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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Piatek, dnia q Pazdziernika 1891 r.

procent, obnizy} sic W obecnym ty-
godniu ma 37,35 proeent.
Przy rozdziale novel rosyjskiej
pozyczki odniesli mniejsi kapitalisci
znaczna wiekszose korzysci.
Przy twyspie Angelsea W kanale
sw. Jerzego sroza sic straszne burze.
Wielka liczba uszkodzonych przez
burze okretow schroni4a sic do portu
Holyhead, za}oga ich zostala ura-
towana przez 3odzie ratunkowe. We
dug depeszy otrzymanej Dublina
zostaa Parowiec pocztowy piynacy do
Queenstown napadniety przez stra-
szna burze. Pasazerowie, kt6rym stan
zdrowia pozwoli4 pozostac ma polka
die, byi swiadkami bury tax stra-
sznej, jaka sic W tel jeografcznej
szerokosci rzadko zdarza. Okolo Is
mil cd Holyhead spostrzezono od-
leg}osci dwoch mil Cd okretu trabe
morska, ktora widziano przez pietna-
scie minut, kt6ra jednak.. ma szczescie
rozproszy} silny wicher.
Wediug ostatnich depeszy ME
zdecydowas sic jeszcze papiez, czy
ma opusci6 Rzym, czy tez ma W MIN
pozosta6. Papiez ME jest bynajmniej
zadowolony ze stanowiska, kt6re W
tel sprayie przybra}a Austrya, cd
ktorej : jako cd pierwszorzednego
katolickiego pahstwa : spodziewa}
sic zawsze energicznego wystapienia
w sprawie przywrocenia swieckiej
w1adzy Stolicy apostolskiej. Austrya
zapewni4a bowiem W}ochy, re i'm
zostawi zupe}na wolnos6 W dzia}a-
mach konklawe przy wyborze przy-
szsego parieza. (Nie jest to rzecza
tax wielkiej wagi, poniewaz kole-
GUM kardyna}ow moze pospieszy6
sic wyborem papieza, jak to by}o
przy wyborze Leona XIIIgo, a przy-
tenn przys}uguje papiezowi fprawo
mianowania swego nastepcy W rasie
koniecznosci. Red.) u tenn wszyst.
kiem ME MONA sic dziwit, ae papiez
mysli opaszczeniu Rzymu, ,kt6reby
stanowi}o najwymowniejszy protest.
Tymczasem zareczaja, re wieksza
czesd kardyna'6w, szczeg6lnie star
szych wiekiem, ME pochwala planu
opuszczenia Rzymu przez papieza.
Ksiezniczka Maud (Magdalena),
najm3odsza c6rka .nastepcy tronu an
gielskiego, popad}s, jak twierdz4, W
czarna melancholie, spowodowana
przez mi}ost ksiezniczki 23 liczacej
ku szlachcicowi, kt6regoby wysoka
para ksiazeca tylko niechecia przy-
je}a "a ziecia. Il powodu tel mi}osci
zamierzaia rodzice wysia6 ja W d}uz-
sza podr6z, kt6raby jej kaza}a zapo-
mnied tel mi}osci.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23

robot publicznych, ktory W naradach
tych bra} ozywiony udziaa, Oswald
czya, re wezwa1 urzednik6w kolei ze-
laznych ca}ej Francyi do podwojenia
uwagi czujnosci re wydal rozkaz
zastosowania wszelkich mozliwych
ostroznosci dla unikniecia nieszcze-
scia oraz pociagania urzednik6w,
ktorzy W nieszczesciach kolejowych
winnymi sic okazali, do najsurowszej
odpowiedzialnosci.
w Augouleme W wielu innych
miejscowosciach departamentu Cha
rente (Szarant) wybuch}a grypa W
zastraszajacych rozmiarach.
Process wytoczony przez Rad BIZ
skupowi AK - ktorym diva razy
pisalismy = jest og6lnym przedmio-
TEN zajecia ME tylko sferach du-
chownych, ale cywllnych. Pred
wstapienien ma stolice biskupia by}
ten pra}a} W najlepszych stosunkach
z rzadem. Stosunek ten naprezy} sic
jednak znacznie wskutek rozporza-
dzenia rzadu, re dochody klasztor6w
zehskich W jego dyecezyi maja bye
zmniejszone. Arcybiskup ten ma bye
procesowanym pred sadem apela-
cyjnym pierwszej instancyii ma bye
ukaranym = W razie przegrania pro-
cesu : karasspieniezna oraz wiezie-
MEM jak juz pisalismy. Rad
uwaza go winnym wykroczenla pre-
civ prawu pracowemu 1S4S r. (Po-
kazuje sic ztad, re wolnosc prasy we
Francyi jest jednostronna ii. re VOL
no prasie ksiazkom powstawac
przeciw koscio}owi katolickiemu, ale
re wystapienie W obronie praw tego
koscio}a ma bye karanem. Powyzsze
prawo postawi}o jak widzimy bozka
pahstwa ma mieJscu Boga broniace-
60 jego czci koscio}a. Red.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
AustrO. egry.
Wiedefs, 19 pazdziernika.

Wteded5, l9 pazdziernika.
Grypa, kt6ra sic tutaj przedosta}a
Rosyi, srozy sic W spos6b okropny.
w samym Lwowie zachorowaso ma
uia 1000 ludzi. W Besarabii panuje
gs6d tyfus, tego powodu zaczesa
Rosya wycofywa6 niej swe tamze
nagromadzone wojska. Umykg wiec
bez wystrza{u.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Rok IL.

gotowae wszystko do wyjazdu
Rzymu, ma ten wyjazd ME zdecyduje
sic jednak z latwoscia. Tymczasem
zawiadomi} swych nuncyusz6w przy
wszystkich dworach haniebnem po-
stapieniu W{och6w W Panteonie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Francya.

ParyS, % pazdziernika.
Ministeryum spraw zewnetrznych
zajmowafo sic kwestya wypadk6w
kolejowych, kt6re sic mnoza spo-
sob zastraszajacy. J. Guyot minister
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Wielka Brytania.
Lomaym, 81 pazdz.

Podczas dzisiejszego przes}uchania
w-sprawie bankructwa, popelnionego
przez dyrektor6w innych urzedni-
k6w kompanii Gold Queen Mining,
otworzonego celem zakupna min
Colorado, przedstawi} dzisiaj Tomasz
Gilbert (Zylber) poprzedni w}asciciel
min, obecny sekretarz Towarzystwa
swe zapatrywania. Zaledwo spisano
z mich protokof, zosta} Gilbert uwie-
ziony "a nieprawne rozporzadzanie
pieniedzmi Towarzystwa.
zapas pieniezuy banku angiel-
skiego zmniejszy} sic W ubieg}ym
tygodniu o $4,000 funt6w szterlin-
gov. Stosunek masy zapasowej
banku jej zobowiazah, kt6ra u
biegfym tygodniu wynosi}a 38,07
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
TelegramV KrajoVe.
Wyjatek z prawa robotnikow
sprOwadzanych "a kontraktem.
Ze Stolicy Zwiazkowej.

Prokurator zwiazkowy postanowa,
ze cudzoziemscy robotnicy przezna-
czeni do ustawiania kierowania ma.
SYN zagranicznych ma wystawie,
dalej klercy dozorcy sop ma placu
wystawy, oraz inne osoby przezna-
czone do pomocy przy wystawie ME
maja podlegac prawu zakazujacemu
sprowadza6 robotnik6w "a kontra-
ktem. Wyjatek ten ME zostai jeszcze
rozciagniety ma chihczyk6w, sprawa
ia przediozona zostanie kongresowi
W grudniu b.r.
Nieszczescie kolejowe.
Kansas City, Mo. % grudnia.
lego rama zderzy} sic 8 mile tad
ma kolei Kansas City, Council Bluffs
ST. Joseph pociag towarowyz oso-
bowym, Obie lokomotywy pociag
kolejowy .zosta}y strzaskane, trzech
urzednik6w odnios}o ciezkie rany, z
podroznych mkt ME zosta} uszkodzo-
nym.
Fabrykanci deszczu.
st. Louis, No., % pazdziernika.
Fabrykanci deszczu usiiowali 60
sprowadzic W Houston Texas, lecz po
strzelanipie trwajaoej trzy dpi try
noce spadio aaledwo kilka kropli, po-
czem podnioss sig Jimmy pdipoopy
wiatr pfzy pogodzie. DO strzelan'a
uzywano dynamitu, nitrogliceryno-
wei bawesnyi zapalspych balonow'
Rabunek ena poczcie.
Fergus Falls, Min,a. % pazdz.
0 trzeciej godzinie tel nocy obra-
bowano urzad pocztowy W Crookston.
Z{odzieje zabrali znaczk6w poczto-
wych, rekomendowanych list6w i
przekaz6w pocztowych "a $500
pr6cz tego 800 got6wka. Podejrze.
ME rabunku pada ma dwie osoby.
st. Louis, Mo. 20 pazdz.
w Little Rock, Arkansas, skra-
dziono tego rama ma kolei diva work.
listow. Kradziez zosta4a doriero W
kilka godzin spostrzezona. Tajni po.
licyanci zdo}ali odkryc ztodzieja W
osobie Jerzego Woods, znanego z}o-
(Dok. Ia 4 tel str.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Dublin, % pazdziernika.

zarzad Portu Arklow otrzymaa cd
krewnych Parnell'a zapewnienie, ze
oddadzs portowi 5000 ton kamieni z
kamienio1omow nalezaeych dawniej
do Parnell'a, ktore inn zapisa1 W te-
stamencie.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1891-10-23
Rosya.
Petersburg, % paadziernika

Petersburg, % pazdziernika.
w bliskosci Rybihsks mad Wolga
sp}ona} dzisiaj parowiec pasazerski;
W pozarze spali{o sic siedmioro ludzi.
q gubernii Symbirsk Samara do
nosza, ze w1adze rzadowe So bezsilne
W usi}owanlach zmnieiszenia nedzy
spowodowanej kleska gsodowa, ze
okolice oddalone ME odnios}y zadnej
korzysci pomocy przes}anej przez
Rad. Majetniejsi przyw2aszczaja So
bic to pomoc = kt6z ME vie, jak
Moskale kradna?- a ubozsi umie.
raja z nedzy. zarzad prowincyi ME
vie CO pocza6 W obec panujacej ne
dzy. zapasy zboza, kt6re mia}y bye
zaoszczedzone z lat poprzednich, ME
istnieja wcale. Gdyby wiec wojna
wybuchSa, napotka}oby wyzywienie
arrnii ma wielkie trudnosci. Wyzsi
urzednicy zagrabili pieniadze pre-
znaczone przez cara ma wsparcie bic
dnych, ktorzy umieraia g}odu, i od-
ciagaja jeszcze z pensyi nizszych u
rzednikow sunny, ktore niby to ma
fundusz ratupkowy przeznaczaja, a
ktore W rzeczywstosci do w}asnej
kieszemi k}ada.
w petropaw}oskiej gubernii zapa-
sy zboza zostaFy juz wyczerpane,
gfodna ludnosc skazana jest ma do
broczynnosc publiozna. Trudnosc ko-
munikacyl powieksza jeszcze nedze.
w Saharze, Saratowie i Woronezu
podnios}a ludnos6 rewolucya:
Wfochy.
Rsyns, % pazdziernika.
Jeden kardynaidw, wysoko po.
4stawiony ~-atyksnie, powiedsial
do correspondents zjednoczonej pfasy
co nastepuje: Papiez ME pogo Iii sic
rzadem, mimo, re wsr6d obecnych
stosunk6w Watykan znajduje sic
niejako w stanie oblezenia, zyciu
papieza niebezpieczehstwo zagraza.
sumienie papiezagjest nieprzekupne
i nieugiete, jego energia jest ME-
zwycie2ona; W s}abem jego schorza-
lem ciele byte wysokomyslne SERGE.
Jakkolwiek jest mezem pokoju i
zgody, ME ustapi pred zadna grozba.
I'm wiecej wrogi jego sic sroza, tym
wiecej sta1osci i'm przeciwstawi pa
piez. w obec wypadkow pielgrzy-
mani francuskimi kaza} papiez przy-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
STOCKS DULL BUT FIRM.
The Animation in the Market Monopolized
by u Few StOc;Ss.

The Animation in the Market MonOpolized
by Few stOciSs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-The stock market
opened quiet and steady this morning and re-
manned dull. with only slight changes through
out the hour. There was little animation, and
what there was half dozen stocks,
among which st. Paul, Union Pacific
the Northern Pacific and Burlington
were most prominent, monopoiizei. The move
n.ents i'll the market were insignificant and ir-
regular, the only exception being Northern
Pacific preferred. which developed weakness
again ia:e in tie hour and retired q per cent to
12ll The rest OF the Tnarke. was entirely de
void of feature and at ii o'clock the market
Vas dull and stagnant.
Money has been easv at per cent. Dizziness
was the principal feature Of tie stock market
after IL O'Clock until toward the close. when
the traders began to discount an unfavor-
able BANK statement. but the latter
when issued showed only a slight decrease in
the surplus reserve with large increase in loans
and deposits and the movement made little
hecdway. The market finally closed dull, but
firm. at insignificant changes from the opening
prices.
EThe weekly bank statement shows the follow
ing changes: Reserve. decrease. STAG. $50; loans,
increase S4.13l 700; specie. increase. 5106. 500
legal tender. increase. Il 49,, 800; deposits. in
crease, S5.573, 400 circulation. decrease. So 600
The banks now hold S23. 9i3. lbs in excess of the
requirements of the Is per cent rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31

From Gov Merriam OF Minnesota: ''As
chief executive of the state that Secretary VIM
dom has SO ably represented and greatly hOnored
beg to express the intense grief felt by our
entire people. irrespective OF party, ut his un-
timely DEATH"
From John NJ. Francis, late United States
minister to Austria: '.As the devoted personal
friend of your late illustrious husband deeply
do mourn his sad departure and tenderly ex.
tend to you my heartfelt sympathy"
From ex-Postmaster General James: SAC.
cept sympathy Of Mrs. james and myself in
your great loss. Those who knew your hus.
band best loved him most
From Gov. Pattison of PENNSYLVANIA: ssPer-
nit me to express my heartfelt sympathy for
you in this hour of deep affection which has
come 80 suddenly and sadly upon you. POM
sylvania Joins in the great sorrow which all
must feel"
A telegram was also received by friend OF
the family from Archbishop ireland OF st. paul
asking that his sincere coincidence be presented
to Mrs. Window.
Postmaster General Wanamaker received the
following telegram from Hon. A. J. Drexel
"Please convey to the family of Mr. Window
my heartfelt sympathy in the great loss they
have sustained
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln. minister to England
sent cablegram to Mrs. Window as follows
accept sincere sympathy"
ACTION OF THE PLATE PRINTERS.
At a meeting of the executive board OF Plat,
Printers Assembly, No. 1887, X. of L., held las
evening, resolutions Of respect and sorrow q
the death of Secretary Window were adopted
| 1t was voted that committee be appointee
to draw up suitable resolutions and another I,
secure floral tribute as token Of respect an,
esteem. The master workman was instructed
to make arrangements for An escort to attens
| the funeral.
SECRETARY WINDOWS MEMORY.
| meeting Of the Minnesota Senators ans
Representatives and Of the citizens Of Mime
sofa residing in Warrington Was held In tn
room Of the Senate committee on pen
sicns today to take appropriate aetio,
! respecting the memory Of the late Hon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
Name.
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular ca-12 O'Clock m: L. s. ~, reg.
$500 at 1894. lexington and Soldiers Home Rail-
road, AT 50. American Graphophone, 20 at " 100
at ~.
Government Bonds-C. 8. 4hs. 1891, registered,
Hos hill L. s. AIS, 1891, coupon. log bid u. s.
Is. registered. 1907, 40 bid, III asked. u. S. Is.
coupon. 1907, !2a bid. laiH asked.
district OF Columbia BOnds-Per imp. Gs, 1891,
fency, 1919. bid, asked. Market stock. IS, issa,
currency, lO2 bid. a9year fund6s, 1892, gold 1914
bid. - asked. zoyear fund, So, 1892 gold, 100 bid
3o-year fund. Is, gold, 1902 lis bid, "a asked.
Water stock, IS, currency 1893. 1873 bid, $40 asked
ss5s, 1924, fund, currency; li9 hid, lslh asked
town Railroad. 1910. Gs, iGl bid, los asked. WASH
ington and Georgetown Railroad Convertible Is,
mi. bid asked Masonic Han Association, S. iSss,
l97 bid, = asked. Washington Market Company,
Ist NOR, gage u.s. 100 bid, asked. Washington Mar
ket Company, imp. 6s. LIZ D.d. AInercanSecurity
ing Light Infantry list mortgage, Is, 1904. % bid
Washington Light Infantry ri. as 1904, % bid, 100
asked. Washington Gas Light Company. series
Company, series Il, 6s, 1l6,E bill, = asked.
Nationa, Bank StOcks--Bank Of Washington. $50
bid 500 asked. Bank Of Republic, 2s5 bid, = asked
Metropolitan, 30 bid. $40 asked. Central, 800 bid
c6anics', 100 bid, = asked. Citizens, 10 bid, -
iso lid. ,s5% asked. West End. u bid, % asked.
Traders, lis bid, i2i asked. Lincoln, 100 bid.
asked.
Railroad stocks-Washington and Georgetown,
2l5 bid. 24o asked Metropolitan. no bid. 40 asked
Columbia, 81 bid, - asked; capitol aud North
leytown, soy bid. 60 asked.
Insurance Stocks-slremen's 4GK bid, 90 asked.
Franklin,5Is. bio. MerDpotans UId, 93 asked. Ma
tional Union, IL bid. ~ asked Arlington, TOb.d-
asked. Corcoran, % bid, 81 asked. Columbia. l.z.
bid, l5l. asked. Ge.man- American, 10 bid, :
asked. Potomac, 50 bid 100 asked. Riggs, bid
81 asked. Peoples, 50 bid, asked. Lincoln
bid. : asked. Commercial, bid. ~ asked.
Title Insurance St0cks-kea Estate little, l2i
1 hs ~ .kt.i Aint al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
THE COT RTS.
PposArE CouRr-Jufce Bradley.


Yesterday-Estate OF George Bancroft: petit
ton for probate of will flied. Estate of James
Owens: will filed, admitted to probate and let
tiers documentary issued TO II. +. and c. p.
Owens; bond SGOO. Estate of Marcus VI.
Wheelock; do. do. ard letters of administra-
ton c. I. IA. to Job Barnard: bond sl5.N0. lis
tate of Dennis Council; DO. do, and letters
documentary to Paul f. Johnson: bond
sl.sOo. Estate of Mary Lynch; will filed. Es-
tate of Ann Eliza Gale: petition for probate
of will fled and order of publication. Estate
of Benjamin Stewart; caveat to will filed; Es-
tate o. Thomas Hurst: bond increased to LOCO.
Estate oi j. W. EVAN Minnie Evan appointed
ADMINISTRATORS, bond ", 900. Estate of Chas.
NJ. Al. xander: Eliza II. Alexander do, bond
5000, and order allowing her continue or sell
deceased's business Estate OF p. Cronin; J. B.
Buckley appointed administrator. bond $500.
In re ID. NJ Mclntire motion of caveator TO
affrm decree admitting will to probate. In re
L. G. Dean: Amanda Dean appointed guardian,
bond -, 600. In re hattie P. Wood ct al; Smith
Pet.et, do, bond 500. In re children OF
Henry T. Oliver; guardian authorized to
pay certain monies. Estate of j. W. Dunn;
order of sale. Estate Of David Patterson; or
der of sale. Estate OF Joseph Ii. Myers: will
admitted TO probate and letters testamentary
issued to Elizabeth II. Myers. Estate Of q. b.
Wibert; petition Of Mary L. Wibert for letters
Of administration tled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
I'd EDITION.
REVOLT IN PORTUGAL
Royalist Troops Desert to the Repub-
ican Cause.
SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN OPORFO.
Canadian Comment on Secretary
Blaine's Recent Letter.
SOLDIERS FIGHTING In OPORFO.
STOCKS ARE DULL AND FIRM.
REVOLT IN PORTUGAL.
Three Regiments at Oporto Leave the Roy
alist Ranks.

Three Regiments at Oporto Leave the Roy
alist hanks.
OPoRTo, Jan. 31.--A tremendous sensation
has been caused by what may turn out to be
revolution against the authority of the govern
ment.
Three regiments OF infantry comprising
part Of the garrison openly revolted. The
reminder of the garrison. including the NUM-
cipal. guard remains loyal TO the government.
The populace of Oporto hold aloof from the
movement at this time. 1t is alleged that the
object of the insurgents is to establish a
Portuguese republic.
The royelists and insurgents are, as this dis
patch Is sent. fighting in the streets. Reports
are tn IT many have been killed on both sides.
Citizens are barricadiug their houses and the
report is circulated that government troops are
being brought in haste from several points to
this city.
L1sBo:. Jan. 31.-News of a revolt, in Oporto.
of II portion of the garrison of that place
has been received here. The mutiny is said to
be the result OF a movement in favor
OF the establishment OF a republican form of
government III Portugal. There has been
serious lighting in the streets of Oporto, but
Lisbon is quiet.
Troops have been ordered to start from vari-
ors points for Oporto Immediately in order to
suppress the mutiny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
Balfimorc Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. sl.-Cotion nominal-mid-
ding, ~. Hour active. Nhe2t-southern strong;
FultI. i.otsi.99; Longberry, ieaaiV9 No. .. i.va;
winter red, spot, l.Cs: January, 1.U4; Nay, LOG
ai.0etE. Corn--GoutheTn n.in: white, 6paSih; yell
low, oDssa6lt; steamer, CO.. graded. No. z, 81 ~;
February. CiaSlL; May, J,aaj9k: steamer, 60h.
oats nrm. Rye quiet lay steady-choiec tim
9s,hy ,io.5csii.e, Provisions quiet. Butter weak.
Rio cargocs fair. isA; No. :, IN. Sugar steady
-grannated, 81. Copper quiet. whisky nrin-
1.xlai.z ~. treights to Liverpool per steamer arm
grain, al CORK. for orders, 6d.a9s.yd. Re
ceipts-nour. il,4is barrels wheat. 1875 bushels;
corn 1890 bushels; oats, 1000 bushels rye. 1..ss
sos bushels- Sales-wheat, 1875 bushels; corn,
9,92s bushels. =
BALTIMORE Jan. S1.-virgnia ten-forties, -;
do. threes, Is; Baltimore and Ohio stock, 92k;
Northern Central stock, d5k; Cincinnati. Washing
ION and Baltimore nrsts, s5k; consolidated gaa
bonds. lib; do. stock, AIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31
Want a Deed Set Aside,

Messes Simon Oppenheimer q Brother have,
by H. b. Moulton, filed bill against John b.
and August Miller for injunction, account to
set aside deed, &c. The compliments say that
they had business transactions with John b.
Miller, and that he is indebted to them in the
amount Of "a ,2s5, for which he has given notes
and has failed to pay them, and they
charge that John b. Miller has recently con-
veyed to his brother, August Miller, for a
pretended consideration Of SIS, 600, certain lots
in squares 929, $50 and 1 200, and they charge
that such conveyance is in the furthernnce of a
scheme or conspiracy to defraud the complain
ants and their creditors, &c. They therefore
pray that the deed be set aside and the court
decree the payment OF the amount due, &c.
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An Acting Secretary.

The death of Secretary Window was made
the subject of a special message to Congress
today. Assistant Secretary Ncttleton returned
to Washington last evening and is now act
ing as Secretary of the Treasury under q
designation issued by the President several
months ago authorizing him to act in that ca
pacity i'll the absence ofSecretary Window The
President conferred with Attorney Gen Miller
and Assistant Secretary Nettleton this mornin~
with regard TO his powers under the statute in
making temporary provision for the vacancy
The ccnclusion was reached that in case OF the
death o: the head of department the next in
rank or official station could act for period of
ten days from the time Of the death, and no
longer.
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Funeral of Col. &. M. Alexander,

The funeral of the late Col c. NJ. Alexander.
who commanded the Second District regiment
during the war. took place from his late resi-
dence, No. 1911 Q street, on Thursday after
noon. There were present number of officers
and members of the District volunteers
including the old National Rides, in which
he entered the service, among them Lieut.
Col. Drew. Adiutant Stockbridge, Captains
Krause and W. +. Dubant and Lieut.. Hendlev
There were also present large representation
of the patent interest, among them F. A. Leh-
man, patent agent. and examiners L. NJ i.
Cooke, II. p. Saunders, j. ID. Hyer, W. II.
Hendly. The post Office, over which be was
appointed by President johnson, was also
represented, and six Of his old appointees as
letter carriers were the active pallbearers
The services were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Bartlett of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, and the remains were taken to Oak
Hill for interment.
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THE ABINGDON SALE.


pleasant banquet was given last night at
Aman's in honor of the visit of Hon. John
Farenbatch, the supervising inspector of steam
vessels of Cincinnati. He was the guest of
Washington Association, No. /, Steam Engi-
neers. The guest was escorted to Aman's by
Messrs. Swaziland. editor of Power" Mr.
Harris, secretary of the Marine Association of
Chicago, and others The meeting was pre-
sided over by Mr.. Thomas A. Gibson, chief en-
gineer of the Treasury Department and chair
man of the committee Among those present
were W. Robinson, James Hughes, John Park
hurst. Frank Sasse. J. 4. Greeves, W. Sampson.
L. Bannister. IL. X. NJ. Howard, John Ward
and E. Nermillion.
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The District Appropriation Bill.

The DlstrlctapPrOPrlatlOnD Dill has very nearly
finished its sojourn in the Senate apprcpria. ton
committee room. The Senate subcommittee
in charge of the bill have for
the past few days been in consultation
with the Com,pissioners and other District
officials and have very nearly finished their
labors. 1t is not tho intention of the commit
tee to hold any further hearings on the bill.
Early next week the bill will probably be
ported to the full committee and to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-31

The Letters of Secretary Elaine and Repre-
sentative Baker on Reciprocity.
OTTAWA, Jan. 31.-The letters of Representa-
tive Baker and Secretary Blaine are the most
sensational contributions to reciprocity litera-
ture of the past few days. The avowal of Sec
rotary Blaine that while he is willing to Giscuss
unrestricted reciprocity he il not willing to dis
cuss reciprocity in natural products is 80 I'M
portant that it may change tine whole aspect Of
affairs here