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Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-24

Great Special sale at Wineburgh's.
We desire to inform the ladies that we have
lust opened an elegant new line OF spring nov
elites, comprising parasols. sateens, Persian
band trimmings, Jane Hading" veilings, chal-
lis, seersuekers chsmbrys, India silk. ETC., on
which we quote the lowest prices in this city
For To-day We offer
A lot of novelty beige dress goods. assorted
light and dark colored grounds, with neat,
fancy checks and stripes, for 1219 cents yard; /;
one pattern only to each customer; you should
see these goods,
VIA lot Of fancy sateens. all colors and neat
designs, at 1212 cents yard
A lot of fancy figured wool challis new pat
terms, such as you pay 25 cents for, at 8 cents a
yard; one dress pattern only 10 each customer;
they won't last long at 8 cents yard.
A lot of double width fancy wool mixed suit.
ings, dark and light patterns, for 5 so suit.
lot of eolored Jerseys, coat back, rfect
fitting, in black navy, garnet, scarlet % and car
A lot of French imported Jerseys, fine cash
mere, all colors, formerly So, for 81 so each.
A lot of ladies' genuine Isle threadsvests mot
cotton), silk bound, sold for rs cents, at 25
cents each two only to each LADY in pink, blue,
ecru and white.
A lot of pure silk vests with silk ribbon trim
mings, worth $175, for rs cents each. Two
only to each customer
s lot of pure linen checked doyles sold else
where at DO cents, for % cents dozen. No
A lot of Jane Hading yelling, ring dotted,
deep border, 80 cents yard.
A lot of ladies cape collars, 4-ply linen, neat
styles, all sizes. 6H cents each.
a lot of gents 4-ply linen collars, four shapes,
sizes 121z to II, at S13 cents each.
A lot of India silks, all colors, so cents a
This advertisement appears each alternate
day.
209 South Spring. between Third and Fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
"BADGERED" AND BLACKMAILED.
Married Men Fall Into the Meshes of q
Dangerous Couple.

Recently three or more respectable married
men have reported to Lieutenant Amiss that
they had been inveigled into room on 18th
street, between and F, by young man, and
while there had been 1eeced by a young woman
of S5S, SIS and $50 respectively. Last evening
the lieutenant sent out Sergeant Byrnes and
Officer Werder (the latter in citizens clothes)
to investigate, and the result was the arrest of
the man and woman, who gave their names as
John Doe and Jennie Brown. 1t is believed
that they came here from New York. 1t is
likely that none of the victims will come to the
front as their accusers, but there will be a way
found to hold them. They
HAD THEIR PICTURES TAKEN
to-day for the police gallery, notwithstanding
they objected.
1t has been ascertained that the custom of
the couple was not only to play the badger
game" but to play the victim for all he was
worth. For instance, after the victim had
fallen into the meshes of the siren, the man
would wait on the outside, track the victim to
his home, learn who he was, and then COM
mence to blackmail him If he was worth it
The man, who last night gave the name Of
John Doe, this morning said he was John
Rowe. He is a fine-looking young fellow. who
gave his age as twenty-five, but is perhaps
three or four years older. The woman is
QUITE A HANDSOME BLONDE,
with bleached hair, but her complexion is
somewhat tallowy, as if from the use of cos
metics. She has light blue gray eyes which
she can use with effect. This morning. on
searching the rooms occupied by the couple, a
receipt for pawn ticket 239I3, issued by Harris
* Co., of Chicago, for ring on which S33 was
due, was found in the band of the mans silk
hat. This receipt was given by the United
States express company, on February 5. to W..
II. Morrison, and Lieut.. Amiss and Officer
Weeden took it to the express Office and fonnd
that the ring had been sent him. 1t is a fine
one, with emerald center circled by diamonds,
and in value approximates 500. The police
have thus far failed to ascertain anything of
the antecedents of the pair not even from
whence they came. They positively refuse to
past history
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ANACOSTIA.

NoTEs-Fidelity Lodge No. 81, I. O. G. T..
met in their lodge rooms inokIasonic Hall last
evening. and remarks were made by nearly all
the members present--Several applications
from the poor of Hillsdale and vicinity for food
and fuel have been made to the police, but as
there are no available funds for charitable pur-
poses the poor have to be sent to their homes
hungry.-At the annual meeting of the teach
ers and officers of the NJ. Z. Sunday school. held
at the residence of Capt. ID. E. Pitcher on
Tuesday evening, the following officers were
elected: Superintendent, H. A Linger; assist
ant superintendent, A. Etzler; secretary. J. H.
Dony; treasurer, ID. Z. Pitcher; organist, Miss
Bette Linger; librarian, Albert Gator; assist
ants, Geo. Watson and Harry Emo.
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THE AsIATIC SQUADRON.
Commander Belknap to Succeed the
Late Rear.Admiral Chandler.

Secretary Whitney to- day issued an order de-
taching Commodore Geo. E. BeIknap from his
duty as commandant of the Mare Island navy
yard, California, and ordering him to duty in
command OF the Asiatic station, to take the
place of Rear-Admiral Chandler, who died last
sunday. No one has yet been selected to sue
coed Commodore Belknap at the Mare Island
yard. The Asiatic squadron is regarded by
naval officers as the most desirable one to COM
mand. principally because it is sufficiently far
from Washington to make telegraphing such an
expense as to permit the commandant of the
squadron to do practically as he pleases. Sec
retaries do not usually care to do very much
cabling of instructions to an admiral when il
costs three or four dollars a word, and the re-
suit is that the admiral is more truly in COM
mand Of that squadron than in any other case.
Then, too. the Asiatic station is, next to the
North Atlantic, provided with the largest
squadron, and large feet is the delight Of an
admirars heart. The European squadron is a
small one, and so are the Pacific and the South
Atlantic squadrous, The North Atlantic is
large, but it has the disadvantage of being too
near home-the Secretary does more command
ing than the admiral. There is somewhat of a
strife going on between Commodores Benham
and Braine for the New York yard, with the
chances somewhat in favor of the former. The
ones who does not get the New York yard will
probably be ordered to the Mare Island yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

koKoMo DIVISION, X. OF p, SUSPENDED
kokomo Division, No. 8, Uniformed Rank
knights OF Pythias, has been suspended by
supreme Chancellor Ward for INSTRUMENTATION.
This is one of theemost widely known of the
drill squads, and has captured many prizes for
proficiency. Last June, at a meeting in Gin
cinnati of the Supreme Lodge of the World .
drill for large prizes was one Of the features.
The judges were officers Of the regular army.
The first prize was awarded to the Hastings
mich. division. The Kokomo knights made
charges rejecting on the honor of the judges.
The supreme chancellor ordered Kokomo 70
apologize to the judges. This Kokomc failed
to do, and the division suspended until the
next meeting of the Supreme Lodge. Their
only appeal is to the Supreme Lodge Of the
World
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

PROPOSED CIvu-SEnvIcE REFORM CONFER
ENcE.-The civil-seryice reform association of
Maryland, has extended a call TO reformers ia
various parts of the United States 10 attend a
conference in Baltimore on February %. There
will be general discussion as TO the policy of
civil-service reform associations. The re-
formers state that their object. with reference
to the administration of Mr.. Harrison is to
have retained as many efficient ofice-holders
as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
John NJ. LangstOn's Plan.

HE WOULD BREAK THE SOLID SOUTH By ENFoRC-
ING THE ELECTION LAWS.
Pittsburg Special to the New York World. Feb. Is.
John NJ Langston. ex-minister to Hayti, is a
pilgrim to indianapolis, having passed
through Pittsburg last night. Securely packed
away in his gripsack was a new plan for the
disintegration of the solid south.
Prof. Langston outlined the plan. He said:
Representative colored men from all parts OF
the country will meet at the Bates house, In
dianapolis, tomorrow morning. This meet
ing is for the purpose of presenting what our
race conceives to be the only feasible plan yet
formulated for the disintegration of the solid
south and the publication OF the ballot. We
have no demands to present to Presldent-elect
Harrison, no names to urge for cabinet posi-
tons, nothing to ask for ourselves. The plan
is simple. The colored race desires that the
office Of the Department Of Justice be given to
a man of such emlnence as republican, such
attainments as lawyer and such nerve as an
executor of the United States election laws,
that the solid south will be dissipated as a
political factor by the casting and counting Of
our votes. We would have the Department of
Justice what it was meant TO be-the bulwark
of equal rights or free citizens. We have had
emancipation for twenty-five years. 1t is
about time we have recognition. We will ask
President-elect Harrison to appoint an Attor-
ney-General who will exert and put in motion
United States election laws in every southern
state, instead of allowing democratic mob
law and ballot-box outrages to disfranchise
the colored voter. In return we will promise
to the republican party the electoral vote of
every southern state"
"Are Gen Harrison's ideas on the subject of
free ballot and fair count acceptable to the col
ored racer" was asked.
sThey are, indeed" was the reply. ''His
letters to me have taken the strongest possible
ground 30 far as our race is concerned
'Is the President-elect cognizant Of the pres
emit movement"
He is not unacquainted with our arrange
ments. We shall make no formal call upon
him, however. 1t is a race movement purely,
and we will merge our personality entirely
in it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
A Baltimore EIOpement.

YOUNG GIRL GOES OFF WITH FIFTY-YEAR-oLD
MAN-HER FATHER FINDS THE COUPLE HERE.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon,
of Baltimore, were found at No. Cos Massa-
chusetts avenue and returned to that city. Mr.
Gordon Is barkeeper, about fifty years old,
who has been engaged in Baltimore at the
Hotel Trimper, No. $50 West Baltimore street
Last week he left there, and about the same
time the daughter of Mr.. Trimper a young
girl few months less than fifteen years old.
disappeared also. As soon as their flight was
known Mr.. Trimper invoked the aid of the
police OF Baltimore, and through them the
police OF this city. Inquiries were made here,
and Sergeant Perry and couple of officers
went with the father to the house on Massa-
chusetts avenue and found the couple. After
q somewhat excited interview in which all
parties were assured that Mr.. Gordon and the
girl were married, and the girl stated that she
loved her husband and would remain with him,
the father concluded to make the best of it,
and they all returned to Baltimore.
FAMILY TROUBLEs.-This morning in the
Police Court before Judge Miller, Richard L.
Saunders, colored with handkerchief bound
| around his head, was at the bar charged with
an assault and battery on his brother. James
saunders, who appeared with his ear bound up.
Richard was also charged with threats to his
mother, Mary p. Saunders James testified
that yesterday his brother Richard interfered
Win ms boy, ana when he told him not to do
| 1t Richard attacked him with table knife, cut
ting his ear: Witness supposed that Richard
got his head cut when he, witness, knocked him
against the door. He also testified that Rich
ard threatened to cut his (witness0 throat and
his mothers throat Also The defense at
tempted to show that the house where the
affray occurred was the defendants, and
showed tax bill alleging that the property
was bought with defendants pension money.
The mother testified that her son was q terrible
man. and had threatened to kill her. Richard
testified that he had been here before on this
business and pleaded guilty and went to Jail
for six MONTHS for peace, but not one of them
came to see him He denied that he CONS
mitted any assault, but asserted that the boy
(Allen) cut his father while cutting at him
(Richard) and he tRichard1 was as innocent as
lamb. The court said that the prisoner APP
peared to have some interest i'm the property.
To inquire further into the case the prisoner
was sent to Jail for further hearing.
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PROFESSIONAL.

DROP. CLAY, WONDERFULLY GIFTED CLAIR
Il voyant, Astrologer and Spiritual Medium. Born
With second sight and veil Livery hidden ystery re-
yealed Receivers lost or stolen property. Finds hid
den treasures Gives lucky numbers Causes speedy
marriages Brings separated together Gives success
in business heoves all family troubles and evil
OF Others Judge not all alike, the Professor can con-
vince the most skeptical Strangers from other cities
Will time and disappointment by calling on the
only genuine cairyoysnt in this city, he succeeds
where all Others tail, and adyertises only what can
GO. sittings, 5Oc Lfe-reading by mail receipt OF
81. Name, lock OF hair, date OF birth Hours to &
Open Sundays from " b pm
jan26-tomhl. 42l 9th St NV
NINE. BROOKE TELLS ALL THE EVENTS OF
AN1 LIFE All business confidential. Ladies and gen.
t!emen % cents each AUS st. between 4th and 9TH
sts NV se24-22we
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The Aged King of the Netherlands.

ST. James Budget, January 19.
The days of the king of the Netherlands
seem to be fast drawing to close. His mai
esty's condition is said to be hopeless. Fortu-
nately for his subjects and for Europe, the
Dutch succession is not now in the perilous
condition in which it was few years ago. The
kings sons by his first wife-two exceedingly
feeble and disreputable young gentlemen
were dead when ten years ago he married the
sister of the duchess of Albany. The offspring
of this marriage is a little girl. who will sue
coed in due course TO the honors and dignities
Of the house of Orange-Nassau, and il is sin
cerely to be hoped Will revive the health and
stamina of that illustrious but somewhat de-
bilitated dynasty. For if anything were to
happen to this royal young lady there would
be various claimants to the throne, some of
whom are much too closely connected with the
royal house of Germany to be welcome either
to the Dutchmen or the rest of the world. The
most important point for the moment in con-
nection with the illness of the king is that
with his death the succession TO the duchy Of
Luxembourg will pass out Of the main branch
of the OrangeNassau line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
Ice Harvesting on the Susquehanna

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.
HAvRE DE GRACE, Feb. lS.-The ice men are
now making considerable preparation for gath
ering ice. The continued cold weather is caus-
ing the ice on the susquehanna river to in
crease in thickness daily, and in some places.
especially east of Garrett island, there is a
thickness of from four 10 seven inches. Some
Of the private icehouses have been filed with
ice from two to four inches thick, but il is now
generally conceded that the harvest will be
abundant.
OAKLAND, Feb. 13.-The people here have
finished gathering ice for the season, and an
unusually large crop has been housed, and that
of fine quality, about twelve inches thick and
clear as crystal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

Police Inspector Bonfeld, of Chicago, who
was suspended from duty pending an investi-
cation Of the charges brought against him by
the Chicago Times, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Mayor Roche In Q caustic letter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for TIE EVENING STAR.

Reported fof TIE EVENING STAR.
TIE New DRAINAeE SYsTEM.-The drainage
OF that portion OF Alexandria north of Cam
eron street and west of Alfred street has been
unsettled ever since the railway tracks we're
laid across il upon Henry and Fayette streets.
Engineer Griffin, of Washington, went over
the ground with the local surveyors some
months ago and its topography was carefully
noted Upon this basis the committee in
charge Of the subject determined the natural
drainage OF that section through the Henry
street sewer and farmhouse drain TO be, under
present circumstances. insufficient. and a new
plan was determined upon by which the sur
face drains are to be broukht into Cameron
street west OF Patrick and carried TO West
street, and there turned into King street to
flow into Hooff's run. The plans for this pur-
pose, which include some new grading. paving,
and guttering on Henry, Cameron. aud West
streets, will be considered by the council be-
fore the close of February.
The BOARD OF TRADE.-The committee OF
twentythree to arrange a constitution, &c.
for the new board of trade, held it's first meet
ing last night at the rooms of the Alexandra
real estate company, and took preliminary
measures toward that object. The general
scope OF the operations of the board was fixed
by the adoption of the Richmond plan with
some amendments. Another meeting of the
subscribers Will be needed before the board
can be finally organized. This meeting will
be held at the common council chamber next
Monuay night
Notes.-The city school board will meet to-
night to again consider whether the new Wash.
lngton school building, built on the plans OF
the Amidon building in Washington, shall be
considered finished without inside blinds
The alarm of fire. about $50 O'Clock last night
was occasioned by slight fire at Portner's
brewery, on north st. Asaph street. The fire
was extinguished early, and the damage was
very slight.-The spirit of the new board OF
trade is shown by the visit of some of its pro.
motors to Washin ton yesterday TO urge the
use in this city of portion of the 800, 900 ap.
preparation for the development of the
sorghum industry.-Mr. Albert Bryan
of this city. has been appointed a CLERK
in the banking house of Riggs & Co.. OF
shington.--Before the adjournment of the
corporation court the case of W. A. Smoot agt
the Arlington brick machine company was
argued and submitted, but the decision is re-
served.-The troublesome black horse of the
Columbia engine has been sold by the fire.
wardens and bay horse purchased TO make q
pair with the fine bay now used by the Column
bia company.--At the recent session of the
District Lodge of Good Templars at Falls
Church Alexandria was represented by Messrs
II. N. Foltz, 1. NJ. Twinger aud G. II. Hayden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

The Nicely block, containing Schwartz's dry
goods store and the Mansfield drug company's
store, at Memphis, was burned last night
causing loss Of nearly 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
An English Bank Notes End.


There is one fate which befalls bank note
that no one yet seems to have noticed, not
even the lynx-eyed chancellor of the exchequer.
What is to be said, or left unsaid, about all
those bank notes which, going out month by
month and year by year from the Bank Of
England. never return? How many 60 down
in ships to the bottom Of the sea? How many
perish in the fires of great cities or are
buried with living men and women in yawn-
ing CULTS by earthquakes? Some. il is on
record, are cast into the fire in a feminine
nit of temper. or used in vulgar ostentation by a
rich coxcomb to light his own or a friends
cigar. Who shall say how many of the lost
notes are not eaten by rats or mice. or torn
to shreds in play by Timothy, the winsome cat?
How many are swept into the sewers of our big
cities. or into the cutters of the streets washed
out of all semblance of their original form and
beauty? All these DESTROYED or missing notes.
representing gold which has never been de-
manded, are pure profit and gain TO the Bank
of England. The immense value of this gain
is known to the Bank of England only The
outstanding notes for a century and more are
recorded in its books and ledgers. o. We gods
and radicals, what an amount of ''unearned
Inc rement' falls to the bank from these I'M
cla med notes, bearing on their face the
promise to pay on demand" many hun
dreds and hundreds of thousands Of pounds.
Whisper it not in Downing street, breathe it
not at St. 3.
1t has long been rumored that the palm of
Mr.. Goschen's hand itches after some of what
the chancellor of the exchequcr considers IN
taxed or insufiiciently taxed profits of the Bank
of England. But the Bank of England is not
an institution to be lightly touched or triied
with. 1t is beloved OF men, it is the outward
and visible sign of the country's wealth. 1t is
not only respectable itself. but it confers re-
speciality on all connected with it. The
holders OF cOnsols-eyen of mere ''Goschens"-
are among the elect of mankind Its stock
holders are princes to be worshipped from afar.
What is the wealth of 0rn1uZ and of Ind COM
pared to that of the bank of England? 1t is the
temple in which the golden calf is set up for
worship. In the heart of man-alas. that il
should be so.-the bank-note (the image in our
day of the golden calf reigns supreme. 1t puts
even womans love in the background. The
Bank of England-especially regards its
gold and bank-note departments. where the
outward and visible signs of wealth may be
looked at and touched-draws the hearts of
men from far and wide. Although its outward
structure is uncouth and mean. to the inward
eye of the worshippers of wealth this "Jerusa-
lem the golden" surpasses in beauty any build
ing ever erected by the hand of man in ancient
times or modern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14

MADE INSANE BY HER CKuDRES's DEATH
Philadelphia Press special from Harrisburg,
Pa. says: Tuesday evening Mrs. Joseph Grover,
of Tarport, Mexican county, went out 10 visit .
neighbor. She left her twin children, two years
and half old, in charge of her sixteen-year-
old son. The son locked the babies in the
house after his mother went away and went 70
the village to play billiards. The house caught
fire and Mrs. Grover saw the flames as she Was
returning home, and fell senseless in the snow.
The house was burned to the ground and the
twins could not be rescued. Their charred
bodies were found in the ruins. Mrs Grover
In q raving maniac and will not survive; her
health having already been undermined By
grief over the recent death Of another child
Sidney Bartlett, Ii. D., a still active member
Of the Boston bar, observed his ninetieth birth
day Wednesday. He was Q contemporary Of
Daniel Webster and Rufm Chosts.
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