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A COnyict,s Suicide.

Henry Jackson, colored man who was re-
Gently sentenced to three years and three
months in the Eastern penitentiary for an
outrageous crime, committed suicide yesterday
morning in his cell at the county prison at
Harrisburg. Pa. He first attempted to hang
himself with rope made of strips Of his
blanket. He then cut his throat. The instru-
ment he used is supposed to have been piece
OF glass. He had a wife and three children at
Williamsport
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7 ] 9
HS MUSLIN UNDERWEAR 710
AND EMBRoIDERIES

This day We make nrst show OF Muslin Under
wear. TO which We call special attention
DRAWERS.
Good Muslin. hem and tucks. Csc
Good Muslin. Hamburg rufiie. bunch tucks. 5oe.
Muslin. tucked ruf1e. bunch tucks 45c
Zine Muslin. Hsnaburx inserting, bunch tucks 65c.
CHEMIsEs.
Good Muslin, square yoke Of hye tucks and Cambria
rufie SOC.
Pine Muslin. square yoke of insertnss tuchs, 75c
Pine Muslin. square yoke Of alLoyer embroidery.
rune Of Hamburg. Csc.
Fine Cambria. surplice yoke Of Real Torchon Lace
q and sI-25.
NIGHT GOWNS
Mother Hubbard yoke. bunch tucks and Cambria
rune, o3e
Good Muslin. tucked yoke Hamburg rufne. Use
Mother Hubbard yoke. tneks. inserting. full
sleeves. ell
Mother Hubbard yoke, large paits and Herring bone
Hamburg ruife. sl.l5.
huslin, surplics yoke. AIl-over embroidery, full
sleeves. Hamburg rufties. sl.a5.
Fine Muslin. Mother Hubbard yoke fine inserting
and tneAz sl.So
CORSET COVERS.
Cambria, rood fitting high neck DC
Cambria. good hitting. Low neck 800.
tncks. 45c.
Cambria. surplice front Of embroidery, Soc
Cambria. low neck. Real TOrchon Lace $50
SKIRTS.
Muslin. full Width, Cambria RUNE and tucks 55c
Muslin. full width. wide BEN and tucks sOr
Muslin. full width. wide hem punches Of tnch.
5Se.
Fine Muslin, wide Cambria ruhie turks Al
HAMBURG EABRoIDEkIEs
This season we Offering exceptional yalue I'm
Embrodsries- All the leading novelties in y.ndvke
Tucked. Plated and Hem.titched Edsings skir,ing.
and fiouncinss. from the largest Swiss mAnufac-
turers.
Z. O. DAVIS.
jal3 TO Market Space.
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Revolution in Costa Rica

telegram from Geneva says that Swiss
newspaper publishes a private cable dispatch
reporting that a revolution broke out in Costa
RIGA last Thursday night The government
was overturned and the revolutionists are SUI
preme, and it is said that there were horrible
scenes of bloodshed
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Tug Wilson Dead.

Tug Wilson, a printer known all over the
country, was found dead at the top of the At
lanta Constitution building yesterday. Wilson
had been on sprotrscted spree and had crawled
up a dark stairway to sleep off the effects.
There his body was found. The place Was very
close and hot and it is supposed he smothered
to death
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These figures, showing constant and
large increase I'm both departments a
the papers, business, need no comment
They tell the story of public coalideaes
and demonstrate I'm the plsinest mannse
possible that THE STAR u THE RE
COGNtzED CHANNEL OF This cor.
AUNlTY FOR ALL BUSINESS COR
AUNICATIONS
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Farmers Association Calls a Convention.

" '''O' . HHoS0oHfHOhOh N"HIS a OUHVcuCIOHS
The executive committee of the farmers as
ISOLATION of South Carolina, political organi-
zation which has developed great strength
within the past two years, has issued an ad-
dress to the democracy of the state charging
that element of the party now governing
the state with gross mismanagement. extrava-
gance and inetficiency, and declaring that the
state never has had a republican form OF gov
eminent, but has been dominated and ruled
by an 'aristocratic olisarchy." call has been
issued for convention of democratic farmers
to meet in convention in this city on May ~
to nominate complete state ticket.
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Tho merchant tailors' national exchange
convention at Chicago resolved that sixty days
should be the limit Of credit to a customer.
Herring are being csoght IN the Nanticoke
and Laurel rivers, Delaware, in large numbers.
Tins 10 something never before known. These
nsh generally make their appearance about the
middle Of March.
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by the free use of the OCEAN CABLEA
for REGULAR AND SPECIAL Dis
PATCHES, and with the difference Of
time In its favor, it is also able to give
its readers every afternoon the news OF
the WHOLE EASTERN HEMISPHERE
for the entire day, and up to ~ o'clock
midnight, thus leaving literally nothing
I'm the way of news from Europe, Asia,
and Africa for the morning papers.
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HNHE GREAT
Il PENNSYLVANIA ROITTF


DSEEEE Track. sFEhSS5 pSSs {fSfHi
TRAINS LEAVE ssess ianSsEy fEN
For Pittsburg and West Chicago Limited Expres,
Fast Line SO am daily to Columbus 81 ana naii 81
LOUIS, with Sleeping Cars from Pittsbur2 10 Co
mond, Ind; daily. except satnrday. TO CHICAGO,
With Steering Car Altoona TO Chicago ST. Louis
fsror to afrsbars and s sisl
and G. Gar lars sr.S Snsaf 20 r sd
Sous; western Express at 40 daily with
Louis connecting daily at Harrisburg tn through
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Win through Sleeper to Rttsburg, and PIttsburx
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD
For Name Canaudagua. Rochester and Niagara Fall,
For Erie, Canaan daigus and Rochester daily for Bu,
falo and Niagara daily except saturday 90 m
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ror a NM m daily, except sunday
FOR fSd fHinIf ahii SE% PH1kK AND
fs I'm: 81 So e afe e 6SS9 sh9 y9S5
2;d0 am am daily except Sunday. and 400 pa
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For Boston without Change. 3 20 D m. every dar
gFeTtyn, MI; all through trains connect q.
direct transfer to OF FasSa
double terriase across New York City.
For Atlantic City. IL s4o am week days. IL 20 D. m.
For Baltimore. ,e:s5, 1890 s:lo- e:oo $40. 10 90
1;Oo ana II 40 am, l2:0o, 2:lu 8 20, $50
400, 4:l0, 4:20, 4:4O 600, z 40, 5 10, 1000
and IL 20 pm On sunday. q 90, a,U5 lo,5G
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DAILY except Sunday. Sundays. 905 am. 4: 10
ALhAANDRIA AND FREDERIcKsBURG RAIL
MAY AND ALEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON
IN Effect NOVEMBER is 1889.
For Alexandria 4:3U, 6:35. 40, B 40, 945, 1857
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S;o2, IO;O3 and II so pm On Sunday at 80,
10, $40, lo:oT am, 2:3O, .l5 6;0l. 500
Accommodating for Quantico. 7:45 am and 4:55
r. Pm week days; 2 :45 am sundays
FOR hlchmond and the south, 4:.Ju. 10 :57 am. and
4;l3 pm daily. Accommodation 4:55 pm week
$50, g;io, 1O:i5, IL 90 AIN. 20 300, ) 40.
0;1O, 800. 9:20, 10 81, l0:42 and L :O5 pm ON
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tickets ana Information at the office northeast
nef OF 9Th street and Pennsylvania avenue, and
he station where orders be left the
CHAS L. PUGH, j. n MOOD
General Manager. Tall Gen. Pas. Agent
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FOR TINS MONTH
We have
REDUCED PRICES
ENTIRE STOCK.
In every department are offered
IMMENSE BARGAINS
No House Keeper should fail to take
ADVANTAGE OF THEM
Below we quote few prices only of the
GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. NEVER BE-
FORE WERE PRICES SO Low.
FURNITURE.
Very handsome 5-piece Parlor Suite. elegantly Up
holstered in Tapestry and Silk Plush; $3.50. These
Suites very fine and well worth $40.
Another car load Of our Leader. 3-piece Chamber
Suites, Solid Oak, at s24 and s27. The best in the
market for the money
Solid Oak Cane Seat Chair, 81.
Our very large stock Of Fine Mahogany Chamber
Suites. Reduced fully 20 per cent.
Elegant Parlor Suites. Chamber Suites, Cabinet
foniers Han Racks, Tables Fancy Rockers. Esseis
Music Cabinets everything in the furniture line at
ACTUAL COST.
RUGS. ETC.
sSnsh smyTH. k ka reduced reduced 70
619 smyrna Rugs reduced TO SD.
Sxl2 Smyrna Hugs reduced TO 1872
MS All Wool Art Squares reduced to IS.
AKA AL Wool Art Squares reduced to st. 90
Best AL Wool Ingram CARPET, made and laid, at zoe.
Per yard
Medium All Wool Ingram Carpet. made and laid at
6Oc. per yard
Finest grades Of Carpets, Moquettes Royal wiltons,
Body Brussels and tapestry Brussels reduced to low
New Designa Elegant Coloring. Choice Effects.
CURTAINS paArER1Es.
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
Silk Curtains reduced from $3.50 TO s9.75 per
SILK Striped Curtains reduced from o. so to o. rs
per pair.
ODD LOTS LACE CURTAINS.
Embroidered serim Curtains reduced from 90 TO
Egyptian Lace Curtains. AZ yards long, reduced
from s27. so To els per pair.
Brussels Lace Curtains reduced from $3.50 to
brussels Lace Curtains reduced from s23.5 to
el6.75 per pair.
Turkish Couch Covers, $3.50.
FURNITURE TAPESTRY
Reduced from O., g to e., % per yard
e,,s OLD ,,,,, a, o 70 TO 20
WALL PAPERS
New and Elegant Effects in Wall Decorations
ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
a1s JULIUS LANsBURGH. 18th and SITS.
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THE wAsHIN e ssIniAA ARCHITECTURAL IsoN

EDWARD l. DENT, N. e, Proprietor
The bert sss.ltiss in the city for all kinds Of Iron
work. tteei Beams. Angles. &c. always in stock.
Fine Ornamental Cast aud Wrorgns Iron Work
speciality hepsirs and general machine work done IN
the best manner ana % short notice
Sole licensees IN the District Of Columbia for the
GoeU- Mitchell, system Of Beam Anchors and Pro-
tectors. Norka. Cor. $50 and Weter sta Tel. 42t-x
.os Csv Vzhe& lAiS0 ~ NV: Ia S2S-2,
re Wxshiugtop, DC
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WHAT A CIGARETTE DID.
Five Men Instantly Killed and Many
Injured

For some weeks one hundred laborers have
been at work trying 70 dig down a small noun
tain in Wilkes county, NC, and make cut
through it for the Wilkesboro extension of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad. Several
days ago they began to drill a large hole into a
rock for the purpose Of blowing it up with
giant powder. Wednesday they completed
that work and soon had two full kegs of pow
der packed into the rock. George Hendly was
adjusting the fuse and at the same time care
lessly putting away on cigarette. He was al
most ready to touch fire to the end of the fuse
and the other laborers were preparing to run
when a spark dropped from Hendlys cigarette
and ignited the powder, which in an instant
sent up an explosion which Jared the earth for
miles around. The rock was sent dashing up
in a thousand pieces and an entire side of the
mountain was blown mp. Several men We're
sent whirling skyward by pieces of the broken
rock, and falling they were soon buried by
dropping earth. Some were knocked to the
ground and killed by rocks or dirt falling upon
them and others escaped without any injury
II was some twenty minutes after the explosion
before the smoke passed away and the agoniz-
ing cries of the dying were painful in the ex-
IRENE. Some men were found with large
rock upon a leg which was crushed into the
ground and others partially buried by dropping
dirt. When those who escaped unhurt got to
work digging out the dead 1t was found that
five had been killed, as follows: Samuel Culls,
| aged eDty-three; Thomas Emroy, aged
thirty-eight; J. T. Falls, aged twenty-six; Geo
Hendly, aged forty-one; Eugene Moore aged
nineteen. IL Is impossible to obtain list of
the wounded, but reports say thirteen are hurt,
among whom are Superintendent Z. X. Fiber.
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The Mary Washington Libel Suit.
The celebrated libel suit over the grave and
tomb of Mary Washington at Fredericksburg
was concluded yesterday. After two hours
elaboration the jury brought in verdict in
favor of the defendant
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@ The esteem In which THE stan
Il held by the reading and advsrt1sing
public is conclusively shown BY the hg.
0res given below.
In the first six months OF each Of the
i've years named the average daily CIR
culation Of the paper WAS:
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Harry McCracken. son of the leading mer-
chant of Pleasant Hill, Ill, and Philip NJ. James,
son of rich and prominent citizen, have es-
capped from the Jail at Lexington, in which
they were lodged upon q charge Of highway
robbery
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The Scrap-lron Suit Ended.

After being out nearly twenty-four hours tho
jury in the celebrated scrap-iron case at Allen
town, Pa, rendered verdict this afternoon in
favor OF Storm q Hopkins, who we're charged
by the Catasauqua manufacturing company
with defrauding IL by false weights in scrap
iron to the amount of over $4,000. Twenty
four ballots were taken before the jury arrived
al q conclusion
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

SHOkT hOUTE TO LONDON.
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To Southampton uondon. Asvrel Brennan
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Comfortable state rooms, excellent table luxurious
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upward BERTH according tolocstion; I'd cabin, $50
en adult: steefags u low rstes Apply 70 Z H. DhOOP
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Equally significant is the showing u
regard to the advertising Patronage %
the paper, which is the surest indication
OF its acknowledged value rs . medium
OF publicity. The number Of NEW AID.
VERTISEMENTS printed I'm the coll
umns OF The Star during the FIRST ain
months Of the years named was as foi.
lows:
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VOoEPH GAwLER
ID FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMPALMER
1874 Pennsylvania ave nv.
To1ApAope cal -l5l" dG
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4 RI SCHOOL
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Miss & KEIIv TnDdon Madar;af pripcfDa1

Competition for Gold Medal in Life Glass; resumed
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branches in New York. Boston, Brooklyn. Chicago.
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Dresden. Germany. sel0
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exercised at pleasure or upon the demand Of
party exiRency;. The practical operation OF
and wishes OF the people. before which the In
tfRqoS IF fns nf S
every meeting Of q, new Congress the dominant
party. flushed with victory and ambitious a i n
G nom 10 tSeir party 0 COUNCILS the local
partisan leaders in each state, TO whom,
sS SS he suitable Is ss 's gerry
preseryation and Increase of their newly ae-
S SESG 81 Se iii H' x as Sss the
powers OF, the Clerk OF the House. The Clerk
was usually ,ps parsSSn II. iS
was the bold claim thai, after ohio and Mary
Gress cannot only dictate to the States
g.. S@1 :" "a Il v' WHICH
Is not denied they had a right to pass. Thi9!
clause in the bill was fatal to the attainment Of
Of the yp e for Congressional Legislation
ton was npiiity No less nullity should the
ae M Ts 70 act inteisentiy on this subject
would require n degree OF knowledge on tho
part Of representatives impossible OF attain
After lang constitutional argument in OPP
position to the bill the minority says: In this
walt. 1t would break down presidents because
they are old. and sanction the suggestions q
taSe the Sstes the yprveSe o
their own Congress districts as each might
think best for its own people. and assigns that
and the Constitution itself. 1t would uproot
the laws OF sovereign states without cause,
and supplant them with the unconstitutional
break down the representative principle in
our Government by placing power in the
proper exercise Of which he is not responsible
to the people whom 1t Affects. 1t would
o3d the Of r
command the sovereign States Of the Union to
ther aeton T ram e upon upon the local fights
of the people, 1t would supplant them by ma
tional control. and. gradually crushing out the
last yestige Of individual manhood and per-
a peoples freedom. would finally merge all
government into ono all-controlling national
Mr. Frank of Missouri sianed neither the ma
jority nor the minority report He has framed led
views. taking the ground that the bill is very
wide in it's scope but very narrow IN lite ,pur-
gene; for The purpose Of psEpetuatine party
10 be brought into requisitlon at any time for
power had mover before been exercised for the
general veal It had never been designed
he State Legislature to district the State. and
he exercise by the national LEGISLATURE OF that
power Except in the event OF a State refusal
% exercise It's constitutional rights had not
been contemplated. Not that such an exercise
~ O national body would be invalid. whore the
he trainers OF the Constitution had not con-
empAted that action except In q failure to
vet on the part OF the State
The most coRent reason for his refusal TO
rive assent to the views of the majority. is that
he measure will be very unpopular and dis
awyers and who are unable to draw q dis
inction between an post facto and retro
.ctiye law. Under the Constitution OF the
'assed. Under the constitution OF all the States
10 eX- post facto law can be passed: and under
| retroactive law Is always regarded with
'reat disfavor. and the people will not sustain
congressional action In the way the bill pro-
,oReA
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ton. His death is an irrepsrable loss to bis
State aud his party. and will be sincerely la
mented By all who knew him"

mented By all who knew him"
Senator James Burnio Book Of Kentucky was
born In Dumfrlesshite, Scotland. on Feb. l3
1922. He came to the United states with HIS
twsnty-two Years later and settled in Iexing.
ington, Ky. in 1915. He had fair academic
Snd pcS an was
but determined to get enough , money together
chance near Lexington. He applied to Drum
mond Hunt gentleman farmer IN Fayette
Hunt made him overseer Of his farm: Young
Beck buckled down to work with VIII that
E ReSPt won He e broke oT ax shoarod sheep and
moved grass more sklfully and rapidly than
other on the 6S tSa
wages with the strlctest parsimony, and at the
farm II to BEGIN his studies At The TransylvaniS
he Roe SS s pnS Ssa thai IL %ss
$sss 81. Ssvo. ssa #sn ssy If
left the firm shortly to enter paLtnerSnip T b,a
law ONCE from GeorGetown to Lexington. Mr.:
Breckinridge was famous for his oratory; but
hSe small EcpntatOn aG He J did iSS
Willie n partneTshP, with Mr.: Breckinr ridge
daughter OF Con. Clark OF Virginia and col
lateral descendant OF George Wash inRton.
colleague Of MIR. Beck nt the Lexington bar
and a common acquaintance OF him and Miss
Thornton said to hor shortly before her en-
III Beck proposes, accept him, You wiz
never regret 1t. He Is a splendid fellow and
will get u national reputation some day"
With Miss Thornton Mr.. Book got 2 dowry OF
$4,000. He invested the money In Northwest
ern land from which he made enormous profits.
name and fact till the. breaking out Of the re-
bellion. Mr.. Breckenridge, then Vice President
decided to cast his lot with the Confederaey.
He was accompanied to GEORGETOWN by Mr..
Beck, whence both wore driven in g carriage
with mad speed to Richmond. There Mr..
Beck left Mr.. Breckinridge to return to his Lex
ington Office He worked industriously at his
practice throughout the war, and conducted
himself from the beginning to the end Of hos
tilties circumspectly and like o law-abidinR
citizen OF the United States. In 1856 he was
elected to Congress. He served four success.
sive terms until 1875 In 1876 he was elected
to the United States Senate. and was appointed
member OF the Commission. to define the Mary
land.Virginia boundary; He took his seat IN
the Senate on March 4, 1877. and retained II
until his death. During his Congressional life
Senator Beck served on many important COM
mittees. and took o prominent part In many
notable debates. He was specially interested
In economical questions pertaining to the tariff
and the currency,