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Selecting a Jury in the Graves Case.

The work Of selecting q jury in the Graves
poisoning case at Denver yesterday was con.
tinued until all the venire had been exhausted
and then just as court adjourned for the DAY
a new venire of fifty was ordered returnable
this morning at 10 o'clock. Last Saturday
evening venire returnable this morning was
ordered and it is expected that the talesmen
secured out Of these venires will keep the court
busy until noon. The defense has only deter
mined in a general way what the line of the
defense will be. Judge Macon, senior counsel
for Dr.. Graves, stated yesterday that they were
practically at sea in the matter. I'VE can do
nothing" said he, until we discover what the
state intends to do. When we find that out we
will be In a position to take an aggressive
stand in defense of our client" 1t is UNDER
stood however, that they will base their de.
Tense principally upon the proposition that
DR.. Graves being beneficiary OF Mrs. BarnaDy
had no motive for the commission of such q
crime and that the contents of the bottle
which was sent to her by "friend in the
woods" and from which she drank the deadly
draught, was changed after it arrived In Dem
yer. They will not deny, it is stated, that Dr..
Graves sent Mrs. Barnaby from Boston a bottle
Of whisky.
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capital, so that the only guarantee Of the
policy holder Is the personal integrity OF the
mcorporators or stockholders. l know OF
nothing affecting public confidence or security
more important than this. The elimination OF
many years paymentsis ordinarily only reached
at death. The laws should see that contract 90
maturing should be promptly met and satis-
fed. / believe that any company should be
able to satisfy the authorities that they are
able and willing to satisfy every obligation.
To this end ample security should be pledged
to the government. 1t has been noticed that
the foundation Of lodges. councils, fraternal
societies and beneficial organizations is on
the increase in this territory. Many OF them
are not local, but come here from abroad and
establish branches Where such organizations
solicit insurance business from the public
thereby entering into competition with other
companies, they should be subject to the same
rules and requirements Of law. They pay no
tax.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
take occasion earnestly to renew the recon-
mendation Of this Office that the reputable
dealers in this business be better protected
from dishonest competition. Large consign-
ments Of merchandise are made and at present
the consignor has to rely solely on the business
integrity Of the consignee. breaches Of trust
startled by some fragrant case from which
there is no redress.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES.
During the year seventy seven licenses were
issued for hotels. again renew my recon-
mendation of last year that boarding and lodg-
ing houses be required to register by the pay
ment Of nominal fee. By this means the loca-
ton and capacity of every house for public en-
tertainment i'll the District would be matter
Of record and available for the use Of those
having charge on public occasions.
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ALEXANDRIA.



The dwelling OF Mrs. Edward Lawler, on
Wolfe street between Royal and Pitt streets,
caught fire this morning in the upper story
from stove and q hole was burned through
the floor. The alarm called out the fremen
and the fire was put out before it spread.
slight fire at the small frame tenement Of
Edward Jones, on Henry street near Wolfe,
occasioned a fire alarm yesterday afternoon
The flames were speedily extinguished.
THE PIONEER MILLS.
The relations Of the city to the Pioneer mills
will form one Of the principal subjects of dis
cussion at the meeting of the Virginia Iron
Shipbuilding Company, which will take place
here next Thursday. The company proposes
to sell the mill before it is entirely eaten up
by ground rent and taxes, and in arranging
for that purpose all the questions arising un-
der the city's grant to A.cher and his assigns
will be considered.
PAYING TAXES
Business at the treasurer Office is now brisk,
and each day thousands OF dollars of state
taxes are paid in. Very considerable use 10
still made Of coupons in the payment of taxes
here.
THE NEW STREET RAILROAD COMPANY.
The Alexandria and Fairfax Passenger Rail-
road Company's charter is now in the hands Of
syndicate from the west. The commissioners,
Mcssrs. Henry Strauss, George ". Fisher
and Isaac Eichburg, have given notice
that the requisite amount of stock has
been subscribed and the first cash deposits
paid in. meeting will take place on the
l4th of December to elect officers. Mr.. d. j.
Howell, the engineer of the company. has made
the preliminary surveys on King street. and it
is expected that at some early day the
work will begin. No determination
OF the motive power to be used
has yet been made, but the cars will be
moved either by an electric motor similar to
that used on the g street railroad in Washing
ton or by horses The last venture of street
railways in this city was i'll the summer
OF 1878. by the Alexandria Passenger Railway
Co., which gave up the enterprise in the sum-
mer Of 1875. 1t failed because it was not a
belt line, and its double track on King street
gave little accommodation to the great mass Of
the people, whereas single track
belt line making a judicious route by
markets, hotels, depots, churches, &C., would
have been to some extent q success. AIexan-
dria is now a larger city than in 1873 and belt
railroad on the streets would meet with fair
measure Of success.
Rev. DR.. R. H. McKim of Washington will
lecture at the opera house tomorrow night on
'.Our Heroic Dead
Cspitola Crossman, ''the woman in the Phil
lips-Smith case" has sold her house on Prin-
cess street near Fairfax for $500 to NJ. Ruben.
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DROPPED DEAD.
A Sad Wavning-Take Heed!

Dropped dead! He was business man among
you yesterday, but he neglected the nervous weak
ness which finally resulted in Heart Failure.
You are warned. as he was, BY nervousness,
weak. weary, dizzy and strange, faint feelings.
loss OF memory, confused mind, trembling, sink
Ing sensation, coldness of feet and legs paipita-
ton, feeling Of apprehension, anxiety, drowsiness
daytimes. sleeplessness nights.
II you have these symptoms you must at once
use the sure preventive Of Heart Failure-the
greatest of all nerve strengtheners DIR. Greene's
Nervura- 1t Is the only certain remedy for
heart and nerve troubles. but should be used
when the very first symptoms Of nervousness and
weakness appear, and thus prevent the natal re-
sur. Purely vegetable and harmless. Sold by
druggists, SLOC.
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NO INTENTION TO APOLOGIZE.
Il 10 Said That Chile win Do Nothing to A,
pease America.

pcoe0 America
A press correspondent was informed ysster-
day on the authority Of an oficial holding high
place in Santiago that the Chilean government
had no intention whatever Of offering an spoil
ogy or Indemnify such as the American Presi-
dent requested, and had no intention Of recall
ing or modifying the reply given TO the Amer
ican request. and that any expectation that
President Mont would in this respect modify
the policy adopted by the junta was misleading.
The president himself, IT is .aid, was the most
earnest advocate in the junta Of defiant re-
tort to the United States, and virtually dictated
the answer sent to Minister Egan. Montt has
not changed h,s views since he exchanged the
ONCE Of chief Of the junta for that Of president
and Chile is silent now because there Is nothing
TO be said.
Meantime. although President Montt has REQ
Commended a cutting down of the army and
navy, no steps have been taken to carry out the
recommendation. and even the volunteers sent
back to their homes in the north we're told to
retain their arms.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

q Every one who wants to hire help or and
situation, buy or sell real estate, let or hire
houses or rooms, find work or workers, borrow
or lend money, or offer or And bargains Of any
kind, should consult the columns Of The STAB
They constitute perfect daily history and
this community, and each new advertisement
therein is as wen worth reading as any other
department Of the paper
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A Blaze Among Christmas Toys.

The Wooiner building, the largest and hand
soonest store building at Peoria, H., was par
TALLY destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
1t is occupied by dry goods firm and was
crowded with women at the time, many OF
whom tainted in the wild scramble to escape.
In the dress making department, on the second
hoor number OF young women are employed
They made their way down the fire escape and
had drop Of fifteen feet. None were injured
except Miss Brown, who was seriously burned
about the face. The loss is $4,000. The FIRE
originated in tho show window among some
Christmas toys.
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Boston Lawyer Battles His Head With
ChlorOform Instead Of Liniment.

4 Boston Lawyer Battles His Head With
Chloroform Instead of Liniment.
tragic death, about which the public are
yet uniformed. occurred in Boston on Thanks
giving day. Mr.. William Phillips Valley, .
rich State street lawyer Of high standing, who
lived in the fashionable back bay section, was
the victim Of fatal error
Mr. Valley, who was a great sufferer from
neuralgia, used for its alienation aliniment. in
which there was chloroform. It is supposed
that he went into hir chamber in the dark, and
took the bottle which he thought contained the
liniment and bathed his head with it. Unfor-
tnnately the bottle he used was filed with pure
chloroform, which a careless housemaid, who
had teen cleaning some Of Mr.. Valley clothes,
had left.
When his wife found him he was quite uncon-
sclous The physicians who were hastily sum-
moned came too late to save his life.
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Judge Morgan ]. OBrien, who has been
designated by Gov. Hill to hold an extra
ordinary term Of the supreme conrt at Syracuse,
commencing at 10 am. today, arrived in that
city last evening. It is, Of course, the con-
tested election cases that will come before
Judge o Brien. but in what form they will be
presented was not known last night Judge
0 Brien. when seen by a reporter, declined to
talk about the business that will probably be
brought to his judicial notice. He said tina.
the extraordinary term would dispose Of all
matters brought before it.
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1OIstOI TeeUInX tho Dehtltute.
Count Tolstoi and his daughters are organ
zing kitchens in the Demkoff district of
Russia to feed tho starving. There are $4,000
wagons loaded with grain blocked on the vladi-
kavkkas railway. Only ten wagons can be sent
north daily, owing to a lack OF rolling stock,
and snow still further impedes the Transports
ton Of the grain.
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MArL BY PNEUMATIC TIRES.
A New System to Connect the Central with
Branch OMEGA

Branch OUtceA.
Active measures have been taken By tn
Treasury Department for furnishing the Phiis-
deiphia post office with pneumatic tubes for The
transmission Of mail matter between the central
ONCE and the East Chestnut street station.
The adoption Of this system is due to Post
master Fields urgent request Not long since
he was in Washington and brought the subject
forward in such light that its acceptance BY
the Postal Department was but matter Of
time. By the adoption OF this one branch the
way will be opened for more comprehensive
system threueho Philadelphia. 1t is the idea
Of the postal auth critics to extend the system
of pneumatic tubes 70 all the subordinate sta
tons. When this has been accomplished Phila-
del phia will have the best postal service posi-
BILE.
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M.. CoRrrs SrRosa EVIDENCE
CHAT WITH PROMINENT sEcRET-socI-
ETY. MAN IN REGARD TO MATTERS
MOST INTERESTING.

Mr. J. Weed Corey resides at No. q3s street north
west He is member of the bar of the Supreme Court
OF the District of Columbia since 1867
virginia since 1868: is of the original members of
the knights Of Pythas passed through the chairs
hawlins Post. No. 1.G. A. r. is past commander in
the American Legion of Honor an the grand treas
urer OF this District; is commander of Camp No of
the Grand Fraternity. and past colonel of encamp
ment No.69. Union Veteran Lexicon and is considered
good authority in photography and statistics.
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Mira Mary Mcveaeh of Bradford. Pa, who
has been fasting for l4s days, died yesterday.
She had been suffering from q cancer in her
mouth, and subsisted on butter milk and lauda-
mum. She was sixty-eight years of age.
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What His Overcoss Cost Him.

Last week during the excitement incident to
the fall OF Metzerott's Music Hall and the de-
struction OF tho building on street Allen
Rodgers colored boy, made himself generally
useful assisting In the removal Of clothing from
Strasburgers store.
When Allen left the scene Of the wreck he
was seen with new spring overcoat on his
back, and the next day he Vas arrested.
Lawyer Carrington defended Allen when he
was tried in the Police Court today, and the
boys only excuse was that hs picked The coat
up in the street. and put 10 on.
This was not accepted by the court a. Q legal
excuse and Allen was fined go.
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OuR New HOWE
Is ready for your Inspection.

OOh %NEW IAOME
ls ready for your Inspection
ITS FIVE FLOORS
Are completely stocked with everything that 10 nsv
end desirable in Household Furnishings. and Ia ~su
worth a VISIT
OUR FIRST FLOOR
Contains carefully selected stock Of Bed Room. Dl.-
INK hoOm and Once Furniture.
OUR SECOND FLOOR
Is devoted entirely to Carpets. and contains the IA
and most desirable tall and winter color1nss. An
grades
OUR THIRD FLOOR
Contains stock Of Fsrlor Furniture which for variety
Of desisn and uniform excellence of material
surpassed b. any house IN the country.
SOME STARTLING PRICES,
Plush or Hair Cloth rarlOr suitss Cash. sast
Solid Oak Bed Room Suites. pieces Cash. slfi
credit, ais.
Poplar Bed Room Suites. 3piecss. Cash. sl4 .eredis
sl5.
sIx-roor OAK EXTENSION TABLE Casa.
g. %; credit. e. 90.
Eieht-:oOt oAt Extension Table Cash. ESQ.,
credit. s0
fOrty-pOund Hair Mattress. Cash. $50; er.dis.
e.
Woven Wire SPRINGS. Cash. e. IS: credit $3.50
BRUSSELS Carpet. yard. Cash. CO. scredi, 81.
Ingram Carpets, per yard Cash. Sc credit 40.
tarpets sewec and laid irss o. cost DO eharSsisx
Waste matching.
TERMS.
Easy weekly monthly paymenfs
No notes and per discount allowed Cor ssff1sr
nents N thirty days
eRo6AN's
tREDIT HOUSE,
sei-r sla. SCI and s2s IN q ~
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II suffered from heart disease, constant pam,
tctth secere alta cks OF palpitdtfcn, until antici
patsd sudden death at any time. 1 became tceok,
deoattated, with loss or energy, dependency. l
used DR.. Greene's Nervura. Ny Improvement
has been continuous and rapid. The pain and
patpftdtion are gone. l sleep well, have an OK
ceflent appetite, and feel well
s. A. DYsART,
Nortondale, York Co., NIB"
NJ. r. n DR.. Greene, the successful
specials; in curing all forms of
nervous and chronic diseases, 35 w. 14th Street,
New York, can be consulted free, personally or
by letter. Call or write him about your case or
send for symptom blank to M out, and letter
fully explaining your disease giving advice, ETC.,
will be returned free.
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nHEEKENNEss Oh TIE LIQUOR HABIT. POS
y iTInyEIf GTEED ~ az AlDAsISNisTkniNd
1t u manufactured - powder. which can be given
Y G!sst e bel cup q eSGss g s O. N food
h,sg,lsss ahd will eaget peesaneas and spssdy ezra
Sos e. fsS. ss E.sn ssn & a e
md n every tnstancs pscfsce cur has follovSd q
sysdnc Z become an nfssr mposnfbtfy tor ~ ha19
GOLDEN SPECrYTC co., SOLE PROPRIyroRs.
oIECxSHATl. OHIO. -
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VAN Hourrss ooooA-send for can. See advts.
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HIS REPORT FOR THE LICENSE YRAR-Hx THrSKs
rnEnE sHoULD BE SOME NEW INSURANCE
LAws--THE RECEIPTS FROM LIQUOR LIcENsEs-
HOTELS AND BOARDING. HOUSES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-01

Are completely stocked with everything that nsv
end desirable IN Household furnishinsz. and Ia vel
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During the year 54s public vehicles, 279 eat
ing houses, exclusive of hotels, and 200 insur-
ance companies were licensed
RLGULATrSo INSURANCE COMPANIES.
In reference to insurance companies the
report says:
The size and number of the companies To-
Gated here a. the nations guests, as we'll as
those at home, Is All evidence of their claim
for proper protection. No business enterprise
can succeed thoroughly whose foundations are
continually sapped by fraudulent or illegiti-
mate competition. The public are entitled to
the protection Of such laws az will accomplish
these results and prevent fraudulent insurance
/ am led to these remarks because OF the insuf-
6cicucy of legislation now governing this i'm
portant branch. This recommendation is not
new, il having been urged by this Office for sew
eral years. and its need Was never moro APP
parent than now. As an illustration Of this
het win state that within month we have
been IN receipt Of inquiries ss TO the financial
standing Of the Chesapeake Insurance Com
papy. with the statement that policies OF that
company-said 10 be located here-had been
offered. A matter Of fact this organization
died for the good OF the public several years
Of other companies Of like character should be
promptly prosecuted. 1t Is believed that other
similar organizations are and have been sending
circulars over the country soliciting insurance,
who, having failed TO secure the authority re-
9uired by iav, persist in doing business( through
the mails at isast) despite that fact. The lead
ing states have wise and stringent insurance
laws and this District should have the same.
No elaborate machinery Is required. but IL
should b IN ths power Of the authorities to
take fraudulent company into court and fine
and drive them from this territory.
The laws covering IRE insurance are defec-
tive, but those protecting life are more 50.
Assessment companies are required to have no
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-08-28

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
eeptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent Qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co
SAY FRANCISCO. Cal.
LOUISVILLE. KY NEW ToRk. ~
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Ohio. Corruption Fund.

The Cleveland, (0hio) Plain
Dealer, tells some very bad things
about the Ohio corruption fund
and the monopOlists' desperate ef
fort to elect Mckinley, their candi-
date for Governor in that State.
The protected manufacturers, says
the Plain Dealer. have contributed
literally to the corruption fund to
be used in q mad endeavor to elect
the monopolists' agent, Mr.. McKin-
ley. Governor. The campaigns
opening at Niles cost, it is estimat-
ed, in railroad fares aud other ex
penses in the nelghborhood of $780,
900, most of which was contributed
By the beneficiarlss Of the McKin-
ley tariff tax robbers. The tariff
tax robbers are being daily squeez-
ed both In Ohio aud Pennsylvania
BY travelling committees. One squad
has been through Cleveland de-
manding large assessments, which
are being paid. The largest COR
ruption fund ever placed in any
State in this country is now at the
service of the republican State com
mittee of Ohio, and the managers
propose to overcome the growing
discomfort in their own ranks by
liberal use Of money. The means
resorted to by republicans when
Mckinley was defeated by Warwick
when over $3.50, 900 was used 10
McKialey's interest by corrupt vot-
ers, will be extended to the entire
State. Democrats should be on
their guard, watch the schemers,
and have them arrested at evry vio-
lation Of the law.
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copyrighted.

We present all the advantages of Life
Insurance, Sick Benefit and Savings
Fund Institutions at a minimum cost,
and in a combined, compact, practical
and progressive form. The Company
offers to the careful, saving and thinking
men and women precisely what they need.
ABSOLUTE security, for the present and
the future.
1t is thus practically the same as a
Savings Bank.
Its purposes are to help those who,
having few dollars to spare, instead of
spending them uselessly, can make a safe
investment of their money, which will at
the end of few years pay them, or pro-
vide for them a comfortable support
when sick, and in case of death will more
than provide all reasonable expenses of
funeral, etc.
INSURE IN THE IMPERIAL
We provide for you in case Of sickness, for
your family IL you die, and pay you in 10
years (if living, the amount of your endow-
ment in cash.
IL is splendid investment, as your iasur-
ance cost you practically nothing.
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AARANA4
pm~-as sAAE nsOuPT sOm0Ava
MN. N. ABBOTT. EDITOR.
The Democratic State and County Ticket.
For Governor
FRANK BROWN.
of Carroll County.
For Attorney General
JOHN PRENTISS POE,
OF Baltimore City.
For State Comptroller:
MARION DEKALB SMITH,
of Kent County.
For Clerk of the Court of Appeals
J. FRANK FORD,
OF ST. Mays County
For State Senator
ROBERT MOSS.
For the House of Delegates:
w. II. HUICHlNS, j IL DhAOIlLAho
q. SAPPINGTON, &. l.. DONALDSON
For Clerk of the Circuit Court
MAJOR sPRIGG HARDWOOD.
For States Attorney
JNo. IRELAND.
For County Treasurer
+. w. OWENS.
For County Commissioners:
] f. BALDWIN, w. J. DISNEY,
w. G. GISSCHEL, L. P.WA1SON,
II ii. PHELPS.
For Orphans Court:
w. HAWKINS. RoBT. +. DODSON,
HENRY A, TYDINGS,
For Sheriff
w. G. CLAUDE.
County Surveyor
LOUIS GREEN.
FRIDAY, August %, 1891
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0Ua LEADING FEAruRE.

THE PRouPT PAYMEEr oF ALI CLAIMS
UPoE PRESENTATION.