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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-15
WINTER WEATHER HARD

On the lumber business. In order to keep
things moving during December and January
We will give yon special low prices if you will
call at our Office. While 81. 15 per 100 feet is
very low on boards. We have some equally low
prices ON Mill Work and Flooring. &c.
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TFOCR FINE BUILDING LOTS.
Each 3ixl0O IT.. situated on the west side of
9Th ST. between Rhode Island ave. and X st.
NV. are offered for sale IS 4 whole or in
separate lots owner NAY be seen at 4O4
Sth 81. OF at .c1S IGtlI St
dl2-6t' GEO. W. CORBETI
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RSS. STEwARI's CELEBRATED BANJOs.
- TIE most pcrfeyt anu t--autYfGi instruments
OF the kInd inie IN the word u>,i By all the leading
t&IJoisJs ami PunciIal banjo clubs. \ full stock
hand at Reasonable Prices
JOHN +. ELLIS L CO.,
dG-M SES1 Penn q 10Th st.
RCOME AND GET YOUR CHRISTMAS
- GIFT. The following parties having claims in
NOveriber Assessment of the Penn>y wanna Live
Insurance COMPANY Will call oihce of company.
Room =. loo St W, and receive their money Tor
their dead horses; " l. CruI - NJ. h. Tally. Bar
thoioInay Brewing Co., J. A. BIundoi, WIN. UDon-
neil. K B. Blnliion, u. Z Nrkun. W. r. speare. NJ.
khoCle, D De Hart. G. II. MANN, Manager.
C. B. ROBINSON, Veterinary. dl2-4t
ToCUSTON- MADE SHIRTS. WITH OUR
49, increa>el facilities in this department
are better PREPARED than execute your orders
tCr custom shirts Any style ordinary
full dress notice and
ton guaranteed every Instanre. Now Is the best
ullle 20 your Orders Will ind shirt
esJfnfort.be tor suiluer aILer being worn dur
ing tbs winter.
Leave your order at mems furnishing department.
6rst floor. nrst annex
n1-;sn WOODWARD IOTHROP
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E~Do THEY
Say they will give . Carriage a.
good as Andrew J. Joyce's Sons
at much lower price?
We thank them. That adver-
tisement costs us nothing. Weare
beginning to reap the benefit of 1t
already.
ANDREW J. JoYcE's SONS,
Exhibition Ware Rooms,
n1s-lm l0es and 1880 Conn. ave.
"THE BEST COMPANY Is THE COW.
- pany that does the most good"
An exhaustive examination Of life insurance COM
esnpasy % sSft ins ss g 1hs
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..Dp ATNC aDr
- INS All ShllLA CoSI
I1;a,,, , mONLi
hpisH, anu puIl4enl writer IOr certain
i, SioJnt mouse SAYS; lailors must GharHe
i,ao, nnm P,,ioen = 1s o,a Drains ana ssii cost
.iioitS. S. vi coursi Df.tlDs anu salil cost
clothinx-bearse a very little of either are
used in getting up ready y-Ina,lp clothes
1ailors do charge more tor pair of Trousers
suit than clothiers but the difference
cI,srv n,ore tin n otb S%oIiess, ooe @ hs ahhliors
too ,nuch Taij,,rs .S nj Vat 1y I;n. LII f
tie;r ,nnn., th,, aS IL ~. w'ii' ioiser lor
chants whi,b .annt S @ Usiri th lass di, VI iner-
IT ren,iras css, h,,s;naS LII e. M, & Prits: rs
b,,,nY ',a,i;,', po,v',, ,i " s'inAe te
cL,ti,ss Ls M III i,f ,sr .ieaI re'nis ma -
am tmrn;mu 1 ot un ,i,nr taitor made.
that that make both vince. Take the $40 AMI
S:hl Smtinys and Oyerroatings and the 80
cash business will do.
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ALEXANDRIA.

A MYSTERIOUS Casa coroner's inquest was
held last night at the undertaking establish
mcnt OF Mr. VIM. Domaine on King street upon
the body of Jane Gibson, colored woman
about ffty-fve years old. who was found dead
Saturday evening at the door of her house. a
frame shanty in Minors alley, on the square
bounded by Franklin, Jefferson, Washing ton
and Columbus streets The body lay across
the door sill, one-half within and the other half
outside the door. There was no one in the
house. When the remains were carried TO De-
names it was discovered that the woman had
been horribly scalded. Her back and shout
ders seemed TO have been boiled and the skin
and flesh came off in flakes. A number of
neIghhors OF the woman were summoned. but
none OF them knew how she came to be lying
dead in hor doorway. The jury found a YER
dict that the deceased came to her death by
being scalded in a manner to them unknC wn,
and her remains will be buried by the under
taker.
The CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION FUSps.-The
Young Mems Christian Association, whose
building on King street has recently been
sold. has now nearly e., 500, which is to be in
vested SO as to be ready whenever the associa-
ton shall resume the design of building hall.
The plans have all been drawn and it is hoped
that at an early day the design of putting up .
building may be renewed The building fund
Is in charge OF Treasurer Rust and Messrs.
Worth Hutish, w. L. Emerson andW. A. Moore
are the building committee.
NoTEs.-At st. Mary's Church yesterday
Rev. Father Giraud, ST., assistant pastor OF
st. Mary's Church, preached his farewell SER
mon. Rev. Alfred L. Graham preached at
the Second Presbyterian Church. The First
Presbyterian Church was occupied by the
Methodist Protestant congregation and Rev.
VIM. Poisal preached. Rev. DR.. W. Z. Webb
Of Philadelphia who has exchanged pulpits
with Rev. DIR. bishop, preached at Trinity NJ
Z. Church.-Scott Pierce, who shot himself in
the breast last week, still lies at his home OH
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to speak at the annual meeting of his college
society. He had written in a young lady's al
bum an essay on some noble theme and soon
thereafter he and the young lady, al
very distant. Not expecting his old
love to be present he had used
the essay as the opening Of his address. He
arrived late and was ushered to the speakers
stand. The music was already over. but twenty
feet in front Of him was his album girl, and be
asked the presiding officer for glee while he
rubbed his head and combed over his thoughts.
At its close he was gleeful, for he had rear
ranged his speech, giving the substance Of the
essay in different and more effective language.
ence and carried them away as far as from the
Capitol to the new bridge. But it Is said he
never forgave her.
THE PROGRAM.
The program for the celebration beginning
at pm, is as follows:
l. A Military Parade-Starting at D. m. from
A street, along Pennsylvania avenue and B
street southeast to the bridge.
2. Salute Of IS Guns-Commencing at D. m,
fired near the bridge.
8. Literary Exercises-From 8 to 6 pm. at
grand stand near bridge, comprising opening
prayer by Rev. Thos b. Hughes OF st. Theresa's
Church. Anacostia; remarks by Acting Presi-
dent Hine OF the District Commissioners; poem
by George Francis Dawson; Grafton by Hon.
Jonathan II. Rowell, nj. c.; benediction by Rev.
James W. Clark rector of ST. James Church,
Washington, and appropriate music, inter-
spersed, by the Marine Band.
4. Instrumental Concert-From to p.m
by the Marine Band, led by Prof. sousa
Choice and appropriate selections.
5. Vocal concert Of over thirty-six talented
voices IN solos, duets, quartet. octet and chorus
conducted by j. II. Hunter, leader OF the Mo-
Fart Club, with organ accompaniment from
to pm.
6. Grand Regatta-From to 7pm., com
prising four interesting events, in which crack
crews from the Columbia and Potomac Athletic
Clubs will participate.
2. illumination of decorated bridge by cal
cium lights grand and unprecedented display
Of heavy bombs. rockets. &C., and great bon
fire display shortly after pm.
=. Grand barbecue, at which three magnif-
cent oxen, weighing $500 pounds, roasted
whole, will be served from 5 pm. free to all
our friends on the grounds at end OF bridge on
Anacostia side Of Eastern bridge. The roast
ing can be seen from am. to SPIN.
transportation arrangements are very COM
plete. Trains on the Baltimore and Potomac
road and the Baltimore and Ohio branch will
stop at the bridge. while herdics and other
conveyances will run from the city direct to
the celebration grounds
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Famiue Threatening the People Of
Erin.
Dispatch to New York Times.

Dispatch to New York Times
LONDON, August 23.-Although the London
papers still discuss tho subject in small type on
their inside pages, and have not thought it
worth while to send a single staff man to in
Quire into the exact situation, the conviction
that an Irish famine is impending il slowly as
sorting itself in the popular mind as the domi-
nant topic Of interest. The progress of the
idea may well be called slow. for the warning
that blight had set in came from Southwest
Cork as long ago Us the middle Of May, and
in July the parish priests by scores
had printed statements OF tho disaster
hanging over their people; yet it is only q
fortnight since MIR. Balfour spoke of having
just learned that there was some little trouble
been said, even now the London press only re-
prints summaries of tho investigations reported
by the Irish papers, Yet these are enough to
show the terrible nature Of the outlook. Al
ready the dread disease known as 'famine
feyer"-word, which call mp such sinister
ls47-has made its appearance in the barony Of
Clonakilly. which is composed OF rough coast
land between Kinsale and Skibbereen
One death has occurred and numerous
prostrations have been causedby eating diseased
Ss;sss ,s OF tho sus sSSG ps s s in this
tirely without food by the middle Of Septem-
Der, and the gravest fears are entertained that
before that date an epidemic of famine fever
or English cholera will become fastened upon
the country. Tho potatoes are so badly dis
eased that even the pigs are injured by eating
them. In the district roundabout Youghal in
GLIDING the notorious Ponsonby estate, the
farmers are blowing al the potato land up with
The intention Of planting cabbages, In the hope
Of providing some sort Of food for the winter.
These are only illustrations chosen ct random
from the whole eoanFyside. Thus far MOTH
ing has been done here, or elsewhere in En-
gland for that matter, except languidly to
discuss the subject But few weeks time
will go IL occupy the principal place in ths
public talk and thought
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SOCIAL MATTERS.
washingtonians at summer Resorts
Personal Notes of Interest.

Mrs. Sue n Gordon, Miss Flora Stanley and
Miss Carrie Weigle have gone for pleasure
trip 10 Niagsrs Falls and Watkins Glen.
Mira 8. C. Wheeler and Miss BERTHE L. Callan
have gone to the mountains. where they will
Join party Of friends from Baltimore.
J. J. Collins, receiving teller Of the Bank of
Washington. and Mrs Collins, Miss Eleanor
Darcy Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Gibbons
and Miss Rosa Phillips are among the recent
arrivals Of washlnstonlans at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and MIRA Edward Remand with their little
son, Ralph. have returned to the city from q
pleasant sojourn to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and MrA Harry H Fry have returned
from An outing in Pennsylvania
Friday evening last q number OF the young
people Of Washington Grove gathered at the
residence of Miss Georgia Barrett at Oakmont
opposite the Grove. Among those present
were the Misses Altschu, Gordon. Downing
Kirby, Choate, Rynex and Mickle, and Messra
Allen, Bushby, Carey, Potbury and Staley.
Miss Carrie Taft of I'd street gave progress
i've eucher party Saturday evening in honor of
her guest Miss Maggie Bonner OF Wilmington,
Del After an enjoyable evenings entertain
ment the ladies received La France and the
gentemsn pearl roses as favors. Those pres
ent were Misses Arth, Bayly, Byrne. Julia
Byrne, Coleman. Cowles, BrIsn, Shackleford,
Smith, Wade and Wells, and Messrs. Began,
Byrne, Davidson Davis. lngliug, Renehan,
Shsekleford, J. Smith, L Smith, Sullivan and
Tan. Miss Bonner returned home yesterday
afternoon
Mrs. Henry Griffin and little son have re-
turned from Atlantic City after pleasant stay
Of seven weeks.
Miss Lizzie Cox of West Washington has
gone to Rehoboth Beach.
Commodore II. K. Mayo and Mrs. George U.
Mayo will not return to the city from the
White mountains and Newport until October.
Misses Bessie and Edith Elliot, who have been
visiting their parents in this city, left Saturday
for their home in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Charles s. Drury is at Atlantic City and
will probably visit Saratoga and the Green
mountains before he returns to the city.
Hon. and Mrs. J. r. Thomas, who sailed for
Europe Wednesday, will remain abroad two
months, combining business with pleasure. Miss
Thomas, who has just returned from Lake
Chautauqua, and Master Rob are here with
Mrs. Alice c. Hill.
Miss Mamie Forbes Of 18th street has re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Misses Keller and Mastbrook and Messrs.
Utter and Billman, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs
Berner, have gone to Atlantic City for their
vacation
Mrs John Fl. feathers, Miss feathers, Miss
Armstrong and Master Stuart Leathers of
Louisville are at the Ebbitt House.
Capt. ]. r Mcconnell. wife and Mrs. L. b.
O'Neill have returned from a trip to Boston
and Atlantic City.
Mrs Senator Davis has been called home to
Minnesota by the death OF her father
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Wright are stopping at
The Hygeia, Fortress Monroe.
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SENATOR SAWYER SOWING SEED
He Undertakes to Repair His Lawn
and Does a Good Job.

If the farmers Of Wisconsin could only have
seen Senator Sawyer the other morning his
calling and reelection would be satisfac torily
sure for al time. One of the Injuries with
which the Senator's residence is connected is a
lawn-a large hat-iron sort of a patch. OF late
the Senator has been much panied because
there were bald spots in the turf. He wanted
an unbroken stretch OF verdure from his walls
out 10 the stone coping which marks the limits
OF the triangle. The first thing he did was to
secure the services of a small boy, whose duty
it Vas to remove all deceased or dying grass
For some days the too-industrious young
ster amused himself with lucrative job, and
when he was through the Senator decided to do
the repairing himself The first expert to be
consulted was found at the Agricultural De-
partment and he gave the Senator lots of good
advice as to the proper period for sowing the
germs which produce real country grass. Then
Secretary Rusk's aid was invoked, and as the
Senator aud the Secretary are both
from the Badger State the Senator
OF course provided with seed
that was guaranteed to sprout within year
without the assistance OF a hot bed. Very
carefully were the seeds taken to the mansion
on Connecticut avenue, and with much anxiety
did the Senator await the complicated atmos-
pheric conditions which the Agricultural De-
partment sharp said we're essential to the
successful birth of an emersld-topped sod. The
conditions arrived the other morning. 1t was
before s o'clock; the barometer showed that a
low" Was near at hand. there was a great deal
OF moisture in the air. The thermometer was
on record at seyenry-two degrees. and there
were no chickens around waiting for a grass
seed breakfast. A servant brought the seed
from the refrigerator In which 1t had been
stored and then the Senator with his pants
legs up until the top stripes on his socks were
visible, and clinched with a couple OF pieces of
string, sailed forth to SOW. He followed the
Instructions precisely, and. thanks to the
pointers Uncle Jerry gave HIM about the cor
rect position for a professional agriculturist
to assume on such an OCCASION came out of
the job with nothing more serious than stitch
in his side. And now the Senator il almost in
vsriably late in reaching the Senate, because
he sits on the doorstep and watches eagerly for
the grass which TODAY is and tomorrow is cut
down" with rickety lawn mower or dull
sickle
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Real Estate Matters.

Frank Aldrich has purchased for &C. $50 OF
Abbie +. Ellis sub 1872, C. BIS sub of Mount
Pleasant
Joseph Miller has bought of A Miller for
"a, 900 lot ]. Chichester.
Emma P. Hume has bought for $1,000 OF
Theresa NJ. Cruger part lot 9. square 1874. 'front.'
ing 81 feet on C between 18th and 18th streets
northwest
II. NJ. Schneider has bought for s26, 900 of
Eleanor A. Walter lot s. square 37-54 by IS
feet corner L and oath streets northwest.
A. 4 Mattingly has purchased Of T. F.
Schneider for $4,000 lot 40. square 4s2-lS. 50
by II feet on L street between 5th and 9th
streets northwest
w. schnebel has bought for s4,5OO Of ".
r. Coon parts IS and ~. block 8, lie Droit Park.
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A BULLET IN HIS HEAD.
John jackson Shot Through the Cheek
by George johnson.

A colored man named John Jackson was too
much under the influence OF liquor yesterday
to mind his own business and the result was
that he was shot in the cheek by George john
son. The affair occurred on Pierce street near
New Jersey avenue about o'clock yesterday
afternoon and the report Of two pistol shots at
tracted large crowd. 1t appeared that the
intoxicated man walked through Pierce street
and stopped IN front of Johnson's house. John
johnson was standing at tho door and jackson
invited him out to fight, but he declined to ac-
cept the invitation. Jackson was ordered away
from the door, but he refused to leave and be-
came abusive. Finally he attempted to assault
John johnson and was la the act Of throwing
stone when Johnsons younger brother, George,
came to the defense of his brother with
22-caliber revolver in his hand and dis
charged the weapon twice in rapid succession.
Only one bullet took effect and that i'll the face
OF Jackson. The shot might. il detected few
inches, have caused instant death. The in-
jured man was removed to his homo on Ridge
street. where he was attended by DR.. English,
who failed to extract the ball. Policemen Wan
nell and Dean arrested the Johnson boy who
did the shooting and locked him up.
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TO HELP THE FARMERS.
Senator Vance Proposes a Novel Amend
ment to the Tariff Bill.

Senator Vance today proposed the following
amendment to the tariff bill:
Whereas from an early period in our history
duties upon foreign imports have been levied
with the avowed purpose ofpromoting the inter-
ests Of domestic manufactures. and drawbacks
or rebates have been given Of the duties on raw
materials and in the manufacture of all articles
exported for the same purpose; and whereas
for the encouragement Of the production Of
spirits and tobacco all internal revenue taxes
are refunded upon those articles which are
exported abroad; and whereas bouuties have
long been granted to our fishermen by draw
back Of duties upon the salt used in their bust
ness, and subsidies are proposed to aid in the
building and sailing of ships; and whereas ag-
riculture. the greatest and most important Of
all our industries, has not been and In the ma
ture of things cannot be aided in the same
manner, the duties heretofore levied for that
purpose having for the most part proved totally
unavailing; and
Whereas it is desirable to do impartial
justice to all Of our industries and to give no
one an advantage over the other, aud inasmuch
as there is no other way by which agriculture
can be compensated for its contributions TO the
support of manufactures; therefore,
Be it enacted. &C., That in all cases where it
can be shown by proof satisfactory to the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury that any goods. wares
or merchandise imported into this country
have been purchased abroad by any citizen Of
the United States by exchange Of farm products
grown in the United States for such goods, or
where such goods have been purchased with
the proceeds or avails Of such farm products in
foreign countries, such goods, wares or mer-
chandise shall be imported at the following
rate of duty, to wit:
One-half the present duty on all manufac-
lures of iron and steel, 40 per cent of the pres
ent duty on all wooden or cotton goods or ar
ticles Of which wool or cotton may be the COM
ponent material Of chief value, one-half the
present duty on carthen ware, china and glass
ware, 80 per cent OF the present rate of duty on
all material used for fertilizers or in the manu-
facture thereof and % per cent of the present
rate of duty on jute bagging and farmers bind
ing twine.
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ING TEE oxKN FOR THE BARBEcUE-fHR
ORATOR OF THE DAY-PREPARArIoNs FOB TIE
EVENING FESTIVITIES.
Al early as 8 o'clock this morning large num-
bers Of people were moving along Pennsylvania
avenue southeast toward the scene Of the after
noon festivities and sauntering over the new
bridge, already gaily decorated with thousand
flags. Houses, offices and business houses
along the route were also flying the red, white
and blue, while bunting Of every combination
Of shape and color added to the beauty and
effect Of the display.
The barbecue committee had already slaugh-
tered the fatted oxen and mounted them on
windlasses 80 they could be adjusted to any
turn, and were preparing the fire that was to
do them up brown during the day at the fur
Their end of the bridge. Country people were
beginning TO arrive while suburban residents
with lunch baskets were gravitating toward
"Twining City," as the region at the other end
of the bridge is called. 1t was cool morning
for the season of the year, and the sun strug-
gled to look through the flmy clouds at the
joyous scene. There was little sign of rain
and East Washington was in luck. So was
everybody, and Benjamin Atwood, she bridge
keeper. was in his glory, being the Horatio of
the occasion.
THE COMMITTEES AsTIR.
The various committees Of the East Wash
ington Citizens Association were closing up
their work and watching with glad hearts the
perfecting of their plans. Everything was
moving in the right direction. little south of
east-even the breezes joining the general pro-
cession that way-and on all sides there was
evidence Of an unabridged delight The presi-
dent OF the association arose early, adjusted his
glasses, and looking out toward Marlboro, Just
as Aurora was pinning up the draperies of the
morning with q sky rocket. remarked that it
was going to be good day for parades and
poems. He was moved with enthusiasm. but
like nature. he kept cool The other officers Of
the association also looked upon the newborn
day with unabridged emotions and congratu-
lated themselves that Washington wasn't cap
tured on the 4th Of March.
ORATOR.
The orator Of the day, Representative Jona-
than Fl. Rowell of Illinois, who, as a member
of the District committee Of the House did so
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A Panic in an Electric Car.

panic occurred in a car on the Tenleytown
railroad near the Woodley Inn yesterday after
noon, but fortunately no one was hurt Some
arrangement Of the electric apparatus caused
a loud report and the car which stopped began
to fill with smoke 1t was crowded with pas
sengers, many Of whom in a sudden panic
bolted out Of the windows. One woman was
kicked by a man in his struggles to get out.
The GOODNESS of a woman who stood guard over
her two grandchildren and of colored nurse
who lifted her little charge high over her head
out Of the way Of the jam and the tramplng
feet was much praised by those who witnessed
the exciting scene
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-25

much effective work for
n o n-voting constitu-
ents, was up betimes
sorting out his thoughts
and marshaling them
for their afternoon
work. Mr.. Rowell was
born in Senator Blair's
state ffty-seven years
ago, but removed to
Illinois when a boy and
came to Washington
when a man to repre-
Gent his people. The
most trying time he ever
had making an address
was when he waa choaeu
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To Settle Estates.

In the register of wills Office a petition has
been filed asking the appointment of II. X.
Webb as administrator of the estate Of Horatio
NJ. Easily, deceased. In the estate OF c. C.
Boutelle the Administrative gave boud today
and Clara T. Emory gave bond as guardian OF
her minor children.