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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-29

<THE CAPE EOvERCOATISA GRACE
~ ful garment and comfortable withal,
No wonder 1t Is growinx a fayorlte
Moreover. there's no need paying high
price Tor when We sell them at Als to
go in . variety OF fancy patterns and in
Plain Black. The latter seems the most
taking.
Any other sort Of overyarment can
be selected with equal faculty from our
stock of rightly made Overcoats and
Usters, &l0 to $35.
GEORGE SPRANSY
ONE-fRlCE CLOTHIER
"A 7th st. NV. az,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-29

H~sSPECIAL NOTICE. FOR CHRISTMAS
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canary andezce aqC; iuln with imported Japan
ese gold fishes IRON SCHMIDS BIRD STORE. 317
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL
THE PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION
Has removed from 61o Eth St. to 500 18th st.
This association pays FIVE. SIX and 1WELN per
cent interest Per annun. livery member is a share
holder and every shareholder Is q member. AL the
prOnts TO the members Has been established SINE
years. Assets, 500 90. Has surplus and interest
Iund Of S6o. OUO to 600. Advances money only
members at reasonable repaynents monthly. Affords
the best means Of getting good interest money or
for borrowing to buy real estate.
q. C. DuNCANSON, President.
JOHN COOK, Secretary. dI1-3w
<~DR. HAYWARD, s15 18TH ST. n. W..
~ cures nervous affections male or female,
rheumatism. neuralgia, sciatiea, gout. tUInors &c.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
PORT OF NEWPORT NEw
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ARRIVED.
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Norfolk. shropshire. lni'liHIH.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
rnforcinc Tho nnle.

7 was going along Hudson street in an
Eighth avenue car about 3 o'clock yesterday
morning and was @ witness O. ucv way OF
enforcing the "no smoking rule OF the come
0any ! was the only passenger in Che ear,
and was admiring the stout and stal~art
proportions of the conductor. when couple
of toughs rushed in. They were smoking
cheap cigars and flung themselves on the seat
over the stove.
Tho big conductor looked att them mo-
ment and then walked in quietly and stood
FOB front Of them-
"You mustn't smoke, Dee said. looking at
the heavier of the pair
"Why s0W returned the tough blowing a
cloud up toward the conductors ince
because it's against the rules.
"Oh, don'tcaro for the ru.osr
81 do, and tell You there mustn't be any
smoking"
"Ahl Go -n
"You mustn't smoke I tell you.
81 ten you I'm going To- smoke. Now what
arc YOU going % DO about DO"
The conductor reached down, took him by
the collar and lifted him or the saar AS Che
conductor hc.l the Tough by tle collar With
both hands he must have pressed DIS thumbs
under tle fellows jaws for Ae gor rel in tho
face and kicked and aluirmed ike % man
from the gailiws. Tine conductor
held him well ont from him and lot him Kick
and squirm as III he were an enrasel dog and
trying 90 bite. ln that way tle conductor
walked out of the car, lifted the tough over
llorear dashboard and dropped him in the
.fr...H
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
BISHOP WHITTLE
HOLDS CONFIRMATION SERVICES
AT TWO CHURCHES.

Large Congregations at Christ '""''"
and at All saints'-Tmprsssive Cere"io-
MESA Practical Talk About sinners
And Their Treatment
Bishop White, the diocesan Of irSlh'ai
administered the rite Of confirmation sun
day morning nj Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church the Rev. !. B. Funston, rector and
at night at All saints Church. the Rev. >.
Y. bowman rector.
Roth services which were very impressive
vvero norticipated in by large conercga-
lions Particular interest was had In the
ceremony at All SAINTS the young Church ON
Madison street between Franklin ana
Grace. the first since the 0ccupany Of t0e
beautiful structure.
Fvory seat was occupied and there was
hearty participation IN the services: thc
musical features of which were greatly en-
HANGED by the music led by the choir. ~
tom persons were confirmed. ana IN MS
charge o. them. Bishop Whittle dWei' par
ticularly on their being the first 10 receive
tho LAYING on OF hands since the cohslts"-
ton was organized. .,...... -
In his sermon. which was eNpo'iiofy OF
the treatment of sinners by Christ WINE ne
was ON earth. the Bishop called attention 10
The failure of many ministers Of the present
dav tO treat sin i'm n similar way. lie sail
fI9f many clergymcu attended great social
gatherings. and never rcbuked the pride ana
vanity which were always present.
Inc Bishop spoke in firm. strong voice,
and his gentle tones seemed tO impress MS
audience deeply.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
CATHOLIC CLUB BANQUET.
senator Daniel Talks At the Gathering IN
baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Mp, Feb. ". 90 The
Catholic Club gave rs first Danlue,
tonight. Covers were laid for one hundred
and twenty-five. The t0asis and responses
were as follows: "ArchhishOp Carroll ana
the Hierarchy of the United states" Cardi-
nal Gibbons. "Iho Relation between
Church and -tato.n Archbishop Ryan, OF
Philadelphia. "fhc United Statos.' United
states senator, John ". Daniel OF Virginia.
..The State Of Maryland" Judge Burke, Of
Baltimore county. "lhc City Of Baltimore
Mayor Robert 4. Davidson. Cardinal Glib
bOus delivered "a short address culOgistic Oi
the Life and Services of Archbishop Carroll
In the Church.
Archbishop Ryan said De felt IL some
what rash for bim t0 attempt 10 respond 20
the toast assigned him. especially 80 this
time, wucu there is 30 much misunderstanding
Ing regarding the relations oi church ANA
state. The church. hc said was an 0rgani-
llti0n wonderfully perfect. and no pefse-
cution or adverse circumstances could
strike 10 down. Speaking of the union be-
tween church and state. the Archbishop
said.
''l don't care for any more union Of the
Church and state than wo have i'm the
United States. fall the people Of che coun-
try were Catholics and all politicians were
good. ui0u- men, then such 800 union wouu
produce good NNtHIr. Nul d, inc NNlll l7 Ni
present. it is far better tO have them sopd-
rate and lct them work out their own ends.
He frssiod the Church. and this country
will remain in harmony, that the state VIII
understand the benefits the Church c0niers
by her teachings, and that The Church will
understand that She i- protected by That
instrument. the Constitution. which is the
glory OF our country. The Church asks no
far0rs. mo- union, but only no Doe lei alone to
act 0ut BIER own constitution. and this in
harmony with the -iaion
senator Daniel made very happy
speech. The United state impressed him
zoo one time with thc number of soldiers She
turned out when Doe Was on the other
side. NOW she impressed him with
the small numblT OF soldiers required
and he said that the next time
She needed soldiers especially when any
foreign power wants t0 test her unity.
Zee expected 90 be- one OF them. Tie spoke
of the constitution OF the nIiei States as
containing very little about religion. Re-
iiI.0u- liberty WAS mot Iho result 0f ihe con-
-tfuf.on. 10 spr1u- from the hearts of tne
people iusf ls civil liberty d.d. lio bad ai-
ways admired the Catholic Church because
She was 900 the side 0l the MASSES as against
the ril-.as
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

The engagement of ~ign0r Tomaso Salyin
and his son Alexander which opens at tho
Academy OF Music next Wednesday night
promises t0 Doe one of the notably successful
dramatic events of the season. The sale Of
seats began Yesterday, and 90 six O'Clock ir
the evening when the sale closed. 10 eX.
ceeded by over five hundred dollars Tho
largest first days sale for amy engagement
yet played at the Academy this season.
Edward Thompson, jackson ward ne
gro, has been appointed night stamp clerk
at the Richmond POstOnice. vice Mr.. a. VI.
Calder, white, removed. His appointment
is understood 90 have been made at the in-
stance of eX-Iudge Edmund Waddill.
Mayor j. TAYLOR Eliys0u. who is a great
Young Mems Christian Association worker,
is expected % attend the State Convention
of the Young Mems Christian Association
in Goldsbor0, y. c.. and make an address.
The Workingmen's Club Of Clay Ward
will meet Tonight at s O'Clock 40 Rein
hardts HALL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
Items or Interest Gathered Across the
River.

Items or Interest Gathered Across the
River.
Tho Board Of supervisors of Chesterfield
csurfv will hold called meeting to-day I'd
consider the bin introduced in The House nl
Mr.. Davis. defining "a legal fence n Chester
field county,. n is understood the board
viii enter their protest against the BILL 10
has passed both Houses of the legislature.
and If ihe Governor signs the measure they
will ask a repeal of the law.
It 10 expected that the board viii urge ihe
passage of the road law, which they for
warded 90 Mr. Davis some weeks ago, and
which has not yet been reported in the
House.
A meeting Ol The congregation or Central
Methodist church was held sunday after
noon 90 a.3D O'Clock. and was well attended.
The pastor. Rev. J.. VI. Peterson, made the
pleasing announcement 20 his congregation
hiatt The remaining portion of the debt upon
the church. amounting tO $3.50, bad all been
provided for hy cash payments and sub
.criniiOn-. The total cost Of rcmcielin- the
church was about $500, and All this hai-
ing been paid tine church now stands free
from debt.
Captain David Moore. Of Chesterfield.
mai with q very painful accident saturday
40 bis home in the county. In attempting
IN rULHN N.n N"iH|f NNNNN NN' tNtf'lt.'
about in The lot. the animal ran upon him
and Knocked him down. Captain hoore
was badly bruised about The head and body
but was not seriously hurt TIE was kept
indoors Sunday from the effects Of bis in-
'urics.
a gang of tramps have been hansln.
about the city for several days past masking
themselves disagreeahic. Two OF them
caught young white boy who lives on
Fourteenth street and chOked him pretty
badly Sunday night.
Tie February term of The Hastings Court
began Yesterday and the court was in ses-
sion short while in The consideration ol
ch9ncory matters.
City Auditor Walden is quite sick.
Miss Nellie Davis. OfBurkngham county,
Is visiting the Misses Lithgow ON Porter
street.
Rev. Dr. plat, of Petersburg. preached O
very eloquent instructive. and impressive
sermon no the ldo-Mcm0rIai church SUM
day morning.
The pOwhito district school board viii
meet one day This week t0 Investigate an
alleged disturbance at the white school at
Granite few days ago.
Between fhe January and February terms
af the Hu-ting. Court lOrty-One deeds of
conveyance were admitted t0 record n the
Office 0f tle clerk of the Hastings Court.
a young man from Richmond, who was
riding through the streets AZ % rapid rate
sunday afternoon. was checked by Officer
MOlos and allowed iO wcnd his way after @
few words of warning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
DISCRIMINATION IN RATES.
The Kent Bill Amended-Urged by Busi
ness Men.

The Kent Bill Amended-J rged by busi-
ness Men.
The special committee Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. recently appointed 20 en-
deay0r 10 secure some remedy for existing
railroad determinations against Richmond
met several members Of the General Assem-
bis and railroad officers yesterday afternoon
at the rooms of the Chamber.
Among those present were. Delegates
Walter 4. Booth. Thomas Byrne. George =.
Shackelf0rd. Il. &. Kent. and Messrs. Sol
Haas, traffic manager Of the Associated
Railways L. ID. Hotchkiss, division freight
agent Of the Chesapeake and ONO Rail
road; James II. Drake, general freight
agent of the Richmond and Danylle Rail-
way. and T.. NJ. Emerson, of the Atlantic
Coast Line. The members of the Chambers
committee were an present-yiz.: President
John b. Purcell First ice-Prcsidcnt George
J.. Christian. and Messrs. :. W. Irayers
and L. G.. Leigh, Jr.
At a meeting of this committee held ON
the 18th ID was decided that this and other
evils of Ike character should be regulated
by properly constituted commissioner APP
pouted by the state, and this object seemed
most easily reached through the bill recent
iy offered in the House by Mr. Il. G. Kent.
The proposed commissioners are 90 have
the uent 10 make such rules regulations,
schedules, ETC.. as they deem proper, and
from their decisions the railroads Will have
the privilege of appeal.
Yesterday. after a fun and animated dis
cussiOn ON the subject in all its bearings.
uy Mcssrs. Haas, Purcell, Hotchkiss, Elmer
SON. and others. it was determined that
the bill offered by Mr.. Kent, with q lew
amendments, met the approval OF the CONE
mittee, and our representatives were asked
90 urge It's passage in the General Assem-
llN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
NOT BUSINESS, EITHER.
REMOVAL OF DEMOCRATS AT
THE POSTOFFICE.

Postmaster Russell Talks-wsstmors-
land CIub-SpeciaI Meeting at the Cham
Der OF Commerce-Personal Mention
kotcs About Town.
From what can be learned the policy o
determination at the Richmond postoilicc
WILL IN accordance with the policy of Post
master-General Wannamaker, be continued
until the Office is cleared as much as psssi-
Die Of Democrats.
For what sins OF IFS representatives will
the Republican party have 10 answer when
business men enter the campaign Of 1892.
sunday THE TINES chronicled the dis
missal with no complaint Of an efficient
clerk. who is "a Democrat. and who. 10 poll
tics. might not have been expected % re-
main. To-day il has 70 note another in
stance where slightcr reasons exist for dis
missal.
After forty-sevcn long years faithful service,
Mir. James 4. Nayt, the general clerk az
the pOstOfcc. against whom no word OF
complaint was ever heard. was discharged
from the Government service ~ Republican
Postmaster Russell Mr.. Wayt, through
the successive administrations OF Republic
cans and Democrats. nas never before Dcch
removed. lie even served under the grand
father Of the present President.
Mr.. Russell said yesterday: SIN making
The changes am not doing any more than
Democrat would do under the circum-
stances. The same thing over again is
being done by the other sideIat the City Han
and Council Chamber. In the case Of Night
Clerk Calder, which some Of the papers
have commented upon, ! can't see that an
Injustice has been done Mr.. Calder or any
one else. lie certainty was retained iu the
service longer than he even expected, and
30 had become a bywOrd that he was
holding ON remarkably well. There VIII
not be any more changes until the first OF
the month, and then ] know of but one
which does not amount % much. propose
90 run the p0stofce purely ON business
and You can say in your paper
that no matter what changes are made DO
the positions the service will be equal 90
any that the people Of Richmond have
ever received. / propose TO furnish at
the advantages and accommodations IN
mailing facilities that my predecessor fur
nishod. and furthermore. ] propose To- see 20
10 personally that all the employees here dis
charge their duties rs they should, and
when see them neslecting them ] mean 10
say 90 them there and then that their ser
vices are dispensed with, as ] have already
done on one occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
ne JAPAN MISSION.
Tho work Presented by Rer. Henry
Dcane Page.

Tho work Presented by Rer. Henry
Deane Page.
The Rev Henry Deane Page who has. for
several years. been doing missionary work
in Japan. has been making 100 this city O.
number of addresses 0n work in that cOuu-
uy This is % most interesting field. and bis
remarks have excited the liyeiiest interest.
For The last twenty-five or thirty years the
Empire 0f Japan has steadily advanced in
importance. ltI is decidedly the most pro-
-rossiFe Of the nations of the Eastern World.
The people are eager for national advance
menf. and have already adopted many OF
the Western customs and ideas.
The islands Of Japan have. according o.
tho last census. 3s. 100000 inhabitants. This
great population viii of necessity Dee am in-
ror'anl factor IN the future history 0i the
Eastern World.
The MkadO the present Emperor. J.
about forty-fye. He is about five feet
seven or eight inches high. and rather u-
clined TO coruuloncy. Most 0ftle japanese
are small. The men have very attractive
manners. The women as rule are small
and rather pretty All who can afford 10
are inclined t0 adopt western customs, but
the great bulk OF ihepeople live as they al-
ways did. Although the Emperor has cone
cubinos. he bias only one legal wife. To this
DE is like a large number of japanese. The
law. however. only recognizes the wife.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18

Pt-xNsrTAwNEY. PA, Feb. IT, Ahothel
attemnf was made to-day by the miners Oh
Wslston and Adrian TO effect q settlement
with he Buffalo. Rochester and llttsDufk
coal Company. committee consisting Oh
knights Of Labor waited ON Adrian lselin
at Adrian 10 learn on what condition inc
company would allow the men io return 10
work Dir. Iselin informed the commute
an no condition whatever would they Doe
allowed 10 resume labor in the mines. Inc
committee offered i0 c0nccde every demand
made by them 20 the beginning of the strike
and Acknowledged themselves beaten M the
conflict IL the company would allow them 10
return 90 work at rates and conditions SINH
lar % those they were receiving before
operations were suspended, but Dir. lsoiin
refused 90 treat with them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
shot br AlIsred whIte caps.

FREDERICK, Nd, Feb. IA party %,
masked men, numbering about thirty a ~
posing a. White Caps. surrounded W
house Of Dennis Davis (colorcd) at bl ,9s..
Hill. small village, six miles rom mn, 1n''
city. AT 0;3O o'clock last night. ana csiilnA
for Mrs. Rchocca Brucher. white MVu .,''.,.
accused her of undue intimacy WIN
Davis. and threatened 10 Kill her, 3 ,.,'
opened the door a little way, when No't
revolver was exploded by some one a Ia
the crowd, and the bullet struck the No ',.''
in the left breast below the heart cou ~,
ing out under the right arm. ohe VIZ -, ~,
ri0usly. and perhaps fatally, WOUNDED, Ho o"n
of the parties 20 the shooting NV. nav -
identified, nor have the autno,'u IN night
anv action. The woman laid All hiSn,,
without the care Of physician, ana u i,il
his morning. when DR.. Iioiner, oil 'ni'
eitv WAS summoned.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
OUTRAGE oNTHE PEOPLE"
This r. What the Augusta Chronicle Calls
the Arrest of Seventeen sharonites.

the Arrest of Seventeen sharonites.
AUGUSTA. GA. Feb. l7.-This morning
no o'clock United states Deputy Marshal
COrbett. OF Mason, and i'ye Deputies appear
Ed at sharon, Ca, and arrested during the
day seventeen prominent citizens OF the
town and county. charged with conspiracy
and intimidati0ns against J.. l.. DuckWorih.
The newly appointed postmaster a.
Sharon. The marshals We're armed
with Winchester rifles when they
began making the arrests, but
they met with no resistance, and later In the
day Marshal COrbett instructed bis deputies
To lay aside the rifles, having been assured
by those Under arrest and other citizens
that the arrested parties would accom-
pany them Voluntarily wherever ordered.
The entire party arrived in Augusta tonight
and were taken 10 the Arlington Hotel.
Hotel. They will hafea hearing tomorrow
before the United states Commissioner
Irwin Alexander. United States District
Attorney Irwin will be here 20 prosecute
the case. The warrants are based ON test-
mony taken by pOstoiiice inspectors who
have been at sharon for several days inYcs-
ugating the case.
Tho Chronicle viii say tO-nOuOw. "The
citizens ~ sharon fo0lishly showed their
indignation against Postmaster DuckWOrih
because OF the way IN which De received
his appointment while claiming % be
Democrat. lie promised. il appointed, 90
support the Republican party. on account
OF bis duplicity they burned him In efiigy.
This wac very silly, but the action Of the gov
eminent officials in dragging seventeen cit
liens from their homes is an out
rage on the rights and liberties Of
the people. The President and Post
should be- swim 10 con-
denim this exercise Of arbitrary power. u
sa,0rs Of the so-called divine right Of kings
rather than that Of "A government Of the peo
whole affair looks as ii IL was gotten up 10
make q little cheap political capital at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
STRUCK BY A STONE.
SIR. A. S. BRADLEY Wounded by an Tn
known Assailant.

SIR. A. S. BRADLEY Wounded by an Tn
known Assailant.
sunday afternoon. about . o'clock. Mr. A..
=. Bradley was returning from a walk Do
the country accompanied by his friend, Mr.
$. n. Beach, the principal of the t0lored
Normal School. As they We're walking
down ST. James street about twenty-five
yards from DuYal. going i'm the direction of
Dlyal. Mr. Bradley was suddenly struck
0n the forehead by large stone knocking
him down. The blow was quite severe
one and dazcd him for "a moment. The at
iention of both of them had been directed 90
q note which NJ. Bradley was reading. and
they could not ascertain who threw the stone.
They think.hoWeyer. thatitwas thrown from
the corner by "a negro pupil of ihe Normal
school. whom Mr.. Beach had punished for
some misconduct, and was aimed zoo Mr..
Beach.
The blow was quite a severe one. and Mr..
Bradley thinks if the stone had struck
him half of am inch lower DO
would have killed him. The case was at
once reported 90 the Second police station
bat OF course the person could not De appre-
hended, as no description of HIM was 30 bc
had.