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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Provisions of the Bill Introduced by
Senator Sawyer Today.

Senator Sawyer today introduced bill to
establish postal telegraph service. The bill
provides that all post offices where the free
delivery system exists shall be postal
telegraph station, and in addition the Post
master General may designate them post Offices
and telegraph offices postal stations. The
Postmaster General shall contract with one or
more Of the telegraph companies now in ex-
istence for period of ten years.
Rates proposed are as follows: For the first
twenty words or less, counting address and
signature, between postal stations in the
same state and less than 800 miles apart,
Is cents. Between stations not less
than 300 miles apart and not in the
same state, 25 cents for the first twenty words
or less. No rate shall be greater than so cents
for twenty words.
Within two years after the passage Of the bill
one-half OF the postal telegraph stations con-
templated shall be connected by wires of the
companies receiving the contract and within
the next succeeding year at least one-half of
the remainder shall be so connected.
The Postmaster General shall prescribe the
rules and regulations for carrying out the pur-
poses of the bill.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
VITAL STATISTICS.


Health Officer Townsend's report for the
week ending July IL states that the number OF
deaths was l0i; white, 81; eolored, Al. Fifty
were under five years Of age, IS were under
one year old The principal causes of death
were. Consumption, 10; diarrhceal, l6; typhoid
fever, 6; malariaf fever, 3; pneumonia, 8; bron
chitis, l; whooping cough, !. There were 16
marriages and ia births reported.
BUILDING PERMITS
we're issued today as follows: George P. Eur
horst. one brick dwelling 2Ol Sd st. Sc, OF, 500
d. BIrtwell, one brick dwelling on 18th st. n. Q.
between Z and R0sedale SITS, sherwood, Sc. 600;
o. b. Croft, two brick dwellings, 9Is and 800
18th st. NV, $1,000; Andrew L. Ensor. one
brick dwelling, ll24 Congress st. n. O., 5000.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commissioners today received a letter
from q citizen asking permission to battle in
the Potomac with a bathing suit As no per
mission was necessary the inquirer was SO
informed.
A repair permit was issued today to E. d.
Hay and others to build a one-story brick adj
dition to church on Esd street bet een Penn
sylvania avenue and street northwest at o
cost of sc, 500.
The annual report of A. W. Eaton, inspector
and measurer Of wood for the Anacostia dis
trict, shows that during that period he in
spected 0, 005S cords Of wood.
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Chicago Markets.

CHICAGO. July 10 tClosingl.-Wheat-August
g; september. $50; Gorn-yrly. AZ; AUGUST
%; September. esk. Pork--July, Il.S5; August:
1000; September. loco LArd-Juiy aT7k; Az.
gust SIS; September. G01k. Short nbs-Iu-
gust $40; September, $50.
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TelegFaphic Briefs.

Good rains fell in most parts of eastern
Nebraska Monday night and yesterday and
corn farmers are greatly encouraged
A dispatch from Victoria, BIC, says: The
near Ash Croft last night. 1t is not known how
much booty they secured as particulars are
not yet obtainable.
The Central Trust Company and the Mer-
camille Trust Company Of New York and the
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railroad yester-
day, through their representatives appeared in
the United States court at Little Rock and a
decree for the sale of the road, which runs
through Missouri and the western part OF
Arkansas, was made.
The west-bound limited on the Erie eollided
with freight on q curve near Ashland, Ohio
yesterday. Engineer Dido Of the limited
reversed his engine and jumped. The engine
and four freight cars were demolished. No
lives we're lost
Awreck between the Burlington ELI" fast
passenger train and freight train occurred at
midnight last night across the river from Bur-
lington, Iowa. Nothing definite is known of
the nature Of the accident 1t is not thought
any one was hurt.
Gottfried Keller, the poet, died in Zurich
city yesterday.
trade show that during the month of June
French imports increased !, $50, 900 francs and
exports decreased 8, 307, 900 francs.
Princess Louise, eldest daughter of Prince
Ferdinand OF Orleans, has been betrothed to
Prince Alphonse Of Bavaria
The Independent American Rifemen left
Cologne at 10 O'Clock this morning for Ober-
lohnstein.
The price OF silver has advanced at Amster-
dam from "a to sc guilders per kilo.
Mrs. Ellen Prarson, sixty years of age, COM
mitted suicide Sunday night in her cabin In
Wilcox county, Ala, where she had lived for
forty years. She had no living relatives, and
for some time past has been dope adent upon
the charity Of her neighbors.
The New York board of railroad commits
sioners will grant a hearing July 2s on the APP
plication OF the Coney Island and Brooklyn
Railroad Company for a change Of motive
power from steam to electricity.
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RECIPROCITY.
Senator Frye in Answer to Secretar,
Blaine.

Senator Frye, in reply to Secretary Blaine's
letter Of the 18th instant has written
him as follows: your letter leaves me
in some doubt as to facts. I
assume that your views are contained in what
is known as the Hale amendment; that you know,
for instance, what the Latin republics will
received of ours free from duty in compensa-
ton for free sugar. I assume that
the amendment was the result Of
thorough investigation. The difficulty
about it is this: The amount Of sugar to be re-
ceived from the states would be comparatively
small and the consumer Of sugar
would receive no benefit from it
Your letter to me extends this idea of reci-
procity to Cuba and Porto Rico. 1 admit
if sugar is received free from those
islands, as well as from the
Latin republics the people would be benei ted
and sugar would be practically free. But
will Spain admit into these islands free OF
duty the list of articles named in
that amendment OF course We could not enact
law more favorable to Spain than to the repub-
lies. Do you know what Spain would exchange
for free sugar; and can you give a
list of the articles she would receive.
The better way. probably, would be
to make the list she would receive the control
ling one for all these countries.
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MR.. BRECKINRIDGE TALKS.
He Makes an Argument in His Owl
Behalf Before the House Committee.


Representative Breckenridge Of Arkansas
made an argument in his own behalf today be-
fore the House committee on elections, which
10 considering his title to his seat He read a
long letter prepared by ex-Attorney General
Garland. This paper attacked the subcom-
mittee which visited Arkansas for its fail
ure to take testimony proffered by Mr.
Breckenridge, as, for instance, in the case of
ballot boxes where the count was impugned
and where Mr.. Breckenridge was not allowed
to prove the vote in detail 1t was also alleged
as matter of complaint that the subcom-
mittee had acted adversely upon the applica-
hons without reference to the full committee,
TOUCHING THE ALLEGED FRAUDS
in Woodruff and Conway counties, he held that
these allegations had been negatived by the
testimony taken before the United States court
and the questions we're res adjudicata.
As to Taylor's testimony respecting the
stealing OF the ballot box at Plummerville, the
brief states that Taylor was, by his own confess
sion, an accomplice; that his testimony was too
strong; that it proved too much and
that by the rules of evidence standing
alone and uncorroborated, it was worthless
Moreover, the events described by Taylor had
had no more effect upon the election in the
district than upon the election for mayor
of New York. The record failed utterly
to show that Breckenridge was not
elected, but, on the contrary, it
showed that he was elected. Therefore, it was
not surprising that John NJ. Clayton, sensible
and wise as he was said to be, did not want to
contest the election and yielded only upon the
requests of the republican leaders.
RESPECTING cLAYroys MURDER,
it was perfectly clear that nothing more could
have been done to find the murderer than had
been done by the officers and people of the
state.
When he had concluded the reading of the
brief Mr.. Breckenridge proceeded to supple
ment it by a long statement of the facts within
his knowledge connected with the killing Of
Clayton and the efforts to discover the muir
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From Wall Street Todav.

NRw YORK, July 16.-The stock market pre-
sented no new feature this morning and dull
ness was still the ruling characteristic with
some little animation in sugar refneres and a
few other stocks. The opening was steady at
but slight changes from last evenings figures.
but the regular list was rather heavy and
shaded off from first prices, while Reading de-
clined q and Denver 4 Rio Grande preferred a
like amount. Sugar was the strong feature and
rose 1S to 76ss, but afterward lost ne arly all of
the improvement. In the regular list Read
ing, Denver and Rio Grande preferred, ST. Paul
New England and Rock Island we're most active,
but only the FIRST two showed any movement of
Importance. Silver opened at ITO. Highest
sale, ll0H; lowest sale, l09s4 last sale, ITO.
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LOST A PLUM.
The Vanderbilt's Lose Control of the
Chicago Stock Yards.

A special from Chicago says il has leaked
out that Mr.. Depew and the vanderbilts have
lost the Union Stock Yards Company, and that
the control of the great yards, valued at S22,-
0O0, 900, has passed to the Pennsylvania railroad
syndicate. The news Of the deal has created
a sensation among Chicago millionaires. The
Vanderbilts and their allies we're certain for
two weeks past that they were masters of the
situation, but while the arrangements for re-
organization were in progress the Pennsylvania
people stepped in and secretly purchased huge
thing that had previously been offered. Fred
erick II. Winston, who has charge of the legal
part OF the negotiations will leave Immediately
for London to complete the deal with English
stockholders
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BEAR HUNT ON THE BLUE RIDGE.
Bruin Gave His Pursuers a Long Chase,
But Was Finally Run Down.

All the male guests at the fashionable resorts
on the Blue Ridge mountains near Penmar
turned out Sunday to participate in grand
bear hunt. For several days reports had been
coming in that bruin was haunting the neigh
borhood. and his presence caused no little
alarm. 1t was determined to hunt hifa down.
For a long time their search was unsuccessful
and some Of the hunters were inclined to give
up the chase, when the bear, huge black one
was discovered on the summit of the mountain.
Then the hunt began in earnest. Bruin dashed
off with his pursuers on the trail armed with
all kinds of weapons. They came up with him
on Echo mountain. Here the dogs brought
him to bay and kept him occupied while the
hunters rlddled him with bullets. The body
was hauled back in a wagon. He weighed 800
pounds.
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CASH o. CREDrr.

We will sell you Handsome SOLID OAK ANTIQUE
FINISHED BED ROOM SUITE. pieces. for Ell
cash . Is credit.
We will sell you q 7-piece PARLOR SUITE. solid
walnut frames upholstered in the best hair cloth. for
s2s cash $50 on credit
We will sell you T-piece PARLOR SUITE, solid
walnut frames. upholstered in plush. combination
colora for s2s caah ESQ credit.
We will sell you q good wIRE-wOvEN BED SPRING
for 81. 25 cash $2 80 on credit.
We will sell you good quality BRUSSELS CARPET
for 6Oc. per yard cash or 65c. per yard on credit
We will sell you good INGRAM CARPET Or Soc.
Der yard cash or 4Oc- per yard on credit
We Sew and Lay all CARPETS Free Of Cost aud do
Dot charge for the waste in matching fgursa
We will sell all CARPETS. MArTINGs AND OIL
CLOTHS on Credit at an advance of cents per yard
On the lowest cash price.
EASY WEEKLY OF MONTHLY PAYMENTS taken
On AL credit sales. and no notes required.
CASH DISCOUNT allowed On al accounts settled in
BQdayA
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An Aged Editor Dead.

PORTLAND, Me-, July Ice. H. Elwell, editor
of the Portland Transcript died at Bar Harbor
OF heart disease this morning. He was on his
way home from the Maine Press Association
excursion to Maehias, where he went last Tues
day. He was sixty-four years old. had been in
the newspaper business all his life and at the
head of the Transcript since l84S
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WHY Is Ii,

Why will you pay twenty dollars and more for Oak
Sl795. best herman Bevel Mirror, lsx24s Why VIII
you pay for solid Oak Csne-se4t Chairs whom You
pay Toe and 81 for Best Caps-ssst lint. Walnut
Chairs when you can get same at Grasty's for 6Ie!
Why Will yau pay s45 for Ideal Folding Bed when
ersty sells with Bevel Mirrors in trout s3I 80!
We offer them 9sc.s why,wiIl you pay s1O and more
FOR short-hair Mattress when We sell same a. 81!
Why pay : ) for Heal Curled Hair Bed when Grasty
has dandy onen for sig. 30? Why will you pay ID
az. so: Why do you pay s2.2S and more for Wire
Cotsf-Grssty's price 81 9S. Think OF this aud An
swer TO yourself Why will you pay 81 for Dinner
finer one. liz pieces, %. 50 Pretty Decorated Tea
set, % pieces. 81 % Why do you pay more for Fine
Blown Initial Tumblers any letter. when Grasty has
WHY Is Ii You read my advertisements and say,
oh be IL fraud" before you have been sees am
careful about my advertisements rs am with the
cash drawer that nothing gets in which should not be
deception Tesorted We don't sell article cheap
Tor day and when YOU IL Ii all gone, &c
but put the lowest possible price At nrst and
the whole lot goes price. W. want you TO feel
that matter what .isement you see with Grastys
name TO II, however ridiculous ths price, II IL
and If YOU nail take advantage Of the cash induce
intend that every man. and child in the city
who can read or heal, shall know something about
NE.
Remember the place and name.
MQGHTY) C(ASH) GRASTY
Two stores-Big Stock
Furniture, China, Glass, Tin. SC,
a2o-6m l5lO-l2 9TH St NV
VOUR COMPLEXION, AS WELL AS YOUR TIM
IL rendered miserable by disordered liver In
prove both by taking Carter's Little Liver Pills.
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A G. AR. rt.Martial.

New ORLEANS, La, July 16.-The quarrel
between the white and colored posts of the
Grand Army OF the Republic has resulted in an
order from the commander-in-chief for a
court-martial to try Capt Jacob Gray, post
commander of the department Of the
gulf, on several charges preferred
by Joseph A. Mower. Post No. 1, and two men,
bers OF the commander in-chief's staff recently
sent here to investigate the status of the rival
posts. The court will meet July "a and will be
presided over By Gen. A. S. Badger, with Col
Frederick Speed as judge advocate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
F. j. Shadd to A. Oden, lot Is and part IL, So.
south OF 1859; $500. S. S. Hoover to Jacob II.
Happ, lots 10, IA, Is and IS, Prospect Hill; 8.
A. jackson to II. Butler. part so, sec. 8, Barry
Farm; $3.50 Lucy J. Elliott to o. L. Wolf
steiner, lot IL, blk. 81, south art Stone Farm;
$500 John 5. Elliott to Chas. Thompson, lot
IL. do; S3.G75. S. II. Wimsatt to j. Z. Barrett,
sub 70, 50. 6SS; q, 400. II. Fendall. trustee, to
g: ii. Boswell. part s. SO. 473; $3.50. 7. Z.
Waggaman to j. II. Eliason, part s, So $50;
-, 40 A. Z. Randle to Mary E. Jordon, lots 2
and 3, block 8, Congress Heights; 800
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The New Cape Town Cabinet.

CAPE Town, July 16.-A new cabinet has
been formed as follows: Prime minister with
out portfolio, Mr.. Rhodes; attorney general, Mr.
lnnes; treasurer, Mr.. Merriman; commissioner
OF crown lands and public works, Mr. Slew
wright, and secretary for native affairs, Mr..
Sauer.
1t Is probable that the railway policy of the
government will be modified and that the lines
will be extended in 1891
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An Italian Feast.

New YORK, July 16.-The feast of the "Ma-
donna Del Carmino' or Mother of Carmen
is being celebrated by the Italians throughout
the city today. Italian women and children
gaily dressed have been parading the city since
early morning with baskets trimmed with fancy
colored ribbons. soliciting from their fellow
countrymen candles. which will be burned to-
night In honor of their patron saint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
Mxr. A. RuppEnr SAYS.

The principal bearer Of 10 the skin Of the
human face" To regain 4 youthful appearance we
scale this outer skin OF aud form . skin
tire. Nine. A Rupperts world-renowned Fncs Bleach
does this without injury harmful effect cutting the
caOus lng Of the pores and drawing out completely
all diseoorations impurities Ono bottle. S2 three
bottles usually required TO clear the complexion). 80
sent TO address. Call at Once aud young girl
with side of her face cleared other side
originally, showing vast change send &c. postage
for fun partic ulars. NINE. A. RUPERT, 40 7th ct
nw.. Washington. DC y5
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Nothing Unusual.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 16-Nothing unusual
has transpired in the convention today The
ballotins is proceeding quietly and there is no
expectation of a result before late this after
noon or tonight. The ballots taken gives Pat
terson and Baxter a slight increase over last
nights ballot, their gains coming from Buch-
anan, the Wheeler candidate.
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White Still Confident.

When Forger White arrived at the Jail about
1o'ciock he was shown at once to his quarters.
He was quito communicative with MIR. Spring
man, the officer who accompanied him TO Jail.
On the way down he said; 1T 10 absurd to
suppose that took the 600, when my en-
pioyer had nearly s40, COO in bank, to which /
had access" He expressed confidence that he
would come out all right and that the public
would look On him not 10 criminal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16

At Swamp, Montgomery county, Pa, Clinton
Shereck, farm hand shot Louisa Brunt four
teen years of age, dead aud then pus bullet
into his own brain. 9
Ex-Councilman William Thompson Of Read
ing was arrested in church, where he ID an ex-
horter, charged with INJECTING probably fatal
injuries upon Charles Wesley while ejscting
him from his house.
The first step toward o Pan-American rail-
road was taken at Brownsville, Tex, on Satur-
day, when ground was broken for the Corpus
Christi aud South American railway.
Mr.. Gilbert, the author of "Pinafore." Il
about to sell his beautiful house at Ksnsin gton
and intends to live abroad In future.
The Commercial and Industrial Company Of
the Congo has sent out an expedition to explore
the upper waters Of the Congo.
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I'd EDITION.
Latest TGlegIamS to The Star.
Poor Bankers Arrested.

PrrrsBURe, July 16.-Herbert and John Ken
nedy, jr., of the Tarentum Bank, which recently
failed. were arrested at Tarentum, Pa, yester-
day charged with embezzlement OF bank funds.
A. NJ. Boyd. the prosecutor, alleges that the de-
PENDANTS conducted banking business under
the name of Kennedy Il Co. and jointly ac-
cepted deposits in checks and cash, knowing
at the time that the firm was insolvent 1t was
arranged that hearing be held Thursday,
August Z. The defendants gave bail in 81 500
each.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the court to John Roy and Mary L..
Kelly Of Chester county, Pa; John F. Morri 6
and Annie Marcy, both Of Alexandria county,
Va. w. L. Keller and Emma McInturff, both
Of Warren county, Va; Robert T. Ogg and An
ME T. Bonner, both Of Staunton, Va; Gustav
Hartig and Mary Gocheler; Zachariah Mangum
OF Montgomery county, Nd, and Martha E.
Bailey Of Prince George county Md.
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Fixing the Grain Market.

LONDON, July lS.-The Russian official re-
port on the harvest expresses doubt as to
whether the yield will be Of average abun-
dance. The Moscow correspondent of the
Standard says suspicion exists that the report
is intended to increase the normal price of
Russian grain in view of the American and In
dian crops being under the average.
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Recalcitrant Cloak Makers.

New YORK, July 16-The striking cloak
makers this morning refused to abide by the
terms of settlement reached yesterday. and de-
clared this morning that they would not return
to work unless all the non-union cloak makers
are Immediately discharged. The committees
will meet later in the day. Prof. Garsides, on
learning of this new situation, this morning
offered his resignation to the Cloak Makers
Union, but the members refused to accept it.
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
THE COLUMBUS PARK R1IJ

THE COLUMBUS Park BILL.
The conference report on the Columbus Park
bill will be signed this afternoon by the con-
ferees from the Senate and House. The report
however, will in all probability not come up in
either House or Senate until tomorrow or per-
haps later.
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A Young Mans Dangerous Ride.

From the BALTIMORE sun.
Mr.. Harry Bell of Baltimore, who rides a
magnificent trotter, tried an experiment ut
Cape May Sunday that nearly cost him his life.
About $50 o'clock, when the beach was entirely
deserted and no one about to render assistance,
even if it was necessary, the youth rode his
horse out into the surf, which was running I'M
usually high. Riding out to where the surf
touched his feet while ON the horses back,
young Bell, filed with the idea that he could
enjoy it still more by venturing out farther,
did SO and horse and rider gradually worked
their way out until the horse was unable to re-
tain foothold. Even with this he was not
satisfied and urged the horse out farther still.
Suddenly huge wave came and dashed over
horse and rider, unseated the latter, forced the
animal shoreward and in receding carried the
youth out with it. Then came a struggle with
the breakers that was almost disastrous.
Finally, however, the young man managed to
get near enough shore to gain foothold and
then succeeded in reaching the strand utterly
exhausted.
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1t Is Gaining.

BURLINGTON, W., July 15.-Unoficial census
footings make the population of the fourteen
largest places in the state S4,076, gain of
17,649 since 1880. The entire state is expected
10 ahow population of $40. 900.
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To Develop West Virginia's Oil.

AParkersburg, VIVA, special says: A gigan-
tic scheme TO develop the oil territory of the
state is under headway, with J. g. Blaine, s. d.
Elkins. Senator Cameron and the Standard Oil
Company behind it The intention IL to sink
line Of wells from Warrington across the
state through the West Virginia oil fields to
Eureka. Over 100 wells have already been put
down and the Standard il to erect tanks with a
total capacity Of SOC. 900 barrels and pine lima
Nearly u, 000, 900 he's already been expended in
the preliminary work.
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A Husbands Suit for Divorce.

Edwin Cruise. by W. X. Duhamel filed a bill
of divorce today against Charlotte r. Cruse
They were married in Whickham, England
March 81, 1873, have two children, and he
charges desertion by her refusing to join and
live with him in this city. He states that she
did visit the city in February. 1885, and declared
that she would not live with him and left, as
she stated, for the south. He asks the custody
of the two children.