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Evening star., 1895-02-11

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-National Safe
ais2. epG. 2sases. : $50 sSaiS, 2sasSss: SSassi
1O0,5O SOa5O, 2Oa50. 25a5o. 75a'o: Chesapeake
"i Go1srnment % Bonds~U. s Is, registered. ITO bid.
11Oa4 asked. U. S. 4s, coupon, 110A bid U. 8. Is,
District Of Columbia! Bonds. o:yeaE fund. 6s.
1851 bid so-year fund, 6. IL bid. Water Stock
eurrsny IS 1901 @ IL d bid Water stesk currency h
Reg. 2 los. 3ks, 100 bid.
miscellaneous Bonds s;-Washington and Georgetown
Sid; i4i asked; Met5opoiisan Railroad eopy; 6:
asked lexington Railroad IS, 100 bid. Columbia
Railroad 6s, 1os bid. no asked Washington Gas Gas
COMPANY hes ~ l., bid Washington Gas
e ss ' sIf's nasss
and Potomac Telephone 5s, 100 bid 1gS asked
American Security and Trust 5s. F: and A., 100
bid American Security and Trust 5s, A. and o.,
100 bid: Washington Market Company 1st 6s. 10
bid bid Washington Market imp a Gs 10
Masonic Hall Association 5s, los bid. Washington
sn nfs1y q 1se 1s Sd 100 bid Washington Light
National Bank Stocks-Bank of Washington, 900
hid, 800 asked. Bank Of Republic. $50 bid, 275
sss > bid. 2ss asked Farmers and Mechanics, Is5
bid. 200 asked. Second, 1876 bid Jas asked. Ciii-
bid. West End 10 bid. i12 ssked Traders. 1o$
bid, bid Lincoln 90 bid los asked Ohio 70 bid IS
Safe DePos, and Trust i2S BID M ASKED ,ssSL s9 Was
American Security and Trust, 1891 bid, 1851
S Psp anS 100
27o bid, 2ss asked l. Ne Metropolitan. e5 bid. Is
asked Columbia 90 % ,d h,d' % asked Belt 80
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-washington Gas
49H bid, 49S asked. Georgetown Gas. so bid
United States Electric Light. 1914 bid, 1921
asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Firemen's. 35 bid 45 asked
Franklin. 45 bid, 55 asked. Metropolitan. 20 bid
Corcoran, q bid Potomac. Gs bid Arlington.
Union 13 bid. Is asked. Columbia, 1871 hid. 10
asked. Riggs, IA bid asked. Peoples 5ia bid.
5as asked. Lincoln. bid, 81 asked CONNER
cia bid. SIS asked
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. 1OS
bid. 116 asked Columbia Title ~ bid. SH
asked Washington Title. Ga asked District
Title. 10 bid. IA asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylvania 81 bid Chesa
pcake and Potomac, 54a4 bid. 55h asked Ameri-
can Graphophone. bid. Pneumatic Gun Car
riage 20 bid, 30 asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks. Washington Market. Is
Rum Rum Panrama na IL Bid S 20 asked Mersapthsar
Linotype, l40 bid, 100 asked.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The Resolution introduced i'm the Sem
ate by MIR. PettiErew.

nte by MIR. PetttEreW.
Following Is the concurrent resolution
Introduced by Senator Pettigrew today:
Resolved. That the President Is hereby
requested to employ counsel for the pur-
pose of bringing suit against the directors
and stockholders of the Union and Central
Pacific railroads. vino received the stock
of said roads without paying cash for the
same; also to recover from the directors,
officers and stockholders of said roads such
sums of money as were stolen by them or
diverted and converted to any unlawful
purpose and therefore not placed in the
Striking fund required by law, and the
President is hereby authorized to pay to
said attorneys the sum of per cent of
all sums recovered from said directors or
stockholders.
THE Attorney General is also directed 20
foreclose the mortgage of the government
on said roads at the earliest possible date,
and to take steps to pay off the prior in
cumbranCe on said roads, and to use the
sinking fund for the purpose; to ascertain
the amount of money belonging to the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads
that have been invested in branch lines
and the amount of bonds and stock Of
other companies now the property of said
roads, and to take steps to secure the gov
ernment interest therein; to ascertain the
amount of lands now the property of said
roads. and recover the same, or protect the
government interest in connection there
with.
For the purpose Of carrying out the Iro-
visions of this resolution, the sum of Sl00,-
600 is hereby appropriated out of any
money In the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
How He Saved His Claim.

SPOKANE FALLS, Wash, February H.
story has just leaked out that a man
named Tappings, bartender. made an at
tempt to Jump the famous War Eagle
mine. a gold and copper mine In Trail
Creek. British Columbia, valued at $1,000
o,o. Patsy Clark, the millionaire miner,
who is president of the War Eagle Com
pany. was wired at Spokane Falls of the
situation and the danger of the mine be-
ing Jumped" lie, with ID. C. Corbin. pres
ident of the Spokane and Northern rail-
road, who is also a stOckholder in the mine,
ordered out special engine and COACH
and a mile-a-minute gait was struck for
Nelson, BIC, 2tp miles north of here, where
a new license was secured, the old one
having expired. Under the Canadian min
ing laws 1t is necessary to take out IL
Csnse in order TO work or hold any mining
property. Clark then Immediately returned
10 the mines. and. showing Tappings the
license, induced him to abandon his at
tempt to jump the mine.'
Evening star., 1895-02-11

LOWESTOFT, England. February ia
man who attended the inquest on the body
of one of the passengers of the Elbe. sup
posed to be that of Edward Mushkowitz.
declared himself to be the real Edward
Mushkowitz. and said that the body was
that of q man named Guttmann, his broth
er-In-Iaw. who had absconded from Buda
Pesth. taking the witness passport. cards
etc.. and securing a second cabin passage
To New York. Guttmann, who was accom-
panied by his brother Adolf and his sister.
lost 3OO0OO guiden In bourse speculatons
aud made good his losses with the funds of
a company of which he was director.
Guttmann'5 sister had booked as 'Estelle
colder" and she had 10000 gulden sewed
IN her dress when drowned. The coroner 8
Jury expressed themselves as satisfied with
NIushkOMitZs evidence.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
FOUND DEAD.
Nam stretched in the Road ana
Frozen.

M.n stretched in the Road and
Frozen.
As colored man was passing along
the Rallston road in Alexandra county
Va. Saturday afternoon on his way 10
Torrison station, on the Washington ana
Ohio railroad, he found white man lying
on the fat of his back on the snow-covereo
ground. Examination showed that h1e
was extinct and that the body was frozen
stif. The discovery was made about one
mile from the station. The colored man
continued on his way until he met young
white man, and together they went IN
search of assistance. soon finding george
Veitch, a brother of the sherin OF Aiexah-
dria county, driving a wagon In the olrec-
tion of the spot where the BODY was
found. The remains were placed IN the
vehicle and taken to a neighboring larm
but the owner refused to allow the hody
to be placed in his barn. Mr.. Veitch then
continued to Falls Church, where 1t was
learned that the deceased was named Legg.
a plasterer by trade, who had been en-
ployed near that village. 1t Is the suppo-
sition that Legg fell from exhaustion While
on his way from Georgetown to Falls
Church Friday and death resulted from
the extreme cold.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
THEn,HOUSE.

The Senate amendments to the Chicago
public building bill were agreed to by the
House today.
The Denver mint bill was called up by
Chairman Bland of the committee on COIN
age, weights and measures. Mr.. Pence
(Col.) spoke of the advantages to be gain
ed from coming gold at the Denver assay
office, because large quantities Of gold are
mined in the surrounding country. In re-
ply to questions, from Mr.. Dingley OIe)
he explained that the officers would be
given the same compensation received by
those at the Carson City, New, branch
mint 1t was agreed that a vote should
be taken on the bill at the end Of the ses-
sion today.
Mr Somers CWis) was, at his request re-
lieved of duty on the committee public
lands. and Mr. Caminetti (Cal) appointed
to fill the vacancy.
The Legislative Appropriation Bill.
The House then went into committee of
the whole and resumed the consideration
of the legislative appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Hartman (Mont.) an
amendment vas adopted authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to establish
at the assay office at Helena a refinery
for refining and parting gold and silver
and for casting the same into bars, ingots.
etc.
On motion of Mr.. Flynn (Okla) the ap-
preparation for contingent expenses of Ok
lahoma territory was increased from 81 900
to 81, 800.
A roll Call Forced.
Mr.. Pendleton CIV. Va.) tried to force
the appropriation committee to agree to
allow a bill to pass appropriating $4,000
for extra compensation to the Melbourne
exposition commissioners by making the
point of no quorum on all amendments Of
to increase the appropriation for the legis-
lative expenses of Oklahoma from $1,000 to
$2,55S was defeated-2S-S2-and when Mr..
Pendleton persisted in his point of 10 quo
rum he forced roll call of the committee.
The roll call developed the presence of
quorum-202-and the vote recurred on the
Flynn amendment, which was defeated Mr..
Pendleton this time refraining from max
ing the point of no quorum.
The appropriation for the salary of tie
private secretary of the Secretary Of the
Interior (2,OOO was stricken out on a point
of order made by Mr.. Flynn (Okla.).
An amendment offered by Mr. Dockery
was adopted to refer the accounts of all
moneys due the Cherokee nation under the
early treaties with those Indians to the At
torney General for review and report at
the next session of Congress.
Patent Office Gazette.
Mr.. Dockery offered an amendment to the
clause appropriating $99,655 for the pubi-
cation of the Patent Office Gazette and
s61 ,125 for producing copies of drawings.
trade marks, ETC., so as to give the public
printer an opportunity to bid for the work
and to do the work at the public printing
office if the joint committee on printing
should deem it advantageous to the in
terests of the government.
Mr.. Price Qowa) stated that it was es-
timated that if the work were done at the
government printing office there would be
an annual saving of over $4,000. The work
was now done by private bidders The
amendment was adopted.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Two Such Indictments Among the
Last Batch.

Two Such Indictments Among the
Last Batch.
Joseph A. Beam, who, on the 22d of last
December, shot and killed his sfep-daugh-
ter, Annie L. Leahy, ON Maryland avenue
northeast. was this afternoon indicted for
murder.
An indictment was also returned against
James L. Travers, colored, charging him
with the murder of Lena Gross, also color
ed, on the 10th Of last November. Travers
lived with the woman near Brightwood,
and he killed her by cutting her throat
with a razor in the woods near that place.
Other indictments returned were as fol-
lows: James Gallagher alias Hill, assault
with, intent to kill: Charles Brown, second
offense petit larceny; Jefferson DAILY forg-
ing; Martha Mergent, false pretenses:
Robert Roy, receiving stolen property; Jno.
Hamilton, larceny; Ernest Smallwood, lar
ceny from the person: Chas D. Davis. do:
VIM. Dixon, do; Fredk. Boston, do; Ed
ward Smith alias Davis, housebreaking;
John Brookings, do; James Bell alias
Nicholson, do; James Littleton, do; VIM.
Ward, do: VIM. Saxty alias Yellow SaXty,
and James Littleton. do. and Frank john
son. do.
The charge Of false pretenses against
Charles Everett were ignored.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
A Specialist Charged With Defrnud-
ing q Woman.

Mr.. George Lilly. who lives on H street
southwest, and who advertises as an M. d.
in the cure Of cancers, was on trial in the
Police Court today on a charge of false
pretenses. Health Officer Woodward was
a witness, and interested spectator in the
case, while on the other hand Lawyer L. e.
Williamson had in court several cancers In
alcohol as evidence Of his clients skill in
this particular line. Prosecuting Attorney
Armes presented the case and he informed
the court that the District is sadly in need
Of a law regulating the practice OF me IL
cine. Although there is an absence OF such
a law, he said there is enough law to cover
this case.
Mrs Maria Slaughter Of Richmond, who
is visiting her sister at S13 K street north-
west, claims that she was defrauded to the
extent of $40. She has cancer of the rignt
breast, and when she came here TO vlsit ner
sister she called on the defendant, wnom
she charged claimed that he could cure the
cancer.
The warrant charged that he claimed
that he was a physician, whereas the rec
ords of the health department snow that
he is not a registered physician. Mrs
Slaughter is now confined to her bed. der
sister, who went with her. appeared 40
court and related the story of her sister
visit to the defendants office and tola Oh
her conversation with him.
A number of reputable citizens We're
in court to testify to the, Defendants ann,
itV to remove cancers III Hnu ~
item successfully and they were wiling
and anxious to tell of what he had done
for them. ea,n+
In his treatment of cancers the defendant
does not use a knife. but uses salVe tnal
was used by his mother years ago.
The court heard the evidence OF num-
her of witnesses, and then counsei pio
ceeded with the argument
Mr. Williamson argued that the oeiena-
ant had treated and cured people VINO
were incurable according to the doc1ors,
and he wanted to know if there Is any law
against it. He thought not Because tne
laws of the medical society cannot reacn
him, said counsel, the government lhVohes
the aid of the law charging raise pre-,
lenses. He said he thought his client mao
done nothing wrong, and he thougnt the
court should acquit him.
Judge Miller, commenting on the case.
said that in advertising as an NJ. y. sne
defendant, at least, conveyed the ldea 'nal
he is a physician. The judge spoke Oh lhe
work of specialists, and said ne tnougne
very few persons will go to one OF theni
Unless he is a regular physician: Ine Wo-
man. the court said, was entltieo 10 tns
services of a doctor, in light OF MS card
bearing the NJ. D. ~. M
In conclusion the Judge said tnat tne ue-
fendant has no right to appeal to the ere,
dulity of persons by SO advertising, anu
said it was the duty of the court TO give
ali the protection possible to them.
The defendant was held In s3oo security
for the action of the grand jury.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
The MOtiDn Denied.

In the case of James S. Edwards, ad-
ministrator of the. late Anthony Buckly,
against the Washington Beneficial and En-
dowment Association and others. the COM
plainant today moved the court "equire
Receivers Lipscomb and Fields to place in
the registry of the court all of the books,
papers. documents, vouchers. bills and cor
respondence of the association. The court
was also asked to direct the receivers to
advertise for proposals for lease of the
main floor and unoccupied portion of the Of
flee building of the association, 10th be-
tween d and F. streets, and that the order
for the sale of the building be suspended
until the further order of the court.
The motion was opposed by the receivers.
and Judge Cox denied 1t without prejudice
to it's renewal
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Baltimore Marketa.

BALTIMORE. February 11.-Flour dull-westen
super, .S0a2.O0; do extra, 210a2 40; do. family.
260l2. IS; winter wheat patent, 2.S5a3.l5; spring
do, g. 40a3 65 Especial brands higher spring wheat
$50 barrels. Wheat dull and easy-spot and month.
564sa56s4 March, 57lsa57l4; May, 5Ssa5SH: steam
er No. red, 53Iaao3a4 a4-receipts 1,0lI bushels;
stock 715O17 bushels; sales 81 600 bushels; SOUTH
ern wheat by sample, 55a5S; do. on grade. 5iAa
57A. Corn dull aud easy-spot and month, 46i4aI7i
March. 47ha471a; May, 4Salsi4; steamer mixed. 40
bid-receipts All bushels; stock, a22 COS bushels;
frm-No. 2 white western. 36a37; No mixed 34ls
a25-recepts, IL 1854 bushels stock, 247. .62l bushels
Rye dul-No. 2, 56a57-receipts 5o9 bushels; stock.
33 701 bushels. Hay firmergood TO choice timothy.
SI3 OOaS1350. Grain freights quiet. rates easy
Cork for orders per quarter Is l0d February.
Sugar quiet-granuiated 4.02 per 100 pounds But
40; do ladle 16; good ladle. 13a14; store packed,
1Oal2 Eggs frm-fresh, 30: cold storage, 20a22;
lined. 1Saa0 Cheese frn-fancy New York, 60
size 11s4; do 80 size. 12I4; do. 20 to 25 sze i2.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Pensions Granted

Among the pensions granted today were
the following:
District Of Columbia-Thomas L. Carroll.
Adelaid Johnson. Augustus A. Drescher.
Soldiers Home; John Cannon. Soldiers
Home; Rudolf Miller, Chas. Hodge, Sol
diers' Home, and Henry Weise.
Maryland-Isaac Curtis, Charlotte Hall;
William Jester Georgetown; Benz. F.
Clarkson, Baltimore; John Erdenbrecht,
alias John Miller, Baltimore; j. Pembroke
Thorn, Baltimore; William F. Crane. Lau-
rel; Bertha Irwin. Baltimore; minors of
Benjamin F. Price, Sharpsburg; Mary E.
Myers, Baltimore; Sarah j. Chappell, An
napolis.
Virginia-Alice B. Slaughter. Benhams;
VIM. H. Kendall, Timber Ridge; James
Riley, Soldiers Home, Elizabeth City; Jo-
seph Kelly, Elizabeth City; William Sam
pie. Belle Haven; Ishan Nottingham, Nor
folk; Dollie E. Vedder, Fairfax Court
House.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
First Baptist Church.

In opening his sermon last night at the
First Baptist Church. DR.. Stakely referred
in the highest terms Of praise to the
splendid work accomplished by the can
yassers for the central relief committee
next Sunday Dr. Stakely commences a
series of evening sermons on the family
and relatives of the Savior. These talks
Ing preacher.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Indians Having n Hard Time.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, February IL
Rev. s. c. Snyder of the Navajo agency at
Fort Defiance who is in this city, says the
Indians are having a hard time to exist
this winter. Their wool crop was hardly
worth shipping and they raised no grain
last year. They are eating their horses,
of which they have got herds Two repre-
sentatives of the Interior Department are
now at the agency investigating the condi-
tiCn of the Navajoes. No work is now being
done on the irrigating system that is being
put in by the government, but 1t Is ex-
pected active work will begin on the
bitches In the spring
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Protest Against Compulsory shu

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February 11.-Three
delegates from the Trades and Labor
Union will go to Jefferson City in a few
days to request the legislature to take some
action against the rule which has been
made in several hotels N this city COM
pellng walters to shave. This was de-
cided at the semi-monthly meeting of the
Trades and Labor Union, which adopted a
resolution requesting the state legislature
of Missouri to enact a law making 1t a
felony for an employer or his agents to
exact such a condition from employees, CT
those seeking work.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Given to MARYLAND.

Upon the requisition of Gov. Brown OF
MARYLAND, Chief Justice Bingham today d.
rected that Eugene Blumenthal be delivered
over to the Maryland authorities The
reauisition charged Blumenthal with false
pretepses last November in connection with
three notes of $40 each, and one for 3d. the
prosecuting witness being VIM. Delphey.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Comb bine Against Foreign Pottery.

PITTSBURG. Pa. February III. P.
Goodwin, d. E. McNichol and George C.
Thompson, prominent pottery manufac-
turers of East Liverpool. Ohio. passed
through here on their way home from New
York, where they attended a big meeting
OF manufacturers and jobbers. They said
they had formed a combine to shut out
from the American markets all European
pottery products. Heretofore the manu-
facturers have sold direct to the retail
trade and ignored the jobbers. The latter
retaliated by handling European goods.
They will now get certain concessions, for
which they agree to stop handling Euro
pean pottery.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Extending the Fever Line.

In accordance with the act of Congress
of May %, 1894, the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture has issued to managers and superin-
tendents of railroads and transportation
companies of the United States. stockmen
and others" the usual regulations concern
ing cattle transportation, to be in force
from the 18th day of February to the 1st
day of December next. The principal diff
ference between the regulations and those
of last year lies in the fact that the Texas
fever line as it Is called. has been ex-
tended westward to the Pacific coast.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Now i'm the Second Column.

United States Consul General Williams
at Havana has cabled the State Depart
ment that upon instructions from Madrid,
the Cuban customs officers placed Ameri-
can imports into Cuba in the second
column of tariff rates, beginning at mid
night on the 9th instant.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
CHARLES GAYARRE DEAD.
The Venerable Historian of Louisiana
Passes Away.

NEW ORLEANS. La. February H.
Charles Gayarre, the venerable historian
and htterateur, died this morning at his
residence, on Prieur street, aged ninety
years.
He was a rative of this city, of noble
birth. and famous in this state for having
introduced he culture of indigo and sugar
cane, and as the first mayor of New Or
leans. He wrote the History of Louisi-
ana" "The Influence of Mechanic Arts on
the DestnieS CT the Human Race, &c.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Treasury Statement.

Today's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
sl42, ,4l2,O ,OO7; gold reserve, $41, ,212; net
silver, s15.777.11S; net silver of 1890, 81. .16i;
United States notes in the treasury, SOL
151 .694: treasury notes of 1870 S53.o9I,UI9;
total receipts this day. s1253. $40: this
month, SS026,2O0: total expenditures this
day. 81, ,S34, 500; this month. S1l, ,494,944
Evening star., 1895-02-11
OPENING THE BLOCKADE.
A Large Force Working ON LOudOul
County Roads.

County Roads.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ROUND HILL, Va, February 1.-THE
blockade still continues. Business In Lou
doun county Is at a standstill. Round Hill
flour mills are shut down on account of
lack of coal. Large numbers Of men are
at work opening the county roads. No
mail has been received since Thursday,
but 1t is hoped that a train will be able to
reach here some time this afternoon. Su-
pervisor Lynch has a large force of men
working day and night to open the track
and he Is assisted by several powerful To-
comotiveS. But 1T Is a difficult task cut
ting through the immense drifts.
r. L. Adams Of the relief crew Is serious
ly Ill, suffering from pneumonia.
Mr.. Hulfish. a farmer Of the neighbor-
hood, died Wednesday, and, owing to the
storm, had to be buried in his garden, as
1t was impossible to reach the cemetery.
The weather has considerably moder-
ated, but is still biting cold.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
Heard n Sermon by Telephone.

ATLANTA, February 1.-THE Rev. J. B.
Hawthorne, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church. preached a sermon last night over
the telephone. and all in Atlanta, Athens,
Griffin, Macon and Madison who had tele-
phone connection listened He did not at
tack Col r. C. Ingersoll, as had been eX-
pected he would, and his auditors were dis
aLpointed
Evening star., 1895-02-11
A SUPERVISING ARCHITECT.
Secretary Carlisle Will Probably Sc
lect One In n Few Days.

1ect One In n Few Days.
1t Is expected that the vacancy in the Of
flee Of supervising architect of the treas
ury will be filled in few days. Secretary
Carlisle called for the papers of the twen-
ty-nine applicants for this office today, with
view to the selection of the one best
qualified for the place. He regards the
matter of great Importance and desires to
dispose of it as soon as possible. The Of
flee has been vacant for several months
and has entailed extra work and response
billties upon the officer performing the
duties appertaining to it. in addition to his
own. Secretary Carlisle is said to be well
pleased with Mr.. Kemper's administration
Of the Office. and if he were an architect
would undoubtedly make his temporary
designation permanent.
Evening star., 1895-02-11
A Protection.

A correspondent of The Star suggests a
protection for gripmen on the cable cars.
1t consists Of a front screen on the car,
the lower part Of wood and the upper
portion an arrangement of sliding win
dcws, such as those on the sides of closed
cars. Certain cars In Baltimore, 1t is
claimed, are built in the manner describ-
ed and as a result the gripmer are af-
fcrded ample protection from the weather,
while the operation of the road is not in
terfered with in the slightest degree.