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fram the New York Tffbnne
A. NJ. Palmer has assumed the mansecment Of
the Authors Readings OF the AmeYfc n Copyr,eht
League. which viii be given az the Congregations,
church IN Washington on saturday Afternoon.
March II. and Moadsy evening. March 10 These
readings viii aid the cause OF International copy-
night and viii resemble IN other particulars the
readings which have already been given IN this
city. Amoug those who have been in,tced 70 RAD
selections from their own writings Gu these occa-
Sons are W. ID. Howells Marx Twain. R.w Glider,
n. &. Bunner. Prank STOCKTON, Caarles Dudley
Warner. Thomas Nelson Page, r. N. Johnston. Dr..
Edward Egglcston aud r. 4. stedman.
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TEENER WINS AGaIS.-The one-mile scuilin9
race on Lake Mler yesterday for gold medals and
nrst, second, and THIRD prizes was won py Teemer
In I'VE minutes ana thirty seconds Mckay was
second In nve minutes and thlrty-fiye seconds
and Hamm third n 1--we minutes and thirty-six
seconds The astronomer, Richard A. Proctof
was one OF the judges
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MARRIAGE Observation-Disclosures licenses have been
issued by the clerk OF the court to John II. Bush
and Alice Butler; w. A. Leitch and Emily NJ.
Richardson; Isaac Douglass and Jennie Thomas,
both Of Malcolm, Nd; John Burnet Carter and
Agnes Fletcher.
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BIDS WE'RE OPENED at the Navy Department to.
day for furnishing le-inch gun lathes for the
Washington navy-yard The following are the
lowest bids: For six lathes, the Niles Tool Works.
Hamilton, Ohio, $408 800; for three iathes Dement,
Miles & Co., Philadelphia. s117,5OO; for seven
lathes Btnsse Hansch1ld, Harrisa, N j., 800 600
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A WOMAN IN TIE OPIUM TRAFF1c-Tbe report
OF United States Treasury Agent Norris Wlnslow
on the Opl um Smuggling cases discloses the fact
that q large consignment OF goods. which was
very probably opium, was shipped from station
near WatertOwn, N. Y, November 10. 1887, to
Mrs M. H. whitney, Kansas City. = letter from
Mrs. whitney, appended TO the report contains an
account OF travelling expenses Letters from
Cinnamon about shipments OF 'sweet honey" and
money Que them are also contained In the report
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LIVE Stock MARKET. UNION SrocK YARps.-I7C

LIVE STOCK MARKET, UNION Stock YARDs-17O
cattle on the market yesterday 14T sold to butch
srs as ISli1ws: Best solo IRON ~ 70 4c. per
mon, IN To $40; % left over. 1873 sneep and
lambs on the market and sold as follows: Old
sheep sold from Az to exc. H.; lambs sold from
5k TO &c. cows and caves sold from $50 10 $50
each. Market for cattle was duh. Market for
sheep and lambs was brisk.
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
THE PUBLIC DKBr.-The February decrease
he public debt was S. 500 OO0

THE q. s. s. MososoAHELA arrived Oh Payta to-
day, and was ordered TO proceed to San Francisco
wffhOuf DELAY
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

New York stock Market.
Inc following the opening and closing prices of
tas new lo!k stock Market, a reported by special
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The Gloucester. Massachusetts,, city council has
adopted resolutions protesting against the adop-
ton OF The so-called nsnery treaty which Is now
before the United states Senate Tor ratification
believing that II will be great injury 70 the rsh-
ing Interest OF this country"
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Mr. HOPKINS GETS A DryoRcx-p has been
learned that Amos Lawrence Hopkins the well.
known railroad millionaire, secretly obtained a
divorce IRON his vile In san Francisco about a
year ago: The AFFAIR was arranged 80 ceveriy that
no record was made and the mai ter was DISCOVERED
by the merest accident. Mn. Hopkins, who was
Miss Dunlap. was great pelle IN Chicago society
before her marriage 20 Mr. Hopkns When she
married she moved with her husband 10 New YORK
where they occupied the house Va. I essf S7ts
street, owned by The Little Wizard OF van
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HE WAS USED TO TROURLE.
30 Murderer Beckwith slept SoundIy
During His Last Night.

HUDSON, n. Y, March oscar F. Beckwi,h
was hanged at the courthouse In this city at
nine minutes past 10 this morning for the murder
Of simon vandercook at Austerlitz, on the 10th Of
January, 1ee2 This case has become celebrated
ron tne TACT that the condemned man had been
sentenced 70 death six times He has had two
trials, and his case has been twice passed upon by
the general term OF the supreme Court and the
Cours OF Appeals, and finally application was
which was denied.
morning. AT ococx RecSWiih arose rom nus his
pea and, standing upon his feet, glanced about
MS cell and again laid down and slept until
morning light poured through his grated window.
AZ O'Clock the prisoner arose feeling refreshed
aIter Night OF rest such as no man under the
sentence Oh death, save oscar F. Beckw1th, could
nave passed through. He said that the fact was
easily understood, as he was "used TO trouble"
--so-
proposed New Prussian Railways.
BERLIN, March LA bill providing for the con-
Structlon or several important strategic railroads
In eastern Prussia viii shortly be submitted to
the reichstag.
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the nee-school movement Is making steady
progress In Germany. Already number OF towns
nave adopted the system OF tree elementary edu-
cation Berlin has had free schools for many
years, and now endeavors are being made IN Prls-
sia 10 throw the burden OF providing such educa.
uon upon the state bill has been referred 20 a
committee OF the Prussan house OF de.uiies with
tne title, "Bill for the alienation 0. element ary
SHOOT volksschuie1 charges the authors
oeing ths literal party. This measure pro-
s sSsss that 1s the state shah Continue
school teachers the following amounts
yearly-tll for teacher who Is In sole charge and
Iof nrst regular male teacher 600 marks sioON.
GU for any other male teacher, 200 marks; - Tor
These contributions are 10 DE paid 70 the schooi
authorities every quarter In advance. II Is how
ever provided thai the right TO claim this guyrru-
ment grant Will only exist 80 far rs the costs OF
teaching are not covered by the revenues which
school derives from Its own sources OF income-as
tor instance, endownments church grants &c
While IL Is proposed that no church money shall
hencefofth be raised IN elementary schools an ex-
cepuon may. at the option OF the authorities be
made In the case OF children who do not
they attend are situated. IL Is very significant OF
the tone OF public opinion In Prussia that tue
measure was accorded q cordial reception ON fts
nrst reading In the lower house. although some
good members OF the clerical party apprehanied
that II was but another step toward the secular,-
zstion OF education. The attitude OF the Govern
ment was explained by the minister OF education.
Or. Won 6oSeler. who declared that he WELCOMED
the Dill with the greatest pleasure and who
urged the house TO unite In support OF the meas
mittee for consideration IN the usual way. II the
Oil Is passed may be expected that IL wifi pave
the way 10 q complete system OF free education at
the cost OF the national exchequer
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sales Of Real Estate.

Samuel Bealmear has bought OF 8. D. Webb, for
s., 500, property in square 92S, 10 by Is feet at
the corner Of 8th and X streets southeast.
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Army ODERs.-Capt. VIM r. Neize, Goth infant
~, has been ordered before the Army retiring
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PRESENTED 10 THE PREsIpENr.-Mr. John Gen.
nadius, the Greek minister, was formally pre-
sented TO the President to-day by secretary Bay
ard. The usual complimentary speeches were
made
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RANGE OF TIE THERNONETRR.-The following
were the readings ct the signal ONCE to-day: e.
M, a.; 2 p m, n; maximum, so; minimum, "a
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Executed Hinsself.
a MISSOURI MuRDEnRR SAVES LYNCHKRs TROUBLE

Ahissoeh AchDshkn sAvks LYNCHKRs TROUBLE ~
TAKING TIE FATAL yCNP.
CHICAGO March LA dispatch from St Louis
says: Word has been received nom Carthage
Mo-, that early yesterday morning 600 men
forced open the jail and took out
that he had murdered county Treasurer Am. cut
ting on his head. and that he had robbed hun or
5000. He was taken 70 the tafl
yard. bis hands tied behind him and
rope placed around his neck. lad
Der was put up. and Forsyth ascended q tree
requesting, as ne uld so, 70 be allowed 70
execute himself. A word OF command Was
gwen by the leader, and Forsyth Jumped nom the
limb on which he stood. His neck was broken and
death occurred inStantaneouAly. The lyuch6rs
took the body into the cvurt-ho0se and laid it on
the oiood-spots Of the murdered man In the treas.
urer's once.
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AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
The District I'm Congress-.

The District i'm Congress.
THR DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL
The District subcommittee on appropriations is
In session this afternoon working on the District
bill. The Commissioners were before them this
morning with relation to the reduced street esti-
mates
COnluentS on the Tariff Bill.
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION AT THE CAPITOL
The tarin bill has caused much hustle about
the House, but 1t is too long for members to ex-
press an opinion about 1t after a mere glance.
The Ohio men are, Of course, shocked
that wool should be on the free list,
and the sugar men are as much annoyed at
the reduction OF duty on sugar. Mr.. Randall re-
rused several times to expftSssan opinion On the
pronounced 1t vicious.
The opponents OF the committee are already
declaring that the bill certainly cannot pass the
50 that the real condition OF affairs can be Judged
Capitol Topics.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT.
The examination OF Public Printer Benedict was
continued before the printing investigating COM
mittee Of the House this afternoon.
From the Philadelphia Times.
There are q round dozen things that you can
never get lady TO plead guilty OF, be she old or
young:
That she laces tight.
That her shoes are too small
That she Is tired at q ball.
That she uses anything but powder.
That 1t takes her long 10 dress.
That she has kept you waiting.
That she blushed when you mentioned par
t1cular gentleman's name.
That She says what she doesn't mean.
That she Is fond OF scandal
That she ever nirted.
That she cannot keep a secret
That she 1S-in love.
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OPFsRINe MONEY p0R vorEs.-A syndicate Of
brewers was reported to be Offering 5000 in
Trenton Tuesday afternoon for republican votes
matter took such denhite shape that leading re-
publicans were about 10 introduce resolution In
the house demanding an Investigation when the
"boOdlers" took the alarm and MADE haSty exit
from Trenton. 1t Is not believed that they Be-
cured any votes
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CAPT. GRrFfrNs LHAvE.-1t was learned this
morning at the War Department that there vii
probably be no detail Of engineer onlcer to asl
sumo charge OF Capt Griff1n's work at the District
buildings during hts six months leave, which be-
gins the 1st OF April. The duties In such cases
are usually performed BY tine subordinates OF the
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Another Mig Fire In New York.
TnI THREE SKIES AGAIN SOUNDED GoR FIRE M
iREAT EUKNIrrKR RAC.roRY

NEW YORK, March 1.-The big furniture factory
OF Potter Stymus. at 42d street and Lexington
avenue, caught nre At Q quarter 70 O'Clock
to-day The signal that was sent to police
headquarters was followed instantly By
second and third alarm calls, and within
nve minutes oy the dreaded three skies that sum-
on Manhattan Island TO the threatened point
The whole Immense factory will be destroyed. II
is directly opposite the Hospital Of Crippled and
Kuptured Children, the scene Of 30 many recent
lres
The Vanderbilt Hotel, on the northeast corner OF
lexington avenue and 42d street, was seriously
damaged oy IRE. The hospital for the ruptured
Oh the northwest corner as also badly scorched
TIE FIRE STILL SPREADING.
The police OF the twenty-third PRECINCT rer,ortoa
al laO O'Clock TINS afternoon that the IRE has ex.
tended 10 the nve-story brownstone tenements
Nos l3e. 14l, and l43 east 42d street.
troll ~N'' WIZ
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w hen baby vas Och. vs ssvs her csstorss
When AS vss ehildseAs cried for Cssforsa.
Nhsn Aas eseane MisA 80 chung 70 c.ssor1s
wesn sns bad Children. She save them Cssror.s
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BIDS WERE OPENED at the Navy Department
yesterday afternoon for cap-tubing, wire, oils,
nuts, &C., for the navy-yard. The lowest bidders
were Robert Boyd. James Z. Bates and ]. B. Ken
dali, OF Washington.
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COnl'uentS on the Tariff Bill
Capitol Topics.

FCBLIC FKINTEK BENEDICT.
The examination OF Public Printer Benedict was
continued before the printing investigating COM
m1ttee Of the House this afternoon.
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Fear Of Rtotin~ in u,.p.na

fe3ss Oh RtOttDg In ireland.
DuBLIS, March l-Large forces OF polce have
oeen GRATED lor service at Schulz, County Cork
owing 10 fears that riots may occur there to-nor.
row, when Mr.. Gllhooly, member OF parliament
who was arrested In London, is TO be tried
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Co-operatioa Among the Chinese.

correspondent OF the Pal Nail Gazette gives
an interesting account OF a Chinese community In
the interior OF Borneo There were some six hun
dred persons engaged in working a gold nine on
the cooperative system. The profits were divided
into shares, OF which every coolie had one. Other
members OF the community had more shares,
accoroing 10 their relative usefulness aud
duties For instance, the schoolmaster had three
shares, the engineer who superintended the water
supply nve shares, and 50 on. Everything
was done In the most systematic way; the men,
bers submitted 10 the most strict discipline for the
public good As an example OF this, he said that
ne went 10 see the workings and a. he was the
second European who had ever visited the place.
some OF the coolies with not unnatural curiosity
suspended their work Tor q moment 10 gaze at him.
An overseer who saw this AZ once rushed up and
dashed the idiers with rattan most numerically
and inade them resume work. They had a most
complete organization. They had married lyak
wives, ana there were schools for the children
and provision for widows and orphans. Elabo-
rate rules were drawn up 10 regulate the society
accounts were kept which every member
was entitled 10 inspect, and meetings were held at
stated intervals, In which the accounts were laid
before the society, and every mesnber had a right
10 ask questions as TO the management AT any
time three members could insist on special meet
Ing being called II anything In their opinion was
not going on satisfactorily. Every haii-year they
nad the w1ndlng-up Of accounts. The debts OF The
society FOR food, &C., and the expenses OF manage
ment were first paid AMI then the balance was
divided among the members according 10 their
shares My host was assured that the society had
been In existence for more than roo years.
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ENGLAND,s COAST DEFENsrs
War Secretary StanhOpe Frankly Ac.
knOWledges Their Weakne

War Secretary StanhOpe Frankly Ac.
knOWledges Their Weakness.
LONDON, March L-Mr. Stanhope, secretary for
war, has issued q memorandum relative to the
army estimates and TO the report OF the committee
he appointed to consider the condition for
defense Of the military and mercantile ports
OF The kingdom. He admits that after a
areful inquiry IL has been ascertained that def.
ctencies exist In the decreases OF Portsmouth PLY.
mouth, and the Thames which render Engiand,s
position dangerously insecure. This condition Of
Affairs, he says, Is mainly due cot to the
m1sspending OF credits but to the rapid
increase OF the offensive power OF other nayies
Mr.. StanhOpe proposes that active measures be
Immediately passed BY parliament in order
10 remedy this weakness. He further states
that the system OF organization re.
Gently prevailing at the war once appears to him
singularly 1ll-calculated TO promote comprehen-
sive and critical examination Of the whole subject
He explains the various reforms that have ALREADY
been made or are medltated.
the xandayd In an article praising Mr.. Stan.
hopes courage, urges the government to give
up their pretended policy OF economy and
Ask parliament for money that Is really In.
dispensable for the due projection Of the
empire. The Times comments Nj. Stanhopes
ylgor, which, II says, promises the dawn OF q new
era OF businesslike efficiency In the war once.
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THE Grsr1sr
. n o FRS
MALT EXTRACT
BEST NCrRrIIvE TONIC
and most
P1ATABLE HEALTH BEVERAGE
FOR Impaired Digestion. Dyspepsia Couvssscencs.
Weak Children. and General Debility
WHAT PRoF. COLEMAN, OF GLASGOW. SAYS OF
IL Suffering from attack Of illness which bad not
only reduced my strength. but brought on extreme
sxhsusion- from inability appropriate food tried
the effects Of the Genuine Johann Hons Malt Extract
wnsgisssful three times day It's Use was followed
~ Married sGscs-l Food. hich had heretofore been
found to pass the alinentary canal unchanged di-
esstsd properly. q There appeared AN increased
power Of evolving animal heat and storing up fat
BswArsof limitations. The genuine has the signature
Of Johann Hon'' the neck VI every bottle. AL
Others are worthless imitationa
JOHANN HoFF Berlin and Vienna New York
00ce: BarclAyn Ja3-tu.thss
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POOR Of1NI0N OF TEE PANAMA CANAI.-Col
James Andrews, Of Pttsourg, who m connected
with the Tehuantepec ship Railway said ye,ter-
DAY That road capable Of carrying 5.OOo-ton ves-
sells was expected 10 be constructed al q cost q
$oOOOOoO he spoke derisively OF the Panama
canal and said that after spending $3.50, 100000
De Lessel,s wanted $4,000 more. He said that
the Panama canal people had changed their plans
so that locks Will Dc built elevations as HIN A.
$50 feet, which was impracticable. as the LOCKS
would be destroyed by earthquakes and other
causes
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The Crown Princes Strength Failing.
SAN RENO, March 1.-The German crown prince
had good night He feels better this morning
The discharge from his throat continues TO bte
tinged with blood. The crown princess Count
Won Seckend0rf1. and Mile. Herpigna have gone TO
meet the Prince OF Wales who will make another
visit 70 san Reno.
BERLIN, March 1.-Prof. waldmeyer has left Ber.
lin for San Reno. dispatch TO the National
Zeiteng from San Reno says the crown prince has
suffered for two days with dyspepsia, and COM
plains OF lassitude.
CONFLICTING REPORT.
LONDON, March 1.-The Brush Medical Journal
announces, by authority, that the German crown
prince Is now slowly improving. His windpipe Is
still In an irritAred state
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THEIR THIRD SET or TKnLEIs-Tbe wis OF Jas
McElmore. living at Texarkana. Tex, has given
blrth 70 tffplets two boys and girl The couple
have been married only three years and this n the
third set OF tnplets that has been born duripY
that time and all alive. The NcElmore neighbot-
hood Is Indifferent 20 an Immigration moySul0nt
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-08-29

'Did you ever notice how contagious
yawning isg said a round faced young
man waiting for a Harlem train the other
afternoon at the Park place station of
the Sixth Avenue Elevated road. you
can make any man yawn if you go about
it properly" continued the young man.
Il have to travel up and down to Harlem
a good DEAL and | amuse myself that way.
Women yawn oftener than men, and fat
men oftener than lean men. The best
time to make them yawn is early in the
morning and late at night. Then all they
want is a hint and off they go. One night
last week sat next to an old gentleman.
He got on at Chambers street and rode up
to Forty-second street. I1nade him yawn
twenty times. Then | was tired,
but the old fellow had gone into the
habit, and thought he would split his
jaws, he kept them so far apart"
The young man had hardly seated him
self in the car before he turned around
and stared straight at a worlzingman OPP
posite, who, of course, looked at him.
Then the young man leaned his head lazily
against the window, closed his eyes,
opened his mouth very wide and began to
yawn with great deiiberation and an air
of utter WEAKNESS. The man in the blue
overalls became interested and stared in
tently at the wide open mouth and the
closed eyes. The young man put up his
hand in affectation of covering his mouth,
and then, as if it was no use to try to
check an overpowering impulse, he drew
his hand away, threw his head still fur
ther back and uttered that sound peculiar
to the hearty yawner-ho-ho-ho. A mo-
ment later the man in the blue overalls
gave evidence of twitching of the jaws,
spasm shot acrsss his cheeks and then
his mouth opened and he yawned so wide
that it appeared as though he were going
to divide and the top of his head would
go on up into space. The workingmau
was now started, and all the way up he
kept yawning every few moments. Then
the young man turned his attention to an
old lady opposite with equal success
New York World.