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Ex-senator John +. Lewis of Virginia, whose
serious illness at his home, Linwood, Va, has
been noticed. had a rally three days since, but
has since been gradually failing, growing
weaker. His daughter, Mrs. Penrose Ions of
Texas, is expected to reach his bedside tomor-
row.
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Hutchinson Rsfuses to Return.

TERRE HAurx, IND, May 2-B. P. Hutchin-
son, the wsll-known Chicago Spectator, ar
fused to 60 farther north, although he had
ticket to Chicago. He put up at q hotel here.
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rying - Bay Chso.Us stssss Railway.
CHICAGO, Nay a-A Nsu York syndicate en-
dssvoring 70 buy The West side street railroad
from ths Philadslphia people, Who have made
millions ont Of IT, The North Side rsilroad b
but has not Axsd . price On il property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

Towel CONTRACT AwARDEp.-The contract
for washing towels for the Interior Depart
ment has been awarded to Mrs. p. ID. wefcker
for SO cents per hundred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

New YORK. May &C. P. Huntington, upon
his return to this city, will probably be pun
ished for contempt in disobeying q subpoena
issued by the United States district court in
the latter part Of March. A few days after Mr..
Huntington received the subpoena he left the
city.
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Range Of the Therra

The following were the readings at IN. signal
office today; sa. m, So: pm. 60. Maximum,
20; minimum. IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

fhaahs - Rsss,gn Eshssassss - nsrsaa-
bsnzu, Nay 4-Ar. AsaHvsa, - Ansrieaa.
81 . banquet Ssllewing TIE opening Il ~ art
sxhibition, ysturnsd thanks for ~ srssifyine
sseeytisa Givsn - fessigs sxhibttpsa
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Mr.. CARTER, commissioner Of the general
land Office. has gone to New York. He il e,-
pected to return Monday.
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THE wELL-KNOwN STRENGTHENING PROP
critics Of iron. combined with other tones and
most perfet nervne. found In Carriers Iron Fila
blood and complexion.
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Woman's Relief Corps In neasrssa.
MONTREAL QuEBEc, May "A woman's re-
lief corps Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
has been organized In Montreal
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TIE ANNOTATED
STEAM CARPET CLEANING AND RRNovArING
WORKS,
17OS and ITO NV.

The newest and best machinery in the country has
been secured, which nsures less and tear than
by the old process Carpets bright and clean
Carpets will Be called for. stored and laid Leave
ders either at main once. 11OS and ITO ST. H. w.
Julius Lansburgh's carpet and furniture house.
18th and SITS. Julius Lansburgh ware rooms. 9Os
and 30 Pa ave-. Thos. j. Lutrrell dry goods, cor
goth 1t. and Pa. ave. n. H. exmyer, halter and
fuInshin9s. 3103 II Ut. n. (; Nelng's Dry Goods
Store, 1226 7th st. NV; The Enterprise Dry Goods
House. 1241 11th 1t. sc.
N. NEWMYER. Manager.
Telephone No. 604 apl0
ss'THE BEST PILL EVER USED" is THE IRE
quent remark Of purchasers Of Carriers Little Liver
han, tn n&tt, axrlla floua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

IL You Have
CONSUMPTION.
BRONCHITIS.
SCROFULA.
COUGH or COLD.
THROAT AFFECTION.
WASTING OF FLESH.
Or any Disease where the Throat and Lungs are IN
famed. Lack of Strength or Nerve Power you can be
Relieved and Cured by
SCOTS EMULSION
OF PURE COD LIVER OIL WITH
HYPOPHosPHITEs.
PALATABLE AS MILK.
Ask for SCOTS Emulsion. and let no explanation or
solicitation induce you to accept q substitute.
Sold by all Druggists
nse SCOTT I BOVINE. Chemists. ny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

TEE SUPERIOR
FOR ALL DISEASES
ORIGINATING III
IMPURE BLOOD;
WHICH
MAY ALWAYS
BE RELIED UPON
roeIvE THE BEST
SATISFACTION
sARsAPARILLA.
CURES OTHERS. WILL CURE YOU.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Mama
Name. O. c.

a., foloyne az: the opsnng and closing prices Of
wire to Corson and Marsrtney. l4lO street.
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BRowNs IRox Buffers

Cures Indigestion, Biiousness. Dyspepsia. Malaria
Nervousness and General Debility Ply sicians recon-
mend IL. All dealers sell il. Genuine trade mark
and crossed red lines wrapper. 8
A Re UNLIKE ALL OTHER PILLS. NO PURG-
"A ing or pain. Act specially the liver and bile.
Carriers Little Liver Pills. One pull dose.
MRS. NINsLOw's sOOIHINa SYRUP
Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by NIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHIN6. with PERFECTSUCCESS.I tSOOTHES
the CHILD, sOFTENs the GUMS. ALLAYsali PAIN
CURES WIND collie, and in the best remedy for
DlARRHEA. Sold by Druggists in every part of the
world. Be and ask for 'Mrs. winsIows Soothing
Syrup" and take no other kind 20 cents bottia
d15-ly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

Our prices for prescriptions have been reduced in
proportion to other goods. We use only the purest
drugs and chemicals from the reliabe lnanutac-
turers We cheerfully invite careful inspection Of
this department By physicians.
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oUININE.

/ Handoline is unequAled . beautider Of the com
plsxioni ndisj ens.ble requisite to the ladies'
\ prsventy ehappins. Every lady should uss IL Per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-02

Don't mistake the place-THE TEMPLE DRUG
%eii IiEIs s' Co.. f :0S o.:
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OPEN AL N1eHr.

For the accommodation Of our customers and the
public Will keep store open ali night in charge
Of Registered Pharmacists.
y. B. WILLIAMS CO., DRUGGISTS,
UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE.
Cor. 9Th and Z SITS. n w.,
PRESCkIPTIONS
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EDWARD C,yEREY & Co.

CONTRACTORS FOR PLUMBING, RANGE. FUR
MACE AND ROOFING WORK.
AGENTS FOR IHE UNION STOVE WORKS OF
NEW YORK AND PEEKsKIIL,
Who make the BIS; and cheapest line Of Furnaces
ant Ranges. Mahonsy's Hot Water ard Hot Air Com
lanstiOn Heaters. Fifteen years Washington ref
erence. send Tor estimates. my2skw1ni
The morning call., 1891-01-02
DELUsvE PERCENTAGES.

- Just before the elections announcements
were made in several branches Of trade that
IN consequence of q 10 OF. Is per cent in
crease in the tariff the goods upon which the
duties were thus increased would be held at
an advance of 10 or Is per cent, as the case
might be. In a good many cases purchasers
submitted to the overcharge and got as
nearly even as they could by voting the
Democratic ticket. More recently a dealer
IN works of art has informed the public
that in consequence of a I5-per-cent reduc.
Il II by the Mckinley bill on foreign paint
ings he could afford to reduce prices Is per
cent. IN both cases the original value Of
articles in foreign countries has been disre-
garded. Surprising the duty on a certain
product 10 be 30 per cent the sum of so cents
Is .ded To the cost in this country. For
example, cloth worth in Europe 81 yard
would. under a 50-per-cent duty, cost in this
untry 81 30. Add cost of transportation
and profits, and the cloth might be sold in
this country at s.. If the duty is increased
10 per cent the foreign price remains the
same, and consequently the American cost
Is 81 % in place of 81 80. The cost Of trans
portatIon is not affected by the duties nor
the rate Of profit. The cloth, therefore,
which could be sold under the old tariff at
s. yard could be sold under the new tariff
at s. -, an increase of only * per cent.
The art de aler who announces a 15-per-cent
reduction in the price of painting in con-
sequence Of 15-per-cent reduction in the
duty assumes that the painting had no value
in the country Of production, which might
often be a correct ASSUMPTION
The morning call., 1891-01-02
THE TIN-PLATE INDUsrRY.

The Philadelphia Times announces tha'
specimen sheets manufactured oy Nolvo W.
Bros, Chicago, have been receiver III DAHL
more, and adds:
There are two serious urd"DacNs W popuidI
enthusiasm in his country over the develop
,nent cf the tin. plate industry. They are-frst,
mat The tin for coating the tin plate is imported
from Wales because the Dakota tin Is inferior in
qualify; and, second, the entire labor for the
production OF the Tin plate is also Imported from
Wales.
These serious drawbacks are such as have
been overcome in other Industries. Men
investing their money in a new Industry
naturally experiment as little as possible
| They prefer to begin with material that mas
| been tested and with workmen VINO are
known to be skilled. The iron ana steei
| industry did not reach its present approach
| to perfection in day or a year. Tue ,, va" de-
| industry of California has only ar',',odnc-
veloped in the fifteen years OF . I business
tton NJ ,yinas The pioneers m lLio
-, e.. az was possible, WOrhheh
- "a bod some experience III SoIie
- of the industry. SO with the I'M
- -, ,,anuf 1cturers. At present they I'M
',art rim from Wales for coating. In time,
however, tin will be discovered in this
country as good as the tin from Wales
Welsh laborers are employed because, the
industry being new, there are no good eX-
perienced workers in this country. But our
success with other industries warrants the
hope that in a short time American Will
master the mysteries OF tn-pIAue hi"nu-
facIure
The morning call., 1891-01-02
AN UNPROTECTED INDUSTRY.

The ocean carrying trade is the one un-
protected industry of The United States
There are industries not directly protected
which exist and thrive through the protection
afforded other industries. But the ocean car
rying trade Is not protected either directly
or indirectly. 1t is exposed to competition
with the world on the principle that the
cheapest bidder shall get the job. But in
addition TO merciless competition it is the
industry which all other principal maritime
nations uniformly protect. The Boston Jour
nal recently printed an exhaustive article
showing the methods by which our principaI
competitors assist the carrying trade of their
several flags. England pays S.. 100000 a
year in the way of mail subsidies. 1t NAV
be said that this is payment for service.
but it is something more. The Peninsular
and Oriental line to India receives abont
Sl.20000O for carrying the mails to India in
the face of offers from French and German
lines to perform the service for one-third Of
that sum. The British Government also
pays steamers of the class of the Majestic
the Teutonic. the City of New York and the
City Of Paris $4,000 q gear on condition
L. tho C;a,,-.ufnent may in time of wa
convert them into war vessels. The shhs
OF the new British line across the Pacific re-
celVe $4,000 each annually from the Admiral.
ty and the line 100000 year from the Post
otfice. France pays about $1,000, 900 yearly.
part of which goes to encourage construction
of vessels and part to defray cost of naviga-
lion. Germany contributes S1,047,6 19 to-
ward the maintenance of the North German
Lloyd for its Mediterranean and East In
dian service. and the new German line from
Hamburg to the east coast of Africa receives
S225,000 year. Italy pays its steamship
line about 50, 100000 in the form of mail sub
sides, and also bounty Of S14 Der ton for
ships OF iron or steel and navigation bonn-
ty of Is cents ton of gross measurement for
every 1000 miles run. Spain paws her Wast
Indian line S1i50O,00O q year and the Spanish
line from Cuba 10 New York $4,000 a round
trip. This line completes with the American
unsubsidiZed line between New York, Cuba
and Mexico. Next to the appropriation
bills, action by Congress on the shipping
bills before it would be received by the peo-
pie with the greatest favor.
The morning call., 1891-01-02
A CENSUS PROMISE.

Superintendent of the Census Porter
promises the country reasonably accurate
report of the number of persons living in
rented houses or cultivating rented farms,
the number occupying their own houses and
farms free from debt, and the number re-
ported as owning houses and farms which
are mortgaged, The nature of these census
inquiries may be objected to in some quar-
ters,. but as good deal of guesswork Is in
dulged in when facts are inaccessible little
reflection will convince the average citizen
that reliable statistics are preferable to con-
lecture. During the last campaign an I'M
preston was created in Hell-informed cir
cles that Western farmers were largely
holding their farms subject to the interests
OF money-lenders. and consequently might
be turned out when holders of mortgages
could do better with their money, and the
absence OF reliable reports If the condition
OF farmers gives a color Of truth TO the ru-
mors. County records show the fact of a
mortgage, but do not show what payments
have been made on it nor always the cancel
lauon OF the mortgage when one is can
celed. Farmers thus appear deeply in debt
whose property is unincumbered. The sta
tlstics promised by the Superintendent of
the census VIII serve to check the circula-
ton OF rumors founded upon records that
proieSsediy keep but one side of a debtors
account 1t may be unpleasant for a man
to be asked the amount of his debts. but it
must certainly be more unpleasant for a
man who has paid his debts TO be reported
as yerglng upon bankruptcy.
The morning call., 1891-01-02
THE SILVER SURPLUS.

In 1873 Congress passed ever President
Hayes veto coinage act which required the
Secretary Of the Treasury to buy not less
than 100000 nor more than $1,000 600 of
silver bullion monthly at the market rate
and to have it coined into 412b-grain dollars
The idea OF the advocates OF the law was
that the market thus made for silver void
arrest the decline that had already co, ~
But nom the date of the passage Of the on.
tne lowest amount required was coIned
Inc law was in operation 14g mamie 49,
the total coinage has been 1898 oGo 600 f n.'S
inc larger amount contemplated ~, ~, I Il'
peen coined the total amount WON'T ie . raw
oeen S596,OoO,o00. The entire silver pro nave
Oh the country for this period has been in
round numbers 5000. co., The coinoga -, 81
S4,oco,OoO month would have absorhed oil
thls silver bullion and given the conrtr,,
nearly sSOo,oOo,o0O of metallic money ovay
and above what it now possesses The
opponents of silver say the law faiIed 70
q: accomplish the purpose in view. How n,o,,IT
II nave been If $4,000, 600 had been CON- moiu
pace OF 100000? While no ono ~, ~
exactly what would have been tho rna ay 'ay
'ie coinage oil the larger amount. H is at VI
The morning call., 1891-01-02

furnished amusement for nearly ~hoie uay.
The Sultan OF Zanzibar has q smaii h e' aiineu
with guns hall century o'd. "hou tneSo 'os.
sells were recently called upon 10 SALUTE num-
Der of foreign ships me oneei 80. go o" w.
,raated tn "A wonderful sight. Win ihe aid OF
- lot rokers the cannon were discharged, at
-, Ionr and Irregular intervals as TO lake
ali the pomp on the proceedings.
rms debates OF the new Japanese Parliament
chow that the Japs, In their studies abroad, have
"eaught on" to some OF the tactics Of the par
humanitarian. Evidently quite number OF the
debaIers attended our Eastern colleges. During
a recent discussion In the House of Peers, Baron
WataDabe Kyoshi, who was opposed to resorting
TO alternative rules at the commencement of
their parliamentary career declared: -" 1t seems
TO me that the time TO resort TO abbreviated
methods is when the House finds itself con.
fr0nted by an accumulation OF business, and
when dispatch becomes essential Tor the sake OF
getting through work." AT this rate IL VIII not
be long before the peers begin to talk OF cloIure
rule.
A remarkable fact about the illumination of
German cities is the tendency of municIpal COZ.
porations 10 own electgic-ligbt stations Breslau
has voted quarter of q million dollars for the
establishment OF a station to commence with
5000 lamps. and arrangements are TO be made
for sub-stations 10 ultimately supply 30 600
lamps. Cologne starts with a station TO SUNNY
l2,ooo lamps, and Dusseldorf viii devote half a
million dollars TO the construction of a central
station with capacity OF 10000 lamps
pirate, a SLAYER, carrier OF merchandise and
maicarrier are designations that at various
times have been applied TO the sailing vessel
Viglant, built in Baltimore In 1880 and now do
ing service in the West Indian trade. No wonder
some shippers prefer good wooden vessel 10 su
iron
The morning call., 1891-01-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

das,, nas shocking barbaritles have marked the
NJ nas".. iue OF King Bedazln, the savage r,ler
Fnyo,' "heh NJ de Couryille the French
car,toi ", 'esehtly on his way to Abomey.. the
o"pItai' 10 negotiate the treaty that marr a. 49,
cessation OF hostllitles he was SHOOK cd ~ y sno
before entering the city by the spsctacIe n, a
N''nk man ued 10 cross rear the side of the
path pursued by him aud his escort. The face %
me poor wretch, who was hot far from dead
was swollen by the stings Of Insects. and hIs
whoIe BODY was scared by their cruel bites.
The rope, made of a vine, which bound him IN
Tue cross OF rough-hewn wood, had sunk deem
INTO the flesh, and there were cruel ndcatIons
that some wild animal had already been gpawinp
the poor victim. Near by De Couryiile was
sickehed by another spectacle of the same char
acter All the way to lie capital were hundreds
OF poor wretches exposed upon crosses, some
were dying and others were dead. In one Mace
was found huge python, which had evidently
mace an attempt TO swallow man bound TO a
cross, Tor the victim was found crushed 10 a ieIy
All the unfortunates were Egbas captured In
hing BedaZln's recent raid All had been ex-
posed to their fate during the previous three
days. and within week the sun, the insects
wild beasts and birds would leave little more
IMAM The bleaching bones. The vultures we're
.hen hovering about, and in many instances had
begun their revolving feasts. What desptcabs
"ietches the rulers OF Dahomey have been CON-
e'ting the skulls OF their capliyes into pave
sknIis ~ ~, tne royal palace" and turning the
"''is Oh captive Kings Into drinking cups.
rasn,,i Instructive contribution to the llteraturs
nre o., from the query, ais marriage fail.
rho ma, mas been furnished by the Disclosures q,
Iawvera p,eaDle practices of the bogus divorce
many. :. Il Jew s YORK. While their dupes are
49,, . Is SAID the iniquitous work co,,s ~.
M man a, eooeu Without the guilty co-op.,aiIon
for '"em aao women who had questionable cansea
must naxa S. divorce. As general thing thew
- IL, "a,e hnown that tile rule OF secrecy ,hran
uarh snadow over the proceedings. '"'e"
naval statutes abroad, particularly 4, ,hs ,,o...
OF savage polentates ofteHetead TO rdcpIon po,a
turns ef The compliment. AT one of The son,,,
sea Islands the King, who possessed an old can1
lon' had to borrow powder from one Of ITn.Ia
SANS wafships before lie could return her
' n ana Inc subsequent proceedings. While
apparently pompous in the eyes OF ina na,,va s'
The morning call., 1891-01-02
WHAT MAKES THE woE,
kET.
The New York Herald saws.

The New York Herald SAYS;
Inc value Oh the silver dollar depends on tho
worlds MARKET and until The eternal vetittao
are changed 1t VIII continue 50 to depend. UucIe
sam Is doughty and knightly old gentleman
Dut II ne thinks he can pay his debts at home or
aoroad-contracted on gold bass-wlth seventy
or eighty cent pieces of silver, he will have to
lombard his customers before they Will consent
to receive his cash.
mat the value Of the silver Collar depeDds
upon the worlds market will readily be adj
mltted. But what determines the value of
anything in the worlds market? Is that
value determined arbitrarily or is it affected
by the uses to which an article nav be putP
Manifestly the latter. Ii the uses of silver
are increased or diminished, there being
1917 tuIai limit to the supply, the value of the
7. ,aa - , she world S market will rise or fall
cansed lie Iisuse OF silver as money which
dronnao 10 appreciation. When Congress
American ooi, dollar from the list of
ratio 1o3 cents was worth in the legal
dollars ware coiroa VI mat reason no silver
clate Immediately, and it confin,'d 10 depre-
ciate steadily with occasional Itot 20 uepre-
LIONS until the movement TO resto,a u N,iua-
hau gained such force that the restora,,s siiVer
came only question of time. This gra. ee
use OF silver In consequence of ramono..
loh VIII increase lis market yalue with,
any change Of the eternal verities If Iha
world. The Herald protests against navino
debts at home contracted on gold basis
with silver dollars. But the Herald did
not object to law compelling debtors who
had made contracts on the double standard
oasis to pay in gold. AS long as it was the
iHIe e who got the benefit of a change the
pathisai had not word to say, but its SYM
that are are keenly excited at the prospect
tage. IeooYor may obtain a little adyan-
Will be what the Ild ar money in this country
service si IL not have to cau his 10 De- Uncle
tors E 70 ,osce silver dollars ON So navy l5to
~ nav H i IN the case of spee,c oe credi
Iooa pay ,o s0ld' silver will under IonsraCts
Fore,gn en det ana wiz be received as su ue
10O'' contracted on gold basis
The morning call., 1891-01-02

will be payable in gold or in merchandise.
We cannot compel English or German export
ers to accept our silver dollars in place Of
gold ones until the increased use of silver
has caused it to appreciate to its old ratio to
gold. Meantime while silver is recovering
from the depression caused by hostile legls-
lation, gold will have to be purchased LOT
payment of debts due in gold countries, pue
after all either gold or silver pay but sm ma
portion of debts contracted abroad. me
most of the trade between the United states
ana Europe is in merchandise OF some ue-
eorfntion
The morning call., 1891-01-02
SIGNAL SERVICE, u. S. ARMY,O
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC,
< -. l.. Z L

: SIGNAL SERVICE, u. s. ARMY,0
DIVISION THE PACIFIC.
SAN FRANCIsCo Jan. l, 1915 p. NJ
synopsis for the Past Twenty- four Hours.
The barometer has fallen in all districts esDeci-
ally in Northern California, Nevada, Oregon and
Washington. 1t highest In Central California and
lowest il Western Washington. The cyclone OF
yesterday is SIN central of Vancouver Island and
increasing in energy. The winds have shifted TO
southeriy throughout the entire country north OF
Southern California and rain Is reported from all
s,atiousnorIh of Central California. The tsmPera-
ure generally fallen Ia all districts except
slight rise Eastern Washington ana on the south
west coast of California; Rain has fallen IN al as
tricts except Southern California and Arizona The
following raiafaIs have been reported in tile past
twenty-foar hours: olympia Ola of an inch, Fort
Candy 0.6O spokane Falls .Oi, Walla wais .OS,
Portland -. Roseburg .l6, Red Bluff is, Winnie
muc ca Oh Sacramento o. san Francisco .05 Frost
is reported from Southern California and southern
Arizona.
Forecast till =. VI. FrIday.
= For Northern California-Rain, turning TO snow
in the mountains. except fair weather At Keller;
winds generally soUtherly; nearly stationary tenn
perature.
For southern Californa-Fair weather; variable
winds generally westerly; nearly stationary tenn
perature except cooler at Los Angeles.
= For Oregon and NaShIugton-Rain, turning to
snow in the mountains; winds generally southerly
nearly stationary temperature, except warmer at
NAalla y ala. JoHN =. FINLEY.
- Lieutenant signal Curps an chagSc).
The morning call., 1891-01-02

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THE MORNING CALL for sale by
train-boYs will confer a favor by mott
flying this Office of the fact naming the
date and train