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Evening star., 1895-02-09
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
No street Railway Hearing.

Today was the time set by the House
District committee for hearing upon the
question of the street railway transfers
and accordingly the representatives of the
several street railways were on hand at
1870 o'clock. The hearing was postponed
until 1890 Monday. however. when it was
found impossible to get quorum of the
House committee.
The impression Of the many people at the
Capitol prevails that no legislation can be
obtained in the remaining days of this ses-
sion the question of street railway
main in force until voluntary arrangements
are made by the railways.
The Next District Day.
The House today decided to assign next
Tuesday as District day, instead of Mon
day.
To Protect Gripmen.
Mr. Tawney of Minnesota today intro
duced a bill in the House requiring street
car companies operating cable or electric
cars to provide an incloSed space for the
gripmen and motormen, to protect them
from the weather during the period from
November to April. Strict penalties for
Noncompliance with the act are provided.
This bill is copy of law which Mr. Taw-
ney passed through the Minnesota legisla-
ture, and which was fought by the street
railway companies of Minneapolis and st.
the state. 1t was declared constitutional.
To Relieve the Poor.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
the bill, originating in the Senate. appro-
priating $4,000 for the Immediate relief of
the poor in the District of Columbia. One
half of the sum is to be paid from the
revenues of the District.
District Deficiency.
Estimates of deficiency appropriations
have been received by the House from the
Commissioners follows: For the care of
feeble-minded children, $1,000; for removal
of garbage in May and June, $1,000; in
crease in salary of the agent of the board
of children's guardians $500.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
THE COLD UNPRECEDENTED.
The James River Mt Richmond Frozen
From shore to shore.

RICHMOND. Va. February 9.-The cold
here is In most respects unprecedented.
In twenty years the James river at this
point has not been frozen over. 1t Is clos
ed from shore to shore.
The monitors at anchor In midstream
three miles below Richmond are in a pecu-
liar condition. The gunboats are In the
midst of an area of ice which is not yet
firm enough to bear a man, but Is too
thick for the launches and small boats to
get through under the circumstances, and
the fleet is at present Isolated and no COM
munication can be had with them. The
James Is closed to navigation-a rare oc-
currence. and without precedent In twenty
five years.
The steamer Roanoke. from New York,
of the old Dominion line. attempted to
reach this city last night, but had to turn
back to Newport News. where she now lies.
Attempts at navigation are entirely sus-
pended.
No trains from the north. by any route.
have passed this city since Thursday, and
the northern bound trains have not been
able to reach Washington since that time.
The block Is the most complete known for
many years. Ii has necessarily been very
inconvenient to all business men, who have
had no mails for several days.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
THROUGH TRANS ALL LATE.
Not as Cold mt Philadelphia ns Wns
Expected.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, February o.-The
extreme cold wave predicted by Local
Forecaster Dey for this city and vicinity
plight did the thermometer register lower
than degrees above zero. At the Penn
sylvania and Philadelphia and Reading
railroad stations all through trains are
from three to ten hours late. The roads
are fast being cleared up, however, and
trains are expected to be running regu-
larry before tomorrow
The sit tIation in the country districts Is
practically unchanged. From Sunbury
comes the report that the first mail to
ach that city from Philadelphia since
Thursday get in at O'Clock this morning.
A passenger train and seven engines are
stuck in the snow at Mcclure, small
town the Sunbury and LewiStOwn road.
At Cleorfield everything is at stand
still Not train has been sent out on the
Beech Creek road since Thursday. and the
depot is crowded with passengers who are
waiting to be taken to their destinations.
The thermometer registered degrees be-
low zero at o'clock this morning, and
many trainmen have had their hands, feet
and frozen
The Bald Eagle Valley road. a branch of
the Pennsylvania. which runs from Tyrone
TO Lock Haven, Is snowbound and no trains
are running.
Willamsport reports trains on all roads
from two TO six hours late.
Orders have been issued to the agents at
Ashland and other towns on the line of the
Philadelphia and Reading Company that
ali traffic has been indefinitely suspended.
On the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. which runs from Whining
ton to Norfolk. there have been no trains
running since Thursday night.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
Press Club Election.

The annual election of officers of the
National Capital Press Club is in progress
today. The polls will be open until mid
night The following is a list of the NOM
nations:
President-Geo. H. Apperson, Frank G.
Carpenter, w. L. Crounse, Jay F. Durham,
A. H. Lewis H. L.. Merrick, Beriah VIII
kins Vice president-Bowman r. Mat
thews Henry L. West. Secretary-Corry
M. Stadden Treesurer-Marshall Gushing,
Daniel Curry, Thos. B. Kirby, Richard H.
Sylvester, jr. Board of governors for
three years, three to be elected-John
Boyle, John NJ. Carter, jr.. H. c. Clarke,
Geo. Y. Coffin, c: A. Hamilton, DR.. H. L.
f. johnson, c. w. Metzgar, F. J. O'Neill
Maurice Splain, Henry L. West. For two
years, one to be elected-J. E. jerks, J. J.
Noah. For one years, two to be elected
]. H. Beadle, Geo. Y Coffin, Marshall Cush-
ing, Chas. E. Kern H. L. Merrick, John G.
Williams.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
BUTTER ~ A POUND.
Effect on the Price of Provisions nj
Lancaster.

LANCASTER, Pa. February 9.-There Is
practically no change in the condition Of
the railways Lereabouts. The Pennsylva-
MIA managed to get two trains through
from Philadelphia this morning. but the
news express. which left Philadelphia at
40. is stuck in a snow bank at Paoli.
The Quarryville road is still closed and
will not be opened before Monday. The
Lancaster and Reading railroad Is COM
pletely tied up by a freight train just east
OF Petersburg. which stuck in a drift on
Thursday night and which is now almost
buried out OF sight by the drifting snow.
The trains which left Lebanon and Read
Ing yesterday morning have reached the
freight but as the road IS only a single
track. can get no further.
The main line OF the Pennsylvania road
between here and Columbia Is in similar
condition caused by three freights. which
are reported to be rapidly disappearing
beneath the flying snow. A passenger
train which left Philadelphia shortly after
q o'clock on the Pennsylvania railroad this
morning had head-end collision with a
locomotive at Paoli. wrecking and derail-
Ing the latter. and disabling the engine
drawing the train. Several passengers
were injured.
Only about a half dozen market men
reached here today, and butter, which mad
Evening star., 1895-02-09
HE JUMPED FROM THE HACK.
Controller EckeIs Thought He Had
Fallen Among Thieves.

Controller Ecl&eIs Thought He Had
Fallen Among Thieves.
Mr.. Eckels, controller Of the currency,
had an experience Thursday night that will
cause him to avoid might liners" in the
future. The story, as he tells it, is that
on arriving at the Baltimore and Ohio de-
not from Baltimore at midnight of Thurs
day he yielded to the persuasions of a
waiting hackman and got into his carriage
to be taken home. He noticed at the time
that the man did not display badge. and
that his conduct was somewhat Irregular.
What aroused his suspicious most, how
ever. was that another rough-looking in
diyidual Joined the driver on the box just
as they started off. What followed Is best
told in M2 Eckels' own words:
.sI didn't pay any more attention to them
till we came to the place where we should
have turned Off to go to my house. the
number Of which had given the driver.
the other direction. sat still and thought
1t over, and all things considered, decided
that that coune was no place for me- L
onened the door and took my Satchel in one
hand and my dressing case IN tne otne. i,,st
and Jumped out in the snow. l wasn't Just
dressed for that sort Of weather; still mad
on nv dress sl1it and patent-leather shoes;
hut I lit out down the street as hard as
They caHed. after me something about
only going to the stable but 1 had had
enough Of them. and I lit out and left
them came across some policemen Iur-
ther down the street, and told them what
had happened, but in my condition after
nv run the explanation may not have been
quite so lucid as 1t might be, and the police
men did not seem to pay much attention TO
it. I kept on, and got in the street cars
and came home.
at may have been all right about that
cabman, but taking the whole affair to to
gether. I must say 1t looked very sus,
nicious. and I don't doubt If I had stayed
in they would have driven me as far out
Of the way as they thought best and then
robbed me and perhaps knocked me on the
head. One of the most instructive tnlngs
how fast a fellow can run when he thinks
there's some one after him, even If he isn't
Evening star., 1895-02-09

eountered the storm at Sandy Point says:
1--WE were taken in tow from Tiighmans
Island Choptank river. and when of Sandy
Point two of the bugeyes were cut through
and sunk The snow was so binding and
the wind so cutting il was next to an I'M
possibility to stay above deck. The wind
was blowing a perfect gale and the water
was flying and freezing as fast as IL fell,
until the men who were compelled to be on
deck were moving icicles. There was no
hope of saving the other boats in tow, as
they were all cut through and were in a
sinking condition. IL was the worst storm
the like again. 1 thought We would all be
lost"
Forty three with the captains, were
taken aboard the tugs and carried to An
napolis.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, February 9.-The
present storm has been much worse here
than the notable blizzard of 1883 All OF
the public roads are full of snow, being
level with the tops of the fences, and In
many places the fences are entirely out OF
sight.
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. February 0.-The
snow storm which prevailed here yester-
day and last night has not been surpassed
in severity within the past thirty years
FROSTBURG Md, February 9.-The
thermometer indicated fourteen degrees
below zero in Frostburg last night.
WESTMINSTER. Md, February 9.-The
prevailing storm Is the severest ever known
In this locality. Temperatures of six to
fourteen degrees below zero are reported
at different parts of this country.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
NATURAL GAS GIVES OUT.
People mt Indianapolis Resort to the
Use of Coal.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. February 9.-The
weather in Indiana continues almost un-
precedently cold. though the temperature
Is about ten degrees higher than yesterday
~ noon. The mercury at the weather Of
fee at 6 o'clock this morning registered six
degrees below zero.
The natural gas supply has proven Who'll
ly inadequate and that fuel has been sup
planted temporarily in many instances by
coal. The railroad schedules are badly de-
moralized and many trains have been aban-
doned and other trains are merely making
what time they can. The Pennsylvania
fast New York train due here at o'clock
has been abandoned.
The Big Four train on the Michigan d.
vision which was due here at o'clock
last night had not yet arrived at noon to-
day.
The wind Is less violent than yesterday
and a material rise in temperature Is ex-
pected by tomorrow.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
REACHED PORT SAFELY.
The Etruria Reaches Queenstown and
the AnchOria Sighted.

tne AncnOf1a S18nteQs
QUEENSTOWN. Ireland, February o.
The Cunard line steamship Etruria, from
New York. February 2. for this port and
Liverpool. has arrived, and reports that
she saw no signs of the French line steam
ship La Gascogne. The Etruria sighted the
Norwegian bark Hebe. which signaled that
she had exhausted her stock Of provisions
and requested to be supplied with enough
food to enable her to reach port. One Of
the Etruria's boats was loaded with good
supply of provisions and sent to the Hebe.
The Etruria then resumed her voyage.
GLASGOW, February 9.-The Anchor line
steamship Anchoria, Capt. Young. from
New York, January 20, for this port, con-
cerning whose safety some anxiety was
felt, as she was several days overdue. was
sighted off Toy Island. north OF Ireland, at
$40 o'clock this morning.
The Anchoria landed her passengers ana
mails at Moville at 1880 PM, and pro-
ceeded.
Arrival of the TeutOnic.
NEW YORK, February 9.-The steamer
Teutonic, from Liverpool, reached her dock
today. after having been delayed outside
ever twelve hours owing to the heavy
snowstorm and blizzard. Time of passage,
Z days, IL hours ard 1 minute. Days runs.
Az, 4S1. 47s. ass. 1856. 22S 240 and 1876 to
Sandy Hook. Distance, 2,S64 knots.
The Teutonic was within three miles of
Sandy Hook at 5:3S yesterday afternoon.
but owing to the hurricane from east,
northeast, and thick snowstorm, was
obliged to stand off shore and steamed
seventy miles to the southeast, waiting
for the storm to moderate.
At pm. the Teutonic sighted the fishing
schooner Josie Reeves Of New York, flying
signals of distress.
A Iifeboat, with five men, was lowered.
but returned after an hours unsuccessful
effort. At $50 pm. the Teutonic steamed
alongside the Reeves. affording a aslee for
the schooner's dorieS, and nine men were
hauled on board.
The Teutonic passed Daunt's Rock light
at 1890 pm. January 81. During the first
day the vessel encountered a fresh gale
from southeast, with high swell. Feb
ruary the same gale prevailed. Febru-
ary the gale moderated somewhat; a
high sea was still running and there was
heavy northerly swell. February the
wind moderated. yet there was con-
fused swell on, and the wind changed
from southwest to northwest. February
5 whole easterly gale that changed to a
westerly hurricane was encountered. The
vessel labored hard against heavy head
seas and head swell. On February the
vessel struggled with heavy snow and
hail squalls and high head seas. The
Wind was from west northwest. February
Z the wind was still from west northwest
and blew a fresh gale. There was a
heavy head sea running.
The saloon passengers presented Cart.
Cameron with set of resolutions COM
mending his skill for the handling of the
vessel during the tempestuous voyage.
Throughout the rough weather the Teu-
tcnic proved herself an able sea boat and
suffered no damage whatever to any Of
her fittings. Capt. Cameron remained
steadily at his post on the bridge for the
last forty-eight hCurs.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
Destructive Fire.

This morning about O'Clock there was
a destructive fire on the premises of Nfcho-
las Auth, the pork butcher, on the Bladens-
burg road some distance beyond Mt. Olivet
cemetery. The fire started in the stable,
ard was discovered bv Albert Wood before
the flames had made much headWAy. The
stable. smoke house. wagon shed, three
wagons and a quantity of harness were
destroyed The damage is estimated at
81 n0O. on which there was 5000 insurance.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
PIrTsBURG POLICE OVERCOME.
Lowest FOint Reached by the Mer-
cury Last Night.

PITTSBCRG. February 9.-The lowest
point reached by the thermometer at the
weather bureau 'ast night was degrees
below zero. but private thermometers reg
istered as low as y degrees below. The
blizzard swept over this section ferociously
all night. and caused great suffering among
the poor.
Trains are running irregularly on all
roads east Of mere, and one train on the
Pennsylvania railroad from New York
which was due yesterday morning arrived
this morning at 7:30 o'clock. All western
trains are from one to four hours late.
Fifteen policemen were so overcome with
the cold during the night that they had to
be relieved from duty. some with frozen
hands. feet or ears. number of people
were picked up on the streets and rescued
from death by freezing. but fatalities
have been reported. The mercury still
hoverS about zero this morning, and the
local observer has little of comfort to offer
In the way of predictions for the next
twelve hours.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
A KNOWN QUANTITY.

It is the practice of The Star to
print on Saturday sworn statement
preceding week. 1t would seem self
evident that the advertiser is entitled
to tMe protection. Below will be
found, 1.-The statement for the week just
past. : 9Ja
The average circulation exhibited
is beloved to be much more than the
combtiedi circulation of the other
Washington dailies. and fully five
times that of its afternoon contem-
porary.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
T. j. Jarratt of Petersburg Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
PETERSBURG. Va, February 9.-T. j..
Jarratt of this city died at the residence
of his daughter, at Jarratts Station, Sus-
sex county, at 40 o'clock last night, aged
seventy-eight years. The deceased was
native of Sussex county. He was MEM
Der of the city council from 1876 to 1850,
and mayor of Petersburg from July. 1SS2'
to July, 1883. He was succeeded by Chas.
F. Collier the present mayor. Mr. Jarratt,
in the fall of 1883, was appointed United
States collector of customs here. which Of
fee he held up to the time of the appoint
ment of Mr.. Thomas Shipper, the lncum-
bent For years before the war Mr.. Jar
ratt was proprietor of Jarratt's Hotel and
was one of Petersburg's leading merchants.
He had been treasurer of Market street M
E. Church since the church was pullt IN
February, 1858. He was widoWer, but
had twice married. He leaves daughter
and two sons.
Evening star., 1895-02-09

solemnly swear that the above statement REP
resents only the number Of copies of The EvRS-
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end
ing Friday, February 8, 1ss5--that is, the num-
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished
or mailed for valuable consideration, to bona lido
purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the
copies so counted were returned to or remain in
the oflce unsold.
j. WHIT HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to tefore mo this
ninth day of February, A. d. 1895.
GEO. II. MICHAELSEN,
Notary Public. D. c.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
Erank Cannon Dead.

Frank Cannon, the bricklayer from
Trenton, N. J., who fell in an areaway
on Louisiana avenue near 9th street We'd
nesday evening and so seriously injured
himself that he was unconscious when
picked up died at the Emergency Hospital
Yesterday afternoon. Coroner Hammett
turned the body over to Undertaken Lee
today and the police will make an investf-
cation. 1t is possible that the man was
assaulted, and if the investigation shows
that such was the case an inquest will
be held Monday.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. February 9;..Flour dull; unchanged
receipts TO- 4os barrels shipments, s$6s barrels
So: May. 59a59h;, steamer No. red, 5ia5F4 re
no 723 bushels southern wheat by sample. 56a5s;
do. on grade, 541sa571a Corn dull.spot and month,
47a47A: March. 471s bid; May 4Sftai9; steamer
7ao76 bushels; stock. 54O,6s3 bushels: southern
white corn, As; do. yellow. 49alo Oats stca,ly-
receipts, 4ss6 bushels: stock, 246. 794 bushels.
Rye quiet-No. 2, 56a51-stock. 1881 bushels.
hay strong fairly active-good to choice timothy.
S125Oas1300. Grain freghts frm-steam to Iiv-
erpool per bushel, 2Hid February; Cork for or
ders per quarter, 2s.9d a2s 10iad. February. Su-
gar q1ict-grnnulated 4.02 per cwt Butter firm
fancy creamery. 25a26; do imitation. 19a2o; fancy
ladle, 16; good ladle, bali; store packed 1oa12.
Eggs actve-fresh, so; cold storage 2Oa22; lined,
1SaoO. Cheese frm unchanged.
Evening star., 1895-02-09

The will Of the late James Owen Dorsey
of Takoma Park, Md, dated January l,
1894, was filed today. The widow of the
deceased, Clara Virginia Dorsey, is ap-
pointed executrix and guardian of their
daughter Virginia. To the deceased 3
mother, Maria Sweetser Stanforth, $50 are
given, the residue of the estate, real and
personal, to be equally divided between the
deceased's widow and daughter, in fee.
Mrs. Dorsey to manage the daughter s
property until the daughter becomes of
age or marries.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
THE CITY POST OFFICE.

Contract for Iron Work Above the
Sixth Story Awarded.
The Secretary of the Treasury today
awarded the contract for iron and steel
work on the Washington city post Office
building, above the sixth story, to Thorp
&. Thorn ofaNew York, who were the low
est bidders for the work at $67 ,49S.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
Licenses Issued.

At meeting of the excise board this
afternoon the following retail liquor Ii
censes were granted: Elphonzo Helm. 355
Virginia avenue southwest: William A.
Vaughn, 4O1 1-2 street southwest; Thos.
Fitzgerald and Patrick ]. Whalan, 1902 D
street; Peter d. Meredith, 34S Pennsylvania
avenue; John McKenna, 3O57 X street.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
LABOR MASS MEETING.
To Discuss the Question of Good sew
erage and n Better Water System.

erage and n Better Water system.
All classes of the community seem to be
taking deep interest at this time in the all
important question of good sewerage and
better water system. 1t is now the turn OF
the laboring man to voice his sentiments.
labor mass meeting will be held in the
hall of the Builders Exchange, 18th be-
tween G. ard II streets northwest, next
Thursday evening at I:3O.
Brief addresses on the subject of our sew
erage and water systems and the necessity
for immediate action looking toward their
extension and improvement Will be dehv-
cred by the president of the Medical Society
of the District of Columbia, Dr. s. C..
Busey. Dr. w. w. Johnston. Richard En-
mons August Donath and others. 1t is
expected there will be large attendance
to hear these well-qualified speakers.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
TEN MILLIONS LOST.
The Disastrous Effect of the Cold on
Florida Crops.

The DisastrOus Eject OF the Cold Or
Florida Crops.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, February u
Freezing weather continues the mercury
ceing 10 at sunrise. At II o'clock 1t was
g. The prediction CT the weather bureau
is that this weather will continue until
Sunday night. The best-informed orange
grower in Florida, James A. Harris OF
Citra, says that 90 per cent of the orange
trees are killed outright. The next year
crop will not reach one hundred thousand
boxes, against five million boxes this year
Every vegetable crop, the entire straw
berry crop and four-fifths of the pineap-
ple plants are destroyed. The aggregate
less is conservatively estimated at ten
million dollars.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
TO OPEN THE CHANNEL.
The Tug Triton Turned Over to the
commissioners.

Secretary Herbert this afternoon directed
that the naval tug Triton be turned over to
the District Commissioners for the purpose
of assisting in opening the channel Of the
Potomac river, on condition that the Com
missioners equip her with an ice plow, and
that she he allowed to continue her regular
ordnance work. This action is based upon
the recommendation of Capt. Howell COM
mandant of the Washington navy yard.
Evening star., 1895-02-09
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the high
est ari the lowest and the closing prices
Of the New York stock market today, as re-
ported by Corson & Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange. Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley. No. 50 Broadway: