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Evening star., 1896-12-18
IMPROVING SMALL COINS.
Director of the Mint Preparing q Re-
port ON Experiments.


Mr.. Preston, director of the mint, Is pre-
pairing a report to the Secretary of the
Treasury, giving the results of experiments
recently conducted at the Philadelphia
mint, with view to improving the quality
of the nickel and one-cent coins. The ex-
perlments were made in accordance with
q resolution introduced by Representative
Stone of Pennsylvania at the last session
of Congress. directing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to report as to the advisability
of changing the metal or alloy of which
these pieces are manufactured SO as to
prevent deterioration. Secretary Carlisle
directed that experiments be made at the
Philadelphia mint with aluminium and alloys
Of that metal for the one-cent pieces and
pure nickel for fve-cent pieces. The report
in substance will show that pure aluminium
is too soft and too light for <eoinage. pur-
poses. and that pure nickel IL too hard for
the purpose. Consequently the. report will
be against any change in the m(nor coinage
in favor Of either of the metals suggested.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
PRESIDENT GoMPERs SUSTAINED.
Vote of Confidence Passed by the
Federation of Labor

sosS VI commence fOSSed by the
Federation of Labor.
On reassembling at 430 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, the Federation of Labor
at Cincinnati went into executive session
to consider the charges against President
Gonrers, which were mentioned in YES
terday's Star.
The executive session continued from 5
pm. till PM, and resulted in the vindi-
cation of President Gompers and the re-
tirement of Secretary McCraith, whose
term expires next north. Secretary Nc
Craith held that in replying TO the letters
OF silver leaders President Gompers went
beycnd the power of the president of the
Federation. Secretary McC-aitn is recog-
nlZed as consistent trade unionist and as
being averse even to any sort of atfilia ton
with political parties. 1t is claimed tina .
president Gompers does not affiliate with
any party, but that his correspondence
with the advocates Of free silver during
the campaign was in accordance with reso-
luticns adopted at the last three national
conventions of the Federation. 1t was out
OF this correspondence that the rumors
srrarg about President Gompers being
closely associated with National Chairman !,
Jones and others. - "a
President Gompers was requested to MAKE
statement but he said only a few words
and announced that all his correspondence
and his actions IN the official capacity of
TO the delegates and the world as the cor
respondence which Secretary McCraith had
seen MT to brin. to the convention
ne Following. offered by GeorgeEW. Nc
NELL was unanimously adopted: 4
RESOLVED, That the delegates ~ to the
sixteenth annual convention of the Amerl-
can Confederation Of Labor do hereby de-
clafe In unqualified language thei,, conf
herce In President Samuel 9ompers as a
man worthy of the cause he has espoused
and for which he has sacrificed his time.
health and ability" r. -
A similar resolution of confidence was
unanimously adopted in indorsing the five
members or the executive council During
the debate 1t was brought out that only
Two or the five members of the executive
council knew anything about these rumors.
circulated by Secretary McCraith and 9th
ers against President Gompers. until Dele
gate Malone called attention to Thorn in
the convention hall -
during the he caring of the case there was
an exciting discussion of the silver n,Iss.
llon'- but there We're only three dissentin !,
.o.es' ana the three voting in the nexatfv.
announced that they did so on account of
lheir OF position to the free coinage of sill
yer, "hich they would not indorse in any
form, although they desired to iridorse
President Gompers
Stree the silver question was such a fea-
ture OIL the executive session. it was an
Honnced that resolution would be offered
70 strike out the Endorsement of the three
previous national conventions of free roin-
age at the ratio of ~ to l.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
Transfer. Of Real Estate.

Avalon Heights-David ID. Stone ct al, trustees.
to Henry Newman. lot 5, blk. z; SO.
Alley between and L. 18th and 18th streets
southeast-wm. II. Barnes and Jno. l.. Weaver.
trustees, to Chas II. Elmonsson, lots 30. 81, ~,
50. 102S: $1,000.
Seventh street southeast between and streets
-Ghas q. Nichols ct to Joseph NJ Wells. lot
Is, So. 500; SO.
Long Meadows-Burton Macafee ct al. 10 Harry
Burn. par. lot "a Ink. "a: $40
No. 1629 10th street northwesf-Antoinette r.
Manney 10 Julia e. oDonnell part lots - and
%. 50. 1873: $27. 900.
Barry Fann--Chas. W. Tfbbs ct ux. to A. n.
Gfeen part lot II, section /; SO.
I street southeast between 9th and eth STREETS
Aninoa Behrsnd ct w. 10 Eugeaia r. Luther. lots
i32 1873. 134, q. SIS: SO.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
AWARDED THE INSURANCE.
Nerdtcf OF Interest tot Memlsers of
Benent Sociefifin. vt

Benefit SocietiBs.
A verdict of Importance to members Of
the Royal Arcanum and other benefit So
cietfes throughout the country was rem
dered at White Plains N. N.. YESTERDAY
The widow of Charles F. Smith s6ught to
recover 5000 from the order on benefit
certificate issued to her, husband in 1887
After number OF years. In which the pay
ments were kept up by Mr.. Smith, he met
business reverses. his wife thereafter pay.
Ing the assessments until 1906. Then she
received a printed notice that payments
might be made to collector of the order
at designated place. She was unable to
find collector there. and the payments
ceased. Soon afterward her husband died.
having become insane. She sought to col
lect the amount of the benefit, hut payment
was refused on the ground that the coun-
cifs room was the proper place for the re-
ceiving OF assessments. and when the limit
for paying the assessment had expired the
council suspended Smith. The jury found
for Mrs Smith and awarded her the full
amount.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW,
But Clearing and Colder Weather
Predicted for Tomorrow.

But Clearing and Colder Weather
Predicted for Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Saturday-For the
District of Columbia, Maryland and Fir-
ginia, threatening weather, light rain or
snow, clearing Saturday morning. probably
fair Saturday and Sunday; colder Saturday
night; winds shifting to northwesterly.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The barometer has fallen from the lower
lake region southwark to Florida and in the
extreme northwest; it has risen over Rocky
mountain districts and thence eastward to
the Mississippi There Is depre sslon. OF
r,oderate energy north of the lower lake re-
gion and the barometer is highest over the
DakotaS.
1t is generally warmer east of the Missls-
s:ppi and colder to the westward.
Showers are reported this morning from
the gulf states northward over the lake
regions.
The indications are that threatening
Evening star., 1896-12-18
LiNuOF LfcenaeA.

The excise board this morning granted
the following retail liquor licenses:
VIM. F. Poulton, 227 7th street south
west; Margaret ]. Faherty. 9Ol 26th street
northwest; J. b. Lawler. 210O E street
northwest; P. J. Cook. 32l4 NJ street north
west; Chas. Mccarthy. 3iO1 M street north
west; Peter F. Glass, go Pennsylvania ave-
rue northwest.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
THE CHRISTMAS STAR.
II VIII BE n Twenty-EiEht Pager and
Beauty.

u beauty.
Tomorrow's Star, which will be the
Christmas issue, will contain twenty-eight
pages of the best reading matter that can
be obtained by a liberal expenditure of
money and by plenty of work and good
judgment. Of course. there will be numer-
Gus interesting chapters suitable to the
holiday season, but the contents will be of
such diversified character that no one can
fai. to find articles that are just suited 20
his her taste. The array of fiction will
Taent of Robert Bars continued story,
which is attracting much attention.
there will be several short stories by we'll
known authors completed in tomcrrow's
issue.
Many of the articles will be extensively
gether. tomorrow's Star will be banner
number.
The follc wing are few of its many ad-
mirable features:
WASHINGTON HOMES QllustratetD.
Another chapter on some well-known local
residences where hospitality is literally
dispensed.
IN HEAT ALLEY Qllustrated).
A locality in Washington where shiver-
ing. homeless wretches gather on cold
nights.
MANUAL TRAINING Qllustrated).
The advantages of the system adopted in
our public schools.
THE CONNOISSEUR OllustrateO
A short story. complete in tomorrows
Star, by Harold Frederic.
CHRISTMAS IN PARIS Qllustrated).
Sterling Heilig in an interesting letter.
tells how the five classes of Americans
in the French capital enjoy the holiday.
ELECTRICITY IN WAR Qllustrated
Some of the important inventions of re-
cent years that will revolutionize war;
fare.
SUITABLE GOWNS UllustratedD.
Paris costumes for street, indoor and
evening wear Interestingly described.
THE MUTABLE MANY QllustratefD.
A continuation of Robert Bars stirring
story of life among the workingmen of
London.
CHAT WITH HARRIS dllustrated).
Frank G. Carpenter tells of his visit to
the home of the author of Uncle Re
mus" Stories
"MINERVA'' Ullustrated)
A story of Yuletide in the far northwest
Written for The Evening Star by Ellen
Higginson.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
Some recent inventions and discoveries
that have benefited mankind
FROM DEATH TO LIFE.
Joys and sorrows of Christmas times dur
ing the war.
DECORATIONS CONFERRED.
mark of appreciation received by two
Washing tonians from the Prince of Ar
menia.
A CONCAVE EARTH
Strange and interesting theory of a Chi
cago scientist unfolded by Pauline Pry.
| CHRISTMAS TREES
Some novel features for their decora ton
that will be seen in Washington homes
this year.
CHAT ABOUT FASHIONS.
What women wear when they follow the
latest modes.
MODERN SANTA CJ.AJ-S
Evening star., 1896-12-18
FREE TO ALL! !!

WATCHES, KNIVES. RAZORS, PICTURES
PIPES and other valuable articles In exchange for
coupons with
MAIL POUCH TOBACCO.
(Sold by all dealers). One coupon In each 5-ceut
(2-o0ncel package. COUPONS ExPLAIN HOW TO
SECURE THE ABOVE. Packages {now on saie}
containing ne coupons will be accepted eoupons1
Pos" empty bag 8 one coupon; Send for Illus
trated catalogue giving complete list and descri-
tion of all articles, also tells how to get them
THE BLOCH BROS TOBACCO CO., Wheeling ".
Va. my25-m,w,ttf
Evening star., 1896-12-18
Lumber Trade railure..

special dispatch from Montreal says
two heavy failures in the lumber trade are
reported, the first being Patrick Donnelly.
with liabilities of about 100000 and the
other Joseph Robert, with liabilities Of
$3.50 600. The assets In each case are mills
machinery, lumber. etc.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
Neglect Of Duty.

For neglect Of duty. Privates William
Riley and Edward anderson of the police
-fcrce have been fined $40 each, and Private
F. T. Auldridge and 8. 8. Ellis, tried for
the same offense. have been fined IS each.
Evening star., 1896-12-18

WHEN THE HAIR BEGINS TO FALL OFT OR
turn gray, the scalp needs doctoring, and know
Of better specific than Halls Vegetable Sicil!an
Hair Renewer.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
The Election I'm the Republic a Rad
ical Victory

NJ. Deucher Of Thusau has been elected
president and NJ Ruffy of Lausanne vice
president of the Swiss republic
Both president and vice president-elect
are radicals. the federal couI cillors were
reelected.
Evening star., 1896-12-18
Capital: One rlillion Dollars

SAFE DEPOSIT DEPARTMENT.
Rents safes inside burglar proof vaults at
IS per annum upward.
Securities, jewelry, silverware aud valuables
OF all kinds in ncr's package, trunk
taken deposit at moderate cost.
SAVINGS BANK DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received from TEN CENTS upward,
and interest allowed $, and above.
Loans oney real estate and collateral
security. Sells irst-class real estate aud
other securities in Of $500 and upward.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
This company is legal depository for court
and trust funds. and administrator.
executor, receiver assignee and executes
trusts of all kinds. Wills prepared 10y
competent attorney in daily attendance
OFFICERS:
EENJAMIN p. SNYDER. .............. President
TEOMAS HYDE. First Vice President
w. RILEY DEEBLE. Second Vice President
THOMAS II. JONES. .--..... Third Vice President
E. FRANCIS RIGGS. GS....................T Treasurer
GEORGE HOWARD. Assistant Treasurer
ALB EIT L. STURTEyANT. ............. Secretary
CHARLES f. NYMAN. Assistant Secretary
del2
Evening star., 1896-12-18
NO EXCUSE NOW

For not buying Bicycle as to make room for
1897 RAMBI.ERS, expected soon We shall of,sr
all patterns Of 1896 RAMBIERS singles In black
or eoiors. at the unexpectedly low figure of
SIXTY DOLLARS NET CASH
On time sales a slight advance will be asked
We do not claim that the 1897 patterns are
twenty dollars better than the 80, but they will
be more up-tO-date and improved wherever DOS
sible 70 make improvements; and as our 1897
price has been set at EIGHTY DOLLARS what
wheels We have left on hand must be sacrificed
Medium grade and auction wheels are nor in
the same class 90 RAMBIERS and We think
are giving them on genuine bargains.
Gormully & JefferyMfg Co. ,
1921 18th St NV 429-3I 10th at NV
nolT-2Sd
Evening star., 1896-12-18
Too Much Stress

1 90 MuC1 STRESS
cannot be laid the Importance OF keeping
the system in good condition The germs OF
disease find no place III the blood af a healthy
person ThaEps Old Reliable .Rerkrley''
Whisky promptly throws off all impurities and
makes pure. rich, healthy blood. ii at Sold
only by Jas. Tharp, s12 + ST. deI6 I0i
Evening star., 1896-12-18
GOrmully y s JefferyMfg Co.
swITZERLAND's NEW PRESIDENT.

1921 18th St NV 429,3I 10th at nv
nol1-2Sd
Evening star., 1896-12-18

1Hr. STEAMER ESSEN OF THE WEE,MS STEAM
boat Company VIII leave Ith ST wharf. carrying
freight and passengers to Baltimore and river
l:.Ldings at 10 Pm December 10. IA. II and q.
STEPHENSON X BRO,
l.l l.xoI.t
Evening star., 1896-12-18

During the twenty-four hours ending at
o o'clock this morning the police made
Seventy-four IeStS. OF the prisoners,
forty-three were coiored and thirty-one
Mhite. Eight We're females.
Evening star., 1896-12-18

Beautiful and healtLful Call or send for
booklet.
no24 GHicc. 6lO lith ST
Evening star., 1896-12-18

WHY NoTi PORTRAIT BY FREY. THE AR
tist, for Christmas a thing Of beauty and q
tOy forever" 1869 Howard ave, Mt. Pleasant
ID. Q. Take 18th ST. cars to terminus n2l-1ms
Evening star., 1896-12-18

Because of sickness. twenty-three police.
men were off duty today. Forty-six mem.
bers of the force were absent on leave.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
Rival Forces Garry on a Bitter
Fight in the State
Convention.
TROUBLE IN MISSISSIPPI.
Dissolution of the Ties That Bound
the Two Republican Factions
Together.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA, March 4.-The
forces of Mckinley won notable victory
in the State convention which met here
to-day to select delegates to the Repubh-
can convention to be held at st. Louis.
The friends of Reed, Morton, Quay and
other candidates, combined against the
Ohio man, made hot fight, but to no
avail. The first fight was for control OF the
State Com mittee, and the Mckinley men
won, though they claim that the combine
agents offered as much as $500 for single
vote.
The real test was on temporary organiza-
ton, and then the Mckinley men showed
their overwhelming strength. For tenn
porary chairman they named Joseph Lee,
secretary of the State Committee, and the
anti Mckinley element named P. w.
Chandler, both colored. Lee was elected,
receiving 130 votes to Chandler's 80. Lee
named a committee of nine on credentials,
seven of whom were Mckinley men.
Chairman Egan of the State convention
says that each OF the eight National dele
gates will be for Mckinley. 1t is rumored
that the anti-McKinley element has re.
solved to bolt and send contesting dele
CATION to st. Louis.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
THE LATE ARCHBISHOP KENRICK.
From O Photographic

body will lie in state at the cathedral all
of Sunday and Monday. Cardinal Satolli,
now in Denver, will participate in the
funeral ceremony.
Peter Richard Kenrick was born in
Dublin, Ireland, August IS, 1905. In
March, 1882, he was ordained priest. His
first mission was at the cathedral at Dub
lin and then he was placed in charge of q
church in the neigh borhood. At the in
vitation of his brother he came to Phila-
delphia in 1884 and was appointed vicar
general OF that diocese. subsequently he
was stationed at Pittsburg and he led for
a time the life OF missionary in Western
Pennsylvania.
In 1910 he left for Rome with the inten-
ton Of joining the Jesuit order. While at
the Vatican he met Bishop Rosatti of st.
Louis. The latter was impressed with
the young priests ability and secured
from Pope Plus TX his appointment as CO.
sdjutor of this diocese.
On November 30, 1S41, at Philadelphia,
was celebrated the conservation OF Peter
Richard Kenrick as Bishop of Drasa and
coadiutor to the Bishop Of st. Louis, with
the right of succession.
On Bishop Rosatti's death In l843
Bishop Kenrick became actual Bishop Of
st. Louis, and in 1847 st. Louis was elected
into an archdiocese and Bishop Kenrick
became its first Archbishop. During the
fifty years OF his administration of the
affairs of the diocese he encountered and
oyercame many obstacles. In 1865 he
came prominently before the country in
his fight against the ''test oath" imposed
by the Drake constitution. This fight was
carried through adverse courts and event
ually won a victory in the United States
Supreme Court. 1t was in 1865 also that
he denounced Fenianism and refused the
sacramento and privileges OF the church to
any who belonged to the organization.
In 1869 he was summoned to Rome to
participate in the Vatican council. Here
he distinguished himself by his daunt-
less opposition to the PRONUNCIATION of the
doctrine of papal infallability as an article
OF faith. He was outyoted, however. and
of course acquiesced IN the dogms. The
celebration OF his golden jubilee occurred
on November 30, 1891.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05

concerning the vessel should arrive from
Washington. The fault would seem to be
with the Hawaiian Forei Office for de-
laying the invitations to the very last mo-
ment.
Miss Kate Field delivered her lecture,
IAN Evening With Dickens" before very
large audience at the Kaumakapili Church
last night, portion of the proceeds being
donated to the kindergarten schools. Pres
idenr Dole, Minister Willis and other nota-
bles were present.
Lionel V. Reopath, q collector. en-
ployed by the Hawaiian Gazette Company.
is under arrest for embezzling funds to the
amount of 5000. 1t is said he has simi-
lar record in San Rafael and Los Angeles.
The two women who were arrested on
the previous trip of the Australia for
smuggling sixty-fve tins OF opium in
undergarments made. for the purpose,
have been acquitted in the Circuit Court.
The evidence against them was entirely
circumstantiaI. The frequency and celer-
ity with which juries here acquit on charges
of opium smuggling show how the gem
eral public feel on the bill to license the
sale of opium.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
HOLMES WILL Be HANGED
Verdict Against Him Confirmed
by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania.
The Murderer Maintains His Remark
able Calm When Informed of
the Result.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 4-Her-
man W. Mudgett, alias II. H. Holmes, will
probably pay with his life upon the GAL
lows for one of the many murders of which
he stands accused. The Supreme Court
of the State to-day affirmed the verdict of
murder in the first degree found against
Holmes in the Court of Oyer and Terminer
of Pennsylvania for the murder of Ben ia
min Pietzel in September, 1894, in this
city. The opinion of the court was read
by Justice Williams, and it overrules all
the assignments of errors made by counsel
for Holmes and affirms the judgment of
the lower court. The Supreme Court held
that no substantial error was pointed out
and that the evidence fully sustains the
verdict rendered against the, prisoner.
But one hope now remains for Holmes
This is an appeal to the Board of Pardons
of the State. The hope that this body
will intervene and interfere with the YER
oict of two courts is SO slender that it may
be dismissed entirely from the realm of
probability, and unless Holmes should
take his own life or should die from
natural causes, it is certain that he will
make his exit from this world upon the
RdllOWS IN tuo COTIluOI Ol LILO OOulty jail.
Counsel for Holmes affected to be sur
prised by the verdict of tho Supreme
Court to-day, but not so with Holmes.
When Samuel p. Rotan, the young lawyer
who conducted Holmes case, went to him
this evening in his cell and told Holmes
that the Supreme Court had decided
against his appeal for new trial, this
strange man took the news Of his con.
demnation To death as calmly as he bore
himself throughout the trying days OF his
trial, and simply said that he had expected
nothing else.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
SAYS MCKINLEY LEADS.

Er- Senator Ingalls, Befieres the Masses
FdyOr the Ohi0an.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 4.-Ex-Senator
ingalls, of Kansas, who is stopping in this
city, to-day said:
"Since October have been in nearly
every State east of the Rocky Mountains
and have found opinion among Republic
cans practically unanimous for Mckinley.
His competitors are eminent, capable and
popular Any of them, if nominated,
would be cordially supported, but the peo-
pie want Mckinley. It is no dlsparagemenit
ment of locality and State pride, McKin-
ley is stronger than Reed in New England, !,
than Morton in New York, than Quay in
Pennsylvania, than Cullom in Illinois.
He is far in the lead already, but his posi-
tion will be periloUs unless he enters the
convention with majority. The combi-
nations of ambitions, rivals and favorite
sons may defeat him as it defeated Blaine
in 1876"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-05
RIOT At BARCELONA.

Spanish Students Repeatedly Charged
Upon by GeMdarnses.
BARCELONA, SPAIN, March "A large
number of students carrying banners as
sembled this morning at the doors of the
university, where they were addressed by
several speakers.
The police attempted to disperse the
gathering. but were resisted by the stu
dents, who met the officers with volleys
OF stones and other missiles. A charge
was ordered and the officers advanced
upon the students, who retired and took
refuge within the university building,
closing the doors in the face Of the police.
The latter finally forced an entrance in
the rear of the building, but were met by
the rector of the university who ordered
them to leave the premises at ocne.
The police retired and the students
emerged, when they were again attacked
by the officers and fierce fight ensued, at
the height OF which party Of mounted
gendarmes arrived and were greeted with
cheers by the students.
The commander of the gendarmes
ordered the students to disperse, which
they did upon his promise that they should
be protected against the police. In the
encounter with the officers many persons
were injured.