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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
LEXINGTON BILL TIED UP,
An Amendment by the House in
Favor of the Metropolitan.

Favor of the Metropolitan.
In all probability no agreement will be
reached at this session on the bill au-
thorizing the lexington and Belt railway
companies to adopt rapid transit methods.
A most unfortunate complication has en-
tered into this case. The Metropolitan
Railway Company secured an amendment in
the House granting the right to use CO.
lumbia road for a certain distance in or
der to gain access to the Geological Park
A settled policy adopted some time
ago in the Senate to grant no legislation
ut this session to the two great rival street
railway corporations in the District, the
Capital Traction and the Metropolitan COM
panies. The Commissioners included the
projects of these two companies In the
omnibus bill, which was submitted many
weeks ago, but which was not even con-
sidered by the committee.
1t is now thought that the Metropolitan
company has taken advantage of an ac-
cidental loophole to obtain an amendment
TO this bill which could easily have been
compromised as to its other provisions by
conference between thee houses. In the
Senate Mr.. German has been the particular
advocate Of the lexington bill. When re-
Gently informed that the prospects were
unfavorable to its passage, owing to the in
trusion of the Metropolitan road, he de-
Clared that this was not fair legislation
and he expressed the hope that the Senate
conferees would never consent to the
amendment.
Thus there has been Q deadlock created.
not on the merits of the lexington bill it,
SELF but on n wholly extraneous matter
added by the House. In view Of these
facts. 1t Is thought that the Metropolitan
road will fare very badly next session in
the way Of legislation. for it is practically
certain that nothing whatever can be OBJ
tanned for 1t from the Senate Unless before
the final adjournment of this session. it's
ysarNrN CoyDto ftx-n CHI
drawal Of this obnoxious amendment from
the lexington bill. which is demanded not
only by the lexington and Belt companies.
but by the citizens residing on the routes
Of these roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Auction Sales of Real Estate.

Radcliffe, Sutton & Co., auctioneers, sold
yesterday at public sale frame house, 114s
Bladensburg road northeast, to E. N. Wa
tiers for $500.
Thomas Downing & Co.. auctioneers, sold
yesterday at public sale brick house, TAO
Sheridan avenue northwest to G. Ror
den for 1400. Also brick house, 1873 SherI-
dan avenue, TO H. F. Lerch for 81, 125.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Judged by Their Associates

Advertisers in The Star arc
pleased with the company they
are in. They know 1t is a bene-
fit to be with the live, successful
merchants and the successful
ones are all in The Star. A
reputable advertiser knows that
it does him no good to be found
in poor company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Post Office Bill Agreement.

The conferees on the post office appropria-
ton. bill have agreed. Only item in dispute
was the Senate amendment prohibiting the
consolidation Of post offices.
This provision was modified so as to pro-
hibit consultations outside slx-mile limit
Of the cities and prohibiting consolidation
with cities Of less ttan $4,000 population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
spnin's King Rides n Wheel.

hO-'DoN' June 6.-1t may possibly in
IereSt Gems. Maconio Maceo and Maxine
Gomez and their followers. to saw no+bI,c,
or Spa1iards in Cuba and elsewhere re
Know that the young King of Spain las bs.
Come an expert bicyclist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,

The following are the opening the highest
and the lowest and the closing prices OF the
New York stock market today, as reported
by Corson & Mccartney, members New York
stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs.
Moore & Schley, No. 50 Broadway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Todny's Presidential Nomination..

The President has sent to the Senate tn.
nominations of Lieut.. Col. Francis Guen
tier to be colonel. and Maj. VIM Sinclair
tF he lieutenant colonel; also a plumber Of
other promotions in the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
BoNA-FIDE CIRCULATION.

A reference to the statement be-
low will show that the circulation
sworn to Is bona flee one.
1t is easily possible for a news
paper with an elastic conscience to
swell its legitimate circulation enor-
mously, in order to deceive adver-
tisers, by sending out thousands of
papers to newsstalds, which are re-
turnable. and which are in fact re-
turned. but nevertheless are in
cluded in what purports to be an
honest statement of circulation.
Intelligent advertisers. however.
Judge by results. and bogus circula-
tiors don't give them.
The family circulation Of The Star is
many thousands in excess Of any
other Washington paper and is be-
lieved to be fully five times that Of
our afternoon contemporary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
. Sent to Gaithersburn.

The body Of Sadie Buxton, the murdered
girl, was sent to iGaithersburg on the
o'clock train this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Grain md Cotton N,rket.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. 1921
street, members New York stock exchange,
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann G. Co, New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Circulation of The "EveninE Stnr

Daily average. 20 ,O2S
l solemnly swear that the above statement REP
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days end
ing Friday, June s, 1SaG-that is, the num-
Der of copies actually sold, delivered, furnished
or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona ide
purchasers or subscribers. and that none OF the
copies so counted are returnable to or remain in
the office unSold.
j. WHIT. HERON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day Of June, A. D. 1896.
JOHN c. ATHEY,
Notary Public, d, C.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Mr.. Cumming Will 90 to WaverIy.

Rev. VIM. Cummings application for
the severance Of his pastoral relations with
the Second Presbyterian church of Stapn-
ton, was before Lexington Pre- sbytery at
it's meeting at Shemariah church last Fri
day. Tie Stanton church was represent
ed by H. W. Henry, T. G. Morton, Harry
M. Lewis and J. W. Lovegrove. The
Waverley church near Baltimore, whose
call Mr.. Cumming decided to accept, was
represented by three Elders. Each side
made strong case before Presbytery
which finally gave its consent to Mr.. Cum
ming's accepting the call. He will go to
WaverIey about August LIST. Mrs. Cum
ming and the children will leave as soon as
the furniture, now being packed, is ready
to ship. Mrs. G. goes at once to be with
her mother at Hampden Sidney, who is
alone at present, her father being absent.
Mr.. Cummings departure will be re-
GREETED by his congregation and by the
public generally, but most Of all by the
young people the way to whose hearts he
seemed to know better than any other
man.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Churches and Pastors.

.Millboro letter in Covington Sentinel ::
"Rev. Weston r. Gales, mother, wife and
daughter, of Greensboro, N. G., arrived at
the Millboro Hotel last week for the sum-
mer. Mr.. Gales began revival at the
church on Sunday morning and will con-
tinue some ten days OIL two weeks If sutfl-
Gent interest is manifested"
Buckingham Register: REV. J. W.
Shuey, student in the Lutheran Theolog-
ical Seminary at Chicago, preached fine
sermon at the Lutheran church last Sun
day morning."
A mission was begun at the church of
the Sacred Heart, Covington, last Sunday
morning under the direction of Fathers
Fallon of Clifton Forge. and Payne Of
Staunton.
The Central University of Kentucky and
Davidson College of North Carolina, have
conferred the title of Doctor Of Divinity
on Rev. A. M. Fraser of this city.
MI. B. f. Eakle, j., manager Of the
Sweet Chalybeate Springs, Allegheny Co.,
writes on Tuesday that Rev. DR.. J. H.
Boyd of Staunton is there. and is improy.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Brief Notes of Local Interest.

The West Augusta Guard, forty-fve
muskets, 1t. w. J. Perry in command,
will be in line at the Richmond reunion.
Augusta Council, No. IS. Junior Order
United American Mechanics, was organic
ed here Friday night, with G. A. NEWMAN
Junior Past Counsellor, and T. E. Powell.
Counsellor.
At the execution Of Henry Magruder,
negro, aged nineteen, in CovingtOn, Allie
ghany, Friday, Sheriff Watts of Augusta,
was present, and Deputy Sheriff T. A.
Dawson bound the legs of the condemned
man on the scaffold. Magruder had out
ragged white woman and outraged and
murdered little colored girl. He denied
the former, though not the latter crime.
The Board Of Managers of the Kings
Daughters Hospital, at their meeting last
week, directed that another $500 should be
paid on their debt, leaving but $500 yet due
on the hospital building.
Messrs. McIlhany & Hilleary, real estate
agents, have sent us ''King's New York
Views" containing pictures of the most
noted buildings in New York.
Buena Vista is going to have royal eel
ebration on the Fourth of July, and extends
an invitation to all-procession, addresses,
everything.
AS the excursion train from Richmond
was nearing Staunton Sunday morning,
Charles Johnson, colored boy, skylarking
| with the mail rod IN tho car fell overheard
| and broke his thigh in front of H. E. Sum-
merson's. The Ry. company had him prop
erly attended to and sent to Charlottesville
to the hospital there.
| The old Nancy Jefferson house and lot in
Waynesboro, was sold on Monday last by
E. M. Gushing & Son at public auction to
| Geo. G. Maslln, at $3.50.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Deaths,

A private letter from Mr.. John S. Lips
comb, former well known citizen and
business man of Staunton, conveys the sad
intelligence of the death of his wife, Mrs.
Mamie G. Lipscomb, on Sunday. the list
inst. at Gatewood, Spottsy lvania Co., Va,
the late residence of her brother, Mr.. Spen-
Ger Coleman. Mis-. Lipscomb had been
summoned to the bedside of her brother
who died after short illness of six days.
Mrs. Lipscomb was soon attacked with
the same violent disorder, peculiar to the
season, and died after an illness OF four
days, and was buried Monday last beside
her brother. Mrs. Lipscomb had many
friends in Staunton to whom her unselfish
Christian character and sterling worth
had endeared her. She died, as her hus-
band writes. s'full OF Christ and happy"
Mr.. Charles Harper died suddenly on the
Rockingham. He was subject to attacks
of heart disease, and after dinner walked
down to the river. He was found soon
after lying dead in water not foot deep
and which did not cover his body. He
was thirty six years old and was son of
the late Capt. John Harper, and nephew OF
Mr.. P. Fl. Trout of Staunton. The Rock
ingham Register says: "The deceased was
a young man of loveable traits, and was
justly one of the most popular men in this
section. AS brave as lion, he was as gentle
as woman, and great favorite with the
children as well as the grown people Of this
place. Mr.. Harper was true blue Demo
crat, and was one of the best posted men
we ever knew. His death will cause loss
In this community hard to be filled.''
Mrs. Caroline Newman, wife of Mr..
Walter Newman, died at her home near
Newmarket, Shenandoah, on the 18th inst.
She was in her seventy-eighth year. Among
those Of her family who survive her are her
sister, Mrs. John III. Crawford of Fort
Defiance, and her daughter, Mrs. Hugh
Danner of Brookwood.
Mrs. Sarah R. May, wife Of DIR. David
f. May Of Petersburg, Va, died there
Saturday. She was a connection of Mrs.
Elder and Mrs. Atkinson of this city.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
ATTENTION DEMOCRATS.

At meeting of the County Committee
held in Staunton on Monday, June I'D,
1896, in was unanimously resolved that
district meetings be held on Saturday. July
18th, at $50 clock p. M, at the following
places, to elect delegates to the Congress
sional convention of the 10th district, to be
held at Amhert G. H. on Thursday, July.
Both. 1896, at II O'Clock. viz:
Beverly Manor, Courthouse, del.
Pastures, Buffalo Gap, 3 del.
North River, Mt. Scion, del.
Middle River, New Hope, 6 del.
Riverheads, Greenville, 6 del.
South River, WaynesbOro, del.
JNO. MCQUAIDE, RICHARD 5. KER,
Secretary. Chairman.
The call for the ward meetings will be
issued by the City Committee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
The Confederate Veterans of Augusta ant
the Confederate Reunion at Richmond.

At the meeting of Stonewall Jackson
Camp, held June 18th, the following aon-
illusions were reached concerning the Rich
mond Reunion:
1. That the members will leave for
Richmond by the Chesapeake and Ohio in
body on Tuesday morning, June 3Oth, at
1920 a. m., provision being made for spec
ial cars for the members and all veterans
from the Valley who will join them, the fare
for the round trip being $2.75. Veterans
can take along their wives or other men,
bers of their families at the same rate.
Ticket holders can return at such time as
may suit them.
2. All who propose to go on the train
above named are urgently requested to re-
port their names and those of members Of
their families who will also go, to Adjutant
f. B. Berkeley, at Augusta National Bank,
so that seats may be secured for them on
the train.
8. This train is due in Richmond at :25
o. m. Arrangements have been made for
quarters for such veterans of this COM
IudllU, WIN udNC AOo PAoH AOA ohAoAAA
selves, who will report to the Adiutant, as
above requested, that they desire quarters.
| The location OF these will be made known
on the train.
| 4. The members of this camp and all
veterans who will join them on this occa-
sion will meet at the statue of "Stone
wall'' Jackson, in the Capitol Square, Rich
mond, promptly at p. NJ, Tuesday, June
3Oth, for conference and orders.
5. Allveterans who can do so are re-
quested to attend in uniform. Badges will
be distributed at the meeting in Capitol
square.
6. There will be meeting OF the Camp
in it's hall promptly at p. m. OF next FIJI
day, June 26th. All members and Other
veterans are urged to attend and aid il
making final arrangements of this Reunion
No admission fees will be charged for ad
mission to the membership of the Camp b,
veterans applying at this meeting.
Three special cars have been secured OF
the G. & o. for Tuesday morning. Jun'
80, at 1920.
Adiutant General Thomas Elicit write
on the 22nd, to Commander Hotchklss
"Quarters have not yet been assigned t.
/ organizations that have reported. Thi
: will be done in few days. Quarters ant
rations will be furnished free to all VIII
cannot. for any reason, procure them, but
in order to do this, it will be necessary TO
S all who can pay for themselves to do so.
Veterans desiring to be provided wit
free quarters and rations will report thel
names to Quartermaster A. s. Bruebecl
Y before the train reaches Richmond mex
! Tuesday afternoon. Veterans can secur
) quarters at the Exchange Hotel at $50
day, OF can learn about quarters at No. 81
l Z. Main street, Richmond.
/ Handsome badges can now be obtalne
from Captain J. n. Mcfarland, at tn
County treasurer's Office.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
M arriages.

On Monday last at noon, in the parlor
of the Virginia Female Institute, MI.
Carter III. Harrison. City Engineer of
Staunton, was married by Rev. Robert z.
Jet, to Miss Kate Duval, a member OF the
Institution Faculty. The wedding was
private, only members of the two families
being invited. MI. and Mrs. Harrison
left on the afternoon train for the Cold
Sulphur Springs.
MI. Robert H. Martin of the Daily News
editorial staff was married on Wednesday
morning at 1890 by Rev. DR.. A. M. Fra
ser, at the home of the bride, to Miss Mary
Eta Echard, daughter of Mrs. }. Z. Ech-
ard. The wedding was quiet one with
no invitations save to intimate friends.
Messrs. John B. Locke and FL. G. Timber
lake were the ushers. MI. and Mrs. Mar
tin drove to the C.. & O. depot where they
took the train for Washington and other
Northern cities.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Real Estate Changes.

Recorded IN county COURT. g. Elder,
comm r, and j. F. Hughart, to Robert w.
Burke, the old MEG uffin place of 2O5 acres
east of Staunton, $4,25O. J. N. Quarles,
comm'r, to j. L. Patterson, 8ea acres near
New Hope, S2,662.5O. Florence Goodwin
to R. D. Djnkle, 200 acres in North River
district, 81 500. j. H. Dinkle to r. B.
Dinkle. one-hfth interest in 220 acres in
North River district, $1,000. Chas. Cur
ry, comm'r, and 0. H. Alfred to Herman
Becker and Herman Fritsch, ZOO acres of
Blue Ridge mountain land, $4,000. The
carriage factory and various other build
ings in Basic City to D. Joslyn.
E. NJ. Gushing & Son have sold to Bat
Brown for 81, lis, a lot cornering on Mar
ket and Prospect streets.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

The Weinberg Clothing Company tells
you something about the way they manu-
facture their own goods and how it saves
you money.
The clothing firm of Jos. L. Barth 4
Co. give you notice of areduction in prices
which you cannot afford to miss.
Farmers who have good horses to sell
should read the card of D. G. Walker
Co., Of Baltimore, in to-day's V1ND1CA.
TOR. 1t was not long ago that we gave a
history from Baltimore paper of how
Walker & Co. built up their horse trade
with Europe-it all growing out Of mem
Der of the firm going over there person all!
with a ship load of them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
A Picture In Ice.

In the window Of Wayt's drug store
Tuesday, there was novel picture, a block
of ice 24x16 inches and eight inches thick
in the centre of which were frozen about
fifty mountain trout. They were caught
in West Virginia by a party composed of
Dr.. Hampton Wayt, Harry Worthington,
Frank Tannehill and others, and had been
frozen at the Tannehill ice factory. 1t was
pretty picture and hundreds enjoyed look
ing at it. Some of the trout were twelve
and thirteen inches long.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
Story Of a Blind Boy.

A very nice story comes from Los An
geles, California. Many years ago Samuel
Ellis, then boy, was stricken with blind
ness on fishing shore in King George Co.,
Va. He was sent to the D., D, Il B. In
stitution at Staunton to be educated, and
his teachers made music a speciality. After
leaving there, he taught music In his own
county and gradually broadened out till he
went all over the country as teacher adding
phrenology to the things he taught. In
Ohio be met and married Miss Dennison.
a relative Of the then Governor. He kept
on West until be pulled up at Los Angeles
His son, Dr.. Samuel Fills. Is now proml
nent doctor Of that town. SO rams thu
story as given by the Alexandria Gazette.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26

relatives i'll 50, Louis
Mrs. A. w. Harman OF .
visiting her niece, Mrs. hlchn ,,t was
North Coalter street as bs weel, " i'0' %
Mrs. G. W. FinX la as r Week;
SPRINGS s. ripnsz.S NV: c. White at Warn
MI TX Trice who has been confined
" ,nhouse by rheumatism for many
KS, is out again.
Mrs. Nathaniel Greene of Halifax coun'
|6y. is visiting the family of DR.. B. M. At
'kinson.
Miss Fannie Catlett who has been teach.
ing in Washington city, has returned for
the vacation.
in the West for some years, is visiting rel
atives in Waynesbcro.
Mrs. A. w. Woodward left Tuesday to
visit her mother, Mrs. Keblinger, in Wash
ington.
Capt. q. G.. Gooch left for the vicinity of
Pittburg, Pa, on business on Monday
morning last.
MI. J. Lowry Lewis of Shendun, lost a
little daughter, six months old, last week.
She died Of heart disease.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Second
Presbyterian church has elected Mrs. A.
H. Fultz President.
MI. Z. H. Rawlings has been appointed
postmaster at Vesuvius in place of Mr.. A.
n. HUMPHREYS, resigned.
Editor j. H. Lindsay of the Charlottes-
vile Progress. was trout fishing in High
and last week.
Mrs. Ida Eakle has taken place at the
Old Sweet Springs for the summer.
Miss Lucy Lee POWELL is visiting friends
in Baltimore.
MI. G. S. Baker is in West Virginia on
a business trip.
Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart is spending the
vacation with her daughter in Norfolk.
Mrs. General John Echols was in the
city this week.
Mrs. o. K. Lapham and daughter have
gone to New Y ork State for the summer.
DR.. John 3. futile of the University of
Virginia, was in the city Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Curry is visiting relatives in
Detroit. Michigan.
J. W. Slater of Staunton, was registered
at Ford's Hotel, Richmond, Friday.
Mrs. Ellen Peck is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. J. E. Booker at Hebron.
Mrs. P. T. Allen and children returned
to Wheeling last week.
Mrs. G. G. Berry and children left yeeter-
day for Johnstown Pa, to visit relatives.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-06-26
PROPERTY SALES.
+ AND AAtE-By virtue Of d deed do Of
and wife, dated the 18th iay of A prilj 1885, duly

AND AAtE-By virtue of d deed Of
IL trust executed to me by H. II; Hamilton
and wife, dated the 18th day of prii; 1850, duly
recorded in the county court OF Augusta co unity
Evil as such trustee, sell at public auction, IN
front of @Hla court mousse in stanton, to The
highest bidder, on
Monday the 21th day Of July, 1896,
the following lands conveyed to me by said deed:
ist-The home farm upon which said Il,
Hamilton now resides situa ted about on miles
east OF staunton, containing about 240 acres
of land, adjoining the lands of Goodwin, w. g..
Hildebrand and Others o.
This is one of the best tracts Of grass land in
the county of Augusta. 1t has upon 1t SUD-
stantial brick dwelling house, with good barn
and sable, and one of the best apple orchards In
the county, containing about thirty-hve acres
of choice fruit
This tract will be sold as whole, or in two
parcels ss divided by the county road, one con-
tanning about 1881 acres, the other with the inn
proyements on it cont tanning about 1879 acres.
a Mat of the lands will be exhibited on the day
OF sale.
of about So acres o. land on Christians creek,
formerly q part of the home farm OF Jonn u.
Hamilton, decd, about "A miles east or stann'
ton. , a.. .osi
due in three equal annual payments, bearing
interest from the day of sale, for which the pnr-
chaser will be required to execute Donds WIN
approved personal security, and the Title Will W
retained ultimate security.
jun 19-6t &. NJ. COCHRAN, Trustee.