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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
RoB1NsoN,s RELIABLE C1orH1Na

RoBrNsoN's RELIABLE CLOTHING.
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FINE CLOTHING
SUCH CLOTHING. FOR INSTANCE, AS WE
HANDLE-THERE's MORE TO BE THOUGHT OF,
AND PROVIDED FOR. THAN THE MERE RELIA-
BILITY OF THE MATERIAL. FINE MATERIAL
BOTCHED IN The MAKING MAKES MUCH
LESS DESIRABLE SUIT OR ovERCoAT THAN
POOR MATERIAL WELL CUT AND MADE AND
TRIMMED WITH GOOD TASTE. BUT WHEN
THE MATERIAL is OF THE MOST DESIRABLE
KIND-NoT ALONE IN QUALITY BUT ALSO
IN DESIGN - PATTERN AND THE MAX
ING THE RESULT OF THE HIGHEST
ORDER OF SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE
BUSINESS, AND THE TRIMMINGS. NOT ONLY
OF TIE BEST. BUT SELECTED WITH TASTE
AND JUDGMENT. You HAVE CLOTHES COM
BINING IN THEMSELVES ALL THE ESSENTIAL
ELEMENTS OF FINEST CUSTOM TAILORING.
THAT'S THE KIND WE CARRY READY TO PUT
ON AND WEAR OUT AT PRICES FULLY ONE
THIRD LESS THAN CUSTOM TAILoRs CHARGE
FOR GOODS APPRoxINIATING OURS IN STYLE
AND ELEGANCE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

PERsoNAL.-Senator Squire Of Washington,
Senator Blair, Senator Bate of Tennessee and
Congressman Stump are in New York
Corporal Tanner will be a guest of the Butler
club of Boston and will make a speech at the
dinner on the anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans.-T Hubbard of St Louis. c. Damon
OF Plttsburg and W. J. Wood of England are at
Willard's.-M. L. French and u. q. Smith.
U.S.N.. and c. Fisher OF Trenton. Nj, are at
the Ebbitt.-W. II. Talbot and wife OF San
Francisco, L. T. Sheldon and wife OF New York,
w. NJ. Murray OF Pittsburg, Percy J.. Darling
ton of West Chester, Pa, are at the Normandie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

An Iowa girl, Flora Loak has Just shot
man dead for serenading her grandfather on
the occasion OF his latest marriage
A lump of nearly pure lead was taken out of
the ground near Joplin, No., a few days ago.
1t weighed about 5000 pounds.
A dispatch from Dubuque, Iowa, says that
from all that can be gathered Senator Allisons
reelection is beyond question.
Rev. L. B. Goodall, temporary pastor Of Oak
wood Avenue Baptist church at Orange, N. j.,
was married to Miss Emma Bell of Charleston,
s. c.. to avoid q suit for breach Of promise,
although he was ut the time engaged to be
married to Mrs. Smith, the organist Of the
chuych.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26

While returning from Christmas eve dance
early yesterday morning Miss Mamie Camp
bell and her escort, Benjamin Lovett, both of
Williamsburg, Pa, we're struck by the oyster
express ON the Pennsylvania railroad. She
was killed and he fatally hurt.
At Kingston, Ont, five eonvicts who were
making Christmas pudding in the penitentiary
Tuesday night, overpowered three officials in
the bake shop, scaled the walls and escaped
At Mckenzie Lake, Texas, a man was killed
Saturday while resisting arrest. who is thought
to be Rube Burrows, the celebrated bandit
James J. Arnold of Ashville, Ala, last Friday
recovered his daughter, who was stolen from
him five years ago by woman, the child being
then six years old
The St Paul city detective force have cap
tured a dangerous gang of thieves, located the
fences" where plumber was stored, and cap
tured about 81 900 worth Of stolen goods.
At Cincinnati John r. Mclean, editor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, yesterday distributed
$4,000 among the charitable institutions.
A convention was held in New York last
night Of delegates representing twenty-eight
organizations Of Hebrew workingmen, with a
total membership OF 10000 persons In Boston,
Providence, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati,
Philadsiphia and baltimore. The purpose Of
the meeting was 10 organize . national He
brew organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Tur COOP WoRk Gors Or.

Thirteen seventy-Five 75)-has been the ruling
Price ct our house all this week Mond,y, Tuesday
THE and even Wednesday morning the
PEOPLES demand for these Suits kept up
IMPARTIAL from early opening until we closed
JUDGMENT Today-the day Immediately fol-
Is lowing Christmas. when everybody
LOUD expects g dull dsy-the scramble
IN began aeain-with renewed visor.
OUR We've had these sales before when
PRAISE we thought they were successful;
COMMENCING but this one has overtopped them
METHODS Tho reason for IL may be that the
values arc Offering superior TO any we've ever
Put before you heretofore. Our stock this fall and
winter certainly has been better than any it's
been our good fortune to control-tha.'s because
We are always studying for improvement-and these
Suits that we are Offering you a. $3.50 are our
regular s24. s23 s22. eco and els lines-with not
oil. but some Of. our s25 styles.
Cassimeres, Fancy CheviOts and Tweeds are in the
majority-but not to have a single one of you dsap-
pointed we've put in or two lines Of Plain
Blsck Cheyiots, some Fancy Worsteds and Cork
screws
II out of the hundred different styles
sl375 we've got displayed in one of our 9TH street
sl3.7o windows you shouldn't be able to suit your
sl375 taste may the twenty-odd other styles-up-
sl375 stairs that hadn't room to show up
s1375 may be just tehot you want You will be
s1375 pretty bard to please if your taste can't be
1878 suited of all this galaxy of and orig
a13.75 nal patterns.
S1375 Sacks and Cutaways-An sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Baltimore Markets

BAETiMOhE. Dec. 2O.-COtton Quiet-middling
10Isal0L. Flour duh and unchanged-Howard
street and western super, 2.2oa2.s3: do. extra
2.9UakGl. do. do. family. 3.90a440: City mills
Rio brands, extra. 4:}7a4.50; winter wheat patent
4.G0a490; spring do. do, 5.00a5.2 dO.do straight
4."Ja41o; do. do extra. 3.G0a400. Wheat-south-
ern dull and easier; Fultz, 7,aSi; Long berry, ia
Si: No. =. S3E; steamer, rs: western quiet: No.
winter red, spot. 15Ia a13k; December, 10 va
79L; Januafy. SUaSo1t February, 81 a.aSa March
81 aS3a: May, So aS6k. Corn--southern fairly
active; white, new, 3las6; yellow, new, 3lasti:
western weak; mixed spot, 42la; new spot, 81 y :
year. 81 a}1s+: January, ~; February }6s, a:Si:
March, 37Ha:T q; April, Is ha:}Sl5. Oats firm
southern and Pennsylvania, 2Sa:3l; western white
30a31; do. mixed, 2Sa:9h; graded No. = white. 81
Rye steady-prime to choice 57a6o. Hay firm
prime to choice timothy, Ei.0oal3-50. Provisions
quiet and unchanged-meSS pork. III 80; bulk
meats, loose shoulders, 51f; long clear. g. clear
rib sides, g: sugar picked shoulders, 81; sugar
cured smoked shoulders, 81: hams, IlkaI2l;
lard, refined, ~. Butter quiet-western packed
l4al9s best roll, 11a19; creamery, 23a26. Eggs
steady-western, 22a23. Coffee quiet-hio cargoes
fair, l9kal94. Sugar dull and lower-A soft. Ga
Copper frm-refined, Halls. Whisky unchanged
LILO Freights to Liverpool per steamer firmer-
Hour per ton in sacks. 21a22s.; grain per bushel
I'd Cork for orders-5s.a5s3d. Sales-corn, 25,-
900 bushels.
Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. Dec. % topening)- wheat-Decen-
Der, Tx; January, TN; May, syn. Corn-De-
cember, 81 January, BOZ; May, 32d. Oars-Jan-
uary, e0L; May, 22ss. Pork-January, 9I2k; May
9.55. Lard-January, 5.So; May, 800. Short ribs
Not quoted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Damn is Not Profane Language.

From the Baltimore sun.
After carefully hearing and weighing the
evidence against Patrolman Bernard Byrne of
the central district, who was charged by ]. III.
Ward with ''profanely swearing on the public
street, Justice Hobbs yesterday dismissed the
case. Mr. Ward stated that. while under arrest
by Patrolman Byrne, he asked to be allowed TO
get his umbrella, to which request the patrol
man answered: No, damn it, 1 am going to
run you in" John Bergner aud William l..
Thomas. witnesses for the defense, testified
that the accused was known not to be a swear
ing man. and the only time on this particular
occasion when Patrolman Byrne said damn
was when he said to the prisoner, Il will
allow no man TO blackguard and damn me on
the street." The justice explained that the
mere use eof the word damn was not more
significant than the word ''durn." He said the
word damn" as defined by Webster and
Worcester and the encyclopedia, when used by
itself, is not ''profane language" III" con-
tinued he, "the prisoner had used itin conjunc-
ton with the name of God, then should have
found him guilty and punished him far more
severely than l did Mr.. Ward. As It is, 1 dis
miss the case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Christmas at Takoma Park.

The day was quietly observed in family
gatherings and friendly interchange of COM
pliments and gifts. In the evening at the Ford
mansion occurred an informal but somewhat
notable assemblage of friends Of Mr. and Mrs.
Seth Ford, who, by a concensus of opinion were
found to BIO all nationalists. An immense
Christmas tree was exhibited to the
visitors. 1t was erected and decorated by
Misses Gracia and Cherry Ford in compliment
to their guests Misses Martie and Florence
Caine of Salt Lake City. Fine banjo Ducts
were also given by the Ford sisters beauti-
fui Christmas tree was also exhibited to visitors
at the residence of Mr.. l.. L. Dudley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-26
Real Estate Matters.

J. NJ. Green has bought for $1,000 of s. r.
Flynn sub IL, square 1913, q by 95 feet on Q
between 18th and 10th streets northwest
I. Rupert has bought for 100 subs 3fS to
800 of j. S. Weaver. and for 81, 500 subs 32l and
322, square GA, 64.2S9 by So feet on Fenton
place between North Carolina avenue and LIST
street east
Jane Pearl has bought for $1,000 of C. II.
Nichols subs 10 to 10, square 1913, each 221 by
80 feet on Q street between 10th and 18th streets
northwest.
Harriet Abbott has bought for "a 635 % Of
Elizabeth S. Saum parts 10 and 20, SIP H. s sub
of Mt. Pleasant, on Brown street and Howard
avenue.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
The Shameful Hunt for spells Encour
aged by President Harrison.

The Shameful Hunt for Spells Encour.
aged by President Harrison.
The man who turns his eye toward
Washington beholds return OF all the
scandals of Grants time, without the
bright shield of victory to conceal
some part of the grossness of the stu
alton. The chief figure is Tanner, an
irreclaimable demagogue. dangerous
as well to the Republican party as to
the Nation. He already takes credit
that he has not yet exceeded the
eighty odd millions of pension appro
priations set aside by the proiigate
Congress of 1888 and 1889, although
he can not promise the Republic that
Congress has supplied enough money
to meet the certificates he will issue
between now and the 30th of June.
Meantime, the office-seekers who
went to Washington to obtain a comp
trollership have stayed to demand
authorship, and the scene among the
regular messengers, watchmen and
laborers beggars description. 1t is
probable that every Democratic scrub
woman in tho Interior. Treasury and
State buildings will be displaced to
make way for a scrub woman who fol-
lowed the star which rose at Indian.
apolis Lists of this base prescription,
unparalleled IN the history Of political
spoils, have been prepared by all the
appointment t-clerks, and nothing short
of Congressional influence will now
maintain a gardener in his monthly
stipend.
1t is the pharisaical contention OF
degradation of government is made
necessary by the hold which the Civil
Service law gives to the incumbents OF
Office who have passed examination
for labor in the higher walks; but the
utter falsity of this statement has been
noted in the letters of dismissal which
almost every Democratic civil servant
already holds or will shortly receive.
The victim of the spoils orgy is not
discharged from work. He may work
if he choose. He is informed that on
and after certain date pay will be
withheld on the ground of in
competency.
And the hunt for Office would be less
shameful if the Republican followers
were not equally with Democrats the
objects of political conquest. The dis
charge of Pearson, the Republican, at
New York City, has shown that Gen.
eral Harrison feels no conjunction in
acknowledging that, when he took
Office, he set forth to GUST every othe
servant Of the great Republic, no mat
ter nat his politics.
Democrats who were impatient that
Mr.. Cleveland should forbear with Of
fensive partisans, bent on establishing
the present regime-these Democrats
may look upon the spectacle now Of
fered and thank their fortunes it was
not seen four years ago, for it is so
monstrous and unsightly that the po-
litical organization which has COM
manded it will not outlive the disgrace
of it.-Chicago Herald.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
Bankrupted by Protection.

The Alma Manufacturing Company
of Philadelphia, which has just made
an assignment, appears to have fallen
avictim to our tariff laws. Its bust
ness was the manufacture of worsted
and wooden goods. The managers of
this company were stanch Republic
ans, and last fall expressed themselves
very confident that if Harrison was
elected the manufacturing interests of
the country would be safe. The re-
cent failure shows that these views
were dictated rather by party preju-
dice than by business sagacity. In
business circles in Philadelphia the
failure has attracted good deal of at
tention, not on account of its magni-
tude, but because it is regarded as
significant of trouble which is wide
ly prevalent. The opinion is freely
expressed that the high tariff on wool
is responsible for the failure. Other
similar failures have occurred and
other establishments have made great
reductions in the extent of their OPP
erations. louisville Courier Journal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13

bribing The people rs tighten the bur
den Of life In every homt 80 take from the
citizen for the cost OF go,g.nment the lowest
possible tribute.
I'VE know that We have espoused the cause
OF right and justice We know that we have
not permitted duty TO country TO wait upon our
expediency. We know that we have not traf.
licked our principles for success. We know
that we have not deceived the people with
false promises and rretenses, and we know
that we have not corrupted nor betrayed the
poor with the money Of the rich. Who shall
say that these things promise no reward and
that triumph shall not follow the enlightened
judgment and the sober second thought of our
countrymenf There are to-day no weak,
weary and Respondent members Of the true
Democracy, and there should be none.
Thoughtful attention to political topics Is
thoroughly aroused. Events are day by day
leading men to review the reasons for their
party Affiliations, and the supporters OF the
principles we profess are constantly recruited
by Intelligent young and sturdy adherents.
Let US deserve their confidence and, stunning
all ignoble practices, let us remain steadfast
to Democratic faith and to the cause of our
country. II we are true and loyal to these the
day OF our triumph will surely and quickly
come nnd our victory shall be fairly and nobly
won through the invincible spirit OF true
Democracy,
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
MINERS BADLY FOOLED.
Poor worklng-Sfsn Duped By . Scandal
Gus Political Trick.

Poor Worklng-Men Duped by Scanoai-
Gus Political Trick.
Early In the last Presidential cam
paign the coal-miners Of Clay County.
Ind, were notified by the operators
that 1t would be for their interest to
vote for the Republican candidates.
To bring the matter home TO them
with greater force, as the day OF cleo
ton drew near. some OF the mines
were shut down and the men reduced
to idleuess. In announcing the closing,
the officers of the mining companies
explained that it was due to the tariff
agitation. To make this clear, letters
were published from o. b. Potter and
other manufacturers in Chicago, who
are also heavily interested in Clay
County mines. stating that the pros
pect OF Cleveland's election and the
passage OF the Mills bill had compelled
them to close their works and hence
to suspend their purchase OF coal, and
that the suspension would probably be
indefinite unless Harrison was elected,
the protective tariff saved and pub
llC lCSbOICu. hO WI
spondence was published in the Indian
anpolis Standardization home Of
fetal organ-and other Republican
papers, and was placed in the hands OF
every miner in Indiana and Of thousands
of other working-men. 1t undoubted-
ly had its desired effect in changing
many votes from Cleveland to Harri-
son, and in Clay County the majority
for the Democratic candidates was re-
duced to very narrow margin.
Mr.. Cleveland was not elected,
the Mills bill did not pass; General
Harrison was elected. the high pro-
tective tariff was saved, and, it is to
be presumed, public confidence was
restored. How was it with the Clay
County minersP Were they saved as
we'll as the protective tariff? Having
given their votes as the bosses direct
ed, did the bosses keep faith with them
by reopening the mines and employing
them at old ratesP Not much. The
men had simply been duped by
scandalous trick, and the parties to
the fraud laughed at tho simplicity OF
their dupes.
When the operators were ready to
reopen the mines they fixed a new
scale of wages, which the men refused
to accept Harrison is President, and
the high protective tariff saved, but
the operators insisted on a cut in
wages Of from twenty to twenty-five
per cent, the heaviest cut ever made
in the State. The operators through
out the State made common cause
against the mon and insisted on the
reduction. For two days the oper-
ators and the miners were in confer
ence at Brazil, Clay County, the men
proposing that the differences between
them be submitted to arbitration.
The operators would not consent to
arbitration, and told the men they
could either take the reduced wages
or go without work. Cleveland Plain
Denlap
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
The Farmers and Protection.

Now is a first-rate time TO buy land. 1t has
been many years since land in this section has
been held at prices SO low as at present.
There is no need OF going West when you can
buy improved Eastern farms for twenty-five
dollars an acre. and good buildings on the land
at that.-Grauville JournaA
Improved farms with good bull d.
ings for twenty-five dollars an acre!
Yet the farmers have had the benefits
of the boosted "home market" and
protection" and all that for these
many years. Mr. Tiller of the Soil,
you are Peter, and you are being i'm
poverished to make protected" Paul
rich. And he makes a fool of you
with it all. He tells you that you,
too, are protected, and for proof
points to the tariffs on wool and
potatoes and grain, etc. But what
have they profited you? You are run.
ming behind all the same, growing
poorer, that's certain; you know it,
and the DISCRIMINATING mortgages
in the county clerks Office prove it.
For every cent that protection"
puts into your pocket it takes out a
dollar. That's why you are becominga
pauper and Paul is becoming mill
ionaire. Protection" is fine thing
for the Pauls, but how has it been
with the Peters during this twenty-six
years experience? The twenty-nine
thousand four hundred and eighty
eight pages of mortgages written
within that time in the books at the
clerks Office of this county speak
eloquently in answer.-Catskill On.
" Recorder.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
THE FASTEST TRAIN.
Experience of the Train That Ran Away
at 10 Miles an Hour.

Experience of the Train That Ran Away
at 10 Miles an Hour.
The papers of the country recently
contained dispatch to the effect that
a runaway train on the Duluth & Iron
Range railroad attained the frightful
81 eel of ITO miles an hour before being
wrecked. An interesting account OF
the wild ride is given by Superintend-
ent Sydney I. Pope, OF the road, for
merly Boston man. He wrote to
friend as follows:
II had been up the road the day be-
fore, and coming back had my car
hitched on the rear of the ore train.
All the cars had been newly equipped
with air-brakes, which worked all right
until we reached the big hill which ex-
tends back from here 1.-TWO Harbors,
Mich. about twelve miles. When we
were about three miles from the sum-
NIT the air gave out and the train ran
away. I was asleep at the time it
started, and when we had gone about
three miles the conductor woke me-
We were going then faster than ever
rode before. and knowing that the train
was sure to leave the track soon, we
cut off our car. AS soon as we set
our brakes the train was out of
sight like a flash. We followed up
slowly, and in about twelve miles
found them in a ditch. The cars evi,
IDENTIFY left the track first and dragged
back on the engine, stopping her with
out throwing her off the track very
badly. The fireman and head brake
man, both of whom were on the en-
CINE, were not even scratched. The
engineer had one leg broken, but is
doing we'll. 1t is a wonder that the
engineer was not killed, as the rods on
the engine broke and smashed the cab
almost to pieces. He thinks he fell
through the bottom of the cab just as
the engine left the track. The ma
chinery of the engine is, most of it.
literally burnt up, owing to the fric-
ton OF the great speed, and the en-
gineer says that the last part Of the
way the lower part of the engine
and the track looked like streak
of fire. or course it was only
guess. but 1 don't think the state
ment made that the train was running
ITO miles an hour was much of an ex-
aggeration. Two-thirds of the cars
were total wreck. If the speed was
100 miles an hour and the train went
hut
was cut of, it may be called close
call for the occupants of the carr
Boston Letter.
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-06-13
Tn. Author Of " America

Rev Samuel Francis Smith, ID. D., Is the
incarnation Of his famous hymn. His mind
md body at eighty years are as healthy as
the sentiment in MY country, tits OF thee"
The inspiration of his face as strong and as
inspiring of confidence as the measure OF
his song. Mr. Smith. looks like America ="
Both are typically American. The spirit OF
each is gentle but lofty, winning and COM
manding respect 1t beams in the venerable
face and lights the eye. Mr.. Smith Is
man of ordinary stature, trifie stopped
with four score years, but as nimble on his
feet as a man Of sixty. He is full-bodied,
but not stout His face is an oval, with
short fringe of white beard under his chin
and q crown of nearly snow-white hair on
his head His skin is Of that healthy,
transparent pink peculiar to age and in
fancy. His mouth is large and lips full
nose strong and straight, eyebrows heavy,
and eyes bright and kindly In expression
The hymn that has made him famous was
the idle inspiration of youthful rhymster.
Chicago News