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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
THE CITY POST OFFICE.
The Seaton Building Leased for Two
Years.

Postmaster General Wanamaker, after a con-
ference with the owner Of the Seaton building,
now occupied by the city post Office, has agreed
to make lease of the entire premises for two
years, beginning on the 1st of July last. For
the past five years the post Office has been oc-
cupying the building without lease. For a
portion of that time no rent has been paid
and the owners have now suit pending in the
Court Of Claims for the recovery of back rent
Under the terms of the new lease the annual
rental will be $1,000 per year. The amount
appropriated for this purpose is $4,000, which
the owners have refused to receive. BY the
time this lease expires it is hoped that Con-
gres will make some provision for the perma-
nent quarters of the city post Office.
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RESENTING NIGGARDLINEss.
Two Weeks Accumulation Of Oregon
Mail Still Waiting at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Jan. 2s.-The United States
mail for the north, which on account OF the
railway blockade has accumulated here in
great volume, was not taken by the steamship
Santa Rosa, which sailed for Portland yester-
day. 1t seems that the steamer Columbia,
which sailed last week, was paid by the United
States government 81 per bag, but the Santa
Rosa was only offered 50 cents peg bag, which
the steamship company refused. The British
government, the company SAYS, pays this
American line S40 per mail bag from this port
to Victoria, and when the home government
cut the rate to so cents they declined. Fronwa
commercial standpoint the situation is serious,
as two weeks mail for the north remains here'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
The Castle Garden Affair.

Collector Erhardt OF New York had long
conference with Secretary Window and Assist
ant Secretary Tichenor yesterday in regard to
immigration methods at the port Of New York.
The conclusion reached was that the only rem
edy for the evils existing in the present system
was for the government to assume entire and
exclusive control in the matter. The present
contract with the state immigration commits
sioners will probably be terminated by the 3lst
of March. Notice of the governments desire
to terminate it will be given in a few days. The
principal question now under consideration 10
the selection of a suitable place for the landing
of the immigrants from the steamers. The
plan Of the department. is to have the immi-
grants landed at place absolutely under gov
ernment control, aud where they will be free
from evil influences of all kinds. Governors
Island is said to be the choice of the depart
ment and will probably be selected. No decided
action will be taken in the matter, however,
until certain necessary preliminaries have been
concluded.
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MARINE MISHAPS.
An Abandoned Bark Towed Aground
Reported Hurricane at Buenos Ayres.

LONDON, Jan. 2s.--The British bark Howard
A. Turner, before reported abandoned while
on a voyage from Hlllsbor, NIB, for Dublin,
was picked up yesterday by steamer which
attempted to tow her to the channel After
being towed for several hours she parted from
the steamer and went ashore four miles west of
Penzance.
The British steamer Mascotte. Capt. Ross,
which sailed from Swansea yesterday for New
York. put into Queenstown today with her ma
chinery out of order
The British steamer Riverina, which left
London November 81 for Sydney, N.SW., is
ashore at Ramshead on the Australian coast.
She will probably be a total loss.
Advices from Buenos Ayres state that a bur-
ricane has prevailed there and has done much
damage. The Norwegian bark SigdaI, Capt.
Larsen, at Buenos Ayres from Cardiff, was sunk
in collision with the British steamer Prince
Llewellyn from Buenos Ayres for Liverpool
The steamer was SO badly damaged that it was
necessary to run her aground. Her forehold is
full of water. Six hundred tons of corn, which
comprised part of her cargo, is damaged
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IRON STRIKERS.
A Nom Union Force Tries to Organize q
Union and Gets Into a Strike.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 2s.-The employees
of the Birmingham rolling mill, 1000 in num-
Der, went out on strike yesterday. An effort
to force the mill into the amalgamated associa-
ton caused it, For five years this mill has
been non-union. The union scale has been
paid, but both union and non-union men have
been employed. Saturday night the men held
a meeting and decided to organize and force
is signed in July.
At noon yesterday Manager Ward told the
men they could not organize for the purpose
of forcing the mill into the association and
the day men quit last evening The night
men will follow at the end of the night turn
Over 200 men will be involved. The weekly
pay roll of the mill is about S2S. 900.
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From Wall Street Today.

New YoRK, Jan. 2S.-The stock market was
less active this morning than on yesterday, and
the business done was restricted to a smaller
number Of stocks, while the strong tone seemed
to have almost entirely disappeared after the
transactions of the first few minutes. Opening
prices were generally from to per cent
higher than last evenings closing figures
though Louisville and Nashville was up q and
sugar 1S. Louisville and Nashville was the
strong point in the list, and against the weak
ness in the remainder of the list it further rose
to Ss3s. The rest of the list, however, sagged
off small fractions as a rule, with the coal
stocks mDt prominent among active shares in
the decline. Sugar advanced a per cent
further in the early dealings, but soon weak
ened and dropped l u per cent to 6S1s, when its
decline was checked and slight recovery fol-
lowed. Colorado coal was the only other
prominent weak stock, and it also, on a COM
paratively large business. declined IL to 4SJS
and rallied fraction. The general list also
showed better tone toward the end of the
hour, and although the early losses we're in but
few cases recovered, the market at IL o'clock
was active and firm.
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Good People at Odds.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Jan. 2s.-The woman's
Christian temperance union here yesterday re-
ceived formal notice from the directors Of the
Young Mems Christian association building
that, having allied themselves with the pro-
hIbition party. the women must be treated like
any other political organization. and are there
fore debarred from occupying quarters in the
Young Mems Christian association building.
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A Well-Made Counterfeit.

FoRr DODGE, Iowa, Jan. 2S-Northern Iowa
is being flooded with what bankers pronounce
the best imitation silver dollar that has been
placed in circulation for some time The coin 10
and is stamped perfectly. 1t is little lighter
in weight than the good dollar. The counter
feits have been placed in circulation very
successfully and thus far without any clue to
the circulator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

DECISION AoAIxsr ExsIsN ORMsBY.-Attorney
General Miller has given an opinion to the
Secretary Of the Navy that the laws relating to
trials OF naval officers BY court martial do not
prescribe that the person TO be tried shall be
furnished at the time Of his arrest with copy
of the charges against him, but require merely
that he shaii be furnishcd With such COW at the
time he is brought mp for trial. The opinion 10
baeed on the case Of Ensign Ormsby, who has
taken legal steps 70 have the sentence Of dis
missal in his case set aside because he was not
furnished with . copy Of the charges against
him at tho time Of his arrest The Attorney
General sustains the legality OF the action Of
the Navy department In this eass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
THE HOUSE.

On motion Of Mr.. Payson OIL }, acting under
instructions from the committee on public
lands, bill was passed granting the use OF
for public park.
On motion of Mr.. Culberson (Tex.), acting
under instructions from the committee on
judiciary, a resolution was adopted calling ON
the Attorney General for information as TO the
number of suits instituted by the United States
for violation of the contract labor law.
Mr.. Vandever (CaI.) introduced q bill for the
establishment Of an Indian industrial school
In California. Referred.
PENSION CLAIMS OF DEPENDENT PARENTS.
Mr.. Morrill, (Kan.) from the committee on
invalid pensions, reported and the House
passed a bill providing that in cases of pension
claims of dependent parents it shall be neces-
sary only to show to the pension Office that the
parents are without other means Of support
than manual labor.
Mr.. Cummings (N.Y.) introduced bill di-
recting the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
the United States aud Brazil steamship COM
pany for the transportation Of the United States
mail from July /, 1885, to December IL, 1889, at
the rate OF $4,000 per round-trip Of TO- GIG miles.
Referred.
THE THREE PRISONS BILL.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor (Ohio) called up the motion
made yesterday to table the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the House passed the
bill providing for the erection of three United
States prisons.
The motion to table was agreed to-yeas,
I62; nays, ll2
Mr.. Dorsey (Neb.) from the committee on
banking and currency. reported a bill to pro-
vide for the issue Of circulating notes to ma
tional banking associations.
Mr.. Bland MOI raised the question Of con-
sideration against the bill, and the House de-
termined-yeas, l4S; nays, l10-to consider
the bill.
Mr.. Dorsey explained that the object Of the
bill was to permit the banks to issue notes to
the extent OF 100 per cent Of the par value of the
bonds deposited instead Of 30 per cent as now
provided. II the bill became . Law . bank de-
posting bonds 70 the amount Of e100, 900 could
issue notes to the same amount, less per cent
left ~ reserve fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
KNIFFEN AND MISS PURsELL FREE
The Coroner's jury Practically Exon
crate Them.

TRENTON, NJ, Jan. 2s.-The jury in the
Kniffin murder case brought in a verdict this
morning declaring that Mrs. Knifin came to
her death by the administration of chloroform
by the hands OF unknown parties.
The jury further declared that their labors
had been hampered by the withholding OF inn
portant testimony from the jury by which they
might have arrived at different verdict.
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AN INSANE FATHER
Throws His Little Boy Out Of q Five.
Story Window.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-The residents in the
vicinity of l21 Pitt street were Mortified this
morning to see a man named John Watercheck,
a cigar maker, standing at the window of his
room, fve-stories high, and dash his child
Louis out into midair. When the child was
picked up it was found that he had sustained
Injuries which may lead TO his death. The
boys head and body we're bruised in q shock
ing manner. Both father and child we're re-
moved to Bellevue hospital, the former a. Q
prisoner Watercheck is violently insane.
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Fires.

BosToN, Jan. 2S-The Danvers Center Con-
gregational church burned this morning Loss,
SIS, 900; insurance, $4,000. The church was
historic. being the successor of the ancient
Salem village parish church in which the WITCH
craft troubles began,
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A Little Thing Makes Chicago Happy.

CHICAGO, Jan. PA local paper says: Don
Luis Hull, who is known throughout the
country the Vanderbilt of Mexico. has made
a proposition that will certainly gladden. the
hearts of Chicagos worlds fair committee.
His proposition is to subscribe for SI5O,OOO
worth OF Chicago worlds fair stock and to
raise in Mexico y, 500, ,Oe0 if given the neces-
sary time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
Maryland Delegates Elected.

The Southern republican association Of
Maryland yesterday elected Bishop wayman,
Rev. Mr.. Braxton, Isaac Myers and ]. W.
Adams, f., a. delegates, with Isidor d. Oliver,
J. Frank Wheaton, Malachi Gibson and O. I.
smith alternates 10 the colored mems national
convention which will meet In this city Febru-
airy 3. The delegation represents the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

HUTCHINSON, KAN, Jan. pa. r. Lssley,
treasurer eff Scott county, Kan, is short in his
accounts about $4,000. He attempts no erpla-
nation further than that the money is gone and
he does not know where. Proceedings will bs
instituted against his bondsmen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

IMpoRTANr NAVAL CHANaEs.-Orders were
issued at the Navy department today placing
the U.S.S Alert, now at San Francisco, out of
commission. Commander Green, her COM
manding officer, has been ordered to Honolulu
to command the Adams. Commander Geo.
E. Wingate has been detached from command
of the store ship Monongahela at San Fran
cisco and ordered to command the Nipsic
now in Samoan waters, relieving Lieut.. Com.
III. w. Lyon, who is ordered home. Lieut.
Com. Gibson has been placed in command Of
the Monongahela with orders to bring her
N, in command Of the New London naval sta
tion has been placed on waiting orders, and
Capt f. NJ. Bunce, U.S.N., has been ordered to
the command Of the station.
PERsoNAI--A Vanderbilt, o. Reed of Phil
adeIphia, W. J. Curtiss, c. c. Tiffany, r..
W. Cross and c. o. Shepherd OF New
York are at the Arlington.-R A. Bene-
dict of New York, w. 4. sampson Of Annapolis,
G. Hilton Of Boston and Geo. 8. Morrison OF
Chicago are at Wormley's.-C. II. Edison Of
Boston, H. G. Burtz and H. g. Fisher OF Hunt
ington aud T. w. Haines Of New York are at
the Riggs.--D. c. Martin Of San Francisco, Y.
ID. Cook Of Boston, J. c. Bormelt Of Philadel-
phia, N Cole OF st. Louis and W. G. Clark and
J. J. Quinby Of Boston are at the Ebbitt.-
D. Murphy Of Rochester, G. M,Lanahsn Of
New York, A. H. Wilder Of st. Paul, H. Rising
OF New York and ]. A. Carey Of Cincinnati are
at Willard's-Dr. Ohio N. Muncaster, who
has been laid mp ut his country place with the
grip and threatened pneumonis for the past
three weeks. has entirely recovered and Il in
town again.-Mr. Thomas 8. Wood, one of
Cincinnati's younger attorneys, il In the city,
Gen. o. o. Howard is in the city the guest of
Col and Mrs. Lee at the Hotel Fredonia.
Maj. Frank A. Butts LETT Last night for New
York city TO attend the funeral Of his sister,
who died suddenly yesterday.-A. =. Macart-
ney and ]. @. O'GormAn Of saltwater, Mimi,
Mr. and nn B. W. Wagner, Mr.. and Mrs.
York and Henry b Harris Of Chicago are at
the Arno.--G. w. Field OF Brockton, Mass.,
and p. Brown Of Providsnes are 1t the 81
James.
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DEPEwvILLE's FAIR BILL.
The Worlds Fair Subsidy Passes the
Assembly at Albany.

Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
ALBANY. NY, Jan. 2s.-The worlds fair bill
passed the assembly this morning by vote Of
l09 to one negative vote cast by Francis V.
King Of New York city.
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ALLIANCES,
These Couldn't Make Ends Meet.

LINCOLN, NEE, Jan. 2S.-Perkins Brothers,
boots and shoes, have failed Assets, e20, 900.
New ORLxANs, Jan. 2s-John b. LAllande,
cotton factor, has failed and assigned for his
creditors Liabilities, e564, coo; assets S54z000.
MNxEAPoLIs, MIMI, Jan. 2S.-Herman West
phal, brewer and ice dealer, has assigned. Liz
bilities, e75,000; assets, &l60,000.
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Died In Salt Lake City.

Mr.. Edwin B. Treutlen, son Of Col J. F.
TreutIen of this city and late chief Of division
inspectors, Post Office department, stationed
at Portland, Ore, died yesterday morning at
Salt Lake City Of typhoid fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

The BALTIMORE GONG TO BALTMoRE.-Sec-
retary Tracy yesterday gave assurance to a
delegation from Baltimore that he would order
the cruiser Baltimore to proceed to the monu-
mental city as soon as she has completed her
armament at the Norfolk navy yard, . month
or six weeks hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

PHnADELrlA, Jan. 2s.-James Fitxpatrick. .
Wholesale shoe dealer 1T 4l9 Market street., who
recently confessed Judgment 10 the amount Of
$1,000, has disappeared and . large amount of
paper bearing his indorsement Il said 70 BE-
ION the street" He left home Wednesday.
About eSo,ooo Of fxed-up notes are believed =
b out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

The PRESIDENT has consented to open the
public library and art gallery buildings pre-
sented by Andrew Carnegie to the city Of
Allegheny, Pa. The ceremony will take place
some time next month-probably about the
l1th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

The STATE CANNOT BE SUED.-The United
States Supreme Court yesterday decided the
important case of VIM. E. Christian and others
against the Atlantic and North carolina rail-
road company, holding that the State Of North
Carolina cannot be sued to compel the redemp.
ton of certain bonds of the railroad COMPANY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, S4O6, 1888; customs, s609, $50.
Col. THos. F. BARR, military secretary to the
Secretary of War, has recovered from a severe
attack Of the grip and was at the department
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28
From Other Lands Than Ours.

sr. PETERSBURG, Jan 28.-The car has con.
ferred the grand Gordon of the Order OF ST.
Anneck, the highest in the empire, upon the
French minister Of finance.
ALLIANCES.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-The correspondent Of the
Standard at Lisbon says that the republican
element is reused to furious anger and il
strongly advocating an alliance with America.
This feeling is due 70 the publicatian of re-
port that Senior Sagasta declared in the Span
ish cortes that Spain did not desire 10 offend
England for the sake of Portugal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

HOSPITAL FOR SICK OYSTER MEN.-The rev.
enue steamer Stephens, now at Baltimore, will
tomorrow be towed to the mouth OF the Patux-
ent river for use as hospital boat for oyster
men employed in that vicinity.
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Most's Bail Put at e5, 900.

New YoRK, Jan 2s-The argument on the
Johann Most writ OF habeas corpus was held in
the private room Of the supreme court judges
today, reporters being excluded. Presiding
Justice van Brunt heard the motion for STAY
pending an appeal TO the court Of appeals and
granted il, fixing the bail in which Most may
be liberated at q, ,000
Mira Ida Hoffman attached her name 70 the
new bond and Most was released.
Lieut. t.Schwatka's sAnthropological Show
En- PAso, TEX, Jan 2S.-Lieut Schwatka ID
in the city, accompanied by r. Howard O,Neiu,
in charge Of eleven cli6 dwsllers from the
Sierra uadrs mountains Who are members Of
the Tahuamart tribe and speak . dialect Of
their own. They como from Youkohoma, 200
miles from Chihuahua. One Of the men has .
record Of travelling 100 miles In eleven hours.
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Telegrams to The Star.
THE TEN MILLION BILL.
The New York Assembly Passes
the Gotham Fair Subsidy.
WHY ENGLAND SHOULD SING SMALL
Love Murders Come in a Big Horrid Batch
Today.

DEATH OF cHIcAcos DEACON eRoss
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DURING THE Snow Observation-Disclosures
General Wanamaker has accepted the revenue
cutter Rush from the Treasury department to
carry mail matter from San Francisco to Port
land, Ore, during the continuance Of the snow
blockade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

The PREsIDENr GONG TO NEW YoRK.-The
President has decided to go to New York next
week to attend the judicial centenary to be
celebrated there. He and the Attorney Gen.
eral, Secretary Tracy and Secretary Noble will
leave the city at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon on
board Of special train, reaching New York
that evening. There will be large number Of
Senators and Representatives on the same
train, besides the members of the Supreme
Court, who will go over in body. The Presi-
dent will return By Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

Secretary John T. Doyle of the civil service
commission went to Richmond yesterday to Or
ganize the board of examiners in the Richmond
post Office and to investigate the work of the
board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

MINISTER PALMER ILL WITH DENaUE
FEvER.-U.S. Consul Turner at Cadiz, Spain,
in a dispatch to the State department states
that US. Minister Palmer is sick with the
dengue fever, which is prevalent in that coun-
try. The disease he represents as of q very
malignant character and the death rate at
Madrid, Barcelona and Seville is stated to ex-
ceed that caused by cholera when that disease
is epidemic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

THE PRESIDENTS vIsIToRs this morning in
cluded Gen. Clarkson, Senators Mcmillan, Man.
derson, Pierce and Casey, Representatives Bou-
telle, Milhken, Owen, Hill, Yardley. Taylor,
Neidringhaus and Russell, Gov. Hovey, Andrew
Carnegie, Gardiner G. Hubbard and delega-
ton from Arkansas headed by Gen. Clayton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-28

Contracts FOR MATERIALS FOR NEW CRurs-
ERs.-Contracts were today awarded for mate
rails for building the machinery of the cruisers
Z and 8, to be built by the government
at New York and Norfolk, as follows: Wrought
iron bolt sheets, $500 pounds, to J. B. MorseH
Il Co., New York, for S56l.75; pig iron, 100
tons, d. 8. Cook Of Wrightsville. Pa, for
e. 2O5O; 200 tons steel plates for boiler Shells to
the Linden Steel Go; OF pittsburg' for ssO, ,sl2;
boiler bracings gil. 1892; q, 500 pounds wrought
iron nut blocks s2,250, and 1000 pounds
wrought-iron washers, $3.50, to GreenIie, Wyatt
4 Co., New York.