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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-27
BLACK woRsTED SUITS.

We make a speciality OF Black
Worsted Suits, and we guarantee
satisfaction in every particular
Lots NUMBER PRICE PER SUIT,
9O16, Mems Round Cut Sack, $500
9017 " Square Cut Sack, 800
$3.50, Round Cut Sack, 1000
1851, Square Cut Sack, 1000
6700, " Round Cut Sack, 1880
6701, Mems Round Cut Frock 1850
6702 Mems Square Cut Sack 1880
9048 Mems Prince Albert
Double breasted. 1900
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-27

Pants
We carry large and complete line Of mems fine pants at all
times
Prices $198 200; 225 and ESQ per pair.
Tailor made pants perfect fttng nice patterns $275
295; 800; $780, 400 and 500 per pair.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-27

Advertise in the News.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
THE LIBRARY FORCE
Coatsntion Between the Joint Committee and
That On Appropriations.
Gen. Din1haA Defends Librarian
SPOHord and Speaks of His
| Valuable Services.

Late In the afternoon today the House
resumed consideration of the Legislative
bill. carrying the items for the maintenance
of the new Congressional Library. Mr..
QuigE gave notice of an amendment he
would offer later, providing for the re-
moval of library employees only for cause,
and after full inquiry.
Gen. Bingham of Pennsylvania took the
floor to oppose the substitute offered Sat
urday by Mr.. Quigg for the pending items.
He told OF the vast collections of books
now in the library, and of the operations OF
the copyright law. He said the adoption of
this salutary law was due to Librarian
Spofford. who should be given credit for it.
Gen. Bingham then explained the items OF
the bill reported from the committee on
appropriations.
These have been published heretofore III
The Star. He said the committee had not
changed the basic law OF the library, bu:
had increased the force and increased some
salaries.
Mr.. spoHord and His Service.
Gen. Bingham reviewed the history OF
the library and named the different libra
rians who had preceded Mr.. Sponord. The
latter was appointed librarian in 1864 by
President Lincoln. and has remained In
office ever since that year.
every az pointmeht OF suoorulna.es sitte.
1915 has been made by the librarian, and
the committee on appropriations has moi
seen fit to change that custom, (Which Is
In accordance with law. In providing for
the increased force the committee has
taken the estimates OF Mr.. Sponord and
added nine catalogues suggested by the
Joint committee on the library. A provision
has been added that these employees should
be appointed under rules to be made by the
librarian.
The only contention between the appro-
priatit MS committee and the joint commit
tee on the library, said General Bing-
ham. is as to the method of the appoint
ment Of the force of employees.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Washington stock Exch.nx.

Sales-regular call-12 o'clock m.-Capital
traction, 10 at 81. 10 at 52. IL at 81 Mer-
genthaler Linotype. 10 at ia
District of Columbia Bonds-aO-year
Fund os. LOB bid. 3O-year Fund. gold es.
io9 bid. Water Stock currency as, 1901, le,
bid Water Stock currency IS 1908, il0
asked.
miscellaneous Bonds.-Metropoiitan Rail-
road Is. 112 asked Metropolitan Railroad
COW. Us. 112 bid, 115k asked Belt Railroad
Ss' p pld, =, asked. lexington Railroad IS,
80 bid. % asked. Columbia Railroad 6s, 10
bid, 1l2 asked. Washington Gas Company.
ser. A. 6s, 112 bid Washington Gas Com
pany. ser. b. Us. lib bid. Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone is. 100 bid American
Security and Trust is. F. and A.. 100 bid.
American Security and Trust 5s A. and o..
100 bid. Washington Market Company lst
is. los bid. Washington Market Company
Imp. Us. los bid. Washington Market Com
pany exten. 6s. los bid Masonic Han AS
sociation IS, 1903 bid.
National Bank Stocks.-Rank of Wash
ington, 80 bid. Metropolitan, 2sO bid 300
asked. Central. 27o bid. Farmers and Me-
chanics', 11o bid. 1870 asked. Second. 125
bid. Citizens, 115 bid. Columbia 1l5 bid
Capital, 115 bid. West End LEG bid, 112
asked. Traders. 81 bid. l01 asked Lincoln
102 bid. los asked. Ohio 93 asked
Safe Deposit and Trust Comprehensive
tional Safe Deposit and Trust 11s asked
Washington Loan and Trust, 11S bid, 125
asked. American Security and Trust l35
Dfi lto ASKED W aSnlnSlOh sale deposit
30 bid
Railroad Stocks.-Capital Traction Com
pany, s511s bid. 52I. asked. Metropolitan
1fs bid, 10!3z asked. Columbia. 20 bid.
Gas and Electric Light Stocks.-WashinS-
ton Gas, 43 bid, 46 asked. Georgetown Gas
10 bid. United States Electric Light, *S5
bid. 30 asked.
Insurance Stocks.-Franklin 81 bid. Met
ropolitaH, 65 bid. Corcoran, 80 bid. Poto-
mac. Go bid. Arlington, 123 bid. 40 asked.
German-American, 15O bid National Union
2 bid, ii asked. Columbia liz bid. II
asked. Riggs. ~ bid, 81 asked. Peoples.
SIS bid. Lincoln. SIS bid o asked. CONNER
cial, ~ bid. 5h asked.
T Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate IT.
tie, 115 asked. Columbia Title. 81 asked.
Washington title. ca asked.
Telephone Stocks.-Pennsylyania 3S bid,
80 asked. Chesapeake and Potomac. So bid
60 asked. American Graphophone, 'S1z bid.
SM asked American Graphophone. pfd.,
81 bid. 10 asked. Pneumatic Gun Carriage
.16 bid. Is asked.
I Miscellaneous Stocks.-Merganthaler Lin
otype. '123 bid, 10 asked. Lanston Mono
type, 6k bid. Z asked. Washington Mar
ket. Il bid. Great Falls Ice. l15 bid. To-
asked Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat. 100 asked. Lincoln Hall. 80 asked.
4 Eek. div.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. December el.-Flmr dnll- western
super. x2S'axS3o: do. eAtrn, 81. .JoaS4.l5: de-.
family. $i5ossi.s5; wiuter wheat patent. 81 aua
@-S3. spring do, $4GoaS4.so: spring wheat
straight, 81 vast ao-re ccipts 10 SD barrels: rN-
orts. Z. SOS barreis Wheat unsettled spot aol.a
eos4: May. Sise1 ll-receipts, 5,64e bushels: "a
ports. none. stock b., 405 bushels: salfs, 1000
busheis. southern wheat 10y sample. ssaa2: d. oa
grade. Sinsf Corn frm-sI,ot. s7Sa27s. year,
s6'ss21: Ianuary, 27a27t. February. 2fs-asTsS :
March, q ssa2s; steamer mixed 2.pa25i<-recsipis.
1858 bushels; exports none: stock Lao. 209
bushels sales. 25i.oU0 bustsissoathern white and
yellow corn, 22a2i. Oats quiet and steady No. :.
white, 2oae6; NJ. mixed. :-,i.a23-receiIts. az
6s3 bushels; exports. none: siok ,a4O, .s6s basl-
chs Rye easy-No. nearby. 41a42: western. ~
saes-receipts. a.9R6 bushels exports. none; stock
lS1 ,2y5 bushels Hay quiet and steady-ctnirs.
Timothy. slS.a,asl 400. Grain freights quiet
steam to Liverpool per busliel, Bid. January; b.
February; Cork for orders per quarter. 3s 81 DE
cem,'cr: lid. AIS 3D.. Janurfy. Sugar steady-
grannafed. AS per 100 psupds. Butter steady-
fancy creamery. 22a2s. DO. Initiation. I6aI7: do
lade. 1ia15. good ladle. 1la12: packed saI2
roll. l2a1s. Eggs iseadr-fresa. ~: cold storage.
15al6 lined. 15alG Cheese frIn-fan,y New
York. 60 pounds f0i4aio%s: do. - pounds lola
10E.; do. - Ir,unds. lVA all whisky-si 3aaSi II
per gallon for hps,,sd goods IN car Loads: 81 SIS
81 81 per eaiion for jstbing lots.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
ALMOST A MURDERER
Richard ssswarts Desperate Effort to Kill
Hin Parents.
Ihe CeiArea MANS Propensity to Use
Rasor Believed to be the Only
Reason for the Deed.

Richard Stewart. colored. tventy-eight
years Old. was committed to jail by Judge
Miller today on charge OF having made
an effort to kill his mother and stepfather
saturday night by using a razor on them
In addition to this. he Is suspected Of the
more serious crime of having murdered John
Wesley Hall. the hunchback shoemaker
In April last. While he has not admitted
that he had any connection with the Hall
murder. the police know he was an in,,-
mate friend of the dead shoemaker and yis-
ited him. The double tragedy for which he
was arrested was enacted Saturday night
at the home of the oolored people. No ei:G
Brightwood avenue. Thomas Perry. the
Evening star., 1896-12-21
An INHUMAN FATHER.
While Drunk Tries to Give Away HI
Two Children.

Two Children.
There was an affecting scene in Inspector
Hohinbergers office this morning, when
Mrs. Rowe. a well-dressed colored woma n
from Anacostia. called in response to a
message from the inspector, and found her
husband, Alexander Rowe, endeavoring to
get rid of their two interesting little chill
dren. He had called on Agent Lewis of the
board OF children's guardians. and told q
story Of poverty In making an effort to
have the board take them but there was
nothing about their condition to indicate
other than prosperity. and Detective Lacy
was called in.
When the mother called she denied the
husbands statement that she was willing
to part with her offspring Her husband
she said. had been drinking whisky for sey
eral weeks, and this morning he said he
wanted to take the children out for a walk.
She dressed ther1 but she never suspected
FOR minute that he wanted to give them
away. She took the children with her and
said sine wanted nothing more to do with
her husband.
Inspector HCllinberger gave him a tenn
perance lecture and warned him that Tn
less he provided for his children he would
have him arrested and sent to the work.
house. Rowe was under the influence of
liquor at the time.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
4 Busy Month,

''Washingtoniaps are growing fonder Of
ntsic every year." remarked Mr. W. F.
Van Wickle manager of the Bradbury fac
tory ware rooms. 1925 Pennsylvania ave
rue. "Our manufacturers Christmas re-
ducticn sale of pianos has met with very
hearty responses. From December l up to
Saturday night We, had sold just twenty
ntre pianos II an in the same period of
December last year That the hard times
nave not affected our trade is due mainly
TO the fact that We are manufacturers ami
thus able to offer all purchasers very easy
terms: We are more liberal in this respect
than last year" There is on exhibition at
the store one of the new "self-playing'
pianos which the Bradbury people are in
troducing operated by electricity
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Death of Mrs. o. r. Presbrev.

The many friends of Mrs. Otis F. Pres
trey in Washington will be panied to learn
OF her death. which occurred Saturday at
her home. III Decatur street. BROOKLYN n
\. She had been Ill for several months
but no doubt was entertained of her ulti-
mate recovery until quite recently. She
was for many years resident of Wash
lnston, and. with her husband. DR.. O. F.
Presbrey had large circle of friends
They were for twenty-five years members
of the CONGREGATIONAL Church and were
prominent I'm church and benevolent society
work.
She is TO be buried in Buffalo. the inter-
ment taking place there tomorrow: the
funeral services will be held in Brooklyn
this afternoon
Evening star., 1896-12-21

prisoners Stepfather, is blind and Maria
Perry, Tie wife. supports him by washing
clothes Richard Stewart who says he had
been drinking. left home early Saturday
evening. saying he was going away, and
about IL O'Clock he surprised his mother
by returning. as he said. to kiss her good
bye. The old folks had retired. and the
young man went to their ROOM Leaning
over the sleeping blind man. Dick" as the
police know him. proceeded to hug aud
kiss his mother. and while so engaged the
elderly woman uttered a cry of pain.
Blind Defender.
Richards killing me-" she screamed and
the poor blind man did the best he could 20
defend her. He grabbed the young man.
and in making an effort to prevent his do
ing further damage received an ugly cut
across the throat and face. This was after
Stewart had cut his mothers throat.
The cries of murder" and help al
tracted the attention of Samuel Payne. "A
ooiored man who lives in the county. AMI.
rushing in the house, he knocked Dick
down and took the razor from him. Not
thinking the injuries of the old people were
serious, he allowed the young man to leave
the house. Soon afterward the police pa
troll wagon called. and the injured people
were taken to Freedmans Hospital DR..
Warfield, who was there at the time dress
ed the injuries. He found that both Perry
and his wife were seriously injured, but he
thinks they will recover.
Stewart Caught.
All the police precincts Were notified OF
the crime and about 3 clock in the morn
ing Policeman Hayes arrested Stewart
rear the Baltimore and Ohio depot. He
" as looking for lodging house he said.
and when questioned he made no effort to
deny what he had done. His clothes show
ed that he had figured in bloody affray
of some kind. All he would say was that
he did not know what made him use his
razor, for he had never had any trouble
with the old folks
This morning before being taken to the
Police Court Sergt. Harrison and Police
man keefe took him to police headquar-
ters. where he was measured before being
photographed for the gallery.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
SENATOR AND CONDUCTOR.

Story Printed In New York Paper
and an Explanation.
A story was printed in the New York
World today to the effect that Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts had been offended
by conductor in the employ of the Capt.
tai Traction Company. that the Senator
had made a display Of temper in the car
al had reported the circumstances to the
company, resulting in the discharge of the
offender. The alleged insult, SO the story
read, consisted in the conductors offering
to assist Senator Hoar in boarding the car
by reaching over and taking him by the
arm as he was about to mount the steps.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
THE HOUSE,

Considering the fact that the adjourn
ment for the holiday recess is to occur
tomorrow the attendance on the floor to-
day vas unusually large Immediate teIy
after the reading of the journal Mr.. Wal
ker tMass.) asked unanimous consent for
the consideration of the Senate bill to paw
the legal relatives of John c. Howe de-
ceased, a6,W compensation for the
use by the government of metallic car
tr1dSes patented by him. Mr.. Walker said
this claim lad been held up for years, and
had done the beneficiaries great injusti 10
They had spent $4,000 in prosecuting it.
and he appealed to the House to allow the
bill to be considered. fn
Mr.. Cox CTennD objected.
Two bridge bills were passed, one to au-
thortze the Kansas City, Shreveport and
CUR railroad to construct a bridge across
Caddo lake. La. and the other to author
ize the Kansas City. Watkins and GuIf road
to construct bridge across the Black
river. La.
The migration Bill.
When the immigration BILL with the SEN
ate amendments was laid before the House
Mr.. Bartnoldt. MoD moved to commit the
ate amendments, was laid before the House
motion he said the bill as it passed the
House was compromise
MIR. Danford Ohio contested Mr. BAR
tholdts motion with one to non-concur in
the Senate amendments and agree to a
conference
Messrs. Bowers (CaL), Willis DeI) and
Foote On. " argued in favor of Mr. Dan
ford's motion. Mr.. Bartholdt's motion wa a
defeated without division and Mr. Dam
1ords motion to non-concur and send the
Dill to conference was adopted The House
then went into committee of the whole
and resumed the consideration of the Iegis-
latfve appropriation bill
The provision of the bill relative to the
Congressional Library. which was not dis
posed Of on Saturday, was taken I'D.
Ihe Speaker appointed Messrs. Bartholdt
tMo:), Danford Ohio and Wilson Is. C.)
conferees on the immigration BILL
Evening star., 1896-12-21
RISING OF THE YOUNG TURKS.
\ Revolt Much Feared at Constan ntf
nOple.

BERLIN. December IA dispatch to
the Frankfort Zeitung from Constantinople
today says that a rising of the young
Turks party is feared there. The dispatch
also says tina; fifty young Turk officers
have escaped arrest by fleeing from the
city, and that number of army officers
OF high rank have been taken to the Ytldiz
palace to be tried by cotrt-martial
At the palace, II is further stated the
usual precautions for the safety of the
sultan have been doubled and every sus-
pect approaching the palace is arrested.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Appropriation BtlI.

The subcommittee on appropriations, of
which Mr. Grout Is chairman, began work
on the Dfstrict appropriation bill this morn
ing. The District Commissioners were
present and commenced an explanation Of
the different items Of the estimates.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening. the h.gheS.
and the lowest std the closing prices of the
New York stock market today a. reported
by Corson * Mccartney. members New
York stock exchange Correspondents
Messrs. Moore * Schley. No ~ Broadway.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Grain and Cotton Markets.

Furnished by w. Il. Hibbs G. Co. l42l Il
street, members New York stock exchange,
correspondents Messrs. Ladenburg, Thai
mann & Co, New York
Evening star., 1896-12-21
The Morse NH,

The excise board has made a report upon
the Morse liquor Diil. recommending q
number Of changes.
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Government Honda.

Quotations reported by corson & Macart-
Evening star., 1896-12-21
Mr. Hills Resolution.

Two more Cuban resolutions made their
appearance: Cne from Mr.. Bacon 0;a.) and
al othzr from Mr.. Chiffon CTcXas). Mr..
Bacon said his resolution designed to
get from the Judiciary committee an au-
thoritative statement as to the powers of
the executive and the, legislative concern
iig recognition. His resolution recites that
the power of recognition resides exclusively
with the legislative branch. and that the
rrerogative does not belong to the execu-
tive except so fer his veto may affect
IL. The resolution Is follows:
Resolved by the Senate. the House of
Representatives concurring: That the Ques-
ton of recognition by this government
OF AIRY people as free and independent ma
tion is one exclusively for the determiaa-
ton of Congress in its capacity as the
lawmakirg power.
Resolved further. That this prerogative
Of sovereignty does not appertain to the
executive department of the government
except ia so far as the President Is, under
the Constitution, by the exercise Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
DISTRICT LEAGUE CONTEST
Standing May 6, 1893:
CLEvELANDs LIKED ANDERSON.
spiders Increased Their Batting
AyernrNS


IL was almost a foregone conclusion thet
the Senators would drop yesterdays game
at cleveland, as t. win two in that city is
something to dream about, but hardly to
be thought of. Anderson EAs done good
work, and Capt. Joyce no doubt decided to
ascertain whether he could be depended
upon to pitch satisfactory ball this early
in the season. The answer was satisfac-
tory to Cleveland.
The features of the game were the great
stick work of Jim Mcclure and the off-day
playing of De Montreville. Mcclure got
times at the bat, and ''Demont' had nine
CHARGES and accepted live. Youngs pitch
ing for the Spiders was first-cass, mas
much as he kept the hits scattered, and it
Wds only after the game was safely in his
pocket that he eased up and allowed the
VlsitCrS to hammer in three runs.
Inc reports intimate that Umpire Hurst
leaned toward the home club in a ira jority
of the close decisions, but from the way
the ball was laced ever the field by the
Spiders, it mattered little whether the UNI
pire was in the game not. The score
stood 10 to l in the sixth inning in favor
Of the Spiders, and the final figures, Ii to
I, indicate that the Senators are not in the
"quitters" class. Everybody got hit but
Joyce, but the captains sacrificing was
good for sore eyes. 1t seemed as if every
time he came to the plate a sacrifice was
sary hit came with a regularity that was
pleasing to the friends of the club. Follow
ing is the score in detail:
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ELECTRICAL LOCOMOTIVES.
The Advantage of This Motive Power
Over Steam.

The Advantage of This Motive Power
Over Steam.
From. the st. Louis Republic.
The great electric locomotives used in the
Belt line tunnel at Baltimore are powerful
engines, and the quckness with which they
can be started is astonishing. When being
first tried the operators found this very
troublesome. For. by turning on the cur
rent too suddenly, they generally started
the locomotive so quickly that it snapped
coupling pins and links, and even tore out
the drawheads.
After some practice, however, the opera
tors learned the difficult knack of starting
a heavy train. Now they find 1t no trouble
to bring the train to full speed from a
standstill. And they agree that it is much
easier to avoid jerks in increasing the
speed than on the steam engine.
No electrician is needed on these engines
for the operators, who are old engineers
drawn from the railroads, have mastered
their new machines and keep them in thor
oughly good condition The result is that
the cost of using the electric locomotives
Will be much less than was supposed
The results thus far are very gratifying
The engines, which weigh nnety-seven
tons. have eXerted over 6O,O00 pounds draw
bar pull in the tunnel, where the track is
damp and greasy. The speed, too, is very
great They have made siXty-one miles an
hour on an upgrade. which is equal 10
seventy or eighty on the level They ex-
rect to pull 4o0-ton passenger train at the
rate of forty-five miles ali heur.
The advantage of electricity over steam
as motive power is not only in its steadi-
ness. The smoke from steam engines makes
dirt and pofSons the air of the large cities
The sparks are very dangerous and the
noise diSagreeable. Besides 1t is thought
that electric locomotives will be able to
make almost Incredibly fast time. And even
If they do not displace the steam locomo-
tive for long distance traffic. they will GER
tainly be used almost altogether on ele-
waited roads and street car lines wherever
the grades are not too steep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Working Both Ways.


A Washington correspondent started a
story about Prohibitionist Hull of Iowa, to
the effect that he once admired knife of
Representative Chickering's which had in
1t hook, designed" ChiclSering said, ito
remove stones which might become fast
ened in horses hoof on a rocky road
Hull admired it SO much that Chickering
gave 1t to him and Hull took it home to
show to his wife. Mrs. Hull looked at the
knife and then at her husband. John ~
said She ANY man who has served three
terms as secretary Of the state senate, been
twice lieutenant governor and served two
terms IN Congress, must be a pretty good
man if he doesn't know a champagne open
er from Il hoof cleaner"
The story was copied all over the state,
and commented on in a variety of ways
Then the Congressman met the correspond
ent who first published the story. He was
smiling all over. You did me q great sery-
ice." Hull said, wringing his hand affection
ately: all the prohibitionists are taking my
wife's view Of my ignorance, and all the
'antis' are insisting that I'm devil of a
good fellow for imposing so successfully on
my wife. Ii works in my behalf whichever
way you take It."
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balance of his stock at a heavy loss.
They are the cream of the seasons
STYLES.
Hi HI Silk in dainty modest
stripes, made like the wash waists,
and finished with detachable high
turnover white linen collars. Yoke
back and bishop sleeves. His whole
sale price was 500 per dozen, and
they should bring $50. Our
A lot of Wash Waists are also
sacrificed. Pcrcale and Lawn Shirt
Waists, every one is this wears
style. not "antediluvians" as offered
at cut price about town, but the lat
est styles in attractive fancy stripes,
which have been selling at 70, SO
and 0Sc. Choice, 65c
so Silk Waists in lovely Dresdens
and Persians, entirely new STYLES,
with velvet collar, in light spring
and summer colorings, and two
styles of Black Japanese and India
Silk Waists. Wortii $3.50 and $50,
are punched at S495.
All Pure Linen" Grass Linen
Waists, the others S. kind, for ST .4S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

Jacket has rolling front, with wide
revers, and the skirt is full flaring
and lined. Ordinarily it would bring
$50, We are selling them for
S4.9S.
Another illustration is a line of
Novelty Checked Suits, in gravs and
tans, Jacket having wide revers
and trimmed with buttons, which is
fully worth $40. We are selling
them at sos.
Just think of the popular Grass
Linen Suits, jacket, with wide re-
vers and ripple back, for S3.4S.