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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-08
A NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE.
1t Is Said That Peace Has been Re-
stored in the Northern District.

~ Su1u feace mas Been He-
stored I'm the Northern District.
In his letter to the President declining to
be candidate for the position of collector
Of internal revenue for the northern dis
trict of North Carolina, Mr. Kope Elias
wrote that he was unwilling that his APP
pointment should be the means of sowing
discord in the democratic party In North
Carolina. He regretted that mis- nomination
had been a source of that character OF
trouble, and was unwilling that his appoint
ment should delay or embarrass In any way
the confirmation Of Mr.. Simmons, nominat-
ed to be collector Of the eastern district, Cor
whom he had the highest regard. 1t had
been, Mr.. Elias said. his rule through life
to subordinate his own ambition and INFER
ests to those Of the democratic party, and
he has obeyed that principle. He wo@ld
not, he further said, permit his appoint
ment to in any way disturb or embarrass
the administration Of Mr.. Cleveland in tine
state of North Carolina. In conclusion Mr..
Elias said that he felt great gratitude for
the honor the President had conferred upon
him and for his continued confidence ami
for the prompt manner in which he had re-
nominated him after the adjournment %
the Senate.
Mr. Carter. who had been recommended
by Senator Ransom, and who, 1t Is said,
will receive the appointment. was captain
in the confederate army, and Is a member
of one of the leading families in his state.
He has served a member Of both branch
es of the state legislature AMI was chair
man of the judiciary committee. He was
chairman of the local dem c-a.ic committee
during the election that res&'tel m MIR.
Cleveland's success. He is lawyer OF
large practice, a man of fortune. dis'in-
guished for his charity and a fri.1i II both
Senator Ransom and Senator Vance.
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MR.. HORNBLOwER's CASE.
The Judiciary Committee Agrees To
Make an UnfavOrable Report.

The Senate judiciary committee was In
session for more than an hour today. and 1t
is understood that the whole time was con-
sumed in a discussion of the Hornblower
nomination. The democrats who opposed M.
Hornblower are understood to have been
Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Coke and Chairman Pugh-
Mr. George being absent. The republicans
who are said to have been opposed to con-
firmation were Mr.. Teller, who is absent;
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa and Mr.. Mitchell of
Oregon Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Plat of the
republicans are said to have leaned toward
confirmation and a favorable report. but
under the circumstances deemed 1t best to
let the democrats settle the matter between
themselves, and the majority of the demo-
Gratis being opposed to confirmation they
with the other republicans, tacitly agreed
to an unfavorable report, which was or
dered.
The executive session Of the Senate this
afternoon gave an early opportunity for
the committee on the judiciary to report
the action taken this morning recommend
ing the rejection Of the Hornblower nomi-
nation. AS this action of the committee
was in the nature of surprise to the
friends of Mr.. Hornblower and of the ad-
ministration, immediate action on the name
was prevented by the interposition OF an
objection, and under the rule II went over
until tomorrow, or the next day on which
an executive session is held.
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AN EARNEST APPEAL
To Congress For the Protection of Life
and Property
Now Imperiled I'm a Building That IL
The Public Printers Report.

Public Printer Palmer, In his annual re-
port. submitted to Congress today, makes
a most urgent appeal for a building that
will be safer than the one now occupied by
the government printing office. He says:
"Imm ediately following the collapse of the
Ford's Theater building and the loss of
many human lives the employees of the
government printing office expressed grave
apprehension of a like disaster to them
selves unless measures should be adopted
to relieve the H and North Capitol street
wings from portion of their weight
After a careful investigation of buildings
suitable for the storage Of printed matter
awaiting completion, the one-story f1re-proor
building owned by the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company on b street
near LIST street southwest, was rented tenn
porarily, and is now used for storage pur-
poses
Four buildings outside of the government
prtE ting office, at an annual rental OF
-, 10, are now occupied for this purpose.
In each annual report made by me 1 have
most urgently the necessity
for new fre-proof building Of enlarged
dimensions for this office. Considerations
OF economy for the government and the
safety of human life have been suggested
In such manner as seemed most likely to
secure early action by Congress.
Up TO this time no plan for the extension
OF the present plant nor the selection of
new storehouses has been adopted. The in
crease OF outside storage room has helped
to diminish the danger of collapse i'm the
weaker portions of this building, but the
risk of destruction by fire is an ever-pres-
ent menace.
II Fire Should Come.
The loss Of property and consequent en-
barrassment to the government by such
calamity cannot well be estimated, but even
under the most favorable conditions the loss
OF human life would, in all probability, be
large. Every safeguard has been provided
with which to meet such an emergency but
In those portions of a building constructed
of combustible material, filled. as they
necessarily art. by such infiammable material
as books, paper, ink, oils. &C., the most
careful precautions furnish no adequate
guarantee against the destruction of the
building In case fire should get a Roadway.
Under these circumstances / appeal most
earnestly to Congress for such legislation
at the earliest possible day as will provide
relief from the present ill-ventilated, cir
unsafe condition Of the gov
eminent printing Office
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Washington stock Exch.pre

Sales-regular call-I2 o'clock m.-Metro-
pontan X. X. cow. 6s $1,000 at 1O3. 81 an,
at iei; $1,000 at lo5; $1,000 at los: 81 .OOo /
Jos. West End National Bank. ar OK
Lincoln Fire Insurance 1 at "a Wasbing-
ton Gas, 30 at ~; 3 at 40: 4 at 40 Amari
can Graphophone, 100 at .; 100 at ? Ma
tional Safe Deposit, 10 at 40. Washington
Loan and Trust, 3 at 100; 1 at u1
Government Bonds-U s. As reristarad
1907, 112 bid. 1885 asked. L. s. As. counon
1907, l12h bid, 1874 asked.
District OF Columbia Bonds.-20-year fund
5s, los bid. Water stock as, 1901, Currency
l15 bid. 3o-year fund 6s, gold. lis bid. Wa.
ter stock as. 1908, currency 40 bid. z 65s.
funding. currency, 10SIa bid.
Miscellaneous Observation-Disclosures and
georgetown X r. cow, IS. LIST, l4O bid. IeO
asked. Washington and Georgetown r.. r..
cow. Us. I'd, 140 bid, 100 asked Masonic
Hall Association IS, 103 bid, 10 asked
Washington Market Company LIST es. l0,
DID. ITO asked Washington Market Com
pany imp 6s 1O5 bid 10 asked Wash
ington Market Company ext. 6s. 100 hid
10 asked. American Security and Trust
os, 1905. A. and o., 100 bid American Sc
curity and Trust Is. 1906. F. and A.. 100
A. and o., 100 bid. Washington Light In
fantry LIST is, 1O0H asked Washington
Light Infantry I'd as, f0oie asked. WASH
ington Gas Company Ss. series A. IIe bid
bid. Washington Gas Company cony Gs.
123 bid. lexington r, r. 6s 100 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone SIS lo3
asked. Capitol and North o Street r. r. IS.
90 asked. Metropolitan r. r. conv 6s. so3js
bid. 1852 asked. L. s. Electric Light cony.
5s, 1872 bid.
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Wash
ington, 800 bid. $50 asked. Bank of the Re-
public. 2O bid. Metropolitan. go bid saS
asked. Central. 80 bid Second, l32 hid
Farmers and Mechanics, lao bid. Citizens.
40 bid. Columbia. rs bid. Capital 10
bid. West End, ~ bid Traders IUo bid
Lincoln. ~ asked. Ohio 81 asked
Railroad Observation-Disclosures and George
town, 40 bid, 30 asked. Metropolitan, 50
bid, 100 asked. Columbia Ga bid a. asked.
Capitol and North o Street, 30 asked Eek
ington and Soldiers Home. 30 asked
Georgetown and Tenallytown. 30 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's, 80 bid. AZ
asked. Franklin, AZ bid, - asked Metro
asked. Arlington, 14I bid. 100 asked Cor
coran. IL bid. Columbia. 13is bid. ia. asked
German-American. 40 bid Potomac 16
bid, 81 asked. Riggs, bid rs asked. Peo-
pies, bid, "a asked. Lincoln. IA bid 81.
asked. Commercial, Az bid. "a asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Ii
tie, 112 bid. 125 asked. Columbia Title G.s
bid. Washington Title, : bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-Washing-
ton Gas. Asa bid. 49h asked. Georgetown
Gas. 80 bid, % asked. L. S. Electric Light.
ia bid, 116 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvania.4 AZ asked.
Chesapeake end Potomac, 46 I'd, Az asked.
American Graphopnone. 2 bid, 2is asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks.-Washington Mar
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Corpora lions in the District.

Senator Martin today endeavored to Sc
cure action by the Senate on the bill
amending the act relating to corporations
in the District of Columbia. He presented
a favorable report from the committee on
the District, but objection was made by
Senator Sherman to the immediate consiJ-
Grafton of the bill on the ground that it was
too important for action to be taken with
out full elaboration. He withdrew his OBJ
lection, however, upon Senator Martin s
motion to have the report of the commit
tee read, but the objection was renewed by
Senator Allen and the bill went to the cal
endar.
Pavements.
The District Commissioners have written
to the President of the Senate a long COM
munication in answer to the resolution Of
December j, calling upon them for informal
ton to the system of granting permits
for the opening Of street pavements. They
report that 1.Ol1 permits were granted since
December /, 1892 or at the rate of about a
thousand a month. The entire system is
explained in detail and copy OF the plumb
ing regulations is transmitted for the use
of the Senate.
To buy the COrcOran Art Gallery.
Senator Harris today presented a bill, by
request, appropriating $JOO.OOO for lots o, q,
Z and g. in square 167, together with the
buildings known as the CCrcoran Art Gal
lery for the use of the executive depart
ments of the government a hall OF
records.
Transfer Tax Books Completed.
The assessor has reported the completion
of the transfer tax books. These books
show that during 1892 there were 5,112
transfers recorded, and In 1SGs. Ass In
Georgetown the transfers for 1897 were PAD
and in 1888, 30. In the county the trans
fers for 1892 aggregated 1858, and in 1893,
LOGS The record shows that during 1SIl
the transfers recorded were lbs less than
these filed in 1872. This is the first time in
many years that q decrease In transfers
has occurred.
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baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Jan. &. = Flour steady
western super. 1.15a2.0o; do. extra, 2.26a
26s; do. family, 2.75a3.15: winter wheat
patent ,3.25a3.J0; spring do. 3SOa4. Is; spring
wheat straight. 3.25a3. J0-receipts 1890
barrels; shipments. 60 barrels; Sales 80
barrels. Wheat steady-No red, spot, 66a
W1s; January. 6sia66k: February, 67is asked:
May, O9safoas: steamer No. red, 62izat2&;
mining wheat by sample. 64ad6ix-receipt0
Dno bushels; stock. 1.393. 495 bushels;
safes, 4S.Uo bushels. Corn steady-mixe ed.
spot. 4la4ls;- January, 4la4lh; February.
steamer mixed. 3yIea39ss; southern corn BY
sample, 3sa4l: do. on grade. y7iza4lia-rs-
ceipts, l2',W's bushels; stock, 1,153,311 BUSH
els; sales, lol.oU bushels. Oats firmer-No.
: white western. 35a35la: No. 2 mixed west
ern, .Slx-receipts. l1.O0 bushels: stock.
1885 bushels. Rye dull-No. 3 4s-stock.
5000 bushels. Hay firmer-eood to choice
timothy. sl450asl5.JO Grain freights quiet
steam to Liverpool per bushel. Id; Cork
Tor orders per quarter rs Sd. AIS Cd. Cotton
steady-middling. SC. Provisions steady
mess pork. sl5.50: bulk meats loose. Shout
ders, ~; long clear, sA; clear rib Sides SO:
sugar-cured smoked shoulders. sls: hama,
l1al2: lard. refined, ga. Butter dull and
weak - creamery, fancy. %: do. fair to
choice. 22a25: do. imitation, 21a22: iadle.
fancy. 2oa2l: good to choice Is; rolls, fine.
1Sa19; do fair to good. 15al1: store packed,
15al6. Eggs duh and weak-0 Coffee
steady-Rio cargoes fair. 1917; No. e. 1s3s.
Sugar ste" dy-granulated. 4a4k. Copper
steady-refned, 9h- Whisky steady. 24a
LIS.
BALTIMORE. Jan. s-Baltimore ana
Ohio stock. Is bid: Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern firsts. I62 bid: do first In
comes. ca bid; do. second incomes % asked;
do third incomes. q asked: Consolidated
Gas bonds. li212; do. stock, sia54k.
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RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS
Detached From Duty as Instructors
at Military schools.

at Military schools.
Secretary Lamont Saturday acted in the
matter of college details, that has been en-
ragllg his attention for some time past.
He relieved all the army officers on the re-
tired list who have been serving as mill
tary instructors at various military schools
throughout the country. His action was
taken in accordance with a recent con-
gressional act which provides that all SUCH
details shall be made from officers on the
active list.
Those relieved are Capt Edward }. ST.
yers. Clinton Liberal Institute, Fort Plain,
n. Y: Capt Henry Galley, Fairfield Semi
nary, Fairfield, N. Y: Capt. Edgar u
Bowen, Cathedral School Of st. Paul, Gar
den City, N. Y; Capt. Chas. II. Warrens
St Johns School, Salina, Kan; Capt.
Joseph Sladen, Bishop Scott Academy,
Portland, Greg; First Lieut. MeiZar Z.
Richards, Mexico Military Academy insti-
tuition, Mexico, N. Y; First Lieut.. Chas
H. Cabaniss, Danville Military institution,
Danville Va; First Lieut.. Warren X.
Durston, Ohio Military Institution, College
HILL CINCINNATI; First Lieut.. George X.
Burnett. Western Military Academy, Upper
Alton, Ill.,; First Lieut.. VIM. A. Dinwiudie,
Iowa State Normal School. Cedar Fails,
Iowa: First Lieut.. Louis H. Orleman, Mar
maduke Military Academy, Sweet Springs,
Mo.
The Secretary Saturday made his first
batch of assignments of officers to institu-
tons of learning under the act increasing
the number allow ed for this duty to 100.
First Lieut.. Nj. F. Waltz twelfth infantry,
is detailed at the Memphis Institute, Men,
phis; Second Lieut.. VIM. c. Neary, third
infantry, at the University Of South Da-
kota, Vermillion. $. D.; Capt. John Drum,
tenth iafantry, at the College of St. Fran
els Xavier, New York city.
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iNDieTED HANK OfFlCEHs.
They Plead Not Guilty 10 the Charges
Against Them.

NEW YORK. Jan. s-The indicted Madi-
son Square Bank officials. Joseph +. Blant.
r. T. Mcdonald and Andrew f. Souiard.
in the court Of oyer and Terminer today.
through their lawyers. plead not guilty.
District Attorney Fellows said that he
was not ready to present his afidavit
against the directors of the wrecked bank
in the hope of getting them re.ndicted.
The demurrers to the old indictments were
sustained last week and the accused were
discharged.
Lewis A. Hill ex-teller OF the ST. Nicho-
las Bank, who was last week indicted on
the specific charge of taking x56s OF the
banks money on December 20 last, has
surrendered himself to the New York au-
thorities. He arrived at the district at
torney's office this morning from Newark.
y. j., and later pleaded not guilty TO the
Indictment and was admitted 10 5000 bail
pending trial. The total of the St Nicho-
las Banks deficit discovered by State
Bank Examiner Judson was over $4,000.
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NOT REvOLUTIONIsTs.
Denial of Charges Regarding a Span
fish Society in This Country.


fsh Society I'm This Country.
CHICAGO. Jan. S,CDispatches from New
York city refer to the Sobrano gran consejo
iberico as an alleged Spanish Masonic So
ciety having revolutionary tendencies, with
a membership in the United States made I'D
of few good citizens and many question:
able characters. The broad charge was
made that the society had assumed the
Masonic cloak merely as a disguise under
which to work the overthrow of the Span-
ish government.
Information gained from investigat lions
made in Chicago shows that the Spanish
try several years. In Chicago few men
know more about the order than Dr. Ber-
thold Pirosh, a highly educated Russian
physician, who lives at SO Winthrop place.
1t Is not true that the order Is a revo-
lutionary one," he said yesterday. 1T may
be that there are revolutionists among the
members, but / can assure you that the
rules of the society do not countenance
political affairs of any kind. 1t may be
true, and L guess 1t is, that some of the
grand officers in Madrid are revolutionists
but no one whom have met ever attempt
ed to use the society as q means to shield
his political intentions or belief.
1.-The body Is Masonic and Is accepted as
such throughout continental Europe, in
Great Britain and Ireland. in Egypt and
India. The parent body is in Italy, where
it is known as the Oriental Rite of Mem
phis and MIRIAM
six years ago patents for the establish
ment of lodges of the order in the Spanish
peninsula were taken out for Spain under
imperial knowledge and consent The bCdy
Is Masonic. and the only reason 1t cannot
be recognized by the York rite (American)
Masons is that organiZa ton Is permitted
by the taking in of members at a tower
figure than by the regular Masonic lodges
of this country. These stories about the
order all come about through the fact that
an unprincipled man was delegated by the
grand body in Spain to organize in America
The name of this man is Jacques Oths
He Is Roumanian. and an expelled and
disconnected member of the order in
Roumania and France. He is Mason for
revenue only, and was arrested In this city
for obtaining money by false pretenses in
demanding pay for giving the degrees of
the order. Ochs has established eight
branch lodges in New York. two In Brook
Ign, three in Philadelphia, five in Chicago
and two in Montreal. Any one could be-
come a member by paying sums ranging
from $40 to $50. according to the degree
the applicant wanted. There were few
respectable people among the lew Masons"
Ochs had trouble In New York. but in
Chicago he met his fat. p Cr Pirosh and
others revealed us VIE thing.
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COL. PORTER INSANE.
Too Much Alcohol and Tobacco Re-
sponsfble for His Condition.

NEW YORK. Jan. s-Col. Henry NJ.
Porter. for many years chief solicitor for
the American Bank Note Company and q
man well known In clubs and In society.
is insane. and IL has been found necessary
TO remove him to an asylum.
He will be removed today to a private re-
treat near New York. The doctors hold out
but little hope of his restoration to health.
His mental condition is said to be partially
due to alcoholism and the excessive use OF
tobacco. which have brought on paresis.
Col. Porter has no children. His wife
was Miss Nina Fremont. the adopted
daughter of the late Gen. John G. FIRE.
mont. the Pathfinder" She will have the
hearty sympathy of a large circle OF
friends and acquaintance.
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CAPITOL TOPICS.


Mr.. Hammer PaD presented in the House
this morning the preamble and resolution
of the Philadelphia board OF trade protest.
ing against the passage of the Wilson tariR
bill.
Laws.
In response TO a Senate resolution OF De-
cember IL last the Attorney General today
sent to the Senate a statement OF the num-
Der of indictments found In the various
states for violations of the federal election
laws since 1870 and the number OF convic-
tons. He says the department IL unable.
from its records 10 state the nature OF the
punishment inflicted. nor is II practicable to
get at the expense OF prosecutions The
total number of indictments I'm all the
states from 1870 to 1893 is shown to be
6.Sii, of which 1915 resulted in convtc-
tions. as IN acquittals and 4.236 were mol
lied. discontinued or quashed.
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STAR READERS AND THE POOR.


Let All Subscribe Something, No Mat
ter How Little.
Subscribers of The Star who desire to
take part in the general movement to re-
heve desritution in the city can send their
contributions to the general committee
through the collectors of The Star when
they call to make their monthly collections.
1t is desired that all who can shall make a
contribution every month for three months.
Let every one give something If it is only
dime. The contribution should be placed
in an envelope with the accompanying
coupon. properly filled. and handed to The
Stars collector.
Those who desire to do SO may send the
envelopes directly to The Star office instead
Of waiting for the collector.
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ket. II bid. 10 asked. Washington Brick
Machine. ~ bid. Great Falls Ice. 10 bid.
100 asked. Bull Run Panorama. 20 asked
rheumatic Gun Carriage. 20 asked Lin
coin Hail. 100 asked. Inter Ocean Building
ITO asked.
Safe Deposit and Trust Comprehensive
uonal Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
i2gs4 bid. 13l asked Washington Safe De
post lo6 asked Washington Loan and
Trust. lo4lz bid. 10 asked. American So
curity and Trust, 'l27 bid, 100 asked
Eek dividend
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FOUGHT WITH JACKkNIvEs.
Triangular Contest In the streets %
New York.


NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Three men engaged
in a triangular fight with jackknives be-
fore a tenement at No. l64 Blocker street
today, and but for the prompt arrival Of
Policeman Zimmerman all might have been
severely wounded As II was only one OF
them was hurt. This was Gustave simons.
who received an ugly cut In the abdomen
and was taken In an ambulance to 81.
Vincents Hospital
Zimmerman was patroiling his pest in
Bleecker street and was near sullivan
street at O'Clock. when he heard a cry Of
murder" He ran in the direction of the
sound. In front of the six-story tenement,
No. 164 Bleecker street. the policeman came
across a strange sight
Three men stood on the pavement. One
was without hat and wore a red shirt.
The other two were in their shirt sleeves.
Each held a heavy jack knife I'm his hand.
ana as they slashed at each other. jumping
aside to get beyond the reach of the blows.
ing iercely.
The hand Of one man was covered with
blood, which flowed from q cut In his wrist.
Just as the policeman came up one OF the
three dropped to the pavement. The police
man rushed between the other two. and
while he knocked the knife from the hand
OF one with his billy he struck the other
with his fist. He Was struggling With the
two men when Policeman Connor came I'd
his relief.
Conner took the two men TO the station
while Zimmerman looked after the man
who was injured. He called an ambulance.
and the surgeon who responded found that
the man had a slash half way across his
abdomen He at once removed TO ST.
Nincent's Hospital The injured man said
he WAS Gustav Simons. twenty-five years
old and lived In the house before which the
duel occurred.
AT the station the prisoners gave the
names of Victor Mayer. aged twenty -six,
and Peter Fftzsimmon. twenty-four. who
lived in the same tenement. All the prison.
ers would say OF the duel was that they had
long had trouble and decided TO settle Il
as they did.
In the house the tenants said that a feud
had long existed between the three. grow
ing out OF their love for a woman named
DE Quincy, who lived In the place.
1t is common talk there that threats Of
murder had often been made between the
three. and the strange tight OF this morning.
was no surprise to the people In the house
Attention is called to notice in another
column OF the annual meeting Of the HUI
f.ane Society tomorroW Afternoon Al
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4 Fire Today,

This morning a fire broke out in house 100
9th street southwest. occupied by Hattie
White. and communicated to the adjoining
houses. 12o and 13I, doing damage to the
extent of 500.