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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-27
MARRIED..

HALL-CI.APP. On Saturday. August Z. 1897 at
Oakland. Nd, by the Rev. s. NJ. Engle, FRAN
CES PEARSON, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John
NJ. Clapp, to ROBERT CALVIN HALL. OF Penn
sylyania.
kING-DAEIS In Alexandria, Va. September Is,
1897, by Rev. l.. l. McDougle OF Trinity NJ. T..
Church, HERBERT +. KING of Pittsburg. Pa q,
and MARY l.. DAVIS of Washington, ID. Z.
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Hearing POstDOned.

The hearing which was set for this morn
ing between the rival electric lighting COM
panies in the matter of extending the con-
Quits Of the United States company was
postponed at the request of Mr.. J. J. OAR
lngton. counsel for the Potomac company,
until next Friday at ii O'Clock, Mr. OAR
iington being engaged today upon an i'm
portant case in court.
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Busy With His Report.

Secretary Alger has been obliged to can
eel his engagement to attend the reunion
Of the Army Of the Tennessee at Milwau-
kee. He would have started yesterday
but for the necessity of completing his
annual report.
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Jacket and Cape Section.

Some exceedingly stylish and
tasteful Jackets and Capes are shown
this season. Among the very new
est are the handsome Velvet Russian
BlouSes and Capes, OF which we have
a superb assortment. prices ranging
from $4,000 to $1,000. Among the
lower PRICED goods are the following
excellent values:
At SIP 90
Ladies Elegant Tailor-rade Kersey and Rough
Chevi"t Walking Jackets Uhe new lengths, lined
throughout with heavy satin. self and velvet col
lars
At SIS.5o-
Ladies IiiGh-class Manufactured Kersey Cloth
Jackets. in black. navy, fans ard browns: French
and strap seam finish. elegant silk Innings. At
least d1zen different styles 10 select from
ut $1,000
Ladies Stylish Capes. made of fine black kersey
silk Incl throughout aRl trimmed with stitched
bands Of same material and satin ribbon boy !:
Watteau plaiis in back.
At SIP. 20
Ladies' F~he silk Seal Plush Capes. lined with
heavy satin and edged Will Siberian wolf fur: full
sweep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-27

Carl E. Pelz, for some years an employee
of the Engineer Department. and lately
connected with the surveyors Office, has
rendered his resignation. Mr. Pelz goes to
accept position on the survey of the deep
water canal across New York.
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Woodward y, Lothr0p,
10TH and SITS. N. w.
We're Doing Our Best Every Day

that will be indispensable The
standard working high enough lift the business from the
the planning
be the helpful
can visit completed throughout the
OF
ing greatly enhanced perhaps will be readily
t;re1t thai those
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DIED.

AMIEE, the beloved daughter of Benjamin j.
Funeral from residence, No 10 Conduit road. Fri
day October ~, AT O'Clock. -
coMBS. On "Wednesday: octcher q. 1897, a. l23o
SS&s rsef of hasal n Combs. ii 1s
seventy sixth year of her age.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
EVANS. On Monday. October 25. 1897. at his resi-
Evans husband si. Of cn9a Evans aged fory
Funeral from residence On Thursday, October IS. at
pm. lnterment private. e
HOWARD. Suddenly, at Garfield Hospital on
Tuesday, October &c, 1897, at 6 am, JOHN
w. HOWARD, aged hfry-three years.
Funeral on Thursday, October ~ from late resi-
dence. 2226 18th street northwest. Interment
private.
HUNT. On October &C. 1897. at his home in
Prince Georges, county. Maryland, JOSEPH
Funeral from his late residence Thursday October
%. ut IL O'Clock m
o'NEILL. On Monday. October IS. 1897 at 7:4o
am, JAMES o'NEIII.
Funeral services at residence, No. 12i Sd street
O'Clock am. Members Of Geo G. Meade Post.
No. 5, q. A. r., OF Union Veteran Legion, No.
%. are invited to attend.
UMPLEBY. On October 81 1897. at am. JOHN
UMPI.EBY. beloved husband OF Emma Umpeby.
Funeral from his late residence, lol4 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue southeast. Friday. October ~.
O'Clock pm. Friends and relatives are cor
daily invited to attend 2'
In MemOriam.
DONALDSON. In loving remembrance of dear
and affectionate mother, SARAH VIRGINIA
DONALDSON. who died six years ago today
October q, 1891.
Loved in life; remembered in death.
BY HER CHILDREN.
HOBBS. In loving remembrance Of darling
sister, REBECCA v. HOBBS, who died three
years ago today, October "a 1894
Loved I'm life In eath remembered
BY HER DEVOTED SISTERS.
HOWARD. In loving remembrance of my dear
wife, CARRIE COLLISION. who died two years
THOs n. HOWARD
O'BRIEN In loving remembrance OF dear
father, PATRICK ]. O'BRIEN. husband Of Mrs.
b. OBrien, who died four years ago tomorrow
October 2S, 1888.
Our dear father how We miss you
In lonely. lonesome home;
But hope will meet you
Where there Is no sorrow known.
BY HIS CHILDREN.
Anniversary mass at st. Aloysius Church tomorrow
at ESQ.
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BemSOm'S
Porous Plaster.

In LUNG and CHEST PAINS Coughs. Colds
hrohchitis and Pneumonia. no other external rem
edy AFFORDS PROMPT PREVENTION and
QUICKER CURE than a BENsoN.s Ru, ONLY
THE GENUINE effective. Price. y cents 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-27
T of Grip

Az just this season OF the year II gets In it's
deadly work. Grip. with its sequaiae. such as
PNEUMONIA. CONSUMPTION etc. has caused in
the past more deaths than any disease.
GUARD AGAINST IT'S INRoADS nv prmptly
applying
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A "a by 9O-inch ready made sheet. made
of Utica" cotton, and made well. too,
hand ironed and hand torn-this Doc
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Separate Skirt Section.

A never-so-worthy assortment of
Separate Skirts. New fabrics. new
shapes. new styles and new ideas per-
wade the entire collection. The fol-
lowing are specially worthy OF men
ton:
At $500
Skirts made of finest cheviot serges. mohairs,
basket weaves and two toned mixtures: the proDer
fullness: the make and finish above criticism
At S7.z7 and $8.75-
Ladies' Rich Bros AIDED Silk Skirts. lined and in
terlintt velvet bound and perfect hanging. Ex-
At SIa.5c to $500
Ladies' Elegant High-class Novelty Silk Skirts of
handsome brocades. satins, velours and two tone
silks Some are lined with handsome silk and have
extra dust ruffie. ~
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Fur Section,

e4a oSSVAOVus
a brilliant beginning of another
season with the same good kinds of
Furs. and better values than ever be-
fore. A full assortment of every
thing to be found in a frst-class
stock.
AT $500
Ladies' Sikh Collarettes Of astrakhan cleo
tric seal and French krimmer
At $3.50
Ladies Genuine Brown Marten Scarfs with a
cluster OF ten tails and two heads. These goods
cannot be duplicated at the price.
At SIP. 80
Nobby Electric Seal Short CIpes with pointed
yokcs of curled astrakhan; satin lined
At $50 to 5000
\ superb line Of High-class CoaretteS of mink
mirt.n. krnimer. seal. Persian lamb stone ma. ten
Russian marten. electric seal. astrakhan, etc.
Also complete line of Highclass Trimmings
Ornaments and SwansdOwn.
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DOrnnestics.

Five yards of AndroscoSgin muslin-yOu
know usual price yard-shall be DOC.
given tomorrow for. ~ So
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Three A. by 36-inch ready made pillow
cases, made OF fine Utica" cot Doc
ton shall be given for this day for q So
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Seven yards Of apron gingham, Doc
shall be sold on this day for. 0>S
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,ste. p1 .s.,s wa's csp porcelain tea 2@c
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II thin white china individual buffers
and fine decorated china cream Doc
pitchers for. Observation-Disclosures. S>So
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pairs opal decorated salt and OM<v
pepper shakers for. ..... S>So
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l nickeled stove litter, double mincing
knife. fine steel bread knife and Doc
1 large CRATER for. ... 5]Se
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Ladies' new null and net ties. which
sell ,a usually nall &c, for s.; Csc and a'ef0 2Oc.
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Ladies' rubbers, opera and pointed toe,
light weight and sold regularly at the
shoe stores for 50c.-to go this DIM
EiTe yards Of heavy twill black and col
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HOusefmrmis himgs.

best quality thin-blOwn table tumblers,
engraved with any initial and Doc
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One box fine DC. parchment writing pa
per and envelopes. one Sc. bottle of Stat
ford's ink. one bottle of mucilage, one pen
ell. one pen holder and two pens OOr
all to go this day for. ......... S|So
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Boys cashmere pants, sizes to Is
years, splendidly made and durable
regular SOC. pants = for this VQC
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Bows clothes.

Boys heavy cheviot shirts, in an i'm
mensc variety of patterns, sizes II to IL
the usual price of which is Soc poe
to 20 this day for. ~ 70
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500 Muslin skirts-trintmed with lace,
Hamburg edging and cambria ruffie3
different styles-all made Of best Fruit
of-the Loom Muslin-cannOt be equaled
anywhere under 75c.-bought for
this occasion low enough to sell OQD@
Lot of cambria corset cOvers-French
felled seams, trimmed with fine Ham,
burg edging. sell usually for 25c.- OQO|
for this day, 2 fol-. ............. 9>So
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One half gallon glass pitcher, fine imi-
tation cut; q fine table tumblers and one
IT, heavy nickeled tray Doc
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Here and there.

Mems black sateen outing shirts with a
pair Of 25c. suspenders included Doc
with each for this day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
TESTS or SrEhL ARM0R.
Plates From Carnegie to Be More Rigtdly
InSpected.

Plates From Carnegie to Be More htgtdty
Inspected.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. 31.-The
special board appointed by Secretary Her
bert to examine a number of defective
structural steel plates delivered by the
Carnegie Steel Company at Newport News
for the battle-ships Kentucky and Kear-
sarge has submitted its report to the Navy
Department. The board made very ex-
tensive tests of material at the shipyards
and arrived at these conclusions:
That if the specifications be held to re-
quire the test of the plates to be made by
bending the specimens longitudinally q
large proportion of the steel complies
with the specifications. If however, q
transverse bending test is also required,
only one lot of plates-the 1711inch plate
meets with the demands. The defects
are attr. buted to the fact that the plates
receive most of the work in the mills in
the direction of their length and the
failure of the inspectors TO detect these
defects was due to the failure of the
specifications, in their opinion, to require
a transverse bending test.
The board believes that more reliable
steel for hull plates would be obtained by
changing the present requirements so as
to allow the tensile strength to very be-
tween OltVUO anu OO,OOO pOuuuS per SQUARE
inch, requiring minimum elongatlon OF
25 per cent of steel above 10000 pounds
and one-third of L per cent additional
elongation for each thousand pounds be-
low $4,000. The plates for the bsttle-ship
illinois were found to be of better quality
than those rolled for the Kentucky and
Kearsarge. In all cases, however, the
steel was found 10 be of superior quality
to the best commercial steel, as well as to
that used in foreign navies.
Upon these findings the department has
authorized the inspector at Newport News
to use SO much of the steel plate on hand
as he may find suitable, while the in
sp ectors at the mill have been instructed
to hereafter make the transverse bending
test in the plates. The steel board has
been ordered to meet at the department
Saturday next TO confer with the Secretary
respecting the changes necessary to be
made in the specifications.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
VALLBJo w1LL coNrEsrs.
Heirs of Bernard GaBney Nonssifte
IN the Superior Court.

Heirs of bernard GnFney Nonss.fted
tn the Superior Court.
SUISUN, CAL, Dec. 81. The contest
over the will of Bernard Gaffney, who died
in Vallejo last fall and left sn estate
valued at $4,000. was concluded in the
Superior Court of Solano County this
afternoon. The case lasted eight days
and the most prominent citizens gave
testimony. In Gaffney's will there was a
legacy of $4,000 for his housekeeper, Mrs.
O'Keefe, while three of the decedent's
brothers were left only $500 each, and
these brothers, Hugh, Michael and Ter
renee, commenced action against probat-
ing the will on the grounds that the in
strument was made while their deceased
brother was in an unsound state of mind.
A jury was impaneled, Attorneys Gregory
and G. A. Lamont appearing for the con-
testants, O. r. Coghlan and J. A. Harvey
for the executors and Sullivan & Sullivan
of San Francisco for the legatees. The
jury returned a verdict IN favor of the
latter. finding that Gaffney was in sound
state of mind when he made the will.
Another Vallejo estate will be contested.
that of w. Tobln, deceased, who LETT
$4,000. The contest will be inaugurated
by Mrs. Hattie Tobin on behalf of her two
children, who received but 5000 each in
the will,
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
for duty sufficient to protect the capital
: -. l.. l-.. In cd

for a duty sufficient to protect the capital
invested in the labor employed.
The witness was inquired of by Tawney
of Minnesota. Mr.. Payne of New York and
other members as to the relative prices of
lnmber before and since the tariff act of
1900 under which the duty on lumber was
ro6nced He admitted that even under
that tariff reduction the prices had gone
mn until 1898, but had since fallen in the
Minneapolis market from $12 30 thou
sand to S9
He did not assert positively whether the
falling off il price was to be attributed to
the influx of Canadian lumber under the
reduced rate of duty, or to The general
depression of business; but suggested that
both causes had operated. He denied any
knowledge of lumber combination.
A. II. Winchester OF Buchanan, w. Va.
spoke for the lum mbermen of that State and
its purely American laborers.
c. H. Lang, representing the rattan
manufacturers of the Wakefield Rattan
Company OF Massachusetts. asked for a
duty OF cents per pound on all manufac-
lures OF rattan not further advanced than
split into reeds and strands and duty oil
products of rattan split and sawed ready
for manufacture. He also asked that the
clause providing for the free entry of reeds
not further manufactured than cut into
lengths suitable for whips be eliminated
and that duty be placed on them.
l.. G. Wagner of New York protested
against the inequality in the present
specific rates of duty on cigar labels which
were not consistent with the specific rates
on other photographic prints. He would
later submit rates that he would suggest.
John Norris of New York said that the
newspapers of the United States were now
at the mercy of com bine OF paper-mills
to keep the price of paper UP. The aim
was to keep the price at about 211 cents
per pound, when it could be made and sold
at 1A cents per pound. To take the pres
ent duty off paper would be check upon
monopoly and force the combine to keep
the price down.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
of Interest to the Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 31-By
order OF the Postoffice Department Lytton,
Cal, will become a domestic money order
office on January 4, and Rucker. Cal, and
Pleasant Hill, Or. will be made limited
money order offices on that date.
Postoffices were to-day established as
follows: At Ackerman, Placer County,
Cal, with John @. Ackermar as Post
master, and at Metlakahtia. Alaska, with
Henry J. Minthorn as Postmaster.
Pensions have been granted as follows
California: Original-Charles Leonard.
Redondo Jacob Markward, Veterans
Home, Napa. Increase-Jacob F. Blatt-
ner, San Diego. Original widows etc
Minor of Israel A. Beal, Rio Vista; Sarah
a. Beal (deceased), Rio Vista. Mexican
war widows-Martha A. Bergler, San
Jose.
Oregon: Original-Ira P. Chandler (de-
ceased), Ashland.
Washington: Orginal-MichaelK Kelley,
Orting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
BREAKERS ar P4cIF1t GRopE.
The Highest Tide tor Fsve Years Docs
Mach Damage.

Mach Damage.
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, Dec. 31.-The
highest tide known for years prevailed
here last night, and considerable damage
was done TO property along the water
front from the wash of the waves. The
rocky buttress, which supports the tracks
of the Southern Pacific Railroad between
"Chinatown" and Pacific Grove, was
washed away, so that many OF the big
stones were loosened and some displaced,
and the breakers were dashed up over the
track itself.
The new wharf at the bathing beach,
which was built last summer for the use
of pleasure boats, was broken up and the
greater part of it was carried out by the re-
ceding waves.
One casualty so far is reported. A young
lady, an Eastern tourist sojourning here,
whose name is unknown, in order to see
out on .Loyer's Point" point twenty
feet high, and was thrown by an extra
large breaker upon the rocks in such
way that her leg was wedged between two
powders and broken just below the knee.
When found by her friends she was still
conscious, but suffering frightfully. Her
injuries have been attended to and she is
now doing well.
The waves last night dashed over Seal
Rock on the famous Seventeen-mile drive.
something very unusual. In Monterey it
was feared the Del Monte BATH house
wharf was in danger. the waves breaking
over it and running high up on the beach
under the baths
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
A SACRAMENTO
COMPL|CAT|
Two Indictments Against
Assemblyman- Elect
Landsborough.
AS Deputy County Clerk He
Is Charged With System.
attic Frauds.
Will Lose His Seat in the Legislature
and Special Election May
Be He'd.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 31.-At a
late hour to-day the Grand Jury. which
has been in session for the last two days,
engaged in inquiring into the crooked ac-
lions of Deputy Clerk l.. M. Landsborough,
returned two indictments against him
one on charge of forgery in having, it is
claimed, forged the name of t. A. Acock
to jury demand and the other for fraud
ulently raising the claim of Juror John
Pruett, with bond fixed at $4,000 in each
charge.
AS soon as he was informed of the action
of the Grand Jury Assemblyman-e elect
Landsborough surrendered himself to the
custody of the Sheriff, and IN company
with that official set out in sesrch OF
bonds, which it is claimed there will be
but little difficulty in btAining.
AS published before in the columns of
this paper, L. NJ. Landsborough, who is
Assemblymau, elect on the Populist ticket
and who has held the position of deputy
County Clerk for upward Of four years,
was discovered to have formulated q
systematic plan of robbing the county by
having jurymen sign their demands for
fees due on blank forms and then raising
the amount due them and pocketing the
balance. AS far as known he has been
pursuing this method but short time,
and claims to have stolen but$140. which
he has made good. The affair has created
much comment, as the guilty man was
known from one end of the county to the
other and possessed an army of friends.
many of whom are still 10th to believe in
his guilt
The action of the Grand Jury will pre-
vent the accused from taking his seat in
the Assem- bly,, it is more than probable,
and either special election will have to
be called or Sacramento County will be
short an Assem- blym
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
WINTERS MiRiSTsI LEgANTs.
A Young Lady of His Congregation Il
COMPROMISED by the Last of His
Many Escapades.

WOODLAND, CAL, Dec. BIB. J..
w augh, prominent minister of Winters,
has just departed from that town under
peculiar circumstances. Waugh, in addi-
tion to occupying pulpit on Sunday,
edited a weekly paper and did politics.
By his demands on candidates and poll
ticians generally he soon became in bad
odor. Besides this he advocated reforms
in his church and charges were filed
against him for heresy. His latest esca-
pade was of very sensational character.
Waugh married the favoTite daughter of
O prominent Solano County farmer in op-
position to her parents wishes. They re-
sided in Winters, apparently happy, until
Waugh began his misdeeds by forming an
attachment for young lady OF his con-
gregation; took her out driving and en-
tertained her at his study under the pre-
tense OF teaching Latin. Matters went
from bad TO worse until the young lady's
mother intercepted a letter from the min
lister to her daughter. 1t was shown to
Waugh's wife, who Immediately went to
her parents home. He has since LETT and
Winters people are of the opinion that he
will not return.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
STOCKION,S Exempt FIREMEN
Celebrate Their Organization With ass
Old Time Dance.


Old Time Dance.
STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 3L-Stockton is
one of the few interior cities of California
where the Exempt Firemen have organ
lied under the act passed by the last
Legislature. The organization here is a
strong one, and among its members are
some of the oldest residents of this city
who are now prominent in commercial
circles. John t. Doyle, the president, is
the superintendent OF the Sperry Flour
Company here, and the treasurer, Henry
Eshbach, is former Police Com missioner.
Ben Kohlberg. another member of the
committee having charge of the affair, is
a prominent merchant OF the town, and
James Carroll. another prominent fire.
man, is the next probable nominee of the
Democrats for Sheriff.
For weeks the committee has been hard
at work arranging for a celebration of the
affair-the first of its kind given since the
organization was formed-and tonight
their big hall was beautifully decorated
with palms and tropical plants and the
galleries were festooned with evergreens,
McCann's orchestra dispensed the best of
dance music and the floor was crowded all
the time. "We Ran With the Old Ma
chine" was the motto on the dance pro-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-01
PERKINS Pos1MAsrER.
Leaves a Shortage ia HIS accounts aud
Disappears.

DsSdPped7S.
SACRAMENTO. CAL, Dec. Silt is
claimed that there is shortage in the
accounts of Frank E. Pugh, postmaster of
the town of Perkins, situated some six
miles east of this city, to the amount of
$125, and that %%hen the matter was dis
covered by Inspector Thrall of San Fran
cisco, who had been sent to examine into
the affairs of the Office, the guilty man
procured his revolver and disappeared.
Pugh had been postmaster at Perkins
for two years. He is an unmarried man,
about 30 years of age, and has always
borne an excellent reputation, his family
being highly respected residents of the
locality. The young man must have be-
come entangled in money matters, how
ever, and succumhed to the temptation to
borrow that which he had no right to
touch save in an honest official way.
F. A. Pugh, a brother. who is a hotel
keeper at Perkins, made good tho short
age and was placed in charge of the Office
mporarily. Pugh's bondsmen are John
Rooney of Brighton and George E. Diers-
sen OF Sacramento. The amount Of the
sureties is $1,000.