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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
WALLER AND SCHOCK CLOSE.
Progress of the Six Days Bicycle Rac.
In New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S-The 10 o'clock
score of the bicyclers this morning stood
Waller. 1.oJo miles: Schock, 1.049; Martin.
LOT; Albert, 992; Meixell, 9O6; Hosmer.
$40; Van Emberg. S6J; Golden, ST.: Forster.
I6I; Ashinger. 123; Barton, 665
The score at IL o'clock was: Waller.
1.O6I; Schock, 1.066; Martin, 1,o3S; Albert.
l,OO3; Meixell. 924; Hosmer. SS1; Van En-
pers, Sii; Golden, S24; Forster, 49,; Ash
niger, 40.
Barton has withdrawn from the contest.
The score at II o'clock noon was: Wal
Ter, l,0el; Scnock, loo; Martin, 1,Oa3: AL
bert 1,Ol6; MeiXell 931; Hosmer, $50; Van
Emberg, $50; Golden. SS3; Forster, 7Ss;
Ashinger, 753.
The attendance at the bicycle race in
Madison Square Garden during the early
morning hours was slight and the big place
presented deserted appearance. The con-
testants looked fresher. however, than they
did yesterday and it looks as If most of
them will be in at the finish on Saturday
night Fuller and Barton dropped out of
the struggle early this morning Martin.
who IS surely out to win the race, had a
fainting spell and was sick at his stomach
at Z O'Clock this morning. He was taken
to his quarters and subsequently his trainer
said that friends of some other contest
ants had drugged him. This statement
could not be substantiated. Martin soon
got better and returned to the track
On account of Martins illness the man.
agement has secured the attendance of two
detectives to see that no crooked work is
done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
NOT ELIGIBLE TO LICENSE.
Mr. Thomas Does Not Think COnven
tiOn Hall In a Thcater

Mr.. Thomas Does Not Think COnven.
tfOn Hall is a Theater.
Application was recently made by the pro-
prietors of Convention Hall to draw out a
theater license From the fact that the
hall does not comply with the building laws
regulating the issuing of a theater license,
however. the matter was referred by the
assessor to the Commissioners, who in turn
referred 1t to District Attorney Thomas to
see If any other sort of license could be is
sued.
Attorney Thomas has replied, as the
hall is not built in compliance with the
building regulations, and does not answer
the description Of a theater, that no license
of that sort can be granted. He says: "A
theater is defined to be a house for the ex-
hibition Of dramatic performances, such as
tragedies. comedies and farces. A place
that comprehends stage, a pit. boxes. gal
leries and orchestra.
The building regulations provide that
every building hereafter erected, and every
building hereafter altered to be used as q
theater or public place Of amusement, in
VoiVing the use of stage, with movable
or shifting scenery. curtains and machin-
cry, shall be a brick building of fire-re-
stst.ng construction. &c. &c. AS Conven-
ton Hall has no such apparatus, it's pro-
prietors are not, therefore, entitled to a
theater license. Only such licenses as ~re
provided by law can be legally issued There
are only two kinds Of licenses mentioned
in the statute. ''theater licenses and
variety theater licenses"
For these reasons it seems to me- the
only license which can be legally issued
in this case is a special license to man.
ayers of concerts. exhibitions, &C, given
at the hall, for which an admission fee is
charged"
Attorney Thomas suggested the propriety
OF an amendment to the license laws, SC
as to provide for such caseA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
MIR. CARNEGIE,S OFFER.
He VIII Give S3OO,OOO to Help tn,
Pittsburg Poor If the City VIII.

Pittsburg Poor If the City VIII.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-A special to the
United Press from Pittsburg. Pa, says:
A letter was received in this city yester-
day from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie addressed
railroad, who is associated with other
prominent citizens here on the relief COM
mittee to provide work for the unemployed
Mr.. Carnegie offers to give. If the people
of Pittsburg will be an equal contributor
the sum of 5000 for each working day for
two months. This means a contribution
from Mr.. Carnegie of nearly x}OO.OOO. Mr.
Carnegie. in his letter. after expressing re-
gret for his inability to be In Pfttsburg
during the winter, owing to his physician
means of securing relief from a bad attack
of the grip. says: You know my views
about aims giving. and how often L have
written and SAID that of every thousand
dollars spent today in so-caIled charity
$3.50 of 1t had better been thrown into the
sea- But the business condition in this
country, and especially in Pittsburg, is a
temporary emergency in which money can
be beneficially devoted, not to giving aims
but to giving worthy men work who are
ioie through no fault of their own. These
are terrible times, yet l trust the people
soon pass away, and the republic will re-
sumo Its prosperous career Meanwhile
they are fraught with precious opportunity
Tor the rich to show that when real trou-
Die comes the rich and poor, employer and
employed. are at heart brothers, allies and
sentinels to the prosperity of each other
not antagonists. If wealth does its duty
IN this crisis the good feeling produced will
be no small compensation even for the suf-
ferfng endured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
MAI. MOORE NEXT.
He Receives a Mysterious Letter From
jersey City.

He Receives a Mysterious Letter From
jersey City.
And now Maj Moore. chief of police. is a
victim Of a letter-writing crank Yester-
days mail brought him from Jersey City a
sheet Of ordinary letter paper such as is
used in hotels. and pasted on 1t was the
heading Of a paper called House and Home
Newspaper prints of woman and girl were
also pasted on the sheet Of paper. and over
them were pasted slips containing the fol-
lowing: "The $l0-a-week puzzle" Baby q
looks make trouble" Beware the mother
in-iaw." Written on the paper was young
men beware"
There is also pasted on the paper a news
paper clipping containing an account Of the
shooting of a gambler by the city attorney
in st. Louis, in a disreputabie house.
There is no signature to the paper but at
the bottom is written Lets have either
"Adeu."
The letters bears the Jersey City post
mark of December 20 and the envelope is
addressed Chief of police Washington, d.
c., In the lower left-hand corner being
written: Cor. Trade
There Is nothing about the paper to indi-
cate the purpose of the sender except the
pictures and the newspaper clipping.
Coming, as 1t does, from Jersey City, it
Is thought that perhaps some race man
who returned to that place when he dis
covered that 1t was impossible to operate
here sent 1t, expecting to cause Mai
Moore some uneasiness but II that was his
purpose he certainly failed. for the major
was about the city today transacting busi-
ness as though he had not received the
contents Of the envelope
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION.
The Sale of Lost, stolen and Aban
dOned Property That Began Today.

The Sale of Lost, stolen and Aban-
dOned Property That Began Today.
The annual sale of lost, stolen and aban-
doned property in the District began today
at the auction rooms of Ratcliffe, Darr &
Co., under the direction of Mr.. Richard Syl-
veste-. property clerk of the police depart
ment. The sale brought together the usual
crowd of curious people, who were anxious
to take advantage of any chance to pick up
bargains. There were plenty of such
chances. though the majority Of the articles
were Of such a character that none would
want them more than half dollars worth.
1t was about as miscellaneous a collection
as even the dead letter sale would bring
forth.
There was practically everything that one
would expect to fall into the hands of the
police, with the exception Of pistols and
raZors. These are not sold at public auc-
ton, as they formerly were. but are now
dropped into the Potomac after being de-
stroyed as weapons, SO that they are no
longer OF use to the vicious classes. There
were several bicycles. which were never
claimed by their owners, and went off for
small sums. The star sale of the morning
was set of harness, which sold for 50 %.
A pair OF barber's shears brought 10 cents,
a malacca cane 30 cents and lot of liquors
six bottles in all, went for 40 cents A hat
that might have belonged at one time to a
colored female 'vag'' was hammered down
to 1 cent without single taker even at
that price. A bottle of wine, name ma
tionality and vintage all unknown, was
sold for Is cents, while another the next on
the list, of the same size and history went
for 20 cents. There are upward of 600 ar
ticles to be sold. which will probably net in
dollars. to be turned into the police relief
fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
NAVAL ASSIGNMENTS.
"A Number of Very Important Ones to
BE Made.

One of the questions under consideration
by the Secretary OF the Navy is the assign
ment OF officers to several desirable shore
commands which have been vacant for some
time. Commodore Carpenter has been at
Portsmouth, ". H., several months over
the time usually allotted officers and is will
Ing for sea command. Just now there is
none available, and there will be no change
there until the Secretary decides upon the
officer to succeed Commodore Carpenter.
when he will be placed on waiting orders.
There will be detail due soon for the COM
mandantshfp of the Pensacola yard which
mas remained vacant for some weeks. Capt
Howell. commandant of the Washington
navy yard, Is also president of the steel
board He will probably be relieved of the
latter duty very soon by Capt. Silas Casey,
late or the Newark, or some other officer
Capt. Sicard. Ii Is said. was offered the COM
mandantship of the Portsmouth navy yard
but declined and requested to be assigned
TO the naval home near Philadelphia. The
term or the captain of the League Island
yard has expired and there will be a vacan-
cy there for some captain whose sea tour
In up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
S TILL UN SETTLED
The Internal Revenue Features of the
Tariff Bill
This, However, Will Not Delay the
COnsideratiOn of the Wilson
Bill In the House.

The internal revenue features OF the
tarin bill are still unsettled and the meeting
day OF the committee has not yet been liked.
Members of the committee, however, are
figuring over the matter and each has prob
ably pretty well made up his mind as to
what shall be DONE SO that it remains mere
ly for the matter to be settled by vote
There will probably be a meeting Of the
committee on Tuesday to agree on these
features of the bill. but even IL they fail to
be ready when Congress meets. 1t will rot
delay the consideration OF the Wilson bill
in the House. The customs features of the
bill will be the first to be considered fny-
how. and the other may be added in the
form of an amendment at any time before
the consideration in the House is completed
The expectation is that there will be but
little more than a week OF general debate
in the House and probably three weeks of
consideration by paragraphs under the five-
minute rule. The general idea is to get the
bill through the House by the lst OF Feb
ruary.
The Senate Finance Committee.
Meanwhile the informal consideration Of
the question will be proceeded with by the
Senate finance committee in the hope Of
Fastening the matter somewhat at that end
of the Capitol. 1t is understood that Mr.
VOORHEES,, chairman of the committee, is not
inclined to favor the idea of constructing a
new bill in that committee, but there is a
great deal of talk among democrats in the
Senate in favor of an entirely new measure.
and there is said to be a disposition in that
direction on the part of some of the demo-
Gratis in the committee. The proposition for
the general reconstruction of the bill Is to
make it conform strictly throughout with
the scientific idea of the tariff measure. The
vi nf id 10 To toll fr.Ea Hlf nd
to put a small tax on sugar. coal and iron
ore, and to make heavier cuts in other
parts of the bill where a measure of protec-
tion Is now preserved, so as TO make a
more uniform reduction throughout the
schedule and to avoid an income tax If pos
sible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
A SOup Kitchen.

Next Wednesday there will be started a
soup kitchen at the rooms Of the Newsboys'
Home on r street, between 9th and 10th
Each day, between 12 and o'clock, there
will be soup and bread enough for all
Washington. and a large bowl Of It and a
good-sized piece Of bread can be obtained at
the exceedingly low rate Of three cents.
The soup will be donated by Mrs. Charles
Dulin, who has taken a great interest in
charitable matters this winter. She Is con-
sidering project Of establishing free
soup kitchen fo- all classes. to be main
tanned during the months of January and
February, but nothing has been decided
about this as yet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
THE BURNED LIGHT HOUSE.
1t Was Evidently Visited by the Presf-
dential Party Yesterday.

Capt. Sterling and Capt Burgland Of the
light house establishment have returned
to Washington from a visit of inspection
to the Lower Cedar Point light house,
which was destroyed by fire Christmas
They made the visit on the light house
tender Maple. and found the situation just
as described in yesterdays Star. A letter
received at the Treasury Department to-
day from Capt. Robley d. Evans indicates
that the light house tender Violet, with the
President and Secretaries Gresham and
Carlisle on board, visited the scene Of the
fire "Wednesday morning. Capt. Evans does
not say anything on that subject, how
ever He merely instructed the chief clerk
of the board to issue a notice to mariners
of the destruction Of the light house and to
inform them that due notice will be given
of the re-estabishment of the light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
He is Expected Back Today or To
morrow Morning.

morrow Morning.
Tho President and party are expected
back tonight or tomorrow morning. Prior
to their departure there was a general un-
derstanding that the regular semi-weekly
meeting Of the cabinet would be held to-
morrow as usual There is no special &C.
casion for the President to return so soon
and In the excitement Of the sport he may
possibly overlook his original intentions.
Nothing has been heard at the White House
from the President since he left Washing
ton on a lighthouse tender Tuesday morn
ing on a hunt for ducks and no attempt
has been made to communicate with him
from this end. for the simple reason that no
one here knew where he Is, nor had any
means Of communicating with him had they
known Of his whereabouts. 1t is believed
the President spent portion of his time in
the duck Astounding waters of the Patuxent
and that he found excellent opportunities
for the exercise of his skill and prowess as a
sportsman At any rate he has escaped the
worry of official business for a few hours
and that was one of the principal objects
Of his outing. His return by tomorrow Is
confidently expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
THE CUSTOMS REFUND.
The Whole Question Referred to N
Dockery's ommfssion.

The whole subject Of custom refund
methods has been transferred by the Treas.
ury department to the congressional COM
mission for inquiry and report This com.
mission. commonly called the Dockerv com.
mission, was appointed by Congress TO I'm.
quire into the methods of conducting busi.
ness In the executive departments. So far
.he commission has devoted much Of its
time to treasury methods. Three experts
We're employed by the commission at the
outset, ana VIII continue with the commits.
sion until the end. These experts are nov
looking into the refund methods as prac.
ticed at the several custom houses. These
methods, irregular In practice and fraudu-
lent In many cases. IL is asserted. have
been brought into prominence by the ex.
tensive Irregularities in the New York Gus.
tom house. All alleged Irregularities in the
New York custom house and all other Gus.
tom houses In tobacco refund cases. and all
other cases under the tariff act of lSS3 will
be searchingly inquired into by this con.
gressional commission. which will receive
the hearty cooperation and support OF the
Treasury Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

Cadet appointments to the United States
Military Academy have been issued during
the past week to John W. Dawson, jr.. of
Baltimore. Nd; Chas. A. Rapsher. Mauch
Chunk. Pa. (alternate); Frank W. Blake
more. Shelbyville, Tenn; Joseph T. I.inney,
Vashti. " c.. and James B. Gowen, Brook
lyn. N Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS.

A List OF Persons Receiving and Not
Receiving to BE Published on Satur-
day.
The Star will, on Saturday, publish a list
CT those receiving or not receiving on New
Year day. Persons desiring to announce
that they will or will not receive can do SC
without any charge by sending notices to
The Star at any time prior to o'clock Sat
urday morning. The notices should contain
only the announcement whether there will
or will not be a reception, the names and
the addresses. Every notice must be prop
erly authenticated to insure publication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
Sent to Albany.

The following prisoners were sent from
the jail to the Albany penitentiary last
evening: Horace McKeen. minslaughter,
six years: Joseph Jones. assault with intent
to kill. five years: Arthur Lucas, do, three
years: James West. do. two years: Fanny
Milburn, larceny. and Leopold Frudler,
forgery, each three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
TROOPS WANTED AT ONCE.
Raid by bandits Expected at Noga-
les, Me-, Where Considerable Money
is Stored

NOGALES, Mex, Dec. 2S.-NogaIes has
been in feverish state of excitement since
Iuesday night over a rumor that a band OF
revolutionists were headed this way for the
purpose of looting the Mexican custom
house at this place. The band is said to
number about nifty. and it is claimed to be
the same crowd which looted the Palomas
custom house.
Lieut.. Col. kosterlitzki arrived from Mag
oalene with company of rurales, or state
troops and went into camp near the custom
mousse. Another command of two or three
companies and the commander of the de-
partment OF Sonora is hourly expected.
All tne municipal officers in Nogales
sonora and all the custom guards in the
VI unity were on duty at the custom house
anu force of special officers have slept
there.
Al present there is over $50 900 in the COL
rector possession, and, ii is thought that
thiS Is the inducement for the proposed raid
Americans at once tele2raphed the situa-
tou or affairs to Gov. Hughes and auk ed
tnat he take immediate steps to have SOL
dlers sent at once. AS Nogales Sonora and
Nogales. Ariz., are divided only by mar
row street, the people on the American side
would De In considerable danger If hostili-
ties open upon the Mexican side
The opinion prevails that the troubIa ia
caused by desperate bandits. who have in
view only robbery and pillage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
Eighty-Three Years Old.

Mr.. VIM. H. Lewis, for many years an
employe in the Post Office Department,
died today at his residence. in Vienna,
Va. The deceased had reached the ad-
vanced age of eighty-three years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

The position of secretary Of the Riggs
Fire Insurance Company. made vacant
recently by the death of the late Francis
B. Mohun, was filled today by the election
of Mr.. Harry c. Birge. the assistant sec
retary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
FOrfeita COllnternI,

]. Eyre Hendrickson the South Washing
ton dentist who was arrested few days
ago on charges Of Indecent exposure and
disorderly conduct, has been permitted to
forfeit So collateral in the Police Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

The total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was A. OF this
number 10 were to fill vacancies caused by
death and resignation and the remainder
oy removals John l.. Boggess was ap-
pointed postmaster at Intermont. Va vice
Virginia E. Fizer. resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

Government Receipts Today.
The receipts from internal revenue today
were $327,959; from customs, 1855
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
Recovering From tbe C.,r

Assistant Secretary wike is still suffer
Ing from an attack OF the grip, but he has
recovered sufficiently to permit a partial re-
sumption Of his official duties at the Treas
ury Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

The Fiske Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany's property, located at Blackhawk,
Col. and principally owned in Haverhill,
Mass. has been sold to an English syndi-
cate for 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

Pension appointment.
Felix Mahoney Of New York has received
an appointment to a clerkship in the pen
sion bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
Applied for Auposrtm.rt

hppieu IOr appointment.
A. j. Yorker Of Rockford, ILL.,, has applied
to Secretary Carlisle for appointment as as
sistant register Of the treasury. an office
now held by Mr.. H. H. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28
Lieut.. Galloway Rctfred-

Lieut. Charles ID. Galloway will be placed
on the retired list of the navy on account
Of deafness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

An explosion caused by mixing chemicals
yesterday set fire to the Leonard & Fills
paint and oil works at Birmingham. Ala
The place was destroyed. Loss slO ono
Thomas Swope. an employe. was fatally in
jured "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

An index 60 advertise.
ments Will be found On
Page q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-28

The North Pacific directors caused the
Northern Pacific to buy from themselves
as owners Of the Rocky Fork and Cooke
City Railroad Company the said railroad
for the sum OF 81. 100000 In consolidated
bonds. and then made a contract between
themselves as representing the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. whereby the
railroad company agreed to buy 500 tons Of
coal per day at the price Of s2.9S . ton. d.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-10
POLICE JURIES
FOR THIRTY YEARS.

Feb. 18th, 1ss4.-The special COM
mittee appointed to visit Bayou Blue
and examine into tho praeticability of
building necessary bridges and prob
able cost of the same, reported that 4
bridge was necessary over Bayou La
croix at It's junction with the Bayou
Blue. and that such bridge could be
built for $4,000, and the jury gave the
construction of the same to Orville
Thibodaux for that sum.
Treasurer Sancan's report showed
that there were funds in the Treasury y
on November ist, 1888, $189.2O; that
he mad received for licenses, taxes and
fines, the sum of $59O3.41 and paid out
S5S32. .1S leaving in the Treasury the
sum of $260.43, in General fund.
There were also in the Improvement
fund S225S.76, in Bridge fund $1387.
63, and in the Drainage fund 1927 .39.
The report placed the assets of the
parish at Sl1240.15, being funds on
hand. and taxes uncollected, the liza
bilities were $371.OO leaving assets
over liabilities $10869.15. The above
was for the year 1888. There was il
the Treasury to credit of 1884, $466.58
The president recommended that al
additional voting booth be fixed il
lower Bayou Blue.