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The STATUE is HERE.
All the Pieces Of the Lafayette Monu
meut Arrive Today.


DELIVERED 10 TIE AxrHIcAS CONTRACTORS RIP
REskSrISs THE scvIProRs-TRE PEDESTAL
AND BRONZE FIGURES FILL SEVERAL rREiGHr
eARs-READr TO BE PLACED IN POSITION.
The Lafayette monument has reached town.
A freight train. containing q car that held
thirty Of the heaviest boxes that ever came into
this part of the country rolled down the
siding BY the new Eastern brsneh bridge on
the Baltimore and Potomac tracks early
this morning and came 10 q standstill The
War Department was notified and later in the
day the delivery of the statue was begun 70 the
American contractors, who are TO represent
the scuIptors on this side and put the monu-
ment in shape. The firm is named Patterson Sea
and Eisele of New York. The entire consign.
ment weighs 81. SAG pounds distributed among
thirty cases. Most Of these contain the stones
Of the upper pedestal. plinths, steps and
bases. and some are filled with bronzes. The
statue of Lafayette weighs l.5l6 pounds AID
each OF the groups Of his companions, two in a
group, weighs 1850 pounds. America
the .~o sT s children R RG%1 di.p SSa
on the rear side of the pedestal
aggregate 392. The heaviest piece is the
cost-of-arms that is to cover one of the faces
OF the shaft on which Lafayette stands, which
weighs 5000 pounds.
SENATOR BArE's RESOLUTION.
II was expected that the Senate would toda,
adopt the resolution offered yesterday even
ing by Mr.. Bate OF Tennessee directing tn,
commission or. board having charge of the
matter of erecting statue TO Lafayette on a
site fronting the equestrian statue of Jackson
opposite the White House. 90 suspend further
proceeding relating thereto until further au
thorized by Congress.
The resolution was crowded cut OF tn,
morning hour. Senator Bates was absent from
his seat during the greater part of the day
and it is improbable that the resolution will d,
considered before tomorrow
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Representative Morrow Renominated

He also received by telegraph this morning
copy of a resolution passed by the convention
at San Francisco last night expressing appre-
citation of the value Of his servises and earn
estly requesting that he will allow his name to
go before the people as candidate for re-
election.
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HIEss

at ANG 90 clo az hSeIy rGraios A0s.i q lsee
Angel. IN The tVcr luH year oi he. age
Notce % iAneal hererIter. tali parers ilsnss
CLANCY. ON Monday, August Pa $40 PATk,,K
CLANCl, beloved husband of Bridget Clancy, AGED
Funeral wI take place from his late resid.nce near
Delaware avenue and III street northeast, "Wednesday
olives and friends respectfully Invited 10 atterd
lnterment al MI Oiyei.
CLARK. On sunday. August "a 1890, si hef resz-
deiice 422 Florida avenue, EMILY ELIZABE1H II. wife
% Cornelius Clark. sitr long and rAiniul illness
30 am from the sculato Conception Ghnrc-
corner OF Eighth Had streets northwest at O'clock
CRUMP At the residence Of ms pAreuts ia, +
street northsest ALLAN IlSckNE I. ons chdd Of
hasar Al.sh Of Richmond Va. aged three years and
funesai residence Wednesday August %. at 10
o'clock am Private liichInOnd PAPERS please copy.r
DoWNkR ON Moudsy, August -. 1890. at 4 80
81, Funeral at : 30 plg Melpe.day August %. from
oio9f Pm PAThick r Ssn. after ls S az. as s so
Funeral from st fatrcA's Church. with solemn
rtquifem mass; at = o'clock a "a "wednesday; AUGUST
and friends Respectfully invIt-l 10 attend
CRAM M on Tpesosg AUGUST ri. 1890. at O'Clock
months and nine days.
May he rest in reace
Funeral on "Wednesday. August %. from r. 3. Rains
undertakings establishment sth street northwest
between New lork avenue and L street at O'clock
~
JEWELL on Sunday, August "a 1880, at 80
am. LOUIS W JEW kl1- IN The thirty -eghth Year Of
his age. youngest sou II Mr. humas Jewell
Funeral from Oak HIll ChGTei Wednesday, Aus asa
%. at pm.
LEHMAN. ON Tuesday. Aurust ri, 1905 tlll Is
a. NJ AGNES BEliN AtbIAt. youngest daughter u
Ellen and the Int Michael L-nihrl IA the twenty
second year 81 hrr age
Notice 81 the mineral hereafter.
MAkIiN, on iucSiay morning August -. 1890,
lhENE bEAIhlGI. ie.ONed daughter OF j. a and
the late filza {. Martin, aged fourteen aud
sixteen DAYS.
Funeral Wednesday evening al O'Clock from resi-
deuce, l2l4 l. street southeast
MEkIICh At New Haven, Conn, August % 4 500
OF diphtheria- DUDLEl. AGED two years ana h We
months. oldest Of O. A. aud Belle A Merrtck ana
grandson u j. r. Meline
McINTIEE: Suddenly. August 81. 1870. nj 2
O'Clock pm. BilslHA L. Ac.A1iRE. LIsrlItfooL
beloved wife OF John McIntlre, an the twenty
Year OF her AK.
Funeral from her late residence 1893 Union strees
southwest, on Meanes;tny. August ~ az prr- Ee-
atiEes and frlends invited 10 attend.
OLIVER suddenly, Agg ast -, 1880. ROBERT
OLIVER aged siKIy -nNe years
Funeral from ~ DUlnne's Church al p o'cles4 I. m
"Wednesday. interlnent al Mt. O.lVet
SATM- On Monday, August - 1890. ht 5 10
O'CLOCK pm, No. I4is herc- place northwest.
DAlsl IA. only daughter OF Perry A. aud Ehoda l.
Saun, aged niieen seaTs one mouth aud twenty two
days
funeral will take place Wednesday. August o. "A
2:3O ociock pm. from III. family residence.
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THE DEAD REPRESENTATtVE
Services Will be Held This Evening and
the Remains Taken to Pennsylvania.

The flag on tho Shoreham Hotel, down to
haif-mast, tapped funereally in the humid at
mosphere today. The body of Representative
Watson, whose sudden death as he was about
to leave the hotel yesterday morning was an
nounced in The STAR. lies in one of the rooms
IN suite A, and there he was hooked upon today
by number of those who knew him during
his lifetime. In the parlor OF the suite the
services will be held this evening. Mrs. Wat
sons first thought was that no services should
be held here, but she yielded to the desire
of others and will permit some of the simpler
rites TO be performed
This evening at 10 o'clock the body will be
placed on a special car and. in company with
members of the family aud the congressional
committee conveyed by the Pennsylvania rail-
road TO Warren Pa. The interment will take
place in Oakland Cemetery. Rev. DIR. RYAN Of
the Warren Trinity P. Z. Church officiating.
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SINGING SILENT HYMNS.
Notes From the Deaf Mute Convention In
New York.
Correspondence of TIE EvEsISe STAR.

Correspondence OF THE LvESISG STAR.
NEW YORK, August Is.
The convention of deaf mute instructors re-
assembled at 2:30 pm. ON Sunday, the oath
The subject of moral and religious instruction
and methods of imparting the same was the
paper under consideration. DR. Peel of New
York prof. Tfllinghast of North Carolina act
ing as interpreter into the sign language) gave
Illustrations of the system followed in the New
York institution. He was followed bv Profs
Williams of Connecticut, Cranter of Philadel-
phia, Gillett OF Illinois, Miss Yale of Massachu-
sets and others. The silent singing of familiar
hymns in concerted signs by eight young ladies
was a most impressive feature of the after
Moons program. The poetry of motion had to
take the place of melody in the singing
and it proved itself no poor substitute.
After the morning session today an excellent
dinner was provided for all present-the din
ing room, which seats some 400 guests at q
time, being filled nearly twice over-showing
m attendance Of upward Of Go.
highly interesting feature today was the
art and industrial exhibit in & suite of school
rooms. showing a proficiency the part of
deaf students in every way equal to that OF
hearing pupils of the same age. The ovens
and work rooms of the ceramic department
were complete in their appointments, and the
modelling room showed work which would do
credit TO the best of artisans. The afternoons
session was devoted to papers on the uses of
the sign language by Profs. Gran, Poet and
Others. DIR. Peet. III the course of his paper. So,
a debt of gratitude was due DIR. Alexander Mel
vile Bell of Washington. ID. C., whose analysis
OF the mechanism OF speech in his numerous
WORKS upon visible speech rendered it possible
to the deaf to feel and see what they could not
hear and virtually rendered sound visible.
Among the arrivals today from Washington
noticed Mr.. j. A. X. Strong of the registers
Office, United States Treasury Department
Photographer Park "a deaf mute) was or hand
and took a number Of groups of delegates.
whilst Prof. A. Ballinthe, the gifted deaf artist,
drew q number of very successful off-hand pen
and ink sketches Of prominent persons present.
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I'd EDITION.
--latest Ttleg1ams 10 The Star.
THE WORLD OF POLITICS.
Conventions and Nominations Multiply
Thick and Fast,

GRExSuP, IT,, August a6-Fifteen thou-
sand people, OF whom large majority were
farmers. gathered here yesterday to hear an
address by Congressman Mills Of Texas on the
tarih question. Previous to the address the
CONGRESSMAN held . reception of an hour D
duration in the hotel parlors In his speech
Mr.: Mills did not confne bis remarks TO the
tarih alone, but found time to EXPRESS his
opinion on the Lodge force bill, which he char.
acterized as one of the most atrocious and ma
lignant pieces of sectional legislation that had
oeen attempted since the war and clearly
showed that 1t is measure devised by decay
ing political party to assure them Of continued
control by suppressing free ballot il the
southern states. The farmers cheered until
they were hoarse when Mr.. Mills concluded.
TO GET TWO coNaREssMEN
OLYMPIA, WASH, August 26.-Gov. Ferry
issued proclamation yesterday converting the
legislature in special session September 8 for
the purpose of reapportioning and redistrlct-
ing the state.
IDAHO DEMOCRATS
BOISE CRY. IDAHO, August 26.-The FIRST
democratic state convention met here yester-
day afternoon and effected temporary organ
ization. Ex-Congressman Hill of the sixth
Ohio district addressed q large audience last
night.
MR.. MORROW BEyoMINATED.
BAN FRANCISCO, August 26.-Republicans of
the fourth congressional district last night re-
nominated W. w. Morrow by reclamation.
HOSTILE TO INGALLS,.
ATcHIsoN. KAN, August 26.-The Farmers
Alliance and Knights OF Labor of this county
met at the peoples convention yesterday and
nominated three democrats and one republican
for the county Offices and one democrat and
one republican for the legislature. The con-
vention unanimously adopted the st. Louis
platform and the following resolution in addi-
ton: Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the nominees for the legisla-
ture stand pledged not to vote for the return
of John j. Ingalls, to the United States Senate
NIB. YARDLEY's SUCCESSOR
YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, August 26.-The republi-
can congressional convention of the seventh
district, composed of Montgomery and Bucks
counties, now represented BY Robert NJ Yard
ley, met at Lansdale today. Irving P. Wanger
of Norristown was nominated by reclamation.
Charles Heber Clark of ConshohocKen. Wan
gers only competitor, withdrew.
MAI. MKINLEY RENoMINATED.
MAssILLoE, ONO. August 26.-Maj Mckinley
was nominated by reclamation in the sixteenth
district republican congressional convention
this afternoon.
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Stepped on a Girls Foot.

CHARLOTTE, N. c., August 26.-The quietude
OF the town 81 Statesviile was somewhat marred
by the report of pistol shots last night. 1t
seems that the colored population had gathered
to grand festival and man by the name Of
John Jones was very much insulted by Jim
Murchison stepping on his girls foot without
rendering an apology. Jones, on the spur of
the moment and backed up by goodly num-
Der Of drinks. pulled out two pistols and fred
promiseuously in the crowd. His first shot
struck Murchison in the side, and, not content
with that, he fred again. This time the bullet
took effect in Murchison's forehead. killing him
instantly. Jones has taken to the woods A
crowd of his once friends are securing the
woods for him and if caught he will be hung to
the nearest limb.
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AMONG THE law MAKERS.
Senator Shermaa's Revenue Marine
Service BiIl-Other Matters of Interest.

A substitdte for the bill pending in the Sem
ate providing for the trsusfer Of the revenue
marine from the Treasury to the Navy Depart
nsnt Was introduced today by senator strer-
man. Under its provision the Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized TO place on waiting or
ders. with waiting orders pay. any officer of
the revenue marine who is totally disabled or
who II sixty-two years Of age, or who has
served forty years. II the disability of any
officer be not incident to his service he
may be placed on waiting orders on half pay
or dropped from the roll with u years
full pay. Officers of the revenue marine shall
be allowed 10 per centum Of their current
yearly pay Tor each term Of Ave years OF service;
but the maximum OF such increase shall not
exceed 40 per centum on the yearly pay as pro-
vided by law The foregoing provisions shall
De applicable to pilots who have served ten
years in the revenue cutter service; and pilots
may act IS inspectors OF customs in the discre-
ton OF the officers commanding their respective
vessels. Promotions in the service shall here
after be made according to seniority and exist
ing law.
FORT MACHINES RESERVATION FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES.
Senator Power today introduced o bill to pro-
vide for the disposal of the Fort Maginniss
military reservation in Montana under the
homestead and mining laws. Six hundred and
forty acres are to be granted the state, 70 be
selected so as to embrace all the buildings and
improvements on the reservation, to be used
for educational and other purposes.
THEY WANT TWENTY-FIVE CENTS An HOUR.
Sixteen female employees of the Government
Printing Office have petitioned Congress to
make such legislation as will result in fixing The
minimum female compensation for eight hours
work at no less than 50 The petition, wish an
accompanying bill, wss presented today by
Senator Blair and was referred to the commit
tee on appropriations
TO PUNISH PosT-ELEcTfoN FRAUDS
Representative E. B. Taylor (Ohio), from the
committee on the Judiciary, today reported "a
the House bill amending section 55l5, Revised
Statutes, relating to the misconduct Of officers
Of election and custodisns of ballots at con.
gressonal elections.
The object of the amendment as explained in
an accompanying repor: is to prevent post
election frauds, which, it is said. under
existing law. may be committed
at will, and for any violation
which the United States is powerless to prose-
cute, or to protect the rights of citizens who
may be candidates for Congress. 1t pro-
vides penalty for any person
having the custody of ballots
and returns after an election has been
had, who shall alter such returns or erase the
name of any candidate for Representative
or delegate in Congress from any OF the ballots
in his custody, or who in any way alters or de-
faces the same with the intent to affect the re-
suit of any such election,
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Mnr. A. Rupprnr SArs.

The principal tals-besrsr Of is the skin Of the
human face To regain youthful Appearances we
rtst scale this outer skin on and form new skin en-
tire Nine A Rappert's world renowned Face Bleach
this without injury or harmful eject cutting the
ralos hlIins Of the pores snd drawBs completely
ala d.seoIorations impurities One bottle. 81: three
Iotiles usually required to clear the copiexion) 10
cert to any address. Call once and young girl
side Of her face cleared and other side ss WAS
originally showing vast change send &c. postage
Tor full particulars. NINE A. hUPPERT. 430 Tth st
NV. ashinston. DC. Open evenings $50 10th near
Fstnx iy5
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OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Gov. Campbell VIII Not be Present at
the Stste Convention.

sPRtSarrELD, ONO, August 9S.-Arrange-
ments for the democratic state convention,
which will convene this afternoon, are perfect
Judging from the amount Of favorable
Comment made upon Theodore E. Crom-
ley Of Pickaway county by the chief
democratic papers Of the state. it looks az
though that gentleman would be named for
10 set toward Judge Blandin OF Cleveland for
the supreme iudgeship, and Capt Leopold
Keller OF Miami county looks like
the coming man for board Of
public works, although Springfield will pre-
sent candidate for the place in the person Of
W. C. Armstrong who il is said is hotly cham
pioned by Col. John Kinnane and Dave Ballen-
tine OF this place. Governor Campbell was ex-
pected to be present but he is not well. and
upon the advice of his physician he will remain
in Columbus
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THE HAWAIIAN TROUBLES.
No Information Received Here-Th
Charleston to Return.

The State Department is in apparent ignor-
ance of the threatened revolution in Hawaii,
the news of which was printed in The STAR
last evening. Assistant Secretary Wharton said
this morning to a STAR reporter that the
department had received absolutely no
Information foreshadowing political trouble on
the islands, The Navy Department is in the
same condition. nothing official having
been heard. Assistant Secretary Solely
said that the department had sent its
orders to Admiral Brown TO come
east with the Charleston July l5 in the belief
that she would not be needed there any longer.
II took the orders two weeks to reach the ad-
miral who started in obedience almost at once
and reached this coast befor letter from him
to the department could get here. lie will
probably be ordered to return as soon as he
can recoal.
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Wheat's Tn.

CHICAGO, August 26.-There WINS an excited
and active market in wheat this morning.
The prices started in about tine same
as the closing of last night, but
were forced up by the heavy buying
of clique, which it is said, is taking every
thing offered and the stringency OF money in
the northwest. December started at 1872 and
after fuctuating for some time advanced to
1881 at 11:l5 an. September went up to 1O71 {
and May to u.s. Corn and oats are compara-
lively quiet
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Good Marksnen.

CAMP DoUGLAs. WIS, August 26.-The first
seven at the end of the fourth day of the army
competition will constitute the division quota
for the army team. Those heading the list
Yesterday were Sergeant Saladin company l.,
eighth infantry. department OF the Platte. IT'S;
Lieutenant Muir. seventeenth infantry, depart
ment OF the Platte, us; Sergeant Meswin
company E. fifteenth infantry, department OF
Dakota. ia; Corporal Boyle. company F.
twentieth infantry, department. OF Dakota, IFS;
Corporal Lang. company ID, twelfth infantry,
department OF Dakota. iT2; Private Sweinhart,
company u, twenty-seeond infantry, depart
ment of Dakota. 1871; Private Mckenzie, COM
pany ID, eighteenth infantry, department OF
Tevas III
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A RIDICULOUS BLUNDER.
Man Arrested Tor Murder when thu
Real Criminal Is In Prison.

COPENHAGEN, August IA report reached
here TO-DAY that Alexander Phillipsen Of this
city. who was passenger on the steamer Nor
MAMMA. had been detained at New York under
the belief that he u Adelph Phillipsen,
the murder of Meyer, the man who
was killed in Copenhagen some time ago and
whose body was whipped to New York in a cask
BY the murderer. The authorities here state
still in CUSTODY in this CITY,
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ERsRS cLUB-cRAP AND CAMS OF CARDS
PLAYING roR DEiNKs-SrDcE NrLLrn tULH
OUT SRE cLvB PLEA
please settle at the end Of each game" vss .
sign offered In evidence in the Police Court to-
day in the case OF Samuel Jones Of the Columbia
Social and Literary Cub. the rooms Of whseh
at llth ana Q streets were raided saturday
night. The charges against Jones. as manager
OF the club, were setting up gaming table and
keeping an unlicensed bar. The case was begun
yesterday and the hearing was resumed ths
afternoon.
FORMER PARTNER.
One Of the principal witnesses called Wa
Augustus Abbott, a former partner OF the de-
PENDANT, who testified that cards were played
for drinks. but he never saw any such games
played FOR money. he saii that game
OF crap were PLAYED for money but
no one except members OF the club w.s
admitted aud allowed 50 play. Witness sabd
that the members were admitted TO the rooms
by card Jones. he said, stopped a game OF
ana the defendant had quar-
rel over point IN game
OF crap. Witness sand that he lwitnessl cut the
game and took the draw down. Witness said
he had seen the defendant take part 10 q
game OF crap. When witness drew on; Of the
partnership the defendant gave him sIoo
TEN CENrs INITIATION IEE
Fred Brown, colored told the court that ne
became member Of the club by paying an M
| itiation fee of 40 cents lie said that he hss
paved pool and crap in the rooms
5. linn. one of the directors of the club was
also called as a witness. lie WAS not much in
4 terested IN games and did not understand the
! game of poker He remembered having
seen games Of cards played aud he saw chsps
on the table. Jones. he said. appeared as
| boss about the rooms because the club mad
\ made him manager.
Lawyer Gloss. who represented the defend.
ant. produced the articles of incorporation.
| stephen Wall, the former owner OF the place
! testified that he sold the place 90 Jones A 80
| for a consideration.
Policeman LYDIA gave evidence OF game OF
! crap going on when the place was raided
When examined by Mr.. Gloss witness said he
| saw three dice on the table. aud NJ Gloss said
that as an expert be conld prove that only tao
dice were used in the game
| Mr.. MullOwney called the courts attention 70
| the construction of the club. and spoke u
! how persons were admitted 10 membership
| without being elected. The constitution he
| said. had never been signed by some OF che
I officers OF the club.
| JUDsf MILLS DECISION
| Judge Mills. after referring TO the testimony,
said thni the organization was not club iu the
| contemplation of the law ana II was the indl-
| vidual property OF ihe defendant
In the liquor case the court imposed fine
of Slo5. The gambling case was sent 70 the
| granG jury.
NJ. Gloss said he would note an appta in
| the liquor case. and the coart liked The bonS
! at $500 ia each case.
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No Married Women Need Apply.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, August 26.-For weeks
there has been great agitation over exclud-
ing married women from the position of
teachers in the public schools Last night the
board after heated debate decided by vote
Of IL to II to make ineligible women living
with their husbands. This dismisses ten of the
most prominent lady teachers.
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TelesrabiIic Briefs.

AT Carbonate, state Of Washington, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Wilson and her infant child we're
instantly killed by a falling tree. Mrs. Wilson
with the babe in her arms was in the cemetery
sitting on the grave Of one Of her childreh
when the tree fell on them
Mr.. Al Hayman, who owns shenandoah" the
play that has been at McVickers thester for the
past three months, said this morning that he
had arranged to complete his Chicago time With
that play at the Auditorium.
Mr.. Hayman also said that the tour Of the
Shenandoah" Company would in no way be
interfered with by the present disaster, a. he
had duplicate scenery and costumes In New
York, which would be here tomorrow.
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A Druggist Guilty of Manslauchter

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August 26.-John 7.
Smith, the eleven year-old son of State Super
intendent of Public Instruction 4. N. Smith
and boy named Hutchins died yesterday
from dose of morphine. Three other children
OF Mr.. Smith. who had fortunately taken an
overdose, we're made very sick by the same
drug which was administered for a cold in
mistake for quinins. The mistake was made
by druggist in filling the bottle.