The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-05
EARLY MORNING NEWS.
Enforcing Prohibition.

At Burlington, Iowa, an important move for
the enforcement of the prohibitory law took
place Thursday. The sheriff made raid on
wholesale liquor establishment and seized
about 200 barrels of whisky and 100 cases of
wine. The Hotel Duncan saloon was sub
iected to u call from the sheriff last evening.
Mayor Duncan is the proprietor of this hotel.
A Big Week of Failures.
The business failures occurring throughout
the country during the last seven days, as re-
ported to r. G. Dun & Co., number for the
United STATES $50, and for Canada 2s, or q
total of 3S7, as against q total Of 900 last
week, 3ll the week previous to the last and
279 the corresponding week of last year
Failures are usually numerous at this season
OF the year for variety of reasons, but 3S1 in
one week is probably the highest number ever
recorded in this country in that period OF time
The Big Sugar Fraud.
The alleged electric sugar refining process of
Henry c. Friend and his wife has been dis
covered to be a gigantic swindle and New
York and English capitalists have been vic
timized to the extent of million dollars, of
which Friend, who is now dead his widow
and Others in the plot received S25O,OOO.
A Big Land Deal.
One Of the biggest land deals on record has
been consummated with the BRAZILIAN Coy
ernment by New York, Pttsburg and Wash
ington capitalists. The principal object of the
promoters of the scheme Is to open up valua-
Bile diamond and gold fields in far Western
Brazil, and, in order to prosecute investiga-
tion and carry on the work, q company with
a capital OF 81, ,000, 600 is in process of forma-
tion. The grant is for between $4,000 and
| $4,000 acres Of land bordering the Amazon
River in the region of the Andes Mountains.
Doesn't Want IA Cabinet Position.
In an editorial appearing in the Baltimore
american yesterday General Felix Aguus
states that while he appreciates the good will
OF friends who.have urged him forl place in
| President-elect Harrisop's Cabinet he prefers
| to remain in charge of his paper and does not
wish Cabinet position.
The 60" Strike Is Over
| Another conference was held yesterday be
| tween the officials of the "Q,n and the repr o
| sentatives of the striking engineers. At its
close 1t was publicly announced that the strike
had been settled, but the terms were not made
public.
| A Skeleton With the Shekels.
The people OF Jacksonport, Ark, wer
! thrown into furry of excitement yesterda,
| by rumor that a very large amount OF none,
aud valuable treasures had been dug out OF
| the ground near the residence Of Jack Hartil
during the night. A skeleton supposed to bl
| that of woman lies on top Of the ground
having been taken out of the sepulchre wher
the treasure was also entombed,
He Knew Washington.
David Irwin, aged 115 years, a resident O
Minnesota, died Th ursday and was burie
yesterday He was acquainted with Presi
deut George Washington and other statesmen
of his time, and served in the wrr Of 1872. II
was widely known.
Chicago Editors Arrested.
The managing and city editors of the Oh
cago Times have been arrested for crimina
libel in printing an interview with Mrs. Low
eustein charging her husband, Detoctlv
Lowenstein, with Improperly obtaining good
from thieves aud prisoners and sharing tn
proceeds with Inspector Bonfield and Cap
Tain schaalt,
Suspicious Death,
Manuel Fratus, whose wife eloped thre
weeks ago with youthful SUDDEN
has died in Norwich, Conn, under circun
cumsta nces which give rise to suspicion
that he had been poisoned.