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Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. April 16.-Cotton nrm-middlnp
lO14- Flour dun and unchanged Wheat .
southern, quiet and stiff; Fultz, 93aIOl: Long
berry. 9ialOl: western. dull No. = winter red
spot $50: May S,jaS6ls: June, s6s1aS7: july
sI4. Corn - southern, fairly active and frIn:
white. 42}.a44; yellow, 42a44; western. dun;
mixed spot, 43ka43a. April, 42ha42S; Nav
43A<a437s; June, 4lIa4l't; steamer. 3941 a3gT::
Oats. quiet but frm-western white, 33a34,s:
western mixed, 30s:S2. bye, quiet, 56a57. Hay
about steady-prime 20 choice timothy l6 5(Ia
100. Provisions, quiet and steady-mess PORK.
Is -; bulk meats loose shoulders o. long clear \,
clear rib sides. Z; sugar picked shoulders tjs.;
sugar cured smoked shoulders, 4; hams, l2al2L
lard, refined, s3a; western crude, IN. Butter firm
western packed, lsa2O: best roll, l5als.
creamery. 2de2s. Eggs. steady, southern. IL q:
western, IL. Petroleum. quiet-renned, $50
Coffee, steady--biO cargoes, fair. lsh. sugar.
strong and higher-A soft so; copper, steady, re-
fined 1314al4. Whisky, quiet, III. Freights 10
Liverpool per steamer, entiraly nominal Re-
cepts flour, 5000 barrels corn, 81. 600 bushels:
oats, 1000 bushels; rye, 1000. Shipments
-FOUR 81 900 barrels: corn, 81 coo bushels Sales
wheat, 1000 bushels; corn. $4,000 bushels.
BALTIMORE, April 10. Virginia teu-forties
35A. a36A: do threes. 65Aa661I. Baltimore and
Ohio stock, 81; Northern Central stock ~.
Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore irsts. e6k
do. seconds, 5la; consolidated Georgia bonds.
1l21 bid: do. stock &5x.
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THE RUNNING RACES.
Declarations Received for the Coming
Spring Meeting.

The following are the declarations received
for the following stakes, to be run during the
coming spring meeting Of the National Jockey
club, April 24-Msy2
Analostan stakes-Servia, Louise, Lannes,
Little Jake, Clarisss, The Don, Ripley, Tom
Vaughan.
Youthful stakes-Lisimony, Jersey Pat, Bill
let Miss Annie Filly, Little Ella, Longfellow,
Insignia colt, Leonatus, Martins colt.
Senate eeplechase-Epicure.
Congressional Handicap-Sam Harper, r.,
Telie Doe, Bronzomarte, Bob Fisher, Biggonet,
Boaz, Longdsle, Buddhist, Firefy, ST. Swithin,
Maidenhair, The Don, Seryia, Little Jake, Spar
ling, Louise.
Riggs House stakes-Servia. Lannes. Dahlia,
The Don. Reply Reporter, Tom Vaughan.
Brentwood stakes-Alarm Bell, Lisimony,
Jersey Pat, Billet, Miss Annie, hlly; Little Ella
Longfellow, Insignia, cot; Leonatus, MARITIME,
colt.
Army and Navy stakes-Chickahominy Fire
Fly, Sparkling, Little Jake, Little barefoot,
Burch.
National handicap-Judge Murray, Telie
Doe, Bob Fisher, King Idle, Vosburg, Budd-
hist, st. Swithin, The Don
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ing; Harrison and Morton Pioneer corps, VIM.
Brookes commanding
THE FOURTH prvrerov

ing; Harrison and Morton Pioneer corps, VIM.
Brookes commanding.
THE FOURTH DIVISION
The fourth and last division was headed by
the National band, and was composed mainly
Of South Washington organizations, with As
bury Jones as chief marshal: Lewis Willis right
aide, and Jos. Bland left aide. The Harrison
and Morton Pioneer corps was first in line. Jno.
n Evans commander Consolidated Social
club, Jas. Costin chief marshal. ID. johnson
right aide, and Daniel Bailer left aide. The
Navy boat club was under the command of Jor-
dan johnson, president, and c. S. Brown, sec
rotary.
THE LINE OF MARCH
The procession moved along the following
route: From 14th street and Rhode Island
avenue, down the latter to Massachusetts ave-
nue., to street, along street to 2sth street.
to Pennsylvania avenue, down Pennsylvania
avenue to the executive mansion entering
through the west gate, reviewed by the Pres
ident, thence passing through the east
gate along Pennsylvania avenue to LIST street.
up 1st street, passing the District building and
reviewed by the District Commissioners thence
up LIST street to Indiana avenue to City Hall,
where the procession will dispense.
The President. accompanied by Secretaries
Window, Noble, Proctor and Rusk. Postmaster
general Wanamaker and Attorney general
Miller, stood in front of the White
House and reviewed the parade as it passe d
beneath the portico. A block occurred at one
time just as one of the bands got under shelter,
and for the next five minutes the strength of
the presidential tympanum was tested to it's
utmost. The band played about seventeen
verses of Marching Through Georgia." re-
peating the chorus twice, fortissimo after each
verse. The family viewed the procession
and the concourse from the upper
story windows on the west front,
and the most delighted spectator
was little Benjamin Mckee. Marching
through Georgia" is his favorite air, and every
band but one land that one played Hail to the
Chief') obliged him with rendition of it.
THE EXERCISES THIS EVENING.
This evening public meeting will be held
in the Fourth Baptist church. Rev. W. D.
Derrick, DID,, of New York, will deliver the
Grafton. Frederick Douglass will address the
Bethel literary society this evening at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. church.
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THE ASYLUM INQUIRY.
Commissioner whestley has Three o.
Four More Witnesses TO Examine.

Commissioner wheatley has not vet finished
his inquiry into the alleged abuses st the
Washington asylum. He told star reporter
to-day that he had yet three or four witnesses
to examine. He said il was his intention not
to make any report or recommendation in the
case to his colleagues, but simply 10 submit
the testimony to the board and let il draw its
own conclusions and take what action IL thought
best The testimony, rs stated in TEE s1An. ID
connicting in some particulars. While some
persons employed about the asylum testify
that they have never seen anything in the
matrons appearance or conduct TO justify ALE
cations made concerning her, others have
testified TO seeing her when she appeared 20
them to be under the influence Of some drug
or lQuor
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From Wall Street To-Day.

New YORK, April 16, IL a. m.-The stock
market was very quiet at the opening this morn
ing, and outside of Atchison, Union Pacific.
Oregon Transcontinental and few others was
positively stagnant. First prices were generally
lower, declines from last evenings figures ex-
tending to y per cent, the latter in Union
Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental The
market was inclined to weakness at 1irst, and
further losses of small fractions were sus-
tanned, and Oregon Transcontinental Union
Pacific, Western Union and Denver, Texas and
Fort Worth. y per cent, but when this point
WAS reached there was a change in the temper
OF the speculation, and prices rose all around
the room. The movement also confined to
fractions, however, and Atchison, which led
among the active shares, rose only half per
cent followed by St. Paul, which soon became
one OF the most active stocks. The upward
movement was accompanied by a marked in
crease in the amount of business done, and at
ii o'clock the market was fairly active and
strong, generally at a shade better than the
opening figures. Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Western preferred was the special feature of
the dealings, showing remarkable strength, and
IL rose 2 per cent on very light tIansac tons
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FOR BUYING RUSTY OLD PIPE.
The First Auditor Disallows Over
81, 900 i'm the Commissioners Accounts.


The first auditor of the Treasury has disal-
lowed an item of q, 2s6 in the accounts Of the
District Commissioners for the purchase Of
iron pipe from Beckwith & Quaekenbush
The voucher for the payment signed by the
property clerk of the District Offices, bore date
of July 10, 1883, while the contract for
the supplying of the pipe was not
executed until September "A following. Beck
with 4 Quackenbush presented their bill for
s2.2o6 three days after the date of the con-
tract The auditor wrote to the Commissioners
and asked them to explain by what authority
they had executed contract for work after
the work had been performed. He also asked
why they had purchased this pipe, which had
lam In the ground for some time, and had TO
be dug up by the District, at one cent a pound,
while they had made previous purchases Of
new pipe from the McNeal company at one
cent and half pound.
THE COMMISSIONERS REPLIED
that the discrepancy between the date Of the
voucher and that Of the contract was due TO an
error in the Office. They thought that the
operation had been profitable and advantage
Gus one to the District. inasmuch as the old
lead IN the joints of the pipe, which the Dis
walton.
NOT SATISFIED.
The auditor, however, wassnot satisfied with
this explanation. He could not see how il
profited the District to buy old and rusty pipes
that had lain in the ground for some time. with
considerable dirt on them for one cent a
pound, while they could get better and
cleaner material for a slightly higher price, and
besides he was not just convinced by the state
ment that an error on the books had caused il
to appear that the work was done before a con-
tract was drawn. Hence he decided TO disallow
the voucher and pass the case to the first con-
toller in that condition.
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A BRUTAL HUSBANDS CRIME.
Shot His Wife for Refusing::tO Live with
Him and then Suicided.

KANKAKEE, ILL. April 16.-Yesterday after
noon Charles Funk cigar manufacturer, shot
and probably fatally wounded his wife and
afterward shot himself. They had been mar
ried about five years, but had not been living
together for two years, on account of his i'll
treatment. In January, 1888, Mrs. Funk OBJ
tanned divorce. the court giving her custody
of the child. Funk has been in the habit of
visiting the child and called yesterday morn
ing, when he asked his wife to resume their
former relations She refused and he threat
ened to kill her before the day was over. He
returned later in the day, they had dispute,
and it is said that Funk knocked his wife down
and then shot her, afterward placing the pistol
at his temple and killing himself Mrs. Funk
will probably die. 1t is thought Funk was i'm
PEELED to the act by the report that his wife
was soon to be married. Funk's act was pre-
meditated as was shown by two letters found
on his person. The letters give no reason for
the act
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Wills Filled Tn-dau

The will Of the late James b. Davis was fled
to-day. He leaves to his wife his household
furniture, and the remainder OF his property
to Isaac S. Lyon, in trust for his wife, daughter,
and granddaughter.
The will of Helena NJ. Crafty was filed to-day.
She leaves her estate to George L. Hamilton,
executor, to pay her debts. and 10 her sister-in-
law, Lucy A. Crafty, 900; to her sister-ln- law,
Joanna Crafty, SO, and the balance of the
personal property to Joanna Crafty. OF the
proceeds of her real estate. the lot IN Mt
Ohyet is to be improved. and the balance ex-
pended in masses for the souls of her father
and mother, husband and herself
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MORE DARING ROBBERS.
Nearly Successful Attempt to Rob a
Minneapolis Bank To-day.

MINNEAPoLIs, MIMI, April 16.-A bold and
nearly successful attempt was made at noon to-
day to rob the state bank. Two men went into
the bank when only two employees were present.
One covered the employees with a revolver
while the other vaulted over the railing. and
thrust about $4,000 which on the teller's
table in valise. At this moment depJsitor
came in and forced the uncovering of
the assistant cashier, who rushed to the safe to
get his pistol. The robber threw the valise to
his accomplice, who dashed into the president s
room by mistake. He then jumped through a
window and fled. Meanwhile the other man
had escaped.
There was wild chase and finally the two
robbers were captured and lodged in Jail. The
names OF the men are given as James Henry
and Fred Douglass.
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Starved to Death.

CHICAGO, April 16.-A sad case of starvation,
exposure and death is reported from Harlem
to-day. Early this morning some men entered
vacant house, few blocks from the depot,
and were Mortified to find the dead body of a
young woman lying upon the floor and by her
side little child three or four years old who
was also nearly dead from starvation and ex-
posture. The woman was a stranger in the
place, but had been seen there several times
by the Oak Park station agent, who says she
got off train at that station a few days ago
accompanied by three children. Kind hands
took the half dead child and mnistered to her
wants and 1t Is thought that it will recover
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

THEY QUESTION THE COMMISSIONERS AUTHORITY.
The Commissioners this morning received a
letter from Messrs. S. Ii. Middleton and ]. f.
N.WilkinsOn, the trustees of the National Bene-
hclal Socletys burial grounds. in which they
question the commissioners authority TO give
permission to parties to remove dead bodies
from the cemetery. They say that in the pro-
ceedings of condemnation the Commissioners
completely ignored them. They say further
that the burial grounds are still proper place
for mterment, and that three of the members
of the society are still living. The paper has
been referred to Health Officer Townshend for
report
THE lexington RAILWAY COMPANY,
The Commissioners have given permission to
the lexington and Soldiers Home railway to
lay double track from New York avenue and
Boundary to 4th and streets northeast; also to
lay spur on New York avenue and Boundary,
leading into the passenger station on the north
side of Boundary street.
IN FAVOR OF AMENDING THE WATERMAN TAX LAW.
Attorney Riddle, in an opinion to the Com
misSioners yesterday, treated the subject of the
Inequalities of the Waterman tax at some
length, and recommends that the Commission
ers formulate a new and better tax law equally
applicable to the city and country. The law at
present is complained of as unjust, inasmuch
as the tax is levied on each square foot of large
lots of ground before subdivision. and the same
law applies to the suburban districts. where the
tax on extensive tracts becomes still more oner-
Gus, because the so-called lots may extend in
depth the whole width of a city square
ARRIVALS OF FISH.
During last week there arrived at the fish
wharf S37, 100 herring, 57.OS4 shad, l,4O9
tailors, LIB punches of fish l sturgeon. The
arrivals of herring last week exceeded the
arrivals the preceding week by about 800 600
and the shad by about 5000.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued as follows: NJ W. Gait, one
brick dwelling, 1908 Goth street northwest:
$4,000. J. II. Grant five brick dwellings 1882
to 1910 Az street southwest; 81 500. s. F. Levy,
one brick store and dwelling, l7l6 9TH street
northwest; $1,000 John A. Simons, two brick
dwellings,, 1912 and 1914 II street northeast;
SIS 900. VIM. Matthews, one frame dwelling
near Bingward; 500. G. V. Clark one brick
dwelling at 80 New York avenue; S4400. p.
b. Dunn. two brick warehouses at 2l2 and 2l4
10th street northwest; $1,000. John Eagem,
two brick dwellings, 33l and 1888 street north
west; $1,000. John Shane. one brick dwelling
1922 9TH street; $4,000. q. NJ. Matthews, one
brick dwelling, l347 o street; $500. d. B.
Croft, eight brick dwellings, us to 1872 4th
street northeast; $4,000. NJ. Nordlinger one
brick store at 3l07 NJ street; $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners have revoked the bar
room license of Joseph Mehler, the man who
bought out Solari.
In response to petition from J. o. johnson
and others, the Commissioners have ordered
the construction of a water main on Stoughton
street, between 1ith and 18th streets
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NEARLY WIPED OUT BY FIRE.
Thirty-Five Buildings Burned This
Morning in Michigan Town.

MUIR, Mich. April 16.-A fire which origi
mated in the Dakin hotel this morning came
pretty near wiping out this town. As it was,
some thirty-five residences and business places
were destroyed, and as a town of 1,5OO inhabi-
tants can't afford fire department, little could
be done to control the flames Many of the
contents of the buildings burned were saved,
however, and the streets for blocks in every
direction are lined with household goods and
store stocks. Ionia was wired for help, but it
did not arrive until too late. The loss cannot
vet be estimated
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Real Estate Matfers

Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Of California, has
bought for S56O00 of Helen s. Fairchild part
lot 1, square li4-75 feet on Doth St., IS feet on
New Hampshire ave-, and 80 feet on ostnw.
Duncanson Bros, auctioneers. sold yester-
day at public sale, two story frame house, No.
6S5 u street northeast, to James Mcknight, for
Sl,4l5.
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Shot at the I3arkeeper.

The bartender in Geo. Holmes saloon, on B
street, opposite the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad depot, had some trouble with
Q colored man named John Belters this
afternoon about $50 o'clock. Belters had been
drinking, and when words passed betweeUt them
the negro drew a revolver and fred one shot at
the bartender. The bullet struck the
wall behind the bar and shattered
several glaases. The police soon arrived ct the
saloon but the negro had made his escape.
The police could not learn the cause Of De
difficulty.
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Emigrants Not Above Suspicion.

NEW YORK, April 16.-At Castle Garden, to-
day, a squad of custom house officials kept
guard over 200 detained emigrants, who were
picked out of the 1000 Storage passengers
landed yesterday. Most of the people were de-
tanned as paupers. In seven cases, however,
the law governing the importation of contract
labor had interfered with the landing of as
many immigrants
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THE AGENTS STILL HOPE.
But they have no News of the Mysteri-
OusIy Missing Danmark.

NEW YORK, April 16.-Stiil there is no news
of the 700 passengers and crew of the water
logged and possibly sunken steamship Dan
mark. Nevertheless. the agents continue to
hope, though they have nothing more to base
their hopes on than that some sailing vessel
has picked up the people off the Danmark and
has landed them at the Azores The Vera. of
the North German Lloyd line, arrived this
morning. but brought no news. The Denmark
and Helvetia will arrive to-day
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I'd EDITION.
--latest IHlGgIanS to The Star.
THE VIRGINIA FOREST FIRE.
A Physician Among Those Who Perished
in the Flames.

DANvILLE, VA, April 16.-The latest advices
received from Patrick county, respecting the
forest fire which swept over that portion of
Virginia, state that at least fifty farmers suf-
fered from the fire. In many cases dwellings,
barns and stables were consumed The region
is remote from telegraph station and full par
ticulars will be difficult to obtain. Dr. Abe
Robertson, it is understood, was burned to
death
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THE RAILROAD WAR,
Another Sharp Letter to the Commits
sioners by Messrs. Parker & Dwyer.

The Commissioners to-day received another
letter from Messrs. Parker Dwyer relative to
the railroad tracks and distractions in South
Washington. The letter calls attention to daily
violations of the law and asks that immediate
remedy be given. They also complain of the
nuisance existing on Virginia avenue-that of
cleaning the cars, and suggest that unless the
health officer takes immediate action to pre-
vent it they will prefer charges against him.
In conclusion they say:
To-day - street and street east from
street to Virginia avenue southwest are blocked
by standing cars and railroad material As
there can be no question about this being
violation of law it will hardly be necessary to
ask the district-attorney to duplicate his
opinion as to the occupation of the streets
The proper way would be, and We demand it.
that Lieut.. Boteler's force be ordered to clear
the streets at once. The EVENING STAR of
March Il contains interviews with the Com
mlssloners in which it is stated that there are a
great number of illegal tracks and that the
permits will be revoked soon as complaint is
made. We complain. mention the tracks and
quote the law; then why do you hesitate to
carry out the law2 The H-street track was re-
moved on Saturday, and the people of South
Washington are truly grateful, and We pray
that the good work go on, but with little hope,
as the unnecessary delay in acting upon our
complaints is something beyond the compre-
henslon OF the citizens of South Washington,
who have been brought up to respect the law
They have only one hope which they cling to-
that they may have one more Raymond with a
possibility of filling" and then with three of
a kind the illegal tracks will CO."
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HE LYDEcKER CoURT-MARrIAL REcoap.-
Gen. schofield concluded his review of the
papers in the case Of Maj. Lydecker this morn
ing and sent 1t at once TO Secretary Proctor by
way of the acknowledgement. They were given
10 Col. Barr, the military secretary. for review.
They will probably be sent to the President to-
morrow.
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WIZ DRAo ON

miserable existence when few bottles OF
Ayers sarsaparilla would certainly give .hs
strength and .nsrgy you need, Thousands are
growing its virtues daily. So may you Mrs
Alice Vest OF jefferson. W. Va. writes. 81 was
al run down before began 20 take Ayers sar-
sararilia. but am now gaining in strength every
day"
Being very weak and Respondent after lon5
Illness. I tried Ayers ssrsaparilla, and two bot
ties have restored me to my former heslth."--
Miss Blanche 5. Browneu, Boyiston Place.
Boston
AYERS sARsAPARTLLA,
Prepared by DR.. ]. G. Aver Co. Lowell. Mass.
Sold By all Druggists Price. 81 six bottles. IS.
WORTH IS A BOTTLE
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Boucicault Again Ordered to Paw.

LONDON, April l6.-The appeal of Dion Bou-
cicault from the order of the divorce court to en-
force the payment of the alimony granted to
Agnes Robertson Boucicault in 1885 has been
dismissed. and the court has ordered that the
arrears OF alimony be paid
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Suicide Of Pretty school Teacher

PIrrsFrELD, MASS, April l6.-Mai E. Meade,
aged twenty-one, the beautiful and accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. Meade, q prominent
carriage dealer, committed suicide last night
by drowning in the Pontoosuc lake. She had
been teacher at Silver lake school. For the
past five months she had been great sufferer
from nervous Irostration.
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A New Quarantine Commissioners

ALBANY, y. Y, April 16.-The nomination of
Chas. +. Allen, of New York. to be quarantine
commissioner. vice David W. Judd deceased,
was confirmed this morning by the senate.
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BouIanger,s House Searched.

PARIS. April 1.-THE police have searched
the residence of Gen. Boulanger, Count Dillon
and NJ. Rochefort, and have seized a number of
papers.
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A morton DEsIED.-In the Equity Court,
Judge Cox, to-day, the motion in the case of
Mckee agt. Cochrane Zone of the Cboctav
claims cases) to dismiss the bill for a with
drawal of funds by the complainant, was
denied