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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
The Queens Generosity.

The English radical papers Of the lower
class take a malicious pleasure in asking if the
queens heart will open sufficiently to dover
her granddaughter, the Princess Alice of Hess,
with what might be called sum at all generous
upon the approaching nuptials of the latter to
the cZarewitch. The father Of the groom will,
of course, do things in the most magnificent
style and the conhic: between ingrained econ
omy and desire not to appear shabby on the
part of her majesty will be an almost curious
and Accordingly interesting spectacle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

Equally does THE STAR lead all its
contemporaries i'm the publication of the
NEWS OF OUR OWN COUNTRY.
both News Associations; with alert and
enterprising special telegra. bic cor
respondents at all important points; and
with wires leading directly from its own
system touching every city, town aud
hamlet I'm the United States and Terri-
tories, IL is enabled TO receive and print
at once a full report OF every event of
consequence occurring during the day
anywhere between the Atlantic aud Ps-
cific Oceans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
LEATHER GLOVES.
OF What They are Made-Technical
Terms In the Trade.

From the Mems Outftter.
There are several terms in the glove trade
that may be worth explaining. The word
kid really means kid leather, and there can
be little doubt that the better grades OF what
purport TO be such are made of the cuticle of
the infant goat About twice year some
newspaper reyives the old yarn that kid gloves
are made of ratskn and tells how the rats are
hunted for that purpose in the sewers of Paris.
The only foundation there is for the story is
that some years ago experiments were tried
with ratskins. The results were unfavorable,
the largest skins being too small for any but a
child's glove and the pelt too tender to be Of
any service.
"Chevrette," term used to distinguish some
gloves of the dressy character for street wear
Is both French and English, and has several
liberal meanings. 1t Is from 'chevre," goat,
and We are justified in expecting a chevrette
glove to be of young goat skin, in distinction
from the heavy goat gloves used for rough
work. Great progress has been made, how
ever, III tanning of sheep and lamb skins IN re-
cent years. and they are now rendered so eie-
giant and 50 durable rs to be practically inds-
tlnguishable from goat leather in looks or wear
Until within few years "dogskin gloves"
were always made of lamb or goat skin, never
OF the real canine cuncie. Lately, however,
the difficulties of dressing have been over
come, ana now excellent gloves are made OF
real dogskin, though the quantity is not very
large. Only the finer grades Of skins are suited
to street wear, the heavier skins being dressed
in oil for hard usage.
Gloves called castor" have had quite his
tory. The word indicates the skin of the
beaver but the best French castor gloves were
formerly made Of thin deer skin, and were soft,
durable and expensive. Latterly shaved lamb
or sheep skin was used, and the goods were I'M
satisfactory. These were displaced by Ameri-
can castors made of antelope skins from our
western plains. They are sewed with silk and
are handsome and durable. or late years a
new leather has been brought out called Mocha
castor. 1t is the skin of the Egyptian sheep.
and is very thin, tough and durable, and has a
rich velvety appearance.
Colt skin is a newcomer for glove purposes
and is an exceedingly smooth, fine leather,
suitable for in or out of door wear. Such ex-
pressions as Craven Tan," "Cis-Atlantic,"
Giant de Luxe" and others, the tread
marks of particular makers, and are indicative
of special designs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
Shot the Bridegroom.

On Christmas morning Bush Miller and Anna
Miller Of Reseca, nine miles east of Strouds-
burg, Pa, went to Columbia, NJ, and were
married. In the afternoon they returned, and
while they were walking along the public road
Miller was shot in the back with gun by John
". Snyder. young man who was deeply in
love with Miss Miller, who rejected him sew
eral weeks ago. Several of the shots struck
Mrs. Miller on her arm and face, slightly
wounding her. Miller is in low condition
and IT is thought will not recover. Snyder I'M
mediately left the neighborhood and many
think he has gone to Brooklyn, where he came
from. Considerable excite ment preYails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
A WOman's Mysterious Death.

The people of Anthony, Hunterdon county
NJ, are agitated over the mysterious death of
Mrs. Martha Walters, whose body was found
lying in path leading to a spring yesterday
Her hair was disheveled and she was almost
destitute OF clothing Her shoes, mittens, hood
and skirt were scattered on either side OF the
path from eight to eighteen feet from the
body. Her cOuntenance showed signs of in
tense pain and distress. The authorities have
Instituted searching investigation into the
cause of her death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

STRAY HORSE CAUSES 4 PARTIAL WRECK OF THE
CHICAGO ExPREss-ESaISEER REED K1LLE d
OUTRIGHT AND TIE FIREMAN BADLY KURT
Mr. BARRIcK OF THIS CITY AND OTHERS INJURED.
frightened horse that had escaped from
bis stable and was standing on the track of the
Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
road at Dickerson station, about thirty miles
west Of this city, at 1920 o'clock yesterday after
noon, caused the overturning of the locomotive
of the Chicago express east bound and The
death OF Engineer Amos Reed. The train wa 8
due here at SOS and was running rapidly. The
horse was standing by L deep embankment,
being hidden by sharp curve. and was not
seen by the engineer until the locomotive had
slmos. atruck il. Reed whistled and threw on
his air brake, but there was not time to prevent
o wreck. The animal crushed to death
beneath the wheels and the locomotive and
tender were deraIled and went rolling down
the bank, carrying the engineer and the fire
man.
THE ENGINEER CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Reed was caught on the under side of his on
CINE and instantly killed by the immense
weight. but Harrison, the fireman, must have
jumped from his side of the cab, for he was
found lying several feet away, seriously in
iured internally.
The train was yestibuled consisting Of loco
motive No. S43, tender, postal car baggage
car. day coach, smoking car, sleeping and
a dining car. Had the coupling between the
postal car and the tender held fast the entire
train would probably have been overturned,
causing the death of many more people.
AT THE SCENE or THE WRECK.
The postal car which had not emerged from
the cut. struck the embankment at the side
and, leaving the track, rested across the rails
and thus checked the train. The baggage car
also left the track ard its wheels were buried
into the mud up to the hubs, and the smoker
was thrown from the trucAs and was left with
one end suspended over the bank. The other
cars remained on the track. Tie track. ballast
and crossties for the space of $50 yards we're
torn up and demolished, the iron being twisted
like eorkscrews.
Engineer Reeds body was brought to this
city last night and prepared for burial and at
IL 80 last night was taken to his home in RaIti-
more. he was tifty-seven years OF age and had
been in the employ OF the Baltimore railroad
for more than lhIrty-fve years. He was re-
garded as one OF the most capable men i'll the
service.
WASHINGTON MAN SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Mr.. E. I. Barrick of this city of the War de-
partment had a finger mashed Mr.. J.. NJ.
Kronheimer of Baltimore and Engineer VIM.
L. Dooley of the Baltimore and Ohio, who
were the only Passengers OF the smoker, were
slightly bruised. After the accident all trains
west were sent by way OF the main line.
A wrecking train from Sandy Hook and
one from this city were dispatched to the scene.
The accident occurred about 500 yards west of
Dickerson station, 80 miles west of Washington,
and about quarter of mile east of the scene
OF the collision Of the Cincinnati express and a
freight tram about year ago, IN which Postal
Clerk Wiley and others were killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
THE TARIFF AND WAGES.
Yesterdays Hearing by the Ways and
Means Committee.

After recess yesterday Hon. G. F. Grow,
Chas. Mayer, Representatives Townsend OF
Colorado and Bartine of Nevada, and several
others appeared before the ways and means
committee to make arguments on the metal
| schedule.
Mr.. Grow advocated reduction Of duty on
| coal, but maintained that proviso should be
| added to the law declaring that the reduced
duty should apply only to the products of such
| foreign countries as did not charge higher
duty on import of American coal. He did not
| urge an abolition Of tariff, but that it should
be fixed at rate which would cover the differ
ence in wages in the United States and Canada.
Chairman Mckinley here read telegram
received from Smith NJ. Weed of New York
stating that he was unable to be present and
vigorously protesting against the reduction
OF the duties now imposed on metals and
ores.
Mr.. ]. ]. Dominies, representing the Crown
Point iron company of New York, spoke in
opposition to reducing the duty on coal and
ores.
REDUCED DUTY MEANS REDUCED WAGES.
Mr.. Charles F. Mayer, president Of the Con-
solidated coal company of Maryland and pres
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio railway, read q
paper protesting against any change in the exist
ing rate of duty on coal. He held that to reduce
the rate would effect reduction in wages, and
would also destroy the coasting trade of the
United States. He did not ask that the rate
should be increased, although the just duty
would be S1.25 a ton. He did not want to put
the American laborer down on the same plane
the British laborer. but reduction of the
rate Of duty would have that effect.
IMPORTED ORES
Mr.. E. Session. representing the smelling in
dustry, spoke Of the importation Of lead and
silver ores from Mexico and Of the objection
the people of Colorado, Utah and Montana
have to this importation. He favored the rul-
ings made by the Secretaries of the Treasury
since 1868 in regard to the importation of what
is commonly known silver-lead ore.
He was followed by Mr.. l.. A. Holden, repre-
senting the mining industry, who advocated
taxing az ores imported in order to protect
the mining industry of the west.
Representative Townsend OF Colorado agreed
with Mr.. Holden and favored taxing these ores
when imported.
Representative Bart;ne Of Nevada said he
was not directly interested in this lead ques-
ton, as his section of the country produced
only silver, but he knew that all parties in his
state were high protectionists when the duty
OIL lead was concerned. He said that nc had
seen President Harrison about this matter. and
that the President agreed with him, but did
not feel at liberty to go behind the decisions of
his predecessors.
POCKET KNIvEs
Mr.. v. F. Rockwell OF Connecticut and Thos.
W. Bradley, president of the New York knife
company, were heard on behalf of the pocket
knife manufacture. The former stated that
with the necessary protection the home manu-
facturers of these goods could supply the de-
mand of the home trade, and he advocated in
creaslng the tariff duty on these goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
A Thieving Mail Clerk Arrestedi

The arrest of Warren +. Hedstron Saturday
night for stealing from the United States mails
at the Buffalo post Office was followed by the
arrest Of Edward F. Bapst, general delivery
clerk, on the same charge. Upon being
brought before the postmaster and confronted
with the testimony Of Inspector Hartshorn,
who had seen Bapst take several letters from
the mail and thrust them In his pocket tbe
young man broke down and confessed He
produced three letters from his pocket which
he had taken from the mornings mail. They
were addressed to the Erie medical company
and contained orders for medicine but no
money. Bapst said he began stealing about
four months ago. He confessed to having
found money in some Of the letters--about $50
altogether. He was srraigned before United
states commissioner and lodged in Jail. Bapst
prominent citizen.
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THE EVENING STAR Is q PAPER
OF TODAY, not OF YESTERDAY nor
Of LAST WEEK. IL prints ALL THE
NEWS, Local. Domestic and Foreign,
LONG IN ADVANCE OF THE MORN
ING PAPERS.
This Is conspicuousiy true Of all classes
of news, but especially so in regard 90
Local News and District Affairs.
THE STAR has very much LARGER
and BETTER force of LOCAL RE.
PORTERS and SPECIAL WRITERS
than any other paper I'm Washington
ever thought Of employing, and ITS
MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND
PRINTING FACILITIES ARE MORE
THAN THREE TIMES AS POWER.
FUL AND RAPID As THOSE OF ANY
OTHER WASHINGTON PAPER. Itis
therefore able to print each day a full
report Of every transaction OF public in.
forest occurring In the District up to
the very hour Of going to press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

by the free use of the OCEAN CABLES
for REGULAR AND SPECIAL Dis.
PATCHES, and with the difference of
time In its favor, IL is also able to give
its readers every afternoon the news of
the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE
for the entire day, and up TO IL o'clock
midnight, thus leaving literally nothing
ia the way OF news from Europe, Asia.
and Africa for the morning papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
The American Association.

The first bulletin issued by President Phelps
Of the American association was sent out yes
terday from Louisville. 1t was as follows: ''The
following contracts for 1890 having been e1-
amined and found in due form and properly ex-
ecuted are approved: With Columbus. A.
Nichols; with st. Louis-Wiliam Kane. Thomas
Ramsay, Otto Vonderbroeck. J. ]. Roseman,
Harry Fuller, W. b. Fuller and John Darrah
You are further notified that the Rochester and
Toledo clubs have been admitted to member
ship in the American association"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

In conclusion, the public should bear
In mind this one significant fact: THE
STAR does not rely upon empty boasts
to impress the public. ITS CIRCULA.
TION Is SWORN TO; its PRESS
ROOM Is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC;
and its BOOKS MAY BE INSPECTED
examination. These are CRUCIAL
TESTS, which few papers invite, and
which those that boast most are Least
able to stand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
PROFESSIONAL.

DROP. CLAY. The OLD-ESTABLISHED ONLY
i reliable genuine and patural-born Clairyoyant,
AstrOloger aid Medium this city, has located per
manently IN private parlors At 5U3 18th Prof
Clay boru with veil ana wonderful prophetic
second sight reveals every hidden stery inns lost
CT stolen property brings separated together,
speedy riEes gives success III business, removes
all family troubles evil influences: ndential
love or anything you are IN doubt Of Never b, A
known 10 fail succeeded where AL others have faied
sittings. DOC. Hours y a. IL. to $50 pm. Sundays.
10 3 pm d1-lSt'
M ME. BROOKE TELLS ALL TIE EvENTSOR
M LIFE AL busine con hGel tial Lsolts aid
ten.en 30 ceits each 40 st.. betweeh sil and Jsa
SITS. hw au2U-lSw'
M MI. DREAMER TELLS ALL EVENTS OF LIFE
Nl IN English or German. AL business confidential
Office hours, An. 10 81 pm. All 9th ST. nv. Open
on sunday from 10 a. m TO $3.50 pm MS I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
Stanley and Emin.

Two hundred and fifty of the followers of
Emin Pasha will sail from Zanzibar for Suez
today. Emin will not be able to leave Baga-
moyo for three weeks. Stanley will sail for
Egypt on December 80. Mr.. Mackenzie, agent
Of the British East Africa company, has re-
turned to Mombassa. He has agreed to pay
annually to the sultan a certain sum of money
according to the terms of the British conces-
sion. The sultan will henceforth cease to inter-
fcre with the administration OF affairs in the
territory controlled by the British East Africa
cOmpany
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
d23-dSds STUART s. MUNCAsI,ER.} Trustees
nUNCANsON BROS. Auctioneerst
TRUSTEES SALE OF BRICK HOUSE AND LARGE
LOT, NO. 1897 STRtET, WEST wAsHING-

SOtn, ~>S' oo~s ~ oAnISA, "Ici "aouiNu-
BY virtue of deed of trust duly recorded in Iiber
No. 1850, folio ct seq, one of the laid records of
the District of Columbia, will sell in front of the
AltY, A. ID. $780, Al HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
M the following described real estate situate the
District Of Columbia to wit: All those certain pieces
or parcels Of land and premises known and distin-
guished as and being those parts of lots numbered
hundred and six (l06), hundred and seven iO7l
and one hundred and twelve I12t IN Beatty and Haw
corded among the land records % said District in Ii
bers Nos A. folio 1913; 81, folio l3l 5S folio go.
1l5. folio 2o1 and 81. foiio Pa the being de-
scribed in one parcel Ms follows namely: Beginning
from the southeast corner Of said lot No. l00and
ming thence west sIxty-fopr l03l feet
anu six go inches to point opposite the center Of ,he
partition wall Separating the house this parcel from
the house next west thereof thence north and through
the eeuter Of said parti ion wall hundred aud
eightyseven lS1, fe aud ID inch: th.nce east
twenty-five CD Ct more less to the line dividing
lots Nos III and lib in said addition; thence south
thrtytree t33) feet and nine 90 inches to the h.
east corner OF said lot l thence on the line b.
tween lot. Nos log and lI3 three Is, feet three aud
feet and six 90 inches thence east fortyone feet
aud eight and half (1) inches thence south one
hundred and SIX (io6) six tt) inches 70 fiIst
street and the place OF beginning together with all the
Embellishments and appurtenRncea TO the belong
ing or in any wise appertaininR.
TERMS ethird cash, balance In equal installments
payable semi annually and TO be secured By deed Of
chaser x deposit OF $3.50 required ii ssie Convey.
aneinx 81 ~ purchasers expense Term. 70 be conn
the right 70 resell the property ut the risk and Of
the defauing purchaser utter ve days public notice
Of such resale In some newspaper published in wssh
WILLIAM coacoRAN HILL, rr...
2i-dkds cAARLES a. ELLIoTT, 3fastsss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
CITY AND DISTRICT.

- The difference between . loose vague
boast and an affidavit giving exact figures is q
wide one, and Of great significance to person
interested in the statement. The STAR s,oears
10 its circulation This is point Of great i'm
portance to advertisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
A Noted HOmeOpathist Dead.

DIR. Samuel R. Dubs, aged seventy-eight, a
widely-known homeopathic physician died
yesterday in Doylestown, Pa. He was born in
Philadelphia, November 8, 1911. In 1874 he
was member and the founder of the Ameri-
can institute OF homeopathy. About thirty
years ago he moved to the vicinity Of Doyles-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
A Burial Lot For Walt Whitman

Poet Walt Whitman, while out riding on
Christmas day, drove to the Harleigh cemetery
near Camden, N. j., where he inspected the
different drive ways and selected his last rest
ing place. He chose plot in the rear of the
cemetery, 20x30 feet. A solid, gray-stone mon
umental vault will be constructed for him by
his admirers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
AUCTION SALES.
THIS AFTERNOON
CHANCERY SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
~ REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN AND I

~ REAL ESTATE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN y AND O
By virtue of decree OF the supreme Court Of the
District of Columbia passed in equity cause No S5l l.
wherein Edwin b Hay ct al conplainants aud
George i. Kirk ct al defendants, will offer for
sale IT public auction FRIDAY THk TWENTY
SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER. lSSS, at FOUR
O'CLOCK NJ in front of the premises all the right
title interest of the parties to equity cause in
and to the following decrbed real and premises
situate in the city Of Washington. District of Coum
bis to wit: All that certain piece parcel of ground
And premises known and designated upon the ground
plan or plat of said city part Of original lot
bered 4, IN square numbered 437 beginning for the
IN said square and running thence south along the
nne OF 9TH street west % feet thence west 90 feet
4inches thence north rs feet thence east 80 feet
inches to the place OF beginning Improved By three
story brick house.
Terms of sale; Qne-third Of the purchase money in
CASH and the baiaDce in two equal instAllments at
one ana two years from the day Of SALE with interest
ths rate Of yer cent per anum. payable seini;a
pr1missory notes OF the purchaser purchasers and
adeed Of trust on the real estate sold he whole Of
the money may be paid in cash. at the option
OF the purchaser. 800 required soon the prop
erty is bud on and the purchaser or purchasers shall
tai TO comply with the terms of the sale within ten
days after the day o; sale the property will be resod
ut MS or their risk and cost All convey and
recording ut purchasers cost
EDWIN b: HAY, Trustee, 1925 New York ave.
WAITER b. WILLIAMS CO., Aucts. dl;-dts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
A Candid Girl.

From the Boston Courier
Father-"'What was John saying to you last
night, May, that he stayed so late?'
Daughter-"Nothing much. John isn't
great talker. He's all business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
PROPOSALS

PROPOSALS FOR DREDGING.-U. s. ENGINEER
l. office, 2136 Pennsy lvania avenue Il. W.. Washing
ton, DC, December 4, 1SS9.-Sealed proposals, IN
trpncate, for dredging III The Virginia channel the
Potomac river, at Washington, DC. will be received
at this Office until TWELVE II. on MONDAY, DE-
DEMBLR THlhIIETH, 1883. The attention OF bid
des Is invited to the acts OF Congress approved Feb
ruary rs 1889. and February %, 1857. vol -, ,.
DO and vol. "a, Al 1, Statutes al Large For speci
ncauons, forms OF bids aud other information apply
this office. PETER c. HAMS, Lieutenant Colonel Of
Engineers d7,9.l0,ll,2 ,2s-ot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
THIS EVENING.
WALTER B. WILLIAMS & CO.. Auctioneers

FOR FEW DAYS ONLY
the sale by order of the Taunton Silver Plate CON-
papy will be continued at sales room, 10th
ana Pehnsylrania avenue at ELEVEN O'CLOCK
A. NJ, HALF-PAST THREE and HALF-PAST SEVEN
PM. DAILY until JAN UARY FIRST, 1890
d21-4t WALTER d. WILLIAMS CO., Aucts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27
BICYCLES.

bicycles FOR BOYS AND GIRLs.-THE
ID "Gazelle" is the only hgh-grnde low-priced
safety Bicycle yet offered for the little folks Light
strong aud graceful. tubular steel frames and adj
Unstable cone bearlnys Throughout Weighs . pounds
less than the juvenile machines heretofore sold aud
can be adjusted to suit children and youths
III years OF age For sale by all dealers aud at the
mapufactory. l116 st. NV. Price $40.
CRAWFORD 4 Co,
d19-3m Cycle Manufacturers and Importers
lfOR sALE-sPECIAL BARGAINS FOR THIRTY
Days in English safety Bicycles; thoroughly good
steel frame machines with balls all over shout the
price Of castron American machines with plain
SMITH's COMBINATION "DAkT" SAFETY
- Fer Ladies and Gents Xmas Stock OF
BOYS AND GIRLS sAFETIEs.
Open evenings. locx-3ml Dol 9th st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

Judge George p. Jenkins, a prominent citi-
zen of Charles county, Md, died at his home
near Port Tobacco yesterday aged eighty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-27

At Omaha three children OF Mira Lena Schip
were burned to death yesterday morning durina
her temporary absence. One was boy OF seven
ak months old