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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-Flour dali unchanged
eeipts' d2sS2 barrels: shipments, lo.3ss barrels
sales; 800 barrels Wheat quiet and steady-No
RED; spot ooa66h; December. e6ae6Is: January,
oo!sao'; May, 12a72is; steamer No 2 red fssae2I
milling wheat by sample. e5a66Ia-receipts 10, tst
pn' stock' l.2ss sl6 bushels: sales. $1,000
bushels. Corn frm-miKed, spot. 43l,a45S: ne
s sem 4SaaSt: January 42%.ai25s: February, A
DID; May, 42s4a421s: steamer mixed AZ bid: whit.
corn by sample. 40ai5; yellow corn by sample sGa
tt,receipts. 81. $40 bushels; shipments IL Is
onsnes' stock, $50 1902 bushels: sales l6 600 bnsh
els. Oats hrm-No: white western s5IsaSs; No
z mIed western, 81 asked-stock. 1s2 oS5 bushel,
I'VE unli-No. = 52-receipts, 8. 300 bushels: stork
ossot bushels Hay quiet-good TO choice timo
my, ooaSloo0 Grain freights more active un
cnaneed. PROVISIONS nrm-sugarcured shoulders
80; hams, u; lard. refined. 10. Butter firm
creamery, fancy. 2sa29; do. fair to choice 25a2-
DO imitation. 24a25; ladle. fancy %; good :.
choice, 2oa2l; rolls, fine 2ls22; do fair 10 good
lsa2o; store packed, l5al7. Eggs steady.2,c
Copper hrm-renned, 91saIo. Other arti les I'm
BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.-virginia console. 10 +0s
3lEa4o do threes, 6sh bid; Baltimore and ohic
stock, l2a1i; Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
hrsts 104i4 bid: do. third incomes Q asked. CON
solidated Gas Bonds, ia: do. stocks. 53sa54il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
CONDITION OF FINANCES,
Secretary Carlisle's Report Behind
Schedule Time This Year.


The Secretary Of the Treasury has been
so very busy with other matters requiring
more prompt attention that he has been
unable to finish his report of the condition
Of the national finances on schedule time
From a time when the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary the report Of the
Secretary of the Treasury has invariably
been submitted to the Congress during the
first week of each regular session, and its
appearance at that time is looked for with
the same regularity as the Presidents mes
sage. Indeed, the one is usually an appen-
dix to the other. This year will mark a
precedent in the matter of breaks in this
record Secretary Carlisle has completed
the preparation of his annual report, with
the important exception, however, of the
part that he will write himself. That is to
say. all the routine matter mas been pre-
pared. including a review of the operations
OF the department and all its bureaus; but
the SecretaryS comments thereon, as we'll
as his views on the financial situation gen.
orally and the silver question in particular
have not yet been put in shape for the
printer. There Is naturally the greatest in
terest to know the views of the Secretary
on the economic questions of raising the
revenue and making immediate provision
for the existing deficiency. 1t is assumed
that he will indorse the Wilson tariff meas
ure, and Will, in accordance with the re-
commentator of the President In his mes
sage. urge upon Congress the desrabilIty
and Importance of more clearly defining
the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury
In regard to the issue Of bonds. Mr.. Car
Isle is making an elaborate review of the
financial situation, past, present and pros
pective, and will undoubtedly treat the sub
ject in a broad and statesmanlike manner.
The report will be sent to the Congress ear
ly next week. 1t Is unusually long, con-
tanning about fifty thousand words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Treasury Changes.

The following changes have been made in
the classified service of the Treasury De-
partment:
Appointments-H. NJ. Dean of Pennsyl-
vania. clerk. loo. Office of the sixth audi
tor. c. ]. Gates. Arkansas, clerk. S.0. Of
flee United States treasurer. Ralph Ban-
berger. Utah. clerk, $780, office second con-
troller.
Promotions-ofice sixth auditor-O. y.
Woolf. Ohio. from 81, 400 to 81, go; l.. G. War
field, Maryland, from 81 400 to 81 600; David
Hyer. Ohio. from 81. 400 to sl.GoO: j. J. Hor-
gan, Massachusetts,. from 81 ,2OO to 81 400;
Geo. F. Spencer, Ohio, from 81 30 to 81 400;
d. c. Shea, Maine, from sl,2u0 to 81. 400; NJ
L. Marks. Missouri, from 81, 100 to 81, 400; J.
+. Smith, New YORK, from sl,200 to 81, 400:
Miss c. NJ. Croft, South Carolina, from
$1,000 10 $.2OO; Miss A. NJ. Polk, Georgia,
from $500 to sl,2O0. Office second controller
p. J. Meehan, Pennsylvania, from 81, 400
TO l.6Oo: Z. L. Miller, Kentucky. from
Sl.2oO to 81. 400; o. +. Wells. Nebra ska from
800 to 81 100; Mrs. A. f. Burns Missouri.
from 500 to $500 Treasurer's office-Mrs.
5 f. Boag, South Carolina, from $500 TO
sl,ooo Bureau of statistics-G H Thom-
son. Ohio, from sl,GJO to 81, 800; s. b. Gal
loway, Illinois. from 81, 400 to 81 COO; John
W. Daniel Texas, from 81 100 to 81 400; w
!. Cote. North Carolina, from $1,000 to
x.2o0; A. 5. Gray, Kansas from $40 TO
Sl.OOO; j. q. Thrall, Vermont from si.O to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Heavy Work with n Gaxe1.

An interesting relic of the silver fight was
brought to light in the preparation for the
opening of this session. In putting a new
cloth on the top of the Vive President S
desk. it was found that the sounding board,
or. in other words. the whole top of the
desk. which is made of Georgia pine and
covered with blue cloth, was so splintered
and shivered from the constant hammering
of the gavel as to be entirely useless The
gavel used by the Vice Pesident is but a
small piece of ivory, shaped like an hour
glass and without a handle to give lever
age for heavy blow, yet with this little
instrument the plank an inch thick was
splinters over It's surface and about third
of the way through. Some of the splin tiers
thrown out by the blows were as la-ge as a
foot long. To secure more stable desk for
the future the hardest piece of heart ma
hogany to be found was put in the place of
the demolished board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Officers Elected,

At the annual meeting of G. H. Thomas
Camp. s. of ", the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Captain, Ed
ward X. De Puy; first lieutenant Irby W.
Reid; second lieutenant, T. b. Sergeant;
camp council, Harry X. Honn, s. NJ.
Crofts. r. c. Lugenbiel; delegate, Joseph
Halves; alternate, Wilson Harvey.
The knights of ST. Peter, No. 1874, Roman
Catholic Union, Knights Of ST. John, have
elected the following officers for the year
1894: Captain. Joseph T. Jennings: first
lieutenant, John F. Gates; second lieuten-
ant John T. Lanbor; first sergeant, James
j. OConnor; second sergeant, Daniel 5.
Sheahan; corporal, Albert ]. Ronspice; re-
cording scribe, Daniel Sullivan; financial
scribe. Michael Noonan; treasurer John
E. Taylor; standard bearers, William Hon.
nady, ]. E. Taylor: board of governors, ].
I. Jennings, j. F. Gates, J. T. Lawler,
Daniel Sullivan, j. j. OConnor, l.. II. Ian
man, A. ]. Ronspice, Charles Connors and
Michael Kane.
At the stated communication of Lafay-
cite Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. NJ, held last
night, the following officers were elected
]. Wilson Townsend, W. NJ; A. Bert Cool
idge. s. W.; +. Warren johnson, ]. w. w.
Harry Olcott. secretary; Albert F. Fox
treasurer twelfth time; John b. Daish,
s. D.: ID. Percy Hickling j. D.; Thomas T.
Jacob II. Lichliter. delegate to the Masonic
board of relief
Saint Johns Lodge, No. IL, F. A. A. NJ,
d. c.. last evening elected and installed
the following officers: Robert A. Dellett
w. NJ; James E. Hutchinson, S. w: Yer
non E. Hodges. J. W.; ]. C. Fill secre-
tary; G. j. Watson, treasurer E. A. Mess,
S. D.; VIM. T. JONES' ]. D.; H. L. Gasch
s. s.; A. Edmonston, j. s.; Dan Williams,
marshall Anderson X Belt tiler; VIM. II
Douglas. rep. to NJ. b. p: Neil Dumont
corporator; VIM. II. Douglas and Don u
Stuart, representative and proxy to Saint
Johns Mite Association; Jesse w. Lee IT,
and Alex. Mckenzie. trustees.
At the annual meeting of Washington
Council, No. 205. National Union. held De-
cember ., 1892 the following officers were
elected: President, T. ID. Yeager vice pres
ident, ID. J. Waters; speaker J. i. Myer;
secretary, W. II. Pearce; financial secre-
tary, w. l.. Pushaw; chaplain. NJ. Thorne
usher George H. Ripley; sergeant alarms
s. ID. Fessenden; doorkeeper, w. II. Combs
trustees. r. e. Roadway, r. c. Cheesman,
W. T. Person: delegates to cabinet. J. S.
Garrison, F. Il. Curtis. w. II. Pearce; dele
gate to Immediate Relief Association, F.
b. Curtis; delegate to Association +. q. s.,
T. d. Yeager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
SOON TO BE IN RUINS.

Worlds Fair Buildings Turned Over
to ChicagO's Park Commissioners.
NEW YORK, Dec. "A Chicago special
says:
The worlds fair buildings and 100000 in
money have been given to the South Park
commissioners by the exposition directors.
The buildings and the accessories Of land
scape gardening. water mains. bouevards
and statuary represent about S1S,OO0.OOO in
cash., but they are regarded as 50 many
large white elephants now, and the 100000
that went with the gift was intended 10
pay the park commissioners for removing
OF caring for them In accepting the gift
the park board brushed sentiment aside and
plainly informed the directors that il would
proceed In a cold-blooded way to wreck the
towering palaces for the money there is in
them No promises to preserve the White
City" were made. None was asked. The
worlds fair people wanted to abandon Jack
son Park as 1t is. leaving everything behind.
The exact date of the transfer was not
agreed upon. but it will be made as soon as
all exhibits have been packed up and moved
from the park. General Manager Graham
said that would be done by March 1 at the
latest and perhaps as early as February 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
MISSION OF THE HANDKERCHIEF.
Ii Tells It's Own Story OF the wearer,s
Real Nature-Its History.

From the New York Sun.
IL is indeed true. as the French writer
says. that one needs handkerchiefs for the
morning, handkerchiefs to walk with.
handkerchiefs to go to church with, hand
kerchiefs to lose and to give away hand
kerchiefs for washerwomen-and for lovers
to steal. and. he might have added. hand
kerchiefs to leave behind to furnish a clue
to the mystery. handkerchiefs forever for
Othelo to find and rage over. In Egypt
the handkerchief was counted as an ANU
let, and among the AIoors as a love token.
Grecian women appear on their vases mus
ing pensively with large cloth in the right
hand, and among the Romans the utili-
tartan use of handkerchiefs was deplored by
JuvenaL
The Anglo-Saxons used their swat
cloths openly; the Normans hid theirs
about the person. With Elizabeth of Eng
land the handkerchief, like all articles of
the toilet was much to be considered, and
was trimmed with lace and decked with
ethproilery. Ihy squares OF finest lawn.
finely wrought. edged with gold lace, and
folded neatly. were made purposey for
love tokens. and were given by court ladies'
to their lovers, who wore the dainty tokens
in their hats.
Now, the handkerchief is, in its way. n
thing of sentiment from which one NAV
read little of my lady's character For
the dainty woman always has a delicate
dellcately perfumed, and with a certain
freshness about 1t as If it We're never used
but once. Indeed, Japanese ladies' never do
use handkerchief more than once any more
than they use tooth brush the second
time. Tiny bit of paper handkerchief is
that affected by my lady of chrysanthe-
mum land. 1t Is tucked into her sash or obi,
and used, If necessary, and thrown away
For morning, there are fine and thin
grass linen squares, with a faint bit of
color in the border, and very smart they
look tucked inside the coat or peeping from a
waistcoat pocket. And for the afternoon
there are sheer squares of the lawn most del
icately embroidered In fine and close rather
than elaborate patterns. For evening the
tiny squares are edged around with real
Nalenciennes lace, and very tiny they are.
too, for there Is never pocket in an even
ing gown, and 1t is well to have the hand
kerchief small enough to be tucked away in
small space.
For some reason. a fine and pretty hand
kerchief Will almost redeem an old or COM
monplace toilet. Somehow, in the eyes of
her sister woman, the girl who is dainty
enough to carry always something nice for
handkerchief. even with plain attire,
rises several degrees in regard. And to the
lover there is great amount of sentiment
attached to the little filmy trifie he finds in
her book or beside her chair. redolent of the
perfume she always exhaIes and warm
from the touch of her hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
A known Quantity.

1t is the practice of The Star to
Of its circulation day by day for the
preceding week. 1t would seem self
evident that the advertiser is entitled
alone in this custom as far as WASH
ington is concerned. Below will be
found the statement for the week just
past.
The average circulation exhibited
is believed to be nearly, if not quite.
double the combined circulation of
the other Washington dailies, and
fully five times that of its afternoon
contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
An Appeal Does Not Lie.

1t has been settled by Il decision of the
Court of Appeals of the District of Column
bia that appeal does not lie to 1t from the
commissioner of patents in trade mark dis
Dutes. This is an important decision. Dis
putes between trade mark claimants are
commonly referred to as ''interferences'' in
trade marks. Under the law establishing
the Court of Appeals of the District of Co.
lumbia 1t Is provided that any party ag-
grieved by a decision of the commissioner
of patents in any interference case may ap-
peal therefrom TO the said court In dis
missing the appeal the court held that the
word Interference" as used in the act es-
tablishing the court, applied only to patent
cases or applications therefore and not to
trade mark disputes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
HOW TO REACH A RIPE OLD AGE.
Travel Constantly on Railways ana
Wait for Death in an Accident.
From Pittsburg Times,

From Tittsburg Times
If a man take ride of the average length,
which is almost twenty-four miles. in a
railway train in this country. what is his
chance of getting killed? According to the
interesting report of the interstate COM
merce commission just out, it is one chance
In 1,49l.91O. If young man of twenty,
Tilted by his sweetheart. should determine
to commit suicide without sin by getting
accidentally killed in a railway accident, he
might do 1t. Certainly he might do it.
IL he were to get on train as a passen-
ger and ride, ride, ride at the rate of thirty
five and one-half miles an hour. day and
night. every hour of every day and every
day in the year. if he had average luck, he
would eventually get surcease from the
gnawing pain at his heart somewhere in
the course of passing over ,2S2 miles,
for. according to these official figures, one
passenger is killed for every 80, 542. 2S2 miles
that a passenger is carried.
According to the same. he would be in
jured in some way eight and three-Quarter
times or eight times and bad scare. 1t is
little better than one chance in three
that he would come to an untimely grave
In consequence of collision, but If he
preferred to have the train run off the
track to kill him, he would have only one
chance in nine to be satisfied. His posi-
BILE journey would have taken him around
this weary world and past the place where
she went to housekeeping with the other
fellow 1,421 times and would have cost
him. at the rate of three cents a mile and
s.. 80 a night for a sleeping berth, 1857
O16.4S. In this melancholy state of mind
he wouldn't care how his shoes looked and
the porter needn't disturb his grief for a
daily quarter.
And when, after all his journeying to his
death, and glOwering out of the window at
every unsympathetic rock that might have
fallen before the engine, and curSing every
vagrant browsing COW that might have
trespassed on the track and didn't he finds
at length the golden key that opens the
palace of eternity it is bigger chance
than there are figures for that he will not
be ready to go.
For the scenery of this world becomes in
teresting after awhile, even to one smitten
with disappointment and angry with all
creation. There are many pretty acquaint-
ances to be picked up in the course of a
long journey also. and time is a great heal
er Of lovesickness, even though a slow one.
He would be in his 1OJth year by the time
his desperate purpose was achieved, and he
would have more sense than he started
with
He would have had leisure to reflect from
time to time on how his false sweetheart
false teeth became her now. How her rheu-
matism was, whether gray hair and spec
tacles changed her much, and how she
managed with those great-grandchildren of
hers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09

C,ove-nmant Ronas n 8 a. ,.. ,oo-
- - o,u, U.s. asked I. D. -, coupon. 1907. lls
oi1, iIYs. asked. -
Diselcl OF tolumpla bonds--20-year fund -. 100
rio, Ma.ec stock -, isVi currency. ITO hid 30
s esr aunu vs; eSia, 10 pia Water stock "a 1856
hSd '' ~ u- "-o's' funoA<' currency avs
oi S;,.r. N,
-. n ~ Douuf-- WashnSton eDa DeoHc-
~, ~ n INV. os, Isl, III BID 10 asked
"asnns.on anu ceorgetown X *. cons u, I'd.
~ pd- Masonic Hah Association De- lusbs bid
ioS "a u-Ss ns."n Slarhet oompap Isl o.
,oo uia- Washington Market tomfAnf imp. %,
ioS ni1 washington Market Con Isny eft. 6s, 100
oid: luo asked American Security and Trust De-
l:No, A. ana u. 100 bid American Security and
trust os 1915. r. ana A, 100 bid American Ne
y ulS ano Irust Ss lsoh ana ", hp bin
WASHINGTON Lght Infantry LIST 6s. 100 bid Wash
lngton lAght Infantry I'd Is. ~ bid. Washington
Gas company 0s, series A, lis hid Washington
Gas Company Us, series *. liz bid Washington
Gas Company COW. o., l35 hid 40 asked. Ek-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Personal Mention.

Collector kilbreth of New York is in the
city In conference with treasury officials
in regard to the administra ton of customs
affairs at that port.
Chief Clerk Daniels of the Department of
the Interior has returned to his duties.
Mr. Abbot Low Wood. with his cousin.
Mr. Hubert Pierrepont Van Wagenen of
New York, has gone to southern California
to spend the winter and early spring
months.
Rev. Thomas L. Gulick. whose statements
on the Hawaiian question have appeared in
the New York papers, has arrived in Wash
ingtnn with his brother. Rev. o. S. C.
Gulick.
Capt J. NJ. Peyton is lying very sick at
his residence, No. 6o6 18th street northeast
Mr.. Charles d. Shearer of Sacramento.
Cal, is the guest of Mrs. NJ. E. Lugenbeel,
12O2 street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
DEATH OF JAMES HARVEY.
An Old and Valued Citizen Comes {
the End Of an Honorable Career.

An OAu NOlueO Citizen Comes to
the End of an Honorable Career.
At an early hour this morning Mr. Jas. A.
Harvey died at his residence 7l3 18th street
While the news of his death will be received
by the friends who knew and loved the de-
ceased with genuine grief.yet it will not be a
source Of much surprise. For months past
Mr.. Harvey has been in declining health,
and his friends have been apprehensive that
the end was near. His death this morning
was peaceful. and the closing hours were
marked by the same spirit which has ami
mated the deceased throughout his long and
eventful career. which extended ove- a Pc
riod Of seventy-six years. More than half
the century Mr.. Harvey has been a resident
Of this city. He has always been more or
less prominent as a citizen, but of late
years he has lived a rather retired life. ow-
ing to the condition of his health. He was
born of Irish parentage in the city of
Charleston, S. c., where he lived until he
reached the age of twenty-one. Having
then completed a law course and ready for
active life. he left his native place with Mr.
Preston. who was at that time member of
the United States Senate and came to this
city.
Through the influence of Mr. Preston he
secured an appointment in one of the gov
eminent departments, a position which he
held for only short time. when he re-
signed to enter upon what proved. with
some interval the occupation of his life,
namely. active newspaper work He be-
came connected with the Philadelphia North
American newspaper and continued with
that journal for period OF twenty years
During that time he spent the greater part
OF each year in this city attending the ses-
sions of Congress.
WhfE In Politics.
Politically Mr.. Harvey was a whig and in
the troublous periods before and after the
outbreak Of the war he was a Union man
and opposed to the war. In the early years
of Lincoln's first administration he was ap-
pointed minister to Portugal, a position
which he held for eight years, although at
the outset the appointment evoked bitter
criticism and hostility. He returned to this
country after the close of the war and, In
connection with Col. Jas. Barrett and 9TH
ers. he started the Patriot, daily news
paper, in this city in the interests OF the
democratic party. The publication Of the
paper was discontinued after a time. Mr.
Harvey, however, still continued his news
paper work. He was secretary of the con-
gressional campaign committee In the
Tilden campaign and was the secretary Of
the citizens inaugural committee in 1854
As long as his health permitted Mr.. Harvey
continued to be a contributor to the daily
press. He leaves wife to mourn his loss
as well as a circle of devoted friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
Rev. Castor ARain

The Rev. Benjamin CASTOR, the colored
Baptist minister who figured as the prose
cutor of man and wife here recently TO,
robbing him, passed through the city las,
night IN the company of an officer from,
Atlanta, Ga, to answer there a charge of
embezzlement Castor claimed to have been
an agent of the National Emigration Steam.
ship Company. organized for the purpose OF
colonizing colored people in Liberia, and the
alleged embezzlement is said to have been
committed IN connection with Gaston's
agency OF the company. The accused man
expresses himself as being fully able to
show his innocence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-09
A Nautical EXPERT Wanted.

At the examination, already advertised
by the commission. to be held ON the 18th
instant for the position of nautical exper,
in the photographic office at Washington
ID. c., an examination will also be held for
the same position in the branch hydro.
graphic office in New York city, ut n salary
of $l.2W per year. The subjects CT the ex-
animation will be photography. penman.
ship, copying. letter writing, elements OF
the English language. mathematics ard
nautical science. including navigation, sea.
manship, oceanography and meteorology
If applications are filed at once arrange
ments may be made to examine applicants
in New York city