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The herald., 1893-07-07
San Frsuoisoo Market Rsvlev

BAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-Busiaess shows O
marked improvement In local commercial cir
cles, and yesterday was one OF great activity
with the banks.
The produce markets are steady.
Cucumbers and squash are in heavy supply.
Cherries and currarts are firm.
Watermelons arrived from the south, but sold
to poor advantage.
Butter and eggs are steady.
The herald., 1893-07-07
General Markets.
Salt Meats and Lard,

September, $20.1O. ~
LSrd-steady; cash, $9601s; September.
Ribs-steady; cesa, $500; September. SO. 25.
The herald., 1893-07-07
Silver Bullion

silver BulliOns
San FRAANcIsco. July 6.--Silver bars, ESQ
CSC per ounce.
Mexican dollars, 62@63c.
Nnw YORK, July 6.-Bsr silver, 7Sc per
ounce.
Mexican dollars, 500.
LONDON, July 5.-Bar silver closed at 34Nd
por ounce.
The herald., 1893-07-07
] ,troIeum.

NEW YORK, Ju1y 6.-Petroleum was neg
lected.
The herald., 1893-07-07

*Daily tDaily except Sunday Sundays
only. e. w. MCGEE, City Pass. & T. Agt.
129 N Spring ST., Los Angeles.
ED CHAMBERS, Ticket Agent,
Depot foot of First st. First-st. Depot
The herald., 1893-07-07

Every Sunday beginning at 1:iO am. there
will be sn hourly train service between Santa
Monica and the mammoth wharf at Port Los
ANGLER. Last train leaves the mammoth
wharf at 100 ON.
The herald., 1893-07-07
CIeerinw House Business.

Los ANGELES, July 6.-Today's business Wal
a. follows: Clearings, $50 O6l. IA; balances
20,2O2.53. Blk banks only clearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22

Customs OfIicers Suspicious ~ to Their I
ing "ToOls Of Trade"

Customs Ohicers Suspicious a. to Their Be-
ing ''Tools OF Trade"
A number Of italian opera singers arrived on
the steamship New York in charge OF a Mr..
Graham.an agent Of Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau.
Each one had from two to four trunks and de-
clared to the customs officers that they had
nothing dutiable. An examination on the dock,
however. showed the trunks to be filed with
new costumes, in all enough for 200 persons.
As soon as Mr.. Graham found that the officers
were bound to look into every trunk he said he
wanted to enter the lot in bond to 60 to Chi
cago, but he was too late. The customs au-
thorities say they have not actually seized the
costu mes, but are holding them pending an ex-
amin alton, on which will be based decision as
to their classification.
Mr.. Abbey was at the custom house and told
the collector that there was no intent to snug
gle on the part OF his people. He held bills
showing that each individual member Of the
company had purchased his or her costumes,
and that they were therefore entitled under the
law to admission free Of duty as stools Of
trade" There were few things, he said, be-
longing to the management and on these he
wanted to pay the duty. He said he would
submit satisfactory proof of all his statements
to the collector.
The members of his company have gone on
to Chicago. Collector Hendricks says that if
the facts are as Mr.. Abbey states the Costumes
will be released
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22

The members and friends of Union Meth
odist Episcopal Church met in the spacious
Sunday school room last evening at 8 o'clock
20 formally welcome the return of their pastor
and his estimable wife, Rev. and Mrs. Joel
Brown. who are about to enter upon the fourth
year al this charge. The room was artsticallv
decorated with flags, banners and beautiful
flowers and presented very inviting appear
ance when Z. 5. Wescott superintendent of the
Sunday school, called the assemblage to order
and began to announce the program for tine
evening.
Devotional exercises were led BY Rev. Dr.
Dawson. followed with a song of welcome by
the choir. Then came the address of welcome to
Rev. and Mrs. Brown, which was delivered by
Mr.. Alexander Ashley of the weather bureau,
and to which the pastor responded in an ap-
propriate and happy manner. On behalf of
the ladies of the church Miss Mary E. Emmart
presented Mrs. Brown with large basket of
la France roses A recitation by Miss Cobaugh
and solo by Miss Belle Meany, with violin
obligato By Miss Wesco;t. completed the literary
part OF the program. after which refreshments
were served to all present. Rev. Mr.. Brown is
very popular at Union. and is considered one
of the best preachers in the Baltimore confer
ence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
Veteran Volunteer FireInen.

Ameeting Of the Veteran Volunteer Fire
mems Association was held last night at the hall
told Union engine house, 18th and II streets
northwest President Richards in the chair
and Mr. j. J. Peabody, secretary. commu-
nicatiO was received from the Baltimore vet
Grams indorsing the action of President Hollo-
way II inviting the Washington association to
Baltimore on Easter Monday. The question of
accepting the invitation discussed BY
number OF members. The condition OF the
treasury. the expense to the individual mem
bers and other reasons were given why the con-
templated trip should be abandoned The
action accepting the invitation was rescinded
and the invitation declined with thanks.
A present was received from Master Charlie
f. Castle of 1l17 18th street northwest of four
American flags and vote of thanks was given
An invitation to the banquet OF the Good
Will Fire Company of Philadelphia was re-
ceived.
Luther III. Posey of the Franklin and r. ].
Nicholson were introduced.
The regular annual meeting will take place
on Tuesday, April 4. when officers will be
elected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
AHLWARDT'S GRAVE CHARGES.
He Says That Bismarck Was Involved 1
Fraudulent Contracts.

He Says That Bismarck Was Involved in
Fraudulent Contracts.
Rector Ahlwardt, the libeler and bankrupt
recently brought from prison to take his place
in the reichstag, in the course Of rabidly anti
semitic speech yesterday declared that he had
eleven documents which showed conclusively
that while Prince Bismarck was chancellor
fraudulent contracts had been made repeatedly
with Jewish financiers. These statements were
made amid growing confusion among the radi-
Gals, national liberals and social democrats He
was interrupted by calls for names. but he did
not give them. After the president had quieted
the house Ahlwardt said that the deputies were
not obliged to depend upon his word for proof
that these frauds had existed, as the docu-
mentary evidence above impeachment.
The documents proving this were signed by
men of national reputation. Several of these
men we're now ministers. One of them was
DR.. Johannes MIGUEL. Prussian minister of
France. Prolonged uproar followed this state
ment. Deputies shouted that Ahlwardt should
produce his documents, as his word had been
proved to be worthless. and the debate closed
with his being directed to submit the docu-
ments to the reichstag today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
TAkOMA PARK.

Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Chapman Of Fair
mount. MINI. who have been visiting relatives
here. leave today for a visit in Milton. Pa.
Upon their return they will commence building
a residence on the Oak avenue lot recently pur-
chased by them.
Mr.. Jno. W. Albritton has purchased Of Mar
shall G. Kendall lots 1, and 3, block r. cor
ner Holly and Magnolia avenues.
Mr.. W. l.. Follmer has bought OF Mr.. Gulick
lot IS, block 4, on Oak avenue. adjoining the
houses in course of erection by Messrs. Sworm-
stedt Il Thompson.
Mrs. Williams. who left fortnight ago to
take her daughter, Miss lola Williams. from
Florida to south-:-: California. passed through
Washington on Monday en- route to a sanitar1um
in Lakewood. n. y, their destination being
changed by order OF the physicians in whose
charge Miss Williams had been in Florida.
Late advices in regard to improvement of the
latter are not encouraging.
DIR. j. H. Bitter. with his wife. of Alexandria
are visiting the sister of the former on Oak
avenue. Rev. George Bitter returned to Lees
burg. Va, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Brainerd have sold to
Mr. Howard Brdiner6 of New York lots 3 in
block 25 and 5 and in block 16, the latter being
II tine new park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22


The utility costume for spring wear, the
gowns which must do duty for more than one
function, are on q simple tailor plan, garnIshed
with galloon and trimmed with lace. They are
peculiar looking affairs, which appear to be
made for divers purposes and many needs.
Though we see them upon all the models. black
or ecru laces continue to strike us as unsuitable
combinations with woolens, light cheviots,
whlpcords, English serges and tweeds. They
are eminently stylish. but nevertheless they
suggest made over and eked out material. On
one costume will be noticed rows of gauze rib
bon made over some woolly stuff. On another
bright satin ribbon beneath the black lace
trims serge utility" garment. Silk. velvet
or satin, in greater or less quantities. is very
nearly a requirement. A gown of lightweight
silk and wool mixed is of leaf green. picked out
with raised bars of black silk and velvet. The
skirt is trimmed except for iabot of lace from
the waist to the hem at the left side. The jabot
Is a continuation Of the lace, bodice drapery
coming from the underarm sleeve slantingly
across the bust and gathered into compact
rosette at the bottom of the waist. The bodice
is a round French one, severe in its cut, but
lightened by full epauiets.
Another in the same class was q green and
red whipcord. There were nine cores in the
skirt and each gore was piped with black satin
which radiated to the hem and ended in a tinv
chou. The round body was voked with
stretched satin, and the material was slightly
bust. where there was simulated tie of satin.
sloping girdle. high in 'front.' but not more
than two inches wide at the side, vanished
under chou at the back. Empire puffs of the
satin formed the upper part Of the sleeves.
The forearm was Of tight-ftting cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
A Falling or I'm the Number of Deaths
The Presence Of Grip.


The Presence Of Grip.
"There was falling off of ixteen in the num-
Der of deaths last week ending ON Saturday, the
total being 125 as compared with 141 in the pre-
ceding week, and the death rate fell from u.s.
to 25.0, says the weekly report Of Health
Officer Hammett. In the face Of the stormy
and chilly weather this is an agreeable, as well
as an unexpected, result. There was material
decline in the mortality from acute lung mala-
dies amounting to 25 per cent and pneumonia
Claimed but sixteen victims as against twenty-six
In the week preceding. Six cases OF scarlet
fever were reported with no deaths and seven
cases Of diphtheria with two deaths.
Epidemic influenza Ga grippe) manifested
itself in three fatal cases. ali aged persons and
the more than normal number of deaths from
brain and heart complications and rheumatism
would seem to indicate the presence of this
disease AS an exciting cause in many instances.
There seems to be typhoid fever to no serious
extent In the city. But one death therefrom
was reported and no fatal case of malarial fevers
in any form.
while the health officer Of New York city
reports the highest death roll IN March within
his recollection during last week, the deaths
amounting to 157 day. and the journals of
that city are loudly complaining Of the indie
scribably filthy condition of their streets, the
people of Washington look with COM
placency and satisfaction upon their clean
city with its clean thoroughfares and with its
comparatively low death rate
The report shows: Number of deaths 125;
white, 75 colored. 80. Death rate per l 200 per
annum: White. 1913; colored, 500; total popu-
latlon. %. Ihirty-seven were under five years
OF age; % were under one year old and 80 over
sixty years. Ihrty-two Of the deaths occurred
in hospitals and public institutions The deaths
by classes were as follows: Zymotic, IL: consti-
0rol d. al q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
SHOT THE MAYOR OF MOSCOW
A Russian Official Who Was in High Favor
With the Czar.


Mayor Alexejeff Of Moscow was shot fatally
yesterday afternoon in the city hall by man
named Adranof. The city council had met to
elect a new mayor. NJ. Alexejeff had just called
the meeting to order when Adrianoff pushed
his way past the doorkeeper and entered the
reception room, which opens into the council
chamber. He demanded to see the mayor, and
NJ. Alexejef left the chair to ascertain his bust
ness
As Adrianoff began to reproach him with dis
honesty and oppression Of the people NJ.
Alexejeff ordered him to leave the building
Adrianoff then drew q revolver and shot the
mayor in the stomach. He fired again as the
mayor fell, but the ball lodged in the door
Three councillors ran to the reception room,
seized and disarmed Adrianoff before he could
fire again and delivered him to the police.
Others carried Mayor Alexejeff to his private
Office, where physician dressed the wounds
and restored him 10 consciousness.
Mayor Alexejeff has been in Office eight years.
He is in high favor at st. Petersburg. and has
been distinguished repeatedly by the car. An
other reason for believing that Adrianos may
have had political motive is that the police in
searching him found in his shoe slip Of paper
ON which is written, "The lot has fallen upon
YOU"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
Preparing for the General Assembly.

The following committees have been ap-
pointed In connection with the arrangements
for the meeting Of the general assembly of the
Presbyterians in this city on the 18th Of MAY:
Finance.-John W. Thompson. chairman.
John W. Foster. Senator James McMillin,
Gardiner G.. Hubbard. Senator Calvin s. Brice.
George f. Lemon, John Hay. Alexander I.
Britton. y. III. Warner, William L. Gurley.
James L. Norris, William Ballantyne. Charles
f. Foster. James E. Fitch. William Thompson,
II. II. Wells, Capt. Il. W. Tyler and Frederick
Pilling.
Pulpits-Rev. 3. F. Bittenger, ID. D.. chair
man; Rev. John Chester, ID. D.; Rev. ]. T.
Kelley, Nathaniel Robbins. Or. Henry j. Hunt,
Aaron Russell. John Chandler. Or. Ii. l..
Mann. F. Wilkins. I. J. Swayze, Robert Armour
William Adolph and W. II. ii. Wsrman.
Press and printing-Befiah Wilkins. chair
man; ID. Il. Mckee. Rudolph Kaufman,
George Z. Gorhani, James II. Lord. Frank s.
Presbrey, s. W. Curriden. II. b. F. MacFar-
land. l. A. Coolidge, Charles Moore, Fred
Perry Powers. George W. Babcock, ID. F. Nc
Gowen, W. X. Bryan, W. J. Fletcher and NJ Il.
Thorp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
CHICAGO's NEW HOLIDAY.
Mayor Washburne is Sarcastic Over the
Honor to the Kaiser,

Mayor Washburne f. Sarcastic Over the
Honor to the Kaiser.
In diplomatic order sent to the heads Of
city hall departments yesterday Mayor Wash
burne Of Chicago ironically called attention to
the city council order declaring today holt
day in honor of Emperor Williams birthday.
While nominaly obeying the order the message
will have the effect Of multiplying ii. The order
was rushed through the council by German
alderman, presumably as a rebuke to that body
for its recent action in making st. Patrick's
day legal holiday. The communication signed
by the mayor is as follows:
To the heads of departments: By an order Of
the city council passed last night the city hall
is ordered closed tomorrow, March %. for the
transaction OF public business in order to prop
erly commemorate the birth of his august mai
esty, Emperor William Of Germany
PURSUANT to this order of the honorable the
city council. You are hereby instructed to care
Iuhy observe the order in question by closing
your department to tine transaction of all bust
ness excepting the routine business pertaining
to your department. This will REQUIRE the re-
tentlon during the day in your department of all
sucn employees as come in contact with the pub
nc az large visiting Your department for the
Taheaction OF necessary business, and it will
also include all those city employees who trans
act city business outside the CITY hall
desire to here commend the spirit which
dictated the setting apart Of this day and the
setting apart of March II by the city council
as American holidays, and trust that the coun-
Gil. in its wisdom. having recognized the metro
Poiitan Character Of our population by granting
HOLIDAYS to the different nationalities whose
blood here comminges in the production of the
American citizen, will not deprive the city en-
ployes OF other nationalities of opportunity to
properly commemorate the birth of all dead
heroes. ns fha n q
reigning monarchs. If the catalogue of dead
and living saints and monarchs be not sufficient
to exhaust the secular DAYS OF the year. would
suggest that the council, as a change. appro-
pirate the few remaining DAYS By closing the
city hall, IN order that We may commemorate
the birth Of some American heroes
lSigned.l HEMPsTEAD WAsHBURNE,
Mavor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
MIR. WALLACE CALLED TO BOOK.
A Canadian Member Asked to Explain His
Speech.

Canadian Member Asked to Explain His
Speech.
Probably the most exciting discussion Of the
present session Of the Canadian parliament
took place yesterday. The difficulty was about
a speech made by Clarke Wallace, controller of
the customs and grand master of the Orange
Association Of British North America At
Grand Lodge meeting in Kingston some DAYS
ago Wallace is reported to have said that the
Orangemen of Canada would render active aid
if necessary to their brethren in Ulster in oppo-
sition to homo rule.
A very pretty row was stirred up and for q
time it looked as though the fate Of the govern
ment was trembling in the balance. Immedi-
ately after the house convened yesterday after
noon Casey (oPposition) asked for an explana-
ton of Nallace's Kingston speech. Wallace, in
reply, assumed ell the responsibility for any,
thing that 0may have said. But Wallace is
member OF the government, and this would not
satisfy the opposition. Dawson Orange
liberaD moved the adoption of resolution of
censure. Minister of Finance Foster treated the
resolution as one displaying want OF confidence
In the government and declaring That the gov
eminent should not be held responsible for out
side utterauces Of Wallace. Foster failed to
carry the government supporters with him. as
the Roman Catholic supporters Of home rule
ranged themselves in favor of the resolution.
McInenry Of Kent, B., announced that he
must support the resolution
Secretary of State Costigan. lifelong home
ruler. expressed himself in like manner. He
refused to agree with Foster that the resolution
was one suggesting want Of confidence in the
government.
Solicitor General Curran, another prominent
home ruler. followed in the same strain.
AZ soon as the house adjourned for recess a
hastily summoned meeting OF the cabinet was
held, at which it decided to vote down the
resolution OF censure.
Debate was resumed at o'clock last night.
The house divided at midnight. The govern
ment was sustained by thirty-one majority, the
lowest in four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
WRECKED ON LONG ISLAND SOUND.

The City Of Springfield Breaks Her Ma
chinery and Her Passengers Taken OF.
The steamer Pequot Of the Providence line
arrived at her pier at New York yesterday, hav-
ing on board the passengers of the steamer
City of Springfield. who were taken off the lat
ter vessel in Long Island sound yesterday
morning because Of an accident to the steamer
machinery.
The City Of Springfield left Hartford for New
York Monday afternoon and all went well unit
$50 yesterday morning, when the passengers
were startled from their sumbers by terrific
crack and crash. Hurrying on deck they found
that one-half of the big walking beam was
splintered and lying on the damaged deck,
where it fell, and the fragments of the other
portion were suspended above their heads, not
having been broken entirely off.
Capt. Beebee explained away all fears as to
their safety by declaring that the boat was all
right except the broken machinery, and that
there was not the remotest danger. as the water
was comparatively smooth and the weather IA
vorable. Signals OF distress were hung out.
which were seen and responded to shortly after
ward by the Pequot. The latter vessel took off
the passengers and their baggage and landed
them at New York very little the worse for their
trying experience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22
THE PANAMA CORRUPTION.

Sentence Of Baihaut, Lesseps and Blon.
din.
In the Panama bribery case in Paris yester-
day afternoon the court, after deiIberation.
sentenced NJ. Baihaut to imprisonment for five
years, to pay fine of 750. 900 francs and to
the loss OF civil rights N. Blondin was SEN
fenced to imprisonment for two years and
Charles de Lesseps to imprisonment for one
year, the one year to run concurrentlv with the
five years sentence already imposed on him.
All three Of the convicted prisoners were con-
demned to pay the costs and damages de-
manded by the civil parties to the proceed
ings.
The sentences of Charles de Lesseps and
Blondin were made comparatively light, on the
ground Of extenuating circumstances in their
cases.
The court also ordered N. de Lesseps. NJ.
Blondin and NJ. Baihaut to pay to N. Monchi-
court, hquidator Of the Panama Canal Com
pany, 375, 900 francs, the amount taken from
the treasury Of the company and paid to NJ
Baihsut for his influence in favor Of the lot
terry loan bill.
Charles de Lesseps received his sentence
calmly, although the strain of the trial has rem
dered him exceedingly haggard and nervous.
When he rose, before the retirement of the
jury. to reairm his innocence, he spoke with diff
iculty. and occasionally hesitated for almost
minute to compose his feelings. He told the
jury with apparent earnestness that he had
always tried to dc his duty director Of the
company, and that where he had erred in judy
ment no had at the time supposed that he was
acting for the best interests of the canal and
the state. He repeated briefly his charges of
extortion against NJ. Baihaut and alluded with
genuine emotion to the troubles which had
overtaken his father. In his testimony he had
told the truth, and his conscience was clear of
self reproach.
Although visibly shaken by his feelings
several times during his speech to the jury, the
calmness which he regained toward the
close lasted through the reading of the verdict,
the delivering Of his sentence and his return to
his cell When his wife visited him in his cell
shortly afterward he broke down and wept like
child.
NJ. Baihaut talked for an hour in mis- cell with
his wife and two daughters. Despite the hope
lessness Of his case he evidently was unpre-
pared to hear the full weight Of his sentence,
FOR during the interview with his family he
sobbed repeatedly and begged their forgiveness
for the disgrace that he had brought upon
them. NJ Blondin was hardly less affected
when he babe goodbye to his son and daugh-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22

The monthly report Of Mr.. l.. s. Emery, Sec
rotary of the Associated Charities. which was
presented at the regular meeting OF the board
o: managers last night. showed that during the
month ended March 20 the number Of calls
upon the central Office were Gas against 1882
the prior month; that the number applying for
alHis WAS now nearly evenly divided between
white and colored families, whiio during the
prior month the number of colored applicants
WAS four times rs many as white. The normal
proportion of applicants for aims is about four
white to one coio-ed.
Testimonial resolutions relating to the death
% W. H. Gunnison. late "A member OF the board
OF managers, were adopted. Bills amounting to
S92S were audited and approved