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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Consular Agent Andrews Report to
the State Department.

AnuFeNFS
the State Department.
In a report to the State Department from
Consular AgentEAnItrews at Beira, s. A,
there is summary of the condition and
prospects of the colony at the beginning Of
the present calendar year. Because OF diff
fculties in maintaining the transport ser
vice. owing to the destruction of the green
food along the route by swarms of locusts,
1t has been decided to extend the railway
to initial, which is in the chartered COM
pany's territory and thence to Salisbury
to connect with the overland railway from
Mafeking and Buluwayo.wh:ch is In course
of construction. At the beginning of the
year Beira had just been placed in tele-
graphic communication with the world via
Mashonaland and Cape Colony. Mr.. An
drewS says that the natives in his territory
have been very troublesome. but since Gem
gunhana, the only great chief south of the
Iambest, has been. overpowered by the
Portuguese they will see that 1t Is useless
for them to attempt a warlike attitude
again. The mining prospects of the terri
tory were looking much better and II had
been decided to abolish prospective licenses
and to grant concessions on the basis of 20
per cent of the capital of the company to
the Mozambique company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

The Southeastern Tariff Association,
whose annual convention began yesterday
at the Shoreham, held no session today, be-
cause the committee Of fifteen, Gen. John
b. Castleman. chairman. to whom was re-
ferred the annual address Of President
Egleston, was not ready to make it's report.
1t is thought, however, they will be ready
to do so this evening. and if they do. the
convention Will, it is expected, elect officers
and adjourn sine die tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
A Stone AK.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the ChigaGO Tribune.
A curious implement Of the stone age
was discovered on the farm of Mr.. Budlong
at Bowmanville on Friday afternoon.
While Adolph Miller was "grubbing" out
the roots of tree he found imbedded in
the root three feet below the ground a
well-formed stone ak Weighing three
pounds.
The tree, which was an oak, was cut
down last fall. 1t was over two feet in
diameter and was several hundred years
old. The ak was Quartzite, with enough
hornblende in it to make 1t almost black
and was as hard as steel. The root had
grown about 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Particular.

From the st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Wandering Whiskers-'I asst de lady fer
sometin' to eat an she showed me de
wood pile
Walker Jores-''Well?"
Wandering Whiskers-"I told her didn't
like chops, as they didn't agree wild me de-
gestion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Talked Too Much.

From the Chicago Record.
Mamma, Aunt Jane is a great talker,
isn't she?"
Yes. daughter. and she was never mar
ried because no man could get her to keep
still long enough to hear hts proposal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Athletic Exhibition Mt St. Pnurs Fair

A selected team from the Carroll In
stitute gymnasium will give an athletic ex-
hibition tonight at the ST. Pauls Church
fair corner 18th and V streets This will be
but one of many attractions. and the ca
pacity of the big circus tent should again
be taxed tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
OC. Sweaters ROC

Mems Lightweight White
Sweaters, full fashioned.
Regular price, SOC. Friday,
SOC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
H2Hc,

l2Hc.
Children's Fast Black
Hose. The regular ISc. and
CSC. quality. Friday, I2ic.
per pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

Ladies' Tan and Black
Hose, drop stitch and plain.
Were ISc. Friday I2dc. per
pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

H5c. Garment.
Ladies' Chenise and Cor
set Covers, the material alone
worth the price of the finished
garment. Friday, I5c. each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
49,.

A4C.
Trimmed Sailors, in black,
navy blue and white. Regu-
lar price, 75c. Friday, 44c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Csc,

Ladies' Percale Wrappers
that sold for 9Sc. and SIPS.
Friday, Csc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

37Hc. yard.
Black Mohair Crepon, a.
inches wide. Our regular
soc. quality. Friday, 37!c.
per yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

Remnants of All-silk Rib
bon. Worth 4oc. Remnant
for ISc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
.38C. Flowers, NC,

Niolets, Daisies, Roses and
Forget-Me-Nots, all colors.
Were 3Sc. Friday, I7c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
H2Hc. yard.

White India Null, very
sheer. Was I8c. per yard.
Friday, I2!c. yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07
Victor f.. Adler's

Ten PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE.
a23, 92'. a21, g29 18th 81. NV. Mass. ave
STRICTLY ONE PRICE,
tien i'll pm. Saturiay TIL IL pm.
DOFFICE COATS. - CENTS. On sale every
morning from 10 10 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-07

Natural Wool and =
strictly ALL Wool. q
with silk and satin -
facingS and sleeve lin --
ings. Wcre-Sl0. and
cheap at that price.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
Washington stock Exchange.

Railroad e. At flf% sI %esseS0l,sas Washington aas
Columbia Title Insurance g at z. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage. 100 at % cents; 100 at Is cents; 100 at
Government Bonds.-U. s. As. registered. 1osN
bid. 1885 asked. U. s. IS, coupon. 1OSls bid,
10y asked U; s; 4s, 1926 ia bid. q. s. S.
District Of Columbia Bonds year fund IS,
1O3N bid. 30-year fund 8s, 1O7 bid. Water stock
bid; ais. REGISTERED, 2Ios. loS 6id.
1881 bid Belt Railroad 5s, SO bid, s3la asked
lexington Railroad g.; & s5 BIZ bid, IooN asked; Co
asked. washington Gas Company es, series B.,
lloh bid, I1s i, asked: washington Gas Company
;omae Telephone IS. % bid American Security
and Trust 5s and and A. 100 bid I9S asked
bid. los asked. Washington Market Company 1st
IS, los bid. Washington Market Company imp 6s,
los bid. washington Market Company e1t. ss,
National Bank stocksNBank Of washington go
%eroptan $50 bd aoo asked Genrs a
Farmers and Mechanics, 1sO bid, 1876 asked Sec
is is asked ss o Ia Ia bid sa %sst sa
bid 100 asked. Ohio s. bid IS asked
Deposit and Trust, 100 bid, 125 asked. washington
L,sn and Trust. Ills bid, i21 asked American Sc
curity and Trust, 1891 bid. Washington Safe De-
Railroad siocks.-capital Traction Company &c
Sd e asked m hid heF liz ,s 90 % BID 81 asked
ington, 10 bid, 30 asked Georgetown and Tennal-
lytown, 13 bid. 80 asked.
Franklin. g bid 4s asked. Metropolitan, es bid
Is bid AsnEtSn S ,a2 bid ss asked
bid, Is asked ' Columbia, III bid. 1sia asked
Riggs, 75s bid. sz asked. Peoples, 5h bid, 81,
Evening star., 1896-01-22
In Il Serious Condition.

Robert T. Williams, telegraph operator,
whose home is at 1107 Massachusetts ave-
nue. fell to the ground about O'Clock last
evening near 14th street and New York
avenue in a semi-coHscious condition. He
was hurried to the Emergency Hospital,
where the case was diagnosed as hemi-
plegia, or paralysis of one-half of the body,
resulting from hemorrhage Of the brain.
At late hour this afternoon Mr.. Williams
condition was practically unchanged. and
is regarded as very serious. According to
his friends, Williams had been drinking
heavily and has several times threatened
to commit suicide. but the physicians at
the hospital say his present disability could
rot have been caused by any action on his
mart.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
Senator Duboi. to Speak.

Senator Dubois will speak on the bond
bill in the Senate tomorrow. Some very
direct remarks are expected from him.
For the Delaware River Improvement
A delegation from Philadelphia, headed by
Mayor Warwick, appeared before the COM
Inittee on rivers and harbors today for
the purpose Of pressing forward an appro-
priation for the improvement of the Della
ware river between the city and the bay.
Among the associations represented were
the builders exchange; the committee con-
sisting Of NJ. Dobbins, w. S. P. Shield, j.
S. Stephens, Franklin Howe, J. J. Ryan.
A joint committee Of trades association
known as the congressional committee, com
posed of ]. Cooke, ]. P. Higbe, w. D.
Windsor, w. F. Hogan, M. Y. Schermer-
horn, w. J. Cummings, J. G. Cox and Chas
F. Kelly. The Master Builders Association
the Board OF Trade Manufacturers Club
Vessel Owners Association and severa
others were also represented.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
TO PRESENT A BIG CLAIM.
l4l1nOisfans Hope to Get $2OO, ,OOO, ,OOO
From the Government,

l2linOisfans Hope to Get $2OO, 1000, 900
From the Government.
CHICAGO. January 22.-A special from
Champaign, ILL.,, says:
conference was held here between L.
c. Blaisdell and twenty other citizens of
Champaign on the one side and A.. ].
Kuyckendale of Springfield, Capt J. l. Abel
and John T. Ferguson of Decatur on the
other, on measures for pressing a huge
claim against the government. The gentle
men named, after comforting with citizens
of Indianapolis, will proceed to Washing
ton
The claim referred to is based on the al
legged assignment thirty years ago to Chas
Durkee, then governor of Utah, of over
S60,OO0,0O0 worth of Union Pacific bonds. l..
c. Blaisdell is the trustee for the heirs Of
Durkee and has spent much time and
money in the investigation of their claims
He says the late Secretary Folger admit
ted the existence of the assignment upon
these bonds, and Blafsdell says he has the
best of legal advice that the principal and
interest, now amounting to nearly s2DU,GOO,-
900. is recoverable for the benefit of the
Durkee heirs.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
GEN. EwING'S FUNERAL.
Rev. DR.. Pitxer of This City VIII
Omciate.

Rev. DIR. A. w. Pitzer Of this city will
conduct the funeral services over the re-
mains Of General Thomas Ewing at the
family residence In Yonkers. Friday morn
ing. Gen. and Mrs. Ewing were very much
attached to DIR. Pitzer all their married life,
and before the war were attendants upon
his chulch in Leavenworth, Kan. During
Gen. Ewing's congressional life his family
were members of the congregation of the
Central Presbyterian Church, of which DR..
Pitzer is pastor. and since removing to
New York on several occasions the general
was instrumental In securing for DR..
Pitzer invitations to preach In the church
in Yonkers which he attended. Mrs. Ew-
ing. upon her husbands death, Immediately
that he conduct the funeral services, and
In response to this request DR.. Pitzer will
leave for New York tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Wellington Received ea Votes In
Joint Convention at Annapolis.
EXCITING Scene AFTER THE CHOICE
Action by the Senate Regarding
the Eastern Shore Law.
EFFORT TO RECONSID
pecial Dispatch tc The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch te The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, January 22.-Con-
gresham Geo. L. Wellington was elected
United States Senator today to succeed
Charles H. Gibson (democraD, by both
houses Of the Maryland general assembly
in joint convention.
Mr.. Wellington received 63 votes, and
Phillips Lee Goldsborough. his nearest COM
petitor in the race which terminated today,
retained one of his followers, Senator Dob
Ter, despite the decision of last nights
caucus.
The complimentary vote Of the demo-
cratic minority was distributed between
Senator John Walter Smith of Worcester,
who received % votes; John r. Patterson,
Z, and James E. Ellegood, 1.
The enthusiasm which was exhibited
when Speaker Mudd announced the result
has never been equaled on any similar oc-
casion in the history of the state. The ex-
travagant joy of the Wellington men knew
Evening star., 1896-01-22
PITEzEL SAID TO BE ALIVE.
Efforts to Secure Evidence for H. HI.
Holmes.

Efforts to Secure Evidence for H. H.
Holmes.
CHICAGO, January pa local paper
says: eff the story told by Robert Corbett,
private detective who has been in this city
for a few weeks working on the Holmes
case, Is true, H. H. Holmes is not guilty OF
committing single murder in Chicago
1.-THE Pitezel murder case, which is now
PENDING in the supreme court of Pennsylva-
MIA, will come up for hearing within few
days. and the defense is making deter
mined effort to secure the reversal of the
finding Of the jury and lower court on tech
meal grounds.
'If these fail, then the information gath
cred by the defense will be resorted to- and
it Is believed that they will be able to prove
beyond doubt that his alleged victim, Ben
jamin PiteZel, is alive and living within one
hundred miles of Chicago at the present
time.
" 'Corbett, who has been running down the
various stories charging Holmes with MUIR
der in Chicago, claims to have evidence
showing that H. H. Holmes did not commit
single murder in the city Of Chicago, and
that Holmes confession regarding the
death of Mamie Williams is substantially
correct. The girl was beyond doubt killed
on July at the fiat occupied by Holmes and
Minnie Williams, at No. 1920 Wrightwood
avenue. The body was then taken to the
Castle and destroyed by fire. The skull
found by the police at the Castle was that
Of Mamie Williams.
"Corbett also makes the following state
ments: That Minnie Williams Is alive and
has been seen on the streets of this city
within the past two weeks; that EmeIine
Cigrand is alive, and is now living in Iowa
that Julia Conners and her daughter Pearl
are alive, and at present living in Michigan,
and that Holmes will be able to prove a
complete alibi in the murder of Howard
Pitezel at Indianapolis.
I'm concluding his statement Corbett
said: Holmes is a peculiar man. and his re-
lations with the various young women are
the cause of his present predicament'
Evening star., 1896-01-22
GRAIN
MIR. cLEvELAND,s CANDIDACY.
"HickOry" Says the Question fs
Whether He VIII Refuse.


Whether He VIII Refuse.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
This evenings Star asks the question.
"Will Mr.. Cleveland speak? AS a plain
Prince William democrat, farmer and
sportsman afield, I ask why should he
speak? He was imperturbable when the
snap convention took from him every dele
gate in his own state in '92 and equally
so when the anti-snap endeavored to re-
store them.
The question of the hour is, will Mr.
Cleveland refuse to be nominated? Why
should he? Is he less patriotic now than
then? Has he shown any signs Of i'm
becility? Is there any disability? Is he
any less democrat now than four, eight
or twelve years ago? Can the democrats
reasonably expect to win on the basis of
the returns of 1895? From whom can we
recruit? Who is there who can better
restore order or bring in to battle greater
strength? 1t is admitted that both parties
are divided on the money question. The
nominee must be for or against the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. The
horns are equal there. Then will not the
great number who are in tune with him
all through added to those who are in dis
cord, only on silver be more likely to pro-
duce the required result than any calcula-
tion based on unknown quantities or an
known factors. Will he show his hand?
Mr.. Cleveland has always shown his hand
when called-by the people-and il mis-
take not this call viii be made soon after
the ante is put up. 1 speak from OBJ
servation and association with democratic
sportsmen from nearly all of the states, at
Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Washington, Columbus. Rich
mond and in the field. North, Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Maryland and
Virginia; with farmers, and other business
men. 1 desire to add that / owe the ad-
ministration nothing except the respect due
for good government from every citizen.
nor am / an eXpectator. No sensible man
will discuss third term folly. A..
j. r. PURCELL.
Gainesville, Va, January 20, '96.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, January 22.-Fiour firm, unchanged
-reccpts, L. 7s2 barrels; shipments, 325 barrels;
sales, ,S25 barrels. Wheat strong-spot and
month sSs5 oss May Sos s6.s bush
southern wheat by sample, 7la72; do. on grade.
6sl1a71h Corn frm-spot and month, 83ka83%;
3oa; steamer mixed, s2as2k-receipts, i5s5ie
bushels; shipments. 1O63ls bushels: stock 1.244.-
697 bushels; sales, % 900 buehels-southern white
.orn. s2laaa31s; do yellow 82aas3l4. Oats steady
to frm-No. white western 24a24iE; No. mixed
do, q asked-receipts 4,917 bushels: stock 132,-
468 bushels. Rye steady-No. 2, 20 nearby; q
western-receipts 929 bushels; stock 1o7 e5i bush
els. Hay strong. demand good-good to choice
timothy, $1,000 asked. Grain frelghts firm. en-
gagements light, unchanged. Sugar strong-granu-
lated, sos per 100 pounds. Butter dull-fancy
creamery, 2ia22: do. imitation, 1919; do. ladle,
10; good ladle, 14a16; store packed, 10a12. Eggs
hrm-fresh, IL. Cheese firm, unchanged. Whisky
unchanged.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
The Death Rate.

A fall Of 20 per cent occurred in the
death rate of the city last week. The num-
Der Of decedents whose deaths were re-
ported at the health department was Ito.
In the previous week they amounted to
146. AS a consequence, the annual death
rate declined from 27.6 to 2o.S. The NOR.
taity from lung diseases amounted to 20.
as compared with SO by the last report.
There was q fall in the number of fatal
cases both of pneumonia and consumption.
Sixteen cases of diphtheria, with 3 deaths,
and 10 cases of scarlet fever, with no
deaths therefrom, were reported. During
the week there were deaths from measles
and from grippe.
Otherwise, the health OF the city is above
the average normal annual death rate.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
Acquitted of Embezxlement.

Elliott c. Smith, a young white man, was
acquitted in Criminal Court No. this after
noon Of the charge of embezzling the sum
of $50 from Samuel L. Bensinger, the 14th of
last November.
1t appeared that the young man, who was
in the employ of Mr.. Bensinger, collected
the money and spent $50 of it on SPREE He
offered to return the balance the next day
ard make good the full amount within few
days.
He insisted that he had no intent of de-
priving his employer of the money, offer
ing his intoxication as an excuse.
The wife of the young man burst into
tears upon the rendition of the verdict, and
her husband, after thanking the members
Of the jury, supported his wife out Ct the
court room.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
Supreme Court Matters.

A death in the family Of Judge Dillon,
one of the counsel in the California irriga-
ton cases, has caused a postponement of
the hearing in those cases, which was to
have besn begun in the United States Su-
preme court today and the cases involving
the scope Of the power Of the state of
Arkansas to tax the Western Union tele-
graph lines in that state was taken up in
their stead by agreement among counsel.
These cases will be followed by the argu-
ment in the case against Theodore F.
Browne, in which the question at stake is
the right of witness in interstate CON-
merce suits to refuse to answer questions
On the plea of self-incrimination When
this casa is concluded the irrigation cases
will be heard.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
Bicycle Accident.

Mr.. Arthur Fassett, young man. well
known in this city, who resides at $3.50 14th
street, met with painful accident shortly
after Q o'clock this afternoon. Mr.. Fassett
who is connected with the Columbia Bicycle
Company, was riding wheel, and on turn
ing the corner Of 14th and K streets at a
rapid rate of speed was forced to run into
the curbstone in order to prevent a collision
with heavy express wagon. He was
picked up in an unconscious condition and
taken to the Emergency Hospital, where
Dr. McGrath sewed up lacerated wound
of the lip and nose. Mr.. Fassett soon re-
covered consciousness, and his condition is
by no means serious.
Evening star., 1896-01-22
MISS BARTON READY TO START.
She Expects to Reach aConstan ( Inc nj e
in Three Weeks.

She Expects to Reach 1Ccnsthnt tfnople
in Three Weeks.
NEW YORK, January 22.-Miss Clara
Barton and her staff. members Of the Ma
tiona1 Red Cross Society, arrived from
Washington this morning. They were met
at Jersey City by a reception committee of
five, who drove them to Delmonico's, where
they breakfasted as the guests Of Mrs.
Charles H. Raymond, the president of the
Red Cross Society in New York.
After breakfast the party were driven
down to the dock of the International Navi-
cation Company and repaired at once TO
the ladies' reception room, where Miss Bar
ton and her companions received the men,
hers of the press.
Those who will accompany Miss Barton
to COnStantinople to relieve the sufferingS
of the Armenians are DR.. j. B. Hubbell,
field agent; Miss Lucy Greaves, steno-
Grapher and typewriter; Ernest Mason, in
terpreter and linguist. and George H. Pull
man, secretary to President Clara Barton
Of the National Society.
Among the persons who were introduced
to Miss Barton as companions du voyage
we're two missionaries going out to the
Poona district, Bombay-Miss Fannie F.
Fisher Of Danville, ILL.,, and Miss Elizabeth
M. Bentheim of Millbrook, Ill.
II can give you but five minutes" said
Miss Barton to the group Of newspaper men
in the saloon Of the New York. We ex-
pect to reach Constantinople within three
weeks. L nave no QeIlnlte plans as yet,
nor shall I have until reach the field of
operation. I am simple woman, bound on
a delicate, difficult, but humane mission;
therefore speak and write kindly of me.
Il do not know the amount of the Ar
menian relief fund. We are going to feed
the hungry, and that is as far as we have
laid our plans at present. 1 shall upon ar
irving at Constantinople endeavor to enlist
the sympathy of the United States minister
to Turkey. I do not yet know whether l
shall make an effort to have an audience
with the sultan, and 1 have only newspaper
knowledge that the sublime porte has,
through the Turkish minister at Washing
ton, announced his opposition to the dis
tribution of this relief fund"
Spencer Trask, who Is an officer of the
New York branch of the society, interrupt
ed Miss Barton to say:
1T is the fault of the press that an
tagonism to the Red Cross Society has been
shown by the public and by the Turkish
government. The Turkish government in
terdicted the Red Cross Society by name.
1t has no reason to be opposed to the hui
name desires of the society, and it would
not be If it was not that the press has an
tagonized it."