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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
PANIC AT A SCHOOL FErE.
Terrible Scenes Caused by Children's D~s-es
Catching fire.

LONDON Jan. 2.-Further particulars received
today from Wortley, near Leeds, show that the
terrible scenes witnessed at tue school fe.e were
in no way exaggerated, though the cause OF he
disaster was not the falling OF string Of Chinese
lanterns as at first supposed.
The school fete referred 20 was a charity
bazaar held under the auspices of the parish VI
Nortley. The building used for the fete was the
church school adjoining the Wortley Church.
Part OF the program of the bazaar's attractions
was a series of tableaux vivants in which q
number Of the young girls and boys Of the
parish took part. For this display a small stage
was erected ia tine school room and to the right
OF the stage and opening upon Il was a room
used as dressing room or green room by
the children. Inside this dressing room, just
before the disaster. a crowd of JOYOUS Gull
dren were gathered, all the girls Of the party
being IN light gaaze attire and many of them
covered IN addition with cotton. used TO repre-
sent snow. In addition several Of the children
carried, dangling on sticks about their heads,
hghted Chinese lanterns.
cHnDRES's COSTUMES on FIRE.
The tableaux yivant, then preparing. was in
tended to symbolic the winter frolics OF the
''Aummers" in days gone by. Suddenly
shrieks Of terror issued from the little room
and all were horror-stricken 10 see n number Il
children rush upon the stage with their COS
TUNES on are. The gentlemen promptly
seized the burning children. threw them upon
the stage and smothered the flames.
Up to the present there are four deaths Te-
corded as the result of the disaster and several
of the injured children are not expected to
recover.
An investigation into the cause Of the disaster
shows that while the children were gathered in
the dressing room preparatory TO making their
appearance on the stage one of the little girls
who was playing with a lighted lamp accident
ally set Ire 10 her clothes. She uttered
a cry of terror. tried TO extinguish the names
with her hands and rushed toward the door
leading 10 the stage. Her cry and the sight II
the farnes caused panic among the e.he-
children who also made a rush for the door
mentioned The result was that q crowd of
children were crushed around the child whose
clothes were already in flames and thereby
ignited the clothing of twenty or thirty other
children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
THE SOUTH CHICAGO ROBBERY.
Featherstone Confesses-He Details the Pl~s
of the Crime.

Featherstone Confe.ses-He Details the Plsa
OF the Crime.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2.-Chas. L. Mullen and Harry
featherstone, the South Chicago bank robbers
have made full confession 10 Inspector Hunt.
'Featherstone," said Inspector Hunt, do
tailed the planning and execution OF the South
Chicago job and gave Mullen the responsibility
Of suggesting IT, His story tallies perfectly
with Bennet;'s and Corbett's. Featherstons
also admits being concerned in the Allerson
packing house robbery three weeks ago.
Mullen confesses' continued Inspector
Hunt, that he conceived the plan OF the roo
berry and impaired ms scheme 90 Featherssnne
and the man named Hickey. They spent
Christmas night at Mullens house and
made arrangements 20 rob the bank
on Saturday. Just on the eve OF Me
robbery Hickey weakened and refused ~ 80
ahead with the Job. Mullen and Featherstone
were very angry at this action of Hickey's. bat
did not abandon the idea On the next dsy.
sunday, Featherstone hit on q substitute, his
pal in the robbery for which be did time ses-
eral years ago. That was Frank Bennett. sun
day featherstone went 20 Bennett's house aud
unfolded the scheme 20 him. Bennett suggested
Corbett, and they got him 10 Join the party.
The three then drove hack 90 Mullen's house
and completed the arrangements. which she,y
carried out on the following day. Mullen .
statement Is corIoborated by Featherssone and
1t verifies Bennett and Corbett in their plea
that they were led into the robbery by Feather
stone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
THE BLAINE HOUSE FIRE.
Chief Paris Talks About the Good Wor
Done by the Fire Department.

Ch1ef Parrts Talks About the Good Work
Done by the Fire Department.
Fire Marshal Drew has not yet reported to
Chief Paris what he considers the origin Of
the fire at Mr.. Letters residence which took
place yesterday. Mr.. Drew il now engaged in
his investigation. Chief Paris in an interview
with a STAR reporter this morning said that it
was impossible for him to determine at this
time just the cause of the fire. That fire
bears out what have frequently urged, that
an engine company should be located in the
neighborhood of Dupont Circle SO as to be
only short distance from the principal sub
urban property as well large and costly build
ings in the extreme northwestern section. The
first company to respond to the alarm yester-
day." continued the chief ''was engine
company No. /, situated on K street
between 18th and 17th, and the two
companies that support this company
was sounded. This alarm, as you know, brought
all Of the available fire apparatus in the Dis
trict to the scene Of the cOnhagration and had
IRE occurred in some other section of the city
at the same time there was but one company
that could have responded. In my opinion
there should be ct least two more engine COM
panies in the city, one for the northeastern Sec
ton and one in the extreme northwest.
PRoUD OF THE DEPARTMENT.
81 am certainly proud Of my department" +"
added the chief, ''for consider the work they
did yesterday one Of the most complete that I
have ever seen during my long connection
with the fire department When the
engine companies arrived the fire
had reached the elevator and had
spread to the roof and under the circumstances
I consider it remarkable that more damage was
not done before the fire was extinguished. The
FIRE had evidently been burning for some time
before the fire alarm was sounded. / can only
add that am heartily glad it occurred in the
day time, for owing to the peculiar
construction of : the building had the
fire broken out in the night time
loss Of life would have been inevitable. It is
my opinion that the fire originated in the base
ment, but, of course, I may be mistaken in
this: The fire spread rapidly up the elevator
shaft and then branched OF on the stairway.
People make mistake in building elevators near
stair cases, for it always happens that wheG 6ire
breaks out anywhere near an elevator shaft il
always takes the course Of the elevator and en-
dangers the stair case. You see the elevator
shafts are usually constructed of wood, and,
running to the roof, furnish considerable draft
for fire. II 10 my opinion that when they
are needed they should be constructed In the
rear Of the building s.Ay fron The stairs and
tncased IN brick vAlla"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

PERsoSAL.-W. N. Tomkins of Ashland, Wis,
H. H. Goodell Of the State Agricultural Col
lege of Amherst, Mass, VIM. A. Simmons Of
New York, Hon. B. F. Harness of Indiana, ac-
companied by his wife, D.M.Ferry, an extensive
seed raiser Of Detroit, DR.. ]. J. Mott Of Raj
eigh. NC, and Edward p. LawtOn and John
W. Harman Of the army are at the Ebbitt
HOuse.-A del Salos of Lima, Chill, DR..
and Mrs. ]. W. Haup Of Newark. N. j., Hugh
l.. Weber Of st. Louis and Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
Wilmarth Of Grand ltpids are at Willard's.-
c. W. Boyer Of Charlottesville, Va, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Il. Bender of bethlehem, Pa, and F. B.
Morris Of Perth AmbOy, Nj, are at the Ran
dan.-Mr. and Mrs. L. ID. Sawyer of Cam
bridge and N. A. Cliff of Florida are at the
Riggs House.-C. NJ. Busbee of Raleigh, n. c.,
is at Welcker's.-James Lyons of Richmond,
Va. Mrs. yolney Spalding Of San Francisco and
l.. l.: smith OF Chicago are at the Shoreham.
Lewis Of Portland, Oreg., and Vim. L. Abbott
Twitchell of Kansas City and ]. A. Tonner Of
New York are at the Langham.-Mr. and Mrs
]. Z. Bowman Of Springfield, Ohio Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Sibley of Toledo and Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Green Of New York are at the Hotel Arno
Prof. VIM. Frear of the State College of
Pennsylvania, H. II. Johnston Of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and James ii. Nelson of New York
are at the Hotel Johnson.-J. II. Cullard of
Whites. Tex, p. v. Porter of Boston, j. H.
Rich Of Chicago, J. W. Kelly Of Philadelphia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Franks of Harrisburg
are at the st. James.--Mrs. Laura Osborne
Talbot of this city has article entitled I'm
dividual Economies in the January number of
the Popular Science Monthly.
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POLITICS OF THE FUTURE.
Murat Halstead Ventures One Prophs
With . Great Big ID.

Murat Halstead Ventures One Prophecy
With . Great Big ID.
The hygienic conditions in Brooklyn must be
somewhat superior to those in Cincinnati, for
Murat Halstead looks much better than he has
for years past.
'How does New York politics compare with
the Ohio article?" asked STAR reporter Of the
recently transported editor.
''There's not 30 much difference, (" he replied.
'Things are in about just as much of mud
die in the one place as the other. We have q
few factional fights in the republican party of
New York and there is a notable lack of har-
mony in the minority in Brooklyn and the re-
gion roundabout"
'Are these difficulties of such q nature that
they cannot be adjusted before there is some
thing to fight for?"
Mr.. Halstead was silent for O moment and
then with considerable force and irrelevancy
burst out with: lyon are going to see the
d-st political struggle this country has
ever known"
''The RESULT"
He shook his head.
'The nominees?'
II am not prophesying Just now"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
HEBREW IMMIGRATION.
What Comp~tent Authority says in R<,r~rs
to the Matter.

sr-ciai csble Dispatch to Tie Evening Star.
LONDON, Jan. with reference 10 the
scheme 10 assist $1,000 Russian Hebrews 10
settle in the United States, q committee -
secure which end has been formed in Ham
burg, a specially competent authority who Is
interested in the welfare Of the Russian Hebrews
said yesterday:
The prospect OF emigration 20 America dos
not seem likely to be attended with success. at
all events not as regards the grea; majority %
those einigrating. America only offers some
certainty OF gaining livelihood 20 an essen
tally agricultural population, such as the
irish. What would merchants. bankers and
peddlers do in the wilds of the Ear west How
many wears would IL take 20 transform them in 10
farmers and how would they hive in the mean
time. IL appears 10 me that IL would he
preferable TO try colonization in ASIA Palestine
syria, especially hesopoismia. where land
would not cost any more than in America and
might be obtained for lees. The Hebrews
would there find an agricultural population
that would admit them without difficulty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
CUTTING IT SHORT.
After Brief Sessions the Senate and House
Adjourn Till Monday.

After Brief Sessions the Senate and House
Adjourn Till Monday.
Although it was understood when the Senate
adjourned on Wednesday that the session today
was to be merely formal there were forty Sena-
tors present when the journal was read, in
cluding Mr.. Allison, who had been absent from
the city for some ten days past. The Senator
elect from Idaho, Mr.. Mcconnell, who has not
yet been sworn in, was also present and was
introduced to good many of the Senators, as
was also Mr.. Dubois Of Idaho, who has been
elected for the term to begin on the 4th of
March next. No business whatever was trans
acted and the Senate, on motion Of Mr.
Spooner, adjourned till Monday at noon.
House.
The Speaker laid before the House the resiR-
nation Of b. H. Markham as a member Of the
board Of managers of the National Home for
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Referred to the
committee on military affairs.
On motion of Mr.. Mckinley (Ohio) it was
ordered that when the House adjourn today it
be to meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Enloe CTenn.) moved an adjournment.
Lost-yeas AZ, nays rs.
Mr.. Thomas (Wis.) moved that the House 20
into committee of the whole on the private
calendar.
On this motion Mr.. Mills (Tex.) made the
point that there was no quorum present.
Whereupon, on motion Of Mr.. Mckinley, the
House adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

TIoN-DEMocRATs WILL FILIBUsrER.
The Senate was in session Just seven and one.
half minutes today. The attendance was al
most a. large as it usually is at the hour Of
meeting. But Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Aldrich were
absent, and, in accordance with the agreement
entered into at the executive session Wednes
day, an adjournment was taken until - o'clocl
on Monday.
In view of the complaint Of Senator Teller
Senator Hale and others that the manager,
were trying to force cloturs upon the Senate
before the usual means of securing action or
measures had been tried, Mr.. Aldrich has de-
cided not to bring up the cloture resolution OF
Tuesday. The managers propose to postpone
action on this resolution until they have tried
and have exhausted every other means o,
reaching o vote on the elections bill
CONTINUOUS SESSION.
Their plan will be to have a continuous ses
sion, and by every means in their power to try
and tire out the opposition. They believe thu,
this will be Of no avail to advance action on
the measure under consideration, but they ex-
pect to demonstrate to the satisfaction Of those
republicans who oppose cloture that it il the
only means by which action can be had.
The democrats will be forced to open fiji.
buster by the adoption of this course by the
majority and lively time may be expected
next week.
No COMFORT FOR THE SILVER MEN.
OF course there is no comfort for the silve,
men in this program, for it will merely pro
long the fight and thereby render still more
unlikely any silver legislation.
The failure Of the radical silver men TO make
a move toward positive action is not due to an
indisposition on their part, but to the fact tina,
they have not yet been able to get the pledges
OF enough republicans to insure success to @
coup d'etat
FIVE DIsAFFEcTED 4IPuBLIcANA
Thus far five republicans have agreed to vote
against the elections bill on a direct vote and
there are two others who say they would vote
for motion to lay it aside and take up finance
This is not enough. A republican Senator who
is earnestly opposed to the elections bill said to
STAR reporter today that in time it would
pass the Senate, but it could by no possibility
be passed by the House in its amended form.
BY the time it got to the House, he said, il
would be too late for the attendance of quo
rum to be secured in that body. The bill, he
said, could never become law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
STOCKS Dull AND FIRM.
The Market Improves on the Opening Price
of the Day.

The Market Improves on the Opening Prices
of the Day.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-The stock market this
morning gave no indications of the proximity
Of a January boom, but, on the con-
trary, first prices were almost all lower.
and the losses from Wednesdays final
figures extended TO a per cent. These
concessions were followed BY further declines
in all the active stocks. although the
business done was quite limited and outside of
the usual half dozen stocks little animation
and no feature were shown. Louisville and
Nashville was again the leader Of the downward
movement. and after opening q per cent
lower at 721a it retired at 2. per
cent further, making net loss
The others, among which Lackaxanna was most
prominent, lost fractional amounts. Wheeling
and Lake Erie preferred was the one notable
exception to the rule and il opened up = and
advanced II to 1881. The list developed
better tone, but there was no material i'm
provement in prices and at IL o'clock the mar
ket was very dull and barely steady at q shade
better than the lowest prices.
Money is close at 6a7 per cent. The stock
market after IL O'Clock developed a more posi-
tive tone and strength and everything traded
IN was lifted above the level of the opening
price, while the coal stocks and some Of the
low price shares showed marked strength and
material advances. Lackawanna led. as usual of
late, among the active stocks and rose to IS3,
q rise of IL from it's first price, while
Delaware had been advanced from l301S to 49,
Tennessee coal gained 2ss, Rio Grande Western
IL, the preferred IL, and Mexican Central
~ and the rumors in regard 10 the absorption
Of the Susquehanna and Western by the Isscka-
wanna sent the former up fractionally on a very
light business. The top figures were not MAIN
tanned toward the end OF the hour, but at noon
the market was dull and firm at fractional gains
over the opening prices.
There were only two sales Of silver today
opening, l04ss, and lat sale, lO4s4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

SAVANNAH. Ga, Jan. "A special received at
] 30 this morning from Hszlehurst in relation
to the finding Of dead and a dying man in the
store of u. Lewis states that Ashley shot and
killed Pace and then, in remorse, committed
suicide. They were fast friends. Pace had
agreed 10 meet Ashley early in the evening TO
drive him TO party which both we're TO attend
Pace was late and Ashley was angry st his d.
hy. 4 quarrel ended IN The double trsGsay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

Isabella A. Anderson has purchased for
square 205-alley lots, each Is. .50xSS.67 feet be-
tween 14th, 18th, T and q streets northwest
August Oppenheimer has bought for a, $50 Of
Smith A. Petit sub III, square 4A-17x72.50
feet on between 9Th and Marion streets.
Mary A. Gait has purchased Of John Caaseis
sub IS, square 10, for s9, 0O0-l feet on q
between 19tA md 10Th stEsets Northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

BARNUh MUST PAY DUTr.-The Treasury De-
partment has decided that certain scenery i'm
ported by Messrs. Barnum & Bailey is not
entitled to free entry ''tools Of trade of per-
sons arriving in the United States" for the
reason that it had not been in actual use
abroad. but was specially prepared by scenic
artists in Paris, and was shipped to this coun-
try subsequent to the return Of the agent Of
the firm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02
Thousands of Cattle I'm Peril.

wrcHrrA, ,Jan-2--Therear are over IO0. 900 head a
cattle belonging to the Cherokee Live stock A.
sociation in southwestern counties, moved there
from the strip. They are l.eparing for mild
winter only and owners say only few DAYS
like the cold weather now prevailing viii bring
about an almost total loss MANY OF the ranch
men have been trusting to u mild winter, An6
the loss Of cattle threatened is great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

SECRETARY PRocroR had an interview will
the President on the Indian campaign thi
morning.
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Marriage Licences.

Marriage licenses have been issued by the
clerk Of the court to the following: Tlghman
Holland of Fairfax county, Va, and Mary Ed
wards; Dennis Stokes and Emma Rich; John G.
Croggon Of Severn, Nd, and Marie Grace Helm
line: John Rozier and Eliza Wallace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

PEORIA, H., Jan. 2.-Articles Of agreement
for finish fight have been signed by George
siddon of Chicago and sparrow" Lewis Of
Troy, n. Y. The fight is TO be with skin gloves.
Queensberry rules, and will take place near this
city inside two weeks. Both men have gone
into training. The fight is to be for s4O0 a si6s
and the gate receipts. Arthur Majesty q
Toledo has been selected as referee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

The JAPANESE MINIsTEB.-Gozo Taleno, the
newly appointed minister from Japan, arrived
with his family on the steamship City Of Pekin
Wednesday night and will at once proceed to
WashingtOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. R. T. Mulligan, de-
tached from the Vermont and ordered to the
Despatch. Ensign Huston Eldredge, detached
from the Despatch and ordered to the Atlanta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

WoRsrEDs AND WooLs.-Secretary Window
has directed all collectors Of customs to con-
form to the decision Of the United States Su-
preme Court in the case Of Seeburger, collector,
against Cohn, in which it was held that man
ufacture Of worsted was not a manufacture Of
wool The decision of the court, collectors are
informed, will apply only to importations of
worsted cloths made prior to the passage Of the
act of May 8, 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

Mr.. ROBERT T. LINCOLN, the minister to Eng.
land, called on the Secretary Of the Interior to.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-02

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $685., 1881; customs, 81, ,O66, TAO.
No CABINET MEETINa.-There was no cabinet
meeting today
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Washington News and Gossip.
Index to Advertisements.

AMOSEMbNTS......-.... ......... Page
AIIORNEfS ..--......................Pa Page g
AOCIION SALES Page
DlO1CLEo. Page
boAhDlNd ..........-..................P Page
BUSINESS CES..........................P Page 2
llEMS Page
COUNTRY REAL ESTATE. Page .
Page
DENTISTRY ....................P Page
EDoCAIIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Page
EXCURSIONS. PICNICs &C. Page g
FAMILY SUPPLIES Page 2
rINANCIA Paxe
fOf KENT Flats).. Page 2
fOh NENT (Ofhces) .........................P Page
FOR RENT (Rooms) ).........................Pag Page g
fOk RENT (Stores). Page 9
fok hENT (Stables) Page
foh hENT tHouses) .........................Pag Page
fon sALE tHouses) .........................P Page
fOh SALE Lots). Page
FOR SALE (Miscellaneous) Page g
GENTLEMEN's GOODS s....................P Page Q
.n1rc, :
LADIES' Page
LLO ohEs. Page
LOCAL MENTION Page 8
LOST AND FOUND. Page 2
nNSohE PAGE
MhDICAL Page 6
MlSoELLANEOUS. Page 5
MoNEi 10 LOAN. N............................P Page 2
NOTARIES PUBLIC. PAGE 2
OCEAN STEAMERS Page 7
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS S Page 2
PIANOS AND ORGANS. Page
Page
fkINIERS. Page
ofESSIONAL Page
fhOfOsALS ..........................P Page
SnIcI SAIHKUADs. Page
SrEOIALIIES Page
MANIED (Help).. Page 2
WANTED (Houses) Page 2
MANIED Page
MANaED lSituations).. Page
WANTED (Misceaneous). Page g
WINTER RESORTS paga q
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SEVEN AND A HALF MINUTES.
That Was the Duration Of the Senate Session
Today.

NEW PLANS 10 BH ADOPTED By THE MAJORITY
EVERY OTHER METHOD TO BE TRIED BEFORE
THE cLorURE RULE IS BROUGHT Up Fol 40
TIoN-DENocRATs WILL fILrBUsrER.
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THE HOSTILE CAMP sURRoUNDED-ABouT 1--WE
HUNDREDS ELLIGERENr RED MEN-aEN. NILES
FoRcEs-Hrs COURSE OFFICIALLY AppRovEp-
UNOFFICIAL CRITICISMS OF THE CAMPAIGN