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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
The w. C. +. u. Annual Election.

The woman's Christian Temperance Union,
in session at Atlanta, Ga, devoted the morning
hours yesterday to hearing reports of the super
intendents Of different departments. Then
came the election Of officers. which resulted in
the reelection of all the old officers as follows:
Frances E Willard, president; Mira Caroline
e. Buell., corresponding secretary; Mrs. Mary
A. Woodbridge, recording secretary; Miss
Pugh, treasurer.
Resolutions indorsing Senator Blair and
urging his reelection were introduced and
created q little excitement. An effort was
made to have that part referring to his re-
election stricken out, and there was an ami
mated discussion. Finally the matter went to
the committee ON resolutions.
Miss Willard 10 confined to her hotel By
illness and prayers for her recovery were deliv-
cred yesterday. An interesting feature was the
address Of Mrs. Ballington Booth, fraternal
delegate from the Salvation Army. Last
evening receptions were rendered the delegates
at the governors mansion and at Good
Templars' Hall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
b. SHEPHERD WHITE.
The Alleged Forger Has Not Been
Found.

Found.
There 10 some conjecture here A. TO whether
the young Bostonian, B. Shepherd White,
charged with forgery and smbezzlemsnt will
be heard Of again. Some persons have On idea
that when the amount Of the bond Il collected
the case will be ended. but it il probable that
there will be no ''Iet up in the case, and even
should the government be made good pecuni-
arily offended justice" will not be satisfied un-
less every means ID taken to compel q trial It
will be remembered that White was in the en-
ployment Of J. H. Corning h Co., and they
suffered by the alleged forgeries and embezzle-
ments. White was arrested at Lexington, KY,
and brought back and two indictments having
been found, ne was called to plead October 49,
and falling TO answer his bonds-S 900 in each
case, Mr. Daniel Michigan, surety-were for
feited and bench warrant ordered to issue.
The authorities are now trying to locate the
might've and there is an impression that when
they do he will be found in the role Of q COW
boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
HE WILL OPPOSE CAMERON.
Hon. Geo. Wallace Delamater to Seek
Election to the u. s. Senate.

Hon. Geo. Wallace Delamater to Seek
Election to the u. s. Senate.
A special from Pittsburg says: Senator George
Wallace Delamater of Meadville was in the city
today for the first time since his defeat for gov
ernor. He met only a few intimate friends at
his hotel and left this evening for his home
Mr.. Delamater talked rather freely about his
recent defeat and intimated that he had not re-
ceived his political death blow by any means. To
a coterie Of his friends he made the announce.
ment that he was Q candidate for the United
States Senate and would enter the field against
Hon. ]. Donald Cameron in the same deter
mined spirit that characterized his guberna-
torial fight. The announcement created lit
tie surprise and was not meant to be made
public for few weeks yet. Mr.. Delamater
has good many friends in the western part of
tho state who think he has been made to suffer
for another and are ready to support him in
anything that will bring vindioation OF his
own personality. 1t is not known whether Mr..
Quay will throw his influence to Mr.. Delamater
or not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds In fee have been flied ~ follows:
NJ. W. Wines to J. H. Ganse, sub "a, 50. $50;
$500. +. Bontx TO J. X johnson, pit l, 50.
$50; sl,10O. Miriam Morgan to Ida n. Wright,
pit 6, blk. Z, Le Droit Park; $s.500. Hetty J.
Gibbs to G. b. Smith, lots A24 and 425. Ana
Gotta; $125 w. Danenhower TO J. 3. Boss, sub
SO, So s09; g. Sub 81, SO. 500; =. John
sherman TO ThOs. Mcmahon, lot l. block 6,
Bloomingdale; S2,4y7. E. E. Ramey to C. II.
Daniels, lot b Of subs 109, &C., VS. sub Long
Meadow; tl,200. J. w. Thompson ct al 70
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, sub A,
%. 2S5; e. II. A. Griswold to w. H. Peck
subs 159 and 100, Chichester; q, 25O
J. T. Jackson ct al to Harkless Gussop, part II,
block 8, I. and BIS sub Mt Pleasant; 81. $50
=. Pulsefer to J. N. Cary. lot H. block 20, Co.
lumbia Heights; t3.349l26 Emma NJ Giiiet,
TO Oliver ]. Hart, part &c, block rs, Le Droi,
Park; ei,s0o. 7. A. Harding 70 J. N Ross. 10,
=, block ~, LIE Droit Park; %, 500 Julia e.
Baker TO Paul B.usch, part 50, 8. P. IS sub
MI Pleasant; 4l00. J. ID. Cameron TO R b
Donaldson, lot %. block 2, +. +. and Y. 3 sub
Widows Mite; eS,S7a Louisa Chrystal to a.
B. Gibson, sub 90, 50. S67; e. Eliza Van
Horn to Solomon Carr, lot IS, "a. 1927; $500
Same to Joseph Carr. sub lots IS and IS and
parts III and lis. q. l02; S1.l29. IS ID. FaIvey
TO Mary Murphy, part 50, So ST.; o., 700 &
Beiber 10 Y. H. Manning ct Al, in trust, lots Il
and 10, 50. $50; -. Rebeccs N. Burrhus to
w. A. AaRrath, sub - %. 20a; e.. ]. w
Duvall 70 r. C. Jones, sub 1855; %. s6l; q. 100
G. + Gibbs to Kate Harbsugh. sub ~, %. TAI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS.
What Is Shown Of the District In til
Census Office Bulletin.

w uot - SuOwu Va tho DlBtrICI tIl6
Census ONCE Bulletin.
The census Office has issued another bulletin
in regard to the financial condition Of munich.
palitiss in the United States. 1t is shown that
the cities and towns in the middle states Gin
GLIDING Maryland and the District of Column
bia) have reduced their debts &46, 322, Ill and
have increased their assets by the sum OF
81, 1924, 400, making the joint improvement in
their hsancial condition s47,547, 21O.
As to interest in the middle states it shows
that the rate in 1880 was g. SO per cent and that
In 1890 the rate had fallen TO 436 per cent, a
decrease OF 1.22 per cent.
The bonded debt Of the District is given as
19,7SI,050, q decrease during the decade OF
81, 907,273 or 9 per cent The amount in
the sinking fund il given ~ S3S2, 800. an in
crease since 1880 of S170 $50 or 81 per cent
This is the largest increase in the sinking fund
OF any one Of the group Of the middle states.
The cash in the Treasury and other available
resources are put at %, 500, 900, an increase of
$780,, 534 or Sc per cent. The total available re-
sources are given a. %, 81. 800, an increase
since 1880 Of 81 ,073, 524 or SO per cent. The
District is reported a. paying an annual in-
terest charge Of 1856, 401, . decrease since 1880
Of $3.50, 204 or 10 DER cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Her Fright Nearly Caused a Panic.

Mrs. Hampton of Brooklyn was sitting last
evening in an orchestra stall of the Lyceum
Theater. Williamsburgh, when part of the
iron railing encircling the balcony fell, strik-
ing the back of her seat In the rebound
the rail struck Mrs. Hampton between
the shoulders. She tainted and fell to the
hoor. There was almost panic for moment.
Women screamed and men shouted. A ply
stefan who was in the audience ran TO the
woman's assistance, and after an examination
announced that, saving the effects Of the
fright, she was unhurt. Quiet was soon re-
stored and the play proceeded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Failure of a Wheat Spectator.

Every firm on the Chicago board Of trade that
had trades with r. Wagner Il Co. closed them
out yesterday. At noon. two hours after the
trades had been closed out, the clearing house
sent up notice of the firms failure to pay its
balances. The slow action of the clearing
house. it was understood. was for the purpose
OF preventing any undue excitement in the
trade aud thus precipitating trouble. Wagner
was q rather heavy buyer in wheat, on all of
which he sustained a severe loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
COllided in the For

The Norwegian bark Sigrid, which arrived at
New York last night, reports that on the night
OF October Is large ship. name unknown,
crashed into the Sigrid, wrecking the bulwark
rails and part Of the rigging. The ship raked
along the Sigrid's side and in less than two
minutes she had disappeared in the fog before
her name could be learned or the amount of
damage she had received ascertainee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Russian Peasants Revolt.

Advices from st. Petersburg say it is reported
that serious riot occurred last week at a place
fifteen miles distant from Moscow. A body of
troops shot and wounded a hundred peasants
and workmen for refusing to receive the COM
mands OF the newly appointed district officials
In addition to refusing to obey their commands,
the rioters bound the officials with cords and
sent them to MOSCOW
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Great Guns Expected.

The military authorities at Halifax have
been advised that powerful gun has been
shipped on board the steamer Gothenburg
City, now expected at that por. from London,
and preparations are being made for its recep-
ton. In addition to one on the Gothenburg
City three other guns are to follow soon. The
guns are all very powerful. are OF the very
latest make and have been thoroughly tested.
One which is now on the way is said to be
twice the size OF the largest on this side OF the
Atlantic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Foreign Topics Of Interest.

The Earl OF Aberdeen has written Gen.
Booth Of the Salvation Army. expressing ap-
prevail Of his scheme for the relief of Engiand's
poor and promising to give 50, 900 to the fund,
in accordance with the proposal Of Actor Ban
croft, who offered to be one Of q hundred sub
scrIbers of that amount
Queen Emma of Holland will take the oath az
Regent Of Holland November 20.
Advices from the Soudan state that
LOCO of the Mahdls best soldiers have deserted
him.
A plot to steal the army education examine
ton papers before the time set for the examina.
tions has been discovered in the camp at Alder.
shot.
The steamer Lualaba leaves Antwerp for
Zanzibar today. with the agents Of the Congo
State and anti-Slavery Society on board. The
Jesuits have decided to establish missions in
the Congo state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
PLUNGED TO DEATH.
The Giving Way OF q Railway Bridge
Causes q Great Disaster.


Causes q Great Disaster.
A freight train Of six cars and an engine on
the Kansas City, Wyandotte aud Northwestern
railway, just entering Kansas City from
Beatrice, Neb., plunged through a bridge
carly yesterday morning and down into the
muddy depths Of the Kaw river near it
mouth in Kansas City, Kan.
The list of the killed and wounded. 90 far Al
known, il as follows: Killed-Fred Allen, fire.
man, Kansas City. Kan; Will Crawford (col
ored), Kansas City, Kan.; Henry Williams (col
ored), Kansas City. Kan. The latter three
were employees Of Armour's packing house and
were riding to their work.
The Injured are Christian Patch, engineer
Kansas City, Kan; Thomas Muliigan, brake.
man, Lawrence, Kan; i. v. Smith, Latham
Kan; L. baltimore (colored), Kansas City
Kan.
The following list Of names Of missing EN-.
ployes Is furnished by Armour: Ralph Fay,
elevator man; Fred Bell, pipe filter; Ed Burke,
pipe litter; Frank Wall, packer; Dave Brown,
beef killer.
Three trsmps who boarded the train several
stations mp the road are also missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
The Washington Navy Yard.

Commodore Farquhar, chief Of the bureau
Of yards and docks, Navy Department, in his
annual report makes estimates for the WASH
ington navy yard for the next fiscal year as
follows: Extension of railroad tracks,
$3, 567. 50; reconstruction store No. 10. for bu-
reau Of ordnance, CSC, 499 10; dry-air closets
for Smiths quadrangle, s4,9o4.4s; converting
paint shop into two CD officers quarters,
%. 220. So" .., -
The report says: ,'This yard is used largely
for the manufacture Of ordnance for the navy.
The extension Of the railroad system, the re.
construction OF store No. 10 and the water
closet for the workmen are absolutely neces-
sary. The distance from the city and the OK.
pense to junior officers living there makes il
very desirable that they should be furnished
with quarters. Unless this be done IL is a hard
ship upon talented officers with small com.
pepsation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Brooklyn Lathsrs on q Strike.

BfO0kIyn Lathers on Q Strike.
): The fathers Of Brooklyn recently demanded
an increase Of wages from the builders, winch
the latter refused This refusal resulted in 800
fathers, composing all Of the men Belonging to
the Lathers' Union, No. 2, going on strike
yesterday morning. The Building Trades
Council upon hearing Of the strike convened
and decided TO support the fathers BY ordering
al men In the building trades 70 quit work on
every building where non-union Iaborers ere
employed a complete stoppage Of building
may occVr unless tho builders pay the fathers
what they demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18

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Any emergency. IL eorrects . sluggish habit Of the
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SEXES. young aud old
Tomato flg g1yes tone and strength TO the liver,
kdhey AID bowels snd 10 Of the most delightful
1Ea elective pnrEatives now before the public.
ZOE sale BY AL druxYists 2oc. per bottle.
L. A BUTTS b co.
oi'-3n' Baltimore. Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18

Farmland, who u sung by Holmes and made !
heroine BY Bynner, has been presented 70 the
Bostonian Society. Its date Ii l756-6S.
Frederick villiers, the famous war cofre-
spondent will deliver . series of lectures
through the United States during the coming
winter. He u now on his why TO America,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
OpEs AL NreHr.

Orrs AL NIoHr
For the accommodation of our customers and ths
public we will keep store open all night in charge
OF registered PhArInacists.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
A Governors Merciful Act.

Tho governor Of South Carolina yesterday
commuted the sentence Of tvo. little negro
murdsrers. They are Marion and Sam Nance
Six months ago they murdered their STEP
father who had treated them very brutality
The little boys, who are only ten and fourteen
years old respectively, were convicted and SEN
fenced 20 be hung for the crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Mr.. Powderly Re.Elected.

Mr.. Powdariy and Mr.. Hayes we're reelected
At the knights convention in Denver yesterday
without opposition. Hugh Cavanaugh Of Ohio
was elected general worthy foreman after .
close contest With n. I. Wheat Of Iowa CGvl-
naugh b one Of the oldest members of the
order and arm friend OF PoWderly. The re-
maindes Of the oAlcsrs viii be elected today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
CASH o. CREnrr.

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
Senator PAyne's Illness.

CcuotOE Eayuo's Allneess
Senator Henry b Payne, who 10 now in
Cleveland, ia quite ill He was reported a.
somewhat better last night, but his advanced
age considered, together with the wretched
weather, makes his friends apprehousiye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18
FASHIONABLE FuRs.

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-14
SCIENTIFIC SQulsS.

Professor Carrelley, OF Aberdeen, says tf.as
since 1870 the average duration Of human
life has increased by FIVE years.
The new French seagoing torpedo boat has
used her torpedo tsbes with SUCCESS when go
ing at the rate of 81 X knots an hour.
A new French invention Is a smoke bomb,
intended to DO fred into the ranl1x of the en-
envy, who uses smokeless powder, and obscure
his view.
Soundings have been made IN the Me,iiter-
ranean between the islands Of Malta and
Gambia by Commander Magnoghi, Of the
Italian navy, which yielded u maximum
depth Of Is, $50 feet.
About twenty years ago nearly 1900. oOs
leeches were annually used for medical pur
poses In the United Kingdom Now. little
more than two-thirsis Of that number ara
prescribed Ia a year by the doctors Of this
country.
The cremation furnace la Pere-A- Chaiss
cemetery, In Paris, Is now complete, and the
project of the Seine has approved the scale Of
charge TO be enforced uhereat The charge
for the use OF tho cremation furnace b TO b
80 francs, which SUM includes the kcssping IN
the eolunbarium Of the funeral urn contain
ing tho ashes for period of five years.
The wife Of j. d. Cheever, n salesman,
made the discovery OF a petrified toad ina
lump of coal several days SINCE. and this relss
of the carboniferous age, which " now IN
the hands Of Professor Harnbach, of Woxta-
ington university, has created a profound
sensation in the ranks Of the studens& of pale
ontology who have been favored with virv
of it
The Grand Canyon OF the Colorado Is sim
ply the channel Of the river worn by tho &c
ton of running water TO depth of five or
SIX thousand fest The sides are perpendica-
lar cliffs, fifteen miles apart The current
has a tremendous velocity over cascades aad
rapids Il is said that the only human beng
who ever went through the Grand Canyon
and livei TO tell the tale was Maj Powell, OF
the geological survey.
G.. Y. Dupont, Of the great gunpowder
manufactory at Wilmington, Del, declares
that the 20 called srnOkeless and pessaios
powders 50 far invented are failures, but hs
proclaims his belief that ia tSe next i've
years new powder for warfare viii bo In
vented which viii ba snokslezs. pSasele
Uniform, and safe and free from poisonous
gases when IL Is consumed. Possibly Mr.. Do-
pont Is interested ia new psteut.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-14

A bill has been introduced into con-
gress for the compulsory education of all
Indian children in schools upon the res
ervations. Congress may pass this law,
but will it provide the means of enforc-
ing it? Will that body vote the money
necessary to build school houses to &C
commodate all the Indian children and
to pay teachers to instruct them all?
Will congress next furnish the various
agents with the force necessary to COM
pei the attendance of all the juvenile and
adolescent Indians? On an average, at
least company of troops at an agency
would be needed. Even then the object
would not be sure of accomplishment.
To enforce attendance upon school is one
thing, but to compel them to learn, to
take education, is quite another.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-01-14
KENTUCKY,S TORNADO.

Clinton, Ky, the scene of the terrible
tornado mentioned in this mornings dis.
patches, is the county seat of Hickman
county; is a town of some l 200 inhab-
itants, is situated on the Illinois Central
railroad thirty miles south of Cairo, Ill.
and about ten miles from the Mississippi
river. That portion of Kentucky, en-
bracing seven counties and known as
Jacksons purchase, forms a sort of
peninsular, being skirted on the east by
the Tennessee river from the south, on
the north by the Ohio from the east, and
on the west by the Mississippi from the
north. Being thus environed and sit.
uated it is subjected to frequent and
sudden changes of temperature, caused
by the adverse currents of air following
the streams named, and the con-
sequenc is thai it is subject to
violent atmospheric disturbances
including thunder and lightning.
There is perhaps no other portion of the
United States of a like area that equals
it in such penomena, unless it be the
peninsular of Florida and the contiguous
portion of Georgia. The tornado at
Clinton was the most destructive to both
life and property of any that has ever
visited that section. In the portion of
the town-the eastern half-is situated a
college and dormitory with perhaps one
hundred and fifty pupils and the wonder
is that these did not add largely to the
list of casualties.