
April IL, 1885. but whose sentence was subse-
quently committed By the President to imprison-
ment for life The President says: "when
eommuted this eonvicts sentence TO imprisonment
LOT uLe more Than three yearS ago expressed
oouotS g 70 MS guilt These doubts have been
oeepeneo ana confirmed TO such an extent by am
that i deem It my duty to PARDON this man. The
murder charged against him was . most atroctous
one. ana am fully aware OF the responsibility I
assume 10 granting this pardon. doit however.
In the belief that this convict IL Innocent and so
Deiievlng there should be no hesitation. believe
Meaoows nis alleged accomplice) was the sole per-
petrator OF the crime"
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INsANE.-A jury de lundtico inqtdrendo In the
case OF Caroline T. Thomas sat at the Court House
Today, and verdict was found declaring her
iunatlc. The testimony was that she was In the
naolt OF making fndiscnmlnate use OF coal Oil and
matches, that she did not know her relatiyes &c