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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. Ross Takes the Oath.

Secretary Tindan this morning admins
tered the oath Of Office to COMMISSIONS
Ross. The scene took place at AIR Toss.
desk, and the visitors in the room were NOT
aware that the ceremony was being per
formed Mr.. Ross took the old nunicinal
Bible that has sworn in a number of Conn
missioners. and took the prescribed cath IN
a firm voice. evidently impressed with the
responsibility he was assuming for the sec
ono time.
Mr.. Ross has the distinction of being the
only Commissioner that has succee,iei him
self for full term. Mr.. Dent, although
appointed a second time, only held The first
appointment for a short term.
The Potomac Flats Title.
The letter Of the health officer to the
Commissioners, calling attention to q re-
port from Sanitary Inspector Hughes. w hich
stated that the flats were unsanitary by
reason Of numerous .depressions in them
which collected water. was referred to Maj
Chas. E. L. b. Davis. the engineer officer
In charge Of the Improvement Of the Poto-
mac flats.
Maj. Davis, after carefully Investigating
the subject. reported today to the Conn
mlssioners through Gen. Casey that owing
70 the action Of Congress- which forbids
the expenditure of money until the suit IS
decided determining the rights of the
United states to the property, there Is no
remedy. Such a suit was instituted in .be
supreme Court of the District Noven,har
1856. ana Is still pending
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discourtesy toward each other Henson
landed on Aliens face, but did not get
away from the scene of action fast enough
and received compound punch in the
ribs that almost carried conviction with it.
Allen continued to fight for his mans wind,
and Henson was bent on paralyzing his
opponent with conclusion of the BRAN.
Fifth round. This was uneventful Spar
ring, wrestling and sprintiug were the
order.
Sixth round. Both men were hale and
hearty. but appeared as though their beau
ty might be enhanced by some facial re-
pairs. Allen was determined to smash his
enemy, but he was not able to carry out
his policy in this round. Henson seemed
perfectly willing to remain in the ring and
had SO far scratched with alacrity every
time the referee had said the word Some
hammer and tongs body work distin guished
this round.
Seventh round. Sparring was the order,
and IL the men had been arguing under
London rules IL would have been quite a
foot race. In this round a collision &C.
CURED which made the gentlemen shed
claret more profusely than ever.
Eighth round. Henson was getting tired.
He was breathing heavily and was getting
weak on his pins and as Allen was forcing
the fighting. il looked as though the end
was near. The blows OF Allen had plenty
of steam in them and Henson was too
weak to properly reciprocate.
Ninth round This round had been on
about one minute when Allen gave his man
a punch in the wind which sickened him
and caused him to drop to rise no more
within the time limit
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BELIEVES IN ACQUISITION,
Col. IngersOll Wants to Annex II
West Indies, Bahamas and bermuda

Col IngersOl Wants to Annex the
West Indies, Bahamas and Bermudas
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. Livery soldier of
the Army Of the Potomac remembers the
coiors that for years fioated over the head
quarters of Gen. Meade. Last night when
$50 men who fought in that army gathered
around the banquet board at the Grand
Pacific Hotel fac smile of that flag float
ed over them. 1t was a handsome guidon-on
one side field of solferino red bearing a
life-size golden eagle surrounded by a silver
wreath Of laurel on the other were the
national colors with the names Of the
corps of the army.
The fifth annual banquet Of the Western
Society of the Army of the Potomac will
be remembered on account of the presence
of many distinguished men.
When Col. Robert G. Ingersoll was in
troduced he was greeted with mighty
shout. The colonel spoke but fifteen min
utes. After paying glowing tribute to the
men of the Army of the Potomac and con-
graduating all present on their good for
tune in being permitted by Providence to
live under the glorious stars and stripes,
Col. lngersoll said in conclusion: II believe
in this country. 1 am so young and 50 full
OF enthusiasm that l am believer in ma
tional growth. l want this country to be
territorial and to become larger than any
of us. / want a country worthy of Chi
cago. / want to gobble up the West Indies
and Bermudas and the Bahamas. They
belong to this continent, and it's a piece Of
impudence for any other country to own
them. Such is the extravaganza Of my am
bition that 1 even want the Sandwich
Islands"
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Chas. G. Stott & Co.
Have removed to their
New Paper Ware Rooms,
$50 Penn. Ave. NV.
Estimates Furnished.
SERIOUS LOSS BY FIRE.
Extensive Wooden Ware Establish
ment at Chicago.

Extensive Wooden Ware Establish
ment at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. Fire broke out this
morning in the warehouse of Felix & Mars
ton, the oldest willow and wooden ware
house In the west. The building is located
on Canal street at the intersection of Hen
~ street. and Is about 100 feet by 125 feet
In area, extending back to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company's track. From the
infiammable nature of the contents 1t ap-
peared at an early hour that the loss
would be very heavy and the fire depart
ment sent in a general alarm.
About twenty-five employees were in the
building when the fire started and the
flames spread so rapidly that escape by
means of the elevators was cut off and the
men rescued with difficulty. Two of the
employees were badly burned and seriously
cut in making their escape through a win
dow. They are William Shocks, burned and
injured internally. may die; Fred Smith,
burned and badly cut, will recover.
Within an hour and a half after the dis
ccvery of the blaze the stock was a total
loss and the building badly damaged The
total loss Is S13O.OOO One of the walls in
falling buried two frame dwellings, crush
ing them beneath the bricks and burning
timbers The occupants of the cottages
narrowly escaped with their lives, and their
nouSehoid enectS are total loss.
DELAWARE. Ohio. Feb. IA serious fire
broke out in Prospect last night and before
the blaze could be eXtinguished the opera
house. valued at $1,000: arc light plant,
$4,000; Cooks residence. $1,000, and the
entire wardrobe, $1,000. belonging to the
English Folly Company, We're consumed.
There was no insurance. s. Wyatt part
owner of the burned property. was struck
by falling electric light wires and seriously
injured.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Feb. LIZARD No. of
the Hydraulic Press Brick Company, on
Kings highway. near the Frisco railway
tracks, was completely destroyed by fire
this morning. Loss $4,000 The property
consisted of clay sheds. drying rooms and
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MIrCHELL's OPINION OF coRBErT.
A Hard Hitter. n Cyclone Fighter and
Strong n Lion.


Tommy Keogh, formerly a lightweight
pUgilist, has received q letter from Charley
Mitchell, In which the pugflist says:
Il can't make up my mind that 1 have
gone back, for believe 1 entered the ring
as good as when 4 fought Sullivan to a
draw. 1 tell you the American people have
never sized Corbett up right. He is a cy-
c'ci.e and as strong as a lion. 1 had no
show whatever with him in a clinch. He Is
as quick as a feather weight and as power
erful as Sullivan. We We're bitter enemies
before the fight and tried hard to punish
each other, and We may have lost our
heads TOR the time being. AS to fouls, we
were even. He struck me a light blow before
was on my feet, and 1 struck him twice
on his going to his corner. may have
lost faith in myself in the second round,
but tried gamely to get as tar as could.
was terribly oisapr clnted, well as my
frieIds, in not being able to last longer. 1
dent want any one to tell me that Cor
bett can't strike a wicked, Furnishing blow.
4 thought 1 could worry him by infighting.
but 1 found him very much at home there
himself. L have seen Sullivans wicked
looks, but L never want to see another look
like Corbett had when We started on the
second round. Ii gave me a feeling 4 never
had before. / am glad to say we nave
made up. i was clearly outclassed-"
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Bank of France Statement.
THE CORBETT-JACKSON FIGHT.
Gov. Matthews Says That 1t win Not
Take Place in Indiana,

Gov. Matthews Says That 1t win Not
Take Place in Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. In an
swer to the announcement that the Roby
Athletic Club would offer a purse of $4,000
and pay license of $4,000 to the state for
the Confederation fight. Gov Matthews
said that no such proposition had been sub
mitted to him. He regarded 1t as an idle
rumor.
Gov. Matthews added that neither the
CorbettJackson fight nor any other prize
fight would take place in Indiana so long
as he had the power to prevent it.
''Parson" Davies. who is managing the
Jackson end of the Corbett-Jackson fight,
called on Gov. Matthews at the executive
office last evening. He was asked If he
knew anything about the report of the
meeting at Crown Point, at which it was
determined to offer purse of $4,000 for
the fight. He said that SO far as he knew
1t was untrue.
Davies has received another telegram
from the Washington Athletic Club of Ia
coma pressing him for an answer to the
100000 offer made Saturday. He sent this
answer: What guarantee will you give
that the club can have the fight take
place? Better send a representative to
meet me. We can then see Brady to-
gether." ..-....-. .-....
Davies says he will go east next week to
see Brady about the fight.
He has received notice from the secretary
OF the West Superior (Wis) chamber of
commerce saying that the citizens would
has written to Lord Lonsdaie with refer
ence to having the National Club of Lon
don represented when the bids are received
for the location of the fight vt
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PEOPLE GO MILES TO SEE 1T.
The Tooth OF q Mastodon Dug Up nj
Frankfort, Kan.

Frankfort, Kan.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
TOPEKA, Kan. Feb. 1.-The people of
Frankfort, Marshall county, are greatly
excited over the discovery of a mastodon's
tooth dug up in the streets of that town.
The peculiar thing about it is that a min
lister. Rev. s. NJ. Hopkins, found it in front
of his residence, and as he is superstitious,
the good man thinks it is terrible warn
ing. and has preached about it to his con-
gregation. assuring them that it is the fore
runner Of trouble to that people.
When Rev. Hopkins found this mammoth
tooth he called in the neighbors and a
measurement was made of 1t. The great
tusk measured fourteen inches in length,
six inches in width. and six inches from the
grinding surface to the end Of the remain
ing portion of the fangs
The bone portion of the tooth is petrifed,
but the enamel is just as bright and per-
feet as 1t ever was. 1t is an interesting
specimen. and people have Travelled MANY
miles to look at it. Parties have been dig
ging for other evidences Of a former masto-
don. and have been rewarded with rich
finds. They unearthed several monster
bones. showing that a mastodon of man.
moth proportions died there many years
ago.
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THEY RIDE FREE
When They Get a Chance and No One
Puts in nm Objection.

Two comfortably dressed young men,
giving their names as Joseph Newman and
Charles Butts, We're in Judge Kimbalr o
court this morning, charged with being va
grants and suspicious persons. Like scores
OF other young men endeavoring to get
out of town, they started out on the lo:IO
New York express train on the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad. This train is
stopped every night. and as many as a
dozen persons have been taken from be-
tween the cars. These young men were on
the train last night. They said not guilty
to the charge one of the young men said
that he was endeavoring TO get out of the
city, as he wanted 10 get home. The other
defendant said he lived here
And didn't You know You could not ride
on this tiain?'' the judge asked him.
NO. sir, was mis- response.
Then you have not been reading The
new spapers," said the judge. There have
been SO many railroad robberies lately.
and the railroads and passengers have had
so much trouble, that the court is going 10
do Its duty IN the matter and give the nee
esSary protection. On account of the good
showing made by these defendants they
were released on their personal bonds.
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DOES 1T MEAN WARf

Significance of Mr. GlndstOne's Pros
pectve Retirement.
Special London Dispatch to the New York Sun.
The great scene Of reconciliation at Berlin
last week, Servias threatening crisis, the
khedive's INSTRUMENTATION. the queer polit-
ical talk In Paris. all are moves in the gil
gantic game of peace or war. Italy's al
most helpless despair was the most i'm
portant factor of all until there came this
report of the retirement of England's wise
and peace-loving statesman.
On which side of the scale would Glad
stones resignation weigh? Inasmuch as
England is certain not to be the aggressor
in the threatened conflict and the other
powers fear Gladstone less than almost any
other probable British premier, the change
might make an intending belligerent hes-
tate.
Not the first sign of hostile intentions is
yet manifested in any quarter. What great
power is deliberately planning war while
protesting only peace? II Gladstone is so
thoroughly convinced that war is imminen
that he is arranging to turn over the gov
eminent to younger hands, the wa-like evil
dence before him must be strong. Not a
scrap Of it is yet known outside the inner
most diplomatic circles.
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Seed Disfrfbufion,

More than hundred temporary employees
are now at work in the Agricultural de-
partment engaged I'm the distribution Of
seeds to various parts of the country. There
are about 100000 small paper bags OF
seeds TO be distributed this season and two-
thirds of this amount has already been dis
posed OF. An average OF 100 two-bushel
bags is sent out daily and at this rate IL
is expected that the work will continue for
two months. though IL is not usually
completed before July 1. Each Congress-
man is receiving 5000 more paper bags Of
seeds this year than in any previous year.
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THE RIOTING IN OPORTO.
Popular Discomfort With New and
VexatiOus Taxation.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The representative In
Lisbon Of the United Press writes to the
London office that the censor has refused
to allow telegraphic messages giving de-
tails of the troubles In Oporto to be trans
mitted.
He says in the letter that on January 20
there was serious rioting in Oporto. The
trouble was due to the disaffection growing
out of new and vexatious taxation, and the
action of the government in forbiddirg the
meetings called by the chamber of COM
merce, societies, shopteepers and the va
rious industries to protest against the
taxes.
The disaffection was not peculiar to
Oporto, for not only were the shops and
offices closed, but those in Lisbon and all
the large towns were shut up. 1t was only
in Oporto, however, that overt acts against
the peace were committed. On January %
large crowds gathered in the streets and
much angry talk was INDUCED in. Finally
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ROCK ISLAND. H., Feb. IA coasting
accident. which resulted in the killing of
Robert Grinnel, the nine-year-old son of
Carey Grinnell. and fatal injuries to seven
year-oId Albert Schafer. occurred in Mo-
line last night The boys were coasting on
a street intersecting an electric street car
track. and in going down the hill their sled
was run into by an electric car Young
Grinnell fell in front of the car and was
dragged some distance and his back was
broken.
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FREEPORT, ILL.,. Feb. 1.-The coroner is
investigating a queer case at the village
Of Kent Several young men going home
from a party found what they sup
posed to be a dead man near the Chicago
Great Western railroad track. He was car
ried to the village. revived enough to speak
and then died from the effects Of exposure
He gave the name Of Archibald Gillanders,
and on his body was found ticket from
San Francisco to New York, and a steamer
ticket to Scotland, and $500 in money. 1t
is believed that thieves attempted to rob
and murder him the platform Of the
eastbound Great Western train, and that
he fell or was knocked of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-01

Her Mails to London Beaten Five
Hours.

Hours.
LONDON. Feb. 1.-The mails brought
from New York by the American line
steamer New York. Capt. Jamison. which
arrived at Southampton at 1:10 o'clock this
morning arrived at Waterloo station at
5:55 o'clock. or lust four hours and fifty
nine minutes later than the mails from the
White Star line steamer Majestic, brought
by rail from Liverpool were landed at the
Euston station.
Capt. Jamison said that an hour after
the New York sailed she was compelled to
anchor for six and one-haf hours owing to
a dense fog. She passed out from Sandy
Hook at o'clock in the afternoon.
The agents of the American line at South
ampton regard the contest between the
New York and the Majestic as satisfactory
The Majestic, they say. had an advantage
in that she had just come out of craving
dock, where her bottom had been scraped
and painted. whereas the New York has not
been docked for that purpose in six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-01

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. DIR Emil
Reyer, demonstration at the Indiana Medi-
cal College. tried the new permanganate
OF potassium antidote for morphine poison
on two dogs at the city dispensary, giving
three grains of morphine in each case, one
nypodermically. In three hours both ami
mais We're still unconscious from the poison
and in i've hours one had recovered and
the one hypodermically poisoned was on
the road to recovery. Both doses would
have been fatal without the antidote
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CANvASSING THE SENATE.
A Majority Opposed to the Wilson Bill
and an Income Tax.


NEW YORK, Feb. IA morning paper
gives the following as the result of can
vass of the eighty-fve members Of the
United States Senate on the Wilson tariff
and income tax measures
The result of the poll, as exactly as 1t can
be stated in figures, is as follows:
Republicans opposed to the Wilson bill in
any form, SO; democrats opposed to the bill
in the present form. 4; populists opposed to
the bill in its present form, 2; total Op-
posed to bill In its present form, 10; repub-
icanS In doubt, 2; democrats In favor of the
bill, 81; populists in favor of the bill, L;
total now favoring the bill. IS.
On income tax: Republicans In favor Of
the income tax dn separate measure), L;
democrats in favor of income tax 23; pop
twists in favor of income tax, g. total, 90.
Opposed to income tax: Republicans "A;
democrats, 10; populists. none: total, "a.
Non-committal or in doubt: Republicans.
10; democrats, IL; total, 81.
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MORE PANAMA CANAL SCANDAL.
According to q Paris Paper Ex-Pre-
mier Dupuy In Implicated.


mier Dupuy In Implicated.
PARIS. Feb. IN. Rochefort, in the In
transigeant, says that DR.. Carl Herr is
printing three volumes Of letters which he
has received at various times from promi-
Dent politicians in regard to Panama canal
affairs.
According to the Intransigeant EXPIRE
mier Dupuy is implicated. though he is
not accused of having received money But
he is said to have solicited favors for his
colleagues.
Aside from the first list Of checks, DR..
Herr is said to hold forty-fve from which
the recipients can be clearly identified
Some of the documents are reported to have
been sent to Chicago, from which place
they have now been returned
NJ. Rochefort is reported to have seen a
telegram sent from Bournemouth by the
representative of an English newspaper
stating that he had arranged a compromise
of the Reinach family civil suit, which
would be dropped II there was no exposure.
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CADETS APPOINTED.
The Names OF Those Who VIII Co t<
West Point

Cadets have been appointed to the West
Point Military Academy as follows: Edwin
F. Garfield of Fort Dodge. Iowa; Jacob c.
johnson Of Benton City, Mo-: Dick ID.
White of Danville, Mo. talternate): Earl NJ.
Rainier of kenton, Tenn; r. c. Ware of
kenton, Ienn. talternatel; Duncan Perkins
of Quanah. Texas (alternate); Llewelyn W.
Oliver of Escanaba, Mich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-01

the indignation of the people overlooked all
bounds and serious rioting occurred. The
authorities managed to partially restore
order. but news Of the situation, which was
very threatening, was telegraphed to Lis
bon, and a number Of warships were at
once dispatched to Oporto to assist In
quelling the disturbances. The presence
of the fleet somewhat quieted affairs but
the dfsaffection continues.
French Import Duty ON Wheat
PARIS. Feb. 1.-The customs committee
has adopted the proposal Of NJ. Meline to
raise the duty on wheat to francs with
the proviso that when the price reaches
Is francs, the duty is to be reduced by
progressive diminution Of 50 confines and
the duty is to be removed altogether when
the price reaches 80 francs.
The Car Out of Danger.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 1.-The health
of the car has SO far improved that his
physicians pronounce him to be entirely
out Of danger.
The Head Of Solomon. Mas q Co. Ar
rested.
BERLIN, Feb. IA special dispatch re-
ceived here from Frankfort says that Solo,
mon Mass. head of the firm of Solomon
Mas & Co., bankers, which failed on Mon
DAY last for very large amount Of money,
has been arrested. The dispatch adds that
the brother of the head of the firm Of Solo,
mon Mass & Co. has committed suicide.
Bank of France Statement.
PARIS. Feb 1.-The statement Of the
Bank of France issued today. shows the
following: Circulation, increase during the
week, AZ, 215,OOO francs; treasury accounts
increase. 90, 425 900 francs: bills discounted
increase, 70S00,000 francs; silver. increase,
2,25OOOO francs; gold. decrease. 99O.OOO
francs.
Put Into Queenstown for Repairs.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 1.-The British
steamer ithamo, Capt Alcock, from HAM
burg, January 18th, via Sunderland for
Baltimore, has put into this port with her
machinery out Of order. There is some wa
ter In her engine room, and the vessel has
sustained other damage
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SEALERS IN BERING SEA,
Canada Doesn't Like the Eject of the
Paris Arbitration,

OTTAWA. Ont. Feb. 1.-The government
is engaged in a controversy with the Uni
ted States to prevent Canadian sealers
from being driven out Of Boring sea by
gunboats. According to dispatches the
net result Of the Paris arbitration has been
to substitute for one or two gunboats a
whole fleet of war vessels in Bering sea to
prevent sealing byCanadians until the sane
ton Of the treaty signed on behalf Of Can
ada by Sir John Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-01

Louis Palma, q seventeen-year-ol boy
of New Haven, Conn, has inherited a for
tune Of about s125, 600 from his uncle the
late Charles Palma, a well-known San
Francisco hotel proprietor.
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