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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

DRoPosALs FOR FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH
IL AND WATCHMEN TINE DETECTOR sYS-
TEMS.-December %, lSsS.-Sealed proposals. in
dorsed Proposals for Fire Alarm System.i &C. will
be received at the Bnrean of Provisions and Clothing
Navy Department, Washington, D. c. until ELEVEN
O'CLOCK A. NJ. JANUARY TWENTY-TWO, $50 and
publicly opened immediately thereafter. for ali the
freight labor and materials necessary furnish and
Install ready for use. in the Navy Yard. WASHINGTON
ID. C.. fire alarm telegraph and watchmen time de-
tector systems, an strict accordance with and subject
to- all the conditions and requirements Of the plans
notes and detailed specifications file in the General
Storekeepers office at said Navy Yard where same
can be seen and blank proposals and all necessary
formation obtained. Tie bids decided by lot The
work TO be commenced within days after signing OF
the contract, and TO be completed within 30 days
thereafter The Department the right 10 re-
ject any proposal not deemed advantageous TO the Gov
eminent. JAMES FULTON
d31-1aw4w Paymaster General, u. \. Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

SIF YoUR HAIR is falling, Cooper's "Hair Sue
cess will stop it. MERTz's Drug Store, 1014 F
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
DoS'r forget the sale at AUeENsrE1N's.

READ W. b. Moses & Sons advertisement in
this paper; it is the best opportunity ever Of
fered to buy home furnishings at low prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
A PATHETIC STORY.
Hunting for German Nobleman I'm Phil
adelphia-He Returns to this City.

There IL strange and pathetic story at
tached to Detlef Olscewski, German of noble
birth, who was found Saturday morning by
detectives in cheap lodging house in Phila-
delphia. Olscewski was born in Selesir, Prus-
STA, October 8, 1862, of noble family. Up to
two years ago he was a student of agriculture
at his home in Prussia, but becoming dissatis-
fed sailed for this country, and landed in New
York September -, 1887. Before leaving
home he received letter of introduction from
a friend to MIR. VIM. Burchard of 513 18th street
northwest, this city. Making his way from
New York he was successful in finding
Mr.. Burchard, and put up at
his house. At that time he had money enough
TO last him, by economical expenditure, for six
months. This soon gave out and his new
friends, who had already taken an interest in
him, secured him work as a painter at the
State, War and Navy department building.
This work soon gave out, and Olscewski
thought he would try his fortunes in Balti-
to Philadelphia, and had no sooner reached
that city than he was taken with typhoid fever
and removed to the hospital. After leaving
the hospital he wrote to his friends in WASH
lngton but received no reply During his
absence from this city two letters were re-
ceived from Germany for him, directed in care
OF his friends, the Burchards. Thinking that
the letters contained news of his relatives, and
having situation in view for him, his friends
were eager to find him, but his address had
been lost. After advertising in the papers of
Philadelphia without success, Mrs. Burchard
last Thursday concluded to go to the Quaker
city and try to find him, which she did, as
stated above.
WHAT MR.. BURCHARD SAYS
The husband of the lady who has been SO
charitable was seen to-day by STAR reporter,
and while he admitted that the story was true
he deplored the notoriety it had been given.
He admitted that Olscewski was man of noble
BIRTH but thought that his birth signifed
nothing. He said that there were a hundred
German noblemen in Washington to-day, and
all of them in Strengthened circumstances He
said, further, that in the old country there are
upward of two hundred thousand German no.
blemen in poor circumstances. They are looked
upon, he said, in about the same light that ex-
cOngressmen's sons are in this country, and the
ordinary citizen is often held in higher regard
than these poor noblemen are. Mrs. Burchard
and Olseewski returned to this city yesterday,
and the latter has obtained employment and
will go to work to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

THE SINGLE Tax LEAGUE.-The Single Tax
League, composed of believers in the doc
trines of Henry George, was organized on Sat-
urday evening and the following officers elected:
President, Paul I. Bowen: vice-president.
Maurice Pechin; secretary, VIM. Geddis, and
treasurer, Robert J. Boyd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

GREATEST sensation of the day, AUeESsrIEN's
NILE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
LOCAL MENTION.
The Weather.

For the District Of Columbia Virginia, Mary
land Delaware. New Jersey, and Eastern Penn
s,yiyania, fair. clearing in Northern New Jersey;
slightly colder; westerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

The INDIANA REPUBLICAN CLUB.-The In
diana republican club Saturday evening
elected officers for the ensuing year as follows:
Capt. Thos. H. Mckee. president; NJ. d. Helm,
vice president; VIM. NJ. Bass. recording secre-
tary; W. S. Odell corresponding secretary;
Col. NJ. t. Anderson, financial secretary, and
Major L. P Williams treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07
READ AueENsrE1N's ad. in City Items

FINE WATCHES at low prices. TAPPAN's, 6O4
9th st. NV
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CHEvALIER DE KoNrsKI viii play his own ia
nous composition. 1.-The Awakening of the
Lion" at the yalda grand concert tomorrow
evening.
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ACCURATE TRAIN SERvIcE.-During the
month of December the Senatorial Express"
one of the Z. and o. three hour trains between
Washington and Philadelphia, conformed to
her schedule 50 per cent of the time, and only
once during the thirty-one days was she as
much as a half hour late.
The Flying Yankee" a companion train to
the Senatorial Express" was on the dot 78
per cent of the time. The inaccuracies nearly
all occurred during the first week after the
three-hour trains were placed in service. and
since that date the schedule has been made
more than 80 per cent of the time. When it
is remembered that these are the fastest pas
senger trains in America, excepting the 3. and
0. trains between Washington and Baltimore,
the merit of this performance is more marked
and confirms the confidence of the b. and o.
management in the superiority of their Phila-
delphia line. A three-hour schedule between
Philadelphia and Washington is no longer al
experiment, and the public can depend upon
always having service of three hours or less
between those two cities, via the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

BUILDERS viii find in the inaugural commit
tees advertisement for proposals an oppoEtu-
nifty 70 employ their otherwise idle time in the
erection of the stands on the parks along Penn
sylvania avenue. These privileges are consid-
cred very valuable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

DETECTIVES FRUITLEss SEARCH ANOTHER
LEDGE OF GOLD QUARTz-FIRE ENGINE HOUSE
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Correspondence of The EVENING STAR.
ROCKVILLE, January 6, 1888.
Our usually quiet town was thrown into
state of excitement yesterday evening when it
was whispered that detective of wide repu-
tation was in our midst, and many were the
surmises as to his visit. Upon inquiry it was
learned that the invader was Detective McDev-
lit, of Washington, and that his business was
the detection of the parties who set fire to the
hotel stables of Mr.. W. II. Carr. on the night of
the goth of November last 1t is said that
after his arrival here McDevitt, in company
with Mr.. Carr, visited several houses occupied
by colored people in order, it is supposed. to
get information in regard to the alleged act of
Incendlarlsm. At the house of a colored man
named Holman Offutt, it is reported that they
called his wife into private room and ques-
toned her closely i'll regard to the whereabouts
of her husband on the night of the fire, and in
response were informed that he was at home
and asleep at that hour. Upon learning the
object of the visit of Mr.. Carr and the detec-
tive, Holman became excited. and it is said
they beat hasty retreat under the influence
or his hard swearing and the display of
formidable revolver Other houses in the i'm
mediate vicinity we're visited, but SO far as
learned no information of value was received.
The town commissioners at their late meet
ing determined to build substantial house in
the rear of the Town hall for the keeping of
the rire engines and apparatus appertaining
thereto Many persons advocate the placing
upon this building of a, large bell which shall
warn the citizens of danger.
During the past week. new ledge of gold
quartz has been developed on the farm of Wm
Collins, about four miles from here The firm
working force of hands in its development ex-
press themselves as well-satisfied with the out
put
With the organization of new building as
ISOLATION at this place in few weeks. and the
aid which has already been subscribed by citi-
zens of the District seeking homes in this
favored locality. there will doubtless be a boom
in building next spring. At least thirteen new
dwelling houses will be put up during the spring
and summer.
The Inauguration of President-elect Harrison
will doubtless cause an overflow population of
many thousands to the national capital. and it
may be of interest to know that at this place.
sixteen miles distant are two first-class hotels
and numerous boarding houses. and all within
ten minutes walk of almost hourly trains to the
seat Of government. s. A. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

STRUCK WOMAN IN CHURcH.-John Mercer.
colored, attended the Mission Baptist church
yesterday. Alice Thompson was also there,
70 the minister John objected and struck her.
John was promptly arrested. and this morn
ing Judge Miller fined him $40 or 80 days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

ATTEND AUaENsTEIN's great sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

FINE CLOCKS at TApPAN's. 6O4 9th st. NV.
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For Many of the diseases of women, DIR.
Henley's Celery Beef and Iron is a most agree
able and efficient tonic and nervine. Physi-
clans recommend il. For sale by all druggists. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

STABBED IN THE FACE BY WoMAN.--''Frank
Benton. No. AIS D street alley" is the name
and address of colored man who visited the
Emergency hospital yesterday morning for
treatment He was suffering from two stabs in
the face, which, he said, were inflicted by a
colored woman. He told the doctors that he
had spent the night down town and woman
stabbed him. He refused to tell the woman's
name. DIR. Gill sewed up the wounds and the
man went home
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

HIS HAND MASGLED BY MACHINERY.-Thomas
Fields, young eolored man employed at john
son Bros. saw mill, had his hand caught in the
machinery Saturday afternoon. He was sent
10 the Emergency hospital. where DIR. Gill per-
formed an operation on one finger. His hand
is so badly injured that he will not be able to
use ii for some weeks
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From Rockville.

DETECTIVES FRUITLEss SEARCH ANOTHER
LEDGE OF GOLD oUARTz-FIRE ENGINE HOUSE
AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-07

Reserved Seats 81 and ~ 50, sale Friday morn
ing, January j. at J. r. Fills a Co.. g.BS Pa. ave
BURDITT & NORTH, Managers. Jas
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
THE CORN CROP.
The Amount According to the various
Corn Producing States.

The Amount According to the Various
COrn-Producing States.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28-The Farmers Re-
view publishes the following: Present in
dications point to a larger crop of corn
than has been anticipated by statiGticians
generally. The quality, however, will
not be equal to that of 1888 except in
Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Kansas.
The latter State will harvest a fine crop
this year to offset the failure of last. The
condition of corn in Nebraska was excel
lent during the early part of the growing
season, but hot winds in August brought
down the high average in some counties,
and early frosts damaged late planted
corn in localities. The low condition of
maize in other States is easily accounte d
for by the unfavora BILE season; Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and w isconsin
suffered from a cold, wet spring, which
was very fav orable for cut worms, fol-
lowed by long drought in July and Au-
gust. Minnesota and Dakota suffered for
rain the season through. 1t is az yet too
early to estimate the probable yield OF
thelled corn, but from the reports of cor
respondents we estimate the crop as fol-
.ows:
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
lie PENsIoN oFFloE.

Tho Complexion of the Report OF thb
Commission that Investigated the PSni
sion ONCE. on Which Commissioners
Tanners OmcIaI Head FelI-Pr0spect
that Others viii Also be ReIegatsd to
Private Life.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The Evening
Capital publishes the following: "The
report of Messrs. Ewing, Campbell and
Bruce, the commission that investigated
the Pension Office. though closely guard.
cd by Interior Department officials, Is
gradually becoming known. Printed
copies Of this report are now, aud have
been for some time, in the hands Of all
the members of the Cabinet. Commits
siOner Tanner has one, as also has Major
Warner and Colonel Dudley. By do
grees its contents are being divulged. 1t
is known that the report takes up each
re-rating case separately and each case
is an exhibit in itself. Stress is laid
upon the fact that Deputy Commissioner
Hiram Smith, Jr., received over six thou
sand dollars as a re-rating. This action
of his comes in for severe criticism in
the report. Whether Mr.. Smith has re-
turned this money or not the report
does not state. Mr.. Smith receives
his pension at the Topeka agency. Sec
retary Noble, in view of the report of the
commission, has himself questioned Mr.
rating. 1t is not known definitely wheth- :
er Mr.. Smiths certificate of re-rating is
signed by himself as acting commission
eT or by Commissioner Tanner. The pa
pers in his case went through during Mr..
Tanners absence from the Pension Of
fee.
The report also condemns Mr.. Squires
in round terms. especially for his action
in making cases special. 1t states tha5
Mr. Squires possessed the stamp of Mr..
Tanner as Commissioner. and affixed it
to papers without the Commissioners
knowledge. The number of such cases
a very large numbers given, and Com.
missioner Tanner is criticised for his
gross carslessness in thus intrusting his
official prerogative to a mere private
| secretary, who violated the confd snce
| reposed in him. The names of the PEN
| SION Office officials who caused them-
selves to be re-rated form a conspicuous
| part of the report. Several were dis
| charged at the time by Secretary Noble,
and they now point to the fact that the
! one who received the largest amount Of
| all-Deputy Commissioner Smiths still
/ in office.
| Said member of the board which made
| the investigation: ~
| There was but one of two things fol
/ the President to do in view Of our re-
| port, either to dismiss every one of us
! from the service as unworthy Of belief
| or else relieve Mr.. Tanner from Office"
| The same member intimated that the
! chief culprits were still in position, bu
would soon follow Mr.. Tanner into pri
| vata life
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
is MRS. BENDER ALIVE9

An Old Woman Thought to Be Her Living
in Niles, Mich.
NILES, Mich, Sept 28-Mrs. Bender, Of
the notorious Kansas family of that name,
is said to be living in this town. The
Benders-John Bender and his wife and
their daughter Kate-lived in a sparsely
settled part of Kansas years ago and are
known to have murdered many cbancs
passengers for their money and buried
their bodies. The murders form
one of the most sensational chapters in
the history of American crime. The
woman supposed to be Mrs. Bender has
been a wanderer all her life. She has had
many husbands and many temporary
homes. She has lived here about ten
wears, but claims she was here at tbs
time of the Kansas murders. She says
she rented a house of Judge Fish hers
nineteen years ago, but the Judges
books show thlt il was between ten and
eleven years ago She comes and goes
no one knows where, and pretends to bs
peddlinR. A tintype of the suspected
woman sent to a man named Cole in Men
York, who knew the Benders and was at
their home in Kansas two weeks befoTt
their fight, was sent back vita
this reply, This picture is an exact like
ness of Mrs. Bender" One sent to l. e,
Smith, Of Parsons, Kan, was recognized
as Mrs. Bender.
The discovery that Mrs. Bender was liv.
ing here ia said 10 have been m ade by th'
meEsst chance in Kansas.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
TROUBLE BREWING.
Important Ah1davits as to the Great Strike
of 1886 Likely to Cause Trouble In the

Important Ah1davits as to the Great Strike
of 1886 Likely to Cause Trouble in the
IA. of L.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2S.-Inportant deposit
tions bearing upon the great strike of 1886
have been taken here very quietly, but
when the result becomes known in
Knights of Labor circles it is likely to
cause g large sized row. The recent war
between Mortimer D. Shaw, of this city,
and Master Workman Powderlv, in which
a number of prominent knights of this city
became involved, and which is bringing
Master Workman Powderly and his en-
tire executive board to st Louis, is really
the cause which has led to the present
trouble. The dispositions taken were from
a number of dissatified knights. who. hav-
ing been in the inside of the affairs of the
great strike. have been able to give testi-
mony of great Importance to the Missouri
Pacific railway, which viii be used in de-
fense of the damage suits instituted by the
men prosecuted for the Wyandotte train
wrecking These depositions contain
startling charges against the leaders Of
the knights. Among other tb ings alleged
is a plot to blow up the big Eads bridge
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04

CHANCELLOR GIBSON, at Knoxville,
Tenn, has declared the Dortch law estab-
fishing the Australian ballot system in
Tennessee, and also the registration law,
to be unconstitutional.
BISHOP CHAs. B. GALLOWAY was at
Holly Springs, Miss, on the Both and took
a collection for the endowment fund of
the proposed Methodist Male College in
Mississippi. He secured something over
81 900 He now has 1884, 900 of the 900
necessary to secure the offer made by Maj.
Millsaps.
ALL of the miners at the Sloss Steel and
Iron Company's mines at Birmingham,
Ala, went out on a strike on the Both.
There are about 500 of them. The company
has been paying % cents per ton, but re-
Gently opened "a new seam which was easy
to mine and reduced the rate on that seam
3 per cent.
Gov. TAYLOR, of Tennessee, on the 30th
ordered Adjutapt- General McCord to issue
an order forbidding military companies
drilling on Sunday.
THOMAS MCCARTHY, a young mulatto
about twelve years of age, and a would be
anarchist, was arrested at Memphis, Tenn,
on the 30th charged with attempting to
blow up the house of Ralph McClelIand.
THE Aberdeen, Miss, Fair will be held
October 10, 10, II, is. Many fast horses
will be in attendance and preparations are
being made to accommodate the large
crowd that is sure to attend.
| THE rare ceremony of divorcing woman
| from her dead husband, according to the
old requirements of the Mosaic law, took
place at the Ben Jacob Synagogue at
| 7 .0rfsvfIla XIV on the 3Oth.
ACCORDING to the figures of the State
/ Treasurer of Louisiana, the amount Of
/ fraudulent State bonds already in sight
will reach more than 81, 100000.
The expenditure of so, 100000 by two
English syndicates for the control of an
extraordinary aggregate of industrial en-
terprises in the United States, was COM
Ipleted in Chicago on the 28th.
THE jail at Newport, Ark, holds George
Gould, who inhumauly chopped his father
in-law, Sam Price, to death with an ak.
AT Cairo, H., on the 26th, B. F. Curtis, a
merchant, and John Wallace, mail car
lrier, ouarreled over the removal of Com
missioner Tanner, and Wallace was struck
lover the head with molasses jug, receiv-
ing injuries from which he died an hour
later.
The Secretary of the Treasury has made
the following appointments: ID. L. Shoup,
Is storekeeper and gnuger, Arkansas; G. c.
IAlister, gauger Seventh Kentucky Dis
ltrict: NJ g. bailey, gauger, Eighth Ken
lucky District.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Man.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
TIE Secretary of the Treasury has ac-
cepted the resignation Of DR.. James P.
Kimball, of Pennsylvania, as Director of
the Mint, to take effect October 10, and
has granted him leave OF absence until
that day.
IT is reported in Washington that Rep
resentative Nutting of New York, who
has been seriously i'll for long time, will
resign soon unless he RECEIVERS, so as to
give another Republican chance.
J. Q. A. BROCKETT has been nominated
for Governor by Massachusetts, Republi-
cans.
REPUBLICANS Of Alabama have nomin-
atsd General James r. Chalmers for Gov
ernor.
THE Wyoming Constitutional conven-
tiOn has adopted clause positively for
bidding combinations to prevent compe-
tition or control prices and products.
REPUBLICANS of New York met at Sara
toga on the 25th. After adopting plat
form the following ticket was nominated:
Secretary of State, John ]. Gilbert Of
Franklin County; Comptroller, Martin w.
Cook, of Monroe; Treasurer, Ira Hedges;
Attorney General, James Varnum, of
New York; State Engineer and Surveyor,
w. P. Van Ranssalear; Judge Court of
Appeals, Alfred Haight, of Buffalo.
BISHOP ABRAM R. KMBALL, of Salt
Lake City, died on the Goth at Kanosh,
Utah.
SAMUEL CALDWELL, ex-president Of
Vassar College, died suddenly on the
26th after a brief illness. He was a
native OF Newburyport, Mass, and was
for seven years president of Vassar.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, the new
American Minister, has presented his cre-
dentials to the Emperor William of Ger
many.
THE Wyoming Constitutional conven-
ton on the 26th selected Cheyenne as the
seat of government for ten years, or until
a majority of the people vote a change.
The President and party arrived in
Washington from Deer Park on the 9th
and proceeded direct to the White House.
ENnIONs BLAINE, son of Secretary
Blaine, was married at Richfield Springs,
N. Y, on the Goth to Miss Annita Nc
COrmick, daughter of the late Cyrus Nc
Cormick of Chicago. Many distinguished
guests from Chicago and other portions
of the country were in attendance and the
wedding although quiet was yet quite q
brilliant affair.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept 2S-Eews of the
discovery of rich gold-bearirlg quartz in
the province of Canton. China, about 100
miles from the city OF Canton, has been
received here by Ssid Back, prominent
Chinese merchant Chinese merchants of
the Pacific coast have organized
a company. Experts from New York
who examined the ledge report
that the rock assays from 1915 to 800 per
ton.
The ledge is a mile and half long and
thirty feet thick. The Governor OF the
province issued a proclamation against
mining. It is the intention of the COM
pany to spend S20o, 00o for machinery in
the United States
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-04
A LATE dispatch from Helena. Mont

ALATE dispatch from Helena, Mont,
says that the half has not been told of
- ravages Of drought and fire this
season in that State. The long con-
tinued dry weather and great forest
and prairie fires have left the grazing
lands in such condition that the cattle
can not obtain proper subsistence
from them. The cattle are already in
very poor condition, and if there
should come a hard winter many of
them would perish